A month after US President Joe Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act into law on Aug 16, 2022, America’s inflation rate hit another 40-year high in September.

It was a higher-than-expected increase.

The New York Post reports:

US inflation surged 8.2% in September — a steeper-than-expected increase as stubbornly high rent and food costs look poised to ensure another sharp Federal Reserve interest rate hike next month.

The September reading of the Labor Department’s Consumer Price Index, a closely watched measure of the costs of goods and services, showed a 0.4% increase compared to August — more than economists expected.

Core inflation, which excludes volatile food and gas prices, spiked 6.6% in September, up from 6.3% in August. The annual core increase was the largest of its kind since August 1982. On a monthly basis, core prices increased 0.6%.

READ: Inflation hits 8.2% in September — higher than expected — as rent, food prices soar

#CPI even higher than the inflation nowcast, which was already higher than consensus. But look ahead – on track for a 9% annualized headline m/m #CPI for next months report. It's pretty much baked in at this point.

The #FOMC has no choice but to keep tightening. pic.twitter.com/KiyOMK6BoL

— Bob Elliott (@BobEUnlimited) October 13, 2022

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