Inflation · DNRGRG3M086SBEA
PCE energy prices
As of Aug 2026, PCE energy prices had risen 16.8% from a year earlier, compared with a 12-month change of 15.1% in Jul 2026. The latest value was 156.634 (index 2017=100).
Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis via FRED®. Monthly data, seasonally adjusted. Latest observation Aug 2026; snapshot taken Oct 27, 2026, 2:15 AM EDT.
Latest (Aug 2026)
156.634
Change from Jul 2026
+2.3%
A year earlier
134.052
12-month change
+16.8%
156.634 Aug 2026 · Index 2017=100
Index 2017=100. Data from Jan 1959 to Aug 2026 (812 observations).
What it measures
This PCE price index covers energy goods and services such as gasoline, fuel oil, electricity and natural gas. It is the main reason headline PCE inflation is more volatile than core PCE.
- Official title
- Personal consumption expenditures: Energy goods and services (chain-type price index)
- Units
- Index 2017=100
- Frequency and adjustment
- Monthly, seasonally adjusted
- Original source
- U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
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| Date | Value | Change | From a year ago |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2026 | 156.634 | +2.3% | +16.8% |
| Jul 2026 | 153.100 | -1.4% | +15.1% |
| Jun 2026 | 155.351 | -5.8% | +16.1% |
| May 2026 | 164.978 | +4.0% | +23.7% |
| Apr 2026 | 158.708 | +3.9% | +18.2% |
| Mar 2026 | 152.805 | +11.5% | +13.0% |
| Feb 2026 | 137.029 | +0.8% | -0.1% |
| Jan 2026 | 135.983 | -1.8% | -1.0% |
| Dec 2025 | 138.446 | +0.2% | +1.9% |
| Nov 2025 | 138.123 | +1.7% | +4.1% |
| Oct 2025 | 135.793 | -0.2% | +2.4% |
| Sep 2025 | 136.119 | +1.5% | +2.7% |
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Sources
- U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Personal consumption expenditures: Energy goods and services (chain-type price index) [DNRGRG3M086SBEA], retrieved from FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis; https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/DNRGRG3M086SBEA, Oct 27, 2026.
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