CPI Report Shows U.S.'s Annual Inflation Rate Slowing to 8.3% in August
CPI Report Shows U.S.'s Annual Inflation Rate Slowing to 8.3% in August
The consumer price index rose 0.1% in August, and the 12-month rate of inflation dropped to 8.3% from 8.5% last month.
8 月份消費者價格指數上漲 0.1%，12 個月的通脹率從上月的 8.5% 下降至 8.3%。
The closely-watched "core" measure of inflation that omits volatile food and energy also rose 0.6% in August, up from a 0.3% gain in the prior month. The 12-month rate rose to 6.3% from 5.9% last month.
緊密關注的「核心」措施，省略揮發性食物和能源的通貨膨脹率也由上月的 0.3% 上升 0.6%。 這 12 個月的利率由上月的 5.9% 上升至 6.3%。
Energy prices fell 5% for the month, led by a 10.6% slide in the gasoline index. However, those declines were offset by increases elsewhere.
本月能源價格下跌 5％，受到汽油指數 10.6％ 滑動的帶動。但是，這些下降被其他地方的增加所抵消。
The food index increased 0.8% in August and shelter costs, which make up about one-third of the weighting in the CPI, jumped 0.7% and are up 6.2% from a year ago.
食物指數在 8 月份上升 0.8%，而住房成本佔消費物價指數佔消費物價指數比重的三分之一，上升 0.7%，較一年前上升 6.2%。
Medical care services also showed a big increase, rising 0.8% on the month and up 5.6% from August 2021. New vehicle prices also rose, increasing 0.8% though used vehicles fell 0.1%.
醫療服務亦大幅增長，月內上升 0.8%，較 2021 年 8 月上升 5.6%。儘管二手車下跌 0.1%，但新車價格也上漲了 0.8%。
Source: CNBC
資料來源：中國 CNBC
