Consumer Price Index, San Diego Area — November 2024

Prices in the San Diego area, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), declined 0.1 percent for the two months ending in November 2024, 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 gasoline and apparel. (Data in this report are not seasonally adjusted. Accordingly, bi-monthly changes may reflect seasonal influences.)

Over the last 12 months, the CPI-U advanced 2.6 percent. (See chart 1 and table A.) Food prices advanced 6.3 percent. Energy prices declined 11.9 percent, largely the result of a decrease in the price of gasoline. The index for all items less food and energy rose 3.2 percent over the year. (See table 1.)

Food

Food prices increased 0.1 percent for the two months ending in November. (See table 1.) Prices for food at home decreased 0.3 percent, led by lower prices for fruits and vegetables (-2.7 percent). Prices for food away from home increased 0.8 percent for the same period.

Over the year, food prices advanced 6.3 percent. Prices for food at home increased 2.4 percent since a year ago, with higher prices in all six grocery categories. Prices for food away from home increased 11.7 percent.

Energy

The energy index decreased 1.6 percent for the two months ending in November. The decrease was mainly due to lower prices for gasoline (-2.9 percent). Prices for natural gas service rose 2.3 percent, and prices for electricity increased 0.9 percent for the same period.

Energy prices declined 11.9 percent over the year, largely due to lower prices for gasoline (-12.2 percent). Prices paid for natural gas service declined 13.3 percent, and prices for electricity decreased 11.8 percent during the past year.

All items less food and energy

The index for all items less food and energy was unchanged in the latest two-month period. Higher prices for new and used motor vehicles (0.8 percent) and medical care (0.4 percent) were offset by lower prices for apparel (-3.4 percent) and shelter (-0.1 percent).

Over the year, the index for all items less food and energy rose 3.2 percent. Components contributing to the increase included shelter (3.6 percent) and education and communication (3.5 percent). Partly offsetting the increases was a price decrease in new and used motor vehicles (-2.2 percent).

Table A. San Diego-Carlsbad, CA, CPI-U 2-month and 12-month percent changes, all items index, not seasonally adjusted

Month	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
2-month	12-month	2-month	12-month	2-month	12-month	2-month	12-month	2-month	12-month
January	0.3	2.3	0.4	1.7	2.0	8.2	1.8	6.4	0.4	3.8
March	0.0	1.8	2.4	4.1	2.1	7.9	1.0	5.3	0.8	3.6
May	-0.4	0.3	0.7	5.3	1.1	8.3	0.9	5.2	0.5	3.2
July	1.4	2.1	2.1	6.0	1.2	7.3	0.3	4.3	0.6	3.5
September	-0.4	1.1	0.1	6.5	0.9	8.2	1.3	4.7	0.3	2.5
November	0.6	1.6	0.7	6.6	-0.7	6.7	-0.2	5.2	-0.1	2.6

The January 2025 Consumer Price Index for the San Diego area is scheduled to be released on February 12, 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 San Diego 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 San Diego-Carlsbad, CA Core Based Statistical Area includes San Diego County 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

San Diego-Carlsbad (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		376.221	-	375.860	2.6	-0.1	-
All items (1967=100)		1,272.117	-	1,270.897	-	-	-
Food and beverages		333.569	-	334.388	6.1	0.2	-
Food		332.654	-	333.142	6.3	0.1	-
Food at home		293.419	292.733	292.414	2.4	-0.3	-0.1
Cereals and bakery products		385.503	390.954	387.029	2.6	0.4	-1.0
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs		285.257	278.305	286.681	3.5	0.5	3.0
Dairy and related products		234.754	243.276	244.434	3.2	4.1	0.5
Fruits and vegetables		299.107	295.116	290.998	2.4	-2.7	-1.4
Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials(1)		321.948	319.737	318.698	2.1	-1.0	-0.3
Other food at home		286.467	287.305	284.838	1.3	-0.6	-0.9
Food away from home		386.126	-	389.203	11.7	0.8	-
Alcoholic beverages		327.270	-	333.296	4.3	1.8	-
Housing		459.138	-	458.782	2.9	-0.1	-
Shelter		526.294	526.056	525.770	3.6	-0.1	-0.1
Rent of primary residence(2)		528.064	529.737	528.870	4.7	0.2	-0.2
Owners' equiv. rent of residences(2)		558.133	559.521	558.270	3.5	0.0	-0.2
Owners' equiv. rent of primary residence(2)		558.133	559.521	558.270	3.5	0.0	-0.2
Fuels and utilities		462.475	-	464.681	-6.5	0.5	-
Household energy		438.405	445.142	441.784	-11.9	0.8	-0.8
Energy services		434.473	440.578	439.689	-11.7	1.2	-0.2
Electricity		431.711	434.522	435.655	-11.8	0.9	0.3
Utility (piped) gas service		290.931	303.399	297.611	-13.3	2.3	-1.9
Household furnishings and operations		217.854	-	217.358	2.5	-0.2	-
Apparel		182.764	-	176.560	4.0	-3.4	-
Transportation		290.951	-	291.556	0.1	0.2	-
Private transportation		292.050	-	290.702	-0.9	-0.5	-
New and used motor vehicles(3)		129.047	-	130.024	-2.2	0.8	-
New vehicles(1)		257.738	-	258.443	-0.6	0.3	-
Used cars and trucks(1)		296.532	-	299.984	-2.9	1.2	-
Motor fuel		371.541	368.650	361.175	-12.5	-2.8	-2.0
Gasoline (all types)		371.924	368.812	361.097	-12.2	-2.9	-2.1
Gasoline, unleaded regular(4)		384.270	380.920	372.802	-12.4	-3.0	-2.1
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade(4)(5)		325.952	323.282	316.769	-11.7	-2.8	-2.0
Gasoline, unleaded premium(4)		383.488	380.771	373.334	-11.3	-2.6	-2.0
Medical care		572.179	-	574.409	-0.4	0.4	-
Recreation(3)		190.107	-	188.628	0.3	-0.8	-
Education and communication(3)		147.140	-	146.540	3.5	-0.4	-
Tuition, other school fees, and child care(1)		1,842.120	-	1,838.380	10.0	-0.2	-
Other goods and services		525.634	-	523.938	4.1	-0.3	-
Commodity and service group
All items		376.221	-	375.860	2.6	-0.1	-
Commodities		244.408	-	243.383	0.4	-0.4	-
Commodities less food & beverages		199.982	-	198.233	-3.2	-0.9	-
Nondurables less food & beverages		245.514	-	240.295	-4.6	-2.1	-
Durables		154.779	-	155.728	-1.5	0.6	-
Services		492.451	-	492.695	3.6	0.0	-
Special aggregate indexes
All items less medical care		366.796	-	366.323	2.8	-0.1	-
All items less shelter		315.494	-	315.201	1.8	-0.1	-
Commodities less food		205.294	-	203.713	-2.9	-0.8	-
Nondurables		290.777	-	288.440	1.1	-0.8	-
Nondurables less food		252.976	-	248.285	-4.0	-1.9	-
Services less rent of shelter(2)		474.780	-	476.333	3.7	0.3	-
Services less medical care services		479.983	-	480.124	3.9	0.0	-
Energy		393.060	393.028	386.749	-11.9	-1.6	-1.6
All items less energy		378.507	-	378.467	3.6	0.0	-
All items less food and energy		387.989	-	387.861	3.2	0.0	-
Footnotes (1) Indexes on a November 1977=100 base. (2) Indexes on a November 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.

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