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Consumer prices
We want your “shrinkflation” stories
Feb 8, 2023
It’s a sneaky tactic to hide inflation: reduce a product’s size, but not its price.
How do consumer products companies decide how much they'll raise their prices?
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Justin Ho
Oct 20, 2022
It depends on the ingredients that go into a product and how much competition it faces.
What's the connection between domestic manufacturing output and consumer prices?
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Justin Ho
Apr 15, 2022
There are fewer roadblocks for manufacturers recently, but economists say increased domestic production won't necessarily lead to lower prices in the U.S.
Inflation is high, but has it peaked?
Jan 12, 2022
Inflation is high but decelerating. So when will it decelerate to something normal?
Consumer prices are growing faster than they have in 30 years
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Andy Uhler
Nov 24, 2021
The Fed's preferred means of measuring inflation jumped 0.6% in October.
What’s included in the Consumer Price Index and what isn’t?
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Janet Nguyen
Nov 22, 2021
The CPI isn’t perfect, but experts say that no one index is.
Consumers are getting used to higher inflation
Oct 13, 2021
The consumer price index rose 5.4% year over year, as consumers' inflation expectations hit a series high of 5.3%, the New York Fed said.
For public good, not for profit.
How sensitive are people to price hikes?
Jul 30, 2021
There is a usually a limit on how much consumers will pay for a given product. But figuring out what that limit is not easy.
Inflation can start from perceptions — that's why the Fed surveys consumers
Jul 13, 2021
If people think prices will rise, they will modify their behavior. That could, in turn, lead to price hikes.
Consumer forecasts of inflation could be a self-fulfilling prophecy
Jun 14, 2021
A Federal Reserve survey found consumers are expecting inflation to hit 4% next year.