When elected officials dismiss data collection and statistics that have met the test of time yet tell a story that they dislike, they are effectively waging a civil war within our nation.

The third possibility is the most intriguing: Both data sets are broadly correct. G.D.P. really is booming — but it is being ...

An interdisciplinary team of University of Tennessee, Knoxville researchers recently published in Biophysical Journal on ...

Inflation fell to its lowest in years in November, according to one important measure. But it may not be all it appears.

Given concerns about potentially distorted inflation data, futures traders only increased by 2 percentage points the ...

U.S. consumer prices increased less than expected in the year to November, but the moderation is likely technical and ...

While most inflation indexes showed deceleration, this report does not necessarily prove a downward trend in inflation due to ...

U.S. consumer prices rose less than expected in the year to November, but households still faced affordability challenges as ...

Inflation unexpectedly – and sharply – slowed in November, a seemingly welcome change for Americans weighed down by the persistently high cost of living.

Data collection issues skewed the latest Consumer Price Index report, economists warned, clouding the picture for the Federal Reserve as it also grapples with a cooling labor market.

The Consumer Price Index rose at an annual rate of 2.7% in November, cooler than economists had forecast and a sign that price pressures may be easing.