Measuring key aspects of a nation’s economy is important, but the metrics used are often misunderstood by many. Quantifying output of goods and services, price levels, and labor use provides ...

The Consumer Price Index inflation measure accounts for housing costs in a complicated way. There are reasons for it. Credit...Matt Chase Supported by By Jeanna Smialek There’s a three-letter ...

In the summer of 2022 inflation soared to about 9 percent in the United States, the highest level in four decades. The development prompted the Federal Reserve to institute aggressive tightening of ...

In his November 7, 2023 New York Times newsletter, the economist Paul Krugman asks a good, albeit belated, question: Why did so many economists get the inflation outlook wrong? After all, the ...

By Stella Qiu SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australian consumer prices rose for a fourth straight month in October, a new monthly report ...

The Reserve Bank of Australia has “to get rates up” to stamp out the resurgence of inflation, a leading economist has ...

Everyone has a parent or grandparent who loves reminding us of the good old days when the price of everything was so much lower. They begin the walk down inflation lane with the words "Back in the day ...

Last week’s data told a clear story: the U.S. consumer is still standing, but looking increasingly tired – and businesses are ...

Panelists discuss how the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) introduces landmark changes to drug pricing through its negotiation ...

Brazil's annual inflation fell back within the central bank's target range in early November, official data showed on ...

Rice alone accounted for nearly half of total food inflation, according to the Economic Update and Outlook report by the Planning Commission’s General Economics Division.