The Consumer Price Index (CPI) is used as a chief barometer of inflation. But what is it and how is it calculated? CNBC Select explains below and recommends some cards that could help put money ...

Measuring key aspects of a nation’s economy is important, but the metrics used are often misunderstood by many. Quantifying ...

The consumer price index, an inflation gauge, rose 2.9% on an annual basis in December 2024 on the back of higher food and ...

Consumer inflation increased 2.9% in 2024, which is above the Federal Reserve's goal of 2%, but wages overall more than kept ...

measures changes in the price of consumer goods and services, from food and housing to medical care and transportation. This index is primarily used to determine current inflation and predict how ...

While economists expect inflation is falling faster than the RBA’s forecast, will the decline be rapid enough for the central ...

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Entering 2025, models from forecasting companies like Trading Economics anticipate inflation rates between 2.4% and 2.9% ...

The annual inflation rate for housing and household services was 6.0% in December 2024, up from 5.8% in November. This ...

Gas prices rose sharply, but investors homed in on a small decline in the core CPI.

Inflation ticked up in December while core growth slowed. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the headline figure for the Consumer Price Index rose to 2.89% year-over-year, right in line ...

Japan's annual rate of consumer price inflation accelerated to 3.0 percent in December from 2.7 percent the month before, government data showed Friday.