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Bureau of Labor Statistics > Geographic Information > Western > News Release
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25-1403-SAN
Thursday, September 11, 2025

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Consumer Price Index, Phoenix area — August 2025

Area prices were up 0.9 percent over the past two months, up 1.4 percent from a year ago

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale increased 0.9 percent for the two months ending in August 2025, 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 1.2 percent during the two-month period. The food index decreased 1.0 percent, while the energy index rose 0.2 percent. (Data in this report are not seasonally adjusted. Accordingly, bi-monthly changes may reflect seasonal influences.)

The Phoenix area all items CPI-U increased 1.4 percent for the 12 months ending in August. The index for all items less food and energy advanced 1.7 percent over the year. The food index rose 1.0 percent. The energy index fell 0.8 percent.

Food

The food index decreased 1.0 percent for the two months ending in August. The index for food at home (grocery store purchases) decreased 0.3 percent. The food away from home index (restaurant, cafeteria, and vending purchases) declined 1.8 percent for the same period.

The food index rose 1.0 percent over the year. The food at home index advanced 1.5 percent. The food away from home index rose 0.9 percent.

Energy

The energy index rose 0.2 percent for the two months ending in August. Gasoline prices rose 0.1 percent.

The energy index fell 0.8 percent over the year. Gasoline prices declined 0.8 percent.

All items less food and energy

The index for all items less food and energy rose 1.2 percent during the two-month period. Among the index’s components, prices were higher for education and communication (+3.5 percent), medical care (+2.8 percent), and shelter (+1.0 percent). In contrast, prices were lower for new and used motor vehicles (-0.2 percent).

The index for all items less food and energy advanced 1.7 percent over the year, reflecting higher prices for other goods and services (+6.2 percent) and recreation (+5.0 percent). In contrast, prices were lower for apparel (-2.3 percent) and shelter (-0.1 percent).

Table A. Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ, CPI-U 2-month and 12-month percent changes, all items index, not seasonally adjusted
Month 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
2-month 12-month 2-month 12-month 2-month 12-month 2-month 12-month 2-month 12-month

February

 1.0 1.0 2.1 10.9 1.2 8.5 0.7 2.2 0.9 1.8

April

 2.4 4.9 2.5 11.0 1.5 7.4 1.9 2.6 0.4 0.3

June

 1.9 5.4 3.1 12.3 0.2 4.4 0.4 2.7 0.2 0.2

August

 0.2 5.1 0.8 13.0 0.1 3.7 -0.3 2.3 0.9 1.4

October

 2.2 7.1 1.4 12.1 0.6 2.9 -0.1 1.6

December

 1.7 9.7 -0.7 9.5 -0.9 2.7 -0.8 1.6

The October 2025 Consumer Price Index for the Phoenix area is scheduled to be released on November 13, 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 Phoenix 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.

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 Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale metropolitan area covered in this release consists of Maricopa and Pinal Counties in the State of Arizona.

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. Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ, CPI-U by expenditure category for August 2025, not seasonally adjusted (December 2001=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

 185.525 - 187.112 1.4 0.9 -

Food and beverages

 193.132 - 192.052 1.1 -0.6 -

Food

 197.262 - 195.254 1.0 -1.0 -

Food at home

 189.878 190.320 189.306 1.5 -0.3 -0.5

Cereals and bakery products

 - - - - - -

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs

 - - - - - -

Dairy and related products

 143.761 149.594 145.857 -2.4 1.5 -2.5

Fruits and vegetables

 - - - - - -

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials

 156.369 156.203 156.026 6.9 -0.2 -0.1

Other food at home

 188.316 185.235 184.509 1.2 -2.0 -0.4

Food away from home

 211.944 - 208.175 0.9 -1.8 -

Alcoholic beverages

 150.400 - 157.920 3.1 5.0 -

Housing

 209.060 - 210.896 -0.1 0.9 -

Shelter

 224.906 226.305 227.148 -0.1 1.0 0.4

Rent of primary residence

 235.999 235.202 236.317 -2.0 0.1 0.5

Owners' equiv. rent of residences

 221.420 223.287 224.444 0.7 1.4 0.5

Owners' equiv. rent of primary residence

 221.420 223.287 224.444 0.7 1.4 0.5

Household furnishings and operations

 117.537 - 118.291 0.7 0.6 -

Apparel

 146.587 - 151.765 -2.3 3.5 -

Transportation

 152.055 - 152.418 0.8 0.2 -

Private transportation

 156.511 - 156.444 0.6 0.0 -

New and used motor vehicles

 113.372 - 113.110 1.6 -0.2 -

New vehicles

 111.316 - 111.565 0.9 0.2 -

Used cars and trucks

 115.456 - 118.688 10.7 2.8 -

Motor fuel

 289.287 280.420 290.101 -0.8 0.3 3.5

Gasoline (all types)

 289.878 279.984 290.093 -0.8 0.1 3.6

Unleaded regular(1)

 289.979 279.538 289.889 -1.1 0.0 3.7

Unleaded midgrade(1)

 305.197 296.445 306.081 -0.3 0.3 3.3

Unleaded premium(1)

 293.647 285.538 294.952 0.2 0.4 3.3

Medical Care

 257.385 - 264.653 - 2.8 -

Recreation

 127.920 - 128.289 5.0 0.3 -

Education and communication

 115.740 - 119.787 2.0 3.5 -

Tuition, other school fees, and child care

 230.766 - - - - -

Other goods and services

 - - 186.630 6.2 - -

Footnotes
(1) Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.

- Data not available.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. Data not seasonally adjusted.

Table 2. Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ, CPI-U by special aggregate index for August 2025, not seasonally adjusted (December 2001=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

 185.525 - 187.112 1.4 0.9 -

Food

 197.262 - 195.254 1.0 -1.0 -

Energy

 254.654 250.772 255.164 -0.8 0.2 1.8

All items less food and energy

 179.059 - 181.187 1.7 1.2 -

All items less energy

 181.531 - 183.157 1.6 0.9 -

All items less medical care

 181.472 - 182.709 0.8 0.7 -

All items less shelter

 165.579 - 166.871 2.3 0.8 -

Commodities

 146.209 - 146.636 0.2 0.3 -

Commodities less food

 124.640 - 125.851 -0.3 1.0 -

Commodities less food & beverages

 123.541 - 124.518 -0.4 0.8 -

Durables

 85.417 - 85.947 -0.3 0.6 -

Nondurables

 183.842 - 184.031 0.7 0.1 -

Nondurables less food & beverages

 171.645 - 173.409 0.2 1.0 -

Nondurables less food

 169.954 - 172.352 0.5 1.4 -

Services

 213.460 - 215.980 2.1 1.2 -

Services less rent of shelter

 197.177 - 199.919 4.9 1.4 -

Services less medical care services

 208.667 - 210.676 1.2 1.0 -

- Data not available.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

 

Last Modified Date: Thursday, September 11, 2025