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May 12, 2026
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U.S. consumer prices jump as Iran war sends energy prices rapidly higher - BNN Bloomberg
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Article Excerpt
WASHINGTON — U.S. consumer prices climbed sharply again last month as the 10-week war with Iran delivered higher gasoline prices and more pain for Americans.
The Labor Department’s consumer price index rose 3.8 per cent from April 2025, the biggest jump in three years, and up from a 3.3 per cent year-over-year gain in March. On a month-to-month basis, April prices rose 0.6 per cent from March as gasoline prices rose 5.4 per cent, according to the data released Tuesday. The month-over-month gain was down from a 0.9 per cent increase in overall prices from February to March, when the initial fi…
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