51.   Analysts said the new wage could lead to a higher inflation rate.

52.   And consumers continue to spend their earnings, which have stayed ahead of the nearly invisible inflation rate.

53.   Analysts said the political turmoil could negate the benefit that a lower inflation rate may have on the Italian bond market.

54.   And a recent jump in commodity prices is a traditional early warning of a rising inflation rate, traders said.

55.   And health care reform, which most economists thought would add a few tenths to the inflation rate, does not seem likely to take place this year.

56.   And local companies pay salaries and costs, often linked to the inflation rate, in the weaker local currency, while they earn revenue in dollars.

57.   And on that score, Fed decisions about short-term interest rates are influential because they often dictate how fast the economy can grow, which affects inflation rates.

58.   And for most middle-income Americans, wages have not risen by more than the inflation rate in this decade.

59.   And he said pay raises for union employees should be at the inflation rate with considerations for productivity.

60.   And in annual terms, the inflation rate has risen only twice in the last eight years.