Energy price inflation, 2025→2026

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Prices for Energy, 2025-2026 ($20)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for energy are 0.22% lower in 2026 versus 2025 (a $0.04 difference in value).

Between 2025 and 2026: Energy experienced an average inflation rate of -0.22% per year. In other words, energy costing $20 in the year 2025 would cost $19.96 in 2026 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 0.66% during this same period, inflation for energy was lower.

In the year 2025: Pricing changed by 0.24%, which is above the average yearly change for energy during the 2025-2026 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 2025 (2.65%), inflation for energy was lower.

Price Inflation for Energy since 1957

Consumer Price Index, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Years with the largest changes in pricing: 1980 (30.87%), 1974 (29.20%), and 2022 (25.15%).

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Buying power of $20.00 since 2025

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Energy, over time, for $20 beginning in 2025. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:

Year	USD Value	Inflation Rate
2025	$20.00	0.24%
2026	$19.96	-0.22%*

* Not final. See inflation summary for latest details.
** Extended periods of 0% inflation usually indicate incomplete underlying data. This can manifest as a sharp increase in inflation later on.

Raw Consumer Price Index data from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics for Energy:

Year	1957	1958	1959	1960	1961	1962	1963	1964	1965	1966	1967	1968	1969	1970	1971	1972	1973	1974	1975	1976	1977	1978	1979	1980	1981	1982	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026
CPI	21.475	21.533	21.900	22.433	22.492	22.583	22.625	22.533	22.950	23.300	23.842	24.192	24.817	25.500	26.508	27.242	29.450	38.050	42.092	45.108	49.392	52.533	65.742	86.033	97.717	99.150	99.925	100.925	101.633	88.233	88.583	89.250	94.317	102.092	102.450	103.000	104.150	104.625	105.242	110.133	111.517	102.875	106.617	124.608	129.292	121.675	136.492	151.392	177.050	196.858	207.723	236.666	193.126	211.449	243.909	246.080	244.409	243.583	202.895	189.535	204.540	219.941	215.294	196.949	238.325	298.266	283.286	279.544	280.213	279.588

Adjust energy prices for inflation

Start with the inflation rate formula:

CPI in 2026 / CPI in 2025 * 2025 USD value = 2026 USD value

Then plug in historical CPI values from above. The CPI for Energy was 280.213 in the year 2025 and 279.588 in 2026:

279.588 / 280.213 * $20 = $19.96

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $20 in 2025 has the same "purchasing power" as $19.96 in 2026 (in the CPI category of Energy).

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics began tracking the Consumer Price Index for Energy in 1957. In addition to energy, the index produces monthly data on changes in prices paid by urban consumers for a variety of goods and services.