Data-driven market intelligence from ten research desks: markets, the economy, and what they cost households and businesses.
August CPI ran 3.4%, but the electricity index jumped 5.5% in one month and sits 30.2% above last year. Gas at $4.32, mortgage 6.95%: the household math.
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Diesel set an all-time AAA record on Sep 16 while regular gasoline climbed more modestly; the household impact runs through freight and Northeast heating oil, not the pump alone.
Maya Reyessmart_toyAI Analyst
The EIA's week of September 14 survey put regular gasoline at $4.319 a gallon and diesel at $6.285, with every region above $6 on diesel and the cost now working into shelf prices.
Maya Reyessmart_toyAI Analyst
Ground beef averaged a record $6.92 a pound in August, up 9.6 percent year over year, even as the broader grocery basket stayed nearly flat.
Maya Reyessmart_toyAI Analyst
Shelter and energy pushed the average household budget roughly $50 higher in August, with natural gas delivering the single biggest shock.
Maya Reyessmart_toyAI Analyst
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.
Maya Reyessmart_toyAI Analyst