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Bureau of Labor Statistics > Geographic Information > Western > News Release
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25-354-SAN
Wednesday, March 12, 2025

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Consumer Price Index, Seattle area — February 2025

Area prices up 1.1 percent over the past two months, up 2.5 percent from a year ago

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue advanced 1.1 percent from December 2024 to February 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 advanced 0.3 percent, and the energy index rose 4.7 percent. (Data in this report are not seasonally adjusted. Accordingly, bi-monthly changes may reflect seasonal influences.)

The Seattle area all items CPI-U advanced 2.5 percent for the 12 months ending in February. The food index rose 2.2 percent, and the energy index rose 7.4 percent. The index for all items less food and energy increased 2.3 percent over the year.

Food

The food index advanced 0.3 percent from December 2024 to February 2025. The food at home index (grocery store purchases) advanced 0.5 percent, with higher prices in 3 of the 6 grocery categories. The food away from home index (restaurant, cafeteria, and vending purchases) increased 0.2 percent for the same period.

The food index rose 2.2 percent over the year. The food at home index increased 1.2 percent, with higher prices in 3 of the 6 grocery categories. The food away from home index increased 4.0 percent.

Energy

The energy index rose 4.7 percent from December 2024 to February 2025. Gasoline prices rose 3.5 percent.

The energy index rose 7.4 percent from February 2024 to February 2025. Over the year, gasoline prices rose 3.5 percent.

All items less food and energy

The index for all items less food and energy rose 1.0 percent during the two-month period. Among the index’s components, prices were higher for medical care (+2.6 percent) and shelter (+0.7 percent). In contrast, prices were lower for alcoholic beverages (-1.6 percent) and recreation (-0.1 percent).

The index for all items less food and energy increased 2.3 percent over the year, reflecting higher prices for shelter (+4.5 percent) and other goods and services (+3.1 percent). In contrast, prices were lower for apparel (-10.1 percent) and household furnishings and operations (-2.3 percent).

Table A. Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA, 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

 1.2 1.7 1.7 8.1 1.4 8.0 1.2 4.3 1.1 2.5

April

 1.1 3.4 2.1 9.1 1.0 6.9 1.2 4.4

June

 2.2 5.5 3.2 10.1 1.0 4.6 0.4 3.8

August

 1.1 5.2 0.0 9.0 0.8 5.4 0.1 3.1

October

 1.1 6.5 1.0 8.9 0.4 4.8 0.3 3.0

December

 0.6 7.6 0.1 8.4 -0.3 4.4 -0.5 2.7

The April 2025 Consumer Price Index for the Seattle area is scheduled to be released on May 13, 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 Seattle 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 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA. metropolitan area covered in this release is comprised of King, Pierce, and Snohomish Counties in the State of Washington.

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. Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA, CPI-U by expenditure category for February 2025, not seasonally adjusted (1982-84=100 unless otherwise noted)
Expenditure category

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

All Items

 354.348 - 358.096 2.5 1.1 -

All items (1967=100)

 1,080.190 - 1,091.616      

Food and beverages

 368.692 - 369.534 2.5 0.2 -

Food

 370.629 - 371.913 2.2 0.3 -

Food at home

 328.081 332.801 329.602 1.2 0.5 -1.0

Cereals and bakery products

 398.816 411.967 420.168 2.4 5.4 2.0

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs

 296.749 303.900 307.043 8.9 3.5 1.0

Dairy and related products

 298.631 300.525 287.921 -2.0 -3.6 -4.2

Fruits and vegetables

 509.079 496.493 498.956 -2.6 -2.0 0.5

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials(1)

 409.989 435.908 426.250 -1.3 4.0 -2.2

Other food at home

 253.314 255.600 248.856 0.7 -1.8 -2.6

Food away from home

 439.493 - 440.450 4.0 0.2 -

Alcoholic beverages

 338.082 - 332.551 5.3 -1.6 -

Housing

 430.978 - 435.378 4.3 1.0 -

Shelter

 498.385 501.813 501.931 4.5 0.7 0.0

Rent of primary residence

 504.102 502.736 503.078 3.7 -0.2 0.1

Owners' equiv. rent of residences(2)

 529.826 531.724 531.342 4.8 0.3 -0.1

Owners' equiv. rent of primary residence(2)

 529.826 531.724 531.342 4.8 0.3 -0.1

Household furnishings and operations

 225.067 - 226.873 -2.3 0.8 -

Apparel

 122.825 - 123.999 -10.1 1.0 -

Transportation

 299.661 - 304.615 2.0 1.7 -

Private transportation

 313.813 - 316.317 2.1 0.8 -

New and used motor vehicles(3)

 125.285 - 125.612 1.2 0.3 -

New vehicles(1)

 224.677 - 224.817 -0.2 0.1 -

Used cars and trucks(1)

 406.764 - 410.125 -0.3 0.8 -

Motor fuel

 454.220 453.073 469.893 3.1 3.5 3.7

Gasoline (all types)

 463.141 462.191 479.191 3.5 3.5 3.7

Unleaded regular(4)

 498.990 497.839 516.717 3.4 3.6 3.8

Unleaded midgrade(4)(5)

 371.724 370.788 383.607 3.6 3.2 3.5

Unleaded premium(4)

 438.032 437.559 451.900 3.7 3.2 3.3

Medical Care

 474.652 - 487.098 0.9 2.6 -

Recreation(3)

 122.557 - 122.375 -0.8 -0.1 -

Education and communication(3)

 146.143 - 148.797 -0.6 1.8 -

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

 1,928.459 - 1,928.157 - 0.0 -

Other goods and services

 535.357 - 541.538 3.1 1.2 -

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. Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA, CPI-U by special aggregate index for February 2025, not seasonally adjusted (1982-84=100 unless otherwise noted)
Special aggregate index

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

All items

 354.348 - 358.096 2.5 1.1 -

Food

 370.629 - 371.913 2.2 0.3 -

Energy

 392.039 390.645 410.365 7.4 4.7 5.0

All items less food and energy

 353.633 - 357.161 2.3 1.0 -

All items less energy

 356.003 - 359.172 2.3 0.9 -

All items less medical care

 349.327 - 352.617 2.7 0.9 -

All items less shelter

 298.307 - 302.091 1.1 1.3 -

Commodities

 239.006 - 240.753 -0.8 0.7 -

Commodities less food

 187.106 - 189.058 -2.3 1.0 -

Commodities less food & beverages

 181.492 - 183.649 -2.6 1.2 -

Durables

 145.272 - 146.316 -3.6 0.7 -

Nondurables

 290.338 - 292.472 0.6 0.7 -

Nondurables less food & beverages

 219.236 - 222.684 -1.6 1.6 -

Nondurables less food

 228.730 - 231.669 -0.9 1.3 -

Services

 461.558 - 467.259 4.1 1.2 -

Services less rent of shelter(1)

 427.732 - 436.080 3.4 2.0 -

Services less medical care services

 455.966 - 460.958 4.4 1.1 -

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, March 12, 2025