The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the South region increased 0.1 percent in July, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. The index for all items less food and energy rose 0.1 percent over the month. The index for food increased 0.3 percent in July and the index for energy rose 0.1 percent. (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 2.3 percent for the 12 months ending July, as it did for the 12 months ending June. The index for all items less food and energy rose 2.8 percent over the last 12 months. The food index rose 2.8 percent for the 12 months ending July. The energy index declined 3.4 percent over the last year.

  

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

Month	All items	All items less food and energy
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
Feb 2025	2.3	2.6
Mar 2025	1.9	2.4
Apr 2025	2.0	2.5
May 2025	2.0	2.5
Jun 2025	2.3	2.6
Jul 2025	2.3	2.8

The index for food rose 0.3 percent in July. The index for food at home (grocery store purchases) increased 0.3 percent over the month, as did the index for food away from home (restaurant, cafeteria, and vending purchases). Within the food at home category, five of the six major grocery store food group indexes increased in July, including meats, poultry, fish, and eggs (+1.0 percent).

The food index rose 2.8 percent over the last 12 months. The food away from home index rose 3.9 percent over the past year. The food at home index increased 2.0 percent over the same period, as five of the six major grocery store food group indexes increased.

The energy index increased 0.1 percent in July. The natural gas index rose 0.5 percent over the month. The indexes for electricity and gasoline were unchanged in July.

The energy index decreased 3.4 percent over the past 12 months. The gasoline index fell 11.6 percent over this 12-month span. In contrast, the index for electricity rose 5.2 percent over the last 12 months and the index for natural gas increased 10.5 percent.

The index for all items less food and energy rose 0.1 percent in July. The shelter index rose 0.2 percent over the month, due in part to the 0.3-percent increase in the owners’ equivalent rent index. The index for used cars and trucks (+0.8 percent) was among the indexes with a notable increase in July. Apparel (-1.8 percent) was among the indexes to decline over the month.

The index for all items less food and energy rose 2.8 percent over the past 12 months. The shelter index increased 3.4 percent over the last year. The index for owners’ equivalent rent rose 3.8 percent over this 12-month period.

The Consumer Price Index for August 2025 is scheduled to be released on Thursday, September 11, 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 July 2025, not seasonally adjusted (1982-84=100 unless otherwise noted)

Expenditure category	Indexes				Percent change from:
	Historical data	May 2025	Jun. 2025	Jul. 2025	Jul. 2024	May 2025	Jun. 2025
All items		311.514	312.330	312.771	2.3	0.4	0.1
All items (December 1977 = 100)		505.320	506.642	507.358	-	-	-
Food and beverages		329.978	330.654	331.541	2.7	0.5	0.3
Food		334.098	334.834	335.831	2.8	0.5	0.3
Food at home		310.189	310.100	311.025	2.0	0.3	0.3
Cereals and bakery products		363.087	364.382	366.173	0.0	0.8	0.5
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs		338.443	337.984	341.231	5.6	0.8	1.0
Dairy and related products		274.807	274.490	275.522	2.6	0.3	0.4
Fruits and vegetables		334.496	333.190	335.092	0.6	0.2	0.6
Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials		221.456	222.133	223.217	3.1	0.8	0.5
Other food at home		276.144	276.042	274.552	0.3	-0.6	-0.5
Food away from home		374.616	376.770	377.892	3.9	0.9	0.3
Alcoholic beverages		272.699	272.535	271.886	1.1	-0.3	-0.2
Housing		323.191	324.219	324.834	3.7	0.5	0.2
Shelter		378.346	378.263	379.145	3.4	0.2	0.2
Rent of primary residence		401.118	401.626	402.108	2.5	0.2	0.1
Owners' equivalent rent of residences(1)		381.490	382.117	383.260	3.8	0.5	0.3
Owners' equivalent rent of primary residence(1)		381.417	382.039	383.174	3.8	0.5	0.3
Fuels and utilities		314.751	320.373	320.661	5.6	1.9	0.1
Household energy		256.038	262.125	262.340	5.7	2.5	0.1
Energy services		256.468	262.732	262.952	5.9	2.5	0.1
Electricity		251.205	258.255	258.292	5.2	2.8	0.0
Utility (piped) gas service		270.552	271.350	272.722	10.5	0.8	0.5
Household furnishings and operations		150.544	152.834	152.754	3.8	1.5	-0.1
Apparel		141.106	140.726	138.186	-1.3	-2.1	-1.8
Transportation		271.654	272.061	272.599	-0.9	0.3	0.2
Private transportation		274.061	275.010	275.659	-1.0	0.6	0.2
New and used motor vehicles(2)		126.749	127.632	127.990	1.8	1.0	0.3
New vehicles		185.837	185.514	185.602	0.3	-0.1	0.0
New cars(3)		183.239	183.202	183.168	0.7	0.0	0.0
Used cars and trucks		183.027	185.435	186.875	4.4	2.1	0.8
Motor fuel		257.100	258.219	258.470	-11.4	0.5	0.1
Gasoline (all types)		256.094	257.221	257.138	-11.6	0.4	0.0
Gasoline, unleaded regular(3)		248.659	249.771	249.577	-12.1	0.4	-0.1
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade(3)(4)		294.474	295.565	296.257	-9.6	0.6	0.2
Gasoline, unleaded premium(3)		290.867	292.038	292.689	-8.6	0.6	0.2
Medical care		544.384	546.841	547.622	3.2	0.6	0.1
Medical care commodities		384.904	385.914	385.747	-0.1	0.2	0.0
Medical care services		597.713	600.675	601.792	4.0	0.7	0.2
Professional services		412.053	414.216	415.541	3.8	0.8	0.3
Recreation(2)		141.302	141.542	141.543	2.3	0.2	0.0
Education and communication(2)		140.326	140.925	141.163	-0.7	0.6	0.2
Tuition, other school fees, and childcare(5)		1,560.692	1,567.451	1,569.837	2.3	0.6	0.2
Other goods and services		549.467	549.868	551.410	3.7	0.4	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 July 2025, not seasonally adjusted (1982-84=100 unless otherwise noted)

Special aggregate index	Indexes				Percent change from:
	Historical data	May 2025	Jun. 2025	Jul. 2025	Jul. 2024	May 2025	Jun. 2025
All items		311.514	312.330	312.771	2.3	0.4	0.1
Food		334.098	334.834	335.831	2.8	0.5	0.3
Energy		251.106	254.699	254.927	-3.4	1.5	0.1
All items less food and energy		317.300	317.838	318.217	2.8	0.3	0.1
All items less energy		319.284	319.848	320.312	2.8	0.3	0.1
All items less medical care		298.508	299.238	299.660	2.2	0.4	0.1
All items less shelter		286.149	287.346	287.606	1.6	0.5	0.1
Commodities		221.770	222.467	222.634	0.0	0.4	0.1
Commodities less food		177.464	178.118	178.023	-1.6	0.3	-0.1
Commodities less food & beverages		174.554	175.223	175.141	-1.7	0.3	0.0
Durables		125.588	126.249	126.569	0.4	0.8	0.3
Nondurables		275.907	276.509	276.495	-0.1	0.2	0.0
Nondurables less food		229.970	230.467	229.664	-3.2	-0.1	-0.3
Nondurables less food & beverages		227.794	228.331	227.518	-3.5	-0.1	-0.4
Services		402.163	403.095	403.816	3.6	0.4	0.2
Services less rent of shelter(1)		429.753	432.077	432.649	3.8	0.7	0.1
Services less medical care services		383.494	384.262	384.947	3.5	0.4	0.2
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.