The consumer price index, commonly referred to as CPI, measures changes in the price of consumer goods and services, from food and housing to medical care and transportation. This index is primarily used to determine current inflation and predict how prices might change in the near future.

Inflation in the United States eased at the start of 2026, providing a reprieve to the Federal Reserve as it contends with yet another year of consumer prices rising faster than the central bank’s target.

The consumer price index showed a 0.3% increase on the month, putting the annual inflation rate at 3%, both lower than expected. Excluding food and energy, core CPI showed a 0.2% monthly gain and an annual rate also at 3%, less than forecast. The Bureau of ...

Inflation rose in the 12 months ending September 2025, bringing the current inflation rate to 3.0%. Many, or all, of the products featured on this page are from our advertising partners who compensate us when you take certain actions on our website or ...

What’s worse: a weak job market or stubborn inflation? Most people would say they don’t want either. Rising prices make it harder to afford the things you need, even when you’re working. A weak job market makes it tougher to ask for a raise, find a ...

Inflation is on the rise again. That was the major economic takeaway on Friday morning after the Bureau of Labor Statistics released its delayed reading on inflation for September. Released later than planned due to the ongoing government shutdown, the ...

Just when we thought it was safe to return to the supermarket aisle, it seems inflation has come back to bite us again. Worse, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) predicts it will linger for longer than previously expected,

Inflation came in below economists' forecasts and slowed from December's 2.7% annual rate.