Consumer Price Index (CPI) for AUGUST 2026

The Labor Department's Bureau of Labor Statistics released its Consumer Price Index (CPI) for August, 2026:

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CPI During August, 2026: 334.980

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Consumer Price Index (CPI); Headline

Predicted: +0.3%

->  Actual: +0.318% (+1.062 points)

• Year-on-Year Change: +3.4% (+11.004 points)

[Y-o-Y previous = +3.36%]

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CPI, Minus Food + Energy (Core CPI)

Predicted: +0.2%

 - > Actual: +0.27% (+0.908 point)

• Year-on-Year Change: +2.45% (+8.071 points)

[Y-o-Y previous = +2.48%]

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The above, yellow- and blue-highlighted figures represent month-to-month and year-on-year changes (not seasonally adjusted) in prices for a specific group of goods and services that consumers buy, and is, therefore, a very important part of the overall inflation picture for the country.

The "predicted" figure is what economists were expecting, while the "actual" is the true or real figure.

General categories that constitute the CPI are:

• Healthcare
• Housing
• Clothing
• Communications
• Education
• Transportation
• Food and Beverages
• Recreation
• Miscellaneous Goods and Services (grooming expenses, etc.)

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CPI During August, 2025: 323.976

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CHART: Consumer Price Index

12-Month Percentage Change
AUGUST 2026 Update

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