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Thursday, July 11, 2019
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell declined 0.1 percent from April to June, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Janet S. Rankin noted that both the energy index and the all items less food and energy index declined over the bi-monthly period, down 0.9 and 0.1 percent, respectively. Since April, the food index edged up 0.3 percent. (Data in this report are not seasonally adjusted. Accordingly, bi-monthly changes may reflect the impact of seasonal influences.)
Over the last 12 months, the all items CPI-U increased 1.1 percent, reflecting increases in the all items less food and energy index (2.3 percent) and the food index (1.5 percent). Since June 2018, the energy index has declined 8.9 percent. (See chart 1 and table 1.)
FoodThe food index edged up 0.3 percent from April to June, reflecting a 0.8-percent increase in the food away from home index. The food at home index was little changed from April, down 0.1 percent over the bi-monthly period.
Over the last 12 months, the food index rose 1.5 percent, led by a 2.6-percent increase in the food away from home index. The food at home index rose 0.6 percent since June 2018.
EnergyThe energy index declined 0.9 percent from April to June, led by a 6.1-percent drop in the gasoline index. The utility (piped) gas service index edged down 0.2 percent since April, while the electricity index advanced 8.2 percent over the bi-monthly period.
The energy index fell 8.9 percent for the 12 months ending June 2019. Contributing to the decline were the gasoline index (-10.1 percent) and the electricity index (-13.7 percent). The utility (piped) gas service index rose 6.7 percent over the year.
All items less food and energyThe index for all items less food and energy inched down 0.1 percent since April. Declines in the apparel (-4.8 percent) and the new vehicles (-3.1 percent) indexes were largely offset by a 1.3-percent increase in the shelter index.
From June 2018 to June 2019, the index for all items less food and energy advanced 2.3 percent. The shelter index contributred to the increase, up 5.4 percent over the last 12 months.
Month | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | |||||
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2-month | 12-month | 2-month | 12-month | 2-month | 12-month | 2-month | 12-month | 2-month | 12-month | |
February | 0.0 | -0.3 | 0.3 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 3.5 | 1.2 | 3.3 | 1.2 | 1.3 |
April | 0.7 | -0.5 | 1.0 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 3.2 | 0.2 | 2.8 | 1.4 | 2.5 |
June | 2.5 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 3.2 | 1.2 | 2.8 | -0.1 | 1.1 |
August | -0.1 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 3.5 | 0.3 | 2.2 | ||
October | -1.2 | 0.5 | -0.1 | 2.4 | -0.3 | 3.2 | -1.0 | 1.6 | ||
December | -0.6 | 1.4 | -0.4 | 2.6 | -0.4 | 3.2 | -0.6 | 1.4 |
The Consumer Price Index for July 2019 is scheduled to be released on Tuesday, August 13, 2019.
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 Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes CPIs for two population groups: (1) a CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) which covers approximately 93 percent of the total population and (2) a CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) which covers 29 percent of the total population. The CPI-U includes, in addition to wage earners and clerical workers, groups such as professional, managerial, and technical workers, the self-employed, short-term workers, the unemployed, and retirees and others not in the labor force.
The CPI is based on prices of food, clothing, shelter, and fuels, transportation fares, charges for doctors' and dentists' services, drugs, and the other goods and services that people buy for day-to-day living. Each month, prices are collected in 75 urban areas across the country from about 5,000 housing units and approximately 22,000 retail establishments—department stores, supermarkets, hospitals, filling stations, and other types of stores and service establishments. All taxes directly associated with the purchase and use of items are included in the index.
The index measures price changes from a designated reference date (1982-84) that equals 100.0. An increase of 16.5 percent, for example, is shown as 116.5. This change can also be expressed in dollars as follows: the price of a base period "market basket" of goods and services in the CPI has risen from $10 in 1982-84 to $11.65. For further details see the CPI home page on the Internet at www.bls.gov/cpi and the BLS Handbook of Methods, Chapter 17, The Consumer Price Index, available on the Internet at www.bls.gov/opub/hom/pdf/homch17.pdf.
In calculating the index, price changes for the various items in each location are averaged together with weights that represent their importance in the spending of the appropriate population group. Local data are then combined to obtain a U.S. city average. Because the sample size of a local area is smaller, the local area index is subject to substantially more sampling and other measurement error than the national index. In addition, local indexes are not adjusted for seasonal influences. As a result, local area indexes show greater volatility than the national index, although their long-term trends are quite similar. 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 Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA, Core Based Statistical Area covered in this release is comprised of Barrow, Bartow, Butts, Carroll, Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb, Coweta, Dawson, DeKalb, Douglas, Fayette, Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett, Haralson, Heard, Henry, Jasper, Lamar, Meriwether, Morgan, Newton, Paulding, Pickens, Pike, Rockdale, Spalding, and Walton Counties in Georgia.
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Item and Group | Indexes | Percent change from- | ||||
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Apr. 2019 | May 2019 | Jun. 2019 | Jun. 2018 | Apr. 2019 | May 2019 | |
Expenditure category | ||||||
All Items | 243.383 | - | 243.087 | 1.1 | -0.1 | - |
All items (1967=100) | 733.969 | - | 733.078 | - | - | - |
Food and beverages | 256.738 | - | 257.410 | 1.6 | 0.3 | - |
Food | 267.098 | - | 267.815 | 1.5 | 0.3 | - |
Food at home | 245.576 | 244.182 | 245.224 | 0.6 | -0.1 | 0.4 |
Cereals and bakery products | 219.951 | - | 222.807 | 0.1 | 1.3 | - |
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs | 276.081 | - | 274.173 | 0.4 | -0.7 | - |
Dairy and related products | 226.570 | - | 230.833 | 3.5 | 1.9 | - |
Fruits and vegetables | 304.442 | - | 289.815 | 0.3 | -4.8 | - |
Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials(1) | 252.732 | - | 250.200 | 2.1 | -1.0 | - |
Other food at home | 200.672 | - | 206.970 | -0.6 | 3.1 | - |
Food away from home | 301.309 | - | 303.623 | 2.6 | 0.8 | - |
Alcoholic beverages | 164.732 | - | 164.944 | 3.3 | 0.1 | - |
Housing | 250.022 | - | 253.152 | 3.5 | 1.3 | - |
Shelter | 277.116 | 279.613 | 280.631 | 5.4 | 1.3 | 0.4 |
Rent of primary residence | 286.064 | 287.944 | 290.160 | 6.3 | 1.4 | 0.8 |
Owners' equiv. rent of residences(2) | 270.305 | 272.116 | 272.675 | 5.1 | 0.9 | 0.2 |
Owners' equiv. rent of primary residence(2) | 270.305 | 272.116 | 272.675 | 5.1 | 0.9 | 0.2 |
Fuels and utilities | 291.124 | - | 303.770 | -6.1 | 4.3 | - |
Household energy | 247.828 | 247.305 | 260.957 | -8.3 | 5.3 | 5.5 |
Energy Services | 246.045 | 245.679 | 259.580 | -8.3 | 5.5 | 5.7 |
Electricity | 207.420 | 207.420 | 224.527 | -13.7 | 8.2 | 8.2 |
Utility (piped) gas service | 306.902 | 305.500 | 306.312 | 6.7 | -0.2 | 0.3 |
Household furnishings and operations | 127.230 | - | 124.402 | 1.2 | -2.2 | - |
Apparel | 147.471 | - | 140.340 | 1.0 | -4.8 | - |
Transportation | 211.573 | - | 206.354 | -3.1 | -2.5 | - |
Private transportation | 211.844 | - | 206.294 | -3.2 | -2.6 | - |
New and used motor vehicles(3) | 102.954 | - | 101.086 | -0.9 | -1.8 | - |
New vehicles(1) | 214.624 | - | 207.909 | -2.2 | -3.1 | - |
Used cars and trucks(1) | 212.505 | - | 212.748 | 0.5 | 0.1 | - |
Motor fuel | 239.700 | 238.641 | 225.142 | -10.0 | -6.1 | -5.7 |
Gasoline (all types) | 238.093 | 237.044 | 223.587 | -10.1 | -6.1 | -5.7 |
Unleaded regular(4) | 233.120 | 232.026 | 218.600 | -10.2 | -6.2 | -5.8 |
297.657 | 296.353 | 282.267 | -9.2 | -5.2 | -4.8 | |
Unleaded premium(4) | 258.566 | 258.060 | 245.355 | -8.9 | -5.1 | -4.9 |
Motor vehicle insurance(1) | 1,177.118 | - | 1,177.118 | 0.9 | 0.0 | - |
Medical Care | 447.257 | - | 445.967 | -3.1 | -0.3 | - |
Recreation(3) | 85.495 | - | 84.404 | 0.9 | -1.3 | - |
Education and communication(3) | 135.450 | - | 134.768 | 2.0 | -0.5 | - |
Tuition, other school fees, and child care(1) | 1,422.307 | - | 1,422.307 | 3.5 | 0.0 | - |
Other goods and services | 378.549 | - | 388.781 | 2.4 | 2.7 | - |
Commodity and service group | ||||||
All Items | 243.383 | - | 243.087 | 1.1 | -0.1 | - |
Commodities | 181.943 | - | 178.740 | -0.8 | -1.8 | - |
Commodities less food & beverages | 147.895 | - | 143.754 | -2.1 | -2.8 | - |
Nondurables less food & beverages | 191.549 | - | 185.062 | -3.5 | -3.4 | - |
Durables | 106.876 | - | 104.604 | -0.4 | -2.1 | - |
Services | 301.070 | - | 303.653 | 2.3 | 0.9 | - |
Special aggregate indexes | ||||||
All items less medical care | 232.308 | - | 232.056 | 1.5 | -0.1 | - |
All items less shelter | 233.305 | - | 231.379 | -1.0 | -0.8 | - |
Commodities less food | 148.205 | - | 144.162 | -2.0 | -2.7 | - |
Nondurables | 220.260 | - | 216.738 | -1.0 | -1.6 | - |
Nondurables less food | 188.522 | - | 182.437 | -3.2 | -3.2 | - |
Services less rent of shelter(2) | 342.629 | - | 343.945 | -1.1 | 0.4 | - |
Services less medical care services | 285.439 | - | 287.967 | 3.0 | 0.9 | - |
Energy | 223.448 | 222.695 | 221.390 | -8.9 | -0.9 | -0.6 |
All items less energy | 245.250 | - | 245.144 | 2.2 | 0.0 | - |
All items less food and energy | 242.183 | - | 241.962 | 2.3 | -0.1 | - |
Footnotes | ||||||
- Data not available. |
Last Modified Date: Thursday, July 11, 2019