The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell increased 0.7 percent from February to April, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported today. Regional Commissioner Victoria G. Lee noted that the index for energy increased 12.9 percent over the two-month span. The index for food increased 1.1 percent over the same period. The index for all items less food and energy declined 0.3 percent from February to April. (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 2.9 percent for the 12 months ending April. The index for all items less food and energy rose 1.7 percent over the last 12 months. The energy index rose 12.1 percent for the 12 months ending April. The food index increased 5.3 percent over the last year.

  

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Chart 1. Over-the-year percent change in CPI-U, Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA, April 2023–April 2026

Month	All items	All items less food and energy
Apr 2023	5.8	6.6
Jun 2023	4.6	5.6
Aug 2023	4.4	3.9
Oct 2023	3.2	3.4
Dec 2023	3.6	3.3
Feb 2024	3.3	3.2
Apr 2024	3.1	2.8
Jun 2024	2.6	2.5
Aug 2024	1.7	2.3
Oct 2024	1.9	2.6
Dec 2024	2.6	3.1
Feb 2025	2.1	2.2
Apr 2025	1.9	2.4
Jun 2025	1.8	2.4
Aug 2025	1.7	1.9
Oct 2025	-	-
Dec 2025	0.9	0.2
Feb 2026	2.3	2.3
Apr 2026	2.9	1.7
Note: The October 2025 data values are not available due to the 2025 lapse in appropriations.

The index for food rose 1.1 percent from February to April. The index for food at home (grocery store purchases) increased 1.5 percent over the two-month period. Prices rose in 4 of the 6 major grocery store food groups, including meats, poultry, fish, and eggs (+3.7 percent). The index for food away from home (restaurant, cafeteria, and vending purchases) increased 0.6 percent from February to April.

The index for food rose 5.3 percent over the last 12 months. The index for food at home rose 4.7 percent over this 12-month span. Prices increased in 5 of the 6 major grocery store food groups, including meats, poultry, fish, and eggs (+5.6 percent). The food away from home index increased 6.2 percent over the last year.

The index for energy increased 12.9 percent from February to April. The gasoline index rose 34.9 percent over the two-month pricing period.

The energy index advanced 12.1 percent for the 12 months ending April. The gasoline index increased 22.1 percent over this 12-month span.

The index for all items less food and energy declined 0.3 percent from February to April. The shelter index fell 0.4 percent over the bi-monthly period, due in part to a decline in the lodging away from home index. In comparison, recreation (+1.7 percent) and apparel (+2.4 percent) were among the indexes to increase over the two-month span.

The index for all items less food and energy rose 1.7 percent over the past 12 months. The index for owners’ equivalent rent rose 1.4 percent over the last year.

The Consumer Price Index for May 2026 is scheduled to be released on Wednesday, June 10, 2026, at 8:30 a.m. (ET). The Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell Consumer Price Index for June 2026 is scheduled to be released on Tuesday, July 14, 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 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 includes 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, Pile, Rockdale, Spalding, and Walton Counties in Georgia.

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Table 1. Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA, CPI-U by expenditure category for April 2026, not seasonally adjusted (1982-84=100 unless otherwise noted)

Expenditure category	Indexes				Percent change from:
	Historical data	Feb. 2026	Mar. 2026	Apr. 2026	Apr. 2025	Feb. 2026	Mar. 2026
All items		323.537	-	325.962	2.9	0.7	-
All items (1967=100)		975.690	-	983.002			-
Food and beverages		341.336	-	344.936	5.0	1.1	-
Food		360.735	-	364.719	5.3	1.1	-
Food at home		318.816	320.138	323.442	4.7	1.5	1.0
Cereals and bakery products		270.783	276.514	275.564	5.3	1.8	-0.3
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs		386.341	390.477	400.636	5.6	3.7	2.6
Dairy and related products		255.171	262.899	267.333	-1.0	4.8	1.7
Fruits and vegetables		343.466	339.162	349.028	7.5	1.6	2.9
Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials(1)		344.719	336.496	342.663	5.6	-0.6	1.8
Other food at home		282.114	283.344	279.453	4.6	-0.9	-1.4
Food away from home		434.365	-	436.970	6.2	0.6	-
Alcoholic beverages		174.208	-	174.224	-	0.0	-
Housing		353.677	-	351.327	1.4	-0.7	-
Shelter		397.206	397.075	395.704	0.7	-0.4	-0.3
Rent of primary residence		408.255	409.562	409.844	0.5	0.4	0.1
Owners' equivalent rent of residences(2)		395.113	396.786	394.300	1.4	-0.2	-0.6
Owners' equivalent rent of primary residence(2)		395.113	396.786	394.300	1.4	-0.2	-0.6
Household furnishings and operations		161.330	-	161.566	5.3	0.1	-
Apparel		160.127	-	164.010	0.5	2.4	-
Transportation		281.381	-	295.509	5.0	5.0	-
Private transportation		284.448	-	298.705	5.1	5.0	-
New and used motor vehicles(3)		131.064	-	132.117	-0.4	0.8	-
New vehicles(1)		300.589	-	300.851	0.2	0.1	-
Used cars and trucks(1)		257.269	-	261.020	-3.0	1.5	-
Motor fuel		241.927	310.457	326.875	22.6	35.1	5.3
Gasoline (all types)		240.008	307.289	323.818	22.1	34.9	5.4
Unleaded regular(4)		232.078	299.897	316.370	22.4	36.3	5.5
Unleaded midgrade(4)(5)		319.433	395.106	415.967	21.3	30.2	5.3
Unleaded premium(4)		282.523	342.655	358.677	20.1	27.0	4.7
Medical care		520.369	-	519.517	-0.2	-0.2	-
Recreation(3)		103.561	-	105.329	4.3	1.7	-
Education and communication(3)		143.311	-	143.625	2.4	0.2	-
Tuition, other school fees, and childcare(1)		1,604.197	-	1,604.197	1.4	0.0	-
Other goods and services		571.527	-	567.819	-	-0.6	-
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. 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 2026, not seasonally adjusted (1982-84=100 unless otherwise noted)

Special aggregate index	Indexes				Percent change from:
	Historical data	Feb. 2026	Mar. 2026	Apr. 2026	Apr. 2025	Feb. 2026	Mar. 2026
All items		323.537	-	325.962	2.9	0.7	-
Food		360.735	-	364.719	5.3	1.1	-
Energy		270.182	300.792	305.081	12.1	12.9	1.4
All items less food and energy		323.470	-	322.436	1.7	-0.3	-
All items less energy		328.432	-	327.940	2.2	-0.1	-
All items less medical care		312.549	-	315.145	3.2	0.8	-
All items less shelter		297.874	-	302.095	4.2	1.4	-
Commodities		225.186	-	234.043	5.0	3.9	-
Commodities less food		173.315	-	182.671	4.6	5.4	-
Commodities less food & beverages		173.714	-	183.329	4.7	5.5	-
Durables		128.396	-	128.444	1.0	0.0	-
Nondurables		275.088	-	290.717	6.8	5.7	-
Nondurables less food		216.664	-	238.664	8.1	10.2	-
Nondurables less food & beverages		221.842	-	245.468	8.4	10.6	-
Services		416.301	-	413.028	1.8	-0.8	-
Services less rent of shelter(1)		453.615	-	447.979	3.5	-1.2	-
Services less medical care services		402.948	-	399.511	2.0	-0.9	-
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.