Consumer Price Index, Los Angeles area — April 2026

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim advanced 0.8 percent in April, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported today. Regional Commissioner Chris Rosenlund noted that the energy index increased 4.7 percent. The food index rose 0.7 percent, and the index for all items less food and energy rose 0.5 percent. (Data in this report are not seasonally adjusted. Accordingly, month-to-month changes may reflect seasonal influences.)

The Los Angeles area all items CPI-U advanced 3.7 percent for the 12 months ending in April. The index for all items less food and energy increased 2.9 percent over the year. Food prices increased 3.3 percent. Energy prices rose 14.7 percent.

Food

Food prices advanced 0.7 percent for the month of April. Prices for food at home (grocery store purchases) advanced 1.0 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) increased 0.4 percent for the same period.

Food prices increased 3.3 percent over the year. Prices for food at home increased 4.3 percent, with higher prices in 4 of the 6 major grocery store food groups. Prices for food away from home increased 2.0 percent.

Energy

The energy index rose 4.7 percent over the month. Gasoline prices increased 8.3 percent.

Energy prices rose 14.7 percent over the year. Gasoline prices rose 24.5 percent.

All items less food and energy

The index for all items less food and energy increased 0.5 percent in April. Among the index's components, prices were higher for other goods and services (+5.8 percent) and shelter (+0.6 percent). In contrast, prices were lower for apparel (-2.1 percent).

The index for all items less food and energy increased 2.9 percent over the year. Components contributing to the increase included other goods and services (+10.1 percent) and shelter (+2.9 percent). In contrast, prices were lower for recreation (-2.7 percent) and education and communication (-1.1 percent).

Table A. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA, CPI-U 1-month and 12-month percent changes, all items index, not seasonally adjusted

Month	2022		2023		2024		2025		2026
	1-month	12-month	1-month	12-month	1-month	12-month	1-month	12-month	1-month	12-month
January	1.1	7.5	1.9	5.8	1.0	2.5	0.9	3.3	0.9	3.0
February	0.3	7.4	-0.3	5.1	0.5	3.4	0.3	3.1	0.2	2.9
March	1.5	8.5	0.1	3.7	0.7	4.0	0.7	3.0	1.1	3.4
April	0.5	7.9	0.7	3.8	0.6	3.9	0.6	3.0	0.8	3.7
May	0.8	8.0	0.1	3.2	0.1	3.9	0.1	3.0
June	1.1	8.6	0.5	2.5	-0.2	3.2	0.0	3.2
July	-0.2	7.7	0.0	2.7	0.2	3.4	0.2	3.2
August	0.1	7.6	0.7	3.3	0.1	2.9	0.3	3.3
September	0.5	7.8	0.3	3.2	0.2	2.8	0.4	3.5
October	0.6	7.5	-0.1	2.4	0.0	3.0	-	-
November	-0.8	6.0	-0.4	2.8	-0.2	3.2	-	3.6
December	-0.6	4.9	0.0	3.5	0.2	3.4	-0.3	3.0
Note: The October 2025 data values are not available due to the 2025 lapse in appropriations

The May 2026 Consumer Price Index for the Los Angeles area is scheduled to be released on June 10, 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 Los Angeles is published 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 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Core Based Statistical Area includes Los Angeles and Orange Counties in California.

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

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Table 1. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA, 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		348.361	352.221	355.166	3.7	2.0	0.8
All items (1967=100)		1,029.213	1,040.617	1,049.319
Food and beverages		357.645	359.170	361.360	3.2	1.0	0.6
Food		360.819	362.276	364.801	3.3	1.1	0.7
Food at home		339.865	341.225	344.495	4.3	1.4	1.0
Cereals and bakery products		355.639	354.662	361.112	4.2	1.5	1.8
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs		370.040	366.012	369.291	-1.5	-0.2	0.9
Dairy and related products		292.787	294.884	289.919	-5.1	-1.0	-1.7
Fruits and vegetables		443.562	448.589	466.286	11.5	5.1	3.9
Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials(1)		334.475	333.019	331.189	3.1	-1.0	-0.5
Other food at home		283.943	289.100	288.679	8.1	1.7	-0.1
Food away from home		378.545	380.092	381.447	2.0	0.8	0.4
Alcoholic beverages		287.493	290.140	286.359	0.1	-0.4	-1.3
Housing		404.146	404.174	405.989	2.8	0.5	0.4
Shelter		465.384	465.589	468.367	2.9	0.6	0.6
Rent of primary residence		493.909	494.377	495.716	2.9	0.4	0.3
Owners' equiv. rent of residences(2)		485.272	484.734	486.876	3.0	0.3	0.4
Owners' equiv. rent of primary residence(2)		485.244	484.706	486.848	3.0	0.3	0.4
Household furnishings and operations		130.062	130.677	130.715	1.9	0.5	0.0
Apparel		127.522	129.096	126.346	1.7	-0.9	-2.1
Transportation		280.576	300.827	308.454	10.5	9.9	2.5
Private transportation		283.490	301.715	309.274	9.0	9.1	2.5
New and used motor vehicles(3)		107.875	108.095	108.420	-1.1	0.5	0.3
New vehicles(1)		193.305	193.510	193.624	0.3	0.2	0.1
Used cars and trucks(1)		335.740	336.639	340.192	-3.7	1.3	1.1
Motor fuel		347.839	421.848	457.168	24.8	31.4	8.4
Gasoline (all types)		338.924	410.868	445.027	24.5	31.3	8.3
Gasoline, unleaded regular(4)		338.676	411.888	446.495	24.8	31.8	8.4
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade(4)(5)		325.393	391.866	424.074	24.0	30.3	8.2
Gasoline, unleaded premium(4)		327.925	393.066	424.504	23.4	29.5	8.0
Medical care		620.441	620.137	620.474	1.8	0.0	0.1
Recreation(3)		124.254	122.050	122.027	-2.7	-1.8	0.0
Education and communication(3)		156.594	157.565	157.543	-1.1	0.6	0.0
Tuition, other school fees, and child care(6)		104.145	104.579	104.580	3.1	0.4	0.0
Other goods and services		570.463	569.290	602.095	10.1	5.5	5.8
Footnotes (1) Indexes on a December 1977=100 base. (2) Indexes 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. (6) Indexes on a December 2024=100 base.
- Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

Table 2. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA, 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		348.361	352.221	355.166	3.7	2.0	0.8
Food		360.819	362.276	364.801	3.3	1.1	0.7
Energy		388.145	433.683	454.252	14.7	17.0	4.7
All items less food and energy		345.916	347.477	349.352	2.9	1.0	0.5
All items less energy		348.011	349.555	351.528	2.9	1.0	0.6
All items less medical care		336.501	340.525	343.572	3.8	2.1	0.9
All items less shelter		296.306	301.718	304.720	4.2	2.8	1.0
Commodities		223.491	229.010	232.025	4.5	3.8	1.3
Commodities less food		164.180	171.162	174.298	5.7	6.2	1.8
Commodities less food & beverages		158.729	165.694	168.933	5.9	6.4	2.0
Durables		97.399	97.551	98.040	0.0	0.7	0.5
Nondurables		293.684	302.713	307.325	5.7	4.6	1.5
Nondurables less food & beverages		227.247	243.677	250.663	9.6	10.3	2.9
Nondurables less food		234.055	250.037	256.579	9.1	9.6	2.6
Services		460.074	462.184	464.968	3.3	1.1	0.6
Services less rent of shelter(1)		465.119	470.066	472.944	3.8	1.7	0.6
Services less medical care services		444.413	446.626	449.576	3.4	1.2	0.7
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.