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Bureau of Labor Statistics > Geographic Information > Southeast > Table

Consumer Price Index Overview Table – Southeast

 
Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers, all items, in the U.S., South, and selected metropolitan areas, not seasonally adjusted
(1982-84=100 unless otherwise noted)
Area

(Links provide news releases)		 Back
data		 Annual
average
2025		 Feb
2026		 Mar
2026		 Percent change
Annual
average
2024 to
2025		 12 months
ended
Feb
2026		 Mar
2026

U.S. City Average

 321.943 326.785 330.213 2.6 2.4 3.3

South region(1)

 311.997 315.689 319.643 2.2 1.8 3.0

South City Size Class (population)

A (over 2.5 million)

 317.828 321.211 325.447 1.9 1.6 2.9

B/C (2.5 million or less)(2)

 197.209 199.703 202.120 2.4 2.0 3.2

South divisions

South Atlantic(3)(4)

 132.661 134.489 135.812 2.4 2.2 3.0

East South Central(3)(5)

 130.749 132.669 134.592 2.9 2.5 3.8

West South Central(3)(6)

 127.470 128.290 130.491 1.7 0.9 2.8

Metropolitan areas

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA(7)

 317.247 323.537   1.7 2.3  

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL(7)

 356.732 362.650   2.6 2.1  

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL(7)(8)

 307.516   311.681 2.7   2.1

Footnotes
(1) The South includes Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia.
(2) December 1996=100.
(3) December 2017=100.
(4) The South Atlantic division includes Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia.
(5) The East South Central division includes Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi, and Tennessee.
(6) The West South Central division includes Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas.
(7) Published in alternate months.
(8) 1987=100

Source: Consumer Price Index
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) measures changes in prices of all goods and services purchased for consumption by urban households.