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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
Feb
2026		 Percent change from
Feb
2025		 Feb
2026		 Percent change from
Feb
2025		 Feb
2026		 Percent change from
Feb
2025		 Feb
2026		 Percent change from
Feb
2025		 Feb
2026		 Percent change from
Feb
2025		 Feb
2026		 Percent change from
Feb
2025

All items

 326.785 2.4 332.301 3.5     327.147 1.7 340.945 2.7 315.689 1.8

All items (1967 = 100)(2)

 978.904   960.000       978.469   536.884   512.091  

Food and beverages

 343.424 3.0 314.613 1.9     348.053 1.5 346.783 3.5 336.576 2.6

Food

 346.564 3.1 317.731 1.9     348.183 1.2 349.937 3.7 340.877 2.6

Food at home

 318.898 2.4 318.624 1.2 308.471 3.9 302.785 -0.3 323.595 3.2 315.037 1.9

Cereals and bakery products

 367.174 2.7 410.774 1.4 436.055 3.9 374.259 0.2 401.042 3.3 370.555 1.7

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs

 346.309 0.4 360.971 -1.8 339.900 1.5 327.411 -2.2 333.933 0.4 343.370 1.5

Dairy and related products

 269.599 0.1 237.864 -2.7 287.358 -0.4 269.553 1.3 281.911 1.6 272.906 0.7

Fruits and vegetables

 362.604 2.7 303.846 0.3 293.697 0.4 331.548 2.5 369.103 6.0 335.493 -0.5

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials(3)

 238.081 5.6 244.490 9.9 304.809 14.9 243.802 3.2 248.399 6.3 232.797 5.2

Other food at home

 282.185 3.3 304.368 1.8 254.500 5.6 265.509 -2.7 289.223 3.4 280.364 2.8

Food away from home

 391.706 3.9 306.915 2.6     414.246 3.6 396.998 4.3 384.716 3.7

Alcoholic beverages

 298.950 1.6 267.212 1.5     341.672 4.4 303.418 1.5 276.629 1.6

Housing

 353.737 3.3 362.196 4.8     330.521 1.2 379.102 3.6 329.186 2.8

Shelter

 422.776 3.0 444.381 3.7 414.980 3.2 393.607 2.5 464.587 3.2 384.707 2.5

Rent of primary residence

 442.157 2.7 421.585 4.1 443.601 2.3 453.928 2.2 470.573 4.0 406.509 1.7

Owners' equivalent rent of residences(4)

 436.026 3.2 459.770 4.0 429.769 3.4 413.255 2.6 484.168 3.7 388.801 2.7

Owners' equivalent rent of primary residence(4)

 435.998 3.2 459.770 4.0 429.769 3.4 413.255 2.6 483.663 3.7 388.694 2.7

Fuels and utilities

 343.386 5.6             344.367 5.9 322.759 4.6

Household energy

 288.227 6.0             309.739 6.0 261.728 4.7

Energy services

 293.659 6.3             309.814 6.5 262.186 4.9

Electricity

 296.798 4.8             312.873 4.9 253.156 4.0

Utility (piped) gas service

 277.644 10.9             282.197 10.2 299.600 10.0

Household furnishings and operations

 155.188 3.9 154.156 7.4     139.391 4.3 153.937 4.7 154.387 3.8

Apparel

 136.132 2.5 117.545 2.9     124.981 2.1 136.318 0.8 145.490 3.0

Transportation

 269.607 -0.5 287.254 2.4     280.436 -1.4 267.310 0.9 267.591 -1.6

Private transportation

 268.005 -1.1 293.583 1.3     284.527 -2.3 264.793 0.1 268.647 -2.1

New and used motor vehicles(5)

 123.294 -1.2 133.493 0.1     133.596 -1.3 124.286 -1.0 123.922 -1.4

New vehicles(3)

 178.841 0.5 240.876 0.9     278.168 0.1 175.960 0.7 185.840 0.3

Used cars and trucks(3)

 175.559 -3.2 331.739 -3.6     310.531 -3.6 187.323 -3.5 173.909 -3.7

Motor fuel

 264.748 -5.5 276.748 -4.3 280.380 -5.8 259.848 -4.6 257.315 -4.6 240.369 -6.7

Gasoline

 263.378 -5.6 273.102 -4.4 276.292 -5.8 253.734 -4.6 256.447 -4.7 238.832 -6.8

Motor vehicle insurance(3)

 897.406 0.2                    

Medical care

 592.593 3.4 625.404 3.1     566.701 10.4 591.733 1.5 554.491 2.3

Recreation(5)

 143.980 2.3 142.339 3.3     155.405 0.3 148.397 1.2 143.031 0.8

Education and communication(5)

 146.533 0.1 141.411 0.2     164.740 1.0 160.679 1.0 140.715 0.1

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

 905.979 2.9 1,261.717 5.5     1,487.369 3.8 1,531.788 3.6 1,588.223 2.1

Other goods and services

 598.208 5.1 744.865 3.6     637.053 11.8 646.672 4.4 584.336 7.2

Energy

 277.179 0.5 280.254 7.1     261.221 -12.8 289.000 1.9 246.013 -0.9

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. 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
Feb
2026		 Percent change from
Feb
2025		 Feb
2026		 Percent change from
Feb
2025		 Feb
2026		 Percent change from
Feb
2025		 Feb
2026		 Percent change from
Feb
2025		 Feb
2026		 Percent change from
Feb
2025		 Feb
2026		 Percent change from
Feb
2025

All items

 319.422 2.2 332.562 3.4     317.827 1.2 338.402 2.7 309.228 1.6

All items (1967 = 100)(2)

 951.461   965.983       947.452   528.565   500.829  

Food and beverages

 342.874 2.9 321.886 1.9     343.292 0.9 344.893 3.4 335.494 2.5

Food

 344.903 3.0 323.678 1.9     342.729 0.5 347.213 3.4 338.490 2.5

Food at home

 318.424 2.4 329.874 1.3 303.138 3.5 304.113 -1.1 323.189 3.0 312.638 1.8

Cereals and bakery products

 368.587 2.5 417.460 0.6 416.734 5.9 355.479 -0.8 396.421 2.8 367.974 1.6

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs

 347.598 0.8 369.847 -1.9 333.226 1.4 340.024 -3.8 333.405 0.3 341.056 2.0

Dairy and related products

 267.922 0.2 242.645 -1.4 279.973 -0.8 253.123 1.5 282.218 1.5 269.201 0.4

Fruits and vegetables

 357.981 2.6 293.362 1.2 299.607 -0.1 342.178 1.7 370.917 6.1 331.502 -0.8

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials(3)

 236.139 4.7 259.683 9.7 310.302 12.3 253.236 3.2 245.573 5.4 230.374 4.7

Other food at home

 281.707 3.2 312.554 1.7 248.834 5.0 247.826 -3.3 291.532 3.2 278.927 2.6

Food away from home

 392.558 3.9 306.637 2.6     411.566 3.8 396.710 4.1 383.828 3.6

Alcoholic beverages

 306.219 1.9 281.766 1.7     348.806 4.2 303.268 2.1 285.060 1.6

Housing

 349.622 3.4 364.643 5.3     340.908 1.5 380.059 4.0 330.009 2.8

Shelter

 414.334 3.0 454.849 3.9 414.545 3.5 406.489 2.7 460.867 3.5 386.513 2.3

Rent of primary residence

 440.093 2.7 421.585 4.1 443.601 2.3 453.928 2.2 463.912 3.9 404.168 1.7

Owners' equivalent rent of residences(4)

 393.304 3.2 408.883 4.0 391.691 3.4 374.862 2.6 426.084 3.7 360.953 2.6

Owners' equivalent rent of primary residence(4)

 393.256 3.1 408.883 4.0 391.691 3.4 374.862 2.6 426.141 3.7 360.867 2.6

Fuels and utilities

 341.146 5.9             351.054 7.2 323.351 4.6

Household energy

 286.003 6.4             316.318 7.5 259.752 4.8

Energy services

 291.706 6.5             315.209 8.0 261.728 5.0

Electricity

 293.540 5.1             321.595 6.8 250.268 4.3

Utility (piped) gas service

 275.714 11.7             282.185 11.0 311.727 10.5

Household furnishings and operations

 146.449 3.5 149.108 7.3     128.787 5.8 147.123 3.7 143.890 4.5

Apparel

 136.027 2.6 134.075 5.2     131.307 2.1 137.905 1.3 144.357 2.5

Transportation

 272.606 -1.0 302.452 1.1     260.885 -2.3 273.691 0.7 265.446 -2.2

Private transportation

 270.941 -1.4 305.428 0.6     264.262 -2.8 269.331 -0.1 265.692 -2.5

New and used motor vehicles(5)

 122.117 -1.5 133.647 -1.2     127.508 -2.4 121.788 -1.6 120.219 -1.3

New vehicles(3)

 178.852 0.5 250.649 0.9     271.305 0.1 173.515 0.7 183.144 0.3

Used cars and trucks(3)

 176.608 -3.1 331.725 -3.6     310.547 -3.6 187.062 -3.5 175.128 -3.7

Motor fuel

 265.524 -5.6 277.405 -4.4 277.697 -5.8 263.268 -4.6 257.318 -4.6 239.163 -6.8

Gasoline

 264.098 -5.7 273.102 -4.4 276.293 -5.8 253.746 -4.6 256.386 -4.8 238.042 -6.9

Motor vehicle insurance(3)

 906.015 -0.2                    

Medical care

 600.596 3.3 613.652 2.5     564.992 9.6 581.240 1.3 569.550 2.1

Recreation(5)

 135.314 2.5 139.587 3.6     132.186 1.4 148.852 0.9 132.797 1.0

Education and communication(5)

 129.660 -0.8 127.442 0.9     142.896 -1.4 141.701 -0.2 121.271 -0.8

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

 870.007 2.9 1,203.326 5.4     1,452.589 4.7 1,528.311 4.1 1,461.682 2.3

Other goods and services

 665.514 5.8 785.748 5.1     852.943 12.7 752.261 5.0 640.995 7.8

Energy

 273.766 0.1 272.492 6.2     248.612 -12.6 289.270 2.4 242.541 -1.3

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. 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
Feb 2026 from --
Jan
2026		 Feb
2026		 Feb
2025		 Dec
2025		 Jan
2026

U.S. city average

 325.252 326.785 2.4 0.8 0.5

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI

 302.224 304.489 2.0 1.1 0.7

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA

 347.690 348.361 2.9 1.1 0.2

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

 350.947 353.366 3.2 1.0 0.7

Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH

 348.343        

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX

 303.255        

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO

 339.525        

Minneapolis-St.Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI

 310.428        

Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA(1)

 139.602        

San Diego-Carlsbad, CA

 391.981        

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

 310.244        

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

 326.890        

Urban Hawaii

 355.266        

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA

   323.537 2.3 2.1  

Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD(3)

   327.147 1.7 -0.1  

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI

   300.640 2.3 1.0  

Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX

   279.235 1.3 0.6  

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL

   362.650 2.1 1.0  

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

   332.301 3.5 1.0  

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ(4)

   187.481 1.7 0.4  

San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA

   363.211 2.5 1.3  

Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA

   372.121 3.9 1.8  

St. Louis, MO-IL

   293.679 2.4 0.8  

Urban Alaska

   273.181 1.5 0.3  

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
Feb 2026 from --
Jan
2026		 Feb
2026		 Feb
2025		 Dec
2025		 Jan
2026

U.S. city average

 317.942 319.422 2.2 0.8 0.5

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI

 291.952 294.397 1.5 1.1 0.8

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA

 334.679 335.612 2.9 1.1 0.3

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

 344.732 346.801 3.0 1.0 0.6

Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH

 348.618        

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX

 312.906        

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO

 331.324        

Minneapolis-St.Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI

 306.607        

Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA(1)

 140.384        

San Diego-Carlsbad, CA

 369.084        

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

 305.590        

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

 323.650        

Urban Hawaii

 353.370        

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA

   315.854 2.1 1.6  

Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD(3)

   317.827 1.2 -0.4  

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI

   295.581 2.3 1.4  

Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX

   273.444 1.0 0.5  

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL

   357.574 2.4 1.0  

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

   332.562 3.4 0.8  

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ(4)

   185.277 1.0 0.2  

San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA

   356.964 1.7 1.1  

Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA

   364.364 3.8 1.4  

St. Louis, MO-IL

   291.703 2.3 0.5  

Urban Alaska

   271.282 1.7 0.0  

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