The report was originally scheduled to be released on October 15, but was pushed to Friday due to the ongoing government shutdown.
The Department of Labor has handed President Donald Trump a mixed set of inflation figures, with core inflation ticking down but the annual headline rising thanks to higher gas prices. On Friday, the Bureau of Labor Statistics released its Consumer Price Index report for September, which had been postponed due to the ongoing government shutdown.
The agency found that prices rose 0.3 percent between August and September, compared to the previous month’s 0.4 percent increase, and that the annual inflation rate ticked up to 3.0 percent from 2.9 percent. Core inflation rates—excluding the volatile food and energy categories—came in at 3.0 percent and 0.2 percent on an annual and monthly basis, respectively, down from 3.1 percent and 0.3 percent. “The index for gasoline rose 4.1 percent in September and was the largest factor in the all items monthly increase, as the index for energy rose 1.5 percent over the month,” the BLS said in its report, adding that the food index increased 0.2 percent over-month. A general view of the exterior of the Department of Labor building, Saturday, Oct. 11, 2025, in Washington. The results were broadly in line with expectations. Prior to the release, originally due out on October 15, most economists and forecasters had expected headline inflation to tick up to between 3.0 or 3.1 percent, with the other measures remaining broadly flat, with energy and food prices driving many of the gains. This is a developing story. More to come.
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