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

All items

 335.123 4.2 0.6 312.352 5.0 1.1

All items (other base)(1)

 1,003.880     508.213    

Food and beverages

 345.846 3.0 0.1 333.267 3.2 0.4

Food

 349.032 3.1 0.2 335.225 3.3 0.5

Food at home

 321.047 2.7 0.1 304.128 3.1 0.6

Cereals and bakery products

 367.300 1.9 0.5 352.087 3.4 1.5

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs

 349.340 1.8 -0.2 342.413 1.9 0.2

Dairy and related products

 268.523 -1.0 -0.6 252.717 2.4 0.7

Fruits and vegetables

 372.644 6.1 0.6 336.710 4.5 2.3

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials

 239.443 5.8 0.0 230.578 6.2 -0.7

Other food at home

 282.209 2.0 0.0 264.630 2.0 0.3

Food away from home

 394.728 3.5 0.3 387.155 3.7 0.3

Alcoholic beverages

 300.726 2.1 0.1 305.498 1.6 -0.6

Housing

 358.388 3.6 0.3 316.846 4.6 0.3

Shelter

 428.677 3.4 0.4 382.757 4.7 0.3

Rent of primary residence

 446.380 2.9 0.3 385.731 4.3 0.4

Owners' equiv. rent of residences(2)

 440.357 3.3 0.3 390.897 4.2 0.3

Owners' equiv. rent of primary residence(2)

 440.307 3.3 0.3 390.724 4.2 0.3

Fuels and utilities

 350.027 6.0 0.6 310.395 7.0 2.5

Household energy

 294.715 6.4 0.7 254.326 7.6 3.1

Energy services

 297.898 5.3 0.7 262.586 7.4 3.1

Electricity

 307.226 5.9 1.0 278.464 11.7 4.1

Utility (piped) gas service

 263.682 3.0 -0.2 214.331 -1.2 1.1

Furnishings and operations

 155.175 3.0 -0.8 144.529 1.5 -1.4

Apparel

 137.510 4.8 -0.4 128.903 6.1 0.2

Transportation

 298.409 9.3 2.3 288.059 10.1 4.1

Private transportation

 296.443 8.6 2.1 284.991 9.5 4.2

New and used motor vehicles(3)

 124.791 -0.8 0.5 125.836 -0.7 0.6

New vehicles

 179.155 0.2 0.0 174.140 0.3 0.0

Used cars and trucks

 180.554 -2.0 1.5 181.844 -1.8 1.5

Motor fuel

 399.294 40.9 8.4 402.502 45.5 15.9

Gasoline (all types)

 396.961 40.5 8.6 400.856 45.0 15.9

Unleaded regular(4)

 390.073 41.9 9.0 391.159 46.0 16.2

Unleaded midgrade(4)(5)

 428.812 36.5 7.5 468.815 41.1 15.0

Unleaded premium(4)

 417.129 33.5 6.7 437.153 36.5 13.5

Motor vehicle insurance(6)

 877.278 -2.0 -1.9 - - -

Medical care

 593.239 2.6 0.3 584.019 3.6 0.5

Recreation(3)

 144.319 2.6 0.3 150.853 4.8 0.7

Education and communication(3)

 147.628 0.8 0.7 144.990 1.1 0.9

Tuition, other school fees, and childcare(7)

 907.446 2.6 0.0 102.746 2.4 0.0

Other goods and services

 606.400 4.9 0.8 584.532 2.7 2.1

Commodity and service group

Commodities

 237.075 5.5 1.0 231.281 6.0 1.9

Commodities less food & beverages

 186.061 7.2 1.5 184.338 7.6 2.8

Nondurables less food & beverages

 259.367 14.4 2.7 255.712 15.7 5.2

Durables

 123.025 -0.1 0.2 122.576 0.2 0.3

Services

 431.785 3.5 0.4 395.241 4.4 0.6

Special indexes

All items less medical care

 322.663 4.4 0.7 299.614 5.2 1.2

All items less shelter

 302.164 4.7 0.8 289.590 5.2 1.5

Energy

 346.042 23.5 4.9 324.276 26.8 10.0

All items less energy

 337.718 2.9 0.3 315.630 3.5 0.4

All items less food and energy

 336.846 2.9 0.3 313.168 3.5 0.4

Commodities less food

 189.914 7.0 1.5 188.125 7.4 2.7

Nondurables

 301.704 8.0 1.3 293.835 8.7 2.6

Nondurables less food

 261.819 13.6 2.5 258.201 14.7 4.8

Services less rent of shelter(2)

 446.291 3.7 0.5 418.095 4.3 1.0

Services less medical care services

 414.831 3.5 0.4 376.403 4.4 0.6

Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W)

All items

 328.829 4.4 0.7 307.216 5.4 1.4

All items (other base)(1)

 979.480     496.836    

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

All items

 135.258 4.9 1.1 136.012 5.3 1.1

Food and beverages

 137.619 3.4 0.5 137.312 2.7 0.3

Food

 138.649 3.5 0.6 138.893 2.8 0.3

Food at home

 134.749 3.3 0.8 135.118 2.4 0.2

Cereals and bakery products

 136.894 2.9 0.6 135.221 4.7 3.6

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs

 140.861 2.2 0.6 135.582 1.0 -1.0

Dairy and related products

 129.521 2.7 1.0 128.275 1.9 -0.1

Fruits and vegetables

 125.347 5.9 2.1 125.090 1.2 3.0

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials

 144.372 5.4 0.4 146.946 8.2 -3.2

Other food at home

 132.648 2.3 0.6 138.312 1.2 -0.2

Food away from home

 143.874 3.9 0.2 144.169 3.3 0.5

Alcoholic beverages

 124.305 1.9 -0.7 118.860 0.9 -0.4

Housing

 142.369 4.5 0.1 141.304 4.7 0.7

Shelter

 144.720 4.5 0.0 142.947 5.0 0.8

Rent of primary residence

 145.514 4.4 0.4 143.160 4.1 0.4

Owners' equiv. rent of residences

 144.587 4.1 0.0 144.033 4.6 0.8

Owners' equiv. rent of primary residence

 144.571 4.1 0.0 143.991 4.6 0.8

Furnishings and operations

 124.081 0.5 -2.2 138.290 3.2 0.0

Apparel

 111.063 5.9 1.3 116.020 6.5 -2.3

Transportation

 147.269 10.6 4.5 144.811 9.1 3.3

Private transportation

 149.260 10.1 4.7 147.194 8.3 3.3

New and used motor vehicles

 132.756 -0.2 0.6 129.075 -1.8 0.6

New vehicles

 127.684 0.4 0.0 123.900 0.1 -0.1

Used cars and trucks

 135.983 -1.1 1.6 130.871 -3.1 1.3

Motor fuel

 185.461 47.2 16.8 176.873 41.6 13.9

Gasoline (all types)

 186.146 46.6 16.8 176.872 41.1 14.0

Unleaded regular(3)

 186.855 47.8 17.1 177.085 41.7 14.2

Unleaded midgrade(3)

 187.199 41.5 15.6 183.279 40.2 13.7

Unleaded premium(3)

 182.408 36.8 14.0 173.954 35.9 12.3

Medical care

 119.645 3.6 0.9 126.578 3.7 -0.2

Recreation

 123.207 3.8 -0.2 126.512 6.9 2.5

Education and communication

 103.276 0.2 1.0 108.639 3.0 0.5

Tuition, other school fees, and childcare

 114.219 -0.3 0.0 122.735 7.6 0.0

Other goods and services

 140.205 2.1 1.8 139.129 4.2 2.8

Commodity and service group

Commodities

 131.547 6.5 2.2 130.258 4.9 1.4

Commodities less food & beverages

 128.158 8.5 3.2 126.452 6.0 2.1

Nondurables less food & beverages

 134.631 16.1 5.8 134.815 15.0 3.9

Durables

 121.179 0.7 0.2 121.162 -0.8 0.5

Services

 137.447 4.0 0.5 139.380 5.5 0.9

Special indexes

All items less medical care

 136.969 5.1 1.1 137.009 5.4 1.3

All items less shelter

 130.951 5.1 1.7 132.718 5.4 1.3

Energy

 168.049 28.2 10.6 154.522 23.4 8.5

All items less energy

 132.772 3.2 0.3 134.733 4.1 0.6

All items less food and energy

 131.703 3.1 0.3 134.119 4.3 0.6

Commodities less food

 127.927 8.3 3.1 126.138 5.9 2.0

Nondurables

 136.281 9.0 2.9 136.039 8.2 1.9

Nondurables less food

 133.826 15.0 5.4 133.639 14.0 3.6

Services less rent of shelter

 129.839 3.4 1.0 135.688 6.2 1.1

Services less medical care services

 139.266 3.9 0.4 140.283 5.6 1.1

Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W)

All items

 136.468 5.2 1.4 137.568 5.8 1.3

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

All items

 312.867 3.7 1.1 - - - -

All items (1967=100)

 934.718     -      

Food and beverages

 338.235 2.3 -0.5 - - - -

Food

 339.404 2.4 -0.4 - - - -

Food at home

 307.450 0.7 -0.7 287.797 6.5 0.8 1.5

Cereals and bakery products

 352.654 3.8 -0.2 373.981 8.0 4.1 2.6

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs

 346.590 2.0 0.2 314.757 5.2 0.4 0.1

Dairy and related products

 256.128 -3.7 -1.0 199.326 8.4 0.5 7.2

Fruits and vegetables

 361.514 4.0 -1.9 301.841 13.9 7.1 7.2

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials(1)

 285.447 2.9 2.2 275.894 2.9 -6.8 -4.3

Other food at home

 241.723 -3.8 -2.4 263.890 3.6 -0.4 -0.1

Food away from home

 378.804 5.1 0.0 - - - -

Alcoholic beverages

 319.115 0.5 -1.2 - - - -

Housing

 339.819 4.1 0.9 - - - -

Shelter

 434.635 4.6 0.6 362.761 5.6 2.5 -0.6

Rent of primary residence

 466.072 5.3 0.4 361.380 1.7 1.4 0.3

Owners' equiv. rent of residences(2)

 448.023 4.2 0.3 348.812 3.0 1.7 0.2

Owners' equiv. rent of primary residence(2)

 448.023 4.2 0.3 348.812 3.0 1.7 0.2

Furnishings and operations

 104.808 0.8 -1.6 - - - -

Apparel

 101.937 11.7 4.9 - - - -

Transportation

 264.466 7.4 3.1 - - - -

Private transportation

 262.741 5.6 2.7 - - - -

New and used motor vehicles(3)

 117.709 -0.2 0.3 - - - -

New vehicles(1)

 215.953 0.4 0.1 - - - -

Used cars and trucks(1)

 354.711 -1.1 1.6 - - - -

Motor fuel

 432.091 42.9 12.1 414.173 48.3 28.2 17.6

Gasoline (all types)

 428.939 42.7 12.1 412.257 48.1 28.2 17.7

Unleaded regular(4)

 415.118 43.7 12.3 415.130 49.4 28.9 18.1

Unleaded midgrade(4)(5)

 473.022 38.1 11.2 496.046 42.1 25.3 16.2

Unleaded premium(4)

 453.994 34.1 10.1 429.849 37.2 22.3 14.4

Medical care

 566.596 -1.1 0.3 - - - -

Recreation(3)

 143.261 2.7 -0.4 - - - -

Education and communication(3)

 140.376 -2.4 1.4 - - - -

Tuition, other school fees, and childcare(6)

 95.383 -4.2 0.0 - - - -

Other goods and services

 543.923 1.7 2.9 - - - -

Commodity and service group

Commodities

 213.518 5.7 1.5 - - - -

Commodities less food & beverages

 154.451 8.4 3.0 - - - -

Nondurables less food & beverages

 227.206 15.9 5.5 - - - -

Durables

 93.053 -0.3 -0.2 - - - -

Services

 406.374 2.5 0.9 - - - -

Special indexes

All items less medical care

 302.330 4.1 1.2 - - - -

All items less shelter

 271.515 3.3 1.4 - - - -

Energy

 326.789 24.8 10.3 354.328 30.3 14.6 9.4

All items less energy

 315.642 2.4 0.5 - - - -

All items less food and energy

 312.199 2.4 0.7 - - - -

Commodities less food

 160.094 8.0 2.8 - - - -

Nondurables

 282.859 7.8 2.1 - - - -

Nondurables less food

 233.246 14.4 5.0 - - - -

Services less rent of shelter(2)

 397.004 0.5 1.3 - - - -

Services less medical care serv

 392.976 3.0 1.0 - - - -

Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W)

All items

 304.769 4.0 1.3 - - - -

All items (1967=100)

 895.065     -      

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

All items

 319.899 4.7 2.3 - 308.525 1.0 2.2

All items (1967=100)

 1,005.290       969.546    

Food and beverages

 377.832 1.6 0.9 - 373.646 1.0 2.5

Food

 367.258 1.6 1.0 - 363.450 1.2 2.9

Food at home

 328.542 2.2 2.0 1.7 323.417 1.6 3.7

Cereals and bakery products

 347.073 -1.4 1.9 2.5 346.319 -0.1 0.3

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs

 365.784 0.7 1.9 1.2 358.909 0.9 2.9

Dairy and related products

 316.728 -0.2 2.6 1.9 318.442 -0.5 1.1

Fruits and vegetables

 427.723 2.5 3.2 2.0 415.550 2.1 4.2

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials(1)

 211.238 2.6 -2.9 -3.0 210.039 3.3 7.8

Other food at home

 277.900 4.8 3.1 3.3 272.093 2.5 5.2

Food away from home

 425.160 0.9 -0.2 - 423.759 0.7 1.9

Alcoholic beverages

 450.483 1.4 0.0 - 442.029 -0.6 -0.9

Housing

 305.727 3.7 1.5 - 298.695 1.3 2.1

Shelter

 363.035 4.8 1.7 0.6 352.090 1.7 2.3

Rent of primary residence

 374.525 4.3 0.9 0.2 364.318 1.9 3.3

Owners' equiv. rent of residences(2)

 390.766 4.8 1.7 1.1 379.117 1.9 3.7

Owners' equiv. rent of primary residence(2)

 390.766 4.8 1.7 1.1 379.117 1.9 3.7

Furnishings and operations

 144.185 -1.2 -1.9 - 147.296 1.1 3.9

Apparel

 165.378 6.3 -0.7 - 155.260 -1.2 3.3

Transportation

 271.034 9.4 5.0 - 250.382 0.6 0.6

Private transportation

 258.876 9.2 5.0 - 241.375 1.4 0.9

New and used motor vehicles(3)

 109.246 -1.9 1.2 - 110.836 0.2 0.6

New vehicles(1)

 194.706 0.2 0.3 - 194.035 0.1 0.4

Used cars and trucks(1)

 351.194 -3.3 1.9 - 363.191 0.7 2.6

Motor fuel

 354.317 42.3 26.5 14.0 250.339 -0.3 -3.1

Gasoline (all types)

 354.090 42.0 26.5 14.0 249.207 -0.9 -3.6

Unleaded regular(4)

 354.642 42.6 27.0 14.3 248.164 -1.0 -3.7

Unleaded midgrade(4)(5)

 354.304 39.3 24.1 13.1 256.731 0.1 -3.0

Unleaded premium(4)

 443.401 37.1 22.2 11.8 327.993 0.5 -2.5

Medical care

 644.553 0.6 -1.2 - 645.729 1.6 3.0

Recreation(3)

 179.543 17.1 11.0 - 155.948 2.1 7.7

Education and communication(3)

 147.327 2.8 2.2 - 143.059 -0.2 0.4

Tuition, other school fees, and childcare(6)

 105.704 3.8 0.5 - 103.759 1.9 2.5

Other goods and services

 493.479 2.3 5.2 - 482.762 0.1 -2.4

Commodity and service group

Commodities

 230.969 3.1 1.9 - 225.196 0.5 1.5

Commodities less food & beverages

 169.590 3.9 2.5 - 164.029 0.1 0.7

Nondurables less food & beverages

 250.012 10.8 5.3 - 226.999 -0.2 0.8

Durables

 110.604 -1.8 0.1 - 113.036 0.3 0.8

Services

 398.798 5.7 2.6 - 382.054 1.4 2.5

Special indexes

All items less medical care

 305.014 5.1 2.7 - 293.132 1.0 2.1

All items less shelter

 301.778 4.7 2.7 - 289.970 0.7 2.1

Energy

 305.741 17.6 17.0 8.7 259.254 0.1 -0.7

All items less energy

 327.917 4.0 1.6 - 318.482 1.1 2.4

All items less food and energy

 322.129 4.4 1.7 - 311.912 1.1 2.3

Commodities less food

 179.481 3.8 2.4 - 173.707 0.0 0.7

Nondurables

 309.727 5.5 2.8 - 295.159 0.5 1.8

Nondurables less food

 264.123 9.8 4.8 - 241.678 -0.2 0.6

Services less rent of shelter(2)

 458.245 7.5 3.8 - 430.284 1.1 2.9

Services less medical care serv

 372.388 6.1 3.1 - 355.384 1.3 2.3

Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W)

All items

 318.833 5.7 2.8 - 304.249 0.9 1.9

All items (1967=100)

 1,000.692       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.