The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn area increased 0.8 percent for the two months ending in October 2026, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported today. Assistant Commissioner for Regional Operations Michael Hirniak noted that the energy index advanced 4.5 percent, followed by the food index, which rose 2.6 percent. The all items less food and energy index increased 0.1 percent over the two-month period. (Data in this report are not seasonally adjusted. Accordingly, month-to-month changes may reflect the impact of seasonal influences.)

Food

Food prices rose 2.6 percent for the two months ending in October. A 4.2-percent advance in the food away from home index (restaurant, cafeteria, and vending purchases) led these increases. The food at home index (grocery store purchases) was up 1.4 percent for the same period, with higher prices seen in 4 of the 6 major grocery store food groups.

Energy

The energy index advanced 4.5 percent for the two months ending in October. Gasoline prices increased 9.1 percent.

All items less food and energy

The index for all items less food and energy increased 0.1 percent during the two-month period. Among the index’s components, prices were higher for owners’ equivalent rent of residences (+0.9 percent), medical care (+2.1 percent) and rent of primary residence (+1.5 percent). In contrast, prices were lower for recreation (-2.1 percent), apparel (-3.7 percent), and used cars and trucks (-2.4 percent).

The Consumer Price Index for November 2026 is scheduled to be released on Thursday, December 10, 2026, at 7:30 a.m. (CT).
The December 2026 Consumer Price Index for the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI area is scheduled to be released on January 13, 2027.

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 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 October 2026, not seasonally adjusted (1982-84=100 unless otherwise noted)

Expenditure category	Indexes				Percent change from:
	Historical data	Aug. 2026	Sep. 2026	Oct. 2026	Oct. 2025	Aug. 2026	Sep. 2026
All items		310.817	-	313.363	-	0.8	-
All items (1967=100)		923.877	-	931.444	-	-	-
Food and beverages		313.455	-	321.063	-	2.4	-
Food		316.563	-	324.723	-	2.6	-
Food at home		288.087	290.402	292.165	-	1.4	0.6
Cereals and bakery products		365.649	375.983	371.583	-	1.6	-1.2
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs		313.932	311.967	313.459	-	-0.2	0.5
Dairy and related products		201.987	200.300	196.416	-	-2.8	-1.9
Fruits and vegetables		306.975	314.798	318.135	-	3.6	1.1
Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials(1)		285.290	290.122	299.773	-	5.1	3.3
Other food at home		261.122	262.221	264.655	-	1.4	0.9
Food away from home		365.308	-	380.574	-	4.2	-
Alcoholic beverages		270.762	-	271.694	-	0.3	-
Housing		309.546	-	309.691	-	0.0	-
Shelter		359.048	361.251	359.824	-	0.2	-0.4
Rent of primary residence		366.644	370.573	372.204	-	1.5	0.4
Owners' equiv. rent of residences(2)		351.175	353.315	354.358	-	0.9	0.3
Owners' equiv. rent of primary residence(2)		351.175	353.315	354.358	-	0.9	0.3
Household furnishings and operations		145.897	-	146.365	-	0.3	-
Apparel		116.733	-	112.380	-	-3.7	-
Transportation		350.789	-	361.076	-	2.9	-
Private transportation		361.904	-	372.386	-	2.9	-
New and used motor vehicles(3)		145.537	-	144.323	-	-0.8	-
New vehicles(1)		264.379	-	265.642	1.6	0.5	-
Used cars and trucks(1)		387.301	-	377.834	-4.2	-2.4	-
Motor fuel		373.386	396.854	408.286	-	9.3	2.9
Gasoline (all types)		371.186	394.098	404.983	52.8	9.1	2.8
Unleaded regular(4)		372.252	395.943	406.836	54.2	9.3	2.8
Unleaded midgrade(4)(5)		455.205	477.322	493.570	45.7	8.4	3.4
Unleaded premium(4)		400.975	419.291	431.007	40.6	7.5	2.8
Medical care		506.411	-	517.234	-	2.1	-
Recreation(3)		129.088	-	126.419	-	-2.1	-
Education and communication(3)		-	-	-	-	-	-
Tuition, other school fees, and childcare(1)		-	-	-	-	-	-
Other goods and services		587.885	-	595.078	-	1.2	-
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.
Note: Dashes (-) indicate data not available. Note: October 2026 12-month percent change values are not available due to the 2025 lapse in appropriations. 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 October 2026, not seasonally adjusted (1982-84=100 unless otherwise noted)

Special aggregate index	Indexes				Percent change from:
	Historical data	Aug. 2026	Sep. 2026	Oct. 2026	Oct. 2025	Aug. 2026	Sep. 2026
All items		310.817	-	313.363	-	0.8	-
Food		316.563	-	324.723	-	2.6	-
Energy		338.729	350.388	353.842	-	4.5	1.0
All items less food and energy		312.903	-	313.170	-	0.1	-
All items less energy		312.638	-	314.143	-	0.5	-
All items less medical care		303.538	-	305.666	-	0.7	-
All items less shelter		295.512	-	298.744	-	1.1	-
Commodities		228.626	-	231.365	-	1.2	-
Commodities less food		189.231	-	189.904	-	0.4	-
Commodities less food & beverages		186.057	-	186.720	-	0.4	-
Durables		135.493	-	130.284	-	-3.8	-
Nondurables		271.117	-	278.821	-	2.8	-
Nondurables less food		230.954	-	238.131	-	3.1	-
Nondurables less food & beverages		228.168	-	235.757	-	3.3	-
Services		393.603	-	395.899	-	0.6	-
Services less rent of shelter(1)		446.083	-	450.341	-	1.0	-
Services less medical care services		386.855	-	388.482	-	0.4	-
Footnotes (1) Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.
Note: Dashes (-) indicate data not available. Note: October 2026 12-month percent change values are not available due to the 2025 lapse in appropriations. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.