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Why have car repairs gotten so expensive?
Aug 7, 2023
The cost of car maintenance and repair is rising much faster than inflation.
Economists forecast inflation cooling with the latest consumer price index this week
by
Ali Budner
Jul 11, 2023
That would be a good sign for the Federal Reserve as it tries to get inflation under control.
Why are used car prices still so high?
Jun 13, 2023
The microchip shortage of recent years put the brakes on the production of new cars. That's making for a low supply of used cars now.
We're in the stubborn phase of inflation cooling
Jun 13, 2023
The latest data shows inflation is well below its peak of more than 9% a year ago. But there’s a ways to go before the Fed reaches its 2% target.
Inflation for services remains stubbornly high
May 10, 2023
Here's how higher wages, housing shortages and income level can play a role in how much you pay for things like exterminators and car repairs.
The impact of survey fatigue on key economic indicators
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Nicholas Guiang
Mar 7, 2023
Response rates to The Bureau of Labor Statistics' JOLTS report are continuing to waver according to Bloomberg reporter, Reade Pickert.
Here's what to look for in the latest consumer price index
by
Matt Levin
Feb 13, 2023
CPI looked like it was heading in the right direction — that of lower inflation — at the end of 2022. Is that trend going to continue?
For public good, not for profit.
New index gets a "more real-time view" of rent inflation
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Sarah Leeson
Jan 26, 2023
Housing is one of the biggest parts of inflation, but current metrics lag by about a year. The new tenant repeat rent index aims to change that.
What if we told you inflation was back to its target rate?
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Sarah Leeson
Jan 17, 2023
When we focus on recent months rather than year-on-year increases, inflation numbers look pretty good, says economist Alan Blinder.
Shelter costs rose in December while the Consumer Price Index declined. Why?
by
Amy Scott
Jan 12, 2023
Today’s inflation report showed that both the rent and owner-equivalent rent indexes rose 0.8% in December.