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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

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data
Annual
average
2025
Jan
2026
Feb
2026
Percent change
Annual
average
2024 to
2025
12 months
ended
Jan
2026
Feb
2026

U.S. City Average

321.943 325.252 326.785 2.6 2.4 2.4

South region(1)

311.997 314.740 315.689 2.2 1.9 1.8

South City Size Class (population)

A (over 2.5 million)

317.828 319.877 321.211 1.9 1.6 1.6

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

197.209 199.248 199.703 2.4 2.1 2.0

South divisions

South Atlantic(3)(4)

132.661 134.162 134.489 2.4 2.2 2.2

East South Central(3)(5)

130.749 132.376 132.669 2.9 2.7 2.5

West South Central(3)(6)

127.470 127.711 128.290 1.7 0.8 0.9

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)

307.516 310.244   2.7 2.3  

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.