CPI for all items rises 0.3% in September; gasoline up

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The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that the CPI-U rose 0.3 percent in September 2025 on a seasonally adjusted basis, after rising 0.4 percent in August, with a 12-month increase of 3.0 percent before seasonal adjustment. The agency stated that gasoline rose 4.1 percent for the month, the largest factor in the all items increase, as energy overall rose 1.5 percent, while food increased 0.2 percent and the index for all items less food and energy rose 0.2 percent. BLS noted that shelter, airline fares, recreation, household furnishings and operations, and apparel increased over the month, while motor vehicle insurance, used cars and trucks, and communication decreased. The Bureau also reported that the CPI-U rose 3.0 percent over the 12 months ending September, the CPI-W rose 2.9 percent, and the C-CPI-U rose 2.9 percent over the same period, and it noted that September data collection was completed before the lapse in appropriations.

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