{
  "question": "Was today more expensive than last year?",
  "url": "https://was.today/more-expensive-than-last-year",
  "verdict": "yes",
  "headline": "YES",
  "answer": "Yes — US consumer prices were 3.7% higher in September than a year earlier.",
  "details": [
    "CPI all items up 3.7% year over year, September 2026",
    "Up from 3.4% in each of the previous two months",
    "Energy up 20.4%; gasoline up 34.2% on the year"
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "econoday.com",
      "url": "https://cmegroup.econoday.com/byevent?fid=666994&cust=cmegroup&wiconly=1&lid=0&year=2026#top"
    },
    {
      "title": "Bureau of Labor Statistics (.gov)",
      "url": "https://www.bls.gov/cpi/?p=SDBoNDhsRkQ1S0U9&p=bnNuT2ZidUNvQlk9&p=YzNYT3pJaVJUa0k9&p=SnRuU0JtbDR6SHM9&p=U0RuVUd6OU01a009&p=MHFWNDdJVXFOczg9&categoryId=1&orient=1#1"
    },
    {
      "title": "TD Economics",
      "url": "https://economics.td.com/us-cpi?linkId=229314319"
    }
  ],
  "date": "2026-10-26",
  "place": "United States",
  "permalink": "https://was.today/more-expensive-than-last-year/2026-10-26/us",
  "scope": "country",
  "volatile": false,
  "generatedAt": "2026-10-26T06:02:25.449Z"
}