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Bureau of Labor Statistics > Geographic Information > Midwest > News Release
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Tuesday, May 12, 2026

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Consumer Price Index, Detroit-Warren-Dearborn area – April 2026

Area prices were up 2.7 percent over the past two months, up 4.1 percent from a year ago

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.

  Line chart of over-the-year percent changes in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI, CPI-U all items and all items less food and energy, from April 2023 through April 2026. An accessible version is available in View Chart Data link below the chart.
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Food

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.

Energy

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.

All items less food and energy

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.

Rebasing of Selected Consumer Price Index Series

Effective with this release, several CPI series were rebased to December 2024 = 100. When new base years are introduced, BLS recalculates each index back to the beginning of that series to ensure continuity. A complete list of indexes that were rebased is available at www.bls.gov/cpi/additional-resources/rebased-series.htm.


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.

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

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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.

 

Last Modified Date: Tuesday, May 12, 2026