The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim advanced 0.1 percent in May, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Chris Rosenlund noted that the index for all items less food and energy rose 0.2 percent in May. The food index declined 0.1 percent, and the energy index rose 0.1 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 rose 3.0 percent for the 12 months ending in May. The index for all items less food and energy increased 3.3 percent over the year. The food index rose 3.5 percent. The energy index fell 1.9 percent.

  

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

Month	All items	All items less food and energy
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
Apr 2025	3.0	3.3
May 2025	3.0	3.3

The food index declined 0.1 percent in May. The index for food at home (grocery store purchases) decreased 0.1 percent, led by lower prices for meats, poultry, fish, and eggs (-2.7 percent). The food away from home index (restaurant, cafeteria, and vending purchases) declined 0.1 percent for the same period.

The food index rose 3.5 percent over the year. The food at home index rose 1.7 percent, with higher prices in 5 of the 6 major grocery store food groups. The food away from home index advanced 5.4 percent.

The energy index rose 0.1 percent over the month. Gasoline prices decreased 1.4 percent.

The energy index fell 1.9 percent over the year. Gasoline prices decreased 7.9 percent.

The index for all items less food and energy rose 0.2 percent in May. Among the index’s components, prices were higher for medical care (+0.4 percent) and shelter (+0.3 percent). In contrast, prices were lower for other goods and services (-1.6 percent) and apparel (-1.3 percent).

The index for all items less food and energy increased 3.3 percent over the year, reflecting higher prices for medical care (+5.7 percent) and shelter (+4.1 percent). In contrast, prices were lower for new and used motor vehicles (-1.3 percent) and education and communication (-0.6 percent).

The June 2025 Consumer Price Index for the Los Angeles area is scheduled to be released on July 15, 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 May 2025, not seasonally adjusted (1982-84=100 unless otherwise noted)

Expenditure category	Indexes				Percent change from -
	Historical data	Mar. 2025	Apr. 2025	May 2025	May 2024	Mar. 2025	Apr. 2025
All items		340.648	342.565	343.010	3.0	0.7	0.1
All items (1967=100)		1,006.426	1,012.090	1,013.404
Food and beverages		348.040	350.239	349.783	3.4	0.5	-0.1
Food		351.139	353.149	352.800	3.5	0.5	-0.1
Food at home		331.523	330.391	329.914	1.7	-0.5	-0.1
Cereals and bakery products		348.892	346.639	351.980	2.4	0.9	1.5
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs		385.495	375.015	364.794	1.8	-5.4	-2.7
Dairy and related products		307.656	305.529	309.098	3.8	0.5	1.2
Fruits and vegetables		409.878	418.173	421.641	-0.7	2.9	0.8
Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials(1)		321.082	321.322	316.459	3.2	-1.4	-1.5
Other food at home		266.620	267.033	269.220	1.8	1.0	0.8
Food away from home		368.451	373.867	373.662	5.4	1.4	-0.1
Alcoholic beverages		281.645	286.187	284.340	0.9	1.0	-0.6
Housing		393.393	394.945	396.672	4.0	0.8	0.4
Shelter		452.795	454.972	456.537	4.1	0.8	0.3
Rent of primary residence		480.585	481.698	483.397	4.5	0.6	0.4
Owners' equiv. rent of residences(2)		470.143	472.763	475.154	4.6	1.1	0.5
Owners' equiv. rent of primary residence(2)		470.116	472.736	475.127	4.6	1.1	0.5
Household furnishings and operations		128.138	128.286	128.517	-0.8	0.3	0.2
Apparel		125.951	124.180	122.606	0.1	-2.7	-1.3
Transportation		275.788	279.267	279.161	0.1	1.2	0.0
Private transportation		281.172	283.830	284.050	2.0	1.0	0.1
New and used motor vehicles(3)		109.485	109.646	109.900	-1.3	0.4	0.2
New vehicles(1)		192.665	193.120	192.648	0.3	0.0	-0.2
Used cars and trucks(1)		351.108	353.249	355.846	2.2	1.3	0.7
Motor fuel		355.135	366.208	361.030	-7.9	1.7	-1.4
Gasoline (all types)		346.284	357.359	352.277	-7.9	1.7	-1.4
Gasoline, unleaded regular(4)		346.339	357.653	352.472	-8.0	1.8	-1.4
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade(4)(5)		331.762	341.972	337.309	-7.7	1.7	-1.4
Gasoline, unleaded premium(4)		334.008	343.881	339.309	-7.4	1.6	-1.3
Medical care		602.097	609.285	611.994	5.7	1.6	0.4
Recreation(3)		125.208	125.457	125.219	3.6	0.0	-0.2
Education and communication(3)		158.916	159.361	159.081	-0.6	0.1	-0.2
Tuition, other school fees, and child care(1)		2,360.192	2,368.454	2,368.454	3.1	0.4	0.0
Other goods and services		543.395	546.627	537.768	-0.9	-1.0	-1.6
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 May 2025, not seasonally adjusted (1982-84=100 unless otherwise noted)

Special aggregate index	Indexes				Percent change from -
	Historical data	Mar. 2025	Apr. 2025	May 2025	May 2024	Mar. 2025	Apr. 2025
All items		340.648	342.565	343.010	3.0	0.7	0.1
Food		351.139	353.149	352.800	3.5	0.5	-0.1
Energy		390.006	396.181	396.478	-1.9	1.7	0.1
All items less food and energy		337.905	339.559	340.141	3.3	0.7	0.2
All items less energy		339.758	341.462	341.916	3.3	0.6	0.1
All items less medical care		329.247	330.937	331.284	2.8	0.6	0.1
All items less shelter		290.765	292.569	292.511	2.2	0.6	0.0
Commodities		220.202	222.001	221.491	0.8	0.6	-0.2
Commodities less food		163.224	164.840	164.310	-1.3	0.7	-0.3
Commodities less food & beverages		157.933	159.452	158.962	-1.3	0.7	-0.3
Durables		97.711	98.020	98.251	-1.5	0.6	0.2
Nondurables		287.911	290.782	289.630	1.7	0.6	-0.4
Nondurables less food & beverages		225.217	228.689	226.885	-1.0	0.7	-0.8
Nondurables less food		231.602	235.185	233.357	-0.9	0.8	-0.8
Services		448.272	450.251	451.612	4.1	0.7	0.3
Services less rent of shelter(1)		453.887	455.596	456.669	4.0	0.6	0.2
Services less medical care services		433.162	434.938	436.268	4.0	0.7	0.3
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.