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... "This inflation print is a sigh of relief for the Fed," said Olu Sonola, head of U.S. economic research at Fitch Ratings. "The tariff passthrough generally remains muted, as the focus shifts squarely to a weakening labor market. This will be framed as an insurance cut, with hopes that by December the shutdown is over and the Fed has a clearer read on jobs."

The Consumer Price Index rose 0.3% last month after climbing 0.4% in August, the Labor Department's Bureau of Labor Statistics said. A 4.1% jump in the price of gasoline was the main driver of the rise in the CPI.

Food prices rose 0.2% after accelerating 0.5% in August. Grocery store food prices increased 0.3% amid a 0.7% surge in the cost of cereals and nonalcoholic beverages.

Beef prices rose 1.2% after shooting up 2.7% in August. They increased 14.7% compared to the same period in 2024, driven in part by droughts in prior years that raised the cost of feed. Coffee prices dipped 0.1% after surging 3.6% in August. Prices were 18.9% higher compared to September 2024, reflecting the impact of drought and tariffs.

In the 12 months through September, the CPI increased 3.0% after advancing 2.9% in August. Economists polled by Reuters had forecast the CPI would increase by 0.4% on a monthly basis and 3.1% on a year-over-year basis. ...

@#2 ... Hard to believe since Trump fired the commissioner of labor statistics. ...

I'm not there yet.

These numbers look believable to me. (don't look at the headline, look at the details in the Reuters article)

They were released based upon the work of the good people in BLS who do this work.

The details in #1 seem to be reasonable.

Going forward, however, well, that may be a whole different story. One in which your skepticism may be warranted.

And, I will also take this opportunity to state that the Fed has been concerned recently more about the job market than inflation.

Stated differently, we need the statistics about the job market.

For some odd reason this happened ...