price index

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A closely watched home price index will release its first reading for 2026 on Tuesday.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

The current rate of inflation is 2.4%, based on the consumer price index.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 27, 2026

Other data in the coming week include the Case-Shiller house price index for January on Tuesday, then retail sales and trade data for February on Wednesday.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

This is more evidence—along with the recent producer price index data and a report from the Institute for Supply Management —that inflationary pressure is mounting in the supply pipeline.

From Barron's • Mar. 24, 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