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Tuesday, May 13, 2025
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.
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).
EnergyThe 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 energyThe 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).
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.
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Expenditure category |
Indexes | Percent change from: | |||||
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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 | |
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 |
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- Data not available. |
Special aggregate index |
Indexes | Percent change from: | |||||
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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 | - | |
- Data not available. |
Last Modified Date: Tuesday, May 13, 2025