The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim advanced 0.9 percent in January, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported today. Regional Commissioner Chris Rosenlund noted that prices for all items less food and energy increased 1.1 percent in January. The food index rose 0.8 percent, while the energy index decreased 1.6 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 3.0 percent for the 12 months ending in January. The index for all items less food and energy increased 3.1 percent over the year. Food prices increased 3.1 percent. Energy prices advanced 1.3 percent.

Food

Food prices advanced 0.8 percent for the month of January. Prices for food at home (grocery store purchases) advanced 1.4 percent, with higher prices in 5 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 3.1 percent over the year. Prices for food at home increased 2.8 percent, with higher prices in 5 of the 6 major grocery store food groups. Prices for food away from home increased 3.3 percent.

Energy

The energy index declined 1.6 percent over the month. Gasoline prices decreased 3.0 percent.

Energy prices advanced 1.3 percent over the year. Gasoline prices fell 1.6 percent.

All items less food and energy

The index for all items less food and energy increased 1.1 percent in January. Among the index's components, prices were higher for recreation (+4.1 percent) and shelter (+0.5 percent). In contrast, prices were lower for used cars and trucks (-3.2 percent) and medical care (-0.2 percent).

The index for all items less food and energy increased 3.1 percent over the year. Components contributing to the increase included other goods and services (+7.3 percent) and shelter (+3.0 percent). In contrast, prices were lower for household furnishings and operations (-0.8 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
March	1.5	8.5	0.1	3.7	0.7	4.0	0.7	3.0
April	0.5	7.9	0.7	3.8	0.6	3.9	0.6	3.0
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 February 2026 Consumer Price Index for the Los Angeles area is scheduled to be released on March 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 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.

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Table 1. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA, CPI-U by expenditure category for January 2026, not seasonally adjusted (1982-84=100 unless otherwise noted)

Expenditure category	Indexes				Percent change from -
	Historical data	Nov. 2025	Dec. 2025	Jan. 2026	Jan. 2025	Nov. 2025	Dec. 2025
All items		345.650	344.602	347.690	3.0	0.6	0.9
All items (1967=100)		1,021.205	1,018.108	1,027.230
Food and beverages		353.620	353.743	356.526	3.2	0.8	0.8
Food		356.154	356.415	359.298	3.1	0.9	0.8
Food at home		332.560	333.151	337.921	2.8	1.6	1.4
Cereals and bakery products		348.436	349.440	353.836	4.4	1.5	1.3
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs		381.587	370.469	373.968	0.3	-2.0	0.9
Dairy and related products		302.247	306.007	298.679	-3.2	-1.2	-2.4
Fruits and vegetables		430.780	435.654	438.381	3.3	1.8	0.6
Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials(1)		312.507	315.907	337.470	4.7	8.0	6.8
Other food at home		266.930	270.835	275.020	5.0	3.0	1.5
Food away from home		377.750	377.649	377.690	3.3	0.0	0.0
Alcoholic beverages		294.285	292.563	293.499	4.2	-0.3	0.3
Housing		399.353	399.615	401.674	2.9	0.6	0.5
Shelter		459.493	460.022	462.372	3.0	0.6	0.5
Rent of primary residence		489.205	489.174	492.544	3.4	0.7	0.7
Owners' equiv. rent of residences(2)		479.148	480.026	482.423	3.2	0.7	0.5
Owners' equiv. rent of primary residence(2)		479.121	479.998	482.396	3.2	0.7	0.5
Household furnishings and operations		129.453	129.173	129.441	-0.8	0.0	0.2
Apparel		119.948	121.479	126.563	1.5	5.5	4.2
Transportation		281.157	277.694	280.765	4.0	-0.1	1.1
Private transportation		285.372	282.183	280.416	2.6	-1.7	-0.6
New and used motor vehicles(3)		109.492	108.990	108.337	0.0	-1.1	-0.6
New vehicles(1)		192.574	192.399	193.122	0.3	0.3	0.4
Used cars and trucks(1)		355.121	350.970	339.625	-2.5	-4.4	-3.2
Motor fuel		363.221	342.546	332.346	-1.5	-8.5	-3.0
Gasoline (all types)		354.135	333.661	323.732	-1.6	-8.6	-3.0
Gasoline, unleaded regular(4)		354.203	333.327	323.344	-1.6	-8.7	-3.0
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade(4)(5)		339.107	320.331	310.633	-1.6	-8.4	-3.0
Gasoline, unleaded premium(4)		341.551	323.156	313.779	-1.4	-8.1	-2.9
Medical care		614.892	612.775	611.714	2.2	-0.5	-0.2
Recreation(3)		124.458	124.761	129.824	2.9	4.3	4.1
Education and communication(3)		160.581	158.275	158.377	0.1	-1.4	0.1
Tuition, other school fees, and child care(1)		2,430.054	2,430.021	2,431.437	4.1	0.1	0.1
Other goods and services		575.329	554.436	573.292	7.3	-0.4	3.4
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.
- 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 January 2026, not seasonally adjusted (1982-84=100 unless otherwise noted)

Special aggregate index	Indexes				Percent change from -
	Historical data	Nov. 2025	Dec. 2025	Jan. 2026	Jan. 2025	Nov. 2025	Dec. 2025
All items		345.650	344.602	347.690	3.0	0.6	0.9
Food		356.154	356.415	359.298	3.1	0.9	0.8
Energy		397.213	383.238	376.988	1.3	-5.1	-1.6
All items less food and energy		342.799	342.324	346.089	3.1	1.0	1.1
All items less energy		344.670	344.296	347.923	3.1	0.9	1.1
All items less medical care		333.912	332.911	336.163	3.1	0.7	1.0
All items less shelter		295.013	293.255	296.644	3.0	0.6	1.2
Commodities		221.915	220.941	221.765	1.2	-0.1	0.4
Commodities less food		163.740	162.420	162.416	-0.2	-0.8	0.0
Commodities less food & beverages		158.135	156.844	156.819	-0.4	-0.8	0.0
Durables		97.884	97.757	97.447	-1.7	-0.4	-0.3
Nondurables		290.773	289.175	290.786	2.2	0.0	0.6
Nondurables less food & beverages		225.408	222.176	222.602	0.7	-1.2	0.2
Nondurables less food		232.600	229.426	229.885	1.0	-1.2	0.2
Services		456.337	455.246	460.459	3.9	0.9	1.1
Services less rent of shelter(1)		464.554	460.945	470.442	5.2	1.3	2.1
Services less medical care services		441.067	440.023	445.372	4.0	1.0	1.2
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.