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 ...

"When is the next CPI report?" was a question no one was asking back in the days of 2% inflation readings. But a sluggish ...

The December CPI report, due Wednesday, is predicted to show another month of sticky inflation. Gas, food, vehicle, and shelter costs are among the areas believed to have kept the CPI elevated.

Both the overall and core CPI measures rose by a modest 0.1 percent for March, bringing the 12-month trend rates down to 2.4 and 2.8 percent, respectively. This was a definite improvement in the ...

The core Consumer Price Index, which excludes food and energy, picked up to 3.1% Y/Y in July, its highest level since February, exceeding the 3.0% consensus and the +2.9% pace in June, according to ...

Faced with runaway inflation during World War I, the US Department of Labor came up with a handy tool. A single figure, the Consumer Price Index, would measure the changing cost of a basket of ...