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Bureau of Labor Statistics > Geographic Information > Western > News Release
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Tuesday, May 12, 2026

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Consumer Price Index, Phoenix area — April 2026

Area prices were up 1.7 percent over the past two months, up 3.0 percent from a year ago

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale advanced 1.7 percent for the two months ending in April 2026, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported today. Regional Commissioner Chris Rosenlund noted that the energy index increased 23.8 percent. The index for all items less food and energy rose 0.3 percent, and the food index was unchanged. (Data in this report are not seasonally adjusted. Accordingly, bi-monthly changes may reflect seasonal influences.)

The Phoenix area all items CPI-U advanced 3.0 percent for the 12 months ending in April. The index for all items less food and energy increased 1.7 percent over the year. Food prices increased 2.3 percent. Energy prices rose 22.9 percent.

Food

Food prices were unchanged for the two months ending in February.

Food prices rose 2.3 percent over the year.

Energy

The energy index rose 23.8 percent for the two months ending in April. Gasoline prices increased 45.6 percent.

Energy prices rose 22.9 percent over the year. Gasoline prices increased 37.1 percent.

All items less food and energy

The index for all items less food and energy increased 0.3 percent during the two-month period. Among the index’s components, prices were higher for other goods and services (+3.4 percent) and shelter (+1.0 percent). In contrast, prices were lower for recreation (-5.3 percent) and medical care (-0.7 percent).

The index for all items less food and energy increased 1.7 percent over the year. Components contributing to the increase included apparel (+11.7 percent), medical care (+4.1 percent), and shelter (+0.8 percent).

Table A. Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ, 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

 2.1 10.9 1.2 8.5 0.7 2.2 0.9 1.8 0.4 1.7

April

 2.5 11.0 1.5 7.4 1.9 2.6 0.4 0.3 1.7 3.0

June

 3.1 12.3 0.2 4.4 0.4 2.7 0.2 0.2

August

 0.8 13.0 0.1 3.7 -0.3 2.3 0.9 1.4

October

 1.4 12.1 0.6 2.9 -0.1 1.6 - -

December

 -0.7 9.5 -0.9 2.7 -0.8 1.6 - 2.2

Note: The October 2025 data values are not available due to the 2025 lapse in appropriations

The June 2026 Consumer Price Index for the Phoenix area is scheduled to be released on July 14, 2026.

Rebasing of Selected Consumer Price Index Series

Effective with this release, several CPI series were rebased to December 2024 = 100. When new base years are introduced, BLS recalculates each index back to the beginning of that series to ensure continuity. A complete list of indexes that were rebased is available at www.bls.gov/cpi/additional-resources/rebased-series.htm


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.

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Table 1. Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ, CPI-U by expenditure category for April 2026, not seasonally adjusted (December 2001=100 unless otherwise noted)
Expenditure category

 Indexes Percent change from -
Historical
data		 Feb.
2026		 Mar.
2026		 Apr.
2026		 Apr.
2025		 Feb.
2026		 Mar.
2026

All Items

 187.481 - 190.720 3.0 1.7 -

Food and beverages

 196.564 - 196.669 2.2 0.1 -

Food

 200.680 - 200.733 2.3 0.0 -

Food at home

 - - - - - -

Cereals and bakery products

 - - - - - -

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs

 - - - - - -

Dairy and related products

 154.570 151.608 150.508 -3.4 -2.6 -0.7

Fruits and vegetables

 - - - - - -

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials

 164.281 145.680 139.733 -8.8 -14.9 -4.1

Other food at home

 - - - - - -

Food away from home

 213.288 - 217.032 3.7 1.8 -

Alcoholic beverages

 152.683 - 153.636 0.7 0.6 -

Housing

 208.593 - 210.841 1.2 1.1 -

Shelter

 224.381 224.977 226.706 0.8 1.0 0.8

Rent of primary residence

 234.709 236.394 235.681 -0.8 0.4 -0.3

Owners' equiv. rent of residences

 223.634 223.114 223.222 0.4 -0.2 0.0

Owners' equiv. rent of primary residence

 223.634 223.114 223.222 0.4 -0.2 0.0

Household furnishings and operations

 - - 122.451 - - -

Apparel

 166.653 - 166.185 11.7 -0.3 -

Transportation

 150.406 - 163.722 7.5 8.9 -

Private transportation

 154.443 - 167.675 7.1 8.6 -

New and used motor vehicles

 111.829 - 112.615 0.0 0.7 -

New vehicles

 111.463 - 111.678 0.2 0.2 -

Used cars and trucks

 111.372 - 113.291 0.4 1.7 -

Motor fuel

 280.951 377.460 412.544 38.4 46.8 9.3

Gasoline (all types)

 281.278 376.862 409.653 37.1 45.6 8.7

Unleaded regular(1)

 280.749 380.454 413.882 38.3 47.4 8.8

Unleaded midgrade(1)

 297.989 389.042 424.499 35.4 42.5 9.1

Unleaded premium(1)

 287.148 369.692 400.604 33.0 39.5 8.4

Medical Care

 268.852 - 266.845 4.1 -0.7 -

Recreation

 138.639 - 131.307 2.2 -5.3 -

Education and communication

 119.456 - 119.313 2.6 -0.1 -

Tuition, other school fees, and child care

 239.481 - 239.481 3.2 0.0 -

Other goods and services

 180.296 - 186.351 - 3.4 -

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 April 2026, not seasonally adjusted (December 2001=100 unless otherwise noted)
Special aggregate index

 Indexes Percent change from -
Historical
data		 Feb.
2026		 Mar.
2026		 Apr.
2026		 Apr.
2025		 Feb.
2026		 Mar.
2026

All items

 187.481 - 190.720 3.0 1.7 -

Food

 200.680 - 200.733 2.3 0.0 -

Energy

 245.367 288.360 303.851 22.9 23.8 5.4

All items less food and energy

 181.400 - 182.034 1.7 0.3 -

All items less energy

 183.966 - 184.537 1.7 0.3 -

All items less medical care

 182.834 - 186.447 3.0 2.0 -

All items less shelter

 168.474 - 172.006 4.3 2.1 -

Commodities

 148.316 - 155.327 5.7 4.7 -

Commodities less food

 126.263 - 135.222 7.4 7.1 -

Commodities less food & beverages

 125.114 - 134.191 7.5 7.3 -

Durables

 85.432 - 86.450 0.7 1.2 -

Nondurables

 187.995 - 200.586 8.6 6.7 -

Nondurables less food & beverages

 176.762 - 202.762 16.2 14.7 -

Nondurables less food

 174.875 - 199.320 15.3 14.0 -

Services

 215.359 - 215.792 1.8 0.2 -

Services less rent of shelter

 201.561 - 200.111 3.0 -0.7 -

Services less medical care services

 209.487 - 210.183 1.4 0.3 -

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

 

Last Modified Date: Tuesday, May 12, 2026