United States Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) and Inflation Rate: Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD in February 2021 (Not Seas Adj.)
Updated on March 14, 2023.

According to recent data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, in February 2021, the United States not seasonally adjusted Consumer Price Index for all urban consumers (CPI-U): Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD was 262.167 and the 12-month percent change (inflation rate) was 3.5%. The following item categories had the highest not seasonally adjusted 12-month percent change in CPI-U:

  1. Motor fuel: 9.4%
  2. Food away from home: 7.4%
  3. Alcoholic beverages: 4.8%

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 February 2021.

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.

All items
Energy
All items less food and energy
All items less medical care
Food
Alcoholic beverages
Food away from home
Motor fuel
12-Month Percent Change of US CPI-U: Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD of Selected Categories in February 2021 (Not Seas Adj.)
Motor fuel
Food away from home
Alcoholic beverages
Food
Energy
All items
All items less food and energy
All items less medical care
US CPI-U: Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD in February 2021 (Not Seas Adj.) (%)
All items less food and energy
All items
Motor fuel
All items less medical care
Food
Food away from home
Alcoholic beverages
Energy
Consumer Price Index (CPI-U) and Inflation Rate: Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD of Selected categories in February 2021 (Not Seas Adj.)
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Item CPI-U 12-month % change (Inflation Rate)
All items 262.167 3.5
Energy 199.369 3.9
All items less food and energy 278.099 3.4
All items less shelter 236.851 3.7
All items less medical care 248.859 3.2
All items less energy 271.134 3.6
Apparel 108.4 4.2
Commodities 186.636 5.0
Commodities less food 157.162 5.5
Commodities less food and beverages 154.211 5.6
Durables 109.912 7.2
Education and communication 133.641 1.8
Education and communication commodities 70.023 -1.8
Education and communication services 108.338 2.1
Food and beverages 245.253 4.3
Food 245.922 4.3
Food at home 243.619 -0.4
Cereals and bakery products 318.73 4.6
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs 266.679 3.2
Fruits and vegetables 281.846 1.0
Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials 158.151 -0.5
Other food at home 220.814 1.0
Alcoholic beverages 233.081 4.8
Other goods and services 581.137 6.8
Other goods 128.579 6.1
Other personal services 144.26 6.3
Housing 272.948 3.3
Shelter 338.986 0.0
Fuels and utilities 209.661 -1.2
Household energy 169 -0.3
Household furnishings and operations 124.676 8.2
Household furnishings and supplies 96.524 10.6
Medical care 576.928 7.0
Nondurables 220.32 4.2
Nondurables less food 195.625 4.0
Nondurables less food and beverages 193.227 4.0
Recreation 126.299 5.1
Services 338.275 2.7
Services less rent of shelter 345.131 2.2
Services less medical care services 319.896 1.9
Transportation 209.462 1.1
Private transportation 212.18 2.8
Transportation commodities less motor fuel 110.061 4.0
Tuition, other school fees, and childcare 1054.882 1.6
Dairy and related products 200.339 2.6
Food away from home 242.652 7.4
Rent of primary residence 319.62 1.3
Owners' equivalent rent of residences 351.015 1.2
Owners' equivalent rent of primary residence 351.015 1.2
Energy services 179.668 -0.1
Electricity 179.906 -0.1
Utility (piped) gas service 167.22 -0.1
New and used motor vehicles 100.711 2.0
New vehicles 182.884 1.6
Used cars and trucks 277.591 8.2
Motor fuel 253.167 9.4
Gasoline (all types) 249.958 9.6
Motor vehicle insurance 645.662 -11.2
Gasoline, unleaded regular 246.43 9.6
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 257.509 9.2
Gasoline, unleaded premium 254.775 9.7

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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