The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the West Region advanced 0.5 percent in March, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. The all items less food and energy index increased 0.5 percent. The food index rose 0.6 percent, and the energy index increased 0.1 percent. (Data in this report are not seasonally adjusted. Accordingly, month-to-month changes may reflect seasonal influences.)

The West Region all items CPI-U increased 2.2 percent for the 12 months ending in March. The index for all items less food and energy increased 2.5 percent over the year. The food index rose 3.7 percent, while the energy index declined 4.3 percent.  

  

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Chart 1. Over-the-year percent change in CPI-U, West region, March 2022–March 2025

Month	All items	All items less food and energy
Mar 2022	8.7	6.8
Apr 2022	8.3	6.4
May 2022	8.3	6.2
Jun 2022	8.8	6.2
Jul 2022	8.3	6.3
Aug 2022	8.1	6.7
Sep 2022	8.3	6.8
Oct 2022	8.1	6.4
Nov 2022	7.1	6.0
Dec 2022	6.2	5.7
Jan 2023	6.3	5.6
Feb 2023	6.0	5.3
Mar 2023	5.1	5.5
Apr 2023	4.9	5.4
May 2023	4.5	5.3
Jun 2023	3.5	4.7
Jul 2023	3.5	4.3
Aug 2023	3.9	4.1
Sep 2023	3.9	3.9
Oct 2023	3.3	3.7
Nov 2023	3.3	3.7
Dec 2023	3.6	3.7
Jan 2024	3.3	3.7
Feb 2024	3.2	3.6
Mar 2024	3.6	3.8
Apr 2024	3.7	3.6
May 2024	3.3	3.3
Jun 2024	2.8	3.0
Jul 2024	2.6	3.0
Aug 2024	2.2	2.9
Sep 2024	2.1	3.0
Oct 2024	2.1	3.1
Nov 2024	2.4	3.1
Dec 2024	2.5	2.9
Jan 2025	2.4	2.7
Feb 2025	2.6	2.7
Mar 2025	2.2	2.5

The food index advanced 0.6 percent in March. The index for food at home (grocery store purchases) increased 0.7 percent, with higher prices in 5 of the 6 grocery categories. The food away from home index (restaurant, cafeteria, and vending purchases) increased 0.3 percent for the same period.

The food index rose 3.7 percent over the year. The food at home index advanced 3.3 percent, with higher prices in all six grocery categories. The index for food away from home rose 4.3 percent.

The energy index advanced 0.1 percent over the month. Prices for natural gas service rose 1.1 percent, and electricity prices increased 0.4 percent. Prices for gasoline fell 0.2 percent for the same period.

The energy index declined 4.3 percent over the year. Gasoline prices decreased 6.3 percent, prices for natural gas service fell 3.1 percent, and prices for electricity declined 1.7 percent during the past year.

The index for all items less food and energy advanced 0.5 percent in March. Among the index’s components, prices were higher for medical care (+1.5 percent) and shelter (+0.6 percent). In contrast, prices were lower for household furnishings and operations (-0.5 percent).

The index for all items less food and energy increased 2.5 percent over the year, reflecting higher prices for medical care (+4.5 percent) and shelter (+2.9 percent). In contrast, prices were lower for household furnishings and operations (-0.3 percent) and education and communication (-0.1 percent).

The April 2025 Consumer Price Index for the West Region is scheduled to be released on May 13, 2025.

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 the West Region is published 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 West Region covered in this release is comprised of the following thirteen states: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming.

Refer to the national CPI news release technical note or the Handbook of Methods for more information.

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Table 1. West region CPI-U by expenditure category for March 2025, not seasonally adjusted (1982-84=100 unless otherwise noted)

Expenditure category	Indexes				Percent change from -
	Historical data	Jan. 2025	Feb. 2025	Mar. 2025	Mar. 2024	Jan. 2025	Feb. 2025
All items		335.989	337.868	339.627	2.2	1.1	0.5
All items (December 1977 = 100)		543.107	546.145	548.987
Food and beverages		348.703	349.760	351.649	3.6	0.8	0.5
Food		351.395	352.484	354.451	3.7	0.9	0.6
Food at home		327.300	328.066	330.443	3.3	1.0	0.7
Cereals and bakery products		333.776	337.330	338.516	1.9	1.4	0.4
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs		369.346	373.618	377.430	9.2	2.2	1.0
Dairy and related products		286.916	286.912	287.635	2.0	0.3	0.3
Fruits and vegetables		408.039	406.262	405.649	0.7	-0.6	-0.2
Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials		231.524	230.266	232.053	2.0	0.2	0.8
Other food at home		279.821	279.818	283.533	2.5	1.3	1.3
Food away from home		385.849	387.421	388.758	4.3	0.8	0.3
Alcoholic beverages		307.556	308.150	308.919	2.2	0.4	0.2
Housing		378.434	379.695	381.405	2.4	0.8	0.5
Shelter		436.720	438.028	440.474	2.9	0.9	0.6
Rent of primary residence		466.701	468.076	469.698	3.5	0.6	0.3
Owners' equivalent rent of residences(1)		461.674	462.641	463.947	3.2	0.5	0.3
Owners' equivalent rent of primary residence(1)		461.450	462.424	463.734	3.2	0.5	0.3
Fuels and utilities		423.983	427.403	429.448	0.2	1.3	0.5
Household energy		366.147	369.034	371.170	-1.8	1.4	0.6
Energy services		369.457	372.314	374.486	-1.9	1.4	0.6
Electricity		413.300	414.512	416.326	-1.7	0.7	0.4
Utility (piped) gas service		284.868	291.650	294.742	-3.1	3.5	1.1
Household furnishings and operations		158.615	158.941	158.194	-0.3	-0.3	-0.5
Apparel		123.550	128.074	128.398	1.5	3.9	0.3
Transportation		279.658	282.798	283.361	0.0	1.3	0.2
Private transportation		278.807	282.401	283.698	0.8	1.8	0.5
New and used motor vehicles(2)		123.460	123.302	123.506	0.2	0.0	0.2
New vehicles		175.982	175.868	175.985	0.1	0.0	0.1
New cars(3)		173.850	174.257	174.984	0.4	0.7	0.4
Used cars and trucks		174.279	174.462	175.451	1.2	0.7	0.6
Motor fuel		315.332	331.283	330.495	-6.4	4.8	-0.2
Gasoline (all types)		313.871	329.993	329.234	-6.3	4.9	-0.2
Gasoline, unleaded regular(3)		308.852	325.211	324.372	-6.6	5.0	-0.3
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade(3)(4)		302.303	317.071	316.435	-5.9	4.7	-0.2
Gasoline, unleaded premium(3)		313.643	327.964	327.549	-5.3	4.4	-0.1
Medical care		616.645	619.282	628.456	4.5	1.9	1.5
Medical care commodities		477.836	479.549	473.429	2.3	-0.9	-1.3
Medical care services		659.705	662.618	676.133	4.9	2.5	2.0
Professional services		428.524	429.244	429.230	2.3	0.2	0.0
Recreation(2)		132.682	132.560	133.279	1.2	0.4	0.5
Education and communication(2)		143.298	144.027	143.968	-0.1	0.5	0.0
Tuition, other school fees, and child care(5)		1,704.467	1,709.010	1,712.722	3.1	0.5	0.2
Other goods and services		552.197	558.303	569.100	5.3	3.1	1.9
Footnotes (1) Indexes on a December 1982=100 base. (2) Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. (3) Special index based on a substantially smaller sample. (4) Indexes on a December 1993=100 base. (5) Indexes on a December 1977=100 base.
- Data not available. Note: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

Table 2. West region CPI-U by special aggregate index for March 2025, not seasonally adjusted (1982-84=100 unless otherwise noted)

Special aggregate index	Indexes				Percent change from -
	Historical data	Jan. 2025	Feb. 2025	Mar. 2025	Mar. 2024	Jan. 2025	Feb. 2025
All items		335.989	337.868	339.627	2.2	1.1	0.5
Food		351.395	352.484	354.451	3.7	0.9	0.6
Energy		343.815	354.457	354.915	-4.3	3.2	0.1
All items less food and energy		336.799	338.225	340.059	2.5	1.0	0.5
All items less energy		338.150	339.526	341.375	2.7	1.0	0.5
All items less medical care		323.074	324.917	326.345	2.1	1.0	0.4
All items less shelter		296.116	298.225	299.711	1.8	1.2	0.5
Commodities		226.563	228.623	228.864	0.7	1.0	0.1
Commodities less food		175.197	177.448	177.136	-1.2	1.1	-0.2
Commodities less food & beverages		170.315	172.577	172.246	-1.3	1.1	-0.2
Durables		121.955	121.944	121.753	-1.3	-0.2	-0.2
Nondurables		286.304	290.035	290.663	1.5	1.5	0.2
Nondurables less food & beverages		224.988	231.083	230.556	-1.2	2.5	-0.2
Nondurables less food		231.004	236.824	236.368	-1.0	2.3	-0.2
Services		438.170	439.777	443.076	3.1	1.1	0.8
Services less rent of shelter(1)		452.372	454.558	459.071	3.2	1.5	1.0
Services less medical care services		422.572	424.086	426.658	2.9	1.0	0.6
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.