Inflation

Economic data and analysis related to Inflation

SEP 11, 2026CPI

August CPI Surges 0.4%: Energy Rebounds but Core Inflation’s Quiet Comeback Demands Attention

The September 11, 2026 CPI release for August delivered a jolt to the inflation narrative: headline inflation accelerated sharply to **0.4% month-over-month**, up from a tame **0.1% in July**, whil...

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SEP 10, 2026PPI

Producer Prices Heat Up Again: August PPI Shows Upstream Inflation Surging 12.8% Amid Diesel Spike

The **September 10, 2026** Producer Price Index (PPI) release jolts the inflation narrative awake. After a lull in June and July, headline final-demand PPI climbed **0.4 percent** in August, a mode...

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AUG 26, 2026PCE

Inflation Re-Accelerates While Real Spending Flatlines: The August 26, 2026 PCE Report’s Quiet Contradiction

The Bureau of Economic Analysis dropped its August 26, 2026 update on personal income and outlays with the usual fanfare about rising incomes and spending. But beneath the surface, the numbers tell...

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AUG 13, 2026PPI

July 2026 PPI: Flat Headline, Steady Heat Beneath the Surface

The August 13, 2026, Producer Price Index (PPI) release paints a picture of headline calm: **final demand prices were unchanged in July**. But scratch beneath the surface, and the story is far less...

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AUG 12, 2026CPI

Inflation’s Mirage: July 2026 CPI Masks Persistent Pressure Beneath the Surface

The Bureau of Labor Statistics’ August 12, 2026 release of July’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) offers a seemingly reassuring headline: a modest **0.1% month-over-month rise**, following June’s sharp ...

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JUL 30, 2026PCE

Headline PCE Slips -0.1%, Core Still +0.1%: July 30 BEA Release Leans on Disinflation While Savings Sink to 2.7%

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JUL 30, 2026PPI

June PPI’s -0.3% Headline Hides 5.1% Core and a 13.0% Fuel-Retail Margin Pop

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JUL 30, 2026CPI

June CPI’s -0.4% “Record Drop” Rides Gasoline’s -9.7% Plunge; Core Flat and Shelter Still +3.3% YoY

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JUN 25, 2026PCE

Nominal Sizzle, Real Fizzle: May PCE +0.4% While Spending +0.7% and Saving Slides to 3.0%

On June 25, 2026, the BEA’s latest release delivered an upbeat trio—personal income, disposable income, and spending all up **0.7%** in May—but left the inflation engine running. The PCE price inde...

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MAY 28, 2026PCE

Spending Up, Purchasing Power Down: May 28, 2026 PCE Release Hides a Real DPI Drop of -0.5% and Saving Rate Slide to 2.6%

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APR 30, 2026PCE

Nominal Sizzle, Real Fizzle: March PCE +0.9% m/m, Real DPI -0.1%

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APR 09, 2026PCE

Nominal Spending Pops 0.5%, Real PCE Barely 0.1%: February’s PCE Story Isn’t What the Headline Says

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MAR 18, 2026PPI

Vegetables +48.9%, “Broad-Based” Gains? The March 18 PPI Tells a Different Story

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MAR 13, 2026PCE

PCE Pops, Reality Shrugs: January’s $81.1B Gain, Goods −$24.6B, Core Still +0.4% (BEA 2026-03-13)

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MAR 12, 2026CPI

Headline Heats Back Up: CPI Re-Accelerates to 0.3% MoM as BLS Sells “Unchanged” — Press Release 2026-03-12

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FEB 27, 2026PPI

Trade Margins, Not Prices: January PPI’s 0.5% Jump Rests on a 14.4% Wholesaling Surge

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FEB 20, 2026PCE

Inflation Eats the Gain: December PCE +0.4% MoM While Real Spending Barely Moves (+0.1%)

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FEB 13, 2026CPI

Cooling Headline, Warmer Core: January CPI’s 0.3% Core Re-Acceleration Hides in the Footnotes

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JAN 30, 2026data-driven

December PPI’s Broad-Based Mirage: Services +0.7% driven by trade margins +1.7% and machinery wholesaling +4.5%

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JAN 14, 2026data-driven

Services Flat, Pipeline Hot: Jan 14 PPI Masks Stage‑4 Heat and an Energy-Led Goods Pop

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JAN 13, 2026data-driven

Stable 2.7% YoY, Hot Underneath: December CPI Packs Food +0.7%, Shelter +0.4%, Airfares +5.2%

The Bureau of Labor Statistics’ press release dated January 13, 2026, leans on the comfort of a steady **2.7% YoY** headline inflation rate. But December didn’t feel steady: consumers absorbed **fo...

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DEC 18, 2025data-driven

Two-Month Mirage: Dec 18 CPI Says +0.2% While Utilities Run Hot at +6–9% YoY

The Bureau of Labor Statistics’ December 18, 2025 release leans on a tidy headline—consumer prices up **0.2% over the two months from September to November**—but the story underneath is anything bu...

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NOV 04, 2025data-driven

Gasoline Stole the Headline, Services Kept the Heat: September CPI’s Quiet Re-acceleration

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NOV 04, 2025data-driven

Margin Mirage: August PPI’s -0.1% Headline Hides a 0.3% Core and an 11‑Month Pipeline Grind

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NOV 04, 2025data-driven

Spend Now, Worry Later: August PCE Shows Real Spending +0.4% vs Real Income +0.1% as Saving Rate Slips to 4.6%

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