Forty-year inflation high will become key midterm election issue

By Kate Scanlon

Published December 13, 2021 12:00pm ET

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Forty-year inflation high will become key midterm election issue — Republicans are blasting President Joe Biden for the highest inflation increase in nearly 40 years, setting the stage for rising consumer costs to be a key issue in next year’s midterm elections. On Friday, the Labor Department’s Consumer Price Index rose by 6.8% without seasonal adjustments over a 12-month period ending in November, the fastest […]

Republicans are blasting President Joe Biden for the highest inflation increase in nearly 40 years, setting the stage for rising consumer costs to be a key issue in next year’s midterm elections.

On Friday, the Labor Department’s Consumer Price Index rose by 6.8% without seasonal adjustments over a 12-month period ending in November, the fastest annual increase since 1982.

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