Data released by the Labor Department on Friday showed that the consumer price index rose 3.4 percent year on year last month, unchanged from July's increase.
劳工部周五公布的数据显示,上月消费者价格指数同比上涨3.4%,与7月涨幅持平。
However, inflation accelerated on a month-on-month basis, climbing 0.4 percent from July — an increase four times as large as the previous month's 0.1 percent rise.
然而,通胀环比呈现加速态势,较7月攀升0.4%,这一增幅是前一个月0.1%涨幅的四倍之多。
More than five years after the economy emerged from the pandemic with prices soaring, inflation remains stubbornly high.
在经济摆脱疫情后物价飙升已持续五年多,通胀却依然顽固地居高不下。
Friday's report increases pressure on the Fed's inflation fighters to raise interest rates next week, a move that could push up mortgage and auto loan costs in the coming months.
周五的报告加大了美联储通胀斗士下周加息的压力,此举可能在未来几个月推高抵押贷款和汽车贷款成本。
It is not only the price of petrol that has been climbing.
攀升的远不止汽油价格。
Last month, the prices of household appliances, car repairs, and wireless phone services also experienced substantial increases.
上个月,家电、汽车维修以及无线电话服务的价格同样经历了大幅上涨。
However, economists are concerned that the rise in fuel prices may spread to other areas of the economy.
然而,经济学家担忧,燃料价格的攀升或将蔓延至经济的其他领域。
The price of diesel has set a new record, surpassing $6 per gallon, which has further driven up the transportation costs of groceries and other goods.
柴油价格已刷新历史纪录,突破每加仑6美元,这进一步抬高了食品杂货及其他商品的运输成本。
Excluding the more volatile categories of food and energy, core prices in August rose 2.4% year on year, slightly below July's 2.5% and marking the third consecutive decline.
剔除波动较大的食品和能源类别,8月核心价格同比上涨2.4%,略低于7月的2.5%,为连续第三次下降。
On a month-on-month basis, however, core prices climbed 0.3% from July to August, the largest increase since April.
但环比来看,7月至8月核心价格上涨0.3%,为4月以来最大涨幅。
The unexpected month-on-month rise in core prices may embolden those Federal Reserve officials who advocate for raising interest rates.
核心价格环比意外攀升,这或许会助长那些主张加息的美联储官员的气焰。
According to CME Fedwatch, Wall Street investors now put the probability of a Fed rate hike on 16 September at over 80%, up 10 percentage points from Thursday.
根据CME Fedwatch,华尔街投资者目前认为美联储9月16日加息的可能性超过80%,较周四上升了10个百分点。
The Trump administration is trying to ease voters' concerns about high prices and rising interest rates.
特朗普政府正试图缓解选民对高物价和利率上升的担忧。
On Wednesday, President Trump pledged that if Republicans retain their congressional majority, every American adult will receive $5,000.
特朗普总统周三承诺,如果共和党保住国会多数席位,将向每个美国成年人发放5000美元。
This would require congressional approval and could potentially exacerbate inflation.
这需要国会批准,并可能加剧通胀。
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has stepped up government bond buybacks in an effort to push down long-term interest rates.
财政部长斯科特·贝森特已加大国债回购力度,以压低长期利率。
The yield on 10-year US Treasury notes hit a nearly three-year high on Thursday and was still trading at an elevated 4.9% on Friday.
10年期美国国债收益率周四触及近三年高点,周五仍交投于4.9%的高位。
Chris Mitchell, 36, is employed by an auto parts retailer as a customer service representative.
36岁的克里斯·米切尔受雇于一家汽车零部件零售商,担任客服人员。
He admits that he is still struggling to keep up with rent, food, and other expenses, and that the pressure he faces is even greater than it was before the pandemic.
他坦言,自己至今仍在勉力维持房租、食品及其他各项开支,所承受的压力较疫情之前有过之而无不及。
Mitchell recalls that before the COVID-19 outbreak, he used to dine out two or three times a week and frequently went to the theatre, but since then he has drastically cut back on these activities.
米切尔记得,在新冠疫情暴发之前,他每周外出就餐两到三次,且时常光顾剧院,然而自那以后,他已大幅削减了这些活动。
He and his girlfriend own three cars that have been in use for about 20 years.
他与女友拥有三辆已使用约20年的汽车。
The rent for the home he shares with his girlfriend and her 12-year-old child rose by $200 this year, reaching $2,300.
他与女友及其12岁孩子共同居住的住所,今年房租上涨了200美元,达到2300美元。
He moved in with them in order to make it easier to pay the various bills.
他之所以搬来与他们同住,是为了更便于支付各项账单。
"I constantly feel strapped for cash and desperately need a raise — in fact, I'm planning to make that request to my boss next week," he said.
“我始终感到捉襟见肘,亟需加薪,事实上我正打算下周向老板提出这一诉求,”他说。
He had received a raise two years ago, "but these days that money stretches thinner and thinner."
他两年前曾加过一次薪,“但如今这些钱愈发捉襟见肘了。”
A report released on Friday showed that gasoline prices climbed 3.9% between July and August alone, leaving them more than 27% higher than a year earlier.
周五发布的报告显示,仅在7月至8月期间,汽油价格便已攀升3.9%,致使汽油价格较一年前高出逾27%。
Prices at the pump are still continuing to rise, which suggests that inflation may deteriorate further this month.
加油站油价仍在持续走高,这预示着本月通胀形势可能进一步恶化。
On Friday, the national average price of gasoline stood at $4.30 a gallon, up 7% from a month earlier.
周五,全国平均每加仑汽油价格为4.30美元,较一个月前上涨了7%。
Besides the rise in airfare, hotel room rates had already climbed 2.4% between July and August, which is 3.2% higher than the same period last year.
除机票价格攀升外,酒店房价在7月至8月间即已上涨2.4%,较去年同期高出3.2%。
The cost of car repairs rose 1.1% in the last month alone, with a year-on-year increase of 5.2%.
汽车维修费用仅上月便环比上涨1.1%,同比涨幅达5.2%。
"Analysts and the Fed had been counting on prices in these categories to have slowed by now," Scott Anderson, chief U.S. economist at BMO Capital Markets, wrote in a report.
“分析师和美联储此前一直指望这些类别的价格到现在已经放缓,”BMO资本市场首席美国经济学家斯科特·安德森在报告中写道。
"The trend shown in the August CPI report does not inspire confidence that inflation is continuing to ease gently toward the 2% target."
“8月CPI报告呈现的趋势,并不能让人相信通胀正继续朝着2%的目标温和回落。”
Prices for clothing and groceries remained unchanged between July and August, offering consumers a slight respite; however, egg prices rose by 2.9% last month.
服装与食品杂货价格在7月至8月间维持不变,为消费者提供了些许喘息之机,然而上月鸡蛋价格却上涨了2.9%。
Even so, egg prices are still significantly lower than they were a year ago.
尽管如此,鸡蛋价格较之一年前仍呈大幅下降之势。
Many economists and Federal Reserve officials have long maintained that rising gasoline prices are one of several "one-off" shocks pushing inflation higher, alongside tariffs and a surge in investment in artificial intelligence data centers.
许多经济学家和美联储官员长期以来一直认为,汽油价格上涨是推高通胀的几项“一次性”冲击之一,此外还有关税和对人工智能数据中心投资的激增。
For months, the hope has been that inflation will gradually ease as the war with Iran winds down and the effects of tariffs fade.
数月来,人们的希望是,随着对伊朗战争逐渐平息、关税影响消退,通胀将逐步走低。
However, there is little indication that the war with Iran is cooling down, and even Trump has said that gasoline prices will not come down until after the midterm elections in November.
然而,几乎没有迹象表明伊朗战争正在降温,就连特朗普也表示,汽油价格要到11月中期选举之后才会回落。
Moreover, although Trump's trade dispute with Canada has affected only a handful of imported goods, it is undoubtedly a warning that tariffs remain a latent threat capable of driving up other costs.
此外,尽管特朗普与加拿大的贸易争端仅波及少数进口商品,但这无疑警示人们,关税依然是一个可能推高其他成本的潜在威胁。
The report released on Friday led many economists to predict that the Federal Reserve would raise interest rates at its next meeting on September 15 and 16.
周五发布的报告让不少经济学家预测,美联储会在9月15日至16日的下一次会议上加息。
In a closely watched speech two weeks ago, Chairman Warsh hinted that he was inclined to raise rates, but he did not commit to a specific timetable.
沃什主席两周前在一次备受关注的讲话中暗示,他倾向于加息,但未承诺具体时间。