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CPI-U 12-month percent change (all items, U.S. city average, not seasonally adjusted)

3.7 %

2026-09, from 2026-10-14 · verified 2026-10-31 against the official source · next expected change 2026-11-10

"The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 3.7 percent over the last 12 months to an index level of 336.940 (1982-84=100)." (September 2026 CPI release, 2026-10-14) — CUUR0000SA0 2026 M09 (September) 336.940; 2025 M09 (September) 324.800

key

us/cpi-u/annual-rate

value

3.7 %

period

2026-09

effective

2026-10-14 to date

source

https://www.bls.gov/news.release/archives/cpi_10142026.htm

verified

2026-10-31 — fresh (6 days ago; next check by 2026-11-10)

next expected change

2026-11-10 (scheduled: the source's published decision calendar)

source checked

2026-11-02 (the newest day the automated check fetched the source page)

previous

3.4 % (2026-08) from 2026-09-11

scope

United States, U.S. city average; CPI-U all items, not seasonally adjusted, 1982-84=100 (BLS series CUUR0000SA0)

hash

sha256:64f015dc3b518d1fe38d954d0cd261ecb4752609204889610cb7c4846e2ebcfe

signature

EdDSA, key db-2026-10 — keys

As JSON

curl -s https://databutler.dev/f/us/cpi-u/annual-rate?max_age=30d — schema; verify with npx verified-facts verify https://databutler.dev/f/us/cpi-u/annual-rate

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