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Item | U.S. city average | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria(1) | Baltimore-Columbia-Towson(1) | Northeast region | South region | ||||||
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Apr 2025 |
Percent change from Apr 2024 |
Apr 2025 |
Percent change from Apr 2024 |
Apr 2025 |
Percent change from Apr 2024 |
Apr 2025 |
Percent change from Apr 2024 |
Apr 2025 |
Percent change from Apr 2024 |
Apr 2025 |
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All items |
320.795 | 2.3 | 322.548 | 2.9 | 324.513 | 3.0 | 333.065 | 3.1 | 311.087 | 2.0 | ||
All items (1967 = 100)(2) |
960.958 | 931.824 | 970.591 | 524.475 | 504.626 | |||||||
Food and beverages |
334.918 | 2.7 | 308.113 | 2.5 | 344.783 | 3.1 | 335.870 | 2.3 | 329.159 | 2.5 | ||
Food |
337.747 | 2.8 | 311.211 | 2.6 | 345.905 | 3.4 | 338.507 | 2.2 | 333.203 | 2.6 | ||
Food at home |
311.840 | 2.0 | 312.149 | 1.0 | 298.885 | 2.5 | 301.911 | 2.3 | 312.927 | 1.1 | 309.515 | 2.0 |
Cereals and bakery products |
355.976 | 0.0 | 405.804 | -4.8 | 423.406 | 8.8 | 361.934 | 1.6 | 386.588 | -0.8 | 362.349 | -0.5 |
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs |
344.883 | 7.0 | 370.020 | 8.8 | 332.418 | 7.7 | 332.253 | 9.0 | 331.727 | 5.9 | 339.900 | 7.4 |
Dairy and related products |
271.750 | 1.6 | 242.823 | 0.8 | 293.932 | 2.3 | 270.281 | -0.7 | 279.432 | 1.0 | 275.328 | 3.0 |
Fruits and vegetables |
349.187 | -0.9 | 296.986 | -2.5 | 284.951 | -3.1 | 318.799 | -2.8 | 345.139 | -3.1 | 331.094 | -0.7 |
Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials(3) |
227.738 | 3.2 | 224.919 | 7.1 | 272.510 | 2.7 | 243.423 | 9.6 | 234.367 | 5.8 | 221.402 | 1.5 |
Other food at home |
275.270 | 0.7 | 291.277 | -2.7 | 247.519 | 0.0 | 270.010 | -2.0 | 280.012 | -0.8 | 274.860 | 0.5 |
Food away from home |
380.039 | 3.9 | 300.866 | 4.8 | 409.547 | 5.3 | 384.341 | 4.0 | 373.342 | 3.6 | ||
Alcoholic beverages |
294.880 | 1.8 | 261.511 | 1.9 | 327.036 | -0.1 | 299.600 | 2.8 | 272.935 | 1.5 | ||
Housing |
344.801 | 4.0 | 348.874 | 4.6 | 328.581 | 4.2 | 367.625 | 5.3 | 322.648 | 3.8 | ||
Shelter |
413.389 | 4.0 | 430.623 | 4.5 | 404.785 | 3.3 | 386.182 | 4.2 | 452.830 | 5.3 | 377.595 | 3.7 |
Rent of primary residence |
432.956 | 4.0 | 406.891 | 4.7 | 435.218 | 3.6 | 444.577 | 3.9 | 455.951 | 5.6 | 400.996 | 3.1 |
Owners' equivalent rent of residences(4) |
425.106 | 4.3 | 444.672 | 4.9 | 415.729 | 3.4 | 406.671 | 4.4 | 469.557 | 5.5 | 380.456 | 4.0 |
Owners' equivalent rent of primary residence(4) |
425.117 | 4.3 | 444.672 | 4.9 | 415.729 | 3.4 | 406.671 | 4.4 | 469.082 | 5.5 | 380.387 | 4.0 |
Fuels and utilities |
328.138 | 5.4 | 322.576 | 8.8 | 314.495 | 5.7 | ||||||
Household energy |
274.805 | 5.5 | 288.570 | 9.1 | 255.903 | 5.9 | ||||||
Energy services |
280.577 | 6.2 | 291.487 | 12.5 | 256.241 | 6.1 | ||||||
Electricity |
286.652 | 3.6 | 295.536 | 9.0 | 250.587 | 5.0 | ||||||
Utility (piped) gas service |
256.501 | 15.7 | 263.189 | 20.8 | 272.828 | 13.4 | ||||||
Household furnishings and operations |
150.485 | 2.3 | 151.355 | 3.7 | 135.963 | 0.4 | 148.388 | 2.2 | 150.526 | 2.9 | ||
Apparel |
132.544 | -0.7 | 113.811 | -0.9 | 122.352 | -6.4 | 135.322 | -0.1 | 142.585 | -1.5 | ||
Transportation |
272.503 | -1.5 | 280.838 | 0.8 | 286.717 | -0.7 | 265.726 | -0.8 | 271.702 | -2.1 | ||
Private transportation |
272.793 | -1.1 | 290.143 | -0.8 | 293.046 | -0.4 | 265.640 | -0.1 | 274.143 | -2.0 | ||
New and used motor vehicles(5) |
125.514 | 0.4 | 134.916 | 0.9 | 136.612 | 0.7 | 126.576 | 1.1 | 126.382 | -0.1 | ||
New vehicles(3) |
178.795 | 0.3 | 240.060 | 0.4 | 279.225 | 0.9 | 175.704 | 0.4 | 185.980 | 0.2 | ||
Used cars and trucks(3) |
182.861 | 1.5 | 345.429 | 1.7 | 323.345 | 1.7 | 195.267 | 1.6 | 181.684 | 1.1 | ||
Motor fuel |
285.351 | -11.7 | 287.845 | -12.2 | 299.446 | -12.7 | 278.501 | -13.5 | 267.294 | -11.6 | 259.694 | -12.8 |
Gasoline |
284.526 | -11.8 | 284.149 | -12.2 | 295.109 | -12.7 | 272.086 | -13.6 | 266.658 | -11.6 | 258.601 | -12.8 |
Motor vehicle insurance(3) |
892.553 | 6.4 | ||||||||||
Medical care |
576.988 | 2.7 | 610.165 | 2.4 | 549.828 | 8.6 | 584.462 | 2.1 | 543.438 | 2.6 | ||
Recreation(5) |
140.627 | 1.6 | 138.795 | -0.5 | 155.286 | 6.5 | 145.842 | 2.9 | 140.214 | 0.9 | ||
Education and communication(5) |
146.354 | 0.2 | 140.127 | 0.5 | 161.797 | -1.3 | 158.726 | 2.1 | 140.461 | -0.7 | ||
Tuition, other school fees, and child care(3) |
882.223 | 3.6 | 1,196.334 | 3.3 | 1,432.433 | 3.5 | 1,479.471 | 4.9 | 1,560.186 | 3.4 | ||
Other goods and services |
576.398 | 3.6 | 719.853 | 3.8 | 566.560 | 3.7 | 626.057 | 2.6 | 547.746 | 2.9 | ||
Energy |
279.888 | -3.7 | 264.510 | -0.3 | 274.139 | -2.0 | 300.971 | -3.6 | 280.382 | -0.2 | 252.272 | -4.3 |
Footnotes |
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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. |
Item | U.S. city average | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria(1) | Baltimore-Columbia-Towson(1) | Northeast region | South region | ||||||
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Apr 2025 |
Percent change from Apr 2024 |
Apr 2025 |
Percent change from Apr 2024 |
Apr 2025 |
Percent change from Apr 2024 |
Apr 2025 |
Percent change from Apr 2024 |
Apr 2025 |
Percent change from Apr 2024 |
Apr 2025 |
Percent change from Apr 2024 |
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All items |
314.243 | 2.1 | 322.821 | 2.6 | 315.906 | 1.8 | 330.673 | 3.1 | 305.249 | 1.6 | ||
All items (1967 = 100)(2) |
936.033 | 937.687 | 941.724 | 516.493 | 494.385 | |||||||
Food and beverages |
334.475 | 2.7 | 314.897 | 2.2 | 340.322 | 3.1 | 334.359 | 2.2 | 328.283 | 2.4 | ||
Food |
336.271 | 2.7 | 316.653 | 2.2 | 341.089 | 3.4 | 336.413 | 2.1 | 331.107 | 2.5 | ||
Food at home |
311.496 | 2.0 | 322.853 | 1.3 | 293.523 | 2.2 | 304.141 | 2.4 | 312.896 | 1.2 | 307.512 | 2.0 |
Cereals and bakery products |
358.132 | 0.2 | 417.621 | -4.0 | 397.749 | 9.3 | 346.062 | 1.6 | 384.402 | -1.2 | 360.595 | -0.7 |
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs |
345.094 | 6.8 | 377.955 | 8.7 | 325.049 | 7.5 | 345.907 | 8.9 | 331.527 | 6.1 | 336.737 | 7.1 |
Dairy and related products |
269.384 | 1.3 | 244.319 | 0.8 | 288.044 | 3.0 | 253.465 | -0.7 | 278.915 | 0.4 | 271.679 | 3.1 |
Fruits and vegetables |
345.104 | -1.0 | 284.749 | -2.4 | 290.283 | -3.7 | 331.149 | -1.8 | 347.404 | -2.7 | 328.119 | -0.8 |
Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials(3) |
227.368 | 2.9 | 239.668 | 10.0 | 280.890 | 2.2 | 253.960 | 11.4 | 232.812 | 5.4 | 219.916 | 1.3 |
Other food at home |
274.815 | 0.7 | 299.946 | -2.6 | 242.359 | -0.9 | 253.234 | -1.3 | 281.695 | -0.8 | 273.972 | 0.7 |
Food away from home |
381.024 | 3.8 | 300.634 | 4.1 | 406.005 | 5.5 | 385.223 | 3.9 | 372.358 | 3.5 | ||
Alcoholic beverages |
302.028 | 1.7 | 275.910 | 1.7 | 334.953 | 0.1 | 297.827 | 3.0 | 280.833 | 0.4 | ||
Housing |
340.673 | 3.9 | 348.534 | 4.4 | 337.130 | 3.1 | 367.161 | 5.3 | 323.396 | 3.7 | ||
Shelter |
405.120 | 4.0 | 439.885 | 4.7 | 401.555 | 3.2 | 397.419 | 3.2 | 448.087 | 5.3 | 379.525 | 3.6 |
Rent of primary residence |
430.888 | 4.0 | 406.891 | 4.7 | 435.218 | 3.6 | 444.577 | 3.9 | 449.782 | 5.6 | 398.690 | 3.0 |
Owners' equivalent rent of residences(4) |
383.579 | 4.3 | 395.456 | 4.9 | 378.895 | 3.4 | 368.889 | 4.4 | 413.375 | 5.6 | 353.577 | 4.0 |
Owners' equivalent rent of primary residence(4) |
383.561 | 4.3 | 395.456 | 4.9 | 378.895 | 3.4 | 368.889 | 4.4 | 413.436 | 5.6 | 353.505 | 3.9 |
Fuels and utilities |
326.224 | 5.6 | 327.102 | 10.1 | 315.921 | 5.9 | ||||||
Household energy |
272.882 | 5.7 | 293.121 | 10.5 | 254.651 | 6.1 | ||||||
Energy services |
278.636 | 6.1 | 293.766 | 13.1 | 256.494 | 6.2 | ||||||
Electricity |
283.225 | 3.7 | 299.468 | 9.9 | 247.649 | 5.2 | ||||||
Utility (piped) gas service |
254.241 | 16.2 | 263.768 | 21.4 | 283.795 | 13.7 | ||||||
Household furnishings and operations |
142.030 | 1.1 | 137.425 | -1.8 | 121.772 | -3.6 | 140.951 | 0.0 | 139.041 | 1.1 | ||
Apparel |
132.465 | -1.0 | 127.578 | 0.6 | 129.508 | -3.2 | 137.479 | 0.4 | 141.188 | -2.2 | ||
Transportation |
277.277 | -1.7 | 299.320 | 0.2 | 268.461 | -1.0 | 272.920 | -0.6 | 270.942 | -2.2 | ||
Private transportation |
276.960 | -1.5 | 304.388 | -1.4 | 273.074 | -0.8 | 271.004 | -0.2 | 271.885 | -2.1 | ||
New and used motor vehicles(5) |
124.815 | 0.5 | 136.678 | 1.0 | 131.451 | 0.5 | 125.042 | 1.2 | 122.496 | 0.1 | ||
New vehicles(3) |
178.750 | 0.3 | 249.800 | 0.4 | 272.335 | 0.9 | 173.231 | 0.5 | 183.183 | 0.2 | ||
Used cars and trucks(3) |
183.921 | 1.4 | 345.413 | 1.7 | 323.362 | 1.7 | 194.721 | 1.5 | 182.898 | 1.0 | ||
Motor fuel |
286.877 | -11.8 | 288.602 | -12.2 | 296.491 | -12.7 | 282.244 | -13.5 | 267.523 | -11.3 | 258.558 | -12.9 |
Gasoline |
286.134 | -11.8 | 284.149 | -12.2 | 295.111 | -12.7 | 272.100 | -13.6 | 267.024 | -11.4 | 257.843 | -13.0 |
Motor vehicle insurance(3) |
904.549 | 6.4 | ||||||||||
Medical care |
584.610 | 2.8 | 606.773 | 3.8 | 545.058 | 6.9 | 576.839 | 2.5 | 558.258 | 2.3 | ||
Recreation(5) |
132.056 | 0.9 | 136.163 | -0.7 | 131.069 | 4.1 | 147.336 | 3.4 | 130.429 | -0.7 | ||
Education and communication(5) |
130.568 | -0.3 | 125.732 | 0.3 | 143.154 | -2.5 | 141.548 | 1.6 | 122.079 | -0.9 | ||
Tuition, other school fees, and child care(3) |
846.529 | 3.7 | 1,141.919 | 2.9 | 1,387.346 | 3.6 | 1,468.647 | 4.7 | 1,430.593 | 4.1 | ||
Other goods and services |
636.197 | 3.5 | 749.243 | 1.7 | 747.530 | 3.6 | 726.750 | 2.6 | 597.044 | 3.3 | ||
Energy |
278.221 | -4.4 | 259.081 | -1.2 | 274.511 | -5.6 | 286.097 | -5.6 | 280.966 | 0.0 | 249.920 | -5.0 |
Footnotes |
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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. |
Area | Index | Percent change to Apr 2025 from -- |
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Mar 2025 |
Apr 2025 |
Apr 2024 |
Feb 2025 |
Mar 2025 |
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U.S. city average |
319.799 | 320.795 | 2.3 | 0.5 | 0.3 |
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
299.831 | 299.983 | 3.1 | 0.5 | 0.1 |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
340.648 | 342.565 | 3.0 | 1.2 | 0.6 |
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
342.508 | 344.047 | 3.9 | 0.5 | 0.4 |
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH |
343.972 | ||||
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
303.017 | ||||
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO |
331.575 | ||||
Minneapolis-St.Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI |
304.173 | ||||
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA(1) |
136.511 | ||||
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA |
384.880 | ||||
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL(2) |
305.407 | ||||
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV(3) |
320.604 | ||||
Urban Hawaii |
346.816 | ||||
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
316.810 | 1.9 | 0.1 | ||
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD(3) |
324.513 | 3.0 | 0.9 | ||
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI |
296.397 | 1.4 | 0.8 | ||
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
278.069 | 1.2 | 0.9 | ||
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL |
356.054 | 2.2 | 0.3 | ||
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
322.548 | 2.9 | 0.5 | ||
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ(4) |
185.077 | 0.3 | 0.4 | ||
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
355.707 | 1.3 | 0.4 | ||
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA |
359.400 | 1.7 | 0.4 | ||
St. Louis, MO-IL |
290.341 | 2.2 | 1.2 | ||
Urban Alaska |
271.358 | 1.6 | 0.9 | ||
Footnotes |
Area | Index | Percent change to Apr 2025 from -- |
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Mar 2025 |
Apr 2025 |
Apr 2024 |
Feb 2025 |
Mar 2025 |
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U.S. city average |
313.250 | 314.243 | 2.1 | 0.6 | 0.3 |
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
291.079 | 291.175 | 2.9 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
328.246 | 329.881 | 2.9 | 1.1 | 0.5 |
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
337.269 | 338.206 | 3.8 | 0.5 | 0.3 |
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH |
345.599 | ||||
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
312.076 | ||||
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO |
324.852 | ||||
Minneapolis-St.Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI |
300.586 | ||||
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA(1) |
137.608 | ||||
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA |
364.528 | ||||
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL(2) |
301.253 | ||||
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV(3) |
314.534 | ||||
Urban Hawaii |
346.075 | ||||
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
309.823 | 1.9 | 0.1 | ||
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD(3) |
315.906 | 1.8 | 0.5 | ||
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI |
290.647 | 1.3 | 0.6 | ||
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
272.791 | 0.7 | 0.8 | ||
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL |
350.572 | 1.8 | 0.4 | ||
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
322.821 | 2.6 | 0.3 | ||
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ(4) |
184.146 | 0.0 | 0.4 | ||
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
352.077 | 1.6 | 0.4 | ||
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA |
352.704 | 1.6 | 0.4 | ||
St. Louis, MO-IL |
288.538 | 2.0 | 1.2 | ||
Urban Alaska |
268.386 | 1.7 | 0.6 | ||
Footnotes |