美財長耶倫稱通脹并未失控

US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Sunday she expected US inflation rates to fall to acceptable levels in the second half of next year.

美國財政部長耶倫10月24日表示，她預(yù)計美國通脹率將在2022年下半年恢復(fù)到可接受的水平。

Yellen pushed back against criticism the US is losing control over inflation.

耶倫反駁了美國通脹即將失控的批評。

"I agree, of course, we are going through a period of inflation that's higher than Americans have seen in a long time. And it's something that's obviously a concern and worrying them. But we haven't lost control," she said.

她說："當然，我同意，美國人已經(jīng)很久沒見過我們最近經(jīng)歷的這樣的通脹了，這顯然會令他們感到擔憂和擔心，但我們并沒有失去控制。"

Yellen's remarks came after the US Labor Department recently reported US inflation remained elevated in September as supply chain disruptions had persisted for months. Over the past 12 months through September, the consumer price index increased 5.4%, slightly up from the 5.3% pace for the 12-month period ending in August, according to the department.

耶倫此番表態(tài)的背景是，美國勞工部最新數(shù)據(jù)顯示，由于供應(yīng)鏈危機持續(xù)數(shù)月，9月份美國通脹數(shù)據(jù)依然高企。9月未經(jīng)調(diào)整CPI同比上漲5.4%，較8月時的5.3%小幅回升。