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Consumer Price Index
Consumer price data suggests the Federal Reserve has inflation under control. Now comes the hard part.
Jul 12, 2023
The June CPI numbers were pretty good, but more interest rate hikes are likely coming on the way to the central bank's 2% target.
Why are used car prices still so high?
Jun 13, 2023
The microchip shortage of recent years put the brakes on the production of new cars. That's making for a low supply of used cars now.
We're in the stubborn phase of inflation cooling
Jun 13, 2023
The latest data shows inflation is well below its peak of more than 9% a year ago. But there’s a ways to go before the Fed reaches its 2% target.
CPI, PPI — what do the indexes really tell us about inflation?
May 11, 2023
Economists say the more measures, the better their predictions — even if they provide slightly different pictures of the economy.
Inflation for services remains stubbornly high
May 10, 2023
Here's how higher wages, housing shortages and income level can play a role in how much you pay for things like exterminators and car repairs.
Why inflation runs hottest in the Mountain West
May 9, 2023
Last month, the CPI pegged area inflation at 6% year-over-year, a whole percentage point higher than the national average.
Eggs are cheaper, but not housing? Inside the latest consumer price index
by
Sabri Ben-Achour
and Kristin Schwab
Apr 12, 2023
The March report shows inflation slowing overall and prices easing in some key areas (food) and not in others (services and shelter.)
For public good, not for profit.
The producer price index hints at where consumer prices are headed
by
Lily Jamali
Feb 16, 2023
Wholesale prices rose 0.7% in January, showing that inflation is sticking around.
Here's what to look for in the latest consumer price index
by
Matt Levin
Feb 13, 2023
CPI looked like it was heading in the right direction — that of lower inflation — at the end of 2022. Is that trend going to continue?
New index gets a "more real-time view" of rent inflation
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Sarah Leeson
Jan 26, 2023
Housing is one of the biggest parts of inflation, but current metrics lag by about a year. The new tenant repeat rent index aims to change that.