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Bureau of Labor Statistics > Geographic Information > Western > News Release
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25-212-SAN
Wednesday, February 12, 2025

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Consumer Price Index, San Diego Area — January 2025

Area prices up 1.6 percent over the two months, up 3.8 percent over the year

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for San Diego was up 1.6 percent from November 2024 to January 2025, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Chris Rosenlund noted that the all items less food and energy index increased 1.8 percent. The food index rose 1.1 percent, and the energy index increased 0.2 percent. (Data in this report are not seasonally adjusted. Accordingly, bi-monthly changes may reflect seasonal influences.)

The San Diego area all items CPI-U advanced 3.8 percent for the 12 months ending in January. The index for all items less food and energy increased 4.0 percent, and the food index rose 4.7 percent. In contrast, the energy index declined 1.0 percent over the same time period.

Food

The food index advanced 1.1 percent from November 2024 to January 2025. The index for food at home (grocery store purchases) advanced 0.9 percent, with higher prices in 3 of the 6 major grocery store food groups. The food away from home index (restaurant, cafeteria, and vending purchases) rose 1.4 percent for the same period.

The food index rose 4.7 percent over the year. The food at home index increased 2.0 percent, with higher prices in 4 of the 6 major grocery store food groups. The food away from home index increased 8.3 percent.

Energy

The energy index increased 0.2 percent November 2024 to January 2025. Gasoline prices declined 0.5 percent.

The energy index declined 1.0 percent from January 2024 to January 2025. Over the year, the gasoline index fell 3.1 percent.

All items less food and energy

The index for all items less food and energy rose 1.8 percent from November 2024 to January 2025. Among the index’s components, prices were higher for recreation (+2.1 percent) and shelter (+2.0 percent). In contrast, prices were lower for apparel (-1.2 percent) and household furnishings and operations (-0.7 percent).

The index for all items less food and energy increased 4.0 percent over the year, reflecting higher prices for shelter (+4.4 percent) and education and communication (+2.9 percent).

The March 2025 Consumer Price Index for the San Diego area is scheduled to be released on April 10, 2025.

Publication updates and changes

In accordance with annual practice, relative importance weights have been updated and are available online in the CPI Supplemental Table of Contents.

Effective with the January 2025 data release, several indexes and average price series were discontinued. More information is available on the CPI discontinued series page. Direct any inquiries to the CPI office using one of the CPI contact information options listed online.


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 San Diego 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.

Percent changes for all-items data previously found in Table A of this release can be accessed in Chart 1 for this release and its attendant data table. 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 San Diego-Carlsbad, CA Core Based Statistical Area includes San Diego County 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. San Diego-Carlsbad, CA, CPI-U by expenditure category for January 2025, not seasonally adjusted (1982-84=100 unless otherwise noted)
Expenditure category

 Indexes Percent change from:
Historical
data		 Nov.
2024		 Dec.
2024		 Jan.
2025		 Jan.
2024		 Nov.
2024		 Dec.
2024

All items

 375.860 - 381.952 3.8 1.6 -

All items (1967=100)

 1,270.897 - 1,291.497 - - -

Food and beverages

 334.388 - 337.419 4.5 0.9 -

Food

 333.142 - 336.889 4.7 1.1 -

Food at home

 292.414 289.600 295.020 2.0 0.9 1.9

Cereals and bakery products

 387.029 390.603 384.897 -1.2 -0.6 -1.5

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs

 286.681 285.281 304.940 9.1 6.4 6.9

Dairy and related products

 244.434 238.511 241.853 2.9 -1.1 1.4

Fruits and vegetables

 290.998 286.375 288.008 -1.3 -1.0 0.6

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials(1)

 318.698 308.467 319.294 0.5 0.2 3.5

Other food at home

 284.838 284.398 287.460 2.4 0.9 1.1

Food away from home

 389.203 - 394.639 8.3 1.4 -

Alcoholic beverages

 333.296 - 323.314 0.9 -3.0 -

Housing

 458.782 - 466.749 4.0 1.7 -

Shelter

 525.770 526.175 536.433 4.4 2.0 1.9

Rent of primary residence

 528.870 530.687 537.553 5.3 1.6 1.3

Owners' equiv. rent of residences(2)

 558.270 558.629 570.495 4.4 2.2 2.1

Owners' equiv. rent of primary residence(2)

 558.270 558.629 570.495 4.4 2.2 2.1

Household furnishings and operations

 217.358 - 215.873 0.7 -0.7 -

Apparel

 176.560 - 174.434 1.1 -1.2 -

Transportation

 291.556 - 302.076 5.6 3.6 -

Private transportation

 290.702 - 299.610 6.8 3.1 -

New and used motor vehicles(3)

 130.024 - 131.913 2.7 1.5 -

New vehicles(1)

 258.443 - 259.716 -0.1 0.5 -

Used cars and trucks(1)

 299.984 - 302.412 1.7 0.8 -

Motor fuel

 361.175 356.362 359.989 -3.1 -0.3 1.0

Gasoline (all types)

 361.097 356.347 359.276 -3.1 -0.5 0.8

Unleaded regular(4)

 372.802 367.816 370.941 -3.2 -0.5 0.8

Unleaded midgrade(4)(5)

 316.769 312.713 315.081 -2.8 -0.5 0.8

Unleaded premium(4)

 373.334 368.713 371.389 -2.6 -0.5 0.7

Medical care

 574.409 - 574.020 0.5 -0.1 -

Recreation(3)

 188.628 - 192.504 1.2 2.1 -

Education and communication(3)

 146.540 - 146.325 2.9 -0.1 -

Tuition, other school fees, and childcare(1)

 1,838.380 - 1,824.961 9.2 -0.7 -

Other goods and services

 523.938 - 531.046 4.2 1.4 -

Footnotes
(1) Index is on a November 1977=100 base.
(2) Index is on a November 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. San Diego-Carlsbad, CA, CPI-U by special aggregate index for January 2025, not seasonally adjusted (1982-84=100 unless otherwise noted)
Special aggregate index

 Indexes Percent change from:
Historical
data		 Nov.
2024		 Dec.
2024		 Jan.
2025		 Jan.
2024		 Nov.
2024		 Dec.
2024

All items

 375.860 - 381.952 3.8 1.6 -

Food

 333.142 - 336.889 4.7 1.1 -

Energy

 386.749 383.662 387.355 -1.0 0.2 1.0

All items less food and energy

 387.861 - 394.783 4.0 1.8 -

All items less energy

 378.467 - 384.907 4.1 1.7 -

All items less medical care

 366.323 - 372.719 4.1 1.7 -

All items less shelter

 315.201 - 319.379 3.4 1.3 -

Commodities

 243.383 - 245.089 1.4 0.7 -

Commodities less food

 203.713 - 204.548 -0.6 0.4 -

Commodities less food & beverages

 198.233 - 199.308 -0.7 0.5 -

Durables

 155.728 - 156.827 -0.6 0.7 -

Nondurables

 288.440 - 290.458 2.1 0.7 -

Nondurables less food

 248.285 - 248.702 -0.7 0.2 -

Nondurables less food & beverages

 240.295 - 241.259 -0.8 0.4 -

Services

 492.695 - 502.758 4.9 2.0 -

Services less rent of shelter(1)

 476.333 - 485.972 5.9 2.0 -

Services less medical care services

 480.124 - 490.800 5.3 2.2 -

Footnotes
(1) Indexes on a November 1982=100 base.

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

 

Last Modified Date: Wednesday, February 12, 2025