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Published Oct 14, 2026, 7:59 AM Central · This version Oct 14, 2026, 7:59 AM Central · As of 2026-10-14

Gasoline drove September’s price jump. Groceries edged down.

Today’s BLS report shows consumer prices rose 0.6% in September and 3.7% over twelve months. A 9.1% monthly gasoline increase accounted for more than half of the monthly rise. Grocery prices edged down 0.1%. [1] [2]

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United States CPI-U, September 2026, October 14 release vintage. Monthly figures below are seasonally adjusted; twelve-month figures are unadjusted. National category indexes do not measure any particular household’s bill.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

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Reporting question · As of 2026-10-14

The question: What drove September’s rise in consumer prices, and did groceries rise with it?

August to September 2026 · seasonally adjusted · percent change

Gasoline+9.1 percent change [2]

All items+0.6 percent change [1]

Shelter+0.4 percent change [4]

Food at home-0.1 percent change [3]

National category indexes with different weights. These bars show rates of change, not contributions to the overall CPI or dollar changes in a household bill.

Read the values and scale as a table

Common zero; maximum magnitude 9.1 percent change. August to September 2026 · seasonally adjusted.
Measure	Value (percent change)	Evidence
Gasoline	9.1	[2]
All items	0.6	[1]
Shelter	0.4	[4]
Food at home	-0.1	[3]

Monthly price changes from today’s BLS release. Gasoline rose sharply; food at home declined slightly. The separate 3.7% headline is a twelve-month measure.

A Marathon gasoline sign beside the Pearl Country Store and Barbecue in Micanopy, Florida. — Gas station and store in Micanopy, Florida, December 29, 2022.Archive photograph. The prices visible in the sign are from December 2022 and are not September or October 2026 prices.Photo: DanTD · Original source ↗ · CC BY 4.0 ↗Original file unchanged; displayed at responsive sizes.

Understand the story.

The sharpest pressure was at the pump

Gasoline’s 9.1% monthly rise accounted for more than half of September’s overall increase, BLS reports. The all-items index rose 0.6%. Those are category and overall rates, with different weights. [1] [2]

A grocery basket moved differently

The food-at-home index edged down 0.1%, while shelter rose 0.4%. A headline average can hide this spread. Your spending mix determines which changes you feel most. [3] [4]

Keep a month separate from a year

The 3.7% headline compares September with a year earlier. The chart compares August with September using seasonally adjusted changes. The index excluding food and energy also rose; this release does not predict the next interest-rate decision. [1] [5]

How we know5 scoped claims · 1 source recordView evidence

Each claim keeps its full assertion, date, source passage and limits. Source counts describe records, not independent corroboration.

1.Inflation increasedSupported

BLS reports CPI-U rose 0.6% in September, seasonally adjusted, after 0.4% in August. The unadjusted twelve-month increase was 3.7%, compared with August’s 3.4%.

Scope: United States CPI-U, September 2026, October 14 release vintage. Monthly figures below are seasonally adjusted; twelve-month figures are unadjusted. National category indexes do not measure any particular household’s bill.
Evidence passage: October 14 CPI summary, opening paragraph and twelve-month paragraph; table A, All items.
As of: 2026-10-14
Limit: Monthly and twelve-month changes have different periods and seasonal treatments.

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