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CPI-U · U.S. city average · BLS item SEHE02

Propane, kerosene, and firewood

Prices for propane, kerosene, and firewood rose 0.6% in the 12 months to August 2026, and rose 0.9% in the month.

12 months+0.6%to August 2026, unadjusted
1 month+0.9%seasonally adjusted
3 months, annualised−2.1%seasonally adjusted
Index411.41982–84 = 100

12-month change

% change from a year earlier

0%20%2017201820192020202120222023202420252026

Price index

1982–84 = 100, not seasonally adjusted

3003504004502017201820192020202120222023202420252026

Month by month

The last two years

MonthIndex1 month12 months
August 2026411.4+0.9%+0.6%
July 2026407.3+0.1%−0.5%
June 2026411.6−1.5%−1.6%
May 2026423.3+2.5%+0.6%
April 2026423.2+1.7%+2.1%
March 2026428.0+0.3%−4.1%
February 2026425.6+2.2%−5.5%
January 2026414.0−1.5%−7.9%
December 2025411.6−0.3%−5.9%
November 2025407.7—−5.9%
September 2025406.2−1.1%−3.9%
August 2025409.2−0.2%−2.2%
July 2025409.5−1.0%−2.5%
June 2025418.3+0.7%+0.0%
May 2025420.8+4.0%−1.6%
April 2025414.5−4.5%−5.6%
March 2025446.3−1.2%+0.5%
February 2025450.4−0.4%+0.7%
January 2025449.6+0.7%+1.8%
December 2024437.2−0.4%+1.1%
November 2024433.2−0.5%+0.9%
October 2024431.4+0.0%+1.3%
September 2024422.9+0.6%+1.6%
August 2024418.5−0.4%−0.2%
July 2024420.1+1.6%+1.1%

Alongside it

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, CPI for All Urban Consumers, U.S. city average (series CUUR0000SEHE02 and CUSR0000SEHE02). 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.