consumer price index

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The consumer price index rose 0.5% on a seasonally adjusted basis — the largest monthly increase in three years — pushing the annual inflation rate to 4.2%.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

Investors are concerned about an expected 4.2% year-over-year rise in the consumer price index, fueling fears of interest-rate hikes.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

The consumer price index is expected to hit 4.2 percent, a more than three-year high.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

Wednesday brings the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ consumer price index for May, which is expected to reflect a 4.2% year-over-year jump, four tenths of a percentage point more than April’s reading.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 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