The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the Midwest region advanced 0.2 percent in April, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. The energy index increased 1.7 percent, led by rising prices for gasoline. The all items less food and energy index was up 0.1 percent in April, while the food index declined 0.2 percent. (Data in this report are not seasonally adjusted. Accordingly, month-to-month changes may reflect seasonal influences.)

The Midwest region all items CPI-U rose 2.4 percent for the 12 months ending in April. The index for all items less food and energy advanced 2.9 percent over the year, and the food index increased 2.4 percent. The energy index declined 3.2 percent.

  

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

Month	All items	All items less food and energy
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
Mar 2025	2.7	3.3
Apr 2025	2.4	2.9

The index for food fell 0.2 percent for the month of April. Prices for food at home (grocery store purchases) were down 0.6 percent, with 5 of the 6 major grocery store categories decreasing. The index for food away from home (restaurant, cafeteria, and vending purchases) advanced 0.4 percent for the same period. Within the food at home index, the indexes for other food at home (-0.8 percent) and cereals and bakery products (-1.5 percent) led declines. Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials saw a 0.8-percent increase over the month.

Over the year, food prices rose 2.4 percent. The index for food away from home was up 3.6 percent, and the index for food at home advanced 1.7 percent. Within the food at home index, four of the six grocery store indexes were up over the year, with meats, poultry, fish, and eggs (+6.6 percent) contributing most to the increase.

The energy index rose 1.7 percent over the month, largely due to increasing prices for gasoline (+3.5 percent) and natural gas service (+4.6 percent). Decreasing electricity prices somewhat moderated the rise, declining by 2.0 percent over the same period.

From April 2024 to April 2025, energy prices fell 3.2 percent, mainly due to lower gasoline prices (-12.3 percent). Rising prices for natural gas service (+21.9 percent) and electricity (+1.6 percent) partially offset the decline.

The index for all items less food and energy rose 0.1 percent in April. The indexes for owners’ equivalent rent of residences (+0.4 percent), new and used motor vehicles (+0.5 percent), and medical care services (+0.3 percent) led increases within the all items less food and energy index. Increases were largely offset by declines in prices for apparel (-2.5 percent) and lodging away from home.

The index for all items less food and energy advanced 2.9 percent over the year, mainly due to an increase in prices for owners’ equivalent rent of residences (+5.3 percent). The indexes for rent of primary residences (+5.3 percent) and medical care services (+2.0 percent) also saw notable increases.

The May 2025 Consumer Price Index for the Midwest region is scheduled to be released on Wednesday, June 11, 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.

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 April 2025, not seasonally adjusted (1982-84=100 unless otherwise noted)

Expenditure category	Indexes				Percent change from:
	Historical data	Feb. 2025	Mar. 2025	Apr. 2025	Apr. 2024	Feb. 2025	Mar. 2025
All items		295.232	296.227	296.688	2.4	0.5	0.2
All items (December 1977 = 100)		480.359	481.978	482.728	-	-	-
Food and beverages		320.415	322.547	321.938	2.4	0.5	-0.2
Food		321.931	324.172	323.430	2.4	0.5	-0.2
Food at home		293.462	296.054	294.130	1.7	0.2	-0.6
Cereals and bakery products		338.826	340.818	335.581	-0.1	-1.0	-1.5
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs		331.644	335.454	332.993	6.6	0.4	-0.7
Dairy and related products		245.643	251.048	248.091	1.4	1.0	-1.2
Fruits and vegetables		321.443	317.404	316.530	-0.4	-1.5	-0.3
Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials		216.613	220.284	222.076	3.0	2.5	0.8
Other food at home		258.454	261.617	259.604	0.2	0.4	-0.8
Food away from home		369.069	370.579	372.135	3.6	0.8	0.4
Alcoholic beverages		299.030	299.526	300.916	1.8	0.6	0.5
Housing		299.829	301.272	301.749	4.8	0.6	0.2
Shelter		361.995	363.701	364.335	4.8	0.6	0.2
Rent of primary residence		366.602	367.844	368.887	5.3	0.6	0.3
Owners' equivalent rent of residences(1)		371.025	372.563	373.971	5.3	0.8	0.4
Owners' equivalent rent of primary residence(1)		370.912	372.460	373.867	5.3	0.8	0.4
Fuels and utilities		283.843	285.841	286.504	6.2	0.9	0.2
Household energy		229.873	232.131	232.752	7.4	1.3	0.3
Energy services		237.604	240.061	240.916	7.6	1.4	0.4
Electricity		243.026	247.167	242.181	1.6	-0.3	-2.0
Utility (piped) gas service		209.829	209.547	219.132	21.9	4.4	4.6
Household furnishings and operations		142.314	142.770	142.724	3.2	0.3	0.0
Apparel		124.705	125.152	122.019	-0.9	-2.2	-2.5
Transportation		259.767	259.464	261.650	-1.7	0.7	0.8
Private transportation		258.225	258.567	260.675	-1.6	0.9	0.8
New and used motor vehicles(2)		125.536	125.646	126.293	0.6	0.6	0.5
New vehicles		172.396	172.698	173.393	0.3	0.6	0.4
New cars(3)		167.133	167.531	168.230	0.7	0.7	0.4
Used cars and trucks		182.365	182.904	184.068	1.6	0.9	0.6
Motor fuel		268.941	269.749	278.924	-12.3	3.7	3.4
Gasoline (all types)		268.487	269.396	278.712	-12.3	3.8	3.5
Gasoline, unleaded regular(3)		259.931	260.866	270.154	-12.8	3.9	3.6
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade(3)(4)		324.318	325.370	334.629	-10.0	3.2	2.8
Gasoline, unleaded premium(3)		312.552	313.020	321.101	-8.6	2.7	2.6
Medical care		561.298	560.753	562.106	1.4	0.1	0.2
Medical care commodities		395.363	390.260	389.674	-1.2	-1.4	-0.2
Medical care services		616.198	617.472	619.568	2.0	0.5	0.3
Professional services		475.670	476.959	477.531	2.5	0.4	0.1
Recreation(2)		143.264	143.742	143.774	1.6	0.4	0.0
Education and communication(2)		143.453	143.686	143.651	0.3	0.1	0.0
Tuition, other school fees, and childcare(5)		1,354.169	1,354.169	1,353.435	3.0	-0.1	-0.1
Other goods and services		560.538	565.343	569.925	3.9	1.7	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 April 2025, not seasonally adjusted (1982-84=100 unless otherwise noted)

Special aggregate index	Indexes				Percent change from:
	Historical data	Feb. 2025	Mar. 2025	Apr. 2025	Apr. 2024	Feb. 2025	Mar. 2025
All items		295.232	296.227	296.688	2.4	0.5	0.2
Food		321.931	324.172	323.430	2.4	0.5	-0.2
Energy		248.755	250.401	254.743	-3.2	2.4	1.7
All items less food and energy		301.009	301.746	302.025	2.9	0.3	0.1
All items less energy		303.336	304.289	304.419	2.8	0.4	0.0
All items less medical care		282.760	283.839	284.255	2.5	0.5	0.1
All items less shelter		273.646	274.394	274.797	1.2	0.4	0.1
Commodities		216.877	217.752	218.133	-0.1	0.6	0.2
Commodities less food		174.228	174.628	175.354	-1.5	0.6	0.4
Commodities less food & beverages		170.366	170.761	171.468	-1.6	0.6	0.4
Durables		121.299	121.752	122.520	1.1	1.0	0.6
Nondurables		268.829	269.946	269.908	-0.5	0.4	0.0
Nondurables less food		224.596	224.827	225.336	-3.4	0.3	0.2
Nondurables less food & beverages		220.439	220.655	221.116	-3.7	0.3	0.2
Services		375.511	376.621	377.161	3.9	0.4	0.1
Services less rent of shelter(1)		398.871	399.340	399.768	2.8	0.2	0.1
Services less medical care services		357.728	358.830	359.247	4.1	0.4	0.1
(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.