U.S. CPI Rises 0.9% in March as Gasoline Jumps 21.2%, the Most Since 1967
On April 10, 2026, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in Washington, D.C., released the March 2026 Consumer Price Index: the CPI-U rose 0.9 percent on a seasonally adjusted basis in March, after rising 0.3 percent in February, and was up 3.3 percent over the last 12 months, compared with 2.4 percent for the 12 months ending February.
Energy accounted for nearly all of the monthly increase. The energy index rose 10.9 percent in March, its largest monthly gain since September 2005; the gasoline index jumped 21.2 percent, the largest monthly increase since the series was first published in 1967, accounting for nearly three quarters of the overall monthly increase. Fuel oil rose 30.7 percent, electricity rose 0.8 percent, and natural gas fell 0.9 percent.
The food index was unchanged, as food at home fell 0.2 percent while food away from home rose 0.2 percent. The core index, excluding food and energy, rose 0.2 percent over the month and 2.6 percent over the year; the shelter index rose 0.3 percent. The bureau also noted that October and November 2025 data were not collected because of the 2025 lapse in appropriations.
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Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
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Photo: 图：美国北卡罗来纳州一处加油站的油泵与价格牌，本月汽油价格涨幅创纪录（资料照片）。Harrison Keely 摄，CC BY 4.0，经 Wikimedia Commons。 / Photo: Gas pumps and a price sign at a gas station in North Carolina, in a month when gasoline prices posted a record increase (file photo). Photo by Harrison Keely, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
