‘A Shocking Number’: Experts React to 6.8 Percent CPI Inflation, Highest Since 1982

‘A Shocking Number’: Experts React to 6.8 Percent CPI Inflation, Highest Since 1982
Gasoline prices are displayed at a station in Huntingdon Valley, Pa., on Nov. 17, 2021. Matt Rourke/AP Photo
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The SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust traded higher by 0.8 percent on Friday morning after the Labor Department reported a 6.8 percent increase in the consumer price index (CPI) in the month of November, the fastest inflation growth since 1982.

The headline CPI rose 6.8 percent in November, exceeding economist estimates of 6.7 percent and marking the highest growth rate since June 1982. The CPI was up 0.8 percent on a monthly basis.