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24-2528-CHI
Wednesday, December 11, 2024

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Consumer Price Index, Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington area – November 2024

Area prices were down 0.6 percent over the past two months, up 1.7 percent from a year ago

Prices in the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington area, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), declined 0.6 percent for the two months ending in November 2024, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table A.) Regional Commissioner Jason Palmer noted that the energy index declined 8.8 percent, and the food index rose 0.2 percent from September to November. The all items less food and energy index decreased 0.1 percent over the past two months. Within the all items less food and energy category, price declines were noted for apparel and education and communication, while the indexes for shelter and recreation rose. (Data in this report are not seasonally adjusted. Accordingly, bi-monthly changes may reflect seasonal influences.)

Over the last 12 months, the CPI-U advanced 1.7 percent. (See chart 1 and table A.) The index for all items less food and energy rose 1.9 percent over the year. Food prices increased 2.5 percent. Energy prices declined 2.9 percent, largely the result of a decrease in the price of gasoline. (See table 1.)


Food

Food prices advanced 0.2 percent for the two months ending in November. (See table 1.) Prices for food at home (groceries) were unchanged, and prices for food away from home (restaurant, cafeteria, and vending purchases) rose 0.4 percent for the same period.

Over the year, food prices advanced 2.5 percent. Prices for food at home increased 1.2 percent since a year ago. Five of the six major grocery store food group indexes were higher over the year. The index for nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials rose 4.7 percent; the meats, poultry, fish, and eggs index was up 3.4 percent; and the index for cereals and bakery products rose 3.2 percent. The index for fruits and vegetables was down 2.6 percent. Prices for food away from home rose 4.5 percent over the year.

Energy

The energy index decreased 8.8 percent for the two months ending in November. The decrease was mainly due to lower prices for electricity (-15.5 percent). Prices for gasoline declined 4.1 percent, and prices for utility (piped) gas service decreased 8.6 percent.

Energy prices declined 2.9 percent over the year, largely due to lower prices for gasoline (-8.2 percent). Prices paid for utility (piped) gas service rose 11.4 percent, while prices for electricity decreased 1.0 percent during the past year.

All items less food and energy

The index for all items less food and energy declined 0.1 percent in the latest two-month period. Lower prices for apparel (-6.8 percent) and education and communication (-1.9 percent) were partially offset by higher prices for shelter (+0.5 percent) and recreation (+2.1 percent).

Over the year, the index for all items less food and energy rose 1.9 percent. Components contributing to the increase included shelter (+3.7 percent) and medical care services. Partly offsetting the increases were declines in the indexes for new and used motor vehicles (-4.9 percent) and medical care commodities.

Table A. Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI, CPI-U 2-month and 12-month percent changes, all items index, not seasonally adjusted
Month20202021202220232024
2-month12-month2-month12-month2-month12-month2-month12-month2-month12-month

January

0.63.00.41.60.77.20.55.10.22.6

March

-0.31.21.13.02.18.20.43.40.62.7

May

-0.10.01.44.61.98.70.41.80.32.6

July

-0.1-0.31.76.51.28.20.41.01.33.5

September

2.11.91.15.40.47.41.52.20.01.9

November

-0.41.71.06.9-1.05.3-0.42.8-0.61.7

The January 2025 Consumer Price Index for the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington area is scheduled to be released on Wednesday, February 12, 2025.

Notice Regarding Ceasing Publication of Utility Indexes

With the publication of January 2025 data in February 2025, several indexes and average price series will be discontinued.

The following CPI indexes will continue to be published at the national level, but will be discontinued for all metropolitan areas, census divisions, and regional size classes:

  • Electricity
  • Utility (piped) gas (often referred to as natural gas)
  • Energy services
  • Fuels and utilities
  • Household energy

The following CPI average price series will continue to be published at the national level, but will be discontinued for all metropolitan areas, census divisions, and regional size classes:

  • Electricity per KWH
  • Utility (piped) gas per therm

Technical Note

The Consumer Price Index (CPI) is a measure of the average change in prices over time in a fixed market basket of goods and services. The Consumer Price Index for Minneapolis is published bi-monthly. The set of components and sub-aggregates published for regional and metropolitan indexes is more limited than at the U.S. city average level; these indexes are byproducts of the national CPI program. Each local index has a much smaller sample size than the national or regional indexes and is, therefore, subject to substantially more sampling and other measurement error. As a result, local-area indexes are more volatile than the national or regional indexes. In addition, local indexes are not adjusted for seasonal influences. NOTE: Area indexes do not measure differences in the level of prices between cities; they only measure the average change in prices for each area since the base period.

The Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Core Based Statistical Area includes Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, Le Sueur, Mille Lacs, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Washington, and Wright Counties in Minnesota and Pierce and St. Croix Counties in Wisconsin.

Refer to the national CPI news release technical note or the Handbook of Methods for more information.

Information in this release will be made available to individuals with sensory impairments upon request. Voice phone: (202) 691-5200; Telecommunications Relay Service: 7-1-1.

Table 1. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Indexes and percent changes for selected periods
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI (1982-84=100 unless otherwise noted)
Item and Group

IndexesPercent change from-
Sep.
2024
Oct.
2024
Nov.
2024
Nov.
2023
Sep.
2024
Oct.
2024

Expenditure category

All items

302.414-300.5311.7-0.6-

All items (1967=100)

950.346-944.428---

Food and beverages

364.639-365.3312.40.2-

Food

353.652-354.2952.50.2-

Food at home

312.028311.919312.0651.20.00.0

Cereals and bakery products

347.899341.043345.4353.2-0.71.3

Meats, poultry, fish and eggs

350.342349.136350.6033.40.10.4

Dairy and related products

320.322315.532308.3240.1-3.7-2.3

Fruits and vegetables

396.158400.927389.534-2.6-1.7-2.8

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials(1)

193.386193.916200.6584.73.83.5

Other food at home

258.604259.741260.6030.40.80.3

Food away from home

416.343-418.1584.50.4-

Alcoholic beverages

445.510-446.6961.50.3-

Housing

293.491-291.2823.3-0.8-

Shelter

343.944345.104345.5173.70.50.1

Rent of primary residence(2)

352.489354.588353.9313.50.4-0.2

Owners' equiv. rent of residences(2)(3)

365.031366.927367.4233.70.70.1

Owners' equiv. rent of primary residence(2)(3)

365.031366.927367.4233.70.70.1

Fuels and utilities

299.706-271.9793.6-9.3-

Household energy

265.855251.481231.5352.5-12.9-7.9

Energy services(2)

270.309255.152234.4072.7-13.3-8.1

Electricity(2)

345.692309.314292.128-1.0-15.5-5.6

Utility (piped) gas service(2)

190.129199.102173.71411.4-8.6-12.8

Household furnishings and operations

142.927-140.4150.5-1.8-

Apparel

156.786-146.047-0.9-6.8-

Transportation

249.728-246.821-1.7-1.2-

Private transportation

240.250-235.775-1.6-1.9-

New and used motor vehicles(4)

110.098-109.831-4.9-0.2-

New vehicles(1)

193.100-193.294-0.70.1-

Used cars and trucks(1)

352.309-355.059-3.70.8-

Motor fuel

255.502256.308244.938-8.3-4.1-4.4

Gasoline (all types)

255.731256.565245.120-8.2-4.1-4.5

Gasoline, unleaded regular(5)

254.856255.719243.990-8.6-4.3-4.6

Gasoline, unleaded midgrade(5)(6)

262.732262.981252.891-6.9-3.7-3.8

Gasoline, unleaded premium(5)

334.296335.074323.799-4.9-3.1-3.4

Medical care

625.624-629.6950.50.7-

Recreation(4)

140.696-143.6451.02.1-

Education and communication(4)

143.934-141.198-0.5-1.9-

Tuition, other school fees, and childcare(1)

1,273.781-1,270.7502.0-0.2-

Other goods and services

495.020-492.1441.3-0.6-

Commodity and service group

All items

302.414-300.5311.7-0.6-

Commodities

222.558-219.828-0.6-1.2-

Commodities less food and beverages

163.700-159.944-2.8-2.3-

Nondurables less food and beverages

226.318-220.476-3.0-2.6-

Durables

112.840-110.691-2.6-1.9-

Services

372.976-371.7692.9-0.3-

Special aggregate indexes

All items less medical care

287.629-285.5081.8-0.7-

All items less shelter

284.920-281.4390.6-1.2-

Commodities less food

173.403-169.718-2.5-2.1-

Nondurables

290.732-287.7960.0-1.0-

Nondurables less food

241.186-235.711-2.6-2.3-

Services less rent of shelter(3)

419.672-414.6511.9-1.2-

Services less medical care services

347.777-346.1292.9-0.5-

Energy

265.821258.538242.376-2.9-8.8-6.3

All items less energy

311.257-310.9612.0-0.1-

All items less food and energy

305.052-304.6281.9-0.1-

Footnotes
(1) Index on an April 1978=100 base.
(2) This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means estimator.
(3) Index on a December 1982=100 base.
(4) Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
(5) Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.
(6) Index on a December 1993=100 base.

- Data not available.
Note: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. Data not seasonally adjusted.

 

Last Modified Date: Wednesday, December 11, 2024