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Bureau of Labor Statistics > Geographic Information > Midwest > News Release
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25-804-CHI
Tuesday, May 13, 2025

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

Area prices were up 0.8 percent over the past two months, up 1.4 percent from a year ago

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn area advanced 0.8 percent for the two months ending in April 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 0.9 percent over the two-month period. The energy index rose 1.8 percent from February to April and the index for food was up 0.2 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 rose 1.4 percent for the 12 months ending in April. The index for all items less food and energy advanced 2.0 percent over the year. The food index rose 1.7 percent, and the index for energy was down 5.2 percent compared to April 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 April 2022 through April 2025. An accessible version is available in View Chart Data link below the chart.
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Food

Food prices increased 0.2 percent for the two months ending in April. Prices for food at home (grocery store purchases) increased 0.2 percent.

Food prices rose 1.7 percent over the year. Prices for food at home increased 1.1 percent. Grocery food categories increasing over the year included meats, poultry, fish, and eggs (+5.9 percent) and nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials (+3.1 percent).

Energy

The energy index increased 1.8 percent for the two months ending in April. Gasoline prices were up 0.6 percent over the past two months.

Energy prices declined 5.2 percent over the year. Gasoline prices were down 12.5 percent compared to April 2024.

All items less food and energy

The index for all items less food and energy rose 0.9 percent over the two-month period. Among the index’s components, prices were higher for shelter (+1.4 percent), medical care services, and other goods and services (+2.0 percent). In contrast, prices were lower for recreation (-1.3 percent) and apparel (-2.7 percent).

The index for all items less food and energy advanced 2.0 percent over the year. Components contributing to the increase included owners’ equivalent rent of residences (+3.3 percent), rent of primary residence (+2.9 percent), and education and communication (+2.9 percent). In contrast, the index for lodging away from home was lower over the past 12 months.

The June 2025 Consumer Price Index for the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn area is scheduled to be released on July 15, 2025.

Publication updates and changes

In accordance with annual practice, relative importance weights have been updated and are available online in the CPI Supplemental Table of Contents.

Effective with the January 2025 data release, several indexes and average price series were discontinued. More information is available on the CPI discontinued series page. Direct any inquiries to the CPI office using one of the CPI contact information options listed online.


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 April 2025, not seasonally adjusted (1982-84=100 unless otherwise noted)
Expenditure category

 Indexes Percent change from:
Historical
data		 Feb.
2025		 Mar.
2025		 Apr.
2025		 Apr.
2024		 Feb.
2025		 Mar.
2025

All items

 293.925 - 296.397 1.4 0.8 -

All items (1967=100)

 873.668 - 881.017 - - -

Food and beverages

 290.942 - 291.706 1.9 0.3 -

Food

 291.599 - 292.164 1.7 0.2 -

Food at home

 274.212 273.460 274.760 1.1 0.2 0.5

Cereals and bakery products

 351.564 348.112 353.381 1.3 0.5 1.5

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs

 291.796 289.344 293.133 5.9 0.5 1.3

Dairy and related products

 197.290 204.104 205.271 -1.4 4.0 0.6

Fruits and vegetables

 272.740 266.294 269.341 -0.1 -1.2 1.1

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials(1)

 269.771 280.564 274.322 3.1 1.7 -2.2

Other food at home

 259.044 255.703 256.086 -1.3 -1.1 0.1

Food away from home

 321.102 - - - - -

Alcoholic beverages

 278.141 - 281.386 3.9 1.2 -

Housing

 290.463 - 294.349 1.9 1.3 -

Shelter

 338.438 339.611 343.101 1.8 1.4 1.0

Rent of primary residence

 356.050 354.998 356.397 2.9 0.1 0.4

Owners' equiv. rent of residences(2)

 336.062 335.246 337.858 3.3 0.5 0.8

Owners' equiv. rent of primary residence(2)

 336.062 335.246 337.858 3.3 0.5 0.8

Household furnishings and operations

 143.752 - 143.400 1.4 -0.2 -

Apparel

 116.771 - 113.669 5.9 -2.7 -

Transportation

 322.221 - 323.631 -1.0 0.4 -

Private transportation

 333.491 - 333.480 -1.0 0.0 -

New and used motor vehicles(3)

 145.100 - 145.319 1.1 0.2 -

New vehicles(1)

 259.019 - 260.857 0.8 0.7 -

Used cars and trucks(1)

 381.191 - 384.489 1.6 0.9 -

Motor fuel

 277.576 272.436 279.233 -12.5 0.6 2.5

Gasoline (all types)

 276.685 271.500 278.318 -12.5 0.6 2.5

Unleaded regular(4)

 276.411 270.992 278.138 -13.0 0.6 2.6

Unleaded midgrade(4)(5)

 345.250 341.452 346.574 -10.2 0.4 1.5

Unleaded premium(4)

 309.100 305.516 310.011 -8.0 0.3 1.5

Medical care

 498.621 - 508.727 1.1 2.0 -

Recreation(3)

 128.807 - 127.150 1.2 -1.3 -

Education and communication(3)

 163.377 - 163.410 2.9 0.0 -

Tuition, other school fees, and childcare(1)

 - - - - - -

Other goods and services

 545.082 - 556.244 1.5 2.0 -

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

 Indexes Percent change from:
Historical
data		 Feb.
2025		 Mar.
2025		 Apr.
2025		 Apr.
2024		 Feb.
2025		 Mar.
2025

All items

 293.925 - 296.397 1.4 0.8 -

Food

 291.599 - 292.164 1.7 0.2 -

Energy

 267.500 268.626 272.378 -5.2 1.8 1.4

All items less food and energy

 302.701 - 305.327 2.0 0.9 -

All items less energy

 300.146 - 302.436 1.9 0.8 -

All items less medical care

 285.942 - 288.058 1.4 0.7 -

All items less shelter

 280.056 - 281.585 1.2 0.5 -

Commodities

 213.102 - 212.974 -0.3 -0.1 -

Commodities less food

 178.062 - 177.639 -1.4 -0.2 -

Commodities less food & beverages

 174.335 - 173.783 -1.7 -0.3 -

Durables

 134.962 - 136.062 1.0 0.8 -

Nondurables

 246.955 - 246.086 -0.7 -0.4 -

Nondurables less food

 209.122 - 206.995 -2.9 -1.0 -

Nondurables less food & beverages

 204.475 - 201.938 -3.4 -1.2 -

Services

 375.988 - 380.957 2.3 1.3 -

Services less rent of shelter(1)

 431.876 - 437.214 2.7 1.2 -

Services less medical care services

 368.563 - 372.705 2.3 1.1 -

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: Tuesday, May 13, 2025