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

The May CPI report showed energy prices increased 3.9% on the month in May, an acceleration from 3.8% in April.

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

His p504 chart on GDP and CPI does not really clarify how Alan Blinder can come up with a correction of -1% per annum on the CPI.

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