price index

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Beijing will release its latest house price index as markets watch for signs of whether the prolonged downturn in housing prices, which has been a key drag on household wealth, will continue to deepen.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

Other economic data set to be released next week include Rightmove house price index data on Monday, and U.K. consumer confidence survey data, public sector finances data, and U.K. retail sales data on Friday.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

In fact, the latest PPI data arguably delivered worse news for the Fed than Wednesday’s consumer price index report, which showed consumer inflation rose 4.2% from a year earlier.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

The consumer price index rose 0.5% on a seasonally adjusted basis — the largest monthly increase in three years — pushing the annual inflation rate to 4.2%.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

Fifty thousand pounds in modern money, using a retail price index, but £725,000 in modern money using an average wage multiplier.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton