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Bureau of Labor Statistics > Geographic Information > Western > News Release
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25-1168-SAN
Tuesday, July 15, 2025

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Consumer Price Index, Anchorage area — June 2025

Area prices were up 0.1 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 0.1 percent for the two months ending in June 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 was unchanged. The food index increased 0.9 percent, and the energy index advanced 0.3 percent. (Data in this report are not seasonally adjusted. Accordingly, bi-monthly changes may reflect seasonal influences.)

The Anchorage area all items CPI-U advanced 1.6 percent for the 12 months ending in June. The index for all items less food and energy advanced 1.9 percent over the year. The food index rose 3.5 percent. The energy index decreased 5.6 percent.

Food

The food index increased 0.9 percent for the two months ending in June. The index for food at home (grocery store purchases) rose 0.8 percent, with higher prices in 4 of the 6 major grocery store food groups. The food away from home index (restaurant, cafeteria, and vending purchases) rose 1.0 percent for the same period.

The food index rose 3.5 percent over the year. The food at home index advanced 2.3 percent, with higher prices in 4 of the 6 major grocery store food groups. The food away from home index rose 6.4 percent.

Energy

The energy index advanced 0.3 percent for the two months ending in June. Gasoline prices increased 0.6 percent.

The energy index decreased 5.6 percent over the year. Gasoline prices decreased 9.3 percent.

All items less food and energy

The index for all items less food and energy was unchanged during the two-month period. Among the index’s components, prices were higher for used cars and trucks (+2.4 percent) and medical care (+0.4 percent). In contrast, prices were lower for apparel (-2.0 percent) and recreation (-0.9 percent).

The index for all items less food and energy advanced 1.9 percent over the year, reflecting higher prices for shelter (+4.1 percent), education and communication (+2.3 percent), and medical care (+1.1 percent). In contrast, prices were lower for household furnishings and operations (-3.9 percent) and recreation (-2.6 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

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 August 2025 Consumer Price Index for the Anchorage area is scheduled to be released on September 11, 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 June 2025, not seasonally adjusted (1982-84=100 unless otherwise noted)
Expenditure category

 Indexes Percent change from -
Historical
data		 Apr.
2025		 May
2025		 Jun.
2025		 Jun.
2024		 Apr.
2025		 May
2025

All Items

 271.358 - 271.728 1.6 0.1 -

All items (1967=100)

 724.291 - 725.280      

Food and beverages

 268.311 - 270.850 3.5 0.9 -

Food

 278.627 - 281.078 3.5 0.9 -

Food at home

 263.644 264.204 265.756 2.3 0.8 0.6

Cereals and bakery products

 267.785 278.450 279.727 6.2 4.5 0.5

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs

 256.695 252.765 250.173 5.8 -2.5 -1.0

Dairy and related products

 261.460 252.068 243.324 -0.2 -6.9 -3.5

Fruits and vegetables

 398.269 403.997 399.383 -0.4 0.3 -1.1

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials(1)

 186.863 188.912 188.792 3.2 1.0 -0.1

Other food at home

 214.664 214.275 223.734 0.2 4.2 4.4

Food away from home

 308.007 - 311.212 6.4 1.0 -

Alcoholic beverages

 168.249 - 172.655 - 2.6 -

Housing

 245.423 - 245.386 3.0 0.0 -

Shelter

 252.432 253.472 252.350 4.1 0.0 -0.4

Rent of primary residence

 252.328 253.453 253.107 4.8 0.3 -0.1

Owners' equiv. rent of residences(2)

 251.708 252.984 252.921 3.6 0.5 0.0

Owners' equiv. rent of primary residence(2)

 251.708 252.984 252.921 3.6 0.5 0.0

Household furnishings and operations

 136.253 - 136.186 -3.9 0.0 -

Apparel

 162.670 - 159.356 0.2 -2.0 -

Transportation

 280.234 - 280.426 -1.6 0.1 -

Private transportation

 292.126 - 293.563 -0.5 0.5 -

New and used motor vehicles(3)

 124.795 - 125.732 0.5 0.8 -

New vehicles(1)

 269.820 - 267.215 -0.4 -1.0 -

Used cars and trucks(1)

 338.441 - 346.470 3.4 2.4 -

Motor fuel

 298.229 295.945 300.054 -8.8 0.6 1.4

Gasoline (all types)

 300.785 298.769 302.576 -9.3 0.6 1.3

Unleaded regular(4)

 288.418 286.183 289.761 -9.1 0.5 1.3

Unleaded midgrade(4)(5)

 293.478 291.823 295.414 -9.7 0.7 1.2

Unleaded premium(4)

 312.523 311.608 315.862 -9.8 1.1 1.4

Medical Care

 807.516 - 810.688 1.1 0.4 -

Recreation(3)

 139.323 - 138.102 -2.6 -0.9 -

Education and communication(3)

 115.414 - 116.007 2.3 0.5 -

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

 823.378 - 823.378 2.1 0.0 -

Other goods and services

 517.933 - 522.574 1.4 0.9 -

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 2025, not seasonally adjusted (1982-84=100 unless otherwise noted)
Special aggregate index

 Indexes Percent change from -
Historical
data		 Apr.
2025		 May
2025		 Jun.
2025		 Jun.
2024		 Apr.
2025		 May
2025

All items

 271.358 - 271.728 1.6 0.1 -

Food

 278.627 - 281.078 3.5 0.9 -

Energy

 335.816 334.644 336.892 -5.6 0.3 0.7

All items less food and energy

 266.917 - 266.978 1.9 0.0 -

All items less energy

 267.916 - 268.250 2.1 0.1 -

All items less medical care

 253.392 - 253.652 1.6 0.1 -

All items less shelter

 277.939 - 278.607 0.2 0.2 -

Commodities

 212.929 - 213.690 0.2 0.4 -

Commodities less food

 184.733 - 184.867 -1.7 0.1 -

Commodities less food & beverages

 185.036 - 185.066 -1.8 0.0 -

Durables

 138.330 - 138.396 -0.9 0.0 -

Nondurables

 257.119 - 258.414 0.8 0.5 -

Nondurables less food & beverages

 241.454 - 241.415 -3.4 0.0 -

Nondurables less food

 236.264 - 236.493 -3.0 0.1 -

Services

 323.935 - 324.046 2.7 0.0 -

Services less rent of shelter(1)

 441.592 - 441.992 1.0 0.1 -

Services less medical care services

 295.490 - 295.370 3.0 0.0 -

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, July 15, 2025