The two indexes also have different scopes. Unlike the CPI, the PCE includes spending done on behalf of consumers. One common example is medical spending. The CPI takes into account only what a ...

For example, hourly workers tend to spend a greater percentage of their income on transportation, so it is weighted more heavily in the CPI-W. CPI-E: The Consumer Price Index for the Elderly.

The CPI-U is based on a scientifically selected random sample of 94,000 prices collected monthly from retail and service establishments by the BLS. Rental housing prices and the imputed shelter ...

For example, during a period when energy costs rose by more than 50% and the prices of some of the most commonly purchased ...

The consumer price index rose 3% on the year in January 2025. Economists worry that broad disinflation is over, even as ...

For example, the Atlanta Fed’s Wage Tracker currently ... That said, we haven’t seen that trend too clearly in the CPI data yet. To the extent we do that, it may offer some encouragement ...

As corruption grows in scale and complexity, over two thirds of countries now score below the mid-point on Transparency International’s Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI). Corruption affects billions ...

Transparency International (TI) published its annual Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) for 2024. TI observes that ...

For example, we have started to see some disinflation in shelter costs in 2023 so far. As a large component of CPI, lower housing costs may help drive inflation lower. The Fed clearly watches ...