The Fed's Favorite Inflation Metric Ticked Higher Again
The Fed's Favorite Inflation Metric Ticked Higher Again
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.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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