price index

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Wednesday brings the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ consumer price index for May, which is expected to reflect a 4.2% year-over-year jump, four tenths of a percentage point more than April’s reading.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

The Bureau of Labor Statistics releases the consumer price index for May.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

The personal consumption expenditures price index rose 3.8% in May, with core PCE up 3.3% year over year.

From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026

The personal consumption expenditures price index rose by 3.8% in May, while the core measure, which excludes food and energy prices, gained 3.3% year over year.

From Barron's • Jun. 3, 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