ATLANTA—Call it a winning streak. Atlanta's industrial market has seen an average of 3 million square feet of absorption every quarter over the last four years, according to a CBRE Atlanta Research report.

The third quarter of 2015 is no different. CBRE reports a positive trend continues with 2.6 million square feet of absorption. Although this is slightly less than the average, there's a good reason: a large user on the outskirts of the Atlanta industrial market departed. Otherwise, Atlanta would have posted a whopping 5 million square feet of absorption for the quarter.

"Atlanta's industrial market has two primary drivers—transportation and population,” Todd Barton, first vice president of CBRE Industrial Properties, tells GlobeSt.com. “Our transportation network—HJ Intl Airport, 5 interstates in GA, 2 class 1 railroads with intermodal facilities, Port of Savannah—makes us the clear hub of the southeast for regional distribution. Atlanta's population base, now over 5.7 million, is a huge driver of the industrial base. As our population continues to grow get, our industrial base will respond accordingly."