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25-808-ATL
Tuesday, May 13, 2025

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Consumer Price Index, Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell — April 2025

Area prices up 0.1 percent over the two months and 1.9 percent over the past year

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.


Food

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).

Energy

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.

All items less food and energy

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).


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 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.

Information in this release will be made available to individuals with sensory impairments upon request. Voice phone: (202) 691-5200; Telecommunications Relay Service: 7-1-1.

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

IndexesPercent change from:
Historical
data
Feb.
2025
Mar.
2025
Apr.
2025
Apr.
2024
Feb.
2025
Mar.
2025

All items

Go to web page with historical data for series CUURS35CSA0
316.352-316.8101.90.1-

All items (1967=100)

Go to web page with historical data for series CUURS35CAA0
954.020-955.402---

Food and beverages

Go to web page with historical data for series CUURS35CSAF
328.806-328.3691.8-0.1-

Food

Go to web page with historical data for series CUURS35CSAF1
346.998-346.3101.8-0.2-

Food at home

Go to web page with historical data for series CUURS35CSAF11
311.509310.271308.8070.7-0.9-0.5

Cereals and bakery products

Go to web page with historical data for series CUURS35CSAF111
261.610253.449261.597-0.70.03.2

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs

Go to web page with historical data for series CUURS35CSAF112
373.576371.960379.5566.61.62.0

Dairy and related products

Go to web page with historical data for series CUURS35CSEFJ
265.292272.166270.0392.71.8-0.8

Fruits and vegetables

Go to web page with historical data for series CUURS35CSAF113
336.524335.068324.549-2.3-3.6-3.1

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials(1)

Go to web page with historical data for series CUURS35CSAF114
348.452343.583324.511-6.9-6.9-5.6

Other food at home

Go to web page with historical data for series CUURS35CSAF115
268.470269.286267.2830.2-0.4-0.7

Food away from home

Go to web page with historical data for series CUURS35CSEFV
408.394-411.6173.40.8-

Alcoholic beverages

Go to web page with historical data for series CUURS35CSAF116
171.806-----

Housing

Go to web page with historical data for series CUURS35CSAH
345.255-346.3403.70.3-

Shelter

Go to web page with historical data for series CUURS35CSAH1
389.898390.020392.7763.00.70.7

Rent of primary residence

Go to web page with historical data for series CUURS35CSEHA
406.291406.958407.7280.70.40.2

Owners' equivalent rent of residences(2)

Go to web page with historical data for series CUURS35CSEHC
385.058386.948388.9683.11.00.5

Owners' equivalent rent of primary residence(2)

Go to web page with historical data for series CUURS35CSEHC01
385.058386.948388.9683.11.00.5

Household furnishings and operations

Go to web page with historical data for series CUURS35CSAH3
153.861-153.4389.4-0.3-

Apparel

Go to web page with historical data for series CUURS35CSAA
160.552-163.2341.11.7-

Transportation

Go to web page with historical data for series CUURS35CSAT
280.026-281.473-1.00.5-

Private transportation

Go to web page with historical data for series CUURS35CSAT1
283.325-284.160-1.50.3-

New and used motor vehicles(3)

Go to web page with historical data for series CUURS35CSETA
132.068-132.703-1.90.5-

New vehicles(1)

Go to web page with historical data for series CUURS35CSETA01
299.983-300.261-0.80.1-

Used cars and trucks(1)

Go to web page with historical data for series CUURS35CSETA02
267.275-269.0331.40.7-

Motor fuel

Go to web page with historical data for series CUURS35CSETB
265.397263.310266.692-11.20.51.3

Gasoline (all types)

Go to web page with historical data for series CUURS35CSETB01
263.669261.619265.220-11.20.61.4

Unleaded regular(4)

Go to web page with historical data for series CUURS35CSS47014
256.804254.746258.428-11.60.61.4

Unleaded midgrade(4)(5)

Go to web page with historical data for series CUURS35CSS47015
341.275338.930342.859-10.10.51.2

Unleaded premium(4)

Go to web page with historical data for series CUURS35CSS47016
297.562295.660298.528-9.00.31.0

Medical care

Go to web page with historical data for series CUURS35CSAM
520.745-520.721-0.0-

Recreation(3)

Go to web page with historical data for series CUURS35CSAR
100.813-101.0320.60.2-

Education and communication(3)

Go to web page with historical data for series CUURS35CSAE
142.233-140.242-1.5-1.4-

Tuition, other school fees, and childcare(1)

Go to web page with historical data for series CUURS35CSEEB
1,581.316-1,581.3161.80.0-

Other goods and services

Go to web page with historical data for series CUURS35CSAG
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

IndexesPercent change from:
Historical
data
Feb.
2025
Mar.
2025
Apr.
2025
Apr.
2024
Feb.
2025
Mar.
2025

All items

Go to web page with historical data for series CUURS35CSA0
316.352-316.8101.90.1-

Food

Go to web page with historical data for series CUURS35CSAF1
346.998-346.3101.8-0.2-

Energy

Go to web page with historical data for series CUURS35CSA0E
276.248274.287272.197-3.1-1.5-0.8

All items less food and energy

Go to web page with historical data for series CUURS35CSA0L1E
316.115-317.1552.40.3-

All items less energy

Go to web page with historical data for series CUURS35CSA0LE
320.119-320.9442.30.3-

All items less medical care

Go to web page with historical data for series CUURS35CSA0L5
304.955-305.4341.90.2-

All items less shelter

Go to web page with historical data for series CUURS35CSA0L2
290.445-289.9141.3-0.2-

Commodities

Go to web page with historical data for series CUURS35CSAC
223.150-222.9640.0-0.1-

Commodities less food

Go to web page with historical data for series CUURS35CSACL1
174.688-174.653-1.10.0-

Commodities less food & beverages

Go to web page with historical data for series CUURS35CSACL11
175.249-175.155-1.2-0.1-

Durables

Go to web page with historical data for series CUURS35CSAD
127.790-127.219-0.4-0.4-

Nondurables

Go to web page with historical data for series CUURS35CSAN
272.177-272.2980.10.0-

Nondurables less food

Go to web page with historical data for series CUURS35CSANL1
220.152-220.742-1.70.3-

Nondurables less food & beverages

Go to web page with historical data for series CUURS35CSANL11
225.877-226.394-1.80.2-

Services

Go to web page with historical data for series CUURS35CSAS
404.513-405.6112.90.3-

Services less rent of shelter(1)

Go to web page with historical data for series CUURS35CSASL2RS
435.174-432.6462.9-0.6-

Services less medical care services

Go to web page with historical data for series CUURS35CSASL5
390.560-391.6113.00.3-

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.

 

Last Modified Date: Tuesday, May 13, 2025