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

But airfares rose 2.8% in April from March and have risen 20.7% from last year, the sharpest annual increase since February 2023, according to the last consumer price index, Barron’s reported.

From Barron's • May 17, 2026

Wednesday’s producer price report followed a Tuesday consumer price index reading showing headline inflation running at 3.8% annually, the fastest pace since May 2023.

From Barron's • May 14, 2026

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

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