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22-1501-ATL
Wednesday, July 13, 2022

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Consumer Price Index, South Region — June 2022

Prices in the South up 1.5 percent over the month and 9.8 percent over the past year

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for the South increased 1.5 percent in June, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. The energy index advanced 7.6 percent over the month, while the all items less food and energy index rose 0.8 percent. The food index increased 1.0 percent in June. (Data in this report are not seasonally adjusted. Accordingly, month-to-month changes reflect the impact of seasonal influences.)

The all items CPI-U for the South advanced 9.8 percent for the 12 months ending in June, after increasing 9.2-percent over the 12-month period ending in May. The index for all items less food and energy rose 6.7 percent over the past year, while the energy index advanced 41.8 percent. The food index also increased over the past 12 months, up 10.3 percent. (See chart 1 and table 1.)

Food

The food index rose 1.0 percent in June, led by a 1.1 percent increase in the food at home index. The food away from home index also increased in June, up 0.9 percent.

The food index jumped 10.3 percent for the 12 months ending in June, reflecting increases in the food at home (+11.9 percent) and food away from home (+7.8 percent) indexes.

Energy

The energy index rose 7.6 percent in June, primarily reflecting a 9.7-percent increase in the gasoline index. The electricity index and the utility (piped) gas service index also increased in June, up 4.3 percent and 7.9 percent, respectively.

The energy index advanced 41.8 percent for the 12 months ending in June, led by a 62.7-percent jump in the gasoline index. The electricity index rose 15.7 percent over the past year, while the utility (piped) gas service index increased 32.8 percent.

All items less food and energy

The index for all items less food and energy rose 0.8 percent in June, reflecting increases across several indexes, most notable, shelter (+0.9 percent).

The index for all items less food and energy advanced 6.7 percent for the 12 months ending in June, led by a 7.0-percent increase in the shelter index. The new and used motor vehicles index rose 10.2 percent over the past 12 months, reflecting increases in the new vehicles (+12.6 percent) and used cars and trucks (+7.1 percent) indexes.

Geographic divisions

Additional price indexes are now available for the three divisions of the South. The all items CPI-U advanced 1.6 percent in the East South Central in June. The all items index in the South Atlantic and West South Central divisions increased 1.4 percent each over the past month.  

Over the year, the all items index advanced 10.6 percent in the West South Central division and 9.8 percent in the South Atlantic division. The all items index rose 8.4 percent in the East South Central division over the past 12 months.

Table A. South region CPI-U 1-month and 12-month percent changes, all items index, not seasonally adjusted
Month20182019202020212022
1-month12-month1-month12-month1-month12-month1-month12-month1-month12-month

January

0.51.80.21.20.32.30.51.60.97.8

February

0.62.10.51.10.21.90.52.01.18.4

March

0.22.30.71.6-0.11.10.82.91.49.1

April

0.42.40.51.8-0.8-0.20.74.40.58.8

May

0.32.7-0.11.4-0.2-0.40.85.61.29.2

June

0.22.7-0.11.10.60.30.95.81.59.8

July

0.02.90.31.40.60.60.55.8

August

-0.12.4-0.11.40.41.10.35.6

September

0.01.70.01.30.21.30.35.8

October

0.22.10.21.30.11.31.06.6

November

-0.31.90.01.6-0.11.20.47.2

December

-0.51.50.02.10.21.40.37.4

The Consumer Price Index for July 2022 is scheduled to be released on Wednesday, August 10, 2022, at 8:30 a.m. (ET).


Technical Note

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 U.S. population and (2) a CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) which covers approximately 29 percent of the total U.S. 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 6,000 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; for most of the CPI-U the reference base is 1982-84 equals 100. An increase of 7 percent from the reference base, for example, is shown as 107.000.  Alternatively, that relationship can also be expressed as the price of a base period market basket of goods and services rising from $100 to $107. For further details see the CPI home page on the Internet at www.bls.gov/cpi and the CPI section of the BLS Handbook of Methods available on the internet at www.bls.gov/opub/hom/cpi/.

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 South region is comprised of Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia.

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Table 1. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Indexes and percent changes for selected periods
South (1982-84=100 unless otherwise noted)
Item and Group

IndexesPercent change from-
Apr.
2022
May
2022
Jun.
2022
Jun.
2021
Apr.
2022
May
2022

Expenditure category

All Items

279.879283.307287.4279.82.71.5

All items (December 1977=100)

454.002459.563466.247---

Food and beverages

291.755294.391297.3759.81.91.0

Food

294.609297.475300.55010.32.01.0

Food at home

278.880282.376285.54911.92.41.1

Cereal and bakery products

323.203326.610336.07014.04.02.9

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs

302.814305.338306.94410.81.40.5

Dairy and related products

250.215258.374262.15914.74.81.5

Fruits and vegetables

319.719322.997321.2556.70.5-0.5

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials

192.198194.077196.99912.52.51.5

Other food at home

243.811246.995250.86314.02.91.6

Food away from home

319.932321.619324.4827.81.40.9

Alcoholic beverages

252.096251.540253.2593.30.50.7

Housing

272.278274.741277.8878.12.11.1

Shelter

312.814315.381318.2047.01.70.9

Rent of primary residence

329.443332.574336.1087.92.01.1

Owners' equiv. rent of residences(1)

313.676315.981319.0656.61.71.0

Owners' equiv. rent of primary residence(1)

313.672315.979319.0606.51.71.0

Fuels and utilities

271.551277.092287.24514.65.83.7

Household energy

220.979226.873237.62918.47.54.7

Energy services

220.033225.770236.79418.07.64.9

Electricity

213.188218.352227.84215.76.94.3

Utility (piped) gas service

247.382256.407276.58432.811.87.9

Household furnishings and operations

141.850142.272142.5148.60.50.2

Apparel

136.131135.625135.2755.0-0.6-0.3

Transportation

269.144277.639287.73321.16.93.6

Private transportation

270.803278.511289.15421.46.83.8

New and used motor vehicles(2)

130.594131.942133.98010.22.61.5

New vehicles

177.369179.191180.64112.61.80.8

New cars and trucks(2)(3)

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New cars(3)

176.819178.625180.31314.02.00.9

Used cars and trucks

208.048209.507214.3267.13.02.3

Motor fuel

344.680374.069409.81563.118.99.6

Gasoline (all types)

341.836370.911407.00362.719.19.7

Unleaded regular(3)

335.176364.515400.37864.019.59.8

Unleaded midgrade(3)(4)

375.678402.183439.93657.617.19.4

Unleaded premium(3)

360.554384.332418.34153.216.08.8

Medical care

513.192515.023519.2434.71.20.8

Medical care commodities

362.212363.141363.6944.30.40.2

Medical care services

564.288566.431571.9314.81.41.0

Professional services

387.911388.455393.1522.41.41.2

Recreation(2)

129.972131.169131.3755.71.10.2

Education and communication(2)

138.682138.577138.7531.00.10.1

Tuition, other school fees, and child care(5)

1,402.4391,407.4031,416.9633.31.00.7

Other goods and services

479.148482.677483.8306.91.00.2

Commodity and service group

All Items

279.879283.307287.4279.82.71.5

Commodities

218.958222.542227.10114.13.72.0

Commodities less food and beverages

183.461187.161191.98716.44.62.6

Nondurables less food and beverages

240.485249.314259.59725.17.94.1

Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel

302.518316.367332.37930.39.95.1

Durables

131.578132.162133.5678.81.51.1

Services

340.604343.821347.4247.12.01.0

Rent of shelter(1)

321.843324.528327.3997.11.70.9

Transportation services

392.565401.388407.2809.73.71.5

Other services

371.930373.615373.8373.90.50.1

Special aggregate indexes

All items less medical care

267.032270.526274.62610.42.81.5

All items less food

277.339280.840285.1019.82.81.5

All items less shelter

268.224272.008276.66011.23.11.7

Commodities less food

185.776189.401194.18316.04.52.5

Nondurables

264.803270.748277.63217.04.82.5

Nondurables less food

240.799249.096258.89023.77.53.9

Nondurables less food and apparel

296.675309.258324.00128.19.24.8

Services less rent of shelter(1)

374.946378.941383.5867.12.31.2

Services less medical care services

320.450323.726327.1527.42.11.1

Energy

273.118289.645311.62041.814.17.6

All items less energy

282.174284.307286.6597.21.60.8

All items less food and energy

280.540282.559284.7996.71.50.8

Commodities less food and energy commodities

167.418168.132169.4637.51.20.8

Energy commodities

349.922379.519415.09862.518.69.4

Services less energy services

353.395356.350359.1776.41.60.8

Footnotes
(1) Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.
(2) Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
(3) Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.
(4) Indexes on a December 1993=100 base.
(5) Indexes on a December 1977=100 base.

- Data not available.
Regions defined as the four Census regions. 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.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. Data not seasonally adjusted.

 

Last Modified Date: Wednesday, July 13, 2022