US Inflation rate hit 3.0% in September, lower than expected, long-awaited CPI report shows

• The consumer price index showed a 0.3% increase on the month, putting the annual inflation rate at 3%, both lower than expected.
• Excluding food and energy, core CPI showed a 0.2% monthly gain and an annual rate also at 3%, also less than forecasts.
• The BLS released the data specifically because the Social Security Administration uses it as a benchmark for cost-of living adjustments in benefit checks. Otherwise, the federal government has suspended all data compilation.

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