Consumer prices

If people think prices will rise, they will modify their behavior. That could, in turn, lead to price hikes.

A Federal Reserve survey found consumers are expecting inflation to hit 4% next year.

There was a 0.6% increase in prices over April and 5% over the past year, the biggest 12-month inflation spike since 2008.

Higher costs for labor and supplies are increasing price tags.

The consumer price index for April showed this week that prices jumped 4.2% year over year.

Inflation data shows that consumer prices went up 4.2% year over year — the most since 2008.

The gains are largely expected to be a temporary blip rather than a reawakening of dormant inflation.

Low inflation is a sign that the recovery may be losing steam.

The modest increase in Producer Price Index numbers could be good inflation, considering.

Last week the Bureau of Labor Statistics released a report confirming a rising cost of living in the United States as the consumer price index rose 0.2 percent. Although it was a small hike, it affected the prices of food, gas and rent. We called up some Marketplace listeners to get their thoughts about how […]