The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim advanced 0.3 percent in July, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported today. Regional Commissioner Chris Rosenlund noted that the all items less food and energy index increased 0.3 percent over the month. The food index increased 0.6 percent, while the energy index decreased 0.2 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 rose 3.4 percent for the 12 months ending in July. The index for all items less food and energy rose 2.5 percent over the year. Energy prices increased 15.8 percent. Food prices increased 3.2 percent.

  

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Chart 1. Over-the-year percent change in CPI-U, Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA, July 2023–July 2026

Month	All items	All items less food and energy
Jul 2023	2.7	3.4
Aug 2023	3.3	3.5
Sep 2023	3.2	3.2
Oct 2023	2.4	2.7
Nov 2023	2.8	2.8
Dec 2023	3.5	3.4
Jan 2024	2.5	3.7
Feb 2024	3.4	3.8
Mar 2024	4.0	4.3
Apr 2024	3.9	3.8
May 2024	3.9	3.8
Jun 2024	3.2	3.6
Jul 2024	3.4	4.2
Aug 2024	2.9	3.9
Sep 2024	2.8	4.1
Oct 2024	3.0	4.3
Nov 2024	3.2	4.1
Dec 2024	3.4	4.1
Jan 2025	3.3	3.7
Feb 2025	3.1	3.2
Mar 2025	3.0	3.2
Apr 2025	3.0	3.3
May 2025	3.0	3.3
Jun 2025	3.2	3.3
Jul 2025	3.2	3.3
Aug 2025	3.3	3.2
Sep 2025	3.5	3.4
Oct 2025	-	-
Nov 2025	3.6	3.4
Dec 2025	3.0	2.9
Jan 2026	3.0	3.1
Feb 2026	2.9	3.1
Mar 2026	3.4	2.8
Apr 2026	3.7	2.9
May 2026	3.6	2.5
Jun 2026	3.3	2.6
Jul 2026	3.4	2.5
Note: The October 2025 data values are not available due to the 2025 lapse in appropriations.

Food prices increased 0.6 percent for the month of July. Prices for food at home (grocery store purchases) advanced 0.7 percent, with higher prices in 4 of the 6 major grocery store food groups. Prices for food away from home (restaurant, cafeteria, and vending purchases) increased 0.5 percent for the same period.

Food prices increased 3.2 percent over the year. Prices for food at home increased 3.9 percent, with higher prices in 4 of the 6 major grocery store food groups. Prices for food away from home increased 2.6 percent.

The energy index decreased 0.2 percent over the month. Gasoline prices decreased 3.4 percent.

Energy prices increased 15.8 percent over the year. Gasoline prices increased 23.0 percent.

The index for all items less food and energy increased 0.3 percent in July. Among the index’s components, prices were higher for education and communication (+1.0 percent) and shelter (+0.7 percent). In contrast, prices were lower for medical care (-0.7 percent) and other goods and services (-0.6 percent).

The index for all items less food and energy rose 2.5 percent over the year. Components contributing to the increase included other goods and services (+4.2 percent) and shelter (+3.3 percent). In contrast, prices were lower for used cars and trucks (-3.2 percent) and recreation (-1.4 percent).

The August 2026 Consumer Price Index for the Los Angeles area is scheduled to be released on September 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 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.

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Table 1. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA, CPI-U by expenditure category for July 2026, not seasonally adjusted (1982-84=100 unless otherwise noted)

Expenditure category	Indexes				Percent change from -
	Historical data	May 2026	Jun. 2026	Jul. 2026	Jul. 2025	May 2026	Jun. 2026
All items		355.336	354.325	355.311	3.4	0.0	0.3
All items (1967=100)		1,049.821	1,046.833	1,049.745
Food and beverages		361.763	357.439	359.337	3.2	-0.7	0.5
Food		365.167	360.489	362.571	3.2	-0.7	0.6
Food at home		344.839	336.343	338.555	3.9	-1.8	0.7
Cereals and bakery products		352.186	361.316	353.022	1.9	0.2	-2.3
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs		367.263	369.833	365.531	-1.9	-0.5	-1.2
Dairy and related products		298.621	296.827	301.409	-0.4	0.9	1.5
Fruits and vegetables		475.060	442.460	451.995	9.4	-4.9	2.2
Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials(1)		330.264	323.625	324.611	5.1	-1.7	0.3
Other food at home		287.934	273.951	280.870	7.2	-2.5	2.5
Food away from home		381.832	382.858	384.679	2.6	0.7	0.5
Alcoholic beverages		287.381	289.458	288.042	1.3	0.2	-0.5
Housing		406.403	407.820	411.417	3.2	1.2	0.9
Shelter		468.470	470.103	473.415	3.3	1.1	0.7
Rent of primary residence		497.150	499.739	500.922	3.2	0.8	0.2
Owners' equiv. rent of residences(2)		488.029	489.782	493.445	3.6	1.1	0.7
Owners' equiv. rent of primary residence(2)		488.001	489.754	493.417	3.6	1.1	0.7
Household furnishings and operations		129.597	129.114	129.029	-0.6	-0.4	-0.1
Apparel		124.340	123.813	123.168	-0.4	-0.9	-0.5
Transportation		309.939	304.124	299.982	8.7	-3.2	-1.4
Private transportation		311.356	306.323	303.539	8.2	-2.5	-0.9
New and used motor vehicles(3)		108.885	109.558	109.862	-0.4	0.9	0.3
New vehicles(1)		193.714	193.811	193.835	0.8	0.1	0.0
Used cars and trucks(1)		344.692	349.486	351.221	-3.2	1.9	0.5
Motor fuel		471.676	434.856	420.210	23.1	-10.9	-3.4
Gasoline (all types)		459.395	423.433	409.143	23.0	-10.9	-3.4
Gasoline, unleaded regular(4)		461.049	424.362	409.854	23.3	-11.1	-3.4
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade(4)(5)		437.223	404.005	390.418	22.2	-10.7	-3.4
Gasoline, unleaded premium(4)		437.764	405.501	392.472	21.7	-10.3	-3.2
Medical care		617.404	620.542	615.906	0.2	-0.2	-0.7
Recreation(3)		122.645	123.124	123.958	-1.4	1.1	0.7
Education and communication(3)		158.367	158.235	159.754	0.8	0.9	1.0
Tuition, other school fees, and child care(6)		104.580	104.609	104.928	2.9	0.3	0.3
Other goods and services		590.507	590.330	586.743	4.2	-0.6	-0.6
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. (6) Indexes on a December 2024=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 July 2026, not seasonally adjusted (1982-84=100 unless otherwise noted)

Special aggregate index	Indexes				Percent change from -
	Historical data	May 2026	Jun. 2026	Jul. 2026	Jul. 2025	May 2026	Jun. 2026
All items		355.336	354.325	355.311	3.4	0.0	0.3
Food		365.167	360.489	362.571	3.2	-0.7	0.6
Energy		468.012	446.900	446.019	15.8	-4.7	-0.2
All items less food and energy		348.587	349.565	350.482	2.5	0.5	0.3
All items less energy		350.938	351.048	352.143	2.6	0.3	0.3
All items less medical care		343.875	342.695	343.910	3.6	0.0	0.4
All items less shelter		304.918	302.775	302.756	3.5	-0.7	0.0
Commodities		232.654	228.690	228.596	3.7	-1.7	0.0
Commodities less food		175.014	171.426	170.480	4.3	-2.6	-0.6
Commodities less food & beverages		169.632	165.975	165.054	4.4	-2.7	-0.6
Durables		97.923	98.116	98.812	0.0	0.9	0.7
Nondurables		308.460	301.738	301.033	4.8	-2.4	-0.2
Nondurables less food & beverages		252.517	243.465	240.171	7.4	-4.9	-1.4
Nondurables less food		258.420	249.797	246.547	7.1	-4.6	-1.3
Services		464.683	466.602	468.617	3.3	0.8	0.4
Services less rent of shelter(1)		472.085	474.460	474.625	3.2	0.5	0.0
Services less medical care services		449.459	451.132	453.717	3.5	0.9	0.6
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.