inflation
Example Sentences
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A pair of delayed reports on inflation and the job market offered little clarity on the state of the economy heading into 2026.
Annual inflation rose to nearly 20 percent in November.
From Barron's
If you use the Rule of 72 with 8% to 10% inflation, your purchasing power halves in less than a decade.
From MarketWatch
Yet as long as inflation persists at elevated levels, the mood of consumers is unlikely to improve much.
From MarketWatch
At 2.7% in the 12 months through November, inflation has been stubbornly elevated for almost half a decade.
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