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Another Inflation Report Arrives Today. What to Expect From CPI.

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Megan Cassella

Sept. 13, 2023 1:00 am ET

A customer shops in a Kroger grocery store in Houston. Food inflation spiked earlier but has been easing in recent months.

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Inflation ticked upward in August as gasoline prices rose and shelter costs stayed strong, but price growth in core sectors continued to moderate, according to the consensus ... 

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