CSUB Economics Department

What is the impact of the most recent CPI report on Kern County residents?

Recent Consumer Price Index Report has economists worried about the future The CPI is one data tool used by the US government to measure and track inflation. Since the recent tariffs acts made by President Trump, consumers are seeing an increase in everyday items.

Please watch 23ABC tonight to watch Dr. Gearhart discuss the Consumer Price Index (CPI) and what it means for the average consumer!

Please watch 23ABC on TV tonight as Dr. Richard Gearhart describes the economic impacts of potential "Liberation Day" tariffs on the local economy.

Congrats to Dr. Rich Ryan and Dr. Nyakundi Michieka for their award of a $40,000 grant from the Resilient Energy Economies (REE) initiative to develop recommendations for building a resilient economy in Kern County.

Please watch Dr. Richard Gearhart on KGET Channel 17 at 5 PM on 3/17/2025 to learn about how Kern County's economy weathered the COVID storm.

Congrats to Dr. Rich Ryan on receiving a grant award from the Institute for Humane Studies at George Mason University to help recruit survey participants for a student research presentation!