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Bureau of Labor Statistics > Geographic Information > Southeast > News Release
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26-1405-ATL
Wednesday, August 12, 2026

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

Area prices down 0.1 percent over the two months, up 1.9 percent over the year

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater declined 0.1 percent from May to July, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported today. Regional Commissioner Victoria G. Lee noted that the index for energy declined 7.7 percent over the two-month span. The index for all items less food and energy increased 0.2 percent from May to July. The index for food increased 0.9 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 1.9 percent for the 12 months ending July. The index for all items less food and energy rose 1.7 percent over the last 12 months. The energy index increased 4.8 percent for the 12 months ending July. The food index rose 1.4 percent over the last year.

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

The index for food rose 0.9 percent from May to July. The index for food at home (grocery store purchases) increased 1.4 percent over the two-month period. Prices rose in 5 of the 6 major grocery store food groups, including dairy and related products (+8.7 percent) and cereals and bakery products (+5.3 percent). The index for food away from home (restaurant, cafeteria, and vending purchases) was unchanged from May to July.

The food index rose 1.4 percent over the past year. The index for food away from home increased 2.9 percent over the last 12 months. The index for food at home rose 0.3 percent over the same period. Three of the six major grocery store food group indexes increased over the year, including cereals and bakery products (+6.5 percent).

Energy

The energy index declined 7.7 percent from May to July. The gasoline index decreased 10.4 percent over the two-month pricing period.

The energy index increased 4.8 percent over the past 12 months. The gasoline index increased 27.1 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 May to July. Among the notable indexes to increase over the two-month period include owner’s equivalent rent (+0.7 percent), recreation (+1.8 percent), medical care (+0.7 percent) and apparel (+2.0 percent). In comparison, the household furnishings and operations index declined 1.2 percent from May to July.

The index for all items less food and energy advanced 1.7 percent over the past 12 months. The index for owners’ equivalent rent increased 2.0 percent over the past year and the index for rent increased 1.8 percent. Other indexes with notable increases over the last year include recreation (+6.1 percent), medical care (+4.1 percent), and apparel (+7.3 percent).

The Consumer Price Index for August 2026 is scheduled to be released on Friday, September 11, 2026, at 8:30 a.m. (ET). The Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater Consumer Price Index for September 2026 is scheduled to be released on Wednesday, October 14, 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 July 2026, not seasonally adjusted (1987=100 unless otherwise noted)
Expenditure category

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

All items

 316.435 - 315.964 1.9 -0.1 -

Food and beverages

 313.691 - 316.423 1.6 0.9 -

Food

 315.777 - 318.639 1.4 0.9 -

Food at home

 315.451 321.322 320.017 0.3 1.4 -0.4

Cereals and bakery products

 319.006 318.174 335.801 6.5 5.3 5.5

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs

 339.066 340.321 343.223 -0.2 1.2 0.9

Dairy and related products

 277.728 290.872 301.773 -1.6 8.7 3.7

Fruits and vegetables

 416.595 421.998 - - - -

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials

 231.116 235.264 235.188 1.6 1.8 0.0

Other food at home

 254.554 263.768 247.818 -1.9 -2.6 -6.0

Food away from home

 317.269 - 317.287 2.9 0.0 -

Alcoholic beverages

 269.817 - 270.083 4.3 0.1 -

Housing

 347.306 - 346.715 -0.6 -0.2 -

Shelter

 411.527 410.079 411.721 0.2 0.0 0.4

Rent of primary residence

 428.265 426.336 427.969 1.8 -0.1 0.4

Owners' equivalent rent of residences

 433.258 434.479 436.276 2.0 0.7 0.4

Owners' equivalent rent of primary residence

 433.258 434.479 436.276 2.0 0.7 0.4

Household furnishings and operations

 164.370 - 162.411 -0.9 -1.2 -

Apparel

 149.446 - 152.383 7.3 2.0 -

Transportation

 284.990 - 277.705 6.5 -2.6 -

Private transportation

 291.881 - 283.952 6.0 -2.7 -

New and used motor vehicles(1)

 132.352 - 133.680 -0.4 1.0 -

New vehicles

 148.882 - 149.321 0.5 0.3 -

Used cars and trucks

 166.492 - 170.931 -1.6 2.7 -

Motor fuel

 467.916 409.840 419.782 27.2 -10.3 2.4

Gasoline (all types)

 456.022 398.825 408.562 27.1 -10.4 2.4

Unleaded regular(2)

 443.038 385.889 395.598 27.7 -10.7 2.5

Unleaded midgrade(2)(3)

 457.804 407.379 415.621 24.6 -9.2 2.0

Unleaded premium(2)

 499.461 447.297 456.337 23.2 -8.6 2.0

Medical care

 563.784 - 567.754 4.1 0.7 -

Recreation(1)

 140.540 - 143.069 6.1 1.8 -

Education and communication(1)

 136.059 - 136.449 1.8 0.3 -

Tuition, other school fees, and childcare

 - - - - - -

Other goods and services

 420.810 - - - - -

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 July 2026, not seasonally adjusted (1987=100)
Special aggregate index

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

All items

 316.435 - 315.964 1.9 -0.1 -

Food

 315.777 - 318.639 1.4 0.9 -

Energy

 301.842 274.521 278.568 4.8 -7.7 1.5

All items less food and energy

 318.194 - 318.746 1.7 0.2 -

All items less energy

 317.372 - 318.276 1.6 0.3 -

All items less medical care

 303.163 - 302.485 1.7 -0.2 -

All items less shelter

 276.197 - 275.479 2.9 -0.3 -

Commodities

 222.711 - 221.062 3.5 -0.7 -

Commodities less food

 183.837 - 180.788 4.7 -1.7 -

Commodities less food & beverages

 179.652 - 176.590 4.7 -1.7 -

Durables

 106.179 - 106.079 0.1 -0.1 -

Nondurables

 297.055 - 294.002 5.0 -1.0 -

Nondurables less food

 278.849 - 270.198 9.4 -3.1 -

Nondurables less food & beverages

 278.932 - 269.816 9.6 -3.3 -

Services

 399.459 - 400.417 0.9 0.2 -

Services less rent of shelter

 375.147 - 377.291 2.0 0.6 -

Services less medical care services

 383.452 - 384.125 0.5 0.2 -

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

 

Last Modified Date: Wednesday, August 12, 2026