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Inflation edged down slightly, yet consumer spending bucked the trend and surged.

Inflation edged down slightly, yet consumer spending bucked the trend and surged.

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September 30th, 2026

Inflation edged down slightly, yet consumer spending bucked the trend and surged.

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Last month, inflation slowed slightly while Americans increased their spending, even though prices remain stubbornly high—a challenge for many voters who will head to the polls in just over a month for the midterm elections.

上月通胀略有放缓,同时美国人加大了支出,尽管物价仍然居高不下,这对许多选民来说是一个挑战,他们将在仅一个多月后的中期选举中前往投票站。

Data released by the US Department of Commerce on Wednesday showed that consumer prices in August rose 3.4% year-on-year, below the 3.7% economists had previously expected.

美国商务部周三公布的数据显示,8月份消费者价格同比上涨3.4%,低于经济学家此前预期的3.7%。

However, on a month-on-month basis, prices climbed 0.3%, an increase from 0.1% in July, underscoring that price pressures persist and that there are not yet any clear signs of significant cooling.

然而,从环比来看,价格攀升0.3%,较7月份的0.1%有所扩大,这凸显出物价压力依然存在,且尚未出现明显降温的迹象。

After excluding the more volatile categories of energy and food, inflation also came in below expectations, rising 3% year on year in August.

剔除波动较大的能源和食品类别后,通胀也低于预期,8月份同比上涨3%。

From July to August, core prices rose by just 0.2%, up from 0.1% the previous month.

从7月到8月,核心价格仅上涨0.2%,高于上月的0.1%。

Many economists had previously feared that core prices would rise faster on a month-on-month basis.

许多经济学家此前担心核心价格环比会上涨更快。

US markets rose immediately after the release of the latest inflation data, as investors bet that the Federal Reserve's anticipated interest rate hike could be delayed.

美国市场在最新通胀数据公布后随即走高,投资者押注美联储预期中的加息可能会被推迟。

Even so, inflation remains above the Federal Reserve's 2% target, and the month-over-month increase in August suggests it will not return to the target level anytime soon.

即便如此,通胀仍高于美联储2%的目标,8月份的环比涨幅表明它不会很快回到目标水平。

Two weeks ago, the Federal Reserve raised its key short-term interest rate for the first time in three years to combat inflation, and most economists expect at least one more rate hike this year, possibly as early as the end of next month.

美联储两周前将关键的短期利率上调,为三年来首次,以对抗通胀,大多数经济学家预计今年至少还会再加息一次,可能最早在下月底。

"The trend in inflation is lower, but it is still nowhere near their target, and it isn't improving," Bill Adams, chief US economist at Comerica Bank, said in an email.

“通胀趋势较低,但仍未接近他们的目标,也没有改善,”五三商业银行首席美国经济学家比尔·亚当斯在一封电子邮件中表示。

Wednesday's report covered a key inflation gauge that the Federal Reserve closely monitors, namely the personal consumption expenditures price index.

周三的报告涵盖了一项美联储密切追踪的关键通胀指标,即个人消费支出价格指数。

This index is similar to the more widely followed consumer price index that was released earlier this month.

该指数与本月初公布的、更受关注的消费者价格指数相类似。

Although growth has been broadly solid and unemployment low, high prices continue to cast a shadow over the American economy.

尽管增长总体稳健且失业率较低,高物价仍给美国经济蒙上了阴影。

On Tuesday, the Conference Board's consumer confidence survey fell to its lowest level since 2014, a period that spans the Great Recession and the global pandemic.

周二,世界大型企业联合会的消费者信心调查降至2014年以来的最低水平,这一时期涵盖了大衰退和全球大流行。

Although Americans' wages are on the rise, their rate of growth has failed to keep pace with the increase in prices.

美国人的薪资水平虽呈上升态势,其增速却未能与物价涨幅相匹配。

The inflation rate for July, initially reported at 3.7%, has been revised downward by the government to 3.4%, as part of an update to how price changes are measured across several categories, including investment management, computer software and accessories, and legal services.

7月份的通胀率此前报告的初值为3.7%,但政府已将其下修至3.4%,这是对多个类别价格变化衡量方式更新的一部分,涉及投资管理、计算机软件及配件以及法律服务。

For instance, the government had previously assigned a relatively large weight to certain computer components whose prices had soared due to the enormous demand generated by AI infrastructure buildout.

例如,政府此前对因人工智能建设带来的巨大需求而价格飙升的一些电脑配件赋予了较大权重。

The revision lowered that weight, so the rise in prices for certain computer equipment now exerts a weaker upward push on this inflation measure.

修正降低了该权重,因此某些计算机设备的价格上涨对这一通胀指标的推升作用减弱。

The government reported that, despite persistently high prices, Americans accelerated their spending last month, with expenditure jumping 0.9% from July to August, up from a mere 0.1% the previous month.

政府表示,尽管物价高企,美国人上月加快了支出,支出从7月到8月跃升0.9%,高于上月的仅0.1%。

A recent report published by JPMorgan suggests that part of this growth may stem from wealthier Americans cashing in on gains from rising stock prices, while other consumers may be accumulating more debt in order to sustain their spending.

摩根大通近期发布的一份报告表明,上述增长中有一部分或许源于较为富裕的美国人将股票上涨所带来的收益予以兑现;而另一些消费者则可能正在累积更多债务,以维系其支出。

The report stated that after adjusting for inflation, after-tax income remained flat in August compared with the previous month, following a 0.3% increase in July.

报告称,经通胀调整后的税后收入8月份环比持平,此前7月份增长0.3%。

Robust consumer spending may provide support for an acceleration in growth.

稳健的消费者支出或将为增长提速提供支撑。

Another report released on Wednesday showed that the government said the economy grew at an annual rate of 2.2% in the July-to-September quarter.

周三发布的另一份报告显示,政府称经济在7月至9月季度以2.2%的年率增长。

Analysts expect growth to accelerate to 3% this quarter.

分析师预计本季度增速将加快至3%。

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