CPI Increased 0.4% in September 2022

Monthly CPI - United States - October 2022

10/13/2022

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CPI for all items increased 0.4% in September 2022 from last month

  • Consumer Price Index for all items increased 0.4 % in September 2022 from last month on a seasonally adjusted basis.
  • All items less food and energy index, or Core CPI, increased 0.6 %.
  • Food index increased 0.8 % and energy index decreased -2.1 %.

CPI for all items increased 8.2% in September 2022 from last 12 months

  • Consumer Price Index for all items increased 8.2 % in September 2022 from last 12 months on a seasonally unadjusted basis.
  • All items less food and energy index, or Core CPI, increased 6.6 %.
  • Food index increased 11.2 %, and energy index increased 19.8 %.

Utility gas service was the biggest and fuel oil was the smallest contributor to the increase in CPI

  • Utility (piped) gas service was the biggest contributor, with its index increasing by 2.9 % from last month and increasing by 33.1 % from last 12 months.
    Fuel oil(1) was the smallest contributor, with its index decreasing by -2.7 % from last month and increasing by 58.1 % from last 12 months.