Core consumer prices (core CPI) was 2.4% year over year for August 2026. It was released on 09/11. That is 0.1 percentage points below the prior reading of 2.5%. A year earlier (August 2025) it was 3.1%.

Core consumer prices (core CPI)

−0.1%p

The Consumer Price Index without food and energy, whose prices swing the most, to show the underlying trend. The Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes it with the CPI.

Latest: 2.4%; Aug data, released 09/11
Change: −0.1%p; Before 2.5%
A year earlier: 3.1%; Aug 2025−0.7%p
12-month range: 2.4% ~ 3.0%

History

Core consumer prices (core CPI) over time
Day	Core consumer prices (core CPI)	Marks
Oct 2021	4.6%	Oct 2021 data
Nov 2021	4.9%	Nov 2021 data
Dec 2021	5.5%	Dec 2021 data
Jan 2022	6.0%	Jan 2022 data
Feb 2022	6.4%	Feb 2022 data
Mar 2022	6.5%	Mar 2022 data
Apr 2022	6.2%	Apr 2022 data
May 2022	6.0%	May 2022 data
Jun 2022	5.9%	Jun 2022 data
Jul 2022	5.9%	Jul 2022 data
Aug 2022	6.3%	Aug 2022 data
Sep 2022	6.6%	Sep 2022 data
Oct 2022	6.3%	Oct 2022 data
Nov 2022	6.0%	Nov 2022 data
Dec 2022	5.7%	Dec 2022 data
Jan 2023	5.6%	Jan 2023 data
Feb 2023	5.5%	Feb 2023 data
Mar 2023	5.6%	Mar 2023 data
Apr 2023	5.5%	Apr 2023 data
May 2023	5.3%	May 2023 data
Jun 2023	4.8%	Jun 2023 data
Jul 2023	4.7%	Jul 2023 data
Aug 2023	4.3%	Aug 2023 data
Sep 2023	4.1%	Sep 2023 data
Oct 2023	4.0%	Oct 2023 data
Nov 2023	4.0%	Nov 2023 data
Dec 2023	3.9%	Dec 2023 data
Jan 2024	3.9%	Jan 2024 data
Feb 2024	3.8%	Feb 2024 data
Mar 2024	3.8%	Mar 2024 data
Apr 2024	3.6%	Apr 2024 data
May 2024	3.4%	May 2024 data
Jun 2024	3.3%	Jun 2024 data
Jul 2024	3.2%	Jul 2024 data
Aug 2024	3.2%	Aug 2024 data
Sep 2024	3.3%	Sep 2024 data
Oct 2024	3.3%	Oct 2024 data
Nov 2024	3.3%	Nov 2024 data
Dec 2024	3.2%	Dec 2024 data
Jan 2025	3.3%	Jan 2025 data
Feb 2025	3.1%	Feb 2025 data
Mar 2025	2.8%	Mar 2025 data
Apr 2025	2.8%	Apr 2025 data
May 2025	2.8%	May 2025 data
Jun 2025	2.9%	Jun 2025 data
Jul 2025	3.1%	Jul 2025 data
Aug 2025	3.1%	Aug 2025 data
Sep 2025	3.0%	Sep 2025 data
Nov 2025	2.6%	Nov 2025 data, released 25/12/18
Dec 2025	2.6%	Dec 2025 data, released 01/13
Jan	2.5%	Jan data, released 02/13
Feb	2.5%	Feb data, released 03/11
Mar	2.6%	Mar data, released 04/10
Apr	2.8%	Apr data, released 05/12
May	2.9%	May data, released 06/10
Jun	2.6%	Jun data, released 07/14
Jul	2.5%	Jul data, released 08/12
Aug	2.4%	Aug data, released 09/11

Next release10/14 (Wed) · D-14

Release history

			Prior
09/11	Aug	2.4%	2.5%	−0.1%p
08/12	Jul	2.5%	2.6%	−0.1%p
07/14	Jun	2.6%	2.9%	−0.3%p
06/10	May	2.9%	2.8%	+0.1%p
05/12	Apr	2.8%	2.6%	+0.2%p
04/10	Mar	2.6%	2.5%	+0.1%p
03/11	Feb	2.5%	2.5%	0.0%p
02/13	Jan	2.5%	2.6%	−0.1%p
01/13	Dec 2025	2.6%	2.6%	0.0%p
25/12/18	Nov 2025	2.6%	None	None
Not on file	Sep 2025	3.0%	3.1%	−0.1%p
Not on file	Aug 2025	3.1%	3.1%	0.0%p
Not on file	Jul 2025	3.1%	2.9%	+0.2%p
Not on file	Jun 2025	2.9%	2.8%	+0.1%p
Not on file	May 2025	2.8%	2.8%	0.0%p
Not on file	Apr 2025	2.8%	2.8%	0.0%p
Not on file	Mar 2025	2.8%	3.1%	−0.3%p
Not on file	Feb 2025	3.1%	3.3%	−0.2%p
Not on file	Jan 2025	3.3%	3.2%	+0.1%p
Not on file	Dec 2024	3.2%	3.3%	−0.1%p

Markets on release days

Release day	2-year yield	SPY
09/11	+7bp	+0.8%
08/12	−2bp	+0.2%
07/14	−8bp	+0.5%
06/10	0bp	−1.6%
05/12	+5bp	−0.3%
04/10	+3bp	+0.1%
03/11	+7bp	−0.9%
02/13	−7bp	−0.1%
01/13	−1bp	−0.2%
25/12/18	−3bp	+0.5%

The same day's moves, not the release's effect. The 2-year yield in basis points; SPY from the day's close.