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Bureau of Labor Statistics > Geographic Information > Midwest > News Release
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25-1367-CHI
Thursday, September 11, 2025

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Consumer Price Index, Detroit-Warren-Dearborn area – August 2025

Area prices were up 0.2 percent over the past two months, up 0.7 percent from a year ago

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn area increased 0.2 percent for the two months ending in August 2025, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Acting Regional Commissioner Julie Wilson noted that the index for all items less food and energy increased 0.2 percent over the two-month period. The energy index rose 0.3 percent from June to August and the index for food was up 0.6 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 increased 0.7 percent for the 12 months ending in August. The index for all items less food and energy advanced 0.8 percent over the year. The food index rose 2.6 percent, and the energy index was down 3.0 percent compared to August 2024.

  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 August 2022 through August 2025. An accessible version is available in View Chart Data link below the chart.
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Food

Food prices rose 0.6 percent for the two months ending in August. Prices for food at home (grocery store purchases) rose 0.9 percent.

Food prices rose 2.6 percent over the year. Prices for food at home advanced 2.3 percent. Grocery food categories increasing over the year included fruits and vegetables (+9.4 percent) and meats, poultry, fish, and eggs (+6.2 percent). The index for dairy and related products was down 6.0 percent over the year.

Energy

The energy index rose 0.3 percent for the two months ending in August. Gasoline prices were up 1.0 percent over the past two months.

Energy prices fell 3.0 percent over the year. Gasoline prices were down 8.3 percent compared to August 2024.

All items less food and energy

The index for all items less food and energy rose 0.2 percent during the two-month period. Among the index’s components, prices were higher for shelter (+0.8 percent), apparel (+3.6 percent), and medical care (+0.7 percent). In contrast, prices were lower for communication.

The index for all items less food and energy advanced 0.8 percent over the year. Components contributing to the increase included owners’ equivalent rent of residences (+2.0 percent), medical care (+3.7 percent), and new and used motor vehicles (+3.0 percent). In contrast, prices were lower for lodging away from home.

The October 2025 Consumer Price Index for the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn area is scheduled to be released on November 13, 2025.


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.

Percent changes for all-items data previously found in Table A of this release can be accessed in Chart 1 for this release and its attendant data table. A full all-items data series history for the original index value and for 1-month, 2-month, 3-month, 6-month, and 12-month percent changes can be accessed via BLS data query tools. A direct link to the all-items series is provided in Table 1 of this release under historical data.

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.

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. Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI, CPI-U by expenditure category for August 2025, not seasonally adjusted (1982-84=100 unless otherwise noted)
Expenditure category

 Indexes Percent change from:
Historical
data		 Jun.
2025		 Jul.
2025		 Aug.
2025		 Aug.
2024		 Jun.
2025		 Jul.
2025

All items

 298.928 - 299.658 0.7 0.2 -

All items (1967=100)

 888.538 - 890.708 - - -

Food and beverages

 292.685 - 294.201 2.6 0.5 -

Food

 293.193 - 295.073 2.6 0.6 -

Food at home

 275.024 275.200 277.447 2.3 0.9 0.8

Cereals and bakery products

 344.812 345.778 339.703 0.2 -1.5 -1.8

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs

 295.393 298.750 301.230 6.2 2.0 0.8

Dairy and related products

 199.941 199.807 196.732 -6.0 -1.6 -1.5

Fruits and vegetables

 271.524 278.775 289.468 9.4 6.6 3.8

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials(1)

 276.115 268.665 268.420 1.3 -2.8 -0.1

Other food at home

 259.216 256.531 260.294 0.3 0.4 1.5

Food away from home

 - - 325.000 3.0 - -

Alcoholic beverages

 281.728 - 278.653 2.7 -1.1 -

Housing

 297.739 - 299.851 0.0 0.7 -

Shelter

 345.451 348.863 348.064 -1.0 0.8 -0.2

Rent of primary residence

 355.589 357.073 356.809 2.8 0.3 -0.1

Owners' equiv. rent of residences(2)

 339.147 341.281 339.705 2.0 0.2 -0.5

Owners' equiv. rent of primary residence(2)

 339.147 341.281 339.705 2.0 0.2 -0.5

Household furnishings and operations

 147.308 - 148.509 3.7 0.8 -

Apparel

 112.082 - 116.158 6.4 3.6 -

Transportation

 326.187 - 321.400 -1.6 -1.5 -

Private transportation

 337.153 - 332.177 -1.7 -1.5 -

New and used motor vehicles(3)

 146.553 - 147.307 3.0 0.5 -

New vehicles(1)

 260.850 - 260.654 1.0 -0.1 -

Used cars and trucks(1)

 392.457 - 397.730 5.9 1.3 -

Motor fuel

 286.060 286.966 289.018 -8.3 1.0 0.7

Gasoline (all types)

 285.229 286.044 288.129 -8.3 1.0 0.7

Unleaded regular(4)

 284.918 285.573 287.761 -8.7 1.0 0.8

Unleaded midgrade(4)(5)

 356.123 358.542 360.477 -7.0 1.2 0.5

Unleaded premium(4)

 318.915 321.333 322.639 -5.4 1.2 0.4

Medical care

 510.388 - 514.187 3.7 0.7 -

Recreation(3)

 129.140 - 130.431 2.1 1.0 -

Education and communication(3)

 164.642 - 162.507 0.0 -1.3 -

Tuition, other school fees, and childcare(1)

 - - - - - -

Other goods and services

 563.257 - 562.338 1.4 -0.2 -

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.

- 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 August 2025, not seasonally adjusted (1982-84=100 unless otherwise noted)
Special aggregate index

 Indexes Percent change from:
Historical
data		 Jun.
2025		 Jul.
2025		 Aug.
2025		 Aug.
2024		 Jun.
2025		 Jul.
2025

All items

 298.928 - 299.658 0.7 0.2 -

Food

 293.193 - 295.073 2.6 0.6 -

Energy

 280.557 278.840 281.453 -3.0 0.3 0.9

All items less food and energy

 307.588 - 308.096 0.8 0.2 -

All items less energy

 304.495 - 305.220 1.0 0.2 -

All items less medical care

 290.648 - 291.233 0.4 0.2 -

All items less shelter

 284.252 - 284.141 1.5 0.0 -

Commodities

 214.810 - 216.630 1.3 0.8 -

Commodities less food

 179.807 - 181.589 0.6 1.0 -

Commodities less food & beverages

 176.014 - 177.965 0.5 1.1 -

Durables

 138.025 - 139.224 3.5 0.9 -

Nondurables

 247.725 - 249.806 0.6 0.8 -

Nondurables less food

 209.176 - 211.442 -1.2 1.1 -

Nondurables less food & beverages

 204.262 - 206.936 -1.4 1.3 -

Services

 384.192 - 383.912 0.4 -0.1 -

Services less rent of shelter(1)

 441.821 - 437.400 1.7 -1.0 -

Services less medical care services

 376.150 - 375.607 -0.1 -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.

 

Last Modified Date: Thursday, September 11, 2025