consumer price index

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Wednesday’s producer price report followed a Tuesday consumer price index reading showing headline inflation running at 3.8% annually, the fastest pace since May 2023.

From Barron's • May 14, 2026

Wholesale prices rose faster than expected in April, coming on the heels of Tuesday’s hot consumer price index report.

From Barron's • May 13, 2026

The highlight of the economic calendar will be the consumer price index, released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics on Tuesday.

From Barron's • May 8, 2026

While the “core” component of the consumer price index has been mild, the below chart shows core inflation in the personal-consumption expenditures index jumping in 2026.

From MarketWatch • May 7, 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