Consumer Price Index, Los Angeles area — November 2024

Prices in the Los Angeles area, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), declined 0.2 percent in November, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table A.) Regional Commissioner Chris Rosenlund noted that the November decrease was influenced by lower prices for energy. (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 3.2 percent. (See chart 1 and table A.) Food prices advanced 3.5 percent. Energy prices declined 8.6 percent, largely the result of a decrease in the price of gasoline. The index for all items less food and energy rose 4.1 percent over the year. (See table 1.)

Food

Food prices increased 0.7 percent for the month of November. (See table 1.) Prices for food at home advanced 0.7 percent, with higher prices in four of the six grocery categories. Prices for food away from home increased 0.6 percent for the same period.

Over the year, food prices advanced 3.5 percent. Prices for food at home increased 2.0 percent since a year ago, with higher prices in all six grocery categories. Prices for food away from home increased 5.1 percent.

Energy

The energy index decreased 1.8 percent over the month. The decrease was mainly due to lower prices for gasoline (-2.0 percent). Prices for natural gas service decreased 6.3 percent, and prices for electricity declined 0.1 percent for the same period.

Energy prices declined 8.6 percent over the year, largely due to lower prices for gasoline (-12.4 percent). Prices paid for natural gas service declined 12.8 percent, and prices for electricity decreased 0.7 percent during the past year.

All items less food and energy

The index for all items less food and energy declined 0.2 percent in November. Lower prices for apparel (-1.6 percent) and recreation (-0.8 percent) were partially offset by higher prices for household furnishings and operations (0.5 percent) and shelter (0.2 percent).

Over the year, the index for all items less food and energy rose 4.1 percent. Components contributing to the increase included medical care (8.4 percent) and shelter (4.6 percent). Partly offsetting the increases was a price decrease in new and used motor vehicles (-1.5 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	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
1-month	12-month	1-month	12-month	1-month	12-month	1-month	12-month	1-month	12-month
January	0.8	3.1	0.2	0.9	1.1	7.5	1.9	5.8	1.0	2.5
February	0.3	3.4	0.4	1.0	0.3	7.4	-0.3	5.1	0.5	3.4
March	-0.7	1.9	0.5	2.2	1.5	8.5	0.1	3.7	0.7	4.0
April	-0.3	0.7	1.1	3.6	0.5	7.9	0.7	3.8	0.6	3.9
May	0.4	0.9	0.6	3.9	0.8	8.0	0.1	3.2	0.1	3.9
June	0.5	1.4	0.6	4.0	1.1	8.6	0.5	2.5	-0.2	3.2
July	0.6	1.9	0.6	3.9	-0.2	7.7	0.0	2.7	0.2	3.4
August	0.1	2.0	0.2	4.0	0.1	7.6	0.7	3.3	0.1	2.9
September	-0.3	1.2	0.3	4.6	0.5	7.8	0.3	3.2	0.2	2.8
October	0.2	0.7	0.9	5.4	0.6	7.5	-0.1	2.4	0.0	3.0
November	0.1	1.0	0.6	6.0	-0.8	6.0	-0.4	2.8	-0.2	3.2
December	-0.2	1.5	0.4	6.6	-0.6	4.9	0.0	3.5

The December 2024 Consumer Price Index for the Los Angeles area is scheduled to be released on January 15, 2025.

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.

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. 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	Sep. 2024	Oct. 2024	Nov. 2024	Nov. 2023	Sep. 2024	Oct. 2024
Expenditure category
All items		334.123	334.242	333.718	3.2	-0.1	-0.2
All items (1967=100)		987.147	987.499	985.952	-	-	-
Food and beverages		339.387	340.102	342.195	3.2	0.8	0.6
Food		342.150	342.867	345.157	3.5	0.9	0.7
Food at home		322.561	322.872	325.112	2.0	0.8	0.7
Cereals and bakery products		341.141	339.199	345.951	0.2	1.4	2.0
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs		363.435	357.058	360.635	3.5	-0.8	1.0
Dairy and related products		303.643	307.829	304.710	2.3	0.4	-1.0
Fruits and vegetables		419.455	420.424	417.448	1.0	-0.5	-0.7
Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials(1)		298.498	303.752	309.019	0.9	3.5	1.7
Other food at home		260.715	262.724	265.123	2.7	1.7	0.9
Food away from home		359.542	360.703	363.021	5.1	1.0	0.6
Alcoholic beverages		278.483	279.137	278.076	-1.7	-0.1	-0.4
Housing		385.198	386.339	386.880	4.1	0.4	0.1
Shelter		443.082	443.937	444.885	4.6	0.4	0.2
Rent of primary residence(2)		470.122	471.502	472.970	4.5	0.6	0.3
Owners' equiv. rent of residences(2)(3)		460.540	461.813	463.445	4.6	0.6	0.4
Owners' equiv. rent of primary residence(1)(2)		460.514	461.787	463.418	4.6	0.6	0.4
Fuels and utilities		483.048	491.598	486.126	1.9	0.6	-1.1
Household energy		414.717	423.328	416.827	-3.4	0.5	-1.5
Energy services(2)		413.158	421.757	415.256	-3.4	0.5	-1.5
Electricity(2)		490.626	497.209	496.656	-0.7	1.2	-0.1
Utility (piped) gas service(2)		295.293	308.897	289.523	-12.8	-2.0	-6.3
Household furnishings and operations		129.511	129.614	130.263	0.8	0.6	0.5
Apparel		124.739	123.314	121.354	5.8	-2.7	-1.6
Transportation		269.876	267.577	263.807	0.1	-2.2	-1.4
Private transportation		271.598	268.798	267.061	0.5	-1.7	-0.6
New and used motor vehicles(4)		111.031	108.830	108.429	-1.5	-2.3	-0.4
New vehicles(1)		191.352	191.061	191.198	-1.4	-0.1	0.1
Used cars and trucks(1)		341.642	343.617	345.620	-2.9	1.2	0.6
Motor fuel		346.131	344.208	337.436	-12.5	-2.5	-2.0
Gasoline (all types)		337.383	335.514	328.883	-12.4	-2.5	-2.0
Gasoline, unleaded regular(4)		337.319	335.391	328.642	-12.7	-2.6	-2.0
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade(4)(5)		323.757	322.068	315.743	-12.1	-2.5	-2.0
Gasoline, unleaded premium(4)		325.798	324.193	318.212	-11.5	-2.3	-1.8
Medical care		588.494	594.385	592.688	8.4	0.7	-0.3
Recreation(6)		123.403	124.256	123.213	1.8	-0.2	-0.8
Education and communication(6)		161.704	158.597	158.016	0.0	-2.3	-0.4
Tuition, other school fees, and child care(1)		2,339.901	2,339.914	2,334.717	2.5	-0.2	-0.2
Other goods and services		538.001	541.561	538.345	1.1	0.1	-0.6
Commodity and service group
All items		334.123	334.242	333.718	3.2	-0.1	-0.2
Commodities		217.593	217.699	217.404	0.4	-0.1	-0.1
Commodities less food & beverages		157.910	157.764	156.513	-1.7	-0.9	-0.8
Nondurables less food & beverages		221.939	222.196	218.991	-1.9	-1.3	-1.4
Durables		99.222	98.872	98.891	-1.8	-0.3	0.0
Services		438.132	438.261	437.530	4.6	-0.1	-0.2
Special aggregate indexes
All items less medical care		323.007	322.912	322.435	2.9	-0.2	-0.1
All items less shelter		285.761	285.531	284.301	2.2	-0.5	-0.4
Commodities less food		163.125	162.996	161.732	-1.7	-0.9	-0.8
Nondurables		281.819	282.309	281.792	1.1	0.0	-0.2
Nondurables less food		228.315	228.600	225.480	-1.9	-1.2	-1.4
Services less rent of shelter(3)		443.129	442.081	438.542	4.7	-1.0	-0.8
Services less medical care services		423.315	423.271	422.514	4.3	-0.2	-0.2
Energy		375.567	377.810	371.101	-8.6	-1.2	-1.8
All items less energy		333.621	333.630	333.426	4.0	-0.1	-0.1
All items less food and energy		332.264	332.150	331.515	4.1	-0.2	-0.2
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.

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