Consumer inflation up 6.8% in past year, most since 1982
Consumer inflation up 6.8% in past year, most since 1982
By Martin Crutsinger | The Associated Press
Prices for U.S. consumers jumped 6.8% in November compared with a year earlier as surging costs for food, energy, housing, autos and clothing left Americans enduring their highest annual inflation rate in 39 years.
The Labor Department also reported Friday that prices rose 0.8% from October to November — a substantial increase, though slightly less than…