According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in the United States, annual inflation reached its highest level in 13 years in September: it stood at 5.4%.
After moderating for two months, the consumer price index (IPC) climbed again in the ninth month of 2021, 0.4% compared to August, when it had marked a decrease to 0.3%.
This raises the concern of the Federal Reserve, which expected the rise above 5% since May to be temporary; but on the contrary it has persisted.
More than half of the increase is due to food and housing, highlights the BLS statement. An important part also comes from energy, with prices that do not stop rising, 1.3% more percentage points in a month.
Other factors that contribute to inflation It is labor shortages that continue to push wages up, and disruptions in global supply networks that cause delays in the delivery of materials and products.
Consumer spending, which in EE. UU. It represents almost two-thirds of economic activity, has had generous money distributions by the Government since March 2020, and increased at a rate of 11.9% in the second quarter of this year.
Instead, the prices of airfare, clothing and used cars fell.
If food and fuel prices, which are the most volatile, are excluded, core inflation in September was 0.2%, with an annual rate of 4%.
According to experts, if this rise persists, it could end up causing changes in monetary policy by the Federal Reserve, which has kept interest rates at historically low levels.
With information from AFP and EFE.
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