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Published Oct 12, 2026, 7:00 AM Central · This version Oct 12, 2026, 7:00 AM Central · As of
CPI-U: 2026-07 to 2026-08, with the starting index in view
BLS lists 332.813 index points for 2026-07 in series CUSR0000SA0. BLS lists 334.131 index points for 2026-08 in the same series. [1] [2] [3]
Inspect this exact series at BLS →CUSR0000SA0: seasonally adjusted CPI-U, U.S. city average, all items; index base 1982–84 = 100. Two published monthly index levels, not a household bill or a new-release claim.
- 1 source record
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
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Reporting question · As of
The question: How did the latest two available monthly observations of this specific BLS price index change?
CUSR0000SA0: seasonally adjusted CPI-U, U.S. city average, all items; index base 1982–84 = 100. Two published monthly index levels, not a household bill or a new-release claim.
Calculated change
The index changed 0.396% between those months, calculated as (334.131 / 332.813 − 1) × 100 and rounded to three decimals.
[3]An aggregate index does not measure a particular household bill. Footnotes require a new supported interpretation.
Read the process as a table
| Component | Meaning | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-07 | BLS lists 332.813 index points for 2026-07 in series CUSR0000SA0. | [1] |
| 2026-08 | BLS lists 334.131 index points for 2026-08 in the same series. | [2] |
| Calculated change | The index changed 0.396% between those months, calculated as (334.131 / 332.813 − 1) × 100 and rounded to three decimals. | [3] |
Understand the story.
BLS lists 332.813 index points for 2026-07 in series CUSR0000SA0. [1]
BLS lists 334.131 index points for 2026-08 in the same series. [2]
The index changed 0.396% between those months, calculated as (334.131 / 332.813 − 1) × 100 and rounded to three decimals. [3]
How we know3 scoped claims · 1 source recordView evidence
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1.Claim 1Attributed
BLS lists 332.813 index points for 2026-07 in series CUSR0000SA0.
- Scope
- CUSR0000SA0: seasonally adjusted CPI-U, U.S. city average, all items; index base 1982–84 = 100. Two published monthly index levels, not a household bill or a new-release claim.
- Evidence passage
- Results.series[seriesID=CUSR0000SA0].data[2026-07].value=332.813
- As of
- 2026-10-10T12:50:50.053Z
- Limit
- An aggregate index does not measure a particular household bill. Footnotes require a new supported interpretation.
Retrieved 2026-10-10T12:50:50.053Z · U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
An aggregate index does not measure a particular household bill. Footnotes require a new supported interpretation.
2.Claim 2Attributed
BLS lists 334.131 index points for 2026-08 in the same series.
- Scope
- CUSR0000SA0: seasonally adjusted CPI-U, U.S. city average, all items; index base 1982–84 = 100. Two published monthly index levels, not a household bill or a new-release claim.
- Evidence passage
- Results.series[seriesID=CUSR0000SA0].data[2026-08].value=334.131
- As of
- 2026-10-10T12:50:50.053Z
- Limit
- An aggregate index does not measure a particular household bill. Footnotes require a new supported interpretation.
Retrieved 2026-10-10T12:50:50.053Z · U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
An aggregate index does not measure a particular household bill. Footnotes require a new supported interpretation.
3.Claim 3Attributed
The index changed 0.396% between those months, calculated as (334.131 / 332.813 − 1) × 100 and rounded to three decimals.
- Scope
- CUSR0000SA0: seasonally adjusted CPI-U, U.S. city average, all items; index base 1982–84 = 100. Two published monthly index levels, not a household bill or a new-release claim.
- Evidence passage
- Same series and adjacent monthly periods. Deterministic calculation from 332.813 and 334.131; not a separately reported rounded inflation rate.
- As of
- 2026-10-10T12:50:50.053Z
- Limit
- An aggregate index does not measure a particular household bill. Footnotes require a new supported interpretation.
Retrieved 2026-10-10T12:50:50.053Z · U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
An aggregate index does not measure a particular household bill. Footnotes require a new supported interpretation.
What remains open.
- An aggregate index does not measure a particular household bill. Footnotes require a new supported interpretation.
- Source revisions or an upstream data outage may change this account.
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