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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, San Francisco Area — April 2026

Area prices were up 1.7 percent over the past two months, up 3.8 percent from a year ago

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward 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 15.7 percent. The food index and the all items less food and energy index both rose 1.0 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 3.8 percent for the 12 months ending in April. The index for all items less food and energy increased 3.0 percent over the year. Food prices increased 5.4 percent. Energy prices rose 13.6 percent.

Food

Food prices advanced 1.0 percent for the two months ending in April. Prices for food at home (grocery store purchases) advanced 1.6 percent, with higher prices in 3 of the 6 major grocery store food groups. Prices for food away from home (restaurant, cafeteria, and vending purchases) increased 0.5 percent for the same period.

Food prices increased 5.4 percent over the year. Prices for food at home increased 6.7 percent, with higher prices in 4 of the 6 major grocery store food groups. Prices for food away from home increased 4.0 percent.

Energy

The energy index rose 15.7 percent for the two months ending in April. Gasoline prices increased 28.9 percent.

Energy prices rose 13.6 percent over the year. Gasoline prices rose 19.9 percent.

All items less food and energy

The index for all items less food and energy increased 1.0 percent during the two-month period. Among the index’s components, prices were higher for recreation (+2.7 percent) and shelter (+1.0 percent). In contrast, prices were lower for apparel (-3.0 percent) and household furnishings and operations (-2.0 percent).

The index for all items less food and energy increased 3.0 percent over the year. Components contributing to the increase included recreation (+5.7 percent) and shelter (+2.9 percent). In contrast, prices were lower for new and used motor vehicles (-1.7 percent) and education and communication (-1.3 percent).

Table A. San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA, 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

 1.4 5.2 1.8 5.3 1.5 2.4 1.8 2.7 1.3 2.5

April

 1.5 5.0 0.4 4.2 1.8 3.8 0.4 1.3 1.7 3.8

June

 1.7 6.8 0.5 2.9 -0.1 3.2 0.2 1.5

August

 -0.5 5.7 0.0 3.4 -0.5 2.7 0.4 2.5

October

 1.0 6.0 0.3 2.8 0.0 2.4 - -

December

 -0.3 4.9 -0.4 2.6 -0.4 2.4 - 3.0

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

The June 2026 Consumer Price Index for the San Francisco 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 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.

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Table 1. San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA, CPI-U by expenditure category for April 2026, not seasonally adjusted (1982-84=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

 363.211 - 369.215 3.8 1.7 -

All items (1967=100)

 1,116.612 - 1,135.069      

Food and beverages

 393.314 - 397.013 5.3 0.9 -

Food

 396.173 - 400.328 5.4 1.0 -

Food at home

 355.141 357.806 360.708 6.7 1.6 0.8

Cereals and bakery products

 345.751 347.410 348.365 1.6 0.8 0.3

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs

 358.194 372.911 377.959 -0.3 5.5 1.4

Dairy and related products

 332.754 332.570 331.794 1.3 -0.3 -0.2

Fruits and vegetables

 433.502 450.370 466.603 6.5 7.6 3.6

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials(1)

 246.941 225.893 238.989 -2.4 -3.2 5.8

Other food at home

 351.167 352.234 344.896 18.5 -1.8 -2.1

Food away from home

 448.850 - 450.891 4.0 0.5 -

Alcoholic beverages

 359.688 - 358.227 3.5 -0.4 -

Housing

 419.057 - 421.715 2.9 0.6 -

Shelter

 462.932 463.142 467.763 2.9 1.0 1.0

Rent of primary residence

 527.201 528.147 532.153 2.7 0.9 0.8

Owners' equiv. rent of residences(2)

 499.373 500.688 503.142 2.9 0.8 0.5

Owners' equiv. rent of primary residence(2)

 499.373 500.688 503.142 2.9 0.8 0.5

Household furnishings and operations

 184.713 - 180.975 2.6 -2.0 -

Apparel

 135.945 - 131.834 4.4 -3.0 -

Transportation

 271.286 - 293.143 8.7 8.1 -

Private transportation

 265.276 - 284.685 5.4 7.3 -

New and used motor vehicles(3)

 117.273 - 118.677 -1.7 1.2 -

New vehicles(1)

 193.434 - 193.207 -0.4 -0.1 -

Used cars and trucks(1)

 317.192 - 321.397 -3.7 1.3 -

Motor fuel

 335.457 399.922 433.686 21.0 29.3 8.4

Gasoline (all types)

 332.858 396.412 428.990 19.9 28.9 8.2

Unleaded regular(4)

 331.820 396.400 429.338 20.2 29.4 8.3

Unleaded midgrade(4)(5)

 311.679 369.264 399.356 19.6 28.1 8.1

Unleaded premium(4)

 319.337 376.159 405.836 19.1 27.1 7.9

Medical Care

 608.192 - 607.287 0.6 -0.1 -

Recreation(3)

 155.403 - 159.672 5.7 2.7 -

Education and communication(3)

 167.838 - 166.537 -1.3 -0.8 -

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

 2,125.439 - 2,125.932 4.5 0.0 -

Other goods and services

 646.564 - 672.867 5.8 4.1 -

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 April 2026, not seasonally adjusted (1982-84=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

 363.211 - 369.215 3.8 1.7 -

Food

 396.173 - 400.328 5.4 1.0 -

Energy

 449.344 484.019 520.033 13.6 15.7 7.4

All items less food and energy

 359.478 - 363.151 3.0 1.0 -

All items less energy

 363.546 - 367.275 3.4 1.0 -

All items less medical care

 353.029 - 359.301 4.0 1.8 -

All items less shelter

 324.766 - 331.403 4.4 2.0 -

Commodities

 242.750 - 248.407 3.9 2.3 -

Commodities less food

 175.299 - 181.125 3.0 3.3 -

Commodities less food & beverages

 167.309 - 173.285 3.1 3.6 -

Durables

 114.820 - 113.479 -2.7 -1.2 -

Nondurables

 310.361 - 321.528 6.5 3.6 -

Nondurables less food & beverages

 224.806 - 243.643 9.0 8.4 -

Nondurables less food

 234.817 - 252.054 8.0 7.3 -

Services

 464.872 - 471.086 3.7 1.3 -

Services less rent of shelter(1)

 496.676 - 505.248 4.9 1.7 -

Services less medical care services

 453.693 - 460.364 3.9 1.5 -

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: Tuesday, May 12, 2026