by K. Jared Wright | May 12, 2021 | Uncategorized
When the Bureau of Labor Statistics releases the April consumer price index (CPI) report on Wednesday, May 12 at 8:30am, economists forecast a 0.2 percent increase in the overall CPI, which includes all indices, and even smaller gains in the core CPI, which exclude...
by K. Jared Wright | Apr 17, 2021 | Uncategorized
Consumer prices rose higher than expected in March, signifying that Americans are ready to put the pandemic in the rearview. The Consumer Price Index increased 0.6% in March, up from 0.4% in February, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Tuesday. The Core CPI,...
by K. Jared Wright | Mar 15, 2021 | Uncategorized
Prior to the release of February’s Consumer Price Index (CPI), many economists feared a spike in prices across all indices. As the end of the pandemic appears to be in sight, qualms over rising inflation coincide with the distribution of the first COVID-19...
