Keyword: 'Consumer Price Index'

Keyword: Consumer Price Index

State minimum wage to increase by 50 cents in January

9/13/2023

PHOENIX — What would you buy for an extra $20 a week? A nice meal? A car mount for your phone? An extra four gallons of gasoline? That’s the choice that will be facing Arizonans at or near the bottom of the pay scale in January when the state’s minimum wage rises another 50 cents, to $14.35 an hour.

Phoenix inflation rate still ranks high in the U.S.

4/12/2023

The Valley sits atop a list that isn’t so good for consumers. The region ranks third for U.S. cities where inflation is rising the most. The report, compiled by WalletHub, compared 22 …