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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 Oct 2022 |
Oct 2023 |
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All items |
307.671 | 3.2 | 306.276 | 3.5 | 307.284 | 2.2 | 316.300 | 2.7 | 299.394 | 3.7 | ||
All items (1967 = 100)(2) |
921.645 | 884.814 | 919.060 | 498.076 | 485.659 | |||||||
Food and beverages |
323.262 | 3.3 | 295.513 | 2.6 | 326.809 | 2.3 | 326.008 | 3.2 | 318.300 | 3.4 | ||
Food |
325.731 | 3.3 | 298.064 | 2.6 | 326.807 | 2.2 | 328.271 | 3.1 | 322.091 | 3.4 | ||
Food at home |
304.788 | 2.1 | 303.087 | 1.4 | 289.822 | -0.8 | 289.920 | 0.4 | 308.342 | 2.1 | 302.858 | 2.1 |
Cereals and bakery products |
355.752 | 4.2 | 418.128 | 2.9 | 372.690 | -1.5 | 357.048 | 0.8 | 386.634 | 3.6 | 362.899 | 4.0 |
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs |
322.536 | 0.4 | 332.292 | -2.4 | 310.478 | -3.1 | 292.503 | -1.3 | 308.970 | -0.9 | 316.902 | 0.6 |
Dairy and related products |
268.326 | -0.4 | 238.582 | 2.4 | 279.245 | -4.6 | 282.852 | 1.5 | 279.994 | 0.6 | 267.515 | -1.2 |
Fruits and vegetables |
351.952 | 1.1 | 301.286 | 0.0 | 302.679 | 0.5 | 315.620 | -2.4 | 362.625 | 2.0 | 333.060 | 0.4 |
Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials(3) |
216.952 | 3.3 | 204.871 | 4.1 | 248.401 | -2.3 | 223.751 | 3.3 | 215.927 | 4.2 | 214.617 | 3.6 |
Other food at home |
272.215 | 3.6 | 292.343 | 2.3 | 250.294 | 2.9 | 269.291 | 2.4 | 280.625 | 3.4 | 273.737 | 3.9 |
Food away from home |
358.824 | 5.4 | 282.847 | 4.6 | 377.704 | 5.5 | 362.775 | 5.1 | 354.065 | 5.7 | ||
Alcoholic beverages |
288.303 | 3.7 | 256.560 | 2.4 | 322.955 | 4.6 | 294.792 | 3.9 | 265.479 | 3.2 | ||
Housing |
323.964 | 5.2 | 325.692 | 5.5 | 309.799 | 4.4 | 339.349 | 4.1 | 304.236 | 5.9 | ||
Shelter |
386.435 | 6.7 | 401.411 | 6.9 | 383.516 | 6.0 | 362.656 | 5.1 | 417.687 | 6.3 | 354.228 | 7.7 |
Rent of primary residence |
406.683 | 7.2 | 376.732 | 7.6 | 411.519 | 4.1 | 420.344 | 6.6 | 421.432 | 6.7 | 379.497 | 8.3 |
Owners' equivalent rent of residences(4) |
396.881 | 6.8 | 412.357 | 7.4 | 394.580 | 6.4 | 381.739 | 5.2 | 433.092 | 6.6 | 356.549 | 7.8 |
Owners' equivalent rent of primary residence(4) |
396.945 | 6.8 | 412.357 | 7.4 | 394.580 | 6.4 | 381.739 | 5.2 | 432.688 | 6.6 | 356.528 | 7.8 |
Fuels and utilities |
304.885 | -1.3 | 268.105 | -5.1 | 313.915 | 9.0 | 286.199 | -8.3 | 294.315 | -0.6 | ||
Household energy |
255.594 | -3.2 | 220.542 | -6.6 | 234.906 | -3.7 | 278.542 | 9.0 | 254.205 | -10.4 | 240.088 | -2.2 |
Energy services |
258.236 | -2.3 | 227.590 | -1.4 | 239.992 | -3.6 | 298.264 | 11.0 | 243.595 | -8.0 | 239.861 | -2.0 |
Electricity |
268.342 | 2.4 | 227.542 | 5.4 | 272.637 | 5.9 | 284.251 | 13.6 | 256.473 | -0.6 | 236.513 | 0.3 |
Utility (piped) gas service |
222.955 | -15.8 | 210.862 | -14.4 | 158.473 | -27.0 | 205.814 | -17.0 | 201.952 | -21.6 | 242.357 | -14.9 |
Household furnishings and operations |
148.558 | 1.7 | 145.579 | 6.0 | 135.672 | -4.2 | 143.340 | 1.6 | 148.912 | 1.2 | ||
Apparel |
132.786 | 2.6 | 112.500 | 1.7 | 135.165 | 1.8 | 135.288 | 2.5 | 143.513 | 3.2 | ||
Transportation |
270.027 | 0.8 | 269.873 | 2.2 | 271.413 | -2.3 | 263.135 | 3.4 | 269.936 | 1.5 | ||
Private transportation |
269.920 | 1.2 | 280.222 | 3.4 | 277.569 | -2.3 | 262.200 | 3.8 | 272.437 | 1.9 | ||
New and used motor vehicles(5) |
126.347 | -1.7 | 134.377 | 1.3 | 138.090 | -1.2 | 126.272 | -0.6 | 128.522 | -1.8 | ||
New vehicles(3) |
179.446 | 1.9 | 239.277 | 2.5 | 280.060 | 1.2 | 175.536 | 2.4 | 187.380 | 1.6 | ||
Used cars and trucks(3) |
184.961 | -7.1 | 346.752 | -6.7 | 324.583 | -6.7 | 196.510 | -6.8 | 184.887 | -7.4 | ||
Motor fuel |
322.975 | -5.6 | 332.882 | -3.6 | 335.194 | -2.8 | 295.506 | -8.2 | 313.683 | 1.1 | 286.702 | -3.8 |
Gasoline |
320.999 | -5.3 | 328.534 | -3.6 | 330.396 | -2.8 | 287.874 | -8.1 | 312.856 | 1.5 | 284.355 | -3.5 |
Motor vehicle insurance(3) |
759.704 | 19.2 | ||||||||||
Medical care |
549.762 | -0.8 | 587.828 | -2.2 | 500.665 | 1.2 | 548.512 | -5.4 | 520.015 | -0.8 | ||
Recreation(5) |
136.726 | 3.2 | 132.016 | -0.5 | 142.146 | 1.9 | 141.088 | 2.4 | 136.498 | 3.3 | ||
Education and communication(5) |
145.295 | 0.9 | 138.597 | 2.4 | 161.757 | 0.9 | 154.955 | 0.9 | 140.500 | 1.2 | ||
Tuition, other school fees, and child care(3) |
847.031 | 2.9 | 1,158.191 | 4.5 | 1,368.306 | 4.0 | 1,414.154 | 2.9 | 1,489.781 | 3.6 | ||
Other goods and services |
546.825 | 6.2 | 685.933 | 10.7 | 526.932 | 5.9 | 598.691 | 5.0 | 518.550 | 5.2 | ||
Energy |
286.754 | -4.5 | 262.626 | -5.4 | 285.575 | -3.2 | 296.321 | 0.6 | 278.447 | -5.8 | 256.235 | -3.5 |
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. |
Item | U.S. city average | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria(1) | Baltimore-Columbia-Towson(1) | Northeast region | South region | ||||||
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Oct 2023 |
Percent change from Oct 2022 |
Oct 2023 |
Percent change from Oct 2022 |
Oct 2023 |
Percent change from Oct 2022 |
Oct 2023 |
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Oct 2023 |
Percent change from Oct 2022 |
Oct 2023 |
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All items |
302.071 | 3.1 | 307.523 | 3.4 | 302.492 | 2.3 | 314.057 | 2.7 | 294.801 | 3.5 | ||
All items (1967 = 100)(2) |
899.779 | 893.252 | 901.736 | 490.540 | 477.463 | |||||||
Food and beverages |
322.903 | 3.5 | 304.205 | 3.3 | 324.061 | 2.9 | 324.701 | 3.2 | 317.795 | 3.5 | ||
Food |
324.415 | 3.4 | 305.496 | 3.2 | 323.836 | 2.6 | 326.449 | 3.2 | 320.351 | 3.5 | ||
Food at home |
304.522 | 2.1 | 312.770 | 1.5 | 286.623 | -1.1 | 292.952 | 0.2 | 307.897 | 2.0 | 301.103 | 2.1 |
Cereals and bakery products |
357.857 | 4.2 | 427.331 | 3.3 | 352.827 | -2.5 | 344.358 | 0.1 | 385.364 | 3.8 | 363.364 | 4.1 |
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs |
323.313 | 0.5 | 341.352 | -0.1 | 305.307 | -2.9 | 304.922 | -1.7 | 307.408 | -1.5 | 315.140 | 0.6 |
Dairy and related products |
266.036 | -0.5 | 239.434 | 1.8 | 274.502 | -4.8 | 262.796 | 2.1 | 278.750 | 0.4 | 262.744 | -1.2 |
Fruits and vegetables |
348.865 | 1.0 | 286.429 | -5.9 | 308.479 | 0.5 | 328.554 | -0.5 | 364.279 | 2.0 | 331.358 | 0.0 |
Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials(3) |
217.641 | 3.6 | 220.349 | 5.8 | 261.047 | -1.7 | 224.568 | 3.0 | 217.613 | 4.3 | 213.895 | 4.1 |
Other food at home |
271.560 | 3.6 | 300.128 | 2.5 | 246.057 | 3.5 | 252.236 | 1.1 | 282.185 | 3.6 | 271.826 | 4.0 |
Food away from home |
359.593 | 5.5 | 285.965 | 5.3 | 375.456 | 5.2 | 363.951 | 5.5 | 353.530 | 5.8 | ||
Alcoholic beverages |
295.832 | 4.5 | 272.522 | 3.9 | 328.895 | 7.9 | 294.662 | 4.3 | 275.572 | 3.3 | ||
Housing |
320.321 | 5.2 | 326.020 | 5.4 | 319.999 | 5.2 | 338.939 | 4.1 | 305.278 | 5.9 | ||
Shelter |
378.889 | 6.8 | 408.222 | 7.2 | 380.852 | 5.2 | 376.959 | 5.2 | 413.371 | 6.5 | 356.399 | 7.8 |
Rent of primary residence |
404.569 | 7.3 | 376.732 | 7.6 | 411.519 | 4.1 | 420.344 | 6.6 | 415.776 | 6.8 | 377.172 | 8.4 |
Owners' equivalent rent of residences(4) |
358.098 | 6.8 | 366.717 | 7.4 | 359.620 | 6.4 | 346.274 | 5.2 | 380.819 | 6.5 | 331.290 | 7.7 |
Owners' equivalent rent of primary residence(4) |
358.116 | 6.8 | 366.717 | 7.4 | 359.620 | 6.4 | 346.274 | 5.2 | 380.875 | 6.5 | 331.258 | 7.7 |
Fuels and utilities |
302.368 | -1.2 | 263.974 | -5.9 | 302.840 | 10.0 | 286.069 | -8.2 | 294.895 | -0.7 | ||
Household energy |
253.145 | -3.0 | 219.039 | -7.1 | 238.222 | -3.3 | 265.608 | 10.0 | 254.079 | -10.3 | 238.587 | -2.4 |
Energy services |
256.898 | -2.3 | 229.187 | -1.7 | 246.953 | -2.1 | 294.557 | 10.2 | 245.170 | -8.1 | 239.985 | -2.3 |
Electricity |
264.998 | 2.1 | 227.541 | 5.4 | 272.637 | 5.9 | 284.249 | 13.6 | 257.920 | -0.6 | 233.283 | -0.8 |
Utility (piped) gas service |
221.500 | -17.0 | 210.858 | -14.4 | 158.474 | -27.0 | 205.814 | -17.0 | 204.840 | -21.0 | 251.260 | -13.8 |
Household furnishings and operations |
142.062 | 1.7 | 138.508 | 9.0 | 122.599 | 0.0 | 139.577 | 2.5 | 139.383 | 2.3 | ||
Apparel |
132.788 | 2.8 | 119.522 | -1.7 | 138.725 | 2.2 | 135.674 | 2.8 | 142.935 | 3.1 | ||
Transportation |
275.026 | 1.1 | 287.647 | 2.2 | 258.780 | -1.9 | 268.451 | 3.6 | 269.650 | 1.9 | ||
Private transportation |
274.385 | 1.5 | 294.596 | 2.8 | 262.656 | -1.8 | 266.141 | 3.8 | 270.529 | 2.2 | ||
New and used motor vehicles(5) |
125.866 | -2.2 | 136.451 | -0.1 | 133.031 | -1.9 | 124.623 | -1.9 | 124.808 | -2.6 | ||
New vehicles(3) |
179.517 | 1.8 | 248.986 | 2.5 | 273.150 | 1.2 | 172.903 | 2.2 | 184.575 | 1.6 | ||
Used cars and trucks(3) |
186.229 | -7.1 | 346.737 | -6.7 | 324.601 | -6.7 | 196.464 | -6.7 | 186.352 | -7.3 | ||
Motor fuel |
323.759 | -5.8 | 333.683 | -3.6 | 331.637 | -3.6 | 298.933 | -8.0 | 312.311 | 0.7 | 285.593 | -3.7 |
Gasoline |
322.180 | -5.5 | 328.533 | -3.6 | 330.397 | -2.8 | 287.888 | -8.1 | 312.136 | 1.4 | 283.846 | -3.3 |
Motor vehicle insurance(3) |
768.215 | 19.7 | ||||||||||
Medical care |
556.613 | -1.2 | 578.043 | -2.3 | 502.652 | 0.8 | 538.335 | -7.5 | 534.194 | -0.8 | ||
Recreation(5) |
129.744 | 2.5 | 131.113 | 3.1 | 123.495 | 0.1 | 143.219 | 3.1 | 129.012 | 2.3 | ||
Education and communication(5) |
130.256 | 0.4 | 125.677 | 1.6 | 145.196 | 0.4 | 138.842 | 0.5 | 122.189 | 0.2 | ||
Tuition, other school fees, and child care(3) |
810.074 | 3.0 | 1,109.506 | 4.7 | 1,329.230 | 3.9 | 1,408.447 | 3.0 | 1,350.452 | 3.7 | ||
Other goods and services |
602.208 | 5.9 | 718.086 | 3.0 | 698.953 | 7.8 | 696.137 | 5.0 | 563.970 | 4.7 | ||
Energy |
286.777 | -4.6 | 260.299 | -5.4 | 291.469 | -3.6 | 284.035 | 1.0 | 279.024 | -5.3 | 255.499 | -3.4 |
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 Oct 2023 from -- |
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Sep 2023 |
Oct 2023 |
Oct 2022 |
Aug 2023 |
Sep 2023 |
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U.S. city average |
307.789 | 307.671 | 3.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
284.375 | 285.211 | 2.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
324.984 | 324.545 | 2.4 | 0.2 | -0.1 |
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
325.613 | 325.288 | 3.5 | 0.3 | -0.1 |
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH |
327.145 | ||||
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
291.001 | ||||
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO |
324.704 | ||||
Minneapolis-St.Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI |
296.730 | ||||
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA(1) |
131.372 | ||||
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA |
367.185 | ||||
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL(2) |
296.146 | ||||
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV(3) |
309.254 | ||||
Urban Hawaii |
328.905 | ||||
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
306.435 | 3.2 | -0.6 | ||
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD(3) |
307.284 | 2.2 | -0.2 | ||
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI |
283.874 | 3.4 | -1.3 | ||
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
270.329 | 3.0 | -0.3 | ||
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL |
341.180 | 7.4 | 0.5 | ||
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
306.276 | 3.5 | 0.2 | ||
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ(4) |
181.391 | 2.9 | 0.6 | ||
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
341.219 | 2.8 | 0.3 | ||
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA |
345.992 | 4.8 | 0.4 | ||
St. Louis, MO-IL |
277.471 | 3.1 | 0.0 | ||
Urban Alaska |
263.984 | 1.1 | 0.2 | ||
Footnotes |
Area | Index | Percent change to Oct 2023 from -- |
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Sep 2023 |
Oct 2023 |
Oct 2022 |
Aug 2023 |
Sep 2023 |
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U.S. city average |
302.257 | 302.071 | 3.1 | 0.2 | -0.1 |
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
275.642 | 276.187 | 2.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
313.451 | 313.122 | 1.8 | 0.2 | -0.1 |
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
319.955 | 320.196 | 3.7 | 0.6 | 0.1 |
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH |
330.195 | ||||
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
301.057 | ||||
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO |
318.673 | ||||
Minneapolis-St.Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI |
293.676 | ||||
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA(1) |
131.946 | ||||
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA |
349.402 | ||||
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL(2) |
293.666 | ||||
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV(3) |
304.941 | ||||
Urban Hawaii |
327.946 | ||||
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
300.031 | 3.5 | -0.8 | ||
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD(3) |
302.492 | 2.3 | -0.4 | ||
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI |
278.806 | 2.3 | -0.6 | ||
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
266.614 | 3.5 | -0.4 | ||
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL |
336.359 | 7.6 | 0.4 | ||
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
307.523 | 3.4 | 0.0 | ||
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ(4) |
181.521 | 2.7 | 0.6 | ||
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
337.698 | 2.5 | 0.3 | ||
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA |
340.263 | 4.4 | 0.4 | ||
St. Louis, MO-IL |
275.942 | 3.0 | 0.0 | ||
Urban Alaska |
261.285 | 0.1 | 0.0 | ||
Footnotes |