The consumer price index eased in January but inflation was still elevated for many consumer necessities, economists said.

While crude oil prices soar above triple digits amid the ongoing disruption to shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, President Donald Trump‘s next political crisis may already be taking shape at the ...

After decades of quiescence, inflation surged in 2021 and 2022. The annualized Consumer Price Index increased from about 1.5% to over 9%. The CPI has cooled off since, but prices today are 21% higher ...

Inflation held steady in February as the headline figure for the Consumer Price Index remained at 2.4% year-over-year.

Thursday's report showed a modest pickup in annual inflation as measured by the consumer-price index, to 2.9% from July's 2.7% rate. Here are some areas seeing notable moves in prices, as of July: On ...

The Consumer Price Index rose 3.0 percent from a year earlier as food and energy prices picked up. A chart showing inflation, which was up 3 percent for a year through January, and inflation that ...

The consumer price index was rose 2.4% in February 2026, above policymakers' target, economists said. War in Iran complicates ...