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.

  

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Chart 1. Over-the-year percent change in CPI-U, South region, April 2022–April 2025

Month	All items	All items less food and energy
Apr 2022	8.8	6.8
May 2022	9.2	6.7
Jun 2022	9.8	6.7
Jul 2022	9.4	6.8
Aug 2022	8.9	7.1
Sep 2022	8.7	7.4
Oct 2022	8.1	7.1
Nov 2022	7.7	6.9
Dec 2022	7.0	6.5
Jan 2023	6.9	6.3
Feb 2023	6.4	6.2
Mar 2023	5.3	6.3
Apr 2023	5.5	6.3
May 2023	4.4	6.0
Jun 2023	3.3	5.5
Jul 2023	3.4	5.0
Aug 2023	4.1	4.8
Sep 2023	4.2	4.6
Oct 2023	3.7	4.5
Nov 2023	3.4	4.4
Dec 2023	3.7	4.2
Jan 2024	3.4	4.3
Feb 2024	3.7	4.4
Mar 2024	3.8	4.0
Apr 2024	3.3	3.6
May 2024	3.2	3.3
Jun 2024	2.9	3.1
Jul 2024	2.9	3.1
Aug 2024	2.3	2.9
Sep 2024	2.1	3.0
Oct 2024	2.5	3.1
Nov 2024	2.7	3.1
Dec 2024	2.8	3.1
Jan 2025	2.8	3.1
Feb 2025	2.3	2.6
Mar 2025	1.9	2.4
Apr 2025	2.0	2.5

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.

The 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.

The 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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Table 1. South region 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		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
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade(3)(4)		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 (1) Indexes on a December 1982=100 base. (2) Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. (3) Special index based on a substantially smaller sample. (4) Indexes on a December 1993=100 base. (5) Indexes on a December 1977=100 base.
- Data not available. Note: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

Table 2. South region 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		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
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.