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U.S. CONSUMER PRICES increased 0.2 percent in February from January, keeping the economy on the Federal Reserve's preferred inflation path. / BLOOMBERG FILE PHOTO/MICHAEL NAGLE

U.S. inflation firmed in February without outsize acceleration

WASHINGTON – U.S. consumer prices continued to firm in February, indicating inflation is creeping up toward the Federal Reserve’s target without the kind of breakout...
THE NORTHEAST consumer price index increased slower than the national city average but outpaced the country in CPI increases in fuels and utilities in January. / BLOOMBERG FILE PHOTO/DANIEL ACKER

BLS: Northeast CPI rises slower than U.S. city average in Jan.

PROVIDENCE – The Northeast consumer price index rose 1.6 percent year over year to 262.19 in January, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics...
THE CONSUMER PRICE INDEX rose 1.8 percent year over year in January. / BLOOMBERG FILE PHOTO/VICTOR J. BLUE

U.S. consumer prices rise more than forecast on apparel costs

NEW YORK - U.S. consumer prices rose by more than projected in January as apparel costs jumped the most in nearly three decades, adding to...
CPI IN THE NORTHEAST region increased by 1.7 percent year over year in October. / COURTESY BLS

BLS: N.E. CPI increased 1.7% in Oct.

PROVIDENCE – The consumer price index for all items in the Northeast region increased 1.7 percent year over year in October, not seasonally adjusted,...
THE CONSUMER PRICE INDEX in the Northeast region rose 1.6 percent year over year in November, driven by rises in fuel, utilities, energy and gasoline.

BLS: Northeast CPI grows slower than national rate

PROVIDENCE – The consumer price index in the Northeast area increased 1.6 percent year over year in November, slower than the national CPI increase,...
NEW ENGLAND INFLATION rose 1.6 percent year over year in August. / BLOOMBERG FILE PHOTO/MICHAEL NAGLE

N.E. CPI in August increases 1.6 percent

PROVIDENCE – The consumer price index, not-seasonally adjusted, for items in New England rose 1.6 percent year over year in August, according to the...
CONSUMER-PRICE INDEX rose 1.9 percent year over year. / BLOOMBERG FILE PHOTO/VICTOR J. BLUE

U.S. inflation picks up, ending five-month streak of misses

NEW YORK - Inflation may finally be getting back on track to reach the Federal Reserve’s goal, as the United States cost of living...
CONSUMER-PRICE INDEX in New England rose 1.5 percent in June year over year. / BLOOMBERG FILE PHOTO/ BRENT LEWIN

N.E. CPI up 1.5% from 2016, national CPI lags behind forecasts

NEW YORK - Little change in the United States cost of living in June signals inflation may take even longer to reach the Federal...
THE MAY CPI for the Northeast increased 1.7 percent year over year. / COURTESY BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS

Northeast CPI up 1.7% in May

PROVIDENCE -The Northeast consumer price index for urban consumers rose by 1.7 percent in May year over year, according to the Bureau of Labor...
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