The Consumer Price Index (CPI) regularly measures the change in the prices paid by consumers in the U.S. for a representative basket of goods and services.

Year-over-year, September's CPI was up 2.4%, also slightly ahead of estimates for a 2.3% print. "Core" CPI—a measurement that backs out food and energy costs, which are more volatile than the ...

The consumer price index showed Inflation rising in August, but a key CPI measure fell which may color the Fed's interest-rate decision today. US job growth slowed modestly in May as employers ...

December CPI Report Highlights. CPI report release date and time: Wednesday, Jan. 15, at 8:30 a.m. EST; The CPI is forecast to rise 0.3% in December after rising by the same amount in November.

The consumer price index rose 0.5% in January and 3% from a year earlier, according to the latest data released Wednesday from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. That was significantly stronger than ...

The consumer price index rose 0.2% in April and 2.3% on the year, while core CPI, which excludes volatile food and energy prices also rose 0.2% for the month and 2.8% on the year.. Dow Jones ...

The consumer price index is essentially a collection of average current prices of common goods and. ... Then, we can calculate the rate of inflation over that five-year period. January 2015 CPI-U: ...