Inflation under Joe Biden was the highest it’s been in 40 years.

Under Biden, the U.S. experienced a year‑over‑year spike in inflation that reached around 9.1% in June 2022, the highest 12‑month increase in over four decades.

https://www.factcheck.org/2025/10/bidens-final-numbers/

Many of the inflation readings during 2021–2022 were, indeed, the steepest since the early 1980s.

https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/apr/22/mike-gallagher/yes-inflation-40-year-high-and-rates-have-been-cli/

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