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-
Wilmington-
Atlantic City
Washington-
Baltimore (1)
Northeast
region
South
region
Jan
2013
Percent change from
Jan
2012
Jan
2013
Percent change from
Jan
2012
Jan
2013
Percent change from
Jan
2012
Jan
2013
Percent change from
Jan
2012
Jan
2013
Percent change from
Jan
2012

All items (2)

230.280 1.6     150.845 1.8 247.277 1.8 223.933 1.6

All items (1967 = 100) (3)

689.818           389.386   363.250  

Food and beverages (2)

236.183 1.6     149.324 1.0 243.031 1.7 234.434 1.5

Food (2)

236.341 1.6     151.019 1.0 242.947 1.7 235.552 1.6

Food at home

234.240 1.1 234.922 2.3 144.263 -0.7 243.016 1.7 232.232 1.0

Food away from home (4)

240.713 2.3     157.019 3.3 245.899 1.7 243.132 2.4

Alcoholic beverages (4)

232.558 1.2     126.654 1.3 242.663 1.2 218.106 1.2

Housing (2)

224.790 1.8     160.134 2.3 254.299 1.8 208.699 1.5

Shelter

260.039 2.2 291.495 1.5 169.765 3.3 305.150 2.1 233.811 2.3

Rent of primary residence (2) (5)

264.700 2.7 272.320 1.8 188.537 4.2 304.407 2.3 237.547 3.1

Owners' equivalent rent of residences (5) (6)

267.995 2.1 300.539 1.4 169.618 3.1 317.244 1.9 237.240 2.1

Owners' equivalent rent of primary residence (5) (6)

267.972 2.1 300.539 1.4 169.609 3.1 317.150 1.9 237.227 2.1

Fuels and utilities

220.228 0.9     172.631 -2.5 224.304 1.5 215.240 -1.0

Household energy

189.190 -0.4 184.516 -3.8 166.434 -4.2 204.026 1.2 177.557 -2.8

Energy services (5)

189.444 -0.3 188.797 -4.4 157.494 -4.1 191.488 1.2 176.988 -2.8

Electricity (5)

194.525 0.5 191.505 -4.5 163.269 -2.7 190.050 2.0 174.210 -2.8

Utility (piped) gas service (5)

171.597 -2.5 176.617 -4.1 122.715 -8.7 182.953 -0.4 180.412 -2.6

Household furnishings and operations

125.400 -0.2     93.032 -0.9 128.521 0.5 126.035 -0.3

Apparel (2)

124.687 2.1     92.915 -2.5 126.919 1.9 132.567 1.9

Transportation (2)

212.299 0.7     150.743 1.6 214.909 2.0 213.192 1.0

Private transportation

207.331 0.5     149.851 1.1 207.800 1.6 211.429 0.9

Motor fuel

288.108 -1.4 302.974 1.0 288.630 1.9 294.479 2.2 289.681 -0.7

Gasoline

286.417 -1.5 298.518 1.0 288.141 2.0 293.045 2.2 287.789 -0.8

Medical care (2)

420.687 3.1     166.217 5.1 441.430 2.1 401.735 3.7

Recreation (7)

114.816 0.6     114.815 0.2 120.172 1.0 114.757 0.6

Education and communication (7)

135.225 1.6     143.095 1.7 136.358 1.3 131.666 1.6

Other goods and services (2)

397.543 1.6     174.084 0.9 430.507 1.9 388.625 1.3

Energy (2)

234.624 -1.0 228.134 -1.5 218.181 -0.8 241.935 1.7 224.917 -1.6

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) This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item stratum index series converted to a geometric means estimator in January, 1999.
(6) For the U.S., Philadelphia, Northeast, and South, Dec. 1982 = 100.
(7) Indexes are on the Dec. 1997=100 base.

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, not seasonally adjusted (1982-84=100 unless otherwise noted)
Item U.S. city average Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City Washington-Baltimore (1) Northeast region South region
Jan
2013
Percent change from
Jan
2012
Jan
2013
Percent change from
Jan
2012
Jan
2013
Percent change from
Jan
2012
Jan
2013
Percent change from
Jan
2012
Jan
2013
Percent change from
Jan
2012

All items (2)

226.520 1.5     151.407 2.0 245.524 1.7 221.849 1.5

All items (1967 = 100) (3)

674.734           383.495   359.309  

Food and beverages (2)

235.586 1.5     148.076 1.1 241.973 1.7 233.512 1.5

Food (2)

235.535 1.5     149.385 1.1 241.906 1.7 234.379 1.6

Food at home

233.141 1.1 236.082 2.2 143.289 -0.5 241.228 1.7 230.874 1.0

Food away from home (4)

240.802 2.3     155.217 3.3 246.403 1.7 241.966 2.4

Alcoholic beverages (4)

234.946 1.3     130.396 2.1 241.176 1.1 220.434 1.4

Housing (2)

221.459 1.8     164.050 2.5 252.341 1.9 208.295 1.5

Shelter

253.955 2.2 297.653 1.5 173.087 3.5 301.874 2.0 233.124 2.4

Rent of primary residence (2) (5)

262.643 2.7 272.320 1.8 188.569 4.2 300.434 2.3 235.848 3.1

Owners' equivalent rent of residences (5) (6)

242.625 2.0 267.275 1.4 168.945 3.1 279.626 1.9 220.365 2.0

Owners' equivalent rent of primary residence (5) (6)

242.621 2.0 267.275 1.4 168.938 3.1 279.616 1.9 220.358 2.0

Fuels and utilities

218.512 0.9     167.761 -2.5 222.763 1.7 215.266 -1.1

Household energy

187.057 -0.4 183.016 -4.0 161.455 -4.1 201.997 1.3 176.152 -3.0

Energy services (5)

188.613 -0.3 191.041 -4.4 156.552 -4.0 191.902 1.4 176.922 -3.0

Electricity (5)

192.421 0.3 191.504 -4.5 159.763 -2.7 190.398 2.2 172.513 -3.1

Utility (piped) gas service (5)

171.994 -2.2 176.613 -4.1 125.089 -8.6 183.480 -0.3 184.746 -2.3

Household furnishings and operations

121.424 -0.3     89.968 -1.1 122.099 0.6 121.401 -0.4

Apparel (2)

124.280 2.0     94.355 -0.9 127.491 1.3 133.209 2.5

Transportation (2)

212.522 0.4     151.352 2.0 216.939 1.8 212.849 0.9

Private transportation

208.939 0.3     150.635 1.4 211.529 1.5 211.187 0.8

Motor fuel

289.211 -1.5 302.934 1.0 288.194 1.9 294.773 2.2 289.478 -0.8

Gasoline

287.621 -1.6 298.517 1.0 287.797 1.9 293.466 2.2 287.708 -0.9

Medical care (2)

423.824 3.3     166.568 5.1 439.189 2.1 407.972 3.7

Recreation (7)

111.188 0.6     111.475 -0.4 121.342 1.2 111.139 0.8

Education and communication (7)

128.324 1.3     127.908 1.5 128.778 0.8 123.628 1.2

Other goods and services (2)

428.587 1.7     197.982 0.7 487.521 1.8 415.315 1.4

Energy (2)

236.493 -1.0 224.863 -1.6 218.440 -0.6 242.707 1.8 227.102 -1.6

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) This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item stratum index series converted to a geometric means estimator in January, 1999.
(6) For the U.S., Philadelphia, Northeast, and South, Dec. 1984 = 100.
(7) Indexes are on the Dec. 1997=100 base.

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, not seasonally adjusted (1982-84=100 unless otherwise noted)
Area Index Percent change to
Jan 2013 from --
Dec
2012
Jan
2013
Jan
2012
Nov
2012
Dec
2012

U.S. city average

229.601 230.280 1.6 0.0 0.3


 

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

221.838 222.251 1.2 -0.1 0.2

Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, Calif.

236.042 238.015 2.0 0.1 0.8

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

253.555 254.807 2.2 0.2 0.5


 

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

  249.957 1.7 0.0  

Cleveland-Akron, Ohio

  215.102 1.5 0.2  

Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas

  213.696 2.1 0.4  

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

  150.845 1.8 0.1  


 

Atlanta, Ga.

211.040        

Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, Mich.

216.569        

Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, Texas

202.477        

Miami-Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

235.023        

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

238.492        

San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, Calif.

239.533        

Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, Wash.

237.993        

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, not seasonally adjusted (1982-84=100 unless otherwise noted)
Area Index Percent change to
Jan 2013 from --
Dec
2012
Jan
2013
Jan
2012
Nov
2012
Dec
2012

U.S. city average

225.889 226.520 1.5 0.0 0.3


 

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

215.947 216.137 0.9 -0.2 0.1

Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, Calif.

228.940 230.651 1.9 0.1 0.7

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

249.535 250.849 2.2 0.1 0.5


 

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

  251.024 1.6 0.0  

Cleveland-Akron, Ohio

  206.526 1.4 0.3  

Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas

  219.072 2.1 0.5  

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

  151.407 2.0 0.0  


 

Atlanta, Ga.

210.054        

Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, Mich.

213.766        

Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, Texas

200.895        

Miami-Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

234.139        

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

239.452        

San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, Calif.

236.454        

Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, Wash.

234.588        

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, not seasonally adjusted (1982-84=100 unless otherwise noted)
Item U.S. city
average
Pittsburgh
2nd half 2012 Percent
change from
2nd half 2011
2nd half 2012 Percent
change from
2nd half 2011

All items

230.338 1.8 233.539 2.6

All items (1967 = 100)

689.991   712.638  

Food and beverages

234.406 1.8 242.311 1.8

Food

234.541 1.9 242.596 1.5

Food at home

232.047 1.3 243.558 2.4

Food away from home

239.516 2.7 242.746 0.1

Alcoholic beverages

231.115 1.7 238.585 6.2

Housing

223.745 1.6 227.516 3.3

Shelter

258.438 2.2 252.216 4.3

Rent of primary residence (1)

262.063 2.7 219.202 4.8

Owners' equivalent rent of residences (1) (2)

266.222 2.1 248.942 4.3

Owners' equivalent rent of primary residence (1) (2)

266.196 2.1 248.942 4.3

Fuels and utilities

220.267 -1.1 243.622 -1.6

Household energy

189.958 -2.9 224.903 -4.3

Energy services (1)

190.767 -2.9 211.627 -5.4

Electricity (1)

197.846 -1.1 182.365 -4.4

Utility (piped) gas service (1)

167.293 -8.5 206.113 -7.1

Household furnishings and operations

125.500 0.3 149.426 2.3

Apparel

126.848 2.3 161.693 -2.4

Transportation

216.960 1.7 192.914 1.3

Private transportation

212.367 1.8 193.029 1.1

Motor fuel

309.423 2.6 325.313 3.8

Gasoline

308.154 2.6 328.844 3.9

Medical care

417.931 3.8 444.638 6.1

Recreation (3)

114.803 1.2 119.554 4.7

Education and communication (3)

134.403 1.6 145.290 1.7

Other goods and services

396.265 1.9 402.227 2.4

Energy

244.925 0.2 276.997 -0.3

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

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, not seasonally adjusted (1982-84=100 unless otherwise noted)
Item U.S. city
Average
Pittsburgh
2nd half 2012 Percent
change from
2nd half 2011
2nd half 2012 Percent
change from
2nd half 2011

All items

226.878 1.8 227.972 2.6

All items (1967 = 100)

675.799   678.027  

Food and beverages

233.845 1.8 244.608 2.1

Food

233.798 1.8 243.882 1.9

Food at home

231.023 1.3 243.827 2.6

Food away from home

239.716 2.7 246.618 0.5

Alcoholic beverages

233.156 1.9 245.209 5.9

Housing

220.330 1.5 208.956 3.2

Shelter

252.206 2.2 220.556 4.3

Rent of primary residence (1)

259.980 2.6 219.202 4.8

Owners' equivalent rent of residences (1) (2)

241.048 2.0 231.298 4.3

Owners' equivalent rent of primary residence (1) (2)

241.043 2.0 231.298 4.3

Fuels and utilities

218.699 -1.2 252.000 -1.6

Household energy

187.983 -3.0 234.293 -4.3

Energy services (1)

189.970 -3.0 216.969 -5.5

Electricity (1)

195.775 -1.3 182.365 -4.4

Utility (piped) gas service (1)

167.206 -8.5 206.115 -7.1

Household furnishings and operations

121.525 0.1 136.030 1.9

Apparel

126.290 2.4 169.341 -2.4

Transportation

218.229 1.9 207.288 1.4

Private transportation

214.913 1.9 208.908 1.1

Motor fuel

310.543 2.6 325.540 3.8

Gasoline

309.397 2.6 328.837 3.9

Medical care

420.922 4.0 434.195 6.7

Recreation (3)

111.171 1.1 120.852 4.2

Education and communication (3)

127.668 1.3 134.719 1.7

Other goods and services

426.951 2.0 447.173 1.5

Energy

247.516 0.4 279.686 -0.1

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

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, not seasonally adjusted (1982-84=100 unless otherwise noted)
Area Index Percent change from
2nd half 2012 2nd half 2011 1st half 2012

U.S. city average

230.338 1.8 0.7


 

Anchorage, Alaska

206.617 2.0 0.7

Atlanta, Ga.

213.449 1.5 0.6

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

248.883 1.6 0.9

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

222.613 1.5 0.5

Cincinnati-Hamilton, Ohio-Ky.-Ind.

217.425 2.2 1.0


 

Cleveland-Akron, Ohio

215.415 1.6 0.7

Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas

212.935 1.8 0.7

Denver-Boulder-Greeley, Colo.

226.177 2.1 1.4

Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, Mich.

217.081 1.7 0.9

Honolulu, Hawaii

250.303 2.0 0.7


 

Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, Texas

203.721 1.1 -0.5

Kansas City, Mo.-Kans.

219.611 2.1 1.0

Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, Calif.

237.488 2.3 0.7

Miami-Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

235.889 1.6 0.6

Milwaukee-Racine, Wis.

222.114 1.8 0.9


 

Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minn.-Wis.

225.038 1.7 0.5

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

253.693 1.6 0.9

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

239.437 1.7 1.1

Phoenix-Mesa, Ariz. (1)

124.267 1.7 0.1

Pittsburgh, Pa.

233.539 2.6 0.6


 

Portland-Salem, Ore.-Wash.

230.811 2.1 0.9

St. Louis, Mo.-Ill.

215.614 2.2 0.8

San Diego, Calif.

257.285 1.5 0.3

San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, Calif.

241.201 2.8 1.3

Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, Wash.

239.981 2.2 1.1


 

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

204.558 2.3 0.9

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

150.822 2.1 0.8

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, not seasonally adjusted (1982-84=100 unless otherwise noted)
Area Index Percent change from
2nd half 2012 2nd half 2011 1st half 2012

U.S. city average

226.878 1.8 0.6


 

Anchorage, Alaska

204.607 1.8 0.5

Atlanta, Ga.

212.622 1.4 0.5

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

250.141 1.5 0.9

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

216.937 1.3 0.5

Cincinnati-Hamilton, Ohio-Ky.-Ind.

212.457 2.1 1.1


 

Cleveland-Akron, Ohio

207.020 1.6 0.6

Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas

218.408 1.9 0.5

Denver-Boulder-Greeley, Colo.

216.767 2.3 1.5

Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, Mich.

214.669 2.2 1.0

Honolulu, Hawaii

249.135 2.0 0.5


 

Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, Texas

202.381 0.9 -0.8

Kansas City, Mo.-Kans.

211.963 2.0 1.1

Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, Calif.

230.426 2.3 0.7

Miami-Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

235.190 1.9 0.7

Milwaukee-Racine, Wis.

228.173 1.7 0.8


 

Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minn.-Wis.

219.562 1.9 0.6

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

249.923 1.7 0.9

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

240.389 1.8 1.1

Phoenix-Mesa, Ariz. (1)

123.894 1.2 0.0

Pittsburgh, Pa.

227.972 2.6 0.5


 

Portland-Salem, Ore.-Wash.

225.389 1.8 0.7

St. Louis, Mo.-Ill.

215.904 2.1 0.6

San Diego, Calif.

243.119 1.6 0.1

San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, Calif.

238.622 3.0 1.3

Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, Wash.

236.564 2.2 1.1


 

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

205.686 2.4 0.9

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

151.600 2.3 1.0

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