How the Consumer-Price Index Measures Inflation | WSJ

As inflation climbs in the U.S., rising food and energy costs have pushed the nation’s most popular price index to its highest level in four decades. WSJ’s Gwynn Guilford explains how the consumer-price index works and what it can tell you about inflation.

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[Amandaycl]

The market's direction can swiftly change, with indexes frequently transitioning from a bear market to a bull market precisely when the news is most negative and investor sentiment reaches its lowest point.

[cometome]

Thank you for great posting.
It’s like a good lecture for me to understand what CPI is.

[sulaimankhan]

02:33 -- That Highway is Don Valley Parkway - DVP - Heading towards Lawrence Avenue East ...Exit 12 A & Exit 12 B

[NicholasBall]

Inflation, bank collapse, severe drought in the agricultural belt, recession, food shortages, diesel fuel and heating oil shortages, baby formula shortages, available automobile shortages and prices, the price of living place. <It's all coming together and it could lead to a real disaster towards the end of this year (or sooner). With inflation currently at about 6%, my primary concern is how to maximize my savings/retirement fund of about $300k which has been sitting duck since forever with zero to no gains.

[rtu]

I find myself at a crossroads, uncertain whether to liquidate my $150, 000 stock portfolio. I'm seeking advice on the best strategy to capitalize on this current market.

[sativadiva]

Almost every single piece of "financial advice" on these videos or comment sections literally boils down to "be lucky enough to be born into wealth and use that wealth to make investments."

[loki]

9% inflation.. Strange. Doesn't feel like I am paying $109 for the same stuff that then used to cost $100.. Definitely is a LOT more than that.
Add it all up and easily 20-25% higher over all expenditure for us.

[bryancook]

You did not explain whether the monthly reported CPI number is percentage change over the previous month, or over the same month one year ago. So for example, if the November CPI is 7%, does that mean the basket of goods is 7% more expensive than October? Or does it mean that the basket of goods is 7% more than a cost last November?

[Muller_Andr]

The stock market will go down further and goodluck on the fed pausing rate hikes w/ all the hawkishness that has failed to keep up with inflation.

[heohero]

For those who do not know, the inflation rate in vietnam in 1985 was 500-600%. I weren’t born in that period but imagining that was horrible

[aravindk]

Sure, blame the guy asking for a 2$ an hour raise for inflation, and not the company that earned 2 billion $ extra for the quarter.

[fakeaccount]

My professor taught me in Finance just walk around Walmart and look at people's shopping carts! If there full we are good if they are not we are having problems!!!

[praveenspike]

With crypto in the market will the CPI raise or come down? The old ways are not going to work.

[elijahdedon]

When you say inflation, do you mean the printing of money? Or higher prices ?

[raeadrianarevalo]

its not just the US the other countries too

[auro]

how? wsj and they see if people are living happily then they increase prices and stop supplying the market

[freewifi]

i have issue with how the BPI conducts surveys. instead of 400 field agents, why not have data fed into an API that could be checked in real time?

[conchobar]

Try to find the raw data BLS uses to calculate CPI. Good luck with that.

[davidroussell]

@ 2:03 TD Bank and Chase in background. Ironic?

[shannondavis]

Corporations CEO’s need to humble their profit margins just like WallStreet fund managers.Also companies need to stop penny pinching with workers annual & quarterly raises!!!!