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Friday, February 13, 2026
Area prices rose 0.5 percent over the two months, up 2.3 percent over the year
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater increased 0.5 percent from November to January, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported today. Regional Commissioner Victoria G. Lee noted that the index for all items less food and energy increased 0.3 percent over the two-month span. The index for food rose 1.3 percent from November to January. The index for energy increased 2.1 percent over the same period. (Data in this report are not seasonally adjusted. Accordingly, bi-monthly changes may reflect the impact of seasonal influences.)
The Tampa area all items CPI-U advanced 2.3 percent for the 12 months ending January. The index for all items less food and energy rose 1.8 percent over the last 12 months. The food index increased 4.7 percent for the 12 months ending January. The energy index rose 5.9 percent over the last year.
Chart 1. Over-the-year percent change in CPI-U, Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL, January 2023–January 2026
Month
All items
All items less food and energy
Jan 2023
8.9
8.7
Mar 2023
7.7
9.3
May 2023
7.3
9.0
Jul 2023
5.9
7.3
Sep 2023
6.7
7.3
Nov 2023
5.2
6.0
Jan 2024
3.9
4.8
Mar 2024
3.7
4.3
May 2024
1.8
2.0
Jul 2024
2.4
3.0
Sep 2024
1.2
2.0
Nov 2024
1.6
2.0
Jan 2025
2.3
2.8
Mar 2025
2.1
2.1
May 2025
2.6
2.8
Jul 2025
3.3
3.3
Sep 2025
3.3
3.0
Nov 2025
3.0
2.7
Jan 2026
2.3
1.8
Food
The food index rose 1.3 percent from November to January. The index for food at home (grocery store purchases) rose 1.7 percent, with higher prices in 5 of the 6 major grocery store food groups. The food away from home index (restaurant, cafeteria, and vending purchases) increased 0.8 percent over the two-month span.
The food index rose 4.7 percent over the last 12 months. The index for food at home rose 4.3 percent over this 12-month span, as prices increased for all six major grocery store food groups. The food away from home index increased 5.1 percent over the past year.
Energy
The energy index increased 2.1 percent from November to January. The gasoline index declined 5.4 percent over the two-month pricing period.
The energy index increased 5.9 percent over the past 12 months. The gasoline index fell 10.8 percent over this 12-month span.
All items less food and energy
The index for all items less food and energy rose 0.3 percent from November to January. The shelter index rose 0.6 percent over the bi-monthly period, due in part to an increase in the lodging away from home index. In comparison, the index for recreation declined 4.5 percent from November to January.
The index for all items less food and energy advanced 1.8 percent over the past 12 months. The shelter index increased 2.6 percent over this 12-month span. The index for owners’ equivalent rent increased 2.4 percent over the past year and the index for rent increased 3.1 percent.
The Consumer Price Index for February 2026 is scheduled to be released on Wednesday, March 11, 2026, at 8:30 a.m. (ET). The Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater Consumer Price Index for March 2026 is scheduled to be released on Friday, April 10, 2026, at 8:30 a.m. (ET).
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 Tampa 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 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL Core Based Statistical Area includes Hernando, Hillsborough, Pasco, and Pinellas Counties in Florida.
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Table 1. Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL, CPI-U by expenditure category for January 2026, not seasonally adjusted (1987=100 unless otherwise noted)
Expenditure category
Indexes
Percent change from:
Historical
data
Nov.
2025
Dec.
2025
Jan.
2026
Jan.
2025
Nov.
2025
Dec.
2025
All items
308.706
-
310.244
2.3
0.5
-
Food and beverages
310.226
-
314.120
4.8
1.3
-
Food
312.148
-
316.179
4.7
1.3
-
Food at home
313.330
317.320
318.776
4.3
1.7
0.5
Cereals and bakery products
320.849
325.236
323.425
4.5
0.8
-0.6
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs
329.858
350.867
342.422
4.7
3.8
-2.4
Dairy and related products
295.553
293.701
305.766
10.8
3.5
4.1
Fruits and vegetables
417.745
404.410
414.627
3.4
-0.7
2.5
Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials
232.407
231.545
237.268
4.9
2.1
2.5
Other food at home
244.534
248.854
249.884
2.5
2.2
0.4
Food away from home
310.334
-
312.779
5.1
0.8
-
Alcoholic beverages
268.835
-
270.759
6.5
0.7
-
Housing
346.268
-
349.554
4.1
0.9
-
Shelter
405.389
407.964
407.762
2.6
0.6
0.0
Rent of primary residence
423.302
426.501
424.491
3.1
0.3
-0.5
Owners’ equivalent rent of residences
431.769
431.098
429.505
2.4
-0.5
-0.4
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence
431.769
431.098
429.505
2.4
-0.5
-0.4
Household furnishings and operations
165.742
-
163.522
3.6
-1.3
-
Apparel
142.729
-
144.780
7.1
1.4
-
Transportation
257.315
-
255.385
-3.3
-0.8
-
Private transportation
266.682
-
262.922
-2.7
-1.4
-
New and used motor vehicles
134.102
-
131.985
-0.5
-1.6
-
New vehicles
148.823
-
148.906
0.5
0.1
-
Used cars and trucks
172.038
-
163.510
-2.1
-5.0
-
Motor fuel
323.012
308.826
305.464
-10.6
-5.4
-1.1
Gasoline (all types)
314.216
300.336
297.366
-10.8
-5.4
-1.0
Unleaded regular
302.279
288.325
285.469
-11.2
-5.6
-1.0
Unleaded midgrade
327.553
314.942
311.911
-9.1
-4.8
-1.0
Unleaded premium
364.529
352.777
349.312
-8.1
-4.2
-1.0
Medical care
546.873
-
554.042
3.0
1.3
-
Recreation
137.796
-
131.545
-1.8
-4.5
-
Education and communication
135.465
-
135.752
1.2
0.2
-
Tuition, other school fees, and childcare
-
-
-
-
-
-
Other goods and services
378.818
-
403.284
7.5
6.5
-
– Data not available.
Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.
Table 2. Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL, CPI-U by special aggregate index for January 2026, not seasonally adjusted (1987=100)
Special aggregate index
Indexes
Percent change from:
Historical
data
Nov.
2025
Dec.
2025
Jan.
2026
Jan.
2025
Nov.
2025
Dec.
2025
All items
308.706
-
310.244
2.3
0.5
-
Food
312.148
-
316.179
4.7
1.3
-
Energy
263.691
265.372
269.111
5.9
2.1
1.4
All items less food and energy
312.280
-
313.154
1.8
0.3
-
All items less energy
311.920
-
313.171
2.1
0.4
-
All items less medical care
295.897
-
297.171
2.3
0.4
-
All items less shelter
268.050
-
269.160
2.1
0.4
-
Commodities
213.834
-
212.800
0.5
-0.5
-
Commodities less food
173.383
-
170.963
-1.5
-1.4
-
Commodities less food & beverages
169.187
-
166.724
-1.7
-1.5
-
Durables
106.428
-
103.527
-3.1
-2.7
-
Nondurables
279.604
-
281.253
2.5
0.6
-
Nondurables less food
248.178
-
247.725
0.2
-0.2
-
Nondurables less food & beverages
246.772
-
246.139
-0.2
-0.3
-
Services
394.012
-
398.183
3.3
1.1
-
Services less rent of shelter
370.352
-
376.895
4.4
1.8
-
Services less medical care services
379.134
-
383.054
3.3
1.0
-
– Data not available.
Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.