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25-810-ATL
Tuesday, May 13, 2025

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Consumer Price Index, South Region — April 2025

Regional prices increased 0.3 percent in April, up 2.0 percent over the last year

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.


Food

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.

Energy

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.

All items less food and energy

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).


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 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.

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. 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.

 

Last Modified Date: Tuesday, May 13, 2025