consumer price index

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The consumer price index climbed 2.4% on a year earlier, the fastest pace in three months after cooling a second month running in February to 1.8%.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

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

Over that period, the cost of living for retirees climbed a total 10.8%, 1.2 percentage points higher than the consumer price index.

From Barron's • Apr. 15, 2026

In the era of dynamic pricing and electronic points of sale, the technology exists to provide almost minute-by-minute inflation readings that would allow for a far more accurate, up-to-date consumer price index.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 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