CPI

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Core CPI, which excludes volatile food and energy prices, rose 1.1% from a year earlier in May, compared with April’s 1.2% growth, the statistics bureau said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

On a monthly basis, headline CPI fell 0.1% in May, decelerating from a 0.3% rise in April.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

The core CPI is less worrisome, but it’s also climbing.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

Energy prices are the main culprit, but even when stripping those out along with food costs, core CPI is expected to increase 2.9%.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

That the US has been using only the CPI would counter that argument.

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