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US annual inflation rises to 3.7% in September
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Gasoline accounts for more than half the monthly price increase
US annual consumer-price inflation rose to 3.7% in September from 3.4% in August, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported October 14. Seasonally adjusted prices increased 0.6% over the month; gasoline rose 9.1% and accounted for more than half that monthly increase. Core inflation, excluding food and energy, increased to 2.6% annually from 2.4%, while its monthly increase remained 0.3%. The headline acceleration was 0.3 percentage points: that compares the two annual inflation rates, whereas the 0.6% monthly figure measures how much prices rose from August to September.
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