The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for the West Region advanced 0.3 percent in May, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. The index for all items less food and energy rose 0.4 percent. The food index increased 0.2 percent, and the energy index rose 0.7 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 rose 2.4 percent for the 12 months ending in May. The index for all items less food and energy increased 2.8 percent over the year. The food index rose 3.5 percent. The energy index fell 4.5 percent.  

  

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

Month	All items	All items less food and energy
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
Mar 2025	2.2	2.5
Apr 2025	2.1	2.5
May 2025	2.4	2.8

The food index increased 0.2 percent in May. The index for food at home (grocery store purchases) increased 0.1 percent, with higher prices in 4 of the 6 major grocery store food groups. The food away from home index (restaurant, cafeteria, and vending purchases) advanced 0.3 percent for the same period.

The food index rose 3.5 percent over the year. The food at home index rose 2.8 percent, with higher prices in 5 of the 6 major grocery store food groups. The food away from home index advanced 4.4 percent.

The energy index rose 0.7 percent over the month. Electricity prices increased 1.8 percent. Prices for natural gas service advanced 3.0 percent, while prices for gasoline decreased 0.5 percent for the same period.

The energy index fell 4.5 percent over the year. Gasoline prices decreased 8.5 percent. Prices for electricity fell 0.3 percent, while prices for natural gas service rose 3.4 percent during the past year.

The index for all items less food and energy rose 0.4 percent in May. Among the index’s components, prices were higher for medical care (+0.5 percent) and shelter (+0.4 percent). In contrast, prices were lower for apparel (-1.4 percent).

The index for all items less food and energy increased 2.8 percent over the year, reflecting higher prices for medical care (+4.4 percent) and shelter (+3.2 percent).

The June 2025 Consumer Price Index for the West Region 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 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 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		339.627	341.159	342.343	2.4	0.8	0.3
All items (December 1977 = 100)		548.987	551.464	553.378
Food and beverages		351.649	352.081	352.649	3.3	0.3	0.2
Food		354.451	354.976	355.621	3.5	0.3	0.2
Food at home		330.443	329.742	330.088	2.8	-0.1	0.1
Cereals and bakery products		338.516	337.409	342.152	2.0	1.1	1.4
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs		377.430	371.294	365.907	5.1	-3.1	-1.5
Dairy and related products		287.635	286.682	287.745	1.1	0.0	0.4
Fruits and vegetables		405.649	405.123	406.629	-0.1	0.2	0.4
Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials		232.053	234.214	233.402	4.4	0.6	-0.3
Other food at home		283.533	284.603	286.087	3.2	0.9	0.5
Food away from home		388.758	391.126	392.219	4.4	0.9	0.3
Alcoholic beverages		308.919	308.028	307.491	0.8	-0.5	-0.2
Housing		381.405	382.757	384.724	2.9	0.9	0.5
Shelter		440.474	441.834	443.685	3.2	0.7	0.4
Rent of primary residence		469.698	470.879	471.741	3.3	0.4	0.2
Owners' equivalent rent of residences(1)		463.947	465.386	466.685	3.4	0.6	0.3
Owners' equivalent rent of primary residence(1)		463.734	465.180	466.481	3.4	0.6	0.3
Fuels and utilities		429.448	431.321	437.440	2.0	1.9	1.4
Household energy		371.170	373.266	381.034	0.7	2.7	2.1
Energy services		374.486	376.702	384.657	0.6	2.7	2.1
Electricity		416.326	418.792	426.504	-0.3	2.4	1.8
Utility (piped) gas service		294.742	296.481	305.353	3.4	3.6	3.0
Household furnishings and operations		158.194	159.243	160.068	1.2	1.2	0.5
Apparel		128.398	127.666	125.938	0.1	-1.9	-1.4
Transportation		283.361	287.040	288.010	-0.3	1.6	0.3
Private transportation		283.698	287.500	287.879	0.7	1.5	0.1
New and used motor vehicles(2)		123.506	124.042	124.343	0.6	0.7	0.2
New vehicles		175.985	176.492	176.370	0.5	0.2	-0.1
New cars(3)		174.984	175.703	175.185	0.9	0.1	-0.3
Used cars and trucks		175.451	176.708	178.135	2.6	1.5	0.8
Motor fuel		330.495	342.975	341.335	-8.4	3.3	-0.5
Gasoline (all types)		329.234	342.144	340.411	-8.5	3.4	-0.5
Gasoline, unleaded regular(3)		324.372	337.486	335.620	-8.7	3.5	-0.6
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade(3)(4)		316.435	328.029	326.881	-8.0	3.3	-0.3
Gasoline, unleaded premium(3)		327.549	338.986	337.815	-7.5	3.1	-0.3
Medical care		628.456	630.931	634.178	4.4	0.9	0.5
Medical care commodities		473.429	475.772	481.464	1.4	1.7	1.2
Medical care services		676.133	678.661	681.246	5.1	0.8	0.4
Professional services		429.230	430.614	430.642	2.0	0.3	0.0
Recreation(2)		133.279	134.150	134.128	2.2	0.6	0.0
Education and communication(2)		143.968	144.029	144.307	0.2	0.2	0.2
Tuition, other school fees, and child care(5)		1,712.722	1,713.988	1,716.840	2.7	0.2	0.2
Other goods and services		569.100	570.360	574.713	5.4	1.0	0.8
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 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		339.627	341.159	342.343	2.4	0.8	0.3
Food		354.451	354.976	355.621	3.5	0.3	0.2
Energy		354.915	363.170	365.558	-4.5	3.0	0.7
All items less food and energy		340.059	341.310	342.513	2.8	0.7	0.4
All items less energy		341.375	342.522	343.644	2.9	0.7	0.3
All items less medical care		326.345	327.833	328.925	2.2	0.8	0.3
All items less shelter		299.711	301.313	302.232	1.9	0.8	0.3
Commodities		228.864	230.358	230.627	0.7	0.8	0.1
Commodities less food		177.136	178.852	178.988	-1.1	1.0	0.1
Commodities less food & beverages		172.246	174.000	174.149	-1.1	1.1	0.1
Durables		121.753	122.747	123.333	0.2	1.3	0.5
Nondurables		290.663	292.360	292.255	0.9	0.5	0.0
Nondurables less food & beverages		230.556	233.371	232.658	-2.1	0.9	-0.3
Nondurables less food		236.368	238.991	238.283	-2.0	0.8	-0.3
Services		443.076	444.583	446.692	3.3	0.8	0.5
Services less rent of shelter(1)		459.071	460.804	463.307	3.5	0.9	0.5
Services less medical care services		426.658	428.093	430.169	3.1	0.8	0.5
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.