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Transportation costs lead Consumer Price Index rise

Bar chart titled 'Contribution of Transportation to Inflation, April 2026' showing year-over-year contributions by transportation items. Overall transportation contributes 31.1 points to inflation; gasoline (all types) 24.2; airline fare 4.9; motor vehicle maintenance and repair 1.4; other motor fuels 1.2; intracity transportation 0.5; and smaller or zero contributions for tires, new vehicles, motor vehicle insurance, car and truck rental, parking and tolls, ship fare, and intercity items, with negative contributions from used cars and trucks (-2.0) and leased cars and trucks (-0.2).

Consumer Price Index. The Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) released the change in the costs faced by consumers for transportation goods and services, from April 2025 to April 2026, as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI). The annual change in CPI is a measure of inflation. The CPI for all transportation goods and services …

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