The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the West region advanced 0.8 percent in April, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported today. The all items less food and energy index increased 0.4 percent. The food index rose 0.5 percent, and the energy index increased 6.8 percent. (Data in this report are not seasonally adjusted. Accordingly, month-to-month changes may reflect seasonal influences.)

The West all items CPI-U advanced 3.5 percent for the 12 months ending in April. The index for all items less food and energy increased 2.6 percent over the year. Food prices increased 3.0 percent. Energy prices rose 16.6 percent.  

  

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Chart 1. Over-the-year percent change in CPI-U, West region, April 2023–April 2026

Month	All items	All items less food and energy
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
Sep 2025	3.3	3.3
Oct 2025	-	-
Nov 2025	3.0	3.0
Dec 2025	2.9	2.9
Jan 2026	2.7	2.9
Feb 2026	2.7	2.8
Mar 2026	3.1	2.6
Apr 2026	3.5	2.6
Note: The October 2025 data values are not available due to the 2025 lapse in appropriations.

Food prices advanced 0.5 percent for the month of April. Prices for food at home (grocery store purchases) advanced 0.7 percent, with higher prices in 4 of the 6 major grocery store food groups. Prices for food away from home (restaurant, cafeteria, and vending purchases) increased 0.2 percent for the same period.

Food prices increased 3.0 percent over the year. Prices for food at home increased 2.6 percent, with higher prices in 4 of the 6 major grocery store food groups. Prices for food away from home increased 3.4 percent.

The energy index rose 6.8 percent over the month. Gasoline prices increased 9.7 percent. Prices for electricity increased 2.3 percent, and prices for natural gas service were unchanged for the same period.

Energy prices rose 16.6 percent over the year. Gasoline prices increased 25.7 percent. Prices for electricity rose 3.9 percent, while prices for natural gas service fell 3.1 percent during the past year.

The index for all items less food and energy increased 0.4 percent in April. Among the index’s components, prices were higher for other goods and services (+2.2 percent) and shelter (+0.5 percent). In contrast, prices were lower for medical care (-0.3 percent) and education and communication (-0.3 percent).

The index for all items less food and energy increased 2.6 percent over the year. Components contributing to the increase included medical care (+3.4 percent) and shelter (+2.9 percent). In contrast, prices were lower for used cars and trucks (-2.3 percent) and education and communication (-0.7 percent).

The May 2026 Consumer Price Index for the West Region is scheduled to be released on June 10, 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 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.

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.

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

Expenditure category	Indexes				Percent change from -
	Historical data	Feb. 2026	Mar. 2026	Apr. 2026	Apr. 2025	Feb. 2026	Mar. 2026
All items		346.990	350.226	353.161	3.5	1.8	0.8
All items (December 1977 = 100)		560.890	566.120	570.865
Food and beverages		360.472	360.776	362.379	2.9	0.5	0.4
Food		363.578	363.811	365.632	3.0	0.6	0.5
Food at home		335.984	335.986	338.236	2.6	0.7	0.7
Cereals and bakery products		347.300	346.823	339.605	0.7	-2.2	-2.1
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs		364.504	363.454	370.969	-0.1	1.8	2.1
Dairy and related products		276.394	277.659	279.075	-2.7	1.0	0.5
Fruits and vegetables		425.455	427.888	443.426	9.5	4.2	3.6
Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials		242.438	238.898	240.171	2.5	-0.9	0.5
Other food at home		294.311	295.434	292.816	2.9	-0.5	-0.9
Food away from home		402.819	403.461	404.458	3.4	0.4	0.2
Alcoholic beverages		313.273	314.620	313.033	1.6	-0.1	-0.5
Housing		390.761	391.880	393.876	2.9	0.8	0.5
Shelter		450.259	452.320	454.585	2.9	1.0	0.5
Rent of primary residence		479.538	480.018	481.196	2.2	0.3	0.2
Owners' equivalent rent of residences(1)		475.870	476.319	478.084	2.7	0.5	0.4
Owners' equivalent rent of primary residence(1)		475.677	476.131	477.896	2.7	0.5	0.4
Fuels and utilities		442.487	439.631	445.370	3.3	0.7	1.3
Household energy		380.109	375.961	382.881	2.6	0.7	1.8
Energy services		383.664	378.754	385.727	2.4	0.5	1.8
Electricity		429.679	425.255	435.090	3.9	1.3	2.3
Utility (piped) gas service		293.758	287.242	287.381	-3.1	-2.2	0.0
Household furnishings and operations		164.363	163.804	163.588	2.7	-0.5	-0.1
Apparel		131.832	132.611	132.640	3.9	0.6	0.0
Transportation		284.921	298.422	307.403	7.1	7.9	3.0
Private transportation		283.240	297.351	305.595	6.3	7.9	2.8
New and used motor vehicles(2)		122.061	122.432	122.899	-0.9	0.7	0.4
New vehicles		176.485	176.514	176.633	0.1	0.1	0.1
New cars(3)		176.001	176.934	176.760	0.6	0.4	-0.1
Used cars and trucks		170.240	170.874	172.716	-2.3	1.5	1.1
Motor fuel		321.413	395.346	435.462	27.0	35.5	10.1
Gasoline (all types)		319.745	391.961	430.020	25.7	34.5	9.7
Gasoline, unleaded regular(3)		314.411	387.455	425.594	26.1	35.4	9.8
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade(3)(4)		308.443	374.309	409.869	24.9	32.9	9.5
Gasoline, unleaded premium(3)		320.306	385.474	420.914	24.2	31.4	9.2
Medical care		656.281	654.237	652.434	3.4	-0.6	-0.3
Medical care commodities		483.709	474.400	470.054	-1.2	-2.8	-0.9
Medical care services		709.253	709.395	708.356	4.4	-0.1	-0.1
Professional services		450.097	450.247	450.238	4.6	0.0	0.0
Recreation(2)		137.310	137.371	137.606	2.6	0.2	0.2
Education and communication(2)		143.104	143.370	142.950	-0.7	-0.1	-0.3
Tuition, other school fees, and child care(5)		103.773	103.806	103.864	3.3	0.1	0.1
Other goods and services		585.858	589.309	602.557	5.6	2.9	2.2
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 2024=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 April 2026, not seasonally adjusted (1982-84=100 unless otherwise noted)

Special aggregate index	Indexes				Percent change from -
	Historical data	Feb. 2026	Mar. 2026	Apr. 2026	Apr. 2025	Feb. 2026	Mar. 2026
All items		346.990	350.226	353.161	3.5	1.8	0.8
Food		363.578	363.811	365.632	3.0	0.6	0.5
Energy		353.487	396.271	423.344	16.6	19.8	6.8
All items less food and energy		347.822	348.774	350.212	2.6	0.7	0.4
All items less energy		349.311	350.162	351.649	2.7	0.7	0.4
All items less medical care		332.793	336.251	339.386	3.5	2.0	0.9
All items less shelter		306.116	309.828	313.037	3.9	2.3	1.0
Commodities		231.632	236.604	239.923	4.2	3.6	1.4
Commodities less food		177.769	183.907	187.493	4.8	5.5	1.9
Commodities less food & beverages		172.786	178.953	182.607	4.9	5.7	2.0
Durables		121.801	121.899	122.164	-0.5	0.3	0.2
Nondurables		295.662	304.616	310.386	6.2	5.0	1.9
Nondurables less food & beverages		231.988	248.538	257.942	10.5	11.2	3.8
Nondurables less food		237.985	253.808	262.670	9.9	10.4	3.5
Services		455.019	456.279	458.685	3.2	0.8	0.5
Services less rent of shelter(1)		474.643	474.817	477.475	3.6	0.6	0.6
Services less medical care services		437.102	438.438	441.081	3.0	0.9	0.6
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.