Consumer Price Index
April 2024
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M/M Change:
+0.3%
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Y/Y Change:
+3.4%
Measures the change in prices of all goods and services purchased for consumption by urban households.
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April 2024
+0.3%
+3.4%
Measures the change in prices of all goods and services purchased for consumption by urban households.
April 2024
+0.3%
+3.6%
Consumer Price Index excluding food and energy.
April 2024
+0.2%
+2.8%
A measure of prices paid for goods and services excluding food and energy; the Federal Reserve’s preferred measure of inflation.
April 2024
+0.5%
+2.2%
Measures the change in selling prices received by domestic producers of goods and services.
Week ending June 1, 2024
229,000
+8,000
222,250
Weekly unemployment insurance claims reported by each state’s unemployment insurance program offices.
May 2024
53.8
+4.4
A level above 50 indicates expansion
May 2024
48.7
-0.5
A level above 50 indicates expansion
May 2024
69.1
-8.1
The core questions cover three broad areas of consumer sentiment: personal finances, business conditions, and buying conditions.
May 2024
+152,000
Measures change in private-sector employment using ADP payroll data covering more than half a million companies with more than 25 million employees.
April 2024
$74.0B
+0.3%
+3.1%
A new order is a communication of an intention to buy for immediate or future delivery.
April 2024
1,360,000
+5.7%
-0.6%
Privately owned housing starts; seasonally adjusted at an annual rate.