Tag: Commerce Department
Soaring gas prices leads to biggest monthly inflation spike in four...
WASHINGTON (AP) – The largest monthly jump in gas prices in six decades caused a sharp spike in inflation in March, creating major challenges...
U.S. economy grew a sluggish 0.5% in fourth quarter, government says
WASHINGTON (AP) – The American economy, slowed by last fall's 43-day government shutdown, grew at a sluggish 0.5% annual pace from October through December,...
Key inflation gauge remains elevated in February before Iran war
WASHINGTON (AP) – A key measure of inflation stayed high in February, before the war in Iran spiked gas prices, a sign that everyday costs...
Retail sales rise 0.6% in February
NEW YORK (AP) – Shoppers increased their spending in February, particularly on cars and clothing, after pulling back at the start of the year...
U.S. producer prices rose by a surprisingly hot 3.4% last month,...
WASHINGTON (AP) – U.S. wholesale prices came in hotter than expected in February.
The Labor Department reported Wednesday that its producer price index – which...
U.S. economy expanded at sluggish 0.7% in fourth quarter, government says,...
WASHINGTON (AP) – The U.S. economy, hobbled by last fall’s 43-day government shutdown, advanced at an unexpectedly sluggish 0.7% annual rate from October through...
U.S. economy grows at 1.4% rate in the fourth quarter, slower...
WASHINGTON (AP) – U.S. economic growth slowed in the final three months of last year, dragged down by the six-week shutdown of the federal...
U.S. trade deficit slipped to $901B last year amid Trump tariffs
WASHINGTON (AP) – The U.S. trade deficit slipped modestly in 2025, a year in which President Donald Trump upended global commerce by slapping double...
Retail sales unchanged in December from November, closing out year on...
NEW YORK (AP) – Shoppers pulled back the pace of their spending in December from November, closing out the holiday shopping season and the...
Prices ticked up in November as Americans keep spending, a key...
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge ticked up in November in the latest sign that prices remain stubbornly elevated, while consumers...
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