A gallon of regular gasoline cost $3.21 in September, down 16% from $3.84 a year ago, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. Food inflation over the past year has also been ...

Over the past 100 years, the inflation rate in the U.S. has averaged 3.22% per year, but the amount has varied widely. At one extreme, the inflation rate was as high as 18% in 1910, and it has ...

The consumer price index fell in March, but President Donald Trump’s tariff agenda and the specter of a global trade war threaten to reverse progress.

WASHINGTON — Over the past year ... when the government will issue inflation data for July, economists expect it to show a slight pickup in year-over-year inflation to 3.3 percent.

March was the best month for consumer prices in nearly five years, as falling gas prices helped out household budgets despite increases for other necessities. However, the report showed data from ...

Inflation throttled back in March ... Seasonally adjusted prices are down about 10% over the past year. Oil prices plunged in early April, tied to fears of a global recession crimping demand ...