The Business Times
business-time-50

consumer price index

Global Enterprise

China's producer inflation jumps to 4-year high, squeezing manufacturers

People carry shopping bags loaded with discounted food and consumer products at the 30th Saha Group Fair event in Bangkok, Thailand, 25 June 2026.
Asean Business

Thailand’s June headline CPI up 2.42% y/y, below forecast

In the 12 months through April, the CPI advanced 3.8 per cent. That was the biggest year-on-year increase since May 2023 and followed a 3.3 per cent rise in March.
International

US consumer prices increase further in April

In a joint statement on Apr 23, MAS and MTI flagged that Singapore’s imported cost pressures are expected to pick up and broaden in the months ahead.
Economy & Policy

Economists expect broader price hikes amid Gulf war, as Singapore’s core inflation rises in March

In March, retail and other goods inflation rose to 1.8%, from 0.6% in February.
Economy & Policy

Singapore’s core inflation inches up to 1.7% in March; headline inflation at 1.8%

Amid a record jump in petrol and diesel costs, the CPI logged its biggest monthly increase in nearly four years in March.
International

US producer prices increase less than expected in March

There are concerns that a prolonged conflict in the Middle East could undercut the labour market, especially if households respond to high prices by pulling back spending.
International

US consumer prices surge as expected in March

China's producer price index increased 0.5% from a year earlier, data from the National Bureau of Statistics showed on Friday.
Global Enterprise

China’s factories jolt back to inflation on Iran war price shock

Analysts say that the new gauge the Bank of Japan released shows that underlying inflation is on track for further rate hikes.
International

Bank of Japan’s new trend gauge shows inflation exceeding target

Prices at petrol pumps have jumped by more than 18% to US$3.5 a gallon since the US-Israel war started, data from motorist advocacy group AAA showed.
International

US consumer prices go up as expected in February

Latest T-bills Treasury Bills Results & Interest NewsLatest SSB Singapore Savings Bonds NewsLatest COE Certificate of Entitlement News
Latest Johor-Singapore SEZ NewsLatest BTO Build To Order & Sales of Balance NewsLatest STI Straits Times Index NewsLatest SGX Dividends, Share Price NewsLatest Bonds Market NewsLatest Singapore Stocks To Buy NewsLatest Singapore Economy News
View More