Key Points: The Consumer Price Index (CPI) increased 0.8% in February after rising 0.6% in January. CPI increased 7.9% from a year ago, the highest reading in 40 years. Prices remained above 5% for the ninth straight month. The core CPI, which excludes food and energy, rose 0.6% in February and is up 6.4% from […]

Key Points: The national average price of a gallon of gas has increased to the highest level on record. Today’s $4.17 has surpassed the all-time U.S. average record of $4.11 from July 2008. Overall, the price of a gallon of regular gas has increased from $2.77 one year ago to $4.17 today. The price of […]

Key Points: Gas prices across the country continue to increase. Overall, the price of a gallon of regular gas has increased from $2.73 one year ago to $3.73 today. The price of gas has increased $0.32 in the last month, $0.19 in the last week, and $0.07 since yesterday. Currently, every states has gas prices […]

Key Points: U.S. consumer spending rose by 2.1%, or $337.2 Billion, in January. Personal income increased less than 0.1%, or $9.0 Billion, in January. The overall personal consumption expenditures price index rose 0.6% in January and is up 6.1% from a year prior. The core personal consumption expenditures price index, which excludes food and energy, […]

Key Points: As the chart shows, there was an uptick in inflation in January of 2021, when election results gave Democrats control of the Senate. This reflected growing anticipation, by market participants, of the inflationary effects of the agenda that Democrats were likely to pass. There was then an acceleration when Democrats implemented their legislative […]

Key Points: Retail sales, a measure of purchases at stores, restaurants and online, rose by 3.8% in January over the month. Consensus among economists was a 2.0% increase. January’s 3.8% increase comes after December’s revised 2.5% decrease. Excluding autos, retail sales rose by 3.3% over the month. Spending slowed in part due to rising costs […]

Key Points: The Consumer Price Index (CPI) increased 0.6% in January and is up 7.5% in the last year, the highest rate since 1982. Price increases in the last year have been broad, impacting businesses and consumers. The food at home index rose 7.4% over the past 12 months. The largest increase in food was […]

Key Points: The Consumer Price Index (CPI) increased 0.6% in January after rising 0.5% in December. CPI increased 7.5% from a year ago, the highest reading in 40 years. Prices remained above 5% for the eighth straight month. The core CPI, which excludes food and energy, rose 0.6% in January and is up 6.0% from […]

Key Points: Gas prices across the country continue to increase. Overall, the price of a gallon of regular gas has increased from $2.47 one year ago to $3.46 today. The price of gas has increased $0.16 in the last month and $0.08 in the last week. Gas prices have not been this high since 2014. […]

Key Points: U.S. consumer spending fell by $95.2 billion or 0.6% in December. Personal income increased by 0.3%, or by $70.7 Billion, in December. The overall personal consumption expenditures price index rose 0.4% in December and is up 5.8% from a year prior. The core personal consumption expenditures price index, which excludes food and energy, […]

Key Points: Home-price growth slowed slightly in September as sky-high prices deterred some buyers. The S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller National Home Price Index, which measures average home prices in major metropolitan areas across the nation, rose 18.8% in the year that ended in November, down from 19.0% in the previous month. The 20-City Composite posted an […]

Key Points: Gas prices across the country continue to increase. Overall, the price of a gallon of regular gas has increased from $2.40 one year ago to $3.33 today. Inflation has severely impacted energy costs, which are up 29.3% in 2021 alone, led by gasoline which increased by 49.6% in 2021. California has the highest […]

Key Points: The Consumer Price Index (CPI) increased 0.5% in December and is up 7.0% in the last year, the highest rate since 1982. Price increases in the last year have been broad, impacting businesses and consumers. The food at home index rose 6.5% over the past 12 months. The largest increase in food was […]

Key Points: Retail sales, a measure of purchases at stores, restaurants and online, fell by 1.9% in December over the month. Consensus among economists was a 0.1% decline. November’s retail sales were revised down to a 0.2% increase. Excluding autos, retail sales fell by 2.3% over the month. Spending slowed in part due to rising […]

Key Points: The Consumer Price Index (CPI) increased 0.5% in December after rising 0.8% in November. CPI increased 7.0% from a year ago, the highest reading in 40 years. Prices remained above 5% for the seventh straight month. The core CPI, which excludes food and energy, rose 0.6% in December and is up 5.5% from […]

Key Points: Retail sales, a measure of purchases at stores, restaurants and online, rose by 0.3% in November over the month. Consensus among economists was a 0.8% increase. November’s 0.3% increase was far below October’s 1.8% increase. Excluding autos, retail sales rose by 0.3% over the month. Spending slowed in part due to rising costs […]

Key Points: The Consumer Price Index (CPI) increased 0.8% in November after rising 0.9% in October. CPI increased 6.8% from a year ago, the highest reading in 39 years. Prices remained above 5% for the sixth straight month. The core CPI, which excludes food and energy, rose 0.5% in November and is up 4.9% from […]

Key Points: Home-price growth slowed slightly in September as sky-high prices deterred some buyers. The S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller National Home Price Index, which measures average home prices in major metropolitan areas across the nation, rose 19.5% in the year that ended in September, down from 19.8% in the previous month. The 20-City Composite posted a […]

Key Points: A survey from the Farm Bureau indicates the average cost of this year’s classic Thanksgiving feast for 10 is $53.31. This is a 14% increase from last year’s average of $46.90. The centerpiece on most Thanksgiving tables, the turkey, costs 24% more than last year at $23.99 for a 16-pound bird. Prices have […]

Key Points: U.S. consumer spending rose by 1.3% in October, beating economists’ expectations of 0.9%. Personal income increased by 0.5%, or by $93.4 Billion, in October. The overall personal consumption expenditures price index rose 0.6% in October and is up 5.0% from a year prior. The core personal consumption expenditures price index, which excludes food […]

Key Points: The Consumer Price Index (CPI) increased 0.9% in October after rising 0.4% in September. CPI increased 6.2% from a year ago, the highest reading in 30 years. Prices remained above 5% for the fifth straight month. The core CPI, which excludes food and energy, rose 0.6% in October and is up 4.6% from […]

Key Points: Gas prices across the country continue to increase. Overall, the price of a gallon of regular gas has increased from $2.11 one year ago to $3.42 today. The price has increased $0.16 in the last month alone. California has the highest price at $4.63, followed by Hawaii at $4.34. Oklahoma has the lowest […]

Key Points: U.S. consumer spending rose by 0.6% in September, beating economists’ expectations of 0.5%. Personal income decreased by 1.0%, or by $216.2 Billion, in September. The decrease in personal income in September primarily reflected a decrease in government social benefits. The overall personal consumption expenditures price index rose 0.3% in September and is up […]

Key Points: House prices rose nationwide in August, up 1.0% from the previous month. House prices rose 18.5% from August 2020 to August 2021. The 1.0% increase in August marks the 15th consecutive month of increases. Rising home prices are pushing some buyers out of the market. While existing home sales rose 7% in September, […]

Key Points: Retail sales, a measure of purchases at stores, restaurants and online, rose by 0.7% in September over the month. Consensus among economists was a 0.2% decline. Excluding autos, retail sales rose by 0.8% over the month. Higher spending in part reflects rising costs because consumer prices advanced 0.4% in September from August and […]

Key Points: The Consumer Price Index (CPI) increased 0.4% in September after rising 0.3% in August. CPI increased 5.4% from a year ago, the same reading as July and the largest 12-month increase since August 2008. The core CPI, which excludes food and energy, rose 0.2% in September and is up 4.0% from the previous […]

Key Points: Gas prices across the country continue to increase. Overall, the price of a gallon of regular gas has increased from $2.18 one year ago to $3.24 today. The price has increased $0.05 in the last week alone. California has the highest price at $4.43, followed by Hawaii at $4.12, and Washington at $3.85. […]

Key Points: U.S. consumer spending rose by 0.8% in August, beating economists’ expectations. Personal income increased by 0.2%, or by $35.5 Billion, in August. The overall personal consumption expenditures price index rose 0.4% in August and is up 4.3% from a year prior. The core personal consumption expenditures price index, which excludes food and energy, […]

Key Points: The Consumer Price Index (CPI) increased 0.3% in August and is up 5.3% in the last year. Price increases in the last year have been broad, impacting businesses and consumers. The food at home index rose 3.0% over the past 12 months. Five of the six major grocery store food group indexes increased […]

Key Points: The Consumer Price Index (CPI) increased 0.3% in August after rising 0.5% in July. CPI increased 5.3% from a year ago, down slightly from July’s 5.4% reading. The core CPI, which excludes food and energy, rose 0.1% in August and is up 4.0% from the previous year. The energy index rose 2.0% and […]

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