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 ...

The Consumer Price Index rose 0.2% in October, bringing the annual rate to 2.6%. The data is in line with Wall Street expectations, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Core CPI, excluding ...

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 ...

Here’s what the CPI inflation report this week may say about the economy. Jobs or inflation? Inflation or jobs? Figuring out which is ringing alarm bells louder this year hasn’t been easy. However, ...

Investors are looking ahead to an August consumer-price index report on Thursday that has the potential to curb the Federal Reserve’s enthusiasm for interest-rate cuts beyond September. A 100% ...

Social Security beneficiaries will have to wait a bit longer to find out how much their benefits payments will increase by ...

Furloughed federal workers are being recalled to issue the monthly inflation report that was due out next week. The Bureau of ...