The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the West Region advanced 0.6 percent in February, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. The all items less food and energy index increased 0.4 percent. The food index rose 0.3 percent, and the energy index increased 3.1 percent. (Data in this report are not seasonally adjusted. Accordingly, month-to-month changes may reflect seasonal influences.)

The West Region all items CPI-U advanced 2.6 percent for the 12 months ending in February. The food index rose 3.3 percent, while the energy index declined 0.5 percent. The index for all items less food and energy increased 2.7 percent over the year.  

  

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Chart 1. Over-the-year percent change in CPI-U, West region, February 2022–February 2025

Month	All items	All items less food and energy
Feb 2022	8.1	6.7
Mar 2022	8.7	6.8
Apr 2022	8.3	6.4
May 2022	8.3	6.2
Jun 2022	8.8	6.2
Jul 2022	8.3	6.3
Aug 2022	8.1	6.7
Sep 2022	8.3	6.8
Oct 2022	8.1	6.4
Nov 2022	7.1	6.0
Dec 2022	6.2	5.7
Jan 2023	6.3	5.6
Feb 2023	6.0	5.3
Mar 2023	5.1	5.5
Apr 2023	4.9	5.4
May 2023	4.5	5.3
Jun 2023	3.5	4.7
Jul 2023	3.5	4.3
Aug 2023	3.9	4.1
Sep 2023	3.9	3.9
Oct 2023	3.3	3.7
Nov 2023	3.3	3.7
Dec 2023	3.6	3.7
Jan 2024	3.3	3.7
Feb 2024	3.2	3.6
Mar 2024	3.6	3.8
Apr 2024	3.7	3.6
May 2024	3.3	3.3
Jun 2024	2.8	3.0
Jul 2024	2.6	3.0
Aug 2024	2.2	2.9
Sep 2024	2.1	3.0
Oct 2024	2.1	3.1
Nov 2024	2.4	3.1
Dec 2024	2.5	2.9
Jan 2025	2.4	2.7
Feb 2025	2.6	2.7

Food prices advanced 0.3 percent in February. The index for food at home (grocery store purchases) advanced 0.2 percent, with higher prices in 2 of the 6 grocery categories. The index for food away from home (restaurant, cafeteria, and vending purchases) rose 0.4 percent for the same period.

Food prices rose 3.3 percent over the year. The index for food at home increased 2.6 percent, with higher prices in all six grocery categories. The index for food away from home increased 4.3 percent.

The energy index increased 3.1 percent over the month. Gasoline prices increased 5.1 percent. Prices for natural gas service advanced 2.4 percent, and prices for electricity rose 0.3 percent for the same period.

The energy index declined 0.5 percent over the year. Prices for natural gas service fell 5.9 percent, and prices for electricity declined 0.8 percent. Gasoline prices increased 0.8 percent during the past year.

The index for all items less food and energy rose 0.4 percent in February. Among the index’s components, prices were higher for apparel (+3.7 percent) and shelter (+0.3 percent). In contrast, prices were lower for new and used motor vehicles (-0.1 percent) and recreation (-0.1 percent).

The index for all items less food and energy increased 2.7 percent over the year, reflecting higher prices for shelter (+3.1 percent) and medical care (+2.9 percent). In contrast, prices were lower for education and communication (-0.4 percent).

The March 2025 Consumer Price Index for the West Region is scheduled to be released on April 10, 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 the West Region 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.

Percent changes for all-items data previously found in Table A of this release can be accessed in Chart 1 for this release and its attendant data table. 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 West Region covered in this release is comprised of the following thirteen states: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming.

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

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Table 1. West region CPI-U by expenditure category for February 2025, not seasonally adjusted (1982-84=100 unless otherwise noted)

Expenditure category	Indexes				Percent change from -
	Historical data	Dec. 2024	Jan. 2025	Feb. 2025	Feb. 2024	Dec. 2024	Jan. 2025
All items		334.084	335.989	337.868	2.6	1.1	0.6
All items (December 1977 = 100)		540.028	543.107	546.145
Food and beverages		345.973	348.703	349.760	3.2	1.1	0.3
Food		348.565	351.395	352.484	3.3	1.1	0.3
Food at home		323.397	327.300	328.066	2.6	1.4	0.2
Cereals and bakery products		334.695	333.776	337.330	0.8	0.8	1.1
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs		360.050	369.346	373.618	8.4	3.8	1.2
Dairy and related products		286.495	286.916	286.912	1.7	0.1	0.0
Fruits and vegetables		404.157	408.039	406.262	1.5	0.5	-0.4
Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials		224.166	231.524	230.266	1.8	2.7	-0.5
Other food at home		277.990	279.821	279.818	0.6	0.7	0.0
Food away from home		384.652	385.849	387.421	4.3	0.7	0.4
Alcoholic beverages		306.273	307.556	308.150	2.0	0.6	0.2
Housing		376.533	378.434	379.695	2.6	0.8	0.3
Shelter		434.699	436.720	438.028	3.1	0.8	0.3
Rent of primary residence		465.647	466.701	468.076	3.5	0.5	0.3
Owners' equivalent rent of residences(1)		460.258	461.674	462.641	3.2	0.5	0.2
Owners' equivalent rent of primary residence(1)		460.018	461.450	462.424	3.2	0.5	0.2
Fuels and utilities		420.754	423.983	427.403	0.2	1.6	0.8
Household energy		363.968	366.147	369.034	-1.8	1.4	0.8
Energy services		367.361	369.457	372.314	-1.8	1.3	0.8
Electricity		412.896	413.300	414.512	-0.8	0.4	0.3
Utility (piped) gas service		278.772	284.868	291.650	-5.9	4.6	2.4
Household furnishings and operations		157.652	158.615	158.941	0.5	0.8	0.2
Apparel		123.265	123.550	128.074	2.8	3.9	3.7
Transportation		277.258	279.658	282.798	3.2	2.0	1.1
Private transportation		276.406	278.807	282.401	4.2	2.2	1.3
New and used motor vehicles(2)		122.944	123.460	123.302	0.2	0.3	-0.1
New vehicles		175.363	175.982	175.868	-0.2	0.3	-0.1
New cars(3)		172.990	173.850	174.257	-0.5	0.7	0.2
Used cars and trucks		173.257	174.279	174.462	0.9	0.7	0.1
Motor fuel		312.850	315.332	331.283	0.5	5.9	5.1
Gasoline (all types)		311.423	313.871	329.993	0.8	6.0	5.1
Gasoline, unleaded regular(3)		306.372	308.852	325.211	0.7	6.1	5.3
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade(3)(4)		300.346	302.303	317.071	0.9	5.6	4.9
Gasoline, unleaded premium(3)		311.437	313.643	327.964	1.2	5.3	4.6
Medical care		613.242	616.645	619.282	2.9	1.0	0.4
Medical care commodities		471.659	477.836	479.549	3.7	1.7	0.4
Medical care services		657.054	659.705	662.618	2.7	0.8	0.4
Professional services		428.250	428.524	429.244	2.0	0.2	0.2
Recreation(2)		131.192	132.682	132.560	0.7	1.0	-0.1
Education and communication(2)		143.126	143.298	144.027	-0.4	0.6	0.5
Tuition, other school fees, and child care(5)		1,704.760	1,704.467	1,709.010	2.8	0.2	0.3
Other goods and services		558.254	552.197	558.303	3.4	0.0	1.1
Footnotes (1) Indexes on a December 1982=100 base. (2) Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. (3) Special index based on a substantially smaller sample. (4) Indexes on a December 1993=100 base. (5) Indexes on a December 1977=100 base.
- Data not available. Note: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

Table 2. West region CPI-U by special aggregate index for February 2025, not seasonally adjusted (1982-84=100 unless otherwise noted)

Special aggregate index	Indexes				Percent change from -
	Historical data	Dec. 2024	Jan. 2025	Feb. 2025	Feb. 2024	Dec. 2024	Jan. 2025
All items		334.084	335.989	337.868	2.6	1.1	0.6
Food		348.565	351.395	352.484	3.3	1.1	0.3
Energy		341.413	343.815	354.457	-0.5	3.8	3.1
All items less food and energy		335.057	336.799	338.225	2.7	0.9	0.4
All items less energy		336.259	338.150	339.526	2.8	1.0	0.4
All items less medical care		321.238	323.074	324.917	2.6	1.1	0.6
All items less shelter		294.256	296.116	298.225	2.2	1.3	0.7
Commodities		225.143	226.563	228.623	1.3	1.5	0.9
Commodities less food		174.294	175.197	177.448	0.0	1.8	1.3
Commodities less food & beverages		169.430	170.315	172.577	0.0	1.9	1.3
Durables		121.414	121.955	121.944	-1.5	0.4	0.0
Nondurables		284.283	286.304	290.035	2.5	2.0	1.3
Nondurables less food & beverages		223.645	224.988	231.083	1.5	3.3	2.7
Nondurables less food		229.656	231.004	236.824	1.5	3.1	2.5
Services		435.831	438.170	439.777	3.3	0.9	0.4
Services less rent of shelter(1)		449.520	452.372	454.558	3.5	1.1	0.5
Services less medical care services		420.254	422.572	424.086	3.3	0.9	0.4
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.