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The US consumer price index in June rose more sharply than last month, reaching the highest level in 41 years.

As inflation does not catch on even if interest rates are raised rapidly, some argue that it is necessary to raise interest rates by 1 percentage point at a time in the United States. 



Correspondent Kim Jong-won reports from New York.



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The US consumer price index rose 9.1% last month from a year ago, a survey found.



This is a bigger increase than the 8.6% increase last month, which was the highest record in 41 years, and surpasses the market's forecast of 8.8%.



Compared to the month of May, it rose 1.3% in just one month, and the monthly increase is also increasing.



The most notable was food, which surged 12.2% from a year ago.



The price of automobiles also increased by more than 11%, and in particular, it was found that the price of air tickets soared by 34% compared to the previous year.



However, the rise in oil prices has slowed somewhat due to the release of oil reserves by the US government.



The possibility of the Fed raising interest rates by 0.75 percentage points twice in a row this month, following last month's, is certain to take a giant step in inflation that is not caught even by the giant step.



Some even say that a 1% point rate hike is necessary, and even if there is concern about an economic slowdown, it is necessary to catch inflation right away.



[Jack Ablin / Chief Investment Officer, Cresset Capital: The Fed is now using chemotherapy to treat cancer.

It's like using more chemicals to treat cancer, and other parts of the body are getting worse.]



President Biden publicly complained that the CPI did not reflect the drop in oil prices, and that it was an outdated statistic.



[Kamala Harris/Vice President of the United States: The figures released today do not reflect the recent decline in oil prices.

The average price of gasoline in the country has continued to fall over the past 30 days.]



Meanwhile, IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said that the global economic outlook for this year and next year is likely to be further downgraded, saying that the recession crisis is growing.