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Bureau of Labor Statistics > Geographic Information > Western > News Release
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25-1404-SAN
Thursday, September 11, 2025

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Consumer Price Index, Anchorage area — August 2025

Area prices were up 0.8 percent over the past two months, up 2.4 percent from a year ago

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for Urban Alaska increased 0.8 percent for the two months ending in August 2025, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Chris Rosenlund noted that the index for all items less food and energy rose 0.5 percent during the two-month period. The food index rose 0.6 percent, and the energy index rose 4.8 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 2.4 percent for the 12 months ending in August. The index for all items less food and energy advanced 2.3 percent over the year. The food index rose 4.0 percent. The energy index advanced 0.8 percent.

Food

The food index rose 0.6 percent for the two months ending in August. The index for food at home (grocery store purchases) decreased 0.1 percent, with lower prices in 3 of the 6 major grocery store food groups. The food away from home index (restaurant, cafeteria, and vending purchases) increased 2.0 percent for the same period.

The food index rose 4.0 percent over the year. The food at home index advanced 2.5 percent, with higher prices in 4 of the 6 major grocery store food groups. The food away from home index rose 7.1 percent.

Energy

The energy index rose 4.8 percent for the two months ending in August. Gasoline prices rose 4.4 percent.

The energy index advanced 0.8 percent over the year. Gasoline prices increased 0.9 percent.

All items less food and energy

The index for all items less food and energy rose 0.5 percent during the two-month period. Among the index’s components, prices were higher for apparel (+6.1 percent) and shelter (+1.1 percent). In contrast, prices were lower for new and used motor vehicles (-0.8 percent).

The index for all items less food and energy advanced 2.3 percent over the year, reflecting higher prices for shelter (+4.2 percent). In contrast, prices were lower for recreation (-1.7 percent).

Table A. Urban Alaska CPI-U 2-month and 12-month percent changes, all items index, not seasonally adjusted
Month 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
2-month 12-month 2-month 12-month 2-month 12-month 2-month 12-month 2-month 12-month

February

 1.0 1.3 1.1 7.4 0.1 4.3 0.1 1.7 0.6 2.9

April

 1.8 4.8 1.9 7.5 0.8 3.1 2.2 3.2 0.9 1.6

June

 2.5 6.2 7.1 12.4 0.4 -3.3 0.2 2.9 0.1 1.6

August

 0.3 5.7 -4.0 7.6 1.3 2.0 -0.1 1.5 0.8 2.4

October

 1.2 6.3 1.1 7.6 0.2 1.1 0.8 2.1

December

 0.4 7.2 -1.7 5.4 -1.1 1.8 -0.8 2.3

The October 2025 Consumer Price Index for the Anchorage area is scheduled to be released on November 13, 2025.

Changes to the CPI

BLS has replaced survey data collected for the CPI’s wireless telephone services index with secondary source data and non-traditional index methods. Additional information is available on the CPI website, www.bls.gov/cpi/additional-resources/alternative-data-wireless-telephone.htm, and in a new factsheet “Measuring Price Change in the CPI: Wireless Telephone Services,” www.bls.gov/cpi/factsheets/wireless-telephone-service.htm

With the release of October 2025 data on November 13, 2025, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) will remove long-term care (LTC) insurance from the health insurance index. Changes in the market for LTC insurance have made it out of scope and ineligible for pricing in the CPI market basket.


Technical Note

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.

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

Information in this release will be made available to individuals with sensory impairments upon request. Voice phone: (202) 691-5200; Telecommunications Relay Service: 7-1-1.

Table 1. Urban Alaska, 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

 271.728 - 273.815 2.4 0.8 -

All items (1967=100)

 725.280 - 730.850      

Food and beverages

 270.850 - 272.493 3.9 0.6 -

Food

 281.078 - 282.733 4.0 0.6 -

Food at home

 265.756 264.874 265.419 2.5 -0.1 0.2

Cereals and bakery products

 279.727 266.884 268.957 2.5 -3.9 0.8

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs

 250.173 251.578 252.669 6.6 1.0 0.4

Dairy and related products

 243.324 257.118 260.716 5.4 7.1 1.4

Fruits and vegetables

 399.383 396.346 396.208 -1.3 -0.8 0.0

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials(1)

 188.792 188.303 177.928 -3.9 -5.8 -5.5

Other food at home

 223.734 222.881 226.311 3.6 1.2 1.5

Food away from home

 311.212 - 317.584 7.1 2.0 -

Alcoholic beverages

 172.655 - - - - -

Housing

 245.386 - 249.008 3.8 1.5 -

Shelter

 252.350 252.259 255.070 4.2 1.1 1.1

Rent of primary residence

 253.107 253.952 253.730 3.9 0.2 -0.1

Owners' equiv. rent of residences(2)

 252.921 253.521 253.855 3.4 0.4 0.1

Owners' equiv. rent of primary residence(2)

 252.921 253.521 253.855 3.4 0.4 0.1

Household furnishings and operations

 136.186 - 140.491 2.9 3.2 -

Apparel

 159.356 - 169.139 6.9 6.1 -

Transportation

 280.426 - 276.552 -1.2 -1.4 -

Private transportation

 293.563 - 296.034 2.5 0.8 -

New and used motor vehicles(3)

 125.732 - 124.669 1.5 -0.8 -

New vehicles(1)

 267.215 - 268.228 0.1 0.4 -

Used cars and trucks(1)

 346.470 - 352.745 7.9 1.8 -

Motor fuel

 300.054 308.438 313.948 1.2 4.6 1.8

Gasoline (all types)

 302.576 310.023 315.971 0.9 4.4 1.9

Unleaded regular(4)

 289.761 296.663 302.391 1.0 4.4 1.9

Unleaded midgrade(4)(5)

 295.414 302.754 308.107 0.6 4.3 1.8

Unleaded premium(4)

 315.862 324.548 330.666 0.3 4.7 1.9

Medical Care

 810.688 - 812.519 1.2 0.2 -

Recreation(3)

 138.102 - 139.590 -1.7 1.1 -

Education and communication(3)

 116.007 - 117.377 3.3 1.2 -

Tuition, other school fees, and child care(1)

 823.378 - 816.764 -0.4 -0.8 -

Other goods and services

 522.574 - 526.167 2.7 0.7 -

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 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

 271.728 - 273.815 2.4 0.8 -

Food

 281.078 - 282.733 4.0 0.6 -

Energy

 336.892 349.912 352.903 0.8 4.8 0.9

All items less food and energy

 266.978 - 268.308 2.3 0.5 -

All items less energy

 268.250 - 269.616 2.6 0.5 -

All items less medical care

 253.652 - 255.783 2.6 0.8 -

All items less shelter

 278.607 - 280.218 1.4 0.6 -

Commodities

 213.690 - 216.704 3.0 1.4 -

Commodities less food

 184.867 - 188.310 2.4 1.9 -

Commodities less food & beverages

 185.066 - 188.547 2.4 1.9 -

Durables

 138.396 - 139.563 2.0 0.8 -

Nondurables

 258.414 - 262.744 3.4 1.7 -

Nondurables less food & beverages

 241.415 - 248.520 1.9 2.9 -

Nondurables less food

 236.493 - 243.257 2.1 2.9 -

Services

 324.046 - 325.566 2.4 0.5 -

Services less rent of shelter(1)

 441.992 - 440.706 0.1 -0.3 -

Services less medical care services

 295.370 - 296.729 2.5 0.5 -

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.

 

Last Modified Date: Thursday, September 11, 2025