Inflation rose to 2.8% in September in Fed’s preferred gauge, delayed report shows

Published December 5, 2025 10:04am ET



Inflation rose one-tenth of a percentage point to 2.8% for the year ending in September, according to a hotly anticipated release of the Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge.

The Friday report by the Bureau of Labor Statistics comes after the longest government shutdown in history delayed the release schedule of key economic reports.

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