The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington area fell 0.6 percent for the two months ending in July 2026, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported today. Assistant Commissioner for Regional Operations Michael Hirniak noted that a 0.7 percent decrease in the index for all items less food and energy accounted for over 80 percent of the two-month decline. The energy index fell 2.1 percent, while the food index advanced 0.2 percent. (Data in this report are not seasonally adjusted. Accordingly, month-to-month changes may reflect seasonal influences.)

The Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington area all items CPI-U increased 3.2 percent for the 12 months ending in July. The index for all items less food and energy rose 3.0 percent over the year, and the energy index advanced 11.4 percent. The food index increased 1.5 percent.

  

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Chart 1. Over-the-year percent change in CPI-U, Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI, July 2023–July 2026

Month	All items	All items less food and energy
Jul 2023	1.0	2.4
Sep 2023	2.2	3.2
Nov 2023	2.8	3.7
Jan 2024	2.6	3.5
Mar 2024	2.7	3.2
May 2024	2.6	3.0
Jul 2024	3.5	3.8
Sep 2024	1.9	2.4
Nov 2024	1.7	1.9
Jan 2025	3.0	2.9
Mar 2025	2.2	2.2
May 2025	2.4	2.5
Jul 2025	1.8	2.0
Sep 2025	2.6	2.8
Nov 2025	2.5	2.5
Jan 2026	1.8	2.2
Mar 2026	2.8	3.1
May 2026	4.7	4.4
Jul 2026	3.2	3.0

The index for food advanced 0.2 percent for the two months ending in July, led by a 1.1-percent rise in  the food away from home index (restaurant, cafeteria, and vending purchases). The food at home index (grocery store purchases) declined 0.5 percent, with lower prices seen in 5 of the 6 major grocery store food groups.

The food index rose 1.5 percent over the year. The food away from home index was up 1.9 percent, while the food at home index advanced 1.2 percent. Grocery food categories increasing over the year included other food at home (+1.6 percent) and fruits and vegetables (+2.1 percent). The index for cereals and bakery products was down 3.6 percent over the year.

The energy index fell 2.1 percent for the two months ending in July. Gasoline prices declined 8.9 percent.

From July 2025 to July 2026, the energy index advanced 11.4 percent. The gasoline index rose 28.2 percent over the year.

The index for all items less food and energy fell 0.7 percent during the two-month period. Among the index’s components, prices were lower for recreation (-8.9 percent), medical care (-4.1 percent), and apparel (-5.5 percent). In contrast, prices were higher for shelter (+1.0 percent), used cars and trucks (+2.4 percent), and motor vehicle maintenance and repair.

The index for all items less food and energy advanced 3.0 percent over the year. Components contributing to the increase included owners’ equivalent rent of residences (+4.8 percent), public transportation, rent of primary residence (+4.3 percent), and recreation (+4.3 percent). In contrast, the medical care commodities index and the household furnishings and operations index (-1.8 percent) saw declines.

The September 2026 Consumer Price Index for the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington area is scheduled to be released on Wednesday, October 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 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.

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Table 1. Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI, CPI-U by expenditure category for July 2026, not seasonally adjusted (1982-84=100 unless otherwise noted)

Expenditure category	Indexes				Percent change from:
	Historical data	May 2026	Jun. 2026	Jul. 2026	Jul. 2025	May 2026	Jun. 2026
All items		319.899	-	317.850	3.2	-0.6	-
All items (1967=100)		1,005.290	-	998.853	-	-	-
Food and beverages		377.832	-	378.285	1.5	0.1	-
Food		367.258	-	367.957	1.5	0.2	-
Food at home		328.542	326.379	326.821	1.2	-0.5	0.1
Cereals and bakery products		347.073	342.064	342.208	-3.6	-1.4	0.0
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs		365.784	367.619	361.381	1.7	-1.2	-1.7
Dairy and related products		316.728	309.917	323.601	2.3	2.2	4.4
Fruits and vegetables		427.723	418.938	422.031	2.1	-1.3	0.7
Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials(1)		211.238	214.025	210.386	2.0	-0.4	-1.7
Other food at home		277.900	276.243	277.676	1.6	-0.1	0.5
Food away from home		425.160	-	429.951	1.9	1.1	-
Alcoholic beverages		450.483	-	447.598	1.3	-0.6	-
Housing		305.727	-	309.384	3.7	1.2	-
Shelter		363.035	366.417	366.840	5.0	1.0	0.1
Rent of primary residence		374.525	376.512	377.678	4.3	0.8	0.3
Owners' equiv. rent of residences(2)		390.766	393.006	394.215	4.8	0.9	0.3
Owners' equiv. rent of primary residence(2)		390.766	393.006	394.215	4.8	0.9	0.3
Household furnishings and operations		144.185	-	145.271	-1.8	0.8	-
Apparel		165.378	-	156.225	3.3	-5.5	-
Transportation		271.034	-	269.759	7.7	-0.5	-
Private transportation		258.876	-	256.844	6.5	-0.8	-
New and used motor vehicles(3)		109.246	-	110.466	-1.0	1.1	-
New vehicles(1)		194.706	-	195.160	0.6	0.2	-
Used cars and trucks(1)		351.194	-	359.519	-2.1	2.4	-
Motor fuel		354.317	320.753	322.597	28.3	-9.0	0.6
Gasoline (all types)		354.090	320.419	322.483	28.2	-8.9	0.6
Unleaded regular(4)		354.642	320.022	322.221	28.5	-9.1	0.7
Unleaded midgrade(4)(5)		354.304	325.820	326.166	26.4	-7.9	0.1
Unleaded premium(4)		443.401	410.973	412.244	25.4	-7.0	0.3
Medical care		644.553	-	618.146	-3.1	-4.1	-
Recreation(3)		179.543	-	163.554	4.3	-8.9	-
Education and communication(3)		147.327	-	148.332	3.7	0.7	-
Tuition, other school fees, and childcare(6)		105.704	-	106.617	4.3	0.9	-
Other goods and services		493.479	-	478.326	-1.4	-3.1	-
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) Indexes on a December 2024=100 base.
- Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

Table 2. Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI, CPI-U by special aggregate index for July 2026, not seasonally adjusted (1982-84=100 unless otherwise noted)

Special aggregate index	Indexes				Percent change from:
	Historical data	May 2026	Jun. 2026	Jul. 2026	Jul. 2025	May 2026	Jun. 2026
All items		319.899	-	317.850	3.2	-0.6	-
Food		367.258	-	367.957	1.5	0.2	-
Energy		305.741	297.096	299.357	11.4	-2.1	0.8
All items less food and energy		322.129	-	319.958	3.0	-0.7	-
All items less energy		327.917	-	326.099	2.8	-0.6	-
All items less medical care		305.014	-	304.013	3.8	-0.3	-
All items less shelter		301.778	-	296.946	2.4	-1.6	-
Commodities		230.969	-	227.296	1.2	-1.6	-
Commodities less food		179.481	-	174.958	1.0	-2.5	-
Commodities less food & beverages		169.590	-	165.154	1.0	-2.6	-
Durables		110.604	-	112.045	-1.5	1.3	-
Nondurables		309.727	-	300.463	2.4	-3.0	-
Nondurables less food		264.123	-	247.507	3.5	-6.3	-
Nondurables less food & beverages		250.012	-	232.776	3.8	-6.9	-
Services		398.798	-	398.570	4.5	-0.1	-
Services less rent of shelter(1)		458.245	-	450.921	4.5	-1.6	-
Services less medical care services		372.388	-	372.598	4.9	0.1	-
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.