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US consumer price inflation was 3.0% in September 2025

The annual rate was up 0.1 percentage points from August 2025 and higher than at any point since January 2025.

Consumer price inflation, September 2025. Published .

Line chart of consumer price inflation from 2020 to 2025. The latest reading, for September 2025, is 3.0%. Over the period shown the series ranges from 1.2% to 9.1%.

The annual rate of US consumer price inflation was 3.0% in September 2025.1

The previous reading, for August 2025, was 2.9%.2 The latest figure is up 0.1 percentage points from that reading.3 A year earlier, in September 2024, the reading was 2.4%.4

The reading is higher than at any point since January 2025.5 Over the latest 12 readings, the range was 2.3% to 3.0%.6

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  1. The annual rate of US consumer price inflation was 3.0% in September 2025.
  2. The previous reading, for August 2025, was 2.9%.
  3. The latest figure is up 0.1 percentage points from the previous reading.
  4. A year earlier, in September 2024, the reading was 2.4%.
  5. The reading is higher than at any point since January 2025.
  6. Over the latest 12 readings, the range was 2.3% to 3.0%.

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