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25-1154-CHI
Tuesday, July 15, 2025

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Consumer Price Index, Chicago-Naperville-Elgin area — June 2025

Area prices were up 0.3 percent over the past month, up 3.5 percent from a year ago

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin area advanced 0.3 percent in June, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Acting Regional Commissioner Julie Wilson noted that the energy index increased 1.8 percent and the index for food fell 0.4 percent. The all items less food and energy index increased 0.3 percent in June.  (Data in this report are not seasonally adjusted. Accordingly, month-to-month changes may reflect seasonal influences.)

The Chicago-Naperville-Elgin area all items CPI-U advanced 3.5 percent for the 12 months ending in June. The index for all items less food and energy advanced 3.8 percent over the year. Food prices rose 2.8 percent. Energy prices increased 2.9 percent.


Food

Food prices declined 0.4 percent for the month of June. Prices for food at home (grocery store purchases) decreased 0.5 percent, and prices for food away from home (restaurant, cafeteria, and vending purchases) decreased 0.3 percent for the same period.

Food prices rose 2.8 percent over the year. Prices for food at home advanced 2.2 percent, and prices for food away from home rose 3.7 percent. Grocery food categories increasing over the year included meats, poultry, fish, and eggs (+5.1 percent) and other food at home (+2.5 percent). The fruits and vegetables index was down 3.8 percent compared to a year ago.

Energy

The energy index advanced 1.8 percent over the month. Gasoline prices were up 1.9 percent in June.

Energy prices rose 2.9 percent over the year. Gasoline prices were down 12.0 percent compared to June 2024.

All items less food and energy

The index for all items less food and energy increased 0.3 percent in June. Among the index’s components, prices were higher for household furnishings and operations (+3.2 percent) and shelter (+0.2 percent). In contrast, prices were lower for public transportation and other goods and services (-0.5 percent).

The index for all items less food and energy advanced 3.8 percent over the year. Components contributing to the increase included shelter (+4.6 percent) and recreation (+5.3 percent). Within the shelter category, the index for owners’ equivalent rent of residences was up 4.8 percent.

The July 2025 Consumer Price Index for the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin area is scheduled to be released on Tuesday, August 12, 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 Chicago is published 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 Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI Core Based Statistical Area includes Cook, DeKalb, DuPage, Grundy, Kane, Kendall, Lake, McHenry, and Will Counties in Illinois; Jasper, Lake, Newton, and Porter Counties in Indiana; and Kenosha County in Wisconsin.

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. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI, CPI-U by expenditure category for June 2025, not seasonally adjusted (1982-84=100 unless otherwise noted)
Expenditure category

Indexes Percent change from:
Historical
data
Apr.
2025
May
2025
Jun.
2025
Jun.
2024
Apr.
2025
May
2025

All items

299.983 301.650 302.442 3.5 0.8 0.3

All items (1967=100)

896.223 901.205 903.572 - - -

Food and beverages

328.923 330.660 329.434 2.6 0.2 -0.4

Food

329.237 331.397 330.023 2.8 0.2 -0.4

Food at home

303.030 305.179 303.762 2.2 0.2 -0.5

Cereals and bakery products

342.461 339.757 337.141 -0.9 -1.6 -0.8

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs

331.775 339.896 327.848 5.1 -1.2 -3.5

Dairy and related products

265.558 265.969 268.995 3.8 1.3 1.1

Fruits and vegetables

348.238 347.772 343.720 -3.8 -1.3 -1.2

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials(1)

273.607 277.362 276.765 7.2 1.2 -0.2

Other food at home

249.631 251.198 255.318 2.5 2.3 1.6

Food away from home

358.222 360.262 359.060 3.7 0.2 -0.3

Alcoholic beverages

323.808 317.406 319.043 0.2 -1.5 0.5

Housing

324.051 326.380 328.471 5.6 1.4 0.6

Shelter

412.531 415.622 416.433 4.6 0.9 0.2

Rent of primary residence

441.395 442.452 444.439 5.0 0.7 0.4

Owners' equiv. rent of residences(2)

429.390 430.094 429.951 4.8 0.1 0.0

Owners' equiv. rent of primary residence(2)

429.390 430.094 429.951 4.8 0.1 0.0

Household furnishings and operations

104.519 103.976 107.307 4.0 2.7 3.2

Apparel

91.656 91.280 91.869 4.8 0.2 0.6

Transportation

244.296 246.212 246.303 -1.6 0.8 0.0

Private transportation

247.256 248.721 250.113 -1.8 1.2 0.6

New and used motor vehicles(3)

117.903 117.984 117.816 -0.3 -0.1 -0.1

New vehicles(1)

215.140 215.159 214.767 0.0 -0.2 -0.2

Used cars and trucks(1)

356.492 358.758 363.880 2.8 2.1 1.4

Motor fuel

303.644 302.292 308.044 -11.8 1.4 1.9

Gasoline (all types)

301.934 300.633 306.319 -12.0 1.5 1.9

Gasoline, unleaded regular(4)

290.267 288.883 294.473 -12.4 1.4 1.9

Gasoline, unleaded midgrade(4)(5)

343.378 342.645 348.868 -9.7 1.6 1.8

Gasoline, unleaded premium(4)

338.591 338.481 343.560 -8.4 1.5 1.5

Medical care

573.099 572.846 573.187 3.3 0.0 0.1

Recreation(3)

139.192 139.517 139.798 5.3 0.4 0.2

Education and communication(3)

143.049 143.830 144.332 0.6 0.9 0.3

Tuition, other school fees, and childcare(1)

1,328.560 1,328.560 1,328.560 2.1 0.0 0.0

Other goods and services

529.813 534.958 532.300 4.4 0.5 -0.5

Footnotes
(1) Indexes on a December 1977=100 base.
(2) Indexes 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. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI, CPI-U by special aggregate index for June 2025, not seasonally adjusted (1982-84=100 unless otherwise noted)
Special aggregate index

Indexes Percent change from:
Historical
data
Apr.
2025
May
2025
Jun.
2025
Jun.
2024
Apr.
2025
May
2025

All items

299.983 301.650 302.442 3.5 0.8 0.3

Food

329.237 331.397 330.023 2.8 0.2 -0.4

Energy

259.374 261.885 266.499 2.9 2.7 1.8

All items less food and energy

303.290 304.830 305.658 3.8 0.8 0.3

All items less energy

306.545 308.170 308.689 3.7 0.7 0.2

All items less medical care

288.608 290.402 291.228 3.6 0.9 0.3

All items less shelter

261.667 262.871 263.649 2.9 0.8 0.3

Commodities

201.691 201.983 202.840 0.6 0.6 0.4

Commodities less food

148.534 148.236 149.712 -0.9 0.8 1.0

Commodities less food & beverages

142.663 142.468 143.910 -1.0 0.9 1.0

Durables

93.946 93.340 94.819 1.3 0.9 1.6

Nondurables

261.314 262.399 262.480 0.4 0.4 0.0

Nondurables less food

203.565 203.833 204.973 -2.1 0.7 0.6

Nondurables less food & beverages

195.571 196.093 197.195 -2.3 0.8 0.6

Services

393.283 396.339 397.037 5.0 1.0 0.2

Services less rent of shelter(1)

391.761 394.886 395.497 5.5 1.0 0.2

Services less medical care services

378.226 381.698 382.430 5.2 1.1 0.2

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, July 15, 2025