The Consumer Price Index was up 8.3% in the 12 months ending in April, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported May 11, slightly higher than economists had predicted.
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The Consumer Price Index was up 8.3% in the 12 months ending in April, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported May 11, slightly higher than economists had predicted.
Mandatory Credit: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg/Getty Images

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Another key inflation measure slowed in April

Economists and investors are hopeful that we're past the pandemic inflation peak, as another key price index showed a slower increase in April.