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25-354-SAN
Wednesday, March 12, 2025

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Consumer Price Index, Seattle area — February 2025

Area prices up 1.1 percent over the past two months, up 2.5 percent from a year ago

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue advanced 1.1 percent from December 2024 to February 2025, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Chris Rosenlund noted that the all items less food and energy index increased 1.0 percent. The food index advanced 0.3 percent, and the energy index rose 4.7 percent. (Data in this report are not seasonally adjusted. Accordingly, bi-monthly changes may reflect seasonal influences.)

The Seattle area all items CPI-U advanced 2.5 percent for the 12 months ending in February. The food index rose 2.2 percent, and the energy index rose 7.4 percent. The index for all items less food and energy increased 2.3 percent over the year.

Food

The food index advanced 0.3 percent from December 2024 to February 2025. The food at home index (grocery store purchases) advanced 0.5 percent, with higher prices in 3 of the 6 grocery categories. The food away from home index (restaurant, cafeteria, and vending purchases) increased 0.2 percent for the same period.

The food index rose 2.2 percent over the year. The food at home index increased 1.2 percent, with higher prices in 3 of the 6 grocery categories. The food away from home index increased 4.0 percent.

Energy

The energy index rose 4.7 percent from December 2024 to February 2025. Gasoline prices rose 3.5 percent.

The energy index rose 7.4 percent from February 2024 to February 2025. Over the year, gasoline prices rose 3.5 percent.

All items less food and energy

The index for all items less food and energy rose 1.0 percent during the two-month period. Among the index’s components, prices were higher for medical care (+2.6 percent) and shelter (+0.7 percent). In contrast, prices were lower for alcoholic beverages (-1.6 percent) and recreation (-0.1 percent).

The index for all items less food and energy increased 2.3 percent over the year, reflecting higher prices for shelter (+4.5 percent) and other goods and services (+3.1 percent). In contrast, prices were lower for apparel (-10.1 percent) and household furnishings and operations (-2.3 percent).

Table A. Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA, CPI-U 2-month and 12-month percent changes, all items index, not seasonally adjusted
Month20212022202320242025
2-month12-month2-month12-month2-month12-month2-month12-month2-month12-month

February

1.21.71.78.11.48.01.24.31.12.5

April

1.13.42.19.11.06.91.24.4

June

2.25.53.210.11.04.60.43.8

August

1.15.20.09.00.85.40.13.1

October

1.16.51.08.90.44.80.33.0

December

0.67.60.18.4-0.34.4-0.52.7

The April 2025 Consumer Price Index for the Seattle area is scheduled to be released on May 13, 2025.

Publication updates and changes

In accordance with annual practice, relative importance weights have been updated and are available online in the CPI Supplemental Table of Contents.

Effective with the January 2025 data release, several indexes and average price series were discontinued. More information is available on the CPI discontinued series page. Direct any inquiries to the CPI office using one of the CPI contact information options listed online.


Technical Note

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 Seattle is published bi-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 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA. metropolitan area covered in this release is comprised of King, Pierce, and Snohomish Counties in the State of Washington.

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

Information in this release will be made available to individuals with sensory impairments upon request. Voice phone: (202) 691-5200; Telecommunications Relay Service: 7-1-1.

Table 1. Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA, CPI-U by expenditure category for February 2025, not seasonally adjusted (1982-84=100 unless otherwise noted)
Expenditure category

IndexesPercent change from -
Historical
data
Dec.
2024
Jan.
2025
Feb.
2025
Feb.
2024
Dec.
2024
Jan.
2025

All Items

Go to web page with historical data for series CUURS49DSA0
354.348-358.0962.51.1-

All items (1967=100)

Go to web page with historical data for series CUURS49DAA0
1,080.190-1,091.616   

Food and beverages

Go to web page with historical data for series CUURS49DSAF
368.692-369.5342.50.2-

Food

Go to web page with historical data for series CUURS49DSAF1
370.629-371.9132.20.3-

Food at home

Go to web page with historical data for series CUURS49DSAF11
328.081332.801329.6021.20.5-1.0

Cereals and bakery products

Go to web page with historical data for series CUURS49DSAF111
398.816411.967420.1682.45.42.0

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs

Go to web page with historical data for series CUURS49DSAF112
296.749303.900307.0438.93.51.0

Dairy and related products

Go to web page with historical data for series CUURS49DSEFJ
298.631300.525287.921-2.0-3.6-4.2

Fruits and vegetables

Go to web page with historical data for series CUURS49DSAF113
509.079496.493498.956-2.6-2.00.5

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials(1)

Go to web page with historical data for series CUURS49DSAF114
409.989435.908426.250-1.34.0-2.2

Other food at home

Go to web page with historical data for series CUURS49DSAF115
253.314255.600248.8560.7-1.8-2.6

Food away from home

Go to web page with historical data for series CUURS49DSEFV
439.493-440.4504.00.2-

Alcoholic beverages

Go to web page with historical data for series CUURS49DSAF116
338.082-332.5515.3-1.6-

Housing

Go to web page with historical data for series CUURS49DSAH
430.978-435.3784.31.0-

Shelter

Go to web page with historical data for series CUURS49DSAH1
498.385501.813501.9314.50.70.0

Rent of primary residence

Go to web page with historical data for series CUURS49DSEHA
504.102502.736503.0783.7-0.20.1

Owners' equiv. rent of residences(2)

Go to web page with historical data for series CUURS49DSEHC
529.826531.724531.3424.80.3-0.1

Owners' equiv. rent of primary residence(2)

Go to web page with historical data for series CUURS49DSEHC01
529.826531.724531.3424.80.3-0.1

Household furnishings and operations

Go to web page with historical data for series CUURS49DSAH3
225.067-226.873-2.30.8-

Apparel

Go to web page with historical data for series CUURS49DSAA
122.825-123.999-10.11.0-

Transportation

Go to web page with historical data for series CUURS49DSAT
299.661-304.6152.01.7-

Private transportation

Go to web page with historical data for series CUURS49DSAT1
313.813-316.3172.10.8-

New and used motor vehicles(3)

Go to web page with historical data for series CUURS49DSETA
125.285-125.6121.20.3-

New vehicles(1)

Go to web page with historical data for series CUURS49DSETA01
224.677-224.817-0.20.1-

Used cars and trucks(1)

Go to web page with historical data for series CUURS49DSETA02
406.764-410.125-0.30.8-

Motor fuel

Go to web page with historical data for series CUURS49DSETB
454.220453.073469.8933.13.53.7

Gasoline (all types)

Go to web page with historical data for series CUURS49DSETB01
463.141462.191479.1913.53.53.7

Unleaded regular(4)

Go to web page with historical data for series CUURS49DSS47014
498.990497.839516.7173.43.63.8

Unleaded midgrade(4)(5)

Go to web page with historical data for series CUURS49DSS47015
371.724370.788383.6073.63.23.5

Unleaded premium(4)

Go to web page with historical data for series CUURS49DSS47016
438.032437.559451.9003.73.23.3

Medical Care

Go to web page with historical data for series CUURS49DSAM
474.652-487.0980.92.6-

Recreation(3)

Go to web page with historical data for series CUURS49DSAR
122.557-122.375-0.8-0.1-

Education and communication(3)

Go to web page with historical data for series CUURS49DSAE
146.143-148.797-0.61.8-

Tuition, other school fees, and child care(1)

Go to web page with historical data for series CUURS49DSEEB
1,928.459-1,928.157-0.0-

Other goods and services

Go to web page with historical data for series CUURS49DSAG
535.357-541.5383.11.2-

Footnotes
(1) Index is on a November 1977=100 base.
(2) Index is on a November 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. Data not seasonally adjusted.

Table 2. Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA, CPI-U by special aggregate index for February 2025, not seasonally adjusted (1982-84=100 unless otherwise noted)
Special aggregate index

IndexesPercent change from -
Historical
data
Dec.
2024
Jan.
2025
Feb.
2025
Feb.
2024
Dec.
2024
Jan.
2025

All items

Go to web page with historical data for series CUURS49DSA0
354.348-358.0962.51.1-

Food

Go to web page with historical data for series CUURS49DSAF1
370.629-371.9132.20.3-

Energy

Go to web page with historical data for series CUURS49DSA0E
392.039390.645410.3657.44.75.0

All items less food and energy

Go to web page with historical data for series CUURS49DSA0L1E
353.633-357.1612.31.0-

All items less energy

Go to web page with historical data for series CUURS49DSA0LE
356.003-359.1722.30.9-

All items less medical care

Go to web page with historical data for series CUURS49DSA0L5
349.327-352.6172.70.9-

All items less shelter

Go to web page with historical data for series CUURS49DSA0L2
298.307-302.0911.11.3-

Commodities

Go to web page with historical data for series CUURS49DSAC
239.006-240.753-0.80.7-

Commodities less food

Go to web page with historical data for series CUURS49DSACL1
187.106-189.058-2.31.0-

Commodities less food & beverages

Go to web page with historical data for series CUURS49DSACL11
181.492-183.649-2.61.2-

Durables

Go to web page with historical data for series CUURS49DSAD
145.272-146.316-3.60.7-

Nondurables

Go to web page with historical data for series CUURS49DSAN
290.338-292.4720.60.7-

Nondurables less food & beverages

Go to web page with historical data for series CUURS49DSANL11
219.236-222.684-1.61.6-

Nondurables less food

Go to web page with historical data for series CUURS49DSANL1
228.730-231.669-0.91.3-

Services

Go to web page with historical data for series CUURS49DSAS
461.558-467.2594.11.2-

Services less rent of shelter(1)

Go to web page with historical data for series CUURS49DSASL2RS
427.732-436.0803.42.0-

Services less medical care services

Go to web page with historical data for series CUURS49DSASL5
455.966-460.9584.41.1-

Footnotes
(1) Indexes on a November 1982=100 base.

- Data not available.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

 

Last Modified Date: Wednesday, March 12, 2025