An inflation gauge closely monitored by the Federal Reserve jumped 6.1% in January compared with a year ago.
The figure reported Friday by the Commerce Department was the largest year-over-year rise since 1982. Excluding volatile food and energy prices, core inflation increased 5.2% in January from a year earlier.
Robust consumer spending combined with product and worker shortages to create the highest inflation in four decades.
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