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Tuesday, July 14, 2026

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

Area prices rose 0.5 percent over the two months, up 2.8 percent over the year

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell increased 0.5 percent from April to June, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported today. Regional Commissioner Victoria G. Lee noted that the index for energy increased 3.9 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 rose 0.1 percent from April to June. (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 2.8 percent for the 12 months ending June. The index for all items less food and energy rose 1.6 percent over the last 12 months. The energy index increased 11.5 percent for the 12 months ending June. The food index rose 5.5 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 2023–June 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 April to June. The index for food away from home (restaurant, cafeteria, and vending purchases) increased 1.4 percent over the two-month period. The index for food at home (grocery store purchases) increased 0.9 percent from April to June. Prices rose in 4 of the 6 major grocery store food groups, including other food at home (+1.5 percent) and dairy and related products (+2.6 percent).

The index for food increased 5.5 percent over the last 12 months. The food at home index rose 5.2 percent over the 12 months ending in June as prices increased in all six major grocery store food groups. The food away from home index increased 5.9 percent over the last year.

Energy

The index for energy increased 3.9 percent from April to June. The gasoline index rose 0.8 percent over the two-month pricing period.

The energy index advanced 11.5 percent for the 12 months ending June. The gasoline index increased 27.0 percent over this 12-month span.

All items less food and energy

The index for all items less food and energy rose 0.1 percent from April to June. The shelter index increased 0.7 percent over the bi-monthly period. The index for rent rose 0.6 percent over the two-month span and the index for owners’ equivalent rent increased 0.3 percent. Among the indexes to decline from April to June include apparel (-4.2 percent) and recreation (-1.1 percent).

The index for all items less food and energy rose 1.6 percent over the past 12 months. The shelter index increased 1.3 percent over the last year. The index for owners’ equivalent rent rose 1.2 percent over this 12-month span.

The Consumer Price Index for July 2026 is scheduled to be released on Wednesday, August 12, 2026, at 8:30 a.m. (ET). The Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell Consumer Price Index for August 2026 is scheduled to be released on Friday, September 11, 2026, 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.

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.

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

 Indexes Percent change from:
Historical
data		 Apr.
2026		 May
2026		 Jun.
2026		 Jun.
2025		 Apr.
2026		 May
2026

All items

 325.962 - 327.650 2.8 0.5 -

All items (1967=100)

 983.002 - 988.093 - - -

Food and beverages

 344.936 - 348.473 5.2 1.0 -

Food

 364.719 - 368.622 5.5 1.1 -

Food at home

 323.442 325.003 326.254 5.2 0.9 0.4

Cereals and bakery products

 275.564 271.327 278.584 8.9 1.1 2.7

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs

 400.636 410.429 400.167 5.1 -0.1 -2.5

Dairy and related products

 267.333 262.597 274.190 2.6 2.6 4.4

Fruits and vegetables

 349.028 353.322 349.182 7.5 0.0 -1.2

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials(1)

 342.663 344.175 347.006 5.6 1.3 0.8

Other food at home

 279.453 279.069 283.579 4.0 1.5 1.6

Food away from home

 436.970 - 442.935 5.9 1.4 -

Alcoholic beverages

 174.224 - 174.363 - 0.1 -

Housing

 351.327 - 355.585 1.4 1.2 -

Shelter

 395.704 397.525 398.394 1.3 0.7 0.2

Rent of primary residence

 409.844 412.354 412.375 0.9 0.6 0.0

Owners' equivalent rent of residences(2)

 394.300 395.327 395.352 1.2 0.3 0.0

Owners' equivalent rent of primary residence(2)

 394.300 395.327 395.352 1.2 0.3 0.0

Household furnishings and operations

 161.566 - 162.486 3.3 0.6 -

Apparel

 164.010 - 157.147 -2.0 -4.2 -

Transportation

 295.509 - 296.062 5.8 0.2 -

Private transportation

 298.705 - 300.132 5.9 0.5 -

New and used motor vehicles(3)

 132.117 - 133.116 -0.5 0.8 -

New vehicles(1)

 300.851 - 300.683 0.4 -0.1 -

Used cars and trucks(1)

 261.020 - 270.042 -1.6 3.5 -

Motor fuel

 326.875 355.172 328.985 27.2 0.6 -7.4

Gasoline (all types)

 323.818 352.400 326.370 27.0 0.8 -7.4

Unleaded regular(4)

 316.370 345.310 318.864 27.5 0.8 -7.7

Unleaded midgrade(4)(5)

 415.967 447.982 420.049 25.6 1.0 -6.2

Unleaded premium(4)

 358.677 383.646 361.431 23.9 0.8 -5.8

Medical care

 519.517 - 519.304 -1.0 0.0 -

Recreation(3)

 105.329 - 104.204 2.9 -1.1 -

Education and communication(3)

 143.625 - 143.966 1.8 0.2 -

Tuition, other school fees, and childcare(1)

 1,604.197 - 1,602.051 1.3 -0.1 -

Other goods and services

 567.819 - 564.835 - -0.5 -

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

 Indexes Percent change from:
Historical
data		 Apr.
2026		 May
2026		 Jun.
2026		 Jun.
2025		 Apr.
2026		 May
2026

All items

 325.962 - 327.650 2.8 0.5 -

Food

 364.719 - 368.622 5.5 1.1 -

Energy

 305.081 316.897 317.088 11.5 3.9 0.1

All items less food and energy

 322.436 - 322.814 1.6 0.1 -

All items less energy

 327.940 - 328.702 2.1 0.2 -

All items less medical care

 315.145 - 316.931 3.2 0.6 -

All items less shelter

 302.095 - 303.375 3.8 0.4 -

Commodities

 234.043 - 234.452 5.0 0.2 -

Commodities less food

 182.671 - 182.177 4.6 -0.3 -

Commodities less food & beverages

 183.329 - 182.818 4.7 -0.3 -

Durables

 128.444 - 129.532 1.0 0.8 -

Nondurables

 290.717 - 290.394 6.8 -0.1 -

Nondurables less food

 238.664 - 235.871 8.0 -1.2 -

Nondurables less food & beverages

 245.468 - 242.460 8.3 -1.2 -

Services

 413.028 - 415.883 1.7 0.7 -

Services less rent of shelter(1)

 447.979 - 451.087 2.6 0.7 -

Services less medical care services

 399.511 - 402.449 2.0 0.7 -

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, July 14, 2026