The Price Kaleidoscope shows you the price trend and the weights of various product groups in the consumer price index. You can use this calculator to show the price development while weighting the ...

To calculate the CPI, the BLS gathers data on ... These extensive price data are used to construct the "CPI-U" index number, which measures the cost of purchasing a representative market basket ...

The two most frequently cited indexes that calculate the inflation rate in the U.S. are the Consumer Price Index (CPI) and the Personal Consumption Expenditures Price Index (PCE). These two ...