Prices are rising faster than paychecks.
Inflation-adjusted wages fell 0.7% from a year earlier, the sixth straight monthly decline and the worst stretch in more than three years.
Consumer prices rose 3.7% over the past year, led by a 9.1% jump in gasoline.
Prices of an obscure metal used in everything from nuclear energy to aerospace and semiconductors are getting so high that the world’s biggest producer is considering boosting supply
Prices components of @philadephiafed Services Index moved in opposite directions in October: prices paid rose 4 points to highest reading since April, while prices received dropped 11 points to lowest reading since April
Prices for candy and chewing gum rose 8.1% in August from a year earlier, according to the latest available data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
That's more than double the 3.4% increase in overall consumer prices during the same period.
Prices for the mainstay fuel at Chinese power plants rose for an 11th straight week as officials rush to boost domestic mining and major supplier Indonesia struggles with output.