Real gross domestic product edged up 0.1% in August, following the same increase (+0.1%) in July. Although inflationary pressures have been slowly decelerating since their peak of 8.1% in June, they remain high after rising 6.9% year over year in October. After remaining relatively unchanged in September, employment rose by 108,000 (+0.6%) in October, while the unemployment rate remained low and unchanged at 5.2%.
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