The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn area advanced 2.7 percent for the two months ending in April 2026, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported today. Assistant Commissioner for Regional Operations Michael Hirniak noted that the index for all items less food and energy rose 1.5 percent over the two-month period. Energy prices increased 21.3 percent and food prices advanced 0.1 percent. (Data in this report are not seasonally adjusted. Accordingly, bi-monthly changes may reflect seasonal influences.)

The Detroit-Warren-Dearborn area all items CPI-U advanced 4.1 percent for the 12 months ending in April. The index for all items less food and energy increased 3.0 percent over the year. Energy prices rose 18.9 percent. Food prices increased 2.8 percent.

  

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Chart 1. Over-the-year percent change in CPI-U, Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI, April 2023–April 2026

Month	All items	All items less food and energy
Apr 2023	6.6	7.6
Jun 2023	4.7	7.8
Aug 2023	5.9	7.7
Oct 2023	3.4	5.6
Dec 2023	4.5	5.5
Feb 2024	2.8	3.3
Apr 2024	3.5	4.0
Jun 2024	3.4	3.8
Aug 2024	3.5	4.2
Oct 2024	3.3	3.9
Dec 2024	2.8	3.3
Feb 2025	3.3	4.2
Apr 2025	1.4	2.0
Jun 2025	1.3	1.7
Aug 2025	0.7	0.8
Oct 2025	-	-
Dec 2025	2.1	2.3
Feb 2026	2.3	2.4
Apr 2026	4.1	3.0
Note: The October 2025 data values are not available due to the 2025 lapse in appropriations.

Food prices advanced 0.1 percent for the two months ending in April. Prices for food at home (grocery store purchases) were unchanged, and prices for food away from home (restaurant, cafeteria, and vending purchases) increased 0.3 percent for the same period.

Food prices rose 2.8 percent over the year. Prices for food at home advanced 3.2 percent. Grocery food categories increasing over the year included meats, poultry, fish, and eggs (+7.3 percent), other food at home (+3.1 percent), and fruits and vegetables (+4.6 percent). The index for dairy and related products was down 9.4 percent over the year.

The energy index rose 21.3 percent for the two months ending in April. Gasoline prices increased 34.7 percent.

Energy prices rose 18.9 percent from April 2025 to April 2026. Over the year, the gasoline index rose 25.8 percent.

The index for all items less food and energy increased 1.5 percent during the two-month period. Among the index’s components, prices were higher for lodging away from home and owners’ equivalent rent of residences (+1.7 percent). In contrast, prices were lower for recreation (-3.3 percent) and apparel (-3.7 percent).

The index for all items less food and energy increased 3.0 percent over the year. Components contributing to the increase included lodging away from home and owners’ equivalent rent of residences (+3.0 percent). In contrast, prices were lower for recreation (-1.2 percent) and used cars and trucks (-2.1 percent).

The June 2026 Consumer Price Index for the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn area is scheduled to be released on July 14, 2026.

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 Detroit 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 Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Core Based Statistical Area includes Lapeer, Livingston, Macomb, Oakland, St. Clair, and Wayne Counties in Michigan.

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Table 1. Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI, CPI-U by expenditure category for April 2026, not seasonally adjusted (1982-84=100 unless otherwise noted)

Expenditure category	Indexes				Percent change from:
	Historical data	Feb. 2026	Mar. 2026	Apr. 2026	Apr. 2025	Feb. 2026	Mar. 2026
All items		300.640	-	308.624	4.1	2.7	-
All items (1967=100)		893.626	-	917.359	-	-	-
Food and beverages		298.588	-	299.140	2.5	0.2	-
Food		299.969	-	300.244	2.8	0.1	-
Food at home		283.812	285.608	283.682	3.2	0.0	-0.7
Cereals and bakery products		366.136	359.422	364.513	3.2	-0.4	1.4
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs		310.712	313.606	314.386	7.3	1.2	0.2
Dairy and related products		198.284	198.330	185.995	-9.4	-6.2	-6.2
Fruits and vegetables		279.547	281.910	281.649	4.6	0.8	-0.1
Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials(1)		287.729	295.867	288.330	5.1	0.2	-2.5
Other food at home		263.422	265.060	264.105	3.1	0.3	-0.4
Food away from home		327.255	-	328.234	-	0.3	-
Alcoholic beverages		276.567	-	280.387	-0.4	1.4	-
Housing		300.980	-	313.409	6.5	4.1	-
Shelter		349.993	353.867	364.870	6.3	4.3	3.1
Rent of primary residence		356.477	356.479	360.341	1.1	1.1	1.1
Owners' equiv. rent of residences(2)		342.099	342.972	348.065	3.0	1.7	1.5
Owners' equiv. rent of primary residence(2)		342.099	342.972	348.065	3.0	1.7	1.5
Household furnishings and operations		149.059	-	149.503	4.3	0.3	-
Apparel		117.777	-	113.459	-0.2	-3.7	-
Transportation		319.516	-	345.194	6.7	8.0	-
Private transportation		328.809	-	355.232	6.5	8.0	-
New and used motor vehicles(3)		143.593	-	143.537	-1.2	0.0	-
New vehicles(1)		262.129	-	262.787	0.7	0.3	-
Used cars and trucks(1)		371.754	-	376.567	-2.1	1.3	-
Motor fuel		260.996	323.161	352.067	26.1	34.9	8.9
Gasoline (all types)		260.013	321.452	350.240	25.8	34.7	9.0
Unleaded regular(4)		258.557	321.931	351.543	26.4	36.0	9.2
Unleaded midgrade(4)(5)		332.839	396.032	426.825	23.2	28.2	7.8
Unleaded premium(4)		302.259	351.506	375.674	21.2	24.3	6.9
Medical care		521.370	-	520.756	2.4	-0.1	-
Recreation(3)		129.948	-	125.667	-1.2	-3.3	-
Education and communication(3)		-	-	-	-	-	-
Tuition, other school fees, and childcare(1)		-	-	-	-	-	-
Other goods and services		560.179	-	577.526	3.8	3.1	-
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.
- Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

Table 2. Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI, CPI-U by special aggregate index for April 2026, not seasonally adjusted (1982-84=100 unless otherwise noted)

Special aggregate index	Indexes				Percent change from:
	Historical data	Feb. 2026	Mar. 2026	Apr. 2026	Apr. 2025	Feb. 2026	Mar. 2026
All items		300.640	-	308.624	4.1	2.7	-
Food		299.969	-	300.244	2.8	0.1	-
Energy		266.803	309.191	323.758	18.9	21.3	4.7
All items less food and energy		310.016	-	314.606	3.0	1.5	-
All items less energy		307.610	-	311.510	3.0	1.3	-
All items less medical care		291.906	-	300.435	4.3	2.9	-
All items less shelter		284.822	-	290.293	3.1	1.9	-
Commodities		215.311	-	221.837	4.2	3.0	-
Commodities less food		177.537	-	186.136	4.8	4.8	-
Commodities less food & beverages		173.843	-	182.568	5.1	5.0	-
Durables		134.924	-	135.574	-0.4	0.5	-
Nondurables		250.552	-	260.390	5.8	3.9	-
Nondurables less food		207.966	-	224.612	8.5	8.0	-
Nondurables less food & beverages		203.279	-	220.768	9.3	8.6	-
Services		386.957	-	396.368	4.0	2.4	-
Services less rent of shelter(1)		442.633	-	445.220	1.8	0.6	-
Services less medical care services		377.914	-	388.514	4.2	2.8	-
Footnotes (1) Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.
- Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.