Policymakers cling to a 1970s consumer-price index formula that overstates cost increases and drives up automatic spending.

M/M vs. 0.4% consensus and +0.4% in August, according to data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics on Friday. The ...

The report shows food items like instant coffee and beef are getting pricier. Instant coffee prices in September were about ...

Inflation heated up for a fifth straight month in September as the headline figure for the Consumer Price Index rose to 3.0% ...

Key CPI-W data needed to calculate the 2026 COLA will now be announced on Oct. 24. The purchasing power of Social Security benefits has decreased over the years. The government shutdown has affected ...

Chancellor Rachel Reeves' painful tax raid on businesses has pushed inflation to an 18-month high. Prices have jumped by 4.2% ...

While we won't know the exact percentage until Friday, Oct. 24, an advocacy group for seniors has set its final prediction ...

As nights draw in and bills creep up, households face another squeeze that arrives quietly, then bites hard. Landlords review ...

This has been a unique year, with Social Security's cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) reveal delayed by nine days due to the ...

The September CPI report showed that inflation remains tame – and all but confirms another rate cut from the Fed.

SC Garg, the secretary of ministry of statistics and programme implementation, made a significant announcement during a ...

The inflation rate rose to 3% in September, just shy of what experts expected, according to the Consumer Price Index report ...