Updated monthly · September 2026

Where inflation is, and where it isn't

Name: US consumer price changes by category
Creator: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Overall prices rose 3.7% in the 12 months to September 2026. But the average hides huge differences: gasoline rose 34.2%, while eggs fell 20.6%. Here is every category, from the government's own price data.

Gasoline

+34.2%

Airfare

+22.4%

Rental cars

+9.1%

Coffee

+7.1%

Household energy

+6.2%

Beef

+5.4%

Utility (piped) gas

+5.0%

Electricity

+4.4%

Hotels

+4.4%

College tuition

+4.0%

Overall inflation

+3.7%

Personal care

+3.7%

Restaurant meals

+3.5%

Clothing

+3.4%

Shelter

+3.2%

Rent

+2.8%

Recreation

+2.8%

Pets and pet products

+2.2%

Groceries

+1.8%

Furniture and furnishings

+1.6%

Medical care

+1.5%

Alcohol

+1.4%

New vehicles

+0.6%

Computers and IT

-1.1%

Used cars and trucks

-1.5%

TVs

-1.9%

Prescription drugs

-4.5%

Car insurance

-5.0%

Eggs

-20.6%

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), not seasonally adjusted, 12-month change to September 2026. Updated automatically when each month's report is published. See our economy coverage.

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