Fuels and utilities price inflation, 2025→2026

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Prices for Fuels And Utilities, 2025-2026 ($20)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for fuels and utilities are 1.17% higher in 2026 versus 2025 (a $0.23 difference in value).

Between 2025 and 2026: Fuels and utilities experienced an average inflation rate of 1.17% per year. In other words, fuels and utilities costing $20 in the year 2025 would cost $20.23 in 2026 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 0.66% during this same period, inflation for fuels and utilities was higher.

In the year 2025: Pricing changed by 5.39%, which is significantly above the average yearly change for fuels and utilities during the 2025-2026 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 2025 (2.65%), inflation for fuels and utilities was higher.

Price Inflation for Fuels and utilities since 1952

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

Years with the largest changes in pricing: 1974 (18.32%), 1980 (16.44%), and 1981 (14.60%).

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Buying power of $20.00 since 2025

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Fuels and utilities, 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	5.39%
2026	$20.23	1.17%*

* 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 Fuels and utilities:

Year	1952	1953	1954	1955	1956	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	22.200	22.475	22.583	23.067	23.625	24.325	24.817	25.367	25.942	26.258	26.333	26.558	26.642	26.633	26.742	27.058	27.417	28.050	29.133	31.117	32.483	34.350	40.642	45.417	49.442	54.725	58.450	64.750	75.392	86.400	94.933	100.225	104.842	106.533	104.117	103.033	104.442	107.767	111.617	115.258	117.800	121.317	122.783	123.650	127.508	130.750	128.458	128.800	137.892	150.167	143.558	154.542	161.892	179.042	194.700	200.632	220.018	210.696	214.187	220.367	218.986	225.208	234.589	230.129	228.855	237.315	241.554	242.598	243.949	260.540	298.208	305.478	314.768	331.744	335.637

Adjust fuels and utilities 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 Fuels and utilities was 331.744 in the year 2025 and 335.637 in 2026:

335.637 / 331.744 * $20 = $20.23

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $20 in 2025 has the same "purchasing power" as $20.23 in 2026 (in the CPI category of Fuels and utilities).

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics began tracking the Consumer Price Index for Fuels and utilities in 1952. In addition to fuels and utilities, the index produces monthly data on changes in prices paid by urban consumers for a variety of goods and services.