The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the South region increased 0.6 percent in January, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. The index for all items less food and energy also increased 0.6 percent over the month. The energy index rose 1.9 percent in January and the food index rose 0.3 percent over the same period. (Data in this report are not seasonally adjusted. Accordingly, month-to-month changes may reflect the impact of seasonal influences.)

The South all items CPI-U rose 2.8 percent for the 12 months ending in January, as it did in December. The index for all items less food and energy rose 3.1 percent over the last 12 months. The food index increased 2.6 percent for the 12 months ending in January. The energy index rose 0.7 percent over the last year.

  

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Chart 1. Over-the-year percent change in CPI-U, South region, January 2022–January 2025

Month	All items	All items less food and energy
Jan 2022	7.8	6.5
Feb 2022	8.4	7.0
Mar 2022	9.1	7.1
Apr 2022	8.8	6.8
May 2022	9.2	6.7
Jun 2022	9.8	6.7
Jul 2022	9.4	6.8
Aug 2022	8.9	7.1
Sep 2022	8.7	7.4
Oct 2022	8.1	7.1
Nov 2022	7.7	6.9
Dec 2022	7.0	6.5
Jan 2023	6.9	6.3
Feb 2023	6.4	6.2
Mar 2023	5.3	6.3
Apr 2023	5.5	6.3
May 2023	4.4	6.0
Jun 2023	3.3	5.5
Jul 2023	3.4	5.0
Aug 2023	4.1	4.8
Sep 2023	4.2	4.6
Oct 2023	3.7	4.5
Nov 2023	3.4	4.4
Dec 2023	3.7	4.2
Jan 2024	3.4	4.3
Feb 2024	3.7	4.4
Mar 2024	3.8	4.0
Apr 2024	3.3	3.6
May 2024	3.2	3.3
Jun 2024	2.9	3.1
Jul 2024	2.9	3.1
Aug 2024	2.3	2.9
Sep 2024	2.1	3.0
Oct 2024	2.5	3.1
Nov 2024	2.7	3.1
Dec 2024	2.8	3.1
Jan 2025	2.8	3.1

The index for food increased 0.3 percent in January, as it did in December. The index for food at home (grocery store purchases) rose 0.5 percent, with higher prices in 5 of the 6 major grocery store food groups. The index for food away from home (restaurant, cafeteria, and vending purchases) was little changed in January, up 0.1 percent.

The index for food rose 2.6 percent over the last 12 months. The food away from home index rose 3.2 percent over the last year. The food at home index increased 2.2 percent over the same period, as each of the six major grocery store food groups increased over the last year. Within the food at home category, the index for meats, poultry, fish, and eggs increased 6.2 percent over the last 12 months.

The energy index increased 1.9 percent in January, after declining 0.4 percent in December. The gasoline index increased 2.5 percent over the month. The electricity index rose 1.0 percent over the month and the index for natural gas rose 2.3 percent over the same period.  

The energy index rose 0.7 percent over the past 12 months. The index for electricity increased 1.1 percent over the last year and the index for natural gas rose 5.6 percent over the same period. The gasoline index was little changed over this 12-month span, up 0.1 percent.

The index for all items less food and energy rose 0.6 percent in January. The shelter index increased 0.5 percent over the month, after increasing 0.2 percent in each of the previous two months. The index for owners’ equivalent rent rose 0.3 percent in January, as did the index for rent. Recreation (+1.4 percent) was also an index with a notable increase in January.

The index for all items less food and energy rose 3.1 percent over the past 12 months. The shelter index (+4.4 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 also increased 4.4 percent over the last year. The index for rent increased 3.6 percent over this 12-month span.

The Consumer Price Index for February 2025 is scheduled to be released on Wednesday, March 12, 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 the South region is published 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.

Percent changes for all-items data previously found in Table A of this release can be accessed in Chart 1 for this release and its attendant data table. A full all-items data series history for the original index value and for 1-month, 2-month, 3-month, 6-month, and 12-month percent changes can be accessed via BLS data query tools. A direct link to the all-items series is provided in Table 1 of this release under historical data.

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.

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

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Table 1. South region CPI-U by expenditure category for January 2025, not seasonally adjusted (1982-84=100 unless otherwise noted)

Expenditure category	Indexes				Percent change from:
	Historical data	Nov. 2024	Dec. 2024	Jan. 2025	Jan. 2024	Nov. 2024	Dec. 2024
All items		306.877	307.007	308.911	2.8	0.7	0.6
All items (December 1977 = 100)		497.798	498.008	501.097	-	-	-
Food and beverages		325.227	325.992	327.036	2.5	0.6	0.3
Food		329.045	330.073	331.153	2.6	0.6	0.3
Food at home		305.829	306.954	308.419	2.2	0.8	0.5
Cereals and bakery products		362.137	365.374	364.203	0.5	0.6	-0.3
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs		327.049	329.596	332.387	6.2	1.6	0.8
Dairy and related products		272.067	272.589	273.284	1.3	0.4	0.3
Fruits and vegetables		334.872	334.692	337.438	1.1	0.8	0.8
Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials		218.300	217.754	219.920	1.6	0.7	1.0
Other food at home		272.036	273.108	273.801	0.9	0.6	0.3
Food away from home		368.386	369.237	369.651	3.2	0.3	0.1
Alcoholic beverages		272.002	269.247	269.794	1.7	-0.8	0.2
Housing		316.774	317.522	319.245	3.6	0.8	0.5
Shelter		372.316	373.130	375.110	4.4	0.8	0.5
Rent of primary residence		396.806	397.871	399.187	3.6	0.6	0.3
Owners' equivalent rent of residences(1)		375.462	376.766	377.962	4.4	0.7	0.3
Owners' equivalent rent of primary residence(1)		375.412	376.712	377.904	4.4	0.7	0.3
Fuels and utilities		302.496	303.759	306.607	2.3	1.4	0.9
Household energy		244.341	245.621	248.618	1.7	1.8	1.2
Energy services		244.490	245.786	248.737	1.7	1.7	1.2
Electricity		239.734	240.320	242.739	1.1	1.3	1.0
Utility (piped) gas service		256.004	261.965	268.071	5.6	4.7	2.3
Household furnishings and operations		145.816	146.094	146.431	-1.1	0.4	0.2
Apparel		139.580	137.510	136.315	-0.4	-2.3	-0.9
Transportation		269.052	267.912	271.853	2.6	1.0	1.5
Private transportation		270.379	269.273	273.766	2.3	1.3	1.7
New and used motor vehicles(2)		125.404	125.347	125.747	-0.3	0.3	0.3
New vehicles		184.635	184.718	185.208	-0.6	0.3	0.3
New cars(3)		182.160	182.129	182.540	-1.1	0.2	0.2
Used cars and trucks		179.201	179.453	180.527	0.7	0.7	0.6
Motor fuel		253.770	250.291	256.748	-0.1	1.2	2.6
Gasoline (all types)		252.696	249.110	255.461	0.1	1.1	2.5
Gasoline, unleaded regular(3)		245.396	241.754	248.160	0.0	1.1	2.6
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade(3)(4)		290.192	286.623	292.753	0.4	0.9	2.1
Gasoline, unleaded premium(3)		286.773	283.828	289.408	0.6	0.9	2.0
Medical care		538.135	538.866	540.213	2.3	0.4	0.2
Medical care commodities		383.111	383.606	385.185	1.6	0.5	0.4
Medical care services		589.903	590.713	591.964	2.4	0.3	0.2
Professional services		410.014	410.421	407.914	2.7	-0.5	-0.6
Recreation(2)		138.987	139.410	141.371	2.1	1.7	1.4
Education and communication(2)		140.885	140.499	140.613	0.3	-0.2	0.1
Tuition, other school fees, and childcare(5)		1,557.702	1,558.500	1,555.193	3.6	-0.2	-0.2
Other goods and services		539.457	539.419	540.928	3.4	0.3	0.3
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. Note: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

Table 2. South region CPI-U by special aggregate index for January 2025, not seasonally adjusted (1982-84=100 unless otherwise noted)

Special aggregate index	Indexes				Percent change from:
	Historical data	Nov. 2024	Dec. 2024	Jan. 2025	Jan. 2024	Nov. 2024	Dec. 2024
All items		306.877	307.007	308.911	2.8	0.7	0.6
Food		329.045	330.073	331.153	2.6	0.6	0.3
Energy		243.675	242.627	247.205	0.7	1.4	1.9
All items less food and energy		312.978	313.100	314.866	3.1	0.6	0.6
All items less energy		314.867	315.112	316.782	3.0	0.6	0.5
All items less medical care		293.971	294.071	295.995	2.9	0.7	0.7
All items less shelter		282.071	281.901	283.789	1.9	0.6	0.7
Commodities		219.331	218.912	219.937	0.7	0.3	0.5
Commodities less food		175.947	175.091	176.054	-0.4	0.1	0.5
Commodities less food & beverages		173.022	172.215	173.183	-0.5	0.1	0.6
Durables		124.804	124.514	124.840	-1.7	0.0	0.3
Nondurables		272.285	271.811	273.339	1.7	0.4	0.6
Nondurables less food		227.433	225.828	227.702	0.7	0.1	0.8
Nondurables less food & beverages		225.144	223.604	225.561	0.7	0.2	0.9
Services		395.302	395.979	398.781	4.1	0.9	0.7
Services less rent of shelter(1)		421.729	422.211	426.208	3.7	1.1	0.9
Services less medical care services		376.769	377.430	380.324	4.2	0.9	0.8
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.