Author: Katherine Schaeffer

(SOPA Images) YouTube is the most widely used of all the online platforms we’ve asked about in the United States. The video-based platform serves as a forum for entertainers, commentators, businesses and others, and Americans use it in a variety of ways, from getting the news to learning new skills.  How we did this YouTube marked its 20th anniversary in February. Pew Research Center conducted this analysis to provide key findings about how Americans use the popular video-sharing platform. All findings in this analysis come from previously published Center studies. Further information about the methodology of these studies, including survey…

Customers shop for produce at a grocery store in Rosemead, California. (Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images) Inflation in the United States is down significantly from its recent highs, falling from an annual rate of 9.1% in June 2022 to 2.5% in August 2024. But actual prices remain elevated and, absent a recession, are likely to stay that way. Along with its closely watched national inflation measure – the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) – the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics tracks consumer prices by census region and in 23 major metropolitan areas around the country. This…