The Federal Reserve has a target annual ... of the year. The result is then divided by the CPI value at the beginning of the year and then multiplied by 100 to get the inflation rate percentage.

The closely scrutinized monthly consumer-price index is due this morning. Here are the key points: Economists expect the CPI increased 2.9% from a year earlier, the same rate seen in December. An ...

This table contains the annual rates of change of the CPI from the moment they were first published. The annual rate of change reflects changes in prices of consumer goods and services in a certain ...

keeping the annual rate steady at 3.3%. CPI increased 0.4% for the month after rising 0.3% in November. Core CPI climbed 0.2% after rising by 0.3% in November. CPI increased 2.9% year over year ...

The current cost of the basket is compared to its cost in the prior year, and then multiplied by 100 to determine the percentage. Annual ... The CPI report includes a number of tables that break ...

The consumer price index increased ... was 3.2 percent for the year ending in December — slightly cooler than the 3.3 percent reported in November. That is the smallest annual gain in core ...

This table contains the annual rates of change of the CPI from the moment they were first published. The annual rate of change reflects changes in prices of consumer goods and services in a certain ...