Inflation Is Falling. It's a Positive Surprise
Inflation Is Falling. It's a Positive Surprise
Consumer prices climbed at a 7.7% annual pace in October, marking a slowdown from September as the cost of some goods and travel services showed signs of cooling.
消費物價在 10 月份按年增長 7.7%，標誌著一些商品和旅遊服務的成本出現降溫跡象，自 9 月份開始放緩。
The consumer-price index ticked up 0.4% in October from a month earlier, the Labor Department reported Thursday, compared to a 0.4% climb in September. Economists had expected prices to rise 0.6% in October from September.
勞工部周四公佈，10 月份消費者價格指數上漲了 0.4%，而 9 月份則上漲了 0.4%。經濟學家此前預計 10 月份價格將從 9 月份上漲 0.6%。
Core CPI, which excludes the volatile food and energy indexes, is expected to have decelerated slightly in October to a 0.5% monthly pace and a 6.5% annual pace. That compares with 0.6% and 6.6%, respectively, the month before.
核心消費者價格指數（不包括波動的食物和能源指數）預計將在 10 月份略有下降，達到 0.5％ 的月度速度和 6.5％ 的速度。這與前一個月分別為 0.6% 和 6.6%。
One likely bright spot is in goods prices, where economists expect costs may have decelerated over the month as used-car prices fell.
一個可能的亮點是商品價格，經濟學家預計，隨著二手車價格下跌，本月成本可能會減速。
Source: MarketWatch
來源：市場手錶