Sentences with phrase «consumer food price inflation»

Consumer Food Price Inflation (CFPI) for April was 5.11 per cent, against 6.14 per cent in March and 9.21 per cent in the same month a year - ago.

Not exact matches

A jump in food prices fueled faster consumer inflation in October.

China's consumer inflation rate grew at its fastest pace in six months in October as food prices rose, while producer prices accelerated to a near - five year high, exceeding expectations.

China «s consumer price inflation slowed to its weakest pace in almost a year in August, pulled down by abating food costs, although an encouraging moderation in producer price deflation added to growing evidence of a steadying economy.

About the Survey of Consumer Expectations The SCE contains information about how consumers expect overall inflation and prices for food, gas, housing and education to behave.

Inflation is projected to be near 2 per cent through 2017 and 2018 as the temporary effects of higher consumer energy prices and lower food prices dissipate and economic slack is absorbed.

Higher food and oil prices led to a marked increase in consumer price inflation throughout the region in mid 2004, particularly in Thailand, Singapore, Korea and the Philippines.

It is worth noting that the core Consumer Price Index (excluding food and energy) stood at a year - on - year rate of 1.8 % in July, and that the Fed may be content to see inflation at least trending upward — without necessarily hitting 2 % in the near term — before deciding to act.

You can see our comparison of several key inflation measures, including the two - year «breakeven inflation rate», the Consumer Price Index (CPI) and the CPI excluding food and energy, in the chart below.

The most welcome news was that the core consumer price index (CPI)-- which excludes food and energy — rose 2.3 percent year - over-year in February, representing the fourth straight month of inflation and the highest rate since October 2008.

Excluding food, consumer price inflation is drifting higher, though it remains modest at around 1 1/4 per cent.

Not including energy and other volatile items like food, alcohol and tobacco, overall consumer price inflation was 0.8 percent, a rate the ECB consider too low for a healthy economy.

Consumer price inflation in the euro area increased to 2.1 per cent over the year to October, primarily due to higher food and energy prices; the core measure of inflation is lower at 1.7 per cent (Graph 9).

In fact, realized inflation is decelerating: Core consumer prices, excluding food and energy, are down to 1.9 % year - over-year, the slowest rate since late 2015.

A supermarket food price war and lower petrol price inflation are expected to have brought the headline consumer price index measure of inflation down for the sixth month running in March.

Yet core inflation in the U.S. — which strips out volatile food and energy prices — appears to be broadening, our analysis suggests, with an increasing share of Consumer Price Index components clocking gains.

Ltd. is racing to cut prices as grocery wars break out in Canada amid consumer resistance to food inflation.

It is natural to guess commodities can be used for inflation protection given the same food and energy that are in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) are in the commodity indices.

The same food and energy that is in CPI (Consumer Price Index from the Bureau of Labor Statistics,) is in the commodity indices like the S&P GSCI and DJCI, and more energy has provided more inflation protection since energy is Read more -LSB-...]

The same food and energy that is in CPI (Consumer Price Index from the Bureau of Labor Statistics,) is in the commodity indices like the S&P GSCI and DJCI, and more energy has provided more inflation protection since energy is the most volatile component of CPI.

Even though oil prices have moderated recently, there is concern that the Fed is ignoring overall inflation because prices for gas and many food items are noticeably higher to many consumers.

Consumers have also been harmed, as the price of corn derivatives (meat, dairy, soda, etc., etc.,) has increased so sharply that inflation of the cost of food doubled the historical rate in 2008.

Separately, assistant central bank governor Yi Gang told a forum that he expected consumer inflation to remain steady at within 3 percent next year, as a good grain harvest this year meant pressure on food prices would be limited.

The massive diversion of grain to fuel cars has helped drive up food prices, leaving low - income consumers everywhere to suffer some of the most severe food price inflation in history.

(TNS)-- Consumer prices were unchanged in November amid declining energy and food costs, but other data in the government's monthly report indicated enough inflation to keep the Federal Reserve on track for an interest rate hike this week.

Some may be struggling as consumers eat out less because of inflation in food and gas prices.