The Consumer Price Index (CPI) is used as a chief barometer of inflation. But what is it and how is it calculated? CNBC Select explains below and recommends some cards that could help put money ...

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Consumer Price Index Overview." U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Handbook of Methods for Consumer Price Index: Data Sources." U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Despite the challenges in the current corona crisis, price statistics are working on the reliable provision of the national consumer price index (CPI) and the harmonised consumer price index (HICP) as ...

The Consumer Price Index report for January is expected to show broadly unchanged annual inflation according to nowcasts. That may be broadly good news for the Fed.

Here is a list of our partners and here's how we make money. Updated Jan. 15. Current index: The consumer price index, or CPI, increased 0.4% in December, according to the most recent report.

If you receive Social Security retirement benefits, more money should be coming your way this month. In October, the Social ...

Tom Werner / Getty Images The Consumer Price Index (CPI) is considered one of the most fundamental and critically important economic indicators used to measure inflation. A CPI is used not only in ...

Inflation is proving stickier than expected, which could cause Fed to hit pause button on more interest rate cuts.

Although the Jevons index is still used by a respectable number of statistical agencies for processing supermarket transaction data in their CPI, a growing number of statistical agencies are switching ...

The monthly publication of price changes in consumer goods and services. Price developments are presented as index numbers. The annual rate of change of the CPI is an important indicator of inflation.

Evidence is mounting that shelter disinflation is gaining momentum, a trend that has yet to be fully reflected in government inflation data but could signal relief for broader price pressures as ...