Consumer inflation increased 2.9% in 2024, which is above the Federal Reserve's goal of 2%, but wages overall more than kept ...

The Consumer Price Index is the chief benchmark economists use to measure inflation. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics calculates the CPI each month by collecting information on the price of ...

The Consumer Price Index (CPI) measures the monthly change in prices paid by U.S. consumers. The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) calculates the CPI as a weighted average of prices for a basket ...

Recent data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows the cost of living continues to outpace earnings, leaving many ...

The Consumer Price Index rose 2.9 percent from a year earlier, but a measure of underlying inflation was more encouraging. Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics By The New York Times By Ben Casselman ...

Americans should brace for continued high egg prices this year, with estimates from the U.S. Department of Agriculture ...

The consumer price index is a weighted average collection ... of the total population they wish to study, the Bureau of Labor Statistics selects a sample of goods and services thought to be ...

Prices rose 0.4% percent and the year-over-year price index increased 2.9 percent. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the December Consumer Price Index on Wednesday morning. The consensus ...

The increase in the consumer price index for the 25-county region that includes Long Island was fueled in part by the cost of natural gas, electricity and housing.

Yes, there is an egg shortage due to bird flu. Officials at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) have confirmed there is ...

The closely watched core measurement of the Consumer Price Index slowed for the first time in months, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data released Wednesday. That reading, coupled with ...

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) the core consumer price index (CPI) fell from 3.3% in November to 3.2% in ...