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
Oct
2008		 Percent change from
Oct
2007		 Oct
2008		 Percent change from
Oct
2007		 Oct
2008		 Percent change from
Oct
2007		 Oct
2008		 Percent change from
Oct
2007		 Oct
2008		 Percent change from
Oct
2007

All items (2)

216.573 3.7 225.113 2.8     230.837 4.0 210.108 3.9

All items (1967 = 100) (3)

648.758  

650.338  

   

363.498  

340.825  

Food and beverages (2)

218.705 6.1 207.181 4.3     223.763 6.4 216.351 6.3

Food (2)

218.738 6.3 207.214 4.4     223.600 6.5 217.170 6.4

Food at home

 219.660 7.5 219.843 4.8 138.605 7.3 225.238 7.8 216.316 7.8

Food away from home (4)

219.290 4.8 185.831 4.0     224.644 4.9 221.695 4.9

Alcoholic beverages (4)

216.972 3.8 203.979 2.5     224.664 4.5 203.842 3.5

Housing (2)

217.383 3.2 232.106 1.6     242.582 3.3 202.145 3.8

Shelter

 247.844 2.2 274.515 0.4 153.921 4.0 286.475 2.2 221.533 2.7

Rent of primary residence (2) (7)

245.855 3.7 257.647 3.0 164.887 5.3 278.390 4.3 221.279 3.8

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

253.902 2.3 280.104 0.4 153.354 3.7 295.147 1.7 223.856 2.7

Fuels and utilities

 221.199 10.1 219.262 9.5     226.915 11.4 225.441 11.4

Household energy

 201.176 10.8 201.400 9.5 201.486 12.0 213.925 11.9 198.393 12.4

Gas (piped) and electricity (7)

203.503 9.8 211.362 7.4 194.135 11.1 209.304 8.7 198.415 11.7

Electricity (7)

191.513 8.1 194.100 4.8 193.928 10.6 186.635 5.4 189.221 11.5

Utility (piped) gas service (7)

239.218 13.9 250.419 13.0 173.388 17.4 251.746 14.7 242.785 12.5

Household furnishings and operations

 128.789 2.0 124.693 0.1     129.254 1.4 128.377 1.9

Apparel (2)

122.243 0.3 99.159 0.0     124.181 3.0 133.520 -0.3

Transportation (2)

192.709 4.2 197.839 5.9     192.121 4.7 191.224 4.3

Private transportation

 187.976 3.9 194.700 5.9     185.827 4.5 189.381 4.2

Motor fuel

 268.537 12.3 286.742 18.8 262.288 16.6 260.690 13.6 269.786 13.6

Gasoline

 266.382 12.0 280.974 18.2 262.154 16.6 258.413 13.2 267.024 13.0

Medical care (2)

365.746 2.8 417.465 2.7     388.525 2.6 348.858 3.0

Recreation (6)

114.169 2.2 122.998 4.1     116.377 2.8 114.947 2.3

Education and communication (6)

125.686 3.4 126.066 2.4     129.666 4.1 121.503 2.9

Other goods and services (2)

349.276 4.1 389.990 1.6     375.178 5.2 336.462 3.7

Energy (2)

231.561 11.5 231.669 13.6 223.911 14.1 233.448 12.6 225.860 12.8

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, 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
Oct
2008		 Percent change from
Oct
2007		 Oct
2008		 Percent change from
Oct
2007		 Oct
2008		 Percent change from
Oct
2007		 Oct
2008		 Percent change from
Oct
2007		 Oct
2008		 Percent change from
Oct
2007

All items (2)

212.182 3.8 225.069 3.2     227.762 4.4 207.312 4.0

All items (1967 = 100) (3)

632.025  

653.751  

   

355.751  

335.765  

Food and beverages (2)

218.141 6.2 210.383 4.3     223.117 6.6 215.243 6.3

Food (2)

218.120 6.4 209.672 4.4     223.025 6.7 216.126 6.5

Food at home

 218.600 7.5 221.540 4.7 138.268 7.0 223.972 7.7 214.932 7.8

Food away from home (4)

219.219 4.9 185.635 4.0     224.917 5.2 220.677 4.8

Alcoholic beverages (4)

216.953 3.7 210.515 2.6     222.083 4.6 201.427 3.1

Housing (2)

213.156 3.5 233.733 2.0     238.950 3.6 201.298 4.1

Shelter

 240.517 2.4 279.363 0.9 155.399 4.2 280.609 2.4 220.094 2.7

Rent of primary residence (2) (7)

244.624 3.5 257.647 3.0 164.914 5.3 275.591 4.0 220.206 3.6

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

230.028 2.3 249.102 0.4 152.837 3.7 259.716 1.8 208.474 2.6

Fuels and utilities

 219.325 10.3 220.127 9.0     223.572 11.4 224.801 11.6

Household energy

 198.191 11.0 200.470 8.9 196.021 11.0 209.924 11.8 195.783 12.4

Gas (piped) and electricity (7)

201.651 10.1 212.586 7.2 191.998 10.5 207.487 8.9 196.841 11.9

Electricity (7)

189.658 8.2 194.099 4.8 189.738 10.5 185.313 5.1 186.935 11.7

Utility (piped) gas service (7)

239.623 14.7 250.414 13.0 176.993 16.9 250.943 16.3 246.008 12.4

Household furnishings and operations

 124.719 2.2 118.937 -0.2     123.568 1.9 123.022 1.9

Apparel (2)

121.957 0.3 102.655 3.2     123.903 2.8 133.581 -0.9

Transportation (2)

192.198 4.1 205.660 6.7     194.405 4.7 189.427 4.3

Private transportation

 188.871 3.9 203.750 6.8     189.782 4.6 187.849 4.2

Motor fuel

 269.639 12.3 286.725 18.8 262.008 16.7 260.871 13.4 269.659 13.5

Gasoline

 267.580 12.0 280.973 18.2 261.920 16.6 258.722 13.1 266.947 12.9

Medical care (2)

366.000 2.9 405.693 2.5     385.103 2.5 351.809 3.3

Recreation (6)

110.947 2.0 120.855 4.3     116.069 3.3 111.545 1.8

Education and communication (6)

121.569 3.1 120.829 2.1     123.905 3.9 117.191 2.5

Other goods and services (2)

362.354 4.5 395.757 1.2     406.487 6.6 346.310 3.9

Energy (2)

232.106 11.7 229.578 13.6 222.988 13.5 232.063 12.5 226.435 12.9

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, 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
Oct 2008 from --
Sep
2008		 Oct
2008		 Oct
2007		 Aug
2008		 Sep
2008

U.S. city average

 218.783 216.573 3.7 -1.1 -1.0


 

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

 215.465 213.363 3.2 -1.2 -1.0

Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, Calif.

 227.449 226.159 3.4 -1.0 -0.6

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

 240.089 238.403 4.3 -0.9 -0.7


 

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

 238.519        

Cleveland-Akron, Ohio

 206.219        

Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas

 205.883        

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

142.036        


 

Atlanta, Ga.

   206.388 2.2 -2.4  

Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, Mich.

   205.238 1.7 -2.0  

Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, Texas

   191.140 3.4 -0.8  

Miami-Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

   223.699 4.0 -0.8  

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

   225.113 2.8 -1.4  

San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, Calif.

   225.824 3.6 0.2  

Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, Wash.

   225.915 3.4 -0.8  

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
Oct 2008 from --
Sep
2008		 Oct
2008		 Oct
2007		 Aug
2008		 Sep
2008

U.S. city average

 214.935 212.182 3.8 -1.4 -1.3


 

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

 209.084 206.772 3.6 -1.3 -1.1

Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, Calif.

 220.285 218.726 3.5 -1.1 -0.7

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

 234.703 232.778 4.6 -1.2 -0.8


 

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

 238.133        

Cleveland-Akron, Ohio

 197.260        

Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas

 209.666        

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

141.679        


 

Atlanta, Ga.

   205.236 2.3 -2.8  

Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, Mich.

   200.570 2.2 -2.4  

Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, Texas

   190.600 3.9 -1.3  

Miami-Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

   222.038 4.0 -1.1  

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

   225.069 3.2 -1.4  

San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, Calif.

   221.192 3.8 -0.1  

Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, Wash.

   220.687 3.6 -1.2  

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 2008 Percent
change from
1st half 2007		 1st half 2008 Percent
change from
1st half 2007

All items

 214.429 4.2 209.486 4.9

All items (1967 = 100)

 642.333  

639.240  

Food and beverages

 210.832 4.8 206.680 4.6

Food

 210.595 4.9 205.966 4.7

Food at home

 210.067 5.6 205.449 5.5

Food away from home

 212.925 4.1 208.347 3.7

Alcoholic beverages

 212.637 3.5 214.999 4.4

Housing

 214.717 3.1 211.083 3.0

Shelter

 245.635 2.8 227.147 1.0

Rent of primary residence (3)

241.161 3.7 198.518 1.4

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

251.120 2.6 221.265 0.9

Fuels and utilities

 214.068 8.2 251.053 12.6

Household energy

 194.981 8.8 245.484 15.3

Gas (piped) and electricity (3)

195.452 6.0 236.899 12.0

Electricity (3)

179.996 4.5 166.856 9.5

Utility (piped) gas service (3)

242.379 9.9 315.550 13.8

Household furnishings and operations

 127.208 -0.1 144.620 1.9

Apparel

 119.067 -0.7 139.804 -1.7

Transportation

 198.701 9.0 175.649 11.4

Private transportation

 194.597 9.0 176.712 11.9

Motor fuel

 293.723 27.8 299.739 31.1

Gasoline

 291.726 27.5 299.367 30.7

Medical care

 362.635 4.4 357.781 7.0

Recreation (2)

112.672 1.2 111.235 4.6

Education and communication (2)

122.101 3.2 129.043 4.8

Other goods and services

 342.512 3.3 342.311 2.9

Energy

 240.367 19.0 276.958 23.0

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 2008 Percent
change from
1st half 2007		 1st half 2008 Percent
change from
1st half 2007

All items

 210.309 4.6 202.892 5.5

All items (1967 = 100)

 626.446  

603.433  

Food and beverages

 210.059 4.9 207.568 5.0

Food

 209.775 4.9 205.766 4.9

Food at home

 208.945 5.6 205.238 5.5

Food away from home

 212.642 4.1 208.882 4.1

Alcoholic beverages

 212.804 3.5 221.187 4.9

Housing

 210.024 3.3 193.151 3.4

Shelter

 237.914 2.8 197.886 1.0

Rent of primary residence (3)

240.209 3.7 198.518 1.4

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

227.614 2.6 205.583 0.9

Fuels and utilities

 211.709 7.9 255.431 13.8

Household energy

 191.536 8.4 249.606 16.2

Gas (piped) and electricity (3)

193.478 5.9 237.962 11.9

Electricity (3)

178.183 4.4 166.856 9.5

Utility (piped) gas service (3)

243.149 10.2 315.552 13.8

Household furnishings and operations

 122.980 0.1 133.314 1.1

Apparel

 118.921 -0.3 142.991 -0.8

Transportation

 199.536 9.8 187.494 12.7

Private transportation

 196.573 9.8 190.137 13.1

Motor fuel

 294.964 27.9 299.685 31.1

Gasoline

 293.085 27.7 299.361 30.7

Medical care

 362.759 4.5 344.901 7.1

Recreation (2)

109.610 0.9 108.396 4.2

Education and communication (2)

118.466 2.8 123.818 4.7

Other goods and services

 354.298 3.7 374.264 3.0

Energy

 241.616 19.4 275.541 24.1

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 2008 1st half 2007 2nd half 2007

U.S. city average

 214.429 4.2 2.6


 

Anchorage, Alaska

 187.659 4.6 2.5

Atlanta, Ga.

 206.746 4.4 2.4

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

 234.239 3.7 2.3

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

 212.193 4.5 2.7

Cincinnati-Hamilton, Ohio-Ky.-Ind.

 200.054 4.1 2.2


 

Cleveland-Akron, Ohio

 202.959 4.4 2.8

Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas

 200.118 4.7 2.4

Denver-Boulder-Greeley, Colo.

 208.741 3.7 2.9

Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, Mich.

 204.466 2.4 1.9

Honolulu, Hawaii

 227.334 4.9 2.2


 

Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, Texas

 189.369 3.6 2.5

Kansas City, Mo.-Kans.

 200.868 4.0 2.6

Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, Calif.

 224.377 3.8 2.7

Miami-Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

 221.180 5.3 3.0

Milwaukee-Racine, Wis.

 201.955 4.8 3.3


 

Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minn.-Wis.

 208.284 3.8 3.2

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

 233.761 3.8 2.2

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

 223.536 4.1 2.2

Phoenix-Mesa, Ariz. (1)

118.912 3.8 2.5

Pittsburgh, Pa.

 209.486 4.9 3.0


 

Portland-Salem, Ore.-Wash.

 214.619 3.9 2.0

St. Louis, Mo.-Ill.

 198.278 3.2 2.0

San Diego, Calif.

 242.440 4.6 3.3

San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, Calif.

 221.730 3.3 2.0

Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, Wash.

 223.569 4.6 2.8


 

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

189.884 3.8 2.3

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

138.490 4.9 2.6

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 2008 1st half 2007 2nd half 2007

U.S. city average

 210.309 4.6 2.9


 

Anchorage, Alaska

 187.396 4.6 2.4

Atlanta, Ga.

 206.260 4.8 2.7

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

 233.887 3.8 2.4

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

 205.346 4.7 2.9

Cincinnati-Hamilton, Ohio-Ky.-Ind.

 193.856 4.1 2.2


 

Cleveland-Akron, Ohio

 193.663 4.9 3.0

Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas

 203.466 5.5 3.0

Denver-Boulder-Greeley, Colo.

 201.124 3.9 3.2

Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, Mich.

 200.103 2.9 2.2

Honolulu, Hawaii

 226.738 5.1 2.4


 

Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, Texas

 188.635 4.0 2.8

Kansas City, Mo.-Kans.

 192.430 4.3 2.9

Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, Calif.

 217.433 4.3 3.1

Miami-Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

 219.399 5.5 3.0

Milwaukee-Racine, Wis.

 205.845 5.0 3.3


 

Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minn.-Wis.

 202.004 4.1 3.0

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

 228.284 4.2 2.5

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

 223.341 4.2 2.5

Phoenix-Mesa, Ariz. (1)

118.222 4.0 2.6

Pittsburgh, Pa.

 202.892 5.5 3.4


 

Portland-Salem, Ore.-Wash.

 209.456 4.1 2.3

St. Louis, Mo.-Ill.

 197.848 3.6 2.3

San Diego, Calif.

 226.591 4.4 3.2

San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, Calif.

 217.487 3.6 2.2

Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, Wash.

 218.664 4.9 3.1


 

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

189.401 4.2 2.4

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

138.049 5.2 2.7

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