Article #24502

South China Morning Post - World News

South China Morning Post - World News

Title US consumer inflation jumps as Iran war sends energy prices higher Source South China Morning Post - World News
Description US consumer prices climbed sharply again last month as the 10-week war with Iran pushed energy prices higher. The Labor Department’s consumer price index rose 3.8 per cent from April 2025, according to data released on Tuesday. On a month-to-month basis, April prices rose 0.6 per cent from March as petrol prices rose 5.4 per cent during the month; the month-over-month gain was down from 0.9 per cent increase from February to March. Labor Department figures showed that petrol prices are up more...
Link https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3353316/us-consumer-inflation-jumps-iran-war-sends-energy-prices-higher?utm_source=rss_feed Published At 2026-05-12 09:44:44 (2 months ago)
Created At 2026-05-12 09:46:18 Updated At 2026-05-12 09:46:18