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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · data retrieved October 15, 2026

Indicator brief · CUUR0000SA0

What is the latest U.S. CPI inflation rate?

The U.S. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers rose 3.7% over the 12 months ending September 2026, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Seasonally adjusted, it changed +0.6% from the prior month.

Reference period September 2026 · retrieved from the agency on October 15, 2026 · next release November 10, 2026, 08:30 ET

Latest print · September 2026

3.7% y/y

1-month change (SA)
+0.6%
3-month annualized (SA)
4.6%
6-month annualized (SA)
3.7%
Index level (NSA)
336.940
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What the latest numbers show

  1. Headline CPI rose 3.7% in the 12 months to September 2026, up from 3.4% a month earlier.
  2. On a seasonally adjusted basis prices moved +0.6% in September 2026; compounded, the last three months run at 4.6% annualized and the last six at 3.7%.
  3. Over the past five years the 12-month rate ranged from 2.3% (Apr 2025) to 9.1% (Jun 2022); the highest reading in this 104-month window was 9.1% in Jun 2022.
  4. The 12-month rate has been above 2% for 66 consecutive months. (The Fed's 2% goal refers to PCE inflation, not CPI, so this is context rather than a target test.)
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History

Consumer Price Index (CPI-U): 12-month percent changeMonthly 12-month percent change in CPI-U, not seasonally adjusted, Jan 2018 to Sep 2026. Latest: 2026-09 3.7%.0246810201820202022202420262%
Monthly 12-month percent change in CPI-U, not seasonally adjusted, Jan 2018 to Sep 2026. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Retrieved October 15, 2026.

Recent observations

MonthIndex (NSA)12-mo %1-mo % (SA)
Sep 2026336.9403.7+0.6
Aug 2026334.9803.4+0.4
Jul 2026333.9183.4+0.1
Jun 2026333.9523.5−0.4
May 2026335.1234.2+0.5
Apr 2026333.0203.8+0.6
Mar 2026330.2133.3+0.9
Feb 2026326.7852.4+0.3
Jan 2026325.2522.4+0.2
Dec 2025324.0542.7+0.3
Nov 2025324.1222.7—
Sep 2025324.8003.0+0.3
Aug 2025323.9762.9+0.3
 Values as published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics; computed columns are ours.
III.

What it measures

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U, BLS series CUUR0000SA0) measures the average change over time in the prices urban consumers pay for a market basket of goods and services. It represents more than 90% of the U.S. population.

The headline 12-month rate is computed from the not seasonally adjusted index, because seasonal factors cancel over a full year. Month-to-month changes are read from the seasonally adjusted index (CUSR0000SA0).

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How and when it is published

BLS data collectors record tens of thousands of prices and rent quotes each month across urban areas, and BLS weights them by spending shares from the Consumer Expenditure Surveys.

The release is published at 8:30 a.m. Eastern time, typically in the second week of the following month. Seasonal factors are revised each February for the previous five years.

Next scheduled release: November 10, 2026 at 08:30 ET (release calendar).

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