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Gas prices, which jumped 9.1% in September from August, accounted for more than half the monthly rise in inflation.
The consumer price index was expected to increase 0.6% in September on a monthly basis and 3.6% from a year ago, according to the Dow Jones consensus forecast.
A 9.1% monthly spike at the gas pump and rising rents pushed U.S. inflation to 3.7% in September, marking the sixth consecutive month where price increases outpaced American worker paychecks.