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Inflation jumps 3.3% for March, largest in 2 years

Consumer prices rose 3.3% in March compared with a year ago, the largest annual increase in two years.

On a monthly basis, consumer prices rose 0.9% from February.

For a look at why and what this signals about the health of the economy, host Scott Tong speaks with NPR’s chief economics correspondent Scott Horsley.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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