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The Consumer Price Index for all items rose 2.7 percent from December 2024 to December 2025. Food prices increased 3.1 percent, reflecting a 2.4-percent increase in prices for food at home and a 4.1-percent increase in prices for food away from home.
12-month percent change in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers, selected items
Category
Dec 2024 to Dec 2025
Dec 2023 to Dec 2024
Dec 2022 to Dec 2023
Dec 2021 to Dec 2022
Dec 2020 to Dec 2021
Beverage materials including coffee and tea
11.8
3.5
0.3
13.8
3.9
Utility (piped) gas service
10.8
4.9
-13.8
19.3
24.1
Fuel oil
7.4
-13.1
-14.7
41.5
41.0
Tobacco and smoking products
6.8
6.7
7.8
5.5
9.0
Hospital and related services
6.7
4.0
5.6
4.6
3.3
Electricity
6.7
2.8
3.3
14.3
6.3
Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials
5.1
2.3
2.6
12.6
5.2
Food away from home
4.1
3.6
5.2
8.3
6.0
Household furnishings and operations
4.0
0.7
0.4
6.7
7.4
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs
3.9
4.2
-0.1
7.7
12.5
Personal care
3.7
2.5
5.0
6.6
3.4
Shelter
3.2
4.6
6.2
7.5
4.1
Medical care
3.2
2.8
0.5
4.0
2.2
Food
3.1
2.5
2.7
10.4
6.3
Recreation
3.0
1.1
2.7
5.1
3.3
Education
2.9
4.0
2.4
3.3
2.0
Motor vehicle insurance
2.8
11.3
20.3
14.2
4.1
All items
2.7
2.9
3.4
6.5
7.0
Other food at home
2.7
0.8
2.8
13.9
5.6
All items less food and energy
2.6
3.2
3.9
5.7
5.5
Food at home
2.4
1.8
1.3
11.8
6.5
Juices and nonalcoholic drinks
2.3
1.8
3.6
12.2
5.7
Energy
2.3
-0.5
-2.0
7.3
29.3
Prescription drugs
2.0
1.1
3.3
1.8
0.0
Physicians' services
1.9
2.6
-0.6
1.7
4.3
Used cars and trucks
1.6
-3.3
-1.3
-8.8
37.3
Cereals and bakery products
1.5
0.8
2.6
16.1
4.8
Apparel
0.6
1.2
1.0
2.9
5.8
Fruits and vegetables
0.5
1.0
0.3
8.4
5.0
Nonprescription drugs
0.5
-0.3
8.3
5.4
0.8
New vehicles
0.3
-0.4
1.0
5.9
11.8
Dairy and related products
-0.9
1.3
-1.3
15.3
1.6
Communication
-1.5
-1.8
-1.7
-1.1
1.3
Gasoline (all types)
-3.4
-3.4
-1.9
-1.5
49.6
Airline fares
-3.4
7.9
-9.4
28.5
1.4
Note: Data are not seasonally adjusted.
Prices for five of the six major food at home groups increased from 2024 to 2025. Prices for nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials increased 5.1 percent. Within this larger category, prices for juices and nonalcoholic drinks rose 2.3 percent and prices for beverage materials including coffee and tea rose 11.8 percent. Prices increased for meats, poultry, fish, and eggs (3.9 percent); other food at home (2.7 percent); cereals and bakery products (1.5 percent); and fruits and vegetables (0.5 percent). Dairy and related products prices declined 0.9 percent, after rising 1.3 percent in 2024.
Costs for energy increased 2.3 percent in 2025 after decreasing 0.5 percent in 2024 and 2.0 percent in 2023. Prices increased for utility (piped) gas service (10.8 percent), fuel oil (7.4 percent), and electricity (6.7 percent). Gasoline (all types) prices continued to decline, falling 3.4 percent in 2025, 3.4 percent in 2024, 1.9 percent in 2023, and 1.5 percent in 2022. These declines came after gasoline prices rose 49.6 percent in 2021.
Motor vehicle insurance prices rose 2.8 percent in 2025, their smallest December-to-December increase in the last 5 years. Prices for airline fares decreased 3.4 percent after rising 7.9 percent the prior year. Prices rose for used cars and trucks (1.6 percent) and new vehicles (0.3 percent).
Medical care prices rose 3.2 percent in 2025, following an increase of 2.8 percent in 2024. Prices for hospital and related services rose 6.7 percent, their largest December-to-December increase since 2010. Prices increased for prescription drugs (2.0 percent), physicians’ services (1.9 percent), and nonprescription drugs (0.5 percent).
United States Department of Labor
