美国9月份通货膨胀率达到3.7%，高于经济学家预期的3.4%，创过去12个月来新高1。能源价格急剧上升成为推高生活成本的主要驱动力，其中柴油价格创历史新高，加州汽油价格已接近每加仑6美元1。
受通胀冲击，普通美国人的生活水平明显下滑。一些消费者被迫做出艰难抉择，包括削减日常开支、同时从事多份工作以维持生计，以及放弃旅行和日常消费计划1。根据英卫报夏季调查，95%的受访者认为美国正面临可负担性危机1。盖洛普经济信心指数9月份为-40，反映出民众对经济前景的悲观情绪1。
受访民众的实际经历印证了这种担忧。一位名叫凯特琳·格林的受访者回忆，牛肉价格从每磅2美元飙升至8美元，她家的月度杂货开支也从约200美元增至400美元1。另一位受访者直言："这里的日子很难熬。一切的成本都疯狂地上升。"1
The United States is facing mounting economic pressure as inflation accelerated in September, reaching 3.7% over the previous twelve months—exceeding economist forecasts of 3.4% and marking the highest rate in a year.1 Surging energy costs, particularly record highs in diesel and gasoline prices, have emerged as the primary driver of rising living expenses across the country.1 In California, gasoline prices have approached six dollars per gallon.1
The squeeze on household budgets has become severe enough that everyday Americans are making difficult tradeoffs to cope. One resident, Kathryn Vaughn, described the situation bluntly: "It's rough out here. The cost of everything is insane."1 Some families have witnessed dramatic increases in essential expenses; Caitlin Green recounted that beef prices at her local store jumped from two dollars to eight dollars per pound, causing her family's monthly grocery bill to nearly double from approximately two hundred to four hundred dollars.1 Consumer confidence has deteriorated markedly, with the Gallup Economic Confidence Index standing at minus 40 in September, approaching the lowest reading of minus 45 recorded in May 2022.1 A summer survey found that 95 percent of respondents believe the United States is experiencing an affordability crisis.1
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