Key Takeaways According to two different government measurements of prices, inflation in these sectors is still having an impact on the U.S. economy: Electricity and Utilities Electricity was up 6.9% year-over-year in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for November. It's one of a handful of energy products and services that have increased this year, with utility gas services, fuel oils and other motor fuels all growing faster than the overall annual inflation rate of 2.7%. Data centers that power artificial int ...