October CPI: prices up 0.4%, core up 0.3%; no yearly rate published this month

The BLS released October 2026 consumer prices on November 10. Headline prices rose 0.4% and core prices 0.3%, the inflation data the Fed weighs before its December 9 decision.

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- All items: +0.4% (September: +0.6%)
- Core, less food and energy: +0.3%
- Shelter: +0.3%
- Energy: +0.7% (September: +5.2%)
- Food: +0.5%
- BLS did not collect October 2025 data during a lapse in appropriations, so it did not publish 12-month changes for October 2026 where that data is missing.
- Mortgage News Daily's daily 30-year index was 7.18% on November 9, up 0.01. Freddie Mac's weekly survey was 7.18% on November 5, with the next release due Thursday. The Fed decides rates next on December 9.

Read full analysis on bls.gov

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