{"id":27566,"date":"2026-10-16T09:40:18","date_gmt":"2026-10-16T03:55:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eng.dragonmedia.com.np\/?p=27566"},"modified":"2026-10-16T09:40:18","modified_gmt":"2026-10-16T03:55:18","slug":"u-s-annual-inflation-rises-to-3-7-percent-as-gasoline-prices-surge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eng.dragonmedia.com.np\/?p=27566","title":{"rendered":"<strong>U.S. Annual Inflation Rises to 3.7 Percent as Gasoline Prices Surge<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Dragon Media News Desk<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>U.S. consumer prices rose 0.6 percent in September from the previous month. Annual inflation increased to 3.7 percent from 3.4 percent in August, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported.<\/p>\n<p>Gasoline prices rose 9.1 percent in September, accounting for more than half of the monthly increase in overall prices, the bureau said. 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