CPI

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Provisional data, released a week earlier, showed CPI inflation rose by a bigger-than-expected 0.8% versus a year earlier.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

Donabedian expects investors to scrutinize the CPI, especially in the wake of energy price spikes related to the Iran war.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

Flash estimate eurozone CPI inflation data for May are due on Tuesday and should provide the highlight of the region’s data.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

In the 15 years leading up to the inflation of the 1970s, inflation was nearly three times more volatile than in the 15 years before the pandemic, CPI data show.

From Barron's • May 27, 2026

Also, the true price level should include inventories and capital stocks, but inflation generally is measured as the CPI, which is something totally different.

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