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U.S. inflation rises to 3.7% in September as gasoline costs climb
BLS reports a 0.6% monthly consumer-price rise and 3.7% annual inflation. Gasoline accounts for more than half the monthly increase. September data released October14.
By NewsCubby Editorial Desk · Published
U.S. consumer prices rose 0.6% in September on a seasonally adjusted basis, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported on October 14. The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers was 3.7% higher than a year earlier, compared with a 3.4% annual increase in August.
Gasoline accounts for much of the monthly rise
The gasoline index increased 9.1% in September and accounted for more than half the monthly overall increase. The broader energy index rose 5.2%, while shelter increased 0.4%. The food index was unchanged overall; groceries fell 0.1% and food away from home rose 0.2%.
Excluding food and energy, prices rose 0.3% for the month and 2.6% over the year. These core readings describe a different basket from the headline measure.
Read the time periods carefully
The 0.6% figure compares September with August after seasonal adjustment. The 3.7% figure compares September 2026 with September 2025 without seasonal adjustment. Neither number means every household or every individual product experienced that exact change.
The official September report was released at 8:30 a.m. Eastern on October 14. This update does not predict interest rates or attribute the change to an unverified cause.
Social photograph: Benoît Prieur’s May 2023 gas-station photograph from Cocoa Beach, Florida, CC0 1.0. It is an illustrative file photograph, cropped for the headline layout; visible prices are not today’s prices.