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2018.10.1108:42:00UTC+00U.S. Consumer Prices Inch Up Less Than Expected In September

Consumer prices in the U.S. showed a slight uptick in the month of September, according to a report released by the Labor Department on Thursday.

The Labor Department said its consumer price index inched up by 0.1 percent in September after rising by 0.2 percent in August. Economists had expected prices to increase by another 0.2 percent.

Excluding food and energy prices, core consumer prices also crept up by 0.1 percent in September, matching the uptick seen in the previous month. Core prices had been expected to rise by 0.2 percent.

The report said the annual rate of consumer price growth slowed to 2.3 percent in September from 2.7 percent in August, while the annual rate of core consumer price growth was unchanged at 2.2 percent.

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