The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell increased 0.1 percent from February to April, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Victoria G. Lee noted the index for all items less food and energy rose 0.3 percent over the two-month period. The energy index decreased 1.5 percent from February to April and the index for food declined 0.2 percent over the same period. (Data in this report are not seasonally adjusted. Accordingly, bi-monthly changes may reflect the impact of seasonal influences.)

The Atlanta area all items CPI-U advanced 1.9 percent for the 12 months ending April. The index for all items less food and energy rose 2.4 percent over the last 12 months. The food index increased 1.8 percent for the 12 months ending April. The energy index declined 3.1 percent over the last year.

  

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Chart 1. Over-the-year percent change in CPI-U, Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA, April 2022–April 2025

Month	All items	All items less food and energy
Apr 2022	10.8	9.8
Jun 2022	11.5	9.7
Aug 2022	11.7	11.0
Oct 2022	10.7	10.4
Dec 2022	8.1	8.2
Feb 2023	7.2	7.5
Apr 2023	5.8	6.6
Jun 2023	4.6	5.6
Aug 2023	4.4	3.9
Oct 2023	3.2	3.4
Dec 2023	3.6	3.3
Feb 2024	3.3	3.2
Apr 2024	3.1	2.8
Jun 2024	2.6	2.5
Aug 2024	1.7	2.3
Oct 2024	1.9	2.6
Dec 2024	2.6	3.1
Feb 2025	2.1	2.2
Apr 2025	1.9	2.4

The food index declined 0.2 percent from February to April. The index for food at home (grocery store purchases) fell 0.9 percent over the bi-monthly period. Prices declined in three of the six major grocery store food group indexes, including nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials (-6.9 percent) and fruits and vegetables (-3.6 percent). In comparison, the index for meats, poultry, fish, and eggs increased 1.6 percent over the same period. The food away from home index (restaurant, cafeteria, and vending purchases) increased 0.8 percent over the two-month period.

The food index rose 1.8 percent over the last 12 months. The food away from home index increased 3.4 percent over the past year. The index for food at home increased 0.7 percent over this 12-month span. Prices increased in three of the six major grocery store food group indexes, including meats, poultry, fish, and eggs (+6.6 percent).

The energy index declined 1.5 percent from February to April. The gasoline index rose 0.6 percent over the two-month pricing period.

The energy index fell 3.1 percent over the past 12 months. The gasoline index declined 11.2 percent over this 12-month span.

The index for all items less food and energy rose 0.3 percent from February to April. The shelter index rose 0.7 percent over the bi-monthly period. The index for owners’ equivalent rent rose 1.0 percent from February to April and the index for rent rose 0.4 percent. Other indexes with notable increases over the two-month pricing period include apparel (+1.7 percent) and used cars and trucks (+0.7 percent). In comparison, the education and communication index declined 1.4 percent over the same period.

The index for all items less food and energy rose 2.4 percent over the past 12 months. The shelter index (+3.0 percent) was the largest contributor to the total 12-month increase in the all items less food and energy index. The index for owners’ equivalent rent increased 3.1 percent over the past year. Household furnishings and operations (+9.4 percent) was also among the notable indexes to increase over the last 12 months.

The Consumer Price Index for May 2025 is scheduled to be released on Wednesday, June 11, 2025, at 8:30 a.m. (ET). The June 2025 Consumer Price Index for the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell area is scheduled to be released on Tuesday, July 15, 2025, at 8:30 a.m. (ET).

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 Consumer Price Index for Atlanta is published bi-monthly. The set of components and sub-aggregates published for regional and metropolitan indexes is more limited than at the U.S. city average level; these indexes are byproducts of the national CPI program. Each local index has a much smaller sample size than the national or regional indexes and is, therefore, subject to substantially more sampling and other measurement error. As a result, local-area indexes are more volatile than the national or regional indexes. In addition, local indexes are not adjusted for seasonal influences. 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 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.

Refer to the national CPI news release technical note or the Handbook of Methods for more information.

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Table 1. Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA, CPI-U by expenditure category for April 2025, not seasonally adjusted (1982-84=100 unless otherwise noted)

Expenditure category	Indexes				Percent change from:
	Historical data	Feb. 2025	Mar. 2025	Apr. 2025	Apr. 2024	Feb. 2025	Mar. 2025
All items		316.352	-	316.810	1.9	0.1	-
All items (1967=100)		954.020	-	955.402	-	-	-
Food and beverages		328.806	-	328.369	1.8	-0.1	-
Food		346.998	-	346.310	1.8	-0.2	-
Food at home		311.509	310.271	308.807	0.7	-0.9	-0.5
Cereals and bakery products		261.610	253.449	261.597	-0.7	0.0	3.2
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs		373.576	371.960	379.556	6.6	1.6	2.0
Dairy and related products		265.292	272.166	270.039	2.7	1.8	-0.8
Fruits and vegetables		336.524	335.068	324.549	-2.3	-3.6	-3.1
Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials(1)		348.452	343.583	324.511	-6.9	-6.9	-5.6
Other food at home		268.470	269.286	267.283	0.2	-0.4	-0.7
Food away from home		408.394	-	411.617	3.4	0.8	-
Alcoholic beverages		171.806	-	-	-	-	-
Housing		345.255	-	346.340	3.7	0.3	-
Shelter		389.898	390.020	392.776	3.0	0.7	0.7
Rent of primary residence		406.291	406.958	407.728	0.7	0.4	0.2
Owners' equivalent rent of residences(2)		385.058	386.948	388.968	3.1	1.0	0.5
Owners' equivalent rent of primary residence(2)		385.058	386.948	388.968	3.1	1.0	0.5
Household furnishings and operations		153.861	-	153.438	9.4	-0.3	-
Apparel		160.552	-	163.234	1.1	1.7	-
Transportation		280.026	-	281.473	-1.0	0.5	-
Private transportation		283.325	-	284.160	-1.5	0.3	-
New and used motor vehicles(3)		132.068	-	132.703	-1.9	0.5	-
New vehicles(1)		299.983	-	300.261	-0.8	0.1	-
Used cars and trucks(1)		267.275	-	269.033	1.4	0.7	-
Motor fuel		265.397	263.310	266.692	-11.2	0.5	1.3
Gasoline (all types)		263.669	261.619	265.220	-11.2	0.6	1.4
Unleaded regular(4)		256.804	254.746	258.428	-11.6	0.6	1.4
Unleaded midgrade(4)(5)		341.275	338.930	342.859	-10.1	0.5	1.2
Unleaded premium(4)		297.562	295.660	298.528	-9.0	0.3	1.0
Medical care		520.745	-	520.721	-	0.0	-
Recreation(3)		100.813	-	101.032	0.6	0.2	-
Education and communication(3)		142.233	-	140.242	-1.5	-1.4	-
Tuition, other school fees, and childcare(1)		1,581.316	-	1,581.316	1.8	0.0	-
Other goods and services		514.269	-	-	-	-	-
Footnotes (1) Index is on a December 1977=100 base. (2) Index is on a December 1982=100 base. (3) Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. (4) Special index based on a substantially smaller sample. (5) Indexes on a December 1993=100 base.
- Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

Table 2. Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA, CPI-U by special aggregate index for April 2025, not seasonally adjusted (1982-84=100 unless otherwise noted)

Special aggregate index	Indexes				Percent change from:
	Historical data	Feb. 2025	Mar. 2025	Apr. 2025	Apr. 2024	Feb. 2025	Mar. 2025
All items		316.352	-	316.810	1.9	0.1	-
Food		346.998	-	346.310	1.8	-0.2	-
Energy		276.248	274.287	272.197	-3.1	-1.5	-0.8
All items less food and energy		316.115	-	317.155	2.4	0.3	-
All items less energy		320.119	-	320.944	2.3	0.3	-
All items less medical care		304.955	-	305.434	1.9	0.2	-
All items less shelter		290.445	-	289.914	1.3	-0.2	-
Commodities		223.150	-	222.964	0.0	-0.1	-
Commodities less food		174.688	-	174.653	-1.1	0.0	-
Commodities less food & beverages		175.249	-	175.155	-1.2	-0.1	-
Durables		127.790	-	127.219	-0.4	-0.4	-
Nondurables		272.177	-	272.298	0.1	0.0	-
Nondurables less food		220.152	-	220.742	-1.7	0.3	-
Nondurables less food & beverages		225.877	-	226.394	-1.8	0.2	-
Services		404.513	-	405.611	2.9	0.3	-
Services less rent of shelter(1)		435.174	-	432.646	2.9	-0.6	-
Services less medical care services		390.560	-	391.611	3.0	0.3	-
Footnotes (1) Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.
- Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.