Daily briefing · October 9, 2026

Today's Economic Brief

The latest official readings show consumer-price growth at 3.7%, unemployment at 4.2%, annualized real GDP growth at 2.2%. New releases and revisions can change that picture.

What changed

BLS · Oct 9, 2026

Major Economic Indicators Latest Numbers

Consumer Price Index (CPI): +0.4% in Aug 2026 News Release Historical Data Unemployment Rate: 4.2% in Sep 2026 News Release Historical Data Payroll Employment: +29,000(p) in Sep 2026 News Release Historical Data Average Hourly...

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Federal Reserve · Oct 9, 2026

Federal Reserve Board releases results of the 2025 Survey of Consumer Finances, which provides the public and policymakers with detailed insights into the economic condition of...

Federal Reserve Board releases results of the 2025 Survey of Consumer Finances, which provides the public and policymakers with detailed insights into the economic condition of American families

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Federal Reserve · Oct 7, 2026

Minutes of the Federal Open Market Committee, September 15-16, 2026

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Why it matters

Consumer-price growth is 3.7%, up 1.0 percentage points from Jul 2025.
Unemployment rate is 4.2%, down 0.1 percentage points from Aug 2025.
Federal funds rate is 3.88%, down 0.2 percentage points from Oct 2025.

These comparisons describe published observations; they do not assign causes.

What comes next

Wed, Oct 14 at 8:30 AM ETReal EarningsBLS
Wed, Oct 14 at 8:30 AM ETConsumer Price IndexBLS
Thu, Oct 15 at 8:30 AM ETProducer Price IndexBLS
Fri, Oct 16 at 8:30 AM ETU.S. Import and Export Price IndexesBLS
Tue, Oct 20 at 10:00 AM ETState Employment and Unemployment (Monthly)BLS