consumer 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

When the Federal Reserve initiated its rate-hiking cycle in March 2022, the consumer price index measured 7.9% for the 12 months ended in February.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

Investors’ focus, away from the much-hyped SpaceX IPO, will be the coming week’s consumer price index for May.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 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 Boskin Commission con�cluded in 1996 that the consumer price index overstates the actual rise in the cost of living by a percentage point a year.

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