CPI

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Core CPI inflation, which excludes volatile food and energy prices, came in at 2.9 percent in May, up from 2.8 percent the month before.

From Barron's • 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

Core CPI, which excludes volatile food and energy prices, rose 1.1% from a year earlier in May, compared with April’s 1.2% growth, the statistics bureau said.

From The Wall Street Journal • 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