Americans’ paychecks are losing ground to inflation.
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Sunday, August 16, 2026 12:05 am

A shopping cart at sits near a parked car in May, at Sam’s Club in Brandon, Fla. Government data released this week showed that consumer prices rose 3.4 percent in July from a year earlier, outpacing a 3.2 percent increase in hourly earnings over the same period. (Zack Wittman/The New York Times)
By Ben Casselman New York Times
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Americans’ paychecks are losing ground to inflation.
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