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Consumer Prices Rose 3.7 Per Cent in September, Up From 3.4. Core Rose 2.6 Per Cent, and Gasoline Alone Was Up 34.2.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics said on Wednesday 14 October that consumer prices rose 0.6 per cent in September on a seasonally adjusted basis and 3.7 per cent from a year earlier, up from 3.4 per cent in August. Core prices, which exclude food and energy, rose 0.3 per cent in the month and 2.6 per cent over the year. Gasoline accounted for more than half of the monthly increase.
