The consumer price index was rose 2.4% in February 2026, above policymakers' target, economists said. War in Iran complicates the picture.

Inflation held steady in February as the headline figure for the Consumer Price Index remained at 2.4% year-over-year.

Inflation cooled for the first time since April in November as the headline figure for the Consumer Price Index came in at 2.7% year-over-year. The core CPI was at 2.6% year-over-year, down from 3.0% ...

Discover the differences between CPI and PPI as they measure price changes and inflation in diverse goods and services ...

(Bloomberg) -- The Bureau of Labor Statistics canceled its October consumer price index report, saying it was unable to retroactively obtain some data that wasn’t collected during the US government ...

The Labor Department says consumer prices increased 0.3% in December and held steady at 2.7% on a year-over-year basis. Food prices increased 0.7% for the month and were up 3.1% from a year ago. Gas ...

(Bloomberg) -- The Bureau of Labor Statistics has recalled staff to prepare a key inflation report that is necessary to calculate the size of next year’s Social Security checks, according to a Labor ...

The Bureau of Labor Statistics — the agency that produces the monthly jobs report, the consumer price index, and other marquee economic data — had a $700 million budget in 2025. The White House has ...

The Bureau of Labor Statistics expanded its use of a technique to fill in gaps in inflation data, adding to concerns about the agency's ability to reliably report on key US economic figures. The share ...

The consumer price index eased in January but inflation was still elevated for many consumer necessities, economists said.