Consumer Price Index, Seattle area — February 2026

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue advanced 1.8 percent for the two months ending in February 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 1.7 percent. The food index increased 0.8 percent, and the energy index rose 6.5 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 3.9 percent for the 12 months ending in February. The index for all items less food and energy rose 3.4 percent over the year. Food prices rose 4.8 percent. Energy prices increased 9.1 percent.

Food

Food prices advanced 0.8 percent for the two months ending in February. Prices for food at home (grocery store purchases) increased 1.2 percent, with higher prices in 3 of the 6 major grocery store food groups. Prices for food away from home (restaurant, cafeteria, and vending purchases) rose 0.3 percent for the same period.

Food prices rose 4.8 percent over the year. Prices for food at home advanced 2.2 percent, with higher prices in 3 of the 6 major grocery store food groups. Prices for food away from home rose 7.6 percent.

Energy

The energy index rose 6.5 percent for the two months ending in February. Gasoline prices rose 2.6 percent.

Energy prices increased 9.1 percent over the year. Gasoline prices increased 2.1 percent.

All items less food and energy

The index for all items less food and energy rose 1.7 percent during the two-month period. Among the index's components, prices were higher for apparel (+13.7 percent), recreation (+4.2 percent) and shelter (+0.9 percent). In contrast, prices were lower for used cars and trucks (-3.5 percent) and education and communication (-0.3 percent).

The index for all items less food and energy rose 3.4 percent over the year. Components contributing to the increase included apparel (+19.3 percent), recreation (+8.8 percent) and shelter (+1.9 percent). In contrast, prices were lower for used cars and trucks (-2.1 percent) and education and communication (-0.6 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
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 April 2026 Consumer Price Index for the Seattle area is scheduled to be released on May 12, 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 February 2026, not seasonally adjusted (1982-84=100 unless otherwise noted)

Expenditure category	Indexes				Percent change from -
	Historical data	Dec. 2025	Jan. 2026	Feb. 2026	Feb. 2025	Dec. 2025	Jan. 2026
All Items		365.447	-	372.121	3.9	1.8	-
All items (1967=100)		1,114.026	-	1,134.371
Food and beverages		383.913	-	386.990	4.7	0.8	-
Food		386.827	-	389.833	4.8	0.8	-
Food at home		332.893	338.347	336.787	2.2	1.2	-0.5
Cereals and bakery products		395.074	411.569	408.191	-2.9	3.3	-0.8
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs		309.025	304.756	305.939	-0.4	-1.0	0.4
Dairy and related products		298.641	285.526	294.566	2.3	-1.4	3.2
Fruits and vegetables		516.499	524.789	539.564	8.1	4.5	2.8
Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials(1)		463.989	460.485	476.243	11.7	2.6	3.4
Other food at home		248.323	262.469	247.836	-0.4	-0.2	-5.6
Food away from home		472.715	-	474.034	7.6	0.3	-
Alcoholic beverages		339.114	-	343.112	3.2	1.2	-
Housing		443.319	-	451.354	3.7	1.8	-
Shelter		506.941	510.653	511.685	1.9	0.9	0.2
Rent of primary residence		513.905	514.304	514.645	2.3	0.1	0.1
Owners' equiv. rent of residences(2)		540.790	542.446	542.533	2.1	0.3	0.0
Owners' equiv. rent of primary residence(2)		540.790	542.446	542.533	2.1	0.3	0.0
Household furnishings and operations		237.873	-	247.959	9.3	4.2	-
Apparel		130.097	-	147.985	19.3	13.7	-
Transportation		303.773	-	309.566	1.6	1.9	-
Private transportation		318.959	-	322.297	1.9	1.0	-
New and used motor vehicles(3)		124.562	-	124.908	-0.6	0.3	-
New vehicles(1)		225.827	-	228.229	1.5	1.1	-
Used cars and trucks(1)		415.864	-	401.351	-2.1	-3.5	-
Motor fuel		466.660	451.395	478.840	1.9	2.6	6.1
Gasoline (all types)		476.686	461.002	489.190	2.1	2.6	6.1
Unleaded regular(4)		513.295	496.436	527.216	2.0	2.7	6.2
Unleaded midgrade(4)(5)		381.071	367.678	390.227	1.7	2.4	6.1
Unleaded premium(4)		451.896	437.004	462.347	2.3	2.3	5.8
Medical Care		499.676	-	504.226	3.5	0.9	-
Recreation(3)		127.861	-	133.173	8.8	4.2	-
Education and communication(3)		148.288	-	147.836	-0.6	-0.3	-
Tuition, other school fees, and child care(1)		1,999.264	-	-	-	-	-
Other goods and services		551.623	-	556.009	2.7	0.8	-
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 February 2026, not seasonally adjusted (1982-84=100 unless otherwise noted)

Special aggregate index	Indexes				Percent change from -
	Historical data	Dec. 2025	Jan. 2026	Feb. 2026	Feb. 2025	Dec. 2025	Jan. 2026
All items		365.447	-	372.121	3.9	1.8	-
Food		386.827	-	389.833	4.8	0.8	-
Energy		420.194	426.154	447.632	9.1	6.5	5.0
All items less food and energy		363.050	-	369.244	3.4	1.7	-
All items less energy		366.487	-	372.263	3.6	1.6	-
All items less medical care		359.716	-	366.537	3.9	1.9	-
All items less shelter		310.222	-	317.563	5.1	2.4	-
Commodities		247.642	-	251.823	4.6	1.7	-
Commodities less food		192.717	-	197.098	4.3	2.3	-
Commodities less food & beverages		187.200	-	191.545	4.3	2.3	-
Durables		150.073	-	151.191	3.3	0.7	-
Nondurables		301.105	-	307.455	5.1	2.1	-
Nondurables less food & beverages		225.843	-	235.073	5.6	4.1	-
Nondurables less food		235.068	-	244.095	5.4	3.8	-
Services		474.810	-	483.817	3.5	1.9	-
Services less rent of shelter(1)		446.761	-	460.890	5.7	3.2	-
Services less medical care services		467.282	-	476.535	3.4	2.0	-
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.