The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the Midwest Region advanced 0.3 percent in February, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. The all items less food and energy index increased 0.4 percent. Energy prices declined 0.4 percent and the index for food fell 0.1 percent over the month. (Data in this report are not seasonally adjusted. Accordingly, month-to-month changes may reflect the impact of seasonal influences.)

The Midwest Region all items CPI-U increased 3.1 percent for the 12 months ending in February. The index for all items less food and energy advanced 3.6 percent and food prices rose 2.0 percent over the year. Energy prices decreased 0.5 percent.

  

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

Month	All items	All items less food and energy
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
Feb 2025	3.1	3.6

Food prices fell 0.1 percent for the month of February. The food at home index (grocery store purchases) was down 0.4 percent, with lower prices seen in 4 of the 6 major grocery store categories. The index for food away from home (restaurant, cafeteria, and vending purchases) increased 0.4 percent for the same period. Within the food at home category, the index for other food at home (-0.9 percent) and the index for fruits and vegetables (-1.6 percent) led declines. The meats, poultry, fish, and eggs index saw a rise of 2.3 percent over the month.

Food prices rose 2.0 percent over the year. The indexes for food away from home and food at home were both up, 3.2 percent and 1.3 percent, respectively. A 6.5-percent increase in the meats, poultry, fish, and eggs index was the dominant influence on the food at home advance, with the five other grocery categories showing little change.

The energy index decreased 0.4 percent over the month due to lower prices for gasoline, which fell 1.5 percent. Prices for natural gas service advanced (+1.8 percent), while prices for electricity were unchanged over the same period.

Energy prices fell 0.5 percent from February 2024 to February 2025, driven by declining gasoline prices (-4.4 percent). Prices for natural gas service and for electricity both increased over the year, up 7.3 percent and 2.3 percent, respectively.

The index for all items less food and energy advanced 0.4 percent in February. Price increases over the month were led by the indexes for shelter (+0.6 percent) and apparel (+3.4 percent). In contrast, prices were lower for medical care services (-0.6 percent).

The index for all items less food and energy rose 3.6 percent over the year. Components contributing most to the increase included owners’ equivalent rent of residences (+5.5 percent), rent of primary residence (+5.6 percent) and medical care services (+3.3 percent).

The Consumer Price Index for March 2025 is scheduled to be released on Thursday, April 10, 2025, at 7:30 a.m. (CT).

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.

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

Expenditure category	Indexes				Percent change from:
	Historical data	Dec. 2024	Jan. 2025	Feb. 2025	Feb. 2024	Dec. 2024	Jan. 2025
All items		292.533	294.404	295.232	3.1	0.9	0.3
All items (December 1977 = 100)		475.968	479.012	480.359	-	-	-
Food and beverages		318.017	320.556	320.415	2.0	0.8	0.0
Food		319.500	322.136	321.931	2.0	0.8	-0.1
Food at home		291.229	294.516	293.462	1.3	0.8	-0.4
Cereals and bakery products		337.983	338.148	338.826	0.7	0.2	0.2
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs		320.566	324.041	331.644	6.5	3.5	2.3
Dairy and related products		250.550	251.144	245.643	-0.3	-2.0	-2.2
Fruits and vegetables		322.974	326.762	321.443	-0.1	-0.5	-1.6
Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials		213.591	218.751	216.613	-0.4	1.4	-1.0
Other food at home		257.083	260.743	258.454	0.3	0.5	-0.9
Food away from home		366.314	367.631	369.069	3.2	0.8	0.4
Alcoholic beverages		297.128	298.204	299.030	1.0	0.6	0.3
Housing		296.426	298.054	299.829	5.0	1.1	0.6
Shelter		358.975	359.714	361.995	5.5	0.8	0.6
Rent of primary residence		363.549	364.642	366.602	5.6	0.8	0.5
Owners' equivalent rent of residences(1)		368.112	369.534	371.025	5.5	0.8	0.4
Owners' equivalent rent of primary residence(1)		368.009	369.424	370.912	5.5	0.8	0.4
Fuels and utilities		275.227	281.975	283.843	3.7	3.1	0.7
Household energy		221.988	228.351	229.873	3.6	3.6	0.7
Energy services		229.649	236.042	237.604	3.7	3.5	0.7
Electricity		232.737	242.930	243.026	2.3	4.4	0.0
Utility (piped) gas service		206.049	206.188	209.829	7.3	1.8	1.8
Household furnishings and operations		140.432	141.955	142.314	2.9	1.3	0.3
Apparel		116.989	120.615	124.705	1.6	6.6	3.4
Transportation		259.224	260.724	259.767	1.2	0.2	-0.4
Private transportation		257.643	258.869	258.225	1.1	0.2	-0.2
New and used motor vehicles(2)		125.103	125.632	125.536	0.7	0.3	-0.1
New vehicles		171.976	172.372	172.396	-0.4	0.2	0.0
New cars(3)		167.102	167.398	167.133	-0.3	0.0	-0.2
Used cars and trucks		181.695	182.357	182.365	1.1	0.4	0.0
Motor fuel		267.142	272.994	268.941	-4.6	0.7	-1.5
Gasoline (all types)		266.731	272.634	268.487	-4.4	0.7	-1.5
Gasoline, unleaded regular(3)		258.040	263.957	259.931	-4.7	0.7	-1.5
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade(3)(4)		323.924	329.448	324.318	-2.4	0.1	-1.6
Gasoline, unleaded premium(3)		312.453	317.237	312.552	-1.5	0.0	-1.5
Medical care		562.210	564.371	561.298	2.9	-0.2	-0.5
Medical care commodities		393.832	396.135	395.363	1.1	0.4	-0.2
Medical care services		618.063	620.125	616.198	3.3	-0.3	-0.6
Professional services		475.282	476.763	475.670	2.5	0.1	-0.2
Recreation(2)		141.364	142.609	143.264	1.2	1.3	0.5
Education and communication(2)		142.210	143.096	143.453	0.2	0.9	0.2
Tuition, other school fees, and childcare(5)		1,349.108	1,353.722	1,354.169	3.1	0.4	0.0
Other goods and services		557.802	556.202	560.538	3.9	0.5	0.8
(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 February 2025, not seasonally adjusted (1982-84=100 unless otherwise noted)

Special aggregate index	Indexes				Percent change from:
	Historical data	Dec. 2024	Jan. 2025	Feb. 2025	Feb. 2024	Dec. 2024	Jan. 2025
All items		292.533	294.404	295.232	3.1	0.9	0.3
Food		319.500	322.136	321.931	2.0	0.8	-0.1
Energy		243.448	249.642	248.755	-0.5	2.2	-0.4
All items less food and energy		298.479	299.816	301.009	3.6	0.8	0.4
All items less energy		300.826	302.348	303.336	3.4	0.8	0.3
All items less medical care		279.862	281.726	282.760	3.1	1.0	0.4
All items less shelter		271.041	273.332	273.646	1.9	1.0	0.1
Commodities		214.597	216.750	216.877	0.6	1.1	0.1
Commodities less food		172.091	174.001	174.228	-0.3	1.2	0.1
Commodities less food & beverages		168.238	170.152	170.366	-0.3	1.3	0.1
Durables		120.553	121.426	121.299	-0.5	0.6	-0.1
Nondurables		265.515	268.489	268.829	1.0	1.2	0.1
Nondurables less food		220.632	223.836	224.596	0.0	1.8	0.3
Nondurables less food & beverages		216.365	219.683	220.439	-0.1	1.9	0.3
Services		372.400	373.936	375.511	4.6	0.8	0.4
Services less rent of shelter(1)		395.624	398.125	398.871	3.6	0.8	0.2
Services less medical care services		354.210	355.709	357.728	4.8	1.0	0.6
(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.