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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

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

U.S. City Average

 321.943 334.980 336.940 2.6 3.4 3.7

South region(1)

 311.997 323.394 325.120 2.2 3.1 3.4

South City Size Class (population)

A (over 2.5 million)

 317.828 327.903 329.474 1.9 2.9 3.0

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

 197.209 205.030 206.194 2.4 3.3 3.7

South divisions

South Atlantic(3)(4)

 132.661 137.547 138.304 2.4 3.2 3.5

East South Central(3)(5)

 130.749 137.017 137.467 2.9 3.9 4.2

West South Central(3)(6)

 127.470 131.402 132.172 1.7 2.7 3.0

Metropolitan areas

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA(7)

 317.247 328.150   1.7 2.9  

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

 356.732 370.123   2.6 3.7  

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

 307.516   315.640 2.7   1.9

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.