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Bureau of Labor Statistics > Geographic Information > Southeast > News Release
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26-1242-ATL
Tuesday, July 14, 2026

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Consumer Price Index, South Region — June 2026

Regional prices declined 0.4 percent in June, up 3.2 percent over the year

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the South region declined 0.4 percent in June, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported today. The energy index declined 5.9 percent over the month. The food index increased 0.5 percent in June. The index for all items less food and energy was unchanged over the pricing period. (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 advanced 3.2 percent for the 12 months ending June, after increasing 3.9 percent for the 12 months ending May. The index for all items less food and energy rose 2.2 percent over the last 12 months. The energy index increased 14.0 percent for the 12 months ending June. The food index rose 3.0 percent over the last year.

  Chart 1. Line chart of the over-the-year percent change in CPI-U, South Region, June 2023–June 2026. An accessible version is available in View Chart Data link below the chart.
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Food

The food index increased 0.5 percent in June. The index for food at home (grocery store purchases) rose 0.7 percent over the pricing period. All six major grocery store food group indexes increased in June. The index for food away from home (restaurant, cafeteria, and vending purchases) increased 0.3 percent over the month.

The food index increased 3.0 percent over the 12 months ending in June. The food at home index increased 2.7 percent over the last 12 months, as prices increased in 5 of the 6 major grocery store food groups. The food away from home index rose 3.3 percent over the last year.

Energy

The energy index declined 5.9 percent in June. The gasoline index fell 11.6 percent over the month. In contrast, the indexes for electricity (+1.8 percent) and natural gas (+0.4 percent) increased in June.

The energy index increased 14.0 percent over the past 12 months, and the gasoline index rose 25.4 percent. The electricity index rose 2.3 percent over the 12 months ending in June and the natural gas index increased 6.2 percent.

All items less food and energy

The index for all items less food and energy was unchanged in June. The shelter index increased 0.2 percent over the month, due in part to a 0.2-percent increase in the owners’ equivalent rent index. Household furnishings and operations (+1.3 percent) and used cars and trucks (+1.6 percent) were also among the indexes that increased in June. In comparison, the index for education and communication declined 0.9 percent over the month.

The index for all items less food and energy rose 2.2 percent over the last 12 months. The shelter index increased 2.9 percent over the last year. The index for owners’ equivalent rent rose 2.8 percent over the same period.

The Consumer Price Index for July 2026 is scheduled to be released on Wednesday, August 12, 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 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.

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 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

 322.170 323.705 322.280 3.2 0.0 -0.4

All items (December 1977 = 100)

 522.605 525.095 522.784 - - -

Food and beverages

 338.692 338.653 340.288 2.9 0.5 0.5

Food

 343.038 343.057 344.770 3.0 0.5 0.5

Food at home

 317.138 316.527 318.594 2.7 0.5 0.7

Cereals and bakery products

 370.378 369.075 372.270 2.2 0.5 0.9

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs

 346.877 347.436 347.662 2.9 0.2 0.1

Dairy and related products

 272.337 266.000 269.340 -1.9 -1.1 1.3

Fruits and vegetables

 340.783 343.518 344.418 3.4 1.1 0.3

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials

 234.655 234.187 234.733 5.7 0.0 0.2

Other food at home

 281.496 280.689 284.435 3.0 1.0 1.3

Food away from home

 386.955 388.181 389.187 3.3 0.6 0.3

Alcoholic beverages

 278.090 277.147 277.612 1.9 -0.2 0.2

Housing

 332.467 332.990 334.299 3.1 0.6 0.4

Shelter

 387.791 388.654 389.290 2.9 0.4 0.2

Rent of primary residence

 408.775 409.819 410.000 2.1 0.3 0.0

Owners' equivalent rent of residences(1)

 391.247 392.132 392.972 2.8 0.4 0.2

Owners' equivalent rent of primary residence(1)

 391.138 392.020 392.859 2.8 0.4 0.2

Fuels and utilities

 326.572 327.531 331.521 3.5 1.5 1.2

Household energy

 264.950 265.677 269.696 2.9 1.8 1.5

Energy services

 265.181 265.919 270.082 2.8 1.8 1.6

Electricity

 257.846 259.462 264.077 2.3 2.4 1.8

Utility (piped) gas service

 291.819 287.033 288.073 6.2 -1.3 0.4

Household furnishings and operations

 158.079 157.257 159.373 4.3 0.8 1.3

Apparel

 148.738 148.348 146.872 4.4 -1.3 -1.0

Transportation

 291.856 296.248 286.290 5.2 -1.9 -3.4

Private transportation

 293.178 297.248 287.253 4.5 -2.0 -3.4

New and used motor vehicles(2)

 124.873 125.508 126.633 -0.8 1.4 0.9

New vehicles

 186.216 186.107 186.250 0.4 0.0 0.1

New cars(3)

 184.625 184.756 184.779 0.9 0.1 0.0

Used cars and trucks

 176.360 179.122 182.032 -1.8 3.2 1.6

Motor fuel

 344.098 367.002 324.742 25.8 -5.6 -11.5

Gasoline (all types)

 341.338 364.709 322.502 25.4 -5.5 -11.6

Gasoline, unleaded regular(3)

 333.924 357.521 314.656 26.0 -5.8 -12.0

Gasoline, unleaded midgrade(3)(4)

 382.384 405.973 365.861 23.8 -4.3 -9.9

Gasoline, unleaded premium(3)

 371.579 392.475 356.573 22.1 -4.0 -9.1

Medical care

 552.092 555.696 555.379 1.6 0.6 -0.1

Medical care commodities

 382.829 378.928 378.158 -2.0 -1.2 -0.2

Medical care services

 608.847 615.046 614.889 2.4 1.0 0.0

Professional services

 426.498 433.493 433.483 4.7 1.6 0.0

Recreation(2)

 142.518 142.958 143.496 1.4 0.7 0.4

Education and communication(2)

 140.594 141.636 140.432 -0.3 -0.1 -0.9

Tuition, other school fees, and childcare(5)

 102.440 102.478 102.703 2.1 0.3 0.2

Other goods and services

 580.681 587.256 585.926 6.6 0.9 -0.2

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 2024=100 base.

- Data not available.
Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.
Table 2. South region 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

 322.170 323.705 322.280 3.2 0.0 -0.4

Food

 343.038 343.057 344.770 3.0 0.5 0.5

Energy

 297.338 308.679 290.434 14.0 -2.3 -5.9

All items less food and energy

 324.359 325.064 324.989 2.2 0.2 0.0

All items less energy

 326.595 327.206 327.374 2.4 0.2 0.1

All items less medical care

 309.299 310.721 309.240 3.3 0.0 -0.5

All items less shelter

 297.370 299.194 296.908 3.3 -0.2 -0.8

Commodities

 232.288 234.178 231.376 4.0 -0.4 -1.2

Commodities less food

 187.934 190.301 186.267 4.6 -0.9 -2.1

Commodities less food & beverages

 185.040 187.457 183.360 4.6 -0.9 -2.2

Durables

 125.165 125.575 126.209 0.0 0.8 0.5

Nondurables

 295.437 298.456 292.727 5.9 -0.9 -1.9

Nondurables less food

 257.577 262.905 251.442 9.1 -2.4 -4.4

Nondurables less food & beverages

 256.479 262.134 250.050 9.5 -2.5 -4.6

Services

 412.845 413.993 414.023 2.7 0.3 0.0

Services less rent of shelter(1)

 442.277 443.811 443.000 2.5 0.2 -0.2

Services less medical care services

 394.064 394.787 394.833 2.8 0.2 0.0

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