Consumer Price Index, San Francisco Area — June 2026

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward advanced 0.2 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 0.2 percent. The food index increased 0.5 percent, while the energy index decreased 1.1 percent. (Data in this report are not seasonally adjusted. Accordingly, bi-monthly changes may reflect seasonal influences.)

The San Francisco area all items CPI-U increased 3.8 percent for the 12 months ending in June. The index for all items less food and energy increased 3.1 percent over the year. Food prices advanced 5.2 percent. Energy prices increased 12.9 percent.

Food

Food prices increased 0.5 percent for the two months ending in June. Prices for food at home (grocery store purchases) rose 0.7 percent, with higher prices in 4 of the 6 major grocery store food groups. Prices for food away from home (restaurant, cafeteria, and vending purchases) advanced 0.3 percent for the same period.

Food prices advanced 5.2 percent over the year. Prices for food at home rose 6.0 percent, with higher prices in 5 of the 6 major grocery store food groups. Prices for food away from home advanced 4.2 percent.

Energy

The energy index declined 1.1 percent for the two months ending in June. Gasoline prices decreased 3.2 percent.

Energy prices increased 12.9 percent over the year. Gasoline prices rose 20.7 percent.

All items less food and energy

The index for all items less food and energy advanced 0.2 percent during the two-month period. Among the index's components, prices were higher for new and used motor vehicles (+1.5 percent) and shelter (+0.5 percent). In contrast, prices were lower for apparel (-4.1 percent) and household furnishings and operations (-1.3 percent).

The index for all items less food and energy increased 3.1 percent over the year. Components contributing to the increase included recreation (+5.9 percent) and shelter (+3.3 percent). In contrast, prices were lower for used cars and trucks (-2.9 percent) and education and communication (-0.6 percent).

Table A. San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA, 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	1.4	5.2	1.8	5.3	1.5	2.4	1.8	2.7	1.3	2.5
April	1.5	5.0	0.4	4.2	1.8	3.8	0.4	1.3	1.7	3.8
June	1.7	6.8	0.5	2.9	-0.1	3.2	0.2	1.5	0.2	3.8
August	-0.5	5.7	0.0	3.4	-0.5	2.7	0.4	2.5
October	1.0	6.0	0.3	2.8	0.0	2.4	-	-
December	-0.3	4.9	-0.4	2.6	-0.4	2.4	-	3.0
Note: The October 2025 data values are not available due to the 2025 lapse in appropriations

The August 2026 Consumer Price Index for the San Francisco 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 San Francisco 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 San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA. metropolitan area covered in this release is comprised of Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, San Francisco, San Mateo Counties in the State of California.

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

If you are deaf, hard of hearing, or have a speech disability, please dial 7-1-1 to access telecommunications relay services.

Table 1. San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA, 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		369.215	-	369.913	3.8	0.2	-
All items (1967=100)		1,135.069	-	1,137.217
Food and beverages		397.013	-	399.142	5.1	0.5	-
Food		400.328	-	402.341	5.2	0.5	-
Food at home		360.708	362.407	363.266	6.0	0.7	0.2
Cereals and bakery products		348.365	349.191	341.643	1.6	-1.9	-2.2
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs		377.959	373.511	388.473	3.2	2.8	4.0
Dairy and related products		331.794	311.731	308.841	-7.3	-6.9	-0.9
Fruits and vegetables		466.603	480.658	478.017	9.9	2.4	-0.5
Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials(1)		238.989	245.618	243.530	6.0	1.9	-0.9
Other food at home		344.896	349.703	348.741	11.0	1.1	-0.3
Food away from home		450.891	-	452.081	4.2	0.3	-
Alcoholic beverages		358.227	-	361.666	3.7	1.0	-
Housing		421.715	-	423.359	2.9	0.4	-
Shelter		467.763	469.008	470.049	3.3	0.5	0.2
Rent of primary residence		532.153	532.128	532.233	2.5	0.0	0.0
Owners' equiv. rent of residences(2)		503.142	503.680	503.717	2.7	0.1	0.0
Owners' equiv. rent of primary residence(2)		503.142	503.680	503.717	2.7	0.1	0.0
Household furnishings and operations		180.975	-	178.692	-0.4	-1.3	-
Apparel		131.834	-	126.398	1.0	-4.1	-
Transportation		293.143	-	291.788	8.9	-0.5	-
Private transportation		284.685	-	285.052	6.0	0.1	-
New and used motor vehicles(3)		118.677	-	120.491	-0.3	1.5	-
New vehicles(1)		193.207	-	193.655	0.5	0.2	-
Used cars and trucks(1)		321.397	-	330.178	-2.9	2.7	-
Motor fuel		433.686	450.251	419.800	21.1	-3.2	-6.8
Gasoline (all types)		428.990	445.797	415.450	20.7	-3.2	-6.8
Unleaded regular(4)		429.338	446.375	415.456	20.8	-3.2	-6.9
Unleaded midgrade(4)(5)		399.356	414.910	387.419	20.3	-3.0	-6.6
Unleaded premium(4)		405.836	420.995	394.130	20.0	-2.9	-6.4
Medical Care		607.287	-	607.482	0.1	0.0	-
Recreation(3)		159.672	-	160.720	5.9	0.7	-
Education and communication(3)		166.537	-	167.486	-0.6	0.6	-
Tuition, other school fees, and child care(1)		2,125.932	-	2,129.379	3.0	0.2	-
Other goods and services		672.867	-	677.675	6.1	0.7	-
Footnotes (1) Index is on a December 1977=100 base. (2) Index is on a December 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. San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA, 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		369.215	-	369.913	3.8	0.2	-
Food		400.328	-	402.341	5.2	0.5	-
Energy		520.033	533.390	514.245	12.9	-1.1	-3.6
All items less food and energy		363.151	-	363.927	3.1	0.2	-
All items less energy		367.275	-	368.214	3.4	0.3	-
All items less medical care		359.301	-	360.019	4.0	0.2	-
All items less shelter		331.403	-	331.400	4.1	0.0	-
Commodities		248.407	-	247.945	3.8	-0.2	-
Commodities less food		181.125	-	179.843	2.8	-0.7	-
Commodities less food & beverages		173.285	-	171.874	2.8	-0.8	-
Durables		113.479	-	114.255	-2.0	0.7	-
Nondurables		321.528	-	319.963	6.0	-0.5	-
Nondurables less food & beverages		243.643	-	238.281	7.8	-2.2	-
Nondurables less food		252.054	-	247.381	7.1	-1.9	-
Services		471.086	-	472.810	3.8	0.4	-
Services less rent of shelter(1)		505.248	-	506.320	4.5	0.2	-
Services less medical care services		460.364	-	462.087	4.0	0.4	-
Footnotes (1) Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.
- Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.