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25-217-ATL
Wednesday, February 12, 2025

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Consumer Price Index, South Region — January 2025

Regional prices increased 0.6 percent in January and 2.8 percent over the year

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.


Food

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.

Energy

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.

All items less food and energy

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).

Publication updates and changes

In accordance with annual practice, relative importance weights have been updated and are available online in the CPI Supplemental Table of Contents.

Effective with the January 2025 data release, several indexes and average price series were discontinued. More information is available on the CPI discontinued series page. Direct any inquiries to the CPI office using one of the CPI contact information options listed online.


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 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.

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

IndexesPercent change from:
Historical
data
Nov.
2024
Dec.
2024
Jan.
2025
Jan.
2024
Nov.
2024
Dec.
2024

All items

Go to web page with historical data for series CUUR0300SA0
306.877307.007308.9112.80.70.6

All items (December 1977 = 100)

Go to web page with historical data for series CUUR0300AA0
497.798498.008501.097---

Food and beverages

Go to web page with historical data for series CUUR0300SAF
325.227325.992327.0362.50.60.3

Food

Go to web page with historical data for series CUUR0300SAF1
329.045330.073331.1532.60.60.3

Food at home

Go to web page with historical data for series CUUR0300SAF11
305.829306.954308.4192.20.80.5

Cereals and bakery products

Go to web page with historical data for series CUUR0300SAF111
362.137365.374364.2030.50.6-0.3

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs

Go to web page with historical data for series CUUR0300SAF112
327.049329.596332.3876.21.60.8

Dairy and related products

Go to web page with historical data for series CUUR0300SEFJ
272.067272.589273.2841.30.40.3

Fruits and vegetables

Go to web page with historical data for series CUUR0300SAF113
334.872334.692337.4381.10.80.8

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials

Go to web page with historical data for series CUUR0300SAF114
218.300217.754219.9201.60.71.0

Other food at home

Go to web page with historical data for series CUUR0300SAF115
272.036273.108273.8010.90.60.3

Food away from home

Go to web page with historical data for series CUUR0300SEFV
368.386369.237369.6513.20.30.1

Alcoholic beverages

Go to web page with historical data for series CUUR0300SAF116
272.002269.247269.7941.7-0.80.2

Housing

Go to web page with historical data for series CUUR0300SAH
316.774317.522319.2453.60.80.5

Shelter

Go to web page with historical data for series CUUR0300SAH1
372.316373.130375.1104.40.80.5

Rent of primary residence

Go to web page with historical data for series CUUR0300SEHA
396.806397.871399.1873.60.60.3

Owners' equivalent rent of residences(1)

Go to web page with historical data for series CUUR0300SEHC
375.462376.766377.9624.40.70.3

Owners' equivalent rent of primary residence(1)

Go to web page with historical data for series CUUR0300SEHC01
375.412376.712377.9044.40.70.3

Fuels and utilities

Go to web page with historical data for series CUUR0300SAH2
302.496303.759306.6072.31.40.9

Household energy

Go to web page with historical data for series CUUR0300SAH21
244.341245.621248.6181.71.81.2

Energy services

Go to web page with historical data for series CUUR0300SEHF
244.490245.786248.7371.71.71.2

Electricity

Go to web page with historical data for series CUUR0300SEHF01
239.734240.320242.7391.11.31.0

Utility (piped) gas service

Go to web page with historical data for series CUUR0300SEHF02
256.004261.965268.0715.64.72.3

Household furnishings and operations

Go to web page with historical data for series CUUR0300SAH3
145.816146.094146.431-1.10.40.2

Apparel

Go to web page with historical data for series CUUR0300SAA
139.580137.510136.315-0.4-2.3-0.9

Transportation

Go to web page with historical data for series CUUR0300SAT
269.052267.912271.8532.61.01.5

Private transportation

Go to web page with historical data for series CUUR0300SAT1
270.379269.273273.7662.31.31.7

New and used motor vehicles(2)

Go to web page with historical data for series CUUR0300SETA
125.404125.347125.747-0.30.30.3

New vehicles

Go to web page with historical data for series CUUR0300SETA01
184.635184.718185.208-0.60.30.3

New cars(3)

Go to web page with historical data for series CUUR0300SS45011
182.160182.129182.540-1.10.20.2

Used cars and trucks

Go to web page with historical data for series CUUR0300SETA02
179.201179.453180.5270.70.70.6

Motor fuel

Go to web page with historical data for series CUUR0300SETB
253.770250.291256.748-0.11.22.6

Gasoline (all types)

Go to web page with historical data for series CUUR0300SETB01
252.696249.110255.4610.11.12.5

Gasoline, unleaded regular(3)

Go to web page with historical data for series CUUR0300SS47014
245.396241.754248.1600.01.12.6

Gasoline, unleaded midgrade(3)(4)

Go to web page with historical data for series CUUR0300SS47015
290.192286.623292.7530.40.92.1

Gasoline, unleaded premium(3)

Go to web page with historical data for series CUUR0300SS47016
286.773283.828289.4080.60.92.0

Medical care

Go to web page with historical data for series CUUR0300SAM
538.135538.866540.2132.30.40.2

Medical care commodities

Go to web page with historical data for series CUUR0300SAM1
383.111383.606385.1851.60.50.4

Medical care services

Go to web page with historical data for series CUUR0300SAM2
589.903590.713591.9642.40.30.2

Professional services

Go to web page with historical data for series CUUR0300SEMC
410.014410.421407.9142.7-0.5-0.6

Recreation(2)

Go to web page with historical data for series CUUR0300SAR
138.987139.410141.3712.11.71.4

Education and communication(2)

Go to web page with historical data for series CUUR0300SAE
140.885140.499140.6130.3-0.20.1

Tuition, other school fees, and childcare(5)

Go to web page with historical data for series CUUR0300SEEB
1,557.7021,558.5001,555.1933.6-0.2-0.2

Other goods and services

Go to web page with historical data for series CUUR0300SAG
539.457539.419540.9283.40.30.3

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

IndexesPercent change from:
Historical
data
Nov.
2024
Dec.
2024
Jan.
2025
Jan.
2024
Nov.
2024
Dec.
2024

All items

Go to web page with historical data for series CUUR0300SA0
306.877307.007308.9112.80.70.6

Food

Go to web page with historical data for series CUUR0300SAF1
329.045330.073331.1532.60.60.3

Energy

Go to web page with historical data for series CUUR0300SA0E
243.675242.627247.2050.71.41.9

All items less food and energy

Go to web page with historical data for series CUUR0300SA0L1E
312.978313.100314.8663.10.60.6

All items less energy

Go to web page with historical data for series CUUR0300SA0LE
314.867315.112316.7823.00.60.5

All items less medical care

Go to web page with historical data for series CUUR0300SA0L5
293.971294.071295.9952.90.70.7

All items less shelter

Go to web page with historical data for series CUUR0300SA0L2
282.071281.901283.7891.90.60.7

Commodities

Go to web page with historical data for series CUUR0300SAC
219.331218.912219.9370.70.30.5

Commodities less food

Go to web page with historical data for series CUUR0300SACL1
175.947175.091176.054-0.40.10.5

Commodities less food & beverages

Go to web page with historical data for series CUUR0300SACL11
173.022172.215173.183-0.50.10.6

Durables

Go to web page with historical data for series CUUR0300SAD
124.804124.514124.840-1.70.00.3

Nondurables

Go to web page with historical data for series CUUR0300SAN
272.285271.811273.3391.70.40.6

Nondurables less food

Go to web page with historical data for series CUUR0300SANL1
227.433225.828227.7020.70.10.8

Nondurables less food & beverages

Go to web page with historical data for series CUUR0300SANL11
225.144223.604225.5610.70.20.9

Services

Go to web page with historical data for series CUUR0300SAS
395.302395.979398.7814.10.90.7

Services less rent of shelter(1)

Go to web page with historical data for series CUUR0300SASL2RS
421.729422.211426.2083.71.10.9

Services less medical care services

Go to web page with historical data for series CUUR0300SASL5
376.769377.430380.3244.20.90.8

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.

 

Last Modified Date: Wednesday, February 12, 2025