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September Consumer Prices Rose 0.6 Percent
Gasoline accounted for more than half of the monthly increase. The 12-month rate is 3.7 percent.
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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · agency · published 2026-10-14
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Prices rose faster in September. On Wednesday the Bureau of Labor Statistics said the Consumer Price Index for all urban consumers increased 0.6 percent, after rising 0.4 percent in August. Those are seasonally adjusted monthly changes. Over the 12 months through September the index is up 3.7 percent before seasonal adjustment, versus 3.4 percent for the year ending in August. Gasoline rose 9.1 percent over the month and accounted for more than half the all-items increase. The energy index rose 5.2 percent. Shelter rose 0.4 percent. Food was unchanged: food away from home rose 0.2 percent, and food at home fell 0.1 percent. The core index, which leaves out food and energy, rose 0.3 percent in September and 2.6 percent over the year. Energy is up 20.4 percent over those 12 months. Food is up 2.5 percent.
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The CPI-U rose 0.6 percent in September 2026, seasonally adjusted, after 0.4 percent in August. The 12-month change was 3.7 percent before seasonal adjustment, compared with 3.4 percent for the 12 months ending in August.
Gasoline rose 9.1 percent in September and accounted for over half of the monthly all-items increase. The energy index rose 5.2 percent over the month.
Shelter rose 0.4 percent. Food was unchanged: food away from home rose 0.2 percent and food at home fell 0.1 percent.
The all-items-less-food-and-energy index rose 0.3 percent in September and 2.6 percent over the year. Energy rose 20.4 percent over 12 months. Food rose 2.5 percent over the year.