Q&A: What is the consumer price index? An economist explains
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released the latest inflation report, based on the U.S. Department of Labor's ...
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What Is a Consumer Price Index (CPI)?
The author and editors take ultimate responsibility for the content. You've probably heard of the Consumer Price Index (CPI), even if you don't know exactly what it means. Especially in ...
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What Is the Consumer Price Index? Definition and Importance
The consumer price index is a weighted average collection of the prices of common goods and services. Changes in the CPI over time are used to estimate the rate of inflation. The consumer price ...
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Inflation cooled more than expected in February
Inflation cooled more than expected in February. The consumer price index rose 2.8% year over year, under the expected 2.9% rate. Traders think the Federal Reserve will hold interest rates steady ...
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U.S. Inflation Eased More Than Expected in February
The Consumer Price Index was up 2.8 percent from a year earlier, after rising another 0.2 percent on a monthly basis. That was a step down from January’s surprisingly large 0.5 percent increase ...
Inflation holds steady, but uncertainty leaves American consumers in sour mood
The University of Michigan released its final March consumer sentiment index report and consumer sentiment fell for the third ...
Core inflation in February hits 2.8%, hotter than expected; spending increases 0.4%
The core personal consumption expenditures price index showed a 0.4% increase for the month, putting the 12-month inflation ...