Current Consumer Price Index 2024. The consumer price index rose 2.5% in august 2024, on an annual basis, the bureau of labor statistics said. The consumer price index, a measurement of price changes for a commonly purchased basket of goods and services, briskly retreated from a 2.9% annual increase.

The consumer price index, a measurement of price changes for a commonly purchased basket of goods and services, briskly retreated from a 2.9% annual increase. The overall consumer price index climbed 2.5 percent in august from a year earlier, a notably cooler pace of inflation than july’s 2.9 percent and down sharply from a.