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CPI-U · U.S. city average · BLS item SEHF02

Utility (piped) gas service

Prices for utility (piped) gas service rose 4.4% in the 12 months to August 2026, and fell 1.1% in the month.

12 months+4.4%to August 2026, unadjusted
1 month−1.1%seasonally adjusted
3 months, annualised−0.0%seasonally adjusted
Index266.41982–84 = 100

12-month change

% change from a year earlier

-20%0%20%40%2017201820192020202120222023202420252026

Price index

1982–84 = 100, not seasonally adjusted

2002502017201820192020202120222023202420252026

Month by month

The last two years

MonthIndex1 month12 months
August 2026266.4−1.1%+4.4%
July 2026269.0+0.7%+4.3%
June 2026267.6+0.5%+3.0%
May 2026263.7−0.5%+3.0%
April 2026264.3−0.1%+3.0%
March 2026268.5−0.9%+6.4%
February 2026277.6+3.1%+10.9%
January 2026270.3+1.0%+9.8%
December 2025268.4+3.7%+10.8%
November 2025257.7—+9.1%
September 2025251.7−0.9%+11.7%
August 2025255.3−1.2%+13.8%
July 2025257.9−0.6%+13.8%
June 2025259.7+0.4%+14.2%
May 2025256.0−0.5%+15.3%
April 2025256.5+3.2%+15.7%
March 2025252.2+3.3%+9.4%
February 2025250.4+2.1%+6.0%
January 2025246.1+1.9%+4.9%
December 2024242.2+2.2%+4.9%
November 2024236.2+1.0%+1.8%
October 2024227.5+0.3%+2.0%
September 2024225.4+0.9%+2.0%
August 2024224.3−1.2%−0.1%
July 2024226.6−0.2%+1.5%

Alongside it

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, CPI for All Urban Consumers, U.S. city average (series CUUR0000SEHF02 and CUSR0000SEHF02). 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.