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Bureau of Labor Statistics > Geographic Information > Western > News Release
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25-1400-SAN
Thursday, September 11, 2025

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Consumer Price Index, Los Angeles area — August 2025

Area prices were up 0.3 percent over the past month, up 3.3 percent from a year ago

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim increased 0.3 percent in August, 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 0.1 percent in August. The food index rose 1.0 percent, and the energy index rose 0.1 percent. (Data in this report are not seasonally adjusted. Accordingly, month-to-month changes may reflect seasonal influences.)

The Los Angeles area all items CPI-U increased 3.3 percent for the 12 months ending in August. The index for all items less food and energy advanced 3.2 percent over the year. The food index rose 4.2 percent. The energy index advanced 2.9 percent.

Food

The food index rose 1.0 percent for the month of August. The index for food at home (grocery store purchases) rose 1.8 percent, with higher prices in all six major grocery store food groups. The food away from home index (restaurant, cafeteria, and vending purchases) increased 0.2 percent for the same period.

The food index rose 4.2 percent over the year. The food at home index advanced 3.6 percent, with higher prices in all six major grocery store food groups. The food away from home index rose 4.8 percent.

Energy

The energy index rose 0.1 percent over the month. Gasoline prices rose 0.1 percent.

The energy index advanced 2.9 percent over the year. Gasoline prices declined 0.9 percent.

All items less food and energy

The index for all items less food and energy rose 0.1 percent in August. Among the index’s components, prices were higher for apparel (+1.9 percent), household furnishings and operations (+1.3 percent), and education and communication (+0.9 percent). In contrast, prices were lower for medical care (-0.5 percent).

The index for all items less food and energy advanced 3.2 percent over the year, reflecting higher prices for medical care (+3.3 percent) and shelter (+3.2 percent). In contrast, prices were lower for education and communication (-1.1 percent).

Table A. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA, CPI-U 1-month and 12-month percent changes, all items index, not seasonally adjusted
Month 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
1-month 12-month 1-month 12-month 1-month 12-month 1-month 12-month 1-month 12-month

January

 0.2 0.9 1.1 7.5 1.9 5.8 1.0 2.5 0.9 3.3

February

 0.4 1.0 0.3 7.4 -0.3 5.1 0.5 3.4 0.3 3.1

March

 0.5 2.2 1.5 8.5 0.1 3.7 0.7 4.0 0.7 3.0

April

 1.1 3.6 0.5 7.9 0.7 3.8 0.6 3.9 0.6 3.0

May

 0.6 3.9 0.8 8.0 0.1 3.2 0.1 3.9 0.1 3.0

June

 0.6 4.0 1.1 8.6 0.5 2.5 -0.2 3.2 0.0 3.2

July

 0.6 3.9 -0.2 7.7 0.0 2.7 0.2 3.4 0.2 3.2

August

 0.2 4.0 0.1 7.6 0.7 3.3 0.1 2.9 0.3 3.3

September

 0.3 4.6 0.5 7.8 0.3 3.2 0.2 2.8

October

 0.9 5.4 0.6 7.5 -0.1 2.4 0.0 3.0

November

 0.6 6.0 -0.8 6.0 -0.4 2.8 -0.2 3.2

December

 0.4 6.6 -0.6 4.9 0.0 3.5 0.2 3.4

The September 2025 Consumer Price Index for the Los Angeles area is scheduled to be released on October 15, 2025.

Changes to the CPI

BLS has replaced survey data collected for the CPI’s wireless telephone services index with secondary source data and non-traditional index methods. Additional information is available on the CPI website, www.bls.gov/cpi/additional-resources/alternative-data-wireless-telephone.htm, and in a new factsheet “Measuring Price Change in the CPI: Wireless Telephone Services,” www.bls.gov/cpi/factsheets/wireless-telephone-service.htm

With the release of October 2025 data on November 13, 2025, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) will remove long-term care (LTC) insurance from the health insurance index. Changes in the market for LTC insurance have made it out of scope and ineligible for pricing in the CPI market basket.


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 Los Angeles 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.

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 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Core Based Statistical Area includes Los Angeles and Orange Counties in California.

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. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA, CPI-U by expenditure category for August 2025, not seasonally adjusted (1982-84=100 unless otherwise noted)
Expenditure category

 Indexes Percent change from -
Historical
data		 Jun.
2025		 Jul.
2025		 Aug.
2025		 Aug.
2024		 Jun.
2025		 Jul.
2025

All items

 343.024 343.624 344.503 3.3 0.4 0.3

All items (1967=100)

 1,013.445 1,015.217 1,017.816      

Food and beverages

 348.826 348.352 351.592 4.1 0.8 0.9

Food

 351.933 351.277 354.653 4.2 0.8 1.0

Food at home

 326.875 325.735 331.641 3.6 1.5 1.8

Cereals and bakery products

 351.089 346.283 357.579 3.8 1.8 3.3

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs

 363.959 372.626 378.827 5.8 4.1 1.7

Dairy and related products

 301.806 302.520 305.540 0.2 1.2 1.0

Fruits and vegetables

 413.489 413.333 425.379 6.3 2.9 2.9

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials(1)

 311.919 308.733 311.054 3.6 -0.3 0.8

Other food at home

 268.076 261.885 264.927 0.7 -1.2 1.2

Food away from home

 375.175 375.056 375.632 4.8 0.1 0.2

Alcoholic beverages

 282.271 284.237 285.428 2.3 1.1 0.4

Housing

 397.279 398.644 399.045 3.5 0.4 0.1

Shelter

 457.372 458.196 458.085 3.2 0.2 0.0

Rent of primary residence

 484.690 485.425 485.570 3.5 0.2 0.0

Owners' equiv. rent of residences(2)

 475.463 476.483 475.505 3.3 0.0 -0.2

Owners' equiv. rent of primary residence(2)

 475.436 476.456 475.478 3.3 0.0 -0.2

Household furnishings and operations

 129.585 129.792 131.531 2.8 1.5 1.3

Apparel

 123.008 123.658 125.972 3.5 2.4 1.9

Transportation

 278.553 276.024 276.079 3.3 -0.9 0.0

Private transportation

 282.593 280.450 280.204 4.0 -0.8 -0.1

New and used motor vehicles(3)

 110.139 110.268 109.654 0.2 -0.4 -0.6

New vehicles(1)

 192.349 192.274 192.284 0.6 0.0 0.0

Used cars and trucks(1)

 359.903 362.673 366.139 6.8 1.7 1.0

Motor fuel

 351.323 341.424 341.771 -0.9 -2.7 0.1

Gasoline (all types)

 342.640 332.704 333.030 -0.9 -2.8 0.1

Gasoline, unleaded regular(4)

 342.562 332.334 332.676 -1.0 -2.9 0.1

Gasoline, unleaded midgrade(4)(5)

 328.354 319.413 319.671 -0.9 -2.6 0.1

Gasoline, unleaded premium(4)

 330.953 322.360 322.618 -0.6 -2.5 0.1

Medical care

 609.075 614.546 611.228 3.3 0.4 -0.5

Recreation(3)

 124.305 125.664 126.071 3.3 1.4 0.3

Education and communication(3)

 159.475 158.500 159.862 -1.1 0.2 0.9

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

 2,379.484 2,380.195 2,412.628 3.3 1.4 1.4

Other goods and services

 548.334 562.881 564.685 4.3 3.0 0.3

Footnotes
(1) Indexes on a December 1977=100 base.
(2) Indexes on a December 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.

Table 2. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA, CPI-U by special aggregate index for August 2025, not seasonally adjusted (1982-84=100 unless otherwise noted)
Special aggregate index

 Indexes Percent change from -
Historical
data		 Jun.
2025		 Jul.
2025		 Aug.
2025		 Aug.
2024		 Jun.
2025		 Jul.
2025

All items

 343.024 343.624 344.503 3.3 0.4 0.3

Food

 351.933 351.277 354.653 4.2 0.8 1.0

Energy

 388.198 385.270 385.775 2.9 -0.6 0.1

All items less food and energy

 340.802 341.821 342.329 3.2 0.4 0.1

All items less energy

 342.366 343.154 344.058 3.4 0.5 0.3

All items less medical care

 331.424 331.814 332.874 3.3 0.4 0.3

All items less shelter

 292.156 292.656 293.982 3.4 0.6 0.5

Commodities

 220.898 220.456 221.467 2.2 0.3 0.5

Commodities less food

 163.843 163.501 163.667 0.7 -0.1 0.1

Commodities less food & beverages

 158.543 158.147 158.285 0.6 -0.2 0.1

Durables

 98.720 98.806 98.833 -0.1 0.1 0.0

Nondurables

 288.078 287.202 288.969 3.0 0.3 0.6

Nondurables less food & beverages

 224.782 223.532 223.850 1.3 -0.4 0.1

Nondurables less food

 231.231 230.173 230.552 1.4 -0.3 0.2

Services

 452.217 453.814 454.541 3.9 0.5 0.2

Services less rent of shelter(1)

 456.944 460.062 462.129 4.9 1.1 0.4

Services less medical care services

 437.160 438.540 439.357 3.9 0.5 0.2

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.

 

Last Modified Date: Thursday, September 11, 2025