The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the South region increased 2.2 percent for the 12 months ending November, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported today. The index for all items less food and energy rose 2.1 percent over the last 12 months. The food index increased 2.7 percent for the 12 months ending November. The energy index rose 2.0 percent over the last year.

BLS did not collect survey data for October 2025 due to a lapse in appropriations. BLS is unable to retroactively collect these data. For a few indexes, BLS uses nonsurvey data sources instead of survey data to make the index calculations. BLS was able to retroactively acquire most of the nonsurvey data for October. Accordingly, all analysis in this release is over the year and not seasonally adjusted.

  

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

Month	All items	All items less food and energy
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
Aug 2025	2.6	2.8
Sep 2025	2.7	2.7
Oct 2025	-	-
Nov 2025	2.2	2.1
Note: The October 2025 data values are not available due to the 2025 lapse in appropriations.

The index for food rose 2.7 percent over the last 12 months. The index for food away from home (restaurant, cafeteria, and vending purchases) increased 3.6 percent over the past year. The index for food at home (grocery store purchases) rose 2.1 percent over the same period, as four of the six major grocery store food group indexes increased.

The index for energy increased 2.0 percent over the past 12 months. The electricity index increased 5.3 percent over the 12 months ending in November and the natural gas index rose 9.6 percent. In contrast, the index for gasoline fell 2.0 percent over this 12-month span.

The index for all items less food and energy rose 2.1 percent over the past 12 months. The shelter index increased 2.7 percent over the last year. The index for owners’ equivalent rent rose 3.1 percent over this 12-month period.

The Consumer Price Index for December 2025 is scheduled to be released on Tuesday, January 13, 2026, 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.

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 November 2025, not seasonally adjusted (1982-84=100 unless otherwise noted)

Expenditure category	Indexes				Percent change from:
	Historical data	Sep. 2025	Oct. 2025	Nov. 2025	Nov. 2024	Sep. 2025	Oct. 2025
All items		314.350	-	313.597	2.2	-0.2	-
All items (December 1977 = 100)		509.919	-	508.697	-	-	-
Food and beverages		334.034	-	333.789	2.6	-0.1	-
Food		338.158	-	337.856	2.7	-0.1	-
Food at home		313.583	-	312.134	2.1	-0.5	-
Cereals and bakery products		365.152	-	366.649	1.2	0.4	-
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs		345.535	-	343.615	5.1	-0.6	-
Dairy and related products		275.808	-	270.847	-0.4	-1.8	-
Fruits and vegetables		337.878	-	331.732	-0.9	-1.8	-
Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials		227.182	-	228.883	4.8	0.7	-
Other food at home		276.877	-	276.556	1.7	-0.1	-
Food away from home		379.816	-	381.488	3.6	0.4	-
Alcoholic beverages		276.687	-	277.257	1.9	0.2	-
Housing		327.079	-	326.902	3.2	-0.1	-
Shelter		382.240	-	382.299	2.7	0.0	-
Rent of primary residence		404.807	-	405.003	2.1	0.0	-
Owners' equivalent rent of residences(1)		386.298	-	387.136	3.1	0.2	-
Owners' equivalent rent of primary residence(1)		386.209	-	387.048	3.1	0.2	-
Fuels and utilities		320.344	-	318.530	5.3	-0.6	-
Household energy		261.425	-	258.491	5.8	-1.1	-
Energy services		262.037	-	258.914	5.9	-1.2	-
Electricity		257.248	-	252.433	5.3	-1.9	-
Utility (piped) gas service		272.691	-	280.549	9.6	2.9	-
Household furnishings and operations		153.561	-	153.450	5.2	-0.1	-
Apparel		143.195	-	138.612	-0.7	-3.2	-
Transportation		272.408	-	270.391	0.5	-0.7	-
Private transportation		275.266	-	272.817	0.9	-0.9	-
New and used motor vehicles(2)		127.307	-	126.926	1.2	-0.3	-
New vehicles		185.818	185.797	185.610	0.5	-0.1	-0.1
New cars(3)		183.394	183.168	183.132	0.5	-0.1	0.0
Used cars and trucks		186.124	185.947	185.184	3.3	-0.5	-0.4
Motor fuel		258.212	-	249.340	-1.7	-3.4	-
Gasoline (all types)		256.991	248.251	247.749	-2.0	-3.6	-0.2
Gasoline, unleaded regular(3)		249.372	240.490	239.956	-2.2	-3.8	-0.2
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade(3)(4)		296.617	288.477	287.919	-0.8	-2.9	-0.2
Gasoline, unleaded premium(3)		292.924	285.724	285.509	-0.4	-2.5	-0.1
Medical care		545.776	-	545.836	1.4	0.0	-
Medical care commodities		382.489	-	381.418	-0.4	-0.3	-
Medical care services		600.472	-	600.941	1.9	0.1	-
Professional services		414.991	-	416.710	1.6	0.4	-
Recreation(2)		141.732	-	140.465	1.1	-0.9	-
Education and communication(2)		141.566	-	142.133	0.9	0.4	-
Tuition, other school fees, and childcare(5)		1,585.542	-	1,588.886	2.0	0.2	-
Other goods and services		555.306	-	559.468	3.7	0.7	-
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. Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. Note: The October 2025 data values are not available due to the 2025 lapse in appropriations.

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

Special aggregate index	Indexes				Percent change from:
	Historical data	Sep. 2025	Oct. 2025	Nov. 2025	Nov. 2024	Sep. 2025	Oct. 2025
All items		314.350	-	313.597	2.2	-0.2	-
Food		338.158	-	337.856	2.7	-0.1	-
Energy		254.344	-	248.648	2.0	-2.2	-
All items less food and energy		319.924	-	319.622	2.1	-0.1	-
All items less energy		322.102	-	321.801	2.2	-0.1	-
All items less medical care		301.403	-	300.612	2.3	-0.3	-
All items less shelter		288.565	-	287.468	1.9	-0.4	-
Commodities		224.049	-	222.508	1.4	-0.7	-
Commodities less food		179.095	-	177.242	0.7	-1.0	-
Commodities less food & beverages		176.125	-	174.225	0.7	-1.1	-
Durables		126.897	-	126.455	1.3	-0.3	-
Nondurables		278.724	-	276.380	1.5	-0.8	-
Nondurables less food		231.811	-	227.878	0.2	-1.7	-
Nondurables less food & beverages		229.511	-	225.304	0.1	-1.8	-
Services		405.552	-	405.627	2.6	0.0	-
Services less rent of shelter(1)		432.545	-	432.703	2.6	0.0	-
Services less medical care services		386.900	-	386.943	2.7	0.0	-
Footnotes (1) Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.
- Data not available. Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. Note: The October 2025 data values are not available due to the 2025 lapse in appropriations.