According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the headline figure for the Consumer Price Index ... The food index increased 2.5 percent over the last year. The first chart is an overlay of headline ...
Inflation rose 2.9% on an annual basis in December, with the latest Consumer Price Index illustrating the Federal Reserve's challenge in battling stickier-than-expected price increases.
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 ...