Christopher Decker, Professor of Economics, the University of Nebraska Omaha.______ The 9.1% increase in US consumer prices in the 12 months ending in June 2022, the highest in four decades, has prompted many sobering headlines. Meanwhile, annual inflation in Germany and the UK – countries with comparable economies – ran nearly as high: 7.5% and 8.2%, respectively, for the 12 months ending in June 2022. In Spain, inflation has hit 10%. ...Read More: Inflation Is Spiking Around the World – Not Just in the US