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Bureau of Labor Statistics > Geographic Information > Mid-Atlantic > CPI Summary

Mid-Atlantic Consumer Price Index Card

Monthly and Bimonthly Indexes

Consumer Price Indexes for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), U.S. city averages and selected areas, not seasonally adjusted
(1982-84=100 unless otherwise noted)
Item U.S. city average Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington Washington-Arlington-Alexandria(1) Baltimore-Columbia-Towson(1) Northeast region South region
May
2024		 Percent change from
May
2023		 May
2024		 Percent change from
May
2023		 May
2024		 Percent change from
May
2023		 May
2024		 Percent change from
May
2023		 May
2024		 Percent change from
May
2023		 May
2024		 Percent change from
May
2023

All items

 314.069 3.3     315.667 3.3     324.439 3.9 305.296 3.2

All items (1967 = 100)(2)

 940.811       931.936       510.892   495.232  

Food and beverages

 326.545 2.1     307.570 2.6     328.156 2.0 321.365 2.0

Food

 329.120 2.1     316.605 2.6     330.775 2.1 325.154 2.0

Food at home

 305.679 1.0 307.671 1.5 294.055 1.9 289.940 1.3 307.711 0.7 303.623 1.0

Cereals and bakery products

 356.758 0.7 419.542 0.7 406.782 5.8 352.924 0.6 384.960 -0.1 365.463 0.6

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs

 323.414 2.4 339.391 3.2 312.280 1.3 290.832 0.0 311.825 1.9 318.189 2.5

Dairy and related products

 266.749 -1.0 239.807 -2.2 279.383 -2.2 277.314 -1.0 274.567 -0.6 266.788 -1.5

Fruits and vegetables

 353.084 0.6 299.238 -0.4 295.028 1.7 317.589 4.7 353.598 -1.3 334.335 1.8

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials(3)

 219.354 1.3 223.124 9.9 267.668 7.7 224.895 3.1 221.756 2.9 216.014 0.0

Other food at home

 272.796 1.0 291.677 -0.8 248.864 -0.1 271.334 0.2 280.595 1.0 273.221 0.6

Food away from home

 367.099 4.0     348.075 3.8     371.911 4.9 361.542 3.8

Alcoholic beverages

 290.094 1.7     222.967 2.1     292.155 -0.1 268.555 2.2

Housing

 332.777 4.6     328.092 3.5     351.041 5.5 310.870 4.3

Shelter

 399.274 5.4 418.377 6.7 393.133 4.3 371.250 4.5 433.995 6.4 364.718 5.2

Rent of primary residence

 417.772 5.3 392.258 7.7 421.636 3.7 429.751 4.8 433.802 5.7 390.113 5.5

Owners' equivalent rent of residences(4)

 409.208 5.7 428.261 7.3 403.982 5.2 391.368 4.6 449.915 6.8 366.940 5.5

Owners' equivalent rent of primary residence(4)

 409.252 5.6 428.261 7.3 403.982 5.2 391.368 4.6 449.465 6.8 366.937 5.5

Fuels and utilities

 311.649 4.6     286.605 2.5     292.793 3.6 296.299 4.0

Household energy

 260.721 4.6 225.512 2.7 225.592 1.7 281.695 7.3 260.512 3.8 240.429 3.7

Energy services

 265.029 4.7 237.270 2.7 231.503 2.3 303.306 7.1 256.681 3.7 240.313 3.7

Electricity

 277.584 5.9 241.363 6.7 256.010 4.3 286.016 6.4 271.782 5.6 237.140 4.1

Utility (piped) gas service

 222.024 0.2 209.403 -7.0 167.587 -3.9 236.575 15.2 209.180 -1.0 241.535 1.0

Household furnishings and operations

 146.719 -1.3     127.527 -2.1     144.468 0.7 145.590 -2.0

Apparel

 132.433 0.8     162.336 -1.7     134.425 -0.8 143.694 3.3

Transportation

 276.623 2.9     279.309 3.1     269.628 4.0 277.603 2.8

Private transportation

 275.609 3.1     290.343 3.0     268.333 4.7 279.641 3.0

New and used motor vehicles(5)

 125.162 -3.4     127.114 -2.3     125.437 -1.5 126.534 -4.2

New vehicles(3)

 177.958 -0.8     228.073 -1.4     174.923 0.1 185.147 -1.2

Used cars and trucks(3)

 180.971 -9.3     394.748 -8.6     192.759 -8.5 180.556 -9.9

Motor fuel

 321.561 2.0 333.363 1.9 340.212 3.4 316.744 4.7 310.281 2.1 296.414 2.4

Gasoline

 320.981 2.2 329.233 2.0 335.348 3.3 309.853 4.8 309.881 2.2 295.451 2.5

Motor vehicle insurance(3)

 836.941 20.3                    

Medical care

 564.249 3.1     533.844 4.1     578.443 3.1 532.001 2.6

Recreation(5)

 138.118 1.3     135.001 5.5     142.716 2.9 138.951 2.3

Education and communication(5)

 145.955 0.5     168.508 1.8     155.592 0.9 141.684 0.9

Tuition, other school fees, and child care(3)

 854.408 2.9     1,688.272 6.5     1,413.099 2.0 1,518.016 4.5

Other goods and services

 556.772 3.8     521.410 4.5     608.155 2.8 531.574 4.1

Energy

 290.139 3.7 266.519 2.5 281.990 2.7 309.429 6.6 282.049 3.4 262.361 3.7

Footnotes
(1) 1998-2017 indexes based on a substantially smaller sample.
(2) For the Northeast and the South, Dec. 1977=100.
(3) For Washington, Nov. 1977=100. For Baltimore, March 1978=100. For Philadelphia, December 1977=100.
(4) For the U.S., Philadelphia, Northeast, & South, Dec. 1982 = 100. For Washington & Baltimore, Nov. 1982=100.
(5) December 1997=100.

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD, CBSA includes Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, and Philadelphia Counties in Pennsylvania; Burlington, Camden, Gloucester, and Salem Counties in New Jersey; New Castle County in Delaware; and Cecil County in Maryland.

Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV, CBSA includes the District of Columbia; Calvert, Charles, Frederick, Montgomery, Prince George's in Maryland; Arlington, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, Loudoun, Prince William, Rappahannock, Spotsylvania, Stafford, and Warren Counties, and Alexandria, Fairfax, Falls Church, Fredericksburg, Manassas, and Manassas Park Cities in Virginia; and Jefferson County in West Virginia.

Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD, CBSA includes Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Baltimore City, Carroll, Harford, Howard, Queen Anne's Counties in Maryland.

Northeast region includes the states of Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont.

South region includes the District of Columbia and the states of Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia.

 

Consumer Price Indexes for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W), U.S. city averages and selected areas, not seasonally adjusted
(1982-84=100 unless otherwise noted)
Item U.S. city average Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington Washington-Arlington-Alexandria(1) Baltimore-Columbia-Towson(1) Northeast region South region
May
2024		 Percent change from
May
2023		 May
2024		 Percent change from
May
2023		 May
2024		 Percent change from
May
2023		 May
2024		 Percent change from
May
2023		 May
2024		 Percent change from
May
2023		 May
2024		 Percent change from
May
2023

All items

 308.163 3.3     311.200 3.0     321.997 4.1 300.552 3.2

All items (1967 = 100)(2)

 917.924       932.009       502.942   486.778  

Food and beverages

 326.258 2.2     306.879 2.3     326.589 2.0 320.769 2.1

Food

 327.859 2.2     312.810 2.2     328.610 2.1 323.294 2.1

Food at home

 305.409 1.1 317.612 1.0 289.389 1.7 291.555 0.9 307.130 0.7 301.686 1.0

Cereals and bakery products

 358.119 0.5 428.024 -0.9 382.781 5.4 339.675 0.5 382.295 -0.6 364.497 0.5

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs

 324.402 2.6 346.739 3.0 303.407 0.1 303.042 2.4 311.122 1.8 316.186 2.5

Dairy and related products

 265.538 -0.6 241.408 -2.0 272.892 -2.9 256.689 -1.4 275.657 0.5 263.227 -0.9

Fruits and vegetables

 349.606 0.4 287.525 -0.4 302.878 2.7 324.407 0.7 353.675 -1.7 332.110 1.5

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials(3)

 219.351 1.3 236.191 6.1 278.058 5.8 230.187 4.8 221.510 2.2 214.923 0.2

Other food at home

 272.412 1.1 299.426 -1.5 243.901 0.2 253.227 -1.3 282.766 1.5 271.479 0.6

Food away from home

 368.130 4.1     346.218 3.1     372.775 4.9 360.750 3.8

Alcoholic beverages

 297.476 1.9     233.686 3.3     290.567 -0.3 279.246 2.6

Housing

 328.809 4.6     325.135 2.8     350.317 5.7 312.150 4.5

Shelter

 391.176 5.5 425.194 7.3 390.467 4.1 385.831 4.5 428.954 6.6 367.260 5.3

Rent of primary residence

 415.854 5.4 392.258 7.7 421.636 3.7 429.751 4.8 428.180 5.7 388.103 5.6

Owners' equivalent rent of residences(4)

 369.276 5.6 380.861 7.3 368.189 5.2 355.008 4.6 395.760 6.8 341.122 5.4

Owners' equivalent rent of primary residence(4)

 369.295 5.6 380.861 7.3 368.189 5.2 355.008 4.6 395.814 6.8 341.098 5.4

Fuels and utilities

 309.036 4.6     291.480 2.9     294.224 3.8 296.318 3.9

Household energy

 258.189 4.6 224.465 2.0 230.371 2.9 270.394 7.3 262.046 4.1 238.196 3.6

Energy services

 263.023 4.7 237.385 1.9 237.749 2.5 300.169 7.2 258.041 4.4 239.682 3.6

Electricity

 273.500 6.0 241.362 6.7 256.010 4.3 286.014 6.4 272.976 6.8 233.282 3.7

Utility (piped) gas service

 219.003 -0.6 209.399 -7.0 167.588 -3.9 236.574 15.2 210.712 -1.6 248.682 2.9

Household furnishings and operations

 139.988 -1.5     111.194 -4.4     140.254 0.8 136.687 -1.6

Apparel

 132.454 0.9     172.745 -2.4     135.866 0.5 143.048 3.2

Transportation

 281.755 3.3     303.069 4.3     277.042 5.1 276.508 2.8

Private transportation

 280.714 3.6     300.764 4.0     274.726 5.7 277.281 3.1

New and used motor vehicles(5)

 124.459 -4.1     126.683 -1.7     123.904 -2.3 122.499 -4.7

New vehicles(3)

 177.856 -1.0     227.594 -1.4     172.340 0.0 182.379 -1.2

Used cars and trucks(3)

 182.158 -9.4     394.875 -8.6     192.604 -8.6 181.914 -9.9

Motor fuel

 323.275 2.1 334.372 2.0 336.861 3.6 321.293 5.0 309.508 2.2 295.649 2.5

Gasoline

 322.647 2.2 329.233 2.0 335.349 3.3 309.868 4.8 309.244 2.1 295.148 2.6

Motor vehicle insurance(3)

 846.407 20.4                    

Medical care

 571.809 3.1     571.626 6.2     569.827 3.2 548.924 3.0

Recreation(5)

 130.406 0.4     121.819 2.9     144.158 2.9 130.819 1.4

Education and communication(5)

 130.727 -0.1     135.802 1.1     139.405 0.4 123.243 0.1

Tuition, other school fees, and child care(3)

 818.874 3.0     1,578.186 5.3     1,405.195 2.1 1,383.388 4.9

Other goods and services

 615.975 4.3     557.365 4.2     706.136 3.5 579.254 4.0

Energy

 290.032 3.5 264.374 2.1 292.254 4.3 299.941 6.8 282.810 3.4 261.687 3.6

Footnotes
(1) 1998-2017 indexes based on a substantially smaller sample.
(2) For the Northeast and the South, Dec. 1977=100.
(3) For Washington, Nov. 1977=100. For Baltimore, March 1978=100. For Philadelphia, December 1977=100.
(4) For the U.S., Philadelphia, Northeast, & South, Dec. 1982 = 100. For Washington & Baltimore, Nov. 1984=100.
(5) December 1997=100.

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD, CBSA includes Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, and Philadelphia Counties in Pennsylvania; Burlington, Camden, Gloucester, and Salem Counties in New Jersey; New Castle County in Delaware; and Cecil County in Maryland.

Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV, CBSA includes the District of Columbia; Calvert, Charles, Frederick, Montgomery, Prince George's in Maryland; Arlington, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, Loudoun, Prince William, Rappahannock, Spotsylvania, Stafford, and Warren Counties, and Alexandria, Fairfax, Falls Church, Fredericksburg, Manassas, and Manassas Park Cities in Virginia; and Jefferson County in West Virginia.

Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD, CBSA includes Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Baltimore City, Carroll, Harford, Howard, Queen Anne's Counties in Maryland.

Northeast region includes the states of Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont.

South region includes the District of Columbia and the states of Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia.

 

Consumer Price Indexes and percent changes for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), all items, U.S. city averages and selected areas, not seasonally adjusted
(1982-84=100 unless otherwise noted)
Area Index Percent change to
May 2024 from --
Apr
2024		 May
2024		 May
2023		 Mar
2024		 Apr
2024

U.S. city average

 313.548 314.069 3.3 0.6 0.2

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI

 290.918 292.123 3.1 1.1 0.4

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA

 332.572 332.956 3.9 0.7 0.1

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA

 331.270 332.633 3.9 0.9 0.4

Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH

   337.772 4.0 0.6  

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX

   301.567 5.0 1.0  

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO

   327.403 2.6 0.6  

Minneapolis-St.Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI

   298.528 2.6 0.3  

Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA(1)

   133.943 4.0 0.6  

San Diego-Carlsbad, CA

   372.858 3.2 0.5  

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL(2)

   298.673 1.8 -0.1  

Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV(3)

   315.667 3.3 0.8  

Urban Hawaii

   340.521 5.2 0.7  

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA

 310.836        

Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD(3)

 314.927        

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI

 292.312        

Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX

 274.834        

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL

 348.439        

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD

 313.505        

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ(4)

 184.462        

San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA

 351.247        

Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA

 353.503        

St. Louis, MO-IL

 284.091        

Urban Alaska

 267.046        

Footnotes
(1) December 2017=100.
(2) 1987=100.
(3) 1998-2017 indexes based on a substantially smaller sample.
(4) December 2001=100.

 

Consumer Price Indexes and percent changes for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W), all items, U.S. city averages and selected areas, not seasonally adjusted
(1982-84=100 unless otherwise noted)
Area Index Percent change to
May 2024 from --
Apr
2024		 May
2024		 May
2023		 Mar
2024		 Apr
2024

U.S. city average

 307.811 308.163 3.3 0.5 0.1

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI

 283.067 284.445 3.6 1.1 0.5

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA

 320.458 320.582 3.7 0.7 0.0

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA

 325.774 326.696 4.1 0.7 0.3

Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH

   338.025 3.9 0.6  

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX

   311.662 4.9 0.9  

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO

   319.435 2.9 0.3  

Minneapolis-St.Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI

   295.610 2.6 0.3  

Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA(1)

   134.967 4.4 0.6  

San Diego-Carlsbad, CA

   354.216 3.4 0.7  

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL(2)

   294.869 1.7 -0.1  

Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV(3)

   311.200 3.0 0.8  

Urban Hawaii

   339.564 5.0 0.6  

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA

 304.022        

Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD(3)

 310.296        

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI

 286.994        

Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX

 270.846        

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL

 344.273        

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD

 314.742        

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ(4)

 184.141        

San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA

 346.671        

Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA

 347.039        

St. Louis, MO-IL

 282.836        

Urban Alaska

 263.875        

Footnotes
(1) December 2017=100.
(2) 1987=100.
(3) 1998-2017 indexes based on a substantially smaller sample.
(4) December 2001=100.