Inflation rose as expected last month, as the lingering impact of the yearslong above-trend price increases continues to weigh on the minds of Americans. Annual inflation is far closer to the historic ...

The consumer price index rose a seasonally adjusted 0.2% for the month, putting the 12-month inflation rate at 2.3%, its lowest since February 2021. The core CPI also increased 0.2% for the month, ...

Inflation unexpectedly – and sharply – slowed in November, a seemingly welcome change for Americans weighed down by the persistently high cost of living. However, economists were quick to caution ...

The personal consumption expenditures price index showed that core inflation ran at a 2.9% seasonally adjusted annual rate in July, meeting estimates but higher than June. Consumer spending increased ...

The latest Consumer Price Index was below what economists had expected and likely reflects what they called distortions caused by the government shutdown. Note: Data for October 2025 is missing ...

Anticipation of incoming president Trump’s tariffs has caused confusion regarding high prices and high inflation. They are not really the same. The effect of tariffs is to push prices up, but not to ...

Consumers and U.S. workers are feeling the pinch of a wage growth rate that lags behind the rate of inflation.

Consumer prices in April rose at the highest annual rate in three years, putting inflation back into focus.