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Year-on-year inflation reaches 7.9% in the US in February: gasoline reached its largest monthly increase since April 2020

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By: Real America News Updated 10 Mar 2022, 9: 04 AM EST

Year-on-year inflation rose to 7.9% in the United States and marks a new all-time high not seen since January 1982, according to the most recent report of the Consumer Price Index, published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics .

During the past month, gasoline had an increase of 6.6%

, its largest monthly increase since April 2020, according to the report.

The biggest increases occurred in gasoline, housing and food, three indicators that are hurting the pockets of families Americans with rapid price escalation.

This Thursday, the average price of gasoline nationwide is $4.31 dollars, according to with AAA. While in California, the average price per gallon is $5.100 dollars.

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