In the USA, in March 2026, CPI index for consumer price inflation (source Bureau of Labor Statistics) reached 3.3% in annual change, and 0.9% compared to February 2026. This is a direct effect of the blockage of the Strait of Hormuz, through which 20% of world oil and gas transits. Energy prices jumped by 12.5% year-on-year and by 10.9% in one month. Within this energy index, petrol prices jumped by 18.9% in one year and by 21.2% compared to February. Petrol accounted, on its own, for nearly 75
…Oil shock: inflation soars in March in the USA and Europe
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