The agency, which also compiles the closely watched employment report, has been impacted by a hiring freeze imposed by President Donald Trump as part of an unprecedented campaign to drastically reduce the size of government through mass layoffs and spending cuts.

The US Labor Department showed a marginal increase by consumer prices in the US. The Labor Department said its consumer price index edged up by 0.1% in May after rising by 0.2%

The Tribune is tracking 11 everyday costs for Americans — eggs, milk, bread, bananas, oranges, tomatoes, chicken, ground beef, gasoline, electricity and natural gas — and how they are changing, or

The number of Americans filing new applications for unemployment benefits held at an eight-month high last week, consistent with easing labor market conditions, while slowing domestic demand helped to restrain producer prices in May.

The Consumer Price Index increased by 2.4% in May compared to a year ago, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics' latest data. The latest report shows ground beef continues to steadily increase.

Inflation moved up in May as Trump's tariffs threatened to filter into consumer prices, CPI report shows. Gasoline prices declined for fourth month

Consumer prices came in slightly lower in May, but below expectations as lower energy prices helped, the Labor Department reported on Wednesday. For the month, prices rose by 0.1%, below the 0.2% forecast,

U.S. inflation picked up a bit last month as food costs rose, though overall inflation remained mostly tame. Consumer prices increased 2.4% in May compared with a year ago, according to a Labor Department report released Wednesday.