Author: By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER and JOSH BOAK – AP Writers
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The tariff-driven inflation that economists feared begins to emerge
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Inflation rose last month to its highest level since February as President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs push up the cost of everything from groceries and clothes to furniture and appliances. Consumer prices rose 2.7% in June from a year earlier, the Labor Department said Tuesday, up from an annual increase of 2.4%…