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August US Overall Consumer Price Growth Expected to Accelerate

BY MT Newswires | ECONOMIC | 09/10/25 02:22 PM EDT

02:22 PM EDT, 09/10/2025 (MT Newswires) -- The US Consumer Price Index is expected to rise by 0.3% in August after a 0.2% gain in July, according to a survey compiled by Bloomberg, while the year-over-year rate is forecast to accelerate to 2.9% from 2.7%.

The CPI data are scheduled to be released at 8:30 am ET Thursday.

Energy prices are expected to rebound after a 1.1% decrease in July while food prices are expected to accelerate after a flat reading in the previous month.

The same survey looks for a 0.3% gain in core CPI, excluding the volatile food and energy components, after a 0.3% gain in the previous month. The year-over-year rate is expected to remain at a 3.1% gain.

Prices in the owners' equivalent rents and regular rents categories are forecast to add further to CPI but remain slightly below the 0.3% pace. Those two categories combine for nearly one-third of overall CPI and a key focus for the Federal Reserve.

New vehicle prices are expected to increase after a flat reading in the previous month, and used vehicle sales are also expected to increase after rising by 0.5%.

The Federal Reserve's preferred inflation measures, the overall and core PCE price readings, are due to be released on Sept. 26. The CPI data are used by many analysts as a precursor to that report.

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