Consumer News Inflation Stalled Last Month, Thanks To Gas Prices

Plunging October gas prices are boosting holiday shopping hopes

An unexpected drop in gas prices the past two weeks could jump start the holiday shopping season, giving consumers more money to spend this year ... Read More

Inflation climbs in August as grocery and gas prices jump

Inflation inched higher last month as Americans closed out the summer paying more for both groceries and gasoline. Consumer prices in August were up 2.9% from a year ago, according to a report ... Read More

Trump says inflation has been ‘defeated’ as rising prices burden households

So far, the Trump administration’s tariffs haven’t lifted inflation as much as as many economists expected earlier this year. And it remains far below its 9.1% peak three years ago. Still, consumer ... Read More

Inflation held steady in August, in line with economist forecasts

The core personal consumption expenditures (PCE) price index, the Federal Reserve's preferred measure of inflation, rose slightly in August, in line with economists' expectations. Inflation yardsticks ... Read More

US consumer confidence declines again as Americans fret over prices, job market

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. consumer confidence declined again in September as Americans’ pessimism over inflation and the weakening job market continued to grow. The Conference Board said Tuesday that its ... Read More

Used vehicles again lift U.S. consumer prices, but inflation cooling

U.S. consumer prices increased for a fourth straight month in September, with the cost of cars and trucks rising by the most since 1969, but inflation is slowing amid excess capacity in the economy as ... Read More