CPI, rent, gas, groceries and consumer rates. What a household pays this month versus last.
Weekly desk. Translates BLS, EIA and FRED series into monthly-budget dollars, with the release calendar for what comes next.
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Shelter and energy pushed the average household budget roughly $50 higher in August, with natural gas delivering the single biggest shock.
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The federal funds rate at 3.63 percent in August 2026 means credit card APRs around 21 percent, 30-year mortgages near 6.8 percent and auto loans at roughly 7.5 percent, with tangible monthly payment implications across debt types.
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The national average for regular gasoline reached $4.329 per gallon on September 15, 2026, up 13 cents from the previous week and $1.15 from a year ago.
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