United States Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) and Inflation Rate: US city average, Utility (piped) gas service (Not Seas Adj.)

Updated on March 23, 2026.

According to data from the US BLS, in March 2026, the US Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Utility (piped) gas service in the US was 277.644 (not seasonally adjusted); it rose by 2.7% compared to February 2026.

The US Inflation Rate of Utility (piped) gas service in the US in March 2026 was 10.9%, not seasonally adjusted. The inflation rate represents the percent change of the CPI-U compared to a year ago.

The first chart below shows the trend of the CPI, and the second chart shows the inflation rate from March 2001 to March 2026. This information can also be found in a table below.

You can also see similar information for other items and US geographic areas.

The Consumer Price Index (CPI) measures the change in prices paid by consumers for goods and services. The CPI of all urban consumers (CPI-U) reflects the spending patterns of all urban consumers which represents about 93 percent of the total US population. The CPI-U is based on the expenditures of almost all residents of urban or metropolitan areas, including professionals, the self-employed, the poor, the unemployed, and retired people, as well as urban wage earners and clerical workers.

US Consumer Price Index (CPI-U) for Utility (piped) gas service in the US (Not Seas Adj.)
US Inflation Rate for Utility (piped) gas service in the US (Not Seas Adj.) (%)
US Consumer Price Index (CPI-U) and Inflation Rate: Utility (piped) gas service in the US (Not Seas Adj.)
1 – 10 of 301
Month CPI-U % change from YAGO (Inflation Rate)
March 2001 181.8 54.5
April 2001 175.3 49.1
May 2001 171.7 44.5
June 2001 171.9 43.1
July 2001 161.6 26.0
August 2001 154.3 15.8
September 2001 148.2 12.2
October 2001 140.9 0.9
November 2001 132.3 -10.7
December 2001 138.3 -8.5
January 2002 136 -15.0
February 2002 136.3 -27.1
March 2002 130.6 -28.2
April 2002 130.2 -25.7
May 2002 133.1 -22.5
June 2002 133.2 -22.5
July 2002 132.8 -17.8
August 2002 132.9 -13.9
September 2002 132.6 -10.5
October 2002 134.1 -4.8
November 2002 138.1 4.4
December 2002 144.3 4.3
January 2003 145.1 6.7
February 2003 150.9 10.7
March 2003 154.7 18.5
April 2003 175.3 34.6
May 2003 169.4 27.3
June 2003 166.3 24.9
July 2003 170.4 28.3
August 2003 169.5 27.5
September 2003 166.9 25.9
October 2003 167.4 24.8
November 2003 166.3 20.4
December 2003 168 16.4
January 2004 170.3 17.4
February 2004 176.6 17.0
March 2004 174.9 13.1
April 2004 169.7 -3.2
May 2004 170.6 0.7
June 2004 172.8 3.9
July 2004 179.7 5.5
August 2004 181.5 7.1
September 2004 182.6 9.4
October 2004 177.8 6.2
November 2004 179.6 8.0
December 2004 196.8 17.1
January 2005 198.2 16.4
February 2005 196.4 11.2
March 2005 190.6 9.0
April 2005 188.2 10.9
May 2005 198.5 16.4
June 2005 198.2 14.7
July 2005 193.6 7.7
August 2005 200.8 10.6
September 2005 204.3 11.9
October 2005 227.8 28.1
November 2005 260.9 45.3
December 2005 267.9 36.1
January 2006 258 30.2
February 2006 264.1 34.5
March 2006 241.5 26.7
April 2006 229.5 21.9
May 2006 220.4 11.0
June 2006 218 10.0
July 2006 208.4 7.6
August 2006 208.9 4.0
September 2006 210.1 2.8
October 2006 213.8 -6.1
November 2006 198.3 -24.0
December 2006 214.8 -19.8
January 2007 221.3 -14.2
February 2007 217.428 -17.7
March 2007 218.173 -9.7
April 2007 222.221 -3.2
May 2007 220.779 0.2
June 2007 221.801 1.7
July 2007 223.313 7.2
August 2007 219.865 5.3
September 2007 211.181 0.5
October 2007 208.211 -2.6
November 2007 209.993 5.9
December 2007 218.791 1.9
January 2008 220.496 -0.4
February 2008 220.065 1.2
March 2008 225.808 3.5
April 2008 233.931 5.3
May 2008 244.862 10.9
June 2008 258.374 16.5
July 2008 271.234 21.5
August 2008 291.713 32.7
September 2008 272.982 29.3
October 2008 247.788 19.0
November 2008 239.218 13.9
December 2008 235.114 7.5
January 2009 232.548 5.5
February 2009 227 3.2
March 2009 218.459 -3.2
April 2009 207.179 -11.4
May 2009 193.534 -21.0
June 2009 182.464 -29.4
July 2009 183.979 -32.2
August 2009 186.191 -36.2
September 2009 183.632 -32.7
October 2009 178.424 -28.0
November 2009 181.922 -23.9
December 2009 191.324 -18.6
January 2010 190.497 -18.1
February 2010 199.199 -12.2
March 2010 200.12 -8.4
April 2010 195.832 -5.5
May 2010 188.014 -2.8
June 2010 186.595 2.3
July 2010 187.442 1.9
August 2010 192.003 3.1
September 2010 190.655 3.8
October 2010 183.759 3.0
November 2010 185.293 1.9
December 2010 182.12 -4.8
January 2011 185.106 -2.8
February 2011 186.351 -6.4
March 2011 188.289 -5.9
April 2011 185.11 -5.5
May 2011 185.197 -1.5
June 2011 184.327 -1.2
July 2011 185.94 -0.8
August 2011 186.719 -2.7
September 2011 186.808 -2.0
October 2011 184.144 0.2
November 2011 181.22 -2.2
December 2011 179.708 -1.3
January 2012 178.193 -3.7
February 2012 176.044 -5.5
March 2012 169.753 -9.8
April 2012 168.196 -9.1
May 2012 163.692 -11.6
June 2012 156.863 -14.9
July 2012 160.714 -13.6
August 2012 162.972 -12.7
September 2012 165.953 -11.2
October 2012 164.528 -10.6
November 2012 165.966 -8.4
December 2012 171.243 -4.7
January 2013 173.098 -2.9
February 2013 171.597 -2.5
March 2013 171.888 1.3
April 2013 171.248 1.8
May 2013 176.159 7.6
June 2013 179.173 14.2
July 2013 179.557 11.7
August 2013 177.356 8.8
September 2013 173.861 4.8
October 2013 173.315 5.3
November 2013 173.329 4.4
December 2013 173.035 1.1
January 2014 172.898 -0.1
February 2014 179.982 4.9
March 2014 186.095 8.3
April 2014 199.34 16.4
May 2014 196.872 11.8
June 2014 192.303 7.3
July 2014 188.769 5.1
August 2014 189.659 6.9
September 2014 183.96 5.8
October 2014 183.376 5.8
November 2014 179.226 3.4
December 2014 178.558 3.2
January 2015 182.908 5.8
February 2015 179.184 -0.4
March 2015 173.978 -6.5
April 2015 170.592 -14.4
May 2015 164.839 -16.3
June 2015 162.639 -15.4
July 2015 164.205 -13.0
August 2015 162.733 -14.2
September 2015 162.885 -11.5
October 2015 161.189 -12.1
November 2015 159.422 -11.0
December 2015 157.75 -11.6
January 2016 155.746 -14.8
February 2016 156.513 -12.6
March 2016 155.981 -10.3
April 2016 154.822 -9.2
May 2016 154.13 -6.5
June 2016 154.994 -4.7
July 2016 155.914 -5.0
August 2016 162.129 -0.4
September 2016 164.715 1.1
October 2016 165.881 2.9
November 2016 167.049 4.8
December 2016 167.469 6.2
January 2017 167.935 7.8
February 2017 172.319 10.1
March 2017 172.967 10.9
April 2017 170.755 10.3
May 2017 172.597 12.0
June 2017 174.901 12.8
July 2017 175.807 12.8
August 2017 174.301 7.5
September 2017 173.646 5.4
October 2017 172.111 3.8
November 2017 172.373 3.2
December 2017 173.504 3.6
January 2018 175.909 4.8
February 2018 172.658 0.2
March 2018 179.557 3.8
April 2018 176.567 3.4
May 2018 174.318 1.0
June 2018 173.42 -0.8
July 2018 172.167 -2.1
August 2018 172.062 -1.3
September 2018 173.867 0.1
October 2018 170.1 -1.2
November 2018 168.77 -2.1
December 2018 169.821 -2.1
January 2019 179.999 2.3
February 2019 180.106 4.3
March 2019 174.95 -2.6
April 2019 174.089 -1.4
May 2019 171.004 -1.9
June 2019 168.826 -2.6
July 2019 168.628 -2.1
August 2019 167.074 -2.9
September 2019 167.803 -3.5
October 2019 165.562 -2.7
November 2019 169.138 0.2
December 2019 171.629 1.1
January 2020 173.652 -3.5
February 2020 174.272 -3.2
March 2020 171.469 -2.0
April 2020 168.994 -2.9
May 2020 167.751 -1.9
June 2020 168.316 -0.3
July 2020 168.267 -0.2
August 2020 166.536 -0.3
September 2020 166.916 -0.5
October 2020 171.873 3.8
November 2020 172.255 1.8
December 2020 179.226 4.4
January 2021 180.767 4.1
February 2021 181.709 4.3
March 2021 183.006 6.7
April 2021 185.624 9.8
May 2021 188.129 12.2
June 2021 191.083 13.5
July 2021 194.563 15.6
August 2021 198.207 19.0
September 2021 202.14 21.1
October 2021 207.29 20.6
November 2021 220.668 28.1
December 2021 224.225 25.1
January 2022 224.366 24.1
February 2022 225.181 23.9
March 2022 226.491 23.8
April 2022 225.679 21.6
May 2022 230.916 22.7
June 2022 248.854 30.2
July 2022 269.278 38.4
August 2022 258.666 30.5
September 2022 268.866 33.0
October 2022 275.894 33.1
November 2022 264.774 20.0
December 2022 258.872 15.5
January 2023 267.683 19.3
February 2023 285.407 26.8
March 2023 258.976 14.3
April 2023 238.182 5.5
May 2023 226.062 -2.1
June 2023 221.484 -11.0
July 2023 219.272 -18.6
August 2023 223.29 -13.7
September 2023 224.539 -16.5
October 2023 221.045 -19.9
November 2023 222.955 -15.8
December 2023 231.976 -10.4
January 2024 230.862 -13.8
February 2024 234.515 -17.8
March 2024 236.218 -8.8
April 2024 230.601 -3.2
May 2024 221.729 -1.9
June 2024 222.024 0.2
July 2024 227.478 3.7
August 2024 226.593 1.5
September 2024 224.259 -0.1
October 2024 225.366 2.0
November 2024 227.463 2.0
December 2024 236.179 1.8
January 2025 242.224 4.9
February 2025 246.117 5.0
March 2025 250.38 6.0
April 2025 252.218 9.4
May 2025 256.501 15.7
June 2025 255.981 15.3
July 2025 259.734 14.2
August 2025 257.867 13.8
September 2025 255.253 13.8
October 2025 251.728 11.7
November 2025 NaN
December 2025 257.731 9.1
January 2026 268.415 10.8
February 2026 270.302 9.8
March 2026 277.644 10.9