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CPI-U · U.S. city average · BLS item SAH21

Household energy

Prices for household energy rose 5.0% in the 12 months to August 2026, and fell 0.1% in the month.

12 months+5.0%to August 2026, unadjusted
1 month−0.1%seasonally adjusted
3 months, annualised−3.5%seasonally adjusted
Index297.11982–84 = 100

12-month change

% change from a year earlier

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Price index

1982–84 = 100, not seasonally adjusted

2002503002017201820192020202120222023202420252026

Month by month

The last two years

MonthIndex1 month12 months
August 2026297.1−0.1%+5.0%
July 2026298.1+0.2%+5.0%
June 2026297.8−1.0%+4.6%
May 2026294.7+0.5%+6.4%
April 2026292.6+1.8%+6.5%
March 2026289.8+1.2%+5.8%
February 2026288.2+0.5%+6.0%
January 2026287.5−0.0%+6.6%
December 2025284.0+0.9%+7.4%
November 2025281.3—+7.2%
September 2025280.6−0.4%+6.2%
August 2025282.8−0.1%+7.4%
July 2025283.8−0.2%+6.8%
June 2025284.6+0.7%+7.1%
May 2025277.0+0.5%+6.2%
April 2025274.8+1.1%+5.5%
March 2025273.9+1.4%+3.8%
February 2025271.9+1.0%+3.0%
January 2025269.7+0.6%+2.3%
December 2024264.5+0.8%+2.8%
November 2024262.3−0.1%+2.1%
October 2024263.6+0.7%+3.1%
September 2024264.4+0.7%+2.5%
August 2024263.4−0.6%+2.6%
July 2024265.7+0.1%+4.0%

What it is made of

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Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, CPI for All Urban Consumers, U.S. city average (series CUUR0000SAH21 and CUSR0000SAH21). 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.