price index

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The consumer price index rose 0.5% on a seasonally adjusted basis — the largest monthly increase in three years — pushing the annual inflation rate to 4.2%.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

China’s factory-gate inflation accelerated in May, with the producer price index jumping 3.9% due to higher energy costs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

Another big inflation gauge, the producer price index for May, is due out tomorrow morning at 8:30 a.m.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

All eyes will be on the release later in the day of the crucial consumer price index, which is expected to come in at its highest level in more than three years.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 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