August CPI Report Shows Price Hikes Accelerating as Trump Brushes Off Working Families’ Affordability Worries

Today’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) report shows prices rose 0.4% in August and are up 3.4% over the past year. Core prices, which exclude food and energy, rose 0.3% in August alone. Gas prices reached their highest ever recorded for August, and the pressure has not let up, climbing $4.29 per…