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Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. City Average, by Expenditure Category." Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. " FAQs: Why Does the Federal Reserve Aim for ...
The Fed categories are slightly different because they do not separate energy into their own category. Regardless, the top line number at the Fed matches the BLS CPI as expected.
Here's a closer look at the categories driving that headline number, from the Bu U.S. inflation eased to 6.5% in December from a year ago, marking the sixth straight monthly decline since peaking ...
Inflation rose by 0.1% month-over-month (below estimates of 0.2%) and 2.4% year-over-year (in line with estimates) in the month of May, according to the latest Consumer Price Index (CPI) report.
And even excluding energy and the similarly volatile food category, core CPI decelerated only modestly in April compared to March. Core CPI rose by 6.2% last month over last year, ...