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Friday, September 11, 2026

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

Area prices rose 0.2 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 0.2 percent from June to August, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported today. Regional Commissioner Victoria G. Lee noted that the energy index increased 2.2 percent over the two-month span. The index for food decreased 0.3 percent over the same period. The all items less food and energy index was unchanged from June to August. (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 August. The index for all items less food and energy rose 1.7 percent over the last 12 months. The energy index increased 13.5 percent for the 12 months ending August. The food index rose 3.9 percent over the last year.

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

The index for food declined 0.3 percent from June to August. The index for food at home (grocery store purchases) decreased 0.3 percent over the two-month period. Prices declined in 3 of the 6 major grocery store food groups, including dairy and related products (-3.9 percent) as well as fruits and vegetables (-2.0 percent). The index for food away from home (restaurant, cafeteria, and vending purchases) decreased 0.3 percent from June to August.

The index for food increased 3.9 percent over the last 12 months. The index for food at home rose 4.1 percent over this 12-month span. Prices increased in 5 of the 6 major grocery store food groups, including cereals and bakery products (+9.6 percent) as well as fruits and vegetables (+6.7 percent). The food away from home index increased 3.6 percent over the last year.

Energy

The index for energy increased 2.2 percent from June to August. The gasoline index rose 3.1 percent over the two-month pricing period.

The energy index advanced 13.5 percent for the 12 months ending August. The gasoline index increased 30.6 percent over this 12-month span.

All items less food and energy

The all items less food and energy index was unchanged from June to August. The shelter index increased 0.1 percent over the bi-monthly period. Within the shelter index, the index for rent rose 0.5 percent over the two-month span. The index of tuition, other school fees, and childcare increased 1.0 percent.  In comparison, medical care (-0.4 percent), household furnishings and operations (-0.7 percent) and recreation (-0.4 percent) were among the indexes that decreased from June to August.

The index for all items less food and energy rose 1.7 percent over the past 12 months. The shelter index increased 1.3 percent over this 12-month span.

The October 2026 Consumer Price Index for the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell area is scheduled to be released on November 10, 2026.


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 August 2026, not seasonally adjusted (1982-84=100 unless otherwise noted)
Expenditure category

 Indexes Percent change from:
Historical
data		 Jun.
2026		 Jul.
2026		 Aug.
2026		 Aug.
2025		 Jun.
2026		 Jul.
2026

All items

 327.650 - 328.150 2.9 0.2 -

All items (1967=100)

 988.093 - 989.599 - - -

Food and beverages

 348.473 - 347.394 3.6 -0.3 -

Food

 368.622 - 367.444 3.9 -0.3 -

Food at home

 326.254 324.467 325.167 4.1 -0.3 0.2

Cereals and bakery products

 278.584 277.145 284.036 9.6 2.0 2.5

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs

 400.167 402.609 402.517 3.4 0.6 0.0

Dairy and related products

 274.190 267.742 263.500 -2.8 -3.9 -1.6

Fruits and vegetables

 349.182 342.515 342.253 6.7 -2.0 -0.1

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials(1)

 347.006 348.298 359.082 5.8 3.5 3.1

Other food at home

 283.579 281.576 278.138 2.7 -1.9 -1.2

Food away from home

 442.935 - 441.608 3.6 -0.3 -

Alcoholic beverages

 174.363 - 174.186 - -0.1 -

Housing

 355.585 - 355.987 1.4 0.1 -

Shelter

 398.394 398.914 398.746 1.3 0.1 0.0

Rent of primary residence

 412.375 414.086 414.609 1.0 0.5 0.1

Owners' equivalent rent of residences(2)

 395.352 397.035 395.375 0.7 0.0 -0.4

Owners' equivalent rent of primary residence(2)

 395.352 397.035 395.375 0.7 0.0 -0.4

Household furnishings and operations

 162.486 - 161.379 2.4 -0.7 -

Apparel

 157.147 - 156.884 2.6 -0.2 -

Transportation

 296.062 - 298.268 6.3 0.7 -

Private transportation

 300.132 - 303.713 7.3 1.2 -

New and used motor vehicles(3)

 133.116 - 133.144 -0.9 0.0 -

New vehicles(1)

 300.683 - 301.056 0.5 0.1 -

Used cars and trucks(1)

 270.042 - 272.104 -2.2 0.8 -

Motor fuel

 328.985 329.420 339.778 31.0 3.3 3.1

Gasoline (all types)

 326.370 326.499 336.355 30.6 3.1 3.0

Unleaded regular(4)

 318.864 318.900 328.841 31.4 3.1 3.1

Unleaded midgrade(4)(5)

 420.049 420.054 431.847 28.3 2.8 2.8

Unleaded premium(4)

 361.431 362.227 371.017 25.8 2.7 2.4

Medical care

 519.304 - 517.127 -0.3 -0.4 -

Recreation(3)

 104.204 - 103.778 3.9 -0.4 -

Education and communication(3)

 143.966 - 144.278 0.4 0.2 -

Tuition, other school fees, and childcare(1)

 1,602.051 - 1,618.650 0.7 1.0 -

Other goods and services

 564.835 - 572.886 - 1.4 -

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

 Indexes Percent change from:
Historical
data		 Jun.
2026		 Jul.
2026		 Aug.
2026		 Aug.
2025		 Jun.
2026		 Jul.
2026

All items

 327.650 - 328.150 2.9 0.2 -

Food

 368.622 - 367.444 3.9 -0.3 -

Energy

 317.088 317.745 324.032 13.5 2.2 2.0

All items less food and energy

 322.814 - 322.868 1.7 0.0 -

All items less energy

 328.702 - 328.622 2.0 0.0 -

All items less medical care

 316.931 - 317.572 3.2 0.2 -

All items less shelter

 303.375 - 303.951 3.9 0.2 -

Commodities

 234.452 - 234.108 4.5 -0.1 -

Commodities less food

 182.177 - 182.069 4.7 -0.1 -

Commodities less food & beverages

 182.818 - 182.711 4.8 -0.1 -

Durables

 129.532 - 127.836 -1.6 -1.3 -

Nondurables

 290.394 - 291.417 7.1 0.4 -

Nondurables less food

 235.871 - 238.154 10.3 1.0 -

Nondurables less food & beverages

 242.460 - 244.923 10.8 1.0 -

Services

 415.883 - 417.142 2.1 0.3 -

Services less rent of shelter(1)

 451.087 - 453.608 3.4 0.6 -

Services less medical care services

 402.449 - 403.919 2.3 0.4 -

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: Friday, September 11, 2026