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Bureau of Labor Statistics > Geographic Information > Mountain-Plains > News Release
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Tuesday, July 15, 2025

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Consumer Price Index, St. Louis area – June 2025

Area prices rose 1.1 percent in May and June, up 2.5 percent over the year

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the St. Louis area advanced 1.1 percent for the two months ending in June 2025, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Assistant Commissioner for Regional Operations Michael Hirniak noted that prices for energy increased 11.2 percent, and the all items less food and energy index rose 0.7 percent. The index for food declined 0.7 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 advanced 2.5 percent for the 12 months ending in June. The index for all items less food and energy rose 3.0 percent over the year. Food prices increased 2.0 percent, while energy prices decreased 0.8 percent.

  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 declined 0.7 percent for the two months ending in June. Prices for food at home (grocery store purchases) fell 1.0 percent, and prices for food away from home (restaurant, cafeteria, and vending purchases) decreased 0.4 percent for the same period. Within the food from home category, the index for meats, poultry, fish and eggs contributed the most to the decline, falling 2.5 percent. The index for nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials was the only grocery store category to rise over the two-month period, increasing 3.1 percent.

Food prices rose 2.0 percent over the year. The index for food away from home advanced 3.5 percent.  The index for food at home increased 0.9 percent, with 4 of the 6 main grocery categories contributing to the rise. The indexes for meats, poultry, fish and eggs (+2.6 percent) and nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials (+3.7 percent) rose, while the index for dairy and related products fell 3.2 percent over the 12-month period.

Energy

The energy index advanced 11.2 percent for the two months ending in June. Gasoline prices declined 1.2 percent.

From June 2024 to June 2025, energy prices decreased 0.8 percent. The index for gasoline fell 9.7 percent.

All items less food and energy

The index for all items less food and energy increased 0.7 percent during the two-month period. Among the index’s components, prices were higher for owners’ equivalent rent of residence (+0.8 percent), household furnishings and operations (+3.9 percent), and medical care (+1.1 percent). In contrast, prices were lower for apparel (-4.5 percent) and public transportation.

The index for all items less food and energy rose 3.0 percent over the year. Components contributing most to the increase included owners’ equivalent rent of residence (+5.5 percent), rent of primary residence (+5.6 percent), and household furnishings and operations (+4.1 percent). In contrast, prices were lower for apparel (-5.7 percent) and lodging away from home.

The August 2025 Consumer Price Index for the St. Louis area is scheduled to be released on Thursday, September 11, 2025.


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.

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. St. Louis, MO-IL, CPI-U by expenditure category for June 2025, not seasonally adjusted (1982-84=100 unless otherwise noted)
Expenditure category

 Indexes Percent change from:
Historical
data		 Apr.
2025		 May
2025		 Jun.
2025		 Jun.
2024		 Apr.
2025		 May
2025

All items

 290.341 - 293.580 2.5 1.1 -

All items (1967=100)

 862.362 - 871.981 - - -

Food and beverages

 338.534 - 336.136 1.9 -0.7 -

Food

 338.946 - 336.471 2.0 -0.7 -

Food at home

 299.947 297.792 297.003 0.9 -1.0 -0.3

Cereals and bakery products

 258.789 246.941 254.875 -1.7 -1.5 3.2

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs

 301.565 299.079 293.886 2.6 -2.5 -1.7

Dairy and related products

 186.126 184.632 183.602 -3.2 -1.4 -0.6

Fruits and vegetables

 442.015 440.310 434.226 2.2 -1.8 -1.4

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials(1)

 228.852 230.013 235.898 3.7 3.1 2.6

Other food at home

 320.033 321.480 317.982 0.5 -0.6 -1.1

Food away from home

 406.269 - 404.647 3.5 -0.4 -

Alcoholic beverages

 301.952 - 300.878 1.2 -0.4 -

Housing

 291.697 - 301.467 5.2 3.3 -

Shelter

 350.998 352.307 354.057 4.8 0.9 0.5

Rent of primary residence

 322.227 322.682 325.186 5.6 0.9 0.8

Owners' equiv. rent of residences(2)

 368.247 369.409 371.302 5.5 0.8 0.5

Owners' equiv. rent of primary residence(2)

 368.247 369.409 371.302 5.5 0.8 0.5

Household furnishings and operations

 142.868 - 148.416 4.1 3.9 -

Apparel

 142.822 - 136.429 -5.7 -4.5 -

Transportation

 250.615 - 250.552 0.9 0.0 -

Private transportation

 255.446 - 256.460 0.5 0.4 -

New and used motor vehicles(3)

 118.140 - 119.320 0.9 1.0 -

New vehicles(1)

 263.357 - 262.676 0.0 -0.3 -

Used cars and trucks(1)

 398.962 - 407.231 2.8 2.1 -

Motor fuel

 284.320 282.021 280.865 -9.7 -1.2 -0.4

Gasoline (all types)

 279.678 277.401 276.306 -9.7 -1.2 -0.4

Unleaded regular(4)

 268.109 265.749 264.659 -10.0 -1.3 -0.4

Unleaded midgrade(4)(5)

 343.435 342.501 340.868 -7.8 -0.7 -0.5

Unleaded premium(4)

 299.780 298.990 298.249 -7.0 -0.5 -0.2

Medical care

 529.337 - 535.074 0.2 1.1 -

Recreation(3)

 139.126 - 138.344 2.2 -0.6 -

Education and communication(3)

 149.451 - 150.518 -0.5 0.7 -

Tuition, other school fees, and childcare(1)

 1,423.268 - 1,423.268 0.5 0.0 -

Other goods and services

 406.719 - 407.973 4.0 0.3 -

(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 2025, not seasonally adjusted (1982-84=100 unless otherwise noted)
Special aggregate index

 Indexes Percent change from:
Historical
data		 Apr.
2025		 May
2025		 Jun.
2025		 Jun.
2024		 Apr.
2025		 May
2025

All items

 290.341 - 293.580 2.5 1.1 -

Food

 338.946 - 336.471 2.0 -0.7 -

Energy

 264.741 263.126 294.416 -0.8 11.2 11.9

All items less food and energy

 289.986 - 292.150 3.0 0.7 -

All items less energy

 296.632 - 297.956 2.8 0.4 -

All items less medical care

 278.347 - 281.461 2.8 1.1 -

All items less shelter

 271.627 - 274.927 1.5 1.2 -

Commodities

 228.755 - 228.668 0.6 0.0 -

Commodities less food

 182.991 - 184.017 0.3 0.6 -

Commodities less food & beverages

 178.140 - 179.229 0.2 0.6 -

Durables

 120.353 - 123.542 4.7 2.6 -

Nondurables

 289.367 - 287.116 -0.5 -0.8 -

Nondurables less food

 247.111 - 245.020 -3.0 -0.8 -

Nondurables less food & beverages

 241.743 - 239.582 -3.4 -0.9 -

Services

 354.061 - 360.860 3.9 1.9 -

Services less rent of shelter(1)

 365.463 - 376.095 2.8 2.9 -

Services less medical care services

 336.871 - 343.703 4.4 2.0 -

(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 15, 2025