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Bureau of Labor Statistics > Geographic Information > Mid-Atlantic > News Release
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26-1250-PHI
Tuesday, July 14, 2026

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Consumer Price Index, Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington — June 2026

Area prices were up 1.3 percent over the two months, up 5.4 percent over the year

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington was up 1.3 percent for the two months ending in June, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported today. Regional Commissioner Lori Keller noted that the all items less food and energy index also rose 1.3 percent, as the food and energy indexes increased for the same period. (Data in this report are not seasonally adjusted. Accordingly, month-to-month changes may reflect the impact of seasonal influences.)

The Philadelphia area all items CPI-U advanced 5.4 percent for the 12 months ending in June. The index for all items less food and energy rose 4.7 percent. The energy index increased 16.7 percent, and the food index was up 4.2 percent.

Food

From April to June, the food index was up 0.7 percent. The index for food at home rose 0.9 percent, with higher prices in meats, poultry, fish, and eggs (3.6 percent). The food away from home index increased 0.4 percent for the same period.

The food index rose 4.2 percent over the year. The food away from home index increased 2.6 percent. In comparison, the food at home index advanced 5.2 percent. All major food group subindexes rose over the year, with prices increasing 7.5 percent for other food at home and 9.0 percent for fruits and vegetables.

Energy

The energy index increased 1.1 percent over the two-month pricing period ending in June. Gasoline prices advanced 0.2 percent.

The energy index rose 16.7 percent from June 2025 to June 2026. Over the year, the gasoline index was up 30.1 percent.

All items less food and energy

The index for all items less food and energy increased 1.3 percent from April to June. The index for shelter was up 3.6 percent, as prices for owners’ equivalent rent of residences increased 0.5 percent. Within the same period, increases included the indexes for household furnishings and operations (1.7 percent), new and used motor vehicles (0.8 percent), and recreation (1.1 percent). In contrast, the index for medical care declined 0.8 percent.

The index for all items less food and energy advanced 4.7 percent over the year. The shelter index (6.5 percent) was the largest contributor to the increase, due in part to the price increase in the owners’ equivalent rent of primary residences (4.6 percent). Other price increases included medical care (2.3 percent) and household furnishings and operations (4.4 percent).

The Consumer Price Index for August 2026 is scheduled to be released on Friday, September 11, 2026, at 8:30 a.m. (ET).


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.

Refer to the national CPI news release technical note or the Handbook of Methods for more information.

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Table 1. Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD, CPI-U by expenditure category for June 2026, not seasonally adjusted (1982-84=100 unless otherwise noted)
Expenditure category

 Indexes Percent change from:
Historical
data		 Apr.
2026		 May
2026		 Jun.
2026		 Jun.
2025		 Apr.
2026		 May
2026

All items

 338.030 - 342.280 5.4 1.3 -

All items (1967=100)

 976.551 - 988.828 - - -

Food and beverages

 317.508 - 319.799 4.0 0.7 -

Food

 320.900 - 323.159 4.2 0.7 -

Food at home

 323.173 322.855 326.086 5.2 0.9 1.0

Cereals and bakery products

 416.129 409.618 414.902 2.1 -0.3 1.3

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs

 358.902 365.480 371.861 2.0 3.6 1.7

Dairy and related products

 243.888 244.337 243.910 1.0 0.0 -0.2

Fruits and vegetables

 319.815 313.274 319.997 9.0 0.1 2.1

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials(1)

 244.279 244.735 237.114 7.6 -2.9 -3.1

Other food at home

 307.155 307.852 313.886 7.5 2.2 2.0

Food away from home

 307.771 - 308.910 2.6 0.4 -

Alcoholic beverages

 267.052 - 269.583 1.4 0.9 -

Housing

 364.529 - 376.283 6.5 3.2 -

Shelter

 445.444 459.309 461.579 6.5 3.6 0.5

Rent of primary residence

 425.896 428.240 429.656 5.0 0.9 0.3

Owners' equiv. rent of residences(2)

 465.155 466.855 467.493 4.6 0.5 0.1

Owners' equiv. rent of primary residence(2)

 465.155 466.855 467.493 4.6 0.5 0.1

Household furnishings and operations

 159.551 - 162.318 4.4 1.7 -

Apparel

 117.746 - 117.634 5.3 -0.1 -

Transportation

 310.924 - 305.128 8.8 -1.9 -

Private transportation

 317.629 - 311.040 6.4 -2.1 -

New and used motor vehicles(3)

 134.100 - 135.111 -0.1 0.8 -

New vehicles(1)

 241.398 - 241.773 0.9 0.2 -

Used cars and trucks(1)

 336.143 - 345.244 -2.2 2.7 -

Motor fuel

 379.339 416.939 380.008 30.1 0.2 -8.9

Gasoline (all types)

 374.327 411.469 375.021 30.1 0.2 -8.9

Unleaded regular(4)

 369.086 406.991 368.912 30.5 0.0 -9.4

Unleaded midgrade(4)(5)

 386.526 420.983 392.572 28.9 1.6 -6.7

Unleaded premium(4)

 384.340 415.754 389.413 27.7 1.3 -6.3

Medical care

 630.168 - 625.103 2.3 -0.8 -

Recreation(3)

 139.704 - 141.288 0.9 1.1 -

Education and communication(3)

 142.507 - 141.607 0.4 -0.6 -

Tuition, other school fees, and childcare(1)

 1,261.717 - 1,268.613 5.2 0.5 -

Other goods and services

 736.828 - 738.707 2.9 0.3 -

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

 Indexes Percent change from:
Historical
data		 Apr.
2026		 May
2026		 Jun.
2026		 Jun.
2025		 Apr.
2026		 May
2026

All items

 338.030 - 342.280 5.4 1.3 -

Food

 320.900 - 323.159 4.2 0.7 -

Energy

 321.736 337.265 325.403 16.7 1.1 -3.5

All items less food and energy

 351.377 - 356.090 4.7 1.3 -

All items less energy

 344.037 - 348.392 4.7 1.3 -

All items less medical care

 325.551 - 330.181 5.7 1.4 -

All items less shelter

 301.379 - 300.717 4.7 -0.2 -

Commodities

 234.433 - 234.319 4.9 0.0 -

Commodities less food

 191.853 - 190.989 5.0 -0.5 -

Commodities less food & beverages

 188.557 - 187.594 5.2 -0.5 -

Durables

 129.530 - 128.986 0.5 -0.4 -

Nondurables

 282.992 - 283.268 6.7 0.1 -

Nondurables less food & beverages

 243.718 - 242.291 9.4 -0.6 -

Nondurables less food

 245.213 - 244.052 8.7 -0.5 -

Services

 439.902 - 448.095 5.6 1.9 -

Services less rent of shelter(1)

 443.549 - 441.794 4.3 -0.4 -

Services less medical care services

 424.095 - 432.820 5.8 2.1 -

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.

 

Last Modified Date: Tuesday, July 14, 2026