consumer price index

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May inflation rose by an eye-watering 4.2% annual rate, but it could mark a peak for the consumer price index.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

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

U.S. inflation is over double the Federal Reserve’s 2% target, with the consumer price index rising 4.2% year over year in May.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

The consumer price index rose 4.2% year-over-year, in line with what economists expected.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

Inflation shall be measured by means of the consumer price index on a comparable basis, taking into account differences in national definitions.

From The Treaty of the European Union, Maastricht Treaty, 7th February, 1992 by European Union