The most commonly used measurement of inflation is the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ consumer price index (CPI), which tracks the average price change of a basket of goods and services over time ...
Our new data page, CPI Inflation Contributions from Goods and Services, details the evolution of inflation using the consumer ...
Use the same principle to calculate the overall inflation rate. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) calculates the rate for a basket of goods from one month to the next and year over year. But it ...
we're looking at CPI closer to 6 percent. And using an honest formula, it would probably be worse than that. Properly defined, inflation is an increase in the supply of money and credit. Price ...
Inflation is back in the spotlight, as the Trump rally shows signs of stalling. The October consumer-price index, due at 8:30 a.m. ET, is expected to have risen 2.6% from a year earlier. Ahead of ...
US consumer inflation edged higher last month spurred by an increase in housing costs, according to government data published Wednesday, complicating the US Federal Reserve's plans to cut interest ...