Consumer Price Index (CPI) for SEPTEMBER 2026

The Labor Department's Bureau of Labor Statistics released its Consumer Price Index (CPI) for September, 2026:
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CPI During September, 2026: 336.940

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Consumer Price Index (CPI); Headline

Predicted: +0.5%

->  Actual: +0.59% (+1.96 points)

• Year-on-Year Change: +3.74% (+12.14 points)

[Y-o-Y previous = +3.4%]

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CPI, Minus Food + Energy (Core CPI)

Predicted: +0.3%

 - > Actual: +0.37% (+1.246 points)

• Year-on-Year Change: +2.56% (+8.483 points)

[Y-o-Y previous = +2.45%]

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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 September, 2025: 324.800

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CHART: Consumer Price Index

12-Month Percentage Change
SEPTEMBER 2026 Update

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