US Energy Price Inflation at Over 1-Year High

2025-10-24 13:00 By Luisa Carvalho 1 min. read

Energy prices in the US climbed by 2.8% year-on-year in September 2025, the steepest increase since May 2024, after a 0.2% rise in the prior month.

Fuel oil prices rebounded sharply (4.1% vs. -0.5% in August), while increases for utility piped gas (11.7% vs. 13.8%) and electricity (5.1% vs. 6.2%) remained strong.

Meanwhile, gasoline prices edged down just 0.5%, compared with a 6.6% drop previously, indicating a sharp slowdown in the pace of decline.

On a monthly basis, energy prices advanced by 1.5%, following a 0.7% increase in the prior month.



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