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Wednesday, February 12, 2025
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the Midwest Region advanced 0.6 percent in January, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. The all items less food and energy index increased 0.4 percent. The energy index increased 2.5 percent in January, while the food index increased 0.8 percent over the month ending in January. (Data in this report are not seasonally adjusted. Accordingly, month-to-month changes may reflect seasonal influences.)
The Midwest all items CPI-U advanced 3.4 percent for the 12 months ending in January. The index for all items less food and energy increased 3.6 percent over the year, and food prices rose 2.1 percent, while energy prices increased 3.9 percent.
FoodFood prices advanced 0.8 percent for the month of January. Prices for food at home (grocery store prices) advanced 1.1 percent, with higher prices in 5 of the 6 major grocery store food groups. The index for food away from home rose 0.4 percent for the same period. The food at home index increase was led by the eggs index and the other fresh fruits index.
Over the year, food prices rose 2.1 percent. Prices for food at home increased 1.7 percent, and prices for food away from home increased 2.8 percent. Within the food at home category, meats, poultry, fish, and eggs advanced 4.6 percent.
EnergyThe energy index increased 2.5 percent over the month. The indexes for electricity and gasoline both rose, 4.4 percent and 2.2 percent, respectively. Prices for natural gas service advanced 0.1 percent for the same period.
The energy index was up 3.9 percent from January 2024 to January 2025, mainly due to higher prices for gasoline (+4.9 percent). Prices for natural gas service and electricity also contributed, increasing 7.0 percent and 2.2 percent, respectively, during the past year.
All items less food and energyThe index for all items less food and energy rose 0.4 percent in January. Notable increases included the indexes for owners’ equivalent rent of residences (+0.4 percent), apparel (+3.1 percent), and recreation (+0.9 percent).
From January 2024 to January 2025, the index for all items less food and energy increased 3.6 percent, mainly due to an increase in prices for owners’ equivalent rent of residences (+5.5 percent). Other indexes with notable increases over the last year included rent of primary residence (+5.6 percent) and medical care (+2.7 percent).
The February 2025 Consumer Price Index for the Midwest Region is scheduled to be released on Wednesday, March 12, 2025.
In accordance with annual practice, relative importance weights have been updated and are available online in the CPI Supplemental Table of Contents.
Effective with the January 2025 data release, several indexes and average price series were discontinued. More information is available on the CPI discontinued series page. Direct any inquiries to the CPI office using one of the CPI contact information options listed online.
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.
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Expenditure category |
Indexes | Percent change from: | |||||
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Historical data |
Nov. 2024 |
Dec. 2024 |
Jan. 2025 |
Jan. 2024 |
Nov. 2024 |
Dec. 2024 |
|
All items |
292.022 | 292.533 | 294.404 | 3.4 | 0.8 | 0.6 | |
All items (December 1977 = 100) |
475.136 | 475.968 | 479.012 | - | - | - | |
Food and beverages |
318.540 | 318.017 | 320.556 | 2.0 | 0.6 | 0.8 | |
Food |
320.020 | 319.500 | 322.136 | 2.1 | 0.7 | 0.8 | |
Food at home |
292.523 | 291.229 | 294.516 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 1.1 | |
Cereals and bakery products |
337.940 | 337.983 | 338.148 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.0 | |
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs |
321.733 | 320.566 | 324.041 | 4.6 | 0.7 | 1.1 | |
Dairy and related products |
248.624 | 250.550 | 251.144 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 0.2 | |
Fruits and vegetables |
323.304 | 322.974 | 326.762 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.2 | |
Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials |
216.537 | 213.591 | 218.751 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 2.4 | |
Other food at home |
259.400 | 257.083 | 260.743 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 1.4 | |
Food away from home |
365.247 | 366.314 | 367.631 | 2.8 | 0.7 | 0.4 | |
Alcoholic beverages |
297.695 | 297.128 | 298.204 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.4 | |
Housing |
295.121 | 296.426 | 298.054 | 4.8 | 1.0 | 0.5 | |
Shelter |
357.747 | 358.975 | 359.714 | 5.3 | 0.5 | 0.2 | |
Rent of primary residence |
362.342 | 363.549 | 364.642 | 5.6 | 0.6 | 0.3 | |
Owners' equivalent rent of residences(1) |
366.679 | 368.112 | 369.534 | 5.5 | 0.8 | 0.4 | |
Owners' equivalent rent of primary residence(1) |
366.568 | 368.009 | 369.424 | 5.5 | 0.8 | 0.4 | |
Fuels and utilities |
271.150 | 275.227 | 281.975 | 3.4 | 4.0 | 2.5 | |
Household energy |
217.633 | 221.988 | 228.351 | 3.4 | 4.9 | 2.9 | |
Energy services |
225.249 | 229.649 | 236.042 | 3.5 | 4.8 | 2.8 | |
Electricity |
232.112 | 232.737 | 242.930 | 2.2 | 4.7 | 4.4 | |
Utility (piped) gas service |
195.008 | 206.049 | 206.188 | 7.0 | 5.7 | 0.1 | |
Household furnishings and operations |
140.242 | 140.432 | 141.955 | 2.3 | 1.2 | 1.1 | |
Apparel |
119.990 | 116.989 | 120.615 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 3.1 | |
Transportation |
258.382 | 259.224 | 260.724 | 3.6 | 0.9 | 0.6 | |
Private transportation |
256.638 | 257.643 | 258.869 | 3.3 | 0.9 | 0.5 | |
New and used motor vehicles(2) |
125.072 | 125.103 | 125.632 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | |
New vehicles |
171.950 | 171.976 | 172.372 | -0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | |
New cars(3) |
166.715 | 167.102 | 167.398 | -0.1 | 0.4 | 0.2 | |
Used cars and trucks |
181.134 | 181.695 | 182.357 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 0.4 | |
Motor fuel |
265.398 | 267.142 | 272.994 | 4.4 | 2.9 | 2.2 | |
Gasoline (all types) |
264.784 | 266.731 | 272.634 | 4.9 | 3.0 | 2.2 | |
Gasoline, unleaded regular(3) |
256.117 | 258.040 | 263.957 | 4.7 | 3.1 | 2.3 | |
321.786 | 323.924 | 329.448 | 5.8 | 2.4 | 1.7 | ||
Gasoline, unleaded premium(3) |
310.586 | 312.453 | 317.237 | 5.9 | 2.1 | 1.5 | |
Medical care |
560.810 | 562.210 | 564.371 | 2.7 | 0.6 | 0.4 | |
Medical care commodities |
393.770 | 393.832 | 396.135 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.6 | |
Medical care services |
616.206 | 618.063 | 620.125 | 3.0 | 0.6 | 0.3 | |
Professional services |
474.695 | 475.282 | 476.763 | 3.2 | 0.4 | 0.3 | |
Recreation(2) |
141.205 | 141.364 | 142.609 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 0.9 | |
Education and communication(2) |
142.093 | 142.210 | 143.096 | -0.1 | 0.7 | 0.6 | |
Tuition, other school fees, and childcare(5) |
1,351.587 | 1,349.108 | 1,353.722 | 3.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | |
Other goods and services |
560.147 | 557.802 | 556.202 | 4.4 | -0.7 | -0.3 | |
(1) Indexes on a December 1982=100 base. |
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- Data not available. |
Special aggregate index |
Indexes | Percent change from: | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Historical data |
Nov. 2024 |
Dec. 2024 |
Jan. 2025 |
Jan. 2024 |
Nov. 2024 |
Dec. 2024 |
|
All items |
292.022 | 292.533 | 294.404 | 3.4 | 0.8 | 0.6 | |
Food |
320.020 | 319.500 | 322.136 | 2.1 | 0.7 | 0.8 | |
Energy |
240.223 | 243.448 | 249.642 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 2.5 | |
All items less food and energy |
298.074 | 298.479 | 299.816 | 3.6 | 0.6 | 0.4 | |
All items less energy |
300.547 | 300.826 | 302.348 | 3.4 | 0.6 | 0.5 | |
All items less medical care |
279.394 | 279.862 | 281.726 | 3.5 | 0.8 | 0.7 | |
All items less shelter |
270.797 | 271.041 | 273.332 | 2.4 | 0.9 | 0.8 | |
Commodities |
215.103 | 214.597 | 216.750 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 1.0 | |
Commodities less food |
172.569 | 172.091 | 174.001 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 1.1 | |
Commodities less food & beverages |
168.711 | 168.238 | 170.152 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.1 | |
Durables |
120.568 | 120.553 | 121.426 | -0.4 | 0.7 | 0.7 | |
Nondurables |
266.372 | 265.515 | 268.489 | 2.2 | 0.8 | 1.1 | |
Nondurables less food |
221.714 | 220.632 | 223.836 | 2.3 | 1.0 | 1.5 | |
Nondurables less food & beverages |
217.475 | 216.365 | 219.683 | 2.4 | 1.0 | 1.5 | |
Services |
370.871 | 372.400 | 373.936 | 4.6 | 0.8 | 0.4 | |
Services less rent of shelter(1) |
393.718 | 395.624 | 398.125 | 3.6 | 1.1 | 0.6 | |
Services less medical care services |
352.703 | 354.210 | 355.709 | 4.8 | 0.9 | 0.4 | |
- Data not available. |
Last Modified Date: Wednesday, February 12, 2025