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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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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 |
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Apr 2023 |
Percent change from Apr 2022 |
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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 |
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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 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 |
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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 |
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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 2023 from -- |
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Mar 2023 |
Apr 2023 |
Apr 2022 |
Feb 2023 |
Mar 2023 |
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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 |
Area | Index | Percent change to Apr 2023 from -- |
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Mar 2023 |
Apr 2023 |
Apr 2022 |
Feb 2023 |
Mar 2023 |
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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 |