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

April’s consumer price index on Tuesday showed inflation jumped to a three-year high on higher energy prices.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

Citi economists calculate that core PCE inflation increased 0.3% on a rounded basis in April, an uptick from their 0.2% estimate coming off Tuesday’s consumer price index data.

From Barron's • May 13, 2026

A higher-than-expected consumer price index reading indicates persistent inflation, causing the broader market to tumble.

From Barron's • May 12, 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