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Consumer Price Index
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The Economics Daily
Consumer Price Index: 2022 in review
Consumer prices for all items rose 6.5 percent from December 2021 to December 2022. Food prices increased 10.4 percent, reflecting an 11.8-percent increase in prices for food at home and an 8.3-percent increase in prices for food away from home. 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 »
Beyond the Numbers
Exploring price increases in 2021 and previous periods of inflation
Measures of price change in the U.S. recently experienced the largest period of inflation since 2008. Ongoing complications of the coronavirus pandemic contributed to this. In 2021, a semiconductor shortage caused decreased production in a variety of industries. Port congestion resulted in product delivery delays and to substantial supply shortfalls, causing upward price pressure. To gain perspective on recent trends, this article turns to past periods of high inflation. read more »
Monthly Labor Review
PPI and CPI seasonal adjustment during the COVID-19 pandemic
The CPI and PPI mitigated the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on their seasonally adjusted price indexes. read more »