The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the Midwest region increased 3.0 percent for the 12 months ending in November, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported today. The index for all items less food and energy rose 2.8 percent over the year, and energy prices advanced 6.4 percent. Food prices increased 2.3 percent.

BLS did not collect survey data for October 2025 due to a lapse in appropriations. BLS is unable to retroactively collect these data. For a few indexes, BLS uses nonsurvey data sources instead of survey data to make the index calculations. BLS was able to retroactively acquire most of the nonsurvey data for October. Accordingly, all analysis in this release is over the year and not seasonally adjusted.

  

View Chart Data

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

Month	All items	All items less food and energy
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
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
Note: The October 2025 data values are not available due to the 2025 lapse in appropriations.

The index for food advanced 2.3 percent over the year. The index for food away from home (restaurant, cafeteria, and vending purchases) increased 3.8 percent. The index for food at home (grocery store purchases) increased 1.3 percent, with higher prices in 4 of the 6 major grocery store food groups. The increase within the food at home category was led by the index for meats, poultry, fish, and eggs (+5.2 percent).

The energy index increased 6.4 percent from November 2024 to November 2025.  The change was led by a 12.6 percent rise in the electricity index, the largest since September 1984. The indexes for natural gas service (+9.9 percent) and gasoline (+1.0 percent) both rose over the year.

The index for all items less food and energy rose 2.8 percent over the year. A 4.3-percent rise in the owners’ equivalent rent of residences index was the largest contributing factor in component increases. The indexes for medical care services (+3.1 percent), rent of primary residence (+4.2 percent), and recreation (+3.5 percent) also contributed to the rise. In contrast, prices decreased for lodging away from home and public transportation.

The Consumer Price Index for December 2025 is scheduled to be released on Tuesday, January 13, 2026, 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.

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

Expenditure category	Indexes				Percent change from:
	Historical data	Sep. 2025	Oct. 2025	Nov. 2025	Nov. 2024	Sep. 2025	Oct. 2025
All items		301.579	-	300.771	3.0	-0.3	-
All items (December 1977 = 100)		490.686	-	489.371	-	-	-
Food and beverages		327.002	-	325.630	2.2	-0.4	-
Food		328.717	-	327.281	2.3	-0.4	-
Food at home		299.475	-	296.341	1.3	-1.0	-
Cereals and bakery products		344.894	-	344.179	1.8	-0.2	-
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs		339.370	-	338.615	5.2	-0.2	-
Dairy and related products		251.443	-	248.489	-0.1	-1.2	-
Fruits and vegetables		329.785	-	317.985	-1.6	-3.6	-
Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials		221.988	-	221.136	2.1	-0.4	-
Other food at home		262.209	-	259.863	0.2	-0.9	-
Food away from home		377.181	-	379.056	3.8	0.5	-
Alcoholic beverages		302.655	-	302.247	1.5	-0.1	-
Housing		308.020	-	308.718	4.6	0.2	-
Shelter		371.365	-	372.064	4.0	0.2	-
Rent of primary residence		375.805	-	377.587	4.2	0.5	-
Owners' equivalent rent of residences(1)		380.368	-	382.574	4.3	0.6	-
Owners' equivalent rent of primary residence(1)		380.243	-	382.445	4.3	0.6	-
Fuels and utilities		295.606	-	296.364	9.3	0.3	-
Household energy		241.265	-	242.051	11.2	0.3	-
Energy services		250.298	-	250.876	11.4	0.2	-
Electricity		266.129	-	261.379	12.6	-1.8	-
Utility (piped) gas service		205.794	-	214.352	9.9	4.2	-
Household furnishings and operations		145.582	-	146.266	4.3	0.5	-
Apparel		127.214	-	120.648	0.5	-5.2	-
Transportation		262.011	-	259.728	0.5	-0.9	-
Private transportation		261.088	-	259.025	0.9	-0.8	-
New and used motor vehicles(2)		127.358	-	127.049	1.6	-0.2	-
New vehicles		173.613	173.557	173.429	0.9	-0.1	-0.1
New cars(3)		167.944	167.593	167.881	0.7	0.0	0.2
Used cars and trucks		187.791	187.676	187.282	3.4	-0.3	-0.2
Motor fuel		278.648	-	268.350	1.1	-3.7	-
Gasoline (all types)		278.181	264.682	267.487	1.0	-3.8	1.1
Gasoline, unleaded regular(3)		269.395	255.889	258.720	1.0	-4.0	1.1
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade(3)(4)		335.377	322.105	324.248	0.8	-3.3	0.7
Gasoline, unleaded premium(3)		323.027	311.864	313.951	1.1	-2.8	0.7
Medical care		575.157	-	575.184	2.6	0.0	-
Medical care commodities		395.652	-	395.470	0.4	0.0	-
Medical care services		635.170	-	635.281	3.1	0.0	-
Professional services		483.313	-	485.202	2.2	0.4	-
Recreation(2)		146.463	-	146.089	3.5	-0.3	-
Education and communication(2)		144.773	-	144.706	1.8	0.0	-
Tuition, other school fees, and childcare(5)		1,383.784	-	1,384.306	2.4	0.0	-
Other goods and services		577.770	-	578.011	3.2	0.0	-
(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. Note: The October 2025 and November 2025 data values are not available due to the 2025 lapse in appropriations.

Table 2. Midwest region CPI-U by special aggregate index for November 2025, not seasonally adjusted (1982-84=100 unless otherwise noted)

Special aggregate index	Indexes				Percent change from:
	Historical data	Sep. 2025	Oct. 2025	Nov. 2025	Nov. 2024	Sep. 2025	Oct. 2025
All items		301.579	-	300.771	3.0	-0.3	-
Food		328.717	-	327.281	2.3	-0.4	-
Energy		259.510	-	255.488	6.4	-1.5	-
All items less food and energy		306.953	-	306.563	2.8	-0.1	-
All items less energy		309.388	-	308.848	2.8	-0.2	-
All items less medical care		288.746	-	287.891	3.0	-0.3	-
All items less shelter		278.960	-	277.604	2.5	-0.5	-
Commodities		221.437	-	219.179	1.9	-1.0	-
Commodities less food		177.886	-	175.458	1.7	-1.4	-
Commodities less food & beverages		173.999	-	171.544	1.7	-1.4	-
Durables		124.135	-	123.631	2.5	-0.4	-
Nondurables		274.217	-	270.719	1.6	-1.3	-
Nondurables less food		228.839	-	223.778	0.9	-2.2	-
Nondurables less food & beverages		224.713	-	219.401	0.9	-2.4	-
Services		383.695	-	384.469	3.7	0.2	-
Services less rent of shelter(1)		406.062	-	406.959	3.4	0.2	-
Services less medical care services		365.083	-	365.913	3.7	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. NOTE: The October 2025 and November 2025 data values are not available due to the 2025 lapse in appropriations.