The 7 Best Commodity Stocks for Rising Inflation Is inflation rising? The answer depends upon how you look at the most recent Consumer Price Index data that was released on Sept. 13. Year-over-year, headline inflation reached 8.3% in August. That was better than the 8.5% YOY jump in July. That fact will placate very few. But investors can still make money by buying commodity stocks. Last month, YOY inflation, excluding food and energy, or “core” inflation, reached 6.3%, while core inflation rose by 0.6% versus July. The markets interpreted the core inflation data very negatively, as the report was widely viewed as increasing the likelihood that the Fed will continue to implement large interest rate hikes. In my view, additional rate increases will likely make a “soft landing” for the economy impossible. =Just as skyrocketing energy prices benefited oil and firms earlier in 2022, the makers of other commodities will also get a lift from continued, elevated inflation. Let’s look at seven of those names. LAC Lithium Americas Company $29 ALB Albemarle $294.60 SBSW Sibayne-Stillwater $8.81 BG Bunge $90.64 ARCH Arch Resources $128.35 RIO Rio Tinto $55.87 LNG Cheniere Energy $169.60 Lithium Americas Company (LAC) Source: Wirestock Creators | Shutterstock.com Lithium Americas Company (NYSE: LAC ) stock is benefitting from the burgeoning electric-vehicle industry.