Q&A: What is the consumer price index? An economist explains
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released the latest inflation report, based on the U.S. Department of Labor's ...
Consumer spending ticks up — but so does inflation — amid Trump tariffs jitters
The Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) price index increased 0.3% in February after advancing by an unrevised 0.3% in ...
Moderate US consumer spending, increasing prices raise specter of stagflation
U.S. consumer spending rebounded less than expected in February while a measure of underlying prices increased by the most in ...
Consumer Confidence Is Tumbling as Financial Concerns Mount
Consumers are “spooked” by the Trump administration’s trade wars, cuts to the federal government by the so-called Department ...
US consumers remained cautious about spending last month as inflation ticked higher
An inflation gauge closely watched by the Federal Reserve remained high last month even before the impact of most tariffs has ...
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US consumer confidence plunges to four-year low
Americans’ short-term expectations for income, business and the job market also fell over worries about tariffs, prices.
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Some grocery store prices are still going up despite inflation leveling off. Here's what's happening
Some prices at ... Labor Statistics consumer price index remaining nearly flat in the last two months. Overall, grocery prices have increased nearly 2% on average in the United States in the ...
Consumer Confidence Over Future Economy Continues its Slide
Meanwhile, the Census Bureau reported that new home sales rose 1.8% in February to an annual pace of 676,000, down from ...
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Retailers are getting antsy over consumer environment, tariffs
According to the Conference Board's consumer confidence index, US consumers' expectations ... and Canada (though most goods covered under the United States-Mexico-Canada trade agreement were ...