“Hotter Than Expected” – Consumer Prices Rose 0.4% in September – Food, Energy, Gas Prices Rise (VIDEO)
Joe Biden’s America.
Consumer prices rose 0.4% in September – “hotter than expected.”
The core CPI excludes food and energy prices – here are the numbers for the last month:
- Energy costs are up 1.5%
- Gas prices are up 2.1%
- Fuel oil prices are up 8.5%
- Food prices are up 0.2%
“On a 12-month basis, food costs climbed 3.7%, including a 6% increase for food away from home, while energy costs were off 0.5%.” – CNBC reported.
Prices have surged nearly 18% since Joe Biden took office in January 2021. Wages are down more than 3%.
CNBC reported:
Prices that consumers pay for a wide variety of goods and services increased at a slightly faster-than-expected pace in September,