Consumer prices rose 0.4% in October; the food at home rose 0.4%

Key facts

• The all-items CPI rose 0.4% in October after a 0.6% rise in September, the BLS reported.
• The food index rose 0.5% in October, with food at home up 0.4% and food away from home up 0.5%.
• Core CPI, which excludes food and energy, rose 0.3% in October, the same pace as September and August.
• Shelter rose 0.3% in October and accounted for over thirty percent of the all-items monthly increase, the BLS said.

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers rose 0.4 percent in October on a seasonally adjusted basis, after rising 0.6 percent in September, the US Bureau of Labor Statistics reported on November 10, 2026. The index for all items less food and energy rose 0.3 percent, as it did in September and August.

The food index increased 0.5 percent in October, with food at home up 0.4 percent and food away from home up 0.5 percent. The primary report said the baked foods index eased 0.1 percent in the month.

The index for shelter rose 0.3 percent and accounted for more than thirty percent of the monthly all items increase, the BLS said. Energy rose 0.7 percent after a 5.2 percent increase in September. The Bureau of Labor Statistics stated it did not collect survey data for October 2025 because of a lapse in appropriations, so it cannot publish 12-month percent changes for October 2026 for series where that data is unavailable.