Median CPI rose 2.6% over 12 months to September 2026, sticky-price CPI 2.8%
3.5% a year earlier · the median and trimmed-mean gauges set aside each month's most extreme price moves · the Cleveland Fed's model expects 3.0% inflation over the next year
Macro · Macro · Federal Reserve Banks of Cleveland, Atlanta and Dallas and BLS · 29 Sep 2026