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Inflation in Boston region up due to shelter cost, BLS reports

Prices go up nationally, throwing cold water of rumored rate reductions from the Fed

The cost of “lodging outside home,” including hotel and motel accommodations, was cited as a factor in the most recent inflation index for the Boston region. This Holiday Inn in Marlborough is being used as a migrant shelter. (Nancy Lane/Boston Herald, File)
The cost of “lodging outside home,” including hotel and motel accommodations, was cited as a factor in the most recent inflation index for the Boston region. This Holiday Inn in Marlborough is being used as a migrant shelter. (Nancy Lane/Boston Herald, File)
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Regional Commissioner William Sibley, according to the Bureau, "noted that the latest increase was attributed to higher prices for items other than food and energy, including shelter.”

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