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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
2025		 Percent change from
May
2024		 May
2025		 Percent change from
May
2024		 May
2025		 Percent change from
May
2024		 May
2025		 Percent change from
May
2024		 May
2025		 Percent change from
May
2024		 May
2025		 Percent change from
May
2024

All items

 321.465 2.4     321.560 1.9     333.531 2.8 311.514 2.0

All items (1967 = 100)(2)

 962.965       949.334       525.209   505.320  

Food and beverages

 335.687 2.8     315.371 2.5     336.636 2.6 329.978 2.7

Food

 338.598 2.9     324.837 2.6     339.378 2.6 334.098 2.8

Food at home

 312.491 2.2 311.100 1.1 299.764 1.9 297.148 2.5 313.569 1.9 310.189 2.2

Cereals and bakery products

 360.325 1.0 405.978 -3.2 409.416 0.6 369.446 4.7 395.788 2.8 363.087 -0.7

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs

 343.032 6.1 366.864 8.1 335.221 7.3 319.645 9.9 328.483 5.3 338.443 6.4

Dairy and related products

 271.348 1.7 238.038 -0.7 286.273 2.5 257.249 -7.2 278.527 1.4 274.807 3.0

Fruits and vegetables

 351.335 -0.5 288.108 -3.7 293.910 -0.4 319.322 0.5 342.438 -3.2 334.496 0.0

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials(3)

 226.252 3.1 228.829 2.6 269.570 0.7 235.957 4.9 232.919 5.0 221.456 2.5

Other food at home

 276.606 1.4 294.955 1.1 251.075 0.9 267.647 -1.4 282.903 0.8 276.144 1.1

Food away from home

 381.228 3.8     359.766 3.4     385.637 3.7 374.616 3.6

Alcoholic beverages

 294.478 1.5     226.474 1.6     298.918 2.3 272.699 1.5

Housing

 345.938 4.0     339.439 3.5     368.717 5.0 323.191 4.0

Shelter

 414.689 3.9 431.809 3.2 406.088 3.3 387.849 4.5 454.310 4.7 378.346 3.7

Rent of primary residence

 433.698 3.8 407.860 4.0 437.091 3.7 446.301 3.9 457.466 5.5 401.118 2.8

Owners' equivalent rent of residences(4)

 426.214 4.2 445.443 4.0 417.485 3.3 407.886 4.2 470.531 4.6 381.490 4.0

Owners' equivalent rent of primary residence(4)

 426.224 4.1 445.443 4.0 417.485 3.3 407.886 4.2 470.054 4.6 381.417 3.9

Fuels and utilities

 330.265 6.0             323.102 10.4 314.751 6.2

Household energy

 276.951 6.2             288.885 10.9 256.038 6.5

Energy services

 282.947 6.8             292.363 13.9 256.468 6.7

Electricity

 290.055 4.5             298.492 9.8 251.205 5.9

Utility (piped) gas service

 255.981 15.3             259.977 24.3 270.552 12.0

Household furnishings and operations

 150.690 2.7     131.275 2.9     148.666 2.9 150.544 3.4

Apparel

 131.223 -0.9     155.946 -3.9     134.024 -0.3 141.106 -1.8

Transportation

 272.946 -1.3     271.708 -2.7     266.841 -1.0 271.654 -2.1

Private transportation

 272.979 -1.0     284.747 -1.9     266.604 -0.6 274.061 -2.0

New and used motor vehicles(5)

 125.850 0.5     128.132 0.8     126.770 1.1 126.749 0.2

New vehicles(3)

 178.728 0.4     228.502 0.2     175.677 0.4 185.837 0.4

Used cars and trucks(3)

 184.224 1.8     403.250 2.2     196.898 2.1 183.027 1.4

Motor fuel

 283.403 -11.9 286.129 -14.2 294.545 -13.4 271.608 -14.2 267.020 -13.9 257.100 -13.3

Gasoline

 282.614 -12.0 282.487 -14.2 290.308 -13.4 265.363 -14.4 266.438 -14.0 256.094 -13.3

Motor vehicle insurance(3)

 895.262 7.0                    

Medical care

 578.250 2.5     534.633 0.1     583.519 0.9 544.384 2.3

Recreation(5)

 140.630 1.8     143.030 5.9     143.744 0.7 141.302 1.7

Education and communication(5)

 146.395 0.3     170.567 1.2     159.113 2.3 140.326 -1.0

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

 884.191 3.5     1,740.550 3.1     1,488.802 5.4 1,560.692 2.8

Other goods and services

 578.031 3.8     537.674 3.1     626.052 2.9 549.467 3.4

Energy

 280.097 -3.5 264.166 -0.9 274.317 -2.7 297.324 -3.9 280.463 -0.6 251.106 -4.3

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
2025		 Percent change from
May
2024		 May
2025		 Percent change from
May
2024		 May
2025		 Percent change from
May
2024		 May
2025		 Percent change from
May
2024		 May
2025		 Percent change from
May
2024		 May
2025		 Percent change from
May
2024

All items

 314.839 2.2     315.861 1.5     330.844 2.7 305.659 1.7

All items (1967 = 100)(2)

 937.808       945.968       516.760   495.049  

Food and beverages

 335.089 2.7     313.339 2.1     334.928 2.6 328.902 2.5

Food

 336.951 2.8     319.632 2.2     337.020 2.6 331.771 2.6

Food at home

 311.932 2.1 322.005 1.4 294.144 1.6 299.108 2.6 313.305 2.0 307.858 2.0

Cereals and bakery products

 362.456 1.2 417.924 -2.4 386.526 1.0 353.623 4.1 393.155 2.8 361.980 -0.7

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs

 343.399 5.9 370.841 7.0 327.596 8.0 335.185 10.6 327.617 5.3 335.883 6.2

Dairy and related products

 269.034 1.3 239.405 -0.8 281.574 3.2 240.766 -6.2 278.052 0.9 270.910 2.9

Fruits and vegetables

 346.774 -0.8 276.271 -3.9 296.891 -2.0 328.427 1.2 343.106 -3.0 330.428 -0.5

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials(3)

 225.617 2.9 246.923 4.5 276.906 -0.4 246.313 7.0 232.767 5.1 219.482 2.1

Other food at home

 275.978 1.3 305.077 1.9 245.877 0.8 249.537 -1.5 285.111 0.8 274.582 1.1

Food away from home

 382.153 3.8     356.653 3.0     386.290 3.6 373.593 3.6

Alcoholic beverages

 301.480 1.3     235.770 0.9     297.654 2.4 280.732 0.5

Housing

 341.783 3.9     336.653 3.5     368.125 5.1 324.010 3.8

Shelter

 406.318 3.9 440.894 3.7 403.642 3.4 398.888 3.4 449.431 4.8 380.265 3.5

Rent of primary residence

 431.638 3.8 407.861 4.0 437.091 3.7 446.301 3.9 451.260 5.4 398.777 2.8

Owners' equivalent rent of residences(4)

 384.587 4.1 396.142 4.0 380.495 3.3 369.991 4.2 414.209 4.7 354.511 3.9

Owners' equivalent rent of primary residence(4)

 384.568 4.1 396.142 4.0 380.495 3.3 369.991 4.2 414.270 4.7 354.439 3.9

Fuels and utilities

 328.258 6.2             327.468 11.3 316.124 6.7

Household energy

 274.878 6.5             293.216 11.9 254.771 7.0

Energy services

 280.936 6.8             294.738 14.2 256.713 7.1

Electricity

 286.432 4.7             302.032 10.6 248.259 6.4

Utility (piped) gas service

 253.587 15.8             261.420 24.1 280.611 12.8

Household furnishings and operations

 142.305 1.7     113.864 2.4     141.121 0.6 139.501 2.1

Apparel

 131.426 -0.8     174.848 1.2     135.352 -0.4 140.242 -2.0

Transportation

 277.566 -1.5     295.037 -2.7     273.975 -1.1 270.761 -2.1

Private transportation

 277.131 -1.3     293.038 -2.6     271.871 -1.0 271.765 -2.0

New and used motor vehicles(5)

 125.198 0.6     128.051 1.1     125.200 1.0 122.893 0.3

New vehicles(3)

 178.732 0.5     228.022 0.2     173.202 0.5 183.125 0.4

Used cars and trucks(3)

 185.240 1.7     403.379 2.2     196.093 1.8 184.237 1.3

Motor fuel

 285.014 -11.8 286.909 -14.2 291.640 -13.4 275.264 -14.3 266.971 -13.7 256.382 -13.3

Gasoline

 284.287 -11.9 282.487 -14.2 290.309 -13.4 265.376 -14.4 266.554 -13.8 255.741 -13.4

Motor vehicle insurance(3)

 907.265 7.2                    

Medical care

 586.321 2.5     571.014 -0.1     575.867 1.1 559.812 2.0

Recreation(5)

 132.008 1.2     126.729 4.0     143.623 -0.4 131.219 0.3

Education and communication(5)

 130.495 -0.2     136.439 0.5     141.544 1.5 121.881 -1.1

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

 847.564 3.5     1,620.778 2.7     1,474.962 5.0 1,430.903 3.4

Other goods and services

 638.303 3.6     563.108 1.0     726.283 2.9 599.300 3.5

Energy

 278.250 -4.1 258.840 -2.1 274.114 -6.2 282.420 -5.8 280.778 -0.7 248.879 -4.9

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 2025 from --
Apr
2025		 May
2025		 May
2024		 Mar
2025		 Apr
2025

U.S. city average

 320.795 321.465 2.4 0.5 0.2

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI

 299.983 301.650 3.3 0.6 0.6

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA

 342.565 343.010 3.0 0.7 0.1

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

 344.047 343.886 3.4 0.4 0.0

Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH

   347.897 3.0 1.1  

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX

   303.355 0.6 0.1  

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO

   334.758 2.2 1.0  

Minneapolis-St.Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI

   305.618 2.4 0.5  

Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA(1)

   137.456 2.6 0.7  

San Diego-Carlsbad, CA

   387.006 3.8 0.6  

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

   306.585 2.6 0.4  

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

   321.560 1.9 0.3  

Urban Hawaii

   349.555 2.7 0.8  

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA

 316.810        

Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD(3)

 324.513        

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI

 296.397        

Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX

 278.069        

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL

 356.054        

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

 322.548        

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ(4)

 185.077        

San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA

 355.707        

Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA

 359.400        

St. Louis, MO-IL

 290.341        

Urban Alaska

 271.358        

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 2025 from --
Apr
2025		 May
2025		 May
2024		 Mar
2025		 Apr
2025

U.S. city average

 314.243 314.839 2.2 0.5 0.2

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI

 291.175 292.949 3.0 0.6 0.6

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA

 329.881 330.389 3.1 0.7 0.2

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

 338.206 337.733 3.4 0.1 -0.1

Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH

   347.739 2.9 0.6  

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX

   312.831 0.4 0.2  

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO

   326.768 2.3 0.6  

Minneapolis-St.Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI

   301.653 2.0 0.4  

Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA(1)

   138.756 2.8 0.8  

San Diego-Carlsbad, CA

   366.331 3.4 0.5  

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

   302.471 2.6 0.4  

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

   315.861 1.5 0.4  

Urban Hawaii

   348.793 2.7 0.8  

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA

 309.823        

Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD(3)

 315.906        

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI

 290.647        

Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX

 272.791        

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL

 350.572        

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

 322.821        

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ(4)

 184.146        

San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA

 352.077        

Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA

 352.704        

St. Louis, MO-IL

 288.538        

Urban Alaska

 268.386        

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