CPI for all items rises 0.4% in August; shelter and food up

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The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) rose 0.4 percent in August on a seasonally adjusted basis, following a 0.2 percent increase in July, with the all items index up 2.9 percent over the last 12 months before seasonal adjustment. The shelter index rose 0.4 percent and was the largest factor in the monthly increase, while the food index rose 0.5 percent (food at home up 0.6 percent, food away from home up 0.3 percent) and the energy index rose 0.7 percent as gasoline increased 1.9 percent. The index for all items less food and energy rose 0.3 percent in August, matching July, and rose 3.1 percent over the last 12 months; medical care, recreation, and communication were among the few major indexes that decreased in August. The BLS also stated that, effective with October 2025 data to be released November 13, 2025, it will remove long-term care insurance from the health insurance index.

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