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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
Feb 2026 from		 Index Percent change to
Feb 2026 from
Feb
2026		 Feb
2025		 Jan
2026		 Feb
2026		 Feb
2025		 Jan
2026

All items

 326.785 2.4 0.5 303.490 2.8 0.6

All items (other base)(1)

 978.904     493.795    

Food and beverages

 343.424 3.0 0.4 330.065 3.0 0.9

Food

 346.564 3.1 0.4 331.939 3.1 1.0

Food at home

 318.898 2.4 0.5 301.197 2.6 1.3

Cereals and bakery products

 367.174 2.7 0.1 349.479 3.1 0.9

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs

 346.309 0.4 -0.1 339.364 2.3 0.9

Dairy and related products

 269.599 0.1 -0.6 251.547 2.4 -0.2

Fruits and vegetables

 362.604 2.7 1.0 326.087 1.4 2.8

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials

 238.081 5.6 1.0 229.832 6.1 2.9

Other food at home

 282.185 3.3 0.9 263.521 2.0 0.9

Food away from home

 391.706 3.9 0.3 383.264 3.8 0.4

Alcoholic beverages

 298.950 1.6 0.1 303.470 1.5 0.1

Housing

 353.737 3.3 0.3 313.497 4.6 0.7

Shelter

 422.776 3.0 0.3 376.263 3.9 0.5

Rent of primary residence

 442.157 2.7 0.1 380.343 3.7 0.2

Owners' equiv. rent of residences(2)

 436.026 3.2 0.2 385.830 4.0 0.3

Owners' equiv. rent of primary residence(2)

 435.998 3.2 0.2 385.695 4.0 0.3

Fuels and utilities

 343.386 5.6 0.4 311.871 9.9 2.3

Household energy

 288.227 6.0 0.2 256.823 11.7 2.6

Energy services

 293.659 6.3 -0.1 266.176 12.0 2.5

Electricity

 296.798 4.8 -1.0 262.882 8.2 0.1

Utility (piped) gas service

 277.644 10.9 2.7 250.650 19.5 7.1

Furnishings and operations

 155.188 3.9 0.7 147.422 3.6 0.3

Apparel

 136.132 2.5 4.2 128.447 3.0 4.2

Transportation

 269.607 -0.5 0.8 255.624 -1.6 0.5

Private transportation

 268.005 -1.1 0.6 252.660 -2.2 0.3

New and used motor vehicles(3)

 123.294 -1.2 -0.3 124.288 -1.0 -0.3

New vehicles

 178.841 0.5 0.1 173.712 0.8 0.2

Used cars and trucks

 175.559 -3.2 -1.2 176.998 -2.9 -1.1

Motor fuel

 264.748 -5.5 3.3 248.985 -7.4 2.5

Gasoline (all types)

 263.378 -5.6 3.3 248.101 -7.6 2.4

Unleaded regular(4)

 255.102 -6.1 3.4 239.337 -7.9 2.5

Unleaded midgrade(4)(5)

 297.299 -4.2 3.1 304.903 -6.0 2.1

Unleaded premium(4)

 298.102 -3.3 3.1 297.782 -4.7 1.8

Motor vehicle insurance(6)

 897.406 0.2 0.6 - - -

Medical care

 592.593 3.4 0.4 581.956 3.7 0.5

Recreation(3)

 143.980 2.3 0.2 149.112 4.1 0.4

Education and communication(3)

 146.533 0.1 -0.2 143.390 0.0 -0.8

Tuition, other school fees, and childcare(6)

 905.979 2.9 0.1 1,385.962 2.3 0.0

Other goods and services

 598.208 5.1 0.1 574.119 2.4 0.1

Commodity and service group

Commodities

 226.338 1.2 0.7 219.435 1.2 0.7

Commodities less food & beverages

 173.111 0.1 0.9 170.361 0.0 0.6

Nondurables less food & beverages

 226.754 0.1 2.1 219.529 -0.4 1.8

Durables

 122.395 0.1 -0.3 122.017 0.6 -0.6

Services

 426.160 3.1 0.4 389.820 3.8 0.6

Special indexes

All items less medical care

 313.947 2.3 0.5 290.407 2.7 0.6

All items less shelter

 292.826 2.1 0.6 279.814 2.3 0.7

Energy

 277.179 0.5 1.7 255.290 2.6 2.6

All items less energy

 334.284 2.5 0.4 311.857 2.8 0.5

All items less food and energy

 333.242 2.5 0.4 309.307 2.8 0.4

Commodities less food

 177.121 0.1 0.9 174.318 0.1 0.5

Nondurables

 283.217 1.7 1.1 272.870 1.5 1.3

Nondurables less food

 230.902 0.2 2.0 223.947 -0.3 1.7

Services less rent of shelter(2)

 440.876 3.3 0.4 413.853 3.8 0.7

Services less medical care services

 409.054 3.0 0.3 370.847 3.7 0.6

Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W)

All items

 319.422 2.2 0.5 296.788 2.6 0.7

All items (other base)(1)

 951.461     479.973    

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.

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
Feb 2026 from		 Index Percent change to
Feb 2026 from
Feb
2026		 Feb
2025		 Jan
2026		 Feb
2026		 Feb
2025		 Jan
2026

All items

 131.592 3.0 0.7 131.781 2.4 0.6

Food and beverages

 136.272 3.2 0.9 136.049 2.6 0.9

Food

 137.259 3.3 1.0 137.601 2.7 0.9

Food at home

 133.377 2.6 1.4 133.994 2.7 1.0

Cereals and bakery products

 137.062 2.9 1.5 131.610 3.7 -0.3

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs

 139.988 3.3 1.0 133.413 -0.3 0.7

Dairy and related products

 129.591 3.5 -0.6 126.147 -0.2 0.6

Fruits and vegetables

 120.560 1.4 2.2 123.218 1.7 4.1

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials

 142.231 4.1 2.3 150.739 11.2 4.3

Other food at home

 131.958 1.7 1.7 138.048 2.5 -0.8

Food away from home

 142.468 4.4 0.3 142.633 2.8 0.8

Alcoholic beverages

 123.538 2.1 0.2 117.944 0.2 0.0

Housing

 141.171 5.0 0.7 139.143 3.5 0.6

Shelter

 142.637 4.3 0.6 139.715 3.1 0.2

Rent of primary residence

 143.711 4.0 0.2 140.681 3.3 0.2

Owners' equiv. rent of residences

 143.324 4.4 0.4 140.822 3.1 0.1

Owners' equiv. rent of primary residence

 143.306 4.3 0.4 140.763 3.1 0.1

Furnishings and operations

 128.508 4.1 0.4 136.971 2.5 0.1

Apparel

 110.766 3.0 4.7 115.370 2.8 3.1

Transportation

 129.845 -1.6 0.6 130.070 -1.7 0.3

Private transportation

 131.170 -2.3 0.3 132.632 -1.9 0.4

New and used motor vehicles

 131.049 -0.6 -0.2 127.604 -1.9 -0.4

New vehicles

 127.288 0.8 0.2 123.752 0.6 0.2

Used cars and trucks

 132.139 -2.4 -1.0 127.629 -3.9 -1.2

Motor fuel

 112.930 -6.7 2.6 113.519 -9.1 2.2

Gasoline (all types)

 113.443 -6.8 2.6 113.496 -9.3 2.1

Unleaded regular(3)

 112.475 -7.2 2.7 112.730 -9.7 2.1

Unleaded midgrade(3)

 121.104 -5.1 2.1 120.738 -8.0 2.2

Unleaded premium(3)

 123.684 -4.2 1.7 119.820 -6.0 1.8

Medical care

 119.221 3.6 0.4 126.134 3.8 0.8

Recreation

 123.048 4.5 0.5 122.279 3.4 0.1

Education and communication

 101.636 -1.8 -0.8 108.578 3.5 -0.7

Tuition, other school fees, and childcare

 114.252 -0.4 0.0 122.600 7.6 0.0

Other goods and services

 139.029 3.3 -0.3 133.411 0.4 1.1

Commodity and service group

Commodities

 124.461 1.5 0.8 124.307 0.6 0.5

Commodities less food & beverages

 117.754 0.4 0.7 118.206 -0.7 0.4

Nondurables less food & beverages

 114.885 -0.4 1.9 117.332 -0.5 1.8

Durables

 120.836 1.2 -0.5 120.252 -0.5 -0.7

Services

 136.045 3.9 0.6 136.391 3.6 0.6

Special indexes

All items less medical care

 132.949 2.9 0.7 132.391 2.3 0.5

All items less shelter

 126.609 2.3 0.7 128.068 2.1 0.7

Energy

 130.886 3.6 2.3 124.933 0.4 3.3

All items less energy

 131.593 2.9 0.5 132.245 2.5 0.4

All items less food and energy

 130.560 2.9 0.5 131.442 2.5 0.3

Commodities less food

 117.892 0.4 0.6 118.148 -0.6 0.4

Nondurables

 126.221 1.6 1.3 127.101 1.3 1.3

Nondurables less food

 115.423 -0.2 1.7 117.389 -0.4 1.7

Services less rent of shelter

 129.102 3.5 0.6 132.985 4.2 0.9

Services less medical care services

 137.750 3.8 0.6 137.019 3.4 0.5

Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W)

All items

 131.928 2.6 0.7 132.669 2.5 0.7

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
Feb 2026 from		 Index Percent change to
Feb 2026 from
Feb
2026		 Feb
2025		 Jan
2026		 Feb
2026		 Feb
2025		 Dec
2025		 Jan
2026

All items

 304.489 2.0 0.7 300.640 2.3 1.0 -

All items (1967=100)

 909.685     893.626      

Food and beverages

 335.931 3.0 1.0 298.588 2.6 1.0 -

Food

 336.796 3.2 1.0 299.969 2.9 1.0 -

Food at home

 305.741 1.1 1.3 283.812 3.5 1.5 0.5

Cereals and bakery products

 349.975 2.6 0.2 366.136 4.1 2.2 0.2

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs

 341.940 1.7 2.1 310.712 6.5 1.3 0.4

Dairy and related products

 263.034 -0.9 0.6 198.284 0.5 7.6 0.0

Fruits and vegetables

 352.083 -0.6 1.1 279.547 2.5 -2.6 -0.6

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials(1)

 279.291 6.5 4.5 287.729 6.7 8.0 3.8

Other food at home

 244.599 -1.2 0.2 263.422 1.7 -0.3 0.2

Food away from home

 374.724 6.6 0.5 327.255 1.9 0.1 -

Alcoholic beverages

 320.777 0.0 0.2 276.567 -0.6 1.1 -

Housing

 333.769 4.1 0.8 300.980 3.6 1.1 -

Shelter

 426.458 4.0 0.3 349.993 3.4 1.4 1.4

Rent of primary residence

 459.197 4.7 0.1 356.477 0.1 0.2 0.0

Owners' equiv. rent of residences(2)

 443.806 4.2 0.3 342.099 1.8 0.6 0.5

Owners' equiv. rent of primary residence(2)

 443.806 4.2 0.3 342.099 1.8 0.6 0.5

Furnishings and operations

 106.703 1.1 1.1 149.059 3.7 0.0 -

Apparel

 99.626 4.9 3.3 117.777 0.9 12.1 -

Transportation

 235.658 -3.3 0.8 319.516 -0.8 0.1 -

Private transportation

 232.996 -5.7 0.0 328.809 -1.4 -0.1 -

New and used motor vehicles(3)

 116.595 -0.9 0.0 143.593 -1.0 -1.9 -

New vehicles(1)

 215.570 0.7 0.3 262.129 1.2 0.3 -

Used cars and trucks(1)

 344.684 -2.5 -1.0 371.754 -2.5 -4.0 -

Motor fuel

 268.398 -6.5 3.0 260.996 -6.0 1.9 3.0

Gasoline (all types)

 266.414 -6.6 3.0 260.013 -6.0 2.0 3.0

Unleaded regular(4)

 254.910 -6.8 3.1 258.557 -6.5 2.1 3.2

Unleaded midgrade(4)(5)

 310.393 -5.3 2.3 332.839 -3.6 1.2 2.2

Unleaded premium(4)

 311.232 -4.0 2.1 302.259 -2.2 1.1 1.8

Medical care

 574.846 0.7 -0.5 521.370 4.6 1.4 -

Recreation(3)

 143.781 3.3 1.5 129.948 0.9 0.4 -

Education and communication(3)

 138.674 -4.4 -0.5 - - - -

Tuition, other school fees, and childcare(1)

 1,274.680 -4.4 0.0 - - - -

Other goods and services

 534.319 3.7 0.7 560.179 2.8 -1.6 -

Commodity and service group

Commodities

 204.016 1.5 1.0 215.311 1.0 1.4 -

Commodities less food & beverages

 143.270 0.4 1.0 173.843 -0.3 1.7 -

Nondurables less food & beverages

 197.968 0.8 1.8 203.279 -0.6 4.3 -

Durables

 93.500 0.0 0.0 134.924 0.0 -1.4 -

Services

 399.792 2.3 0.6 386.957 2.9 0.7 -

Special indexes

All items less medical care

 293.258 2.1 0.9 291.906 2.1 0.9 -

All items less shelter

 263.159 1.0 1.0 284.822 1.7 0.8 -

Energy

 246.979 2.4 4.9 266.803 -0.3 0.9 1.2

All items less energy

 312.348 2.0 0.5 307.610 2.5 1.0 -

All items less food and energy

 308.779 1.8 0.4 310.016 2.4 1.0 -

Commodities less food

 149.096 0.4 0.9 177.537 -0.3 1.7 -

Nondurables

 265.811 2.0 1.3 250.552 1.5 2.4 -

Nondurables less food

 205.716 0.7 1.6 207.966 -0.6 4.0 -

Services less rent of shelter(2)

 391.798 0.6 1.0 442.633 2.5 0.0 -

Services less medical care serv

 385.201 2.4 0.7 377.914 2.5 0.6 -

Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W)

All items

 294.397 1.5 0.8 295.581 2.3 1.4 -

All items (1967=100)

 864.604     870.543      

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.

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
Feb 2026 from		 Index Percent change from
Feb
2026		 Feb
2025		 Dec
2025		 Jan
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

 321.756 2.4 -0.5 -0.3 323.417 1.6 3.7

Cereals and bakery products

 343.589 1.4 -0.3 -0.6 346.319 -0.1 0.3

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs

 356.831 1.3 -0.5 0.3 358.909 0.9 2.9

Dairy and related products

 314.903 -1.7 1.4 2.8 318.442 -0.5 1.1

Fruits and vegetables

 410.601 4.3 0.1 -0.1 415.550 2.1 4.2

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials(1)

 217.802 9.9 2.4 1.3 210.039 3.3 7.8

Other food at home

 268.141 1.2 -2.5 -2.2 272.093 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

 356.251 2.9 0.9 0.2 352.090 1.7 2.3

Rent of primary residence

 369.944 3.8 0.9 0.6 364.318 1.9 3.3

Owners' equiv. rent of residences(2)

 383.133 3.4 0.8 0.2 379.117 1.9 3.7

Owners' equiv. rent of primary residence(2)

 383.133 3.4 0.8 0.2 379.117 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

 228.858 -8.2 -4.4 -0.5 250.339 -0.3 -3.1

Gasoline (all types)

 228.699 -8.4 -4.4 -0.5 249.207 -0.9 -3.6

Unleaded regular(4)

 226.835 -8.9 -4.5 -0.5 248.164 -1.0 -3.7

Unleaded midgrade(4)(5)

 239.426 -5.8 -4.3 -1.1 256.731 0.1 -3.0

Unleaded premium(4)

 311.688 -3.7 -3.3 -0.5 327.993 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(1)

 - - - - 1,295.360 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

 253.710 -1.8 3.2 4.5 259.254 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.

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