# Washington Examiner: "Inflation unexpectedly ticks up to 8.6% as fears of recession grow"

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**Author:** ![PropofolMask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/6f9a4e/32.png) [@PropofolMask](https://community.clark.com/u/PropofolMask)\
**Post date:** [June 10, 2022, 2:02pm UTC](https://community.clark.com/t/washington-examiner-inflation-unexpectedly-ticks-up-to-8-6-as-fears-of-recession-grow/726/1 "2022-06-10T14:02:00Z")

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> **[Inflation unexpectedly ticks up to 8.6% as fears of recession grow](https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/economy/inflation-unexpectedly-ticks-up-fears-recession-grow)**
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> Inflation quickened to 8.6% for the 12 months ending in May, according to the consumer price index, a discouraging sign for the prospects of the economy.

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**Author:** ![geezerpk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/f475e1/32.png) [@geezerpk](https://community.clark.com/u/geezerpk)\
**Post date:** [June 10, 2022, 2:22pm UTC](https://community.clark.com/t/washington-examiner-inflation-unexpectedly-ticks-up-to-8-6-as-fears-of-recession-grow/726/2 "2022-06-10T14:22:29Z")

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Well, it probably did kick up a bit, but that can hardly be described as “unexpectedly”.