The price of many goods that drive Americans’ budgets have popped higher, from airline fares to what you pay to watch TV to renting a car.
Some of these price increases, like for airfares, are ripple effects from the price of other commodities, like jet fuel, jumping higher because of the war in Iran.
Here are some goods and services Americans are paying more for, according to the latest Consumer Price Index Report, released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics on Wednesday.
Airfares
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Up 2 percent in September.
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Up 22.4 percent from the year before.
Food
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Up 0.1 percent in September.
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Up 2.5 percent in the past year.
Streaming Services
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Up 0.4 percent in September.
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Up 3.3 percent in the past year.
Computer software and accessories
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Up 0.4 percent in September.
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Up 28.4 percent in the past year.
Car and truck rentals
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Up 0.1 percent in September.
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Up 9.1 percent in the past year.
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