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Tuesday, May 13, 2025
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.
FoodThe 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.
EnergyThe 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 energyThe 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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Expenditure category |
Indexes | Percent change from: | |||||
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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 | |
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. |
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- Data not available. |
Special aggregate index |
Indexes | Percent change from: | |||||
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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 | |
- Data not available. |
Last Modified Date: Tuesday, May 13, 2025