KANSAS CITY, Kans. – The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the Midwest region advanced 0.1 percent in July, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. The advance was led by a 0.2-percent rise in the all items less food and energy index. The energy index declined 0.3 percent, and the index for food fell 0.2 percent. (Data in this report are not seasonally adjusted. Accordingly, month-to-month changes may reflect seasonal influences.)
The Midwest region all items CPI-U increased 2.6 percent for the 12 months ending in July, largely driven by a 3.0-percent rise in the index for all items less food and energy. The food index advanced 2.4 percent, while the energy index declined 1.7 percent.
Food
Food prices decreased 0.2 percent for the month of July. The index for food at home (grocery store purchases) fell 0.5 percent, while the index for food away from home (restaurant, cafeteria, and vending purchases) rose 0.3 percent for the same period. Within the index for food at home, a decrease in the index for nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials (-2.6 percent) contributed most to the decline over the month.
The index for food advanced 2.4 percent over the year. The index for food away from home was up 3.6 percent, and the food at home index rose 1.6 percent. While all six grocery categories contributed to the increase, the meats, poultry, fish, and eggs index led advances (+4.6 percent).
Energy
The energy index declined 0.3 percent over the month. The indexes for utility (piped) gas service and gasoline both decreased, 1.9 percent and 0.5 percent, respectively. Prices for electricity increased 0.6 percent in July.
From July 2024 to July 2025, the energy index fell 1.7 percent, almost entirely due to lower prices for gasoline (-12.0 percent). Prices for utility (piped) gas service advanced 14.6 percent, and prices for electricity increased 7.4 percent over the same period.
All items less food and energy
The index for all items less food and energy rose 0.2 percent in July. Among index components, prices were higher for owners’ equivalent rent of residences (+0.3 percent), household furnishings and operations (+0.9 percent), and recreation (+0.6 percent). Prices were lower for apparel (-2.1 percent) and public transportation over the month.
The index for all items less food and energy increased 3.0 percent over the year. Components contributing to the increase included owners’ equivalent rent of residences (+5.1 percent), medical care services (+3.6 percent), and rent of primary residence (+5.0 percent).