The consumer price index is a weighted average collection ... share of an average citizen’s spending. Both are used as economic indicators and benchmarks.

The CPI is closely watched as an economic indicator to measure inflation ... Updated on May 13. Current index: The consumer price index, or CPI, increased 0.2% in April, according to the most ...

He is a professor of economics ... prices by industry and product category. The index is published monthly by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). The PPI is different from the consumer ...

Broken down by category, some of the sectors most impacted by tariffs saw a price decline from last month, including apparel ...

If you want to understand the overall health of the economy, pay attention to key financial market indicators, including the unemployment rate, national debt and the consumer price index.