consumer prices

Craig Bannister | March 12, 2025
When the U.S. Labor Department reported that inflation slowed significantly in February, The Washington Post spun the good news about what actually…
Craig Bannister | March 12, 2025
Inflation hit the brakes in Donald Trump’s first full month in the White House, according to the latest monthly Consumer Price Index (CPI) Bureau of…
Craig Bannister | January 15, 2025
Higher energy costs accounted for more than forty percent of the increase in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) in December, President Joe Biden’s last…
Craig Bannister | July 11, 2024
Inflation was at least three percent for the 39th straight month in June, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported Wednesday. In June, the…
Craig Bannister | May 15, 2024
Consumer prices rose a seasonally-adjusted 0.3 percent in April, in line with expectations – but, compared to 12 months earlier, the increase was…
Craig Bannister | February 13, 2024
January’s increase in consumer prices exceeded expectations, driven by a spike in the cost of food and shelter, the monthly Consumer Price Index (CPI…
Craig Bannister | January 11, 2024
Prices rose more than analysts expected in December, from both last month and last year, Thursday’s inflation report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor…
Craig Bannister | December 12, 2023
Led by the rising cost of shelter, the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.1 percent in November on a seasonally…