Download PDF More Formats on IMF eLibrary Order a Print Copy Create Citation The Theory publication and the companion on the practice of compiling consumer price indices (CPIs) is jointly published by ...

How does inflation actually work? Prices continually increase over time, but why? And why do they never decrease? When the Labor Department releases the monthly consumer price index, the question is ...

The Consumer Price Index rose 0.4% M/M in August, topping the +0.3% consensus and accelerating from +0.2% in July, according to data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics on Thursday. On a Y/Y ...

WASHINGTON, Sept 11 (Reuters) - U.S. consumer prices increased by the most in seven months in August amid higher costs for housing and food, but a surge in first-time applications for jobless benefits ...

Consumer confidence slid for the third month in a row, new data shows, a sign that Americans' view of the economy is dimming in the face of a weakening labor market and stubborn inflation. The ...

If you’re fretting over the price of coffee, cereal, and eggs these days, you’re not alone. More than half of adults in the U.S. are feeling stressed over the cost of groceries, according to an ...

UK inflation remained at 3.8% in September for the third consecutive month in a shock reading after forecasters expected it to jump to 4%. While the inflation data came in better than many ...