How the price of consumer goods changed in September

Canva The cost of all goods inflated 0.4% in September. That’s based on the Bureau of Labor Statistics Consumer Price Index, which measures the change in what urban residents pay for a variety of goods and services. Over the past year, the cost of goods has increased 8.2%. Inflation has remained “unacceptably high” by the standards of Federal Reserve officials, who noted that supply chain and labor challenges could continue to exacerbate the issue. CPI looks at a broad range of goods, spanning everything from rent to doctors’ services to food. All goods have increased in cost compared to a year ago, but a few have experienced decreases since August. Oil derivatives have some of the least consistent pricing, as the Russia-Ukraine War, hurricanes, and other global events continue to jostle the price of oil. Although gas and fuel oil have experienced price decreases over the past couple months, they’re still above where they were a year ago. Utility gas and electricity, also affected by oil prices, continue to rise. Stacker used seasonally-adjusted monthly BLS CPI data to find how much consumer goods changed in price from August to September. They are ranked below from largest increase to largest decrease month-over-month, using year-over-year changes as a tiebreaker when needed. You may also like: Most popular department stores in America #19. Gasoline Canva – One-month change in CPI: -4.9% – Annual change in CPI: +18.2% #18. Fuel oil Canva – One-month change in CPI: -2.7% – Annual change in CPI: +58.1%   #17. Used cars and trucks Canva – One-month change in CPI: -1.1% – Annual change in CPI: +7.2% #16. Apparel Canva – One-month change in CPI: -0.3% – Annual change in CPI: +5.5% #15. Medical care commodities Canva – One-month change in CPI: -0.1% – Annual change in CPI: +3.7% You may also like: 15 cars that depreciated the most last year #14. Alcoholic beverages Canva – One-month change in CPI: 0% – Annual change in CPI: +4.1% #13. Hospital services Canva – One-month change in CPI: +0.1% – Annual change in CPI: +3.8% #12. Tobacco and smoking products LisaCarter // Shutterstock – One-month change in CPI: +0.2% – Annual change in CPI: +8.2% #11. Electricity Kwangmoozaa // Shutterstock – One-month change in CPI: +0.4% – Annual change in CPI: +15.5% #10. Physicians’ services Canva – One-month change in CPI: +0.5% – Annual change in CPI: +1.8% You may also like: Most rural counties in America #9. New vehicles Canva – One-month change in CPI: +0.7% – Annual change in CPI: +9.4% #8. Food at home Canva – One-month change in CPI: +0.7% – Annual change in CPI: +13% #7. Owners’ equivalent rent of residences Canva – One-month change in CPI: +0.8% – Annual change in CPI: +6.7% #6. Rent of primary residence Canva – One-month change in CPI: +0.8% – Annual change in CPI: +7.2% #5. Airline fares Canva – One-month change in CPI: +0.8% – Annual change in CPI: +42.9%   You may also like: Retirement scams to watch out for #4. Food away from home Canva – One-month change in CPI: +0.9% – Annual change in CPI: +8.5% #3. Motor vehicle insurance Brian A Jackson // Shutterstock – One-month change in CPI: +1.6% – Annual change in CPI: +10.3% #2. Motor vehicle maintenance and repair Memory Stockphoto // Shutterstock – One-month change in CPI: +1.9% – Annual change in CPI: +11.1% #1. Utility gas service Potashev Aleksandr // Shutterstock – One-month change in CPI: +2.9% – Annual change in CPI: +33.1% You may also like: Retirement scams to watch out for