{"id":"CPI","indicator":"Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U)","agency":"U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics","release_title":"Consumer Price Index - September 2026","release_number":"USDL-26-1574","reference_period":"September 2026","released":"2026-10-14","released_time":"08:30 ET (13:30 UK)","source_url":"https://www.bls.gov/news.release/cpi.nr0.htm","related_urls":[],"next_release":{"date":"2026-11-10","time":"08:30 ET (13:30 UK, GMT)","reference_period":"October 2026","source":"Stated in the September 2026 release: scheduled to be published on Tuesday, November 10, 2026, at 8:30 a.m. (ET)"},"comparison_basis":"FREE SAMPLE, trimmed: first 2 of 5 items in the latest release. The paid card has all 5 items, each a summary plus the verbatim quote. Monthly changes seasonally adjusted, September 2026 vs August 2026; 12-month changes not seasonally adjusted. No calculated figures.","items":[{"id":1,"summary":"CPI-U +0.6% in September (seasonally adjusted) after +0.4% in August; +3.7% over the 12 months ending September, up from 3.4% through August.","quote":"increased 0.6 percent on a seasonally adjusted basis in September after rising 0.4 percent in August; The all items index rose 3.7 percent for the 12 months ending September, a larger increase than the 3.4-percent increase reported for the 12 months ending in August","source":"CPI release text"},{"id":2,"summary":"Core CPI (all items less food and energy) +0.3% in September, as in August; +2.6% over the year, after 2.4% over the 12 months ending August.","quote":"The index for all items less food and energy rose 0.3 percent in September, as it did in August; The all items less food and energy index rose 2.6 percent over the year, following a 2.4-percent increase over the 12 months ending August","source":"CPI release text"}],"generated_at":"2026-10-17T14:48:54.596Z"}