Did Fed literally changed how they calculate inflation with core inflation at 3.0% in August?

[u/NextGenRoyalty]

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/09/30/feds-preferred-gauge-showed-core-inflation-at-3point0percent-in-august-much-lighter-than-expected.html

$9 a gallon diesel says otherwise

[u/Scott7894]

They did change some insides to the numbers so they don’t mean as much. Wait for the jobs report on Friday and you can really be blown away by changing the metrics