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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
Mar
2023
Percent change from
Mar
2022
Mar
2023
Percent change from
Mar
2022
Mar
2023
Percent change from
Mar
2022
Mar
2023
Percent change from
Mar
2022
Mar
2023
Percent change from
Mar
2022
Mar
2023
Percent change from
Mar
2022

All items

301.836 5.0     302.930 3.7     311.243 4.3 293.358 5.3

All items (1967 = 100)(2)

904.167       894.334       490.113   475.868  

Food and beverages

318.338 8.3     299.066 5.7     321.324 8.1 313.239 8.3

Food

320.863 8.5     307.783 5.8     323.698 8.3 316.842 8.6

Food at home

301.918 8.4 307.297 12.1 289.229 4.9 294.300 9.4 306.434 8.4 299.503 8.8

Cereals and bakery products

353.866 13.6     386.810 6.7     382.573 14.0 361.946 13.5

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs

318.306 4.3     313.396 1.2     311.801 4.9 310.830 4.3

Dairy and related products

271.384 10.7     286.880 6.6     281.180 10.9 273.558 11.8

Fruits and vegetables

345.814 2.5     300.469 5.1     351.421 1.6 326.672 2.1

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials(3)

216.329 11.3     255.404 5.7     216.027 12.4 214.703 13.6

Other food at home

268.567 11.1     237.874 6.1     279.136 10.7 268.229 11.7

Food away from home

349.944 8.8     332.381 7.3     352.173 8.2 345.117 8.2

Alcoholic beverages

282.588 4.5     218.714 4.5     288.614 5.4 263.152 3.8

Housing

316.514 7.8     314.680 5.2     333.279 6.4 295.573 9.3

Shelter

374.971 8.2 386.602 7.8 373.375 5.3 352.019 6.5 404.754 6.3 341.971 9.9

Rent of primary residence

392.910 8.8 361.569 8.0 406.243 6.5 402.278 6.9 407.727 6.7 364.547 11.4

Owners' equivalent rent of residences(4)

383.502 8.0 395.377 7.3 379.670 4.9 371.246 6.6 417.564 5.9 342.975 9.9

Owners' equivalent rent of primary residence(4)

383.578 8.1 395.377 7.3 379.670 4.9 371.246 6.6 417.206 5.9 342.969 9.9

Fuels and utilities

304.032 7.3     277.237 7.5     301.409 7.8 288.244 (r)8.3

Household energy

256.705 7.8 221.819 7.0 219.342 7.7 275.056 23.6 271.169 7.8 235.721 (r)9.5

Energy services

259.647 9.2 231.066 12.4 223.023 7.9 292.098 25.2 265.174 12.3 235.229 (r)9.9

Electricity

265.033 10.2 225.945 12.2 250.285 15.1 271.708 25.3 269.856 14.6 229.826 (r)10.7

Utility (piped) gas service

238.182 5.5 225.809 11.9 153.845 -11.2 257.342 18.4 237.091 8.1 251.697 5.2

Household furnishings and operations

149.230 5.6     132.044 3.3     144.868 5.7 149.782 6.1

Apparel

133.112 3.3     168.135 5.0     138.005 2.6 142.281 4.2

Transportation

261.969 -1.0     263.458 1.5     251.864 -0.1 263.496 -2.0

Private transportation

260.495 -1.6     272.667 0.7     249.439 -0.7 264.889 -2.5

New and used motor vehicles(5)

126.280 -0.1     127.321 3.5     124.647 2.4 128.373 -1.6

New vehicles(3)

178.342 6.1     230.439 4.9     173.452 6.4 186.348 6.1

Used cars and trucks(3)

184.997 -11.2     400.310 -11.2     194.785 -11.3 185.448 -11.4

Motor fuel

304.575 -17.3 310.353 -19.8 315.956 -18.0 288.697 -17.2 287.636 -19.6 281.790 -20.0

Gasoline

302.673 -17.4 306.283 -19.8 311.305 -18.2 281.499 -17.3 286.289 -19.6 279.761 -20.0

Motor vehicle insurance(3)

677.445 15.0                    

Medical care

547.805 1.5     512.859 -2.7     561.165 -0.4 520.611 1.6

Recreation(5)

135.693 4.8     127.342 4.4     138.262 1.7 135.715 5.4

Education and communication(5)

145.481 1.4     164.029 1.8     154.764 1.3 140.731 1.3

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

828.853 3.7     1,585.466 5.3     1,379.610 2.8 1,455.917 3.9

Other goods and services

528.811 6.1     491.425 5.4     586.037 6.2 506.170 6.0

Energy

279.084 -6.4 256.262 -5.3 267.858 -6.0 291.202 1.5 279.181 -5.0 251.710 -8.3

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. 1982=100.
(5) December 1997=100.
(r) Revised

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
Feb
2023
Percent change from
Feb
2022
Feb
2023
Percent change from
Feb
2022
Feb
2023
Percent change from
Feb
2022
Feb
2023
Percent change from
Feb
2022
Feb
2023
Percent change from
Feb
2022
Feb
2023
Percent change from
Feb
2022

All items

295.057 5.8 301.365 6.2     298.667 5.9 309.272 5.7 287.708 6.0

All items (1967 = 100)(2)

878.883   875.365       890.336   483.066   465.975  

Food and beverages

317.299 9.2 299.067 10.3     322.819 8.3 319.602 8.6 311.768 9.2

Food

318.844 9.4 300.312 10.6     323.371 8.1 321.519 8.7 314.177 9.5

Food at home

301.963 10.1 313.170 14.1 289.994 7.7 297.219 9.2 306.587 9.4 298.122 10.6

Cereals and bakery products

352.917 14.7 417.711 17.3     344.410 10.4 377.791 13.6 358.557 14.9

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs

321.656 6.7 341.667 9.0     313.938 6.4 313.277 5.6 314.099 7.5

Dairy and related products

269.962 12.0 237.379 11.0     262.019 10.4 281.446 11.6 266.962 12.4

Fruits and vegetables

347.715 5.1 297.081 4.3     340.124 3.8 361.915 5.2 329.625 5.1

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials(3)

215.974 12.3 219.493 13.4     226.839 22.2 216.485 11.4 211.760 13.8

Other food at home

266.073 12.5 299.890 22.0     252.313 8.9 276.866 12.0 264.720 12.9

Food away from home

348.060 8.3 275.595 6.6     368.997 6.8 350.791 7.6 341.748 7.9

Alcoholic beverages

289.550 5.4 268.211 7.1     314.626 9.5 286.427 6.0 272.769 4.4

Housing

311.833 8.4 317.580 9.1     311.946 8.0 333.310 7.9 295.561 10.0

Shelter

365.059 8.2 391.712 7.8 370.616 5.3 365.862 7.3 398.234 6.2 341.972 10.3

Rent of primary residence

388.830 9.0 360.607 8.3 405.528 6.5 402.124 7.2 400.500 6.4 360.451 11.5

Owners' equivalent rent of residences(4)

344.621 8.0 351.406 7.6 345.720 5.0 336.714 6.9 366.103 5.6 317.677 10.0

Owners' equivalent rent of primary residence(4)

344.641 8.0 351.406 7.6 345.720 5.0 336.714 6.9 366.152 5.6 317.650 10.0

Fuels and utilities

306.867 11.1 275.574 14.9     288.630 16.2 312.444 17.2    

Household energy

260.134 12.8 230.890 16.0 236.777 15.9 255.016 17.6 282.929 18.9    

Energy services

263.999 13.1 243.204 16.9 242.354 16.2 282.606 17.7 276.929 20.3    

Electricity

263.137 12.8 231.018 15.5 248.488 14.6 261.865 17.7 275.453 22.4    

Utility (piped) gas service

258.607 13.9 245.461 19.7 202.306 21.4 275.497 16.5 259.004 17.1 268.687 10.5

Household furnishings and operations

142.236 6.3 135.424 10.6     126.594 6.0 141.062 9.0 138.293 6.7

Apparel

131.835 3.2 125.407 1.8     139.568 5.0 136.416 4.2 139.942 2.8

Transportation

262.911 1.8 275.524 1.1     255.815 3.0 256.219 2.4 259.780 0.8

Private transportation

261.223 1.3 281.447 1.1     259.090 2.5 253.304 2.1 259.932 0.4

New and used motor vehicles(5)

124.839 -2.7 134.296 -1.5     131.973 1.3 123.149 -1.0 123.891 -4.3

New vehicles(3)

178.235 5.8 245.732 5.7     271.248 5.0 170.614 5.1 183.152 6.5

Used cars and trucks(3)

184.518 -13.5 342.280 -13.6     320.429 -13.6 193.173 -13.7 185.044 -13.8

Motor fuel

302.975 -1.5 316.796 -5.0 315.225 -3.8 293.749 -3.6 293.276 -2.7 280.542 -3.7

Gasoline

300.937 -1.8 311.882 -5.2 313.196 -3.3 282.917 -5.0 291.782 -2.9 278.597 -3.9

Motor vehicle insurance(3)

675.023 14.4                    

Medical care

558.412 2.4 592.411 4.1     515.496 5.5 575.305 2.5 536.969 2.7

Recreation(5)

128.831 4.4 129.822       123.311 3.3 139.079 2.1 129.419 4.7

Education and communication(5)

131.276 0.5 125.440 0.5     145.231 1.0 139.961 0.9 123.216 0.2

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

790.968 3.4 1,059.409 2.7     1,278.989 1.5 1,371.936 2.9 1,313.798 3.1

Other goods and services

579.892 6.0 711.175 3.4     667.097 4.8 668.819 5.4 553.051 6.6

Energy

280.098 4.6 261.891 6.4 282.991 4.1 276.082 7.0 287.291 8.5 254.288 3.1

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
Mar 2023 from --
Feb
2023
Mar
2023
Mar
2022
Jan
2023
Feb
2023

U.S. city average

300.840 301.836 5.0 0.9 0.3

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI

277.978 280.279 4.4 1.2 0.8

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA

317.571 317.873 3.7 -0.2 0.1

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

319.295 319.038 4.6 0.3 -0.1

Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH

  324.859 4.7 0.2  

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX

  284.862 5.8 1.3  

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO

  316.566 5.7 1.3  

Minneapolis-St.Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI

  289.968 3.4 0.4  

Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA(1)

  127.707 4.6 0.0  

San Diego-Carlsbad, CA

  358.026 5.3 1.0  

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

  288.319 7.7 1.1  

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

  302.930 3.7 1.3  

Urban Hawaii

  322.608 3.3 0.6  

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA

299.916        

Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD(3)

303.749        

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI

276.741        

Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX

263.537        

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL

329.065        

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

300.882        

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ(4)

177.118        

San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA

337.173        

Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA

334.987        

St. Louis, MO-IL

271.581        

Urban Alaska

256.856        

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
Feb 2023 from --
Jan
2023
Feb
2023
Feb
2022
Dec
2022
Jan
2023

U.S. city average

293.565 295.057 5.8 1.4 0.5

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI

268.216 269.343 4.8 1.2 0.4

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA

307.694 306.444 4.7 1.4 -0.4

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

312.206 313.326 5.5 1.1 0.4

Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH

324.042        

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX

290.121        

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO

305.629        

Minneapolis-St.Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI

284.877        

Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA(1)

127.936        

San Diego-Carlsbad, CA

336.315        

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

281.802        

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

296.544        

Urban Hawaii

320.135        

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA

  292.898 6.7 1.9  

Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD(3)

  298.667 5.9 1.1  

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI

  273.230 6.9 1.7  

Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX

  259.675 5.3 2.2  

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL

         

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

  301.365 6.2 1.6  

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ(4)

  177.059 9.0 1.2  

San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA

  331.875 4.9 1.7  

Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA

  328.615 7.5 1.1  

St. Louis, MO-IL

  268.876 4.9 0.8  

Urban Alaska

  254.887 3.6 0.0  

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