Prices in the Los Angeles area, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), were unchanged in October, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table A.) Regional Commissioner Chris Rosenlund noted that higher prices for shelter were offset by lower prices for education and communication. (Data in this report are not seasonally adjusted. Accordingly, month-to-month changes may reflect seasonal influences.)

Over the last 12 months, the CPI-U advanced 3.0 percent. (See chart 1 and table A.) Food prices rose 3.5 percent. Energy prices declined 12.4 percent, largely the result of a decrease in the price of gasoline. The index for all items less food and energy advanced 4.3 percent over the year. (See table 1.)

  

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Chart 1. Over-the-year percent change in CPI-U, Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA, October 2021–October 2024

Month	All items	All items less food and energy
Oct 2021	5.4	3.4
Nov 2021	6.0	3.6
Dec 2021	6.6	4.4
Jan 2022	7.5	5.5
Feb 2022	7.4	5.9
Mar 2022	8.5	6.2
Apr 2022	7.9	5.8
May 2022	8.0	5.8
Jun 2022	8.6	6.0
Jul 2022	7.7	5.7
Aug 2022	7.6	6.2
Sep 2022	7.8	6.3
Oct 2022	7.5	6.0
Nov 2022	6.0	5.2
Dec 2022	4.9	4.5
Jan 2023	5.8	4.5
Feb 2023	5.1	4.5
Mar 2023	3.7	4.3
Apr 2023	3.8	4.5
May 2023	3.2	4.3
Jun 2023	2.5	4.0
Jul 2023	2.7	3.4
Aug 2023	3.3	3.5
Sep 2023	3.2	3.2
Oct 2023	2.4	2.7
Nov 2023	2.8	2.8
Dec 2023	3.5	3.4
Jan 2024	2.5	3.7
Feb 2024	3.4	3.8
Mar 2024	4.0	4.3
Apr 2024	3.9	3.8
May 2024	3.9	3.8
Jun 2024	3.2	3.6
Jul 2024	3.4	4.2
Aug 2024	2.9	3.9
Sep 2024	2.8	4.1
Oct 2024	3.0	4.3

Food prices increased 0.2 percent for the month of October. (See table 1.) Prices for food at home advanced 0.1 percent, with higher prices in four of the six grocery categories. Prices for food away from home advanced 0.3 percent for the same period.

Over the year, food prices rose 3.5 percent. Prices for food at home advanced 2.1 percent since a year ago, led by higher prices for meats, poultry, fish, and eggs (5.0 percent). Prices for food away from home rose 5.0 percent.

The energy index increased 0.6 percent over the month. The increase was mainly due to higher prices for natural gas service (4.6 percent) and electricity (1.3 percent). Prices for gasoline declined 0.6 percent for the same period.

Energy prices declined 12.4 percent over the year, largely due to lower prices for gasoline (-20.5 percent). Prices paid for electricity fell 0.5 percent, while prices for natural gas service were unchanged during the past year.

The index for all items less food and energy was unchanged in October. Higher prices for medical care (1.0 percent) and shelter (0.2 percent) were offset by lower prices for new and used motor vehicles (-2.0 percent) and education and communication (-1.9 percent).

Over the year, the index for all items less food and energy advanced 4.3 percent. Components contributing to the increase included medical care (8.5 percent) and shelter (5.1 percent). Partly offsetting the increases were price decreases in new and used motor vehicles (-1.6 percent) and household furnishings and operations (-1.0 percent).

The November 2024 Consumer Price Index for the Los Angeles area is scheduled to be released on December 11, 2024.

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.

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. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Indexes and percent changes for selected periods

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim (1982-84=100 unless otherwise noted)

Item and Group	Indexes				Percent change from-
	Historical data	Aug. 2024	Sep. 2024	Oct. 2024	Oct. 2023	Aug. 2024	Sep. 2024
Expenditure category
All items		333.359	334.123	334.242	3.0	0.3	0.0
All items (1967=100)		984.889	987.147	987.499	-	-	-
Food and beverages		337.593	339.387	340.102	3.2	0.7	0.2
Food		340.205	342.150	342.867	3.5	0.8	0.2
Food at home		320.037	322.561	322.872	2.1	0.9	0.1
Cereals and bakery products		344.645	341.141	339.199	-1.1	-1.6	-0.6
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs		357.951	363.435	357.058	5.0	-0.2	-1.8
Dairy and related products		304.786	303.643	307.829	1.8	1.0	1.4
Fruits and vegetables		400.070	419.455	420.424	2.1	5.1	0.2
Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials(1)		300.188	298.498	303.752	-0.5	1.2	1.8
Other food at home		263.081	260.715	262.724	2.6	-0.1	0.8
Food away from home		358.273	359.542	360.703	5.0	0.7	0.3
Alcoholic beverages		279.126	278.483	279.137	-1.2	0.0	0.2
Housing		385.413	385.198	386.339	4.5	0.2	0.3
Shelter		443.826	443.082	443.937	5.1	0.0	0.2
Rent of primary residence(2)		469.096	470.122	471.502	4.7	0.5	0.3
Owners' equiv. rent of residences(2)(3)		460.341	460.540	461.813	5.3	0.3	0.3
Owners' equiv. rent of primary residence(1)(2)		460.315	460.514	461.787	5.3	0.3	0.3
Fuels and utilities		483.364	483.048	491.598	4.2	1.7	1.8
Household energy		415.114	414.717	423.328	-0.4	2.0	2.1
Energy services(2)		413.511	413.158	421.757	-0.3	2.0	2.1
Electricity(2)		490.679	490.626	497.209	-0.5	1.3	1.3
Utility (piped) gas service(2)		296.299	295.293	308.897	0.0	4.3	4.6
Household furnishings and operations		127.973	129.511	129.614	-1.0	1.3	0.1
Apparel		121.681	124.739	123.314	1.3	1.3	-1.1
Transportation		267.380	269.876	267.577	-1.4	0.1	-0.9
Private transportation		269.340	271.598	268.798	-1.7	-0.2	-1.0
New and used motor vehicles(4)		109.425	111.031	108.830	-1.6	-0.5	-2.0
New vehicles(1)		191.152	191.352	191.061	-2.1	0.0	-0.2
Used cars and trucks(1)		342.987	341.642	343.617	-2.7	0.2	0.6
Motor fuel		344.816	346.131	344.208	-20.5	-0.2	-0.6
Gasoline (all types)		336.083	337.383	335.514	-20.5	-0.2	-0.6
Gasoline, unleaded regular(4)		335.970	337.319	335.391	-20.8	-0.2	-0.6
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade(4)(5)		322.562	323.757	322.068	-20.0	-0.2	-0.5
Gasoline, unleaded premium(4)		324.718	325.798	324.193	-19.3	-0.2	-0.5
Medical care		591.787	588.494	594.385	8.5	0.4	1.0
Recreation(6)		122.005	123.403	124.256	0.5	1.8	0.7
Education and communication(6)		161.702	161.704	158.597	0.5	-1.9	-1.9
Tuition, other school fees, and child care(1)		2,336.334	2,339.901	2,339.914	2.7	0.2	0.0
Other goods and services		541.422	538.001	541.561	1.6	0.0	0.7
Commodity and service group
All items		333.359	334.123	334.242	3.0	0.3	0.0
Commodities		216.614	217.593	217.699	-1.3	0.5	0.0
Commodities less food & beverages		157.308	157.910	157.764	-4.3	0.3	-0.1
Nondurables less food & beverages		221.020	221.939	222.196	-6.6	0.5	0.1
Durables		98.884	99.222	98.872	-2.5	0.0	-0.4
Services		437.591	438.132	438.261	5.3	0.2	0.0
Special aggregate indexes
All items less medical care		322.097	323.007	322.912	2.6	0.3	0.0
All items less shelter		284.270	285.761	285.531	1.5	0.4	-0.1
Commodities less food		162.545	163.125	162.996	-4.2	0.3	-0.1
Nondurables		280.455	281.819	282.309	-1.2	0.7	0.2
Nondurables less food		227.477	228.315	228.600	-6.2	0.5	0.1
Services less rent of shelter(3)		440.439	443.129	442.081	5.6	0.4	-0.2
Services less medical care services		422.746	423.315	423.271	5.0	0.1	0.0
Energy		374.923	375.567	377.810	-12.4	0.8	0.6
All items less energy		332.847	333.621	333.630	4.1	0.2	0.0
All items less food and energy		331.692	332.264	332.150	4.3	0.1	0.0
Footnotes (1) Indexes on a December 1977=100 base. (2) This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means estimator. (3) Indexes on a December 1982=100 base. (4) Special index based on a substantially smaller sample. (5) Indexes on a December 1993=100 base. (6) Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
- Data not available NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.