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Q&A: What is the consumer price index? An economist explains
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released the latest inflation report, based on the U.S. Department of Labor's consumer price index (CPI), on March 12. The monthly report tells consumers how ...
Inflation cooled more than expected in March despite Trump's warnings of more tariffs to come
Inflation slowed dramatically in March, even though Trump had warned he'd be imposing additional tariffs.
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Inflation falls in March as annual core consumer prices rise at slowest rate in four years
March's Consumer Price Index (CPI) report showed inflation pressures eased considerably last month, with annual core prices rising at their slowest pace since March 2021. But it could be the last time ...
Prices retreated in March amid falling consumer sentiment
Consumer prices fell by 0.1 percent from March to April to a 2.4 percent annual increase, the Labor Department reported ...
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Inflation rate rose by 2.4% in March, CPI report shows. Here's what that means.
The Consumer Price Index in March rose 2.4% on an annual basis, showing progress in the Federal Reserve's battle to bring down inflation to a 2% rate. The CPI was forecast to rise 2.6% last month ...
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Recent Consumer Price Index Report has economists worried about the future
The CPI is one data tool used by the US government to measure and track inflation. Since the recent tariffs acts made by ...
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US inflation cooled to a six-month low in March, but tariff pressures are quickly mounting
Instead, Thursday’s Consumer ... energy prices would drive down the overall CPI rate to 0.1% for the month and 2.6% for the year, according to FactSet. The overall CPI index was driven lower ...
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Consumer sentiment among Americans nears record low amid tariff uncertainty
The university’s survey of Americans, released Friday, showed sentiment slid for the fourth straight month ... as measured for March in the consumer price index, was 2.4%.
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U.S. Consumer Prices Unexpectedly Edge Down 0.1% In March
(RTTNews) - The Labor Department released a report on Thursday unexpectedly showing a slight decrease by U.S. consumer prices in the month of March. The report said the consumer price index edged ...
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Wholesale inflation unexpectedly drops in March as gas prices plunge
The producer price index for final demand dropped ... evident in March’s consumer price report that showed monthly declines in airline fares as well as hotel and motel room prices.
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Q&A: What is the consumer price index? An economist explains
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released the latest inflation report, based on the U.S. Department of Labor's consumer price index (CPI), on March 12. The monthly report tells consumers ...
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CPI inflation falls in March as annual core consumer prices rise at slowest rate in four years
March's Consumer Price Index (CPI) report showed inflation pressures eased considerably last month, with annual core prices rising at their slowest pace since March 2021. But it could be the last ...