The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale declined 0.1 percent for the two months ending in October 2026, 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 decreased 0.5 percent during the two-month period. The food index rose 3.1 percent, while the energy index declined 0.3 percent. (Data in this report are not seasonally adjusted. Accordingly, month-to-month changes may reflect the impact of seasonal influences.)

Food

Food prices rose 3.1 percent for the two months ending in October. Prices for food at home (grocery store purchases) advanced 2.8 percent, with higher prices in 5 of the 6 major grocery store food groups. Prices for food away from home (restaurant, cafeteria, and vending purchases) increased 3.5 percent for the same period.

Energy

The energy index fell 0.3 percent for the two months ending in October. Gasoline prices rose 2.9 percent.

All items less food and energy

The index for all items less food and energy declined 0.5 percent during the two-month period. Among the index’s components, prices were lower for shelter (-1.2 percent) and medical care (-1.0 percent). In contrast, prices were higher for education and communication (+1.3 percent) and other goods and services (+0.9 percent).

 

Table A. Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ, CPI-U 2-month and 12-month percent changes, all items index, not seasonally adjusted

Month	2022		2023		2024		2025		2026
	2-month	12-month	2-month	12-month	2-month	12-month	2-month	12-month	2-month	12-month
February	2.1	10.9	1.2	8.5	0.7	2.2	0.9	1.8	0.4	1.7
April	2.5	11.0	1.5	7.4	1.9	2.6	0.4	0.3	1.7	3.0
June	3.1	12.3	0.2	4.4	0.4	2.7	0.2	0.2	0.0	2.8
August	0.8	13.0	0.1	3.7	-0.3	2.3	0.9	1.4	0.5	2.5
October	1.4	12.1	0.6	2.9	-0.1	1.6	-	-	-0.1	-
December	-0.7	9.5	-0.9	2.7	-0.8	1.6	-	2.2
Note: The Oct 2025 and Oct 2026 data values are not available due to the 2025 lapse in appropriations.

The Consumer Price Index for November 2026 is scheduled to be released on Thursday, December 10, 2026, at 8:30 a.m. (ET). The December 2026 Consumer Price Index for the Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale area is scheduled to be released on January 13, 2027.

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 Phoenix 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.

The Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ metropolitan area covered in this release consists of Maricopa and Pinal Counties in the State of Arizona.

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

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