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Friday, February 13, 2026

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Consumer Price Index, Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington area – January 2026

Area prices were up 0.8 percent over the past two months, up 1.8 percent from a year ago

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington area advanced 0.8 percent for the two months ending in January 2026, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported today. Assistant Commissioner for Regional Operations Michael Hirniak noted that the index for all items less food and energy increased 1.0 percent over the two-month period. The energy index fell 2.3 percent from November to January and the index for food was up 0.3 percent. (Data in this report are not seasonally adjusted. Accordingly, bi-monthly changes may reflect seasonal influences.)

The Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington area all items CPI-U advanced 1.8 percent for the 12 months ending in January. The index for all items less food and energy increased 2.2 percent over the year. Food prices increased 1.9 percent. Energy prices fell 5.7 percent.

  Line chart of over-the-year percent changes in Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI, CPI-U all items and all items less food and energy, from January 2023 through January 2026. An accessible version is available in View Chart Data link below the chart.
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Food

Food prices advanced 0.3 percent for the two months ending in January. Prices for food at home (grocery store purchases) advanced 0.7 percent, and prices for food away from home (restaurant, cafeteria, and vending purchases) declined 0.1 percent for the same period.

Food prices increased 1.9 percent over the year. Prices for food at home increased 2.7 percent as 5 of the 6 major grocery store food group indexes rose over the year. Increasing indexes included other food at home (+3.4 percent), nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials (+6.3 percent), and fruits and vegetables (+3.9 percent). Prices for food away from home rose 1.0 percent.

Energy

The energy index declined 2.3 percent for the two months ending in January. Gasoline prices were down 9.8 percent over the past two months.

Energy prices fell 5.7 percent over the year. Gasoline prices were down 7.8 percent compared to January 2025.

All items less food and energy

The index for all items less food and energy increased 1.0 percent during the two-month period. Among the index’s components, prices were higher for public transportation, shelter (+0.5 percent), recreation (+3.1 percent), and education and communication (+3.6 percent). In contrast, prices were lower for new and used motor vehicles (-1.9 percent) and other goods and services (-4.8 percent).

The index for all items less food and energy increased 2.2 percent over the year. Components contributing to the increase included owners’ equivalent rent of residences (+3.5 percent), medical care services, and recreation (+4.6 percent). In contrast, prices were lower for new and used motor vehicles (-1.8 percent), lodging away from home, and other goods and services (-4.2 percent).

The March 2026 Consumer Price Index for the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington area is scheduled to be released on Friday, April 10, 2026, at 7:30 a.m. (CT).


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 Minneapolis 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 Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Core Based Statistical Area includes Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, Le Sueur, Mille Lacs, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Washington, and Wright Counties in Minnesota and Pierce and St. Croix Counties in Wisconsin.

Refer to the national CPI news release technical note or the Handbook of Methods for more information.

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Table 1. Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI, CPI-U by expenditure category for January 2026, not seasonally adjusted (1982-84=100 unless otherwise noted)
Expenditure category

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

All items

 308.116 - 310.428 1.8 0.8 -

All items (1967=100)

 968.263 - 975.528 - - -

Food and beverages

 372.907 - 374.265 1.8 0.4 -

Food

 362.600 - 363.768 1.9 0.3 -

Food at home

 320.705 323.260 322.802 2.7 0.7 -0.1

Cereals and bakery products

 341.397 344.554 345.668 2.5 1.3 0.3

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs

 360.084 358.729 355.930 2.0 -1.2 -0.8

Dairy and related products

 320.536 310.424 306.331 -4.1 -4.4 -1.3

Fruits and vegetables

 402.245 410.058 410.836 3.9 2.1 0.2

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials(1)

 210.411 212.661 215.073 6.3 2.2 1.1

Other food at home

 269.310 274.904 274.244 3.4 1.8 -0.2

Food away from home

 425.871 - 425.563 1.0 -0.1 -

Alcoholic beverages

 442.950 - 446.518 0.2 0.8 -

Housing

 297.800 - 300.240 2.1 0.8 -

Shelter

 353.960 353.155 355.626 3.1 0.5 0.7

Rent of primary residence

 366.230 366.825 367.876 3.5 0.4 0.3

Owners' equiv. rent of residences(2)

 381.004 380.263 382.233 3.5 0.3 0.5

Owners' equiv. rent of primary residence(2)

 381.004 380.263 382.233 3.5 0.3 0.5

Household furnishings and operations

 145.907 - 147.180 1.4 0.9 -

Apparel

 155.591 - 159.444 0.6 2.5 -

Transportation

 250.806 - 253.025 0.7 0.9 -

Private transportation

 242.365 - 238.980 0.6 -1.4 -

New and used motor vehicles(3)

 110.362 - 108.269 -1.8 -1.9 -

New vehicles(1)

 194.067 - 193.512 0.0 -0.3 -

Used cars and trucks(1)

 361.586 - 347.286 -3.0 -4.0 -

Motor fuel

 254.857 239.497 230.023 -7.6 -9.7 -4.0

Gasoline (all types)

 254.865 239.249 229.859 -7.8 -9.8 -3.9

Unleaded regular(4)

 253.823 237.601 227.967 -8.3 -10.2 -4.1

Unleaded midgrade(4)(5)

 262.503 250.146 241.984 -5.2 -7.8 -3.3

Unleaded premium(4)

 335.119 322.314 313.310 -4.0 -6.5 -2.8

Medical care

 650.650 - 644.508 2.3 -0.9 -

Recreation(3)

 154.086 - 158.902 4.6 3.1 -

Education and communication(3)

 143.116 - 148.225 3.5 3.6 -

Tuition, other school fees, and childcare(1)

 1,310.418 - 1,313.305 3.3 0.2 -

Other goods and services

 484.260 - 461.109 -4.2 -4.8 -

Footnotes
(1) Index is on a April 1978=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. Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI, CPI-U by special aggregate index for January 2026, not seasonally adjusted (1982-84=100 unless otherwise noted)
Special aggregate index

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

All items

 308.116 - 310.428 1.8 0.8 -

Food

 362.600 - 363.768 1.9 0.3 -

Energy

 248.625 245.887 242.875 -5.7 -2.3 -1.2

All items less food and energy

 312.342 - 315.460 2.2 1.0 -

All items less energy

 318.751 - 321.636 2.2 0.9 -

All items less medical care

 292.506 - 295.171 1.7 0.9 -

All items less shelter

 288.640 - 291.265 1.2 0.9 -

Commodities

 224.853 - 223.730 0.0 -0.5 -

Commodities less food

 173.530 - 171.808 -1.2 -1.0 -

Commodities less food & beverages

 163.831 - 162.047 -1.3 -1.1 -

Durables

 111.930 - 111.824 -0.7 -0.1 -

Nondurables

 295.708 - 293.665 0.2 -0.7 -

Nondurables less food

 243.299 - 238.821 -1.7 -1.8 -

Nondurables less food & beverages

 228.642 - 223.741 -2.0 -2.1 -

Services

 381.591 - 387.417 2.9 1.5 -

Services less rent of shelter(1)

 427.192 - 440.124 3.2 3.0 -

Services less medical care services

 354.644 - 360.622 2.7 1.7 -

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: Friday, February 13, 2026