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one the source published, never a fabricated current number.
The full history
1986
high 145.31 · low 11.61 · now 84.65 · 4 recessions shaded 2026
How it is read
What it measures
the supply-shock input behind energy CPI
Confidence
ROBUST : a primary official series, mechanically reported.
Reliability (DRS)
DRS 95: CONTEXT, not scored. Oil is the supply-shock INPUT; energy CPI (C35) is its output: rising oil precedes rising energy CPI by ~1–2 months, and the gap between them measures how much pass-through remains (R10). WTI is the US benchmark; Brent (DCOILBRENTEU) is the global benchmark and more relevant to shocks originating outside North America (disclosed); WTI carries US production sensitivity. Labeled CONTEXT rather than WATCH/EXTREME to distinguish an input price from a structural-strain indicator. Daily since 1986; framed over 20 years. EIA via FRED.
Where it comes from
FRED ↗Every number on this site is reproducible from this primary source.