The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach increased 1.0 percent from December to February, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported today. Regional Commissioner Victoria G. Lee noted that the index for all items less food and energy increased 1.1 percent over the two-month span. The energy index increased 1.2 percent over the same period. The index for food declined 0.1 percent from December to February. (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 2.1 percent for the 12 months ending February. The index for all items less food and energy rose 2.4 percent over the last 12 months. The food index increased 2.3 percent for the 12 months ending February. The energy index fell 1.7 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, February 2023–February 2026

Month	All items	All items less food and energy
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
Jun 2025	3.1	3.2
Aug 2025	2.5	2.4
Oct 2025	-	-
Dec 2025	2.6	2.5
Feb 2026	2.1	2.4
Note: The October 2025 data values are not available due to the 2025 lapse in appropriations.

The index for food declined 0.1 percent from December to February. The index for food at home (grocery store purchases) fell 0.6 percent over the two-month period. Prices decreased in 2 of the 6 major grocery store food groups: meats, poultry, fish, and eggs (-2.7 percent) and fruits and vegetables (-2.3 percent). The index for food away from home (restaurant, cafeteria, and vending purchases) increased 0.7 percent over the two-month span.

The index for food rose 2.3 percent over the last 12 months. The index for food at home rose 3.0 percent over this 12-month span. Prices increased in 5 of the 6 major grocery store food groups over the last year, including meats, poultry, fish, and eggs (+8.9 percent). In comparison, prices for fruits and vegetables declined 7.6 percent over the same period. The food away from home index was unchanged over the past year.

The index for energy increased 1.2 percent from December to February. The gasoline index rose 0.6 percent over the two-month pricing period.

The index for energy decreased 1.7 percent over the past 12 months. The gasoline index fell 5.6 percent over this 12-month span.

The index for all items less food and energy rose 1.1 percent from December to February. The apparel index increased 9.5 percent over the same period. Other indexes with notable increases over the bi-monthly period include other goods and services (+8.8 percent), medical care (+2.2 percent), and household furnishings and operations (+4.3 percent). In contrast, the index for used cars and trucks declined 4.4 percent from December to February.

The index for all items less food and energy advanced 2.4 percent over the past 12 months. The shelter index increased 3.1 percent over this 12-month span. The index for owners’ equivalent rent increased 3.0 percent over the past year and the index for rent increased 3.2 percent. Medical care (+5.3 percent) and other goods and services (+12.1 percent) were among the indexes to increase over the past year.

The Consumer Price Index for March 2026 is scheduled to be released on Friday, April 10, 2026, at 8:30 a.m. (ET). The Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach Consumer Price Index for April 2026 is scheduled to be released on Tuesday, May 12, 2026, 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.

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 February 2026, not seasonally adjusted (1982-84=100 unless otherwise noted)

Expenditure category	Indexes				Percent change from:
	Historical data	Dec. 2025	Jan. 2026	Feb. 2026	Feb. 2025	Dec. 2025	Jan. 2026
All items		359.125	-	362.650	2.1	1.0	-
All items (November 1977=100)		578.859	-	584.542	-	-	-
Food and beverages		341.786	-	341.460	3.0	-0.1	-
Food		347.603	-	347.100	2.3	-0.1	-
Food at home		325.830	326.677	323.951	3.0	-0.6	-0.8
Cereals and bakery products		405.393	412.753	409.714	4.4	1.1	-0.7
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs		339.958	339.172	330.764	8.9	-2.7	-2.5
Dairy and related products		265.164	254.882	270.530	3.1	2.0	6.1
Fruits and vegetables		343.132	335.710	335.314	-7.6	-2.3	-0.1
Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials(1)		358.081	357.626	361.745	9.2	1.0	1.2
Other food at home		268.679	278.855	270.490	3.6	0.7	-3.0
Food away from home		386.960	-	389.692	0.0	0.7	-
Alcoholic beverages		-	-	259.089	11.9	-	-
Housing		413.086	-	415.586	3.2	0.6	-
Shelter		487.845	488.579	488.770	3.1	0.2	0.0
Rent of primary residence		486.835	486.910	487.193	3.2	0.1	0.1
Owners' equivalent rent of residences(2)		491.469	492.569	492.936	3.0	0.3	0.1
Owners' equivalent rent of primary residence(2)		491.469	492.569	492.936	3.0	0.3	0.1
Household furnishings and operations		198.799	-	207.416	5.0	4.3	-
Apparel		173.429	-	189.946	1.8	9.5	-
Transportation		273.201	-	273.279	-2.8	0.0	-
Private transportation		281.982	-	280.953	-3.6	-0.4	-
New and used motor vehicles(3)		129.886	-	128.137	-1.9	-1.3	-
New vehicles(1)		279.560	-	280.620	0.1	0.4	-
Used cars and trucks(1)		376.417	-	359.697	-3.9	-4.4	-
Motor fuel		261.541	257.526	263.082	-5.6	0.6	2.2
Gasoline (all types)		258.713	254.787	260.213	-5.6	0.6	2.1
Unleaded regular(4)		253.784	249.790	255.393	-6.0	0.6	2.2
Unleaded midgrade(4)(5)		264.865	261.037	265.365	-4.4	0.2	1.7
Unleaded premium(4)		286.952	283.592	287.769	-3.5	0.3	1.5
Medical care		658.608	-	673.301	5.3	2.2	-
Recreation(3)		137.121	-	138.396	-2.9	0.9	-
Education and communication(3)		138.472	-	140.141	3.6	1.2	-
Tuition, other school fees, and childcare(1)		-	-	-	-	-	-
Other goods and services		505.450	-	549.870	12.1	8.8	-
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. 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 February 2026, not seasonally adjusted (1982-84=100 unless otherwise noted)

Special aggregate index	Indexes				Percent change from:
	Historical data	Dec. 2025	Jan. 2026	Feb. 2026	Feb. 2025	Dec. 2025	Jan. 2026
All items		359.125	-	362.650	2.1	1.0	-
Food		347.603	-	347.100	2.3	-0.1	-
Energy		231.299	231.630	234.073	-1.7	1.2	1.1
All items less food and energy		377.152	-	381.445	2.4	1.1	-
All items less energy		373.115	-	376.730	2.4	1.0	-
All items less medical care		345.995	-	349.012	1.9	0.9	-
All items less shelter		292.150	-	296.890	1.5	1.6	-
Commodities		247.572	-	250.339	1.2	1.1	-
Commodities less food		198.922	-	203.026	0.8	2.1	-
Commodities less food & beverages		195.946	-	200.081	0.2	2.1	-
Durables		154.793	-	153.238	-1.6	-1.0	-
Nondurables		291.045	-	296.521	2.2	1.9	-
Nondurables less food		238.967	-	250.213	2.8	4.7	-
Nondurables less food & beverages		236.236	-	248.047	1.7	5.0	-
Services		444.244	-	448.357	2.6	0.9	-
Services less rent of shelter(1)		390.741	-	399.132	1.8	2.1	-
Services less medical care services		424.998	-	428.501	2.5	0.8	-
Footnotes (1) Indexes on a November 1982=100 base.
- Data not available. Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.