nprnews_____ = ||| lubuntu at wor2 670N|||Inflation Is Surging. The Price Of A Toyota Pickup Truck Helps Explain Why||| kickerpage = |||no kicker pagenpr for NPRNEWS||| summarynpr = |||The Labor Department says consumer prices jumped 5% for the 12 months ending in May. That’s the sharpest increase in nearly 13 years, as the economy rebounds from the pandemic recession.