Inflation Edge Up Again, Leaving Everyday Folks Paying More
The Fed's favorite price gauge nudged higher in September, while consumer prices jumped 3.6% year‑over‑year, a sign that the cost of living is climbing despite the central bank's pause on rate hikes.
The Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge, the personal consumption expenditures price index, rose slightly in September, a modest uptick that still signals price pressure.
According to the Commerce Department, consumer prices were up 3.6% in September from a year earlier, matching the 3.6% year‑over‑year increase shown by the PCE index, while August saw a 3.4% rise.
The New York Post noted that the key inflation gauge heated up because of high gas prices and rose the day after the Fed paused its rate hikes, underscoring how ordinary families feel the squeeze.
Original reporting
The Hill
Federal Reserve’s preferred measure of inflation rose slightly in September
Inflation increased slightly in September after declining in August, new data from the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) showed Thursday. The personal consumption expenditures (PCE) price index, the preferred inflation metric for the Federal Reserve, rose by 0.5 percent last month and was up 3.6 percent relative to September 2025. The consumer price index, the…
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Key inflation gauge heats up thanks to high gas prices — day after Fed hits pause on rate hikes
Consumer prices rose 3.6% in September from a year earlier, the Commerce Department said, up from 3.4% in August.
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Facts this version was allowed to use
- The Federal Reserve's preferred measure of inflation rose slightly in September.
- Inflation increased slightly in September, according to data from the Bureau of Economic Analysis released on Thursday.
- Inflation declined in August.
- The personal consumption expenditures price index rose by 0.5 percent in September.
- The personal consumption expenditures price index was up 3.6 percent relative to September 2025.
- The personal consumption expenditures price index is the Federal Reserve's preferred inflation metric.
- The Commerce Department said consumer prices rose 3.6 percent in September from a year earlier.
- The Commerce Department said consumer prices were up 3.4 percent in August.
- The New York Post reported that a key inflation gauge heated up because of high gas prices.
- The New York Post reported that the inflation gauge rose the day after the Federal Reserve paused rate hikes.
- The Bureau of Economic Analysis released the data on Thursday.
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