CPI for all items increases 0.6% in September; gasoline rises

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The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that the CPI-U for all items rose 0.6 percent in September 2026 on a seasonally adjusted basis, following a 0.4 percent increase in August, with the gasoline index increasing 9.1 percent and accounting for over half of the monthly increase. Over the 12 months ending September, the all items index rose 3.7 percent (not seasonally adjusted), up from the 3.4 percent 12-month increase reported for August, while the index for all items less food and energy rose 2.6 percent over the same period. The agency also reported that the energy index rose 5.2 percent for the month and 20.4 percent over the year, the shelter index rose 0.4 percent monthly and 3.2 percent annually, and the food index was unchanged for the month but up 2.5 percent over the year. The CPI-U reached an index level of 336.940 (1982-84=100), the CPI-W rose 3.9 percent over 12 months to 330.654, and the Chained CPI-U rose 3.5 percent over 12 months, as stated in the release.

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