commerce
shāng yè
商业
the United States
Měiguó
美国
April
sì yuè
四月
inflation rate
tōngzhàng lǜ
通胀率
is expected to
yùjì
预计
to rise to / to climb to
shēng zhì
升至
3.7 percent
3.7%
3.7%
energy prices
néngyuán jiàgé
能源价格
is / are
shì
是
main / primary
zhǔyào
主要
driving force / key factor
tuīshǒu
推手
the United States
Měiguó
美国
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Láogōng Tǒngjìjú
劳工统计局
on / at (formal)
yú
于
May 12th
wǔ yuè shí èr rì
五月十二日
to release / to publish
fābù
发布
April
sì yuè
四月
Consumer Price Index (CPI)
xiāofèizhě jiàgé zhǐshù
消费者价格指数
report
bàogào
报告
economists
jīngjìxuéjiā
经济学家
to forecast / to predict
yùcè
预测
annual inflation rate
nián tōngzhàng lǜ
年通胀率
will reach / will hit
jiāng dá
将达
3.7 percent
3.7%
3.7%
May 12, 2026 at 12:00 PM
the United States
Měiguó
美国
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Láogōng Tǒngjìjú
劳工统计局
on / at (formal)
yú
于
May 12th
wǔ yuè shí èr rì
五月十二日
in the morning / AM
shàngwǔ
上午
to release / to publish
fābù
发布
(completed action particle)
le
了
April
sì yuè
四月
Consumer Price Index (CPI)
xiāofèizhě jiàgé zhǐshù
消费者价格指数
report
bàogào
报告
economists
jīngjìxuéjiā
经济学家
to forecast / to predict
yùcè
预测
April
sì yuè
四月
inflation rate
tōngzhàng lǜ
通胀率
year-on-year / compared to the same period
tóngbǐ
同比
to rise / to increase
shàngzhǎng
上涨
3.7 percent
3.7%
3.7%
month-on-month / compared to the previous month
huánbǐ
环比
to rise / to increase
shàngzhǎng
上涨
0.6 percent
0.6%
0.6%
energy
néngyuán
能源
price
jiàgé
价格
to rise / to increase
shàngzhǎng
上涨
is / are
shì
是
this time / on this occasion
cǐ cì
此次
inflation
tōngzhàng
通胀
(possessive/modifier particle)
de
的
main / primary
zhǔyào
主要
reason / cause
yuányīn
原因
one of
zhī yī
之一
since / ever since
zìcóng
自从
this year
jīnnián
今年
February
èr yuè
二月
the Middle East
Zhōngdōng
中东
war / conflict
zhànzhēng
战争
to break out / to erupt
bàofā
爆发
since / from that time
yǐlái
以来
oil prices
yóujià
油价
have already risen to
yǐ shēng zhì
已升至
in the past four years
sì nián lái
四年来
the highest level
zuìgāo shuǐpíng
最高水平
core
héxīn
核心
inflation rate
tōngzhàng lǜ
通胀率
not including / excluding
bù bāokuò
不包括
food
shípǐn
食品
and
hé
和
energy
néngyuán
能源
is expected to
yùjì
预计
year-on-year
tóngbǐ
同比
to rise / to increase
shàngzhǎng
上涨
2.7 percent
2.7%
2.7%
analysts / commentators
fēnxī rénshì
分析人士
to state / to indicate
biǎoshì
表示
this (measure word for documents/reports)
zhè fèn
这份
report
bàogào
报告
will influence / will affect
jiāng yǐngxiǎng
将影响
the US Federal Reserve
Měi lián chǔ
美联储
in the future / going forward
jīnhòu
今后
(possessive/modifier particle)
de
的
interest rate
lìlǜ
利率
decision / policy decision
juécè
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