Anyone who’s filled up their tank recently may have trouble believing the latest Consumer Price Index report from the Labor Department. It says:
In April, the index for petroleum-based energy fell 1.6 percent, offsetting a 2.5 percent increase in the…
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Loading ...Our nation’s politically motivated fixation with ethanol has led to tortilla riots in Mexico and helped push up the price of beer. Now, it’s inflating the cost of moviegoers’ favorite snack food. A Reuters story says popcorn prices are up 40 percent…
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...While the Consumer Price Index is rising roughly 2.5 percent a year, construction companies are facing an inflation rate more than twice that high. It’s likely to remain there for the forseeable future, says Ken Simonson, chief economist at…
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