The January reading of the consumer-price index is due at 8:30 a.m. ET. Economists expect the CPI increased 2.9% from a year ...

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 ...

Tom Werner / Getty Images The Consumer Price Index (CPI) is considered one of the most fundamental and critically important economic indicators used to measure inflation. A CPI is used not only in ...

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 ...

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.

Headline inflation was 2.9% in December, according to year-over-year changes in the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ consumer price index, the most commonly cited measure of inflation, while the ...

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

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the headline figure for the Consumer Price Index rose to 2.89% year-over-year, right in line with economist expectations. Additionally, core CPI came ...

The consumer price index, an inflation measure, increased by 2.9% over the year that ended in December. That matched the forecast increase and was above November's year-over-year increase of 2.7%.

The Consumer Price Index (CPI) measures the monthly change in prices paid by U.S. consumers. The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) calculates the CPI as a weighted average of prices for a basket of ...