Us Inflation Rate August 2024. Federal reserve bank of boston president susan collins said she sees inflation heading back to the central bank’s 2% goal even though the data may be volatile from month. The consumer price index (cpi) rose 0.2% in october, the same as september.
The consumer price index rose by 2.6% in october 2024 versus a year earlier, the bureau of labor statistics said. Here’s the inflation breakdown for october 2024 — in one chart.