Consumer Price Index, Seattle area — June 2026

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue advanced 1.0 percent for the two months ending in June 2026, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported today. Regional Commissioner Chris Rosenlund noted that the index for all items less food and energy increased 0.9 percent. The food index increased 1.2 percent, and the energy index rose 1.5 percent. (Data in this report are not seasonally adjusted. Accordingly, bi-monthly changes may reflect seasonal influences.)

The Seattle area all items CPI-U increased 4.5 percent for the 12 months ending in June. The index for all items less food and energy increased 3.5 percent over the year. Food prices advanced 3.5 percent. Energy prices increased 20.7 percent.

Food

Food prices increased 1.2 percent for the two months ending in June. Prices for food at home (grocery store purchases) rose 1.7 percent, with higher prices in all 6 major grocery store food groups. Prices for food away from home (restaurant, cafeteria, and vending purchases) advanced 0.6 percent for the same period.

Food prices advanced 3.5 percent over the year. Prices for food at home rose 0.9 percent, and prices for food away from home advanced 6.2 percent.

Energy

The energy index increased 1.5 percent for the two months ending in June. Gasoline prices rose 1.6 percent.

Energy prices increased 20.7 percent over the year. Gasoline prices rose 24.7 percent.

All items less food and energy

The index for all items less food and energy advanced 0.9 percent during the two-month period. Among the index's components, prices were higher for household furnishings and operations (+5.1 percent) and shelter (+0.6 percent). In contrast, prices were lower for recreation (-0.9 percent) and medical care (-0.5 percent).

The index for all items less food and energy increased 3.5 percent over the year. Components contributing to the increase included recreation (+9.8 percent) and shelter (+2.1 percent). In contrast, prices were lower for education and communication (-1.1 percent).

Table A. Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA, 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	1.7	8.1	1.4	8.0	1.2	4.3	1.1	2.5	1.8	3.9
April	2.1	9.1	1.0	6.9	1.2	4.4	0.4	1.7	1.3	4.9
June	3.2	10.1	1.0	4.6	0.4	3.8	1.4	2.7	1.0	4.5
August	0.0	9.0	0.8	5.4	0.1	3.1	0.2	2.8
October	1.0	8.9	0.4	4.8	0.3	3.0	-	-
December	0.1	8.4	-0.3	4.4	-0.5	2.7	-	3.1
Note: The October 2025 data values are not available due to the 2025 lapse in appropriations

The August 2026 Consumer Price Index for the Seattle area is scheduled to be released on September 11, 2026.

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 Seattle 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 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA. metropolitan area covered in this release is comprised of King, Pierce, and Snohomish Counties in the State of Washington.

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

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Table 1. Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA, CPI-U by expenditure category for June 2026, not seasonally adjusted (1982-84=100 unless otherwise noted)

Expenditure category	Indexes				Percent change from -
	Historical data	Apr. 2026	May 2026	Jun. 2026	Jun. 2025	Apr. 2026	May 2026
All Items		377.091	-	380.849	4.5	1.0	-
All items (1967=100)		1,149.519	-	1,160.975
Food and beverages		384.681	-	389.372	3.6	1.2	-
Food		387.180	-	391.884	3.5	1.2	-
Food at home		332.794	338.466	338.392	0.9	1.7	0.0
Cereals and bakery products		405.661	418.978	407.441	2.5	0.4	-2.8
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs		308.856	316.147	314.245	3.7	1.7	-0.6
Dairy and related products		295.255	304.413	305.801	-	3.6	0.5
Fruits and vegetables		532.547	540.650	540.964	11.7	1.6	0.1
Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials(1)		462.196	461.519	467.448	3.6	1.1	1.3
Other food at home		241.456	243.779	245.884	-7.2	1.8	0.9
Food away from home		473.871	-	476.830	6.2	0.6	-
Alcoholic beverages		345.446	-	349.900	5.0	1.3	-
Housing		454.813	-	459.895	3.4	1.1	-
Shelter		515.281	517.612	518.171	2.1	0.6	0.1
Rent of primary residence		517.166	518.255	519.254	2.5	0.4	0.2
Owners' equiv. rent of residences(2)		546.142	546.993	547.331	2.3	0.2	0.1
Owners' equiv. rent of primary residence(2)		546.142	546.993	547.331	2.3	0.2	0.1
Household furnishings and operations		249.137	-	261.929	9.5	5.1	-
Apparel		141.486	-	145.595	14.7	2.9	-
Transportation		330.803	-	337.131	7.6	1.9	-
Private transportation		341.789	-	345.789	6.4	1.2	-
New and used motor vehicles(3)		124.774	-	126.752	0.0	1.6	-
New vehicles(1)		227.993	-	228.555	1.1	0.2	-
Used cars and trucks(1)		407.489	-	419.215	-1.1	2.9	-
Motor fuel		621.040	654.520	630.029	25.4	1.4	-3.7
Gasoline (all types)		630.643	665.644	640.806	24.7	1.6	-3.7
Unleaded regular(4)		683.362	721.491	693.478	25.0	1.5	-3.9
Unleaded midgrade(4)(5)		497.431	525.386	507.532	23.7	2.0	-3.4
Unleaded premium(4)		584.761	616.555	596.838	23.6	2.1	-3.2
Medical Care		503.188	-	500.772	1.2	-0.5	-
Recreation(3)		132.846	-	131.679	9.8	-0.9	-
Education and communication(3)		146.857	-	147.355	-1.1	0.3	-
Tuition, other school fees, and child care(1)		1,989.917	-	1,989.917	3.0	0.0	-
Other goods and services		579.079	-	580.700	-	0.3	-
Footnotes (1) Index is on a November 1977=100 base. (2) Index is on a November 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. Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA, CPI-U by special aggregate index for June 2026, not seasonally adjusted (1982-84=100 unless otherwise noted)

Special aggregate index	Indexes				Percent change from -
	Historical data	Apr. 2026	May 2026	Jun. 2026	Jun. 2025	Apr. 2026	May 2026
All items		377.091	-	380.849	4.5	1.0	-
Food		387.180	-	391.884	3.5	1.2	-
Energy		526.342	546.358	534.284	20.7	1.5	-2.2
All items less food and energy		371.489	-	374.918	3.5	0.9	-
All items less energy		373.862	-	377.463	3.6	1.0	-
All items less medical care		371.860	-	375.976	4.8	1.1	-
All items less shelter		323.005	-	327.057	6.0	1.3	-
Commodities		257.828	-	259.999	5.3	0.8	-
Commodities less food		205.619	-	206.888	6.2	0.6	-
Commodities less food & beverages		200.127	-	201.306	6.2	0.6	-
Durables		152.726	-	153.331	0.4	0.4	-
Nondurables		316.639	-	319.914	7.3	1.0	-
Nondurables less food & beverages		254.435	-	256.432	12.6	0.8	-
Nondurables less food		262.675	-	264.839	12.0	0.8	-
Services		487.675	-	492.928	4.1	1.1	-
Services less rent of shelter(1)		465.102	-	473.177	6.9	1.7	-
Services less medical care services		480.754	-	486.498	4.3	1.2	-
Footnotes (1) Indexes on a November 1982=100 base.
- Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.