U.S. Consumer Prices Rose 0.1% in September

Modest price increases caused the pace of inflation-adjusted earnings to rise at the strongest rate in six months

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WASHINGTON—U.S. consumer prices rose only slightly in September, a sign inflationary pressures remain in check despite a solid economic growth and low unemployment rate.

The consumer-price index, which measures what Americans pay for everything from hair spray to hotel room service, rose 0.1% in September after rising a seasonally adjusted 0.2% in August, the Labor Department said Thursday. That undershot economists’ expectations of a 0.2% rise.

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