The White House is expecting “substantially” higher inflation figures in the coming months, even after the February Consumer Price Index posted the highest year-over-year rate since 1982.
Yearly inflation rose to 7.9% in February, which the White House attributed largely to a 3.5% increase in energy prices.
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