The Bureau of Labor Statistics will release the consumer price index report for January on Wednesday, Feb. 12.

The consumer price index, an inflation gauge, rose 2.9% on an annual basis in December. That's up from 2.7% in November. Energy, food, new and used vehicles, car insurance and airline fares were ...

The food index increased 2.5 percent over the last year. The first chart is an overlay of headline CPI and core CPI (excludes Food and Energy) since the turn of the century. The highlighted two ...

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 Labor Department issues its January report on consumer prices Wednesday. Deere & Co. reports quarterly results Thursday.

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 Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that the Consumer Price Index rose 2.9% in December from year-ago levels, an uptick from November’s 2.7% rate. Year-over-year core CPI (which excludes ...

On a "core" basis, which strips out the more volatile costs of food and gas, the December Consumer Price Index (CPI) climbed 0.2% over the prior month, a deceleration from November's 0.3% monthly ...