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, (1982-84=100 unless otherwise noted)(not seasonally adjusted)
Item U.S. city
average		 Philadelphia-
Wilmington-
Atlantic City		 Washington-
Baltimore (1)		 Northeast
region		 South
region
Mar
2009		 Percent change from
Mar
2008		 Mar
2009		 Percent change from
Mar
2008		 Mar
2009		 Percent change from
Mar
2008		 Mar
2009		 Percent change from
Mar
2008		 Mar
2009		 Percent change from
Mar
2008

All items (2)

212.709 -0.4     138.620 0.4 227.309 0.2 206.001 -0.3

All items (1967 = 100) (3)

637.182  

   

   

357.943  

334.163  

Food and beverages (2)

218.794 4.3     140.264 4.2 223.369 4.3 216.662 4.7

Food (2)

218.600 4.4     141.722 4.6 223.030 4.4 217.255 4.8

Food at home

 217.110 4.3 216.533 1.8 138.098 4.3 222.341 4.3 213.672 4.6

Food away from home (4)

222.216 4.6     143.757 4.9 226.997 4.4 225.168 4.9

Alcoholic beverages (4)

219.999 3.6     120.020 0.7 226.674 3.2 207.329 3.8

Housing (2)

217.374 1.4     151.674 2.6 242.790 0.9 202.653 2.5

Shelter

 249.597 1.5 275.108 0.1 156.085 2.7 289.419 1.6 223.622 2.1

Rent of primary residence (2) (7)

248.639 3.2 257.621 1.9 167.773 5.1 282.177 4.1 223.148 3.0

Owners' equivalent rent of primary residence (5) (7)

256.321 2.1 280.692 0.2 155.398 3.3 299.165 2.4 226.091 2.3

Fuels and utilities

 210.501 0.6     180.981 1.9 214.764 -3.0 215.970 4.7

Household energy

 188.736 -0.5 184.270 -4.3 184.990 1.4 200.153 -4.3 187.590 4.4

Gas (piped) and electricity (7)

194.752 2.4 204.129 2.4 179.081 2.4 209.525 4.5 188.886 5.5

Electricity (7)

190.065 8.2 195.481 5.0 186.944 10.2 191.754 6.7 184.681 10.5

Utility (piped) gas service (7)

207.179 -11.4 221.253 -3.1 133.062 -23.3 239.528 0.2 201.437 -17.0

Household furnishings and operations

 129.669 1.8     103.627 2.8 129.155 0.8 130.141 2.4

Apparel (2)

122.545 1.4     96.914 1.3 122.298 3.0 134.464 1.7

Transportation (2)

169.647 -13.1     117.457 -13.3 170.563 -11.2 165.612 -14.9

Private transportation

 165.023 -13.6     117.081 -13.4 164.358 -11.7 163.725 -15.3

Motor fuel

 168.404 -39.6 176.303 -37.5 161.628 -39.1 164.039 -38.3 165.767 -40.8

Gasoline

 167.826 -39.3 172.866 -37.4 161.539 -39.1 162.810 -38.2 165.012 -40.5

Medical care (2)

373.189 2.8     142.003 1.2 395.059 2.5 354.392 2.3

Recreation (6)

114.625 1.7     115.470 -1.4 117.408 2.5 115.514 1.4

Education and communication (6)

126.187 3.6     130.970 3.3 130.347 4.4 121.773 3.3

Other goods and services (2)

361.156 5.7     161.662 4.7 387.325 7.1 349.784 5.9

Energy (2)

177.454 -23.0 180.259 -19.7 172.947 -19.3 184.825 -20.6 171.992 -22.2

Footnotes
(1) For Washington-Baltimore, Dec. 1997=100 unless otherwise noted.
(2) For Washington-Baltimore, Nov. 1996=100.
(3) For the Northeast and the South, Dec. 1977=100.
(4) For Washington-Baltimore, Nov. 1997=100.
(5) For the U.S., Philadelphia, Northeast, and South, Dec. 1982 = 100.
(6) Indexes are on the Dec. 1997=100 base.
(7) This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item stratum index series converted to a geometric means estimator in January, 1999.

Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, Pa.-N.J.-Del.-Md., CMSA includes Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, and Philadelphia Counties in Pennsylvania; Atlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester, and Salem Counties in New Jersey; New Castle County in Delaware; and Cecil County in Maryland.

Washington-Baltimore, D.C.-Md.-Va.-W.Va., CMSA includes the District of Columbia; Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Calvert, Carroll, Charles, Frederick, Harford, Howard, Montgomery, Prince George's, Queen Anne's, and Washington Counties and Baltimore City in Maryland; Arlington, Clarke, Fairfax, Fauquier, King George, Loudoun, Prince William, Rappahannock, Spotsylvania, Stafford and Warren Counties, and Alexandria, Fairfax, Falls Church, Fredericksburg, Manassas, and Manassas Park Cities in Virginia; and Berkeley and Jefferson Counties in West Virginia.

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, (1982-84=100 unless otherwise noted)(not seasonally adjusted)
Item U.S. city average Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City Washington-Baltimore (1) Northeast region South region
Mar
2009		 Percent change from
Mar
2008		 Mar
2009		 Percent change from
Mar
2008		 Mar
2009		 Percent change from
Mar
2008		 Mar
2009		 Percent change from
Mar
2008		 Mar
2009		 Percent change from
Mar
2008

All items (2)

207.218 -0.9     137.539 0.0 223.626 0.2 201.737 -1.1

All items (1967 = 100) (3)

617.239  

   

   

349.291  

326.736  

Food and beverages (2)

218.119 4.4     138.493 3.8 222.530 4.4 215.425 4.7

Food (2)

217.855 4.5     139.814 4.1 222.289 4.5 216.008 4.7

Food at home

 215.922 4.2 217.944 1.8 136.854 4.1 220.976 4.3 211.982 4.5

Food away from home (4)

222.336 4.8     141.841 4.1 227.526 4.8 224.373 5.0

Alcoholic beverages (4)

220.500 3.6     120.379 0.0 224.004 3.4 206.286 4.0

Housing (2)

213.213 1.8     154.131 3.6 239.693 1.7 201.607 2.8

Shelter

 242.605 1.9 279.831 0.5 157.703 3.6 284.232 2.4 222.120 2.3

Rent of primary residence (2) (7)

247.285 3.1 257.621 1.9 167.871 5.2 279.198 3.9 222.013 2.9

Owners' equivalent rent of primary residence (5) (7)

232.235 2.1 249.625 0.2 154.920 3.3 263.364 2.5 210.525 2.2

Fuels and utilities

 209.400 1.2     179.211 3.4 213.511 -1.9 216.137 5.4

Household energy

 186.809 0.3 186.033 -2.8 182.421 3.2 198.529 -3.1 186.007 5.1

Gas (piped) and electricity (7)

192.922 2.5 206.046 2.6 178.984 3.6 207.866 4.4 187.947 5.9

Electricity (7)

187.857 8.1 195.480 5.0 182.995 10.2 190.459 6.5 182.197 10.3

Utility (piped) gas service (7)

206.853 -11.8 221.249 -3.1 139.111 -22.3 238.410 0.2 205.719 -16.9

Household furnishings and operations

 125.337 1.7     100.253 4.2 123.374 1.1 124.754 2.3

Apparel (2)

122.162 1.1     96.968 0.3 122.593 3.0 134.389 1.3

Transportation (2)

165.978 -15.2     115.139 -14.0 167.896 -14.0 160.813 -16.9

Private transportation

 162.659 -15.6     114.877 -14.2 163.083 -14.5 159.140 -17.2

Motor fuel

 169.060 -39.6 176.292 -37.5 161.404 -39.1 164.196 -38.3 165.686 -40.8

Gasoline

 168.574 -39.3 172.866 -37.4 161.342 -39.1 163.050 -38.1 164.993 -40.6

Medical care (2)

373.541 2.9     141.502 1.0 392.090 2.6 357.299 2.4

Recreation (6)

111.436 1.5     113.732 -0.3 117.139 2.6 112.146 1.2

Education and communication (6)

122.087 3.3     121.389 1.0 124.746 4.4 117.459 2.9

Other goods and services (2)

380.208 7.6     183.401 6.4 429.116 11.4 364.982 7.4

Energy (2)

175.947 -24.0 178.172 -19.9 174.123 -18.2 181.708 -21.6 171.058 -23.1

Footnotes
(1) For Washington-Baltimore, Dec. 1997=100 unless otherwise noted.
(2) For Washington-Baltimore, Nov. 1996=100.
(3) For the Northeast and the South, Dec. 1977=100.
(4) For Washington-Baltimore, Nov. 1997=100.
(5) For the U.S., Philadelphia, Northeast, and South, Dec. 1984 = 100.
(6) Indexes are on the Dec. 1997=100 base.
(7) This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item stratum index series converted to a geometric means estimator in January, 1999.

Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, Pa.-N.J.-Del.-Md., CMSA includes Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, and Philadelphia Counties in Pennsylvania; Atlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester, and Salem Counties in New Jersey; New Castle County in Delaware; and Cecil County in Maryland.

Washington-Baltimore, D.C.-Md.-Va.-W.Va., CMSA includes the District of Columbia; Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Calvert, Carroll, Charles, Frederick, Harford, Howard, Montgomery, Prince George's, Queen Anne's, and Washington Counties and Baltimore City in Maryland; Arlington, Clarke, Fairfax, Fauquier, King George, Loudoun, Prince William, Rappahannock, Spotsylvania, Stafford and Warren Counties, and Alexandria, Fairfax, Falls Church, Fredericksburg, Manassas, and Manassas Park Cities in Virginia; and Berkeley and Jefferson Counties in West Virginia.

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, (1982-84=100 unless otherwise noted)(not seasonally adjusted)
Area Index Percent change to
Mar 2009 from --
Feb
2009		 Mar
2009		 Mar
2008		 Jan
2009		 Feb
2009

U.S. city average

 212.193 212.709 -0.4 0.7 0.2


 

Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, Ill.-Ind.-Wis.

 207.367 207.462 -1.9 -0.1 0.0

Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, Calif.

 221.439 221.376 -1.0 0.3 0.0

New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island, N.Y.-N.J.-Conn.-Pa.

 234.663 235.067 0.8 0.7 0.2


 

Boston-Brockton-Nashua, Mass.-N.H.-Maine-Conn.

   232.155 -0.4 0.6  

Cleveland-Akron, Ohio

   199.457 -1.5 0.6  

Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas

   200.039 0.7 0.7  

Washington-Baltimore, D.C.-Md.-Va.-W.Va. (1)

  138.620 0.4 0.7  


 

Atlanta, Ga.

 199.190        

Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, Mich.

 201.913        

Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, Texas

 187.972        

Miami-Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

 220.589        

Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, Pa.-N.J.-Del.-Md.

 220.262        

San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, Calif.

 222.166        

Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, Wash.

 224.737        

Footnotes
(1) Indexes on a Nov. 1996=100 base.

 

Consumer Price Indexes and percent changes for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W), all items, U.S. city averages and selected areas, (1982-84=100 unless otherwise noted)(not seasonally adjusted)
Area Index Percent change to
Mar 2009 from --
Feb
2009		 Mar
2009		 Mar
2008		 Jan
2009		 Feb
2009

U.S. city average

 206.708 207.218 -0.9 0.7 0.2


 

Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, Ill.-Ind.-Wis.

 199.944 200.218 -2.2 0.0 0.1

Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, Calif.

 213.234 213.013 -1.6 0.3 -0.1

New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island, N.Y.-N.J.-Conn.-Pa.

 228.653 229.064 0.9 0.7 0.2


 

Boston-Brockton-Nashua, Mass.-N.H.-Maine-Conn.

   231.884 -0.3 0.8  

Cleveland-Akron, Ohio

   190.107 -1.5 0.7  

Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas

   200.770 -0.6 0.7  

Washington-Baltimore, D.C.-Md.-Va.-W.Va. (1)

  137.539 0.0 0.9  


 

Atlanta, Ga.

 197.528        

Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, Mich.

 196.191        

Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, Texas

 185.015        

Miami-Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

 217.635        

Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, Pa.-N.J.-Del.-Md.

 219.356        

San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, Calif.

 216.797        

Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, Wash.

 218.752        

Footnotes
(1) Indexes on a Nov. 1996=100 base.

 

Semiannual Indexes

Consumer Price Indexes for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), semiannual averages for the United States and Pittsburgh, (1982-84=100 unless otherwise noted)(not seasonally adjusted)
Item U.S. city
average		 Pittsburgh
2nd half 2008 Percent
change from
2nd half 2007		 2nd half 2008 Percent
change from
2nd half 2007

All items

 216.177 3.4 213.084 4.8

All items (1967 = 100)

 647.569  

650.220  

Food and beverages

 217.619 5.9 214.231 6.3

Food

 217.618 6.1 213.894 6.5

Food at home

 218.184 7.2 213.104 7.1

Food away from home

 218.613 4.7 216.610 5.9

Alcoholic beverages

 216.330 3.7 217.498 4.5

Housing

 217.811 3.3 215.109 3.7

Shelter

 247.698 2.3 230.522 1.3

Rent of primary residence (3)

245.381 3.6 198.812 1.3

Owners' equivalent rent of primary residence (1) (3)

253.733 2.4 222.208 1.5

Fuels and utilities

 225.968 11.1 262.020 13.4

Household energy

 206.635 12.1 260.881 17.4

Gas (piped) and electricity (3)

208.973 11.0 257.616 17.8

Electricity (3)

194.295 8.3 169.095 9.8

Utility (piped) gas service (3)

253.227 17.9 371.502 27.1

Household furnishings and operations

 128.393 1.6 147.940 4.6

Apparel

 118.747 0.5 148.894 6.2

Transportation

 192.398 2.9 170.707 3.9

Private transportation

 187.481 2.4 170.750 3.2

Motor fuel

 265.582 7.0 273.602 8.1

Gasoline

 263.187 6.5 274.044 8.0

Medical care

 365.495 3.0 364.080 6.4

Recreation (2)

113.836 2.1 114.181 7.3

Education and communication (2)

125.161 3.6 134.083 6.0

Other goods and services

 348.250 3.9 346.606 3.0

Energy

 232.965 9.2 273.325 12.9

Footnotes
(1) Indexes are on the Dec. 1982=100 base.
(2) Indexes are on the Dec. 1997=100 base.
(3) For the U.S., this index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item stratum index series converted to a geometric means estimator in January, 1999.

Pittsburgh, Pa. MSA includes Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Butler, Fayette, Washington, and Westmoreland Counties.

 

Consumer Price Indexes for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W), semiannual averages for the United States and Pittsburgh, (1982-84=100 unless otherwise noted)(not seasonally adjusted)
Item U.S. city
Average		 Pittsburgh
2nd half 2008 Percent
change from
2nd half 2007		 2nd half 2008 Percent
change from
2nd half 2007

All items

 211.796 3.6 206.010 5.0

All items (1967 = 100)

 630.876  

612.709  

Food and beverages

 217.033 6.0 215.025 6.5

Food

 216.978 6.2 213.734 6.6

Food at home

 217.090 7.2 212.645 6.9

Food away from home

 218.583 4.8 217.755 6.4

Alcoholic beverages

 216.354 3.7 222.213 4.4

Housing

 213.654 3.6 196.233 4.0

Shelter

 240.343 2.4 199.619 1.4

Rent of primary residence (3)

244.184 3.5 198.812 1.3

Owners' equivalent rent of primary residence (1) (3)

229.902 2.4 206.459 1.5

Fuels and utilities

 224.058 11.2 266.110 14.0

Household energy

 203.539 12.2 263.769 17.3

Gas (piped) and electricity (3)

207.052 11.3 256.666 17.0

Electricity (3)

192.574 8.5 169.096 9.8

Utility (piped) gas service (3)

253.607 18.4 371.505 27.1

Household furnishings and operations

 124.290 1.8 137.128 4.3

Apparel

 118.549 0.6 151.768 6.1

Transportation

 191.849 2.6 181.533 3.9

Private transportation

 188.411 2.4 183.365 3.4

Motor fuel

 266.669 7.0 273.596 8.1

Gasoline

 264.370 6.5 274.039 8.0

Medical care

 365.658 3.1 351.458 6.6

Recreation (2)

110.677 1.9 111.562 6.5

Education and communication (2)

121.187 3.3 127.622 5.1

Other goods and services

 361.513 4.4 379.479 3.1

Energy

 233.212 9.1 269.773 12.5

Footnotes
(1) Indexes are on the Dec. 1984=100 base.
(2) Indexes are on the Dec. 1997=100 base.
(3) For the U.S., this index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item stratum index series converted to a geometric means estimator in January, 1999.

Pittsburgh, Pa. MSA includes Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Butler, Fayette, Washington, and Westmoreland Counties.

 

Consumer Price Indexes and percent changes for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), all items, U.S. city averages and selected areas, (1982-84=100 unless otherwise noted)(not seasonally adjusted)
Area Index Percent change from
2nd half 2008 2nd half 2007 1st half 2008

U.S. city average

 216.177 3.4 0.8


 

Anchorage, Alaska

 191.335 4.5 2.0

Atlanta, Ga.

 206.162 2.1 -0.3

Boston-Brockton-Nashua, Mass.-N.H.-Maine-Conn.

 236.502 3.3 1.0

Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, Ill.-Ind.-Wis.

 212.878 3.0 0.3

Cincinnati-Hamilton, Ohio-Ky.-Ind.

 203.031 3.8 1.5


 

Cleveland-Akron, Ohio

 203.050 2.8 0.0

Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas

 203.463 4.1 1.7

Denver-Boulder-Greeley, Colo.

 211.066 4.1 1.1

Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, Mich.

 205.030 2.2 0.3

Honolulu, Hawaii

 230.387 3.6 1.3


 

Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, Texas

 190.564 3.1 0.6

Kansas City, Mo.-Kans.

 201.432 2.9 0.3

Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, Calif.

 225.638 3.3 0.6

Miami-Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

 223.059 3.8 0.8

Milwaukee-Racine, Wis.

 204.103 4.4 1.1


 

Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minn.-Wis.

 209.632 3.8 0.6

New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island, N.Y.-N.J.-Conn.-Pa.

 237.804 3.9 1.7

Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, Pa.-N.J.-Del.-Md.

 224.725 2.7 0.5

Phoenix-Mesa, Ariz. (1)

119.616 3.1 0.6

Pittsburgh, Pa.

 213.084 4.8 1.7


 

Portland-Salem, Ore.-Wash.

 216.159 2.7 0.7

St. Louis, Mo.-Ill.

 199.122 2.5 0.4

San Diego, Calif.

 242.185 3.2 -0.1

San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, Calif.

 223.804 3.0 0.9

Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, Wash.

 225.869 3.8 1.0


 

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

190.388 2.5 0.3

Washington-Baltimore, D.C.-Md.-Va.-W.Va. (3)

140.509 4.1 1.5

Footnotes
(1) Indexes on a Dec. 2001=100 base.
(2) Indexes on a 1987=100 base.
(3) Indexes on a Nov. 1996=100 base.

 

Consumer Price Indexes and percent changes for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W), all items, U.S. city averages and selected areas, (1982-84=100 unless otherwise noted)(not seasonally adjusted)
Area Index Percent change from
2nd half 2008 2nd half 2007 1st half 2008

U.S. city average

 211.796 3.6 0.7


 

Anchorage, Alaska

 190.568 4.2 1.7

Atlanta, Ga.

 205.265 2.2 -0.5

Boston-Brockton-Nashua, Mass.-N.H.-Maine-Conn.

 235.961 3.3 0.9

Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, Ill.-Ind.-Wis.

 206.128 3.3 0.4

Cincinnati-Hamilton, Ohio-Ky.-Ind.

 197.154 3.9 1.7


 

Cleveland-Akron, Ohio

 193.948 3.1 0.1

Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas

 206.366 4.5 1.4

Denver-Boulder-Greeley, Colo.

 202.605 4.0 0.7

Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, Mich.

 200.507 2.5 0.2

Honolulu, Hawaii

 229.950 3.9 1.4


 

Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, Texas

 189.846 3.5 0.6

Kansas City, Mo.-Kans.

 193.066 3.2 0.3

Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, Calif.

 218.096 3.5 0.3

Miami-Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

 221.495 4.0 1.0

Milwaukee-Racine, Wis.

 208.112 4.5 1.1


 

Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minn.-Wis.

 202.703 3.3 0.3

New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island, N.Y.-N.J.-Conn.-Pa.

 232.398 4.3 1.8

Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, Pa.-N.J.-Del.-Md.

 224.526 3.1 0.5

Phoenix-Mesa, Ariz. (1)

119.229 3.5 0.9

Pittsburgh, Pa.

 206.010 5.0 1.5


 

Portland-Salem, Ore.-Wash.

 210.557 2.8 0.5

St. Louis, Mo.-Ill.

 198.337 2.6 0.2

San Diego, Calif.

 226.829 3.3 0.1

San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, Calif.

 219.396 3.1 0.9

Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, Wash.

 220.721 4.0 0.9


 

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

189.767 2.6 0.2

Washington-Baltimore, D.C.-Md.-Va.-W.Va. (3)

139.892 4.0 1.3

Footnotes
(1) Indexes on a Dec. 2001=100 base.
(2) Indexes on a 1987=100 base.
(3) Indexes on a Nov. 1996=100 base.