consumer price index

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The consumer price index climbed 2.8% on a year earlier, the hottest level in almost two years, though annual inflation excluding gasoline was a much cooler 2% for the month.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

Rising prices were a theme on the day, with the latest consumer price index report showing higher-than-expected inflation in April.

From Barron's • May 12, 2026

The Bureau of Labor Statistics releases the consumer price index for April.

From Barron's • May 11, 2026

The first could come as early as tomorrow in the form of the consumer price index reading for April, which will show the effects of higher gas prices.

From Barron's • May 11, 2026

The Boskin Commission con�cluded in 1996 that the consumer price index overstates the actual rise in the cost of living by a percentage point a year.

From Definition & Reality in the General Theory of Political Economy by Colignatus, Thomas