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 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 ...

By looking at the inflation rate each year, you can gain insight into how prices changed and how events around the globe impacted the average U.S. consumer.

The Consumer Price Index “is a measure of the average change ... federally mandated cost-of-living increases, private sector wage and salary increases, poverty measures, consumer and commercial ...

"According to the formula, COLAs are based on increases in the Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W)," the website states. The CPI, as a proxy for inflation ...