Utility gas US average price · per therm · Aug 2026
The Bureau of Labor Statistics’ national average price for utility gas (series APU000072620), collected for the CPI. Part of the grocery basket.
Average price
$1.71
Aug 2026
Year over year
+4.9%
vs the same month last year
Month over month
+0.6%
not seasonally adjusted
Five years ago
$1.24
+38.1% since
Price history
Utility gas+4.9%
$1.71
2026-08-01
Monthly, Jan 2018 – Aug 2026. YoY colour: +4.9%. Data: grocery_basket.json.