Energy prices change unevenly
The energy component of US consumer prices, with the full CPI component snapshot to download.
Energy prices move in sharp rises and falls rather than following a steady climb. This chart shows the price index itself, so a fall means a lower index level rather than slower inflation.
US energy prices rise and fall sharply
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Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, CPI-U, not seasonally adjusted, via FRED, retrieved 2 October 2026. The CSV retains all items, core, food, energy and shelter. October 2025 remains empty in this snapshot; it is not filled with zero or interpolated.
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Keep report.rmd and the CSV observations together in one folder. Change encoding.y to another component’s column to explore its index on the same basis.
richview generate report.rmd
Zoom into a period and inspect a month by keyboard or pointer. The chart’s Table and CSV actions show the fields used here; the CSV above retains every original column.