# Key inflation indicator jumps 3.6 percent, fastest rise in 30 years

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- Published: 2021-08-31T09:30:38-05:00
- Author: Curated by John Wysocki

Photo caption: The Commerce Department’s core personal consumption expenditures index had its biggest year-over-year jump in 30 years. Brandon Bell / Getty Images. Article by Will Feuer. New York Post – August 27, 2021. A key inflation indicator rose 3.6 percent in July from last year — its biggest year-over-year jump in 30 years — as costs continued to build in the US economy, the feds said Friday. The Commerce Department’s core personal consumption expenditures index has risen over a 12-month period, the most since May 1991. The reading met expectations from economists surveyed by Dow Jones. […] Click here to view original web page at nypost.com Curated by John Wysocki See Full Bio