Americans Get Final Inflation Report Before Midterms

What BBN said about it

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorPrices rose three point seven percent in September compared with a year ago, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, released this morning.

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   Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorThat is up from three point four percent in August, and it is the last inflation report before the midterms.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorAnalysts expected a rise of about two tenths of a point.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe actual jump was three tenths, so slightly worse than the forecast, but mostly in line.

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   Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorFor you, that means groceries, rent and the gas tank still cost more than they did a year ago, and the rate of climbing just nudged up.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorMostly in line with expectations. That phrase has comforted nobody at a checkout counter.

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   Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorThe cart gets lighter and the receipt gets longer. I saw a candy bar that needed its own zip code.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorA zip code.

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   Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorAnd every candidate will read this number differently by lunchtime. One calls it a warning, the other calls it a rounding error.