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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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| Jun 2026 |
Percent change from Jun 2025 |
Jun 2026 |
Percent change from Jun 2025 |
Jun 2026 |
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All items |
333.952 | 3.5 | 342.280 | 5.4 | - | - | 334.324 | 2.7 | 349.552 | 4.3 | 322.280 | 3.2 |
All items (1967 = 100)(2) |
1,000.371 | 988.828 | - | 999.936 | 550.437 | 522.784 | ||||||
Food and beverages |
346.505 | 3.0 | 319.799 | 4.0 | - | - | 353.940 | 2.8 | 349.385 | 3.6 | 340.288 | 2.9 |
Food |
349.731 | 3.0 | 323.159 | 4.2 | - | - | 354.286 | 2.6 | 352.512 | 3.7 | 344.770 | 3.0 |
Food at home |
321.631 | 2.7 | 326.086 | 5.2 | 315.428 | 4.7 | 311.230 | 3.4 | 325.933 | 3.9 | 318.594 | 2.7 |
Cereals and bakery products |
368.800 | 2.4 | 414.902 | 2.1 | 437.613 | 2.0 | 380.686 | 5.8 | 405.924 | 3.7 | 372.270 | 2.2 |
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs |
350.974 | 2.6 | 371.861 | 2.0 | 338.257 | 0.2 | 346.473 | 4.5 | 339.376 | 2.7 | 347.662 | 2.9 |
Dairy and related products |
271.683 | 0.4 | 243.910 | 1.0 | 290.474 | -1.5 | 279.491 | 5.2 | 285.973 | 2.2 | 269.340 | -1.9 |
Fruits and vegetables |
370.090 | 5.3 | 319.997 | 9.0 | 311.265 | 6.4 | 329.989 | 4.9 | 367.951 | 7.2 | 344.418 | 3.4 |
Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials(3) |
235.793 | 2.9 | 237.114 | 7.6 | 315.906 | 16.3 | 243.696 | 4.1 | 242.221 | 2.9 | 234.733 | 5.7 |
Other food at home |
284.373 | 2.4 | 313.886 | 7.5 | 262.828 | 6.8 | 275.647 | -0.4 | 293.398 | 3.9 | 284.435 | 3.0 |
Food away from home |
395.633 | 3.4 | 308.910 | 2.6 | - | - | 415.392 | 1.3 | 400.007 | 3.5 | 389.187 | 3.3 |
Alcoholic beverages |
300.824 | 2.0 | 269.583 | 1.4 | - | - | 344.539 | 5.1 | 306.293 | 2.0 | 277.612 | 1.9 |
Housing |
359.189 | 3.3 | 376.283 | 6.5 | - | - | 343.718 | 3.8 | 388.085 | 4.6 | 334.299 | 3.1 |
Shelter |
429.062 | 3.3 | 461.579 | 6.5 | 422.933 | 3.9 | 399.887 | 3.0 | 475.146 | 4.3 | 389.290 | 2.9 |
Rent of primary residence |
446.945 | 2.8 | 429.656 | 5.0 | 446.328 | 2.0 | 460.128 | 2.8 | 478.796 | 4.3 | 410.000 | 2.1 |
Owners' equivalent rent of residences(4) |
441.365 | 3.3 | 467.493 | 4.6 | 435.370 | 4.1 | 421.782 | 3.2 | 492.431 | 4.2 | 392.972 | 2.8 |
Owners' equivalent rent of primary residence(4) |
441.310 | 3.2 | 467.493 | 4.6 | 435.370 | 4.1 | 421.782 | 3.2 | 491.918 | 4.2 | 392.859 | 2.8 |
Fuels and utilities |
353.080 | 4.6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 361.148 | 8.0 | 331.521 | 3.5 |
Household energy |
297.827 | 4.6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 327.464 | 8.8 | 269.696 | 2.9 |
Energy services |
302.347 | 3.9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 323.273 | 5.8 | 270.082 | 2.8 |
Electricity |
311.818 | 4.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 332.469 | 4.6 | 264.077 | 2.3 |
Utility (piped) gas service |
267.609 | 3.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 282.561 | 8.4 | 288.073 | 6.2 |
Household furnishings and operations |
156.168 | 2.5 | 162.318 | 4.4 | - | - | 147.201 | 3.9 | 154.222 | 3.0 | 159.373 | 4.3 |
Apparel |
135.917 | 3.9 | 117.634 | 5.3 | - | - | 124.033 | 5.0 | 136.582 | 1.5 | 146.872 | 4.4 |
Transportation |
291.226 | 6.5 | 305.128 | 8.8 | - | - | 286.366 | 0.9 | 290.278 | 8.4 | 286.290 | 5.2 |
Private transportation |
288.841 | 5.5 | 311.040 | 6.4 | - | - | 294.647 | 0.5 | 286.621 | 7.1 | 287.253 | 4.5 |
New and used motor vehicles(5) |
125.880 | -0.5 | 135.111 | -0.1 | - | - | 138.646 | 1.1 | 126.964 | -0.2 | 126.633 | -0.8 |
New vehicles(3) |
179.338 | 0.5 | 241.773 | 0.9 | - | - | 279.517 | 0.5 | 176.777 | 0.8 | 186.250 | 0.4 |
Used cars and trucks(3) |
183.360 | -1.8 | 345.244 | -2.2 | - | - | 323.172 | -2.2 | 194.923 | -2.4 | 182.032 | -1.8 |
Motor fuel |
360.912 | 27.2 | 380.008 | 30.1 | 375.388 | 26.4 | 338.172 | 23.6 | 361.454 | 33.9 | 324.742 | 25.8 |
Gasoline |
358.518 | 26.7 | 375.021 | 30.1 | 371.430 | 26.9 | 330.254 | 23.5 | 360.016 | 33.6 | 322.502 | 25.4 |
Motor vehicle insurance |
858.481 | -4.1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Medical care |
592.750 | 2.0 | 625.103 | 2.3 | - | - | 552.265 | -0.4 | 593.699 | 1.4 | 555.379 | 1.6 |
Recreation(5) |
144.945 | 2.8 | 141.288 | 0.9 | - | - | 159.103 | 2.8 | 148.931 | 2.7 | 143.496 | 1.4 |
Education and communication(5) |
146.505 | -0.1 | 141.607 | 0.4 | - | - | 165.213 | 2.9 | 160.966 | 1.1 | 140.432 | -0.3 |
Tuition, other school fees, and child care(6) |
908.641 | 2.5 | 1,268.613 | 5.2 | - | - | 1,498.010 | 4.6 | 104.185 | 2.8 | 102.703 | 2.1 |
Other goods and services |
607.199 | 4.6 | 738.707 | 2.9 | - | - | 632.096 | 2.7 | 652.785 | 3.8 | 585.926 | 6.6 |
Energy |
328.950 | 15.7 | 325.403 | 16.7 | 337.576 | 20.2 | 346.722 | 16.8 | 343.082 | 18.7 | 290.434 | 14.0 |
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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. |
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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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| Jun 2026 |
Percent change from Jun 2025 |
Jun 2026 |
Percent change from Jun 2025 |
Jun 2026 |
Percent change from Jun 2025 |
Jun 2026 |
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Jun 2026 |
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All items |
327.075 | 3.5 | 339.934 | 4.8 | - | - | 325.039 | 2.7 | 347.049 | 4.4 | 316.136 | 3.2 |
All items (1967 = 100)(2) |
974.257 | 987.394 | - | 968.949 | 542.072 | 512.017 | ||||||
Food and beverages |
345.662 | 2.9 | 327.010 | 4.5 | - | - | 349.467 | 3.1 | 347.182 | 3.6 | 339.005 | 2.9 |
Food |
347.729 | 2.9 | 328.949 | 4.6 | - | - | 349.106 | 3.0 | 349.447 | 3.6 | 342.121 | 2.9 |
Food at home |
320.748 | 2.6 | 336.405 | 5.4 | 309.784 | 4.6 | 312.471 | 4.0 | 325.054 | 3.7 | 316.111 | 2.7 |
Cereals and bakery products |
370.667 | 2.3 | 423.335 | 1.1 | 413.093 | 2.4 | 363.231 | 5.9 | 403.315 | 3.5 | 369.649 | 2.0 |
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs |
351.221 | 2.5 | 379.532 | 3.5 | 331.282 | 0.4 | 362.814 | 5.1 | 335.166 | 1.9 | 346.217 | 3.1 |
Dairy and related products |
269.973 | 0.6 | 247.649 | 2.0 | 282.409 | -2.3 | 260.402 | 4.9 | 287.390 | 2.7 | 264.987 | -1.9 |
Fruits and vegetables |
364.510 | 5.2 | 308.813 | 10.1 | 314.244 | 6.0 | 335.785 | 5.1 | 370.939 | 7.8 | 338.999 | 3.2 |
Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials(3) |
233.725 | 2.3 | 249.061 | 6.5 | 327.973 | 16.1 | 252.443 | 4.2 | 240.132 | 3.0 | 232.176 | 5.2 |
Other food at home |
283.827 | 2.3 | 320.156 | 6.6 | 257.748 | 6.8 | 256.473 | -0.6 | 295.584 | 3.9 | 282.994 | 3.1 |
Food away from home |
396.402 | 3.3 | 308.633 | 2.5 | - | - | 412.604 | 1.0 | 399.897 | 3.4 | 387.696 | 3.2 |
Alcoholic beverages |
308.284 | 2.1 | 284.991 | 1.2 | - | - | 350.673 | 3.7 | 306.464 | 2.4 | 286.098 | 1.9 |
Housing |
354.295 | 3.1 | 374.248 | 5.9 | - | - | 353.459 | 4.1 | 387.938 | 4.6 | 334.360 | 2.8 |
Shelter |
419.784 | 3.1 | 464.748 | 5.1 | 422.452 | 4.5 | 412.748 | 3.3 | 469.469 | 4.1 | 390.846 | 2.8 |
Rent of primary residence |
444.821 | 2.8 | 429.656 | 5.0 | 446.328 | 2.0 | 460.128 | 2.8 | 471.959 | 4.2 | 407.727 | 2.1 |
Owners' equivalent rent of residences(4) |
398.050 | 3.2 | 415.750 | 4.6 | 396.796 | 4.1 | 382.596 | 3.2 | 433.466 | 4.2 | 364.740 | 2.7 |
Owners' equivalent rent of primary residence(4) |
398.006 | 3.2 | 415.750 | 4.6 | 396.796 | 4.1 | 382.596 | 3.2 | 433.529 | 4.2 | 364.650 | 2.7 |
Fuels and utilities |
350.161 | 4.5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 367.034 | 7.8 | 331.800 | 3.2 |
Household energy |
294.670 | 4.5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 332.808 | 8.4 | 267.105 | 2.6 |
Energy services |
299.639 | 3.9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 327.938 | 6.0 | 269.189 | 2.5 |
Electricity |
307.443 | 4.3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 341.467 | 5.8 | 259.622 | 2.0 |
Utility (piped) gas service |
264.028 | 2.3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 281.996 | 7.3 | 298.595 | 5.8 |
Household furnishings and operations |
146.111 | 1.4 | 159.298 | 12.1 | - | - | 130.186 | 2.8 | 147.655 | 3.9 | 145.572 | 2.8 |
Apparel |
135.332 | 3.3 | 130.663 | 3.2 | - | - | 132.932 | 8.6 | 136.356 | 0.4 | 146.512 | 5.0 |
Transportation |
297.137 | 6.8 | 320.851 | 7.3 | - | - | 268.174 | 0.3 | 298.769 | 8.6 | 285.919 | 5.5 |
Private transportation |
295.445 | 6.3 | 326.395 | 6.8 | - | - | 273.293 | 0.1 | 295.615 | 8.2 | 286.346 | 5.1 |
New and used motor vehicles(5) |
125.051 | -0.7 | 135.881 | -0.4 | - | - | 130.605 | -0.9 | 125.021 | -0.6 | 122.711 | -0.8 |
New vehicles(3) |
179.268 | 0.5 | 251.582 | 0.9 | - | - | 272.620 | 0.5 | 174.270 | 0.8 | 183.542 | 0.4 |
Used cars and trucks(3) |
184.445 | -1.7 | 345.229 | -2.2 | - | - | 323.189 | -2.2 | 194.659 | -2.2 | 183.416 | -1.7 |
Motor fuel |
362.553 | 27.1 | 380.910 | 30.1 | 373.204 | 26.9 | 342.550 | 23.5 | 361.417 | 34.0 | 324.070 | 25.8 |
Gasoline |
360.095 | 26.6 | 375.020 | 30.1 | 371.431 | 26.9 | 330.270 | 23.5 | 359.863 | 33.5 | 322.378 | 25.4 |
Motor vehicle insurance |
864.349 | -4.6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Medical care |
600.562 | 1.9 | 614.471 | 1.6 | - | - | 548.488 | 0.0 | 584.158 | 1.2 | 568.877 | 1.2 |
Recreation(5) |
137.174 | 3.6 | 136.379 | -0.9 | - | - | 134.227 | 2.1 | 150.670 | 3.3 | 133.971 | 1.9 |
Education and communication(5) |
129.455 | -0.8 | 129.076 | 1.9 | - | - | 143.412 | 1.6 | 141.872 | 0.2 | 120.682 | -1.3 |
Tuition, other school fees, and child care(6) |
872.584 | 2.8 | 1,208.420 | 4.8 | - | - | 1,465.784 | 5.7 | 104.943 | 3.5 | 103.207 | 2.7 |
Other goods and services |
672.764 | 4.9 | 779.263 | 4.0 | - | - | 839.720 | 5.7 | 757.809 | 4.0 | 639.226 | 6.7 |
Energy |
328.315 | 16.5 | 325.708 | 19.5 | 340.936 | 21.0 | 331.641 | 17.5 | 346.157 | 19.5 | 289.242 | 14.7 |
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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. |
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| Area | Index | Percent change to Jun 2026 from -- |
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| May 2026 |
Jun 2026 |
Jun 2025 |
Apr 2026 |
May 2026 |
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U.S. city average |
335.123 | 333.952 | 3.5 | 0.3 | -0.3 |
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
312.867 | 309.915 | 2.5 | 0.2 | -0.9 |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
355.336 | 354.325 | 3.3 | -0.2 | -0.3 |
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
361.362 | 360.529 | 4.1 | 0.2 | -0.2 |
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH |
359.056 | ||||
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
311.261 | ||||
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO |
351.621 | ||||
Minneapolis-St.Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI |
319.899 | ||||
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA(1) |
142.170 | ||||
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA |
401.605 | ||||
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL(2) |
316.435 | ||||
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV(3) |
334.707 | ||||
Urban Hawaii |
367.429 | ||||
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
327.650 | 2.8 | 0.5 | ||
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD(3) |
334.324 | 2.7 | -0.6 | ||
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI |
310.851 | 4.0 | 0.7 | ||
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
281.293 | 0.8 | -1.6 | ||
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL |
369.764 | 3.4 | 0.1 | ||
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
342.280 | 5.4 | 1.3 | ||
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ(4) |
190.704 | 2.8 | 0.0 | ||
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
369.913 | 3.8 | 0.2 | ||
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA |
380.849 | 4.5 | 1.0 | ||
St. Louis, MO-IL |
302.095 | 2.9 | 0.5 | ||
Urban Alaska |
280.761 | 3.3 | -0.8 | ||
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| Area | Index | Percent change to Jun 2026 from -- |
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| May 2026 |
Jun 2026 |
Jun 2025 |
Apr 2026 |
May 2026 |
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U.S. city average |
328.829 | 327.075 | 3.5 | 0.2 | -0.5 |
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
304.769 | 300.988 | 2.5 | 0.0 | -1.2 |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
343.428 | 341.981 | 3.6 | -0.2 | -0.4 |
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
355.046 | 354.440 | 4.1 | 0.2 | -0.2 |
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH |
359.048 | ||||
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
322.388 | ||||
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO |
340.362 | ||||
Minneapolis-St.Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI |
318.833 | ||||
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA(1) |
143.459 | ||||
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA |
381.325 | ||||
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL(2) |
313.808 | ||||
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV(3) |
332.020 | ||||
Urban Hawaii |
365.753 | ||||
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
321.404 | 3.2 | 0.6 | ||
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD(3) |
325.039 | 2.7 | -0.8 | ||
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI |
306.082 | 4.5 | 0.6 | ||
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
275.303 | 0.6 | -2.0 | ||
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL |
364.463 | 3.6 | 0.1 | ||
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
339.934 | 4.8 | 0.0 | ||
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ(4) |
188.672 | 2.1 | -0.5 | ||
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
364.483 | 3.4 | 0.3 | ||
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA |
371.339 | 3.8 | 0.7 | ||
St. Louis, MO-IL |
302.930 | 3.7 | 0.7 | ||
Urban Alaska |
279.334 | 3.9 | -0.3 | ||
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