November’s consumer spending was buoyant, as eCommerce sales rebounded from a tepid pace in October. Chalk it up to the festive season, but there are...
The key takeaway from the Consumer Price Index (CPI) released Wednesday (Dec. 11) is that the pace of inflation pace quickened in November, as reported...
Only time will tell if the slight bump in inflation — measured by the latest Consumer Price Index for October and released by the Bureau...
In economics, there’s often a bifurcation when it comes to data — the difference between what the headlines tell us and what the wallet feels....
The pace of price increases overall is slowing. But the costs of some key essentials remain stubbornly high, and they ticked higher in August. The...
Things may get better over the longer term, but right now things are tough. To that end, the University of Michigan’s Consumer Sentiment Index, gauging...
The Consumer Price Index released Thursday (July 11) showed that, at least overall, the pace of inflation cooled in June. But the category-by-category data from...
April’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) data shows that inflation’s torrid pace is cooling, at least a bit. But one would be hard-pressed to think anything...
This week, the latest spate of data from the government on spending trends will be released. Retail sales data will track consumer demand for finished...