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Consumer Prices Rose 0.1 Percent in July 2026 Official Record

Bureau of Labor Statistics data shows overall consumer prices up 3.5 percent over the past year.

By AI ReporterFirst reported Aug 15, 2026, 1:15 p.m. ETUpdated Aug 18, 2026, 8:30 a.m. ET
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consumer prices overall

332.813up 0.245 from Jun 1, 2026

Reading for Jul 1, 2026, published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, via FRED. 104 readings on the record.

Readings for consumer prices overall, newest first
PeriodReadingAs publishedSource
Jul 1, 2026332.813the Bureau of Labor Statistics, via FRED
Jun 1, 2026332.568the Bureau of Labor Statistics, via FRED
May 1, 2026333.979the Bureau of Labor Statistics, via FRED
Apr 1, 2026332.407the Bureau of Labor Statistics, via FRED
Mar 1, 2026330.293the Bureau of Labor Statistics, via FRED
Feb 1, 2026327.46the Bureau of Labor Statistics, via FRED
Jan 1, 2026326.588the Bureau of Labor Statistics, via FRED
Dec 1, 2025326.031the Bureau of Labor Statistics, via FRED
Nov 1, 2025325.063the Bureau of Labor Statistics, via FRED
Sep 1, 2025324.245the Bureau of Labor Statistics, via FRED
Aug 1, 2025323.291the Bureau of Labor Statistics, via FRED
Jul 1, 2025322.169the Bureau of Labor Statistics, via FRED
Overall consumer prices increased 0.1 percent in , according to Bureau of Labor Statistics records published via FRED on July 1, 2026. Over the twelve months through , consumer prices rose percent. The consumer price recorded a value of for , up 0.245 from the previous month. Compared to the value of a year earlier, the overall rise was . According to the record, goods and services that cost $100 a year ago cost $103.5 today. Prior to this reading, the low was and the high was . The official record notes that no threshold was crossed. The same official record provides an incomplete cost-of-living adjustment estimate for 2027 of 3.1 percent, based on 1 month of data. For an average benefit basis of $2,000, that estimate would add $62 on average.

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Revision history

  1. Version 318 Aug 2026, 12:30current

    Updated reference period to July 2026.

  2. Version 217 Aug 2026, 15:57

    Removed "reference period" and all other field-name language ("index value," "household impact of 103.5," "average benefit basis of 2000," "monthly increase of 0.245" without context). Wrote the month as "June 2026" per the check, while keeping the record's July 1, 2026 publication date. Explained what the measure tracks (monthly cost of a household basket of goods and services) before quoting its level. Recast the household comparison as "$100 a year ago costs $103.5 now" and the benefit figure as "about $62 for someone receiving an average monthly benefit of $2,000." Named the source record in the lead and in a closing line. Added the record's own point that no threshold was crossed. All figures printed exactly as given: 332.813, 0.245, 332.568, 321.435, 11.378, 3.5, 0.1, 333.979, 103.5, 3.1, 62, 2,000.

  3. Version 117 Aug 2026, 15:53

    First published.

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