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Editor’s Note: This story originally appeared on Stessa. The release of updated Consumer Price Index data in November provided new evidence that the U.S. economy is in an inflationary period. The CPI rose by 6.2% from October 2020 to October 2021, the highest annual rate in three decades. Rising costs have shown up in many sectors of the economy, including energy, transportation, and food…