The nonpartisan advocacy group The Senior Citizens League predicts the 2026 COLA will be 2.1%, based on data from the Bureau ...

Higher gas prices caused headline inflation to pick up sharply last month, the August Consumer Price Index (CPI) showed Wednesday, but a moderating pace of underlying inflation should keep the ...

I show you how to save and invest. On August 10 at 8.30am ET Consumer Price Index data for the month of July will be released, revealing the latest U.S. inflation trends. The prior reading for the ...

L&I compares the CPI-W in the year-over-year period ending in August. Housing and food costs increased over the past year, ...

With the latest 2.5% cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) in effect, the average benefit has climbed to $1,976 per month. It's ...

To calculate the following year's COLA, the SSA looks at the year-over-year change in the CPI-W in the third quarter of the year; the agency takes the year-over-year change in July, August ...

A mixed August CPI report keeps the Federal Reserve on track to cut interest rates at the next Fed meeting, with a quarter-point cut looking much more likely than a half-point reduction in ...

The BLS also publishes the Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W). The CPI-W covers 29% of the U.S. population living in households with income derived ...

(AFP via Getty Images) The consumer price index reading for August will be one of the last major economic releases ahead of the Federal Reserve’s Sept. 17-18 policy meeting. If the inflation ...

The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): This index is used to determine the annual cost of living adjustments to Social Security benefits and to adjust ...

The CPI-U is distinct from the CPI-W index, which covers 29% of the U.S. population. This metric measures inflation and is an indicator of the effectiveness of government fiscal and monetary policies.