The outsized 0.6% rise in consumer prices in March, driven in part by a 0.3% rise in core CPI, is the clearest indication so far that the signs of mounting inflation evident in business surveys and producer prices are feeding through to stronger consumer prices. For all the focus on supply disruptions pushing goods prices higher, the strongest upward pressure on prices is coming from the services sector.
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