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Bureau of Labor Statistics > Geographic Information > Southeast > News Release
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Friday, February 13, 2026

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Consumer Price Index, Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater — January 2026

Area prices rose 0.5 percent over the two months, up 2.3 percent over the year

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater increased 0.5 percent from November to January, 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 0.3 percent over the two-month span. The index for food rose 1.3 percent from November to January. The index for energy increased 2.1 percent over the same period. (Data in this report are not seasonally adjusted. Accordingly, bi-monthly changes may reflect the impact of seasonal influences.)

The Tampa area all items CPI-U advanced 2.3 percent for the 12 months ending January. The index for all items less food and energy rose 1.8 percent over the last 12 months. The food index increased 4.7 percent for the 12 months ending January. The energy index rose 5.9 percent over the last year.

  Chart 1. Line chart for the over-the-year percent change in CPI-U, Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL, January 2023–January 2026. An accessible version is available in View Chart Data link below the chart.
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Food

The food index rose 1.3 percent from November to January. The index for food at home (grocery store purchases) rose 1.7 percent, with higher prices in 5 of the 6 major grocery store food groups. The food away from home index (restaurant, cafeteria, and vending purchases) increased 0.8 percent over the two-month span.

The food index rose 4.7 percent over the last 12 months. The index for food at home rose 4.3 percent over this 12-month span, as prices increased for all six major grocery store food groups. The food away from home index increased 5.1 percent over the past year.

Energy

The energy index increased 2.1 percent from November to January. The gasoline index declined 5.4 percent over the two-month pricing period.

The energy index increased 5.9 percent over the past 12 months. The gasoline index fell 10.8 percent over this 12-month span.

All items less food and energy

The index for all items less food and energy rose 0.3 percent from November to January. The shelter index rose 0.6 percent over the bi-monthly period, due in part to an increase in the lodging away from home index. In comparison, the index for recreation declined 4.5 percent from November to January.

The index for all items less food and energy advanced 1.8 percent over the past 12 months. The shelter index increased 2.6 percent over this 12-month span. The index for owners’ equivalent rent increased 2.4 percent over the past year and the index for rent increased 3.1 percent.

The Consumer Price Index for February 2026 is scheduled to be released on Wednesday, March 11, 2026, at 8:30 a.m. (ET). The Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater Consumer Price Index for March 2026 is scheduled to be released on Friday, April 10, 2026, at 8:30 a.m. (ET).


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 Tampa 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 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL Core Based Statistical Area includes Hernando, Hillsborough, Pasco, and Pinellas 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. Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL, CPI-U by expenditure category for January 2026, not seasonally adjusted (1987=100 unless otherwise noted)
Expenditure category

 Indexes Percent change from:
Historical
data		 Nov.
2025		 Dec.
2025		 Jan.
2026		 Jan.
2025		 Nov.
2025		 Dec.
2025

All items

 308.706 - 310.244 2.3 0.5 -

Food and beverages

 310.226 - 314.120 4.8 1.3 -

Food

 312.148 - 316.179 4.7 1.3 -

Food at home

 313.330 317.320 318.776 4.3 1.7 0.5

Cereals and bakery products

 320.849 325.236 323.425 4.5 0.8 -0.6

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs

 329.858 350.867 342.422 4.7 3.8 -2.4

Dairy and related products

 295.553 293.701 305.766 10.8 3.5 4.1

Fruits and vegetables

 417.745 404.410 414.627 3.4 -0.7 2.5

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials

 232.407 231.545 237.268 4.9 2.1 2.5

Other food at home

 244.534 248.854 249.884 2.5 2.2 0.4

Food away from home

 310.334 - 312.779 5.1 0.8 -

Alcoholic beverages

 268.835 - 270.759 6.5 0.7 -

Housing

 346.268 - 349.554 4.1 0.9 -

Shelter

 405.389 407.964 407.762 2.6 0.6 0.0

Rent of primary residence

 423.302 426.501 424.491 3.1 0.3 -0.5

Owners' equivalent rent of residences

 431.769 431.098 429.505 2.4 -0.5 -0.4

Owners' equivalent rent of primary residence

 431.769 431.098 429.505 2.4 -0.5 -0.4

Household furnishings and operations

 165.742 - 163.522 3.6 -1.3 -

Apparel

 142.729 - 144.780 7.1 1.4 -

Transportation

 257.315 - 255.385 -3.3 -0.8 -

Private transportation

 266.682 - 262.922 -2.7 -1.4 -

New and used motor vehicles(1)

 134.102 - 131.985 -0.5 -1.6 -

New vehicles

 148.823 - 148.906 0.5 0.1 -

Used cars and trucks

 172.038 - 163.510 -2.1 -5.0 -

Motor fuel

 323.012 308.826 305.464 -10.6 -5.4 -1.1

Gasoline (all types)

 314.216 300.336 297.366 -10.8 -5.4 -1.0

Unleaded regular(2)

 302.279 288.325 285.469 -11.2 -5.6 -1.0

Unleaded midgrade(2)(3)

 327.553 314.942 311.911 -9.1 -4.8 -1.0

Unleaded premium(2)

 364.529 352.777 349.312 -8.1 -4.2 -1.0

Medical care

 546.873 - 554.042 3.0 1.3 -

Recreation(1)

 137.796 - 131.545 -1.8 -4.5 -

Education and communication(1)

 135.465 - 135.752 1.2 0.2 -

Tuition, other school fees, and childcare

 - - - - - -

Other goods and services

 378.818 - 403.284 7.5 6.5 -

Footnotes
(1) Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
(2) Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.
(3) 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. Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL, CPI-U by special aggregate index for January 2026, not seasonally adjusted (1987=100)
Special aggregate index

 Indexes Percent change from:
Historical
data		 Nov.
2025		 Dec.
2025		 Jan.
2026		 Jan.
2025		 Nov.
2025		 Dec.
2025

All items

 308.706 - 310.244 2.3 0.5 -

Food

 312.148 - 316.179 4.7 1.3 -

Energy

 263.691 265.372 269.111 5.9 2.1 1.4

All items less food and energy

 312.280 - 313.154 1.8 0.3 -

All items less energy

 311.920 - 313.171 2.1 0.4 -

All items less medical care

 295.897 - 297.171 2.3 0.4 -

All items less shelter

 268.050 - 269.160 2.1 0.4 -

Commodities

 213.834 - 212.800 0.5 -0.5 -

Commodities less food

 173.383 - 170.963 -1.5 -1.4 -

Commodities less food & beverages

 169.187 - 166.724 -1.7 -1.5 -

Durables

 106.428 - 103.527 -3.1 -2.7 -

Nondurables

 279.604 - 281.253 2.5 0.6 -

Nondurables less food

 248.178 - 247.725 0.2 -0.2 -

Nondurables less food & beverages

 246.772 - 246.139 -0.2 -0.3 -

Services

 394.012 - 398.183 3.3 1.1 -

Services less rent of shelter

 370.352 - 376.895 4.4 1.8 -

Services less medical care services

 379.134 - 383.054 3.3 1.0 -

- Data not available.
Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

 

Last Modified Date: Friday, February 13, 2026