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Consumer Price Index, Midwest Region — April 2025

Regional prices rose 0.2 percent in April, up 2.4 percent over the year

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.

Food

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.

Energy

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.

All items less food and energy

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).


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 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.

 

Last Modified Date: Tuesday, May 13, 2025