consumer price index
noun
: an index measuring the change in the cost of typical wage-earner purchases of goods and services expressed as a percentage of the cost of these same goods and services in some base period
called also cost-of-living index
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But the central bank has continued to dial back expectations after the consumer price index popped back up to 3.5% annually in March.
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Rocio Fabbro, Quartz, 18 Apr. 2024
Plenty of economists argue that the official statistics in the consumer price index are delayed and aren’t accounting for real-time measures that show rents falling in many places.
—Rachel Siegel, Washington Post, 10 Apr. 2024
The war against inflation was never going to be easy, but the latest consumer price index data demonstrates just how tough a fight the Federal Reserve is facing.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 10 Apr. 2024
The Social Security Administration bases its COLA each year on average annual increases in the consumer price index for urban wage earners and clerical workers from July through September.
—Medora Lee, USA TODAY, 10 Apr. 2024
That may be evident again in the March consumer price index due Wednesday, as the overall CPI is seen accelerating on an annual basis, while the core measure that excludes food and energy is expected to tick down.
—Lucia Kassai, Fortune, 7 Apr. 2024
Wednesday’s report on the consumer price index is expected to show that core prices rose 0.3% from February to March, which generally is too fast for the Fed’s liking.
—Christopher Rugaber, Fortune, 6 Apr. 2024
Annual inflation, as measured by the consumer price index, increased 3.2% in February, slightly more than expected, with shelter and gasoline prices accounting for the majority of the growth.
—Rocio Fabbro, Quartz, 29 Mar. 2024
The proposals are being touted at a time when PG&E is under fire for skyrocketing monthly utility bills that have soared far faster than the overall inflation rate in the Bay Area as measured by the costly region’s consumer price index.
—George Avalos, The Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2024
Rocio Fabbro, Quartz, 18 Apr. 2024
Plenty of economists argue that the official statistics in the consumer price index are delayed and aren’t accounting for real-time measures that show rents falling in many places.
—Rachel Siegel, Washington Post, 10 Apr. 2024
The war against inflation was never going to be easy, but the latest consumer price index data demonstrates just how tough a fight the Federal Reserve is facing.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 10 Apr. 2024
The Social Security Administration bases its COLA each year on average annual increases in the consumer price index for urban wage earners and clerical workers from July through September.
—Medora Lee, USA TODAY, 10 Apr. 2024
That may be evident again in the March consumer price index due Wednesday, as the overall CPI is seen accelerating on an annual basis, while the core measure that excludes food and energy is expected to tick down.
—Lucia Kassai, Fortune, 7 Apr. 2024
Wednesday’s report on the consumer price index is expected to show that core prices rose 0.3% from February to March, which generally is too fast for the Fed’s liking.
—Christopher Rugaber, Fortune, 6 Apr. 2024
Annual inflation, as measured by the consumer price index, increased 3.2% in February, slightly more than expected, with shelter and gasoline prices accounting for the majority of the growth.
—Rocio Fabbro, Quartz, 29 Mar. 2024
The proposals are being touted at a time when PG&E is under fire for skyrocketing monthly utility bills that have soared far faster than the overall inflation rate in the Bay Area as measured by the costly region’s consumer price index.
—George Avalos, The Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2024
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