美国八月份零售价格上涨0.3%-凯发k8官网

consumer prices in the us rose by 0.3% in august, official figures have shown, reflecting a jump in petrol prices.

官方统计数据显示，美国八月份商品零售价格上涨0.3%，反映了油价的暴涨。

fuel prices have pushed up sales and prices

energy prices helped to push inflation up, with prices in the ¹ rising 2.3%. the biggest contributor was a 3.9% rise in petrol prices.

food prices, which had fallen slightly in july, rose by 0.2% in august, the ² department said.

"core" inflation - a measure which strips out ³（挥发性的，不稳定的） energy and food prices - was unchanged.

'mildly encouraging'

uri landesman, from the investment managers ⁴ partners, said the figures were slightly higher than expected.

"i think the market is more worried about deflation than inflation, so this could be a relief to those worried about deflation, but ultimately i wouldn't put too much stock in it," he said.

"in general, the market is doing a lot better in september than i thought we would be doing, and that's because the data has been better than we thought it would be. i'm not declaring victory yet, but it is mildly encouraging."

⁵ confidence

meanwhile, a key measure of consumer confidence has shown that worries over the economy may be getting worse amongst better-off americans.

the thomson reuters/university of michigan index of consumer sentiment unexpectedly fell for the first part of september, to the lowest level in more than a year.

people living in households with incomes of more than $75,000 (£48,000) were on average more pessimistic（悲观的） than they were in august, while confidence among those earning less rose.

that may be because of ⁶ about whether federal tax cuts for the highest earners would be extended beyond the end of the year, according to the survey director richard curtin.