United States: CPI-W

Macro

2026-05-18

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The latest Q2 2026 US Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) jumped to 326.541, a significant rise from 323.5 in the previous quarter, highlighting the pressure of resurgent inflation. This increase was primarily driven by energy supply shocks triggered by Middle East geopolitics. The market is closely watching whether this surge in oil prices will spread to core inflation, thereby disrupting the Federal Reserve's pace of interest rate cuts.

AI Data Insight

The latest Q2 2026 US Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) jumped to 326.541, a significant rise from 323.5 in the previous quarter, highlighting the pressure of resurgent inflation. This increase was primarily driven by energy supply shocks triggered by Middle East geopolitics. The market is closely watching whether this surge in oil prices will spread to core inflation, thereby disrupting the Federal Reserve's pace of interest rate cuts.

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Published by
United States Department of Labor (Choice)
Frequency
Monthly
Next Update