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25-1292-SAN
Tuesday, August 12, 2025

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Consumer Price Index, San Diego Area — July 2025

Area prices were up 0.8 percent over the past two months, up 4.0 percent from a year ago

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for San Diego-Carlsbad advanced 0.8 percent for the two months ending in July 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 advanced 0.9 percent during the two-month period. The food index rose 1.1 percent, while the energy index declined 1.1 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 increased 4.0 percent for the 12 months ending in July. The index for all items less food and energy increased 4.2 percent over the year. The food index rose 4.2 percent, and the energy index advanced 0.9 percent.

Food

The food index rose 1.1 percent for the two months ending in July. The index for food at home (grocery store purchases) increased 1.6 percent, with higher prices in all six major grocery store food groups. The food away from home index (restaurant, cafeteria, and vending purchases) advanced 0.3 percent for the same period.

The food index rose 4.2 percent over the year. The food at home index increased 4.4 percent, with higher prices in all six major grocery store food groups. The food away from home index advanced 3.7 percent.

Energy

The energy index declined 1.1 percent for the two months ending in July. Gasoline prices decreased 4.1 percent.

The energy index increased 0.9 percent over the year. Gasoline prices fell 3.9 percent.

All items less food and energy

The index for all items less food and energy advanced 0.9 percent during the two-month period. Among the index’s components, prices were higher for medical care (+3.1 percent) and shelter (+1.1 percent). In contrast, prices were lower for apparel (-4.2 percent) and other goods and services (-1.3 percent).

The index for all items less food and energy increased 4.2 percent over the year, reflecting higher prices for medical care (+6.8 percent) and shelter (+5.0 percent). In contrast, prices were lower for apparel (-12.4 percent) and recreation (-0.9 percent).

Table A. San Diego-Carlsbad, CA, 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

January

0.4 1.7 2.0 8.2 1.8 6.4 0.4 3.8 1.6 3.8

March

2.4 4.1 2.1 7.9 1.0 5.3 0.8 3.6 0.8 3.8

May

0.7 5.3 1.1 8.3 0.9 5.2 0.5 3.2 0.6 3.8

July

2.1 6.0 1.2 7.3 0.3 4.3 0.6 3.5 0.8 4.0

September

0.1 6.5 0.9 8.2 1.3 4.7 0.3 2.5

November

0.7 6.6 -0.7 6.7 -0.2 5.2 -0.1 2.6

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

Changes to the CPI

With this release, 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 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 July 2025, not seasonally adjusted (1982-84=100 unless otherwise noted)
Expenditure category

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

All Items

387.006 - 390.179 4.0 0.8 -

All items (1967=100)

1,308.585 - 1,319.313      

Food and beverages

340.828 - 344.343 4.1 1.0 -

Food

340.171 - 343.795 4.2 1.1 -

Food at home

298.808 297.455 303.441 4.4 1.6 2.0

Cereals and bakery products

395.281 396.059 406.759 3.2 2.9 2.7

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs

293.846 284.280 298.209 7.3 1.5 4.9

Dairy and related products

241.882 240.726 242.215 3.2 0.1 0.6

Fruits and vegetables

296.819 298.206 299.008 3.1 0.7 0.3

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials(1)

331.330 332.239 346.000 8.2 4.4 4.1

Other food at home

292.979 292.909 295.512 3.2 0.9 0.9

Food away from home

396.659 - 397.991 3.7 0.3 -

Alcoholic beverages

328.724 - 330.071 2.1 0.4 -

Housing

474.735 - 479.705 4.8 1.0 -

Shelter

545.659 546.877 551.615 5.0 1.1 0.9

Rent of primary residence

546.093 543.879 547.592 4.8 0.3 0.7

Owners' equiv. rent of residences(2)

578.310 579.512 583.468 4.7 0.9 0.7

Owners' equiv. rent of primary residence(2)

578.310 579.512 583.468 4.7 0.9 0.7

Household furnishings and operations

216.936 - 215.988 0.2 -0.4 -

Apparel

162.495 - 155.714 -12.4 -4.2 -

Transportation

309.975 - 309.171 5.1 -0.3 -

Private transportation

308.308 - 309.120 4.7 0.3 -

New and used motor vehicles(3)

132.482 - 133.592 2.0 0.8 -

New vehicles(1)

260.805 - 260.952 0.9 0.1 -

Used cars and trucks(1)

308.966 - 314.894 5.3 1.9 -

Motor fuel

380.682 372.690 365.656 -3.8 -3.9 -1.9

Gasoline (all types)

380.586 372.463 365.144 -3.9 -4.1 -2.0

Unleaded regular(4)

393.530 384.896 377.073 -4.0 -4.2 -2.0

Unleaded midgrade(4)(5)

332.521 325.877 319.903 -3.8 -3.8 -1.8

Unleaded premium(4)

391.373 383.841 377.213 -3.5 -3.6 -1.7

Medical Care

589.906 - 607.919 6.8 3.1 -

Recreation(3)

188.825 - 191.505 -0.9 1.4 -

Education and communication(3)

144.856 - 146.434 3.0 1.1 -

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

1,824.233 - 1,839.162 9.4 0.8 -

Other goods and services

546.087 - 539.000 3.2 -1.3 -

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. Data not seasonally adjusted.

Table 2. San Diego-Carlsbad, CA, CPI-U by special aggregate index for July 2025, not seasonally adjusted (1982-84=100 unless otherwise noted)
Special aggregate index

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

All items

387.006 - 390.179 4.0 0.8 -

Food

340.171 - 343.795 4.2 1.1 -

Energy

406.976 407.092 402.635 0.9 -1.1 -1.1

All items less food and energy

399.303 - 402.912 4.2 0.9 -

All items less energy

389.228 - 392.828 4.2 0.9 -

All items less medical care

377.256 - 379.722 3.8 0.7 -

All items less shelter

322.735 - 324.775 3.3 0.6 -

Commodities

247.096 - 246.289 1.0 -0.3 -

Commodities less food

206.010 - 203.424 -1.1 -1.3 -

Commodities less food & beverages

200.661 - 198.016 -1.2 -1.3 -

Durables

157.010 - 157.239 1.8 0.1 -

Nondurables

293.606 - 292.129 0.7 -0.5 -

Nondurables less food & beverages

244.121 - 237.713 -3.7 -2.6 -

Nondurables less food

251.732 - 245.636 -3.3 -2.4 -

Services

510.565 - 517.395 5.4 1.3 -

Services less rent of shelter(1)

492.331 - 501.635 6.3 1.9 -

Services less medical care services

497.926 - 503.606 5.3 1.1 -

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: Tuesday, August 12, 2025