# September CPI Rose 0.6% as Bitcoin Recovered Above $82,000 By Enna Lee Canonical URL: https://www.tokenpost.com/news/investing/32920 Published: 2026-10-16T01:09:02.000Z Updated: 2026-10-16T01:09:02.000Z Section: Investing > Core CPI increased 0.3% for the month, while gasoline prices rose 9.1% and drove more than half of the monthly increase in the overall index. September’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 0.6% from August, while Bitcoin (BTC) recovered above $82,000 by Thursday afternoon after an overnight dip below $80,000, putting the latest price move against a fresh inflation reading. The Bureau of Labor Statistics released the CPI data Wednesday, Oct. 14, at 8:30 a.m. ET (12:30 UTC). The overall index was up 3.7% from a year earlier through September. Inflation excluding food and energy rose 0.3% in September and 2.6% over the year. A 9.1% increase in gasoline made up more than half of September’s monthly CPI rise. Bitcoin moved back above $82,000 after falling below $80,000 overnight on Oct. 15. It was above $82,000 at 1 p.m. ET (17:00 UTC). The recovery continued a move from near $80,000 covered in an [earlier Bitcoin update](). ## Links in this article - [earlier Bitcoin update](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/investing/32711)