Energy costs drove much of the increase, with gas prices up by 4.4 percent from November. Other factors contributing to the rise include continued increases in rent, higher used car prices, and rising ...
After all, if your boss refuses to increase your pay, you can easily take your services to a different employer. Workers have more money to spend, which pushes prices higher. Inflation ...
Raising wages helps to uplift the lowest income earners, but it also adds to production cost, and without a corresponding increase in productivity, prices rise and with it inflation. Higher ...