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Bureau of Labor Statistics > Geographic Information > Southeast > News Release
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25-809-ATL
Tuesday, May 13, 2025

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Consumer Price Index, Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach — April 2025

Area prices increased 0.3 percent over the two months and 2.2 percent over the year

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.

  Chart 1. Line chart of the over-the-year percent change in CPI-U, Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL, April 2022–April 2025. An accessible version is available in View Chart Data link below the chart.
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Food

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.

Energy

The 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 energy

The 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).


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.

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.

Information in this release will be made available to individuals with sensory impairments upon request. Voice phone: (202) 691-5200; Telecommunications Relay Service: 7-1-1.

Table 1. Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL, CPI-U by expenditure category for April 2025, not seasonally adjusted (1982-84=100 unless otherwise noted)
Expenditure category

 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 -

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

Unleaded midgrade(4)(5)

 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
(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.
NOTE: 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 April 2025, not seasonally adjusted (1982-84=100 unless otherwise noted)
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 -

Footnotes
(1) Indexes on a November 1982=100 base.

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

 

Last Modified Date: Tuesday, May 13, 2025