Retail inflation, measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI), rose to 3.93% in May 2026 from 3.48% in April, according to data released by the government on Friday.

Consumers and U.S. workers are feeling the pinch of a wage growth rate that lags behind the rate of inflation.

Inflation, as measured by the Consumer Price Index, is expected to run above 4% for the first time in three years because of the Iran war’s oil price shock.

US inflation climbed to a fresh three-year high in May, driven largely by rising energy prices linked to global supply disruptions following the Iran conflict, according to…

India's retail inflation rose to 3.93% in May. Food and fuel prices increased, impacting consumer costs. This marks the highest inflation reading under the new CPI series. Despite…

Food inflation edged up to 4.78%, driving the increase in headline consumer prices.

Economists expect price pressures to intensify further in June, driven by the continued pass-through of earlier increases in transport and cooking fuel costs amid continued supply…