Rising food and housing costs have hit the lowest-income Americans the hardest in recent years.
The price tracker is based on data released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics for food, household goods and services and Zillow for rent and home-purchase prices. Every chart notes ...
The cost of shelter - namely rent and home prices - has been the biggest inflation bugaboo for the Federal Reserve in the past few years. But it appears the tide is finally turning. Shelter costs, ...
The consumer price index, an inflation gauge, rose 2.9% on an annual basis in December. That's up from 2.7% in November. Energy, food, new and used vehicles, car insurance and airline fares were ...