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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
Apr
2023
Percent change from
Apr
2022
Apr
2023
Percent change from
Apr
2022
Apr
2023
Percent change from
Apr
2022
Apr
2023
Percent change from
Apr
2022
Apr
2023
Percent change from
Apr
2022
Apr
2023
Percent change from
Apr
2022

All items

303.363 4.9 301.225 4.7     306.015 5.3 311.848 3.8 295.315 5.5

All items (1967 = 100)(2)

908.742   870.222       915.265   491.065   479.042  

Food and beverages

319.085 7.5 293.595 8.2     326.971 7.3 321.924 7.3 314.609 7.8

Food

321.566 7.7 296.037 8.5     327.401 7.2 324.220 7.4 318.372 8.1

Food at home

302.328 7.1 304.500 9.7 290.476 3.5 291.732 6.2 306.734 7.0 300.837 7.9

Cereals and bakery products

353.742 12.4 410.733 13.5     353.827 7.1 384.795 13.0 362.107 12.0

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs

318.996 2.8 341.875 7.5     299.019 3.1 310.927 3.3 313.906 3.7

Dairy and related products

271.102 8.0 244.492 12.1     280.740 6.8 279.655 6.7 271.962 8.7

Fruits and vegetables

346.269 2.0 306.952 1.9     315.105 -4.7 356.141 1.6 325.434 1.8

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials(3)

215.833 9.5 197.713 5.4     217.006 12.4 213.149 9.3 214.712 11.7

Other food at home

269.657 10.4 293.423 15.2     276.182 14.4 279.586 10.2 271.582 11.4

Food away from home

351.237 8.6 275.697 6.6     375.533 9.0 353.192 8.1 347.009 8.5

Alcoholic beverages

283.961 4.6 256.278 4.8     316.433 9.1 290.272 5.5 262.157 4.0

Housing

317.278 7.5 317.022 7.2     304.372 6.6 333.309 5.7 297.075 9.1

Shelter

376.636 8.1 388.601 7.5 373.835 5.2 354.481 5.8 406.734 6.3 344.203 10.0

Rent of primary residence

394.898 8.8 362.512 7.7 406.221 6.1 408.019 7.3 409.454 6.9 367.578 11.6

Owners' equivalent rent of residences(4)

385.366 8.1 396.895 7.3 380.593 4.9 373.170 6.4 419.513 6.1 345.245 10.1

Owners' equivalent rent of primary residence(4)

385.453 8.1 396.895 7.3 380.593 4.9 373.170 6.4 419.161 6.1 345.245 10.1

Fuels and utilities

299.962 4.8 267.964 5.7     298.357 12.4 292.031 2.3 287.116 (r)6.5

Household energy

251.991 4.5 220.802 5.0 222.117 6.3 266.297 13.7 261.072 1.4 234.178 (r)6.9

Energy services

255.185 5.9 230.031 10.9 226.397 7.0 285.485 16.0 255.735 5.9 233.764 (r)7.2

Electricity

263.216 8.4 225.436 11.3 249.373 14.9 271.708 19.0 263.170 9.4 229.237 (r)8.7

Utility (piped) gas service

226.062 -2.1 223.635 9.1 166.227 -11.6 200.044 -13.4 223.256 -0.9 244.561 -1.1

Household furnishings and operations

149.650 5.3 143.852 5.9     142.988 7.2 144.516 4.5 150.342 6.0

Apparel

131.762 3.6 108.417 0.0     133.795 9.5 134.380 3.6 140.673 3.3

Transportation

267.402 0.2 264.597 -0.7     274.834 1.2 256.154 0.2 269.483 0.1

Private transportation

265.893 0.2 272.570 -0.1     280.427 1.6 253.727 0.1 270.944 0.1

New and used motor vehicles(5)

128.294 0.8 133.318 0.8     139.706 3.7 126.095 1.0 130.497 -0.1

New vehicles(3)

178.892 5.4 237.672 5.6     280.355 5.9 174.076 5.8 186.907 5.4

Used cars and trucks(3)

193.394 -6.6 361.470 -6.1     338.361 -6.1 203.997 -6.4 194.117 -6.7

Motor fuel

319.843 -12.4 328.036 -14.1 336.443 -11.9 309.830 -9.0 300.236 -14.0 300.145 -12.9

Gasoline

318.482 -12.2 323.785 -14.1 331.721 -12.0 302.551 -8.9 299.268 -13.8 298.779 -12.6

Motor vehicle insurance(3)

684.166 15.5                    

Medical care

547.219 1.1 597.993 0.9     517.194 8.9 560.352 -1.4 519.128 1.2

Recreation(5)

136.375 5.0 134.502 2.5     141.810 3.9 138.529 1.6 135.644 4.4

Education and communication(5)

145.449 1.6 135.412 0.5     159.484 0.1 154.437 1.3 140.536 1.3

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

830.083 3.7 1,108.544 2.6     1,315.636 1.2 1,379.770 2.8 1,456.061 3.8

Other goods and services

533.706 6.6 691.829 11.7     510.616 4.4 587.742 6.4 509.303 6.3

Energy

283.352 -5.1 261.248 -3.6 277.925 -3.3 295.677 1.9 277.641 -5.7 259.068 -5.1

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.
(r) Revised

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
Apr
2023
Percent change from
Apr
2022
Apr
2023
Percent change from
Apr
2022
Apr
2023
Percent change from
Apr
2022
Apr
2023
Percent change from
Apr
2022
Apr
2023
Percent change from
Apr
2022
Apr
2023
Percent change from
Apr
2022

All items

297.730 4.6 301.733 4.5     301.436 5.5 309.017 3.5 290.926 5.1

All items (1967 = 100)(2)

886.847   876.433       898.590   482.668   471.187  

Food and beverages

318.512 7.5 300.457 8.3     323.817 7.6 320.325 7.2 313.679 7.8

Food

320.050 7.6 301.665 8.5     324.180 7.2 322.125 7.2 316.219 8.0

Food at home

301.898 7.0 314.186 10.6 287.206 2.6 295.172 5.7 306.221 6.9 298.757 7.6

Cereals and bakery products

356.105 12.6 424.456 15.8     344.703 7.3 384.516 13.3 361.779 12.2

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs

319.266 2.7 346.284 8.8     307.597 1.5 310.165 3.0 311.855 3.5

Dairy and related products

268.477 7.5 246.021 11.7     261.197 7.4 277.600 6.1 266.692 8.0

Fruits and vegetables

342.875 1.7 290.553 -3.1     329.855 -4.4 356.797 1.2 323.250 1.2

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials(3)

216.637 9.9 213.210 7.7     218.727 12.7 215.335 9.6 213.809 12.2

Other food at home

269.009 10.3 303.645 17.3     261.408 13.2 280.444 10.3 269.729 11.2

Food away from home

351.800 8.6 277.219 6.1     373.445 8.7 353.617 7.8 346.264 8.6

Alcoholic beverages

290.890 5.0 269.962 5.5     318.789 13.3 289.306 5.9 271.568 4.2

Housing

313.432 7.6 316.596 7.0     313.646 7.0 332.733 6.0 297.854 9.4

Shelter

369.066 8.4 393.804 7.4 372.991 5.3 368.556 6.1 401.880 6.4 346.369 10.4

Rent of primary residence

392.754 9.1 362.512 7.7 406.221 6.1 408.019 7.3 403.802 6.9 365.434 11.6

Owners' equivalent rent of residences(4)

347.888 8.1 352.967 7.3 346.871 4.9 338.501 6.4 369.055 6.0 321.169 10.1

Owners' equivalent rent of primary residence(4)

347.912 8.1 352.967 7.3 346.871 4.9 338.501 6.4 369.094 6.0 321.147 10.1

Fuels and utilities

297.145 5.0 264.971 5.6     287.894 14.0 292.476 2.8 287.227 (r)6.5

Household energy

249.130 4.8 220.241 5.0 225.269 7.4 254.234 15.0 261.392 2.0 232.230 (r)6.9

Energy services

253.001 5.8 231.999 10.6 232.232 8.6 281.993 15.3 255.581 5.5 233.424 (r)7.1

Electricity

259.283 8.3 225.434 11.3 249.373 14.9 271.707 19.0 262.459 9.3 226.537 (r)8.3

Utility (piped) gas service

223.858 -3.3 223.630 9.1 166.228 -11.6 200.044 -13.4 224.700 -0.9 247.913 -2.2

Household furnishings and operations

142.895 5.0 134.172 6.9     126.680 6.7 140.727 5.9 139.996 6.1

Apparel

131.980 3.7 119.772 0.2     136.732 7.3 134.524 2.8 140.389 3.3

Transportation

271.535 -0.1 282.444 -1.1     263.471 3.3 260.174 -0.8 269.044 -0.2

Private transportation

269.807 -0.2 287.614 -1.1     266.839 3.5 256.873 -1.0 269.072 -0.3

New and used motor vehicles(5)

128.198 0.0 136.146 -1.0     136.018 4.7 125.283 -0.6 126.985 -1.4

New vehicles(3)

179.231 5.4 247.315 5.6     273.438 5.9 171.670 5.9 184.123 5.3

Used cars and trucks(3)

194.775 -6.5 361.454 -6.1     338.379 -6.1 204.070 -6.3 195.591 -6.7

Motor fuel

321.737 -12.1 328.834 -14.1 332.584 -12.9 313.381 -8.3 299.637 -13.9 299.818 -12.7

Gasoline

320.637 -11.9 323.784 -14.1 331.723 -12.0 302.566 -8.9 299.163 -13.6 298.895 -12.3

Motor vehicle insurance(3)

690.943 15.6                    

Medical care

554.483 0.8 588.842 1.1     520.825 8.3 550.454 -3.5 533.311 1.2

Recreation(5)

129.872 4.6 129.886       122.850 1.6 139.522 1.6 129.023 3.7

Education and communication(5)

131.263 1.1 124.308 0.3     143.752 -0.3 139.309 1.1 123.357 0.6

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

795.842 4.0 1,059.878 2.8     1,278.564 0.9 1,371.817 2.8 1,327.868 4.3

Other goods and services

587.540 6.4 713.033 3.4     675.541 5.8 678.821 6.0 555.449 6.2

Energy

283.757 -5.4 259.339 -3.8 284.464 -5.6 285.515 3.3 277.747 -5.9 259.302 -5.5

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.
(r) Revised

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
Apr 2023 from --
Mar
2023
Apr
2023
Apr
2022
Feb
2023
Mar
2023

U.S. city average

301.836 303.363 4.9 0.8 0.5

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI

280.279 282.423 4.8 1.6 0.8

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA

317.873 320.089 3.8 0.8 0.7

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

319.038 319.211 3.7 0.0 0.1

Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH

324.859        

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX

284.862        

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO

316.566        

Minneapolis-St.Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI

289.968        

Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA(1)

127.707        

San Diego-Carlsbad, CA

358.026        

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

288.319        

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

302.930        

Urban Hawaii

322.608        

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA

  301.447 5.8 0.5  

Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD(3)

  306.015 5.3 0.7  

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI

  282.486 6.6 2.1  

Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX

  267.002 4.0 1.3  

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL

  333.592 (r)9.0 1.4  

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

  301.225 4.7 0.1  

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ(4)

  179.824 7.4 1.5  

San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA

  338.496 4.2 0.4  

Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA

  338.487 6.9 1.0  

St. Louis, MO-IL

  273.234 4.2 0.6  

Urban Alaska

  258.866 3.1 0.8  

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

 

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
Apr 2023 from --
Mar
2023
Apr
2023
Apr
2022
Feb
2023
Mar
2023

U.S. city average

296.021 297.730 4.6 0.9 0.6

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI

271.585 273.607 4.4 1.6 0.7

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA

306.331 308.474 3.0 0.7 0.7

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

312.810 313.188 3.3 0.0 0.1

Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH

324.631        

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX

294.017        

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO

309.525        

Minneapolis-St.Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI

286.317        

Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA(1)

128.027        

San Diego-Carlsbad, CA

339.498        

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

284.618        

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

299.990        

Urban Hawaii

321.671        

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA

  294.569 5.3 0.6  

Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD(3)

  301.436 5.5 0.9  

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI

  279.854 6.7 2.4  

Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX

  262.721 4.1 1.2  

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL

  328.298 (r)8.6 1.4  

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

  301.733 4.5 0.1  

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ(4)

  179.839 7.6 1.6  

San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA

  333.478 3.6 0.5  

Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA

  332.082 6.8 1.1  

St. Louis, MO-IL

  271.237 3.4 0.9  

Urban Alaska

  256.349 2.0 0.6  

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