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Bureau of Labor Statistics > Geographic Information > Midwest > CPI Summary

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
Apr 2026 from		 Index Percent change to
Apr 2026 from
Apr
2026		 Apr
2025		 Mar
2026		 Apr
2026		 Apr
2025		 Mar
2026

All items

 333.020 3.8 0.9 308.889 4.1 0.8

All items (other base)(1)

 997.578     502.580    

Food and beverages

 345.336 3.1 0.5 331.816 3.1 0.5

Food

 348.499 3.2 0.5 333.530 3.1 0.5

Food at home

 320.859 2.9 0.7 302.196 2.7 0.6

Cereals and bakery products

 365.366 2.6 -0.1 346.779 3.3 0.4

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs

 349.965 1.5 1.4 341.805 2.6 1.0

Dairy and related products

 270.164 -0.6 0.8 251.034 1.2 1.9

Fruits and vegetables

 370.431 6.1 1.7 329.011 3.9 1.3

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials

 239.417 5.1 0.8 232.175 4.5 1.9

Other food at home

 282.256 2.5 -0.3 263.743 1.6 -0.8

Food away from home

 393.546 3.6 0.2 385.943 3.7 0.3

Alcoholic beverages

 300.555 1.9 0.3 307.444 2.2 1.0

Housing

 357.345 3.6 0.6 315.842 4.7 0.8

Shelter

 427.049 3.3 0.6 381.798 4.8 1.0

Rent of primary residence

 445.029 2.8 0.5 384.070 4.1 0.8

Owners' equiv. rent of residences(2)

 439.137 3.3 0.5 389.837 4.2 0.7

Owners' equiv. rent of primary residence(2)

 439.100 3.3 0.5 389.710 4.2 0.7

Fuels and utilities

 347.960 6.0 0.8 302.771 5.7 -0.1

Household energy

 292.624 6.5 1.0 246.600 5.9 -0.1

Energy services

 295.713 5.4 0.9 254.644 5.7 -0.2

Electricity

 304.095 6.1 1.7 267.597 10.5 1.8

Utility (piped) gas service

 264.314 3.0 -1.5 212.059 -3.2 -4.1

Furnishings and operations

 156.377 3.9 0.6 146.599 2.7 0.0

Apparel

 138.074 4.2 -0.4 128.620 5.4 -0.8

Transportation

 291.752 7.1 2.9 276.727 5.8 2.7

Private transportation

 290.314 6.4 2.8 273.500 4.9 2.7

New and used motor vehicles(3)

 124.210 -1.0 0.4 125.102 -0.9 0.3

New vehicles

 179.207 0.2 0.1 174.184 0.5 0.2

Used cars and trucks

 177.936 -2.7 1.0 179.230 -2.6 0.9

Motor fuel

 368.371 29.1 11.3 347.323 24.5 11.3

Gasoline (all types)

 365.392 28.4 11.1 345.763 24.1 11.2

Unleaded regular(4)

 357.772 29.2 11.4 336.508 24.6 11.4

Unleaded midgrade(4)(5)

 398.892 26.4 10.4 407.536 21.8 10.2

Unleaded premium(4)

 391.063 24.7 9.6 385.289 20.0 9.3

Motor vehicle insurance(6)

 894.315 0.2 -0.3 - - -

Medical care

 591.661 2.5 -0.1 580.942 3.4 -0.3

Recreation(3)

 143.920 2.3 0.0 149.863 4.2 0.0

Education and communication(3)

 146.588 0.2 -0.1 143.731 0.1 0.2

Tuition, other school fees, and childcare(7)

 907.601 2.9 0.0 102.733 2.4 0.0

Other goods and services

 601.760 4.4 0.9 572.660 0.5 -1.0

Commodity and service group

Commodities

 234.755 4.6 1.4 226.913 4.0 1.3

Commodities less food & beverages

 183.258 5.5 2.0 179.273 4.6 1.8

Nondurables less food & beverages

 252.493 11.1 3.5 242.963 9.9 3.2

Durables

 122.788 -0.1 0.2 122.184 -0.3 0.4

Services

 429.954 3.4 0.6 392.838 4.2 0.5

Special indexes

All items less medical care

 320.533 3.9 0.9 296.128 4.2 0.9

All items less shelter

 299.861 4.1 1.0 285.207 3.8 0.7

Energy

 329.907 17.9 6.3 294.740 15.7 5.7

All items less energy

 336.750 2.8 0.4 314.380 3.3 0.4

All items less food and energy

 335.803 2.8 0.4 311.987 3.3 0.4

Commodities less food

 187.150 5.4 1.9 183.180 4.5 1.8

Nondurables

 297.808 6.6 1.8 286.297 6.1 1.7

Nondurables less food

 255.314 10.4 3.3 246.279 9.3 3.0

Services less rent of shelter(2)

 444.149 3.5 0.5 413.895 3.5 -0.1

Services less medical care services

 413.095 3.4 0.6 374.157 4.2 0.6

Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W)

All items

 326.541 3.9 0.9 303.075 4.2 0.9

All items (other base)(1)

 972.667     490.140    

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
Apr 2026 from		 Index Percent change to
Apr 2026 from
Apr
2026		 Apr
2025		 Mar
2026		 Apr
2026		 Apr
2025		 Mar
2026

All items

 133.768 4.1 0.7 134.484 4.2 1.0

Food and beverages

 136.920 3.2 0.5 136.943 2.7 0.6

Food

 137.833 3.3 0.5 138.455 2.8 0.6

Food at home

 133.629 2.8 0.6 134.896 2.5 0.8

Cereals and bakery products

 136.023 3.1 0.7 130.549 3.9 -0.2

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs

 139.979 2.6 0.4 136.939 2.6 2.4

Dairy and related products

 128.202 1.5 1.8 128.466 0.6 2.2

Fruits and vegetables

 122.781 5.5 1.5 121.483 0.4 0.5

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials

 143.838 3.9 2.9 151.876 6.0 -0.5

Other food at home

 131.870 1.4 -1.3 138.633 2.0 0.3

Food away from home

 143.564 4.0 0.3 143.415 3.2 0.3

Alcoholic beverages

 125.212 2.5 1.1 119.369 1.5 0.9

Housing

 142.172 4.9 0.7 140.303 4.2 0.9

Shelter

 144.718 5.0 1.0 141.809 4.2 1.1

Rent of primary residence

 144.887 4.2 0.8 142.544 4.0 1.0

Owners' equiv. rent of residences

 144.542 4.4 0.6 142.879 4.0 0.9

Owners' equiv. rent of primary residence

 144.525 4.4 0.6 142.858 4.0 1.0

Furnishings and operations

 126.827 2.8 -0.6 138.232 2.3 1.1

Apparel

 109.637 4.1 -0.7 118.755 8.3 -0.8

Transportation

 140.870 6.0 2.8 140.239 5.3 2.6

Private transportation

 142.564 5.3 2.8 142.511 4.2 2.5

New and used motor vehicles

 132.002 -0.4 0.4 128.289 -2.0 0.2

New vehicles

 127.649 0.5 0.2 124.059 0.3 0.1

Used cars and trucks

 133.850 -2.1 1.0 129.188 -3.7 0.7

Motor fuel

 158.843 25.7 11.3 155.356 21.9 11.3

Gasoline (all types)

 159.411 25.2 11.2 155.185 21.4 11.2

Unleaded regular(3)

 159.580 25.8 11.5 155.100 21.5 11.3

Unleaded midgrade(3)

 161.941 22.3 10.1 161.208 20.5 10.5

Unleaded premium(3)

 160.072 20.2 9.1 154.932 19.5 9.7

Medical care

 118.588 3.1 -0.4 126.893 3.9 0.1

Recreation

 123.436 3.9 -0.3 123.403 4.9 0.6

Education and communication

 102.222 -1.1 0.4 108.052 2.4 -0.1

Tuition, other school fees, and childcare

 114.219 -0.3 0.0 122.683 7.6 0.1

Other goods and services

 137.764 0.1 -1.4 135.307 1.3 0.1

Commodity and service group

Commodities

 128.772 4.4 1.3 128.399 3.4 1.3

Commodities less food & beverages

 124.183 5.1 1.9 123.864 3.5 1.6

Nondurables less food & beverages

 127.192 9.9 3.2 129.755 10.0 3.1

Durables

 120.934 0.2 0.3 120.532 -1.3 0.5

Services

 136.807 3.9 0.4 138.095 4.7 0.8

Special indexes

All items less medical care

 135.432 4.2 0.9 135.293 4.2 1.1

All items less shelter

 128.822 3.6 0.6 131.027 4.2 0.9

Energy

 151.894 16.3 5.7 142.422 14.2 5.8

All items less energy

 132.371 3.1 0.3 133.932 3.5 0.7

All items less food and energy

 131.372 3.1 0.3 133.261 3.7 0.7

Commodities less food

 124.138 5.0 1.8 123.658 3.5 1.6

Nondurables

 132.391 6.1 1.7 133.450 6.0 1.7

Nondurables less food

 126.977 9.3 3.1 128.994 9.4 2.9

Services less rent of shelter

 128.561 2.7 -0.3 134.265 5.3 0.5

Services less medical care services

 138.741 3.9 0.5 138.770 4.7 0.9

Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W)

All items

 134.573 4.0 0.9 135.854 4.6 1.1

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
Apr 2026 from		 Index Percent change to
Apr 2026 from
Apr
2026		 Apr
2025		 Mar
2026		 Apr
2026		 Apr
2025		 Feb
2026		 Mar
2026

All items

 309.364 3.1 0.9 308.624 4.1 2.7 -

All items (1967=100)

 924.251     917.359      

Food and beverages

 339.855 3.3 0.3 299.140 2.5 0.2 -

Food

 340.839 3.5 0.2 300.244 2.8 0.1 -

Food at home

 309.611 2.2 0.4 283.682 3.2 0.0 -0.7

Cereals and bakery products

 353.368 3.2 1.0 364.513 3.2 -0.4 1.4

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs

 345.738 4.2 1.5 314.386 7.3 1.2 0.2

Dairy and related products

 258.651 -2.6 -1.6 185.995 -9.4 -6.2 -6.2

Fruits and vegetables

 368.502 5.8 3.6 281.649 4.6 0.8 -0.1

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials(1)

 279.176 2.0 1.0 288.330 5.1 0.2 -2.5

Other food at home

 247.598 -0.8 -2.2 264.105 3.1 0.3 -0.4

Food away from home

 378.866 5.8 0.0 328.234 - 0.3 -

Alcoholic beverages

 323.112 -0.2 0.8 280.387 -0.4 1.4 -

Housing

 336.871 4.0 1.0 313.409 6.5 4.1 -

Shelter

 432.065 4.7 0.8 364.870 6.3 4.3 3.1

Rent of primary residence

 464.262 5.2 0.8 360.341 1.1 1.1 1.1

Owners' equiv. rent of residences(2)

 446.463 4.0 0.3 348.065 3.0 1.7 1.5

Owners' equiv. rent of primary residence(2)

 446.463 4.0 0.3 348.065 3.0 1.7 1.5

Furnishings and operations

 106.480 1.9 -0.6 149.503 4.3 0.3 -

Apparel

 97.156 6.0 0.0 113.459 -0.2 -3.7 -

Transportation

 256.411 5.0 3.2 345.194 6.7 8.0 -

Private transportation

 255.775 3.4 3.0 355.232 6.5 8.0 -

New and used motor vehicles(3)

 117.346 -0.5 0.3 143.537 -1.2 0.0 -

New vehicles(1)

 215.727 0.3 0.2 262.787 0.7 0.3 -

Used cars and trucks(1)

 349.147 -2.1 1.0 376.567 -2.1 1.3 -

Motor fuel

 385.562 27.0 13.7 352.067 26.1 34.9 8.9

Gasoline (all types)

 382.805 26.8 13.7 350.240 25.8 34.7 9.0

Unleaded regular(4)

 369.725 27.4 14.0 351.543 26.4 36.0 9.2

Unleaded midgrade(4)(5)

 425.249 23.8 12.6 426.825 23.2 28.2 7.8

Unleaded premium(4)

 412.403 21.8 11.2 375.674 21.2 24.3 6.9

Medical care

 565.150 -1.4 -0.2 520.756 2.4 -0.1 -

Recreation(3)

 143.900 3.4 0.1 125.667 -1.2 -3.3 -

Education and communication(3)

 138.426 -3.2 -0.5 - - - -

Tuition, other school fees, and childcare(6)

 95.383 -4.2 0.0 - - - -

Other goods and services

 528.548 -0.2 0.1 577.526 3.8 3.1 -

Commodity and service group

Commodities

 210.354 4.3 1.1 221.837 4.2 3.0 -

Commodities less food & beverages

 149.921 5.1 1.8 182.568 5.1 5.0 -

Nondurables less food & beverages

 215.271 10.1 3.8 220.768 9.3 8.6 -

Durables

 93.285 -0.7 -0.7 135.574 -0.4 0.5 -

Services

 402.702 2.4 0.8 396.368 4.0 2.4 -

Special indexes

All items less medical care

 298.740 3.5 1.0 300.435 4.3 2.9 -

All items less shelter

 267.755 2.3 1.0 290.293 3.1 1.9 -

Energy

 296.249 14.2 10.6 323.758 18.9 21.3 4.7

All items less energy

 314.059 2.5 0.3 311.510 3.0 1.3 -

All items less food and energy

 310.086 2.2 0.3 314.606 3.0 1.5 -

Commodities less food

 155.718 4.8 1.7 186.136 4.8 4.8 -

Nondurables

 277.102 6.0 1.7 260.390 5.8 3.9 -

Nondurables less food

 222.201 9.2 3.5 224.612 8.5 8.0 -

Services less rent of shelter(2)

 392.037 0.1 0.8 445.220 1.8 0.6 -

Services less medical care serv

 389.008 2.9 0.9 388.514 4.2 2.8 -

Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W)

All items

 300.943 3.4 1.1 304.338 4.7 3.0 -

All items (1967=100)

 883.828     896.334      

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
Apr 2026 from		 Index Percent change from
Apr
2026		 Apr
2025		 Feb
2026		 Mar
2026		 2nd half 2025 1st half 2025 2nd half 2024

All items

 - - - - 308.525 1.0 2.2

All items (1967=100)

 -       969.546    

Food and beverages

 - - - - 373.646 1.0 2.5

Food

 - - - - 363.450 1.2 2.9

Food at home

 323.077 1.4 0.4 0.3 323.417 1.6 3.7

Cereals and bakery products

 338.718 -3.2 -1.4 -0.5 346.319 -0.1 0.3

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs

 361.571 2.2 1.3 0.8 358.909 0.9 2.9

Dairy and related products

 310.712 -3.0 -1.3 0.6 318.442 -0.5 1.1

Fruits and vegetables

 419.221 3.3 2.1 1.2 415.550 2.1 4.2

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials(1)

 217.666 7.8 -0.1 0.1 210.039 3.3 7.8

Other food at home

 269.102 0.8 0.4 -0.2 272.093 2.5 5.2

Food away from home

 - - - - 423.759 0.7 1.9

Alcoholic beverages

 - - - - 442.029 -0.6 -0.9

Housing

 - - - - 298.695 1.3 2.1

Shelter

 360.708 4.1 1.3 1.0 352.090 1.7 2.3

Rent of primary residence

 373.614 4.6 1.0 0.6 364.318 1.9 3.3

Owners' equiv. rent of residences(2)

 386.416 3.9 0.9 0.5 379.117 1.9 3.7

Owners' equiv. rent of primary residence(2)

 386.416 3.9 0.9 0.5 379.117 1.9 3.7

Furnishings and operations

 - - - - 147.296 1.1 3.9

Apparel

 - - - - 155.260 -1.2 3.3

Transportation

 - - - - 250.382 0.6 0.6

Private transportation

 - - - - 241.375 1.4 0.9

New and used motor vehicles(3)

 - - - - 110.836 0.2 0.6

New vehicles(1)

 - - - - 194.035 0.1 0.4

Used cars and trucks(1)

 - - - - 363.191 0.7 2.6

Motor fuel

 310.832 21.1 35.8 11.0 250.339 -0.3 -3.1

Gasoline (all types)

 310.471 20.7 35.8 10.9 249.207 -0.9 -3.6

Unleaded regular(4)

 310.265 20.8 36.8 11.1 248.164 -1.0 -3.7

Unleaded midgrade(4)(5)

 313.171 19.8 30.8 9.7 256.731 0.1 -3.0

Unleaded premium(4)

 396.448 19.7 27.2 9.2 327.993 0.5 -2.5

Medical care

 - - - - 645.729 1.6 3.0

Recreation(3)

 - - - - 155.948 2.1 7.7

Education and communication(3)

 - - - - 143.059 -0.2 0.4

Tuition, other school fees, and childcare(6)

 - - - - 103.759 1.9 2.5

Other goods and services

 - - - - 482.762 0.1 -2.4

Commodity and service group

Commodities

 - - - - 225.196 0.5 1.5

Commodities less food & beverages

 - - - - 164.029 0.1 0.7

Nondurables less food & beverages

 - - - - 226.999 -0.2 0.8

Durables

 - - - - 113.036 0.3 0.8

Services

 - - - - 382.054 1.4 2.5

Special indexes

All items less medical care

 - - - - 293.132 1.0 2.1

All items less shelter

 - - - - 289.970 0.7 2.1

Energy

 281.298 10.8 10.9 7.6 259.254 0.1 -0.7

All items less energy

 - - - - 318.482 1.1 2.4

All items less food and energy

 - - - - 311.912 1.1 2.3

Commodities less food

 - - - - 173.707 0.0 0.7

Nondurables

 - - - - 295.159 0.5 1.8

Nondurables less food

 - - - - 241.678 -0.2 0.6

Services less rent of shelter(2)

 - - - - 430.284 1.1 2.9

Services less medical care serv

 - - - - 355.384 1.3 2.3

Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W)

All items

 - - - - 304.249 0.9 1.9

All items (1967=100)

 -       954.919    

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.