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Tuesday, May 13, 2025
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the South region increased 0.3 percent in April, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. The index for all items less food and energy rose 0.2 percent over the month. The index for energy increased 1.6 percent in April and the index for food rose 0.1 percent. (Data in this report are not seasonally adjusted. Accordingly, month-to-month changes may reflect the impact of seasonal influences.)
The South all items CPI-U rose 2.0 percent for the 12 months ending April, after increasing 1.9 percent for the 12 months ending March. The index for all items less food and energy rose 2.5 percent over the last 12 months. The food index increased 2.6 percent for the 12 months ending April. The energy index fell 4.3 percent over the last year.
The index for food rose 0.1 percent in April. The index for food away from home (restaurant, cafeteria, and vending purchases) increased 0.3 percent over the month. The index for food at home (grocery store purchases) was unchanged in April.
The index for food rose 2.6 percent over the last 12 months. The food away from home index rose 3.6 percent over the past year. The food at home index increased 2.0 percent over the same period, as four of the six major grocery store food group indexes increased. Within the food at home category, the index for meats, poultry, fish, and eggs rose 7.4 percent over the last 12 months.
EnergyThe energy index increased 1.6 percent in April. The gasoline index rose 2.7 percent over the month. The index for electricity increased 1.1 percent in April, while the index for natural gas declined 0.9 percent.
The energy index declined 4.3 percent over the past 12 months. The gasoline index fell 12.8 percent over this 12-month span. In contrast, the index for electricity rose 5.0 percent over the last 12 months and the index for natural gas increased 13.4 percent.
All items less food and energyThe index for all items less food and energy rose 0.2 percent in April. The shelter index increased 0.2 percent over the month. Other indexes with notable increases in April include medical care (+0.6 percent), household furnishings and operations (+0.9 percent), and new and used motor vehicles (+0.4 percent).
The index for all items less food and energy rose 2.5 percent over the past 12 months. The shelter index (+3.7 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 4.0 percent over the last year. The index for rent increased 3.1 percent over this 12-month span.
The Consumer Price Index for May 2025 is scheduled to be released on Wednesday, June 11, 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 the South region is published 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.
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 South region is comprised of Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia.
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 |
309.987 | 310.183 | 311.087 | 2.0 | 0.4 | 0.3 | |
All items (December 1977 = 100) |
502.841 | 503.161 | 504.626 | - | - | - | |
Food and beverages |
328.168 | 328.811 | 329.159 | 2.5 | 0.3 | 0.1 | |
Food |
332.184 | 332.860 | 333.203 | 2.6 | 0.3 | 0.1 | |
Food at home |
309.178 | 309.531 | 309.515 | 2.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | |
Cereals and bakery products |
364.199 | 364.296 | 362.349 | -0.5 | -0.5 | -0.5 | |
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs |
338.264 | 341.813 | 339.900 | 7.4 | 0.5 | -0.6 | |
Dairy and related products |
271.069 | 271.425 | 275.328 | 3.0 | 1.6 | 1.4 | |
Fruits and vegetables |
337.066 | 333.037 | 331.094 | -0.7 | -1.8 | -0.6 | |
Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials |
221.381 | 221.845 | 221.402 | 1.5 | 0.0 | -0.2 | |
Other food at home |
272.751 | 273.186 | 274.860 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.6 | |
Food away from home |
371.150 | 372.381 | 373.342 | 3.6 | 0.6 | 0.3 | |
Alcoholic beverages |
272.329 | 272.519 | 272.935 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | |
Housing |
320.187 | 321.598 | 322.648 | 3.8 | 0.8 | 0.3 | |
Shelter |
375.491 | 376.747 | 377.595 | 3.7 | 0.6 | 0.2 | |
Rent of primary residence |
399.556 | 400.242 | 400.996 | 3.1 | 0.4 | 0.2 | |
Owners' equivalent rent of residences(1) |
378.516 | 379.796 | 380.456 | 4.0 | 0.5 | 0.2 | |
Owners' equivalent rent of primary residence(1) |
378.452 | 379.733 | 380.387 | 4.0 | 0.5 | 0.2 | |
Fuels and utilities |
308.516 | 312.596 | 314.495 | 5.7 | 1.9 | 0.6 | |
Household energy |
249.875 | 254.037 | 255.903 | 5.9 | 2.4 | 0.7 | |
Energy services |
249.917 | 254.318 | 256.241 | 6.1 | 2.5 | 0.8 | |
Electricity |
243.408 | 247.978 | 250.587 | 5.0 | 2.9 | 1.1 | |
Utility (piped) gas service |
272.405 | 275.406 | 272.828 | 13.4 | 0.2 | -0.9 | |
Household furnishings and operations |
148.686 | 149.253 | 150.526 | 2.9 | 1.2 | 0.9 | |
Apparel |
141.255 | 143.383 | 142.585 | -1.5 | 0.9 | -0.6 | |
Transportation |
272.026 | 269.429 | 271.702 | -2.1 | -0.1 | 0.8 | |
Private transportation |
274.432 | 271.908 | 274.143 | -2.0 | -0.1 | 0.8 | |
New and used motor vehicles(2) |
125.720 | 125.892 | 126.382 | -0.1 | 0.5 | 0.4 | |
New vehicles |
185.302 | 185.367 | 185.980 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.3 | |
New cars(3) |
182.601 | 182.537 | 183.462 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | |
Used cars and trucks |
180.621 | 181.024 | 181.684 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.4 | |
Motor fuel |
257.597 | 253.256 | 259.694 | -12.8 | 0.8 | 2.5 | |
Gasoline (all types) |
256.203 | 251.915 | 258.601 | -12.8 | 0.9 | 2.7 | |
Gasoline, unleaded regular(3) |
248.887 | 244.556 | 251.310 | -13.3 | 1.0 | 2.8 | |
293.810 | 289.622 | 296.209 | -10.9 | 0.8 | 2.3 | ||
Gasoline, unleaded premium(3) |
290.174 | 286.450 | 292.245 | -9.8 | 0.7 | 2.0 | |
Medical care |
541.981 | 540.453 | 543.438 | 2.6 | 0.3 | 0.6 | |
Medical care commodities |
386.288 | 381.241 | 383.574 | 0.9 | -0.7 | 0.6 | |
Medical care services |
593.959 | 593.717 | 596.913 | 3.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | |
Professional services |
409.288 | 410.314 | 411.866 | 3.4 | 0.6 | 0.4 | |
Recreation(2) |
141.944 | 140.756 | 140.214 | 0.9 | -1.2 | -0.4 | |
Education and communication(2) |
140.617 | 140.989 | 140.461 | -0.7 | -0.1 | -0.4 | |
Tuition, other school fees, and childcare(5) |
1,555.388 | 1,560.521 | 1,560.186 | 3.4 | 0.3 | 0.0 | |
Other goods and services |
545.193 | 548.562 | 547.746 | 2.9 | 0.5 | -0.1 | |
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 |
309.987 | 310.183 | 311.087 | 2.0 | 0.4 | 0.3 | |
Food |
332.184 | 332.860 | 333.203 | 2.6 | 0.3 | 0.1 | |
Energy |
248.242 | 248.270 | 252.272 | -4.3 | 1.6 | 1.6 | |
All items less food and energy |
315.963 | 316.103 | 316.772 | 2.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 | |
All items less energy |
317.869 | 318.083 | 318.706 | 2.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 | |
All items less medical care |
297.031 | 297.313 | 298.108 | 1.9 | 0.4 | 0.3 | |
All items less shelter |
285.162 | 284.919 | 285.853 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.3 | |
Commodities |
221.003 | 220.956 | 221.645 | -0.8 | 0.3 | 0.3 | |
Commodities less food |
177.083 | 176.816 | 177.582 | -2.7 | 0.3 | 0.4 | |
Commodities less food & beverages |
174.174 | 173.898 | 174.668 | -2.8 | 0.3 | 0.4 | |
Durables |
125.027 | 125.185 | 125.339 | -1.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | |
Nondurables |
275.077 | 274.837 | 275.928 | -0.6 | 0.3 | 0.4 | |
Nondurables less food |
229.988 | 229.033 | 230.706 | -3.8 | 0.3 | 0.7 | |
Nondurables less food & beverages |
227.836 | 226.811 | 228.562 | -4.2 | 0.3 | 0.8 | |
Services |
399.857 | 400.306 | 401.424 | 3.5 | 0.4 | 0.3 | |
Services less rent of shelter(1) |
428.267 | 427.500 | 428.989 | 3.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 | |
Services less medical care services |
381.320 | 381.817 | 382.766 | 3.6 | 0.4 | 0.2 | |
- Data not available. |
Last Modified Date: Tuesday, May 13, 2025