The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that in March 2022 Inflation Hit 8.5% Inflation Summary: Annual Inflation is the highest since December 1981. CPI Index rose from 283.716 to 287.504. Monthly Inflation for March was 1.34% up from February's 0.91% The next release is on May 11th March 2022 Annual Inflation was 8.54%. Jan. 2021 -- 1.40% ** Jan. 2022 -- 7.48% ** Feb. 2022 -- 7.87% Higher Gasoline prices pushed inflation to new heights in March 2022. The last time inflation was higher was in December 1981 when it was 8.92% but then it was declining from the March 1980 peak of 14.76%. Although we calculate it to two decimal places the Bureau of Labor Statistics … [Read more...]
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