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Dec
18
Consumer Price Index, Chicago-Naperville-Elgin area — November 2025

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for Chicago-Naperville-Elgin increased 2.5 percent over the year.

Dec
18
Consumer Price Index, Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington area – November 2025

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington area declined 0.7 percent for the two months ending in November 2025.

Dec
18
Consumer Price Index, Midwest region — November 2025

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the Midwest region increased 3.0 percent for the 12 months ending in November.

Dec
17
Changing Compensation Costs in the Chicago Metropolitan Area — September 2025

Total compensation costs for private industry workers increased 4.0 percent in the Chicago-Naperville, IL-IN-WI Combined Statistical Area (CSA) for the year ending in September 2025.

Dec
17
Changing Compensation Costs in the Detroit Metropolitan Area — September 2025

Total compensation costs for private industry workers increased 2.1 percent in the Detroit-Warren-Ann Arbor, MI Combined Statistical Area (CSA) for the year ending in September 2025.

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