Energy Price Inflation (CPI)

Year-over-year change in the energy component of the CPI

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Where the Energy Price Inflation (CPI) stands now

The Energy Price Inflation (CPI) was 20.4% in September 2026. Since 2001 it has ranged from -27.8% in July 2009 to 41.5% in June 2022. It has been higher than a year earlier for eight months in a row.

What it means for households: U.S. Cost of Living Statistics: Prices and Inflation

How the Energy Price Inflation (CPI) has moved since 2001

Energy Price Inflation (CPI): up since 2023

Energy component of the Consumer Price Index, year-over-year percentage change: 20.4% in September 2026, up from 2.9% a year earlier. Monthly, 2001–2026.

-40% -20% 0% 20% 40% 60% 200120052010201520202026 high · Jun 2022 · 41.5% low · Jul 2009 · -27.8% 20.4% Sep 2026 -40% 0% 40% 200120052010201520202026 41.5% -27.8% 20.4%
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (CUSR0000SA0E) · Jan 2001 – Sep 2026 American Default Research · americandefault.org/indicators/energy-cpi-all-items/
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What the Energy Price Inflation (CPI) measures

Measurement basis: Year-over-year percent change computed from the seasonally adjusted BLS Energy CPI (CUSR0000SA0E); seasonally adjusted values may be revised

Energy Price Inflation (CPI) by month, 2001 to 2026

The newest 300 months, newest first; the CSV has every month since 2001. The change compares each month with the same month a year earlier.

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Month Rate (%) Change from a year earlier (percentage points)
Sep 2026 20.4 +17.5
Aug 2026 16.0 +15.6
Jul 2026 14.4 +15.6
Jun 2026 15.5 +16.1
May 2026 23.0 +26.1
Apr 2026 17.5 +21.1
Mar 2026 12.6 +16.0
Feb 2026 0.4 +0.8
Jan 2026 −0.3 −1.1
Dec 2025 2.1 +2.4
Nov 2025 4.2 +7.3
Sep 2025 2.9 +9.7
Aug 2025 0.4 +4.4
Jul 2025 −1.2 −2.2
Jun 2025 −0.6 −1.5
May 2025 −3.1 −6.7
Apr 2025 −3.6 −6.0
Mar 2025 −3.4 −5.5
Feb 2025 −0.4 +1.5
Jan 2025 0.8 +5.1
Dec 2024 −0.3 +1.6
Nov 2024 −3.1 +2.3
Oct 2024 −4.8 −0.4
Sep 2024 −6.8 −6.3
Aug 2024 −4.0 −0.3
Jul 2024 1.0 +13.3
Jun 2024 0.9 +17.5
May 2024 3.6 +14.9
Apr 2024 2.4 +7.3
Mar 2024 2.1 +8.8
Feb 2024 −1.9 −6.8
Jan 2024 −4.3 −12.6
Dec 2023 −1.9 −8.8
Nov 2023 −5.4 −18.4
Oct 2023 −4.4 −22.1
Sep 2023 −0.5 −20.4
Aug 2023 −3.7 −27.6
Jul 2023 −12.3 −45.2
Jun 2023 −16.6 −58.1
May 2023 −11.3 −45.8
Apr 2023 −4.9 −34.9
Mar 2023 −6.7 −38.7
Feb 2023 4.9 −20.7
Jan 2023 8.3 −18.9
Dec 2022 6.9 −23.4
Nov 2022 13.0 −20.9
Oct 2022 17.7 −12.2
Sep 2022 19.9 −4.8
Aug 2022 23.9 −0.6
Jul 2022 32.9 +9.7
Jun 2022 41.5 +17.7
May 2022 34.5 +6.8
Apr 2022 30.0 +5.5
Mar 2022 32.0 +18.1
Feb 2022 25.6 +23.3
Jan 2022 27.2 +30.7
Dec 2021 30.3 +37.3
Nov 2021 33.9 +43.3
Oct 2021 29.9 +38.8
Sep 2021 24.7 +32.4
Aug 2021 24.5 +34.1
Jul 2021 23.2 +34.6
Jun 2021 23.8 +36.0
May 2021 27.7 +46.1
Apr 2021 24.5 +42.4
Mar 2021 13.9 +20.1
Feb 2021 2.3 −0.7
Jan 2021 −3.5 −11.2
Dec 2020 −7.0 −10.5
Nov 2020 −9.4 −8.9
Oct 2020 −8.9 −4.1
Sep 2020 −7.7 −2.8
Aug 2020 −9.6 −5.6
Jul 2020 −11.4 −9.9
Jun 2020 −12.2 −9.5
May 2020 −18.4 −18.2
Apr 2020 −17.9 −19.4
Mar 2020 −6.2 −5.8
Feb 2020 3.0 +8.4
Jan 2020 7.7 +13.5
Dec 2019 3.5 +3.5
Nov 2019 −0.5 −3.1
Oct 2019 −4.8 −13.3
Sep 2019 −4.9 −10.2
Aug 2019 −4.0 −14.6
Jul 2019 −1.5 −13.7
Jun 2019 −2.7 −14.4
May 2019 −0.2 −11.6
Apr 2019 1.5 −6.5
Mar 2019 −0.4 −6.9
Feb 2019 −5.4 −13.2
Jan 2019 −5.8 −11.4
Dec 2018 0.0 −7.0
Nov 2018 2.6 −5.9
Oct 2018 8.5 +2.2
Sep 2018 5.3 −5.4
Aug 2018 10.6 +3.9
Jul 2018 12.2 +8.5
Jun 2018 11.7 +9.2
May 2018 11.4 +6.2
Apr 2018 8.0 −0.7
Mar 2018 6.5 −4.6
Feb 2018 7.8 −7.9
Jan 2018 5.6 −5.3
Dec 2017 7.0 +2.1
Nov 2017 8.5 +7.9
Oct 2017 6.3 +6.1
Sep 2017 10.7 +13.2
Aug 2017 6.7 +16.2
Jul 2017 3.7 +14.4
Jun 2017 2.5 +11.5
May 2017 5.2 +15.0
Apr 2017 8.7 +17.0
Mar 2017 11.1 +22.5
Feb 2017 15.7 +28.8
Jan 2017 10.9 +18.2
Dec 2016 4.9 +17.9
Nov 2016 0.6 +15.4
Oct 2016 0.2 +17.7
Sep 2016 −2.5 +15.9
Aug 2016 −9.5 +5.6
Jul 2016 −10.7 +4.2
Jun 2016 −9.0 +6.1
May 2016 −9.8 +6.3
Apr 2016 −8.3 +10.2
Mar 2016 −11.4 +6.3
Feb 2016 −13.1 +5.7
Jan 2016 −7.3 +12.8
Dec 2015 −13.0 −1.9
Nov 2015 −14.8 −9.2
Oct 2015 −17.5 −15.5
Sep 2015 −18.4 −17.9
Aug 2015 −15.1 −15.5
Jul 2015 −14.9 −17.3
Jun 2015 −15.1 −18.0
May 2015 −16.1 −19.7
Apr 2015 −18.5 −22.4
Mar 2015 −17.7 −19.1
Feb 2015 −18.8 −16.5
Jan 2015 −20.1 −22.3
Dec 2014 −11.1 −11.5
Nov 2014 −5.6 −3.1
Oct 2014 −2.0 +3.5
Sep 2014 −0.5 +3.5
Aug 2014 0.4 +0.5
Jul 2014 2.4 −1.6
Jun 2014 2.9 0.0
May 2014 3.6 +4.2
Apr 2014 3.9 +7.6
Mar 2014 1.4 +2.7
Feb 2014 −2.3 −5.0
Jan 2014 2.2 +2.1
Dec 2013 0.4 −0.2
Nov 2013 −2.5 −3.0
Oct 2013 −5.5 −9.3
Sep 2013 −4.0 −5.8
Aug 2013 −0.1 +0.7
Jul 2013 4.0 +9.1
Jun 2013 2.9 +6.8
May 2013 −0.6 +3.0
Apr 2013 −3.7 −4.4
Mar 2013 −1.3 −5.3
Feb 2013 2.7 −4.6
Jan 2013 0.1 −6.7
Dec 2012 0.6 −6.5
Nov 2012 0.5 −12.3
Oct 2012 3.8 −10.0
Sep 2012 1.8 −16.7
Aug 2012 −0.8 −19.1
Jul 2012 −5.1 −24.1
Jun 2012 −3.9 −24.4
May 2012 −3.6 −24.9
Apr 2012 0.7 −17.8
Mar 2012 4.0 −10.7
Feb 2012 7.3 −3.4
Jan 2012 6.8 −0.9
Dec 2011 7.1 −1.1
Nov 2011 12.8 +8.7
Oct 2011 13.8 +7.9
Sep 2011 18.5 +15.0
Aug 2011 18.3 +14.7
Jul 2011 19.0 +13.3
Jun 2011 20.5 +17.1
May 2011 21.3 +6.4
Apr 2011 18.5 +0.7
Mar 2011 14.7 −2.6
Feb 2011 10.7 −3.4
Jan 2011 7.7 −11.4
Dec 2010 8.2 −10.7
Nov 2010 4.1 −4.0
Oct 2010 5.9 +19.9
Sep 2010 3.5 +25.5
Aug 2010 3.6 +26.8
Jul 2010 5.7 +33.5
Jun 2010 3.4 +28.2
May 2010 14.9 +41.2
Apr 2010 17.8 +42.2
Mar 2010 17.3 +40.8
Feb 2010 14.1 +34.1
Jan 2010 19.1 +40.3
Dec 2009 18.9 +40.6
Nov 2009 8.1 +20.9
Oct 2009 −14.0 −26.1
Sep 2009 −22.0 −45.4
Aug 2009 −23.2 −50.4
Jul 2009 −27.8 −57.1
Jun 2009 −24.8 −49.7
May 2009 −26.3 −43.2
Apr 2009 −24.4 −39.9
Mar 2009 −23.5 −40.1
Feb 2009 −20.0 −39.5
Jan 2009 −21.2 −40.4
Dec 2008 −21.7 −38.8
Nov 2008 −12.8 −34.4
Oct 2008 12.1 −3.3
Sep 2008 23.4 +17.0
Aug 2008 27.2 +29.8
Jul 2008 29.3 +28.5
Jun 2008 24.9 +19.9
May 2008 16.9 +12.5
Apr 2008 15.5 +13.1
Mar 2008 16.6 +12.3
Feb 2008 19.5 +20.4
Jan 2008 19.2 +22.4
Dec 2007 17.1 +14.4
Nov 2007 21.6 +25.2
Oct 2007 15.4 +26.0
Sep 2007 6.4 +11.3
Aug 2007 −2.6 −18.1
Jul 2007 0.8 −19.5
Jun 2007 5.0 −17.1
May 2007 4.4 −18.0
Apr 2007 2.4 −16.7
Mar 2007 4.3 −13.1
Feb 2007 −0.9 −20.9
Jan 2007 −3.2 −28.3
Dec 2006 2.7 −12.9
Nov 2006 −3.6 −20.2
Oct 2006 −10.6 −40.4
Sep 2006 −4.9 −41.1
Aug 2006 15.5 −5.6
Jul 2006 20.3 +5.9
Jun 2006 22.1 +14.0
May 2006 22.4 +11.8
Apr 2006 19.1 +2.9
Mar 2006 17.4 +4.7
Feb 2006 20.0 +9.0
Jan 2006 25.1 +15.9
Dec 2005 15.6 −1.3
Nov 2005 16.6 −3.0
Oct 2005 29.8 +14.7
Sep 2005 36.2 +29.2
Aug 2005 21.1 +11.2
Jul 2005 14.4 +0.1
Jun 2005 8.1 −8.6
May 2005 10.6 −3.5
Apr 2005 16.2 +11.1
Mar 2005 12.7 +11.9
Feb 2005 11.0 +7.4
Jan 2005 9.2 +1.4
Dec 2004 16.9 +7.7
Nov 2004 19.6 +11.5
Oct 2004 15.1 +6.5
Sep 2004 7.0 −8.5
Aug 2004 9.9 −2.0
Jul 2004 14.3 +6.3
Jun 2004 16.7 +10.0
May 2004 14.1 +7.9
Apr 2004 5.1 −7.2
Mar 2004 0.8 −21.6
Feb 2004 3.6 −20.5
Jan 2004 7.8 −9.1
Dec 2003 9.2 −2.4
Nov 2003 8.1 −0.3
Oct 2003 8.6 +5.3
Sep 2003 15.5 +21.0
Aug 2003 11.9 +15.2
Jul 2003 8.0 +13.6
Jun 2003 6.7 +17.9
May 2003 6.2 +18.1
Apr 2003 12.3 +20.5
Mar 2003 22.4 +33.1
Feb 2003 24.1 +39.5
Jan 2003 16.9 +32.3
Dec 2002 11.6 +24.1
Nov 2002 8.4 +17.9
Oct 2002 3.3 +8.5
Sep 2002 −5.5 −6.8
Aug 2002 −3.3 −6.1
Jul 2002 −5.6 −7.4
Jun 2002 −11.2 −19.2
May 2002 −11.9 −27.2
Apr 2002 −8.2 −17.6
Mar 2002 −10.7 −16.7
Feb 2002 −15.4 −28.3
Jan 2002 −15.4 −32.8
Dec 2001 −12.5 —
Nov 2001 −9.5 —
Oct 2001 −5.2 —
Sep 2001 1.3 —

Monthly · U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (CUSR0000SA0E)

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Auto Insurance Inflation Premium (Auto CPI minus Overall CPI) −8.7 pp · September 2026
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Counties with the highest debt burden scores

There's no county figure for this measure, so this list uses the debt burden part of our County Distress Index.

Rank County Score (0–100)
1 Bronx County, NY 99.6
2 Miami-Dade County, FL 99.4
3 Rockland County, NY 99.4
4 Clayton County, GA 99.1
5 Broward County, FL 99
6 Palm Beach County, FL 98.8
7 Santa Barbara County, CA 98.4
8 St. Lucie County, FL 98.4
9 Osceola County, FL 98.3
10 Orleans Parish, LA 98

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Questions about energy prices

What is the current energy inflation rate?

In September 2026, the CPI energy index stood 20.4% above its level a year earlier, by our calculation from the seasonally adjusted series (CUSR0000SA0E). BLS's headline 12-month change uses the unadjusted index, so the figure it publishes can differ.

Is energy CPI the same as gas prices or utility bills?

No. Gasoline is one part of the index; fuel oil, electricity and piped natural gas are the others, so the total can differ a lot from any one of them. The index tracks prices, not bills, which also depend on how much a household uses. Pump-price surveys from other sources, such as the Energy Information Administration or AAA, are collected differently and on different schedules.

Where does energy CPI data come from?

The Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes the energy index every month in its consumer price index report, about two weeks after the month ends. We use the seasonally adjusted series CUSR0000SA0E and compute the change from 12 months earlier. Since June 2021, BLS has priced gasoline from a secondary-source dataset of station prices rather than its own collection.

Cite this Energy Price Inflation (CPI): 20.4%, Sep 2026 · American Default Research, from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · americandefault.org/indicators/energy-cpi-all-items/

Sources and method for the Energy Price Inflation (CPI)

  • U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (CUSR0000SA0E) Measurement basis: Year-over-year percent change computed from the seasonally adjusted BLS Energy CPI (CUSR0000SA0E); seasonally adjusted values may be revised We use the monthly figures as published, from January 2001 through September 2026, with no adjustment of our own. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’s report

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