price index

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The highlight of the economic calendar will be the consumer price index, released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics on Tuesday.

From Barron's • May 8, 2026

According to the March 2026 consumer price index, overall inflation currently stands at 3.3% — up from 2.4% in March 2025.

From Salon • May 7, 2026

The personal-consumption expenditures price index climbed by 0.7% in March, after rising by 0.4% in February, the Commerce Department said Thursday.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

The personal-consumption price index jumped 0.7% in March, reflecting the biggest increase since the middle of 2022.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 30, 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