CPI Inflation Rate (Year over Year)
Consumer Price Index for all urban consumers, percent change from a year earlier.
4.0%+0.3 percentage pointsAs of September 2026
Headline CPI inflation increased 0.3 percentage points to 4.0%. Second month up for an increase of 0.5 percentage points. Biggest increase in four months. Highest level in four months. Up 1.0 percentage point y-o-y.
Last two years
Source: BLS via FRED (FRED: CPIAUCSL).
Questions
What is the latest cpi inflation rate (year over year)?
4.0% as of September 1, 2026.
What does headline cpi inflation measure?
Consumer Price Index for all urban consumers, percent change from a year earlier.
Why does it matter for markets?
Separate energy-driven headline moves from broad underlying acceleration. Rate hikes don't drill oil wells.
Where does the data come from and how often is it updated?
BLS via FRED (FRED: CPIAUCSL). This page refreshes automatically every month, within an hour of the source publishing.