Consumer Price Index, Seattle area — April 2026

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue advanced 1.3 percent for the two months ending in April 2026, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported today. Regional Commissioner Chris Rosenlund noted that the energy index increased 17.6 percent. The index for all items less food and energy rose 0.6 percent, while the food index decreased 0.7 percent. (Data in this report are not seasonally adjusted. Accordingly, bi-monthly changes may reflect seasonal influences.)

The Seattle area all items CPI-U advanced 4.9 percent for the 12 months ending in April. The index for all items less food and energy increased 3.8 percent over the year. Food prices increased 3.8 percent. Energy prices rose 23.7 percent.

Food

Food prices fell 0.7 percent for the two months ending in April. Prices for food at home (grocery store purchases) fell 1.2 percent, with lower prices in 4 of the 6 major grocery store food groups. Prices for food away from home (restaurant, cafeteria, and vending purchases) were unchanged for the same period.

Food prices increased 3.8 percent over the year. Prices for food at home increased 0.7 percent, and prices for food away from home increased 7.3 percent.

Energy

The energy index rose 17.6 percent for the two months ending in April. Gasoline prices increased 28.9 percent.

Energy prices rose 23.7 percent over the year. Gasoline prices rose 25.7 percent.

All items less food and energy

The index for all items less food and energy increased 0.6 percent during the two-month period. Among the index's components, prices were higher for other goods and services (+4.1 percent) and shelter (+0.7 percent). In contrast, prices were lower for apparel (-4.4 percent) and education and communication (-0.7 percent).

The index for all items less food and energy increased 3.8 percent over the year. Components contributing to the increase included recreation (+8.1 percent) and shelter (+2.4 percent). In contrast, prices were lower for used cars and trucks (-1.6 percent) and education and communication (-1.2 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
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 June 2026 Consumer Price Index for the Seattle area is scheduled to be released on July 14, 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 April 2026, not seasonally adjusted (1982-84=100 unless otherwise noted)

Expenditure category	Indexes				Percent change from -
	Historical data	Feb. 2026	Mar. 2026	Apr. 2026	Apr. 2025	Feb. 2026	Mar. 2026
All Items		372.121	-	377.091	4.9	1.3	-
All items (1967=100)		1,134.371	-	1,149.519
Food and beverages		386.990	-	384.681	3.8	-0.6	-
Food		389.833	-	387.180	3.8	-0.7	-
Food at home		336.787	337.946	332.794	0.7	-1.2	-1.5
Cereals and bakery products		408.191	426.630	405.661	6.0	-0.6	-4.9
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs		305.939	309.601	308.856	1.9	1.0	-0.2
Dairy and related products		294.566	293.770	295.255	-	0.2	0.5
Fruits and vegetables		539.564	531.181	532.547	8.3	-1.3	0.3
Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials(1)		476.243	445.205	462.196	6.7	-2.9	3.8
Other food at home		247.836	253.668	241.456	-7.0	-2.6	-4.8
Food away from home		474.034	-	473.871	7.3	0.0	-
Alcoholic beverages		343.112	-	345.446	4.1	0.7	-
Housing		451.354	-	454.813	3.8	0.8	-
Shelter		511.685	513.903	515.281	2.4	0.7	0.3
Rent of primary residence		514.645	514.428	517.166	2.3	0.5	0.5
Owners' equiv. rent of residences(2)		542.533	542.947	546.142	2.4	0.7	0.6
Owners' equiv. rent of primary residence(2)		542.533	542.947	546.142	2.4	0.7	0.6
Household furnishings and operations		247.959	-	249.137	7.4	0.5	-
Apparel		147.985	-	141.486	14.6	-4.4	-
Transportation		309.566	-	330.803	8.5	6.9	-
Private transportation		322.297	-	341.789	6.5	6.0	-
New and used motor vehicles(3)		124.908	-	124.774	-0.2	-0.1	-
New vehicles(1)		228.229	-	227.993	0.7	-0.1	-
Used cars and trucks(1)		401.351	-	407.489	-1.6	1.5	-
Motor fuel		478.840	567.171	621.040	26.4	29.7	9.5
Gasoline (all types)		489.190	578.052	630.643	25.7	28.9	9.1
Unleaded regular(4)		527.216	625.454	683.362	26.1	29.6	9.3
Unleaded midgrade(4)(5)		390.227	457.132	497.431	24.4	27.5	8.8
Unleaded premium(4)		462.347	538.798	584.761	24.2	26.5	8.5
Medical Care		504.226	-	503.188	2.0	-0.2	-
Recreation(3)		133.173	-	132.846	8.1	-0.2	-
Education and communication(3)		147.836	-	146.857	-1.2	-0.7	-
Tuition, other school fees, and child care(1)		-	-	1,989.917	3.0	-	-
Other goods and services		556.009	-	579.079	-	4.1	-
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 April 2026, not seasonally adjusted (1982-84=100 unless otherwise noted)

Special aggregate index	Indexes				Percent change from -
	Historical data	Feb. 2026	Mar. 2026	Apr. 2026	Apr. 2025	Feb. 2026	Mar. 2026
All items		372.121	-	377.091	4.9	1.3	-
Food		389.833	-	387.180	3.8	-0.7	-
Energy		447.632	495.706	526.342	23.7	17.6	6.2
All items less food and energy		369.244	-	371.489	3.8	0.6	-
All items less energy		372.263	-	373.862	3.9	0.4	-
All items less medical care		366.537	-	371.860	5.1	1.5	-
All items less shelter		317.563	-	323.005	6.5	1.7	-
Commodities		251.823	-	257.828	6.3	2.4	-
Commodities less food		197.098	-	205.619	7.6	4.3	-
Commodities less food & beverages		191.545	-	200.127	7.8	4.5	-
Durables		151.191	-	152.726	2.0	1.0	-
Nondurables		307.455	-	316.639	8.1	3.0	-
Nondurables less food & beverages		235.073	-	254.435	14.2	8.2	-
Nondurables less food		244.095	-	262.675	13.3	7.6	-
Services		483.817	-	487.675	4.2	0.8	-
Services less rent of shelter(1)		460.890	-	465.102	6.6	0.9	-
Services less medical care services		476.535	-	480.754	4.2	0.9	-
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.