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And our planet. A logging 벌목 company that’s rejecting the old clear cutting 임목 전부를 벌채하는 것 ways and protecting the forests instead. Also, for the frequent fliers among us, little something extra for your travel. Nightly News begins now. This is NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams, reporting tonight from Washington.

 

미국 물가 상승 심상치 않다

Today, it feels like bad news for the economy in every direction as the statistics 통계, 통계자료 pile up and consumers take a direct hit 타격. Oil prices hitting a new record, almost $114 a barrel. Gasoline prices also at a new high. Trucker Ricardo Viela filling up <자동차에>기름을 가득 채우다 in New Jersey feels it every day. “2 months ago, I used to put like $300. Now it’s almost double.”

 

New government data shows the producer price index 생산자 물가 지수 is up 1.1%. A huge increase for just one month. You see it in basic staples 주요산물 like wheat and rice up at least 100% in the last year. All hitting consumers in the grocery cart. “They’re not going to family food restaurants any more. They’re trying to eat in 집에서 식사하다 more. We’re seeing them buy groceries that are pre-made at the grocery store rather than eating out 외식하다.”

 

Normally when the US economy is slowing, prices tend to fall, but things are different this time around. Because demand is still strong in places like China and India. In fact, the only thing going down, home prices. In southern California, homes are selling at a full 24% less than they were just a year ago because foreclosures 주택차압 continue to increase dramatically.

 

And the list of potential bankruptcies 파산 is getting longer. Airlines went first due to fuel costs “Somebody have to do something about it. And you know, you can hardly make a living.” As an increasing number of consumers struggle to make ends meet 수지균형을 맞추다. Michelle Caruso Cabrera, CNBC, New York.

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