The two most frequently cited indexes that calculate the inflation rate in the U.S. are the Consumer Price Index (CPI) and the Personal Consumption Expenditures Price Index (PCE). These two ...

Why is that? The consumer price index (CPI) helps answer this question, as it measures inflation, the economic phenomenon that slowly erodes the purchasing power of your hard-earned dollars.

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released the latest inflation report, based on the U.S. Department of Labor's ...

The COLA is determined by changes in the Consumer Price Index (CPI), which measures inflation based on consumer pricing ...

The CPI is closely watched as an economic indicator to measure inflation. Many, or all, of the products featured on this page are from our advertising partners who compensate us when you take ...

A closely watched measure of inflation shows that prices excluding fuel and food ticked up in February. Here's what to know.

The CPI isn't the only tool for measuring inflation. There's also the Producer Price Index (PPI), which measures prices at the wholesale level, and the Personal Consumption Expenditures Price ...