Consumer Price Index, Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington — May 2026

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington area advanced 2.3 percent for the two months ending in May 2026, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported today. Assistant Commissioner for Regional Operations Michael Hirniak noted that the index for all items less food and energy rose 1.7 percent over the two-month period. The energy index increased 17.0 percent, and the food index advanced 1.0 percent. (Data in this report are not seasonally adjusted. Accordingly, bi-monthly changes may reflect seasonal influences.)

The Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington area all items CPI-U increased 4.7 percent for the 12 months ending in May. The index for all items less food and energy increased 4.4 percent over the year. The index for energy prices advanced 17.6 percent. The food index rose 1.6 percent.

Food

The index for food advanced 1.0 percent for the two months ending in May. Prices for food at home (grocery store purchases) increased 2.0 percent, and prices for food away from home (restaurant, cafeteria, and vending purchases) decreased -0.2 percent for the same period.

The food index rose 1.6 percent over the year. Prices for food at home increased 2.2 percent as 4 of the 6 major grocery store food group indexes rose over the year. Grocery store index increases ranged from 4.8 percent for other food at home to 0.7 percent for meats, poultry, fish, and eggs. Prices for food away from home rose 0.9 percent.

Energy

The energy index advanced 17.0 percent for the two months ending in May. Gasoline prices increased 26.5 percent.

From May 2025 to May 2026, the energy index advanced 17.6 percent. The gasoline index rose 42.0 percent over the year.

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 recreation (+11.0 percent) and owners' equivalent rent of residences (+1.7 percent). In contrast, prices were lower for medical care (-1.2 percent) and household furnishings and operations (-1.9 percent).

The index for all items less food and energy advanced 4.4 percent over the year. Components contributing to the increase included shelter (+4.8 percent) and recreation (+17.1 percent). In contrast, prices were lower for new and used motor vehicles (-1.9 percent) and household furnishings and operations (-1.2 percent).

The July 2026 Consumer Price Index for the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington area is scheduled to be released on Wednesday, August 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 Minneapolis 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.

The Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Core Based Statistical Area includes Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, Le Sueur, Mille Lacs, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Washington, and Wright Counties in Minnesota and Pierce and St. Croix Counties in Wisconsin.

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Table 1. Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI, CPI-U by expenditure category for May 2026, not seasonally adjusted (1982-84=100 unless otherwise noted)

Expenditure category	Indexes				Percent change from:
	Historical data	Mar. 2026	Apr. 2026	May 2026	May 2025	Mar. 2026	Apr. 2026
All items		312.610	-	319.899	4.7	2.3	-
All items (1967=100)		982.386	-	1,005.290	-	-	-
Food and beverages		374.288	-	377.832	1.6	0.9	-
Food		363.506	-	367.258	1.6	1.0	-
Food at home		322.119	323.077	328.542	2.2	2.0	1.7
Cereals and bakery products		340.438	338.718	347.073	-1.4	1.9	2.5
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs		358.855	361.571	365.784	0.7	1.9	1.2
Dairy and related products		308.711	310.712	316.728	-0.2	2.6	1.9
Fruits and vegetables		414.449	419.221	427.723	2.5	3.2	2.0
Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials(1)		217.468	217.666	211.238	2.6	-2.9	-3.0
Other food at home		269.554	269.102	277.900	4.8	3.1	3.3
Food away from home		426.023	-	425.160	0.9	-0.2	-
Alcoholic beverages		450.300	-	450.483	1.4	0.0	-
Housing		301.072	-	305.727	3.7	1.5	-
Shelter		357.021	360.708	363.035	4.8	1.7	0.6
Rent of primary residence		371.232	373.614	374.525	4.3	0.9	0.2
Owners' equiv. rent of residences(2)		384.307	386.416	390.766	4.8	1.7	1.1
Owners' equiv. rent of primary residence(2)		384.307	386.416	390.766	4.8	1.7	1.1
Household furnishings and operations		147.033	-	144.185	-1.2	-1.9	-
Apparel		166.506	-	165.378	6.3	-0.7	-
Transportation		258.197	-	271.034	9.4	5.0	-
Private transportation		246.583	-	258.876	9.2	5.0	-
New and used motor vehicles(3)		107.948	-	109.246	-1.9	1.2	-
New vehicles(1)		194.133	-	194.706	0.2	0.3	-
Used cars and trucks(1)		344.803	-	351.194	-3.3	1.9	-
Motor fuel		280.117	310.832	354.317	42.3	26.5	14.0
Gasoline (all types)		279.906	310.471	354.090	42.0	26.5	14.0
Unleaded regular(4)		279.222	310.265	354.642	42.6	27.0	14.3
Unleaded midgrade(4)(5)		285.426	313.171	354.304	39.3	24.1	13.1
Unleaded premium(4)		362.900	396.448	443.401	37.1	22.2	11.8
Medical care		652.664	-	644.553	0.6	-1.2	-
Recreation(3)		161.748	-	179.543	17.1	11.0	-
Education and communication(3)		144.226	-	147.327	2.8	2.2	-
Tuition, other school fees, and childcare(6)		105.196	-	105.704	3.8	0.5	-
Other goods and services		468.981	-	493.479	2.3	5.2	-
Footnotes (1) Index is on a April 1978=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. (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. Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI, CPI-U by special aggregate index for May 2026, not seasonally adjusted (1982-84=100 unless otherwise noted)

Special aggregate index	Indexes				Percent change from:
	Historical data	Mar. 2026	Apr. 2026	May 2026	May 2025	Mar. 2026	Apr. 2026
All items		312.610	-	319.899	4.7	2.3	-
Food		363.506	-	367.258	1.6	1.0	-
Energy		261.390	281.298	305.741	17.6	17.0	8.7
All items less food and energy		316.854	-	322.129	4.4	1.7	-
All items less energy		322.827	-	327.917	4.0	1.6	-
All items less medical care		297.091	-	305.014	5.1	2.7	-
All items less shelter		293.835	-	301.778	4.7	2.7	-
Commodities		226.609	-	230.969	3.1	1.9	-
Commodities less food		175.281	-	179.481	3.8	2.4	-
Commodities less food & beverages		165.423	-	169.590	3.9	2.5	-
Durables		110.494	-	110.604	-1.8	0.1	-
Nondurables		301.199	-	309.727	5.5	2.8	-
Nondurables less food		252.105	-	264.123	9.8	4.8	-
Nondurables less food & beverages		237.433	-	250.012	10.8	5.3	-
Services		388.755	-	398.798	5.7	2.6	-
Services less rent of shelter(1)		441.332	-	458.245	7.5	3.8	-
Services less medical care services		361.151	-	372.388	6.1	3.1	-
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.