The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell increased 0.5 percent from April to June, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported today. Regional Commissioner Victoria G. Lee noted that the index for energy increased 3.9 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 rose 0.1 percent from April to June. (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 2.8 percent for the 12 months ending June. The index for all items less food and energy rose 1.6 percent over the last 12 months. The energy index increased 11.5 percent for the 12 months ending June. The food index rose 5.5 percent over the last year.

  

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

Month	All items	All items less food and energy
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
Jun 2026	2.8	1.6
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 April to June. The index for food away from home (restaurant, cafeteria, and vending purchases) increased 1.4 percent over the two-month period. The index for food at home (grocery store purchases) increased 0.9 percent from April to June. Prices rose in 4 of the 6 major grocery store food groups, including other food at home (+1.5 percent) and dairy and related products (+2.6 percent).

The index for food increased 5.5 percent over the last 12 months. The food at home index rose 5.2 percent over the 12 months ending in June as prices increased in all six major grocery store food groups. The food away from home index increased 5.9 percent over the last year.

The index for energy increased 3.9 percent from April to June. The gasoline index rose 0.8 percent over the two-month pricing period.

The energy index advanced 11.5 percent for the 12 months ending June. The gasoline index increased 27.0 percent over this 12-month span.

The index for all items less food and energy rose 0.1 percent from April to June. The shelter index increased 0.7 percent over the bi-monthly period. The index for rent rose 0.6 percent over the two-month span and the index for owners’ equivalent rent increased 0.3 percent. Among the indexes to decline from April to June include apparel (-4.2 percent) and recreation (-1.1 percent).

The index for all items less food and energy rose 1.6 percent over the past 12 months. The shelter index increased 1.3 percent over the last year. The index for owners’ equivalent rent rose 1.2 percent over this 12-month span.

The Consumer Price Index for July 2026 is scheduled to be released on Wednesday, August 12, 2026, at 8:30 a.m. (ET). The Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell Consumer Price Index for August 2026 is scheduled to be released on Friday, September 11, 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 June 2026, not seasonally adjusted (1982-84=100 unless otherwise noted)

Expenditure category	Indexes				Percent change from:
	Historical data	Apr. 2026	May 2026	Jun. 2026	Jun. 2025	Apr. 2026	May 2026
All items		325.962	-	327.650	2.8	0.5	-
All items (1967=100)		983.002	-	988.093	-	-	-
Food and beverages		344.936	-	348.473	5.2	1.0	-
Food		364.719	-	368.622	5.5	1.1	-
Food at home		323.442	325.003	326.254	5.2	0.9	0.4
Cereals and bakery products		275.564	271.327	278.584	8.9	1.1	2.7
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs		400.636	410.429	400.167	5.1	-0.1	-2.5
Dairy and related products		267.333	262.597	274.190	2.6	2.6	4.4
Fruits and vegetables		349.028	353.322	349.182	7.5	0.0	-1.2
Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials(1)		342.663	344.175	347.006	5.6	1.3	0.8
Other food at home		279.453	279.069	283.579	4.0	1.5	1.6
Food away from home		436.970	-	442.935	5.9	1.4	-
Alcoholic beverages		174.224	-	174.363	-	0.1	-
Housing		351.327	-	355.585	1.4	1.2	-
Shelter		395.704	397.525	398.394	1.3	0.7	0.2
Rent of primary residence		409.844	412.354	412.375	0.9	0.6	0.0
Owners' equivalent rent of residences(2)		394.300	395.327	395.352	1.2	0.3	0.0
Owners' equivalent rent of primary residence(2)		394.300	395.327	395.352	1.2	0.3	0.0
Household furnishings and operations		161.566	-	162.486	3.3	0.6	-
Apparel		164.010	-	157.147	-2.0	-4.2	-
Transportation		295.509	-	296.062	5.8	0.2	-
Private transportation		298.705	-	300.132	5.9	0.5	-
New and used motor vehicles(3)		132.117	-	133.116	-0.5	0.8	-
New vehicles(1)		300.851	-	300.683	0.4	-0.1	-
Used cars and trucks(1)		261.020	-	270.042	-1.6	3.5	-
Motor fuel		326.875	355.172	328.985	27.2	0.6	-7.4
Gasoline (all types)		323.818	352.400	326.370	27.0	0.8	-7.4
Unleaded regular(4)		316.370	345.310	318.864	27.5	0.8	-7.7
Unleaded midgrade(4)(5)		415.967	447.982	420.049	25.6	1.0	-6.2
Unleaded premium(4)		358.677	383.646	361.431	23.9	0.8	-5.8
Medical care		519.517	-	519.304	-1.0	0.0	-
Recreation(3)		105.329	-	104.204	2.9	-1.1	-
Education and communication(3)		143.625	-	143.966	1.8	0.2	-
Tuition, other school fees, and childcare(1)		1,604.197	-	1,602.051	1.3	-0.1	-
Other goods and services		567.819	-	564.835	-	-0.5	-
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 June 2026, not seasonally adjusted (1982-84=100 unless otherwise noted)

Special aggregate index	Indexes				Percent change from:
	Historical data	Apr. 2026	May 2026	Jun. 2026	Jun. 2025	Apr. 2026	May 2026
All items		325.962	-	327.650	2.8	0.5	-
Food		364.719	-	368.622	5.5	1.1	-
Energy		305.081	316.897	317.088	11.5	3.9	0.1
All items less food and energy		322.436	-	322.814	1.6	0.1	-
All items less energy		327.940	-	328.702	2.1	0.2	-
All items less medical care		315.145	-	316.931	3.2	0.6	-
All items less shelter		302.095	-	303.375	3.8	0.4	-
Commodities		234.043	-	234.452	5.0	0.2	-
Commodities less food		182.671	-	182.177	4.6	-0.3	-
Commodities less food & beverages		183.329	-	182.818	4.7	-0.3	-
Durables		128.444	-	129.532	1.0	0.8	-
Nondurables		290.717	-	290.394	6.8	-0.1	-
Nondurables less food		238.664	-	235.871	8.0	-1.2	-
Nondurables less food & beverages		245.468	-	242.460	8.3	-1.2	-
Services		413.028	-	415.883	1.7	0.7	-
Services less rent of shelter(1)		447.979	-	451.087	2.6	0.7	-
Services less medical care services		399.511	-	402.449	2.0	0.7	-
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.