US Consumer Price Index rose 4.2% over the 12 months ending April 2021, marking the largest year-over-year increase since September 2008.
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 4.2 percent for the 12 months ending April 2021. On a monthly basis, the index rose 0.8 percent in April after rising 0.6 percent in March. The index for all items less food and energy rose 0.9 percent in April, its largest monthly increase since April 1982. The annual inflation spike was driven significantly by a 10.0-percent monthly increase in the index for used cars and trucks.
The post-pandemic economic reopening combined with supply chain bottlenecks is triggering the sharpest inflation surge in over a decade, signaling that the Federal Reserve's "transitory" inflation narrative will face significant scrutiny.
* The 4.2% year-over-year jump represents a major inflection point in consumer prices, fueled by reopening demand and supply disruptions.
* Used cars and trucks alone accounted for over a third of the seasonally adjusted all-items increase, highlighting specific supply-chain bottlenecks.
* The 0.9% monthly jump in core CPI suggests that price pressures are not just limited to volatile energy and food sectors, but are beginning to spread across the broader economy.
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