There’s a lot of 'price sensitivity' among consumers, says OpenBrand’s Ralph McLaughlin
CNBC Television·2025-10-17 21:32
Welcome back. The Bureau of Labor Statistics has delayed the consumer price index report for September until next Friday. But there are other ways to see if inflation is popping up in the economy.Open Brand uses retail market intelligence from consumer surveys to web data to track prices across different product categories. So what are they seeing. Joining me now is Ralph Mclofflin, chief economist at Open Brand.Ralph, so give it to us straight. Uh do you see goods inflation out there. >> Hey John.Yeah. Uh ...