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Inflation · November 10, 2026 · 2 min read

October U.S. CPI rises 0.4%; most annual comparisons remain unavailable

By Econ Data Tools Editorial Team

Published November 10, 2026 • Updated November 10, 2026

BLS reports a third consecutive 0.3% monthly core increase. Missing October 2025 observations limit annual comparisons; the release does not establish market odds or a Federal Reserve decision.

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers rose 0.4% on a seasonally adjusted basis in October 2026, after a 0.6% increase in September, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported on November 10. The index excluding food and energy rose 0.3%, matching its August and September increases. These are monthly changes, not annual inflation rates. BLS could not publish October 2026 twelve-month changes for most CPI series because survey data were not collected in October 2025 during a lapse in appropriations. The missing base-period observations prevent those comparisons; they do not mean prices were unchanged. Some series still have annual figures, so the limitation should not be described as a ban on every year-over-year comparison. Shelter rose 0.3% in October and accounted for more than 30% of the monthly all-items increase. Food rose 0.5%, with food at home up 0.4% and food away from home up 0.5%. Energy rose 0.7%, much less than its 5.2% September increase. Those movements show different pressures within the overall index rather than an identical rise in every household expense. Gasoline increased 1.0% after seasonal adjustment, while its unadjusted index fell 0.7%. Electricity rose 0.9% and utility piped gas fell 0.8% in the monthly table. The gasoline contrast illustrates why adjusted and unadjusted figures should not be mixed when describing a short-term trend or comparing it with an individual purchase. Among other components, recreation rose 0.8%, motor vehicle insurance 0.7% and medical care 0.3%. Used cars and trucks fell 1.2%, and communication fell 0.1%. Before seasonal adjustment, the all-items CPI-U rose 0.2% to an index level of 337.511, with 1982–84 equal to 100. That index level is not a percentage increase for the month. CPI-U measures price changes for urban consumers and represents more than 90% of the U.S. population, but an individual household can experience a different mix of costs. The release reports observed price indexes, not a Federal Reserve commitment or independently verified market probability. BLS schedules the November CPI release for December 10, 2026; the unavailable annual comparisons should remain explicit in any use of this October report.

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