These products have had some of the biggest price increases in the last year
Inflation is on the rise, putting a pinch on consumers, unnerving Wall Street and creating heavy political headwinds for President Biden and Democrats in this fall's midterm elections. Prices spiked again in May as another surge in oil prices helped force the consumer price index up 1 percent for the month and 8.6 percent over the 12-month stretch ending in May, according to the Labor Department. Here are some of the items that rose the most from May 2021 to May 2022. Fuel oil/Energy The biggest price increases in the past year ca
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