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August CPI shows inflation's sticky in services
by
Justin Ho
Sep 11, 2024
Airline tickets and eating out cost more in August than July. But price gains are easing in other previously sticky industries.
$10.24 for a burrito? Here’s why some restaurants don’t round up.
by
Janet Nguyen
Jul 24, 2024
While you might expect the cost of a meal to end in "99," some businesses use unusual pricing to ensure they get the profit margins they want.
Inflation's way down, but consumers still flinch at high prices, Fed observes
Jul 18, 2024
Price-sensitive shoppers are buying fewer or lower-quality items and retailers are offering discounts, according to the Beige Book.
Some small businesses are squeezed between rising costs and customers with other options
Apr 18, 2024
For restaurants and retailers in particular, it can lead to something the Federal Reserve's Beige Book calls "lumpy" pricing.
Some small businesses worry they've hit the limit on raising prices
by
Justin Ho
Jul 11, 2023
It could signal that wage and other cost pressures are easing or that sales are weakening and the economy is slowing.
Egg prices have doubled over the last year
by
Justin Ho
Dec 26, 2022
Bird flu has decimated flocks. Meanwhile, demand for eggs has increased.
Consumer sentiment inched up in December — from all-time lows
Dec 23, 2022
The University of Michigan consumer sentiment index rose 5% from November, but was still 15% lower than one year ago.
For public good, not for profit.
How do consumer products companies decide how much they'll raise their prices?
by
Justin Ho
Oct 20, 2022
It depends on the ingredients that go into a product and how much competition it faces.
Another price that's rising: The cost of a night in a hotel
by
Justin Ho
Oct 17, 2022
There isn't enough supply and there's too much demand.
Inflation may be losing momentum. But not everywhere.
Oct 14, 2022
Labor Department numbers for September show inflation slowing in some sectors.