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Bureau of Labor Statistics > Geographic Information > Midwest > News Release
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26-1390-CHI
Wednesday, August 12, 2026

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

Area prices were down 0.6 percent over the past two months, up 3.2 percent from a year ago

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington area fell 0.6 percent for the two months ending in July 2026, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported today. Assistant Commissioner for Regional Operations Michael Hirniak noted that a 0.7 percent decrease in the index for all items less food and energy accounted for over 80 percent of the two-month decline. The energy index fell 2.1 percent, while the food index advanced 0.2 percent. (Data in this report are not seasonally adjusted. Accordingly, month-to-month changes may reflect seasonal influences.)

The Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington area all items CPI-U increased 3.2 percent for the 12 months ending in July. The index for all items less food and energy rose 3.0 percent over the year, and the energy index advanced 11.4 percent. The food index increased 1.5 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 July 2023 through July 2026. An accessible version is available in View Chart Data link below the chart.
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Food

The index for food advanced 0.2 percent for the two months ending in July, led by a 1.1-percent rise in  the food away from home index (restaurant, cafeteria, and vending purchases). The food at home index (grocery store purchases) declined 0.5 percent, with lower prices seen in 5 of the 6 major grocery store food groups.

The food index rose 1.5 percent over the year. The food away from home index was up 1.9 percent, while the food at home index advanced 1.2 percent. Grocery food categories increasing over the year included other food at home (+1.6 percent) and fruits and vegetables (+2.1 percent). The index for cereals and bakery products was down 3.6 percent over the year.

Energy

The energy index fell 2.1 percent for the two months ending in July. Gasoline prices declined 8.9 percent.

From July 2025 to July 2026, the energy index advanced 11.4 percent. The gasoline index rose 28.2 percent over the year.

All items less food and energy

The index for all items less food and energy fell 0.7 percent during the two-month period. Among the index’s components, prices were lower for recreation (-8.9 percent), medical care (-4.1 percent), and apparel (-5.5 percent). In contrast, prices were higher for shelter (+1.0 percent), used cars and trucks (+2.4 percent), and motor vehicle maintenance and repair.

The index for all items less food and energy advanced 3.0 percent over the year. Components contributing to the increase included owners’ equivalent rent of residences (+4.8 percent), public transportation, rent of primary residence (+4.3 percent), and recreation (+4.3 percent). In contrast, the medical care commodities index and the household furnishings and operations index (-1.8 percent) saw declines.

The September 2026 Consumer Price Index for the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington area is scheduled to be released on Wednesday, October 14, 2026.


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

 Indexes Percent change from:
Historical
data		 May
2026		 Jun.
2026		 Jul.
2026		 Jul.
2025		 May
2026		 Jun.
2026

All items

 319.899 - 317.850 3.2 -0.6 -

All items (1967=100)

 1,005.290 - 998.853 - - -

Food and beverages

 377.832 - 378.285 1.5 0.1 -

Food

 367.258 - 367.957 1.5 0.2 -

Food at home

 328.542 326.379 326.821 1.2 -0.5 0.1

Cereals and bakery products

 347.073 342.064 342.208 -3.6 -1.4 0.0

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs

 365.784 367.619 361.381 1.7 -1.2 -1.7

Dairy and related products

 316.728 309.917 323.601 2.3 2.2 4.4

Fruits and vegetables

 427.723 418.938 422.031 2.1 -1.3 0.7

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials(1)

 211.238 214.025 210.386 2.0 -0.4 -1.7

Other food at home

 277.900 276.243 277.676 1.6 -0.1 0.5

Food away from home

 425.160 - 429.951 1.9 1.1 -

Alcoholic beverages

 450.483 - 447.598 1.3 -0.6 -

Housing

 305.727 - 309.384 3.7 1.2 -

Shelter

 363.035 366.417 366.840 5.0 1.0 0.1

Rent of primary residence

 374.525 376.512 377.678 4.3 0.8 0.3

Owners' equiv. rent of residences(2)

 390.766 393.006 394.215 4.8 0.9 0.3

Owners' equiv. rent of primary residence(2)

 390.766 393.006 394.215 4.8 0.9 0.3

Household furnishings and operations

 144.185 - 145.271 -1.8 0.8 -

Apparel

 165.378 - 156.225 3.3 -5.5 -

Transportation

 271.034 - 269.759 7.7 -0.5 -

Private transportation

 258.876 - 256.844 6.5 -0.8 -

New and used motor vehicles(3)

 109.246 - 110.466 -1.0 1.1 -

New vehicles(1)

 194.706 - 195.160 0.6 0.2 -

Used cars and trucks(1)

 351.194 - 359.519 -2.1 2.4 -

Motor fuel

 354.317 320.753 322.597 28.3 -9.0 0.6

Gasoline (all types)

 354.090 320.419 322.483 28.2 -8.9 0.6

Unleaded regular(4)

 354.642 320.022 322.221 28.5 -9.1 0.7

Unleaded midgrade(4)(5)

 354.304 325.820 326.166 26.4 -7.9 0.1

Unleaded premium(4)

 443.401 410.973 412.244 25.4 -7.0 0.3

Medical care

 644.553 - 618.146 -3.1 -4.1 -

Recreation(3)

 179.543 - 163.554 4.3 -8.9 -

Education and communication(3)

 147.327 - 148.332 3.7 0.7 -

Tuition, other school fees, and childcare(6)

 105.704 - 106.617 4.3 0.9 -

Other goods and services

 493.479 - 478.326 -1.4 -3.1 -

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.
(6) Indexes on a December 2024=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 July 2026, not seasonally adjusted (1982-84=100 unless otherwise noted)
Special aggregate index

 Indexes Percent change from:
Historical
data		 May
2026		 Jun.
2026		 Jul.
2026		 Jul.
2025		 May
2026		 Jun.
2026

All items

 319.899 - 317.850 3.2 -0.6 -

Food

 367.258 - 367.957 1.5 0.2 -

Energy

 305.741 297.096 299.357 11.4 -2.1 0.8

All items less food and energy

 322.129 - 319.958 3.0 -0.7 -

All items less energy

 327.917 - 326.099 2.8 -0.6 -

All items less medical care

 305.014 - 304.013 3.8 -0.3 -

All items less shelter

 301.778 - 296.946 2.4 -1.6 -

Commodities

 230.969 - 227.296 1.2 -1.6 -

Commodities less food

 179.481 - 174.958 1.0 -2.5 -

Commodities less food & beverages

 169.590 - 165.154 1.0 -2.6 -

Durables

 110.604 - 112.045 -1.5 1.3 -

Nondurables

 309.727 - 300.463 2.4 -3.0 -

Nondurables less food

 264.123 - 247.507 3.5 -6.3 -

Nondurables less food & beverages

 250.012 - 232.776 3.8 -6.9 -

Services

 398.798 - 398.570 4.5 -0.1 -

Services less rent of shelter(1)

 458.245 - 450.921 4.5 -1.6 -

Services less medical care services

 372.388 - 372.598 4.9 0.1 -

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: Wednesday, August 12, 2026