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.

  

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Chart 1. Over-the-year percent change in CPI-U, Midwest region, January 2022–January 2025

Month	All items	All items less food and energy
Jan 2022	7.9	6.4
Feb 2022	8.0	6.4
Mar 2022	8.6	6.4
Apr 2022	8.2	6.0
May 2022	8.8	5.9
Jun 2022	9.5	5.7
Jul 2022	8.6	5.4
Aug 2022	8.1	5.8
Sep 2022	8.1	6.2
Oct 2022	7.4	5.8
Nov 2022	6.8	5.5
Dec 2022	6.0	5.2
Jan 2023	6.0	4.9
Feb 2023	5.6	5.0
Mar 2023	4.9	5.4
Apr 2023	4.9	5.5
May 2023	3.7	5.0
Jun 2023	2.4	4.8
Jul 2023	2.9	5.0
Aug 2023	3.4	4.5
Sep 2023	3.2	4.2
Oct 2023	2.9	4.3
Nov 2023	2.9	4.2
Dec 2023	3.2	4.1
Jan 2024	2.7	3.7
Feb 2024	2.8	3.4
Mar 2024	2.8	3.2
Apr 2024	2.8	3.1
May 2024	2.7	3.0
Jun 2024	2.5	2.9
Jul 2024	2.7	2.9
Aug 2024	2.6	3.2
Sep 2024	2.5	3.4
Oct 2024	2.6	3.1
Nov 2024	2.6	3.2
Dec 2024	3.0	3.3
Jan 2025	3.4	3.6

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.

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.

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.

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.

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Table 1. Midwest region CPI-U by expenditure category for January 2025, not seasonally adjusted (1982-84=100 unless otherwise noted)

Expenditure category	Indexes				Percent change from:
	Historical data	Nov. 2024	Dec. 2024	Jan. 2025	Jan. 2024	Nov. 2024	Dec. 2024
All items		292.022	292.533	294.404	3.4	0.8	0.6
All items (December 1977 = 100)		475.136	475.968	479.012	-	-	-
Food and beverages		318.540	318.017	320.556	2.0	0.6	0.8
Food		320.020	319.500	322.136	2.1	0.7	0.8
Food at home		292.523	291.229	294.516	1.7	0.7	1.1
Cereals and bakery products		337.940	337.983	338.148	0.8	0.1	0.0
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs		321.733	320.566	324.041	4.6	0.7	1.1
Dairy and related products		248.624	250.550	251.144	1.8	1.0	0.2
Fruits and vegetables		323.304	322.974	326.762	1.3	1.1	1.2
Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials		216.537	213.591	218.751	0.9	1.0	2.4
Other food at home		259.400	257.083	260.743	0.8	0.5	1.4
Food away from home		365.247	366.314	367.631	2.8	0.7	0.4
Alcoholic beverages		297.695	297.128	298.204	0.8	0.2	0.4
Housing		295.121	296.426	298.054	4.8	1.0	0.5
Shelter		357.747	358.975	359.714	5.3	0.5	0.2
Rent of primary residence		362.342	363.549	364.642	5.6	0.6	0.3
Owners' equivalent rent of residences(1)		366.679	368.112	369.534	5.5	0.8	0.4
Owners' equivalent rent of primary residence(1)		366.568	368.009	369.424	5.5	0.8	0.4
Fuels and utilities		271.150	275.227	281.975	3.4	4.0	2.5
Household energy		217.633	221.988	228.351	3.4	4.9	2.9
Energy services		225.249	229.649	236.042	3.5	4.8	2.8
Electricity		232.112	232.737	242.930	2.2	4.7	4.4
Utility (piped) gas service		195.008	206.049	206.188	7.0	5.7	0.1
Household furnishings and operations		140.242	140.432	141.955	2.3	1.2	1.1
Apparel		119.990	116.989	120.615	1.3	0.5	3.1
Transportation		258.382	259.224	260.724	3.6	0.9	0.6
Private transportation		256.638	257.643	258.869	3.3	0.9	0.5
New and used motor vehicles(2)		125.072	125.103	125.632	1.3	0.4	0.4
New vehicles		171.950	171.976	172.372	-0.3	0.2	0.2
New cars(3)		166.715	167.102	167.398	-0.1	0.4	0.2
Used cars and trucks		181.134	181.695	182.357	1.5	0.7	0.4
Motor fuel		265.398	267.142	272.994	4.4	2.9	2.2
Gasoline (all types)		264.784	266.731	272.634	4.9	3.0	2.2
Gasoline, unleaded regular(3)		256.117	258.040	263.957	4.7	3.1	2.3
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade(3)(4)		321.786	323.924	329.448	5.8	2.4	1.7
Gasoline, unleaded premium(3)		310.586	312.453	317.237	5.9	2.1	1.5
Medical care		560.810	562.210	564.371	2.7	0.6	0.4
Medical care commodities		393.770	393.832	396.135	1.3	0.6	0.6
Medical care services		616.206	618.063	620.125	3.0	0.6	0.3
Professional services		474.695	475.282	476.763	3.2	0.4	0.3
Recreation(2)		141.205	141.364	142.609	1.4	1.0	0.9
Education and communication(2)		142.093	142.210	143.096	-0.1	0.7	0.6
Tuition, other school fees, and childcare(5)		1,351.587	1,349.108	1,353.722	3.2	0.2	0.3
Other goods and services		560.147	557.802	556.202	4.4	-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	Indexes				Percent change from:
	Historical data	Nov. 2024	Dec. 2024	Jan. 2025	Jan. 2024	Nov. 2024	Dec. 2024
All items		292.022	292.533	294.404	3.4	0.8	0.6
Food		320.020	319.500	322.136	2.1	0.7	0.8
Energy		240.223	243.448	249.642	3.9	3.9	2.5
All items less food and energy		298.074	298.479	299.816	3.6	0.6	0.4
All items less energy		300.547	300.826	302.348	3.4	0.6	0.5
All items less medical care		279.394	279.862	281.726	3.5	0.8	0.7
All items less shelter		270.797	271.041	273.332	2.4	0.9	0.8
Commodities		215.103	214.597	216.750	1.4	0.8	1.0
Commodities less food		172.569	172.091	174.001	1.0	0.8	1.1
Commodities less food & beverages		168.711	168.238	170.152	1.0	0.9	1.1
Durables		120.568	120.553	121.426	-0.4	0.7	0.7
Nondurables		266.372	265.515	268.489	2.2	0.8	1.1
Nondurables less food		221.714	220.632	223.836	2.3	1.0	1.5
Nondurables less food & beverages		217.475	216.365	219.683	2.4	1.0	1.5
Services		370.871	372.400	373.936	4.6	0.8	0.4
Services less rent of shelter(1)		393.718	395.624	398.125	3.6	1.1	0.6
Services less medical care services		352.703	354.210	355.709	4.8	0.9	0.4
(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.