Which CPIs does OPM use?
5 C.F.R. § 591.225
in effectEffective: 2024-07-01OPM uses the following CPIs:
(a) For the Washington, DC, area—the BLS Consumer Price Index, All Urban Consumers (CPI-U);
(b) For all COLA areas in the State of Alaska—the BLS CPI-U for Anchorage, AK;
(c) For all COLA areas in the State of Hawaii and for Guam and the CNMI—the BLS CPI-U for Honolulu, HI; and
(d) For Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands—the Puerto Rico CPI as produced by the Puerto Rico Department of Work and Human Resources.
Source: eCFRURL: https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2024-07-01/title-5.xmlFetched: 7/26/2026