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

Energy services

Prices for energy services rose 4.0% in the 12 months to August 2026, and fell 0.4% in the month.

12 months+4.0%to August 2026, unadjusted
1 month−0.4%seasonally adjusted
3 months, annualised−3.4%seasonally adjusted
Index300.71982–84 = 100

12-month change

% change from a year earlier

0%10%20%2017201820192020202120222023202420252026

Price index

1982–84 = 100, not seasonally adjusted

2002503002017201820192020202120222023202420252026

Month by month

The last two years

MonthIndex1 month12 months
August 2026300.7−0.4%+4.0%
July 2026302.6+0.3%+4.3%
June 2026302.3−0.7%+3.9%
May 2026297.9+0.4%+5.3%
April 2026295.7+1.6%+5.4%
March 2026293.0+0.4%+5.0%
February 2026293.7+0.2%+6.3%
January 2026294.0+0.2%+7.2%
December 2025290.0+1.0%+7.7%
November 2025287.0—+7.4%
September 2025286.8−0.4%+6.4%
August 2025289.2−0.2%+7.7%
July 2025290.1−0.2%+7.2%
June 2025291.1+0.7%+7.5%
May 2025282.9+0.5%+6.8%
April 2025280.6+1.3%+6.2%
March 2025278.9+1.6%+4.2%
February 2025276.4+1.1%+3.3%
January 2025274.3+0.5%+2.5%
December 2024269.4+0.8%+3.3%
November 2024267.2−0.1%+2.8%
October 2024268.6+0.8%+4.0%
September 2024269.6+0.8%+3.4%
August 2024268.4−0.6%+3.1%
July 2024270.6+0.1%+4.2%

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Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, CPI for All Urban Consumers, U.S. city average (series CUUR0000SEHF and CUSR0000SEHF). 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.