Here’s how the consumer-price index is put together, and the ways economists study this and other indicators to track inflation.

Consumer prices surged 3.8% in April from a year ago. That's according to data released today from the Department of Labor. SACHA PFEIFFER, HOST: It's the highest annual reading since May 2023, and it ...

Prices that both consumers and wholesalers pay for goods and services have increased over the past month. On Tuesday, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics released the consumer price index report, ...

Inflation isn’t a four-letter word, but the way that everyone from economists to TV pundits to politicians talks about it, it might as well be. Even if you don’t know exactly how inflation works, ...

Vice President Kamala Harris paid the price for Americans paying high prices. Or at least higher prices. And while everyday prices are certainly higher than they were prior to the pandemic, the annual ...

Three Fed governors dissented from the FOMC's decision to hold interest rates steady, each preferring a 25-basis-point rate hike to combat inflation.

Q: I see so much in the news about inflation. Can you explain what inflation is to me? A: Monetary inflation is the process of losing purchasing power for your money. So, in the United States, when we ...

Confused about inflation? You're not alone. Inflation is, paradoxically, both incredibly simple to understand and absurdly complicated. Other WRAL Top Stories Let's ...

UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham is on a nationwide tour to listen to the ‘financial concerns’ of the people.

India’s June inflation print has done exactly what headline numbers tend to do – it has grabbed attention. Retail inflation accelerated to 4.38%, moving above the Reserve Bank of India’s 4% target ...