The Consumer Price Index “is a measure of the average change over time in the prices paid by urban consumers for a market basket of consumer goods and services,” according to the Bureau of Labor ...

Escalation clauses are often used to facilitate the creation of long-term contracts as wages or prices fluctuate over time. In these contract negotiations, the Consumer Price Index (CPI) is one of the ...

The headline CPI figure rose to 2.9% year-over-year, up from 2.7% in July and in line with expectations. This is the highest level since January and marks the fourth consecutive month inflation has ...

As the 2026 cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) for Social Security remains pending until October, a growing debate is taking shape over how those annual increases are calculated. Currently, the Social ...

U.S. consumer prices increased less than expected in April, suggesting that inflation resumed its downward trend at the start of the second quarter in a boost to financial market expectations for a ...

The S&P 500 and Nasdaq etched out another day of fresh highs, as inflation data from August came in line with most economists' expectations. Although headline CPI was elevated from July’s readings, ...

Inflation held steady in July as the headline figure for the Consumer Price Index was at 2.7% year-over-year, unchanged from June and lower than the expected 2.8% growth. The index for shelter rose ...

Inflation rose in September. The Bureau of Labor Statistics released CPI data during the government shutdown, which has ...

New CPI series will take 2024 as base year, will provide more accurate measure of inflation, spending on digital services.