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Powered by spikes in energy prices, inflation surges to 3.7% in last report before midterm elections

States Newsroom · October 14, 2026

Inflation grew to a 3.7% annual rate in September, according to an Oct. 14 report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, up from 3.4% in August. In the last consumer price inflation report before midterm elections, with voters already fed up with higher prices, September’s number was the highest since May, when it…

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Powered by spikes in energy prices, inflation surges to 3.7% in last report before midterm elections

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