The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim advanced 0.3 percent from January to February, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Chris Rosenlund noted that the all items less food and energy index was unchanged. The food index advanced 0.4 percent, and the energy index rose 4.1 percent. (Data in this report are not seasonally adjusted. Accordingly, month-to-month changes may reflect seasonal influences.)

The Los Angeles area all items CPI-U advanced 3.1 percent for the 12 months ending in February. The food index rose 3.6 percent, and the energy index increased 0.1 percent. The index for all items less food and energy increased 3.2 percent over the same time period.

  

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Chart 1. Over-the-year percent change in CPI-U, Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA, February 2022–February 2025

Month	All items	All items less food and energy
Feb 2022	7.4	5.9
Mar 2022	8.5	6.2
Apr 2022	7.9	5.8
May 2022	8.0	5.8
Jun 2022	8.6	6.0
Jul 2022	7.7	5.7
Aug 2022	7.6	6.2
Sep 2022	7.8	6.3
Oct 2022	7.5	6.0
Nov 2022	6.0	5.2
Dec 2022	4.9	4.5
Jan 2023	5.8	4.5
Feb 2023	5.1	4.5
Mar 2023	3.7	4.3
Apr 2023	3.8	4.5
May 2023	3.2	4.3
Jun 2023	2.5	4.0
Jul 2023	2.7	3.4
Aug 2023	3.3	3.5
Sep 2023	3.2	3.2
Oct 2023	2.4	2.7
Nov 2023	2.8	2.8
Dec 2023	3.5	3.4
Jan 2024	2.5	3.7
Feb 2024	3.4	3.8
Mar 2024	4.0	4.3
Apr 2024	3.9	3.8
May 2024	3.9	3.8
Jun 2024	3.2	3.6
Jul 2024	3.4	4.2
Aug 2024	2.9	3.9
Sep 2024	2.8	4.1
Oct 2024	3.0	4.3
Nov 2024	3.2	4.1
Dec 2024	3.4	4.1
Jan 2025	3.3	3.7
Feb 2025	3.1	3.2

The food index advanced 0.4 percent in February. The food at home index (grocery store purchases) advanced 0.5 percent, with higher prices in 4 of the 6 grocery categories. The food away from home index (restaurant, cafeteria, and vending purchases) rose 0.4 percent for the same period.

The food index rose 3.6 percent over the year. The food at home index increased 2.5 percent, with higher prices in 4 of the 6 grocery categories. The food away from home index increased 4.8 percent.

The energy index increased 4.1 percent over the month. Gasoline prices increased 5.4 percent.

The energy index rose 0.1 percent over the year. Gasoline prices declined 1.2 percent.

The index for all items less food and energy was unchanged in February. Among the index’s components, prices were higher for new and used motor vehicles (+0.5 percent) and shelter (+0.2 percent). In contrast, prices were lower for recreation (-1.0 percent) and household furnishings and operations (-0.9 percent).

The index for all items less food and energy increased 3.2 percent over the year, reflecting higher prices for medical care (+4.5 percent) and shelter (+4.1 percent). In contrast, prices were lower for household furnishings and operations (-1.9 percent) and new and used motor vehicles (-1.4 percent).

The March 2025 Consumer Price Index for the Los Angeles area is scheduled to be released on April 10, 2025.

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 Los Angeles is published 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.

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 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Core Based Statistical Area includes Los Angeles and Orange Counties in California.

Refer to the national CPI news release technical note or the Handbook of Methods for more information.

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Table 1. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA, CPI-U by expenditure category for February 2025, not seasonally adjusted (1982-84=100 unless otherwise noted)

Expenditure category	Indexes				Percent change from -
	Historical data	Dec. 2024	Jan. 2025	Feb. 2025	Feb. 2024	Dec. 2024	Jan. 2025
All items		334.531	337.508	338.438	3.1	1.2	0.3
All items (1967=100)		988.352	997.148	999.896
Food and beverages		343.210	345.446	346.876	3.4	1.1	0.4
Food		346.201	348.368	349.918	3.6	1.1	0.4
Food at home		326.477	328.687	330.330	2.5	1.2	0.5
Cereals and bakery products		347.042	338.999	344.478	-2.0	-0.7	1.6
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs		363.011	372.786	380.412	7.9	4.8	2.0
Dairy and related products		307.040	308.451	308.651	4.2	0.5	0.1
Fruits and vegetables		419.089	424.222	411.762	-0.9	-1.7	-2.9
Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials(1)		311.966	322.282	316.153	4.2	1.3	-1.9
Other food at home		264.856	261.947	268.186	1.2	1.3	2.4
Food away from home		363.688	365.785	367.215	4.8	1.0	0.4
Alcoholic beverages		278.601	281.575	281.304	-0.8	1.0	-0.1
Housing		387.844	390.173	391.060	3.6	0.8	0.2
Shelter		447.233	448.717	449.707	4.1	0.6	0.2
Rent of primary residence		474.878	476.538	477.991	4.9	0.7	0.3
Owners' equiv. rent of residences(2)		465.756	467.334	468.203	4.0	0.5	0.2
Owners' equiv. rent of primary residence(2)		465.729	467.307	468.176	4.0	0.5	0.2
Household furnishings and operations		127.715	130.511	129.369	-1.9	1.3	-0.9
Apparel		122.148	124.744	125.013	3.7	2.3	0.2
Transportation		264.907	270.012	272.254	2.3	2.8	0.8
Private transportation		268.267	273.198	276.965	3.8	3.2	1.4
New and used motor vehicles(3)		108.757	108.380	108.940	-1.4	0.2	0.5
New vehicles(1)		191.723	192.453	192.365	-0.5	0.3	0.0
Used cars and trucks(1)		346.848	348.417	349.394	1.4	0.7	0.3
Motor fuel		331.846	337.536	355.658	-1.3	7.2	5.4
Gasoline (all types)		323.376	328.949	346.746	-1.2	7.2	5.4
Gasoline, unleaded regular(4)		323.070	328.712	346.790	-1.3	7.3	5.5
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade(4)(5)		310.732	315.708	332.290	-1.2	6.9	5.3
Gasoline, unleaded premium(4)		313.114	318.269	334.485	-0.9	6.8	5.1
Medical care		592.940	598.407	598.201	4.5	0.9	0.0
Recreation(3)		123.271	126.120	124.919	2.3	1.3	-1.0
Education and communication(3)		157.967	158.285	158.692	-1.1	0.5	0.3
Tuition, other school fees, and child care(1)		2,334.667	2,335.063	2,339.440	2.3	0.2	0.2
Other goods and services		538.255	534.190	536.124	1.4	-0.4	0.4
Footnotes (1) Indexes on a December 1977=100 base. (2) Indexes on a December 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. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA, CPI-U by special aggregate index for February 2025, not seasonally adjusted (1982-84=100 unless otherwise noted)

Special aggregate index	Indexes				Percent change from -
	Historical data	Dec. 2024	Jan. 2025	Feb. 2025	Feb. 2024	Dec. 2024	Jan. 2025
All items		334.531	337.508	338.438	3.1	1.2	0.3
Food		346.201	348.368	349.918	3.6	1.1	0.4
Energy		365.910	372.147	387.235	0.1	5.8	4.1
All items less food and energy		332.660	335.585	335.558	3.2	0.9	0.0
All items less energy		334.555	337.376	337.567	3.3	0.9	0.1
All items less medical care		323.263	326.132	327.111	3.0	1.2	0.3
All items less shelter		284.390	288.042	288.946	2.4	1.6	0.3
Commodities		217.032	219.157	220.271	1.2	1.5	0.5
Commodities less food		160.835	162.813	163.713	-0.6	1.8	0.6
Commodities less food & beverages		155.594	157.519	158.436	-0.6	1.8	0.6
Durables		98.105	99.170	98.619	-2.2	0.5	-0.6
Nondurables		281.856	284.504	287.069	2.4	1.8	0.9
Nondurables less food & beverages		218.075	221.079	224.700	0.8	3.0	1.6
Nondurables less food		224.638	227.676	231.090	0.7	2.9	1.5
Services		439.458	443.181	443.906	4.0	1.0	0.2
Services less rent of shelter(1)		439.811	447.056	447.469	3.9	1.7	0.1
Services less medical care services		424.560	428.123	428.855	4.0	1.0	0.2
Footnotes (1) Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.
- Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.