The S&P 500's consumer-discretionary sector has been the worst-performing corner among the large-cap index's 11 sectors so ...

Notes Data presented to three decimal places for CPI and CPIH to reflect the maximum level of precision in published tables CPIH and CPI index reference, 2015=100 RPI index reference, January 1987=100 ...

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the headline figure for the Consumer Price Index was at 2.3% year-over-year, down from 2.4% in March and lower than the expected 2.4% growth.

From bls.gov The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.2 percent on a seasonally adjusted basis in April, after falling 0.1 percent in March, the U.S. Bureau of Labor ...

CPI definition CPI stands for consumer price index, an average of several consumer goods and services that are used to give an indication of inflation. Movements in CPI are usually given in ...

The second major way the Consumer Price Index affects the economy is its effect on monetary policy. The Federal Reserve is charged with the goal of maintaining an inflation rate near 2%.

Like the HICP, the CPI will switch to the new index reference year of 2025 and be based on the updated expenditure categories. However, there will continue to be some important differences between the ...

The overall consumer-price index came in relatively hot, rising 2.9% over the year, the Labor Department said Wednesday. The index rose 0.4% from the previous month, driven by a 4.4% jump in gas ...

The Bureau of Labor Statistics released the consumer price index reading for December this morning. The end of 2024 proved to be a mixed bag when it comes to inflation. Energy prices surged in ...

Inflation heated back up again in November, but it likely wasn’t bad enough to keep the Federal Reserve from cutting rates next week. Consumer prices were up 2.7% for the 12 months ended in ...

U.S. Travel’s Travel Price Index grew just 0.9% annually in August, compared with 2.5% for the broader CPI," added Friedlander. Airfare deals Returning to the topic of airfare prices specifically, ...

Also, while the CPI is the most widely used barometer of inflation, the Fed’s preferred gauge for its 2% target is the Personal Consumption Expenditures price index, which slowed to 2.5% in June.