US Core Inflation Rises to 40-Year High in September
US Core Inflation Rises to 40-Year High in September
The consumer price index for the month increased 0.4% for the month, more than the 0.3% Dow Jones estimate, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
根據美國勞工統計局的數據，本月消費者價格指數上漲了0.4％，超過了道瓊斯估計的0.3％。
On a 12-month basis, so-called headline inflation was up 8.2%, off its peak around 9% in June but still hovering near the highest levels since the early 1980s.
按12個月計算，所謂的總體通貨膨脹率上漲了8.2％，低於6月份的9％左右的峯值，但仍徘徊在1980年代初以來的最高水平附近。
Excluding volatile food and energy prices, core CPI accelerated 0.6% against the Dow Jones estimate for a 0.4% increase. Core inflation was up 6.6% from a year ago.
不包括波動的食品和能源價格，核心消費者價格指數上漲了0.6％，而道瓊斯估計的上漲了0.4％。核心通貨膨脹率比一年前上升了6.6％。
Closely watched shelter costs, which make up about one-third of CPI, rose 0.7% and are up 6.6% from a year ago. Transportation services also showed a big bump, increasing 1.9% on the month and 14.6% on an annual basis. Medical care costs rose 1% in September.
備受關注的住房成本約佔消費者價格指數的三分之一，比去年同期上漲了0.7％，增長了6.6％。運輸服務也出現了大幅增長，同比增長1.9％，同比增長14.6％。9月份醫療費用上漲了1％。
Source: CNBC
資料來源：CNBC
