Inflation Archives

Op-Ed/Commentary

Consumer Price IndexEconomic Crisis and RecoveryInflationUnited States What To Look for in the August CPI

We’ve gotten surprisingly good news on both the core and overall inflation numbers for the last three months.

Dean Baker / September 12, 2023

Article

InflationJobsUnited StatesWorkers August Jobs Preview: What to Expect in the August Jobs Report

The labor market has continued to remain surprisingly strong, with the economy averaging 218,000 new jobs a month over the last three months.

Dean Baker / August 31, 2023

Prices Byte

Consumer Price IndexEconomic Crisis and RecoveryInflationUnited States What to Look for in the July CPI

We have been getting lower than expected inflation reports in recent months, with both the overall and core CPI coming in at 0.2 percent in June. We may see some less good news in the July report.

Dean Baker / August 09, 2023

Op-Ed/Commentary

Food PricesInflationUnited States Since the Pandemic, Food Prices Have Risen 23.5 Percent; People the NYT Interviews Have Seen Much Sharper Increases

NYT readers should know that anyone who has seen the cost of their food basket rise by 66.7 percent is either very atypical or badly confused about how much they used to pay for food.

Dean Baker / June 13, 2023