While for many around the world, summer is just around the corner. But for US consumers, the heat is already on. Red-hot inflation numbers just released show the US Consumer Price Index rose a worse-than-expected 8.6% on a year-over-year basis, driven by continued spikes in food and energy prices. CNN's Rahel Solomon walks us through the numbers.

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