United States Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) and Inflation Rate: Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD in May 2020 (Not Seas Adj.)
Updated on March 14, 2023.

According to recent data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, in May 2020, the United States not seasonally adjusted Consumer Price Index for all urban consumers (CPI-U): Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD was 171.458 and the 12-month percent change (inflation rate) was -19.1%. The following item categories had the highest not seasonally adjusted 12-month percent change in CPI-U:

  1. Food at home: 5%
  2. Owners' equivalent rent of residences: 2.7%
  3. Rent of primary residence: 2.6%

The first chart below shows the 12-month percent change in CPI-U for a selected group of item categories, and the second chart shows the CPI-U for the selected group of item categories. You can also use the control below to select your own categories to see on the chart (at most 10). The table below have data on the CPI-U: Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD and the 12-month percent change (inflation rate) for many more item categories in May 2020.

See links at the bottom of this page for similar information for other months. You can also see the monthly links for many other years here and for other US geographic areas here.

The Consumer Price Index (CPI) measures the change in prices paid by consumers for goods and services. The CPI of all urban consumers (CPI-U) reflects the spending patterns of all urban consumers which represents about 93 percent of the total US population. The CPI-U is based on the expenditures of almost all residents of urban or metropolitan areas, including professionals, the self-employed, the poor, the unemployed, and retired people, as well as urban wage earners and clerical workers.

Energy
Food at home
Rent of primary residence
Owners' equivalent rent of residences
12-Month Percent Change of US CPI-U: Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD of Selected Categories in May 2020 (Not Seas Adj.)
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US CPI-U: Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD in May 2020 (Not Seas Adj.) (%)
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Consumer Price Index (CPI-U) and Inflation Rate: Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD of Selected categories in May 2020 (Not Seas Adj.)
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Item CPI-U 12-month % change (Inflation Rate)
Energy 171.458 -19.1
Food at home 253.526 5.0
Shelter 338.812 2.3
Household energy 161.058 -10.1
Rent of primary residence 315.729 2.6
Owners' equivalent rent of residences 349.086 2.7
Owners' equivalent rent of primary residence 349.086 2.7
Energy services 178.47 -5.4
Electricity 176.849 -3.3
Utility (piped) gas service 170.08 -8.4
Motor fuel 190.171 -29.4
Gasoline (all types) 187.332 -29.5
Gasoline, unleaded regular 183.919 -30.1
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 198.147 -26.6
Gasoline, unleaded premium 196.208 -25.8

U.S. CPI-U: Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD and 12-Month Percent Change for other Months and Years

Use the links below to see the U.S. Consumer Price Index (CPI-U): Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD and 12-month percent change (inflation rate) for other months and years. Also, You can see the monthly links for many more years here.
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