Follow along with Investopedia's live coverage of Friday's inflation report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

The CPI was expected to rise 2.5% on an annual basis last month, according to economists polled by financial data firm FactSet. The January CPI represents the slowest pace of inflation since May 2025 ...

The January CPI report showed cooling inflation, a key factor in whether the Federal Reserve resumes interest rate cuts.

The February CPI report will be released Wednesday morning. Here's what economists expect the inflation data to show.

The Labor Department released the February 2026 consumer price index (CPI), which showed that inflation remained elevated ...

The inflation data captures the period before the Iran war broke out. Since then, oil prices have surged, driving inflation ...

Inflation held steady in February as the headline figure for the Consumer Price Index remained at 2.4% year-over-year.

Truflation even says prices declined by nearly 1 percent since mid-September—a drop CPI indicates only occurred twice since ...

The Labor Department says consumer prices increased 0.3% in December and held steady at 2.7% on a year-over-year basis. Food prices increased 0.7% for the month and were up 3.1% from a year ago. Gas ...

The 2026 Social Security cost-of-living adjustment came in at 2.8%, lifting the average monthly retirement check from $2,015 ...

The February Consumer Price Index provides another piece of evidence that the Trump economic program is working. Inflation is ...