Inflation ticked up again in September. Price gains were led by increases in the cost of gasoline. See what other costs went up and down.

Consumer inflation picked up less than expected in September, which should help Federal Reserve officials justify interest-rate cuts to help the weakening job market. The consumer price index climbed 3% year over year in September,

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MPs returned to the House of Commons earlier this month to confront an old problem — inflation — which is now being driven by new forces. Here’s what you need to know about the state of inflation in Canada.

Yet there are reasons to be cautious about where inflation may be headed beyond the next handful of months. According to Steven Blitz, managing director and chief U.S. economist at GlobalData TS Lombard,

Inflation is down since its peak during the pandemic, but the feeling of sticker shock still lingers. Planet Money looks into why feelings about prices diverge so much from official inflation data.

The latest inflation figure is released each month. What is inflation and how does it impact your personal finances?

The extended government shutdown has put collecting most October inflation data out of reach for the Bureau of Labor Statistics, according to people familiar with the agency’s operations.