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Prices

CPI-U · U.S. city average · BLS item SA0E

Energy

Prices for energy rose 16.3% in the 12 months to August 2026, and rose 2.1% in the month.

12 months+16.3%to August 2026, unadjusted
1 month+2.1%seasonally adjusted
3 months, annualised−19.1%seasonally adjusted
Index329.41982–84 = 100

12-month change

% change from a year earlier

-20%0%20%40%2017201820192020202120222023202420252026

Price index

1982–84 = 100, not seasonally adjusted

2002503003502017201820192020202120222023202420252026

Month by month

The last two years

MonthIndex1 month12 months
August 2026329.4+2.1%+16.3%
July 2026325.1−1.5%+14.7%
June 2026328.9−5.7%+15.7%
May 2026346.0+3.9%+23.5%
April 2026329.9+3.8%+17.9%
March 2026310.3+10.9%+12.5%
February 2026277.2+0.6%+0.5%
January 2026272.7−1.5%−0.1%
December 2025274.1+0.3%+2.3%
November 2025279.6—+4.2%
September 2025283.6+1.4%+2.8%
August 2025283.2+0.7%+0.2%
July 2025283.4−0.6%−1.6%
June 2025284.3+0.4%−0.8%
May 2025280.1−0.7%−3.5%
April 2025279.9−0.6%−3.7%
March 2025275.7−1.1%−3.3%
February 2025275.9−0.1%−0.2%
January 2025273.0+0.9%+1.0%
December 2024268.0+2.4%−0.5%
November 2024268.2+0.1%−3.2%
October 2024272.8+0.1%−4.9%
September 2024275.7−1.1%−6.8%
August 2024282.6−0.9%−4.0%
July 2024287.9+0.0%+1.1%

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, CPI for All Urban Consumers, U.S. city average (series CUUR0000SA0E and CUSR0000SA0E). BLS did not collect October 2025 prices, so changes spanning that month are blank. Shown for context: consumer prices do not feed CycleWatch's recession model.