# ‘It’s hard’: Americans struggle with rising inflation

https://mins.news/en/item/102347

- BBC Chinese, 2026-10-16 00:27 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/articles/c6vgj9r0k18eo/trad?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

> US prices rose 3.7% in the year to September, up from 3.4% in the 12 months to August and above expectations. Higher energy costs are adding to household pressures. Americans describe taking extra jobs, reselling clothes and changing spending choices to cope with rising prices.

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