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Bureau of Labor Statistics > Geographic Information > Western > News Release
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Tuesday, May 13, 2025

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Consumer Price Index, Anchorage area — April 2025

Area prices were up 0.9 percent over the past two months, up 1.6 percent from a year ago

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for Urban Alaska advanced 0.9 percent for the two months ending in April 2025, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Chris Rosenlund noted that the all items less food and energy index increased 1.0 percent. The food index declined 0.6 percent, while the energy index rose 1.8 percent. (Data in this report are not seasonally adjusted. Accordingly, bi-monthly changes may reflect seasonal influences.)

The Anchorage area all items CPI-U rose 1.6 percent for the 12 months ending in April. The index for all items less food and energy advanced 2.3 percent over the year. The food index rose 3.5 percent, while energy prices declined 9.5 percent.

Food

The food index declined 0.6 percent from February to April. The index for food at home (grocery store purchases) declined 1.2 percent, with lower prices in 4 of the 6 major grocery store food groups. The food away from home index (restaurant, cafeteria, and vending purchases) advanced 0.6 percent for the same period.

The food index rose 3.5 percent over the year. The food at home index advanced 2.4 percent, led by higher prices for meats, poultry, fish, and eggs (+10.1 percent). The food away from home index increased 6.0 percent.

Energy

The energy index increased 1.8 percent from February to April. Gasoline prices rose 5.6 percent.

The energy index declined 9.5 percent from April 2024 to April 2025. Over the year, gasoline prices decreased 16.6 percent.

All items less food and energy

The index for all items less food and energy rose 1.0 percent from February to April. Among the index’s components, prices were higher for shelter (+1.6 percent) and new vehicles (+1.5 percent). In contrast, prices were lower for medical care (-0.2 percent) and household furnishings and operations (-0.2 percent).

The index for all items less food and energy advanced 2.3 percent over the year, reflecting higher prices for medical care (+7.5 percent) and shelter (+4.5 percent). In contrast, prices were lower for recreation (-2.8 percent) and new vehicles (-1.2 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

August

 0.3 5.7 -4.0 7.6 1.3 2.0 -0.1 1.5

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 June 2025 Consumer Price Index for the Anchorage area is scheduled to be released on July 15, 2025.

Publication updates and changes

In accordance with annual practice, relative importance weights have been updated and are available online in the CPI Supplemental Table of Contents.

Effective with the January 2025 data release, several indexes and average price series were discontinued. More information is available on the CPI discontinued series page. Direct any inquiries to the CPI office using one of the CPI contact information options listed online.


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 April 2025, not seasonally adjusted (1982-84=100 unless otherwise noted)
Expenditure category

 Indexes Percent change from:
Historical
data		 Feb.
2025		 Mar.
2025		 Apr.
2025		 Apr.
2024		 Feb.
2025		 Mar.
2025

All items

 269.022 - 271.358 1.6 0.9 -

All items (October 1967=100)

 718.058 - 724.291 - - -

Food and beverages

 269.878 - 268.311 3.3 -0.6 -

Food

 280.247 - 278.627 3.5 -0.6 -

Food at home

 266.722 269.791 263.644 2.4 -1.2 -2.3

Cereals and bakery products

 266.241 269.408 267.785 5.0 0.6 -0.6

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs

 253.176 256.076 256.695 10.1 1.4 0.2

Dairy and related products

 263.350 265.454 261.460 4.6 -0.7 -1.5

Fruits and vegetables

 408.467 417.260 398.269 -1.5 -2.5 -4.6

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials(1)

 188.581 190.423 186.863 2.5 -0.9 -1.9

Other food at home

 221.535 223.016 214.664 -2.1 -3.1 -3.7

Food away from home

 306.108 - 308.007 6.0 0.6 -

Alcoholic beverages

 169.341 - 168.249 - -0.6 -

Housing

 242.270 - 245.423 3.6 1.3 -

Shelter

 248.355 248.553 252.432 4.5 1.6 1.6

Rent of primary residence

 249.781 250.096 252.328 5.5 1.0 0.9

Owners' equiv. rent of residences(2)

 250.483 250.713 251.708 4.3 0.5 0.4

Owners' equiv. rent of primary residence(2)

 250.483 250.713 251.708 4.3 0.5 0.4

Household furnishings and operations

 136.518 - 136.253 -0.6 -0.2 -

Apparel

 162.736 - 162.670 2.3 0.0 -

Transportation

 275.589 - 280.234 -4.8 1.7 -

Private transportation

 288.003 - 292.126 -2.8 1.4 -

New and used motor vehicles(3)

 124.831 - 124.795 -0.4 0.0 -

New vehicles(1)

 265.759 - 269.820 -1.2 1.5 -

Used cars and trucks(1)

 335.125 - 338.441 1.1 1.0 -

Motor fuel

 283.281 285.485 298.229 -15.9 5.3 4.5

Gasoline (all types)

 284.807 287.362 300.785 -16.6 5.6 4.7

Unleaded regular(4)

 272.339 274.948 288.418 -17.0 5.9 4.9

Unleaded midgrade(4)(5)

 278.309 280.375 293.478 -15.3 5.5 4.7

Unleaded premium(4)

 298.920 300.969 312.523 -15.2 4.6 3.8

Medical care

 808.840 - 807.516 7.5 -0.2 -

Recreation(3)

 138.301 - 139.323 -2.8 0.7 -

Education and communication(3)

 114.891 - 115.414 2.2 0.5 -

Tuition, other school fees, and childcare(1)

 823.378 - 823.378 3.3 0.0 -

Other goods and services

 512.505 - 517.933 3.7 1.1 -

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.

Table 2. Urban Alaska, CPI-U by special aggregate index for April 2025, not seasonally adjusted (1982-84=100 unless otherwise noted)
Special aggregate index

 Indexes Percent change from:
Historical
data		 Feb.
2025		 Mar.
2025		 Apr.
2025		 Apr.
2024		 Feb.
2025		 Mar.
2025

All items

 269.022 - 271.358 1.6 0.9 -

Food

 280.247 - 278.627 3.5 -0.6 -

Energy

 329.866 331.450 335.816 -9.5 1.8 1.3

All items less food and energy

 264.279 - 266.917 2.3 1.0 -

All items less energy

 265.769 - 267.916 2.5 0.8 -

All items less medical care

 250.868 - 253.392 1.2 1.0 -

All items less shelter

 276.835 - 277.939 0.1 0.4 -

Commodities

 211.710 - 212.929 -0.1 0.6 -

Commodities less food

 182.512 - 184.733 -2.1 1.2 -

Commodities less food & beverages

 182.736 - 185.036 -2.2 1.3 -

Durables

 137.154 - 138.330 -0.2 0.9 -

Nondurables

 255.984 - 257.119 -0.1 0.4 -

Nondurables less food

 232.609 - 236.264 -4.9 1.6 -

Nondurables less food & beverages

 237.480 - 241.454 -5.3 1.7 -

Services

 320.715 - 323.935 2.9 1.0 -

Services less rent of shelter(1)

 440.411 - 441.592 1.1 0.3 -

Services less medical care services

 291.954 - 295.490 2.5 1.2 -

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: Tuesday, May 13, 2025