The consumer price index, an inflation gauge, rose 2.9% on an annual basis in December 2024 on the back of higher food and energy prices.

Tom Werner / Getty Images The Consumer Price Index (CPI) is considered one of the most fundamental and critically important economic indicators used to measure inflation. A CPI is used not only in ...

Updated Jan. 15. Current index: The consumer price index, or CPI, increased 0.4% in December, according to the most recent report. The year-over-year increase was 2.9%. The consumer price index ...

In this article, you will learn about how the CPI is put together, the different types of CPIs and the part it plays in investing trends and monetary policy. What Is The Consumer Price Index (CPI)?

The Consumer Price Index (CPI) is used as a chief barometer of inflation. But what is it and how is it calculated? CNBC Select explains below and recommends some cards that could help put money ...

The consumer price index is a weighted average collection of the prices of common goods and services. Changes in the CPI over time are used to estimate the rate of inflation. The consumer price ...

The Consumer Price Index report for January is expected to show broadly unchanged annual inflation according to nowcasts. That may be broadly good news for the Fed.

At 11:30 ET (16:30 GMT), the DAX index in... EUR/USD Faces Crucial Test ... UK & US Final Composite & Services PMIs (Dec), German Prelim. CPI (Dec), US Factory Orders (Nov) TUE: Swiss CPI (Dec ...

Take a look at how various financial markets are trading following the release of December's consumer-price index: stock ...