Update, Nov. 10 at 7:39 a.m. Central: Consumer prices rose 0.4% in October on a seasonally adjusted basis, down from 0.6% in September, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported. Food prices rose 0.5% and energy prices rose 0.7% from September. Prices excluding food and energy rose 0.3%. The agency could not report a headline 12-month change because it did not collect the October 2025 survey data during a lapse in federal funding.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics is scheduled to release October’s Consumer Price Index at 8:30 a.m. Eastern on Tuesday, Nov. 10, according to the agency’s release calendar. The report will show how consumer prices changed in October, after the September index rose 0.6% from August on a seasonally adjusted basis.
Read the monthly and annual figures together
The monthly figure measures the latest change and uses seasonal adjustments to account for patterns that recur over the year. The 12-month figure answers a different question: how prices compare with the same month a year earlier. In its September report, the bureau put the annual increase at 3.7%. A lower annual inflation rate in a later report would mean prices rose more slowly over the year, even if the index remained above its year-earlier level.
Look beyond the headline figure
The headline index includes food and energy. The bureau also publishes an index that excludes those categories, which can help readers see whether changes extend beyond items that sometimes move sharply from month to month. In September, that measure increased 0.3% on the month and 2.6% over the year. Both measures are averages, and a household that spends a larger share on rent, groceries or fuel can experience a different change in its own budget.
Tuesday’s data will add a price measure to recent reports on job openings and worker turnover and October payrolls. Those reports measure labor demand and employment. The CPI measures how the prices consumers face are changing. This preview was reviewed Nov. 8.