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National Park Service: Former Tank Farm Landscape Rehabilitated at Port Alsworth Visitor Center
WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service issued the following news release:
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Former Tank Farm Landscape Rehabilitated at Port Alsworth Visitor Center
PORT ALSWORTH, Alaksa -- Visitors at the Port Alsworth Visitor Center are being greeted by a rehabilitated landscape. Lake Clark National Park and Preserve received funding from the National Park Foundation to restore a former fuel tank farm adjacent to the visitor center and improve visitor access.
Lake Clark National Park and Preserve has seen exponential growth in visitation in recent years. Visitation ... Show Full Article WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service issued the following news release: * * * Former Tank Farm Landscape Rehabilitated at Port Alsworth Visitor Center PORT ALSWORTH, Alaksa -- Visitors at the Port Alsworth Visitor Center are being greeted by a rehabilitated landscape. Lake Clark National Park and Preserve received funding from the National Park Foundation to restore a former fuel tank farm adjacent to the visitor center and improve visitor access. Lake Clark National Park and Preserve has seen exponential growth in visitation in recent years. Visitationnumbers as of August 2026 are already up 43% from the entire 2024 season, which was the last season Lake Clark National Park and Preserve was fully operational. This project transformed approximately 15,000 square yards of landscape, improving visitor safety, access, and experience. The project was completed by a Maintenance Action Team (MAT) young adult crew from the Student Conservation Association (SCA). Crewmembers gained valuable trade skills and had the opportunity to work and train alongside NPS staff members.
"We greatly appreciate the outstanding work of both the Student Conservation Association team and the Maintenance Action Team program. Their efforts have significantly improved trail access, pedestrian and vehicle safety, and the overall visitor experience around the Port Alsworth Visitor Center," said Lake Clark National Park and Preserve Superintendent Grant Hilderbrand. "The redesign directs park visitors' attention to our visitor center and access to the Lakeview Tinitun trail, which leads to the Tanalian Mountain and Tanalian Falls trails."
The MAT crew constructed a new parking area, revegetated the former tank farm area, constructed around 500 feet of new pedestrian trail connecting the visitor center to the park's greater trail system, and maintained four miles of existing trail, over the course of 10 weeks.
MATs enable the National Park Service to complete projects that require knowledge and competency in traditional trades in a consistent and cost-effective manner. They also serve as a beacon for traditional trade skills, allowing the younger generation to learn and appreciate the importance of preserving our nation's treasures.
nps.gov
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About the National Park Service. Established in 1916, the National Park Service preserves America's most treasured natural and cultural places for the enjoyment, education and inspiration of current and future generations. Learn more at nps.gov.
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Original text here: https://www.nps.gov/lacl/learn/news/former-tank-farm-landscape-rehabilitated-at-port-alsworth-visitor-center.htm
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Former Tank Farm Landscape Rehabilitated at Port Alsworth Visitor Center
PORT ALSWORTH, Alaksa -- Visitors at the Port Alsworth Visitor Center are being greeted by a rehabilitated landscape. Lake Clark National Park and Preserve received funding from the National Park Foundation to restore a former fuel tank farm adjacent to the visitor center and improve visitor access.
Lake Clark National Park and Preserve has seen exponential growth in visitation in recent years. Visitation ... Show Full Article WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service issued the following news release: * * * Former Tank Farm Landscape Rehabilitated at Port Alsworth Visitor Center PORT ALSWORTH, Alaksa -- Visitors at the Port Alsworth Visitor Center are being greeted by a rehabilitated landscape. Lake Clark National Park and Preserve received funding from the National Park Foundation to restore a former fuel tank farm adjacent to the visitor center and improve visitor access. Lake Clark National Park and Preserve has seen exponential growth in visitation in recent years. Visitationnumbers as of August 2026 are already up 43% from the entire 2024 season, which was the last season Lake Clark National Park and Preserve was fully operational. This project transformed approximately 15,000 square yards of landscape, improving visitor safety, access, and experience. The project was completed by a Maintenance Action Team (MAT) young adult crew from the Student Conservation Association (SCA). Crewmembers gained valuable trade skills and had the opportunity to work and train alongside NPS staff members.
"We greatly appreciate the outstanding work of both the Student Conservation Association team and the Maintenance Action Team program. Their efforts have significantly improved trail access, pedestrian and vehicle safety, and the overall visitor experience around the Port Alsworth Visitor Center," said Lake Clark National Park and Preserve Superintendent Grant Hilderbrand. "The redesign directs park visitors' attention to our visitor center and access to the Lakeview Tinitun trail, which leads to the Tanalian Mountain and Tanalian Falls trails."
The MAT crew constructed a new parking area, revegetated the former tank farm area, constructed around 500 feet of new pedestrian trail connecting the visitor center to the park's greater trail system, and maintained four miles of existing trail, over the course of 10 weeks.
MATs enable the National Park Service to complete projects that require knowledge and competency in traditional trades in a consistent and cost-effective manner. They also serve as a beacon for traditional trade skills, allowing the younger generation to learn and appreciate the importance of preserving our nation's treasures.
nps.gov
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About the National Park Service. Established in 1916, the National Park Service preserves America's most treasured natural and cultural places for the enjoyment, education and inspiration of current and future generations. Learn more at nps.gov.
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Original text here: https://www.nps.gov/lacl/learn/news/former-tank-farm-landscape-rehabilitated-at-port-alsworth-visitor-center.htm
FDIC: Joint Statement on Community Banks' Engagement With Core Service Providers
WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation issued the following joint statement on Sept. 11, 2026:
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Joint Statement on Community Banks' Engagement with Core Service Providers
The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Board), the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), (collectively, the agencies) are issuing this statement to provide clarity on their risk-based supervision of certain services provided to community banking organizations (CBOs).
The agencies believe there is a need for additional ... Show Full Article WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation issued the following joint statement on Sept. 11, 2026: * * * Joint Statement on Community Banks' Engagement with Core Service Providers The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Board), the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), (collectively, the agencies) are issuing this statement to provide clarity on their risk-based supervision of certain services provided to community banking organizations (CBOs). The agencies believe there is a need for additionalclarification regarding a subset of CBOs' third-party relationships, based on the agencies' supervision of CBOs and their service providers, and reinforced by the agencies' outreach to CBOs and other relevant stakeholders.1 This subset consists of third parties that provide the critical systems applications and infrastructure that support the operation and essential functions of one or more of a CBO's lines of business, including, for example, through the provision of transaction processing, account management, payments processing, customer relationship management, compliance and reporting, online banking, and other material functions. For purposes of this statement, the agencies refer to these entities broadly as core providers. These relationships are essential to the safe and sound operations of CBOs, yet certain core provider business practices and market dynamics may pose obstacles to a CBO's ability to efficiently and effectively identify, assess, and address the attendant risks.
As such, the agencies are issuing this statement to address (1) select aspects of how CBOs engage with core providers, (2) the extent to which the agencies will take these aspects into consideration when determining the level of supervisory oversight of core provider services, and (3) the agencies' supervisory and enforcement authorities where a core provider engages or causes a CBO to engage in unsafe or unsound practices or violations of law or regulation.
Background
CBOs are vital to the strength of the U.S. economy. To support their role, the agencies are committed to prioritizing reforms targeted at reducing the supervisory and regulatory burden for CBOs and tailoring supervisory and regulatory frameworks to better fit their business models and unique risks. These reforms will better position CBOs to serve their communities and drive economic growth.
Most CBOs rely on core providers to support their ability to operate effectively and compete in today's rapidly evolving marketplace. The agencies recognize the significant benefits these relationships offer. Core providers represent CBOs' most material, complex, and highest-risk third-party relationships. A core processing platform's availability, integrity, and security are vital to nearly all banking operations. Beyond the core processing platform, these providers often deliver additional services such as payment processing, card programs, loan management systems, or online banking. While use of core providers can create operational efficiencies, it also creates heightened risk, especially if the core provider experiences financial distress, operational failures, or security compromises.
The agencies are also aware that a significant percentage of the core provider market is represented by just a few large providers, which limits CBOs' negotiating power. Given these constraints, CBOs report they often experience challenges obtaining reasonable due diligence information, negotiating contract terms, or conducting effective ongoing monitoring. These challenges may make it difficult for CBOs to hold core providers accountable for delivering quality services.
Risk-Based Supervision of Core Providers
Each banking organization is responsible for operating in a safe and sound manner and in compliance with applicable laws and regulations. An important aspect of this responsibility is adopting third-party risk management practices that are commensurate with the organization's size, complexity, and risk profile and with the nature of its third-party relationships.
As part of standard supervisory processes, the agencies examine a banking organization for its management of third-party risk and its operations involving third parties. The agencies also conduct risk-based examinations of certain third parties' provision of services, including those of certain core providers.2 These supervisory activities are prioritized based on the risks that core providers pose to their client banking organizations and may include joint examinations with other financial regulators and targeted or full-scope examinations of varying frequency.3
Based on the agencies' supervisory experience and stakeholders' input, the agencies have determined that core provider business practices that unreasonably limit CBOs' ability to conduct due diligence and ongoing monitoring or to negotiate contract terms that address their business needs are associated with greater risks to the CBOs and a reduced ability of CBOs to identify, assess, and address such risks. Accordingly, the agencies will consider the following factors when making supervisory allocation decisions relevant to core providers who provide services to CBOs (e.g., decisions regarding the nature, extent, and frequency of supervisory activities applicable to core providers; the contents of examination reports provided to core providers' client financial institutions; and whether to add a core provider to the agencies' service provider examination program):
* Transparency: As part of safe and sound third-party risk management, banking organizations collect information from their third-party service providers through due diligence, contractual mechanisms, and ongoing oversight, tailored to the banking organization's size, complexity, and risk profile, as well as the nature of its third-party relationships. CBOs that are unable to collect this information are more likely to face challenges effectively and efficiently managing their third-party risks, which, given the criticality of core providers, may be more difficult to mitigate, compared to other less critical third parties. These informational gaps also may present challenges for the agencies' supervision of these CBOs.
As such, the agencies will take into consideration the level of a core provider's transparency with CBOs in making supervisory allocation decisions regarding core provider examinations.4 This will be determined through an assessment of a core provider's (1) willingness to provide reasonably relevant and timely due diligence information necessary for a CBO to decide whether to enter into a core provider relationship and engage in ongoing monitoring thereafter,5 (2) contractual provisions that limit a CBO's reasonable attempts to compare the core provider's offerings with those of other providers, (3) use of, transparency regarding, and compliance with service level agreements using measurable performance standards that reflect a CBO's individual needs and risk profile, along with provisions that enable a CBO to monitor and enforce the agreements, (4) transparency and timely disclosure regarding operational issues and security incidents impacting the delivery of services,6 and (5) use of complex billing practices that are difficult to reconcile to the services CBOs are receiving.
* Contract Features: As part of effective management of third-party risks, a CBO may determine that it either needs to exit a relationship with a core provider that does not meet its needs or has failed to perform adequately or seek supplemental services from alternative providers. However, core provider contract provisions may act as obstacles to a CBO seeking such an exit or supplemental services. As a result, CBOs may be forced to acquiesce to suboptimal core provider relationships wherein CBO needs are less likely to be adequately met and CBOs may have a limited ability to manage third-party risk.
In making supervisory resource allocation decisions, the agencies will take into consideration a core provider's business practices and use of contract terms that make it difficult for CBOs to manage their core provider relationships in a manner that aligns with the CBO's business needs, such as by seeking an alternative core provider or supplementary services. Such contract terms and practices include, for example, (1) opaque pricing structures and practices, (2) opaque billing practices, including extensive "back billing" windows during which the core provider may issue retroactive charges for items missing from prior invoices, (3) unsupported or contractually undefined core deconversion fees, especially in instances in which the core provider breached contractual terms, provided inadequate services as measured by service level agreements, or violated or may have caused the CBO to violate any laws or regulations, and (4) excessive limitations on the ability of unaffiliated service providers to integrate with the core platform.
* Technology: Core providers that fail to invest in maintaining up-to-date technological solutions may be more likely to experience data breaches or service outages or disruptions, which CBOs have limited ability to oversee or mitigate.
As such, the agencies will take into consideration a core provider's technology investments and capabilities in making supervisory allocation decisions. This includes, for example, (1) the number and severity of computer security incidents,7 (2) appropriate management of end-of-support and end-of-life assets that enable client CBOs to transition to updated platforms, and (3) lack of demonstrated operational resilience capabilities.
Supervisory and Enforcement Actions
The agencies monitor services that core providers deliver to CBOs to identify issues related to safety and soundness or violations of law. When such issues are identified, the agencies may bring the appropriate actions against core providers and/or the CBO pursuant to their statutory authorities.8 This does not eliminate or reduce a CBO's responsibility for ensuring activities are consistent with safe and sound banking practices and in compliance with applicable laws and regulations, regardless of whether they are outsourced to a third party.
Among other bases for bringing appropriate actions against core providers, the agencies may have a reasonable basis to determine that certain core providers qualify as "institution-affiliated parties" (IAP) under the Federal Deposit Insurance Act9--specifically, as "persons . . . who participate[] in the conduct of the affairs of an insured depository institution."10 This determination reflects the operational reality of the CBO-core provider relationship. While CBOs contract with core providers for services, many of the services provided by core providers address unique features of a CBO, are integral to the functioning of the institution and its delivery of banking products and services, and directly impact the customer banking experience. Many CBOs are wholly reliant on core providers for their back-end operations, as well as some of their customer interfaces and other functions.
In these arrangements, core providers undertake the most central operational aspects of banking for the CBO, and CBOs often could not provide their services otherwise. Because core providers are integral to carrying out the business of banking and the functions of CBOs, they may be held liable for the practices or violations of a CBO as an institution-affiliated party.
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1/ See, e.g., OCC, Request for Information Regarding Community Banks' Engagement With Core Service Providers and Other Essential Third-Party Service Providers (PDF), 90 FR 54882 (Nov. 28, 2025).
2/ See 12 U.S.C. 1464(d)(7)(D) and 1867(c)(1).
3/ See FFIEC, IT Examination Handbook: Supervision of Technology Service Providers (Oct. 2012).
4/ Any such consideration will balance a core provider's reasonable bases for limiting disclosure of certain information, including as it relates to confidentiality, information security, or other legal or risk-based needs, against the potential risk management benefits to a CBO in seeking to collect the information.
5/ Examples may include, as appropriate to the nature of the third-party relationship, SSAE 18 SOC Reports (Statement on Standards for Attestation Engagements 18 System and Organization Controls Reports), audit reports, security program reports, including penetration testing reports, and industry standard assessments (e.g., Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS), National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), and International Organization for Standardization (ISO)).
6/ This includes, among other things, mandatory computer security incident notifications. See 12 CFR part 53; part 225, subpart N; and part 304, subpart C.
7/ See supra note 6.
8/ See, e.g., 12 U.S.C. 1818 and 1867.
9/ 12 U.S.C. 1813(u).
10/ 12 U.S.C. 1813(u)(3).
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Original text here: https://www.fdic.gov/news/speeches/2026/joint-statement-community-banks-engagement-core-service-providers
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Joint Statement on Community Banks' Engagement with Core Service Providers
The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Board), the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), (collectively, the agencies) are issuing this statement to provide clarity on their risk-based supervision of certain services provided to community banking organizations (CBOs).
The agencies believe there is a need for additional ... Show Full Article WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation issued the following joint statement on Sept. 11, 2026: * * * Joint Statement on Community Banks' Engagement with Core Service Providers The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Board), the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), (collectively, the agencies) are issuing this statement to provide clarity on their risk-based supervision of certain services provided to community banking organizations (CBOs). The agencies believe there is a need for additionalclarification regarding a subset of CBOs' third-party relationships, based on the agencies' supervision of CBOs and their service providers, and reinforced by the agencies' outreach to CBOs and other relevant stakeholders.1 This subset consists of third parties that provide the critical systems applications and infrastructure that support the operation and essential functions of one or more of a CBO's lines of business, including, for example, through the provision of transaction processing, account management, payments processing, customer relationship management, compliance and reporting, online banking, and other material functions. For purposes of this statement, the agencies refer to these entities broadly as core providers. These relationships are essential to the safe and sound operations of CBOs, yet certain core provider business practices and market dynamics may pose obstacles to a CBO's ability to efficiently and effectively identify, assess, and address the attendant risks.
As such, the agencies are issuing this statement to address (1) select aspects of how CBOs engage with core providers, (2) the extent to which the agencies will take these aspects into consideration when determining the level of supervisory oversight of core provider services, and (3) the agencies' supervisory and enforcement authorities where a core provider engages or causes a CBO to engage in unsafe or unsound practices or violations of law or regulation.
Background
CBOs are vital to the strength of the U.S. economy. To support their role, the agencies are committed to prioritizing reforms targeted at reducing the supervisory and regulatory burden for CBOs and tailoring supervisory and regulatory frameworks to better fit their business models and unique risks. These reforms will better position CBOs to serve their communities and drive economic growth.
Most CBOs rely on core providers to support their ability to operate effectively and compete in today's rapidly evolving marketplace. The agencies recognize the significant benefits these relationships offer. Core providers represent CBOs' most material, complex, and highest-risk third-party relationships. A core processing platform's availability, integrity, and security are vital to nearly all banking operations. Beyond the core processing platform, these providers often deliver additional services such as payment processing, card programs, loan management systems, or online banking. While use of core providers can create operational efficiencies, it also creates heightened risk, especially if the core provider experiences financial distress, operational failures, or security compromises.
The agencies are also aware that a significant percentage of the core provider market is represented by just a few large providers, which limits CBOs' negotiating power. Given these constraints, CBOs report they often experience challenges obtaining reasonable due diligence information, negotiating contract terms, or conducting effective ongoing monitoring. These challenges may make it difficult for CBOs to hold core providers accountable for delivering quality services.
Risk-Based Supervision of Core Providers
Each banking organization is responsible for operating in a safe and sound manner and in compliance with applicable laws and regulations. An important aspect of this responsibility is adopting third-party risk management practices that are commensurate with the organization's size, complexity, and risk profile and with the nature of its third-party relationships.
As part of standard supervisory processes, the agencies examine a banking organization for its management of third-party risk and its operations involving third parties. The agencies also conduct risk-based examinations of certain third parties' provision of services, including those of certain core providers.2 These supervisory activities are prioritized based on the risks that core providers pose to their client banking organizations and may include joint examinations with other financial regulators and targeted or full-scope examinations of varying frequency.3
Based on the agencies' supervisory experience and stakeholders' input, the agencies have determined that core provider business practices that unreasonably limit CBOs' ability to conduct due diligence and ongoing monitoring or to negotiate contract terms that address their business needs are associated with greater risks to the CBOs and a reduced ability of CBOs to identify, assess, and address such risks. Accordingly, the agencies will consider the following factors when making supervisory allocation decisions relevant to core providers who provide services to CBOs (e.g., decisions regarding the nature, extent, and frequency of supervisory activities applicable to core providers; the contents of examination reports provided to core providers' client financial institutions; and whether to add a core provider to the agencies' service provider examination program):
* Transparency: As part of safe and sound third-party risk management, banking organizations collect information from their third-party service providers through due diligence, contractual mechanisms, and ongoing oversight, tailored to the banking organization's size, complexity, and risk profile, as well as the nature of its third-party relationships. CBOs that are unable to collect this information are more likely to face challenges effectively and efficiently managing their third-party risks, which, given the criticality of core providers, may be more difficult to mitigate, compared to other less critical third parties. These informational gaps also may present challenges for the agencies' supervision of these CBOs.
As such, the agencies will take into consideration the level of a core provider's transparency with CBOs in making supervisory allocation decisions regarding core provider examinations.4 This will be determined through an assessment of a core provider's (1) willingness to provide reasonably relevant and timely due diligence information necessary for a CBO to decide whether to enter into a core provider relationship and engage in ongoing monitoring thereafter,5 (2) contractual provisions that limit a CBO's reasonable attempts to compare the core provider's offerings with those of other providers, (3) use of, transparency regarding, and compliance with service level agreements using measurable performance standards that reflect a CBO's individual needs and risk profile, along with provisions that enable a CBO to monitor and enforce the agreements, (4) transparency and timely disclosure regarding operational issues and security incidents impacting the delivery of services,6 and (5) use of complex billing practices that are difficult to reconcile to the services CBOs are receiving.
* Contract Features: As part of effective management of third-party risks, a CBO may determine that it either needs to exit a relationship with a core provider that does not meet its needs or has failed to perform adequately or seek supplemental services from alternative providers. However, core provider contract provisions may act as obstacles to a CBO seeking such an exit or supplemental services. As a result, CBOs may be forced to acquiesce to suboptimal core provider relationships wherein CBO needs are less likely to be adequately met and CBOs may have a limited ability to manage third-party risk.
In making supervisory resource allocation decisions, the agencies will take into consideration a core provider's business practices and use of contract terms that make it difficult for CBOs to manage their core provider relationships in a manner that aligns with the CBO's business needs, such as by seeking an alternative core provider or supplementary services. Such contract terms and practices include, for example, (1) opaque pricing structures and practices, (2) opaque billing practices, including extensive "back billing" windows during which the core provider may issue retroactive charges for items missing from prior invoices, (3) unsupported or contractually undefined core deconversion fees, especially in instances in which the core provider breached contractual terms, provided inadequate services as measured by service level agreements, or violated or may have caused the CBO to violate any laws or regulations, and (4) excessive limitations on the ability of unaffiliated service providers to integrate with the core platform.
* Technology: Core providers that fail to invest in maintaining up-to-date technological solutions may be more likely to experience data breaches or service outages or disruptions, which CBOs have limited ability to oversee or mitigate.
As such, the agencies will take into consideration a core provider's technology investments and capabilities in making supervisory allocation decisions. This includes, for example, (1) the number and severity of computer security incidents,7 (2) appropriate management of end-of-support and end-of-life assets that enable client CBOs to transition to updated platforms, and (3) lack of demonstrated operational resilience capabilities.
Supervisory and Enforcement Actions
The agencies monitor services that core providers deliver to CBOs to identify issues related to safety and soundness or violations of law. When such issues are identified, the agencies may bring the appropriate actions against core providers and/or the CBO pursuant to their statutory authorities.8 This does not eliminate or reduce a CBO's responsibility for ensuring activities are consistent with safe and sound banking practices and in compliance with applicable laws and regulations, regardless of whether they are outsourced to a third party.
Among other bases for bringing appropriate actions against core providers, the agencies may have a reasonable basis to determine that certain core providers qualify as "institution-affiliated parties" (IAP) under the Federal Deposit Insurance Act9--specifically, as "persons . . . who participate[] in the conduct of the affairs of an insured depository institution."10 This determination reflects the operational reality of the CBO-core provider relationship. While CBOs contract with core providers for services, many of the services provided by core providers address unique features of a CBO, are integral to the functioning of the institution and its delivery of banking products and services, and directly impact the customer banking experience. Many CBOs are wholly reliant on core providers for their back-end operations, as well as some of their customer interfaces and other functions.
In these arrangements, core providers undertake the most central operational aspects of banking for the CBO, and CBOs often could not provide their services otherwise. Because core providers are integral to carrying out the business of banking and the functions of CBOs, they may be held liable for the practices or violations of a CBO as an institution-affiliated party.
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1/ See, e.g., OCC, Request for Information Regarding Community Banks' Engagement With Core Service Providers and Other Essential Third-Party Service Providers (PDF), 90 FR 54882 (Nov. 28, 2025).
2/ See 12 U.S.C. 1464(d)(7)(D) and 1867(c)(1).
3/ See FFIEC, IT Examination Handbook: Supervision of Technology Service Providers (Oct. 2012).
4/ Any such consideration will balance a core provider's reasonable bases for limiting disclosure of certain information, including as it relates to confidentiality, information security, or other legal or risk-based needs, against the potential risk management benefits to a CBO in seeking to collect the information.
5/ Examples may include, as appropriate to the nature of the third-party relationship, SSAE 18 SOC Reports (Statement on Standards for Attestation Engagements 18 System and Organization Controls Reports), audit reports, security program reports, including penetration testing reports, and industry standard assessments (e.g., Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS), National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), and International Organization for Standardization (ISO)).
6/ This includes, among other things, mandatory computer security incident notifications. See 12 CFR part 53; part 225, subpart N; and part 304, subpart C.
7/ See supra note 6.
8/ See, e.g., 12 U.S.C. 1818 and 1867.
9/ 12 U.S.C. 1813(u).
10/ 12 U.S.C. 1813(u)(3).
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Original text here: https://www.fdic.gov/news/speeches/2026/joint-statement-community-banks-engagement-core-service-providers
Bureau of Transportation Statistics: Transportation Consumer Price Index - August 2026
WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Bureau of Transportation Statistics issued the following news on Sept. 11, 2026:
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Transportation Consumer Price Index - August 2026
Today, the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) released the change in the costs faced by consumers for transportation goods and services, from August 2025 to August 2026, as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI). The annual change in CPI is a measure of inflation.
The CPI for all transportation goods and services rose 6.2% from August 2025 to August 2026. Transportation contributed 30.2% ... Show Full Article WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Bureau of Transportation Statistics issued the following news on Sept. 11, 2026: * * * Transportation Consumer Price Index - August 2026 Today, the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) released the change in the costs faced by consumers for transportation goods and services, from August 2025 to August 2026, as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI). The annual change in CPI is a measure of inflation. The CPI for all transportation goods and services rose 6.2% from August 2025 to August 2026. Transportation contributed 30.2%to the 3.4% increase in the price of all goods and services, per the CPI. Gasoline (all types) contributed the most to inflation, rising 27.4% year-over-year and contributing 25.6% to the annual change in the price of all goods and services.
By item, the top three contributors to inflation in August 2026 were:
* Gasoline (all types): +25.6%
* Airline Fare: +6.0%
* Motor vehicle maintenance and repair: +1.6%
The top three items dampening transportation's contribution to inflation in August 2026 were:
* Motor vehicle insurance: -4.2%
* Used cars and trucks: -1.6%
* Other intercity (intercity bus, train, and ship fares: -0.3%
For additional information and for interactive charts on transportation's role in the economy and changes (trends) over time, please visit BTS' Transportation Economic Trends (https://data.bts.gov/stories/s/28tb-cpjy).
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Original text here: https://www.bts.gov/newsroom/transportation-consumer-price-index-august-2026
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Transportation Consumer Price Index - August 2026
Today, the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) released the change in the costs faced by consumers for transportation goods and services, from August 2025 to August 2026, as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI). The annual change in CPI is a measure of inflation.
The CPI for all transportation goods and services rose 6.2% from August 2025 to August 2026. Transportation contributed 30.2% ... Show Full Article WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Bureau of Transportation Statistics issued the following news on Sept. 11, 2026: * * * Transportation Consumer Price Index - August 2026 Today, the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) released the change in the costs faced by consumers for transportation goods and services, from August 2025 to August 2026, as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI). The annual change in CPI is a measure of inflation. The CPI for all transportation goods and services rose 6.2% from August 2025 to August 2026. Transportation contributed 30.2%to the 3.4% increase in the price of all goods and services, per the CPI. Gasoline (all types) contributed the most to inflation, rising 27.4% year-over-year and contributing 25.6% to the annual change in the price of all goods and services.
By item, the top three contributors to inflation in August 2026 were:
* Gasoline (all types): +25.6%
* Airline Fare: +6.0%
* Motor vehicle maintenance and repair: +1.6%
The top three items dampening transportation's contribution to inflation in August 2026 were:
* Motor vehicle insurance: -4.2%
* Used cars and trucks: -1.6%
* Other intercity (intercity bus, train, and ship fares: -0.3%
For additional information and for interactive charts on transportation's role in the economy and changes (trends) over time, please visit BTS' Transportation Economic Trends (https://data.bts.gov/stories/s/28tb-cpjy).
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Original text here: https://www.bts.gov/newsroom/transportation-consumer-price-index-august-2026
BLS Western Region Issues Report on Consumer Price Index, West Region August 2026
SAN FRANCISCO, California, Sept. 12 (TNSLrpt) -- Consumer Price Index, West Region August 2026 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Western Region - Sept. 11, 2026
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Area prices were up 0.5 percent over the past month, up 3.2 percent from a year ago
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The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the West region increased 0.5 percent in August, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported today. The all items less food and energy index increased 0.4 percent. The food index rose 0.1 percent, and the energy index increased 1.7 percent. (Data ... Show Full Article SAN FRANCISCO, California, Sept. 12 (TNSLrpt) -- Consumer Price Index, West Region August 2026 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Western Region - Sept. 11, 2026 * * * Area prices were up 0.5 percent over the past month, up 3.2 percent from a year ago - The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the West region increased 0.5 percent in August, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported today. The all items less food and energy index increased 0.4 percent. The food index rose 0.1 percent, and the energy index increased 1.7 percent. (Datain this report are not seasonally adjusted. Accordingly, month-to-month changes may reflect seasonal influences.)
The West Region all items CPI-U advanced 3.2 percent for the 12 months ending in August. The index for all items less food and energy advanced 2.4 percent over the year. Food prices rose 3.0 percent. Energy prices rose 15.5 percent.
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Chart 1. Over-the-year percent change in CPI-U, West region, August 2023-August 2026
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Food
Food prices increased 0.1 percent for the month of August. Prices for food at home (grocery store purchases) declined 0.1 percent, with lower prices in 3 of the 6 major grocery store food groups. Prices for food away from home (restaurant, cafeteria, and vending purchases) rose 0.3 percent for the same period.
Food prices rose 3.0 percent over the year. Prices for food at home advanced 2.7 percent, with higher prices in all six major grocery store food groups. Prices for food away from home rose 3.2 percent.
Energy
The energy index increased 1.7 percent over the month. Gasoline prices increased 3.3 percent. Prices for electricity fell 1.3 percent, and prices for natural gas service decreased 0.3 percent for the same period.
Energy prices rose 15.5 percent over the year. Gasoline prices increased 24.4 percent. Prices for electricity rose 3.8 percent, and prices for natural gas service increased 0.4 percent during the past year.
All items less food and energy
The index for all items less food and energy rose 0.4 percent in August. Among the index's components, prices were higher for education and communication (+2.3 percent) and shelter (+0.5 percent). In contrast, prices were lower for other goods and services (-0.6 percent) and recreation (-0.3 percent).
The index for all items less food and energy advanced 2.4 percent over the year. Components contributing to the increase included shelter (+2.9 percent) and recreation (+2.6 percent). In contrast, prices were lower for used cars and trucks (-2.8 percent).
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Table A. West region CPI-U 1-month and 12-month percent changes, all items index, not seasonally adjusted
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The September 2026 Consumer Price Index for the West Region is scheduled to be released on October 14, 2026.
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Technical Note
The Consumer Price Index (https://www.bls.gov/cpi) (CPI) is a measure of the average change in prices over time in a fixed market basket of goods and services. The Consumer Price Index for the West Region is published monthly. The set of components and sub-aggregates published for regional and metropolitan indexes is more limited than at the U.S. city average level; these indexes are byproducts of the national CPI program.
The West region covered in this release is comprised of the following thirteen states: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming.
Refer to the national CPI news release technical note (https://www.bls.gov/cpi/technical-notes/) or the Handbook of Methods (https://www.bls.gov/opub/hom/cpi) for more information.
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Table 1. West region CPI-U by expenditure category for August 2026, not seasonally adjusted (1982-84=100 unless otherwise noted)
Table 2. West region CPI-U by special aggregate index for August 2026, not seasonally adjusted (1982-84=100 unless otherwise noted)
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Area prices were up 0.5 percent over the past month, up 3.2 percent from a year ago
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The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the West region increased 0.5 percent in August, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported today. The all items less food and energy index increased 0.4 percent. The food index rose 0.1 percent, and the energy index increased 1.7 percent. (Data ... Show Full Article SAN FRANCISCO, California, Sept. 12 (TNSLrpt) -- Consumer Price Index, West Region August 2026 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Western Region - Sept. 11, 2026 * * * Area prices were up 0.5 percent over the past month, up 3.2 percent from a year ago - The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the West region increased 0.5 percent in August, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported today. The all items less food and energy index increased 0.4 percent. The food index rose 0.1 percent, and the energy index increased 1.7 percent. (Datain this report are not seasonally adjusted. Accordingly, month-to-month changes may reflect seasonal influences.)
The West Region all items CPI-U advanced 3.2 percent for the 12 months ending in August. The index for all items less food and energy advanced 2.4 percent over the year. Food prices rose 3.0 percent. Energy prices rose 15.5 percent.
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Chart 1. Over-the-year percent change in CPI-U, West region, August 2023-August 2026
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Food
Food prices increased 0.1 percent for the month of August. Prices for food at home (grocery store purchases) declined 0.1 percent, with lower prices in 3 of the 6 major grocery store food groups. Prices for food away from home (restaurant, cafeteria, and vending purchases) rose 0.3 percent for the same period.
Food prices rose 3.0 percent over the year. Prices for food at home advanced 2.7 percent, with higher prices in all six major grocery store food groups. Prices for food away from home rose 3.2 percent.
Energy
The energy index increased 1.7 percent over the month. Gasoline prices increased 3.3 percent. Prices for electricity fell 1.3 percent, and prices for natural gas service decreased 0.3 percent for the same period.
Energy prices rose 15.5 percent over the year. Gasoline prices increased 24.4 percent. Prices for electricity rose 3.8 percent, and prices for natural gas service increased 0.4 percent during the past year.
All items less food and energy
The index for all items less food and energy rose 0.4 percent in August. Among the index's components, prices were higher for education and communication (+2.3 percent) and shelter (+0.5 percent). In contrast, prices were lower for other goods and services (-0.6 percent) and recreation (-0.3 percent).
The index for all items less food and energy advanced 2.4 percent over the year. Components contributing to the increase included shelter (+2.9 percent) and recreation (+2.6 percent). In contrast, prices were lower for used cars and trucks (-2.8 percent).
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Table A. West region CPI-U 1-month and 12-month percent changes, all items index, not seasonally adjusted
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The September 2026 Consumer Price Index for the West Region is scheduled to be released on October 14, 2026.
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Technical Note
The Consumer Price Index (https://www.bls.gov/cpi) (CPI) is a measure of the average change in prices over time in a fixed market basket of goods and services. The Consumer Price Index for the West Region is published monthly. The set of components and sub-aggregates published for regional and metropolitan indexes is more limited than at the U.S. city average level; these indexes are byproducts of the national CPI program.
The West region covered in this release is comprised of the following thirteen states: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming.
Refer to the national CPI news release technical note (https://www.bls.gov/cpi/technical-notes/) or the Handbook of Methods (https://www.bls.gov/opub/hom/cpi) for more information.
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Table 1. West region CPI-U by expenditure category for August 2026, not seasonally adjusted (1982-84=100 unless otherwise noted)
Table 2. West region CPI-U by special aggregate index for August 2026, not seasonally adjusted (1982-84=100 unless otherwise noted)
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BLS Western Region Issues Report on Consumer Price Index, San Francisco Area August 2026
SAN FRANCISCO, California, Sept. 12 (TNSLrpt) -- Consumer Price Index, San Francisco Area August 2026 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Western Region - Sept. 11, 2026
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Area prices were up 0.1 percent over the past two months, up 3.4 percent from a year ago
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The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward increased 0.1 percent for the two months ending in August 2026, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported today. Regional Commissioner Chris Rosenlund noted that prices for all items less food and energy ... Show Full Article SAN FRANCISCO, California, Sept. 12 (TNSLrpt) -- Consumer Price Index, San Francisco Area August 2026 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Western Region - Sept. 11, 2026 * * * Area prices were up 0.1 percent over the past two months, up 3.4 percent from a year ago - The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward increased 0.1 percent for the two months ending in August 2026, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported today. Regional Commissioner Chris Rosenlund noted that prices for all items less food and energyincreased 0.5 percent. The food index decreased 1.4 percent, and the energy index decreased 2.5 percent. (Data in this report are not seasonally adjusted. Accordingly, bi-monthly changes may reflect seasonal influences.)
The San Francisco area all items CPI-U advanced 3.4 percent for the 12 months ending in August. The index for all items less food and energy advanced 3.0 percent over the year. Food prices rose 3.1 percent. Energy prices rose 12.3 percent.
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Chart 1. Over-the-year percent change in CPI-U, San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA, August 2023-August 2026
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Food
Food prices declined 1.4 percent for the two months ending in August. Prices for food at home (grocery store purchases) declined 3.1 percent, with lower prices in 4 of the 6 major grocery store food groups. Prices for food away from home (restaurant, cafeteria, and vending purchases) rose 0.6 percent for the same period.
Food prices rose 3.1 percent over the year. Prices for food at home advanced 2.2 percent, with higher prices in 4 of the 6 major grocery store food groups. Prices for food away from home rose 4.1 percent.
Energy
The energy index declined 2.5 percent for the two months ending in August. Gasoline prices decreased 2.7 percent.
Energy prices rose 12.3 percent over the year. Gasoline prices increased 22.2 percent.
All items less food and energy
The index for all items less food and energy rose 0.5 percent during the two-month period. Among the index's components, prices were higher for apparel (+7.0 percent) and education and communication (+1.8 percent). In contrast, prices were lower for shelter (-0.5 percent) and other goods and services (-0.5 percent).
The index for all items less food and energy advanced 3.0 percent over the year. Components contributing to the increase included recreation (+7.5 percent) and shelter (+2.6 percent). In contrast, prices were lower for used cars and trucks (-3.9 percent) and medical care (-0.4 percent).
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Table A. San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA, CPI-U 2-month and 12-month percent changes, all items index, not seasonally adjusted
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The October 2026 Consumer Price Index for the San Francisco area is scheduled to be released on November 10, 2026.
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Technical Note
The Consumer Price Index (https://www.bls.gov/cpi) (CPI) is a measure of the average change in prices over time in a fixed market basket of goods and services. The Consumer Price Index for San Francisco is published bi-monthly. The set of components and sub-aggregates published for regional and metropolitan indexes is more limited than at the U.S. city average level; these indexes are byproducts of the national CPI program. Each local index has a much smaller sample size than the national or regional indexes and is, therefore, subject to substantially more sampling and other measurement error. As a result, local-area indexes are more volatile than the national or regional indexes. In addition, local indexes are not adjusted for seasonal influences. NOTE: Area indexes do not measure differences in the level of prices between cities; they only measure the average change in prices for each area since the base period.
A full all-items data series history for the original index value and for 1-month, 2-month, 3-month, 6-month, and 12-month percent changes can be accessed via BLS data query tools. A direct link to the all-items series is provided in Table 1 of this release under historical data.
The San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA. metropolitan area covered in this release is comprised of Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, San Francisco, San Mateo Counties in the State of California.
Refer to the national CPI news release technical note (https://www.bls.gov/cpi/technical-notes/) or the Handbook of Methods (https://www.bls.gov/opub/hom/cpi) for more information.
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Table 1. San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA, CPI-U by expenditure category for August 2026, not seasonally adjusted (1982-84=100 unless otherwise noted)
Table 2. San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA, CPI-U by special aggregate index for August 2026, not seasonally adjusted (1982-84=100 unless otherwise noted)
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View original text plus charts and tables here: https://www.bls.gov/regions/west/news-release/2026/consumerpriceindex_sanfrancisco_20260911.htm
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Area prices were up 0.1 percent over the past two months, up 3.4 percent from a year ago
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The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward increased 0.1 percent for the two months ending in August 2026, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported today. Regional Commissioner Chris Rosenlund noted that prices for all items less food and energy ... Show Full Article SAN FRANCISCO, California, Sept. 12 (TNSLrpt) -- Consumer Price Index, San Francisco Area August 2026 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Western Region - Sept. 11, 2026 * * * Area prices were up 0.1 percent over the past two months, up 3.4 percent from a year ago - The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward increased 0.1 percent for the two months ending in August 2026, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported today. Regional Commissioner Chris Rosenlund noted that prices for all items less food and energyincreased 0.5 percent. The food index decreased 1.4 percent, and the energy index decreased 2.5 percent. (Data in this report are not seasonally adjusted. Accordingly, bi-monthly changes may reflect seasonal influences.)
The San Francisco area all items CPI-U advanced 3.4 percent for the 12 months ending in August. The index for all items less food and energy advanced 3.0 percent over the year. Food prices rose 3.1 percent. Energy prices rose 12.3 percent.
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Chart 1. Over-the-year percent change in CPI-U, San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA, August 2023-August 2026
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Food
Food prices declined 1.4 percent for the two months ending in August. Prices for food at home (grocery store purchases) declined 3.1 percent, with lower prices in 4 of the 6 major grocery store food groups. Prices for food away from home (restaurant, cafeteria, and vending purchases) rose 0.6 percent for the same period.
Food prices rose 3.1 percent over the year. Prices for food at home advanced 2.2 percent, with higher prices in 4 of the 6 major grocery store food groups. Prices for food away from home rose 4.1 percent.
Energy
The energy index declined 2.5 percent for the two months ending in August. Gasoline prices decreased 2.7 percent.
Energy prices rose 12.3 percent over the year. Gasoline prices increased 22.2 percent.
All items less food and energy
The index for all items less food and energy rose 0.5 percent during the two-month period. Among the index's components, prices were higher for apparel (+7.0 percent) and education and communication (+1.8 percent). In contrast, prices were lower for shelter (-0.5 percent) and other goods and services (-0.5 percent).
The index for all items less food and energy advanced 3.0 percent over the year. Components contributing to the increase included recreation (+7.5 percent) and shelter (+2.6 percent). In contrast, prices were lower for used cars and trucks (-3.9 percent) and medical care (-0.4 percent).
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Table A. San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA, CPI-U 2-month and 12-month percent changes, all items index, not seasonally adjusted
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The October 2026 Consumer Price Index for the San Francisco area is scheduled to be released on November 10, 2026.
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Technical Note
The Consumer Price Index (https://www.bls.gov/cpi) (CPI) is a measure of the average change in prices over time in a fixed market basket of goods and services. The Consumer Price Index for San Francisco is published bi-monthly. The set of components and sub-aggregates published for regional and metropolitan indexes is more limited than at the U.S. city average level; these indexes are byproducts of the national CPI program. Each local index has a much smaller sample size than the national or regional indexes and is, therefore, subject to substantially more sampling and other measurement error. As a result, local-area indexes are more volatile than the national or regional indexes. In addition, local indexes are not adjusted for seasonal influences. NOTE: Area indexes do not measure differences in the level of prices between cities; they only measure the average change in prices for each area since the base period.
A full all-items data series history for the original index value and for 1-month, 2-month, 3-month, 6-month, and 12-month percent changes can be accessed via BLS data query tools. A direct link to the all-items series is provided in Table 1 of this release under historical data.
The San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA. metropolitan area covered in this release is comprised of Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, San Francisco, San Mateo Counties in the State of California.
Refer to the national CPI news release technical note (https://www.bls.gov/cpi/technical-notes/) or the Handbook of Methods (https://www.bls.gov/opub/hom/cpi) for more information.
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Table 1. San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA, CPI-U by expenditure category for August 2026, not seasonally adjusted (1982-84=100 unless otherwise noted)
Table 2. San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA, CPI-U by special aggregate index for August 2026, not seasonally adjusted (1982-84=100 unless otherwise noted)
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View original text plus charts and tables here: https://www.bls.gov/regions/west/news-release/2026/consumerpriceindex_sanfrancisco_20260911.htm
BLS Southeast Region Issues Report on Consumer Price Index, South Region August 2026
ATLANTA, Georgia, Sept. 12 (TNSLrpt) -- Consumer Price Index, South Region August 2026 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Southeast Region - Sept. 11, 2026
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Regional prices rose 0.2 percent in August, up 3.1 percent over the year
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The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the South region increased 0.2 percent in August, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported today. The index for all items less food and energy rose 0.2 percent over the month. The energy index increased 1.0 percent in August while the index for food was unchanged. ... Show Full Article ATLANTA, Georgia, Sept. 12 (TNSLrpt) -- Consumer Price Index, South Region August 2026 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Southeast Region - Sept. 11, 2026 * * * Regional prices rose 0.2 percent in August, up 3.1 percent over the year - The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the South region increased 0.2 percent in August, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported today. The index for all items less food and energy rose 0.2 percent over the month. The energy index increased 1.0 percent in August while the index for food was unchanged.(Data in this report are not seasonally adjusted. Accordingly, month-to-month changes may reflect the impact of seasonal influences.)
The South all items CPI-U advanced 3.1 percent for the 12 months ending in August. The index for all items less food and energy rose 2.1 percent over the last 12 months. The energy index increased 15.8 percent for the 12 months ending August. The food index rose 2.3 percent over the last year.
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Chart 1. Over-the-year percent change in CPI-U, South region, August 2023-August 2026
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Food
The food index was unchanged in August. The index for food at home (grocery store purchases) decreased 0.1 percent over the pricing period. The index for food away from home (restaurant, cafeteria, and vending purchases) was unchanged over the month.
Food prices advanced 2.3 percent over the year. The food away from home index rose 2.9 percent over the past year. The food at home index increased 1.9 percent for the 12 months ending August as prices increased in 5 of the 6 major grocery store food groups.
Energy
The index for energy increased 1.0 percent over the month. The gasoline index rose 1.6 percent over the same period. The index for electricity advanced 0.4 percent while the natural gas index fell 1.5 percent in August.
The energy index advanced 15.8 percent for the 12 months ending August. The gasoline index increased 28.5 percent over this 12-month span. The electricity index rose 2.5 percent, and the natural gas index rose 7.7 percent over the year.
All items less food and energy
The index for all items less food and energy increased 0.2 percent in August. The shelter index increased 0.1 percent over the month, led by a 0.2-percent increase in the owners' equivalent rent index. Education and communication (+1.5 percent) and apparel (+1.3 percent) were among the indexes that increased in August.
The index for all items less food and energy rose 2.1 percent over the last 12 months. The shelter index and the index for owners' equivalent rent both increased 2.1 percent over the last year.
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The September 2026 Consumer Price Index for the South Region is scheduled to be released on October 14, 2026.
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Technical Note
The Consumer Price Index (https://www.bls.gov/cpi) (CPI) is a measure of the average change in prices over time in a fixed market basket of goods and services. The Consumer Price Index for the South region is published monthly. The set of components and sub-aggregates published for regional and metropolitan indexes is more limited than at the U.S. city average level; these indexes are byproducts of the national CPI program.
The South region is comprised of Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia.
Refer to the national CPI news release technical note (https://www.bls.gov/cpi/technical-notes/) or the Handbook of Methods (https://www.bls.gov/opub/hom/cpi) for more information.
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Table 1. South region CPI-U by expenditure category for August 2026, not seasonally adjusted (1982-84=100 unless otherwise noted)
Table 2. South region CPI-U by special aggregate index for August 2026, not seasonally adjusted (1982-84=100 unless otherwise noted)
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View original text plus charts and tables here: https://www.bls.gov/regions/southeast/news-release/2026/consumerpriceindex_south_20260911.htm
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Regional prices rose 0.2 percent in August, up 3.1 percent over the year
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The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the South region increased 0.2 percent in August, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported today. The index for all items less food and energy rose 0.2 percent over the month. The energy index increased 1.0 percent in August while the index for food was unchanged. ... Show Full Article ATLANTA, Georgia, Sept. 12 (TNSLrpt) -- Consumer Price Index, South Region August 2026 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Southeast Region - Sept. 11, 2026 * * * Regional prices rose 0.2 percent in August, up 3.1 percent over the year - The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the South region increased 0.2 percent in August, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported today. The index for all items less food and energy rose 0.2 percent over the month. The energy index increased 1.0 percent in August while the index for food was unchanged.(Data in this report are not seasonally adjusted. Accordingly, month-to-month changes may reflect the impact of seasonal influences.)
The South all items CPI-U advanced 3.1 percent for the 12 months ending in August. The index for all items less food and energy rose 2.1 percent over the last 12 months. The energy index increased 15.8 percent for the 12 months ending August. The food index rose 2.3 percent over the last year.
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Chart 1. Over-the-year percent change in CPI-U, South region, August 2023-August 2026
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Food
The food index was unchanged in August. The index for food at home (grocery store purchases) decreased 0.1 percent over the pricing period. The index for food away from home (restaurant, cafeteria, and vending purchases) was unchanged over the month.
Food prices advanced 2.3 percent over the year. The food away from home index rose 2.9 percent over the past year. The food at home index increased 1.9 percent for the 12 months ending August as prices increased in 5 of the 6 major grocery store food groups.
Energy
The index for energy increased 1.0 percent over the month. The gasoline index rose 1.6 percent over the same period. The index for electricity advanced 0.4 percent while the natural gas index fell 1.5 percent in August.
The energy index advanced 15.8 percent for the 12 months ending August. The gasoline index increased 28.5 percent over this 12-month span. The electricity index rose 2.5 percent, and the natural gas index rose 7.7 percent over the year.
All items less food and energy
The index for all items less food and energy increased 0.2 percent in August. The shelter index increased 0.1 percent over the month, led by a 0.2-percent increase in the owners' equivalent rent index. Education and communication (+1.5 percent) and apparel (+1.3 percent) were among the indexes that increased in August.
The index for all items less food and energy rose 2.1 percent over the last 12 months. The shelter index and the index for owners' equivalent rent both increased 2.1 percent over the last year.
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The September 2026 Consumer Price Index for the South Region is scheduled to be released on October 14, 2026.
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Technical Note
The Consumer Price Index (https://www.bls.gov/cpi) (CPI) is a measure of the average change in prices over time in a fixed market basket of goods and services. The Consumer Price Index for the South region is published monthly. The set of components and sub-aggregates published for regional and metropolitan indexes is more limited than at the U.S. city average level; these indexes are byproducts of the national CPI program.
The South region is comprised of Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia.
Refer to the national CPI news release technical note (https://www.bls.gov/cpi/technical-notes/) or the Handbook of Methods (https://www.bls.gov/opub/hom/cpi) for more information.
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Table 1. South region CPI-U by expenditure category for August 2026, not seasonally adjusted (1982-84=100 unless otherwise noted)
Table 2. South region CPI-U by special aggregate index for August 2026, not seasonally adjusted (1982-84=100 unless otherwise noted)
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BLS Issues Report on Consumer Price Index August 2026
WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 (TNSLrpt) -- Consumer Price Index August 2026 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics - Sept. 11, 2026 (38 pages)
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The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.4 percent on a seasonally adjusted basis in August after rising 0.1 percent in July, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Over the last 12 months, the all items index increased 3.4 percent before seasonal adjustment.
The index for gasoline rose 3.9 percent in August, accounting for over one third of the monthly all items increase. The index for ... Show Full Article WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 (TNSLrpt) -- Consumer Price Index August 2026 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics - Sept. 11, 2026 (38 pages) * * * The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.4 percent on a seasonally adjusted basis in August after rising 0.1 percent in July, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Over the last 12 months, the all items index increased 3.4 percent before seasonal adjustment. The index for gasoline rose 3.9 percent in August, accounting for over one third of the monthly all items increase. The index forenergy increased 2.1 percent over the month. The shelter index rose 0.3 percent in August after rising 0.1 percent in July. The index for food increased 0.1 percent over the month, as the index for food away from home increased 0.3 percent.
The index for all items less food and energy rose 0.3 percent after increasing 0.2 percent in July. Indexes that increased over the month include communication, lodging away from home, airline fares, education, and used cars and trucks. Conversely, the index for medical care and the index for motor vehicle insurance were among the major indexes that decreased in August.
The all items index rose 3.4 percent for the 12 months ending August as it did for the 12 months ending July. The all items less food and energy index rose 2.4 percent over the year, following a 2.5-percent increase over the 12 months ending July. The energy index increased 16.3 percent for the 12 months ending August. The food index increased 2.7 percent over the last year.
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Chart 1. One-month percent change in CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), seasonally adjusted, Aug. 2025 - Aug. 2026
Chart 2. 12-month percent change in CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), not seasonally adjusted, Aug. 2025 - Aug. 2026
Table A. Percent changes in CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average
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Food
The food index rose 0.1 percent in August, as it did in July. The index for food at home was unchanged over the month. Four of the six major grocery store food group indexes increased in August. The meats, poultry, fish, and eggs index increased 0.1 percent over the month, as the eggs index rose 2.9 percent. The index for other food at home also increased 0.1 percent in August. The nonalcoholic beverages index increased 0.2 percent over the month, and the dairy and related products index rose 0.3 percent. The index for cereals and bakery products was unchanged in August.
In contrast, the fruits and vegetables index declined 0.4 percent in August after falling in the preceding 2 months. The index for lettuce continued to fall, declining 6.2 percent in August after decreasing 16.4 percent in July.
The food away from home index rose 0.3 percent in August. The index for full service meals rose 0.4 percent, and the index for limited service meals was unchanged over the month.
The food at home index rose 2.2 percent over the 12 months ending in August. The index for other food at home increased 2.4 percent, and the index for fruits and vegetables rose 3.2 percent over the year. The nonalcoholic beverages index increased 3.7 percent over the 12 months ending in August, and the cereals and bakery products index rose 2.6 percent over the same period. The index for meats, poultry, fish, and eggs increased 1.1 percent over the last 12 months. In contrast, the dairy and related products index fell 0.3 percent over the year.
The food away from home index rose 3.4 percent over the last year. The index for full service meals rose 3.5 percent, and the index for limited service meals rose 3.2 percent over the 12 months ending in August.
Energy
The index for energy increased 2.1 percent in August after falling 1.5 percent in July. The gasoline index increased 3.9 percent over the month. (Before seasonal adjustment, gasoline prices increased 2.5 percent in August.) Conversely, the index for natural gas decreased 1.1 percent in August, and the index for electricity fell 0.2 percent.
The index for energy increased 16.3 percent over the past 12 months due in large part to the index for gasoline rising 27.4 percent over the same period. The natural gas index increased 4.4 percent over the 12 months ending in August, and the electricity index rose 3.8 percent.
All items less food and energy
The index for all items less food and energy rose 0.3 percent in August after rising 0.2 percent in July. The shelter index increased 0.3 percent over the month after rising 0.1 percent in July. The index for owners' equivalent rent rose 0.2 percent in August as did the index for rent. The lodging away from home index rose 2.4 percent in August after falling 2.8 percent the previous month.
The index for communication increased 2.3 percent over the month after rising 0.6 percent in July. The airline fares index rose 2.7 percent in August, and the education index increased 0.8 percent. The index for used cars and trucks increased 0.4 percent in August, and the index for new vehicles rose 0.3 percent.
The personal care index and the household furnishings and operations index also increased over the month.
The medical care index decreased 0.2 percent in August after rising 0.4 percent in July. The index for dental services fell 0.6 percent over the month. The hospital services index, physicians' services index, and prescription drugs index were all unchanged in August.
The motor vehicle insurance index declined 0.8 percent in August after falling 0.3 percent in July. The index for apparel was unchanged in August as was the index for recreation.
The index for all items less food and energy rose 2.4 percent over the past 12 months. The shelter index increased 3.0 percent over the last year. Other indexes with notable increases over the last year include airline fares (+23.4 percent), recreation (+2.7 percent), medical care (+1.6 percent), and personal care (+3.8 percent).
Not seasonally adjusted CPI measures
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 3.4 percent over the last 12 months to an index level of 334.980 (1982-84=100). For the month, the index rose 0.3 percent prior to seasonal adjustment.
The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) increased 3.5 percent over the last 12 months to an index level of 328.481 (1982-84=100). For the month, the index increased 0.4 percent prior to seasonal adjustment.
The Chained Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-U) increased 3.3 percent over the last 12 months. For the month, the index increased 0.3 percent on a not seasonally adjusted basis. Please note that the indexes for the past 10 to 12 months are subject to revision.
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The Consumer Price Index news release for September 2026 is scheduled to be published on Wednesday, October 14, 2026, at 8:30 a.m. (ET).
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Technical Note
Brief Explanation of the CPI
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) measures the change in prices paid by consumers for goods and services. The CPI reflects spending patterns for each of two population groups: all urban consumers and urban wage earners and clerical workers. The all urban consumer group represents over 90 percent of the total U.S. population. It is based on the expenditures of almost all residents of urban or metropolitan areas, including professionals, the self-employed, the poor, the unemployed, and retired people, as well as urban wage earners and clerical workers. Not included in the CPI are the spending patterns of people living in rural nonmetropolitan areas, farming families, people in the Armed Forces, and those in institutions, such as prisons and mental hospitals. Consumer inflation for all urban consumers is measured by two indexes, namely, the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) and the Chained Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-U).
The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) is based on the expenditures of households included in the CPI-U definition that meet two requirements: more than one-half of the household's income must come from clerical or wage occupations, and at least one of the household's earners must have been employed for at least 37 weeks during the previous 12 months. The CPI-W population represents approximately 30 percent of the total U.S. population and is a subset of the CPI-U population.
The CPIs are based on prices of food, clothing, shelter, fuels, transportation, doctors' and dentists' services, drugs, and other goods and services that people buy for day-to-day living. Prices are collected each month in 75 urban areas across the country from about 6,000 housing units and approximately 22,000 retail establishments (department stores, supermarkets, hospitals, and other types of stores and service establishments). All taxes directly associated with the purchase and use of items are included in the index. Prices of fuels and a few other items are obtained every month in all 75 locations. Prices of most other commodities and services are collected every month in the three largest geographic areas and every other month in other areas. Prices of most goods and services are obtained by personal visit, telephone call, web, or app collection by the Bureau's trained representatives.
In calculating the index, price changes for the various items in each location are aggregated using weights, which represent their importance in the spending of the appropriate population group. Local data are then combined to obtain a U.S. city average. For the CPI-U and CPI-W, separate indexes are also published by size of city, by region of the country, for cross-classifications of regions and population-size classes, and for 23 selected local areas. Area indexes do not measure differences in the level of prices among cities; they only measure the average change in prices for each area since the base period. For the C-CPI-U, data are issued only at the national level. The CPI-U and CPI-W are considered final when released, but the C-CPI-U is issued in preliminary form and subject to three subsequent quarterly revisions.
The index measures price change from a designed reference date. For most of the CPI-U and the CPI-W, the reference base is 1982-84 equals 100. The reference base for the C-CPI-U is December 1999 equals 100. An increase of 7 percent from the reference base, for example, is shown as 107.000. Alternatively, that relationship can also be expressed as the price of a base period market basket of goods and services rising from $100 to $107.
Sampling Error in the CPI
The CPI is a statistical estimate that is subject to sampling error because it is based upon a sample of retail prices and not the complete universe of all prices. BLS calculates and publishes estimates of the 1month, 2-month, 6-month, and 12-month percent change standard errors annually for the CPI-U. These standard error estimates can be used to construct confidence intervals for hypothesis testing. For example, the estimated standard error of the 1-month percent change is 0.04 percent for the U.S. all items CPI. This means that if we repeatedly sample from the universe of all retail prices using the same methodology, and estimate a percentage change for each sample, then 95 percent of these estimates will be within 0.08 percent of the 1-month percentage change based on all retail prices. For example, for a 1month change of 0.2 percent in the all items CPI-U, we are 95 percent confident that the actual percent change based on all retail prices would fall between 0.12 and 0.28 percent. For the latest data, including information on how to use the estimates of standard error, see www.bls.gov/cpi/tables/varianceestimates/home.htm.
Calculating Index Changes
Movements of the indexes from 1 month to another are usually expressed as percent changes rather than changes in index points, because index point changes are affected by the level of the index in relation to its base period, while percent changes are not. The following table shows an example of using index values to calculate percent changes:
Item A ... Item B ... Item C
Year I ... 112.500 ... 225.000 ... 110.000
Year II ... 121.500 ... 243.000 ... 128.000
Change in index points ... 9.000 ... 18.000 ... 18.000
Percent change ... 9.0/112.500 x 100 = 8.0 ... 18.0/225.000 x 100 = 8.0 ... 18.0/110.000 x 100 = 16.4
Use of Seasonally Adjusted and Unadjusted Data
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) program produces both unadjusted and seasonally adjusted data. Seasonally adjusted data are computed using seasonal factors derived by the X-13ARIMA-SEATS seasonal adjustment method. These factors are updated each February, and the new factors are used to revise the previous 5 years of seasonally adjusted data. The factors are available at www.bls.gov/web/cpi/cpi-seasonal-factors.xlsx. For more information on data revision scheduling, please see the Seasonal Adjustment questions and answers page at www.bls.gov/cpi/seasonaladjustment/questions-and-answers.htm and the Timeline of Seasonal Adjustment Methodological Changes at www.bls.gov/cpi/seasonal-adjustment/timeline-seasonal-adjustment-methodologychanges.htm.
How to Use Seasonally Adjusted and Unadjusted Data
For analyzing short-term price trends in the economy, seasonally adjusted changes are usually preferred since they eliminate the effect of changes that normally occur at the same time and in about the same magnitude every year--such as price movements resulting from weather events, production cycles, model changeovers, holidays, and sales. This allows data users to focus on changes that are not typical for the time of year.
The unadjusted data are of primary interest to consumers concerned about the prices they actually pay. Unadjusted data are also used extensively for escalation purposes. Many collective bargaining contract agreements and pension plans, for example, tie compensation changes to the Consumer Price Index before adjustment for seasonal variation. BLS advises against the use of seasonally adjusted data in escalation agreements because seasonally adjusted series are revised annually for five years.
Intervention Analysis
The Bureau of Labor Statistics uses intervention analysis seasonal adjustment (IASA) for some CPI series. Sometimes extreme values or sharp movements can distort the underlying seasonal pattern of price change. Intervention analysis seasonal adjustment is a process by which the distortions caused by such unusual events are estimated and removed from the data prior to calculation of seasonal factors. The resulting seasonal factors, which more accurately represent the seasonal pattern, are then applied to the unadjusted data.
For example, this procedure was used for the motor fuel series to offset the effects of the 2009 return to normal pricing after the worldwide economic downturn in 2008. Retaining this outlier data during seasonal factor calculation would distort the computation of the seasonal portion of the time series data for motor fuel, so it was estimated and removed from the data prior to seasonal adjustment. Following that, seasonal factors were calculated based on this "prior adjusted" data. These seasonal factors represent a clearer picture of the seasonal pattern in the data. The last step is for motor fuel seasonal factors to be applied to the unadjusted data.
For the seasonal factors introduced for January 2026, BLS adjusted 57 series using intervention analysis seasonal adjustment, including selected food and beverage items, motor fuels and vehicles.
Revision of Seasonally Adjusted Indexes
Seasonally adjusted data, including the U.S. city average all items index levels, are subject to revision for up to 5 years after their original release. Every year, economists in the CPI calculate new seasonal factors for seasonally adjusted series and apply them to the last 5 years of data. Seasonally adjusted indexes beyond the last 5 years of data are considered to be final and not subject to revision. For January 2026, revised seasonal factors and seasonally adjusted indexes for 2021 to 2025 were calculated and published. For series which are directly adjusted using the Census X-13ARIMA-SEATS seasonal adjustment software, the seasonal factors for 2025 will be applied to data for 2026 to produce the seasonally adjusted 2026 indexes. Series which are indirectly seasonally adjusted by summing seasonally adjusted component series have seasonal factors which are derived and are therefore not available in advance.
Determining Seasonal Status
Each year the seasonal status of every series is reevaluated based upon certain statistical criteria. Using these criteria, BLS economists determine whether a series should change its status from "not seasonally adjusted" to "seasonally adjusted", or vice versa. If any of the 81 components of the U.S. city average all items index change their seasonal adjustment status from seasonally adjusted to not seasonally adjusted, not seasonally adjusted data will be used in the aggregation of the dependent series for the last 5 years, but the seasonally adjusted indexes before that period will not be changed. For 2026, 36 of the 81 components of the U.S. city average all items index are not seasonally adjusted.
Contact Information
For additional information about the CPI visit www.bls.gov/cpi or contact the CPI Information and Analysis Section at 202-691-7000 or cpi_info@bls.gov.
For additional information on seasonal adjustment in the CPI visit www.bls.gov/cpi/seasonaladjustment/home.htm If you are deaf, hard of hearing, or have a speech disability, please dial 7-1-1 to access telecommunications relay services.
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Table 1. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category, August 2026
Table 2. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by detailed expenditure category, August 2026
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Table 2. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by detailed expenditure category, August 2026 -- Continued
Table 3. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, special aggregate indexes, August 2026
Table 4. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Selected areas, all items index, August 2026
Table 5. Chained Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-U) and the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, all items index, August 2026
Table 6. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category, August 2026, 1-month analysis table
Table 6. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category, August 2026, 1-month analysis table -- Continued
Table 6. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category, August 2026, 1-month analysis table -- Continued
Table 6. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category, August 2026, 1-month analysis table -- Continued
Table 6. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category, August 2026, 1-month analysis table -- Continued
Table 6. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category, August 2026, 1-month analysis table -- Continued
Table 6. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category, August 2026, 1-month analysis table -- Continued
Table 6. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category, August 2026, 1-month analysis table -- Continued
Table 7. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category, August 2026, 12-month analysis table
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The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.4 percent on a seasonally adjusted basis in August after rising 0.1 percent in July, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Over the last 12 months, the all items index increased 3.4 percent before seasonal adjustment.
The index for gasoline rose 3.9 percent in August, accounting for over one third of the monthly all items increase. The index for ... Show Full Article WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 (TNSLrpt) -- Consumer Price Index August 2026 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics - Sept. 11, 2026 (38 pages) * * * The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.4 percent on a seasonally adjusted basis in August after rising 0.1 percent in July, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Over the last 12 months, the all items index increased 3.4 percent before seasonal adjustment. The index for gasoline rose 3.9 percent in August, accounting for over one third of the monthly all items increase. The index forenergy increased 2.1 percent over the month. The shelter index rose 0.3 percent in August after rising 0.1 percent in July. The index for food increased 0.1 percent over the month, as the index for food away from home increased 0.3 percent.
The index for all items less food and energy rose 0.3 percent after increasing 0.2 percent in July. Indexes that increased over the month include communication, lodging away from home, airline fares, education, and used cars and trucks. Conversely, the index for medical care and the index for motor vehicle insurance were among the major indexes that decreased in August.
The all items index rose 3.4 percent for the 12 months ending August as it did for the 12 months ending July. The all items less food and energy index rose 2.4 percent over the year, following a 2.5-percent increase over the 12 months ending July. The energy index increased 16.3 percent for the 12 months ending August. The food index increased 2.7 percent over the last year.
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Chart 1. One-month percent change in CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), seasonally adjusted, Aug. 2025 - Aug. 2026
Chart 2. 12-month percent change in CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), not seasonally adjusted, Aug. 2025 - Aug. 2026
Table A. Percent changes in CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average
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Food
The food index rose 0.1 percent in August, as it did in July. The index for food at home was unchanged over the month. Four of the six major grocery store food group indexes increased in August. The meats, poultry, fish, and eggs index increased 0.1 percent over the month, as the eggs index rose 2.9 percent. The index for other food at home also increased 0.1 percent in August. The nonalcoholic beverages index increased 0.2 percent over the month, and the dairy and related products index rose 0.3 percent. The index for cereals and bakery products was unchanged in August.
In contrast, the fruits and vegetables index declined 0.4 percent in August after falling in the preceding 2 months. The index for lettuce continued to fall, declining 6.2 percent in August after decreasing 16.4 percent in July.
The food away from home index rose 0.3 percent in August. The index for full service meals rose 0.4 percent, and the index for limited service meals was unchanged over the month.
The food at home index rose 2.2 percent over the 12 months ending in August. The index for other food at home increased 2.4 percent, and the index for fruits and vegetables rose 3.2 percent over the year. The nonalcoholic beverages index increased 3.7 percent over the 12 months ending in August, and the cereals and bakery products index rose 2.6 percent over the same period. The index for meats, poultry, fish, and eggs increased 1.1 percent over the last 12 months. In contrast, the dairy and related products index fell 0.3 percent over the year.
The food away from home index rose 3.4 percent over the last year. The index for full service meals rose 3.5 percent, and the index for limited service meals rose 3.2 percent over the 12 months ending in August.
Energy
The index for energy increased 2.1 percent in August after falling 1.5 percent in July. The gasoline index increased 3.9 percent over the month. (Before seasonal adjustment, gasoline prices increased 2.5 percent in August.) Conversely, the index for natural gas decreased 1.1 percent in August, and the index for electricity fell 0.2 percent.
The index for energy increased 16.3 percent over the past 12 months due in large part to the index for gasoline rising 27.4 percent over the same period. The natural gas index increased 4.4 percent over the 12 months ending in August, and the electricity index rose 3.8 percent.
All items less food and energy
The index for all items less food and energy rose 0.3 percent in August after rising 0.2 percent in July. The shelter index increased 0.3 percent over the month after rising 0.1 percent in July. The index for owners' equivalent rent rose 0.2 percent in August as did the index for rent. The lodging away from home index rose 2.4 percent in August after falling 2.8 percent the previous month.
The index for communication increased 2.3 percent over the month after rising 0.6 percent in July. The airline fares index rose 2.7 percent in August, and the education index increased 0.8 percent. The index for used cars and trucks increased 0.4 percent in August, and the index for new vehicles rose 0.3 percent.
The personal care index and the household furnishings and operations index also increased over the month.
The medical care index decreased 0.2 percent in August after rising 0.4 percent in July. The index for dental services fell 0.6 percent over the month. The hospital services index, physicians' services index, and prescription drugs index were all unchanged in August.
The motor vehicle insurance index declined 0.8 percent in August after falling 0.3 percent in July. The index for apparel was unchanged in August as was the index for recreation.
The index for all items less food and energy rose 2.4 percent over the past 12 months. The shelter index increased 3.0 percent over the last year. Other indexes with notable increases over the last year include airline fares (+23.4 percent), recreation (+2.7 percent), medical care (+1.6 percent), and personal care (+3.8 percent).
Not seasonally adjusted CPI measures
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 3.4 percent over the last 12 months to an index level of 334.980 (1982-84=100). For the month, the index rose 0.3 percent prior to seasonal adjustment.
The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) increased 3.5 percent over the last 12 months to an index level of 328.481 (1982-84=100). For the month, the index increased 0.4 percent prior to seasonal adjustment.
The Chained Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-U) increased 3.3 percent over the last 12 months. For the month, the index increased 0.3 percent on a not seasonally adjusted basis. Please note that the indexes for the past 10 to 12 months are subject to revision.
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The Consumer Price Index news release for September 2026 is scheduled to be published on Wednesday, October 14, 2026, at 8:30 a.m. (ET).
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Technical Note
Brief Explanation of the CPI
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) measures the change in prices paid by consumers for goods and services. The CPI reflects spending patterns for each of two population groups: all urban consumers and urban wage earners and clerical workers. The all urban consumer group represents over 90 percent of the total U.S. population. It is based on the expenditures of almost all residents of urban or metropolitan areas, including professionals, the self-employed, the poor, the unemployed, and retired people, as well as urban wage earners and clerical workers. Not included in the CPI are the spending patterns of people living in rural nonmetropolitan areas, farming families, people in the Armed Forces, and those in institutions, such as prisons and mental hospitals. Consumer inflation for all urban consumers is measured by two indexes, namely, the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) and the Chained Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-U).
The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) is based on the expenditures of households included in the CPI-U definition that meet two requirements: more than one-half of the household's income must come from clerical or wage occupations, and at least one of the household's earners must have been employed for at least 37 weeks during the previous 12 months. The CPI-W population represents approximately 30 percent of the total U.S. population and is a subset of the CPI-U population.
The CPIs are based on prices of food, clothing, shelter, fuels, transportation, doctors' and dentists' services, drugs, and other goods and services that people buy for day-to-day living. Prices are collected each month in 75 urban areas across the country from about 6,000 housing units and approximately 22,000 retail establishments (department stores, supermarkets, hospitals, and other types of stores and service establishments). All taxes directly associated with the purchase and use of items are included in the index. Prices of fuels and a few other items are obtained every month in all 75 locations. Prices of most other commodities and services are collected every month in the three largest geographic areas and every other month in other areas. Prices of most goods and services are obtained by personal visit, telephone call, web, or app collection by the Bureau's trained representatives.
In calculating the index, price changes for the various items in each location are aggregated using weights, which represent their importance in the spending of the appropriate population group. Local data are then combined to obtain a U.S. city average. For the CPI-U and CPI-W, separate indexes are also published by size of city, by region of the country, for cross-classifications of regions and population-size classes, and for 23 selected local areas. Area indexes do not measure differences in the level of prices among cities; they only measure the average change in prices for each area since the base period. For the C-CPI-U, data are issued only at the national level. The CPI-U and CPI-W are considered final when released, but the C-CPI-U is issued in preliminary form and subject to three subsequent quarterly revisions.
The index measures price change from a designed reference date. For most of the CPI-U and the CPI-W, the reference base is 1982-84 equals 100. The reference base for the C-CPI-U is December 1999 equals 100. An increase of 7 percent from the reference base, for example, is shown as 107.000. Alternatively, that relationship can also be expressed as the price of a base period market basket of goods and services rising from $100 to $107.
Sampling Error in the CPI
The CPI is a statistical estimate that is subject to sampling error because it is based upon a sample of retail prices and not the complete universe of all prices. BLS calculates and publishes estimates of the 1month, 2-month, 6-month, and 12-month percent change standard errors annually for the CPI-U. These standard error estimates can be used to construct confidence intervals for hypothesis testing. For example, the estimated standard error of the 1-month percent change is 0.04 percent for the U.S. all items CPI. This means that if we repeatedly sample from the universe of all retail prices using the same methodology, and estimate a percentage change for each sample, then 95 percent of these estimates will be within 0.08 percent of the 1-month percentage change based on all retail prices. For example, for a 1month change of 0.2 percent in the all items CPI-U, we are 95 percent confident that the actual percent change based on all retail prices would fall between 0.12 and 0.28 percent. For the latest data, including information on how to use the estimates of standard error, see www.bls.gov/cpi/tables/varianceestimates/home.htm.
Calculating Index Changes
Movements of the indexes from 1 month to another are usually expressed as percent changes rather than changes in index points, because index point changes are affected by the level of the index in relation to its base period, while percent changes are not. The following table shows an example of using index values to calculate percent changes:
Item A ... Item B ... Item C
Year I ... 112.500 ... 225.000 ... 110.000
Year II ... 121.500 ... 243.000 ... 128.000
Change in index points ... 9.000 ... 18.000 ... 18.000
Percent change ... 9.0/112.500 x 100 = 8.0 ... 18.0/225.000 x 100 = 8.0 ... 18.0/110.000 x 100 = 16.4
Use of Seasonally Adjusted and Unadjusted Data
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) program produces both unadjusted and seasonally adjusted data. Seasonally adjusted data are computed using seasonal factors derived by the X-13ARIMA-SEATS seasonal adjustment method. These factors are updated each February, and the new factors are used to revise the previous 5 years of seasonally adjusted data. The factors are available at www.bls.gov/web/cpi/cpi-seasonal-factors.xlsx. For more information on data revision scheduling, please see the Seasonal Adjustment questions and answers page at www.bls.gov/cpi/seasonaladjustment/questions-and-answers.htm and the Timeline of Seasonal Adjustment Methodological Changes at www.bls.gov/cpi/seasonal-adjustment/timeline-seasonal-adjustment-methodologychanges.htm.
How to Use Seasonally Adjusted and Unadjusted Data
For analyzing short-term price trends in the economy, seasonally adjusted changes are usually preferred since they eliminate the effect of changes that normally occur at the same time and in about the same magnitude every year--such as price movements resulting from weather events, production cycles, model changeovers, holidays, and sales. This allows data users to focus on changes that are not typical for the time of year.
The unadjusted data are of primary interest to consumers concerned about the prices they actually pay. Unadjusted data are also used extensively for escalation purposes. Many collective bargaining contract agreements and pension plans, for example, tie compensation changes to the Consumer Price Index before adjustment for seasonal variation. BLS advises against the use of seasonally adjusted data in escalation agreements because seasonally adjusted series are revised annually for five years.
Intervention Analysis
The Bureau of Labor Statistics uses intervention analysis seasonal adjustment (IASA) for some CPI series. Sometimes extreme values or sharp movements can distort the underlying seasonal pattern of price change. Intervention analysis seasonal adjustment is a process by which the distortions caused by such unusual events are estimated and removed from the data prior to calculation of seasonal factors. The resulting seasonal factors, which more accurately represent the seasonal pattern, are then applied to the unadjusted data.
For example, this procedure was used for the motor fuel series to offset the effects of the 2009 return to normal pricing after the worldwide economic downturn in 2008. Retaining this outlier data during seasonal factor calculation would distort the computation of the seasonal portion of the time series data for motor fuel, so it was estimated and removed from the data prior to seasonal adjustment. Following that, seasonal factors were calculated based on this "prior adjusted" data. These seasonal factors represent a clearer picture of the seasonal pattern in the data. The last step is for motor fuel seasonal factors to be applied to the unadjusted data.
For the seasonal factors introduced for January 2026, BLS adjusted 57 series using intervention analysis seasonal adjustment, including selected food and beverage items, motor fuels and vehicles.
Revision of Seasonally Adjusted Indexes
Seasonally adjusted data, including the U.S. city average all items index levels, are subject to revision for up to 5 years after their original release. Every year, economists in the CPI calculate new seasonal factors for seasonally adjusted series and apply them to the last 5 years of data. Seasonally adjusted indexes beyond the last 5 years of data are considered to be final and not subject to revision. For January 2026, revised seasonal factors and seasonally adjusted indexes for 2021 to 2025 were calculated and published. For series which are directly adjusted using the Census X-13ARIMA-SEATS seasonal adjustment software, the seasonal factors for 2025 will be applied to data for 2026 to produce the seasonally adjusted 2026 indexes. Series which are indirectly seasonally adjusted by summing seasonally adjusted component series have seasonal factors which are derived and are therefore not available in advance.
Determining Seasonal Status
Each year the seasonal status of every series is reevaluated based upon certain statistical criteria. Using these criteria, BLS economists determine whether a series should change its status from "not seasonally adjusted" to "seasonally adjusted", or vice versa. If any of the 81 components of the U.S. city average all items index change their seasonal adjustment status from seasonally adjusted to not seasonally adjusted, not seasonally adjusted data will be used in the aggregation of the dependent series for the last 5 years, but the seasonally adjusted indexes before that period will not be changed. For 2026, 36 of the 81 components of the U.S. city average all items index are not seasonally adjusted.
Contact Information
For additional information about the CPI visit www.bls.gov/cpi or contact the CPI Information and Analysis Section at 202-691-7000 or cpi_info@bls.gov.
For additional information on seasonal adjustment in the CPI visit www.bls.gov/cpi/seasonaladjustment/home.htm If you are deaf, hard of hearing, or have a speech disability, please dial 7-1-1 to access telecommunications relay services.
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Table 1. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category, August 2026
Table 2. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by detailed expenditure category, August 2026
Table 2. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by detailed expenditure category, August 2026 -- Continued
Table 2. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by detailed expenditure category, August 2026 -- Continued
Table 2. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by detailed expenditure category, August 2026 -- Continued
Table 2. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by detailed expenditure category, August 2026 -- Continued
Table 2. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by detailed expenditure category, August 2026 -- Continued
Table 2. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by detailed expenditure category, August 2026 -- Continued
Table 3. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, special aggregate indexes, August 2026
Table 4. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Selected areas, all items index, August 2026
Table 5. Chained Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-U) and the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, all items index, August 2026
Table 6. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category, August 2026, 1-month analysis table
Table 6. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category, August 2026, 1-month analysis table -- Continued
Table 6. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category, August 2026, 1-month analysis table -- Continued
Table 6. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category, August 2026, 1-month analysis table -- Continued
Table 6. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category, August 2026, 1-month analysis table -- Continued
Table 6. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category, August 2026, 1-month analysis table -- Continued
Table 6. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category, August 2026, 1-month analysis table -- Continued
Table 6. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category, August 2026, 1-month analysis table -- Continued
Table 7. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category, August 2026, 12-month analysis table
Table 7. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category, August 2026, 12-month analysis table -- Continued
Table 7. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category, August 2026, 12-month analysis table -- Continued
Table 7. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category, August 2026, 12-month analysis table -- Continued
Table 7. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category, August 2026, 12-month analysis table -- Continued
Table 7. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category, August 2026, 12-month analysis table -- Continued
Table 7. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category, August 2026, 12-month analysis table -- Continued
Table 7. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category, August 2026, 12-month analysis table -- Continued
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