price index

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April’s producer price index, for example, showed that perishable food prices were already bearing the brunt of higher transportation costs.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

The BLS releases the producer price index for May.

From Barron's • Jun. 7, 2026

The May consumer price index is due on Wednesday, followed by the producer price index on Thursday.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 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