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PublishedMarch 9, 2022
Brunswick pizza joint’s price hike can be blamed on global economic forces
Tess' Market manager said the business had no choice but to raise prices for only the third time in 20 years.
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PublishedMarch 7, 2022
Ukraine crisis sends fossil fuel prices soaring in Maine
Gasoline prices are approaching a record high, and heating oil already has surpassed the previous record.
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PublishedFebruary 20, 2022
In a cold winter, Maine household budgets buckle under growing energy burden
Skyrocketing prices for electricity, heating oil and gasoline are hitting Mainers especially hard when the mercury falls.
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PublishedFebruary 14, 2022
Biden has long-term inflation plan, but voter patience is short
He believes a cluster of companies control too many industries, which reduces competition for customers and workers.
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PublishedFebruary 14, 2022
Maine businesses and residents feel inflation’s bite
Business owners and consumers say higher prices threaten to slow the state's economic recovery as inflation hits a 40-year high.
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PublishedJanuary 12, 2022
U.S. inflation soared 7% in past year, the most since 1982
Prices rose sharply in 2021 for cars, gas, food and furniture as part of a rapid recovery from the pandemic recession.
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PublishedJanuary 10, 2022
Americans are more concerned about inflation, less about virus, poll finds
The pandemic is beginning to recede as a top priority in the minds of Americans.
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PublishedJanuary 6, 2022
Food costs ease from near record, offering inflation respite
A United Nations index tracking everything from grains to meat fell 0.9% in December, potentially helping to ease the run-up in prices of grocery store products. Still, the gauge remains near 2011's all-time high.
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PublishedDecember 14, 2021
Federal Reserve to accelerate withdrawal of economic aid as prices surge
Officials expect inflation to ease in late 2022.
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PublishedNovember 16, 2021
Inflation set to spoil holidays for struggling U.S. families
Lower-paid workers' wages have increased in the past year, but prices are rising faster.
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