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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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Dec 2022 |
Percent change from Dec 2021 |
Dec 2022 |
Percent change from Dec 2021 |
Dec 2022 |
Percent change from Dec 2021 |
Dec 2022 |
Percent change from Dec 2021 |
Dec 2022 |
Percent change from Dec 2021 |
Dec 2022 |
Percent change from Dec 2021 |
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All items |
296.797 | 6.5 | 294.883 | 6.4 | 300.182 | 6.3 | 308.150 | 6.1 | 288.205 | 7.0 | ||
All items (1967 = 100)(2) |
889.073 | 851.901 | 897.819 | 485.242 | 467.509 | |||||||
Food and beverages |
314.459 | 10.1 | 287.440 | 10.9 | 321.426 | 8.9 | 317.382 | 9.3 | 309.645 | 10.5 | ||
Food |
316.839 | 10.4 | 289.545 | 11.1 | 321.506 | 8.9 | 319.678 | 9.5 | 313.189 | 10.8 | ||
Food at home |
299.089 | 11.8 | 295.471 | 14.2 | 289.262 | 7.8 | 287.832 | 10.9 | 302.872 | 10.8 | 297.461 | 12.6 |
Cereals and bakery products |
345.029 | 16.1 | 404.342 | 20.8 | 352.701 | 13.2 | 373.637 | 16.2 | 353.339 | 16.5 | ||
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs |
320.455 | 7.7 | 332.656 | 9.5 | 303.217 | 10.1 | 310.878 | 6.8 | 315.797 | 8.9 | ||
Dairy and related products |
271.376 | 15.3 | 233.555 | 17.1 | 273.110 | 9.1 | 279.412 | 14.1 | 272.771 | 15.2 | ||
Fruits and vegetables |
349.134 | 8.4 | 301.357 | 11.4 | 317.825 | 2.1 | 360.229 | 8.6 | 329.676 | 8.0 | ||
Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials(3) |
210.324 | 12.6 | 187.292 | 9.8 | 213.716 | 20.5 | 206.688 | 9.8 | 209.448 | 16.2 | ||
Other food at home |
262.985 | 13.9 | 284.725 | 17.3 | 261.607 | 13.8 | 272.247 | 12.4 | 263.095 | 14.3 | ||
Food away from home |
343.559 | 8.3 | 273.189 | 6.5 | 365.763 | 5.3 | 347.234 | 7.3 | 338.303 | 8.2 | ||
Alcoholic beverages |
280.755 | 5.8 | 255.210 | 8.7 | 316.372 | 9.3 | 285.726 | 6.9 | 260.396 | 5.2 | ||
Housing |
310.725 | 8.1 | 309.717 | 8.0 | 298.274 | 8.2 | 328.787 | 7.2 | 290.077 | 9.8 | ||
Shelter |
366.868 | 7.5 | 376.984 | 6.7 | 366.830 | 4.6 | 346.122 | 6.7 | 396.479 | 5.1 | 334.068 | 9.6 |
Rent of primary residence |
385.649 | 8.3 | 354.992 | 7.2 | 402.524 | 6.0 | 397.427 | 6.8 | 400.696 | 5.8 | 357.390 | 11.4 |
Owners' equivalent rent of residences(4) |
376.897 | 7.5 | 387.977 | 6.2 | 375.594 | 4.4 | 365.673 | 6.5 | 410.917 | 5.0 | 336.311 | 9.4 |
Owners' equivalent rent of primary residence(4) |
376.970 | 7.5 | 387.977 | 6.2 | 375.594 | 4.4 | 365.673 | 6.5 | 410.569 | 5.0 | 336.307 | 9.4 |
Fuels and utilities |
307.348 | 13.5 | 274.742 | 18.3 | 295.848 | 19.7 | 311.112 | 21.8 | 294.225 | 13.3 | ||
Household energy |
261.904 | 16.2 | 228.189 | 19.6 | 228.726 | 18.2 | 263.714 | 22.3 | 282.523 | 24.7 | 242.684 | 16.3 |
Energy services |
263.825 | 15.6 | 236.662 | 18.8 | 232.427 | 18.1 | 279.992 | 21.6 | 272.890 | 22.5 | 242.121 | 16.3 |
Electricity |
260.548 | 14.3 | 226.793 | 18.6 | 246.442 | 17.0 | 256.452 | 21.8 | 264.855 | 21.9 | 233.177 | 15.7 |
Utility (piped) gas service |
267.683 | 19.3 | 241.967 | 19.1 | 191.135 | 20.9 | 280.107 | 20.8 | 267.730 | 23.6 | 281.445 | 19.4 |
Household furnishings and operations |
145.972 | 6.7 | 141.207 | 7.7 | 142.293 | 9.1 | 143.378 | 7.3 | 146.112 | 7.9 | ||
Apparel |
124.587 | 2.9 | 106.648 | 1.9 | 125.046 | 0.8 | 126.325 | 2.6 | 134.195 | 2.6 | ||
Transportation |
255.993 | 3.9 | 258.192 | 5.0 | 268.423 | 3.6 | 251.234 | 5.3 | 256.321 | 3.2 | ||
Private transportation |
254.846 | 3.2 | 266.740 | 4.4 | 274.451 | 3.1 | 249.600 | 4.9 | 257.730 | 2.5 | ||
New and used motor vehicles(5) |
125.674 | 0.7 | 131.652 | 2.7 | 137.374 | 0.5 | 125.228 | 4.0 | 127.916 | -0.8 | ||
New vehicles(3) |
176.463 | 5.9 | 234.789 | 7.6 | 276.286 | 2.4 | 171.762 | 5.3 | 184.377 | 6.3 | ||
Used cars and trucks(3) |
188.864 | -8.8 | 353.884 | -8.3 | 331.259 | -8.3 | 199.703 | -8.7 | 189.268 | -9.1 | ||
Motor fuel |
288.979 | -0.9 | 322.829 | 1.4 | 310.448 | -0.8 | 282.557 | -2.0 | 297.637 | 1.9 | 261.605 | -3.4 |
Gasoline |
285.757 | -1.5 | 318.504 | 1.3 | 305.349 | -1.4 | 274.352 | -2.9 | 295.478 | 1.6 | 258.204 | -4.1 |
Motor vehicle insurance(3) |
648.771 | 14.2 | ||||||||||
Medical care |
551.002 | 4.0 | 599.889 | 4.7 | 512.316 | 7.3 | 576.835 | 4.2 | 521.499 | 3.6 | ||
Recreation(5) |
133.172 | 5.1 | 132.791 | 3.1 | 138.183 | 4.4 | 137.393 | 3.4 | 133.207 | 5.9 | ||
Education and communication(5) |
144.922 | 0.7 | 135.062 | -0.5 | 160.254 | -0.2 | 154.234 | 1.1 | 139.993 | 0.1 | ||
Tuition, other school fees, and child care(3) |
824.931 | 3.3 | 1,108.412 | 2.1 | 1,316.034 | -0.3 | 1,375.919 | 2.5 | 1,445.669 | 3.3 | ||
Other goods and services |
518.088 | 6.4 | 617.124 | 1.5 | 508.234 | 6.7 | 565.841 | 5.4 | 501.130 | 7.4 | ||
Energy |
274.937 | 7.3 | 264.770 | 11.8 | 271.610 | 8.7 | 281.808 | 10.1 | 290.095 | 14.6 | 246.435 | 5.8 |
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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Dec 2022 |
Percent change from Dec 2021 |
Dec 2022 |
Percent change from Dec 2021 |
Dec 2022 |
Percent change from Dec 2021 |
Dec 2022 |
Percent change from Dec 2021 |
Dec 2022 |
Percent change from Dec 2021 |
Dec 2022 |
Percent change from Dec 2021 |
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All items |
291.051 | 6.3 | 296.748 | 6.2 | 295.563 | 6.0 | 305.734 | 6.0 | 283.431 | 6.7 | ||
All items (1967 = 100)(2) |
866.953 | 861.954 | 881.081 | 477.539 | 459.048 | |||||||
Food and beverages |
313.801 | 10.1 | 294.164 | 10.4 | 319.436 | 9.0 | 315.871 | 9.1 | 308.830 | 10.6 | ||
Food |
315.301 | 10.3 | 294.951 | 10.5 | 319.532 | 8.6 | 317.695 | 9.2 | 311.197 | 10.9 | ||
Food at home |
298.793 | 11.7 | 304.066 | 14.4 | 287.925 | 8.1 | 293.999 | 11.3 | 302.604 | 10.7 | 295.834 | 12.5 |
Cereals and bakery products |
347.054 | 16.3 | 410.984 | 21.8 | 341.656 | 12.6 | 372.028 | 16.1 | 353.291 | 17.0 | ||
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs |
321.007 | 7.7 | 336.530 | 9.9 | 319.473 | 10.8 | 311.471 | 6.9 | 313.941 | 8.8 | ||
Dairy and related products |
269.159 | 14.9 | 235.701 | 16.5 | 253.488 | 8.6 | 278.802 | 14.0 | 267.565 | 14.5 | ||
Fruits and vegetables |
346.110 | 8.5 | 301.216 | 10.2 | 331.726 | 1.3 | 360.497 | 8.2 | 328.757 | 8.4 | ||
Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials(3) |
210.588 | 12.5 | 198.113 | 10.2 | 215.139 | 20.8 | 208.570 | 9.7 | 208.059 | 16.0 | ||
Other food at home |
262.250 | 13.9 | 290.051 | 17.8 | 250.179 | 14.1 | 272.766 | 12.5 | 261.311 | 14.4 | ||
Food away from home |
343.820 | 8.1 | 274.072 | 5.8 | 364.228 | 5.5 | 347.390 | 6.7 | 337.554 | 8.4 | ||
Alcoholic beverages |
286.911 | 6.0 | 268.971 | 9.0 | 318.864 | 14.6 | 284.393 | 7.5 | 270.701 | 6.0 | ||
Housing |
307.346 | 8.4 | 311.785 | 8.2 | 307.006 | 8.1 | 328.598 | 7.6 | 291.051 | 10.1 | ||
Shelter |
359.611 | 7.7 | 384.163 | 6.4 | 367.397 | 4.8 | 359.682 | 6.7 | 392.243 | 5.2 | 336.158 | 9.8 |
Rent of primary residence |
383.263 | 8.6 | 354.992 | 7.2 | 402.524 | 6.0 | 397.427 | 6.8 | 395.065 | 5.7 | 355.070 | 11.3 |
Owners' equivalent rent of residences(4) |
340.236 | 7.5 | 345.035 | 6.2 | 342.316 | 4.4 | 331.700 | 6.5 | 361.557 | 4.9 | 312.725 | 9.4 |
Owners' equivalent rent of primary residence(4) |
340.246 | 7.5 | 345.035 | 6.2 | 342.316 | 4.4 | 331.700 | 6.5 | 361.607 | 4.9 | 312.693 | 9.4 |
Fuels and utilities |
303.983 | 13.2 | 272.278 | 18.5 | 284.920 | 19.8 | 310.625 | 21.2 | 294.177 | 13.3 | ||
Household energy |
258.395 | 15.8 | 227.605 | 19.9 | 232.370 | 17.5 | 251.084 | 21.7 | 282.188 | 24.0 | 240.498 | 16.1 |
Energy services |
261.655 | 15.4 | 239.088 | 18.8 | 237.522 | 17.7 | 278.112 | 21.7 | 273.824 | 22.1 | 241.600 | 16.1 |
Electricity |
257.135 | 14.1 | 226.792 | 18.6 | 246.442 | 17.0 | 256.450 | 21.8 | 264.053 | 21.0 | 231.113 | 15.6 |
Utility (piped) gas service |
268.678 | 19.4 | 241.962 | 19.1 | 191.137 | 20.9 | 280.107 | 20.8 | 270.564 | 24.1 | 288.785 | 19.6 |
Household furnishings and operations |
139.944 | 7.3 | 132.457 | 8.8 | 125.116 | 7.7 | 138.479 | 8.7 | 135.946 | 8.2 | ||
Apparel |
124.557 | 2.9 | 117.580 | 1.6 | 127.983 | 1.3 | 126.907 | 2.8 | 134.138 | 3.0 | ||
Transportation |
258.567 | 2.9 | 274.608 | 3.1 | 256.380 | 3.4 | 255.057 | 4.0 | 254.038 | 1.9 | ||
Private transportation |
257.099 | 2.5 | 280.242 | 3.0 | 260.166 | 3.2 | 252.338 | 3.8 | 254.042 | 1.5 | ||
New and used motor vehicles(5) |
125.593 | -0.6 | 134.211 | 0.0 | 133.509 | 1.3 | 124.141 | 1.3 | 124.505 | -2.5 | ||
New vehicles(3) |
176.837 | 5.7 | 244.315 | 7.6 | 269.469 | 2.4 | 169.563 | 4.7 | 181.663 | 5.9 | ||
Used cars and trucks(3) |
190.119 | -8.8 | 353.868 | -8.3 | 331.277 | -8.3 | 199.776 | -8.6 | 190.667 | -9.1 | ||
Motor fuel |
289.028 | -0.9 | 323.576 | 1.5 | 309.143 | -1.3 | 285.886 | -0.9 | 297.965 | 2.6 | 259.423 | -3.7 |
Gasoline |
286.185 | -1.5 | 318.504 | 1.3 | 305.351 | -1.4 | 274.365 | -2.9 | 295.442 | 2.0 | 256.698 | -4.3 |
Motor vehicle insurance(3) |
654.351 | 14.2 | ||||||||||
Medical care |
559.789 | 4.0 | 592.716 | 5.3 | 516.759 | 6.6 | 578.095 | 4.0 | 535.270 | 3.8 | ||
Recreation(5) |
127.075 | 5.0 | 127.823 | 3.3 | 121.588 | 4.2 | 138.342 | 3.2 | 127.175 | 5.7 | ||
Education and communication(5) |
130.940 | 0.1 | 123.710 | -2.1 | 144.570 | 0.1 | 139.258 | 0.7 | 123.258 | -0.7 | ||
Tuition, other school fees, and child care(3) |
788.858 | 3.2 | 1,059.409 | 0.1 | 1,278.989 | 0.2 | 1,369.660 | 2.6 | 1,310.490 | 3.1 | ||
Other goods and services |
572.669 | 6.4 | 688.543 | 1.8 | 670.368 | 7.9 | 659.483 | 5.9 | 547.206 | 7.8 | ||
Energy |
272.372 | 6.4 | 262.200 | 11.6 | 277.624 | 6.3 | 270.156 | 10.3 | 288.884 | 13.6 | 243.717 | 4.8 |
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 Dec 2022 from -- |
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Nov 2022 |
Dec 2022 |
Dec 2021 |
Oct 2022 |
Nov 2022 |
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U.S. city average |
297.711 | 296.797 | 6.5 | -0.4 | -0.3 |
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
276.861 | 274.577 | 5.5 | -1.4 | -0.8 |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
314.633 | 312.601 | 4.9 | -1.4 | -0.6 |
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
314.975 | 315.656 | 6.3 | 0.4 | 0.2 |
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH |
320.702 | ||||
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
279.000 | ||||
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO |
309.655 | ||||
Minneapolis-St.Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI |
287.396 | ||||
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA(1) |
125.983 | ||||
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA |
348.145 | ||||
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL(2) |
280.395 | ||||
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV(3) |
300.085 | ||||
Urban Hawaii |
319.971 | ||||
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
295.452 | 8.1 | -0.5 | ||
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD(3) |
300.182 | 6.3 | -0.1 | ||
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI |
271.647 | 6.2 | -1.0 | ||
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
258.588 | 5.3 | -1.5 | ||
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL |
322.210 | 9.9 | 1.0 | ||
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
294.883 | 6.4 | -0.4 | ||
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ(4) |
175.019 | 9.5 | -0.7 | ||
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
331.222 | 4.9 | -0.3 | ||
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA |
330.489 | 8.4 | 0.1 | ||
St. Louis, MO-IL |
269.440 | 6.2 | 0.1 | ||
Urban Alaska |
256.634 | 5.4 | -1.7 | ||
Footnotes |
Area | Index | Percent change to Dec 2022 from -- |
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Nov 2022 |
Dec 2022 |
Dec 2021 |
Oct 2022 |
Nov 2022 |
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U.S. city average |
292.495 | 291.051 | 6.3 | -0.7 | -0.5 |
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
269.083 | 266.022 | 5.2 | -1.7 | -1.1 |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
304.902 | 302.271 | 4.6 | -1.8 | -0.9 |
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
309.647 | 309.872 | 5.9 | 0.4 | 0.1 |
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH |
321.041 | ||||
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
288.270 | ||||
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO |
302.072 | ||||
Minneapolis-St.Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI |
283.946 | ||||
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA(1) |
126.453 | ||||
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA |
331.524 | ||||
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL(2) |
276.742 | ||||
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV(3) |
297.220 | ||||
Urban Hawaii |
318.464 | ||||
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
287.366 | 6.9 | -0.9 | ||
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD(3) |
295.563 | 6.0 | 0.0 | ||
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI |
268.700 | 6.5 | -1.4 | ||
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
254.049 | 5.2 | -1.4 | ||
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL |
315.996 | 9.3 | 0.6 | ||
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
296.748 | 6.2 | -0.2 | ||
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ(4) |
174.903 | 9.7 | -1.0 | ||
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
326.465 | 4.6 | -0.9 | ||
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA |
324.906 | 7.9 | -0.3 | ||
St. Louis, MO-IL |
266.684 | 5.7 | -0.5 | ||
Urban Alaska |
255.001 | 4.7 | -2.3 | ||
Footnotes |