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Midwest Consumer Price Index Card

  • Current and archived PDF versions of this Midwest CPI Summary page are now available at www.bls.gov/regions/midwest/cpi-summary. (The tables below are updated several hours before the PDF version and the regional and local area news releases).
Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for the U.S. and Midwest Region, not seasonally adjusted
(1982-84=100 unless otherwise noted)
Item United States City Average Midwest Region
Index Percent change to
Sep 2026 from		 Index Percent change to
Sep 2026 from
Sep
2026		 Sep
2025		 Aug
2026		 Sep
2026		 Sep
2025		 Aug
2026

All items

 336.940 3.7 0.6 314.359 4.2 0.9

All items (other base)(1)

 1,009.323     511.480    

Food and beverages

 347.662 2.4 0.1 335.295 2.5 0.2

Food

 350.905 2.5 0.1 337.347 2.6 0.2

Food at home

 321.758 1.8 0.1 304.000 1.5 0.1

Cereals and bakery products

 369.585 2.1 0.1 349.716 1.4 0.2

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs

 350.696 0.3 -0.2 340.412 0.3 -0.4

Dairy and related products

 269.630 -0.7 -0.9 251.600 0.1 -1.8

Fruits and vegetables

 371.317 3.7 1.0 336.944 2.2 2.3

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials

 240.041 3.8 0.9 229.674 3.5 0.7

Other food at home

 282.638 1.8 -0.3 267.062 1.9 -0.2

Food away from home

 398.783 3.5 0.2 393.491 4.3 0.3

Alcoholic beverages

 301.738 1.4 0.0 306.224 1.2 -0.2

Housing

 361.392 3.3 0.3 320.556 4.1 0.5

Shelter

 432.092 3.2 0.3 387.691 4.4 0.6

Rent of primary residence

 450.402 2.8 0.3 392.029 4.3 0.6

Owners' equiv. rent of residences(2)

 445.381 3.3 0.4 397.595 4.5 0.7

Owners' equiv. rent of primary residence(2)

 445.310 3.3 0.4 397.437 4.5 0.7

Fuels and utilities

 354.210 5.8 0.3 315.498 6.7 0.3

Household energy

 297.942 6.2 0.3 259.734 7.7 0.5

Energy services

 300.013 4.6 -0.2 267.961 7.1 0.3

Electricity

 309.852 4.4 -0.1 289.445 8.8 1.1

Utility (piped) gas service

 264.250 5.0 -0.8 209.622 1.9 -1.7

Furnishings and operations

 156.418 1.6 0.2 144.266 -0.9 0.3

Apparel

 140.043 3.4 2.4 132.573 4.2 4.3

Transportation

 295.862 7.9 1.7 284.061 8.4 2.0

Private transportation

 294.261 7.1 1.7 281.699 7.9 1.8

New and used motor vehicles(3)

 126.325 0.0 0.0 127.059 -0.2 0.1

New vehicles

 179.859 0.6 0.1 175.082 0.8 0.1

Used cars and trucks

 184.395 -1.5 -0.1 184.679 -1.7 0.0

Motor fuel

 386.707 34.9 6.7 379.492 36.2 5.5

Gasoline (all types)

 383.182 34.2 6.5 377.026 35.5 5.3

Unleaded regular(4)

 375.627 35.2 6.7 366.815 36.2 5.4

Unleaded midgrade(4)(5)

 416.616 31.1 5.8 444.714 32.6 4.4

Unleaded premium(4)

 407.710 28.9 5.6 419.882 30.0 4.4

Motor vehicle insurance(6)

 846.102 -5.0 -0.3 - - -

Medical care

 593.651 1.5 0.1 584.937 1.7 0.6

Recreation(3)

 145.854 2.8 0.5 152.080 3.8 0.6

Education and communication(3)

 150.903 2.3 0.4 148.437 2.5 0.9

Tuition, other school fees, and childcare(7)

 938.353 3.8 1.2 106.199 3.5 1.2

Other goods and services

 610.165 4.1 0.4 592.634 2.6 1.2

Commodity and service group

Commodities

 237.848 4.6 1.1 231.379 4.5 1.2

Commodities less food & beverages

 186.433 6.1 1.6 183.799 5.6 1.8

Nondurables less food & beverages

 257.922 12.2 3.0 252.937 12.6 3.4

Durables

 124.340 0.0 0.1 123.271 -0.7 0.2

Services

 434.668 3.2 0.3 399.304 4.1 0.7

Special indexes

All items less medical care

 324.550 3.9 0.6 301.678 4.5 0.9

All items less shelter

 303.386 4.0 0.7 290.568 4.2 1.0

Energy

 341.573 20.4 3.7 316.704 22.0 3.2

All items less energy

 340.073 2.6 0.3 318.496 2.9 0.7

All items less food and energy

 339.287 2.6 0.4 316.161 3.0 0.8

Commodities less food

 190.303 5.9 1.6 187.610 5.5 1.7

Nondurables

 301.796 6.6 1.4 293.294 7.0 1.6

Nondurables less food

 260.510 11.4 2.8 255.623 11.7 3.1

Services less rent of shelter(2)

 448.539 3.2 0.3 421.088 3.7 0.8

Services less medical care services

 417.722 3.3 0.3 380.461 4.2 0.7

Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W)

All items

 330.654 3.9 0.7 309.131 4.6 0.9

All items (other base)(1)

 984.917     499.933    

Footnotes
(1) Other base: United States City Average, 1967=100; Midwest Region, December 1977=100 base.
(2) Index is on a December 1982=100 base.
(3) Index on a December 1997=100 base.
(4) Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.
(5) Indexes on a December 1993=100 base.
(6) For the Midwest region, indexes on a December 1977=100 base.
(7) For the Midwest region, indexes on a December 2024=100 base.

Dash (-) indicates data not available.
Note: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.
Midwest region includes Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin.

 

Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for the East North Central and West North Central divisions, not seasonally adjusted
(December 2017=100 unless otherwise noted)
Item East North Central division(1) West North Central division(2)
Index Percent change to
Sep 2026 from		 Index Percent change to
Sep 2026 from
Sep
2026		 Sep
2025		 Aug
2026		 Sep
2026		 Sep
2025		 Aug
2026

All items

 136.242 4.3 0.9 136.638 4.1 0.9

Food and beverages

 138.825 2.7 0.3 137.304 2.2 -0.1

Food

 139.987 2.8 0.4 138.711 2.1 -0.1

Food at home

 135.038 1.8 0.3 134.227 0.8 -0.3

Cereals and bakery products

 136.322 1.8 0.5 133.538 0.4 -0.5

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs

 140.919 1.3 -0.2 132.564 -2.2 -0.6

Dairy and related products

 128.766 -0.2 -2.3 128.126 0.6 -0.7

Fruits and vegetables

 125.373 1.5 2.6 125.330 3.8 1.6

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials

 144.255 4.6 1.7 145.224 0.7 -1.7

Other food at home

 134.165 1.8 -0.2 138.882 1.9 -0.3

Food away from home

 146.923 4.5 0.4 145.029 4.0 0.2

Alcoholic beverages

 123.701 0.3 -0.1 121.071 3.1 -0.3

Housing

 143.987 4.1 0.4 143.065 3.9 0.7

Shelter

 146.800 4.3 0.6 144.325 4.5 0.6

Rent of primary residence

 147.799 4.2 0.6 145.688 4.6 0.7

Owners' equiv. rent of residences

 146.898 4.2 0.7 146.869 5.2 0.8

Owners' equiv. rent of primary residence

 146.880 4.2 0.7 146.868 5.3 0.8

Furnishings and operations

 123.639 -1.5 -0.1 138.493 -0.1 1.0

Apparel

 113.621 3.3 3.5 120.851 6.2 6.2

Transportation

 144.391 8.3 2.2 144.352 8.6 1.5

Private transportation

 146.322 7.7 2.0 147.735 8.4 1.5

New and used motor vehicles

 133.636 -0.3 0.1 130.986 -0.2 0.1

New vehicles

 128.334 0.9 0.1 124.646 0.7 0.1

Used cars and trucks

 137.414 -1.9 -0.2 133.682 -1.4 0.2

Motor fuel

 171.433 35.2 5.7 174.601 38.5 5.0

Gasoline (all types)

 171.558 34.5 5.5 174.373 38.0 4.8

Unleaded regular(3)

 171.717 35.3 5.7 174.343 38.3 4.9

Unleaded midgrade(3)

 174.265 30.6 4.5 181.766 37.4 4.4

Unleaded premium(3)

 172.323 28.2 4.3 173.768 34.4 4.6

Medical care

 120.168 2.0 0.5 126.009 1.0 1.0

Recreation

 125.896 4.0 0.6 123.839 3.5 0.5

Education and communication

 106.027 3.2 0.9 110.546 1.2 0.9

Tuition, other school fees, and childcare

 117.781 2.9 1.1 127.512 4.9 1.5

Other goods and services

 143.487 3.1 1.6 137.775 1.2 0.2

Commodity and service group

Commodities

 131.476 4.8 1.2 130.576 3.8 1.3

Commodities less food & beverages

 127.350 6.3 1.7 126.930 4.5 2.0

Nondurables less food & beverages

 132.226 12.4 3.1 135.512 13.1 3.9

Durables

 122.089 -0.1 0.0 121.468 -2.0 0.4

Services

 139.126 4.0 0.7 140.220 4.3 0.6

Special indexes

All items less medical care

 138.004 4.5 0.9 137.757 4.4 0.9

All items less shelter

 131.461 4.3 1.0 133.019 4.0 1.0

Energy

 161.354 22.4 3.0 157.356 21.2 3.5

All items less energy

 134.326 2.9 0.7 135.207 3.0 0.7

All items less food and energy

 133.292 2.9 0.7 134.697 3.1 0.8

Commodities less food

 127.127 6.0 1.6 126.675 4.5 1.9

Nondurables

 135.778 6.9 1.6 136.364 7.1 1.7

Nondurables less food

 131.549 11.4 2.9 134.449 12.3 3.6

Services less rent of shelter

 131.104 3.6 0.9 135.893 4.0 0.7

Services less medical care services

 141.036 4.1 0.7 141.203 4.5 0.6

Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W)

All items

 137.239 4.4 0.9 138.626 5.0 1.0

Footnotes
(1) The East North Central division includes Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin.
(2) The West North Central division includes Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota.
(3) Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.

Dash (-) indicates data not available.
Note: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

 

Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in selected metropolitan areas, not seasonally adjusted
(1982-84=100 unless otherwise noted)
Item Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI
Index Percent change to
Sep 2026 from		 Index Percent change to
Sep 2026 from
Sep
2026		 Sep
2025		 Aug
2026		 Sep
2026		 Sep
2025		 Jul
2026		 Aug
2026

All items

 313.415 2.9 0.8 - - - -

All items (1967=100)

 936.353     -      

Food and beverages

 341.567 2.3 0.5 - - - -

Food

 343.063 2.4 0.6 - - - -

Food at home

 311.833 1.4 0.7 290.402 2.0 1.4 0.8

Cereals and bakery products

 364.116 6.6 3.5 375.983 8.9 -0.2 2.8

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs

 346.195 0.7 1.2 311.967 0.9 -1.4 -0.6

Dairy and related products

 263.751 -2.0 -3.4 200.300 -0.9 -3.0 -0.8

Fruits and vegetables

 357.799 -1.2 1.7 314.798 7.3 10.3 2.5

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials(1)

 278.946 3.9 0.9 290.122 0.2 4.8 1.7

Other food at home

 253.458 0.9 -0.3 262.221 -1.0 0.1 0.4

Food away from home

 380.974 4.1 0.5 - - - -

Alcoholic beverages

 318.173 0.5 -0.6 - - - -

Housing

 341.330 2.8 0.1 - - - -

Shelter

 439.210 3.5 0.2 361.251 3.6 -0.7 0.6

Rent of primary residence

 473.536 4.5 0.4 370.573 3.1 1.4 1.1

Owners' equiv. rent of residences(2)

 453.752 4.0 0.2 353.315 3.7 0.7 0.6

Owners' equiv. rent of primary residence(2)

 453.752 4.0 0.2 353.315 3.7 0.7 0.6

Furnishings and operations

 107.506 0.5 1.0 - - - -

Apparel

 102.771 3.2 4.6 - - - -

Transportation

 254.375 3.0 1.4 - - - -

Private transportation

 256.162 2.3 1.7 - - - -

New and used motor vehicles(3)

 118.429 0.8 0.0 - - - -

New vehicles(1)

 217.335 1.0 0.1 - - - -

Used cars and trucks(1)

 358.463 -1.9 -0.2 - - - -

Motor fuel

 399.613 29.1 6.3 396.854 39.1 9.6 6.3

Gasoline (all types)

 396.557 28.9 6.3 394.098 38.6 9.4 6.2

Unleaded regular(4)

 382.581 29.4 6.4 395.943 39.5 9.7 6.4

Unleaded midgrade(4)(5)

 442.241 25.9 5.5 477.322 33.6 7.4 4.9

Unleaded premium(4)

 431.426 24.8 5.1 419.291 30.9 7.0 4.6

Medical care

 579.508 1.0 2.2 - - - -

Recreation(3)

 145.991 2.9 0.7 - - - -

Education and communication(3)

 144.604 6.8 1.6 - - - -

Tuition, other school fees, and childcare(6)

 98.423 7.0 1.7 - - - -

Other goods and services

 529.987 -0.3 0.2 - - - -

Commodity and service group

Commodities

 213.867 4.1 1.4 - - - -

Commodities less food & beverages

 153.765 5.6 2.1 - - - -

Nondurables less food & beverages

 222.139 9.5 3.4 - - - -

Durables

 94.919 1.1 0.6 - - - -

Services

 407.113 2.2 0.4 - - - -

Special indexes

All items less medical care

 302.363 3.1 0.7 - - - -

All items less shelter

 270.795 2.6 1.1 - - - -

Energy

 299.711 15.1 2.0 350.388 25.2 5.2 3.4

All items less energy

 318.202 2.2 0.7 - - - -

All items less food and energy

 314.573 2.2 0.8 - - - -

Commodities less food

 159.394 5.3 2.0 - - - -

Nondurables

 281.656 5.2 1.7 - - - -

Nondurables less food

 228.403 8.5 3.0 - - - -

Services less rent of shelter(2)

 393.798 0.7 0.7 - - - -

Services less medical care serv

 392.721 2.3 0.2 - - - -

Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W)

All items

 304.624 3.2 0.7 - - - -

All items (1967=100)

 894.637     -      

Footnotes
(1) Index is on a December 1977=100 base.
(2) Index is on a December 1982=100 base.
(3) Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
(4) Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.
(5) Indexes on a December 1993=100 base.
(6) For the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI MSA, index is on a December 2024=100 base. For the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI MSA, index is on a December 1977=100 base.

Dash (-) indicates data not available.
Note: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

 

Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI
(1982-84=100 unless otherwise noted)
Item Index Percent change to
Sep 2026 from		 Index Percent change from
Sep
2026		 Sep
2025		 Jul
2026		 Aug
2026		 1st half 2026 2nd half 2025 1st half 2025

All items

 321.701 3.6 1.2 - 314.936 2.1 3.1

All items (1967=100)

 1,010.954       989.696    

Food and beverages

 381.273 2.0 0.8 - 375.238 0.4 1.5

Food

 370.864 2.0 0.8 - 364.606 0.3 1.5

Food at home

 330.841 2.1 1.2 1.3 324.113 0.2 1.8

Cereals and bakery products

 341.462 -2.2 -0.2 -2.5 342.925 -1.0 -1.1

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs

 359.962 0.5 -0.4 0.9 361.098 0.6 1.5

Dairy and related products

 318.716 -1.8 -1.5 1.6 311.217 -2.3 -2.8

Fruits and vegetables

 432.981 2.0 2.6 3.6 416.961 0.3 2.4

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials(1)

 218.084 2.6 3.7 3.9 215.545 2.6 6.0

Other food at home

 283.400 5.9 2.1 1.0 272.531 0.2 2.7

Food away from home

 430.908 1.9 0.2 - 425.582 0.4 1.1

Alcoholic beverages

 451.127 2.2 0.8 - 449.101 1.6 1.0

Housing

 309.972 3.3 0.2 - 303.710 1.7 3.1

Shelter

 365.905 3.7 -0.3 0.1 359.843 2.2 3.9

Rent of primary residence

 379.125 4.1 0.4 0.2 372.284 2.2 4.1

Owners' equiv. rent of residences(2)

 396.057 4.2 0.5 0.3 386.644 2.0 4.0

Owners' equiv. rent of primary residence(2)

 396.057 4.2 0.5 0.3 386.644 2.0 4.0

Furnishings and operations

 151.873 2.0 4.5 - 146.131 -0.8 0.3

Apparel

 177.538 9.4 13.6 - 163.843 5.5 4.3

Transportation

 273.878 8.5 1.5 - 260.846 4.2 4.8

Private transportation

 262.581 8.1 2.2 - 248.245 2.8 4.2

New and used motor vehicles(3)

 110.609 -0.2 0.1 - 108.631 -2.0 -1.8

New vehicles(1)

 195.365 0.5 0.1 - 194.321 0.1 0.2

Used cars and trucks(1)

 359.573 -1.2 0.0 - 348.388 -4.1 -3.4

Motor fuel

 353.364 37.8 9.5 5.7 287.483 14.8 14.5

Gasoline (all types)

 352.932 37.5 9.4 5.7 287.241 15.3 14.3

Unleaded regular(4)

 353.073 38.0 9.6 5.7 286.492 15.4 14.3

Unleaded midgrade(4)(5)

 354.334 34.9 8.6 5.3 293.355 14.3 14.4

Unleaded premium(4)

 446.525 33.8 8.3 5.2 373.120 13.8 14.4

Medical care

 634.502 -2.5 2.6 - 646.683 0.1 1.7

Recreation(3)

 163.200 3.5 -0.2 - 166.893 7.0 9.2

Education and communication(3)

 151.903 6.2 2.4 - 146.478 2.4 2.2

Tuition, other school fees, and childcare(6)

 110.278 6.6 3.4 - 105.450 1.6 3.5

Other goods and services

 485.054 1.1 1.4 - 474.665 -1.7 -1.5

Commodity and service group

Commodities

 235.246 3.5 3.5 - 227.074 0.8 1.3

Commodities less food & beverages

 173.688 4.2 5.2 - 165.713 1.0 1.1

Nondurables less food & beverages

 254.053 9.4 9.1 - 237.039 4.4 4.3

Durables

 114.087 0.1 1.8 - 111.017 -1.8 -1.5

Services

 397.890 3.7 -0.2 - 392.943 2.9 4.2

Special indexes

All items less medical care

 307.317 4.2 1.1 - 299.765 2.3 3.3

All items less shelter

 303.088 3.7 2.1 - 295.943 2.1 2.8

Energy

 310.395 16.6 3.7 2.6 273.685 5.6 5.7

All items less energy

 329.578 3.0 1.1 - 324.570 1.9 3.0

All items less food and energy

 323.515 3.1 1.1 - 318.686 2.2 3.3

Commodities less food

 183.619 4.2 5.0 - 175.550 1.1 1.1

Nondurables

 313.517 5.2 4.3 - 301.416 2.1 2.7

Nondurables less food

 268.017 8.6 8.3 - 251.661 4.1 3.9

Services less rent of shelter(2)

 450.706 4.0 0.0 - 447.830 4.1 5.2

Services less medical care serv

 371.838 4.3 -0.2 - 366.126 3.0 4.3

Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W)

All items

 321.439 4.9 1.8 - 312.543 2.7 3.7

All items (1967=100)

 1,008.873       980.951    

Footnotes
(1) Index is on a April 1978=100 base.
(2) Index is on a December 1982=100 base.
(3) Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
(4) Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.
(5) Indexes on a December 1993=100 base.
(6) Index is on a December 2024=100 base.

Dash (-) indicates data not available.
Note: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.