Consumer Price Index Rose 0.2% in April 2025, 2.3% Year-over-Year

By Tom Burnett CFA On May 13, 2025. The Bureau of Labor Statistics issued its CPI report for April 2025. The CPI rose by 0.2% in April, after decreasing by 0.1% in March. The year-over-year increase was 2.3%, the lowest year-ago increase since February 2021. In April 2024, the 12-month increase was 3…

U.S. Economy Added 177,000 Jobs in April 2025 By Tom Burnett CFA On May 2, 2025, the Bureau of Labor Statistics issued its Employment Report for April 2025. Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 177,000 to 159.5 million from 157.6 million a year ago. The unemployment rate was 4.2%, unchanged from…

Consumer Price Index For March Decreased 0.1% By Tom Burnett CFA On April 10, 2025, the Bureau of Labor Statistics issued its CPI report for March 2025. The Index fell by 0.1% in March, after rising by 0.2% in February. Over the past 12 months, the CPI rose 2.4%. The Core rate, excluding food and...

U.S. Economy Added 228,000 Jobs in March 2025 By Tom Burnett CFA On April 4, 2025, the Bureau of Labor Statistics issued its Employment Report for March 2025. Total employment rose by 228,000 jobs from the prior month. The unemployment rate increased from 4.1% in February to 4.2% in March. The rate has…

U.S. Consumer Price Index Rose 0.2% in February 2025 By Tom Burnett CFA On March 12, 2025, the Bureau of Labor Statistics issued its CPI report for February 2025. The CPI increased 0.2% in February, after rising 0.5% in January. Over the past 12 months, the Index rose 2.8%, after rising 3.0% in the 12…