NEW YORK —

Consumer prices rose 0.4% last month after increasing 0.2% in July, the largest increase in seven months. The Consumer Price Index, released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics , is a common measure of inflation, as it shows the change over time in the prices consumers pay for goods and services.

This month, the CPI rose 2.9% on an annual basis compared to the 2.7% index recorded in July. Advertisement

The index for food also rose 3.2% in August compared to the year prior. The two grocery items that continue to rise are coffee and tomatoes.

The average cost of ground roast coffee per pound in August was $8.87, compared to $6.31 of the same month last year. Brazil, which sources about a third of U.S. coffee imports , saw its tariffs go up by 50% which took effect in August

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