Published November 13, 2026

Source snapshot: us-inflation-components story

Energy accounted for almost all (99.8%) of the rise. It made up 6.4% of the CPI basket in September 2025 but 36.2% of September 2026's 3.7% inflation rate; everything else added 2.38 percentage points, as in February, down from 2.84 a year earlier.

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[next-mdx-remote-client] error compiling MDX: Unexpected character `/` (U+002F) before local name, expected a character that can start a name, such as a letter, `$`, or `_` (note: to create a link in MDX, use `[text](url)`) More information: https://mdxjs.com/docs/troubleshooting-mdx