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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
Aug 2026 from		 Index Percent change to
Aug 2026 from
Aug
2026		 Aug
2025		 Jul
2026		 Aug
2026		 Aug
2025		 Jul
2026

All items

 334.980 3.4 0.3 311.627 3.6 0.4

All items (other base)(1)

 1,003.450     507.035    

Food and beverages

 347.206 2.6 0.1 334.682 2.5 0.5

Food

 350.418 2.7 0.1 336.644 2.6 0.5

Food at home

 321.500 2.2 0.0 303.650 1.6 0.4

Cereals and bakery products

 369.171 2.6 -0.2 349.085 2.1 0.6

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs

 351.501 1.1 0.3 341.624 1.0 0.7

Dairy and related products

 272.068 -0.3 0.3 256.231 1.6 1.2

Fruits and vegetables

 367.507 3.2 -0.6 329.386 0.3 -0.3

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials

 237.834 3.7 0.2 228.102 3.0 0.1

Other food at home

 283.370 2.4 -0.2 267.666 2.0 0.2

Food away from home

 397.868 3.4 0.3 392.132 4.1 0.6

Alcoholic beverages

 301.724 1.6 0.1 306.860 1.0 -0.1

Housing

 360.225 3.1 0.2 318.918 3.7 0.0

Shelter

 430.611 3.0 0.3 385.486 4.3 0.1

Rent of primary residence

 448.997 2.7 0.2 389.553 4.2 0.4

Owners' equiv. rent of residences(2)

 443.642 3.1 0.3 394.772 4.2 0.3

Owners' equiv. rent of primary residence(2)

 443.579 3.1 0.3 394.593 4.2 0.3

Fuels and utilities

 353.268 5.0 -0.1 314.454 5.0 -0.6

Household energy

 297.115 5.0 -0.3 258.485 5.4 -0.7

Energy services

 300.729 4.0 -0.6 267.195 5.0 -0.9

Electricity

 310.057 3.8 -0.5 286.202 6.5 -1.2

Utility (piped) gas service

 266.448 4.4 -0.9 213.185 0.4 -0.4

Furnishings and operations

 156.072 2.0 -0.1 143.864 -1.6 -0.1

Apparel

 136.752 3.6 1.9 127.105 4.0 0.6

Transportation

 290.778 6.2 0.5 278.502 5.8 1.0

Private transportation

 289.246 5.3 0.6 276.723 5.2 1.2

New and used motor vehicles(3)

 126.298 -0.4 -0.1 126.930 -0.8 -0.1

New vehicles

 179.715 0.6 0.1 174.890 0.8 0.1

Used cars and trucks

 184.580 -2.3 0.0 184.711 -2.4 -0.2

Motor fuel

 362.487 27.9 2.7 359.743 27.4 4.8

Gasoline (all types)

 359.738 27.4 2.5 358.031 27.0 4.7

Unleaded regular(4)

 352.048 28.1 2.6 347.945 27.4 4.8

Unleaded midgrade(4)(5)

 393.962 25.4 2.2 425.871 26.0 4.5

Unleaded premium(4)

 386.010 23.8 2.2 402.303 23.6 3.9

Motor vehicle insurance(6)

 848.231 -5.1 -0.9 - - -

Medical care

 593.003 1.6 -0.1 581.381 1.6 -0.2

Recreation(3)

 145.186 2.7 0.0 151.229 3.8 0.8

Education and communication(3)

 150.304 2.1 1.9 147.150 2.4 1.9

Tuition, other school fees, and childcare(7)

 927.005 3.4 1.4 104.922 4.2 1.4

Other goods and services

 607.972 4.2 0.1 585.384 2.2 0.3

Commodity and service group

Commodities

 235.375 4.0 0.5 228.667 3.5 0.8

Commodities less food & beverages

 183.415 4.9 0.8 180.560 4.0 1.0

Nondurables less food & beverages

 250.397 10.1 1.4 244.714 9.9 1.9

Durables

 124.154 -0.3 0.1 123.058 -1.3 0.0

Services

 433.290 3.1 0.2 396.603 3.7 0.2

Special indexes

All items less medical care

 322.524 3.6 0.4 298.982 3.8 0.5

All items less shelter

 301.226 3.6 0.3 287.626 3.3 0.6

Energy

 329.351 16.3 1.3 306.965 16.5 2.2

All items less energy

 338.938 2.5 0.2 316.334 2.7 0.3

All items less food and energy

 338.041 2.4 0.3 313.756 2.7 0.2

Commodities less food

 187.331 4.8 0.7 184.434 3.9 1.0

Nondurables

 297.579 5.8 0.7 288.582 5.7 1.1

Nondurables less food

 253.398 9.5 1.3 247.899 9.2 1.8

Services less rent of shelter(2)

 447.267 3.1 0.2 417.755 3.1 0.3

Services less medical care services

 416.372 3.1 0.3 377.851 3.8 0.2

Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W)

All items

 328.481 3.5 0.4 306.316 3.8 0.6

All items (other base)(1)

 978.445     495.381    

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
Aug 2026 from		 Index Percent change to
Aug 2026 from
Aug
2026		 Aug
2025		 Jul
2026		 Aug
2026		 Aug
2025		 Jul
2026

All items

 135.058 3.6 0.4 135.449 3.7 0.4

Food and beverages

 138.374 2.6 0.5 137.504 2.2 0.3

Food

 139.490 2.8 0.6 138.895 2.1 0.3

Food at home

 134.625 1.9 0.4 134.696 1.0 0.4

Cereals and bakery products

 135.673 1.5 0.0 134.187 3.3 1.9

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs

 141.267 2.0 0.6 133.425 -1.7 0.9

Dairy and related products

 131.767 1.2 1.9 129.037 2.6 -0.3

Fruits and vegetables

 122.233 -0.1 0.1 123.337 1.4 -1.1

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials

 141.873 3.2 0.0 147.787 2.6 0.4

Other food at home

 134.402 2.6 0.2 139.353 0.6 0.4

Food away from home

 146.293 4.3 0.9 144.792 3.7 0.1

Alcoholic beverages

 123.880 -0.2 -0.1 121.488 3.5 0.0

Housing

 143.361 3.8 0.0 142.095 3.5 0.1

Shelter

 145.973 4.3 0.2 143.488 4.4 0.1

Rent of primary residence

 146.921 4.2 0.4 144.652 4.2 0.4

Owners' equiv. rent of residences

 145.886 4.0 0.2 145.759 4.7 0.5

Owners' equiv. rent of primary residence

 145.869 4.0 0.2 145.724 4.8 0.5

Furnishings and operations

 123.750 -2.0 -0.7 137.148 -1.1 0.8

Apparel

 109.753 3.2 0.4 113.800 5.8 1.1

Transportation

 141.224 5.3 1.1 142.160 6.8 0.9

Private transportation

 143.488 4.7 1.3 145.586 6.4 1.0

New and used motor vehicles

 133.505 -0.8 -0.1 130.846 -0.7 -0.1

New vehicles

 128.205 0.9 0.1 124.489 0.7 0.1

Used cars and trucks

 137.667 -2.6 -0.2 133.449 -2.2 -0.2

Motor fuel

 162.157 25.2 4.9 166.326 33.0 4.7

Gasoline (all types)

 162.597 24.7 4.8 166.311 32.7 4.5

Unleaded regular(3)

 162.521 25.1 4.9 166.227 33.0 4.6

Unleaded midgrade(3)

 166.834 23.1 4.4 174.176 32.9 4.7

Unleaded premium(3)

 165.256 21.3 4.0 166.151 29.4 3.9

Medical care

 119.629 2.0 -0.3 124.801 0.8 0.0

Recreation

 125.179 4.2 1.0 123.171 3.0 0.3

Education and communication

 105.100 2.4 2.2 109.605 2.3 1.3

Tuition, other school fees, and childcare

 116.518 1.9 1.6 125.617 8.6 0.9

Other goods and services

 141.174 2.5 0.4 137.458 1.6 0.3

Commodity and service group

Commodities

 129.978 3.7 0.8 128.955 3.0 0.7

Commodities less food & beverages

 125.247 4.5 1.0 124.417 3.3 1.0

Nondurables less food & beverages

 128.220 9.4 2.0 130.436 10.9 1.8

Durables

 122.036 -0.6 -0.1 120.987 -2.6 0.2

Services

 138.151 3.5 0.2 139.345 4.1 0.2

Special indexes

All items less medical care

 136.750 3.7 0.5 136.570 3.9 0.4

All items less shelter

 130.126 3.3 0.6 131.683 3.4 0.5

Energy

 156.602 16.3 2.1 152.029 17.1 2.3

All items less energy

 133.407 2.6 0.3 134.303 2.8 0.2

All items less food and energy

 132.302 2.6 0.3 133.622 2.9 0.2

Commodities less food

 125.111 4.3 1.0 124.264 3.3 0.9

Nondurables

 133.644 5.6 1.2 134.068 6.1 1.0

Nondurables less food

 127.839 8.7 1.8 129.782 10.4 1.7

Services less rent of shelter

 129.994 2.7 0.3 134.982 3.8 0.3

Services less medical care services

 140.042 3.6 0.3 140.292 4.2 0.2

Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W)

All items

 136.031 3.6 0.6 137.259 4.3 0.6

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
Aug 2026 from		 Index Percent change to
Aug 2026 from
Aug
2026		 Aug
2025		 Jul
2026		 Aug
2026		 Aug
2025		 Jun
2026		 Jul
2026

All items

 310.890 2.4 0.5 310.817 3.7 0.0 -

All items (1967=100)

 928.809     923.877      

Food and beverages

 339.760 2.0 0.3 313.455 6.5 1.3 -

Food

 340.966 2.1 0.3 316.563 7.3 1.5 -

Food at home

 309.741 0.9 0.3 288.087 3.8 0.0 0.6

Cereals and bakery products

 351.689 4.8 0.7 365.649 7.6 -3.2 -3.0

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs

 342.199 0.6 0.4 313.932 4.2 0.1 -0.7

Dairy and related products

 273.063 0.7 5.0 201.987 2.7 7.3 -2.1

Fruits and vegetables

 351.850 -3.0 -1.5 306.975 6.0 4.2 7.5

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials(1)

 276.381 0.5 -0.8 285.290 6.3 -0.6 3.1

Other food at home

 254.115 1.1 -0.2 261.122 0.3 -2.9 -0.3

Food away from home

 378.979 4.3 0.3 365.308 12.4 3.6 -

Alcoholic beverages

 320.144 0.2 0.1 270.762 -2.8 -1.0 -

Housing

 341.138 3.3 0.2 309.546 3.2 -1.0 -

Shelter

 438.194 4.1 -0.1 359.048 3.2 -1.2 -1.3

Rent of primary residence

 471.853 5.0 0.5 366.644 2.8 0.5 0.3

Owners' equiv. rent of residences(2)

 452.677 4.3 0.4 351.175 3.4 0.1 0.1

Owners' equiv. rent of primary residence(2)

 452.677 4.3 0.4 351.175 3.4 0.1 0.1

Furnishings and operations

 106.491 0.6 1.6 145.897 -1.8 0.8 -

Apparel

 98.230 2.7 -1.0 116.733 0.5 5.1 -

Transportation

 250.980 1.8 1.0 350.789 9.1 -0.1 -

Private transportation

 251.943 0.8 1.1 361.904 8.9 0.0 -

New and used motor vehicles(3)

 118.432 0.7 -0.1 145.537 -1.2 -0.3 -

New vehicles(1)

 217.124 1.0 0.2 264.379 1.4 0.2 -

Used cars and trucks(1)

 359.122 -2.6 -0.2 387.301 -2.6 -0.1 -

Motor fuel

 375.940 21.7 4.3 373.386 29.2 0.5 3.1

Gasoline (all types)

 373.151 21.5 4.3 371.186 28.8 0.6 3.0

Unleaded regular(4)

 359.523 21.8 4.4 372.252 29.4 0.6 3.1

Unleaded midgrade(4)(5)

 419.328 19.7 3.8 455.205 26.3 0.1 2.4

Unleaded premium(4)

 410.605 19.0 3.6 400.975 24.3 0.5 2.4

Medical care

 566.793 -1.6 0.3 506.411 -1.5 -1.6 -

Recreation(3)

 144.947 3.7 1.2 129.088 -1.0 0.0 -

Education and communication(3)

 142.305 1.3 1.3 - - - -

Tuition, other school fees, and childcare(6)

 96.747 -1.8 0.9 - - - -

Other goods and services

 529.057 0.1 0.8 587.885 4.5 0.2 -

Commodity and service group

Commodities

 210.827 3.2 0.8 228.626 5.5 1.0 -

Commodities less food & beverages

 150.549 4.2 1.1 186.057 4.5 0.9 -

Nondurables less food & beverages

 214.920 7.7 1.7 228.168 10.3 1.4 -

Durables

 94.380 0.2 0.4 135.493 -2.7 0.2 -

Services

 405.329 1.8 0.3 393.603 2.5 -0.7 -

Special indexes

All items less medical care

 300.261 2.7 0.5 303.538 4.2 0.1 -

All items less shelter

 267.823 1.5 0.8 295.512 4.0 0.6 -

Energy

 293.707 11.0 3.4 338.729 20.4 0.3 1.7

All items less energy

 315.898 1.9 0.3 312.638 2.4 0.0 -

All items less food and energy

 312.229 1.8 0.3 312.903 1.6 -0.3 -

Commodities less food

 156.267 4.0 1.1 189.231 4.2 0.8 -

Nondurables

 276.865 4.3 0.9 271.117 8.5 1.3 -

Nondurables less food

 221.697 7.0 1.6 230.954 9.2 1.2 -

Services less rent of shelter(2)

 391.145 -0.6 0.7 446.083 2.0 -0.1 -

Services less medical care serv

 391.783 2.2 0.3 386.855 3.0 -0.5 -

Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W)

All items

 302.424 2.6 0.9 305.798 4.1 -0.1 -

All items (1967=100)

 888.177     900.635      

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
Aug 2026 from		 Index Percent change from
Aug
2026		 Aug
2025		 Jun
2026		 Jul
2026		 1st half 2026 2nd half 2025 1st half 2025

All items

 - - - - 314.936 2.1 3.1

All items (1967=100)

 -       989.696    

Food and beverages

 - - - - 375.238 0.4 1.5

Food

 - - - - 364.606 0.3 1.5

Food at home

 326.528 0.2 0.0 -0.1 324.113 0.2 1.8

Cereals and bakery products

 350.220 2.6 2.4 2.3 342.925 -1.0 -1.1

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs

 356.832 -1.5 -2.9 -1.3 361.098 0.6 1.5

Dairy and related products

 313.826 -2.1 1.3 -3.0 311.217 -2.3 -2.8

Fruits and vegetables

 417.908 -2.3 -0.2 -1.0 416.961 0.3 2.4

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials(1)

 209.961 0.8 -1.9 -0.2 215.545 2.6 6.0

Other food at home

 280.632 1.9 1.6 1.1 272.531 0.2 2.7

Food away from home

 - - - - 425.582 0.4 1.1

Alcoholic beverages

 - - - - 449.101 1.6 1.0

Housing

 - - - - 303.710 1.7 3.1

Shelter

 365.483 4.2 -0.3 -0.4 359.843 2.2 3.9

Rent of primary residence

 378.312 4.5 0.5 0.2 372.284 2.2 4.1

Owners' equiv. rent of residences(2)

 395.051 4.5 0.5 0.2 386.644 2.0 4.0

Owners' equiv. rent of primary residence(2)

 395.051 4.5 0.5 0.2 386.644 2.0 4.0

Furnishings and operations

 - - - - 146.131 -0.8 0.3

Apparel

 - - - - 163.843 5.5 4.3

Transportation

 - - - - 260.846 4.2 4.8

Private transportation

 - - - - 248.245 2.8 4.2

New and used motor vehicles(3)

 - - - - 108.631 -2.0 -1.8

New vehicles(1)

 - - - - 194.321 0.1 0.2

Used cars and trucks(1)

 - - - - 348.388 -4.1 -3.4

Motor fuel

 334.284 34.0 4.2 3.6 287.483 14.8 14.5

Gasoline (all types)

 333.942 33.8 4.2 3.6 287.241 15.3 14.3

Unleaded regular(4)

 333.895 34.2 4.3 3.6 286.492 15.4 14.3

Unleaded midgrade(4)(5)

 336.497 31.6 3.3 3.2 293.355 14.3 14.4

Unleaded premium(4)

 424.422 30.0 3.3 3.0 373.120 13.8 14.4

Medical care

 - - - - 646.683 0.1 1.7

Recreation(3)

 - - - - 166.893 7.0 9.2

Education and communication(3)

 - - - - 146.478 2.4 2.2

Tuition, other school fees, and childcare(6)

 - - - - 105.450 1.6 3.5

Other goods and services

 - - - - 474.665 -1.7 -1.5

Commodity and service group

Commodities

 - - - - 227.074 0.8 1.3

Commodities less food & beverages

 - - - - 165.713 1.0 1.1

Nondurables less food & beverages

 - - - - 237.039 4.4 4.3

Durables

 - - - - 111.017 -1.8 -1.5

Services

 - - - - 392.943 2.9 4.2

Special indexes

All items less medical care

 - - - - 299.765 2.3 3.3

All items less shelter

 - - - - 295.943 2.1 2.8

Energy

 302.602 13.4 1.9 1.1 273.685 5.6 5.7

All items less energy

 - - - - 324.570 1.9 3.0

All items less food and energy

 - - - - 318.686 2.2 3.3

Commodities less food

 - - - - 175.550 1.1 1.1

Nondurables

 - - - - 301.416 2.1 2.7

Nondurables less food

 - - - - 251.661 4.1 3.9

Services less rent of shelter(2)

 - - - - 447.830 4.1 5.2

Services less medical care serv

 - - - - 366.126 3.0 4.3

Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W)

All items

 - - - - 312.543 2.7 3.7

All items (1967=100)

 -       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.