The Producer Price Index rose in April at its fastest pace in four years, government data showed, a day after consumer prices showed inflation was surging.
Category: Consumer Price Index
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Wholesale Prices Jumped in April, in Latest Sign of War’s Economic Ripples
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Tomato Prices Soar as War, Tariffs and Weather Affect a Popular Crop
The New York Times – Business:Tomato prices surged nearly 40 percent in April, the Consumer Price Index showed.
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CPI Shows Inflation Accelerating to 3.8% Annually in April After Weeks of War in Iran
The New York Times – Business:The consumer price index increased X.X% in April from a year earlier as higher energy costs raised a range of prices for Americans.
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CPI Shows Inflation Accelerating to 3.8% Annually in April After Weeks of War in Iran
The New York Times – Business:The Consumer Price Index rose 3.8% in April from a year earlier as higher energy costs replaced tariffs as the driver of higher prices for Americans.
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Middle East War Triggers Higher Prices in China
The New York Times – Business:Three and a half years of deflationary pressure on Chinese factories reversed course last month as higher energy prices cycled into the economy.
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Change in Data Sources Led to Lower Inflation Reading
The New York Times – Business:A methodological change contributed to a better-than-expected inflation report, prompting questions from some economists.
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Consumer prices stayed subdued in February.
The New York Times – Business:Consumer price data set for release Wednesday was collected before the Iran war, a conflict that has stoked fresh uncertainty about the economic outlook. .
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What to know ahead of the latest inflation report.
The New York Times – Business:Consumer price data set for release Wednesday was collected before the Iran war, a conflict that has stoked fresh uncertainty about the economic outlook. .
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U.S. Inflation Eased at Start of the Year
The New York Times – Business:The Consumer Price Index fell in January to 2.4 percent from 2.7 percent a month
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Consumer Prices Rose 2.8 Percent Through November 2025, a Sign of Sticky Inflation
The Federal Reserve’s preferred gauge for inflation in October and November was released belatedly after the government shutdown.
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Inflation Ended 2025 on Subdued Note
Surging grocery prices were offset by lower increases for appliances and vehicles in the last such report before the Federal Reserve meets to debate interest rates.
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U.S. Inflation Slowed to 2.7% in November as Shutdown Distorts Data
Data collection issues skewed the latest Consumer Price Index report, economists warned, clouding the picture for the Federal Reserve as it also grapples with a cooling labor market.