Who is to blame for inflation? Some say greedy corporations are the culprits. Peter Ruck/BIPs/Getty Images hide caption
Inflation at a 40-year high Prices rise at a pace not seen in 40 years.
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America In The Grip Of Inflation
Due to high inflation this year, NPR's Business desk shares cheaper dishes to substitute for Thanksgiving stables. Maansi Srivastava/NPR hide caption
Inflation won't win Thanksgiving: Here's NPR's plan to help you save on a meal
Paulo Echeverry and Dahianara Lopez Zapata, at their food truck in Kissimmee, Fla. Michelle Bruzzese for NPR hide caption
Some homebuyers lose deposits of $10,000, $20,000, or more due to high mortgage rates
The man in black from the 1987 film, The Princess Bride, captures the same kind of hopeless dilemma many governments are facing, choosing between addressing inflation and addressing a possible coming recession. 20th Century Fox hide caption
Inflation is coming from inside the house. Rising prices are forcing tough decisions. Andriy Onufriyenko/Getty Images hide caption
You can run, but you can't hide: Inflation is busting budgets, and killing joy too
Mike Johansen stands by the door of the camping trailer where the couple is living while they wait for construction on their new home to be finished. Andrea Johansen hide caption
With mortgage rates near 7%, the housing party is over. Now it's hangover time
In happier times, Susan Morrison and her husband Calvin liked to vacation in their motor home. But they've had to park it this year because of the high cost of diesel fuel. Susan Morrison/Susan Morrison hide caption
Katrina Wooten signed a contract to buy this home that's under construction near Gainesville, Fla. Then mortgage rates jumped sharply higher. Katrina Wooten hide caption
Adjustable rate mortgages can be cheaper but risky. Here's what you need to know
The SolDias ice cream stores in the Dallas-Fort Worth area noticed some customers were downsizing their orders this summer. The chain is exploring ways to cut costs to keep prices in reach. Courtesy of Victor Garcia hide caption
A driver pumps gas at a Gulf gas station in Lynnfield, Mass., on July 19. Gasoline prices are dropping, which is helping bring down inflation. But the cost of many other things are still climbing. Joseph Prezioso/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Inflation is cooling thanks to gas prices, but many things still cost a lot more
People shop for school supplies at a Target store in Miami, Fla., on July 27. Marta Lavandier/AP hide caption
Binders, backpacks... and inflation are on this year's back-to-school shopping list
Johnny Navarro sits on the hood of his recently purchased 2014 Lexus. Johnny Navarro hide caption
Ari and TR Brooks stood on the land where their new home would be built the day they agreed to buy it back in February of 2021. But the home is still not completed and mortgage rates have risen dramatically. TR Brooks hide caption
The pain of rising mortgage rates when you're waiting for your home to be built
The Marathon Anacortes Refinery. David Ryder/Getty Images hide caption
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell looks on after taking the oath of office for his second term at the helm of the central bank at the Fed's headquarters in Washington, D.C., on May 23. The Fed raised interest rates by three-quarters of a percentage point on Wednesday. Olivier Douliery/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
The Fed delivers biggest interest rate hike in decades to combat surging inflation
A customer shops at a grocery store in San Rafael, Calif., on June 8. Inflation has surged to its highest rate in nearly 40 years, and Americans are having to adjust some of their spending patterns. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images hide caption
Inflation soars to an over 40-year high. These are the ways Americans are coping
College students Sanaa Sodhi, right, and Cheryl Tugade look for apartments in Berkeley, Calif. in March of this year. Eric Risberg/AP hide caption
Heavy haul trucker Eric Jammer stands in front of his truck. Samantha Kraulik/Anderson Trucking Service hide caption
The soaring costs of basic necessities such as food and housing are disproportionately hitting people with lower incomes. Here, a house is available for rent in Los Angeles on March 15. Mario Tama/Getty Images hide caption
Inflation may be easing — but low-income people are still paying the steepest prices
A sign for an Exxon-branded gas station stands in Brooklyn, New York, on Oct. 28, 2016. Oil companies enjoyed a surge in profits in the first three months of 2022. Spencer Platt/Getty Images hide caption
A shopper walks through a grocery store in Washington, D.C, on March 13. Surging inflation poses a particular challenge for working-class families, impacting the cost of basic necessities such as groceries. Stefani Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
A picture of Ginny Wendt Vecchio (right) and her brother Joe Wendt. Their family business, Chicago Metal Rolled Products, made these lotus petals for a Yoko Ono sculpture in Chicago's Jackson Park. Ginny's daughter, Jeanette, is experiencing the highest inflation she's ever seen in her lifetime, but Ginny has seen far higher inflation during her lifetime. Courtesy of Ginny Wendt Vecchio hide caption