Macro
Consumer Price Index
What is the latest Consumer Price Index reading?
US consumer prices rose 3.7% in the year to September 2026. The next Consumer Price Index release is scheduled for 10 November 2026 at 08:30 ET (Bureau of Labor Statistics schedule).
The newest print covers September 2026. Values are year-over-year percent change, from FRED.
- CPI, year over year
- 3.7% ▲ +0.3 pp vs prior
- Core CPI, year over year
- 2.6% ▲ +0.1 pp vs prior
- PPI, year over year
- 6.4% ▲ +1.0 pp vs prior
How has Consumer Price Index changed over the past two years?
CPI ran 3.7% in September 2026, against 3.0% a year earlier; Core CPI 2.6% against 3.0%; PPI 6.4% against 3.1%.
Year-over-year percent change, the three series on one axis, from FRED.
CPI 3.7% Core CPI 2.6% PPI 6.4%
Recent Consumer Price Index prints
Each row is one month's release, newest first. Values are year-over-year percent change.
| Month | CPI | Core CPI | PPI |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 3.7% | 2.6% | 6.4% |
| Aug 2026 | 3.4% | 2.5% | 5.4% |
| Jul 2026 | 3.3% | 2.5% | 4.7% |
| Jun 2026 | 3.5% | 2.6% | 5.5% |
| May 2026 | 4.2% | 2.8% | 6.0% |
| Apr 2026 | 3.8% | 2.7% | 5.7% |
| Mar 2026 | 3.3% | 2.6% | 4.3% |
| Feb 2026 | 2.4% | 2.5% | 3.4% |
| Jan 2026 | 2.4% | 2.5% | 3.0% |
| Dec 2025 | 2.7% | 2.7% | 3.1% |
When is the next Consumer Price Index release?
Schedule updated 3 November 2026. Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics release schedule.
| Date | Status | Time | What it covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Nov 2026 | Confirmed | 08:30 ET | October 2026 |
| 10 Dec 2026 | Confirmed | 08:30 ET | November 2026 |
Consumer Price Index: frequently asked questions
What is the latest Consumer Price Index reading?
Consumer Price Index ran 3.7% year over year in September 2026, per BLS via Federal Reserve Economic Data (FRED), St. Louis Fed.
How has Consumer Price Index changed over the past year?
Consumer Price Index ran 3.7% year over year in September 2026, against 3.0% in the same month a year earlier, so the rate is higher by 0.7 points. Both are FRED prints.
When is the next Consumer Price Index release?
The next Consumer Price Index release is scheduled for 10 November 2026 at 08:30 ET (Bureau of Labor Statistics schedule).
Answers are generated from the live figures on this page — official FRED prints, the published release calendars and Reddit crowd data, each where shown — and update as the data does.
References
- BLS via FREDFederal Reserve Economic Data, St. Louis Fed