CPI

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The CPI’s shelter index increased just 3.4% year over year in May—nearly a percentage point lower than the broader CPI reading.

From Barron's • Jun. 12, 2026

U.S. stock futures fell ahead of CPI report and as President Trump threatened Iran in a Truth Social post.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

The CPI is a measure of how much prices have risen in a given month compared to the same month a year prior.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

Then the April CPI printed at 3.8%, the highest annual rate since May 2023.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

That the US has been using only the CPI would counter that argument.

From Definition & Reality in the General Theory of Political Economy by Colignatus, Thomas