The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach increased 0.3 percent from February to April, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Victoria G. Lee noted the index for all items less food and energy increased 0.4 percent over the two-month period. The index for food increased 0.2 percent from February to April, while the index for energy declined 0.6 percent. (Data in this report are not seasonally adjusted. Accordingly, bi-monthly changes may reflect the impact of seasonal influences.)

The Miami area all items CPI-U advanced 2.2 percent for the 12 months ending April. The index for all items less food and energy rose 2.6 percent over the last 12 months. The food index increased 3.6 percent for the 12 months ending April. The energy index fell 5.9 percent over the last year.

  

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Chart 1. Over-the-year percent change in CPI-U, Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL, April 2022–April 2025

Month	All items	All items less food and energy
Apr 2022	9.1	7.5
Jun 2022	10.1	7.9
Aug 2022	10.2	9.3
Oct 2022	9.6	9.7
Dec 2022	9.9	10.4
Feb 2023	9.2	9.7
Apr 2023	9.0	10.5
Jun 2023	6.9	9.6
Aug 2023	7.8	8.6
Oct 2023	7.4	8.0
Dec 2023	5.7	6.2
Feb 2024	4.9	5.8
Apr 2024	4.5	5.8
Jun 2024	3.5	4.6
Aug 2024	2.6	4.0
Oct 2024	2.7	3.7
Dec 2024	2.8	3.4
Feb 2025	2.9	3.3
Apr 2025	2.2	2.6

The food index rose 0.2 percent from February to April. The index for food at home (grocery store purchases) also rose 0.2 percent over the two-month pricing period. Five of the six major grocery store food group indexes increased over the two-month span, including meats, poultry, fish, and eggs (+5.8 percent). In comparison, the index for fruits and vegetables fell 8.1 percent over the same period. The food away from home index (restaurant, cafeteria, and vending purchases) increased 0.4 percent from February to April.

The food index rose 3.6 percent over the last 12 months. The index for food at home increased 2.7 percent over this 12-month span. Five of the six major grocery store food group indexes increased over the past year, including meats, poultry, fish, and eggs rose (+7.3 percent) and nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials (+7.6 percent). The food away from home index advanced 5.7 percent over the past year.

The energy index decreased 0.6 percent from February to April. The gasoline index declined 1.5 percent over the two-month pricing period.

The energy index fell 5.9 percent over the past 12 months. The gasoline index declined 14.3 percent over this 12-month span.

The index for all items less food and energy rose 0.4 percent from February to April. Indexes with notable increases over the two-month pricing period include household furnishing and operations (+7.4 percent), shelter (+0.3 percent), and medical care (+1.9 percent). Within shelter, the index for owners’ equivalent rent rose 0.4 percent over the two-month period, as did the index for rent. Recreation (-4.8 percent) and education and communication (-1.8 percent) were among the indexes to decline from February to April.

The index for all items less food and energy rose 2.6 percent over the past 12 months. The shelter index (+3.0 percent) was the largest contributor to the total 12-month increase in the all items less food and energy index. The index for owners’ equivalent rent increased 3.3 percent over the last year. The index for rent increased 3.2 percent over this 12-month span. Other indexes with notable increases over the last year include medical care (+7.2 percent), household furnishings and operations (+8.3 percent), and apparel (+11.8 percent).

The Consumer Price Index for May 2025 is scheduled to be released on Wednesday, June 11, 2025, at 8:30 a.m. (ET). The June 2025 Consumer Price Index for the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach area is scheduled to be released on Tuesday, July 15, 2025, at 8:30 a.m. (ET).

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 Miami 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 Miami-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL Core Based Statistical Area includes Broward, Miami-Dade, and Palm Beach Counties in Florida.

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Table 1. Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL, CPI-U by expenditure category for April 2025, not seasonally adjusted (1982-84=100 unless otherwise noted)

Expenditure category	Indexes				Percent change from:
	Historical data	Feb. 2025	Mar. 2025	Apr. 2025	Apr. 2024	Feb. 2025	Mar. 2025
All items		355.029	-	356.054	2.2	0.3	-
All items (November 1977=100)		572.257	-	573.909	-	-	-
Food and beverages		331.371	-	331.995	3.2	0.2	-
Food		339.434	-	340.169	3.6	0.2	-
Food at home		314.538	310.824	315.030	2.7	0.2	1.4
Cereals and bakery products		392.363	396.542	394.019	3.2	0.4	-0.6
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs		303.763	313.352	321.400	7.3	5.8	2.6
Dairy and related products		262.385	271.679	263.447	1.8	0.4	-3.0
Fruits and vegetables		362.860	338.870	333.569	-2.9	-8.1	-1.6
Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials(1)		331.193	321.537	342.528	7.6	3.4	6.5
Other food at home		261.107	253.878	261.712	1.5	0.2	3.1
Food away from home		389.596	-	391.053	5.7	0.4	-
Alcoholic beverages		231.625	-	231.373	-1.0	-0.1	-
Housing		402.743	-	406.026	3.5	0.8	-
Shelter		474.129	474.897	475.644	3.0	0.3	0.2
Rent of primary residence		472.079	472.134	474.174	3.2	0.4	0.4
Owners' equivalent rent of residences(2)		478.734	479.183	480.835	3.3	0.4	0.3
Owners' equivalent rent of primary residence(2)		478.734	479.183	480.835	3.3	0.4	0.3
Household furnishings and operations		197.550	-	212.154	8.3	7.4	-
Apparel		186.610	-	185.297	11.8	-0.7	-
Transportation		281.110	-	281.692	-2.3	0.2	-
Private transportation		291.567	-	291.254	-3.0	-0.1	-
New and used motor vehicles(3)		130.611	-	131.336	1.4	0.6	-
New vehicles(1)		280.252	-	280.670	-0.5	0.1	-
Used cars and trucks(1)		374.173	-	376.635	1.3	0.7	-
Motor fuel		278.542	272.673	274.492	-14.3	-1.5	0.7
Gasoline (all types)		275.761	269.839	271.737	-14.3	-1.5	0.7
Unleaded regular(4)		271.695	265.530	267.502	-14.8	-1.5	0.7
Unleaded midgrade(4)(5)		277.556	273.102	275.040	-11.9	-0.9	0.7
Unleaded premium(4)		298.132	293.834	295.174	-11.3	-1.0	0.5
Medical care		639.466	-	651.354	7.2	1.9	-
Recreation(3)		142.586	-	135.807	-4.7	-4.8	-
Education and communication(3)		135.333	-	132.941	-2.3	-1.8	-
Tuition, other school fees, and childcare(1)		1,176.218	-	1,176.218	2.3	0.0	-
Other goods and services		490.430	-	495.616	2.8	1.1	-
Footnotes (1) Index is on a November 1977=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. Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL, CPI-U by special aggregate index for April 2025, not seasonally adjusted (1982-84=100 unless otherwise noted)

Special aggregate index	Indexes				Percent change from:
	Historical data	Feb. 2025	Mar. 2025	Apr. 2025	Apr. 2024	Feb. 2025	Mar. 2025
All items		355.029	-	356.054	2.2	0.3	-
Food		339.434	-	340.169	3.6	0.2	-
Energy		238.206	235.988	236.697	-5.9	-0.6	0.3
All items less food and energy		372.445	-	373.783	2.6	0.4	-
All items less energy		367.987	-	369.250	2.7	0.3	-
All items less medical care		342.472	-	343.095	1.9	0.2	-
All items less shelter		292.604	-	293.380	1.6	0.3	-
Commodities		247.489	-	249.120	0.8	0.7	-
Commodities less food		201.330	-	203.118	-0.7	0.9	-
Commodities less food & beverages		199.583	-	201.458	-0.6	0.9	-
Durables		155.765	-	156.520	-1.0	0.5	-
Nondurables		289.999	-	292.162	1.7	0.7	-
Nondurables less food		243.296	-	246.456	-0.3	1.3	-
Nondurables less food & beverages		243.990	-	247.539	-0.2	1.5	-
Services		436.966	-	437.488	2.9	0.1	-
Services less rent of shelter(1)		392.157	-	391.398	2.6	-0.2	-
Services less medical care services		418.214	-	418.365	2.6	0.0	-
Footnotes (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.