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A tall green Yes Way gas station sign against a clear blue sky lists Regular Plus at $4.55, premium at $4.90 and diesel at $5.39 a gallon, beside a green fuel canopy and grain silos.

Inflation Is 3.7 Per Cent, Less Than Half Its Rate Before the 2022 Midterms. Gasoline and Mortgages Cost More Than They Did Then.

U.S. consumer prices rose 3.7 per cent in the year to September, against 8.2 per cent in the last reading before the November 2022 midterm elections, Bureau of Labor Statistics data show. Gasoline averaged $4.27 a gallon in the latest weekly survey, 47 cents more than on the eve of that vote. The October jobs and price reports come out after Tuesday's election.

By Daniel Okafor 1 hour ago

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U.S. Wages Rose 3.1 Per Cent in the Year to September, 0.6 Per Cent Less Than Prices. Employers' Health Costs Rose 6.4 Per Cent.

Wages and salaries for U.S. civilian workers rose 3.1 per cent in the 12 months to September, down from 3.5 per cent a year earlier, the Bureau of Labor Statistics said on Friday 30 October. After inflation, they fell 0.6 per cent. Private employers' health benefit costs rose 6.4 per cent.

By Margaret Holloway October 30, 2026

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Inflation Is 3.7 Per Cent, Less Than Half Its Rate Before the 2022 Midterms. Gasoline and Mortgages Cost More Than They Did Then.

U.S. Wages Rose 3.1 Per Cent in the Year to September, 0.6 Per Cent Less Than Prices. Employers' Health Costs Rose 6.4 Per Cent.