Consumer prices surged 3.8% in April from a year ago, according to the Labor Department. We hear from people who are feeling the effects of inflation and how they're dealing.

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Canada’s inflation rate eased to 1.8% in February, the lowest since July of last year. The deceleration in the headline CPI year-over-year (YoY) growth rate can mostly be explained by the base effect ...

Consumer prices surged 3.8% in April from a year ago, according to the Labor Department. We hear from people who are feeling the effects of inflation and how they're dealing. KUOW is Seattle’s NPR ...