Inflation Sticks Gives Democrats Midterms Headache
The headline figure for September was 8.2 percent, following the previous month’s reading of 8.3 percent. The expected figure was 8.1 percent. Month on month, prices rose 0.4 percent from August, higher than the previous two months’ data. Food at home (grocery shopping rather than eating out) is now 13 percent more expensive than last year. Breakfast will cost consumers more, as cereals and bakery products increased 16.2 percent over the year and the index for dairy and related products rose 15....