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Bureau of Labor Statistics > Geographic Information > Western > News Release
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25-356-SAN
Wednesday, March 12, 2025

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Consumer Price Index, San Francisco Area — February 2025

Area prices up 1.8 percent over the past two months, up 2.7 percent from a year ago

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward advanced 1.8 percent from December 2024 to February 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 1.9 percent. The food index advanced 1.0 percent, and the energy index rose 3.5 percent. (Data in this report are not seasonally adjusted. Accordingly, bi-monthly changes may reflect seasonal influences.)

The San Francisco area all items CPI-U advanced 2.7 percent for the 12 months ending in February. The food index rose 1.6 percent, while the energy index fell 1.4 percent. The index for all items less food and energy increased 3.1 percent over the year.

Food

The food index advanced 1.0 percent from December 2024 to February 2025. The index for food at home (grocery store purchases) advanced 1.8 percent, with higher prices in 4 of the 6 grocery categories. The food away from home index (restaurant, cafeteria, and vending purchases) increased 0.2 percent for the same period.

The food index rose 1.6 percent over the year. The food at home index decreased 0.6 percent, with lower prices in 3 of the 6 grocery categories. The food away from home index increased 4.6 percent.

Energy

The energy index rose 3.5 percent from December 2024 to February 2025. Gasoline prices rose 10.9 percent.

The energy index fell 1.4 percent from February 2024 to February 2025. Over the year, gasoline prices rose 5.6 percent.

All items less food and energy

The index for all items less food and energy rose 1.9 percent during the two-month period. Among the index’s components, prices were higher for apparel (+7.3 percent) and shelter (+0.5 percent).

The index for all items less food and energy increased 3.1 percent over the year, reflecting higher prices for apparel (+16.3 percent) and shelter (+1.9 percent).

Table A. San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, 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

February

 0.5 1.6 1.4 5.2 1.8 5.3 1.5 2.4 1.8 2.7

April

 1.7 3.8 1.5 5.0 0.4 4.2 1.8 3.8

June

 0.0 3.2 1.7 6.8 0.5 2.9 -0.1 3.2

August

 0.5 3.7 -0.5 5.7 0.0 3.4 -0.5 2.7

October

 0.7 3.8 1.0 6.0 0.3 2.8 0.0 2.4

December

 0.8 4.2 -0.3 4.9 -0.4 2.6 -0.4 2.4

The April 2025 Consumer Price Index for the San Francisco area is scheduled to be released on May 13, 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 Francisco 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 San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA. metropolitan area covered in this release is comprised of Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, San Francisco, San Mateo Counties in the State of 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 Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA, CPI-U by expenditure category for February 2025, not seasonally adjusted (1982-84=100 unless otherwise noted)
Expenditure category

 Indexes Percent change from -
Historical
data		 Dec.
2024		 Jan.
2025		 Feb.
2025		 Feb.
2024		 Dec.
2024		 Jan.
2025

All Items

 348.001 - 354.432 2.7 1.8 -

All items (1967=100)

 1,069.853 - 1,089.624      

Food and beverages

 371.511 - 375.253 1.6 1.0 -

Food

 374.030 - 377.865 1.6 1.0 -

Food at home

 329.594 332.126 335.631 -0.6 1.8 1.1

Cereals and bakery products

 336.368 339.908 333.091 -2.4 -1.0 -2.0

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs

 366.790 370.725 376.210 6.8 2.6 1.5

Dairy and related products

 326.052 321.509 333.094 0.2 2.2 3.6

Fruits and vegetables

 423.068 422.074 438.093 0.5 3.6 3.8

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials(1)

 230.893 245.209 248.418 -4.9 7.6 1.3

Other food at home

 287.224 287.767 286.687 -2.9 -0.2 -0.4

Food away from home

 431.518 - 432.394 4.6 0.2 -

Alcoholic beverages

 344.039 - 346.226 3.0 0.6 -

Housing

 405.330 - 407.932 1.8 0.6 -

Shelter

 450.386 451.739 452.502 1.9 0.5 0.2

Rent of primary residence

 515.886 517.581 517.183 2.6 0.3 -0.1

Owners' equiv. rent of residences(2)

 486.350 487.072 487.456 2.5 0.2 0.1

Owners' equiv. rent of primary residence(2)

 486.350 487.072 487.456 2.5 0.2 0.1

Household furnishings and operations

 171.197 - 178.463 3.7 4.2 -

Apparel

 121.545 - 130.441 16.3 7.3 -

Transportation

 254.057 - 269.221 4.9 6.0 -

Private transportation

 255.187 - 270.502 6.4 6.0 -

New and used motor vehicles(3)

 119.368 - 119.696 1.2 0.3 -

New vehicles(1)

 191.378 - 192.614 -0.4 0.6 -

Used cars and trucks(1)

 327.712 - 330.117 1.4 0.7 -

Motor fuel

 315.722 321.299 349.590 5.4 10.7 8.8

Gasoline (all types)

 313.764 319.195 347.916 5.6 10.9 9.0

Unleaded regular(4)

 312.613 318.237 347.384 5.6 11.1 9.2

Unleaded midgrade(4)(5)

 294.663 299.376 325.534 5.6 10.5 8.7

Unleaded premium(4)

 301.563 306.061 331.858 5.5 10.0 8.4

Medical Care

 592.952 - 596.635 1.7 0.6 -

Recreation(3)

 148.690 - 151.651 1.2 2.0 -

Education and communication(3)

 163.338 - 166.940 3.4 2.2 -

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

 2,032.428 - 2,033.014 4.2 0.0 -

Other goods and services

 619.514 - 631.632 2.2 2.0 -

Footnotes
(1) Index is on a December 1977=100 base.
(2) Index is 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.

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

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

 Indexes Percent change from -
Historical
data		 Dec.
2024		 Jan.
2025		 Feb.
2025		 Feb.
2024		 Dec.
2024		 Jan.
2025

All items

 348.001 - 354.432 2.7 1.8 -

Food

 374.030 - 377.865 1.6 1.0 -

Energy

 428.855 425.823 443.661 -1.4 3.5 4.2

All items less food and energy

 345.316 - 351.866 3.1 1.9 -

All items less energy

 348.362 - 354.541 2.9 1.8 -

All items less medical care

 337.839 - 344.366 2.8 1.9 -

All items less shelter

 307.923 - 316.584 3.2 2.8 -

Commodities

 230.971 - 237.880 2.8 3.0 -

Commodities less food

 167.712 - 175.127 3.6 4.4 -

Commodities less food & beverages

 160.046 - 167.346 3.6 4.6 -

Durables

 112.358 - 114.811 1.9 2.2 -

Nondurables

 292.198 - 301.923 3.2 3.3 -

Nondurables less food & beverages

 210.091 - 225.246 5.6 7.2 -

Nondurables less food

 220.175 - 235.008 5.4 6.7 -

Services

 446.845 - 452.694 2.6 1.3 -

Services less rent of shelter(1)

 469.276 - 481.319 3.6 2.6 -

Services less medical care services

 435.923 - 442.066 2.7 1.4 -

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.

 

Last Modified Date: Wednesday, March 12, 2025