The consumer price index rose 2.8% in February from 12 months earlier. Inflation decelerated but economists fear tariffs will stall progress.
Economists are bracing for intensifying price pressures and slower growth, posing a challenge for the Federal Reserve.
NBC News is tracking changes in the prices of eggs, bread, ground beef, chicken and other grocery items to monitor the impact on consumers’ food bills.
A chart comparing today's post-COVID-19 inflationary wave to the great inflation of the 1970s is making the rounds again after Wednesday's hotter-than-expected CPI report. Apollo economist Torsten ...
To get there, economists say inflation readings from month to month should be around 0.2%. "Inflation has now been around these rates for some time and ... shock filters through to other grocery ...