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12-Month Percentage Change, Consumer Price Index, Selected Categories, Not Seasonally Adjusted
Consumer prices up 3.5 percent over the year ended June 2026
July 17, 2026

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 3.5 percent from June 2025 to June 2026. Food prices rose 3.0 percent over the year ended June 2026, with food at home prices rising 2.7 percent and food away from home prices rising 3.4 percent. Energy prices were up 15.7 percent over the year, with gasoline prices up 26.7 percent and electricity prices up 4.0 percent. Natural gas (piped) prices were up 3.0 percent over the year.

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Increasing use of information technology (IT), including artificial intelligence (AI), will boost demand for workers in some occupations over the 2024–34 decade, while other occupations may see their numbers decrease. Adoption of AI technologies, including generative AI tools, is expected to fuel strong job growth among computer and mathematical occupations in coming years. Employment of data scientists is projected to increase 33.5 percent between 2024 and 2034.

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Area Chart Showing The Ratio Of Unemployed People To Job Openings, May 2016 To May 2026
There was 1.0 unemployed person per job opening in May 2026

There were 7.3 million unemployed people in May 2026 and, on the last business day, 7.6 million job openings. This yielded a ratio of 1.0 unemployed person per job opening.

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Line Chart Of U.s. Import Price Indexes For Nonmonetary Gold And Other Precious Metals, 12-Month Percent Changes, From January 2016 To May 2026. Accessible Version In Chart Data Tab.
U.S. import nonmonetary gold prices up 37.3 percent over year ended May 2026

Import prices for nonmonetary gold rose 37.3 percent from May 2025 to May 2026. The most recent year-over-year decline occurred in March 2023, when prices were down 4.9 percent.

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Bar Chart Showing Fifteen Occupations With The Fastest Employment Growth, Projected 2024‒34.
Wind turbine service technicians employment projected to grow 49.9 percent from 2024 to 2034

The two occupations projected to have the fastest growth in employment from 2024 to 2034 are tied to renewable energy generation. Employment of wind turbine service technicians is projected to grow 49.9 percent (6,800 jobs) and solar photovoltaic installers employment is projected to grow 42.1 percent (12,000 jobs).