A fresh reading on inflation showed tariffs are pushing goods prices higher for Americans, creating a dilemma for the Federal Reserve of whether to hold interest rates steady in September.

The core Consumer Price Index picked up to 3.1% Y/Y in July, its highest level since February, exceeding the 3.0% consensus and the +2.9% pace in June, according to data released by the Bureau of ...

Overall inflation held steady at 2.7% on an annual basis, according to the July consumer price index. Core inflation — that’s ...

As a shopper, you're aware when prices on things you normally buy go up or down. You experience it at the supermarket, the gas station, when shopping for clothes or anywhere else you spend ...

The Consumer Price Index, a measurement of the average change in prices for a commonly purchased basket of goods and services, dropped 0.1% from May, which helped to slow the annual rate of ...

Investor concerns about manipulation of the consumer-price index may be exaggerated. Such concerns have grown since President Donald Trump fired the director of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, after ...

Consumer prices increased 2.4% from a year earlier, up from a four-year low of 2.3% the previous month, according to the Labor Department’s consumer price index, a measure of average changes in ...

The Consumer Price Index or CPI, an inflation measure, climbed 3.4% from April 2023 to this past April. That's the same as the 3.4% forecast stated on Investing.com and below March's year-over ...

CPI inflation report By the numbers: The consumer price index increased 3% in January from a year ago, Wednesday’s report from the Labor Department showed, up from 2.9% the previous month.

Inflation, as measured by the consumer price index, ticked up again in March. The CPI rose 3.5% from March 2023 to this past March after rising 3.2% year over year in February.

The Consumer Price Index (CPI) tracks changes in prices of everyday goods and services over time. Without it, accurately measuring inflation — a creeping monster that can swallow economies whole ...

The price of all goods is up 3% over the last year, and groceries have increased by 2.5%, the report shows. The Consumer Price Index has increased from a 3 1/2-year low of 2.4% in September.