{"id":"us-consumer-prices-rise-august-2026","canonicalSlug":"us-consumer-prices-rise-august-2026","url":"https://wellficent.com/en/news/us-consumer-prices-rise-august-2026","language":"en","title":"U.S. consumer prices rise 3.4% over year to August","summary":"The CPI increased 0.4% in August, with gasoline contributing more than one-third of the monthly rise.","body":["The U.S. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers rose 0.4% on a seasonally adjusted basis in August 2026 and 3.4% over 12 months, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported. The annual increase was above July’s 3.2%.","Gasoline prices rose 3.9% in August and accounted for more than one-third of the monthly all-items increase. The energy index gained 2.1%; the food index rose 0.1%. These figures track consumer prices, unlike the separate producer-price measure."],"keyPoints":[],"sections":[],"text":"U.S. consumer prices rise 3.4% over year to August\n\nThe CPI increased 0.4% in August, with gasoline contributing more than one-third of the monthly rise.\n\nThe U.S. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers rose 0.4% on a seasonally adjusted basis in August 2026 and 3.4% over 12 months, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported. The annual increase was above July’s 3.2%.\n\nGasoline prices rose 3.9% in August and accounted for more than one-third of the monthly all-items increase. The energy index gained 2.1%; the food index rose 0.1%. These figures track consumer prices, unlike the separate producer-price measure.","category":"economy","region":"world","topics":[],"eventDate":"2026-09-11","eventDateBasis":"source-event-or-period","publishedAt":"2026-10-06T00:01:40Z","modifiedAt":"2026-10-06T00:01:40Z","publicationBasis":"first-publication","preparedAt":null,"sourcePublishedAt":"2026-09-11","translatedAt":"2026-10-05T23:18:42Z","sources":[{"name":"U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics","url":"https://www.bls.gov/news.release/archives/cpi_09112026.htm","checkedAt":"2026-10-05","publishedAt":"2026-09-11"}],"translations":{"en":"https://wellficent.com/en/news/us-consumer-prices-rise-august-2026","tr":"https://wellficent.com/tr/news/us-consumer-prices-rise-august-2026","ar":"https://wellficent.com/ar/news/us-consumer-prices-rise-august-2026","fr":"https://wellficent.com/fr/news/us-consumer-prices-rise-august-2026","es":"https://wellficent.com/es/news/us-consumer-prices-rise-august-2026","ru":"https://wellficent.com/ru/news/us-consumer-prices-rise-august-2026","pt":"https://wellficent.com/pt/news/us-consumer-prices-rise-august-2026"},"corrections":[],"locations":[]}