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2022's inflation looks like 1982 — with food, shelter and electricity all up

The Consumer Price Index for January showed a 7.5% increase in average prices, a 40-year high for sticker prices in the U.S.

Host Celeste Headlee speaks with Ali Velshi, MSNBC anchor and economics correspondent.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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