Consumer prices rose 0.4 percent in October, seasonally adjusted
Prices excluding food and energy rose 0.3 percent in October, and BLS did not publish 12-month changes for October 2026.
Key takeaways
- The Bureau of Labor Statistics said consumer prices rose 0.4 percent in October on a seasonally adjusted basis, after a 0.6 percent rise in September.
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers rose 0.4 percent in October on a seasonally adjusted basis, after a 0.6 percent rise in September, the Bureau of Labor Statistics said.
The index excluding food and energy rose 0.3 percent in October, after a 0.3 percent rise in September.
Energy rose 0.7 percent in October after a 5.2 percent rise in September, and gasoline rose 1.0 percent in October.
BLS did not publish 12-month percent changes for all items or the core index for October 2026, because it did not collect survey data for October 2025 during a lapse in appropriations and cannot publish those changes where October 2025 data are unavailable.