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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
Jul
2021		 Percent change from
Jul
2020		 Jul
2021		 Percent change from
Jul
2020		 Jul
2021		 Percent change from
Jul
2020		 Jul
2021		 Percent change from
Jul
2020		 Jul
2021		 Percent change from
Jul
2020		 Jul
2021		 Percent change from
Jul
2020

All items

 273.003 5.4     279.099 4.4     285.220 4.3 263.013 5.8

All items (1967 = 100)(2)

 817.796       823.976       449.135   426.643  

Food and beverages

 277.187 3.4     269.241 3.3     281.387 2.5 272.177 3.0

Food

 278.127 3.4     276.611 3.2     282.295 2.5 274.055 3.0

Food at home

 259.022 2.6 250.363 -0.4 255.928 0.1 248.222 1.0 265.218 1.3 256.411 2.3

Cereals and bakery products

 289.533 1.5     332.785 -0.9     311.674 -1.5 296.264 1.4

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs

 286.994 5.9     287.930 0.4     282.667 4.9 281.129 6.1

Dairy and related products

 231.233 1.8     243.100 -2.9     238.850 0.6 230.237 1.7

Fruits and vegetables

 312.875 2.2     266.037 0.7     323.565 0.0 299.131 3.7

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials(3)

 180.136 1.1     225.132 2.0     180.452 0.4 175.028 -1.4

Other food at home

 222.116 1.3     210.211 0.2     234.659 1.1 220.840 0.5

Food away from home

 308.023 4.6     302.782 6.3     311.464 4.1 303.120 3.8

Alcoholic beverages

 263.226 2.4     200.346 4.4     268.452 3.1 245.889 2.3

Housing

 281.604 3.4     289.367 2.2     303.139 3.3 258.418 3.5

Shelter

 335.812 2.8 347.101 1.7 344.851 1.3 321.555 2.4 376.327 2.3 298.781 3.3

Rent of primary residence

 348.469 1.9 325.402 2.6 376.998 -0.4 366.093 -1.0 374.519 1.1 312.163 2.2

Owners' equivalent rent of residences(4)

 343.293 2.4 355.378 0.9 353.149 1.1 339.639 2.8 386.814 1.6 300.139 2.8

Owners' equivalent rent of primary residence(4)

 343.311 2.4 355.378 0.9 353.149 1.1 339.639 2.8 386.478 1.6 300.143 2.8

Fuels and utilities

 262.320 7.0     262.851 7.8     239.796 7.9 253.624 5.3

Household energy

 217.106 8.1 175.400 6.6 205.462 8.2 202.886 3.7 210.453 8.6 203.640 6.0

Energy services

 221.196 7.2 182.987 1.3 210.935 8.2 216.679 2.6 209.217 5.2 203.628 5.7

Electricity

 227.672 4.0 182.671 0.5 220.790 3.0 199.467 0.9 215.374 2.3 199.513 4.3

Utility (piped) gas service

 198.207 19.0 171.503 3.4 177.531 20.6 211.474 11.8 181.757 12.6 214.169 15.0

Household furnishings and operations

 131.024 3.8     116.723 5.0     128.856 6.8 131.194 3.3

Apparel

 119.078 4.2     150.056 4.3     122.306 4.1 127.285 4.1

Transportation

 239.722 19.4     238.844 13.6     230.214 16.7 239.749 20.1

Private transportation

 238.055 19.8     246.441 15.7     226.236 17.9 240.933 20.4

New and used motor vehicles(5)

 120.058 19.9     115.437 21.6     115.034 17.8 123.140 20.6

New vehicles(3)

 157.203 6.4     208.571 6.6     152.527 4.9 162.394 6.3

Used cars and trucks(3)

 200.425 41.7     430.623 41.9     210.163 42.4 201.665 41.1

Motor fuel

 276.650 41.6 291.477 35.2 289.802 39.4 262.799 34.7 265.259 39.3 256.190 43.5

Gasoline

 275.656 41.8 288.004 35.3 286.796 39.5 257.386 34.8 264.305 39.5 255.015 43.7

Motor vehicle insurance(3)

 567.463 1.6     822.360 -8.4     612.211 1.0 949.735 2.7

Medical care

 524.219 0.3     498.539 0.9     548.685 -1.0 497.884 1.4

Recreation(5)

 125.588 3.5     118.505 7.3     131.624 2.2 124.913 3.3

Education and communication(5)

 142.386 1.1     157.681 2.0     150.709 1.3 137.472 1.8

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

 786.143 1.1     1,456.345 2.9     1,322.994 1.3 1,375.613 0.9

Other goods and services

 477.103 2.9     454.844 5.3     526.208 3.0 456.627 3.1

Energy

 244.800 23.8 217.342 18.8 246.669 22.2 236.691 18.4 232.729 20.9 223.507 23.2

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
Jul
2021		 Percent change from
Jul
2020		 Jul
2021		 Percent change from
Jul
2020		 Jul
2021		 Percent change from
Jul
2020		 Jul
2021		 Percent change from
Jul
2020		 Jul
2021		 Percent change from
Jul
2020		 Jul
2021		 Percent change from
Jul
2020

All items

 267.789 6.0     276.315 4.7     281.956 4.7 259.259 6.2

All items (1967 = 100)(2)

 797.661       827.533       440.400   419.899  

Food and beverages

 276.724 3.4     270.124 3.2     280.614 2.6 271.328 2.9

Food

 277.103 3.5     275.239 3.2     281.231 2.6 272.387 2.9

Food at home

 258.885 2.6 255.829 -0.5 254.512 0.2 252.770 0.9 264.676 1.5 255.288 2.3

Cereals and bakery products

 290.998 1.6     320.362 -0.3     310.632 -1.4 295.520 1.4

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs

 287.479 6.0     281.494 0.3     282.331 5.1 279.773 5.9

Dairy and related products

 229.959 2.0     240.300 -3.4     238.276 0.9 227.810 1.7

Fruits and vegetables

 310.801 1.9     272.842 0.7     324.566 0.1 299.024 3.0

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials(3)

 180.426 1.2     234.693 1.7     181.616 0.6 174.042 -1.1

Other food at home

 221.340 1.3     205.154 0.4     234.494 1.2 218.971 0.5

Food away from home

 308.826 4.7     304.093 6.5     313.711 4.3 301.949 3.8

Alcoholic beverages

 269.234 2.4     210.045 4.1     268.738 3.0 254.575 1.8

Housing

 277.424 3.3     290.906 1.8     300.643 3.1 258.206 3.3

Shelter

 328.031 2.7 353.886 1.6 345.616 0.8 333.579 1.8 371.280 2.1 299.429 3.1

Rent of primary residence

 345.249 2.0 325.402 2.6 376.998 -0.4 366.093 -1.0 369.520 1.1 310.359 2.3

Owners' equivalent rent of residences(4)

 309.995 2.5 316.044 0.9 321.859 1.1 308.085 2.8 340.611 1.7 279.038 2.8

Owners' equivalent rent of primary residence(4)

 310.020 2.5 316.044 0.9 321.859 1.1 308.085 2.8 340.658 1.7 279.013 2.8

Fuels and utilities

 260.731 7.0     270.751 7.9     241.802 7.6 253.797 5.2

Household energy

 215.641 8.1 174.646 5.6 211.566 8.3 193.879 3.4 212.547 8.2 202.281 5.9

Energy services

 220.229 7.4 185.032 1.3 216.351 8.3 214.880 3.0 211.294 5.6 203.424 5.7

Electricity

 224.838 4.2 182.670 0.5 220.790 3.0 199.465 0.9 216.872 2.7 197.487 4.5

Utility (piped) gas service

 199.587 20.2 171.499 3.4 177.533 20.6 211.474 11.8 184.111 12.6 219.100 15.9

Household furnishings and operations

 124.805 3.3     104.040 2.9     121.335 6.0 121.674 2.2

Apparel

 118.543 4.0     159.040 6.0     120.756 3.4 126.096 3.7

Transportation

 243.716 21.7     257.673 16.6     235.233 17.6 240.434 22.1

Private transportation

 241.909 22.1     255.938 17.5     231.028 18.6 240.321 22.3

New and used motor vehicles(5)

 121.634 23.0     117.110 22.3     117.120 18.3 122.383 22.6

New vehicles(3)

 158.441 6.3     208.133 6.6     151.669 4.0 161.837 6.4

Used cars and trucks(3)

 201.777 41.6     430.761 41.9     210.038 42.3 203.202 41.1

Motor fuel

 277.362 41.7 292.068 35.3 290.088 39.4 263.013 34.8 264.239 38.9 255.787 43.8

Gasoline

 276.493 41.9 288.003 35.3 286.797 39.5 257.398 34.8 263.538 39.1 254.772 44.0

Motor vehicle insurance(3)

 571.273 1.0     822.339 -8.4     612.283 1.6 960.900 1.6

Medical care

 531.631 0.1     508.294 0.8     550.466 -1.4 509.568 1.2

Recreation(5)

 120.210 3.4     114.208 4.5     132.081 2.3 120.204 3.3

Education and communication(5)

 129.822 0.9     130.067 1.9     136.665 1.0 122.439 1.6

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

 755.084 1.0     1,380.088 3.4     1,314.798 1.2 1,255.802 -0.1

Other goods and services

 526.014 3.3     485.319 5.4     609.279 3.3 496.452 3.2

Energy

 245.157 25.0 215.653 18.6 256.398 24.3 226.199 18.7 234.327 21.8 223.410 24.3

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
Jul 2021 from --
Jun
2021		 Jul
2021		 Jul
2020		 May
2021		 Jun
2021

U.S. city average

 271.696 273.003 5.4 1.4 0.5

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI

 254.974 255.929 4.9 0.8 0.4

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA

 289.218 290.890 3.9 1.1 0.6

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

 293.872 293.553 3.5 0.9 -0.1

Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH

   295.211 4.3 1.2  

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX

   253.319 5.6 0.8  

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO

   285.268 3.5 1.8  

Minneapolis-St.Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI

   267.241 6.5 1.7  

Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA(1)

   114.682 6.5 1.3  

San Diego-Carlsbad, CA

   323.906 6.0 2.1  

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

   248.811 6.6 1.4  

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

   279.099 4.4 1.2  

Urban Hawaii

   298.820 4.6 0.8  

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA

 261.662        

Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD(3)

 269.598        

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI

 248.876        

Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX

 239.374        

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL

 284.797        

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

 270.499        

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ(4)

 153.672        

San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA

 309.497        

Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA

 296.573        

St. Louis, MO-IL

 247.777        

Urban Alaska

 239.296        

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
Jul 2021 from --
Jun
2021		 Jul
2021		 Jul
2020		 May
2021		 Jun
2021

U.S. city average

 266.412 267.789 6.0 1.6 0.5

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI

 247.637 248.622 5.5 1.1 0.4

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA

 280.687 282.271 4.5 1.1 0.6

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

 288.318 288.323 3.7 1.1 0.0

Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH

   294.075 4.4 1.2  

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX

   260.464 6.2 1.0  

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO

   277.081 4.4 1.9  

Minneapolis-St.Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI

   263.734 7.3 2.1  

Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA(1)

   115.129 6.5 1.2  

San Diego-Carlsbad, CA

   307.737 6.5 2.4  

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

   246.111 7.2 1.3  

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

   276.315 4.7 1.4  

Urban Hawaii

   296.723 4.9 0.8  

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA

 257.136        

Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD(3)

 265.905        

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI

 245.348        

Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX

 235.084        

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL

 280.683        

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

 271.432        

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ(4)

 152.744        

San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA

 304.971        

Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA

 293.607        

St. Louis, MO-IL

 247.120        

Urban Alaska

 237.705        

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