Learn “inflation”, “climbed” in slow English. From: US inflation rises in September as gasoline prices climb.
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- RechercheThe BLS says the CPI measures changes in prices paid by consumers for goods and services, using spending patterns for urban consumer populations; the CPI-U population represents over 90% of the total U.S. population.
- RechercheABC News independently reported that September gasoline prices jumped more than 9% from August and accounted for more than half of the overall monthly price increase, attributing the figures to the BLS.