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Tuesday, May 13, 2025
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.
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.
EnergyThe 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.
All items less food and energyThe 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.
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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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 | |
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 |
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- Data not available. |
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 | - | |
- Data not available. |
Last Modified Date: Tuesday, May 13, 2025