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Bureau of Labor Statistics > Geographic Information > Mountain-Plains > News Release
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26-1204-KAN
Tuesday, July 14, 2026

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Consumer Price Index, St. Louis area — June 2026

Area prices rose 0.5 percent in May and June, up 2.9 percent over the year

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the St. Louis area advanced 0.5 percent for the two months ending in June 2026, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported today. Acting Regional Commissioner Jerome Watters noted that a 5.5-percent increase in the energy index was the largest contributor to the rise. The index for all items less food and energy was up 0.2 percent, and the index for food advanced 0.1 percent over the two-month period.  (Data in this report are not seasonally adjusted. Accordingly, bi-monthly changes may reflect seasonal influences.)

The St. Louis area all items CPI-U rose 2.9 percent for the 12 months ending in June. The index for all items less food and energy increased 1.9 percent over the year. Energy prices advanced 14.7 percent, and food prices saw a 2.7-percent gain.

  Line chart of 12-month percent changes in the CPI-U all items and all items less food and energy for St. Louis, not seasonally adjusted. An accessible version is available in View Chart Data link below the chart.
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Food

The index for food increased 0.1 percent for the two months ending in June. Prices for food away from home (restaurant, cafeteria, and vending purchases) rose 0.8 percent, and prices for food at home (grocery store purchases) declined 0.3 percent. Four of the six grocery store categories fell over the two-month period. The index for nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials led increases in the food at home index, rising 1.6 percent.

The food index advanced 2.7 percent over the year. The indexes for food away from home and food at home both increased, up 3.6 percent and 2.0 percent, respectively. Prices in all six grocery store categories rose over the year, with the indexes for nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials (+5.8 percent) and fruits and vegetables (+2.7 percent) leading the increases.

Energy

The energy index advanced 5.5 percent for the two months ending in June. Gasoline prices were down 0.6 percent.

From June 2025 to June 2026, energy prices rose 14.7 percent. Gasoline prices saw a 33.0-percent gain over the year.

All items less food and energy

The index for all items less food and energy advanced 0.2 percent during the two-month period. Among the index’s components, prices were higher for shelter (+1.2 percent), used cars and trucks (+3.0 percent), and other goods and services (+2.1 percent). In contrast, prices were lower for recreation (-2.4 percent), apparel (-2.4 percent), medical care services, and household furnishings and operations (-1.0 percent).

The index for all items less food and energy rose 1.9 percent over the year. Components contributing most to the increase included owners’ equivalent rent of residences (+2.7 percent), medical care services, and apparel (+8.7 percent). In contrast, prices were lower for recreation (-1.1 percent).

The August 2026 Consumer Price Index for the St. Louis area is scheduled to be released on Friday, September 11, 2026.


				
				

        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 St. Louis is published bi-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. Each local index has a much smaller sample size than the national or regional indexes and is, therefore, subject to substantially more sampling and other measurement error. As a result, local-area indexes are more volatile than the national or regional indexes. In addition, local indexes are not adjusted for seasonal influences. NOTE: Area indexes do not measure differences in the level of prices between cities; they only measure the average change in prices for each area since the base period.


The St. Louis, MO-IL, Core Based Statistical Area covered in this release includes Bond, Calhoun, Clinton, Jersey, Macoupin, Madison, Monroe, and St. Clair counties in Illinois; and Franklin, Jefferson, Lincoln, St. Charles, St. Louis, and Warren counties and St. Louis City in Missouri.


Refer to the national CPI news release technical note or the Handbook of Methods for more information.


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Table 1. St. Louis, MO-IL, 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





300.496
-
302.095
2.9
0.5
-






All items (1967=100)





892.524
-
897.271
-
-
-






Food and beverages





345.093
-
345.572
2.8
0.1
-






Food





345.025
-
345.524
2.7
0.1
-






Food at home





303.819
304.941
302.849
2.0
-0.3
-0.7






Cereals and bakery products





257.631
259.690
255.643
0.3
-0.8
-1.6






Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs





299.796
303.917
298.813
1.7
-0.3
-1.7






Dairy and related products





190.480
187.865
188.504
2.7
-1.0
0.3






Fruits and vegetables





444.437
447.114
446.160
2.7
0.4
-0.2






Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials(1)





245.771
244.691
249.587
5.8
1.6
2.0






Other food at home





322.070
322.799
319.011
0.3
-0.9
-1.2






Food away from home





416.132
-
419.395
3.6
0.8
-






Alcoholic beverages





317.414
-
317.533
5.5
0.0
-






Housing





301.350
-
306.724
1.7
1.8
-






Shelter





358.780
362.320
362.938
2.5
1.2
0.2






Rent of primary residence





328.436
330.029
331.815
2.0
1.0
0.5






Owners' equiv. rent of residences(2)





377.630
379.153
381.492
2.7
1.0
0.6






Owners' equiv. rent of primary residence(2)





377.630
379.153
381.492
2.7
1.0
0.6






Household furnishings and operations





151.794
-
150.215
1.2
-1.0
-






Apparel





151.935
-
148.333
8.7
-2.4
-






Transportation





263.378
-
263.329
5.1
0.0
-






Private transportation





267.853
-
268.450
4.7
0.2
-






New and used motor vehicles(3)





115.477
-
118.304
-0.9
2.4
-






New vehicles(1)





263.336
-
263.762
0.4
0.2
-






Used cars and trucks(1)





390.781
-
402.453
-1.2
3.0
-






Motor fuel





377.731
413.959
375.628
33.7
-0.6
-9.3






Gasoline (all types)





369.417
404.650
367.378
33.0
-0.6
-9.2






Unleaded regular(4)





355.345
389.778
353.083
33.4
-0.6
-9.4






Unleaded midgrade(4)(5)





445.617
485.356
446.529
31.0
0.2
-8.0






Unleaded premium(4)





384.496
416.066
385.048
29.1
0.1
-7.5






Medical care





551.282
-
547.672
2.4
-0.7
-






Recreation(3)





140.056
-
136.763
-1.1
-2.4
-






Education and communication(3)





154.452
-
154.922
2.9
0.3
-






Tuition, other school fees, and childcare(1)





1,476.042
-
1,476.042
3.7
0.0
-






Other goods and services





415.117
-
423.783
3.9
2.1
-









(1) Index is on a March 1978=100 base.
 (2) Index is on a November 1982=100 base.
 (3) Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
 (4) Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.
 (5) Indexes on a December 1993=100 base.








- Data not available.
 NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.








Table 2. St. Louis, MO-IL, 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





300.496
-
302.095
2.9
0.5
-






Food





345.025
-
345.524
2.7
0.1
-






Energy





320.336
340.221
337.800
14.7
5.5
-0.7






All items less food and energy





297.086
-
297.573
1.9
0.2
-






All items less energy





303.715
-
304.203
2.1
0.2
-






All items less medical care





287.903
-
289.748
2.9
0.6
-






All items less shelter





282.597
-
283.344
3.1
0.3
-






Commodities





238.102
-
238.324
4.2
0.1
-






Commodities less food





192.033
-
192.157
4.4
0.1
-






Commodities less food & beverages





186.974
-
187.097
4.4
0.1
-






Durables





120.112
-
121.415
-1.7
1.1
-






Nondurables





307.152
-
306.147
6.6
-0.3
-






Nondurables less food





273.039
-
270.803
10.5
-0.8
-






Nondurables less food & beverages





267.913
-
265.578
10.9
-0.9
-






Services





364.878
-
367.998
2.0
0.9
-






Services less rent of shelter(1)





379.815
-
381.797
1.5
0.5
-






Services less medical care services





346.045
-
349.798
1.8
1.1
-









(1) Indexes on a November 1982=100 base.








- Data not available.
 NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.








        

	

    
 

    	
Last Modified Date:  Tuesday, July 14, 2026