The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for the United States stood at 336.94 in September 2026. This is the published index level for that reference period and is the concrete reading households and businesses saw for the monthly index.
Compared with the prior period, the index moved by 2, rising from the prior value of 334.98. That recorded change is the direct month-to-month movement in the published index for the periods shown.
In plain terms, the CPI-U value and its change indicate how the aggregate price measure used in this series shifted between the two reporting periods. For readers, the number is a standardized benchmark reflecting reported price movements across the basket underlying the CPI-U; the published change is the observed difference between the two consecutive index readings. The figure and its change are reported by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and serve as a factual measure of the index level and the short-term movement for the periods stated, without implying forecasts or policy actions.
