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Tuesday, May 13, 2025
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.
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).
EnergyThe 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 energyThe 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.
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.
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.
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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 | |
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 |
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- Data not available. |
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 | - | |
- Data not available. |
Last Modified Date: Tuesday, May 13, 2025