AI Data Insight
The latest US non-food CPI for Q3 2026 has climbed to 334.742, a significant increase of 0.65% from the previous value. Although the market consensus expected overall CPI annual growth to remain at 3.4%, driven by surging energy prices and sticky housing costs, the upward pressure on non-food prices is notably greater than that of core inflation, which may disrupt the Federal Reserve's subsequent policy path.