"Shocked", "surprised", "unexpected" . . . all words designed to make stupid people believe he actually didn't know what was going on.  He knew.  He arranged it.  There was no "surprise" involved at all.  Inflation events are always planned events.  The  mistake is in thinking otherwise. 

https://theconservativetreehouse.com/blog/2022/07/13/june-inflation-jumps-1-3-percent-annual-inflation-rate-increases-to-9-1-percent/