# US inflation, gasoline (CPI-U 12-month change)

Percent change of the CPI-U for gasoline, US city average, not seasonally adjusted, from the same month a year earlier. Motor gasoline of all types and grades.

## Key facts

- US inflation, gasoline (CPI-U 12-month change) in the United States was 34.2% in September 2026, according to BLS.
- Published for 1 places, with figures from July 1936 to September 2026.
- Figures last updated on 2026-10-18.

- Indicator id: `cpi_annual_change_gasoline`
- Unit: %
- Note: United States only. Calculated from the index (cpi_index_gasoline, series CUUR0000SETB01) and rounded to one decimal as BLS rounds its published 12-month changes; each value shows both index values. For all items inflation use cpi_annual_change. For the average pump price in dollars per gallon use gasoline_price_regular (EIA).
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/en/us-inflation-gasoline
- API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/indicators/cpi_annual_change_gasoline

## Latest figures

| Place | Period | % | Source |
|---|---|---:|---|
| United States | 2026-09 | 34.2 | U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): gasoline, US city average, 12-month percent change, not seasonally adjusted (calculated from CUUR0000SETB01). https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/cu/cu.data.14.USTransportation. Retrieved 2026-10-18. |