The pace of US consumer price increases accelerated unexpectedly in June, challenging the view within the Federal Reserve and White House that high inflation during the US recovery will be temporary.
The consumer price index rose last month at the fastest pace since August 2008, up 5.4 per cent from the previous year — well above the 5 per cent rise reported in May and the 4.9 per cent increase that economists had forecast.
On a monthly basis, data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics showed price gains of 0.9 per cent, the biggest one-month jump since June 2008.
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