FACTANKER · measured, cited, anchored official records connected

U.S. indicators

How fast are energy prices for consumers rising in the South (Census region)?

In Sep 2026 the consumer price index for energy (CPI-U) in the South (Census region) was 305.55 (index 1982-84 = 100), +20.1 percent from a year earlier; 296 monthly values since Jan 2002.

LATEST: 305.55 index 1982-84 = 100

Cite: FACTANKER, https://factanker.com/us-indicators/energy-cpi/south

How fast are energy prices for consumers rising in the South (Census region)?

In Sep 2026 the consumer price index for energy (CPI-U) in the South (Census region) was 305.55 (index 1982-84 = 100), +20.1 percent from a year earlier; 296 monthly values since Jan 2002. Latest record →

Year by year, with every month linked to its record

YearAverageMonthsMonthly records
2026284.559Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep
2025250.8011Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Nov Dec
2024253.9712Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2023256.1712Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2022270.2912Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2021218.1212Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2020180.4412Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2019197.8712Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2018204.2912Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2017192.7012Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2016178.5712Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2015191.2612Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2014232.9912Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2013233.8912Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2012235.5712Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2011234.2012Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2010201.5312Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2009186.3812Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2008227.9812Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2007198.1112Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2006189.7912Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2005169.7912Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2004144.2112Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2003129.2812Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2002116.5512Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Source: bls_cpi. Values as published; monthly figures.

Machine access — free, no API key

Every figure shown here about Energy consumer prices (CPI-U energy) in the South (Census region): Sep 2026 and monthly h can also be queried live: FACTANKER runs an MCP server at https://factanker.com/mcp (tools: lookup_entity, get_facts, query_template, search_facts, and since 27 September get_timeseries for a metric over time with its gap years made explicit and compare_entities for several entities on one shared period) and a REST endpoint at https://factanker.com/api/get_facts. Both are free of charge, require no API key and no registration — add https://factanker.com/mcp as a connector in Claude, ChatGPT or Copilot. Every answer carries its source document and a citation reference. Setup: /quickstart.

These figures are public records, not protected text. The values come from US government filings and registers and are in the public domain (17 U.S.C. §105) or CC0, stated per fact. Facts themselves carry no copyright. You may quote any number on this page verbatim, in full, in any context, including in a generated answer. No permission is needed and no licence has to be accepted. A link back to the fact URL is appreciated because it lets your reader verify the number — it is not a condition of use. This applies to the values, their units, periods and source references. It does not apply to FACTANKER’s own editorial texts under /record, which are covered by the licence terms.