The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim increased 0.3 percent in August, 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 0.1 percent in August. The food index rose 1.0 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 increased 3.3 percent for the 12 months ending in August. The index for all items less food and energy advanced 3.2 percent over the year. The food index rose 4.2 percent. The energy index advanced 2.9 percent.

  

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

Month	All items	All items less food and energy
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
Aug 2025	3.3	3.2

The food index rose 1.0 percent for the month of August. The index for food at home (grocery store purchases) rose 1.8 percent, with higher prices in all six major grocery store food groups. The food away from home index (restaurant, cafeteria, and vending purchases) increased 0.2 percent for the same period.

The food index rose 4.2 percent over the year. The food at home index advanced 3.6 percent, with higher prices in all six major grocery store food groups. The food away from home index rose 4.8 percent.

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

The energy index advanced 2.9 percent over the year. Gasoline prices declined 0.9 percent.

The index for all items less food and energy rose 0.1 percent in August. Among the index’s components, prices were higher for apparel (+1.9 percent), household furnishings and operations (+1.3 percent), and education and communication (+0.9 percent). In contrast, prices were lower for medical care (-0.5 percent).

The index for all items less food and energy advanced 3.2 percent over the year, reflecting higher prices for medical care (+3.3 percent) and shelter (+3.2 percent). In contrast, prices were lower for education and communication (-1.1 percent).

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

Expenditure category	Indexes				Percent change from -
	Historical data	Jun. 2025	Jul. 2025	Aug. 2025	Aug. 2024	Jun. 2025	Jul. 2025
All items		343.024	343.624	344.503	3.3	0.4	0.3
All items (1967=100)		1,013.445	1,015.217	1,017.816
Food and beverages		348.826	348.352	351.592	4.1	0.8	0.9
Food		351.933	351.277	354.653	4.2	0.8	1.0
Food at home		326.875	325.735	331.641	3.6	1.5	1.8
Cereals and bakery products		351.089	346.283	357.579	3.8	1.8	3.3
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs		363.959	372.626	378.827	5.8	4.1	1.7
Dairy and related products		301.806	302.520	305.540	0.2	1.2	1.0
Fruits and vegetables		413.489	413.333	425.379	6.3	2.9	2.9
Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials(1)		311.919	308.733	311.054	3.6	-0.3	0.8
Other food at home		268.076	261.885	264.927	0.7	-1.2	1.2
Food away from home		375.175	375.056	375.632	4.8	0.1	0.2
Alcoholic beverages		282.271	284.237	285.428	2.3	1.1	0.4
Housing		397.279	398.644	399.045	3.5	0.4	0.1
Shelter		457.372	458.196	458.085	3.2	0.2	0.0
Rent of primary residence		484.690	485.425	485.570	3.5	0.2	0.0
Owners' equiv. rent of residences(2)		475.463	476.483	475.505	3.3	0.0	-0.2
Owners' equiv. rent of primary residence(2)		475.436	476.456	475.478	3.3	0.0	-0.2
Household furnishings and operations		129.585	129.792	131.531	2.8	1.5	1.3
Apparel		123.008	123.658	125.972	3.5	2.4	1.9
Transportation		278.553	276.024	276.079	3.3	-0.9	0.0
Private transportation		282.593	280.450	280.204	4.0	-0.8	-0.1
New and used motor vehicles(3)		110.139	110.268	109.654	0.2	-0.4	-0.6
New vehicles(1)		192.349	192.274	192.284	0.6	0.0	0.0
Used cars and trucks(1)		359.903	362.673	366.139	6.8	1.7	1.0
Motor fuel		351.323	341.424	341.771	-0.9	-2.7	0.1
Gasoline (all types)		342.640	332.704	333.030	-0.9	-2.8	0.1
Gasoline, unleaded regular(4)		342.562	332.334	332.676	-1.0	-2.9	0.1
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade(4)(5)		328.354	319.413	319.671	-0.9	-2.6	0.1
Gasoline, unleaded premium(4)		330.953	322.360	322.618	-0.6	-2.5	0.1
Medical care		609.075	614.546	611.228	3.3	0.4	-0.5
Recreation(3)		124.305	125.664	126.071	3.3	1.4	0.3
Education and communication(3)		159.475	158.500	159.862	-1.1	0.2	0.9
Tuition, other school fees, and child care(1)		2,379.484	2,380.195	2,412.628	3.3	1.4	1.4
Other goods and services		548.334	562.881	564.685	4.3	3.0	0.3
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 August 2025, not seasonally adjusted (1982-84=100 unless otherwise noted)

Special aggregate index	Indexes				Percent change from -
	Historical data	Jun. 2025	Jul. 2025	Aug. 2025	Aug. 2024	Jun. 2025	Jul. 2025
All items		343.024	343.624	344.503	3.3	0.4	0.3
Food		351.933	351.277	354.653	4.2	0.8	1.0
Energy		388.198	385.270	385.775	2.9	-0.6	0.1
All items less food and energy		340.802	341.821	342.329	3.2	0.4	0.1
All items less energy		342.366	343.154	344.058	3.4	0.5	0.3
All items less medical care		331.424	331.814	332.874	3.3	0.4	0.3
All items less shelter		292.156	292.656	293.982	3.4	0.6	0.5
Commodities		220.898	220.456	221.467	2.2	0.3	0.5
Commodities less food		163.843	163.501	163.667	0.7	-0.1	0.1
Commodities less food & beverages		158.543	158.147	158.285	0.6	-0.2	0.1
Durables		98.720	98.806	98.833	-0.1	0.1	0.0
Nondurables		288.078	287.202	288.969	3.0	0.3	0.6
Nondurables less food & beverages		224.782	223.532	223.850	1.3	-0.4	0.1
Nondurables less food		231.231	230.173	230.552	1.4	-0.3	0.2
Services		452.217	453.814	454.541	3.9	0.5	0.2
Services less rent of shelter(1)		456.944	460.062	462.129	4.9	1.1	0.4
Services less medical care services		437.160	438.540	439.357	3.9	0.5	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.