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Consumer Price Index

Overview

A consumer price index (CPI) is a measure estimating the average price of consumer goods and services purchased by households. A consumer price index measures a price change for a constant market basket of goods and services from one period to the next within the same area (city, region, or nation). It is a price index determined by measuring the price of a standard group of goods meant to represent the typical market basket of a typical urban consumer.

Headlines Around the Web

Economic Report: China consumer prices rise more than expected

May 09 - MarketWatch

Outside the Box: Changing the COLA won’t fix Social Security

Apr 20 - MarketWatch

Economic Report: Consumer inflation falls 0.2% in March

Apr 16 - MarketWatch

Andrea Coombes' Ways and Means: What’s ahead for Social Security in 2013

Jan 10 - MarketWatch

Economic Report: China inflation data suggest economy unsettled

Oct 15 - MarketWatch

Inflation tipped at 1.1pc - driven by food, rates

Oct 15 - New Zealand Herald

Economic Report: Consumer inflation jumps in August

Sep 14 - MarketWatch

Inflation rate cools to 1.3%

Aug 17 - CBC

Weaker Australian inflation sets scene for rate cut

Apr 24, 2012 - France24

U.S. consumer prices rise modestly in March

Apr 13, 2012 - Financial Post

Qinetiq moves to slash pensions deficit

Mar 28, 2012 - Financial Times

Retail inflation at 8.83% in February

Mar 19, 2012 - The Times of India

Rising price of oil fuels German inflation

Feb 29, 2012 - France24

US consumer inflation unchanged in December

Jan 20, 2012 - France24

South Africa: Hope At Last for Transnet Pensioners

Nov 26, 2011 - AllAfrica News

Economic Report: Japan’s October CPI signals deflation

Nov 25, 2011 - MarketWatch

Japan's consumer prices down 0.1% in October

Nov 25, 2011 - France24

Zimbabwe: Govt Not in Control of Inflation

Nov 19, 2011 - AllAfrica News

Economic Report: Australia inflation leaves door open for rate hike

Oct 26, 2011 - MarketWatch

South Africa: CPI Rises to 5.7 Percent in September

Oct 20, 2011 - AllAfrica News

Articles About Consumer Price Index

UK Retail Sales Record Biggest Monthly Drop in April due to Bad Weather

By IBTimes UK

Food sales drop 4.1% in April from March - the largest monthly fall in two years. (May 22)

MORE TOPICS: RETAIL SALES, RETAIL, LONDON

Bank of Japan Maintains Key Policies Citing Improved Economic Conditions

By IBTimes UK

The bank to continue monetary easing until it reaches the 2% inflation target. (May 22)

MORE TOPICS: MANUFACTURING, JAPAN, BANK OF JAPAN, QUANTITATIVE EASING, INVESTMENT

UK's High Inflation to Squeeze Household's Spending Power

By IBTimes UK

Consumer Price Inflation may not dip below 2.5% before 2016, says the Ernst & Young Item Club. (May 20)

Evidence mounts on slower U.S. economic growth

By Reuters

The U.S. economy showed fresh signs of slower growth in the second quarter, with factory activity slipping in the mid-Atlantic region while groundbreaking declined at home construction sites. (May 17)

MORE TOPICS: FEDERAL RESERVE, WAL-MART, UNEMPLOYMENT, WELLS FARGO, MANUFACTURING, NEW YORK

Wall Street dips after data, Cisco curbs decline

By Reuters

U.S. stocks were little changed on Thursday after softer-than-expected data on the manufacturing sector and labor market, but gains in Cisco helped temper declines. (May 17)

MORE TOPICS: FEDERAL RESERVE, WAL-MART, DOW JONES, MANUFACTURING, CISCO SYSTEMS, PENNSYLVANIA

Data raises questions about strength of U.S. economy

By Reuters

The U.S. economy showed worrisome signs as jobless claims rose sharply last week while ground-breaking at home construction sites tumbled in April and a gauge of underlying inflation pointed to weak demand. (May 16)

MORE TOPICS: FEDERAL RESERVE, UNEMPLOYMENT, NEW YORK, MANAGEMENT, INVESTMENT, LONDON

CPI falls on gasoline; biggest drop in four years

By Reuters

A sharp drop in gasoline costs led consumer prices to tumble in April by the most in over four years, while a gauge of underlying inflation was so weak it could worry the Federal Reserve. (May 16)

Forex Signals – EURUSD Volatility Game

By PipHut.com

Lots of volatility yesterday whipped us out of three positions (AU, GU and UJ) and almost knocked us out of our EU short. That short was triggered on the 1.2907 support break yesterday , which got about 60 pips into the profit before consolidating above 1.2840. (May 16)

Wall Street Week Ahead: 'Sell in May and Go Away?' Not This Year

By Reuters

With the Dow and the S&P 500 setting another string of record closing highs this week, the old Wall Street adage "Sell in May and Go Away" is starting to look weak. (May 11)

MORE TOPICS: WAL-MART, DOW JONES, RETAIL SALES, RETAIL, NEW YORK, MICHIGAN

Sensex Near 3-1/2 Month High, Trading Above 20,000

By Reuters

The Sensex gains 0.63 percent to trade above the psychologically important level of 20,000, while the broader Nifty is up 0.6 percent. Both indexes hit their highest intraday level since January 29. (May 10)