Consumer prices rose 0.4% in October, more than expected

Core CPI also topped a 0.2% forecast, after a 0.6% headline increase in September. BLS did not publish a yearly all-items rate, because it lacks October 2025 data after a lapse in appropriations.

By James Mitchell · Nov 10, 2026, 1:50 PM EST

Why it matters: Without a 12-month all-items rate, seasonally adjusted monthly headline and core figures are the clearest broad readings of how fast prices rose in October, and both came in above a Dow Jones survey.

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October prices rose faster than forecast — Sainteur chart · Data: BLS; Dow Jones survey forecast

The CPI rose a seasonally adjusted 0.4 percent in October, above the 0.3 percent Dow Jones survey forecast, after 0.6 percent in September, the BLS said.¹² Core CPI rose 0.3 percent versus a 0.2 percent forecast.¹² BLS published no yearly all-items rate, lacking October 2025 data.¹

Sources

Consumer Price Index Summary - 2026 M10 Results, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Consumer prices rose 0.4% in October, more than expected, complicating Fed's inflation fight, CNBC

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