Inflation is running at the fastest rate in decades. Yetyou tell us a little bit about your spending over the last year, and we tell you your rate of inflation. And once you answer these questions vila, you get an actual number. An that number tells you just how much inflation is affecting you.
Fresh data from the U.S. government on Wednesday showed that inflation was still climbing at a rapid pace, prompting President Biden to say that controlling the rising prices was his “top domestic priority.”
But not everybody experiences inflation equally. Why is that?
Guest: Ben Casselman, an economics and business reporter for The New York Times.
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