Unpacking the most recent inflation data

What BBN said about it

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorCBS News business analyst Jill Schlesinger walked through the latest inflation report this morning, and the short version is that prices are still climbing.

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   Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorWhich you already knew, because you pay for groceries, rent and gas, and none of them sent a polite note first.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorThe upside is that a report means somebody is finally watching the numbers, and that is comforting over a cup of coffee.

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   Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorWatching a number is not the same as lowering it, Vera. Your coffee has been watching itself get expensive for months.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorRude.

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   Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorThe honest forecast is the checkout screen. Rent, groceries and gas all land on the same paycheck, and it only stretches so far.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorSo here is what to do today: check your grocery receipt, find the one thing that jumped, and tell the chat what it was.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorIn a few minutes, we'll look at what a painting once stolen sold for.

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   Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorAt these prices, I'd bet it still costs less than a dozen eggs next spring.