(Washington) Consumer prices in the United States climbed 7.0% in 2021, registering their largest increase since June 1982, a major concern for President Joe Biden who has vowed to stop this spiral. .
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In December alone, however, inflation slowed from November, to 0.5% from 0.8%, according to the Consumer Price Index (CPI) released Wednesday by the Labor Department.