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Internet services Inflation — U.S. Consumer Price Index
As of June 2026, the CPI-U index for Internet services and electronic information providers is up 3.4% from a year earlier. Home internet service 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.
Internet services: 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.
Internet services: 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* | 85.7 | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 86.1 | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 83.7 | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 80.6 | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 79.3 | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 78.2 | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 77.1 | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 76.0 | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 76.5 | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 77.4 | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 77.5 | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 78.1 | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 77.2 | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 76.5 | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 76.3 | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 77.0 | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 76.5 | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 73.9 | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 73.2 | -20.6% |
| 2006 | 92.2 | -3.7% |
| 2005 | 95.7 | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 97.4 | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 99.8 | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 98.9 | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 98.1 | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 96.4 | +4.6% |
| 1999 | 92.2 | -10.0% |
| 1998 | 102.5 | — |
*The 2025 annual average reflects the eleven published months — October 2025 was never collected because of the federal government shutdown.
Internet services inflation — FAQ
What is the current Internet services inflation rate?+
As of June 2026, the CPI-U index for Internet services and electronic information providers is up 3.4% from a year earlier (not seasonally adjusted). Month over month, the seasonally adjusted index moved +0.2% in June 2026.
When was Internet services inflation highest since 1997?+
By annual averages, the biggest increase since 1997 came in 2000, when the Internet services and electronic information providers index rose 4.6% over 1999.
Is Internet services inflation higher than overall inflation?+
As of June 2026, the Internet services and electronic information providers index is up 3.4% year over year, versus up 3.5% for overall inflation (all items CPI-U). That is about the same pace as overall inflation (all items CPI-U).
Why is October 2025 missing from the Internet services 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.