consumer price index

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Economists expect the headline consumer price index to rise about 2.9% on year, in line with the Reserve Bank of New Zealand’s forecast.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

Already, the consumer price index rose 3.3% year over year in March, up from a 2.4% annual rate in February.

From Barron's • Apr. 16, 2026

Airline fares jumped 15% year-over-year in March, consumer price index data showed on Friday.

From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026

Indeed, the consumer price index in March registered its biggest increase since mid-2022.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 14, 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