The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the West Region advanced 0.5 percent in April, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. The all items less food and energy index increased 0.4 percent. The food index rose 0.1 percent, and the energy index increased 2.3 percent. (Data in this report are not seasonally adjusted. Accordingly, month-to-month changes may reflect seasonal influences.)

The West Region all items CPI-U rose 2.1 percent for the 12 months ending in April. The index for all items less food and energy advanced 2.5 percent over the year. The food index rose 3.6 percent, while the energy index declined 5.7 percent.  

  

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Chart 1. Over-the-year percent change in CPI-U, West region, April 2022–April 2025

Month	All items	All items less food and energy
Apr 2022	8.3	6.4
May 2022	8.3	6.2
Jun 2022	8.8	6.2
Jul 2022	8.3	6.3
Aug 2022	8.1	6.7
Sep 2022	8.3	6.8
Oct 2022	8.1	6.4
Nov 2022	7.1	6.0
Dec 2022	6.2	5.7
Jan 2023	6.3	5.6
Feb 2023	6.0	5.3
Mar 2023	5.1	5.5
Apr 2023	4.9	5.4
May 2023	4.5	5.3
Jun 2023	3.5	4.7
Jul 2023	3.5	4.3
Aug 2023	3.9	4.1
Sep 2023	3.9	3.9
Oct 2023	3.3	3.7
Nov 2023	3.3	3.7
Dec 2023	3.6	3.7
Jan 2024	3.3	3.7
Feb 2024	3.2	3.6
Mar 2024	3.6	3.8
Apr 2024	3.7	3.6
May 2024	3.3	3.3
Jun 2024	2.8	3.0
Jul 2024	2.6	3.0
Aug 2024	2.2	2.9
Sep 2024	2.1	3.0
Oct 2024	2.1	3.1
Nov 2024	2.4	3.1
Dec 2024	2.5	2.9
Jan 2025	2.4	2.7
Feb 2025	2.6	2.7
Mar 2025	2.2	2.5
Apr 2025	2.1	2.5

The food index increased 0.1 percent in April. The index for food at home (grocery store purchases) declined 0.2 percent, with lower prices in 4 of the 6 grocery categories. The food away from home index (restaurant, cafeteria, and vending purchases) advanced 0.6 percent for the same period.

The food index rose 3.6 percent over the year. The food at home index increased 3.0 percent, with higher prices in all six grocery categories. The food away from home index increased 4.4 percent.

The energy index advanced 2.3 percent over the month. Prices for gasoline increased 3.9 percent, electricity prices advanced 0.6 percent, and prices for natural gas service rose 0.6 percent for the same period.

The energy index declined 5.7 percent over the year. Gasoline prices decreased 10.0 percent. Prices for electricity decreased 1.1 percent, while prices for natural gas service rose 4.6 percent during the past year.

The index for all items less food and energy rose 0.4 percent in April. Among the index’s components, prices were higher for recreation (+0.7 percent), new and used motor vehicles (+0.4 percent) and shelter (+0.3 percent). In contrast, prices were lower for apparel (-0.6 percent) and alcoholic beverages (-0.3 percent).

The index for all items less food and energy advanced 2.5 percent over the year, reflecting higher prices for medical care (+4.5 percent) and shelter (+2.9 percent). In contrast, prices were lower for education and communication (-0.2 percent).

The May 2025 Consumer Price Index for the West Region is scheduled to be released on June 11, 2025.

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 the West Region is published 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 West Region covered in this release is comprised of the following thirteen states: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming.

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

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Table 1. West region CPI-U by expenditure category for April 2025, not seasonally adjusted (1982-84=100 unless otherwise noted)

Expenditure category	Indexes				Percent change from:
	Historical data	Feb. 2025	Mar. 2025	Apr. 2025	Apr. 2024	Feb. 2025	Mar. 2025
All items		337.868	339.627	341.159	2.1	1.0	0.5
All items (December 1977 = 100)		546.145	548.987	551.464	-	-	-
Food and beverages		349.760	351.649	352.081	3.5	0.7	0.1
Food		352.484	354.451	354.976	3.6	0.7	0.1
Food at home		328.066	330.443	329.742	3.0	0.5	-0.2
Cereals and bakery products		337.330	338.516	337.409	1.6	0.0	-0.3
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs		373.618	377.430	371.294	7.6	-0.6	-1.6
Dairy and related products		286.912	287.635	286.682	0.5	-0.1	-0.3
Fruits and vegetables		406.262	405.649	405.123	0.4	-0.3	-0.1
Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials		230.266	232.053	234.214	3.7	1.7	0.9
Other food at home		279.818	283.533	284.603	2.6	1.7	0.4
Food away from home		387.421	388.758	391.126	4.4	1.0	0.6
Alcoholic beverages		308.150	308.919	308.028	1.3	0.0	-0.3
Housing		379.695	381.405	382.757	2.6	0.8	0.4
Shelter		438.028	440.474	441.834	2.9	0.9	0.3
Rent of primary residence		468.076	469.698	470.879	3.4	0.6	0.3
Owners' equivalent rent of residences(1)		462.641	463.947	465.386	3.3	0.6	0.3
Owners' equivalent rent of primary residence(1)		462.424	463.734	465.180	3.3	0.6	0.3
Fuels and utilities		427.403	429.448	431.321	1.6	0.9	0.4
Household energy		369.034	371.170	373.266	0.2	1.1	0.6
Energy services		372.314	374.486	376.702	0.1	1.2	0.6
Electricity		414.512	416.326	418.792	-1.1	1.0	0.6
Utility (piped) gas service		291.650	294.742	296.481	4.6	1.7	0.6
Household furnishings and operations		158.941	158.194	159.243	0.8	0.2	0.7
Apparel		128.074	128.398	127.666	0.3	-0.3	-0.6
Transportation		282.798	283.361	287.040	-1.1	1.5	1.3
Private transportation		282.401	283.698	287.500	-0.1	1.8	1.3
New and used motor vehicles(2)		123.302	123.506	124.042	0.5	0.6	0.4
New vehicles		175.868	175.985	176.492	0.4	0.4	0.3
New cars(3)		174.257	174.984	175.703	1.3	0.8	0.4
Used cars and trucks		174.462	175.451	176.708	2.2	1.3	0.7
Motor fuel		331.283	330.495	342.975	-9.9	3.5	3.8
Gasoline (all types)		329.993	329.234	342.144	-10.0	3.7	3.9
Gasoline, unleaded regular(3)		325.211	324.372	337.486	-10.3	3.8	4.0
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade(3)(4)		317.071	316.435	328.029	-9.5	3.5	3.7
Gasoline, unleaded premium(3)		327.964	327.549	338.986	-8.9	3.4	3.5
Medical care		619.282	628.456	630.931	4.5	1.9	0.4
Medical care commodities		479.549	473.429	475.772	1.9	-0.8	0.5
Medical care services		662.618	676.133	678.661	5.0	2.4	0.4
Professional services		429.244	429.230	430.614	2.3	0.3	0.3
Recreation(2)		132.560	133.279	134.150	1.6	1.2	0.7
Education and communication(2)		144.027	143.968	144.029	-0.2	0.0	0.0
Tuition, other school fees, and childcare(5)		1,709.010	1,712.722	1,713.988	2.8	0.3	0.1
Other goods and services		558.303	569.100	570.360	5.0	2.2	0.2
Footnotes (1) Indexes on a December 1982=100 base. (2) Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. (3) Special index based on a substantially smaller sample. (4) Indexes on a December 1993=100 base. (5) Indexes on a December 1977=100 base.
- Data not available. Note: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

Table 2. West region CPI-U by special aggregate index for April 2025, not seasonally adjusted (1982-84=100 unless otherwise noted)

Special aggregate index	Indexes				Percent change from:
	Historical data	Feb. 2025	Mar. 2025	Apr. 2025	Apr. 2024	Feb. 2025	Mar. 2025
All items		337.868	339.627	341.159	2.1	1.0	0.5
Food		352.484	354.451	354.976	3.6	0.7	0.1
Energy		354.457	354.915	363.170	-5.7	2.5	2.3
All items less food and energy		338.225	340.059	341.310	2.5	0.9	0.4
All items less energy		339.526	341.375	342.522	2.7	0.9	0.3
All items less medical care		324.917	326.345	327.833	1.9	0.9	0.5
All items less shelter		298.225	299.711	301.313	1.6	1.0	0.5
Commodities		228.623	228.864	230.358	0.4	0.8	0.7
Commodities less food		177.448	177.136	178.852	-1.6	0.8	1.0
Commodities less food & beverages		172.577	172.246	174.000	-1.7	0.8	1.0
Durables		121.944	121.753	122.747	-0.5	0.7	0.8
Nondurables		290.035	290.663	292.360	0.8	0.8	0.6
Nondurables less food		236.824	236.368	238.991	-2.3	0.9	1.1
Nondurables less food & beverages		231.083	230.556	233.371	-2.6	1.0	1.2
Services		439.777	443.076	444.583	3.1	1.1	0.3
Services less rent of shelter(1)		454.558	459.071	460.804	3.2	1.4	0.4
Services less medical care services		424.086	426.658	428.093	2.8	0.9	0.3
Footnotes (1) Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.
- Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.