The Fed's Favorite Inflation Metric Ticked Higher Again
The Fed's Favorite Inflation Metric Ticked Higher Again
The core rate of inflation in the past 12 months climbed to 5.1% from 4.9%. That leaves it just a few ticks below a 40-year high of 5.4% in February.
过去12个月的核心通胀率从4.9%攀升至5.1%。这使得它只比2月份5.4%的40年高位低了几个刻度。
The overall rate of inflation in the past year was unchanged at 6.2% compared to the prior month.
过去一年的总体通货膨胀率与前一个月持平，为6.2%。
A key gauge of U.S. inflation rose a mild 0.3% in September, aided by the lower cost of gas. Yet prices are still going up even if they aren't climbing as fast as they were earlier in the year.
9月份，一项衡量美国通胀的关键指标小幅上升了0.3%，这得益于天然气价格的下降。然而，房价仍在上涨，尽管涨幅没有今年早些时候那么快。
Another measure of inflation that omits volatile food and energy costs rose a sharp 0.5% last month. Wall Street had forecast a 0.5% increase in the so-called core personal consumption expenditures price index.
另一项剔除波动较大的食品和能源价格的通胀指标上个月大幅上涨0.5%。华尔街此前预测，所谓的核心个人消费支出价格指数将上涨0.5%。
Source: MarketWatch
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