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Bureau of Labor Statistics > Geographic Information > Southeast > News Release
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Wednesday, June 10, 2026

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

Area prices rose 1.5 percent over the two months, up 3.2 percent over the year

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater rose 1.5 percent from March to May, 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 1.1 percent over the two-month span. The index for energy rose 9.5 percent from March to May. The index for food increased 0.5 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 3.2 percent for the 12 months ending May. The index for all items less food and energy rose 2.8 percent over the last 12 months. The energy index increased 13.1 percent for the 12 months ending May. 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, May 2023–May 2026. An accessible version is available in View Chart Data link below the chart.
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Food

The index for food rose 0.5 percent from March to May. The index for food at home (grocery store purchases) increased 0.6 percent over the two-month period. Prices rose in 3 of the 6 major grocery store food groups, including other food at home (+3.9 percent). The index for food away from home (restaurant, cafeteria, and vending purchases) increased 0.3 percent from March to May.

The food index rose 1.4 percent over the past year. The index for food away from home increased 4.2 percent over the last 12 months. In comparison, the index for food at home declined 0.5 percent over the same period. Three of the six major grocery store food group indexes declined over the year, including dairy and related products (-7.0 percent) and cereals and bakery products (-4.5 percent).

Energy

The energy index increased 9.5 percent from March to May. The gasoline index rose 16.8 percent over the two-month pricing period.

The energy index increased 13.1 percent over the past 12 months. The gasoline index increased 41.0 percent over this 12-month span.

All items less food and energy

The index for all items less food and energy rose 1.1 percent from March to May. Among the notable indexes to increase over the two-month pricing period include recreation (+4.4 percent) and medical care (+2.1 percent).

The index for all items less food and energy advanced 2.8 percent over the past 12 months. The shelter index increased 2.1 percent over this 12-month span. The index for owners’ equivalent rent increased 3.1 percent over the past year and the index for rent increased 3.5 percent. Other indexes with notable increases over the last year include recreation (+6.9 percent), medical care (+3.2 percent), and other goods and services (+11.1 percent).

The Consumer Price Index for June 2026 is scheduled to be released on Tuesday, July 14, 2026, at 8:30 a.m. (ET). The Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater Consumer Price Index for July 2026 is scheduled to be released on Wednesday, August 12, 2026, at 8:30 a.m. (ET).

Rebasing of Selected Consumer Price Index Series

With the publication of April 2026 data on May 12, 2026, several CPI series were rebased to December 2024 = 100. When new base years are introduced, BLS recalculates each index back to the beginning of that series to ensure continuity. A complete list of indexes that were rebased is available at www.bls.gov/cpi/additional-resources/rebased-series.htm.


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 May 2026, not seasonally adjusted (1987=100 unless otherwise noted)
Expenditure category

 Indexes Percent change from:
Historical
data		 Mar.
2026		 Apr.
2026		 May
2026		 May
2025		 Mar.
2026		 Apr.
2026

All items

 311.681 - 316.435 3.2 1.5 -

Food and beverages

 312.080 - 313.691 1.5 0.5 -

Food

 314.112 - 315.777 1.4 0.5 -

Food at home

 313.439 318.315 315.451 -0.5 0.6 -0.9

Cereals and bakery products

 316.146 320.841 319.006 -4.5 0.9 -0.6

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs

 344.519 346.755 339.066 3.5 -1.6 -2.2

Dairy and related products

 288.238 304.995 277.728 -7.0 -3.6 -8.9

Fruits and vegetables

 407.977 411.150 416.595 1.1 2.1 1.3

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials

 232.723 230.652 231.116 2.7 -0.7 0.2

Other food at home

 245.046 251.300 254.554 -0.3 3.9 1.3

Food away from home

 316.181 - 317.269 4.2 0.3 -

Alcoholic beverages

 269.235 - 269.817 3.5 0.2 -

Housing

 345.647 - 347.306 1.1 0.5 -

Shelter

 410.372 410.526 411.527 2.1 0.3 0.2

Rent of primary residence

 426.354 426.828 428.265 3.5 0.4 0.3

Owners' equivalent rent of residences

 431.031 431.287 433.258 3.1 0.5 0.5

Owners' equivalent rent of primary residence

 431.031 431.287 433.258 3.1 0.5 0.5

Household furnishings and operations

 161.538 - 164.370 0.3 1.8 -

Apparel

 152.886 - 149.446 4.1 -2.3 -

Transportation

 272.784 - 284.990 10.1 4.5 -

Private transportation

 281.701 - 291.881 9.5 3.6 -

New and used motor vehicles(1)

 132.855 - 132.352 -0.4 -0.4 -

New vehicles

 149.302 - 148.882 0.3 -0.3 -

Used cars and trucks

 162.066 - 166.492 -1.9 2.7 -

Motor fuel

 401.279 442.736 467.916 41.2 16.6 5.7

Gasoline (all types)

 390.525 429.952 456.022 41.0 16.8 6.1

Unleaded regular(2)

 378.313 417.051 443.038 42.1 17.1 6.2

Unleaded midgrade(2)(3)

 394.864 434.396 457.804 36.7 15.9 5.4

Unleaded premium(2)

 435.188 475.264 499.461 34.4 14.8 5.1

Medical care

 552.289 - 563.784 3.2 2.1 -

Recreation(1)

 134.575 - 140.540 6.9 4.4 -

Education and communication(1)

 133.297 - 136.059 2.9 2.1 -

Tuition, other school fees, and childcare

 - - - - - -

Other goods and services

 400.829 - 420.810 11.1 5.0 -

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

 Indexes Percent change from:
Historical
data		 Mar.
2026		 Apr.
2026		 May
2026		 May
2025		 Mar.
2026		 Apr.
2026

All items

 311.681 - 316.435 3.2 1.5 -

Food

 314.112 - 315.777 1.4 0.5 -

Energy

 275.646 291.966 301.842 13.1 9.5 3.4

All items less food and energy

 314.774 - 318.194 2.8 1.1 -

All items less energy

 314.226 - 317.372 2.6 1.0 -

All items less medical care

 298.751 - 303.163 3.2 1.5 -

All items less shelter

 270.132 - 276.197 3.8 2.2 -

Commodities

 217.787 - 222.711 4.6 2.3 -

Commodities less food

 178.046 - 183.837 6.5 3.3 -

Commodities less food & beverages

 173.855 - 179.652 6.6 3.3 -

Durables

 103.901 - 106.179 0.5 2.2 -

Nondurables

 290.402 - 297.055 6.4 2.3 -

Nondurables less food

 267.482 - 278.849 12.4 4.2 -

Nondurables less food & beverages

 267.004 - 278.932 12.8 4.5 -

Services

 395.315 - 399.459 2.2 1.0 -

Services less rent of shelter

 367.146 - 375.147 2.6 2.2 -

Services less medical care services

 380.157 - 383.452 2.0 0.9 -

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

 

Last Modified Date: Wednesday, June 10, 2026