The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for the West Region increased 0.3 percent in August, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. The index for all items less food and energy rose 0.3 percent in August. The food index rose 0.1 percent, and the energy index rose 0.3 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 increased 3.2 percent for the 12 months ending in August. The index for all items less food and energy advanced 3.4 percent over the year. The food index rose 3.4 percent. The energy index advanced 0.9 percent.  

  

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

Month	All items	All items less food and energy
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
Jun 2025	2.7	2.9
Jul 2025	3.0	3.2
Aug 2025	3.2	3.4

The food index rose 0.1 percent for the month of August. The index for food at home (grocery store purchases) was unchanged. The food away from home index (restaurant, cafeteria, and vending purchases) increased 0.2 percent for the same period.

The food index rose 3.4 percent over the year. The food at home index advanced 2.9 percent, with higher prices in 5 of the 6 major grocery store food groups. The food away from home index rose 4.0 percent.

The energy index rose 0.3 percent over the month. Gasoline prices increased 0.3 percent. Prices for electricity advanced 0.2 percent, and prices for natural gas service rose 0.1 percent for the same period.

The energy index advanced 0.9 percent over the year. Prices for natural gas service increased 6.6 percent. Electricity prices increased 2.1 percent, while prices for gasoline declined 1.2 percent during the past year.

The index for all items less food and energy rose 0.3 percent in August. Among the index’s components, prices were higher for apparel (+2.7 percent) and education and communication (+1.1 percent). In contrast, prices were lower for recreation (-0.4 percent) and medical care (-0.1 percent).

The index for all items less food and energy advanced 3.4 percent over the year, reflecting higher prices for medical care (+5.5 percent) and shelter (+2.9 percent).

The September 2025 Consumer Price Index for the West Region 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 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 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		342.613	343.234	344.096	3.2	0.4	0.3
All items (December 1977 = 100)		553.815	554.818	556.212
Food and beverages		353.268	353.407	353.866	3.3	0.2	0.1
Food		356.305	356.396	356.785	3.4	0.1	0.1
Food at home		330.294	330.207	330.330	2.9	0.0	0.0
Cereals and bakery products		340.330	340.163	341.806	2.4	0.4	0.5
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs		364.458	366.813	369.448	4.4	1.4	0.7
Dairy and related products		280.561	284.938	281.590	-1.9	0.4	-1.2
Fruits and vegetables		410.406	407.469	411.950	2.9	0.4	1.1
Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials		235.646	235.205	234.298	4.9	-0.6	-0.4
Other food at home		287.728	286.388	284.383	2.7	-1.2	-0.7
Food away from home		393.620	393.978	394.767	4.0	0.3	0.2
Alcoholic beverages		307.166	307.988	309.446	1.6	0.7	0.5
Housing		385.377	385.511	386.210	3.1	0.2	0.2
Shelter		444.457	444.667	445.021	2.9	0.1	0.1
Rent of primary residence		472.368	473.038	473.937	3.0	0.3	0.2
Owners' equivalent rent of residences(1)		468.041	468.879	469.499	3.2	0.3	0.1
Owners' equivalent rent of primary residence(1)		467.841	468.673	469.294	3.2	0.3	0.1
Fuels and utilities		437.530	437.414	438.627	3.9	0.3	0.3
Household energy		379.882	377.894	378.616	3.2	-0.3	0.2
Energy services		383.453	381.822	382.494	3.3	-0.3	0.2
Electricity		422.101	420.183	421.052	2.1	-0.2	0.2
Utility (piped) gas service		311.476	310.436	310.685	6.6	-0.3	0.1
Household furnishings and operations		160.493	160.471	161.987	3.6	0.9	0.9
Apparel		124.831	124.559	127.912	0.8	2.5	2.7
Transportation		287.804	287.344	288.163	3.2	0.1	0.3
Private transportation		287.637	287.865	288.245	3.3	0.2	0.1
New and used motor vehicles(2)		124.804	125.402	125.449	2.1	0.5	0.0
New vehicles		176.096	176.270	176.352	0.7	0.1	0.0
New cars(3)		174.831	175.112	175.362	1.5	0.3	0.1
Used cars and trucks		180.583	182.663	183.985	8.0	1.9	0.7
Motor fuel		336.739	332.050	333.159	-1.0	-1.1	0.3
Gasoline (all types)		335.485	330.126	331.226	-1.2	-1.3	0.3
Gasoline, unleaded regular(3)		330.573	325.060	326.144	-1.4	-1.3	0.3
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade(3)(4)		322.364	317.741	318.613	-1.0	-1.2	0.3
Gasoline, unleaded premium(3)		333.612	329.111	330.212	-0.6	-1.0	0.3
Medical care		634.850	645.605	644.803	5.5	1.6	-0.1
Medical care commodities		480.318	479.351	476.165	-0.1	-0.9	-0.7
Medical care services		682.432	696.539	696.399	6.6	2.0	0.0
Professional services		431.907	443.155	444.208	4.0	2.8	0.2
Recreation(2)		134.178	135.341	134.842	2.9	0.5	-0.4
Education and communication(2)		143.856	143.709	145.283	0.6	1.0	1.1
Tuition, other school fees, and child care(5)		1,720.144	1,732.784	1,759.958	3.7	2.3	1.6
Other goods and services		577.916	581.107	583.295	5.1	0.9	0.4
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 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		342.613	343.234	344.096	3.2	0.4	0.3
Food		356.305	356.396	356.785	3.4	0.1	0.1
Energy		362.354	358.734	359.699	0.9	-0.7	0.3
All items less food and energy		342.957	343.963	344.905	3.4	0.6	0.3
All items less energy		344.121	344.998	345.861	3.4	0.5	0.3
All items less medical care		329.176	329.349	330.283	3.0	0.3	0.3
All items less shelter		302.302	303.087	304.153	3.3	0.6	0.4
Commodities		230.583	230.388	231.294	2.2	0.3	0.4
Commodities less food		178.719	178.445	179.463	1.4	0.4	0.6
Commodities less food & beverages		173.885	173.589	174.587	1.4	0.4	0.6
Durables		123.572	123.735	124.168	2.4	0.5	0.3
Nondurables		291.935	291.418	292.619	2.1	0.2	0.4
Nondurables less food & beverages		231.493	230.389	232.243	0.6	0.3	0.8
Nondurables less food		237.158	236.157	237.999	0.7	0.4	0.8
Services		447.284	448.748	449.526	3.7	0.5	0.2
Services less rent of shelter(1)		463.979	467.264	468.646	4.9	1.0	0.3
Services less medical care services		430.718	431.281	432.125	3.4	0.3	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.