The Consumer Price Index (CPI) regularly measures the change in the prices paid by consumers in the U.S. for a representative ...

NEW YORK — The Consumer Price Index, the nation’s best-known inflation gauge, plunged in October thanks to a record drop in gasoline prices. But if prices still seem high to you, you’re right. October ...

With the rate of inflation grabbing so many headlines since the pandemic, it's worth taking a deeper look into how the consumer price index is aggregated. Primarily, the consumer price index provides ...

Social Security benefits increase each year to keep up with rising prices. This yearly boost is called the Cost-of-Living ...

Social Security's announcement of its 2026 cost-of-living increase might be delayed by the government shutdown.

The $100 you just spent at the grocery store bought 4% less than it did one year ago. Why is that? The consumer price index (CPI) helps answer this question, as it measures inflation, the economic ...

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