The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim advanced 0.2 percent in July, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Chris Rosenlund noted that the index for all items less food and energy advanced 0.3 percent in July. The food index decreased 0.2 percent, and the energy index declined 0.8 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 3.2 percent for the 12 months ending in July. The index for all items less food and energy increased 3.3 percent over the year. The food index rose 3.4 percent. The energy index increased 1.2 percent.

  

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

Month	All items	All items less food and energy
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
Jun 2025	3.2	3.3
Jul 2025	3.2	3.3

 

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

Month	All items	All items less food and energy
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
Jun 2025	3.2	3.3
Jul 2025	3.2	3.3

The food index decreased 0.2 percent for the month of July. The index for food at home (grocery store purchases) decreased 0.3 percent, with lower prices in 3 of the 6 major grocery store food groups. The food away from home index (restaurant, cafeteria, and vending purchases) was unchanged for the same period.

The food index rose 3.4 percent over the year. The food at home index rose 2.2 percent, with higher prices in 5 of the 6 major grocery store food groups. The food away from home index advanced 4.6 percent.

The energy index declined 0.8 percent over the month. Gasoline prices decreased 2.9 percent.

The energy index increased 1.2 percent over the year. Gasoline prices fell 3.7 percent.

The index for all items less food and energy advanced 0.3 percent in July. Among the index’s components, prices were higher for other goods and services (+2.7 percent), medical care (+0.9 percent), and shelter (+0.2 percent). In contrast, prices were lower for education and communication (-0.6 percent).

The index for all items less food and energy increased 3.3 percent over the year, reflecting higher prices for medical care (+3.6 percent) and shelter (+3.5 percent). In contrast, prices were lower for education and communication (-1.4 percent).

The August 2025 Consumer Price Index for the Los Angeles area is scheduled to be released on September 11, 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 July 2025, not seasonally adjusted (1982-84=100 unless otherwise noted)

Expenditure category	Indexes				Percent change from -
	Historical data	May 2025	Jun. 2025	Jul. 2025	Jul. 2024	May 2025	Jun. 2025
All items		343.010	343.024	343.624	3.2	0.2	0.2
All items (1967=100)		1,013.404	1,013.445	1,015.217
Food and beverages		349.783	348.826	348.352	3.3	-0.4	-0.1
Food		352.800	351.933	351.277	3.4	-0.4	-0.2
Food at home		329.914	326.875	325.735	2.2	-1.3	-0.3
Cereals and bakery products		351.980	351.089	346.283	1.3	-1.6	-1.4
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs		364.794	363.959	372.626	4.9	2.1	2.4
Dairy and related products		309.098	301.806	302.520	0.8	-2.1	0.2
Fruits and vegetables		421.641	413.489	413.333	2.2	-2.0	0.0
Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials(1)		316.459	311.919	308.733	4.9	-2.4	-1.0
Other food at home		269.220	268.076	261.885	-0.5	-2.7	-2.3
Food away from home		373.662	375.175	375.056	4.6	0.4	0.0
Alcoholic beverages		284.340	282.271	284.237	1.5	0.0	0.7
Housing		396.672	397.279	398.644	3.7	0.5	0.3
Shelter		456.537	457.372	458.196	3.5	0.4	0.2
Rent of primary residence		483.397	484.690	485.425	3.7	0.4	0.2
Owners' equiv. rent of residences(2)		475.154	475.463	476.483	3.8	0.3	0.2
Owners' equiv. rent of primary residence(2)		475.127	475.436	476.456	3.8	0.3	0.2
Household furnishings and operations		128.517	129.585	129.792	0.8	1.0	0.2
Apparel		122.606	123.008	123.658	4.8	0.9	0.5
Transportation		279.161	278.553	276.024	2.4	-1.1	-0.9
Private transportation		284.050	282.593	280.450	3.1	-1.3	-0.8
New and used motor vehicles(3)		109.900	110.139	110.268	-0.4	0.3	0.1
New vehicles(1)		192.648	192.349	192.274	0.4	-0.2	0.0
Used cars and trucks(1)		355.846	359.903	362.673	5.2	1.9	0.8
Motor fuel		361.030	351.323	341.424	-3.7	-5.4	-2.8
Gasoline (all types)		352.277	342.640	332.704	-3.7	-5.6	-2.9
Gasoline, unleaded regular(4)		352.472	342.562	332.334	-3.8	-5.7	-3.0
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade(4)(5)		337.309	328.354	319.413	-3.6	-5.3	-2.7
Gasoline, unleaded premium(4)		339.309	330.953	322.360	-3.2	-5.0	-2.6
Medical care		611.994	609.075	614.546	3.6	0.4	0.9
Recreation(3)		125.219	124.305	125.664	3.3	0.4	1.1
Education and communication(3)		159.081	159.475	158.500	-1.4	-0.4	-0.6
Tuition, other school fees, and child care(1)		2,368.454	2,379.484	2,380.195	2.7	0.5	0.0
Other goods and services		537.768	548.334	562.881	4.2	4.7	2.7
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 July 2025, not seasonally adjusted (1982-84=100 unless otherwise noted)

Special aggregate index	Indexes				Percent change from -
	Historical data	May 2025	Jun. 2025	Jul. 2025	Jul. 2024	May 2025	Jun. 2025
All items		343.010	343.024	343.624	3.2	0.2	0.2
Food		352.800	351.933	351.277	3.4	-0.4	-0.2
Energy		396.478	388.198	385.270	1.2	-2.8	-0.8
All items less food and energy		340.141	340.802	341.821	3.3	0.5	0.3
All items less energy		341.916	342.366	343.154	3.3	0.4	0.2
All items less medical care		331.284	331.424	331.814	3.2	0.2	0.1
All items less shelter		292.511	292.156	292.656	3.0	0.0	0.2
Commodities		221.491	220.898	220.456	1.8	-0.5	-0.2
Commodities less food		164.310	163.843	163.501	0.5	-0.5	-0.2
Commodities less food & beverages		158.962	158.543	158.147	0.4	-0.5	-0.2
Durables		98.251	98.720	98.806	-0.7	0.6	0.1
Nondurables		289.630	288.078	287.202	2.6	-0.8	-0.3
Nondurables less food & beverages		226.885	224.782	223.532	1.5	-1.5	-0.6
Nondurables less food		233.357	231.231	230.173	1.5	-1.4	-0.5
Services		451.612	452.217	453.814	3.9	0.5	0.4
Services less rent of shelter(1)		456.669	456.944	460.062	4.4	0.7	0.7
Services less medical care services		436.268	437.160	438.540	4.0	0.5	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.