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Wholesale inflation reaches levels last seen in 2022
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Wholesale inflation rose more quickly than expected last month on a big jump in fuel costs, a sign that stubbornly rising prices remain an economic challenge for consumers and a political problem for Republicans in the midterm elections.
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September CPI Report: What the Inflation Data Is Expected to Show
Headline from Kiplinger ·
Inflation worsened last month to 3.7% in sign that prices remain elevated as midterm elections near
Headline from Courthouse News Service ·
Inflation report today: Latest numbers will provide snapshot of prices as midterms approach
Headline from 6ABC Philadelphia ·
Inflation rose higher than expected in last report before midterm elections
Headline from Deseret News ·
Inflation Rises Again as Higher Prices Pressure Households
Headline from Cheddar ·
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Wholesale inflation reaches levels last seen in 2022
U.S. inflation accelerated last month as gas, clothes, and air fares got more expensive, evidence that rising prices remain an economic challenge just a few weeks before the midterm elections. The consumer price index rose 3.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Inflation likely worsened in September in one of the last price reports the government will issue before the midterm elections that have been heavily defined by concerns over affordability. Consumer prices are forecast to have risen 3.
A surge in energy costs is expected to drive overall U.S. consumer inflation higher, with September numbers seen at 0.6% on a monthly basis by economists polled by Reuters. The official CPI data for September is due out later today. Gasoline prices in the United States went up by 7.
US consumer prices advanced in September at the fastest pace in five months and a gauge of underlying price pressures rose by more than expected, keeping the squeeze on household budgets ahead of November’s midterm elections.
Inflation rose three-tenths of a percentage point to 3.7% for the year ending in September, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported in an update to the consumer price index on Wednesday, a sign that the price pressures that have soured voters on President Donald Trump and the GOP are rising before t…
The Labor Department released the latest consumer price index data for September which showed CPI inflation rose further from the Fed's target for the month.
By Alicia Wallace, CNN (CNN) — Inflation rose faster than expected last month, with price pressures extending beyond gasoline, new data showed Wednesday.The latest Consumer Price Index showed that prices rose 0.6% from August, bringing the annual rate of inflation to 3.7%, up from 3.
By Alicia Wallace, CNN (CNN) — It’s not just gas. It’s the car repair, the doctor’s visit, the plane ticket, the computer upgrade, the new clothes. Inflation rose faster than expected last month, with price pressures extending well beyond the pump, new data showed Wednesday.
Final inflation report before midterms comes as polls show widespread anger over cost of living under Trump Republicans are entering the midterm elections with the highest rate of inflation since the spring, according to a government report released on Wednesday.
The consumer price index rose 0.6 percent in September compared with August, driven higher by rising gasoline prices, the Labor Department said Wednesday. Over the year, the consumer price index is up 3.7 percent.
Inflation rose slightly in September after holding steady the month prior, new data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) showed Wednesday. The consumer price index (CPI) increased 0.6 percent last month and was up 3.7 percent relative to September 2025.
Inflation rose in September, giving Republicans no relief as they campaign to retain both chambers of Congress. Consumer prices rose 3.7 percent, compared with a year earlier, up from 3.4 percent in August, according to Labor Department data released Wednesday morning.
