The new consumer price data released Friday shows an overall 0.3% increase in September, bringing the annual rate of inflation to 3%, the highest it has been since January.
RELATED: Social Security cost-of-living increase announced for 2026
The numbers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics showed the biggest factor in the monthly rise to be gasoline prices, up 4.1% from August to September.
Though food prices were also up, the price increase moderated from the big jump in the previous month. Average grocery prices in September were 2.7% higher than they were a year earlier, with particularly big increases in the prices of coffee (18.9%) and beef and veal (14.7%)
The table below shows price changes in several categories for the month of September and for the 12-month period since September 2024.
| Category |
September |
12-month |
| All food at home |
+0.3% |
+2.7% |
| Meat, poultry, fish, eggs |
+0.3% |
+5.2% |
| Cereal, bakery |
+0.7% |
+1.6% |
| Fruits, vegetables |
0 |
+1.3% |
| Dairy |
-0.5% |
+0.7% |
| Non-alcoholic beverages |
+0.7% |
+5.3% |
| Food away from home |
+0.1% |
+3.7% |
| Gasoline |
+4.1% |
-0.5% |
| Electricity |
-0.5% |
+5.1% |
| New vehicles |
+0.2% |
+0.8% |
| Used vehicles |
-0.4% |
+5.1% |
| Clothing |
+0.7% |
-0.1% |
| Shelter |
+0.2% |
+3.6% |
| Medical services |
+0.3% |
+3.9% |
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