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Consumer Price Index, Midwest Region — January 2025

Regional prices were up 0.6 percent in January, up 3.4 percent over the year

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the Midwest Region advanced 0.6 percent in January, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. The all items less food and energy index increased 0.4 percent. The energy index increased 2.5 percent in January, while the food index increased 0.8 percent over the month ending in January. (Data in this report are not seasonally adjusted. Accordingly, month-to-month changes may reflect seasonal influences.)

The Midwest all items CPI-U advanced 3.4 percent for the 12 months ending in January. The index for all items less food and energy increased 3.6 percent over the year, and food prices rose 2.1 percent, while energy prices increased 3.9 percent.

Food

Food prices advanced 0.8 percent for the month of January. Prices for food at home (grocery store prices) advanced 1.1 percent, with higher prices in 5 of the 6 major grocery store food groups. The index for food away from home rose 0.4 percent for the same period. The food at home index increase was led by the eggs index and the other fresh fruits index.

Over the year, food prices rose 2.1 percent. Prices for food at home increased 1.7 percent, and prices for food away from home increased 2.8 percent. Within the food at home category, meats, poultry, fish, and eggs advanced 4.6 percent.

Energy

The energy index increased 2.5 percent over the month. The indexes for electricity and gasoline both rose, 4.4 percent and 2.2 percent, respectively. Prices for natural gas service advanced 0.1 percent for the same period.

The energy index was up 3.9 percent from January 2024 to January 2025, mainly due to higher prices for gasoline (+4.9 percent). Prices for natural gas service and electricity also contributed, increasing 7.0 percent and 2.2 percent, respectively, during the past year.

All items less food and energy

The index for all items less food and energy rose 0.4 percent in January. Notable increases included the indexes for owners’ equivalent rent of residences (+0.4 percent), apparel (+3.1 percent), and recreation (+0.9 percent).

From January 2024 to January 2025, the index for all items less food and energy increased 3.6 percent, mainly due to an increase in prices for owners’ equivalent rent of residences (+5.5 percent). Other indexes with notable increases over the last year included rent of primary residence (+5.6 percent) and medical care (+2.7 percent).

The February 2025 Consumer Price Index for the Midwest Region is scheduled to be released on Wednesday, March 12, 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 the Midwest region is published 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.

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 Midwest region is comprised of Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin.

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. Midwest region CPI-U by expenditure category for January 2025, not seasonally adjusted (1982-84=100 unless otherwise noted)
Expenditure category

IndexesPercent change from:
Historical
data
Nov.
2024
Dec.
2024
Jan.
2025
Jan.
2024
Nov.
2024
Dec.
2024

All items

Go to web page with historical data for series CUUR0200SA0
292.022292.533294.4043.40.80.6

All items (December 1977 = 100)

Go to web page with historical data for series CUUR0200AA0
475.136475.968479.012---

Food and beverages

Go to web page with historical data for series CUUR0200SAF
318.540318.017320.5562.00.60.8

Food

Go to web page with historical data for series CUUR0200SAF1
320.020319.500322.1362.10.70.8

Food at home

Go to web page with historical data for series CUUR0200SAF11
292.523291.229294.5161.70.71.1

Cereals and bakery products

Go to web page with historical data for series CUUR0200SAF111
337.940337.983338.1480.80.10.0

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs

Go to web page with historical data for series CUUR0200SAF112
321.733320.566324.0414.60.71.1

Dairy and related products

Go to web page with historical data for series CUUR0200SEFJ
248.624250.550251.1441.81.00.2

Fruits and vegetables

Go to web page with historical data for series CUUR0200SAF113
323.304322.974326.7621.31.11.2

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials

Go to web page with historical data for series CUUR0200SAF114
216.537213.591218.7510.91.02.4

Other food at home

Go to web page with historical data for series CUUR0200SAF115
259.400257.083260.7430.80.51.4

Food away from home

Go to web page with historical data for series CUUR0200SEFV
365.247366.314367.6312.80.70.4

Alcoholic beverages

Go to web page with historical data for series CUUR0200SAF116
297.695297.128298.2040.80.20.4

Housing

Go to web page with historical data for series CUUR0200SAH
295.121296.426298.0544.81.00.5

Shelter

Go to web page with historical data for series CUUR0200SAH1
357.747358.975359.7145.30.50.2

Rent of primary residence

Go to web page with historical data for series CUUR0200SEHA
362.342363.549364.6425.60.60.3

Owners' equivalent rent of residences(1)

Go to web page with historical data for series CUUR0200SEHC
366.679368.112369.5345.50.80.4

Owners' equivalent rent of primary residence(1)

Go to web page with historical data for series CUUR0200SEHC01
366.568368.009369.4245.50.80.4

Fuels and utilities

Go to web page with historical data for series CUUR0200SAH2
271.150275.227281.9753.44.02.5

Household energy

Go to web page with historical data for series CUUR0200SAH21
217.633221.988228.3513.44.92.9

Energy services

Go to web page with historical data for series CUUR0200SEHF
225.249229.649236.0423.54.82.8

Electricity

Go to web page with historical data for series CUUR0200SEHF01
232.112232.737242.9302.24.74.4

Utility (piped) gas service

Go to web page with historical data for series CUUR0200SEHF02
195.008206.049206.1887.05.70.1

Household furnishings and operations

Go to web page with historical data for series CUUR0200SAH3
140.242140.432141.9552.31.21.1

Apparel

Go to web page with historical data for series CUUR0200SAA
119.990116.989120.6151.30.53.1

Transportation

Go to web page with historical data for series CUUR0200SAT
258.382259.224260.7243.60.90.6

Private transportation

Go to web page with historical data for series CUUR0200SAT1
256.638257.643258.8693.30.90.5

New and used motor vehicles(2)

Go to web page with historical data for series CUUR0200SETA
125.072125.103125.6321.30.40.4

New vehicles

Go to web page with historical data for series CUUR0200SETA01
171.950171.976172.372-0.30.20.2

New cars(3)

Go to web page with historical data for series CUUR0200SS45011
166.715167.102167.398-0.10.40.2

Used cars and trucks

Go to web page with historical data for series CUUR0200SETA02
181.134181.695182.3571.50.70.4

Motor fuel

Go to web page with historical data for series CUUR0200SETB
265.398267.142272.9944.42.92.2

Gasoline (all types)

Go to web page with historical data for series CUUR0200SETB01
264.784266.731272.6344.93.02.2

Gasoline, unleaded regular(3)

Go to web page with historical data for series CUUR0200SS47014
256.117258.040263.9574.73.12.3

Gasoline, unleaded midgrade(3)(4)

Go to web page with historical data for series CUUR0200SS47015
321.786323.924329.4485.82.41.7

Gasoline, unleaded premium(3)

Go to web page with historical data for series CUUR0200SS47016
310.586312.453317.2375.92.11.5

Medical care

Go to web page with historical data for series CUUR0200SAM
560.810562.210564.3712.70.60.4

Medical care commodities

Go to web page with historical data for series CUUR0200SAM1
393.770393.832396.1351.30.60.6

Medical care services

Go to web page with historical data for series CUUR0200SAM2
616.206618.063620.1253.00.60.3

Professional services

Go to web page with historical data for series CUUR0200SEMC
474.695475.282476.7633.20.40.3

Recreation(2)

Go to web page with historical data for series CUUR0200SAR
141.205141.364142.6091.41.00.9

Education and communication(2)

Go to web page with historical data for series CUUR0200SAE
142.093142.210143.096-0.10.70.6

Tuition, other school fees, and childcare(5)

Go to web page with historical data for series CUUR0200SEEB
1,351.5871,349.1081,353.7223.20.20.3

Other goods and services

Go to web page with historical data for series CUUR0200SAG
560.147557.802556.2024.4-0.7-0.3

(1) Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.
(2) Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
(3) Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.
(4) Indexes on a December 1993=100 base.
(5) Indexes on a December 1977=100 base.

- Data not available.
Note: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

Table 2. Midwest region CPI-U by special aggregate index for January 2025, not seasonally adjusted (1982-84=100 unless otherwise noted)
Special aggregate index

IndexesPercent change from:
Historical
data
Nov.
2024
Dec.
2024
Jan.
2025
Jan.
2024
Nov.
2024
Dec.
2024

All items

Go to web page with historical data for series CUUR0200SA0
292.022292.533294.4043.40.80.6

Food

Go to web page with historical data for series CUUR0200SAF1
320.020319.500322.1362.10.70.8

Energy

Go to web page with historical data for series CUUR0200SA0E
240.223243.448249.6423.93.92.5

All items less food and energy

Go to web page with historical data for series CUUR0200SA0L1E
298.074298.479299.8163.60.60.4

All items less energy

Go to web page with historical data for series CUUR0200SA0LE
300.547300.826302.3483.40.60.5

All items less medical care

Go to web page with historical data for series CUUR0200SA0L5
279.394279.862281.7263.50.80.7

All items less shelter

Go to web page with historical data for series CUUR0200SA0L2
270.797271.041273.3322.40.90.8

Commodities

Go to web page with historical data for series CUUR0200SAC
215.103214.597216.7501.40.81.0

Commodities less food

Go to web page with historical data for series CUUR0200SACL1
172.569172.091174.0011.00.81.1

Commodities less food & beverages

Go to web page with historical data for series CUUR0200SACL11
168.711168.238170.1521.00.91.1

Durables

Go to web page with historical data for series CUUR0200SAD
120.568120.553121.426-0.40.70.7

Nondurables

Go to web page with historical data for series CUUR0200SAN
266.372265.515268.4892.20.81.1

Nondurables less food

Go to web page with historical data for series CUUR0200SANL1
221.714220.632223.8362.31.01.5

Nondurables less food & beverages

Go to web page with historical data for series CUUR0200SANL11
217.475216.365219.6832.41.01.5

Services

Go to web page with historical data for series CUUR0200SAS
370.871372.400373.9364.60.80.4

Services less rent of shelter(1)

Go to web page with historical data for series CUUR0200SASL2RS
393.718395.624398.1253.61.10.6

Services less medical care services

Go to web page with historical data for series CUUR0200SASL5
352.703354.210355.7094.80.90.4

(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, February 12, 2025