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

Pete Rathburn is a copy editor and fact-checker with expertise in economics and personal finance and over twenty years of experience in the classroom. The Consumer Confidence Index (CCI ...

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the headline figure for the Consumer Price Index rose to 2.89% year-over-year, right in line with economist expectations. Additionally, core CPI came ...