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Friday, September 11, 2026

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Consumer Price Index, Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach — August 2026

Area prices rose 0.1 percent over the two months, up 3.7 percent over the year

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach rose 0.1 percent from June to August, 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 rose 0.2 percent over the two-month span. The energy index rose 0.6 percent over the same period. In contrast, the food index declined 0.9 percent from June to August. (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 3.7 percent for the 12 months ending August. The index for all items less food and energy rose 3.3 percent over the last 12 months. The energy index increased 14.8 percent for the 12 months ending August. The food index rose 1.0 percent over the last year.

  Chart 1. Line chart of the over-the-year percent change in CPI-U, Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL, August 2023–August 2026. An accessible version is available in View Chart Data link below the chart.
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Food

The index for food decreased 0.9 percent from June to August. The index for food at home (grocery store purchases) declined 1.1 percent over the two-month period, as prices decreased in 5 of the 6 major grocery store food groups, including cereals and bakery products (-4.5 percent), meats, poultry, fish, and eggs (-0.9 percent), and nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials (-2.3 percent). The index for food away from home (restaurant, cafeteria, and vending purchases) declined 0.6 percent over the two-month span.

The food index rose 1.0 percent over the 12 months ending in August. The index for food at home rose 1.5 percent over this 12-month span. Prices increased in 3 of 6 major grocery store food groups over the last year, including meats, poultry, fish, and eggs (+6.1 percent) as well as fruits and vegetables (+6.5 percent). The food away from home index decreased 0.4 percent over the past year.

Energy

The energy index rose 0.6 percent from June to August. The gasoline index increased 0.9 percent over the two-month pricing period.

The energy index increased 14.8 percent over the past 12 months. The gasoline index rose 28.9 percent over this 12-month span.

All items less food and energy

The index for all items less food and energy rose 0.2 percent from June to August. The shelter index also rose 0.2 percent over the two-month period, led by a 0.3-percent increase in the owners’ equivalent rent index. Among the indexes to increase over the two-month span include apparel (+3.1 percent), education and communication (+1.8 percent), and used cars and trucks (+0.8 percent). In contrast, the recreation index and household furnishings and operations index fell 0.9 percent and 0.4 percent, respectively.

The index for all items less food and energy rose 3.3 percent over the past 12 months. The shelter index increased 3.0 percent over the last year. Within the shelter index, the index for owners’ equivalent rent rose 2.9 percent over the last 12 months and the index for rent increased 2.4 percent.

The October 2026 Consumer Price Index for the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach area is scheduled to be released on November 10, 2026.


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 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.

Refer to the national CPI news release technical note or the Handbook of Methods for more information.

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Table 1. Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL, CPI-U by expenditure category for August 2026, not seasonally adjusted (1982-84=100 unless otherwise noted)
Expenditure category

 Indexes Percent change from:
Historical
data		 Jun.
2026		 Jul.
2026		 Aug.
2026		 Aug.
2025		 Jun.
2026		 Jul.
2026

All items

 369.764 - 370.123 3.7 0.1 -

All items (November 1977=100)

 596.009 - 596.586 - - -

Food and beverages

 345.970 - 342.828 0.8 -0.9 -

Food

 351.920 - 348.617 1.0 -0.9 -

Food at home

 330.151 331.451 326.519 1.5 -1.1 -1.5

Cereals and bakery products

 403.336 401.475 385.059 -3.0 -4.5 -4.1

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs

 340.055 341.747 337.071 6.1 -0.9 -1.4

Dairy and related products

 258.189 268.270 260.607 -8.0 0.9 -2.9

Fruits and vegetables

 357.938 353.646 355.695 6.5 -0.6 0.6

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials(1)

 361.931 346.286 353.640 -0.3 -2.3 2.1

Other food at home

 279.083 286.576 278.376 1.9 -0.3 -2.9

Food away from home

 391.125 - 388.701 -0.4 -0.6 -

Alcoholic beverages

 259.097 - 258.290 -1.3 -0.3 -

Housing

 420.474 - 421.156 3.4 0.2 -

Shelter

 493.089 494.172 493.852 3.0 0.2 -0.1

Rent of primary residence

 488.528 489.870 489.193 2.4 0.1 -0.1

Owners' equivalent rent of residences(2)

 499.354 500.677 500.797 2.9 0.3 0.0

Owners' equivalent rent of primary residence(2)

 499.354 500.677 500.797 2.9 0.3 0.0

Household furnishings and operations

 221.281 - 220.453 8.9 -0.4 -

Apparel

 182.340 - 187.906 6.4 3.1 -

Transportation

 296.567 - 297.098 6.7 0.2 -

Private transportation

 305.517 - 305.240 4.4 -0.1 -

New and used motor vehicles(3)

 131.987 - 132.555 0.8 0.4 -

New vehicles(1)

 280.486 - 280.930 0.6 0.2 -

Used cars and trucks(1)

 377.473 - 380.355 -2.3 0.8 -

Motor fuel

 350.460 350.436 354.219 29.3 1.1 1.1

Gasoline (all types)

 346.540 346.416 349.607 28.9 0.9 0.9

Unleaded regular(4)

 342.487 342.410 345.627 29.6 0.9 0.9

Unleaded midgrade(4)(5)

 343.922 343.366 346.680 25.8 0.8 1.0

Unleaded premium(4)

 368.037 367.657 370.597 25.1 0.7 0.8

Medical care

 679.787 - 679.318 3.7 -0.1 -

Recreation(3)

 141.855 - 140.623 3.2 -0.9 -

Education and communication(3)

 136.879 - 139.300 1.2 1.8 -

Tuition, other school fees, and childcare(1)

 - - - - - -

Other goods and services

 538.313 - 537.510 11.7 -0.1 -

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.
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 August 2026, not seasonally adjusted (1982-84=100 unless otherwise noted)
Special aggregate index

 Indexes Percent change from:
Historical
data		 Jun.
2026		 Jul.
2026		 Aug.
2026		 Aug.
2025		 Jun.
2026		 Jul.
2026

All items

 369.764 - 370.123 3.7 0.1 -

Food

 351.920 - 348.617 1.0 -0.9 -

Energy

 269.987 270.014 271.567 14.8 0.6 0.6

All items less food and energy

 385.739 - 386.567 3.3 0.2 -

All items less energy

 381.100 - 381.342 3.0 0.1 -

All items less medical care

 356.168 - 356.565 3.7 0.1 -

All items less shelter

 305.267 - 305.425 4.2 0.1 -

Commodities

 257.960 - 258.618 3.8 0.3 -

Commodities less food

 211.669 - 214.009 6.1 1.1 -

Commodities less food & beverages

 208.933 - 211.354 6.4 1.2 -

Durables

 154.329 - 155.880 -0.8 1.0 -

Nondurables

 307.966 - 307.969 5.5 0.0 -

Nondurables less food

 268.090 - 271.260 12.0 1.2 -

Nondurables less food & beverages

 267.074 - 270.505 13.1 1.3 -

Services

 455.153 - 455.293 3.7 0.0 -

Services less rent of shelter(1)

 409.932 - 409.229 4.9 -0.2 -

Services less medical care services

 435.189 - 435.343 3.7 0.0 -

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.

 

Last Modified Date: Friday, September 11, 2026