This index is primarily used to determine current inflation ... 2.6% compared to a year ago. Energy prices increased 0.2% compared to a month ago and are down 0.2% since last February.

The consumer price index rose 2.8% in February from 12 months earlier. Inflation decelerated but economists fear tariffs will ...

A gallon of regular gasoline cost $3.21 in September, down 16% from $3.84 a year ago, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. Food inflation over the past ... and by 40% since ...

Overall prices on consumer goods and services are up 23% in the last five years but many basic necessities have risen even higher ...