The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for the Midwest region fell 0.5 percent in June, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported today. The energy index decreased 5.6 percent, largely due to a decline in gasoline prices. The index for food declined 0.1 percent over the month, while the index for all items less food and energy was unchanged. (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 3.8 percent for the 12 months ending in June. The index for all items less food and energy increased 2.9 percent, while the energy index saw a 16.0 percent advance over the year. The index for food was up 2.6 percent.

  

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Chart 1. Over-the-year percent change in CPI-U, Midwest region, June 2023–June 2026

Month	All items	All items less food and energy
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
May 2025	2.4	2.9
Jun 2025	3.0	3.3
Jul 2025	2.6	3.0
Aug 2025	2.8	3.0
Sep 2025	3.1	3.1
Oct 2025	-	-
Nov 2025	3.0	2.8
Dec 2025	2.7	2.7
Jan 2026	2.4	2.7
Feb 2026	2.8	2.8
Mar 2026	3.4	2.9
Apr 2026	4.1	3.3
May 2026	5.0	3.5
Jun 2026	3.8	2.9
Note: The October 2025 data values are not available due to the 2025 lapse in appropriations.

The food index declined 0.1 percent for the month of June. The index for food at home (grocery store purchases) decreased 0.5 percent, with the indexes for 4 of the 6 major grocery store food groups declining.  Prices for food away from home (restaurant, cafeteria, and vending purchases) advanced 0.5 percent for the same period. Within the food at home category, the index for nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials (-2.2 percent) led declines, followed by the fruits and vegetables index (-1.5 percent).

Over the year, the index for food advanced 2.6 percent. The food away from home index rose 3.9 percent, while the food at home index saw a 1.8 percent gain. All six major grocery store food groups saw increases for this period, with advances led by the meats, poultry, fish, and eggs (+2.9 percent) and fruits and vegetables (+3.7 percent) indexes.

The energy index fell 5.6 percent over the month due to an 11.9-percent decline in gasoline prices. The indexes for natural gas service (+3.2 percent) and electricity (+3.0 percent) rose over the same period.

From June 2025 to June 2026, the energy index rose 16.0 percent, largely due to higher prices for gasoline (+26.6 percent). The index for electricity advanced 7.7 percent, while the natural gas service index saw a 1.0-percent loss over the past year.

The index for all items less food and energy was unchanged in June. Among the index’s components, prices were lower for lodging away from home, communication, and apparel (-1.8 percent). In contrast, prices were higher for owners’ equivalent rent of residences (+0.4 percent) and new and used motor vehicles (+0.8 percent).

The index for all items less food and energy increased 2.9 percent over the year. Components contributing most to the annual increase included shelter (+4.3 percent), recreation (+5.2 percent), medical care services (+3.3 percent) and public transportation.

The July 2026 Consumer Price Index for the Midwest region is scheduled to be released on Wednesday, August 12, 2026.

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.

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 June 2026, not seasonally adjusted (1982-84=100 unless otherwise noted)

Expenditure category	Indexes				Percent change from:
	Historical data	Apr. 2026	May 2026	Jun. 2026	Jun. 2025	Apr. 2026	May 2026
All items		308.889	312.352	310.937	3.8	0.7	-0.5
All items (December 1977 = 100)		502.580	508.213	505.912	-	-	-
Food and beverages		331.816	333.267	332.932	2.5	0.3	-0.1
Food		333.530	335.225	334.917	2.6	0.4	-0.1
Food at home		302.196	304.128	302.643	1.8	0.1	-0.5
Cereals and bakery products		346.779	352.087	349.229	1.7	0.7	-0.8
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs		341.805	342.413	341.179	2.9	-0.2	-0.4
Dairy and related products		251.034	252.717	253.346	1.1	0.9	0.2
Fruits and vegetables		329.011	336.710	331.755	3.7	0.8	-1.5
Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials		232.175	230.578	225.444	0.3	-2.9	-2.2
Other food at home		263.743	264.630	266.104	1.0	0.9	0.6
Food away from home		385.943	387.155	389.079	3.9	0.8	0.5
Alcoholic beverages		307.444	305.498	304.792	0.9	-0.9	-0.2
Housing		315.842	316.846	318.111	3.9	0.7	0.4
Shelter		381.798	382.757	383.297	4.3	0.4	0.1
Rent of primary residence		384.070	385.731	387.215	4.3	0.8	0.4
Owners' equivalent rent of residences(1)		389.837	390.897	392.319	4.2	0.6	0.4
Owners' equivalent rent of primary residence(1)		389.710	390.724	392.135	4.2	0.6	0.4
Fuels and utilities		302.771	310.395	316.923	4.9	4.7	2.1
Household energy		246.600	254.326	261.068	5.1	5.9	2.7
Energy services		254.644	262.586	270.609	5.0	6.3	3.1
Electricity		267.597	278.464	286.838	7.7	7.2	3.0
Utility (piped) gas service		212.059	214.331	221.111	-1.0	4.3	3.2
Household furnishings and operations		146.599	144.529	145.252	0.0	-0.9	0.5
Apparel		128.620	128.903	126.617	4.4	-1.6	-1.8
Transportation		276.727	288.059	279.426	6.4	1.0	-3.0
Private transportation		273.500	284.991	276.088	5.5	0.9	-3.1
New and used motor vehicles(2)		125.102	125.836	126.803	-0.4	1.4	0.8
New vehicles		174.184	174.140	174.447	0.7	0.2	0.2
New cars(3)		169.142	169.289	169.549	1.0	0.2	0.2
Used cars and trucks		179.230	181.844	184.609	-1.6	3.0	1.5
Motor fuel		347.323	402.502	354.991	27.1	2.2	-11.8
Gasoline (all types)		345.763	400.856	353.327	26.6	2.2	-11.9
Gasoline, unleaded regular(3)		336.508	391.159	343.368	27.0	2.0	-12.2
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade(3)(4)		407.536	468.815	420.575	25.6	3.2	-10.3
Gasoline, unleaded premium(3)		385.289	437.153	397.469	23.2	3.2	-9.1
Medical care		580.942	584.019	584.097	2.5	0.5	0.0
Medical care commodities		388.379	387.201	389.814	-1.3	0.4	0.7
Medical care services		645.477	649.989	649.211	3.3	0.6	-0.1
Professional services		496.105	495.515	495.569	2.1	-0.1	0.0
Recreation(2)		149.863	150.853	151.420	5.2	1.0	0.4
Education and communication(2)		143.731	144.990	143.633	-0.1	-0.1	-0.9
Tuition, other school fees, and childcare(5)		102.733	102.746	102.849	2.5	0.1	0.1
Other goods and services		572.660	584.532	588.415	2.5	2.8	0.7
(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 June 2026, not seasonally adjusted (1982-84=100 unless otherwise noted)

Special aggregate index	Indexes				Percent change from:
	Historical data	Apr. 2026	May 2026	Jun. 2026	Jun. 2025	Apr. 2026	May 2026
All items		308.889	312.352	310.937	3.8	0.7	-0.5
Food		333.530	335.225	334.917	2.6	0.4	-0.1
Energy		294.740	324.276	306.208	16.0	3.9	-5.6
All items less food and energy		311.987	313.168	313.229	2.9	0.4	0.0
All items less energy		314.380	315.630	315.639	2.9	0.4	0.0
All items less medical care		296.128	299.614	298.124	3.9	0.7	-0.5
All items less shelter		285.207	289.590	287.466	3.6	0.8	-0.7
Commodities		226.913	231.281	228.070	3.8	0.5	-1.4
Commodities less food		183.180	188.125	184.208	4.4	0.6	-2.1
Commodities less food & beverages		179.273	184.338	180.375	4.5	0.6	-2.1
Durables		122.184	122.576	123.145	-0.4	0.8	0.5
Nondurables		286.297	293.835	287.407	5.8	0.4	-2.2
Nondurables less food		246.279	258.201	247.163	9.2	0.4	-4.3
Nondurables less food & beverages		242.963	255.712	244.055	9.9	0.4	-4.6
Services		392.838	395.241	395.822	3.8	0.8	0.1
Services less rent of shelter(1)		413.895	418.095	418.735	3.4	1.2	0.2
Services less medical care services		374.157	376.403	377.091	3.9	0.8	0.2
(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.