Economic Indicators

McDonald's and Chipotle Mexican Grill are seeing customers trade down and visit less often as inflation pressures their budgets.

“We perform well during tough times like this.”

As inflation continues to rise faster than incomes, lower earners are having a harder time saving and covering monthly expenses.

Fish and chips are up 40%, but drinkers balk at a £6 pint of Guinness

It isn’t just the quantity of goods that consumers buy but the quality that matters.

The cost of feed and tricky growing conditions are the likely culprits of this year's limited participation at the Iowa State Fair contest.

Investment advisers can help you calculate your personal inflation rate.

A new state-level analysis finds that ending emergency unemployment benefits had a statistically significant positive impact on employment.

The CPI number came in at 8.5%, from 9.1% in June, as food prices continued to spike but gasoline and nat gas prices fell and durable goods prices backed off. Services CPI rose to 6.25%.

Degrowth - the idea that a finite planet cannot sustain ever-increasing consumption - is about the closest you can get to a heresy in economics, where growth is widely held as the best route to prosperity.

There are many measures of inflation available. Which one should we be focusing on? The July CPI was announced this week, and Federal Reserve’s preferred measure, the PCE index, will be announced on August 26. These two series each have variations, and there are still other measures available.

Taking the kids to a baseball game, a movie, or Disneyland is a bigger financial commitment than it used to be for middle-class families.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. economy is caught in an awkward, painful place. A confusing one, too. Growth appears to be sputtering, home sales are tumbling and economists warn of a potential recession ahead .

US economic data from production to credit is diverging in surprising ways

Gross domestic product fell 0.9% at an annualized pace for the period, according to the advance estimate.

Despite ripple effects from conflict and inflation, global growth continues. According to the IMF, the global GDP will hit $104 trillion by end of year.

While there's a risk of recession for 2023, any decline should be mild and short-lived.

Which countries have the lowest GDP per capita? This map looks at the 25 poorest countries in the world in terms of GDP per capita.

Meat prices increased more than any other food category, but what happens when a BBQ restaurant believes they can't raise prices or even reduce portion sizes?

The effects of inflation have rippled through consumer prices, from gas to groceries to stadium concessions. ESPN polled food and beverage vendors and reps for MLB's 30 teams to find out how much fans are paying for their favorite ballpark eats.

These are the most important indicators economists and forecasters are watching.

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WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. inflation surged to a new four-decade high in June because of rising prices for gas, food and rent, squeezing household budgets and pressuring the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates aggressively -- trends that raise the risk of a recession .

The metal has entered a bear market before every recession in the last 30 years.

NPD Group reports that sales of lipstick are rising more than twice as fast as other products in the beauty category this year. This lends more credence to the Lipstick Effect theory that in tough economic times, sales of lipstick rise.

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"We have enough information to conclude policy mistakes, especially on the demand side, go a long way toward explaining today’s inflation." ~ Alexander William Salter