The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for Urban Alaska increased 0.3 percent for the two months ending in October 2026, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported today. Regional Commissioner Chris Rosenlund noted that energy prices increased 1.8 percent during the two-month period. The index for all items less food and energy increased 0.1 percent, while the food index was unchanged. (Data in this report are not seasonally adjusted. Accordingly, month-to-month changes may reflect the impact of seasonal influences.)

Food

Food prices were unchanged for the two months ending in October. Prices for food at home (grocery store purchases) fell 0.1 percent, with lower prices in 3 of the 6 major grocery store food groups. Prices for food away from home (restaurant, cafeteria, and vending purchases) increased 0.2 percent for the same period.

Energy

The energy index advanced 1.8 percent for the two months ending in October. Gasoline prices rose 1.4 percent.

All items less food and energy

The index for all items less food and energy increased 0.1 percent during the two-month period. Among the index’s components, prices were higher for other goods and services (+1.7 percent ) and shelter (+0.7 percent). In contrast, prices were lower for used cars and trucks (-2.9 percent) and medical care (-1.0 percent).

Table A. Urban Alaska CPI-U 2-month and 12-month percent changes, all items index, not seasonally adjusted

Month	2022		2023		2024		2025		2026
	2-month	12-month	2-month	12-month	2-month	12-month	2-month	12-month	2-month	12-month
February	1.1	7.4	0.1	4.3	0.1	1.7	0.6	2.9	0.3	1.5
April	1.9	7.5	0.8	3.1	2.2	3.2	0.9	1.6	3.6	4.3
June	7.1	12.4	0.4	-3.3	0.2	2.9	0.1	1.6	-0.8	3.3
August	-4.0	7.6	1.3	2.0	-0.1	1.5	0.8	2.4	0.8	3.3
October	1.1	7.6	0.2	1.1	0.8	2.1	-	-	0.3	-
December	-1.7	5.4	-1.1	1.8	-0.8	2.3	-	1.9
Note: The Oct 2025 and Oct 2026 data values are not available due to the 2025 lapse in appropriations.

The Consumer Price Index for November 2026 is scheduled to be released on Thursday, December 10, 2026, at 8:30 a.m. (ET). The December 2026 Consumer Price Index for the Urban Alaska area is scheduled to be released on January 13, 2027.

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 Urban Alaska 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.

The Urban Alaska area covered in this release consists of Anchorage and Matanuska-Susitna Borough in the State of Alaska.

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

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