Many different expenses serve as components of the CPI. As a result, the market basket that is used to calculate this key economic indicator consists of a wide range of costs that consumers incur ...

Reviewed by Robert C. Kelly Fact checked by Daniel Rathburn Consumer Price Index (CPI) vs. Producer Price Index (PPI): An ...

Use this inflation calculator to see how prices are changing: Inflation is the loss of purchasing power over time as prices rise. It is often expressed as a percentage and generally refers to a trend ...

To calculate the COLA, the Social Security Administration averages the monthly CPI-W readings from the third quarter, which spans from July through September. This average is then compared to the ...