price index

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

From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026

The personal-consumption expenditures price index rose by 0.4% in February, up from a 0.3% increase in January.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

The so-called personal-consumption price index, the Fed’s preferred price gauge, rose by 0.4% and matched the forecast of economists.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 9, 2026

The fee is calculated based on a weekly diesel price index.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 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