CPI for all items increases 0.4% in August; gasoline rises

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The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that the CPI-U for all items increased 0.4 percent in August 2026 on a seasonally adjusted basis, following a 0.1 percent rise in July, with an unadjusted 12-month increase of 3.4 percent. The Bureau stated that the gasoline index rose 3.9 percent in August, accounting for over one third of the monthly all items increase, while the energy index increased 2.1 percent and the shelter index rose 0.3 percent. The Bureau reported the food index increased 0.1 percent over the month, with food away from home up 0.3 percent, and the all items less food and energy index rose 0.3 percent after a 0.2 percent increase in July. Over the 12 months ending August, the Bureau reported the all items index rose 3.4 percent, the all items less food and energy index rose 2.4 percent, the energy index rose 16.3 percent, and the food index rose 2.7 percent.

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