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Western Consumer Price Index Card

Monthly and Bimonthly Indexes

Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Selected areas, all items index, not seasonally adjusted
(1982-84=100 unless otherwise noted)
Area

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U.S. City Average

326.785 330.213 333.020 335.123 4.2 1.5 0.6 3.8 1.9 0.9

West region(1)

346.990 350.226 353.161 354.478 3.5 1.2 0.4 3.5 1.8 0.8

West - Size Class A (over 2.5 million)

358.741 361.945 364.564 366.266 3.9 1.2 0.5 3.8 1.6 0.7

West - Size Class B/C (2.5 million or less)(2)

201.223 203.193 205.170 205.709 3.1 1.2 0.3 3.2 2.0 1.0

Mountain(3)

135.389 137.043 138.154 138.796 3.5 1.3 0.5 3.6 2.0 0.8

Pacific(3)

134.695 135.789 136.943 137.402 3.5 1.2 0.3 3.5 1.7 0.8

Metropolitan areas published monthly

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA

348.361 352.221 355.166 355.336 3.6 0.9 0.0 3.7 2.0 0.8

Metropolitan areas published in January, March, May, July, September, and November

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ(4)

187.481   190.720         3.0 1.7  

San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA

363.211   369.215         3.8 1.7  

Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA

372.121   377.091         4.9 1.3  

Urban Alaska

273.181   282.958         4.3 3.6  

Metropolitan areas published in February, April, June, August, October, and December

Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA(3)

  140.728   142.170 3.4 1.0        

San Diego-Carlsbad, CA

  397.284   401.605 3.8 1.1        

Urban Hawaii

  359.495   367.429 5.1 2.2        

Footnotes
(1) The West region includes the Mountain and Pacific divisions.
The Mountain division includes Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming.
The Pacific division includes Alaska, California, Hawaii, Oregon, and Washington.
(2) December 1996=100.
(3) December 2017=100.
(4) December 2001=100.

Source: Consumer Price Index
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) measures changes in prices of all goods and services purchased for consumption by urban households.

 

Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Selected areas, all items index, not seasonally adjusted
(1982-84=100 unless otherwise noted)
Area

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U.S. City Average

319.422 323.500 326.541 328.829 4.4 1.6 0.7 3.9 2.2 0.9

West region(1)

337.391 341.234 344.451 345.764 3.5 1.3 0.4 3.5 2.1 0.9

West - Size Class A (over 2.5 million)

345.591 349.452 352.095 353.619 3.9 1.2 0.4 3.7 1.9 0.8

West - Size Class B/C (2.5 million or less)(2)

202.373 204.720 207.011 207.700 3.2 1.5 0.3 3.3 2.3 1.1

Mountain(3)

136.207 138.110 139.609 140.121 3.8 1.5 0.4 3.8 2.5 1.1

Pacific(3)

135.265 136.647 137.846 138.381 3.5 1.3 0.4 3.3 1.9 0.9

Metropolitan areas published monthly

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA

335.612 340.105 342.767 343.428 3.9 1.0 0.2 3.9 2.1 0.8

Metropolitan areas published in January, March, May, July, September, and November

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ(4)

185.277   189.530         2.9 2.3  

San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA

356.964   363.533         3.3 1.8  

Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA

364.364   368.689         4.5 1.2  

Urban Alaska

271.282   280.139         4.4 3.3  

Metropolitan areas published in February, April, June, August, October, and December

Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA(3)

  141.610   143.459 3.4 1.3        

San Diego-Carlsbad, CA

  376.122   381.325 4.1 1.4        

Urban Hawaii

  357.176   365.753 4.9 2.4        

Footnotes
(1) The West region includes the Mountain and Pacific divisions.
The Mountain division includes Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming.
The Pacific division includes Alaska, California, Hawaii, Oregon, and Washington.
(2) December 1996=100.
(3) December 2017=100.
(4) December 2001=100.

Source: Consumer Price Index
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) measures changes in prices of all goods and services purchased for consumption by urban households.