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25-1289-SAN
Tuesday, August 12, 2025

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Consumer Price Index, West Region — July 2025

Area prices were up 0.2 percent over the past month, up 3.0 percent from a year ago

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for the West Region advanced 0.2 percent in July, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. The index for all items less food and energy advanced 0.3 percent. The food index was unchanged, while the energy index declined 1.0 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 3.0 percent for the 12 months ending in July. The index for all items less food and energy increased 3.2 percent over the year. The food index rose 3.4 percent. The energy index declined 0.3 percent.  

Food

The food index was unchanged for the month of July. The index for food at home (grocery store purchases) was also unchanged. Within food at home, prices for dairy and related products rose 1.6 percent, while prices for fruits and vegetables declined 0.7 percent. The food away from home index (restaurant, cafeteria, and vending purchases) rose 0.1 percent for the same period.

The food index rose 3.4 percent over the year. The food at home index rose 3.0 percent, with higher prices in all six major grocery store food groups. The food away from home index advanced 4.0 percent.

Energy

The energy index declined 1.0 percent over the month. Gasoline prices decreased 1.6 percent. Prices for electricity declined 0.5 percent, and prices for natural gas service fell 0.3 percent for the same period.

The energy index declined 0.3 percent over the year. Gasoline prices decreased 3.2 percent. Prices for natural gas service advanced 7.8 percent, and prices for electricity increased 1.9 percent during the past year.

All items less food and energy

The index for all items less food and energy advanced 0.3 percent in July. Among the index’s components, prices were higher for medical care (+1.7 percent) and recreation (+0.9 percent). In contrast, prices were lower for apparel (-0.2 percent) and education and communication (-0.1 percent).

The index for all items less food and energy increased 3.2 percent over the year, reflecting higher prices for medical care (+5.5 percent) and shelter (+3.1 percent).

Table A. West region CPI-U 1-month and 12-month percent changes, all items index, not seasonally adjusted
Month 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
1-month 12-month 1-month 12-month 1-month 12-month 1-month 12-month 1-month 12-month

January

0.2 1.4 0.9 7.7 0.9 6.3 0.7 3.3 0.6 2.4

February

0.5 1.6 0.8 8.1 0.5 6.0 0.4 3.2 0.6 2.6

March

0.7 2.4 1.3 8.7 0.5 5.1 0.9 3.6 0.5 2.2

April

1.0 3.9 0.7 8.3 0.5 4.9 0.6 3.7 0.5 2.1

May

0.8 4.7 0.8 8.3 0.4 4.5 0.1 3.3 0.3 2.4

June

0.9 5.1 1.2 8.8 0.3 3.5 -0.2 2.8 0.1 2.7

July

0.6 5.2 0.1 8.3 0.1 3.5 -0.1 2.6 0.2 3.0

August

0.2 5.0 0.0 8.1 0.4 3.9 0.1 2.2

September

0.2 5.3 0.3 8.3 0.4 3.9 0.2 2.1

October

0.8 6.0 0.7 8.1 0.1 3.3 0.1 2.1

November

0.5 6.5 -0.4 7.1 -0.4 3.3 -0.1 2.4

December

0.4 7.1 -0.4 6.2 -0.1 3.6 0.0 2.5

The August 2025 Consumer Price Index for the West Region is scheduled to be released on September 11, 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 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.

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. West region 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

342.343 342.613 343.234 3.0 0.3 0.2

All items (December 1977 = 100)

553.378 553.815 554.818      

Food and beverages

352.649 353.268 353.407 3.3 0.2 0.0

Food

355.621 356.305 356.396 3.4 0.2 0.0

Food at home

330.088 330.294 330.207 3.0 0.0 0.0

Cereals and bakery products

342.152 340.330 340.163 2.0 -0.6 0.0

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs

365.907 364.458 366.813 4.9 0.2 0.6

Dairy and related products

287.745 280.561 284.938 0.5 -1.0 1.6

Fruits and vegetables

406.629 410.406 407.469 2.1 0.2 -0.7

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials

233.402 235.646 235.205 5.3 0.8 -0.2

Other food at home

286.087 287.728 286.388 2.4 0.1 -0.5

Food away from home

392.219 393.620 393.978 4.0 0.4 0.1

Alcoholic beverages

307.491 307.166 307.988 1.1 0.2 0.3

Housing

384.724 385.377 385.511 3.1 0.2 0.0

Shelter

443.685 444.457 444.667 3.1 0.2 0.0

Rent of primary residence

471.741 472.368 473.038 3.0 0.3 0.1

Owners' equivalent rent of residences(1)

466.685 468.041 468.879 3.5 0.5 0.2

Owners' equivalent rent of primary residence(1)

466.481 467.841 468.673 3.5 0.5 0.2

Fuels and utilities

437.440 437.530 437.414 3.9 0.0 0.0

Household energy

381.034 379.882 377.894 3.2 -0.8 -0.5

Energy services

384.657 383.453 381.822 3.3 -0.7 -0.4

Electricity

426.504 422.101 420.183 1.9 -1.5 -0.5

Utility (piped) gas service

305.353 311.476 310.436 7.8 1.7 -0.3

Household furnishings and operations

160.068 160.493 160.471 2.4 0.3 0.0

Apparel

125.938 124.831 124.559 0.1 -1.1 -0.2

Transportation

288.010 287.804 287.344 2.1 -0.2 -0.2

Private transportation

287.879 287.637 287.865 2.6 0.0 0.1

New and used motor vehicles(2)

124.343 124.804 125.402 1.7 0.9 0.5

New vehicles

176.370 176.096 176.270 0.6 -0.1 0.1

New cars(3)

175.185 174.831 175.112 1.2 0.0 0.2

Used cars and trucks

178.135 180.583 182.663 6.5 2.5 1.2

Motor fuel

341.335 336.739 332.050 -3.0 -2.7 -1.4

Gasoline (all types)

340.411 335.485 330.126 -3.2 -3.0 -1.6

Gasoline, unleaded regular(3)

335.620 330.573 325.060 -3.5 -3.1 -1.7

Gasoline, unleaded midgrade(3)(4)

326.881 322.364 317.741 -2.9 -2.8 -1.4

Gasoline, unleaded premium(3)

337.815 333.612 329.111 -2.5 -2.6 -1.3

Medical care

634.178 634.850 645.605 5.5 1.8 1.7

Medical care commodities

481.464 480.318 479.351 0.0 -0.4 -0.2

Medical care services

681.246 682.432 696.539 6.7 2.2 2.1

Professional services

430.642 431.907 443.155 3.8 2.9 2.6

Recreation(2)

134.128 134.178 135.341 3.1 0.9 0.9

Education and communication(2)

144.307 143.856 143.709 0.0 -0.4 -0.1

Tuition, other school fees, and child care(5)

1,716.840 1,720.144 1,732.784 3.6 0.9 0.7

Other goods and services

574.713 577.916 581.107 4.8 1.1 0.6

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 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

342.343 342.613 343.234 3.0 0.3 0.2

Food

355.621 356.305 356.396 3.4 0.2 0.0

Energy

365.558 362.354 358.734 -0.3 -1.9 -1.0

All items less food and energy

342.513 342.957 343.963 3.2 0.4 0.3

All items less energy

343.644 344.121 344.998 3.2 0.4 0.3

All items less medical care

328.925 329.176 329.349 2.8 0.1 0.1

All items less shelter

302.232 302.302 303.087 2.9 0.3 0.3

Commodities

230.627 230.583 230.388 1.7 -0.1 -0.1

Commodities less food

178.988 178.719 178.445 0.6 -0.3 -0.2

Commodities less food & beverages

174.149 173.885 173.589 0.6 -0.3 -0.2

Durables

123.333 123.572 123.735 1.5 0.3 0.1

Nondurables

292.255 291.935 291.418 1.8 -0.3 -0.2

Nondurables less food & beverages

232.658 231.493 230.389 -0.2 -1.0 -0.5

Nondurables less food

238.283 237.158 236.157 -0.2 -0.9 -0.4

Services

446.692 447.284 448.748 3.7 0.5 0.3

Services less rent of shelter(1)

463.307 463.979 467.264 4.6 0.9 0.7

Services less medical care services

430.169 430.718 431.281 3.4 0.3 0.1

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, August 12, 2025