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 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 ...

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the headline figure for the Consumer Price Index rose to 2.89 ... The next chart shows both series since 1957, the year the government first began ...