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United States: consumer price inflation

This dossier follows releases of the US Consumer Price Index and its components. It distinguishes seasonally adjusted monthly changes from unadjusted annual comparisons.

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Shell gas station in the United States in an archive photograph from 2005.
US gas station: archive photograph from April 28, 2005, used as an illustration. Edbrown05 / Wikimedia Commons, public domain. — Edbrown05 / Wikimedia Commons — domaine public (PD-self). Photo d’archives du 28 avril 2005, sans modification.

Where things stand

On October 14, 2026, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reports September annual inflation of 3.7%, up from 3.4% in August. The monthly increase is 0.6%; gasoline accounts for more than half of it, according to the bureau.

Reported information

US annual inflation rises to 3.7% in September

The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported on October 14, 2026 that consumer prices rose 3.7% over the year to September, up from 3.4% in August. The seasonally adjusted monthly increase reached 0.6%, following 0.4%.

Shell gas station in the United States in an archive photograph from 2005.
US gas station: archive photograph from April 28, 2005, used as an illustration. Edbrown05 / Wikimedia Commons, public domain. — Edbrown05 / Wikimedia Commons — domaine public (PD-self). Photo d’archives du 28 avril 2005, sans modification.

According to the bureau, gasoline rose 9.1% over the month and accounted for more than half of the overall increase. Energy climbed 5.2%, while food prices were unchanged.

Excluding food and energy, the index rose 0.3% over the month and 2.6% over the year, compared with 2.4% in August. These figures describe an acceleration extending beyond the energy component alone.

Hürriyet Daily News and L’Agefi report the official data. Their reports are not independent measurements of prices: the figures remain attributed to the BLS.

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