For the rest of 2026, models from forecasting companies like Trading Economics anticipate an inflation rate of about 3.5% ...

Inflation rose 2.7% the year ending in December, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Tuesday in an update to the consumer price index. The report shows that inflation continued to trend down in ...

The consumer price index rose 2.7% in December 2025 from 12 months earlier, unchanged from November, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Tariffs put some upward pressure on prices for ...

We examined several elements of inflation at the one-year mark in Trump’s second term. The overall picture: Inflation rate is down, slightly When Trump was sworn in to his second term in January 2025, ...

Inflation eased its grip on the American consumer in November, with prices rising 2.7% from a year earlier, the Labor Department said in a Dec. 18 report. The annual inflation rate had crept as high ...

The latest Consumer Price Index was below what economists had expected and likely reflects what they called distortions caused by the government shutdown. Note: Data for October 2025 is missing ...

After a year defined by shifting economic signals and a steady cooling of inflation, many homebuyers are ending 2025 with a renewed sense of possibility. The Federal Reserve's three rate cuts — in ...

Inflation is a decrease in the purchasing power of money, reflected in a general increase in the prices of goods and services in an economy.

Houston’s inflation rate was below the national average in 2025, though key costs like food and energy rose faster than in the rest of the country. Prices rose an average of 1.6% in the nine-county ...

Corrections & Clarifications: The December CPI report will be released Jan. 13. The December consumer price index report will offer a final read on a year in which inflation gradually eased on paper, ...

Interest rates and inflation have a huge influence on our household finances — find out how the latest changes could affect ...