The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim advanced 0.7 percent in March, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Chris Rosenlund noted that the all items less food and energy index also increased 0.7 percent. The food index advanced 0.3 percent, and the energy index rose 0.7 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 increased 3.0 percent for the 12 months ending in March. The index for all items less food and energy increased 3.2 percent over the year. The food index rose 4.1 percent, while the energy index decreased 2.4 percent.

  

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

Month	All items	All items less food and energy
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
Mar 2025	3.0	3.2

The food index advanced 0.3 percent in March. The food at home index (grocery store purchases) increased 0.4 percent, with higher prices in 3 of the 6 grocery categories. The food away from home index (restaurant, cafeteria, and vending purchases) increased 0.3 percent for the same period.

The food index rose 4.1 percent over the year. The food at home index advanced 2.9 percent, with higher prices in 5 of the 6 grocery categories. The food away from home index rose 5.4 percent.

The energy index advanced 0.7 percent over the month. Gasoline prices decreased 0.1 percent.

The energy index decreased 2.4 percent over the year. Gasoline prices decreased 5.7 percent.

The index for all items less food and energy advanced 0.7 percent in March. Among the index’s components, prices were higher for shelter (+0.7 percent) and medical care (+0.7 percent). In contrast, prices were lower for household furnishings and operations (-1.0 percent).

The index for all items less food and energy increased 3.2 percent over the year, reflecting higher prices for medical care (+5.5 percent) and shelter (+4.0 percent). In contrast, prices were lower for household furnishings and operations (-2.4 percent) and new and used motor vehicles (-1.4 percent).

The April 2025 Consumer Price Index for the Los Angeles area is scheduled to be released on May 13, 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 March 2025, not seasonally adjusted (1982-84=100 unless otherwise noted)

Expenditure category	Indexes				Percent change from -
	Historical data	Jan. 2025	Feb. 2025	Mar. 2025	Mar. 2024	Jan. 2025	Feb. 2025
All items		337.508	338.438	340.648	3.0	0.9	0.7
All items (1967=100)		997.148	999.896	1,006.426
Food and beverages		345.446	346.876	348.040	4.0	0.8	0.3
Food		348.368	349.918	351.139	4.1	0.8	0.3
Food at home		328.687	330.330	331.523	2.9	0.9	0.4
Cereals and bakery products		338.999	344.478	348.892	0.2	2.9	1.3
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs		372.786	380.412	385.495	9.8	3.4	1.3
Dairy and related products		308.451	308.651	307.656	1.9	-0.3	-0.3
Fruits and vegetables		424.222	411.762	409.878	-1.8	-3.4	-0.5
Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials(1)		322.282	316.153	321.082	4.2	-0.4	1.6
Other food at home		261.947	268.186	266.620	1.8	1.8	-0.6
Food away from home		365.785	367.215	368.451	5.4	0.7	0.3
Alcoholic beverages		281.575	281.304	281.645	0.6	0.0	0.1
Housing		390.173	391.060	393.393	3.6	0.8	0.6
Shelter		448.717	449.707	452.795	4.0	0.9	0.7
Rent of primary residence		476.538	477.991	480.585	4.9	0.8	0.5
Owners' equiv. rent of residences(2)		467.334	468.203	470.143	3.9	0.6	0.4
Owners' equiv. rent of primary residence(2)		467.307	468.176	470.116	3.9	0.6	0.4
Household furnishings and operations		130.511	129.369	128.138	-2.4	-1.8	-1.0
Apparel		124.744	125.013	125.951	1.1	1.0	0.8
Transportation		270.012	272.254	275.788	0.8	2.1	1.3
Private transportation		273.198	276.965	281.172	2.3	2.9	1.5
New and used motor vehicles(3)		108.380	108.940	109.485	-1.4	1.0	0.5
New vehicles(1)		192.453	192.365	192.665	-0.1	0.1	0.2
Used cars and trucks(1)		348.417	349.394	351.108	1.4	0.8	0.5
Motor fuel		337.536	355.658	355.135	-5.7	5.2	-0.1
Gasoline (all types)		328.949	346.746	346.284	-5.7	5.3	-0.1
Gasoline, unleaded regular(4)		328.712	346.790	346.339	-5.8	5.4	-0.1
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade(4)(5)		315.708	332.290	331.762	-5.5	5.1	-0.2
Gasoline, unleaded premium(4)		318.269	334.485	334.008	-5.1	4.9	-0.1
Medical care		598.407	598.201	602.097	5.5	0.6	0.7
Recreation(3)		126.120	124.919	125.208	2.1	-0.7	0.2
Education and communication(3)		158.285	158.692	158.916	-0.5	0.4	0.1
Tuition, other school fees, and child care(1)		2,335.063	2,339.440	2,360.192	3.2	1.1	0.9
Other goods and services		534.190	536.124	543.395	2.6	1.7	1.4
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 March 2025, not seasonally adjusted (1982-84=100 unless otherwise noted)

Special aggregate index	Indexes				Percent change from -
	Historical data	Jan. 2025	Feb. 2025	Mar. 2025	Mar. 2024	Jan. 2025	Feb. 2025
All items		337.508	338.438	340.648	3.0	0.9	0.7
Food		348.368	349.918	351.139	4.1	0.8	0.3
Energy		372.147	387.235	390.006	-2.4	4.8	0.7
All items less food and energy		335.585	335.558	337.905	3.2	0.7	0.7
All items less energy		337.376	337.567	339.758	3.4	0.7	0.6
All items less medical care		326.132	327.111	329.247	2.9	1.0	0.7
All items less shelter		288.042	288.946	290.765	2.3	0.9	0.6
Commodities		219.157	220.271	220.202	0.9	0.5	0.0
Commodities less food		162.813	163.713	163.224	-1.6	0.3	-0.3
Commodities less food & beverages		157.519	158.436	157.933	-1.7	0.3	-0.3
Durables		99.170	98.619	97.711	-2.9	-1.5	-0.9
Nondurables		284.504	287.069	287.911	2.3	1.2	0.3
Nondurables less food & beverages		221.079	224.700	225.217	-0.4	1.9	0.2
Nondurables less food		227.676	231.090	231.602	-0.3	1.7	0.2
Services		443.181	443.906	448.272	4.0	1.1	1.0
Services less rent of shelter(1)		447.056	447.469	453.887	4.0	1.5	1.4
Services less medical care services		428.123	428.855	433.162	4.0	1.2	1.0
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.