September inflation lowest in three years as price growth continued decline

Bureau of Labor Statistics releases final monthly inflation reading before voters head to polls for presidential election

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Inflation weakened to its slowest pace in more than three years last month, as price growth continued to fall back from its highest levels in a generation.

With concerns over the heightened cost of living at the heart of the presidential election campaign, the Bureau of Labor Statistics released its final monthly inflation reading before voters head to the polls.