The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington area increased 1.1 percent for the two months ending in October 2026, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported today. Regional Commissioner Lori Keller noted that prices for all items less food and energy increased 1.1 percent as well. (Data in this report are not seasonally adjusted. Accordingly, bi-monthly changes may reflect seasonal influences.)

Food

Food prices rose 0.3 percent for the two months ending in October. Prices for food at home advanced 0.4 percent, and prices for food away from home were unchanged for the same period.

Energy

The energy index advanced 3.2 percent for the two months ending in October. Gasoline prices increased 5.6 percent.

All items less food and energy

The index for all items less food and energy increased 1.1 percent during the two-month period. Among the index’s components, prices were higher for recreation (+11.3 percent) and household furnishings and operations (+2.0 percent). In contrast, prices were lower for shelter (-1.0 percent) and apparel (-1.4 percent).

The Consumer Price Index for November 2026 is scheduled to be released on Thursday, December 10, 2026, at 8:30 a.m. (ET). The December 2026 Consumer Price Index for the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington area is scheduled to be released on Wednesday, January 13, 2027.

Technical Note

The Consumer Price Index (CPI) is a measure of the average change in prices over time in a fixed market basket of goods and services. The Consumer Price Index for Philadelphia is published bi-monthly. The set of components and sub-aggregates published for regional and metropolitan indexes is more limited than at the U.S. city average level; these indexes are byproducts of the national CPI program. Each local index has a much smaller sample size than the national or regional indexes and is, therefore, subject to substantially more sampling and other measurement error. As a result, local-area indexes are more volatile than the national or regional indexes. In addition, local indexes are not adjusted for seasonal influences. NOTE: Area indexes do not measure differences in the level of prices between cities; they only measure the average change in prices for each area since the base period.

The Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD, Core Based Statistical Area 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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Table 1. Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD, CPI-U by expenditure category for October 2026, not seasonally adjusted (1982-84=100 unless otherwise noted)

Expenditure category	Indexes				Percent change from:
	Historical data	Aug. 2026	Sep. 2026	Oct. 2026	Oct. 2025	Aug. 2026	Sep. 2026
All items		340.008	-	343.851	-	1.1	-
All items (1967=100)		982.263	-	993.365	-	-	-
Food and beverages		317.788	-	318.527	-	0.2	-
Food		321.284	-	322.146	-	0.3	-
Food at home		322.617	325.635	324.042	-	0.4	-0.5
Cereals and bakery products		411.532	409.003	409.792	-	-0.4	0.2
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs		368.645	370.555	370.320	-	0.5	-0.1
Dairy and related products		244.642	242.061	241.227	-	-1.4	-0.3
Fruits and vegetables		303.071	321.343	320.347	-	5.7	-0.3
Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials(1)		242.129	238.508	236.055	-	-2.5	-1.0
Other food at home		312.205	314.342	311.087	-	-0.4	-1.0
Food away from home		309.656	-	309.585	-	0.0	-
Alcoholic beverages		266.200	-	265.583	-	-0.2	-
Housing		371.856	-	370.306	-	-0.4	-
Shelter		455.318	454.699	450.987	-	-1.0	-0.8
Rent of primary residence		428.306	430.623	431.462	-	0.7	0.2
Owners' equiv. rent of residences(2)		468.552	471.414	472.057	-	0.7	0.1
Owners' equiv. rent of primary residence(2)		468.552	471.414	472.057	-	0.7	0.1
Household furnishings and operations		160.944	-	164.133	-	2.0	-
Apparel		118.824	-	117.155	-	-1.4	-
Transportation		301.215	-	316.417	-	5.0	-
Private transportation		311.709	-	317.789	-	2.0	-
New and used motor vehicles(3)		134.963	-	135.048	-	0.1	-
New vehicles(1)		242.282	-	243.174	1.2	0.4	-
Used cars and trucks(1)		348.412	-	341.130	-3.4	-2.1	-
Motor fuel		378.150	408.398	399.486	-	5.6	-2.2
Gasoline (all types)		373.162	403.004	394.190	38.3	5.6	-2.2
Unleaded regular(4)		366.988	397.782	388.175	39.4	5.8	-2.4
Unleaded midgrade(4)(5)		390.137	414.248	409.701	34.6	5.0	-1.1
Unleaded premium(4)		388.058	411.618	407.278	33.1	5.0	-1.1
Medical care		625.319	-	628.099	-	0.4	-
Recreation(3)		140.225	-	156.099	-	11.3	-
Education and communication(3)		145.395	-	144.779	-	-0.4	-
Tuition, other school fees, and childcare(1)		1,298.008	-	1,287.451	-	-0.8	-
Other goods and services		745.514	-	755.038	-	1.3	-
Footnotes (1) Index is on a December 1977=100 base. (2) Index is on a December 1982=100 base. (3) Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. (4) Special index based on a substantially smaller sample. (5) Indexes on a December 1993=100 base.
- Data not available. Note: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. Note: October 2026 12-month percent change values are not available due to the 2025 lapse in appropriations.

Table 2. Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD, CPI-U by special aggregate index for October 2026, not seasonally adjusted (1982-84=100 unless otherwise noted)

Special aggregate index	Indexes				Percent change from:
	Historical data	Aug. 2026	Sep. 2026	Oct. 2026	Oct. 2025	Aug. 2026	Sep. 2026
All items		340.008	-	343.851	-	1.1	-
Food		321.284	-	322.146	-	0.3	-
Energy		323.622	339.928	333.891	-	3.2	-1.8
All items less food and energy		353.651	-	357.443	-	1.1	-
All items less energy		346.049	-	349.431	-	1.0	-
All items less medical care		327.808	-	331.691	-	1.2	-
All items less shelter		300.071	-	307.466	-	2.5	-
Commodities		234.354	-	236.540	-	0.9	-
Commodities less food		191.631	-	194.100	-	1.3	-
Commodities less food & beverages		188.355	-	190.905	-	1.4	-
Durables		129.736	-	130.354	-	0.5	-
Nondurables		282.680	-	285.828	-	1.1	-
Nondurables less food & beverages		242.921	-	247.978	-	2.1	-
Nondurables less food		244.412	-	249.088	-	1.9	-
Services		443.737	-	449.154	-	1.2	-
Services less rent of shelter(1)		439.790	-	457.608	-	4.1	-
Services less medical care services		428.201	-	433.685	-	1.3	-
Footnotes (1) Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.
- Data not available. Note: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. Note: October 2026 12-month percent change values are not available due to the 2025 lapse in appropriations.