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Electricity Inflation — U.S. Consumer Price Index
As of June 2026, the CPI-U index for Electricity is up 4.0% from a year earlier. Residential electricity prices.
Data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U). pumsdata is an independent product and is not affiliated with or endorsed by BLS.
Electricity: year-over-year inflation, 1998–2026
Percent change from the same month a year earlier, from the not-seasonally-adjusted CPI-U index.
October 2025 is missing from every CPI series — the federal government shutdown halted collection and the month was never published. Charts show a gap, and year-over-year and month-over-month figures skip any comparison touching the missing month; values are never interpolated.
Electricity: annual averages
BLS annual-average index (the CPI file’s M13 rows, shown verbatim) and the year-over-year change in that average — the standard “annual inflation” figure.
| Year | Annual avg. index | Annual inflation |
|---|---|---|
| 2025* | 292.0 | +4.6% |
| 2024 | 279.1 | +4.2% |
| 2023 | 267.8 | +5.8% |
| 2022 | 253.1 | +13.1% |
| 2021 | 223.9 | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 214.6 | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 213.4 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 212.9 | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 211.4 | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 207.0 | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 209.2 | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 208.0 | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 200.8 | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 196.6 | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 196.7 | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 193.1 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 192.7 | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 187.1 | +6.4% |
| 2007 | 175.8 | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 169.2 | +12.2% |
| 2005 | 150.8 | +6.1% |
| 2004 | 142.1 | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 139.5 | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 136.2 | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 137.8 | +7.2% |
| 2000 | 128.5 | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 126.5 | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 127.4 | -3.8% |
| 1997 | 132.5 | — |
*The 2025 annual average reflects the eleven published months — October 2025 was never collected because of the federal government shutdown.
Electricity inflation by region & metro area
Latest year-over-year change in each area’s own index. Many metro series are published bimonthly, so the “as of” month can trail the national index. Index levels are not comparable across areas — each series measures change over time from its own base period.
| Area | Year over year | As of |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. city average | +4.0% | June 2026 |
| Midwest | +7.7% | June 2026 |
| Northeast | +4.6% | June 2026 |
| Size Class A | +4.1% | June 2026 |
| Size Class B/C | +4.1% | June 2026 |
| South | +2.3% | June 2026 |
| West | +4.1% | June 2026 |
Electricity inflation — FAQ
What is the current Electricity inflation rate?+
As of June 2026, the CPI-U index for Electricity is up 4.0% from a year earlier (not seasonally adjusted). Month over month, the seasonally adjusted index moved -1.0% in June 2026.
When was Electricity inflation highest since 1997?+
By annual averages, the biggest increase since 1997 came in 2022, when the Electricity index rose 13.1% over 2021.
Is Electricity inflation higher than overall inflation?+
As of June 2026, the Electricity index is up 4.0% year over year, versus up 3.5% for overall inflation (all items CPI-U). That is a faster increase than overall inflation (all items CPI-U).
Why is October 2025 missing from the Electricity data?+
October 2025 is missing from every CPI series — the federal government shutdown halted collection and the month was never published. Charts show a gap, and year-over-year and month-over-month figures skip any comparison touching the missing month; values are never interpolated.
Data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U). pumsdata is an independent product and is not affiliated with or endorsed by BLS.