The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the West region advanced 0.4 percent in January, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported today. The all items less food and energy index increased 0.5 percent in January. The food index rose 0.8 percent, while the energy index decreased 1.8 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 advanced 2.7 percent for the 12 months ending in January. The index for all items less food and energy increased 2.9 percent over the year. Food prices increased 3.2 percent. Energy prices fell 0.6 percent.  

  

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Chart 1. Over-the-year percent change in CPI-U, West region, January 2023–January 2026

Month	All items	All items less food and energy
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
May 2025	2.4	2.8
Jun 2025	2.7	2.9
Jul 2025	3.0	3.2
Aug 2025	3.2	3.4
Sep 2025	3.3	3.3
Oct 2025	-	-
Nov 2025	3.0	3.0
Dec 2025	2.9	2.9
Jan 2026	2.7	2.9
Note: The October 2025 data values are not available due to the 2025 lapse in appropriations.

Food prices advanced 0.8 percent for the month of January. Prices for food at home (grocery store purchases) advanced 1.3 percent, with higher prices in 5 of the 6 major grocery store food groups. The index for food away from home (restaurant, cafeteria, and vending purchases) increased 0.1 percent for the same period.

Food prices increased 3.2 percent over the year. Prices for food at home increased 2.4 percent, with higher prices in 5 of the 6 major grocery store food groups. Prices for food away from home increased 4.1 percent.

The energy index declined 1.8 percent over the month. Gasoline prices decreased 3.6 percent. Prices for natural gas service declined 2.1 percent, while prices for electricity increased 1.1 percent for the same period.

Energy prices fell 0.6 percent over the year. Gasoline prices decreased 4.1 percent. Prices for electricity rose 3.5 percent, and prices for natural gas service advanced 3.4 percent during the past year.

The index for all items less food and energy increased 0.5 percent in January. Among the index’s components, prices were higher for recreation (+1.4 percent) and shelter (+0.3 percent). In contrast, prices were lower for used cars and trucks (-2.9 percent).

The index for all items less food and energy increased 2.9 percent over the year. Components contributing to the increase included medical care (+6.3 percent) and shelter (+2.5 percent). In contrast, prices were lower for used cars and trucks (-1.2 percent).

The Consumer Price Index for February 2026 is scheduled to be released on Wednesday, March 11, 2026.

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.

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.

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Table 1. West region CPI-U by expenditure category for January 2026, not seasonally adjusted (1982-84=100 unless otherwise noted)

Expenditure category	Indexes				Percent change from -
	Historical data	Nov. 2025	Dec. 2025	Jan. 2026	Jan. 2025	Nov. 2025	Dec. 2025
All items		344.339	343.789	345.152	2.7	0.2	0.4
All items (December 1977 = 100)		556.605	555.716	557.919
Food and beverages		353.884	356.886	359.632	3.1	1.6	0.8
Food		356.556	359.750	362.650	3.2	1.7	0.8
Food at home		327.536	331.043	335.240	2.4	2.4	1.3
Cereals and bakery products		336.664	338.666	347.132	4.0	3.1	2.5
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs		371.487	365.470	370.338	0.3	-0.3	1.3
Dairy and related products		271.742	279.619	279.707	-2.5	2.9	0.0
Fruits and vegetables		412.213	412.132	415.609	1.9	0.8	0.8
Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials		231.677	232.662	239.539	3.5	3.4	3.0
Other food at home		281.159	290.925	292.909	4.7	4.2	0.7
Food away from home		398.403	401.108	401.585	4.1	0.8	0.1
Alcoholic beverages		312.974	313.224	313.713	2.0	0.2	0.2
Housing		386.807	387.176	388.353	2.6	0.4	0.3
Shelter		444.867	446.433	447.728	2.5	0.6	0.3
Rent of primary residence		475.910	477.548	478.799	2.6	0.6	0.3
Owners' equivalent rent of residences(1)		471.859	473.577	474.217	2.7	0.5	0.1
Owners' equivalent rent of primary residence(1)		471.657	473.380	474.024	2.7	0.5	0.1
Fuels and utilities		437.407	437.805	440.753	4.0	0.8	0.7
Household energy		376.906	377.108	378.686	3.4	0.5	0.4
Energy services		380.592	381.107	382.553	3.5	0.5	0.4
Electricity		423.228	423.200	427.755	3.5	1.1	1.1
Utility (piped) gas service		299.287	301.078	294.652	3.4	-1.5	-2.1
Household furnishings and operations		165.381	162.109	162.253	2.3	-1.9	0.1
Apparel		125.892	123.280	125.639	1.7	-0.2	1.9
Transportation		288.348	282.937	281.762	0.8	-2.3	-0.4
Private transportation		288.102	282.756	279.793	0.4	-2.9	-1.0
New and used motor vehicles(2)		124.359	123.390	122.374	-0.9	-1.6	-0.8
New vehicles		176.154	175.658	176.336	0.2	0.1	0.4
New cars(3)		174.941	174.273	175.551	1.0	0.3	0.7
Used cars and trucks		180.147	177.253	172.132	-1.2	-4.4	-2.9
Motor fuel		336.618	314.367	303.149	-3.9	-9.9	-3.6
Gasoline (all types)		334.933	312.320	301.156	-4.1	-10.1	-3.6
Gasoline, unleaded regular(3)		329.719	306.763	295.612	-4.3	-10.3	-3.6
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade(3)(4)		322.354	302.169	291.235	-3.7	-9.7	-3.6
Gasoline, unleaded premium(3)		334.180	314.121	303.648	-3.2	-9.1	-3.3
Medical care		647.843	650.209	655.472	6.3	1.2	0.8
Medical care commodities		484.556	488.218	481.568	0.8	-0.6	-1.4
Medical care services		697.963	699.983	708.845	7.4	1.6	1.3
Professional services		443.309	444.642	447.877	4.5	1.0	0.7
Recreation(2)		134.152	135.930	137.894	3.9	2.8	1.4
Education and communication(2)		145.399	144.134	144.336	0.7	-0.7	0.1
Tuition, other school fees, and child care(5)		1,764.671	1,765.827	1,766.027	3.6	0.1	0.0
Other goods and services		586.709	582.714	587.959	6.5	0.2	0.9
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 January 2026, not seasonally adjusted (1982-84=100 unless otherwise noted)

Special aggregate index	Indexes				Percent change from -
	Historical data	Nov. 2025	Dec. 2025	Jan. 2026	Jan. 2025	Nov. 2025	Dec. 2025
All items		344.339	343.789	345.152	2.7	0.2	0.4
Food		356.556	359.750	362.650	3.2	1.7	0.8
Energy		360.998	347.980	341.887	-0.6	-5.3	-1.8
All items less food and energy		345.155	344.849	346.509	2.9	0.4	0.5
All items less energy		346.043	346.225	348.053	2.9	0.6	0.5
All items less medical care		330.402	329.724	330.915	2.4	0.2	0.4
All items less shelter		304.554	303.160	304.552	2.8	0.0	0.5
Commodities		230.957	229.444	229.585	1.3	-0.6	0.1
Commodities less food		179.111	176.211	175.497	0.2	-2.0	-0.4
Commodities less food & beverages		174.152	171.215	170.484	0.1	-2.1	-0.4
Durables		123.320	122.378	122.014	0.0	-1.1	-0.3
Nondurables		292.864	291.081	291.714	1.9	-0.4	0.2
Nondurables less food & beverages		232.691	226.600	225.323	0.1	-3.2	-0.6
Nondurables less food		238.624	232.854	231.666	0.3	-2.9	-0.5
Services		450.376	450.875	453.478	3.5	0.7	0.6
Services less rent of shelter(1)		470.911	469.934	474.422	4.9	0.7	1.0
Services less medical care services		432.924	433.315	435.484	3.1	0.6	0.5
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.