Inflation cooled in March, but economists expect prices to reaccelerate as some of President Trump's tariffs kick in.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) calculates CPI inflation by gathering spending data from tens of thousands of regular consumers around the U.S. It tracks a basket of commonly purchased goods ...

"The CPI includes the prices of a basket of consumption of goods and services that are widely demanded. There are more than 200 items in the list, subdivided in eight broad categories: food and ...

The share of eggs in the CPI represents the proportion of total consumer spending attributed to eggs, expressed as a percentage. This weight is small because eggs are just one of many items in the ...

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released the latest inflation report, based on the U.S. Department of Labor's consumer price index (CPI), on March 12. The monthly report tells consumers how ...

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Consumers paid 1.1% more in November than they did a year ago for the basket of goods and services included in the Consumer Price Index [CPI]. A Government spokesperson said, “Today, the ...

Inflation in the US, as measured by the change in the Consumer Price Index (CPI), rose 2.9% on a yearly basis in December from 2.7% in November, the US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported on ...

The items included in the consumer price inflation (CPI) basket of goods and services tend to reflect Britons’ typical shopping list and favourite feel-good purchases. VR headsets, yoga mats and ...