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Why do we care about "core" inflation?

by Kai Ryssdal and Andie Corban
Mar 9, 2022
The core measure strips out food and energy prices, two of the biggest contributors to inflation today.
Food prices were up 7% year over year in January, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, but core inflation takes food and energy out of the equation.
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Could China scoop up Russian goods at bargain-basement prices because of sanctions?

by Jennifer Pak
Mar 8, 2022
If fewer countries want Russian goods, supply goes up and China could, in theory, get cheaper prices. It is a whole other thing in practice.
Workers sort packages at a JD.com warehouse in Beijing in November. Items have been flying off the virtual shelves of a Russian store on the Chinese e-commerce site.
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Companies' costs are up, but for many, so are profits

by Stephanie Hughes
Feb 3, 2022
That’s because for certain things …customers are just willing to pay more.
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How do Americans feel about the economy? Not very hopeful, poll finds.

by David Brancaccio , Rose Conlon and Meredith Garretson
Jan 13, 2022
Rising prices for staples like food and gas was a key worry for respondents, along with concerns about COVID and political power.
Rising prices for things like food and gas were key worries mentioned by poll respondents.
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Consumers are getting used to higher inflation

by Mitchell Hartman
Oct 13, 2021
The consumer price index rose 5.4% year over year, as consumers' inflation expectations hit a series high of 5.3%, the New York Fed said.
Consumers are feeling inflation everywhere from groceries to rent to gas prices. Above, customers shop for fresh fish in San Francisco in 2021.
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Dollar Tree raises prices

by Kristin Schwab
Sep 30, 2021
A look at what happens when inflation and supply chain problems outrun your business model.
A Dollar Tree store is seen in 2014 in Miami, Florida.
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Demand is up for small retailers, but supply is another story

by Sean McHenry
Sep 16, 2021
Customers are shopping at the three small retail stores we checked in with, but keeping inventory up isn't so easy.
A small-business owner works in her South Carolina retail shop in April 2020. Many small retailers have dealt with their share of pandemic-related supply chain issues.
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Wages keep going up. Will prices do the same?

by Sabri Ben-Achour
Jun 18, 2021
It seems both are rising at a rate that will keep inflation in check ... for now.
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Mohamed El-Erian on inflation and the recovery

by Kai Ryssdal and Andie Corban
Jun 7, 2021
The renowned investor and policy adviser is skeptical of the Federal Reserve's insistence that the inflation we're seeing is "transitory."
Mohamed El-Erian in 2016. "I'm more and more worried because of what I'm seeing on the ground," says the famed investor, author and policy adviser.
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Raising prices helped this greens farmer stay afloat

by Sean McHenry
May 11, 2021
Scott Snair raised his prices before the pandemic shut down travel. When things got tough, that decision helped him stay in business.
Scott Snair purchased his Hawaii produce business in late 2019, shortly before travel dropped off and his restaurant clients stopped buying.
Courtesy Scott Snair
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