U.S. Gas price inflation: 5% (September 2026) – latest figures and trend
The latest gas price inflation for U.S. is 5% (September 2026), according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The table below lists every value we have collected, newest first.
Latest value5% Reference period: September 2026
Previous (August 2026): 4.4% · +0.6 percentage points
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · Sources · Last checked with the source
About this indicator
- Official series
- gas price inflation (12-month change)
- Unit
- %
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Sources
- Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — license
- The 12-month change is calculated by Vernumo from the official index; it is not a figure published by the source.
- We record revisions when the source changes a value we already collected.
- We do not receive a provisional/final flag from the source, so recent values may still be revised.
| Period | Value | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-09 | 5% | U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics |
| 2026-08 | 4.4% | U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics |
| 2026-07 | 4.3% | U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics |
| 2026-06 | 3% | U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics |
| 2026-05 | 3% | U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics |
| 2026-04 | 3% | U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics |
| 2026-03 | 6.4% | U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics |
| 2026-02 | 10.9% | U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics |
| 2026-01 | 9.8% | U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics |
| 2025-12 | 10.8% | U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics |
| 2025-11 | 9.1% | U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics |
| 2025-09 | 11.7% | U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics |
| 2025-08 | 13.8% | U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics |
| 2025-07 | 13.8% | U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics |
| 2025-06 | 14.2% | U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics |
| 2025-05 | 15.3% | U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics |
| 2025-04 | 15.7% | U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics |
| 2025-03 | 9.4% | U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics |
| 2025-02 | 6% | U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics |
| 2025-01 | 4.9% | U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics |
Questions people ask
What is the latest gas price inflation in the U.S.?
5% in September 2026, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Is the gas price inflation in the U.S. rising or falling?
It rose by 0.6 percentage points from August 2026. A year earlier (September 2025) it was 11.7%.
How does the U.S. compare with other countries on gas price inflation?
In September 2026, it ranked 10th of 17 countries compared here, from highest to lowest: Belgium 34.4%, Denmark 23%, Italy 19.4%, France 18.9%, Austria 11.8%, UK 9.8%, Netherlands 7.4%, Sweden 6%, Spain 5.4%, U.S. 5%, Ireland 2.4%, Australia 1%, South Korea 0.34%, Japan 0.1%, Switzerland -3%, Germany -3.4%, Canada -6.78%.