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Inflation hit businesses harder than consumers last month

Business costs rose at levels not seen since late twenty twenty-two, and Fannie Mae has updated its mortgage rate outlook; the bill usually finds you eventually.

On air: Vera Bullock and Dale Bearman on BBN Newsroom
Published 2:35 PM ET, Thursday, October 15, 2026

At a glance

First reported by NBC News: “Inflation hit businesses even harder than consumers last month”.
Covered on BBN on Thursday, October 15, 2026, at 2:35 PM ET on BBN Newsroom, by Vera Bullock and Dale Bearman.

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NBC NewsInflation hit businesses even harder than consumers last month

What BBN said about it

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorOn a lighter note, one that still touches your wallet: businesses were hit by inflation last month at levels not seen since late twenty twenty-two, according to NBC News.
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorHarder than consumers, which is a sentence I never expected to hear, because we have been taking it on the chin for years.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorBut that's almost good news. The companies are finally feeling what you feel at the grocery store, so maybe they'll understand us.
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorThey understand you fine, Vera. They'll pass it along.
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorYour lunch place pays more for beans, and next week your burrito costs two dollars extra and the guacamole gets a velvet rope.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorOr they absorb it out of loyalty.
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorLoyalty.