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Wednesday, January 15, 2025
Prices in the Midwest Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), increased 0.2 percent in December, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table A.) The December advance was led by a 0.1-percent rise in the all items less food and energy index, with owners’ equivalent rent of residences contributing most to the increase. The energy index was up 1.3 percent in December, while the food index was down 0.2 percent. (Data in this report are not seasonally adjusted. Accordingly, month-to-month changes may reflect seasonal influences.)
Over the last 12 months, the CPI-U advanced 3.0 percent. (See chart 1.) The index for all items less food and energy increased 3.3 percent over the year, the food index rose 2.1 percent, and the energy index was up 2.0 percent. (See table 1.)
FoodFood prices decreased 0.2 percent for the month of December. Prices for food at home (grocery store prices) fell 0.4 percent, and prices for food away from home (restaurant, cafeteria, and vending purchases) rose 0.3 percent within the same period. Within the index for food at home, other food at home (-0.9 percent) and nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials (-1.4 percent) led price declines.
Over the year, food prices rose 2.1 percent. Prices for food away from home were up 3.1 percent, and prices for food at home increased 1.5 percent. The index for meats, poultry, fish, and eggs (+2.9 percent) led grocery store item advances, but all major index categories contributed to the rise.
EnergyThe energy index rose 1.3 percent over the month. The increase was mainly due to higher prices for natural gas service (+5.7 percent), but an increase to gasoline prices (+0.7 percent) also contributed. The index for electricity advanced 0.3 percent for the same period.
From December 2023 to December 2024, the energy index increased 2.0 percent. The rise was largely due to higher prices for natural gas service, (+8.1 percent), but gasoline (+1.6 percent) and electricity (+0.7 percent) also contributed.
All items less food and energyThe index for all items less food and energy rose 0.1 percent in December. Higher prices for owners’ equivalent rent of residences (+0.4 percent), medical care services (+0.3 percent), and rent of primary residence (+0.3 percent) were the top influences on the change. These increases were almost entirely offset by declines, with lower prices for apparel (-2.5 percent) and other goods and services (-0.4 percent) contributing most over the month.
Over the year, the index for all items less food and energy advanced 3.3 percent. Components contributing most to the increase included shelter (+5.5 percent) and medical care services (+2.9 percent). A decrease in the index for new and used motor vehicles (-2.4 percent) led declines.
Month | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |||||
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1-month | 12-month | 1-month | 12-month | 1-month | 12-month | 1-month | 12-month | 1-month | 12-month | |
January |
0.4 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 7.9 | 0.8 | 6.0 | 0.3 | 2.7 |
February |
0.3 | 2.1 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 8.0 | 0.5 | 5.6 | 0.6 | 2.8 |
March |
-0.5 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 3.0 | 1.3 | 8.6 | 0.6 | 4.9 | 0.7 | 2.8 |
April |
-1.1 | -0.4 | 0.8 | 4.9 | 0.5 | 8.2 | 0.6 | 4.9 | 0.5 | 2.8 |
May |
0.3 | -0.4 | 1.0 | 5.6 | 1.5 | 8.8 | 0.3 | 3.7 | 0.2 | 2.7 |
June |
0.8 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 5.8 | 1.6 | 9.5 | 0.4 | 2.4 | 0.1 | 2.5 |
July |
0.5 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 5.9 | -0.2 | 8.6 | 0.3 | 2.9 | 0.5 | 2.7 |
August |
0.4 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 5.7 | -0.2 | 8.1 | 0.2 | 3.4 | 0.1 | 2.6 |
September |
0.2 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 5.7 | 0.2 | 8.1 | 0.1 | 3.2 | 0.0 | 2.5 |
October |
-0.1 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 6.6 | 0.1 | 7.4 | -0.1 | 2.9 | -0.1 | 2.6 |
November |
-0.2 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 7.3 | -0.2 | 6.8 | -0.2 | 2.9 | -0.1 | 2.6 |
December |
0.1 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 7.5 | -0.5 | 6.0 | -0.2 | 3.2 | 0.2 | 3.0 |
The January 2025 Consumer Price Index for the Midwest Region is scheduled to be released on Wednesday, February 12th, 2025.
With the publication of January 2025 data in February 2025, several indexes and average price series will be discontinued, and one index title will change.
The following CPI indexes will continue to be published at the national level, but will be discontinued for all metropolitan areas, census divisions, and regional size classes:
The following CPI average price series will continue to be published at the national level, but will be discontinued for all metropolitan areas, census divisions, and regional size classes:
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 Midwest 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. 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 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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Oct. 2024 |
Nov. 2024 |
Dec. 2024 |
Dec. 2023 |
Oct. 2024 |
Nov. 2024 |
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All items |
292.291 | 292.022 | 292.533 | 3.0 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
All items (December 1977 = 100) |
475.573 | 475.136 | 475.968 | |||
Food and beverages |
318.321 | 318.540 | 318.017 | 2.0 | -0.1 | -0.2 |
Food |
319.824 | 320.020 | 319.500 | 2.1 | -0.1 | -0.2 |
Food at home |
292.313 | 292.523 | 291.229 | 1.5 | -0.4 | -0.4 |
Cereals and bakery products |
340.597 | 337.940 | 337.983 | 0.7 | -0.8 | 0.0 |
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs |
317.833 | 321.733 | 320.566 | 2.9 | 0.9 | -0.4 |
Dairy and related products |
248.622 | 248.624 | 250.550 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
Fruits and vegetables |
322.683 | 323.304 | 322.974 | 0.9 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials |
216.630 | 216.537 | 213.591 | 2.8 | -1.4 | -1.4 |
Other food at home |
260.329 | 259.400 | 257.083 | 0.4 | -1.2 | -0.9 |
Food away from home |
365.086 | 365.247 | 366.314 | 3.1 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
Alcoholic beverages |
297.157 | 297.695 | 297.128 | 1.2 | 0.0 | -0.2 |
Housing |
294.458 | 295.121 | 296.426 | 4.9 | 0.7 | 0.4 |
Shelter |
356.519 | 357.747 | 358.975 | 5.5 | 0.7 | 0.3 |
Rent of primary residence(1) |
360.659 | 362.342 | 363.549 | 5.7 | 0.8 | 0.3 |
365.170 | 366.679 | 368.112 | 5.6 | 0.8 | 0.4 | |
365.057 | 366.568 | 368.009 | 5.6 | 0.8 | 0.4 | |
Fuels and utilities |
273.718 | 271.150 | 275.227 | 3.1 | 0.6 | 1.5 |
Household energy |
220.377 | 217.633 | 221.988 | 2.9 | 0.7 | 2.0 |
Energy services(1) |
228.252 | 225.249 | 229.649 | 2.9 | 0.6 | 2.0 |
Electricity(1) |
238.901 | 232.112 | 232.737 | 0.7 | -2.6 | 0.3 |
Utility (piped) gas service(1) |
190.773 | 195.008 | 206.049 | 8.1 | 8.0 | 5.7 |
Household furnishings and operations |
139.550 | 140.242 | 140.432 | 2.0 | 0.6 | 0.1 |
Apparel |
125.372 | 119.990 | 116.989 | 1.3 | -6.7 | -2.5 |
Transportation |
259.922 | 258.382 | 259.224 | 1.4 | -0.3 | 0.3 |
Private transportation |
258.551 | 256.638 | 257.643 | 1.1 | -0.4 | 0.4 |
New and used motor vehicles(3) |
125.003 | 125.072 | 125.103 | -2.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
New vehicles |
171.712 | 171.950 | 171.976 | -0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
New cars(4) |
166.505 | 166.715 | 167.102 | -0.1 | 0.4 | 0.2 |
Used cars and trucks |
179.893 | 181.134 | 181.695 | -2.6 | 1.0 | 0.3 |
Motor fuel |
279.040 | 265.398 | 267.142 | 1.0 | -4.3 | 0.7 |
Gasoline (all types) |
278.599 | 264.784 | 266.731 | 1.6 | -4.3 | 0.7 |
Gasoline, unleaded regular(4) |
269.859 | 256.117 | 258.040 | 1.5 | -4.4 | 0.8 |
336.405 | 321.786 | 323.924 | 2.6 | -3.7 | 0.7 | |
Gasoline, unleaded premium(4) |
322.815 | 310.586 | 312.453 | 3.0 | -3.2 | 0.6 |
Medical care |
560.150 | 560.810 | 562.210 | 2.3 | 0.4 | 0.2 |
Medical care commodities |
394.164 | 393.770 | 393.832 | -0.5 | -0.1 | 0.0 |
Medical care services |
615.184 | 616.206 | 618.063 | 2.9 | 0.5 | 0.3 |
Professional services |
474.159 | 474.695 | 475.282 | 2.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
Recreation(3) |
140.443 | 141.205 | 141.364 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.1 |
Education and communication(3) |
142.926 | 142.093 | 142.210 | -0.2 | -0.5 | 0.1 |
Tuition, other school fees, and child care(6) |
1,351.395 | 1,351.587 | 1,349.108 | 2.6 | -0.2 | -0.2 |
Other goods and services |
559.032 | 560.147 | 557.802 | 5.0 | -0.2 | -0.4 |
Commodity and service group |
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Commodities |
216.544 | 215.103 | 214.597 | 0.8 | -0.9 | -0.2 |
Commodities less food and beverages |
170.644 | 168.711 | 168.238 | 0.1 | -1.4 | -0.3 |
Nondurables less food and beverages |
221.893 | 217.475 | 216.365 | 1.3 | -2.5 | -0.5 |
Durables |
120.704 | 120.568 | 120.553 | -1.3 | -0.1 | 0.0 |
Services |
369.973 | 370.871 | 372.400 | 4.4 | 0.7 | 0.4 |
Special aggregate indexes |
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All items less shelter |
271.642 | 270.797 | 271.041 | 1.8 | -0.2 | 0.1 |
All items less medical care |
279.711 | 279.394 | 279.862 | 3.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
Commodities less food |
174.457 | 172.569 | 172.091 | 0.1 | -1.4 | -0.3 |
Nondurables |
268.737 | 266.372 | 265.515 | 1.7 | -1.2 | -0.3 |
Nondurables less food |
225.874 | 221.714 | 220.632 | 1.2 | -2.3 | -0.5 |
Services less rent of shelter(2) |
393.211 | 393.718 | 395.624 | 3.0 | 0.6 | 0.5 |
Services less medical care services |
351.812 | 352.703 | 354.210 | 4.6 | 0.7 | 0.4 |
Energy |
247.821 | 240.223 | 243.448 | 2.0 | -1.8 | 1.3 |
All items less energy |
300.173 | 300.547 | 300.826 | 3.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
All items less food and energy |
297.672 | 298.074 | 298.479 | 3.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 |
(1) This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means estimator. |
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Note: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. |
Last Modified Date: Wednesday, January 15, 2025