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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. consumer prices increased solidly in September and are poised to rise further in the months ahead amid a surge in the costs of energy products, which would cast doubts on the Federal Reserve\u2019s view that high inflation is transitory.<\/p>

FILE PHOTO: A gas pump is seen in a car at a Shell gas station in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 15, 2021. REUTERS\/Andrew Kelly <\/figcaption>

The consumer price index rose 0.4% last month after climbing 0.3% in August, the Labor Department said on Wednesday. In the 12 months through September, the CPI increased 5.4% after advancing 5.3% year-on-year in August.<\/p>\n

Excluding the volatile food and energy components, the CPI climbed 0.2% after edging up 0.1% in August, the smallest gain in six months. The so-called core CPI rose 4.0% on a year-on-year basis after increasing 4.0% in August.<\/p>\n

Economists polled by Reuters had forecast the overall CPI rising 0.3% and the core CPI gaining 0.2%.<\/p>\n

Oil prices jumped on Monday to the highest levels in years amid a rebound in global demand after the COVID-19 pandemic. Though Brent crude futures fell on Wednesday, prices remained above $80 a barrel. Natural gas prices have also surged.<\/p>\n

Expensive energy products would add to accelerating wage growth in exerting upward pressure on inflation. The government reported last week that average hourly earnings increased by the most in seven months on a year-on-year basis in September because of worker shortages.<\/p>\n

With the number of people voluntarily quitting their jobs hitting a record high in August and at least 10.4 million unfilled positions, wage inflation is set to rise further.<\/p>\n

Fed Chair Jerome Powell has repeatedly said high inflation, for which he blamed bottlenecks in the supply chain, was transitory. Nearly two years into the global pandemic, there are no signs that supply chains are easing.<\/p>\n

That has led to shortages of goods such as motor vehicles, and higher prices for consumers.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe right place to look for inflation is not just in the so-called inflation data itself, but also in the tighter labor market and associated wage growth,\u201d said Andrew Hollenhorst, chief economist at Citigroup in New York.<\/p>\n

\u201cFirms confident of passing on input costs may make higher energy prices a driver of broader inflation.\u201d<\/p>\n

September\u2019s CPI report will have no impact on the Fed\u2019s timeline to begin scaling back its massive monthly bond buying program. The U.S. central bank signaled last month that it could start tapering its asset purchases as soon as November.<\/p>\n

Economists expect that announcement will come at the Nov. 2-3 policy meeting.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe central bank has already said that inflation has met the threshold for tapering, it\u2019s the job market that hasn\u2019t,\u201d said Ryan Sweet, a senior economist at Moody\u2019s Analytics in West Chester, Pennsylvania. \u201cThe CPI could garner a reaction in the bond market as it could alter market expectations for the timing of the first rate hike by the Fed, which in our opinion, is still far off on the horizon.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Fed\u2019s preferred inflation measure for its flexible 2% target, the core personal consumption expenditures price index, increased 3.6% in the 12 months through August, rising by the same margin for a third straight month. September\u2019s data will be published later this month.<\/p>\n

The Fed last month upgraded its core PCE inflation projection for this year to 3.7% from 3.0% in June.<\/p>\n

Despite strong wage gains, high inflation is cutting into consumers\u2019 purchasing power.<\/p>\n

That, together with motor vehicle shortages, have led economists to cut their gross domestic product estimates for the third quarter to as low as a 1.3% annualized rate from as high as a 7% pace. The International Monetary Fund on Tuesday slashed its 2021 U.S. growth forecast by a full percentage point, to 6.0% from 7.0% in July.<\/p>\n

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