Published on: 2025-10-24
US CPI September
24/10/2025 (Fri)
Previous: 2.9% Forecast: 3.1%
Consumer prices moved higher than expected in August while jobless claims accelerated, providing challenging signals for the Fed that is facing increasing political pressures.
The increase of 2.9% marked the fastest growth since January. Food and energy prices both grew at a significant pace, likely indicating tariff impacts on prices, while core inflation also accelerated.
Business price hikes will likely continue to feed through to even higher consumer prices, with historical comparisons suggesting that CPI inflation could rise to around 4% in the coming months.
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