Urgent: U.S. CPI growth accelerates on high energy prices in September-Xinhua

Urgent: U.S. CPI growth accelerates on high energy prices in September

Source: Xinhua

Editor: huaxia

2026-10-14 21:02:45

NEW YORK, Oct. 14 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. consumer price index (CPI) posted higher month-on-month and year-on-year growth in September due to high energy prices, according to data released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) on Wednesday.

U.S. CPI grew 0.6 percent month on month and 3.7 percent year on year in September, up from 0.4 percent and 3.4 percent in August, respectively. ■