United States Core Inflation Rate

The annual core consumer price inflation rate in the United States, which excludes volatile items like food and energy, ticked down to 3% in September 2025 from 3.1% in each of the previous two months, coming just below analysts' estimates of 3.1%. The heavyweight shelter index rose 3.6% over the last year, the same pace as in the prior month. Other indexes such as used cars and trucks (5.1% vs 6% in August) and medical care (3.3% vs 3.4%) posted smaller increases. On a monthly basis, core consumer prices rose by 0.2% from the previous month in September, slowing from the 0.3% in the August and July, and slightly under market expectations of a 0.3% increase.