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Why Inflation Is So Hard To Get Rid Of

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May 4, 2023

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Everything is more expensive. Overall consumer prices are about 13% higher than they were in April 2021 and Americans are feeling the pain. Inflation, or the rate prices are increasing in the general economy, has been a persistent problem the past two years. The Federal Reserve had hoped inflation would normalize as the pandemic’s volatility subsided, but prices have stubbornly stayed well above its 2% goal. Watch the video above to learn why inflation sticks around and what we can do about it.

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Produced and Shot by: Charlotte Morabito

Edited by: Nora Rapapport

Additional Reporting by: Jeff Cox, Gabriel Cortes, Emily Lorsch

Additional Camera: Nathaniel Lee

Animation: Alex Wood, Christina Locopo

Supervising Producer: Lindsey Jacobson

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