The CPI is one data tool used by the US government to measure and track inflation. Since the recent tariffs acts made by President Trump, consumers are seeing an increase in everyday items.

Recently, progress on inflation appeared to be stuck or, at worst, reversing: A closely watched gauge of underlying price hikes — an index that excludes highly volatile categories — hadn’t ...

The Consumer Price Index rose slightly less than expected in July annually as tariffs showed only a slight influence on ...

I would argue that the current index is good enough; it can easily be viewed as a compromise between the two major alternatives: the CPI-E, which reflects the spending of the older population and ...

As a shopper, you're aware when prices on things you normally buy go up or down. You experience it at the supermarket, the gas station, when shopping for clothes or anywhere else you spend ...

The Consumer Price Index for all items increased by 0.3% in June 2025, on a seasonally adjusted basis, as reported by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The CPI has increased steadily since ...

CPI index suggests US inflation numbers will go up The CPI, a broad measure of the cost of goods and services across the U.S. economy, serves as a key gauge of inflationary pressures.

Boy, that sounds familiar. These days, proponents of change argue that the current CPI “overstates inflation” and that the new, proposed Chained CPI could reduce annual benefits, on average, by about ...