U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics@bls · official source
CPI for all items increases 0.4% in August; gasoline rises
· via BLS
Key points
- The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.4 percent on a seasonally adjusted basis in August after rising 0.1 percent in July, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
- The index for gasoline rose 3.9 percent in August, accounting for over one third of the monthly all items increase.
- The all items index rose 3.4 percent for the 12 months ending August as it did for the 12 months ending July.
- The all items less food and energy index rose 2.4 percent over the year, following a 2.5-percent increase over the 12 months ending July.
- For example, the estimated standard error of the 1-month percent change is 0.04 percent for the U.S. all items CPI.
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BLSSep 11, 2026Official release ↗
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