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Consumer prices jumped higher than expected


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Consumer prices are up 4.2% year over year. That’s the highest yearly jump since the Great Recession. A lot of prices increased more than expected, including those in communications and apparel. But travel-related prices are on fire. Compared to March, the cost of renting a car went up 16%, airfare is up 10%, lodging is up almost 8% and used cars prices are up 10% — in one month. Also on the show today: Governments are trying to incentivize vaccination, retirements increased during the pandemic, and we take a trip to the mall with a fashion business expert.

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