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Bureau of Labor Statistics > Geographic Information > Southeast > News Release
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Tuesday, May 12, 2026

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Consumer Price Index, Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell — April 2026

Area prices rose 0.7 percent over the two months, up 2.9 percent over the year

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell increased 0.7 percent from February to April, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported today. Regional Commissioner Victoria G. Lee noted that the index for energy increased 12.9 percent over the two-month span. The index for food increased 1.1 percent over the same period. The index for all items less food and energy declined 0.3 percent from February to April. (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 2.9 percent for the 12 months ending April. The index for all items less food and energy rose 1.7 percent over the last 12 months. The energy index rose 12.1 percent for the 12 months ending April. The food index increased 5.3 percent over the last year.

  Chart 1. Line chart of the over-the-year percent change in CPI-U, Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA, April 2023–April 2026. An accessible version is available in View Chart Data link below the chart.
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Food

The index for food rose 1.1 percent from February to April. The index for food at home (grocery store purchases) increased 1.5 percent over the two-month period. Prices rose in 4 of the 6 major grocery store food groups, including meats, poultry, fish, and eggs (+3.7 percent). The index for food away from home (restaurant, cafeteria, and vending purchases) increased 0.6 percent from February to April.

The index for food rose 5.3 percent over the last 12 months. The index for food at home rose 4.7 percent over this 12-month span. Prices increased in 5 of the 6 major grocery store food groups, including meats, poultry, fish, and eggs (+5.6 percent). The food away from home index increased 6.2 percent over the last year.

Energy

The index for energy increased 12.9 percent from February to April. The gasoline index rose 34.9 percent over the two-month pricing period.

The energy index advanced 12.1 percent for the 12 months ending April. The gasoline index increased 22.1 percent over this 12-month span.

All items less food and energy

The index for all items less food and energy declined 0.3 percent from February to April. The shelter index fell 0.4 percent over the bi-monthly period, due in part to a decline in the lodging away from home index. In comparison, recreation (+1.7 percent) and apparel (+2.4 percent) were among the indexes to increase over the two-month span.

The index for all items less food and energy rose 1.7 percent over the past 12 months. The index for owners’ equivalent rent rose 1.4 percent over the last year.

The Consumer Price Index for May 2026 is scheduled to be released on Wednesday, June 10, 2026, at 8:30 a.m. (ET). The Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell Consumer Price Index for June 2026 is scheduled to be released on Tuesday, July 14, 2026, at 8:30 a.m. (ET).

Rebasing of Selected Consumer Price Index Series

Effective with this release, several CPI series were rebased to December 2024 = 100. When new base years are introduced, BLS recalculates each index back to the beginning of that series to ensure continuity. A complete list of indexes that were rebased is available at www.bls.gov/cpi/additional-resources/rebased-series.htm.


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.

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.

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Table 1. Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA, CPI-U by expenditure category for April 2026, not seasonally adjusted (1982-84=100 unless otherwise noted)
Expenditure category

 Indexes Percent change from:
Historical
data		 Feb.
2026		 Mar.
2026		 Apr.
2026		 Apr.
2025		 Feb.
2026		 Mar.
2026

All items

 323.537 - 325.962 2.9 0.7 -

All items (1967=100)

 975.690 - 983.002     -

Food and beverages

 341.336 - 344.936 5.0 1.1 -

Food

 360.735 - 364.719 5.3 1.1 -

Food at home

 318.816 320.138 323.442 4.7 1.5 1.0

Cereals and bakery products

 270.783 276.514 275.564 5.3 1.8 -0.3

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs

 386.341 390.477 400.636 5.6 3.7 2.6

Dairy and related products

 255.171 262.899 267.333 -1.0 4.8 1.7

Fruits and vegetables

 343.466 339.162 349.028 7.5 1.6 2.9

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials(1)

 344.719 336.496 342.663 5.6 -0.6 1.8

Other food at home

 282.114 283.344 279.453 4.6 -0.9 -1.4

Food away from home

 434.365 - 436.970 6.2 0.6 -

Alcoholic beverages

 174.208 - 174.224 - 0.0 -

Housing

 353.677 - 351.327 1.4 -0.7 -

Shelter

 397.206 397.075 395.704 0.7 -0.4 -0.3

Rent of primary residence

 408.255 409.562 409.844 0.5 0.4 0.1

Owners' equivalent rent of residences(2)

 395.113 396.786 394.300 1.4 -0.2 -0.6

Owners' equivalent rent of primary residence(2)

 395.113 396.786 394.300 1.4 -0.2 -0.6

Household furnishings and operations

 161.330 - 161.566 5.3 0.1 -

Apparel

 160.127 - 164.010 0.5 2.4 -

Transportation

 281.381 - 295.509 5.0 5.0 -

Private transportation

 284.448 - 298.705 5.1 5.0 -

New and used motor vehicles(3)

 131.064 - 132.117 -0.4 0.8 -

New vehicles(1)

 300.589 - 300.851 0.2 0.1 -

Used cars and trucks(1)

 257.269 - 261.020 -3.0 1.5 -

Motor fuel

 241.927 310.457 326.875 22.6 35.1 5.3

Gasoline (all types)

 240.008 307.289 323.818 22.1 34.9 5.4

Unleaded regular(4)

 232.078 299.897 316.370 22.4 36.3 5.5

Unleaded midgrade(4)(5)

 319.433 395.106 415.967 21.3 30.2 5.3

Unleaded premium(4)

 282.523 342.655 358.677 20.1 27.0 4.7

Medical care

 520.369 - 519.517 -0.2 -0.2 -

Recreation(3)

 103.561 - 105.329 4.3 1.7 -

Education and communication(3)

 143.311 - 143.625 2.4 0.2 -

Tuition, other school fees, and childcare(1)

 1,604.197 - 1,604.197 1.4 0.0 -

Other goods and services

 571.527 - 567.819 - -0.6 -

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.
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 April 2026, not seasonally adjusted (1982-84=100 unless otherwise noted)
Special aggregate index

 Indexes Percent change from:
Historical
data		 Feb.
2026		 Mar.
2026		 Apr.
2026		 Apr.
2025		 Feb.
2026		 Mar.
2026

All items

 323.537 - 325.962 2.9 0.7 -

Food

 360.735 - 364.719 5.3 1.1 -

Energy

 270.182 300.792 305.081 12.1 12.9 1.4

All items less food and energy

 323.470 - 322.436 1.7 -0.3 -

All items less energy

 328.432 - 327.940 2.2 -0.1 -

All items less medical care

 312.549 - 315.145 3.2 0.8 -

All items less shelter

 297.874 - 302.095 4.2 1.4 -

Commodities

 225.186 - 234.043 5.0 3.9 -

Commodities less food

 173.315 - 182.671 4.6 5.4 -

Commodities less food & beverages

 173.714 - 183.329 4.7 5.5 -

Durables

 128.396 - 128.444 1.0 0.0 -

Nondurables

 275.088 - 290.717 6.8 5.7 -

Nondurables less food

 216.664 - 238.664 8.1 10.2 -

Nondurables less food & beverages

 221.842 - 245.468 8.4 10.6 -

Services

 416.301 - 413.028 1.8 -0.8 -

Services less rent of shelter(1)

 453.615 - 447.979 3.5 -1.2 -

Services less medical care services

 402.948 - 399.511 2.0 -0.9 -

Footnotes
(1) Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.

- Data not available.
Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

 

Last Modified Date: Tuesday, May 12, 2026