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Bureau of Labor Statistics > Geographic Information > Midwest > News Release
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26-454-CHI
Wednesday, March 11, 2026

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Consumer Price Index, Detroit-Warren-Dearborn — February 2026

Area prices were up 1.0 percent over the past two months, up 2.3 percent from a year ago

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn area advanced 1.0 percent for the two months ending in February 2026, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Assistant Commissioner for Regional Operations Michael Hirniak noted that the indexes for both food and all items less food and energy increased 1.0 percent over the two-month period. The energy index rose 0.9 percent from December to February. (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 2.3 percent for the 12 months ending in February. The index for all items less food and energy rose 2.4 percent over the year. Food prices rose 2.9 percent. Energy prices declined 0.3 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 February 2023 through February 2026. An accessible version is available in View Chart Data link below the chart.
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Food

Food prices advanced 1.0 percent for the two months ending in February. Prices for food at home (grocery store purchases) increased 1.5 percent, and prices for food away from home (restaurant, cafeteria, and vending purchases) rose 0.1 percent for the same period.

Food prices increased 2.9 percent over the year. Prices for food at home increased 3.5 percent as all six of the major grocery store food group indexes rose over the year. Grocery store index increases ranged from 6.7 percent for nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials to 0.5 percent for dairy and related products. Prices for food away from home rose 1.9 percent.

Energy

The energy index rose 0.9 percent for the two months ending in February. Gasoline prices increased 2.0 percent.

Energy prices declined 0.3 percent over the year. Over the year, the gasoline index declined 6.0 percent.

All items less food and energy

The index for all items less food and energy rose 1.0 percent during the two-month period. Among the index’s components, prices were higher for shelter (+1.4 percent) and apparel (+12.1 percent). In contrast, prices were lower for used cars and trucks (-4.0 percent) and other goods and services (-1.6 percent).

The index for all items less food and energy rose 2.4 percent over the year. Components contributing to the increase included shelter (+3.4 percent) and medical care services. In contrast, prices were lower for used cars and trucks (-2.5 percent).


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 February 2026, not seasonally adjusted (1982-84=100 unless otherwise noted)
Expenditure category

 Indexes Percent change from:
Historical
data		 Dec.
2025		 Jan.
2026		 Feb.
2026		 Feb.
2025		 Dec.
2025		 Jan.
2026

All items

 297.783 - 300.640 2.3 1.0 -

All items (1967=100)

 885.134 - 893.626 - - -

Food and beverages

 295.721 - 298.588 2.6 1.0 -

Food

 297.130 - 299.969 2.9 1.0 -

Food at home

 279.492 282.380 283.812 3.5 1.5 0.5

Cereals and bakery products

 358.410 365.308 366.136 4.1 2.2 0.2

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs

 306.578 309.508 310.712 6.5 1.3 0.4

Dairy and related products

 184.258 198.270 198.284 0.5 7.6 0.0

Fruits and vegetables

 287.050 281.148 279.547 2.5 -2.6 -0.6

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials(1)

 266.326 277.221 287.729 6.7 8.0 3.8

Other food at home

 264.326 262.908 263.422 1.7 -0.3 0.2

Food away from home

 327.008 - 327.255 1.9 0.1 -

Alcoholic beverages

 273.438 - 276.567 -0.6 1.1 -

Housing

 297.777 - 300.980 3.6 1.1 -

Shelter

 345.310 345.144 349.993 3.4 1.4 1.4

Rent of primary residence

 355.916 356.376 356.477 0.1 0.2 0.0

Owners' equiv. rent of residences(2)

 340.033 340.305 342.099 1.8 0.6 0.5

Owners' equiv. rent of primary residence(2)

 340.033 340.305 342.099 1.8 0.6 0.5

Household furnishings and operations

 149.007 - 149.059 3.7 0.0 -

Apparel

 105.057 - 117.777 0.9 12.1 -

Transportation

 319.222 - 319.516 -0.8 0.1 -

Private transportation

 329.109 - 328.809 -1.4 -0.1 -

New and used motor vehicles(3)

 146.331 - 143.593 -1.0 -1.9 -

New vehicles(1)

 261.414 - 262.129 1.2 0.3 -

Used cars and trucks(1)

 387.186 - 371.754 -2.5 -4.0 -

Motor fuel

 256.010 253.423 260.996 -6.0 1.9 3.0

Gasoline (all types)

 254.905 252.387 260.013 -6.0 2.0 3.0

Unleaded regular(4)

 253.198 250.630 258.557 -6.5 2.1 3.2

Unleaded midgrade(4)(5)

 328.815 325.613 332.839 -3.6 1.2 2.2

Unleaded premium(4)

 299.083 296.852 302.259 -2.2 1.1 1.8

Medical care

 514.007 - 521.370 4.6 1.4 -

Recreation(3)

 129.425 - 129.948 0.9 0.4 -

Education and communication(3)

 158.752 - - - - -

Tuition, other school fees, and childcare(1)

 - - - - - -

Other goods and services

 569.279 - 560.179 2.8 -1.6 -

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 February 2026, not seasonally adjusted (1982-84=100 unless otherwise noted)
Special aggregate index

 Indexes Percent change from:
Historical
data		 Dec.
2025		 Jan.
2026		 Feb.
2026		 Feb.
2025		 Dec.
2025		 Jan.
2026

All items

 297.783 - 300.640 2.3 1.0 -

Food

 297.130 - 299.969 2.9 1.0 -

Energy

 264.320 263.683 266.803 -0.3 0.9 1.2

All items less food and energy

 307.063 - 310.016 2.4 1.0 -

All items less energy

 304.682 - 307.610 2.5 1.0 -

All items less medical care

 289.261 - 291.906 2.1 0.9 -

All items less shelter

 282.624 - 284.822 1.7 0.8 -

Commodities

 212.347 - 215.311 1.0 1.4 -

Commodities less food

 174.623 - 177.537 -0.3 1.7 -

Commodities less food & beverages

 170.945 - 173.843 -0.3 1.7 -

Durables

 136.831 - 134.924 0.0 -1.4 -

Nondurables

 244.649 - 250.552 1.5 2.4 -

Nondurables less food

 199.950 - 207.966 -0.6 4.0 -

Nondurables less food & beverages

 194.942 - 203.279 -0.6 4.3 -

Services

 384.262 - 386.957 2.9 0.7 -

Services less rent of shelter(1)

 442.443 - 442.633 2.5 0.0 -

Services less medical care services

 375.753 - 377.914 2.5 0.6 -

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: Wednesday, March 11, 2026