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Key inflation measure climbs to highest level since 1992

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By Anneken Tappe, CNN Business

Prices rose yet again in May and a key measure of inflation hit new multi-year highs.

The price index tracking personal consumption expenditure, or PCE, climbed 3.9% in the year ending May, the Bureau of Economic Analysis reported Friday. It was the highest level since August 2008 and exceeded April’s 3.6% level.

Similarly, core PCE inflation, which strips out more volatile components like food and energy, stood at 3.4% over the same period — the highest level since April 1992.

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