Consumer Goods Prices and Inflation

There was little relief from inflation in March

Gasoline and rent led prices higher for another month

If you drove a car and paid rent last month, you felt the worst effects of inflation. The Consumer Price Index rose 0.4% in March, the same as February. But rent and gasoline accounted for half of the increase.

The energy index, which includes gasoline, rose 1.1% – a significant one-month move. The price of gas rose 1.7% and is up 1.3% over the last 12 months.

Gasoline prices are rising in concert with oil prices. According to AAA, the national average price of regular g...

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Consumer Goods Prices and Inflation

There was little relief from inflation in March

Gasoline and rent led prices higher for another month

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Five expenses are probably causing consumers the most pain

Many of the costs consumers pay regularly have gone up over the last year

The price of rice and peanut butter surged last month

Most items in the ConsumerAffairs Datasembly Shopping Cart Index were stable

Inflation spiked in February

Gasoline and rent led the increase

Some grocery prices are still on the rise

Here are the good groups that saw price hikes in January

Rent and restaurants are keeping inflation ‘sticky’

Inflation decreased in January, but not that much

Inflation continued to cool at the grocery store in January

Prices of many items in the ConsumerAffairs Datasembly Shopping Cart stayed the same or fell

Inflation ticked up in December

Shelter and restaurant meals led the increase

Grocery prices fell slightly in December

The ConsumerAffairs Datasembly Shopping Cart Index was lower than in November

Uh-oh, ‘eggflation’ is back

Egg prices rose 2.2% from October to November

Inflation barely increased last month

So, what does that mean for your money?

Sweet and salty food contributed to November's grocery inflation

Paper products also continued to rise

Inflation stalled last month, thanks to gas prices

But rents continued to move higher

Butter, coffee led October food prices higher

The ConsumerAffairs Datasembly Shopping Cart Index rose 1.4%

Prices were up last month. Here’s what caused the most pain.

Transportation, food and shelter continued to get more expensive

There was little relief from inflation in March

Gasoline and rent led prices higher for another month

Latest Articles

Recent Articles

Five expenses are probably causing consumers the most pain

Many of the costs consumers pay regularly have gone up over the last year

The price of rice and peanut butter surged last month

Most items in the ConsumerAffairs Datasembly Shopping Cart Index were stable

Inflation spiked in February

Gasoline and rent led the increase

Some grocery prices are still on the rise

Here are the good groups that saw price hikes in January

Rent and restaurants are keeping inflation ‘sticky’

Inflation decreased in January, but not that much

Inflation continued to cool at the grocery store in January

Prices of many items in the ConsumerAffairs Datasembly Shopping Cart stayed the same or fell

Inflation ticked up in December

Shelter and restaurant meals led the increase

Grocery prices fell slightly in December

The ConsumerAffairs Datasembly Shopping Cart Index was lower than in November

Uh-oh, ‘eggflation’ is back

Egg prices rose 2.2% from October to November

Inflation barely increased last month

So, what does that mean for your money?

Sweet and salty food contributed to November's grocery inflation

Paper products also continued to rise

Inflation stalled last month, thanks to gas prices

But rents continued to move higher

Butter, coffee led October food prices higher

The ConsumerAffairs Datasembly Shopping Cart Index rose 1.4%

Prices were up last month. Here’s what caused the most pain.

Transportation, food and shelter continued to get more expensive

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