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Bureau of Labor Statistics > Geographic Information > Mountain-Plains > News Release
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Wednesday, March 12, 2025

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Consumer Price Index, St. Louis area — February 2025

Area prices rose 0.5 percent in January and February, up 2.0 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 February 2025, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Assistant Commissioner for Regional Operations Michael Hirniak noted that prices for all items less food and energy increased 0.4 percent. The index for food rose 0.9 percent, while the index for energy declined 0.5 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 2.0 percent for the 12 months ending in February. The index for all items less food and energy increased 2.2 percent over the year, and food prices rose 2.4 percent. Energy prices fell 1.5 percent for the same period.

  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

Food prices were up 0.9 percent for the two months ending in February. Prices for food at home (grocery store purchases) rose 0.9 percent, and prices for food away from home (restaurant, cafeteria, and vending purchases) increased 0.8 percent for the same period. Within the food at home index, the indexes for cereals and bakery products (+4.3 percent), meats, poultry, fish, and eggs (+2.6 percent), and fruits and vegetables (+1.7 percent) contributed to the rise.

Food prices increased 2.4 percent over the year. Prices for food away from home advanced 3.5 percent, and prices for food at home rose 1.6 percent. The index for meats, poultry, fish, and eggs and the index for fruits and vegetables were both up 6.1 percent over the same period.

Energy

The energy index decreased 0.5 percent for the two months ending in February. Gasoline prices increased 2.4 percent over the same period.

From February 2024 to February 2025, energy prices fell 1.5 percent. The index for gasoline declined 2.4 percent.

All items less food and energy

The index for all items less food and energy increased 0.4 percent during the two-month period. Among index components, prices were higher for apparel (+6.4 percent), recreation (+1.6 percent), and medical care (+0.9 percent). In contrast, prices were lower for public transportation, owners’ equivalent rent of residence (-0.2 percent), and rent of primary residence (-0.9 percent).

The index for all items less food and energy advanced 2.2 percent over the year. Components contributing most to the increase included owners’ equivalent rent of residence (+4.2 percent), rent of primary residence (+5.0 percent), and motor vehicle maintenance and repair. In contrast, prices were lower for education and communication (-4.5 percent) and apparel (-3.4 percent).

The April 2025 Consumer Price Index for the St. Louis area is scheduled to be released on Tuesday, May 13, 2025.

Publication updates and changes

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.


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.

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 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 February 2025, not seasonally adjusted (1982-84=100 unless otherwise noted)
Expenditure category

 Indexes Percent change from:
Historical
data		 Dec.
2024		 Jan.
2025		 Feb.
2025		 Feb.
2024		 Dec.
2024		 Jan.
2025

All items

 285.607 - 286.933 2.0 0.5 -

All items (1967=100)

 848.301 - 852.239 - - -

Food and beverages

 333.607 - 336.419 2.2 0.8 -

Food

 334.013 - 336.869 2.4 0.9 -

Food at home

 295.806 295.693 298.423 1.6 0.9 0.9

Cereals and bakery products

 253.191 265.996 264.125 1.8 4.3 -0.7

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs

 293.736 295.125 301.512 6.1 2.6 2.2

Dairy and related products

 187.181 183.470 186.596 -1.6 -0.3 1.7

Fruits and vegetables

 436.050 438.076 443.607 6.1 1.7 1.3

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials(1)

 228.079 222.141 227.459 -3.7 -0.3 2.4

Other food at home

 315.978 311.709 312.364 -0.3 -1.1 0.2

Food away from home

 399.955 - 403.219 3.5 0.8 -

Alcoholic beverages

 297.547 - 299.477 0.6 0.6 -

Housing

 286.639 - 285.362 3.2 -0.4 -

Shelter

 345.349 341.581 344.437 4.6 -0.3 0.8

Rent of primary residence

 320.101 316.904 317.313 5.0 -0.9 0.1

Owners' equiv. rent of residences(2)

 361.317 358.996 360.516 4.2 -0.2 0.4

Owners' equiv. rent of primary residence(2)

 361.317 358.996 360.516 4.2 -0.2 0.4

Household furnishings and operations

 140.548 - 141.049 -1.0 0.4 -

Apparel

 133.564 - 142.091 -3.4 6.4 -

Transportation

 248.996 - 249.887 3.0 0.4 -

Private transportation

 252.856 - 256.166 2.8 1.3 -

New and used motor vehicles(3)

 117.389 - 118.243 0.1 0.7 -

New vehicles(1)

 260.476 - 261.885 -0.5 0.5 -

Used cars and trucks(1)

 393.957 - 395.540 1.4 0.4 -

Motor fuel

 273.534 276.158 280.503 -2.5 2.5 1.6

Gasoline (all types)

 268.983 271.313 275.460 -2.4 2.4 1.5

Unleaded regular(4)

 257.668 259.928 263.965 -2.6 2.4 1.6

Unleaded midgrade(4)(5)

 332.344 334.511 339.314 -1.1 2.1 1.4

Unleaded premium(4)

 290.059 292.347 296.188 -1.0 2.1 1.3

Medical care

 528.178 - 533.025 0.5 0.9 -

Recreation(3)

 136.161 - 138.401 1.1 1.6 -

Education and communication(3)

 145.965 - 146.038 -4.5 0.1 -

Tuition, other school fees, and childcare(1)

 1,416.427 - 1,416.427 -1.4 0.0 -

Other goods and services

 391.400 - 398.248 0.1 1.7 -

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

 Indexes Percent change from:
Historical
data		 Dec.
2024		 Jan.
2025		 Feb.
2025		 Feb.
2024		 Dec.
2024		 Jan.
2025

All items

 285.607 - 286.933 2.0 0.5 -

Food

 334.013 - 336.869 2.4 0.9 -

Energy

 254.884 251.831 253.573 -1.5 -0.5 0.7

All items less food and energy

 285.633 - 286.902 2.2 0.4 -

All items less energy

 292.207 - 293.748 2.2 0.5 -

All items less medical care

 273.410 - 274.552 2.1 0.4 -

All items less shelter

 267.174 - 269.210 0.8 0.8 -

Commodities

 223.311 - 226.380 0.1 1.4 -

Commodities less food

 177.175 - 180.418 -1.1 1.8 -

Commodities less food & beverages

 172.305 - 175.576 -1.2 1.9 -

Durables

 116.187 - 117.061 -0.9 0.8 -

Nondurables

 283.342 - 287.714 0.4 1.5 -

Nondurables less food

 239.726 - 245.848 -1.4 2.6 -

Nondurables less food & beverages

 234.159 - 240.581 -1.7 2.7 -

Services

 350.139 - 349.570 3.3 -0.2 -

Services less rent of shelter(1)

 363.227 - 362.994 1.9 -0.1 -

Services less medical care services

 332.682 - 331.810 3.8 -0.3 -

(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: Wednesday, March 12, 2025