Average Consumer Prices

Summary	Average consumer prices
Geographic Coverage	U.S., States, Metropolitan Area
Series Begins/Ends	1973 - 2026
Reporting Period	Monthly
Updated	Apr. 12, 2026
Estimated next update	May 12, 2026
Original Source	Bureau of Labor Statistics
Sample File	Sample_CSV__Average_Consumer_Prices.zip
Latest data available	March, 2026
Source (APA):	StatsUSA. (2026, April 12). Average Consumer Prices. https://statsusa.org/ca/stats/average-consumer-prices.html?bid=%27MQ%3D%3D%27&dbc=cmFuZF91c2E%3D Set APA as default format Average Consumer Prices. StatsUSA. Last modified April 12, 2026. https://statsusa.org/ca/stats/average-consumer-prices.html?bid=%27MQ%3D%3D%27&dbc=cmFuZF91c2E%3D. Set Chicago as default format Average Consumer Prices. StatsUSA, 12 Apr 2026, https://statsusa.org/ca/stats/average-consumer-prices.html?bid=%27MQ%3D%3D%27&dbc=cmFuZF91c2E%3D. Set MLA as default format Average Consumer Prices. StatsUSA. Updated April 12, 2026. Accessed May 1, 2026. https://statsusa.org/ca/stats/average-consumer-prices.html?bid=%27MQ%3D%3D%27&dbc=cmFuZF91c2E%3D Set AMA as default format
Additional Background	This database contains average consumer prices, in dollars, for household fuel, motor fuel, and food items as collected for the Consumer Price Index (CPI). A limited number of measures are available starting in 1913. Most are available for shorter periods. Data for many items are not collected and are therefore not reported. Average prices are best used to measure the price level in a particular month, not to measure price change over time. Not all categories are available in each geographical area. Prices, except for electricity, are collected monthly by Bureau of Labor Statistics in 85 urban areas. Electricity prices are collected for the BLS for the same 85 areas by the Department of Energy using mail questionnaires. All fuel prices include applicable Federal, State, and local taxes; prices for natural gas and electricity also include fuel and purchased gas adjustments. For additional details on categories and methodology, see Consumer Price Index.

Please enter one or more areas. Data are not available for all goods or service items in all areas. Size Class A indicates cities over 2.5 million in all states; Size Class B/C indicates cities 2.5 million or less in all states; Size Class D indicates cities less than 50,000 in all states. All

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Category	Definition
U.S. city average	Average all cities
Size Class A	Cities over 1.5 million in all states until 2018; thereafter 2.5 million
Size Class B/C	Cities 50,000 to 1.5 million population in all states until 2018; thereafter 2.5 million or less
Size Class D	Cities less than 50,000 in all states until 2018; discontinued thereafter
Northeast	Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania
New England	Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont
Middle Atlantic	New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania
Northeast - Size Class A	Cities in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont over 1.5 million population until 2018; thereafter 2.5 million
Northeast - Size Class B/C	Cities in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont 50,000 to 1.5 million population until 2018; thereafter 2.5 million or less
South	Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia
East South Central	Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi, Tennessee
South Atlantic	Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia
West South Central	Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Texas
South - Size Class A	Cities in Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia over 1.5 million population until 2018; thereafter 2.5 million
South - Size Class B/C	Cities in Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia 50,000 to 1.5 million population until 2018; thereafter 2.5 million or less
South - Size Class D	Cities less than 50,000 in Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia until 2018; discontinued thereafter
Midwest	Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, Wisconsin, South Dakota
East North Central	Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Wisconsin
West North Central	Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota
Midwest - Size Class A	Cities in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, Wisconsin, South Dakota over 1.5 million population until 2018; thereafter 2.5 million
Midwest - Size Class B/C	Cities in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, Wisconsin, South Dakota 50,000 to 1.5 million population until 2018; thereafter 2.5 million or less
Midwest - Size Class D	Cities less than 50,000 in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, Wisconsin, South Dakota until 2018; discontinued thereafter
West	Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming
Mountain	Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, Wyoming
Pacific	Alaska, California, Hawaii, Oregon, Washington
West - Size Class A	Cities in Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming over 1.5 million population until 2018; thereafter 2.5 million
West - Size Class B/C	Cities in Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming 50,000 to 1,500,000 population until 2018; thereafter 2,500,000 or less
Northeast size C	"Small" nonself-representing in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont over 1.5 million population until 2018; discontinued thereafter
West size B	"Medium" nonself-representing cities in Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming over 1.5 million population until 2018; discontinued thereafter
West size C	"Small" nonself-representing cities in Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming over 1.5 million population until 2018; discontinued thereafter
Northeast size B	"Medium" nonself-representing cities in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont over 1.5 million population until 2018; discontinued thereafter
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA
West - Size Class D	Cities less than 50,000 in Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming until 2018; discontinued thereafter
South size C	"Small" nonself-representing cities in Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia over 1.5 million population until 2018; discontinued thereafter
South size B	"Medium" nonself-representing cities in Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia over 1.5 million population until 2018; discontinued thereafter
North Central size C	"Small" nonself-representing cities in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and WisconsinÊ
City size B	"Medium" nonself-representing cities in all states until 2018; discontinued thereafter
City size C	"Small" nonself-representing cities in all states; discontinued thereafter
Northeast - Size Class D	Cities less than 50,000 in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont until 2018; discontinued thereafter
North Central size B	"Medium" nonself-representing cities in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and WisconsinÊ
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH
Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY	Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI
Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN	Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN
Cleveland-Akron, OH	Cleveland-Akron, OH
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO	Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX
Kansas City, MO-KS	Kansas City, MO-KS
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA	Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL
Milwaukee-Racine, WI	Milwaukee-Racine, WI
Minneapolis-St.Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	Minneapolis-St.Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ	Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ
Pittsburgh, PA	Pittsburgh, PA
Portland-Salem, OR-WA	Portland-Salem, OR-WA
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA	San Diego-Carlsbad, CA
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA	San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue WA	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue WA
Scranton, PA	Scranton, PA
St. Louis, MO-IL	St. Louis, MO-IL
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
Urban Alaska	Urban Alaska
Urban Hawaii	Urban Hawaii
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV	Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV
Washington, DC-MD-VA	Washington, DC-MD-VA

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Category	Definition
U.S. city average	Average all cities
Size Class A	Cities over 1.5 million in all states until 2018; thereafter 2.5 million
Size Class B/C	Cities 50,000 to 1.5 million population in all states until 2018; thereafter 2.5 million or less
Size Class D	Cities less than 50,000 in all states until 2018; discontinued thereafter
Northeast	Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania
New England	Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont
Middle Atlantic	New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania
Northeast - Size Class A	Cities in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont over 1.5 million population until 2018; thereafter 2.5 million
Northeast - Size Class B/C	Cities in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont 50,000 to 1.5 million population until 2018; thereafter 2.5 million or less
South	Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia
East South Central	Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi, Tennessee
South Atlantic	Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia
West South Central	Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Texas
South - Size Class A	Cities in Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia over 1.5 million population until 2018; thereafter 2.5 million
South - Size Class B/C	Cities in Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia 50,000 to 1.5 million population until 2018; thereafter 2.5 million or less
South - Size Class D	Cities less than 50,000 in Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia until 2018; discontinued thereafter
Midwest	Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, Wisconsin, South Dakota
East North Central	Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Wisconsin
West North Central	Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota
Midwest - Size Class A	Cities in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, Wisconsin, South Dakota over 1.5 million population until 2018; thereafter 2.5 million
Midwest - Size Class B/C	Cities in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, Wisconsin, South Dakota 50,000 to 1.5 million population until 2018; thereafter 2.5 million or less
Midwest - Size Class D	Cities less than 50,000 in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, Wisconsin, South Dakota until 2018; discontinued thereafter
West	Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming
Mountain	Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, Wyoming
Pacific	Alaska, California, Hawaii, Oregon, Washington
West - Size Class A	Cities in Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming over 1.5 million population until 2018; thereafter 2.5 million
West - Size Class B/C	Cities in Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming 50,000 to 1,500,000 population until 2018; thereafter 2,500,000 or less
Northeast size C	"Small" nonself-representing in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont over 1.5 million population until 2018; discontinued thereafter
West size B	"Medium" nonself-representing cities in Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming over 1.5 million population until 2018; discontinued thereafter
West size C	"Small" nonself-representing cities in Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming over 1.5 million population until 2018; discontinued thereafter
Northeast size B	"Medium" nonself-representing cities in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont over 1.5 million population until 2018; discontinued thereafter
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA
West - Size Class D	Cities less than 50,000 in Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming until 2018; discontinued thereafter
South size C	"Small" nonself-representing cities in Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia over 1.5 million population until 2018; discontinued thereafter
South size B	"Medium" nonself-representing cities in Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia over 1.5 million population until 2018; discontinued thereafter
North Central size C	"Small" nonself-representing cities in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and WisconsinÊ
City size B	"Medium" nonself-representing cities in all states until 2018; discontinued thereafter
City size C	"Small" nonself-representing cities in all states; discontinued thereafter
Northeast - Size Class D	Cities less than 50,000 in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont until 2018; discontinued thereafter
North Central size B	"Medium" nonself-representing cities in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and WisconsinÊ
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH
Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY	Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI
Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN	Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN
Cleveland-Akron, OH	Cleveland-Akron, OH
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO	Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX
Kansas City, MO-KS	Kansas City, MO-KS
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA	Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL
Milwaukee-Racine, WI	Milwaukee-Racine, WI
Minneapolis-St.Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	Minneapolis-St.Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ	Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ
Pittsburgh, PA	Pittsburgh, PA
Portland-Salem, OR-WA	Portland-Salem, OR-WA
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA	San Diego-Carlsbad, CA
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA	San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue WA	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue WA
Scranton, PA	Scranton, PA
St. Louis, MO-IL	St. Louis, MO-IL
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
Urban Alaska	Urban Alaska
Urban Hawaii	Urban Hawaii
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV	Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV
Washington, DC-MD-VA	Washington, DC-MD-VA

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