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Affordability Tracker
Annual Inflation Rates: June 2022 vs. September 2026.
Updated October 17, 2026 · BLS CPI-U, U.S. city average
Year-over-year price changes: June 2022 compared with September 2026. Every value below is the unadjusted 12-month percentage change for the same CPI-U series.
Headline inflation
All items
Change: -5.4 percentage points
Core inflation
All items less food and energy
Change: -3.3 percentage points
Groceries
Food at home
Change: -10.4 percentage points
Rent
Rent of primary residence
Change: -3.0 percentage points
Electricity
Electricity
Change: -9.3 percentage points
Prescription drugs
Prescription drugs
Change: -7.0 percentage points
Gasoline
Gasoline (all types)
Change: -25.7 percentage points
Child Investment accounts
FEDERAL TRUMP ACCOUNTS PROGRAM
OCT. 7, 2026
OCT. 12, 2026
Includes automatic enrollment; deposits combine government, family and philanthropic funds.
Child accounts: White House, Oct. 7, 2026 (accounts created).
Deposits: IRS CEO interview, Oct. 12, 2026; reported by FOX 5, Oct. 13.
Fraud Found & Payments Stopped
during 2020-2024
White House estimates reported August 6, 2026, covering actions since January 2025. Identified amounts span multiple programs and years. "Stopped" means estimated annualized savings from administrative actions, not cash recovered. These are not matched totals for fraud originating in 2020-2024.
Fraud estimates: White House release, August 6, 2026 (historical snapshot).
Fraud Ledger methodology: White House; stopped payments are annualized savings.
SOURCE & MEASURES:
Sources:
BLS, Census, EIA, FHFA, FRED, JEC, NAR.
Provenance:
Bessent/Treasury response reported by Breitbart, Oct. 9, 2026.
Primary checks:
Census P60-289 and P60-290; BLS August 2026 CPI release. Annualized inflation, year-over-year inflation and cumulative price changes are distinct measures.