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Bureau of Labor Statistics > Geographic Information > Western > News Release
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25-483-SAN
Thursday, April 10, 2025

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Consumer Price Index, San Diego Area — March 2025

Area prices were up 0.8 percent over the past two months, up 3.8 percent from a year ago

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for San Diego-Carlsbad was up 0.8 percent from January to March, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Chris Rosenlund noted that the all items less food and energy index increased 0.6 percent. The food index rose 0.7 percent, and the energy index increased 4.2 percent. (Data in this report are not seasonally adjusted. Accordingly, bi-monthly changes may reflect seasonal influences.)

The San Diego area all items CPI-U increased 3.8 percent for the 12 months ending in March. The index for all items less food and energy increased 4.1 percent. The food index rose 4.8 percent, while the energy index declined 2.8 percent.

Food

The food index advanced 0.7 percent from January to March. The index for food at home (grocery store purchases) increased 0.9 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 0.2 percent for the same period.

The food index advanced 4.8 percent from March 2024 to March 2025. The food at home index increased 3.7 percent, with higher prices in all six major grocery store food groups. The food away from home index rose 6.3 percent.

Energy

The energy index advanced 4.2 percent from January to March. Gasoline prices increased 4.3 percent.

The energy index decreased 2.8 percent from March 2024 to March 2025. Over the year, gasoline prices declined 5.2 percent.

All items less food and energy

The index for all items less food and energy advanced 0.6 percent from January to March. Among the index’s components, prices were higher for recreation (+1.6 percent) and shelter (+0.9 percent). In contrast, prices were lower for apparel (-3.7 percent) and household furnishings and operations (-0.4 percent).

The index for all items less food and energy increased 4.1 percent from March 2024 to March 2025, reflecting higher prices for other goods and services (+7.3 percent) and shelter (+4.9 percent). In contrast, prices were lower for apparel (-4.0 percent) and household furnishings and operations (-0.7 percent).

Table A. San Diego-Carlsbad, CA, 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

January

 0.4 1.7 2.0 8.2 1.8 6.4 0.4 3.8 1.6 3.8

March

 2.4 4.1 2.1 7.9 1.0 5.3 0.8 3.6 0.8 3.8

May

 0.7 5.3 1.1 8.3 0.9 5.2 0.5 3.2

July

 2.1 6.0 1.2 7.3 0.3 4.3 0.6 3.5

September

 0.1 6.5 0.9 8.2 1.3 4.7 0.3 2.5

November

 0.7 6.6 -0.7 6.7 -0.2 5.2 -0.1 2.6

The May 2025 Consumer Price Index for the San Diego area is scheduled to be released on June 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 San Diego 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.

Percent changes for all-items data previously found in Table A of this release can be accessed in Chart 1 for this release and its attendant data table. 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 San Diego-Carlsbad, CA Core Based Statistical Area includes San Diego County in California.

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. San Diego-Carlsbad, CA, CPI-U by expenditure category for March 2025, not seasonally adjusted (1982-84=100 unless otherwise noted)
Expenditure category

 Indexes Percent change from -
Historical
data		 Jan.
2025		 Feb.
2025		 Mar.
2025		 Mar.
2024		 Jan.
2025		 Feb.
2025

All Items

 381.952 - 384.880 3.8 0.8 -

All items (1967=100)

 1,291.497 - 1,301.398      

Food and beverages

 337.419 - 340.334 4.8 0.9 -

Food

 336.889 - 339.124 4.8 0.7 -

Food at home

 295.020 295.434 297.817 3.7 0.9 0.8

Cereals and bakery products

 384.897 380.830 390.628 1.7 1.5 2.6

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs

 304.940 300.131 297.545 7.1 -2.4 -0.9

Dairy and related products

 241.853 237.379 236.183 1.2 -2.3 -0.5

Fruits and vegetables

 288.008 294.423 296.007 3.3 2.8 0.5

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials(1)

 319.294 320.181 330.444 2.4 3.5 3.2

Other food at home

 287.460 290.041 291.935 4.4 1.6 0.7

Food away from home

 394.639 - 395.580 6.3 0.2 -

Alcoholic beverages

 323.314 - 338.010 5.0 4.5 -

Housing

 466.749 - 471.110 4.3 0.9 -

Shelter

 536.433 538.882 541.327 4.9 0.9 0.5

Rent of primary residence

 537.553 538.839 541.253 5.9 0.7 0.4

Owners' equiv. rent of residences(2)

 570.495 572.896 573.277 4.5 0.5 0.1

Owners' equiv. rent of primary residence(2)

 570.495 572.896 573.277 4.5 0.5 0.1

Household furnishings and operations

 215.873 - 214.929 -0.7 -0.4 -

Apparel

 174.434 - 168.036 -4.0 -3.7 -

Transportation

 302.076 - 303.842 3.1 0.6 -

Private transportation

 299.610 - 304.656 2.9 1.7 -

New and used motor vehicles(3)

 131.913 - 132.110 1.0 0.1 -

New vehicles(1)

 259.716 - 260.371 0.1 0.3 -

Used cars and trucks(1)

 302.412 - 304.748 1.4 0.8 -

Motor fuel

 359.989 375.424 374.807 -5.3 4.1 -0.2

Gasoline (all types)

 359.276 374.978 374.698 -5.2 4.3 -0.1

Unleaded regular(4)

 370.941 387.586 387.421 -5.3 4.4 0.0

Unleaded midgrade(4)(5)

 315.081 327.929 327.340 -5.2 3.9 -0.2

Unleaded premium(4)

 371.389 386.110 385.398 -5.0 3.8 -0.2

Medical Care

 574.020 - 577.250 1.0 0.6 -

Recreation(3)

 192.504 - 195.511 3.2 1.6 -

Education and communication(3)

 146.325 - 146.533 3.5 0.1 -

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

 1,824.961 - 1,824.961 9.2 0.0 -

Other goods and services

 531.046 - 544.269 7.3 2.5 -

Footnotes
(1) Index is on a November 1977=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. San Diego-Carlsbad, CA, CPI-U by special aggregate index for March 2025, not seasonally adjusted (1982-84=100 unless otherwise noted)
Special aggregate index

 Indexes Percent change from -
Historical
data		 Jan.
2025		 Feb.
2025		 Mar.
2025		 Mar.
2024		 Jan.
2025		 Feb.
2025

All items

 381.952 - 384.880 3.8 0.8 -

Food

 336.889 - 339.124 4.8 0.7 -

Energy

 387.355 402.426 403.598 -2.8 4.2 0.3

All items less food and energy

 394.783 - 397.036 4.1 0.6 -

All items less energy

 384.907 - 387.151 4.2 0.6 -

All items less medical care

 372.719 - 375.632 4.0 0.8 -

All items less shelter

 319.379 - 321.508 2.9 0.7 -

Commodities

 245.089 - 246.360 1.0 0.5 -

Commodities less food

 204.548 - 205.411 -1.3 0.4 -

Commodities less food & beverages

 199.308 - 199.840 -1.5 0.3 -

Durables

 156.827 - 156.635 -0.1 -0.1 -

Nondurables

 290.458 - 292.667 1.4 0.8 -

Nondurables less food & beverages

 241.259 - 242.750 -2.7 0.6 -

Nondurables less food

 248.702 - 250.891 -2.2 0.9 -

Services

 502.758 - 507.180 5.1 0.9 -

Services less rent of shelter(1)

 485.972 - 490.033 5.2 0.8 -

Services less medical care services

 490.800 - 495.257 5.4 0.9 -

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, April 10, 2025