Inflation dropped slightly in April, yet it's still close to a 40-year high, with consumer prices rising at an annual rate of 8.3%. Rising costs for housing, food, airfares and new cars were the ...

How do I calculate my personal inflation rate? You can calculate your personal inflation rate by running through your receipts and bank statements and noting down how much you spent in the last month.

Staffing shortages have forced the U.S. federal government to scale back the price checks it uses to calculate the inflation rate. Economists are warning that could lead to less accurate ...