The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for Urban Alaska fell 0.8 percent for the two months ending in June 2026, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported today. Regional Commissioner Chris Rosenlund noted that the index for all items less food and energy decreased 1.4 percent during the two-month period. The food index fell 0.3 percent, while the energy index rose 4.4 percent. (Data in this report are not seasonally adjusted. Accordingly, bi-monthly changes may reflect seasonal influences.)

The Anchorage area all items CPI-U increased 3.3 percent for the 12 months ending in June. The index for all items less food and energy increased 1.6 percent over the year. Food prices advanced 2.1 percent. Energy prices increased 27.1 percent.

  

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Chart 1. Over-the-year percent change in CPI-U, Urban Alaska, June 2023–June 2026

Month	All items	All items less food and energy
Jun 2023	-3.3	1.8
Aug 2023	2.0	2.7
Oct 2023	1.1	2.2
Dec 2023	1.8	2.5
Feb 2024	1.7	2.0
Apr 2024	3.2	2.7
Jun 2024	2.9	3.2
Aug 2024	1.5	2.4
Oct 2024	2.1	3.0
Dec 2024	2.3	2.5
Feb 2025	2.9	3.0
Apr 2025	1.6	2.3
Jun 2025	1.6	1.9
Aug 2025	2.4	2.3
Oct 2025	-	-
Dec 2025	1.9	1.6
Feb 2026	1.5	1.3
Apr 2026	4.3	3.0
Jun 2026	3.3	1.6
Note: The October 2025 data values are not available due to the 2025 lapse in appropriations.

Food prices declined 0.3 percent for the two months ending in June. Prices for food at home (grocery store purchases) decreased 0.7 percent, with lower prices in 5 of the 6 major grocery store food groups. Prices for food away from home (restaurant, cafeteria, and vending purchases) advanced 0.4 percent for the same period.

Food prices advanced 2.1 percent over the year. Prices for food at home rose 1.4 percent, with higher prices in 5 of the 6 major grocery store food groups. Prices for food away from home advanced 3.7 percent.

The energy index increased 4.4 percent for the two months ending in June. Gasoline prices increased 8.8 percent.

Energy prices increased 27.1 percent over the year. Gasoline prices increased 42.0 percent.

The index for all items less food and energy fell 1.4 percent during the two-month period. Among the index’s components, prices were lower for apparel (-6.8 percent) and shelter (-1.4 percent). In contrast, prices were higher for other goods and services (+3.1 percent) and new and used motor vehicles (+2.2 percent).

The index for all items less food and energy increased 1.6 percent over the year. Components contributing to the increase included recreation (+7.2 percent) and shelter (+3.6 percent). In contrast, prices were lower for education and communication (-2.6 percent) and household furnishings and operations (-1.2 percent).

The August 2026 Consumer Price Index for the Anchorage area is scheduled to be released on September 11, 2026.

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 Urban Alaska 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 Urban Alaska area covered in this release consists of Anchorage and Matanuska-Susitna Borough in the State of Alaska.

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Table 1. Urban Alaska, CPI-U by expenditure category for June 2026, not seasonally adjusted (1982-84=100 unless otherwise noted)

Expenditure category	Indexes				Percent change from -
	Historical data	Apr. 2026	May 2026	Jun. 2026	Jun. 2025	Apr. 2026	May 2026
All Items		282.958	-	280.761	3.3	-0.8	-
All items (1967=100)		755.255	-	749.391
Food and beverages		277.186	-	276.216	2.0	-0.3	-
Food		287.942	-	287.030	2.1	-0.3	-
Food at home		271.179	268.741	269.350	1.4	-0.7	0.2
Cereals and bakery products		269.997	274.065	285.071	1.9	5.6	4.0
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs		251.386	243.777	247.546	-1.1	-1.5	1.5
Dairy and related products		265.138	261.512	255.062	4.8	-3.8	-2.5
Fruits and vegetables		416.088	404.871	406.062	1.7	-2.4	0.3
Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials(1)		200.428	196.609	197.675	4.7	-1.4	0.5
Other food at home		225.251	228.888	224.800	0.5	-0.2	-1.8
Food away from home		321.586	-	322.771	3.7	0.4	-
Alcoholic beverages		174.313	-	172.931	0.2	-0.8	-
Housing		257.289	-	253.582	3.3	-1.4	-
Shelter		264.940	263.574	261.347	3.6	-1.4	-0.8
Rent of primary residence		258.142	258.937	259.490	2.5	0.5	0.2
Owners' equiv. rent of residences(2)		258.853	260.399	261.021	3.2	0.8	0.2
Owners' equiv. rent of primary residence(2)		258.853	260.399	261.021	3.2	0.8	0.2
Household furnishings and operations		139.377	-	134.544	-1.2	-3.5	-
Apparel		187.060	-	174.414	9.4	-6.8	-
Transportation		295.746	-	294.978	5.2	-0.3	-
Private transportation		308.860	-	314.665	7.2	1.9	-
New and used motor vehicles(3)		121.350	-	123.985	-1.4	2.2	-
New vehicles(1)		261.385	-	264.318	-1.1	1.1	-
Used cars and trucks(1)		332.352	-	341.915	-1.3	2.9	-
Motor fuel		396.819	439.325	428.528	42.8	8.0	-2.5
Gasoline (all types)		394.924	440.309	429.586	42.0	8.8	-2.4
Unleaded regular(4)		379.363	424.325	413.672	42.8	9.0	-2.5
Unleaded midgrade(4)(5)		383.161	425.037	415.415	40.6	8.4	-2.3
Unleaded premium(4)		407.819	449.505	439.751	39.2	7.8	-2.2
Medical Care		812.445	-	809.409	-0.2	-0.4	-
Recreation(3)		146.684	-	148.087	7.2	1.0	-
Education and communication(3)		113.065	-	113.027	-2.6	0.0	-
Tuition, other school fees, and child care(1)		-	-	-	-	-	-
Other goods and services		537.986	-	554.697	6.1	3.1	-
Footnotes (1) Index is on a January 1978=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. Urban Alaska, CPI-U by special aggregate index for June 2026, not seasonally adjusted (1982-84=100 unless otherwise noted)

Special aggregate index	Indexes				Percent change from -
	Historical data	Apr. 2026	May 2026	Jun. 2026	Jun. 2025	Apr. 2026	May 2026
All items		282.958	-	280.761	3.3	-0.8	-
Food		287.942	-	287.030	2.1	-0.3	-
Energy		410.318	435.191	428.255	27.1	4.4	-1.6
All items less food and energy		274.908	-	271.151	1.6	-1.4	-
All items less energy		275.977	-	272.609	1.6	-1.2	-
All items less medical care		264.776	-	262.624	3.5	-0.8	-
All items less shelter		288.861	-	287.482	3.2	-0.5	-
Commodities		224.078	-	225.697	5.6	0.7	-
Commodities less food		196.229	-	198.677	7.5	1.2	-
Commodities less food & beverages		196.799	-	199.413	7.8	1.3	-
Durables		134.982	-	135.311	-2.2	0.2	-
Nondurables		279.647	-	282.217	9.2	0.9	-
Nondurables less food & beverages		277.853	-	284.055	17.7	2.2	-
Nondurables less food		269.912	-	275.383	16.4	2.0	-
Services		336.540	-	330.795	2.1	-1.7	-
Services less rent of shelter(1)		452.836	-	443.223	0.3	-2.1	-
Services less medical care services		307.255	-	301.666	2.1	-1.8	-
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.