U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Department of Labor Logo United States Department of Labor
Dot gov

The .gov means it's official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you're on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Bureau of Labor Statistics > Geographic Information > Southeast > News Release
News Release Information

25-808-ATL
Tuesday, May 13, 2025

Contacts Technical information: Media contact:
  • (404) 893-4220

Consumer Price Index, Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell — April 2025

Area prices up 0.1 percent over the two months and 1.9 percent over the past year

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell increased 0.1 percent from February to April, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Victoria G. Lee noted the index for all items less food and energy rose 0.3 percent over the two-month period. The energy index decreased 1.5 percent from February to April and the index for food declined 0.2 percent over the same period. (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 1.9 percent for the 12 months ending April. The index for all items less food and energy rose 2.4 percent over the last 12 months. The food index increased 1.8 percent for the 12 months ending April. The energy index declined 3.1 percent over the last year.

  Chart 1. Line chart of the over-the-year percent change in CPI-U, Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA, April 2022–April 2025. An accessible version is available in View Chart Data link below the chart.
View Chart Data

Food

The food index declined 0.2 percent from February to April. The index for food at home (grocery store purchases) fell 0.9 percent over the bi-monthly period. Prices declined in three of the six major grocery store food group indexes, including nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials (-6.9 percent) and fruits and vegetables (-3.6 percent). In comparison, the index for meats, poultry, fish, and eggs increased 1.6 percent over the same period. The food away from home index (restaurant, cafeteria, and vending purchases) increased 0.8 percent over the two-month period.

The food index rose 1.8 percent over the last 12 months. The food away from home index increased 3.4 percent over the past year. The index for food at home increased 0.7 percent over this 12-month span. Prices increased in three of the six major grocery store food group indexes, including meats, poultry, fish, and eggs (+6.6 percent).

Energy

The energy index declined 1.5 percent from February to April. The gasoline index rose 0.6 percent over the two-month pricing period.

The energy index fell 3.1 percent over the past 12 months. The gasoline index declined 11.2 percent over this 12-month span.

All items less food and energy

The index for all items less food and energy rose 0.3 percent from February to April. The shelter index rose 0.7 percent over the bi-monthly period. The index for owners’ equivalent rent rose 1.0 percent from February to April and the index for rent rose 0.4 percent. Other indexes with notable increases over the two-month pricing period include apparel (+1.7 percent) and used cars and trucks (+0.7 percent). In comparison, the education and communication index declined 1.4 percent over the same period.

The index for all items less food and energy rose 2.4 percent over the past 12 months. The shelter index (+3.0 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 increased 3.1 percent over the past year. Household furnishings and operations (+9.4 percent) was also among the notable indexes to increase over the last 12 months.

The Consumer Price Index for May 2025 is scheduled to be released on Wednesday, June 11, 2025, at 8:30 a.m. (ET). The June 2025 Consumer Price Index for the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell area is scheduled to be released on Tuesday, July 15, 2025, at 8:30 a.m. (ET).


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 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 is comprised of 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, Pike, Rockdale, Spalding, and Walton Counties in Georgia.

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. Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA, CPI-U by expenditure category for April 2025, not seasonally adjusted (1982-84=100 unless otherwise noted)
Expenditure category

 Indexes Percent change from:
Historical
data		 Feb.
2025		 Mar.
2025		 Apr.
2025		 Apr.
2024		 Feb.
2025		 Mar.
2025

All items

 316.352 - 316.810 1.9 0.1 -

All items (1967=100)

 954.020 - 955.402 - - -

Food and beverages

 328.806 - 328.369 1.8 -0.1 -

Food

 346.998 - 346.310 1.8 -0.2 -

Food at home

 311.509 310.271 308.807 0.7 -0.9 -0.5

Cereals and bakery products

 261.610 253.449 261.597 -0.7 0.0 3.2

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs

 373.576 371.960 379.556 6.6 1.6 2.0

Dairy and related products

 265.292 272.166 270.039 2.7 1.8 -0.8

Fruits and vegetables

 336.524 335.068 324.549 -2.3 -3.6 -3.1

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials(1)

 348.452 343.583 324.511 -6.9 -6.9 -5.6

Other food at home

 268.470 269.286 267.283 0.2 -0.4 -0.7

Food away from home

 408.394 - 411.617 3.4 0.8 -

Alcoholic beverages

 171.806 - - - - -

Housing

 345.255 - 346.340 3.7 0.3 -

Shelter

 389.898 390.020 392.776 3.0 0.7 0.7

Rent of primary residence

 406.291 406.958 407.728 0.7 0.4 0.2

Owners' equivalent rent of residences(2)

 385.058 386.948 388.968 3.1 1.0 0.5

Owners' equivalent rent of primary residence(2)

 385.058 386.948 388.968 3.1 1.0 0.5

Household furnishings and operations

 153.861 - 153.438 9.4 -0.3 -

Apparel

 160.552 - 163.234 1.1 1.7 -

Transportation

 280.026 - 281.473 -1.0 0.5 -

Private transportation

 283.325 - 284.160 -1.5 0.3 -

New and used motor vehicles(3)

 132.068 - 132.703 -1.9 0.5 -

New vehicles(1)

 299.983 - 300.261 -0.8 0.1 -

Used cars and trucks(1)

 267.275 - 269.033 1.4 0.7 -

Motor fuel

 265.397 263.310 266.692 -11.2 0.5 1.3

Gasoline (all types)

 263.669 261.619 265.220 -11.2 0.6 1.4

Unleaded regular(4)

 256.804 254.746 258.428 -11.6 0.6 1.4

Unleaded midgrade(4)(5)

 341.275 338.930 342.859 -10.1 0.5 1.2

Unleaded premium(4)

 297.562 295.660 298.528 -9.0 0.3 1.0

Medical care

 520.745 - 520.721 - 0.0 -

Recreation(3)

 100.813 - 101.032 0.6 0.2 -

Education and communication(3)

 142.233 - 140.242 -1.5 -1.4 -

Tuition, other school fees, and childcare(1)

 1,581.316 - 1,581.316 1.8 0.0 -

Other goods and services

 514.269 - - - - -

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.
NOTE: 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 2025, not seasonally adjusted (1982-84=100 unless otherwise noted)
Special aggregate index

 Indexes Percent change from:
Historical
data		 Feb.
2025		 Mar.
2025		 Apr.
2025		 Apr.
2024		 Feb.
2025		 Mar.
2025

All items

 316.352 - 316.810 1.9 0.1 -

Food

 346.998 - 346.310 1.8 -0.2 -

Energy

 276.248 274.287 272.197 -3.1 -1.5 -0.8

All items less food and energy

 316.115 - 317.155 2.4 0.3 -

All items less energy

 320.119 - 320.944 2.3 0.3 -

All items less medical care

 304.955 - 305.434 1.9 0.2 -

All items less shelter

 290.445 - 289.914 1.3 -0.2 -

Commodities

 223.150 - 222.964 0.0 -0.1 -

Commodities less food

 174.688 - 174.653 -1.1 0.0 -

Commodities less food & beverages

 175.249 - 175.155 -1.2 -0.1 -

Durables

 127.790 - 127.219 -0.4 -0.4 -

Nondurables

 272.177 - 272.298 0.1 0.0 -

Nondurables less food

 220.152 - 220.742 -1.7 0.3 -

Nondurables less food & beverages

 225.877 - 226.394 -1.8 0.2 -

Services

 404.513 - 405.611 2.9 0.3 -

Services less rent of shelter(1)

 435.174 - 432.646 2.9 -0.6 -

Services less medical care services

 390.560 - 391.611 3.0 0.3 -

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: Tuesday, May 13, 2025