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Bureau of Labor Statistics > Geographic Information > Southeast > News Release
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Tuesday, July 15, 2025

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

Area prices increased 0.6 percent over the two months and 1.8 percent over the past year

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell increased 0.6 percent from April to June, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Victoria G. Lee noted the energy index advanced 4.5 percent over the two-month period. The index for all items less food and energy rose 0.2 percent from April to June. The food index increased 0.9 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 1.8 percent for the 12 months ending June. 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 June. The energy index declined 4.2 percent over the last year.

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

The food index rose 0.9 percent from April to June. The index for food away from home (restaurant, cafeteria, and vending purchases) increased 1.6 percent over the two-month period. The index for food at home (grocery store purchases) rose 0.4 percent from April to June, with higher prices noted in four of the six major grocery store food groups.

The food index rose 1.8 percent over the last 12 months. The food away from home index increased 4.7 percent over the past year. The index for food at home declined 0.1 percent over this 12-month span. Five of the six major grocery store food group indexes declined over the 12 months ending June, including nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials (-5.9 percent) and fruits and vegetables (-3.0 percent). In comparison, the index for meats, poultry, fish, and eggs increased 5.7 percent over the past year.

Energy

The energy index rose 4.5 percent from April to June. The gasoline index declined 3.1 percent over the two-month pricing period.

The energy index fell 4.2 percent over the past 12 months. The gasoline index fell 12.0 percent over this 12-month span.

All items less food and energy

The index for all items less food and energy rose 0.2 percent from April to June. Indexes with notable increases over the two-month pricing period include owners’ equivalent rent (+0.5 percent) and household furnishings and operations (+2.5 percent). Apparel (-1.8 percent) was among the indexes to decline over the two-month period.

The index for all items less food and energy rose 2.4 percent over the past 12 months. The shelter index (+2.8 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 (+9.2 percent) was also among the notable indexes to increase over the last 12 months.

The Consumer Price Index for July 2025 is scheduled to be released on Tuesday, August 12, 2025, at 8:30 a.m. (ET). The August 2025 Consumer Price Index for the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell area is scheduled to be released on Thursday, September 11, 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.

Percent changes for all-items data previously found in Table A of this release can be accessed in Chart 1 for this release and its attendant data table. A full all-items data series history for the original index value and for 1-month, 2-month, 3-month, 6-month, and 12-month percent changes can be accessed via BLS data query tools. A direct link to the all-items series is provided in Table 1 of this release under historical data.

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.

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 June 2025, not seasonally adjusted (1982-84=100 unless otherwise noted)
Expenditure category

 Indexes Percent change from:
Historical
data		 Apr.
2025		 May
2025		 Jun.
2025		 Jun.
2024		 Apr.
2025		 May
2025

All items

 316.810 - 318.574 1.8 0.6 -

All items (1967=100)

 955.402 - 960.722 - - -

Food and beverages

 328.369 - 331.270 1.8 0.9 -

Food

 346.310 - 349.419 1.8 0.9 -

Food at home

 308.807 308.747 310.014 -0.1 0.4 0.4

Cereals and bakery products

 261.597 261.809 255.842 -1.3 -2.2 -2.3

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs

 379.556 375.219 380.882 5.7 0.3 1.5

Dairy and related products

 270.039 264.137 267.146 -1.2 -1.1 1.1

Fruits and vegetables

 324.549 331.997 324.841 -3.0 0.1 -2.2

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials(1)

 324.511 337.752 328.566 -5.9 1.2 -2.7

Other food at home

 267.283 264.060 272.761 -0.5 2.0 3.3

Food away from home

 411.617 - 418.341 4.7 1.6 -

Alcoholic beverages

 - - - - - -

Housing

 346.340 - 350.549 3.4 1.2 -

Shelter

 392.776 392.565 393.147 2.8 0.1 0.1

Rent of primary residence

 407.728 408.094 408.634 0.7 0.2 0.1

Owners' equivalent rent of residences(2)

 388.968 389.933 390.827 3.1 0.5 0.2

Owners' equivalent rent of primary residence(2)

 388.968 389.933 390.827 3.1 0.5 0.2

Household furnishings and operations

 153.438 - 157.315 9.2 2.5 -

Apparel

 163.234 - 160.349 0.2 -1.8 -

Transportation

 281.473 - 279.810 -1.2 -0.6 -

Private transportation

 284.160 - 283.533 -1.4 -0.2 -

New and used motor vehicles(3)

 132.703 - 133.760 -0.4 0.8 -

New vehicles(1)

 300.261 - 299.542 -0.6 -0.2 -

Used cars and trucks(1)

 269.033 - 274.495 2.2 2.0 -

Motor fuel

 266.692 259.340 258.612 -12.0 -3.0 -0.3

Gasoline (all types)

 265.220 257.878 257.071 -12.0 -3.1 -0.3

Unleaded regular(4)

 258.428 250.959 250.120 -12.4 -3.2 -0.3

Unleaded midgrade(4)(5)

 342.859 335.120 334.562 -10.5 -2.4 -0.2

Unleaded premium(4)

 298.528 292.388 291.818 -9.5 -2.2 -0.2

Medical care

 520.721 - 524.595 - 0.7 -

Recreation(3)

 101.032 - 101.229 1.1 0.2 -

Education and communication(3)

 140.242 - 141.390 -0.7 0.8 -

Tuition, other school fees, and childcare(1)

 1,581.316 - 1,581.316 1.0 0.0 -

Other goods and services

 - - - - - -

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

 Indexes Percent change from:
Historical
data		 Apr.
2025		 May
2025		 Jun.
2025		 Jun.
2024		 Apr.
2025		 May
2025

All items

 316.810 - 318.574 1.8 0.6 -

Food

 346.310 - 349.419 1.8 0.9 -

Energy

 272.197 268.095 284.338 -4.2 4.5 6.1

All items less food and energy

 317.155 - 317.767 2.4 0.2 -

All items less energy

 320.944 - 321.868 2.3 0.3 -

All items less medical care

 305.434 - 307.088 1.7 0.5 -

All items less shelter

 289.914 - 292.275 1.1 0.8 -

Commodities

 222.964 - 223.254 0.0 0.1 -

Commodities less food

 174.653 - 174.145 -1.2 -0.3 -

Commodities less food & beverages

 175.155 - 174.586 -1.3 -0.3 -

Durables

 127.219 - 128.252 0.3 0.8 -

Nondurables

 272.298 - 272.001 -0.2 -0.1 -

Nondurables less food

 220.742 - 218.467 -2.2 -1.0 -

Nondurables less food & beverages

 226.394 - 223.824 -2.4 -1.1 -

Services

 405.611 - 408.828 2.7 0.8 -

Services less rent of shelter(1)

 432.646 - 439.706 2.6 1.6 -

Services less medical care services

 391.611 - 394.636 2.7 0.8 -

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, July 15, 2025