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Economist weighs in on record high inflation rate in U.S.

The Labor Department says inflation in the U.S. jumped 7% between December 2020 and December 2021. That's the biggest increase since 1982. Peter Morici, an economist and emeritus professor at the University of Maryland, joins CBSN's Lilia Luciano to discuss what the latest data means for our economy.
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