Gasoline prices rose 1% in October after a 9.1% jump in September.

Furniture prices rebounded 1.2%, as 20% of consumers reported delaying a major purchase.

Among buyers who considered grocery delivery or personal shopping optional, 12% of paycheck-to-paycheck consumers current on their bills would keep it as long as possible.

Grocery prices rebounded in October, and eating out got more expensive, too. The increases put pressure on two parts of the food budget that households must manage with an eye on the confines of their wallets. Among paycheck-to-paycheck consumers who were keeping up with their bills, PYMNTS Intelligence found that breakfast or lunch out was among the first expenses many would drop if their finances tightened.

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The Consumer Price Index, released Tuesday (Nov. 10) by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, rose a seasonally adjusted 0.4% in October after a 0.6% increase in September. Food prices rose 0.5% after holding steady the month before. Grocery prices increased 0.4%, with dairy and fruits and vegetables each up 0.6% and meat, poultry, fish and eggs up 0.5%. The index for food away from home rose 0.5%.

The federal government shutdown prevented the BLS from collecting its usual price data in October 2025, leaving the agency without a year-earlier reading for the overall index or for most categories. The BLS was able to publish October 2025 figures for a few indexes that use data from sources outside its surveys.

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