Rising food and housing costs have hit the lowest-income Americans the hardest in recent years.

Measuring key aspects of a nation’s economy is important, but the metrics used are often misunderstood by many. Quantifying ...

Recent data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows the cost of living continues to outpace earnings, leaving many ...

And all this productivity is why wage growth keeps beating inflation, said Betsey Stevenson, a professor of economics at the ...

The Consumer Price Index rose 2.9 percent from a year earlier, but a measure of underlying inflation was more encouraging.

Economists like me rely on data from federal data collection agencies like the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) and the ...

Progress on inflation should stall this year” as fiscal, immigration and trade policies shift, caution Bank of America ...

Buying produce in season is another great way to save money. Seasonal fruits and vegetables are often priced lower due to ...

The latest inflation report slashed the risk that the Fed could go back to hiking interest rates this year, Wall Street ...

Consumers in the United States have noticed that the cost of eggs has soared in recent weeks, and are keen to understand why ...

But here is another reason to be super annoyed with inflation: While workers’ wages lag behind rising costs, the government benefits from inflation through increased tax revenues, both from higher ...

The cost of living rose more in December than the month before, as rising energy costs hurt household budgets and stoked ...