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

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell increased 2.1 percent from December to February, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported today. Regional Commissioner Victoria G. Lee noted that the index for all items less food and energy increased 2.6 percent over the two-month span. The index for energy increased 0.4 percent over the same period. The index for food declined 0.1 percent from December to February. (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 2.3 percent for the 12 months ending February. The index for all items less food and energy also rose 2.3 percent over the last 12 months. The food index increased 4.0 percent for the 12 months ending February. The energy index fell 2.2 percent over the last year.

The index for food declined 0.1 percent from December to February. The index for food at home (grocery store purchases) fell 0.6 percent over the two-month period. Prices decreased in 4 of the 6 major grocery store food groups, including nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials (-5.2 percent) and meats, poultry, fish, and eggs (-1.6 percent). The index for food away from home (restaurant, cafeteria, and vending purchases) increased 0.7 percent from December to February.

The index for food rose 4.0 percent over the last 12 months. The food away from home index increased 6.4 percent over the past year. The index for food at home rose 2.3 percent over this 12-month span. Prices increased in 4 of the 6 major grocery store food groups, including other food at home (+5.1 percent) and meats, poultry, fish, and eggs (+3.4 percent).

The index for energy increased 0.4 percent from December to February. The gasoline index declined 2.5 percent over the two-month pricing period.

The index for energy decreased 2.2 percent over the past 12 months. The gasoline index fell 9.0 percent over this 12-month span.

The index for all items less food and energy rose 2.6 percent from December to February. The shelter index rose 0.6 percent over the bi-monthly period.

The index for all items less food and energy rose 2.3 percent over the past 12 months. The shelter index increased 1.9 percent over the past year, due in part to an increase in the owners' equivalent rent index (+2.6 percent). Other indexes with notable increases over the last year include other goods and services (+11.1 percent) and household furnishings and operations (+4.9 percent).

The Consumer Price Index for March 2026 is scheduled to be released on Friday, April 10, 2026, at 8:30 a.m. (ET). The Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell Consumer Price Index for April 2026 is scheduled to be released on Tuesday, May 12, 2026, at 8:30 a.m. (ET).

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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