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
Jul
2009
Percent change from
Jul
2008
Jul
2009
Percent change from
Jul
2008
Jul
2009
Percent change from
Jul
2008
Jul
2009
Percent change from
Jul
2008
Jul
2009
Percent change from
Jul
2008

All items (2)

215.351 -2.1     140.810 -0.9 230.154 -1.9 208.819 -2.1

All items (1967 = 100) (3)

645.096           362.423   338.734  

Food and beverages (2)

217.608 1.1     139.053 1.2 222.428 1.4 215.329 1.2

Food (2)

217.257 0.9     140.368 1.1 221.789 1.3 215.811 1.0

Food at home

213.815 -0.9 215.243 -1.5 135.620 0.1 219.104 -0.3 210.797 -0.7

Food away from home (4)

223.345 3.2     143.677 2.2 228.254 3.2 225.477 3.2

Alcoholic beverages (4)

220.850 3.0     120.290 2.2 229.833 3.1 207.571 3.6

Housing (2)

218.085 -0.7     153.811 1.0 244.611 -1.6 203.183 0.0

Shelter

250.310 0.9 280.881 1.3 157.717 2.1 293.197 1.3 223.950 1.1

Rent of primary residence (2) (7)

248.994 2.3 258.974 1.3 169.847 5.1 283.326 2.9 223.856 2.2

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

256.872 1.7 286.334 2.0 157.018 3.6 301.881 2.7 226.193 1.5

Fuels and utilities

212.961 -10.9     192.467 -7.6 210.123 -17.7 218.230 -7.4

Household energy

190.534 -14.1 191.251 -12.6 197.643 -8.9 194.622 -20.5 189.636 -10.0

Gas (piped) and electricity (7)

196.767 -11.3 211.205 -5.6 192.888 -7.3 201.481 -12.9 191.254 -9.0

Electricity (7)

199.251 0.1 210.405 0.5 204.075 4.8 198.218 -2.7 188.848 -2.4

Utility (piped) gas service (7)

186.191 -36.2 208.004 -18.3 134.252 -41.4 195.272 -31.3 191.873 -36.7

Household furnishings and operations

129.267 1.1     102.268 2.3 129.045 0.5 130.226 2.2

Apparel (2)

115.620 1.1     92.141 4.5 111.496 -0.2 128.136 0.9

Transportation (2)

182.798 -14.1     127.954 -14.2 183.430 -12.4 179.164 -15.5

Private transportation

178.330 -14.3     127.289 -14.5 177.487 -12.7 177.365 -15.7

Motor fuel

217.860 -37.7 233.230 -36.0 210.631 -37.0 215.513 -36.4 213.262 -38.7

Gasoline

217.945 -37.3 230.363 -35.7 210.678 -36.9 215.160 -36.1 213.125 -38.2

Medical care (2)

375.739 3.2     142.419 1.2 396.678 2.2 356.137 2.5

Recreation (6)

114.619 1.2     116.684 -1.8 119.571 3.2 115.877 2.0

Education and communication (6)

126.914 2.8     131.453 3.1 131.465 3.8 122.457 2.3

Other goods and services (2)

372.894 7.5     162.703 10.6 395.329 5.9 366.799 10.1

Energy (2)

201.938 -28.1 205.602 -24.2 200.414 -23.7 203.276 -28.5 195.128 -27.3

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
Jul
2009
Percent change from
Jul
2008
Jul
2009
Percent change from
Jul
2008
Jul
2009
Percent change from
Jul
2008
Jul
2009
Percent change from
Jul
2008
Jul
2009
Percent change from
Jul
2008

All items (2)

210.526 -2.7     140.434 -0.8 226.714 -2.1 205.415 -2.8

All items (1967 = 100) (3)

627.093           354.115   332.693  

Food and beverages (2)

216.805 1.0     137.814 1.5 221.271 1.2 213.955 1.1

Food (2)

216.384 0.8     138.911 1.4 220.756 1.1 214.426 0.9

Food at home

212.628 -1.0 217.070 -1.4 134.920 0.1 217.649 -0.4 209.010 -0.9

Food away from home (4)

223.408 3.3     142.120 2.8 228.632 3.4 224.643 3.4

Alcoholic beverages (4)

221.517 3.3     122.246 2.5 227.345 3.0 206.558 4.3

Housing (2)

214.029 -0.5     156.637 2.0 241.112 -1.0 202.292 0.0

Shelter

243.248 1.4 284.634 1.6 159.286 3.3 287.386 2.2 222.417 1.4

Rent of primary residence (2) (7)

247.573 2.2 258.974 1.3 169.880 5.1 280.420 2.8 222.617 2.0

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

232.723 1.7 254.642 2.0 156.535 3.6 265.808 2.8 210.527 1.4

Fuels and utilities

212.276 -10.2     191.263 -5.5 209.523 -16.4 219.318 -6.5

Household energy

189.082 -13.1 193.226 -10.9 195.525 -6.5 193.659 -19.0 189.020 -8.9

Gas (piped) and electricity (7)

195.547 -11.0 213.934 -5.0 192.589 -5.8 201.050 -12.4 191.214 -8.2

Electricity (7)

197.222 -0.1 210.404 0.5 199.714 4.8 197.426 -2.7 187.162 -2.3

Utility (piped) gas service (7)

185.868 -36.5 208.000 -18.3 137.801 -41.8 194.898 -31.2 195.153 -36.7

Household furnishings and operations

125.160 1.1     98.867 3.1 123.293 0.8 124.754 1.9

Apparel (2)

115.516 1.3     92.886 6.7 112.231 0.1 128.660 1.6

Transportation (2)

180.419 -15.9     125.574 -14.2 183.239 -15.0 175.501 -17.2

Private transportation

177.197 -16.1     125.218 -14.5 178.619 -15.5 173.895 -17.4

Motor fuel

218.560 -37.8 233.211 -36.0 210.343 -37.0 215.597 -36.4 213.094 -38.7

Gasoline

218.757 -37.3 230.363 -35.7 210.431 -37.0 215.308 -36.0 213.062 -38.2

Medical care (2)

376.161 3.4     141.764 1.1 393.702 2.3 359.257 2.6

Recreation (6)

111.416 1.1     115.005 0.2 119.440 3.2 112.353 2.0

Education and communication (6)

122.699 2.4     121.726 0.9 125.799 3.5 118.015 1.6

Other goods and services (2)

398.448 10.7     186.617 13.3 442.243 9.4 389.400 13.4

Energy (2)

201.967 -28.5 204.521 -24.1 201.761 -22.4 202.614 -28.5 195.607 -27.6

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
Jul 2009 from --
Jun
2009
Jul
2009
Jul
2008
May
2009
Jun
2009

U.S. city average

215.693 215.351 -2.1 0.7 -0.2


 

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

211.010 210.906 -3.0 0.5 0.0

Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, Calif.

223.906 224.010 -2.6 0.7 0.0

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

237.172 237.600 -1.1 0.7 0.2


 

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

  233.018 -3.4 0.5  

Cleveland-Akron, Ohio

  200.558 -3.1 0.2  

Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas

  200.663 -2.8 0.7  

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

  140.810 -0.9 1.1  


 

Atlanta, Ga.

203.585        

Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, Mich.

204.537        

Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, Texas

192.325        

Miami-Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

221.485        

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

223.810        

San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, Calif.

225.692        

Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, Wash.

227.257        

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
Jul 2009 from --
Jun
2009
Jul
2009
Jul
2008
May
2009
Jun
2009

U.S. city average

210.972 210.526 -2.7 0.8 -0.2


 

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

203.691 203.554 -3.5 0.5 -0.1

Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, Calif.

216.145 216.128 -3.2 0.8 0.0

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

231.916 232.177 -1.4 0.8 0.1


 

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

  232.535 -3.3 0.5  

Cleveland-Akron, Ohio

  191.494 -3.3 0.1  

Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas

  203.075 -3.7 1.1  

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

  140.434 -0.8 1.4  


 

Atlanta, Ga.

202.632        

Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, Mich.

199.977        

Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, Texas

189.979        

Miami-Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

219.091        

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

223.361        

San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, Calif.

220.996        

Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, Wash.

221.993        

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
1st half 2009 Percent
change from
1st half 2008
1st half 2009 Percent
change from
1st half 2008

All items

213.139 -0.6 210.468 0.5

All items (1967 = 100)

638.470   642.238  

Food and beverages

218.721 3.7 217.638 5.3

Food

218.535 3.8 217.337 5.5

Food at home

216.823 3.2 215.154 4.7

Food away from home

222.432 4.5 222.817 6.9

Alcoholic beverages

219.824 3.4 220.412 2.5

Housing

217.275 1.2 212.925 0.9

Shelter

249.441 1.5 229.555 1.1

Rent of primary residence (3)

248.663 3.1 199.340 0.4

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

256.346 2.1 224.704 1.6

Fuels and utilities

210.910 -1.5 243.642 -3.0

Household energy

189.064 -3.0 234.630 -4.4

Gas (piped) and electricity (3)

194.915 -0.3 237.858 0.4

Electricity (3)

191.863 6.6 173.399 3.9

Utility (piped) gas service (3)

202.103 -16.6 303.355 -3.9

Household furnishings and operations

129.420 1.7 152.126 5.2

Apparel

119.982 0.8 148.338 6.1

Transportation

172.941 -13.0 155.372 -11.5

Private transportation

168.434 -13.4 155.574 -12.0

Motor fuel

181.384 -38.2 190.608 -36.4

Gasoline

180.731 -38.0 192.153 -35.8

Medical care

373.286 2.9 368.193 2.9

Recreation (2)

114.346 1.5 116.543 4.8

Education and communication (2)

126.298 3.4 135.103 4.7

Other goods and services

362.290 5.8 361.697 5.7

Energy

183.806 -23.5 219.899 -20.6

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
1st half 2009 Percent
change from
1st half 2008
1st half 2009 Percent
change from
1st half 2008

All items

207.883 -1.2 203.721 0.4

All items (1967 = 100)

619.220   605.900  

Food and beverages

218.018 3.8 218.447 5.2

Food

217.757 3.8 217.213 5.6

Food at home

215.617 3.2 214.874 4.7

Food away from home

222.526 4.6 224.404 7.4

Alcoholic beverages

220.356 3.5 224.805 1.6

Housing

213.214 1.5 195.076 1.0

Shelter

242.557 2.0 200.073 1.1

Rent of primary residence (3)

247.315 3.0 199.340 0.4

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

232.261 2.0 208.778 1.6

Fuels and utilities

209.779 -0.9 249.020 -2.5

Household energy

187.108 -2.3 240.443 -3.7

Gas (piped) and electricity (3)

193.138 -0.2 239.925 0.8

Electricity (3)

189.678 6.5 173.399 3.9

Utility (piped) gas service (3)

201.454 -17.1 303.357 -3.9

Household furnishings and operations

125.205 1.8 141.397 6.1

Apparel

119.753 0.7 152.991 7.0

Transportation

169.749 -14.9 163.980 -12.5

Private transportation

166.502 -15.3 165.532 -12.9

Motor fuel

182.092 -38.3 190.673 -36.4

Gasoline

181.534 -38.1 192.149 -35.8

Medical care

373.612 3.0 354.681 2.8

Recreation (2)

111.188 1.4 114.370 5.5

Education and communication (2)

122.164 3.1 128.495 3.8

Other goods and services

382.346 7.9 400.383 7.0

Energy

182.652 -24.4 216.749 -21.3

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
1st half 2009 1st half 2008 2nd half 2008

U.S. city average

213.139 -0.6 -1.4


 

Anchorage, Alaska

190.032 1.3 -0.7

Atlanta, Ga.

200.107 -3.2 -2.9

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

231.802 -1.0 -2.0

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

208.525 -1.7 -2.0

Cincinnati-Hamilton, Ohio-Ky.-Ind.

198.945 -0.6 -2.0


 

Cleveland-Akron, Ohio

199.489 -1.7 -1.8

Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas

199.494 -0.3 -2.0

Denver-Boulder-Greeley, Colo.

207.444 -0.6 -1.7

Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, Mich.

202.393 -1.0 -1.3

Honolulu, Hawaii

228.070 0.3 -1.0


 

Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, Texas

189.465 0.1 -0.6

Kansas City, Mo.-Kans.

199.152 -0.9 -1.1

Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, Calif.

221.943 -1.1 -1.6

Miami-Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

220.674 -0.2 -1.1

Milwaukee-Racine, Wis.

200.999 -0.5 -1.5


 

Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minn.-Wis.

206.167 -1.0 -1.7

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

235.310 0.7 -1.0

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

221.450 -0.9 -1.5

Phoenix-Mesa, Ariz. (1)

117.335 -1.3 -1.9

Pittsburgh, Pa.

210.468 0.5 -1.2


 

Portland-Salem, Ore.-Wash.

214.102 -0.2 -1.0

St. Louis, Mo.-Ill.

197.370 -0.5 -0.9

San Diego, Calif.

240.885 -0.6 -0.5

San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, Calif.

223.305 0.7 -0.2

Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, Wash.

225.580 0.9 -0.1


 

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

188.604 -0.7 -0.9

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

138.777 0.2 -1.2

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
1st half 2009 1st half 2008 2nd half 2008

U.S. city average

207.883 -1.2 -1.8


 

Anchorage, Alaska

188.161 0.4 -1.3

Atlanta, Ga.

198.665 -3.7 -3.2

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

231.336 -1.1 -2.0

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

201.191 -2.0 -2.4

Cincinnati-Hamilton, Ohio-Ky.-Ind.

192.543 -0.7 -2.3


 

Cleveland-Akron, Ohio

190.292 -1.7 -1.9

Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas

200.685 -1.4 -2.8

Denver-Boulder-Greeley, Colo.

197.944 -1.6 -2.3

Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, Mich.

197.203 -1.4 -1.6

Honolulu, Hawaii

226.462 -0.1 -1.5


 

Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, Texas

186.745 -1.0 -1.6

Kansas City, Mo.-Kans.

190.869 -0.8 -1.1

Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, Calif.

213.783 -1.7 -2.0

Miami-Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

217.940 -0.7 -1.6

Milwaukee-Racine, Wis.

204.238 -0.8 -1.9


 

Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minn.-Wis.

198.347 -1.8 -2.1

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

229.514 0.5 -1.2

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

220.669 -1.2 -1.7

Phoenix-Mesa, Ariz. (1)

116.558 -1.4 -2.2

Pittsburgh, Pa.

203.721 0.4 -1.1


 

Portland-Salem, Ore.-Wash.

207.898 -0.7 -1.3

St. Louis, Mo.-Ill.

195.839 -1.0 -1.3

San Diego, Calif.

225.482 -0.5 -0.6

San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, Calif.

218.182 0.3 -0.6

Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, Wash.

219.853 0.5 -0.4


 

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

187.835 -0.8 -1.0

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

137.808 -0.2 -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.