Jamie Pentagulio

The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released June 2025 Consumer Price Index (CPI) today. Highlights are as follows (all indexes are on a seasonally unadjusted basis):

All items rose 0.3% in the last month and increased 2.7% in the last twelve months
Food at home increased 0.2% change from May and rose 2.4% since June 2024
Cereals + bakery products fell 0.1% in the last month and increased 0.9% in the last twelve months
Meats, poultry, fish + eggs fell 0.3% since May and rose 5.6% from June 2024
Dairy + related products decreased 0.3% in the last month and increased 0.9% in the last twelve months
Fruits + vegetables saw no change from May and decreased 0.7% since June 2024
Other foods increased 0.3% in the last month and rose 0.9% in the last twelve months
Gasoline (all types) fell 0.1% since May and decreased 8.3% from June 2024
All items, less food and energy, increased 0.3% in the last month and rose 2.9% in the last twelve months
Apparel fell 0.3% from May and decreased 0.5% since June 2024
New vehicles decreased 0.2% in the last month and increased 0.2% in the last twelve months
Used cars + trucks rose 1.3% since May and increased 2.8% from June 2024
Motor vehicle parts + equipment increased 0.6% in the last month and rose 2.3% in the last twelve months
Medical care commodities rose 0.1% from May and increased 0.2% since June 2024
Alcoholic beverages rose 0.1% in the last month and rose 1.4% in the last twelve months
Tobacco + smoking products rose 0.5% since May and increased 6.3% from June 2024
Personal care products increased 0.1% in the last month and rose 0.6% in the last twelve months

BLS CPI Historical Annual Inflation Rate Averages Through June 2025 Table For Selected Categories:

BLS CPI CodeBLS CPI Category Description1M 6/251Y 6/253Y 6/255Y 6/2510Y 6/2520Y 6/25
SAFFOOD & BEVERAGES0.3%2.9%3.6%4.6%3.2%2.9%
SAF11Food at home0.2%2.4%2.7%4.2%2.6%2.5%
SAF114Nonalcoholic beverages & beverage materials1.3%4.4%4.5%5.0%3.2%2.3%
SEFNJuices & nonalcoholic drinks1.4%3.0%4.6%5.0%3.5%2.5%
SEFN01Carbonated drinks1.2%3.1%5.0%5.1%4.0%2.9%
SEFN03Nonfrozen noncarbonated juices & drinks1.6%2.4%3.8%4.6%3.1%2.0%
SEFPBeverage materials including coffee & tea0.9%7.8%4.3%5.2%2.5%2.0%
SEFP01Coffee2.2%13.4%4.8%6.0%2.6%2.4%
SEFP02Other beverage materials including tea-0.5%1.5%4.3%4.3%2.5%1.8%
SAF115Other food at home0.4%1.3%3.3%4.8%2.8%2.6%
SEFT06Other miscellaneous foods-0.3%-0.1%2.8%4.5%2.7%2.3%
SEFWAlcoholic beverages at home-0.1%-0.1%1.6%1.9%1.6%1.4%
SEFW01Beer, ale & other malt beverages at home-0.2%0.3%2.9%3.1%2.6%2.3%
SEFW02Distilled spirits at home-0.2%0.7%1.1%1.5%1.0%0.9%
SEFW03Wine at home-0.1%-0.9%0.6%1.0%0.8%0.7%
SEHEFUEL OIL & OTHER FUELS0.2%-2.0%-10.9%9.8%3.0%3.0%
SAH3HOUSEHOLD FURNISHINGS & OPERATIONS1.1%3.3%2.0%3.9%2.2%1.0%
SAAAPPAREL-0.3%-0.5%1.1%2.7%0.5%0.5%
SAM1MEDICAL CARE COMMODITIES0.1%0.2%2.5%1.7%1.7%2.1%
SEMFMedicinal drugs0.1%0.3%2.5%1.7%1.7%
SEMF01Prescription drugs0.4%1.2%2.2%1.3%1.7%8.6%
SEMF02Nonprescription drugs-0.8%-1.7%3.1%2.7%1.2%
SEMGMedical equipment and supplies0.5%-0.7%3.2%1.7%1.0%
SARRECREATION0.2%2.1%2.6%2.9%1.9%1.3%
SEEAEDUCATIONAL BOOKS & SUPPLIES-0.4%2.2%2.6%1.9%3.8%
SEGATOBACCO & SMOKING PRODUCTS0.5%6.3%6.8%7.0%5.8%6.1%
SEGBPERSONAL CARE PRODUCTS0.1%0.6%2.8%2.5%1.0%0.8%
SEGEMISCELLANEOUS PERSONAL GOODS-0.2%2.2%1.2%2.5%0.7%0.1%
SAGOTHER GOODS AND SERVICES0.4%3.7%4.7%4.7%3.4%3.1%
SEREOther recreational goods0.9%-0.2%-1.2%0.1%-3.5%-3.6%
SERGRecreational reading materials-1.0%0.8%0.4%1.8%2.0%1.8%
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