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Consumer Price Index
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The Economics Daily
Energy prices down 6.4 percent from March 2022 to March 2023
Over the 12 months ended March 2023, the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers increased 5.0 percent; this was the smallest 12-month increase since the year ending May 2021. Energy prices decreased 6.4 percent since March 2022. read more »
Monthly Labor Review
Incorporating medical claims data in the Consumer Price Index
This article examines the possibility of including medical insurance claims data in the calculation of medical price indexes. read more »
Handbook Of Methods
Consumer Price Index Presentation
Beyond the Numbers
Getting less for the same price? Explore how the CPI measures “shrinkflation” and its impact on inflation
This Beyond the Numbers article examines product upsizing and downsizing and explores how these concepts affect measurements in the CPI. Read on to find out more about how the CPI captures these changes, which types of products experienced the most change between 2015-2021, and its impact on inflation. read more »
Spotlight on Statistics
Inflation Experiences for Lower and Higher Income Households
This Spotlight presents consumer price indexes for groups of households at the lowest and highest end of the income distribution for urban households to examine how different spending patterns can change measures of inflation. read more »