CPI

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The core CPI, which strips out volatile food and energy prices, is expected to increase 2.9% year-over-year compared with 2.8% previously.

From Barron's • Jun. 7, 2026

He thinks the headline increase could be upwards of 4%, with core CPI getting near 3%.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

Core CPI, which excludes volatile food and energy prices, rose 2.5% from a year earlier and 0.5% from the previous month in May.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026

The latest CPI reading was above the median forecast of nine economists in a Wall Street Journal poll tipping a 3.0% increase.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026

Also, the true price level should include inventories and capital stocks, but inflation generally is measured as the CPI, which is something totally different.

From Definition & Reality in the General Theory of Political Economy by Colignatus, Thomas