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| Item | Index | Percent change to Aug 2026 from | Percent change to Sep 2026 from | Index | Percent change to 1st half 2026 from | ||||||
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| Aug 2026 |
Sep 2026 |
Aug 2025 |
Jun 2026 |
Jul 2026 |
Sep 2025 |
Jul 2026 |
Aug 2026 |
1st half 2026 | 1st half 2025 | 2nd half 2025 | |
All items |
334.980 | 336.940 | 3.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 3.7 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 330.724 | 3.3 | 2.1 |
All items (1967=100) |
1,003.450 | 1,009.323 | 990.703 | ||||||||
Food and beverages |
347.206 | 347.662 | 2.6 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 2.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 344.483 | 2.9 | 1.6 |
Food |
350.418 | 350.905 | 2.7 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 2.5 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 347.631 | 3.0 | 1.7 |
Food at home |
321.500 | 321.758 | 2.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 319.770 | 2.5 | 1.6 |
Cereals and bakery products |
369.171 | 369.585 | 2.6 | 0.1 | -0.2 | 2.1 | -0.1 | 0.1 | 366.897 | 2.5 | 1.6 |
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs |
351.501 | 350.696 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | -0.2 | 348.067 | 1.3 | 0.3 |
Dairy and related products |
272.068 | 269.630 | -0.3 | 0.1 | 0.3 | -0.7 | -0.6 | -0.9 | 269.858 | -0.5 | -0.2 |
Fruits and vegetables |
367.507 | 371.317 | 3.2 | -0.7 | -0.6 | 3.7 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 366.471 | 4.1 | 3.2 |
Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials |
237.834 | 240.041 | 3.7 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 3.8 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 237.658 | 4.8 | 3.2 |
Other food at home |
283.370 | 282.638 | 2.4 | -0.4 | -0.2 | 1.8 | -0.4 | -0.3 | 282.301 | 2.5 | 1.8 |
Food away from home |
397.868 | 398.783 | 3.4 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 3.5 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 393.123 | 3.7 | 1.8 |
Alcoholic beverages |
301.724 | 301.738 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 299.899 | 1.9 | 0.9 |
Housing |
360.225 | 361.392 | 3.1 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 3.3 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 356.049 | 3.4 | 1.8 |
Shelter |
430.611 | 432.092 | 3.0 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 3.2 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 425.590 | 3.2 | 1.7 |
Rent of primary residence |
448.997 | 450.402 | 2.7 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 2.8 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 444.182 | 2.8 | 1.4 |
Owners' equiv. rent of residences(1) |
443.642 | 445.381 | 3.1 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 3.3 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 438.202 | 3.2 | 1.6 |
Owners' equiv. rent of primary residence(1) |
443.579 | 445.310 | 3.1 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 3.3 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 438.166 | 3.2 | 1.6 |
Fuels and utilities |
353.268 | 354.210 | 5.0 | 0.1 | -0.1 | 5.8 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 346.977 | 5.7 | 3.1 |
Household energy |
297.115 | 297.942 | 5.0 | -0.2 | -0.3 | 6.2 | -0.1 | 0.3 | 291.792 | 6.0 | 3.3 |
Energy services |
300.729 | 300.013 | 4.0 | -0.5 | -0.6 | 4.6 | -0.9 | -0.2 | 296.095 | 5.5 | 2.6 |
Electricity |
310.057 | 309.852 | 3.8 | -0.6 | -0.5 | 4.4 | -0.6 | -0.1 | 303.116 | 5.3 | 2.1 |
Utility (piped) gas service |
266.448 | 264.250 | 4.4 | -0.4 | -0.9 | 5.0 | -1.8 | -0.8 | 268.670 | 6.0 | 4.1 |
Furnishings and operations |
156.072 | 156.418 | 2.0 | -0.1 | -0.1 | 1.6 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 155.405 | 3.5 | 1.2 |
Apparel |
136.752 | 140.043 | 3.6 | 0.6 | 1.9 | 3.4 | 4.4 | 2.4 | 136.150 | 3.4 | 4.0 |
Transportation |
290.778 | 295.862 | 6.2 | -0.2 | 0.5 | 7.9 | 2.2 | 1.7 | 283.658 | 4.4 | 4.1 |
Private transportation |
289.246 | 294.261 | 5.3 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 7.1 | 2.3 | 1.7 | 282.042 | 3.8 | 3.3 |
New and used motor vehicles(2) |
126.298 | 126.325 | -0.4 | 0.3 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -0.1 | 0.0 | 124.266 | -0.9 | -1.5 |
New vehicles |
179.715 | 179.859 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 179.035 | 0.4 | 0.3 |
Used cars and trucks |
184.580 | 184.395 | -2.3 | 0.7 | 0.0 | -1.5 | -0.1 | -0.1 | 178.546 | -2.5 | -4.4 |
Motor fuel |
362.487 | 386.707 | 27.9 | 0.4 | 2.7 | 34.9 | 9.6 | 6.7 | 330.095 | 17.4 | 18.5 |
Gasoline (all types) |
359.738 | 383.182 | 27.4 | 0.3 | 2.5 | 34.2 | 9.2 | 6.5 | 328.002 | 17.1 | 18.3 |
Unleaded regular(3) |
352.048 | 375.627 | 28.1 | 0.4 | 2.6 | 35.2 | 9.5 | 6.7 | 320.247 | 17.4 | 18.9 |
| 393.962 | 416.616 | 25.4 | 0.3 | 2.2 | 31.1 | 8.1 | 5.8 | 361.298 | 16.0 | 16.6 | |
Unleaded premium(3) |
386.010 | 407.710 | 23.8 | -0.1 | 2.2 | 28.9 | 7.9 | 5.6 | 356.401 | 15.2 | 15.4 |
Motor vehicle insurance |
848.231 | 846.102 | -5.1 | -1.2 | -0.9 | -5.0 | -1.2 | -0.3 | 886.186 | -0.7 | -0.9 |
Medical care |
593.003 | 593.651 | 1.6 | 0.0 | -0.1 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 592.116 | 2.8 | 1.2 |
Recreation(2) |
145.186 | 145.854 | 2.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 2.8 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 144.115 | 2.5 | 1.8 |
Education and communication(2) |
150.304 | 150.903 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 0.4 | 146.801 | 0.3 | -0.2 |
Tuition, other school fees, and childcare |
927.005 | 938.353 | 3.4 | 2.0 | 1.4 | 3.8 | 2.6 | 1.2 | 906.988 | 2.8 | 0.8 |
Other goods and services |
607.972 | 610.165 | 4.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 4.1 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 601.233 | 4.8 | 2.6 |
Commodity and service group |
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Commodities |
235.375 | 237.848 | 4.0 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 4.6 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 231.528 | 3.3 | 2.5 |
Commodities less food & beverages |
183.415 | 186.433 | 4.9 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 6.1 | 2.4 | 1.6 | 179.408 | 3.6 | 3.1 |
Nondurables less food & beverages |
250.397 | 257.922 | 10.1 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 12.2 | 4.4 | 3.0 | 242.339 | 7.1 | 7.1 |
Durables |
124.154 | 124.340 | -0.3 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 122.851 | 0.0 | -1.0 |
Services |
433.290 | 434.668 | 3.1 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 3.2 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 428.693 | 3.2 | 1.8 |
Special indexes |
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All items less medical care |
322.524 | 324.550 | 3.6 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 3.9 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 318.103 | 3.3 | 2.2 |
All items less shelter |
301.226 | 303.386 | 3.6 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 4.0 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 297.227 | 3.3 | 2.3 |
Energy |
329.351 | 341.573 | 16.3 | 0.1 | 1.3 | 20.4 | 5.1 | 3.7 | 310.838 | 11.7 | 10.7 |
All items less energy |
338.938 | 340.073 | 2.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 2.6 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 335.813 | 2.7 | 1.5 |
All items less food and energy |
338.041 | 339.287 | 2.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 2.6 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 334.852 | 2.6 | 1.4 |
Commodities less food |
187.331 | 190.303 | 4.8 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 5.9 | 2.3 | 1.6 | 183.344 | 3.5 | 3.0 |
Nondurables |
297.579 | 301.796 | 5.8 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 6.6 | 2.1 | 1.4 | 292.005 | 4.7 | 4.0 |
Nondurables less food |
253.398 | 260.510 | 9.5 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 11.4 | 4.1 | 2.8 | 245.682 | 6.7 | 6.7 |
Services less rent of shelter(1) |
447.267 | 448.539 | 3.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 3.2 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 443.119 | 3.4 | 2.0 |
Services less medical care services |
416.372 | 417.722 | 3.1 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 3.3 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 411.716 | 3.2 | 1.8 |
Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) |
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All items |
328.481 | 330.654 | 3.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 3.9 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 323.885 | 3.3 | 2.1 |
All items (1967=100) |
978.445 | 984.917 | 964.754 | ||||||||
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Footnotes |
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| Item | Index | Percent change to Aug 2026 from | Percent change to Sep 2026 from | Index | Percent change to 1st half 2026 from | ||||||
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| Aug 2026 |
Sep 2026 |
Aug 2025 |
Jun 2026 |
Jul 2026 |
Sep 2025 |
Jul 2026 |
Aug 2026 |
1st half 2026 | 1st half 2025 | 2nd half 2025 | |
All items |
311.627 | 314.359 | 3.6 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 4.2 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 307.271 | 3.6 | 2.2 |
All items (December 1977=100) |
507.035 | 511.480 | 499.947 | ||||||||
Food and beverages |
334.682 | 335.295 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 2.5 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 330.875 | 2.7 | 1.5 |
Food |
336.644 | 337.347 | 2.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 2.6 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 332.715 | 2.8 | 1.6 |
Food at home |
303.650 | 304.000 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 301.297 | 2.1 | 1.3 |
Cereals and bakery products |
349.085 | 349.716 | 2.1 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 348.184 | 2.6 | 1.4 |
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs |
341.624 | 340.412 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.3 | -0.4 | 339.922 | 2.4 | 0.9 |
Dairy and related products |
256.231 | 251.600 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 0.1 | -0.6 | -1.8 | 251.193 | 0.9 | 0.5 |
Fruits and vegetables |
329.386 | 336.944 | 0.3 | -0.7 | -0.3 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 327.630 | 2.2 | 1.2 |
Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials |
228.102 | 229.674 | 3.0 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 3.5 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 228.217 | 3.8 | 3.3 |
Other food at home |
267.666 | 267.062 | 2.0 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 1.9 | 0.0 | -0.2 | 264.172 | 1.4 | 1.1 |
Food away from home |
392.132 | 393.491 | 4.1 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 4.3 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 385.304 | 3.8 | 2.0 |
Alcoholic beverages |
306.860 | 306.224 | 1.0 | 0.7 | -0.1 | 1.2 | -0.3 | -0.2 | 304.755 | 1.6 | 0.7 |
Housing |
318.918 | 320.556 | 3.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 4.1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 314.831 | 4.4 | 2.2 |
Shelter |
385.486 | 387.691 | 4.3 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 4.4 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 379.388 | 4.3 | 2.3 |
Rent of primary residence |
389.553 | 392.029 | 4.2 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 4.3 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 382.950 | 4.0 | 2.0 |
Owners' equiv. rent of residences(1) |
394.772 | 397.595 | 4.2 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 4.5 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 388.427 | 4.1 | 2.1 |
Owners' equiv. rent of primary residence(1) |
394.593 | 397.437 | 4.2 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 4.5 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 388.278 | 4.1 | 2.1 |
Fuels and utilities |
314.454 | 315.498 | 5.0 | -0.8 | -0.6 | 6.7 | -0.2 | 0.3 | 308.316 | 6.9 | 3.2 |
Household energy |
258.485 | 259.734 | 5.4 | -1.0 | -0.7 | 7.7 | -0.2 | 0.5 | 252.673 | 7.7 | 3.3 |
Energy services |
267.195 | 267.961 | 5.0 | -1.3 | -0.9 | 7.1 | -0.7 | 0.3 | 261.467 | 7.7 | 3.1 |
Electricity |
286.202 | 289.445 | 6.5 | -0.2 | -1.2 | 8.8 | -0.1 | 1.1 | 270.233 | 8.8 | 2.1 |
Utility (piped) gas service |
213.185 | 209.622 | 0.4 | -3.6 | -0.4 | 1.9 | -2.0 | -1.7 | 225.549 | 5.3 | 4.3 |
Furnishings and operations |
143.864 | 144.266 | -1.6 | -1.0 | -0.1 | -0.9 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 146.231 | 2.3 | 0.1 |
Apparel |
127.105 | 132.573 | 4.0 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 4.2 | 4.9 | 4.3 | 127.574 | 4.1 | 4.8 |
Transportation |
278.502 | 284.061 | 5.8 | -0.3 | 1.0 | 8.4 | 3.1 | 2.0 | 270.596 | 3.7 | 3.8 |
Private transportation |
276.723 | 281.699 | 5.2 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 7.9 | 3.0 | 1.8 | 267.571 | 3.0 | 2.9 |
New and used motor vehicles(2) |
126.930 | 127.059 | -0.8 | 0.1 | -0.1 | -0.2 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 125.232 | -0.8 | -1.6 |
New vehicles |
174.890 | 175.082 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 173.964 | 0.6 | 0.3 |
Used cars and trucks |
184.711 | 184.679 | -2.4 | 0.1 | -0.2 | -1.7 | -0.2 | 0.0 | 179.896 | -2.3 | -4.1 |
Motor fuel |
359.743 | 379.492 | 27.4 | 1.3 | 4.8 | 36.2 | 10.6 | 5.5 | 318.128 | 15.9 | 17.2 |
Gasoline (all types) |
358.031 | 377.026 | 27.0 | 1.3 | 4.7 | 35.5 | 10.2 | 5.3 | 316.872 | 15.6 | 17.4 |
Unleaded regular(3) |
347.945 | 366.815 | 27.4 | 1.3 | 4.8 | 36.2 | 10.5 | 5.4 | 307.648 | 15.9 | 17.9 |
| 425.871 | 444.714 | 26.0 | 1.3 | 4.5 | 32.6 | 9.1 | 4.4 | 378.375 | 14.6 | 15.8 | |
Unleaded premium(3) |
402.303 | 419.882 | 23.6 | 1.2 | 3.9 | 30.0 | 8.5 | 4.4 | 360.492 | 13.4 | 14.1 |
Medical care |
581.381 | 584.937 | 1.6 | -0.5 | -0.2 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 582.047 | 3.3 | 1.3 |
Recreation(2) |
151.229 | 152.080 | 3.8 | -0.1 | 0.8 | 3.8 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 149.949 | 4.5 | 2.6 |
Education and communication(2) |
147.150 | 148.437 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 1.9 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 0.9 | 143.948 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
Tuition, other school fees, and childcare(5) |
104.922 | 106.199 | 4.2 | 2.0 | 1.4 | 3.5 | 2.6 | 1.2 | 102.749 | 2.4 | 0.9 |
Other goods and services |
585.384 | 592.634 | 2.2 | -0.5 | 0.3 | 2.6 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 578.596 | 2.2 | 0.5 |
Commodity and service group |
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Commodities |
228.667 | 231.379 | 3.5 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 4.5 | 2.0 | 1.2 | 224.600 | 3.1 | 2.2 |
Commodities less food & beverages |
180.560 | 183.799 | 4.0 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 5.6 | 2.8 | 1.8 | 176.647 | 3.2 | 2.6 |
Nondurables less food & beverages |
244.714 | 252.937 | 9.9 | 0.3 | 1.9 | 12.6 | 5.4 | 3.4 | 235.547 | 6.7 | 6.8 |
Durables |
123.058 | 123.271 | -1.3 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -0.7 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 122.401 | 0.2 | -1.3 |
Services |
396.603 | 399.304 | 3.7 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 4.1 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 392.011 | 3.9 | 2.2 |
Special indexes |
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All items less medical care |
298.982 | 301.678 | 3.8 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 4.5 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 294.374 | 3.6 | 2.3 |
All items less shelter |
287.626 | 290.568 | 3.3 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 4.2 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 283.859 | 3.3 | 2.1 |
Energy |
306.965 | 316.704 | 16.5 | 0.2 | 2.2 | 22.0 | 5.4 | 3.2 | 284.698 | 12.1 | 10.2 |
All items less energy |
316.334 | 318.496 | 2.7 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 2.9 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 313.469 | 3.0 | 1.6 |
All items less food and energy |
313.756 | 316.161 | 2.7 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 311.059 | 3.0 | 1.6 |
Commodities less food |
184.434 | 187.610 | 3.9 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 5.5 | 2.7 | 1.7 | 180.536 | 3.2 | 2.5 |
Nondurables |
288.582 | 293.294 | 5.7 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 7.0 | 2.8 | 1.6 | 281.866 | 4.5 | 3.8 |
Nondurables less food |
247.899 | 255.623 | 9.2 | 0.3 | 1.8 | 11.7 | 5.0 | 3.1 | 239.133 | 6.3 | 6.3 |
Services less rent of shelter(1) |
417.755 | 421.088 | 3.1 | -0.2 | 0.3 | 3.7 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 414.970 | 3.6 | 2.1 |
Services less medical care services |
377.851 | 380.461 | 3.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 4.2 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 373.179 | 3.9 | 2.2 |
Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) |
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All items |
306.316 | 309.131 | 3.8 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 4.6 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 301.240 | 3.6 | 2.2 |
All items (December 1977=100) |
495.381 | 499.933 | 487.172 | ||||||||
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Footnotes |
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| Item | Index | Percent change to Aug 2026 from | Percent change to Sep 2026 from | Index | Percent change to 1st half 2026 from | ||||||
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| Aug 2026 |
Sep 2026 |
Aug 2025 |
Jun 2026 |
Jul 2026 |
Sep 2025 |
Jul 2026 |
Aug 2026 |
1st half 2026 | 1st half 2025 | 2nd half 2025 | |
All items |
355.254 | 357.131 | 3.2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 3.4 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 350.602 | 3.1 | 1.9 |
All items (December 1977=100) |
574.248 | 577.282 | 566.729 | ||||||||
Food and beverages |
364.322 | 364.743 | 3.0 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 2.8 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 361.554 | 2.9 | 2.0 |
Food |
367.456 | 367.870 | 3.0 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 2.8 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 364.670 | 3.0 | 2.0 |
Food at home |
339.354 | 339.401 | 2.7 | 0.1 | -0.1 | 2.4 | -0.1 | 0.0 | 337.132 | 2.4 | 2.1 |
Cereals and bakery products |
351.427 | 348.803 | 2.8 | 1.0 | -0.1 | 2.0 | -0.8 | -0.7 | 345.977 | 2.3 | 1.8 |
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs |
375.541 | 373.263 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 0.3 | -0.5 | -0.3 | -0.6 | 367.622 | -0.7 | -0.5 |
Dairy and related products |
284.162 | 281.694 | 0.9 | -0.2 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 0.0 | -0.9 | 279.571 | -2.3 | -0.1 |
Fruits and vegetables |
431.812 | 437.288 | 4.8 | -1.8 | -0.8 | 7.3 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 432.720 | 6.3 | 5.5 |
Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials |
240.490 | 242.276 | 2.6 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 2.9 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 240.613 | 3.3 | 2.9 |
Other food at home |
292.101 | 292.277 | 2.7 | -0.1 | -0.5 | 2.2 | -0.4 | 0.1 | 293.219 | 3.4 | 2.6 |
Food away from home |
407.501 | 408.564 | 3.2 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 3.3 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 403.779 | 3.6 | 1.8 |
Alcoholic beverages |
316.696 | 317.214 | 2.3 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 2.3 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 314.195 | 2.0 | 1.1 |
Housing |
396.979 | 397.608 | 2.8 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 2.6 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 392.366 | 2.7 | 1.5 |
Shelter |
458.101 | 459.428 | 2.9 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 3.0 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 452.578 | 2.7 | 1.6 |
Rent of primary residence |
484.907 | 485.938 | 2.3 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 2.3 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 480.625 | 2.3 | 1.2 |
Owners' equiv. rent of residences(1) |
482.861 | 484.078 | 2.8 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 2.9 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 477.130 | 2.7 | 1.3 |
Owners' equiv. rent of primary residence(1) |
482.666 | 483.878 | 2.8 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 2.9 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 476.939 | 2.7 | 1.3 |
Fuels and utilities |
454.065 | 453.802 | 3.5 | 0.4 | -0.5 | 3.2 | -0.6 | -0.1 | 445.360 | 3.3 | 1.6 |
Household energy |
390.776 | 389.693 | 3.2 | -0.1 | -1.0 | 2.6 | -1.3 | -0.3 | 383.281 | 2.6 | 1.4 |
Energy services |
393.967 | 392.495 | 3.0 | -0.1 | -1.1 | 2.3 | -1.5 | -0.4 | 386.477 | 2.6 | 1.2 |
Electricity |
437.225 | 435.474 | 3.8 | -0.5 | -1.3 | 3.2 | -1.7 | -0.4 | 433.148 | 3.5 | 2.7 |
Utility (piped) gas service |
311.895 | 311.028 | 0.4 | 1.3 | -0.3 | -0.6 | -0.6 | -0.3 | 295.094 | -0.8 | -3.8 |
Furnishings and operations |
163.338 | 162.047 | 0.8 | 0.3 | -0.1 | -1.2 | -0.9 | -0.8 | 163.217 | 2.5 | 0.3 |
Apparel |
133.004 | 135.145 | 4.0 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 1.6 | 130.719 | 3.4 | 3.4 |
Transportation |
306.602 | 312.177 | 6.4 | -0.5 | 0.9 | 7.6 | 2.8 | 1.8 | 298.821 | 4.9 | 4.0 |
Private transportation |
304.043 | 309.401 | 5.5 | -0.2 | 0.9 | 6.7 | 2.6 | 1.8 | 296.666 | 4.2 | 3.2 |
New and used motor vehicles(2) |
125.024 | 124.931 | -0.3 | 0.4 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.2 | -0.1 | 122.941 | -0.8 | -1.4 |
New vehicles |
177.027 | 177.137 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 176.555 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
Used cars and trucks |
178.831 | 178.310 | -2.8 | 0.6 | -0.1 | -1.6 | -0.4 | -0.3 | 173.129 | -2.0 | -4.4 |
Motor fuel |
416.551 | 446.209 | 25.0 | -1.5 | 3.6 | 29.0 | 10.9 | 7.1 | 388.763 | 16.7 | 16.9 |
Gasoline (all types) |
411.918 | 440.137 | 24.4 | -1.6 | 3.3 | 27.8 | 10.3 | 6.9 | 385.302 | 16.1 | 16.0 |
Unleaded regular(3) |
407.053 | 435.610 | 24.8 | -1.6 | 3.3 | 28.3 | 10.6 | 7.0 | 380.464 | 16.3 | 16.4 |
| 393.518 | 418.709 | 23.5 | -1.6 | 3.1 | 26.8 | 9.7 | 6.4 | 368.743 | 15.6 | 15.4 | |
Unleaded premium(3) |
405.481 | 431.164 | 22.8 | -1.6 | 2.9 | 26.1 | 9.4 | 6.3 | 380.273 | 15.3 | 14.8 |
Medical care |
654.433 | 655.418 | 1.5 | 0.4 | -0.1 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 653.431 | 4.2 | 1.0 |
Recreation(2) |
138.316 | 138.492 | 2.6 | 0.2 | -0.3 | 2.9 | -0.2 | 0.1 | 137.648 | 3.1 | 2.0 |
Education and communication(2) |
147.419 | 149.053 | 1.5 | 3.1 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 3.5 | 1.1 | 143.440 | -0.3 | -0.9 |
Tuition, other school fees, and childcare(5) |
106.217 | 108.975 | 2.9 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 5.3 | 4.5 | 2.6 | 103.805 | 3.3 | 0.7 |
Other goods and services |
598.099 | 600.578 | 2.5 | -0.7 | -0.6 | 3.0 | -0.2 | 0.4 | 594.849 | 4.9 | 2.0 |
Commodity and service group |
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Commodities |
240.057 | 242.209 | 3.8 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 4.1 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 236.371 | 3.1 | 2.3 |
Commodities less food & beverages |
182.134 | 184.707 | 4.3 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 4.9 | 2.3 | 1.4 | 178.402 | 3.2 | 2.6 |
Nondurables less food & beverages |
253.464 | 260.962 | 9.1 | -0.3 | 1.6 | 10.2 | 4.6 | 3.0 | 246.521 | 6.9 | 6.4 |
Durables |
123.804 | 123.540 | -0.3 | 0.7 | 0.1 | -0.3 | -0.1 | -0.2 | 122.166 | -0.3 | -1.1 |
Services |
462.770 | 464.278 | 2.9 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 3.1 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 457.287 | 3.2 | 1.6 |
Special indexes |
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All items less medical care |
341.478 | 343.390 | 3.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 3.6 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 336.678 | 3.1 | 1.9 |
All items less shelter |
314.562 | 316.663 | 3.4 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 3.7 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 310.252 | 3.4 | 2.0 |
Energy |
415.275 | 432.682 | 15.5 | -0.9 | 1.7 | 17.6 | 6.0 | 4.2 | 395.386 | 10.6 | 10.1 |
All items less energy |
354.378 | 355.323 | 2.5 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 2.5 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 350.618 | 2.7 | 1.3 |
All items less food and energy |
353.091 | 354.124 | 2.4 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 2.4 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 349.167 | 2.6 | 1.2 |
Commodities less food |
187.101 | 189.661 | 4.3 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 4.8 | 2.2 | 1.4 | 183.351 | 3.2 | 2.5 |
Nondurables |
308.931 | 313.122 | 5.6 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 6.0 | 2.1 | 1.4 | 303.914 | 4.6 | 3.8 |
Nondurables less food |
258.610 | 265.774 | 8.7 | -0.2 | 1.5 | 9.7 | 4.3 | 2.8 | 251.866 | 6.5 | 6.0 |
Services less rent of shelter(1) |
482.432 | 484.222 | 2.9 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 3.1 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 476.893 | 3.9 | 1.6 |
Services less medical care services |
445.160 | 446.600 | 3.0 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 3.1 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 439.554 | 2.9 | 1.6 |
Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) |
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All items |
346.631 | 348.664 | 3.3 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 3.5 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 341.542 | 3.0 | 1.8 |
All items (December 1977=100) |
557.711 | 560.980 | 549.522 | ||||||||
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| Item | Index | Percent change to Aug 2026 from | Percent change to Sep 2026 from | Index | Percent change to 1st half 2026 from | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2026 |
Sep 2026 |
Aug 2025 |
Jun 2026 |
Jul 2026 |
Sep 2025 |
Jul 2026 |
Aug 2026 |
1st half 2026 | 1st half 2025 | 2nd half 2025 | |
All items |
135.449 | 136.638 | 3.7 | -0.1 | 0.4 | 4.1 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 133.689 | 3.7 | 2.3 |
Food and beverages |
137.504 | 137.304 | 2.2 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 2.2 | 0.1 | -0.1 | 136.379 | 2.4 | 1.6 |
Food |
138.895 | 138.711 | 2.1 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 2.1 | 0.2 | -0.1 | 137.912 | 2.6 | 1.6 |
Food at home |
134.696 | 134.227 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 0.1 | -0.3 | 134.180 | 2.1 | 1.3 |
Cereals and bakery products |
134.187 | 133.538 | 3.3 | 1.3 | 1.9 | 0.4 | 1.4 | -0.5 | 132.102 | 3.3 | 1.2 |
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs |
133.425 | 132.564 | -1.7 | -1.5 | 0.9 | -2.2 | 0.3 | -0.6 | 134.591 | 0.9 | 0.1 |
Dairy and related products |
129.037 | 128.126 | 2.6 | 0.7 | -0.3 | 0.6 | -1.0 | -0.7 | 127.030 | 0.6 | 0.3 |
Fruits and vegetables |
123.337 | 125.330 | 1.4 | -0.1 | -1.1 | 3.8 | 0.5 | 1.6 | 122.065 | 0.5 | 2.2 |
Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials |
147.787 | 145.224 | 2.6 | -0.9 | 0.4 | 0.7 | -1.3 | -1.7 | 149.325 | 7.6 | 4.3 |
Other food at home |
139.353 | 138.882 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 1.9 | 0.0 | -0.3 | 138.393 | 1.7 | 0.8 |
Food away from home |
144.792 | 145.029 | 3.7 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 4.0 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 143.126 | 3.1 | 2.1 |
Alcoholic beverages |
121.488 | 121.071 | 3.5 | 2.2 | 0.0 | 3.1 | -0.4 | -0.3 | 118.541 | 0.8 | 0.9 |
Housing |
142.095 | 143.065 | 3.5 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 3.9 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 139.952 | 3.8 | 1.9 |
Shelter |
143.488 | 144.325 | 4.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 4.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 141.207 | 3.9 | 2.5 |
Rent of primary residence |
144.652 | 145.688 | 4.2 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 4.6 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 141.936 | 3.7 | 1.9 |
Owners' equiv. rent of residences |
145.759 | 146.869 | 4.7 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 5.2 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 142.443 | 3.8 | 2.2 |
Owners' equiv. rent of primary residence |
145.724 | 146.868 | 4.8 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 5.3 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 142.398 | 3.8 | 2.2 |
Furnishings and operations |
137.148 | 138.493 | -1.1 | -0.3 | 0.8 | -0.1 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 137.429 | 2.3 | -0.2 |
Apparel |
113.800 | 120.851 | 5.8 | -1.8 | 1.1 | 6.2 | 7.3 | 6.2 | 116.285 | 5.9 | 6.0 |
Transportation |
142.160 | 144.352 | 6.8 | -0.3 | 0.9 | 8.6 | 2.4 | 1.5 | 137.361 | 3.6 | 4.0 |
Private transportation |
145.586 | 147.735 | 6.4 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 8.4 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 139.748 | 2.9 | 3.0 |
New and used motor vehicles |
130.846 | 130.986 | -0.7 | 0.2 | -0.1 | -0.2 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 128.604 | -1.7 | -2.0 |
New vehicles |
124.489 | 124.646 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 123.873 | 0.4 | 0.2 |
Used cars and trucks |
133.449 | 133.682 | -2.2 | 0.3 | -0.2 | -1.4 | -0.1 | 0.2 | 129.723 | -3.2 | -4.1 |
Motor fuel |
166.326 | 174.601 | 33.0 | 2.6 | 4.7 | 38.5 | 9.9 | 5.0 | 143.080 | 14.4 | 17.0 |
Gasoline (all types) |
166.311 | 174.373 | 32.7 | 2.6 | 4.5 | 38.0 | 9.6 | 4.8 | 143.054 | 14.1 | 17.1 |
Unleaded regular(1) |
166.227 | 174.343 | 33.0 | 2.7 | 4.6 | 38.3 | 9.7 | 4.9 | 142.747 | 14.1 | 17.4 |
Unleaded midgrade(1) |
174.176 | 181.766 | 32.9 | 2.7 | 4.7 | 37.4 | 9.2 | 4.4 | 149.813 | 14.0 | 16.7 |
Unleaded premium(1) |
166.151 | 173.768 | 29.4 | 2.3 | 3.9 | 34.4 | 8.6 | 4.6 | 144.993 | 13.4 | 15.0 |
Medical care |
124.801 | 126.009 | 0.8 | -1.5 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 126.374 | 3.6 | 1.5 |
Recreation |
123.171 | 123.839 | 3.0 | -2.7 | 0.3 | 3.5 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 123.938 | 5.0 | 3.7 |
Education and communication |
109.605 | 110.546 | 2.3 | 1.9 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 2.2 | 0.9 | 108.393 | 3.1 | 0.3 |
Tuition, other school fees, and childcare |
125.617 | 127.512 | 8.6 | 2.3 | 0.9 | 4.9 | 2.4 | 1.5 | 122.663 | 7.6 | 2.8 |
Other goods and services |
137.458 | 137.775 | 1.6 | -0.9 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 135.615 | 1.9 | -0.1 |
Commodity and service group |
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Commodities |
128.955 | 130.576 | 3.0 | -0.2 | 0.7 | 3.8 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 127.090 | 2.6 | 1.8 |
Commodities less food & beverages |
124.417 | 126.930 | 3.3 | -0.5 | 1.0 | 4.5 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 122.191 | 2.6 | 1.8 |
Nondurables less food & beverages |
130.436 | 135.512 | 10.9 | -0.5 | 1.8 | 13.1 | 5.8 | 3.9 | 125.684 | 7.0 | 6.8 |
Durables |
120.987 | 121.468 | -2.6 | -0.5 | 0.2 | -2.0 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 120.769 | -0.7 | -2.0 |
Services |
139.345 | 140.220 | 4.1 | -0.1 | 0.2 | 4.3 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 137.668 | 4.3 | 2.6 |
Special indexes |
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All items less medical care |
136.570 | 137.757 | 3.9 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 4.4 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 134.470 | 3.7 | 2.4 |
All items less shelter |
131.683 | 133.019 | 3.4 | -0.3 | 0.5 | 4.0 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 130.150 | 3.5 | 2.3 |
Energy |
152.029 | 157.356 | 17.1 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 21.2 | 5.9 | 3.5 | 137.728 | 9.8 | 7.8 |
All items less energy |
134.303 | 135.207 | 2.8 | -0.3 | 0.2 | 3.0 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 133.405 | 3.3 | 2.0 |
All items less food and energy |
133.622 | 134.697 | 2.9 | -0.4 | 0.2 | 3.1 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 132.736 | 3.4 | 2.0 |
Commodities less food |
124.264 | 126.675 | 3.3 | -0.4 | 0.9 | 4.5 | 2.9 | 1.9 | 122.015 | 2.5 | 1.8 |
Nondurables |
134.068 | 136.364 | 6.1 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 7.1 | 2.7 | 1.7 | 131.227 | 4.5 | 3.9 |
Nondurables less food |
129.782 | 134.449 | 10.4 | -0.3 | 1.7 | 12.3 | 5.4 | 3.6 | 125.164 | 6.6 | 6.4 |
Services less rent of shelter |
134.982 | 135.893 | 3.8 | -0.6 | 0.3 | 4.0 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 134.025 | 4.9 | 2.9 |
Services less medical care services |
140.292 | 141.203 | 4.2 | -0.1 | 0.2 | 4.5 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 138.405 | 4.3 | 2.7 |
Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) |
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All items |
137.259 | 138.626 | 4.3 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 5.0 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 134.881 | 3.9 | 2.5 |
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| Item | Index | Percent change to Aug 2026 from | Percent change to Sep 2026 from | Index | Percent change to 1st half 2026 from | ||||||
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| Aug 2026 |
Sep 2026 |
Aug 2025 |
Jun 2026 |
Jul 2026 |
Sep 2025 |
Jul 2026 |
Aug 2026 |
1st half 2026 | 1st half 2025 | 2nd half 2025 | |
All items |
139.197 | 139.956 | 3.1 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 3.3 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 137.040 | 3.0 | 1.6 |
Food and beverages |
139.762 | 139.938 | 2.7 | -0.1 | -0.1 | 2.2 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 138.971 | 2.5 | 1.6 |
Food |
140.937 | 141.053 | 2.7 | -0.1 | -0.1 | 2.2 | -0.1 | 0.1 | 140.142 | 2.5 | 1.6 |
Food at home |
137.835 | 137.668 | 1.9 | -0.8 | -0.6 | 0.9 | -0.7 | -0.1 | 137.686 | 1.9 | 1.5 |
Cereals and bakery products |
132.734 | 132.883 | 2.4 | 0.3 | -2.8 | 1.5 | -2.7 | 0.1 | 132.509 | 2.9 | 1.9 |
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs |
152.525 | 150.836 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 0.3 | -2.3 | -0.9 | -1.1 | 148.764 | -1.1 | -2.1 |
Dairy and related products |
112.008 | 108.990 | 0.5 | -4.8 | -0.9 | -6.0 | -3.5 | -2.7 | 112.932 | -3.8 | 0.4 |
Fruits and vegetables |
130.333 | 131.250 | 5.2 | -5.1 | -0.5 | 7.5 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 133.107 | 11.5 | 7.8 |
Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials |
143.873 | 149.857 | -2.6 | -1.3 | -0.9 | 4.1 | 3.2 | 4.2 | 145.249 | -1.0 | -0.3 |
Other food at home |
142.511 | 141.531 | 1.9 | 0.3 | -0.2 | 0.8 | -0.9 | -0.7 | 142.303 | 2.1 | 2.0 |
Food away from home |
146.205 | 146.801 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 144.318 | 3.3 | 1.7 |
Alcoholic beverages |
117.626 | 118.867 | 1.1 | - | 0.8 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 116.911 | 1.8 | 0.8 |
Housing |
144.566 | 145.191 | 2.2 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 2.3 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 142.769 | 1.9 | 1.0 |
Shelter |
148.532 | 149.325 | 2.1 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 2.6 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 146.765 | 2.0 | 1.1 |
Rent of primary residence |
148.812 | 148.549 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.3 | -0.2 | 148.169 | 0.7 | 0.3 |
Owners' equiv. rent of residences |
150.045 | 150.294 | 2.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 2.5 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 148.267 | 2.3 | 1.1 |
Owners' equiv. rent of primary residence |
149.998 | 150.244 | 2.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 2.5 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 148.213 | 2.4 | 1.1 |
Furnishings and operations |
129.721 | 129.534 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.3 | -0.1 | 128.391 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
Apparel |
118.970 | 122.867 | 4.8 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 6.9 | 5.2 | 3.3 | 118.876 | 6.1 | 5.5 |
Transportation |
144.587 | 147.050 | 6.2 | 0.3 | 1.7 | 7.2 | 3.4 | 1.7 | 139.535 | 4.1 | 3.1 |
Private transportation |
146.401 | 148.344 | 5.3 | 0.5 | 1.6 | 6.0 | 2.9 | 1.3 | 141.793 | 3.4 | 2.5 |
New and used motor vehicles |
125.467 | 125.440 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 122.484 | -0.2 | -1.3 |
New vehicles |
123.714 | 123.808 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 123.435 | 0.4 | 0.1 |
Used cars and trucks |
139.988 | 139.632 | -1.4 | 1.1 | 0.0 | -0.5 | -0.3 | -0.3 | 134.698 | -0.8 | -3.9 |
Motor fuel |
179.372 | 190.823 | 30.9 | 1.7 | 6.3 | 33.4 | 13.0 | 6.4 | 160.584 | 17.9 | 18.4 |
Gasoline (all types) |
178.488 | 189.276 | 29.8 | 1.4 | 5.6 | 31.7 | 12.0 | 6.0 | 160.269 | 17.2 | 17.2 |
Unleaded regular(1) |
178.900 | 190.085 | 30.6 | 1.4 | 5.8 | 32.4 | 12.5 | 6.3 | 160.358 | 17.5 | 17.7 |
Unleaded midgrade(1) |
177.019 | 186.481 | 28.3 | 1.2 | 5.2 | 30.0 | 10.9 | 5.3 | 159.547 | 16.6 | 16.3 |
Unleaded premium(1) |
176.831 | 186.292 | 27.2 | 1.3 | 4.9 | 29.1 | 10.5 | 5.4 | 159.719 | 15.9 | 15.4 |
Medical care |
141.271 | 141.075 | 3.2 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 3.1 | 0.0 | -0.1 | 139.655 | 5.4 | 1.7 |
Recreation |
124.030 | 123.209 | 1.7 | 0.5 | -0.4 | 0.9 | -1.1 | -0.7 | 123.746 | 3.6 | 1.2 |
Education and communication |
108.154 | 108.177 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 2.0 | 2.8 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 105.217 | 2.4 | 0.5 |
Tuition, other school fees, and childcare |
125.427 | 126.587 | 1.9 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 123.789 | 4.5 | 0.9 |
Other goods and services |
137.862 | 137.879 | 1.6 | -0.7 | -0.5 | 1.7 | -0.5 | 0.0 | 136.575 | 5.3 | 0.9 |
Commodity and service group |
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Commodities |
135.157 | 136.388 | 4.5 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 4.5 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 132.436 | 3.2 | 2.4 |
Commodities less food & beverages |
132.575 | 134.360 | 5.5 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 5.9 | 2.5 | 1.3 | 128.843 | 3.7 | 2.9 |
Nondurables less food & beverages |
144.933 | 149.170 | 11.5 | 0.7 | 2.2 | 12.6 | 5.2 | 2.9 | 139.326 | 7.7 | 7.4 |
Durables |
121.134 | 120.998 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -0.1 | 118.905 | 0.4 | -0.8 |
Services |
141.628 | 142.086 | 2.3 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 2.5 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 139.834 | 2.8 | 1.1 |
Special indexes |
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All items less medical care |
138.967 | 139.815 | 3.1 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 3.3 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 136.761 | 2.8 | 1.6 |
All items less shelter |
134.594 | 135.337 | 3.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 3.6 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 132.256 | 3.5 | 1.9 |
Energy |
156.456 | 162.469 | 18.8 | 1.1 | 3.7 | 19.1 | 7.7 | 3.8 | 145.234 | 10.7 | 10.7 |
All items less energy |
138.024 | 138.437 | 2.1 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 2.2 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 136.468 | 2.5 | 1.0 |
All items less food and energy |
137.524 | 137.983 | 2.0 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 2.2 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 135.848 | 2.5 | 0.9 |
Commodities less food |
132.128 | 133.899 | 5.4 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 5.8 | 2.5 | 1.3 | 128.479 | 3.6 | 2.9 |
Nondurables |
142.289 | 144.316 | 6.6 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 6.8 | 2.4 | 1.4 | 139.302 | 4.8 | 4.1 |
Nondurables less food |
143.360 | 147.420 | 11.0 | 0.7 | 2.1 | 12.1 | 5.0 | 2.8 | 138.040 | 7.4 | 7.0 |
Services less rent of shelter |
133.513 | 133.598 | 2.6 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 2.4 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 131.693 | 4.0 | 1.1 |
Services less medical care services |
142.496 | 143.034 | 2.1 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 2.3 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 140.798 | 2.3 | 1.0 |
Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) |
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All items |
140.640 | 141.484 | 3.5 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 3.6 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 138.170 | 2.9 | 1.7 |
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| Item | Index | Percent change to Aug 2026 from | Percent change to Sep 2026 from | Index | Percent change to 1st half 2026 from | ||||||
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| Aug 2026 |
Sep 2026 |
Aug 2025 |
Jun 2026 |
Jul 2026 |
Sep 2025 |
Jul 2026 |
Aug 2026 |
1st half 2026 | 1st half 2025 | 2nd half 2025 | |
All items |
302.675 | - | 2.9 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | 298.042 | 3.1 | 1.6 |
All items (1967=100) |
898.995 | - | 885.233 | ||||||||
Food and beverages |
345.026 | - | 2.2 | -0.2 | - | - | - | - | 344.568 | 2.4 | 1.9 |
Food |
345.133 | - | 2.1 | -0.1 | - | - | - | - | 345.101 | 2.4 | 1.8 |
Food at home |
302.269 | 304.956 | 1.0 | -0.2 | -0.4 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 303.179 | 1.7 | 1.2 |
Cereals and bakery products |
258.143 | 257.448 | -1.0 | 1.0 | 4.1 | -3.8 | 3.8 | -0.3 | 260.748 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs |
299.865 | 300.373 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 299.987 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
Dairy and related products |
190.502 | 189.086 | 3.9 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.6 | -0.4 | -0.7 | 189.232 | 2.4 | 0.9 |
Fruits and vegetables |
443.639 | 456.786 | 3.7 | -0.6 | -2.2 | 4.7 | 0.6 | 3.0 | 440.700 | 0.5 | 0.8 |
Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials(1) |
246.704 | 243.658 | 4.0 | -1.2 | 0.5 | 3.3 | -0.7 | -1.2 | 245.071 | 7.2 | 5.2 |
Other food at home |
316.293 | 323.386 | -2.1 | -0.9 | -2.6 | 0.0 | -0.5 | 2.2 | 320.407 | 1.1 | 0.1 |
Food away from home |
419.370 | - | 3.7 | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | 417.559 | 3.4 | 2.6 |
Alcoholic beverages |
314.466 | - | 4.5 | -1.0 | - | - | - | - | 306.995 | 2.3 | 2.4 |
Housing |
309.234 | - | 3.0 | 0.8 | - | - | - | - | 301.118 | 3.6 | 0.7 |
Shelter |
366.846 | 368.195 | 4.2 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 4.7 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 357.874 | 2.6 | 2.0 |
Rent of primary residence |
335.203 | 335.775 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 4.5 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 326.892 | 1.9 | 1.8 |
Owners' equiv. rent of residences(2) |
386.854 | 389.610 | 4.8 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 5.6 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 376.147 | 2.8 | 2.0 |
Owners' equiv. rent of primary residence(2) |
386.854 | 389.610 | 4.8 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 5.6 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 376.147 | 2.8 | 2.0 |
Furnishings and operations |
149.898 | - | 0.6 | -0.2 | - | - | - | - | 151.516 | 6.0 | 1.9 |
Apparel |
146.679 | - | 4.0 | -1.1 | - | - | - | - | 150.458 | 7.6 | 6.8 |
Transportation |
259.798 | - | 4.2 | -1.3 | - | - | - | - | 255.316 | 1.9 | 2.9 |
Private transportation |
266.921 | - | 4.7 | -0.6 | - | - | - | - | 260.231 | 1.7 | 2.6 |
New and used motor vehicles(3) |
117.981 | - | -0.1 | -0.3 | - | - | - | - | 115.722 | -2.3 | -2.1 |
New vehicles(1) |
264.572 | - | 0.7 | 0.3 | - | - | - | - | 263.103 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
Used cars and trucks(1) |
401.920 | - | -2.6 | -0.1 | - | - | - | - | 392.091 | -1.8 | -4.1 |
Motor fuel |
368.305 | 391.331 | 30.1 | -1.9 | 2.8 | 40.4 | 9.2 | 6.3 | 335.557 | 19.4 | 22.0 |
Gasoline (all types) |
359.931 | 381.641 | 29.6 | -2.0 | 2.6 | 39.6 | 8.8 | 6.0 | 328.192 | 18.8 | 22.4 |
Unleaded regular(4) |
345.765 | 367.125 | 30.0 | -2.1 | 2.6 | 40.2 | 9.0 | 6.2 | 315.090 | 19.1 | 22.8 |
| 437.948 | 460.419 | 27.6 | -1.9 | 2.6 | 36.2 | 7.9 | 5.1 | 400.241 | 17.6 | 20.3 | |
Unleaded premium(4) |
378.824 | 396.986 | 26.4 | -1.6 | 2.4 | 34.2 | 7.3 | 4.8 | 347.342 | 16.8 | 19.1 |
Medical care |
546.856 | - | 1.6 | -0.1 | - | - | - | - | 543.677 | 2.4 | 1.6 |
Recreation(3) |
138.325 | - | -1.0 | 1.1 | - | - | - | - | 138.878 | 0.5 | -0.2 |
Education and communication(3) |
156.842 | - | 2.2 | 1.2 | - | - | - | - | 154.589 | 4.6 | 0.8 |
Tuition, other school fees, and childcare(1) |
1,532.418 | - | 5.7 | 3.8 | - | - | - | - | 1,476.042 | 4.0 | 1.2 |
Other goods and services |
429.914 | - | 5.3 | 1.4 | - | - | - | - | 412.893 | 2.7 | 1.4 |
Commodity and service group |
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Commodities |
237.175 | - | 3.4 | -0.5 | - | - | - | - | 234.937 | 3.4 | 2.7 |
Commodities less food & beverages |
185.824 | - | 3.5 | -0.7 | - | - | - | - | 183.147 | 3.7 | 2.7 |
Nondurables less food & beverages |
262.229 | - | 8.4 | -1.3 | - | - | - | - | 256.955 | 7.2 | 7.4 |
Durables |
121.342 | - | -0.9 | -0.1 | - | - | - | - | 120.323 | 0.8 | -1.6 |
Services |
370.520 | - | 2.6 | 0.7 | - | - | - | - | 363.276 | 2.8 | 0.9 |
Special indexes |
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All items less medical care |
290.395 | - | 3.1 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | 285.700 | 3.2 | 1.6 |
All items less shelter |
282.808 | - | 2.4 | -0.2 | - | - | - | - | 279.608 | 3.3 | 1.5 |
Energy |
334.065 | 361.954 | 12.9 | -1.1 | 1.9 | 21.4 | 10.4 | 8.3 | 302.051 | 14.5 | 4.4 |
All items less energy |
305.101 | - | 2.3 | 0.3 | - | - | - | - | 302.355 | 2.4 | 1.5 |
All items less food and energy |
298.689 | - | 2.2 | 0.4 | - | - | - | - | 295.483 | 2.3 | 1.3 |
Commodities less food |
190.833 | - | 3.5 | -0.7 | - | - | - | - | 188.028 | 3.6 | 2.7 |
Nondurables |
304.116 | - | 5.3 | -0.7 | - | - | - | - | 301.109 | 4.8 | 4.5 |
Nondurables less food |
267.435 | - | 8.2 | -1.2 | - | - | - | - | 261.999 | 6.9 | 7.1 |
Services less rent of shelter(2) |
382.777 | - | 1.0 | 0.3 | - | - | - | - | 377.400 | 3.2 | -0.1 |
Services less medical care services |
352.308 | - | 2.5 | 0.7 | - | - | - | - | 345.105 | 2.8 | 0.7 |
Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) |
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All items |
303.182 | - | 3.6 | 0.1 | - | - | - | - | 297.597 | 3.6 | 1.9 |
All items (1967=100) |
891.978 | - | 875.545 | ||||||||
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| Item | Index | Percent change to Aug 2026 from | Percent change to Sep 2026 from | Index | Percent change to 1st half 2026 from | ||||||
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| Aug 2026 |
Sep 2026 |
Aug 2025 |
Jun 2026 |
Jul 2026 |
Sep 2025 |
Jul 2026 |
Aug 2026 |
1st half 2026 | 1st half 2025 | 2nd half 2025 | |
All items |
- | 353.428 | - | - | - | 4.0 | 1.2 | - | 344.933 | 3.6 | 2.1 |
All items (1967=100) |
- | 1,178.536 | 1,150.209 | ||||||||
Food and beverages |
- | 325.375 | - | - | - | 3.3 | 1.0 | - | 318.988 | 2.1 | 1.5 |
Food |
- | 333.831 | - | - | - | 3.1 | 1.1 | - | 326.919 | 1.8 | 1.3 |
Food at home |
288.763 | 292.337 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 2.7 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 285.379 | 0.4 | 0.9 |
Cereals and bakery products |
354.384 | 355.171 | -0.9 | -1.3 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 351.154 | 2.9 | 0.8 |
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs |
299.467 | 304.375 | 2.7 | -0.1 | 0.4 | -0.3 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 299.162 | 0.2 | 1.2 |
Dairy and related products |
241.696 | 239.691 | 6.0 | 2.4 | -1.2 | 3.2 | -2.0 | -0.8 | 236.589 | 0.4 | 1.7 |
Fruits and vegetables |
335.508 | 339.819 | 5.0 | 3.7 | 1.2 | 8.1 | 2.5 | 1.3 | 322.820 | 0.6 | 3.3 |
Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials(1) |
198.494 | 198.790 | -2.9 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 198.549 | -0.4 | -1.1 |
Other food at home |
252.150 | 258.211 | 1.2 | 2.5 | 0.3 | 3.1 | 2.7 | 2.4 | 250.463 | -0.1 | 0.2 |
Food away from home |
- | 393.559 | - | - | - | 3.8 | 0.5 | - | 387.009 | 3.7 | 1.7 |
Alcoholic beverages |
- | 251.008 | - | - | - | 5.8 | 0.1 | - | 250.208 | 7.2 | 6.1 |
Housing |
- | 355.591 | - | - | - | 2.6 | 1.3 | - | 350.297 | 3.3 | 1.3 |
Shelter |
409.339 | 415.540 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 2.4 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 408.873 | 2.9 | 1.1 |
Rent of primary residence |
411.927 | 413.112 | 0.7 | 0.1 | -0.1 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 412.292 | 0.7 | 0.2 |
Owners' equiv. rent of residences(2) |
414.185 | 416.064 | 2.9 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 2.7 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 411.216 | 3.8 | 1.4 |
Owners' equiv. rent of primary residence(2) |
414.185 | 416.064 | 2.9 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 2.7 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 411.216 | 3.8 | 1.4 |
Furnishings and operations |
- | 157.161 | - | - | - | 3.6 | -0.7 | - | 155.883 | 7.2 | 2.2 |
Apparel |
- | 126.977 | - | - | - | 8.5 | 3.7 | - | 122.816 | 7.1 | 11.0 |
Transportation |
- | 373.094 | - | - | - | 9.0 | 3.2 | - | 350.608 | 4.2 | 4.0 |
Private transportation |
- | 362.291 | - | - | - | 3.7 | 0.9 | - | 351.220 | 2.3 | 2.1 |
New and used motor vehicles(3) |
- | 134.696 | - | - | - | -0.1 | 0.0 | - | 132.718 | -1.1 | -1.6 |
New vehicles(1) |
- | 259.812 | - | - | - | 0.3 | 0.1 | - | 259.168 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
Used cars and trucks(1) |
- | 365.891 | - | - | - | -1.4 | -0.2 | - | 353.267 | -3.2 | -5.1 |
Motor fuel |
352.971 | 351.581 | 33.8 | 8.6 | 9.3 | 30.1 | 8.9 | -0.4 | 293.981 | 13.8 | 19.7 |
Gasoline (all types) |
348.022 | 345.045 | 33.3 | 8.5 | 9.1 | 29.0 | 8.2 | -0.9 | 289.785 | 13.4 | 19.4 |
Unleaded regular(4) |
338.494 | 335.432 | 34.4 | 8.8 | 9.5 | 29.8 | 8.5 | -0.9 | 280.052 | 13.6 | 20.1 |
| 345.391 | 342.100 | 31.6 | 7.8 | 8.4 | 27.4 | 7.4 | -1.0 | 291.121 | 13.3 | 18.5 | |
Unleaded premium(4) |
379.583 | 377.044 | 29.5 | 7.3 | 7.7 | 26.0 | 6.9 | -0.7 | 323.517 | 12.6 | 17.1 |
Medical care |
- | 795.478 | - | - | - | 3.0 | 0.1 | - | 780.861 | 5.2 | 0.9 |
Recreation(3) |
- | 195.478 | - | - | - | 1.4 | -1.0 | - | 194.375 | 4.2 | 2.1 |
Education and communication(3) |
- | 134.020 | - | - | - | 3.8 | -0.5 | - | 129.884 | -1.1 | 0.6 |
Tuition, other school fees, and childcare(6) |
- | 104.139 | - | - | - | 0.6 | -0.2 | - | 103.509 | 3.6 | 0.6 |
Other goods and services |
- | 496.351 | - | - | - | 1.2 | -0.8 | - | 498.818 | 5.1 | 2.8 |
Commodity and service group |
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Commodities |
- | 223.225 | - | - | - | 3.6 | 0.8 | - | 217.821 | 2.3 | 2.4 |
Commodities less food & beverages |
- | 175.605 | - | - | - | 3.9 | 0.6 | - | 170.830 | 2.6 | 3.0 |
Nondurables less food & beverages |
- | 228.364 | - | - | - | 9.5 | 3.0 | - | 217.071 | 5.7 | 7.4 |
Durables |
- | 130.730 | - | - | - | -0.1 | -1.3 | - | 129.719 | 0.5 | -0.3 |
Services |
- | 469.769 | - | - | - | 4.2 | 1.4 | - | 458.518 | 4.2 | 2.0 |
Special indexes |
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All items less medical care |
- | 333.033 | - | - | - | 4.1 | 1.3 | - | 324.867 | 3.5 | 2.2 |
All items less shelter |
- | 323.388 | - | - | - | 4.9 | 1.0 | - | 314.145 | 3.9 | 2.7 |
Energy |
268.837 | 269.224 | 21.9 | 5.0 | 5.7 | 18.9 | 5.8 | 0.1 | 240.002 | 9.1 | 12.4 |
All items less energy |
- | 364.243 | - | - | - | 3.5 | 1.0 | - | 356.882 | 3.5 | 1.8 |
All items less food and energy |
- | 371.180 | - | - | - | 3.6 | 1.0 | - | 363.708 | 3.8 | 1.9 |
Commodities less food |
- | 178.605 | - | - | - | 4.0 | 0.6 | - | 173.914 | 2.8 | 3.1 |
Nondurables |
- | 276.046 | - | - | - | 5.5 | 1.8 | - | 267.195 | 3.3 | 3.7 |
Nondurables less food |
- | 229.919 | - | - | - | 9.2 | 2.7 | - | 219.390 | 5.8 | 7.3 |
Services less rent of shelter(2) |
- | 544.845 | - | - | - | 6.2 | 1.3 | - | 526.607 | 6.1 | 3.0 |
Services less medical care services |
- | 442.429 | - | - | - | 4.2 | 1.6 | - | 431.830 | 4.0 | 2.0 |
Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) |
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All items |
- | 344.459 | - | - | - | 3.7 | 1.3 | - | 335.260 | 2.9 | 1.6 |
All items (1967=100) |
- | 1,146.541 | 1,115.921 | ||||||||
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