Tag: Consumer Price Index
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Trump economic policies cost Colorado households more than $1,000 on average, national Democrats say
Colorado families had to shell out over $1,000 more on average to afford the same items in the first eight months of the Trump administration, according to an analysis of inflation data released Monday by the Democratic National Committee. The state’s average $1,062 cost increase was the fourth-highest in the country, the DNC said, citing…
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Denver leads U.S. in lower inflation. But can it stay in the sweet spot?
After years of surging prices, Denver’s inflation rate is showing signs of normalcy. Denver-Aurora-Lakewood’s annual inflation rate hit 1.9% in July and was the lowest among 12 metropolitan regions, according to federal data released Wednesday. The U.S average hit 2.9%. The national inflation rate is causing excitement because it’s the first time the country’s rate…
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Report: Colorado economy in ‘recovery mode’
Colorado’s employment will recover to pre-pandemic levels this year, with some industries already fully recovered, and the state’s inflation rate remained lower than the national average last year, according to the Colorado Secretary of State’s Quarterly Business & Economic Indicators report for the fourth quarter of 2021. “The state is in recovery mode,” according to…