The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim declined 0.3 percent in December, 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 declined 0.1 percent in December. The food index rose 0.1 percent, while the energy index decreased 3.5 percent.  (Data in this report are not seasonally adjusted. Accordingly, month-to-month changes may reflect seasonal influences.)

The Los Angeles area all items CPI-U advanced 3.0 percent for the 12 months ending in December. The index for all items less food and energy advanced 2.9 percent over the year. The food index increased 3.0 percent. Energy prices increased 4.7 percent.

  

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Chart 1. Over-the-year percent change in CPI-U, Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA, December 2022–December 2025

Month	All items	All items less food and energy
Dec 2022	4.9	4.5
Jan 2023	5.8	4.5
Feb 2023	5.1	4.5
Mar 2023	3.7	4.3
Apr 2023	3.8	4.5
May 2023	3.2	4.3
Jun 2023	2.5	4.0
Jul 2023	2.7	3.4
Aug 2023	3.3	3.5
Sep 2023	3.2	3.2
Oct 2023	2.4	2.7
Nov 2023	2.8	2.8
Dec 2023	3.5	3.4
Jan 2024	2.5	3.7
Feb 2024	3.4	3.8
Mar 2024	4.0	4.3
Apr 2024	3.9	3.8
May 2024	3.9	3.8
Jun 2024	3.2	3.6
Jul 2024	3.4	4.2
Aug 2024	2.9	3.9
Sep 2024	2.8	4.1
Oct 2024	3.0	4.3
Nov 2024	3.2	4.1
Dec 2024	3.4	4.1
Jan 2025	3.3	3.7
Feb 2025	3.1	3.2
Mar 2025	3.0	3.2
Apr 2025	3.0	3.3
May 2025	3.0	3.3
Jun 2025	3.2	3.3
Jul 2025	3.2	3.3
Aug 2025	3.3	3.2
Sep 2025	3.5	3.4
Oct 2025	-	-
Nov 2025	3.6	3.4
Dec 2025	3.0	2.9
Note: The October 2025 data values are not available due to the 2025 lapse in appropriations.

The food index advanced 0.1 percent for the month of December. The index for food at home (grocery store purchases) increased 0.2 percent, with higher prices in 5 of the 6 major grocery store food groups. The food away from home index (restaurant, cafeteria, and vending purchases) was unchanged for the same period.

The food index increased 3.0 percent over the year. The index for food at home increased 2.0 percent, with higher prices in 5 of the 6 major grocery store food groups. The food away from home index increased 3.8 percent.

The energy index fell 3.5 percent over the month. Gasoline prices decreased 5.8 percent.

Energy prices increased 4.7 percent over the year. Gasoline prices rose 3.2 percent.

The index for all items less food and energy decreased 0.1 percent in December. Among the index’s components, prices were lower for other goods and services (-3.6 percent) and education and communication (-1.4 percent). In contrast, prices were higher for apparel (+1.3 percent) and shelter (+0.1 percent).

The index for all items less food and energy advanced 2.9 percent over the year. Components contributing to the increase included medical care (+3.3 percent) and shelter (+2.9 percent). In contrast, prices were lower for apparel (-0.5 percent).

The January 2026 Consumer Price Index for the Los Angeles area is scheduled to be released on February 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 Los Angeles 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.

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 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Core Based Statistical Area includes Los Angeles and Orange Counties in California.

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

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Table 1. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA, CPI-U by expenditure category for December 2025, not seasonally adjusted (1982-84=100 unless otherwise noted)

Expenditure category	Indexes				Percent change from -
	Historical data	Oct. 2025	Nov. 2025	Dec. 2025	Dec. 2024	Oct. 2025	Nov. 2025
All items		-	345.650	344.602	3.0	-	-0.3
All items (1967=100)		-	1,021.205	1,018.108
Food and beverages		-	353.620	353.743	3.1	-	0.0
Food		-	356.154	356.415	3.0	-	0.1
Food at home		-	332.560	333.151	2.0	-	0.2
Cereals and bakery products		-	348.436	349.440	0.7	-	0.3
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs		-	381.587	370.469	2.1	-	-2.9
Dairy and related products		-	302.247	306.007	-0.3	-	1.2
Fruits and vegetables		-	430.780	435.654	4.0	-	1.1
Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials(1)		-	312.507	315.907	1.3	-	1.1
Other food at home		-	266.930	270.835	2.3	-	1.5
Food away from home		-	377.750	377.649	3.8	-	0.0
Alcoholic beverages		-	294.285	292.563	5.0	-	-0.6
Housing		-	399.353	399.615	3.0	-	0.1
Shelter		-	459.493	460.022	2.9	-	0.1
Rent of primary residence		-	489.205	489.174	3.0	-	0.0
Owners' equiv. rent of residences(2)		-	479.148	480.026	3.1	-	0.2
Owners' equiv. rent of primary residence(2)		-	479.121	479.998	3.1	-	0.2
Household furnishings and operations		-	129.453	129.173	1.1	-	-0.2
Apparel		-	119.948	121.479	-0.5	-	1.3
Transportation		-	281.157	277.694	4.8	-	-1.2
Private transportation		-	285.372	282.183	5.2	-	-1.1
New and used motor vehicles(3)		-	109.492	108.990	0.2	-	-0.5
New vehicles(1)		192.626	192.574	192.399	0.4	-0.1	-0.1
Used cars and trucks(1)		358.382	355.121	350.970	1.2	-2.1	-1.2
Motor fuel		-	363.221	342.546	3.2	-	-5.7
Gasoline (all types)		346.152	354.135	333.661	3.2	-3.6	-5.8
Gasoline, unleaded regular(4)		346.043	354.203	333.327	3.2	-3.7	-5.9
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade(4)(5)		331.755	339.107	320.331	3.1	-3.4	-5.5
Gasoline, unleaded premium(4)		334.450	341.551	323.156	3.2	-3.4	-5.4
Medical care		-	614.892	612.775	3.3	-	-0.3
Recreation(3)		-	124.458	124.761	1.2	-	0.2
Education and communication(3)		-	160.581	158.275	0.2	-	-1.4
Tuition, other school fees, and child care(1)		-	2,430.054	2,430.021	4.1	-	0.0
Other goods and services		-	575.329	554.436	3.0	-	-3.6
Footnotes (1) Indexes on a December 1977=100 base. (2) Indexes on a December 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. Note: October 2025 data values are not available due to the 2025 lapse in appropriations.

-Table 2. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA, CPI-U by special aggregate index for December 2025, not seasonally adjusted (1982-84=100 unless otherwise noted)

Special aggregate index	Indexes				Percent change from -
	Historical data	Oct. 2025	Nov. 2025	Dec. 2025	Dec. 2024	Oct. 2025	Nov. 2025
All items		-	345.650	344.602	3.0	-	-0.3
Food		-	356.154	356.415	3.0	-	0.1
Energy		-	397.213	383.238	4.7	-	-3.5
All items less food and energy		-	342.799	342.324	2.9	-	-0.1
All items less energy		-	344.670	344.296	2.9	-	-0.1
All items less medical care		-	333.912	332.911	3.0	-	-0.3
All items less shelter		-	295.013	293.255	3.1	-	-0.6
Commodities		-	221.915	220.941	1.8	-	-0.4
Commodities less food		-	163.740	162.420	1.0	-	-0.8
Commodities less food & beverages		-	158.135	156.844	0.8	-	-0.8
Durables		-	97.884	97.757	-0.4	-	-0.1
Nondurables		-	290.773	289.175	2.6	-	-0.5
Nondurables less food & beverages		-	225.408	222.176	1.9	-	-1.4
Nondurables less food		-	232.600	229.426	2.1	-	-1.4
Services		-	456.337	455.246	3.6	-	-0.2
Services less rent of shelter(1)		-	464.554	460.945	4.8	-	-0.8
Services less medical care services		-	441.067	440.023	3.6	-	-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. Note: October 2025 data values are not available due to the 2025 lapse in appropriations.