What is the current inflation rate of the region of the US?

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The inflation rate was 3.7%, as of October 2026. The annual inflation rate measures the difference in prices in one month to the same month a year before. While several government datasets track price changes, the Consumer Price Index (CPI) represents the spending habits of people living in urban areas, or about 90% of the US population. In addition to reporting inflation representing the spending of all urban Americans, the CPI also provides area-specific measures of inflation. The latest CPI data shows that the West region has lower inflation than the US overall.
BLS did not publish an October 2025 Consumer Price Index because of the federal government shutdown. Where appropriate, we used the average of September 2025 and November 2025 to approximate the missing October 2025 value, so October 2026 year-over-year changes are approximate.

3.7%

headline inflation rate, all items (October 2025 to October 2026)

4%

annual inflation rate, all items in all urban areas in the US (October 2025 to October 2026)
There are multiple ways to measure inflation. Headline inflation includes all consumer spending categories, such as food, housing, and transportation, offering a broad view of the overall cost of living. However, because food and energy prices can be highly volatile due to factors like weather or supply chain disruptions, core inflation excludes these categories.
In October 2026, the West region had a headline inflation rate of 3.7% and core inflation of 2.5%. Core inflation was lower than headline. That means food and energy had higher price increases over the previous year compared to other goods and services.

Headline inflation was higher than core inflation in October 2026.

Year-over-year percent change of CPI-U, West census region, not seasonally adjusted. October 2026 rates use an estimated October 2025 base.

Headline inflation in the West region was lower than the national average for all urban areas. West price increase were lower in five CPI categories: medical care, transportation, housing, recreation, and other goods and services. Of those, other goods and services inflation differed most between the region and the rest of the country. The annual inflation rate for other goods and services was 3.0% in the region, compared with 4.1% across the US.

In the West region during October 2026, the inflation rate for transportation was 8.0%.

Year-over-year percent change of CPI-U (October 2025 to October 2026), not seasonally adjusted. October 2026 rates use an estimated October 2025 base.

Census regions are a common way the federal government groups states for data collection. The West region includes the following states: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming.
The lowest headline inflation across the four census regions of the US was 3.6% in the South. The highest was 4.7% in the Northeast

Among the four census regions of the US, the South had the lowest headline inflation rate.

Year-over-year percent change of CPI-U (October 2025 to October 2026), not seasonally adjusted. October 2026 rates use an estimated October 2025 base.

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