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25-1004-SAN
Wednesday, June 11, 2025

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Consumer Price Index, San Diego Area — May 2025

Area prices were up 0.6 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 advanced 0.6 percent for the two months ending in May 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 0.6 percent. The food index advanced 0.3 percent, and the energy index increased 0.8 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 rose 3.8 percent for the 12 months ending in May. The index for all items less food and energy increased 4.3 percent over the year. The food index advanced 3.9 percent, while the energy index decreased 3.7 percent.

Food

The food index rose 0.3 percent for the two months ending in May. The index for food at home (grocery store purchases) increased 0.3 percent, with higher prices in 5 of the 6 major grocery store food groups. The food away from home index (restaurant, cafeteria, and vending purchases) advanced 0.3 percent for the same period.

The food index rose 3.9 percent over the year. The food at home index increased 1.6 percent, with higher prices in 4 of the 6 major grocery store food groups. The food away from home index advanced 6.9 percent.

Energy

The energy index rose 0.8 percent for the two months ending in May. Gasoline prices increased 1.6 percent.

The energy index fell 3.7 percent over the year. Gasoline prices decreased 8.2 percent.

All items less food and energy

The index for all items less food and energy increased 0.6 percent during the two-month period. Among the index’s components, prices were higher for medical care (+2.2 percent) and shelter (+0.8 percent). In contrast, prices were lower for recreation (-3.4 percent) and apparel (-3.3 percent).

The index for all items less food and energy rose 4.3 percent over the year, reflecting higher prices for shelter (+5.3 percent). In contrast, prices were lower for apparel (-7.6 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 0.6 3.8

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 July 2025 Consumer Price Index for the San Diego area is scheduled to be released on August 12, 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.

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Table 1. San Diego-Carlsbad, CA, CPI-U by expenditure category for May 2025, not seasonally adjusted (1982-84=100 unless otherwise noted)
Expenditure category

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

All Items

384.880 - 387.006 3.8 0.6 -

All items (1967=100)

1,301.398 - 1,308.585      

Food and beverages

340.334 - 340.828 3.7 0.1 -

Food

339.124 - 340.171 3.9 0.3 -

Food at home

297.817 297.015 298.808 1.6 0.3 0.6

Cereals and bakery products

390.628 402.859 395.281 -2.0 1.2 -1.9

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs

297.545 293.400 293.846 3.3 -1.2 0.2

Dairy and related products

236.183 234.695 241.882 -1.2 2.4 3.1

Fruits and vegetables

296.007 294.624 296.819 2.4 0.3 0.7

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials(1)

330.444 329.449 331.330 1.3 0.3 0.6

Other food at home

291.935 289.245 292.979 3.0 0.4 1.3

Food away from home

395.580 - 396.659 6.9 0.3 -

Alcoholic beverages

338.010 - 328.724 1.0 -2.7 -

Housing

471.110 - 474.735 4.9 0.8 -

Shelter

541.327 545.792 545.659 5.3 0.8 0.0

Rent of primary residence

541.253 544.973 546.093 5.8 0.9 0.2

Owners' equiv. rent of residences(2)

573.277 576.789 578.310 4.9 0.9 0.3

Owners' equiv. rent of primary residence(2)

573.277 576.789 578.310 4.9 0.9 0.3

Household furnishings and operations

214.929 - 216.936 0.7 0.9 -

Apparel

168.036 - 162.495 -7.6 -3.3 -

Transportation

303.842 - 309.975 2.5 2.0 -

Private transportation

304.656 - 308.308 1.3 1.2 -

New and used motor vehicles(3)

132.110 - 132.482 0.9 0.3 -

New vehicles(1)

260.371 - 260.805 0.5 0.2 -

Used cars and trucks(1)

304.748 - 308.966 2.2 1.4 -

Motor fuel

374.807 384.059 380.682 -8.0 1.6 -0.9

Gasoline (all types)

374.698 384.044 380.586 -8.2 1.6 -0.9

Unleaded regular(4)

387.421 397.207 393.530 -8.3 1.6 -0.9

Unleaded midgrade(4)(5)

327.340 335.402 332.521 -8.1 1.6 -0.9

Unleaded premium(4)

385.398 394.568 391.373 -7.8 1.6 -0.8

Medical Care

577.250 - 589.906 3.7 2.2 -

Recreation(3)

195.511 - 188.825 1.8 -3.4 -

Education and communication(3)

146.533 - 144.856 2.3 -1.1 -

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

1,824.961 - 1,824.233 8.7 0.0 -

Other goods and services

544.269 - 546.087 6.6 0.3 -

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

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

All items

384.880 - 387.006 3.8 0.6 -

Food

339.124 - 340.171 3.9 0.3 -

Energy

403.598 408.545 406.976 -3.7 0.8 -0.4

All items less food and energy

397.036 - 399.303 4.3 0.6 -

All items less energy

387.151 - 389.228 4.3 0.5 -

All items less medical care

375.632 - 377.256 3.8 0.4 -

All items less shelter

321.508 - 322.735 2.6 0.4 -

Commodities

246.360 - 247.096 0.7 0.3 -

Commodities less food

205.411 - 206.010 -1.3 0.3 -

Commodities less food & beverages

199.840 - 200.661 -1.4 0.4 -

Durables

156.635 - 157.010 1.3 0.2 -

Nondurables

292.667 - 293.606 0.4 0.3 -

Nondurables less food & beverages

242.750 - 244.121 -3.6 0.6 -

Nondurables less food

250.891 - 251.732 -3.2 0.3 -

Services

507.180 - 510.565 5.2 0.7 -

Services less rent of shelter(1)

490.033 - 492.331 5.1 0.5 -

Services less medical care services

495.257 - 497.926 5.4 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: Wednesday, June 11, 2025