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White House expects upcoming inflation figure to be ‘elevated’

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The White House said it expected a key inflation reading to show the rate was still “elevated,” following guarded hopes Friday’s data will show that rising prices had cooled.

“We expect the headline inflation number to be elevated,” Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters Wednesday on Air Force One.

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