The Consumer Price Index rose 0.3% in April after rising 0.4% the previous month, and increased 3.4% over the past year, the Labor Department said today. Year-on-year core CPI—which excludes more volatile food and especially energy prices—posted a 3.6% gain. The energy index increased 2.6% while the food index increased 2.2%.
New York Fed: Consumer inflation expectations held steady in May
Consumer household inflation expectations in May decreased at the short-term horizon and remained unchanged at the medium- and longer-term horizons, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s most recent Survey of Consumer Expectations.










