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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
Mar
2026		 Percent change from
Mar
2025		 Mar
2026		 Percent change from
Mar
2025		 Mar
2026		 Percent change from
Mar
2025		 Mar
2026		 Percent change from
Mar
2025		 Mar
2026		 Percent change from
Mar
2025		 Mar
2026		 Percent change from
Mar
2025

All items

 330.213 3.3     330.277 3.0     344.142 3.6 319.643 3.0

All items (1967 = 100)(2)

 989.172       975.071       541.919   518.506  

Food and beverages

 343.691 2.6     327.551 4.2     346.979 3.1 337.016 2.5

Food

 346.796 2.7     337.964 4.5     350.135 3.3 341.299 2.5

Food at home

 318.755 1.9 320.507 2.5 312.988 5.1 307.703 2.0 323.805 2.8 315.028 1.8

Cereals and bakery products

 365.909 2.1 413.449 2.4 432.630 2.2 377.649 2.8 404.173 4.0 367.797 1.0

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs

 345.203 -0.9 356.731 -4.1 339.335 0.6 335.345 0.5 331.395 -1.1 343.031 0.4

Dairy and related products

 267.992 -1.6 240.121 0.2 287.373 -2.9 273.327 2.9 283.521 -0.2 269.386 -0.8

Fruits and vegetables

 364.219 4.0 314.607 4.1 309.435 5.7 331.368 1.5 372.802 7.7 336.830 1.1

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials(3)

 237.455 4.7 247.930 10.9 321.021 21.4 248.802 4.6 247.634 6.1 234.840 5.9

Other food at home

 283.125 2.9 302.855 3.8 255.685 7.1 271.275 1.5 288.982 2.6 280.977 2.9

Food away from home

 392.652 3.8     372.370 3.7     397.168 3.9 385.957 3.6

Alcoholic beverages

 299.718 1.7     231.167 1.0     303.592 1.1 277.366 1.8

Housing

 355.096 3.4     351.686 3.9     381.383 4.4 331.030 2.9

Shelter

 424.450 3.0 448.292 4.5 417.248 3.0 395.454 2.4 465.911 3.6 386.234 2.5

Rent of primary residence

 442.864 2.6 421.884 4.1 443.678 2.1 454.290 2.0 471.917 3.9 407.132 1.7

Owners' equivalent rent of residences(4)

 437.086 3.1 460.805 4.0 431.028 3.7 415.753 2.3 485.436 3.7 389.972 2.7

Owners' equivalent rent of primary residence(4)

 437.059 3.1 460.805 4.0 431.028 3.7 415.753 2.3 484.929 3.7 389.866 2.7

Fuels and utilities

 345.233 5.6             355.526 10.0 327.830 4.9

Household energy

 289.820 5.8             322.037 11.1 266.482 4.9

Energy services

 292.978 5.0             313.150 8.0 266.854 4.9

Electricity

 299.028 4.6             313.667 6.2 258.716 4.3

Utility (piped) gas service

 268.466 6.4             290.340 12.1 298.375 8.3

Household furnishings and operations

 155.381 4.0     138.410 5.2     154.391 5.3 155.580 4.2

Apparel

 138.582 3.4     167.352 2.0     139.736 1.5 149.478 4.3

Transportation

 283.431 5.0     279.440 3.9     277.218 4.9 283.503 5.2

Private transportation

 282.369 4.4     285.187 0.8     275.070 4.1 285.331 4.9

New and used motor vehicles(5)

 123.726 -0.9     125.137 -1.7     124.909 -0.4 124.328 -1.2

New vehicles(3)

 179.000 0.5     227.934 0.0     176.171 0.7 186.052 0.4

Used cars and trucks(3)

 176.154 -3.2     385.978 -3.3     187.666 -3.5 174.478 -3.6

Motor fuel

 331.034 19.2 338.943 19.6 345.452 19.0 321.516 21.9 309.770 16.8 308.541 21.8

Gasoline

 328.874 18.9 334.473 19.6 341.452 19.4 313.902 21.8 308.736 16.7 306.193 21.5

Motor vehicle insurance(3)

 897.145 0.8                    

Medical care

 592.286 3.1     535.772 0.5     596.122 2.3 552.622 2.3

Recreation(5)

 143.898 2.2     134.595 -3.4     147.938 0.7 142.455 1.2

Education and communication(5)

 146.668 0.0     172.652 0.8     160.798 1.1 140.828 -0.1

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

 907.156 2.8     1,744.713 0.2     1,531.965 3.5 1,595.790 2.3

Other goods and services

 596.439 3.8     565.997 5.9     647.112 4.0 574.244 4.7

Energy

 310.280 12.5 305.320 16.2 314.524 16.5 350.395 20.7 318.210 13.5 281.063 13.2

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
Mar
2026		 Percent change from
Mar
2025		 Mar
2026		 Percent change from
Mar
2025		 Mar
2026		 Percent change from
Mar
2025		 Mar
2026		 Percent change from
Mar
2025		 Mar
2026		 Percent change from
Mar
2025		 Mar
2026		 Percent change from
Mar
2025

All items

 323.500 3.3     327.542 4.1     341.850 3.6 314.037 3.2

All items (1967 = 100)(2)

 963.607       980.953       533.950   508.618  

Food and beverages

 343.062 2.5     325.758 4.2     344.977 2.9 335.672 2.3

Food

 345.067 2.6     332.457 4.3     347.282 2.9 338.641 2.3

Food at home

 318.260 1.8 330.188 1.9 306.763 4.7 310.731 2.5 323.263 2.5 312.440 1.6

Cereals and bakery products

 366.671 1.8 415.707 0.0 411.852 3.3 358.687 2.1 398.617 3.5 364.574 0.5

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs

 346.670 -0.5 368.704 -3.4 332.430 0.7 354.720 2.0 330.021 -1.6 341.520 1.0

Dairy and related products

 266.124 -1.5 241.668 0.0 280.449 -3.2 256.178 2.8 284.684 0.6 265.047 -1.1

Fruits and vegetables

 359.613 3.8 303.275 4.7 312.103 4.6 340.953 2.9 376.708 8.2 331.471 0.4

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials(3)

 235.378 3.6 260.242 8.7 325.906 18.3 257.508 4.1 244.518 4.6 231.672 4.9

Other food at home

 282.889 2.8 309.434 3.0 250.018 7.0 254.936 1.6 291.152 2.3 279.682 2.6

Food away from home

 393.437 3.7     368.402 3.4     396.761 3.7 384.706 3.6

Alcoholic beverages

 306.888 1.8     242.604 2.5     303.595 1.8 285.819 1.7

Housing

 350.616 3.3     351.066 4.9     382.154 4.5 331.604 2.9

Shelter

 415.788 2.9 456.367 4.2 416.802 3.8 408.060 2.6 461.931 3.6 387.942 2.5

Rent of primary residence

 440.802 2.6 421.884 4.1 443.678 2.1 454.290 2.0 465.300 3.9 404.786 1.7

Owners' equivalent rent of residences(4)

 394.261 3.1 409.803 4.0 392.838 3.7 377.128 2.3 427.134 3.6 361.996 2.6

Owners' equivalent rent of primary residence(4)

 394.216 3.1 409.803 4.0 392.838 3.7 377.128 2.3 427.190 3.6 361.911 2.6

Fuels and utilities

 341.934 5.3             360.704 10.6 327.894 4.6

Household energy

 286.307 5.5             326.707 11.7 263.548 4.5

Energy services

 290.278 4.9             318.697 9.4 265.557 4.5

Electricity

 295.178 4.6             322.852 8.3 254.577 4.0

Utility (piped) gas service

 264.399 5.9             289.181 11.4 309.859 8.8

Household furnishings and operations

 146.132 3.3     119.000 4.8     147.539 4.3 144.070 4.2

Apparel

 138.257 3.3     185.182 3.2     139.937 0.7 148.963 4.7

Transportation

 289.464 5.4     307.752 5.1     285.054 5.0 284.557 6.0

Private transportation

 288.310 5.1     301.836 3.9     281.837 4.6 285.267 5.9

New and used motor vehicles(5)

 122.562 -1.3     127.124 0.1     122.524 -1.0 120.599 -1.2

New vehicles(3)

 179.021 0.5     227.455 0.0     173.749 0.8 183.356 0.4

Used cars and trucks(3)

 177.199 -3.1     386.102 -3.3     187.482 -3.3 175.698 -3.6

Motor fuel

 332.845 19.4 339.748 19.6 343.110 19.4 325.838 21.9 309.149 16.6 307.933 22.1

Gasoline

 330.795 19.1 334.472 19.6 341.454 19.4 313.918 21.8 308.323 16.5 306.230 21.8

Motor vehicle insurance(3)

 908.596 0.7                    

Medical care

 599.035 2.8     576.363 1.0     585.859 1.9 565.217 1.7

Recreation(5)

 135.372 2.6     119.331 -4.0     148.439 0.6 132.351 1.3

Education and communication(5)

 129.760 -0.8     137.590 0.2     141.820 -0.2 121.299 -1.1

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

 871.205 2.9     1,626.986 0.4     1,529.781 4.2 1,468.695 2.6

Other goods and services

 664.022 4.8     629.236 11.9     753.643 4.7 630.239 5.5

Energy

 308.903 13.0 302.270 17.4 316.925 17.3 333.877 21.2 318.769 14.0 279.363 13.7

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
Mar 2026 from --
Feb
2026		 Mar
2026		 Mar
2025		 Jan
2026		 Feb
2026

U.S. city average

 326.785 330.213 3.3 1.5 1.0

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI

 304.489 306.592 2.3 1.4 0.7

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA

 348.361 352.221 3.4 1.3 1.1

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

 353.366 356.169 4.0 1.5 0.8

Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH

   350.705 2.0 0.7  

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX

   312.058 3.0 2.9  

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO

   345.416 4.2 1.7  

Minneapolis-St.Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI

   312.610 2.8 0.7  

Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA(1)

   140.728 3.1 0.8  

San Diego-Carlsbad, CA

   397.284 3.2 1.4  

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

   311.681 2.1 0.5  

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

   330.277 3.0 1.0  

Urban Hawaii

   359.495 3.7 1.2  

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA

 323.537        

Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD(3)

 327.147        

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI

 300.640        

Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX

 279.235        

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL

 362.650        

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

 332.301        

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ(4)

 187.481        

San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA

 363.211        

Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA

 372.121        

St. Louis, MO-IL

 293.679        

Urban Alaska

 273.181        

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
Mar 2026 from --
Feb
2026		 Mar
2026		 Mar
2025		 Jan
2026		 Feb
2026

U.S. city average

 319.422 323.500 3.3 1.7 1.3

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI

 294.397 297.629 2.3 1.9 1.1

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA

 335.612 340.105 3.6 1.6 1.3

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

 346.801 349.962 3.8 1.5 0.9

Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH

   350.666 1.5 0.6  

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX

   324.112 3.9 3.6  

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO

   335.228 3.2 1.2  

Minneapolis-St.Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI

   310.280 3.2 1.2  

Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA(1)

   141.610 2.9 0.9  

San Diego-Carlsbad, CA

   376.122 3.2 1.9  

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

   308.568 2.4 1.0  

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

   327.542 4.1 1.2  

Urban Hawaii

   357.176 3.2 1.1  

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA

 315.854        

Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD(3)

 317.827        

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI

 295.581        

Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX

 273.444        

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL

 357.574        

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

 332.562        

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ(4)

 185.277        

San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA

 356.964        

Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA

 364.364        

St. Louis, MO-IL

 291.703        

Urban Alaska

 271.282        

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