{"version":"1","article":{"id":"us-cpi-august-2026","slug":"us-cpi-august-2026","language":"en","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/news/us-cpi-august-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/us-cpi-august-2026?lang=en","title":"U.S. consumer prices rose 0.4% in August","summary":"The CPI-U increased 0.4% monthly and 3.4% over 12 months.","category":"economy","region":"world","topics":[],"published_at":"2026-10-05T22:07:16+03:00","modified_at":"2026-10-05T22:07:16+03:00","publication_basis":"publication-record","event_period":"2026-08","event_period_basis":"event-or-reference-period","sources":[{"name":"U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics","url":"https://www.bls.gov/news.release/archives/cpi_09112026.htm","checkedAt":"2026-10-05","publishedAt":"2026-09-11"}],"translations":[{"language":"tr","url":"https://haberpaper.com/tr/news/us-cpi-august-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/us-cpi-august-2026?lang=tr"},{"language":"en","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/news/us-cpi-august-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/us-cpi-august-2026?lang=en"},{"language":"ar","url":"https://haberpaper.com/ar/news/us-cpi-august-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/us-cpi-august-2026?lang=ar"},{"language":"fr","url":"https://haberpaper.com/fr/news/us-cpi-august-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/us-cpi-august-2026?lang=fr"},{"language":"es","url":"https://haberpaper.com/es/news/us-cpi-august-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/us-cpi-august-2026?lang=es"}],"data_types":[],"data":null,"data_compilations":[],"data_downloads":[],"content":{"paragraphs":["The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics said the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) rose 0.4% in August, seasonally adjusted, after 0.1% in July. Unadjusted, the all-items index was 3.4% higher than a year earlier.","Excluding food and energy, the index rose 0.3% in August and 2.4% over 12 months. Gasoline increased 3.9% during the month, accounting for more than one-third of the all-items rise; energy rose 2.1% and shelter 0.3%."],"key_points":[],"sections":[]},"text":"The CPI-U increased 0.4% monthly and 3.4% over 12 months.\n\nThe U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics said the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) rose 0.4% in August, seasonally adjusted, after 0.1% in July. Unadjusted, the all-items index was 3.4% higher than a year earlier.\n\nExcluding food and energy, the index rose 0.3% in August and 2.4% over 12 months. Gasoline increased 3.9% during the month, accounting for more than one-third of the all-items rise; energy rose 2.1% and shelter 0.3%.","corrections":[],"editorial_illustration":{"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","documentary":false,"scope":"section","asset_id":"economy","url":"https://haberpaper.com/assets/illustrations/economy-1536.webp","width":1536,"height":1024,"alt":"Symbolic trading harbour with a cargo ship, containers and a bridge.","language":"en"},"section_illustration":{"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","documentary":false,"scope":"section","asset_id":"economy","url":"https://haberpaper.com/assets/illustrations/economy-1536.webp","width":1536,"height":1024,"alt":"Symbolic trading harbour with a cargo ship, containers and a bridge.","language":"en"}}}