US Consumer Prices Surged 9.1% in June

Washington - U.S. consumer prices are still surging, up 9.1% in June compared to a year ago, the government reported Wednesday, the fastest increase in four decades.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics said prices were up 1.3% in June compared to May. That figure is also considered to be a big jump, following increases in previous months that are squeezing the household budgets of millions of American families, which