National wholesale prices rises 8.6% in one year; average gas price is $3.22 a gallon in Santa Barbara County
Regular gasoline sold for $4.359 a gallon at a Shell station on Hollister Road in Goleta.
By CASEY HARPER
THE CENTER SQUARE SENIOR REPORTER
(The Center Square) — The costs of goods and services rose at above-normal rates again in October, as new federal economic data released Tuesday shows inflation continuing to impact the U.S. economy.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that the producer price index, a figure that measures wholesale prices, grew another 0.6% in October, after increasing 0.7% in August and 0.5% in September. Overall, the figures show that inflation has grown 8.6% in the past 12 months ending in October, tying a record set earlier this year.
That rise in inflation means everyday goods and services are more expensive for Americans. BLS said gasoline and food helped drive this latest increase,
“One-third of the October advance in the index for final demand goods can be traced to prices for gasoline, which rose 6.7 percent,” BLS said. “The indexes for diesel fuel, fresh and dry vegetables, gas fuels, jet fuel, and plastic resins and materials also moved higher. In contrast, prices for beef and veal decreased 10.3 percent.”
According to the Automobile Club of Southern California, the average gasoline price for Santa Barbara County is $3.22 a gallon. That’s six cents a gallon higher than last Thursday. three cents higher than last month and 32 cents higher than last year.
On Tuesday, the News-Press found Goleta gas stations where prices for regular gasoline were $4.79 and $4.359 a gallon.
In other economic sectors, construction became much more expensive across the nation.
“Over 60 percent of the October increase in the index for final demand can be traced to a 1.2-percent rise in prices for final demand goods,” BLS said. “The index for final demand services moved up 0.2 percent, and prices for final demand construction advanced 6.6 percent.”
The Biden administration has said the inflation is only temporary, but many economists have said it could continue well into 2023.
The report came just days after promising jobs data. The Department of Labor reported that during October, payroll employment increased by 531,000, surpassing expectations.
Republicans quickly laid the blame for the rising prices at the feet of President Joe Biden and pointed to inflation as a reason to stand up to Mr. Biden’s several trillion dollars in proposed new spending. Debt spending contributes to inflation since printed money helps fund federal debts.
“Democrats’ inflation crisis keeps getting worse,” said National Republican Congressional Committee spokesman Mike Berg. “If they go through with their plans to spend trillions of dollars on a reckless big government tax and spending spree, things will only get worse.”
Casey Harper works at The Center Square’s Washington, D.C., bureau.
News-Press Managing Editor Dave Mason contributed to this report. For more on gasoline prices in Southern California, go to news.aaa-calif.com.
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