US CPI by Region and Metro Area
US CPI by region and metro area, measuring consumer prices across the United States.
| Indicator | 08-2026 | 07-2026 | 06-2026 | 05-2026 | 04-2026 | 03-2026 | 02-2026 | 01-2026 | 12-2025 | 11-2025 | 09-2025 | 08-2025 | 07-2025 | 06-2025 | 05-2025 | 04-2025 | 03-2025 | 02-2025 | 01-2025 | 12-2024 | 11-2024 | 10-2024 | 09-2024 | 08-2024 | 07-2024 | 06-2024 | 05-2024 | 04-2024 | 03-2024 | 02-2024 | 01-2024 | 12-2023 | 11-2023 | 10-2023 | 09-2023 | 08-2023 | 07-2023 | |
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| Northeast Region5 | +3.9% | +4.1% | +4.3% | +5.0% | +4.4% | +3.6% | +2.7% | +2.8% | +3.3% | +3.1% | +3.1% | +3.3% | +3.2% | +3.0% | +2.8% | +3.1% | +3.2% | +3.9% | +3.7% | +3.5% | +3.5% | +3.5% | +3.4% | +3.4% | +3.6% | +3.8% | +3.9% | +3.6% | +3.4% | +2.4% | +2.5% | +2.6% | +2.5% | +2.7% | +3.0% | +2.8% | +2.6% | |
| New England Division | +3.4% | +3.9% | +4.2% | +4.6% | +4.0% | +2.9% | +1.2% | +1.8% | +2.5% | +2.7% | +3.2% | +3.7% | +3.3% | +2.7% | +2.8% | +3.0% | +3.2% | +4.5% | +4.0% | +3.3% | +3.1% | +3.3% | +3.4% | +3.3% | +3.5% | +3.8% | +3.8% | +3.2% | +3.1% | +2.1% | +2.0% | +2.3% | +2.0% | +2.0% | +2.5% | +2.3% | +2.1% | |
| Middle Atlantic Division | +4.1% | +4.2% | +4.4% | +5.2% | +4.5% | +4.0% | +3.3% | +3.2% | +3.6% | +3.2% | +3.1% | +3.1% | +3.1% | +3.1% | +2.8% | +3.2% | +3.2% | +3.6% | +3.6% | +3.6% | +3.7% | +3.6% | +3.4% | +3.4% | +3.7% | +3.8% | +4.0% | +3.7% | +3.5% | +2.6% | +2.7% | +2.7% | +2.8% | +2.9% | +3.2% | +3.0% | +2.8% | |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton (MA-NH) | +3.7% | +3.2% | +2.0% | +1.4% | +2.8% | +3.3% | +3.2% | +3.0% | +2.5% | +3.9% | +3.1% | +3.4% | +3.5% | +4.0% | +3.3% | +2.0% | +2.4% | +2.6% | +2.8% | |||||||||||||||||||
| New York-Newark-Jersey City (NY-NJ-PA) | +4.3% | +4.6% | +4.1% | +5.1% | +4.6% | +4.0% | +3.2% | +2.9% | +3.4% | +3.0% | +3.0% | +3.2% | +3.2% | +3.5% | +3.4% | +3.9% | +3.8% | +4.2% | +4.0% | +4.3% | +4.3% | +4.0% | +3.8% | +3.7% | +4.1% | +4.2% | +3.9% | +3.8% | +3.4% | +2.9% | +3.1% | +2.9% | +3.0% | +3.5% | +3.7% | +3.5% | +3.2% | |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington (PA-NJ-DE-MD) | +4.2% | +5.4% | +4.8% | +3.5% | +3.9% | +3.3% | +3.3% | +2.9% | +3.1% | +3.3% | +3.4% | +3.4% | +3.6% | +4.1% | +3.4% | +3.9% | +3.5% | +3.9% | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Midwest Region6 | +3.6% | +3.5% | +3.8% | +5.0% | +4.1% | +3.4% | +2.8% | +2.4% | +2.7% | +3.0% | +3.1% | +2.8% | +2.6% | +3.0% | +2.4% | +2.4% | +2.7% | +3.1% | +3.4% | +3.0% | +2.6% | +2.6% | +2.5% | +2.6% | +2.7% | +2.5% | +2.7% | +2.8% | +2.8% | +2.8% | +2.7% | +3.2% | +2.9% | +2.9% | +3.2% | +3.4% | +2.9% | |
| East North Central Division | +3.6% | +3.4% | +3.6% | +4.9% | +4.1% | +3.4% | +3.0% | +2.5% | +2.8% | +3.1% | +3.2% | +3.0% | +2.8% | +3.2% | +2.5% | +2.4% | +2.8% | +3.1% | +3.4% | +3.1% | +2.7% | +2.7% | +2.6% | +2.5% | +2.4% | +2.2% | +2.4% | +2.5% | +2.6% | +2.6% | +2.5% | +3.1% | +2.6% | +2.5% | +2.9% | +3.3% | +3.1% | |
| West North Central Division | +3.7% | +3.7% | +4.4% | +5.3% | +4.2% | +3.4% | +2.4% | +2.3% | +2.4% | +2.7% | +2.7% | +2.3% | +2.2% | +2.6% | +2.3% | +2.3% | +2.5% | +3.1% | +3.4% | +3.0% | +2.4% | +2.2% | +2.3% | +2.8% | +3.3% | +3.0% | +3.4% | +3.4% | +3.4% | +3.0% | +3.0% | +3.3% | +3.6% | +3.8% | +3.7% | +3.5% | +2.5% | |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin (IL-IN-WI) | +2.4% | +2.5% | +2.5% | +3.7% | +3.1% | +2.3% | +2.0% | +1.3% | +2.2% | +2.5% | +2.9% | +3.1% | +2.7% | +3.5% | +3.3% | +3.1% | +3.7% | +3.8% | +4.3% | +3.9% | +3.8% | +3.5% | +4.1% | +3.8% | +3.7% | +3.0% | +3.1% | +3.0% | +3.1% | +3.4% | +3.3% | +3.3% | +2.5% | +2.4% | +2.3% | +2.3% | +2.2% | |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn (MI) | +3.7% | +4.0% | +4.1% | +2.3% | +2.1% | +0.7% | +1.3% | +1.4% | +3.3% | +2.8% | +3.3% | +3.5% | +3.4% | +3.5% | +2.8% | +4.5% | +3.4% | +5.9% | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington (MN-WI) | +3.2% | +4.7% | +2.8% | +1.8% | +2.5% | +2.6% | +1.8% | +2.4% | +2.2% | +3.0% | +1.7% | +1.9% | +3.5% | +2.6% | +2.7% | +2.6% | +2.8% | +2.2% | +1.0% | |||||||||||||||||||
| St. Louis (MO-IL) | +2.9% | +2.9% | +3.5% | +2.4% | +2.0% | +2.6% | +2.5% | +2.2% | +2.0% | +3.1% | +2.6% | +3.3% | +3.4% | +4.0% | +3.6% | +2.8% | +3.1% | +3.1% | ||||||||||||||||||||
| South Region10 | +3.1% | +3.2% | +3.2% | +3.9% | +3.6% | +3.0% | +1.8% | +1.9% | +2.2% | +2.2% | +2.7% | +2.6% | +2.3% | +2.3% | +2.0% | +2.0% | +1.9% | +2.3% | +2.8% | +2.8% | +2.7% | +2.5% | +2.1% | +2.3% | +2.9% | +2.9% | +3.2% | +3.3% | +3.8% | +3.7% | +3.4% | +3.7% | +3.4% | +3.7% | +4.2% | +4.1% | +3.4% | |
| South Atlantic Division | +3.2% | +3.4% | +3.5% | +4.0% | +3.5% | +3.0% | +2.2% | +2.2% | +2.3% | +2.4% | +2.8% | +2.6% | +2.4% | +2.4% | +2.2% | +2.1% | +2.0% | +2.2% | +2.9% | +2.9% | +2.7% | +2.5% | +2.1% | +2.4% | +3.0% | +2.9% | +3.1% | +3.3% | +3.9% | +3.9% | +3.5% | +3.7% | +3.4% | +3.9% | +4.5% | +4.5% | +3.8% | |
| East South Central Division | +3.9% | +3.5% | +3.8% | +4.8% | +4.5% | +3.8% | +2.5% | +2.7% | +2.9% | +2.4% | +3.1% | +3.5% | +3.3% | +3.1% | +2.4% | +2.5% | +2.8% | +3.4% | +3.9% | +4.1% | +4.0% | +3.5% | +3.2% | +2.9% | +3.2% | +3.4% | +3.7% | +3.9% | +4.0% | +3.5% | +3.6% | +3.7% | +4.0% | +4.2% | +4.6% | +4.5% | +3.6% | |
| West South Central Division | +2.7% | +2.5% | +2.3% | +3.3% | +3.2% | +2.8% | +0.9% | +0.8% | +1.5% | +1.7% | +2.3% | +2.0% | +1.6% | +1.6% | +1.4% | +1.4% | +1.3% | +1.8% | +2.2% | +1.9% | +2.0% | +2.1% | +1.7% | +1.7% | +2.5% | +2.7% | +3.1% | +3.1% | +3.6% | +3.5% | +3.2% | +3.6% | +3.2% | +3.0% | +3.3% | +3.2% | +2.5% | |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria (DC-VA-MD-WV) | +4.0% | +4.1% | +3.0% | +2.7% | +2.4% | +2.5% | +2.0% | +1.9% | +2.4% | +2.7% | +2.7% | +2.6% | +3.7% | +3.3% | +3.4% | +3.6% | +2.8% | +3.3% | +1.8% | |||||||||||||||||||
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach (FL) | +3.7% | +3.4% | +3.8% | +2.1% | +2.6% | +2.5% | +3.1% | +2.2% | +2.9% | +2.8% | +2.7% | +2.6% | +3.5% | +4.5% | +4.9% | +5.7% | +7.4% | +7.8% | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell (GA) | +2.9% | +2.8% | +2.9% | +2.3% | +0.9% | +1.7% | +1.8% | +1.9% | +2.1% | +2.6% | +1.9% | +1.7% | +2.6% | +3.1% | +3.3% | +3.6% | +3.2% | +4.4% | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater (FL) | +1.9% | +3.2% | +2.1% | +2.3% | +3.0% | +3.3% | +3.3% | +2.6% | +2.1% | +2.3% | +1.6% | +1.2% | +2.4% | +1.8% | +3.7% | +3.9% | +5.2% | +6.7% | +5.9% | |||||||||||||||||||
| Baltimore-Columbia-Towson (MD) | +2.3% | +2.7% | +3.6% | +1.7% | +3.4% | +2.8% | +3.0% | +3.0% | +3.2% | +3.4% | +3.4% | +3.0% | +3.0% | +2.9% | +2.6% | +2.1% | +2.2% | +3.1% | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington (TX) | +2.9% | +2.6% | +3.0% | −0.4% | +1.1% | +1.9% | +0.9% | +0.6% | +1.4% | +2.8% | +1.9% | +2.6% | +4.1% | +5.0% | +4.9% | +5.3% | +5.2% | +4.6% | +4.0% | |||||||||||||||||||
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land (TX) | +1.3% | +0.8% | +2.8% | +1.3% | +1.6% | +1.1% | +1.8% | +1.2% | +1.0% | +1.0% | +2.1% | +1.7% | +2.1% | +2.9% | +3.5% | +4.5% | +3.0% | +2.7% | ||||||||||||||||||||
| West Region11 | +3.2% | +3.0% | +3.2% | +3.5% | +3.5% | +3.1% | +2.7% | +2.7% | +2.9% | +3.0% | +3.3% | +3.2% | +3.0% | +2.7% | +2.4% | +2.1% | +2.2% | +2.6% | +2.4% | +2.5% | +2.4% | +2.1% | +2.1% | +2.2% | +2.6% | +2.8% | +3.3% | +3.7% | +3.6% | +3.2% | +3.3% | +3.6% | +3.3% | +3.3% | +3.9% | +3.9% | +3.5% | |
| Mountain Division | +3.1% | +2.7% | +3.0% | +3.5% | +3.6% | +3.1% | +2.3% | +2.4% | +2.4% | +2.6% | +2.9% | +2.5% | +2.4% | +1.9% | +1.7% | +1.2% | +1.3% | +1.8% | +1.4% | +1.7% | +1.7% | +1.3% | +1.4% | +2.0% | +2.0% | +2.3% | +2.5% | +2.7% | +2.5% | +2.5% | +3.0% | +3.0% | +2.9% | +3.1% | +3.8% | +3.6% | +3.5% | |
| Pacific Division | +3.3% | +3.1% | +3.3% | +3.5% | +3.5% | +3.1% | +2.9% | +2.9% | +3.1% | +3.2% | +3.5% | +3.5% | +3.3% | +3.0% | +2.7% | +2.5% | +2.6% | +2.9% | +2.8% | +2.8% | +2.7% | +2.4% | +2.3% | +2.3% | +2.8% | +3.0% | +3.7% | +4.1% | +4.0% | +3.5% | +3.5% | +3.8% | +3.5% | +3.4% | +4.0% | +4.0% | +3.5% | |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale (AZ) | +2.5% | +2.8% | +3.0% | +1.7% | +2.2% | +1.4% | +0.2% | +0.3% | +1.8% | +1.6% | +1.6% | +2.3% | +2.7% | +2.6% | +2.2% | +2.7% | +2.9% | +3.7% | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Denver-Aurora-Lakewood (CO) | +3.9% | +5.0% | +4.2% | +2.6% | +2.2% | +3.1% | +2.1% | +2.2% | +1.9% | +2.3% | +2.0% | +1.4% | +1.9% | +2.6% | +2.8% | +3.5% | +4.5% | +5.4% | +4.7% | |||||||||||||||||||
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim (CA) | +3.6% | +3.4% | +3.3% | +3.6% | +3.7% | +3.4% | +2.9% | +3.0% | +3.0% | +3.6% | +3.5% | +3.3% | +3.2% | +3.2% | +3.0% | +3.0% | +3.0% | +3.1% | +3.3% | +3.4% | +3.2% | +3.0% | +2.8% | +2.9% | +3.4% | +3.2% | +3.9% | +3.9% | +4.0% | +3.4% | +2.5% | +3.5% | +2.8% | +2.4% | +3.2% | +3.3% | +2.7% | |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward (CA) | +3.4% | +3.8% | +3.8% | +2.5% | +3.0% | +2.5% | +1.5% | +1.3% | +2.7% | +2.4% | +2.4% | +2.7% | +3.2% | +3.8% | +2.4% | +2.6% | +2.8% | +3.4% | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario (CA) | +3.2% | +3.4% | +3.1% | +3.2% | +4.5% | +3.6% | +3.5% | +2.6% | +2.5% | +2.9% | +1.1% | +1.4% | +2.8% | +4.0% | +4.3% | +2.9% | +4.3% | +4.9% | +3.4% | |||||||||||||||||||
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue (WA) | +4.4% | +4.5% | +4.9% | +3.9% | +3.1% | +2.8% | +2.7% | +1.7% | +2.5% | +2.7% | +3.0% | +3.1% | +3.8% | +4.4% | +4.3% | +4.4% | +4.8% | +5.4% | ||||||||||||||||||||
| San Diego-Carlsbad (CA) | +2.7% | +3.8% | +3.2% | +2.6% | +4.0% | +3.9% | +4.0% | +3.8% | +3.8% | +3.8% | +2.6% | +2.5% | +3.5% | +3.2% | +3.6% | +3.8% | +5.2% | +4.7% | +4.3% | |||||||||||||||||||
| Hawaii Urban | +5.6% | +5.1% | +3.7% | +2.4% | +2.4% | +2.2% | +2.3% | +2.7% | +2.6% | +4.1% | +3.5% | +4.2% | +4.5% | +5.2% | +4.8% | +3.9% | +3.6% | +2.2% | +2.1% | |||||||||||||||||||
| Alaska Urban | +3.3% | +3.3% | +4.3% | +1.5% | +1.9% | +2.4% | +1.6% | +1.6% | +2.9% | +2.3% | +2.1% | +1.5% | +2.9% | +3.2% | +1.7% | +1.8% | +1.1% | +2.0% | ||||||||||||||||||||
| By Urban Size2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Urban Areas over 2.5 Million (Size A) | +3.4% | +3.3% | +3.3% | +4.1% | +3.7% | +3.2% | +2.3% | +2.3% | +2.6% | +2.6% | +2.8% | +2.6% | +2.5% | +2.6% | +2.3% | +2.4% | +2.6% | +3.0% | +3.1% | +2.9% | +2.9% | +2.8% | +2.8% | +3.0% | +3.3% | +3.3% | +3.6% | +3.6% | +3.6% | +3.4% | +3.2% | +3.6% | +3.4% | +3.4% | +3.8% | +3.8% | +3.4% | |
| Urban Areas under 2.5 Million (Size B/C) | +3.4% | +3.4% | +3.7% | +4.4% | +3.9% | +3.3% | +2.5% | +2.5% | +2.8% | +2.8% | +3.2% | +3.2% | +2.9% | +2.7% | +2.4% | +2.2% | +2.3% | +2.7% | +2.9% | +2.9% | +2.6% | +2.4% | +2.2% | +2.2% | +2.6% | +2.7% | +3.0% | +3.2% | +3.4% | +3.0% | +3.0% | +3.1% | +3.0% | +3.1% | +3.6% | +3.6% | +3.0% |
Latest reading
South Region stood at 323.39 in Aug 2026. That is +0.2% from Jul 2026 and +3.1% from a year earlier. The series on this page is monthly and runs from Dec 1966 to Aug 2026. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) — Consumer Price Index (CPI-U).
- vs a year earlier
- +3.1%
- Aug 2026
- vs previous period
- +0.2%
- Jul 2026
- Latest
- 323.39
- Aug 2026
About this data
US CPI by region and metro area, measuring consumer prices across the United States. Available monthly and bimonthly, the series show index values from the BLS since 1914. Breakdowns cover four regions, nine divisions, and large metropolitan areas. These figures are not seasonally adjusted and use varying base periods.
Frequently asked questions
- What does the US CPI by Region and Metro Area table measure?
- This table measures the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers across major geographic regions, divisions, and metropolitan areas in the United States, tracking local inflation trends and price changes.
- How often is this regional CPI data published and how far back does it go?
- The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes these series on a monthly and bimonthly schedule, with historical data extending back to 1914 for selected major aggregates.
- What geographic breakdowns are included in the table?
- The data provides figures for four broad geographic regions, nine divisions, city-size classes, and numerous large metropolitan areas throughout the United States.
- How should these regional index values be read?
- These figures are not seasonally adjusted and reflect specific index base periods, meaning users should evaluate them on a year-on-year basis rather than relying on month-on-month comparisons.
