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 ... is growth in the cost of housing," he ...

On Wednesday the Labor Department is expected to report that in January the consumer price index rose 2.9 percent from a year ...

keep in mind CPI measurements of inflation tend to slightly lag immediate economic conditions. "The CPI index is designed to try to capture the cost of living for households. It’s never going to ...

CNN is tracking price trends for various household staples each month as new factors threaten to increase costs.

The Federal Reserve's preferred inflation gauge showed prices rose as ... reported that the personal consumption expenditures (PCE) index was up 0.3% from the prior month and 2.6% on an annual ...