A Bureau of Labor Statistics report showed import prices rose 1.1% in September and were up 8.1% from a year earlier, the biggest annual increase since 2022. The figures follow September inflation data showing a 0.6% rise in the Consumer Price Index and a 3.7% annual inflation rate. Pew Research Center found 84% of voters called the economy a very important issue ahead of the election, while a Fox News poll found 60% of respondents named cost of living as their top economic concern. A Federal Reserve Bank of New York study linked tariffs to higher consumer prices, estimating roughly a quarter of a percent after one year for each percentage point rise in average tariffs. The article also cites supply-chain disruption tied to the wars in Ukraine and Iran, and diesel averaging $6.32 a gallon, nearly $2.70 higher than a year ago.
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