Every month, the Bureau of Labor Statistics releases a consumer price index report detailing the monthly rise and fall in prices across the United States. […]
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The missing story in February’s inflation numbers
Consumer prices increased slightly in February due to higher rents and food costs, but prices in the U.S. are expected to slow or even decline […]
Inflation remains low capping off a year of steady but slow growth
Consumer prices in the U.S. rose slightly in January, but the increase was smaller than expected due to falling gas prices. Overall prices increased by […]
Consumer Prices Aren’t Budging Despite Wage Growth
Consumer prices remained unchanged for the third consecutive month amid rapid job creation and wage growth, signaling to the Federal Reserve Board that planned interest […]
5 Things to Watch for in March’s Inflation Report
The consumer price index is expected to show no increase in the report to be issued Wednesday by the Labor Department. But the more trend-worthy […]
The Costs Of Being Old Outpace Social Security
Maria Gamez’s monthly Social Security check went up one dollar this year. “Luckily, I haven’t gotten really sick,” she said, “if I have a headache […]
Increasing U.S. Oil Production Leads To Steadily Creeping Gas Prices
photo by Bernhard Benke, used under the CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 license U.S. inflation continues its steady upward trend as the Fed gets ready to increase interest rates […]
Higher Than Expected Inflation Fueled By Volatile Gas
Gas Pump photo by Michael Kappel, used under the Creative Commons’ Attribution-NonCommercial 2.0 Generic license. Higher gasoline and apparel prices pushed up inflation last month, but […]
Americans Ditch Food Places to Dine-in
Restaurants could be in trouble as their menu costs soar and grocery stores lower their prices. Over the past year, the consumer price index – […]
Airfares are Cheaper but Passengers Pay More
Customers are paying less for airfare but overall more to travel because of airlines fees for optional services once included in the ticket price. Some […]