Bureau of Labor Statistics
New York Office Internet Address: http://www.bls.gov/ro2/home.htm Media Contact: Michael L. Dolfman,(212) 337-2500 Information: Martin Kohli,(646) 264-3620 NEW YORK-NORTHERN NEW JERSEY CPI UP 0.7 PERCENT IN JULY, 5.1 PERCENT RISE FROM YEAR AGO Retail prices in the greater New York area, including Northern New Jersey and Southwestern Connecticut as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), rose 0.7 percent in July, following increases of 1.0 percent in both May and June. Michael L. Dolfman, Regional Commissioner of the U. S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics, said the July rise primarily reflected an advance in the housing index. Higher prices for food and beverages and for transportation also contributed to the July increase. For the year ended in July 2008, the CPI-U increased 5.1 percent, and core inflation, as measured by the all items less food and energy index, was 2.4 percent. With the New York-Northern New Jersey Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers at 240.273 in July (1982-84=100), $24.03 was required to purchase what $10 could in the 1982-84 base period. The purchasing power of the dollar was 41.6 cents in 1982-84 dollars and 14.4 cents in 1967 dollars. In July, the Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) was 235.446, up 0.7 percent over the month. The CPI-W rose 5.9 percent over the year. On a 1967 base, the July CPI-W was 670.374. Data in this report are not seasonally adjusted. Accordingly, month-to-month changes may reflect the impact of seasonal influences. The New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA consolidated area comprises the five boroughs of New York City, Nassau, Suffolk, Westchester, Rockland, Putnam, Dutchess, and Orange Counties in New York State; Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Hunterdon, Mercer, Monmouth, Middlesex, Morris, Ocean, Passaic, Somerset, Sussex, Union and Warren Counties in New Jersey; Fairfield County and parts of Litchfield, New Haven and Middlesex Counties in Connecticut; and Pike County in Pennsylvania. NYLS - 7342 Labor - New York 08/13/08 Table 1. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Indexes and percent changes for selected periods New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA (1982-84=100 unless otherwise noted) Indexes Percent change from- Item and Group May June July July May June 2008 2008 2008 2007 2008 2008 Expenditure category All items.................................... 236.151 238.580 240.273 5.1 1.7 0.7 All items (1967=100)......................... 682.680 689.702 694.595 - - - Food and beverages ......................... 221.159 221.658 223.278 5.7 1.0 .7 Food....................................... 220.416 220.934 222.523 5.8 1.0 .7 Food at home.............................. 220.396 221.524 223.293 7.3 1.3 .8 Food away from home....................... 226.328 226.122 227.536 4.1 .5 .6 Alcoholic beverages........................ 228.074 228.273 230.313 3.7 1.0 .9 Housing..................................... 253.161 257.051 259.706 4.0 2.6 1.0 Shelter........... ........................ 303.001 304.891 307.161 2.4 1.4 .7 Rent of primary residence 1/.............. 292.639 294.696 297.326 5.6 1.6 .9 Owners'equivalent rent of primary residence 1/ 2/ ...................... 310.265 312.623 313.335 3.7 1.0 .2 Fuels and utilities. ...................... 207.321 227.924 236.499 20.9 14.1 3.8 Household energy ......................... 210.660 233.487 242.451 22.5 15.1 3.8 Gas (piped) and electricity 1/........... 194.648 214.201 223.953 13.0 15.1 4.6 Electricity 1/......................... 171.415 197.607 206.046 9.6 20.2 4.3 Utility (piped) gas service 1/.......... 240.687 243.987 256.392 17.7 6.5 5.1 Household furnishings and operations ...... 128.486 127.815 127.691 -2.1 -.6 -.1 Apparel..................................... 112.882 107.067 106.470 .7 -5.7 -.6 Transportation.............................. 211.635 217.187 218.149 12.5 3.1 .4 Private transportation..................... 202.221 207.008 208.336 12.9 3.0 0.6 Motor fuel....... ........................ 294.561 315.400 319.030 37.4 8.3 1.2 Gasoline (all types)..................... 292.904 313.724 317.421 37.2 8.4 1.2 Gasoline, unleaded regular 3/........... 298.627 319.984 323.309 38.1 8.3 1.0 Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 3/ 4/....... 288.883 309.132 314.032 36.1 8.7 1.6 Gasoline, unleaded premium 3/ .......... 284.199 304.244 308.351 34.6 8.5 1.3 Medical care................................ 369.871 368.419 369.528 2.1 -.1 .3 Recreation 5/................................ 115.043 115.674 115.350 1.0 .3 -.3 Education and communication 5/.............. 128.332 128.943 129.762 4.2 1.1 .6 Other goods and services.................... 343.477 349.941 352.966 4.7 2.8 .9 Commodity and service group All items.................................... 236.151 238.580 240.273 5.1 1.7 .7 Commodities........ ........................ 183.881 185.345 186.181 7.8 1.3 .5 Commodities less food and beverages........ 156.802 158.661 159.077 9.2 1.5 .3 Nondurables less food and beverages....... 195.282 198.938 200.119 16.1 2.5 .6 Durables.................................. 107.527 107.284 106.819 -2.8 -.7 -.4 Services.................................... 281.010 284.256 286.672 3.7 2.0 .8 Special aggregate indexes All items less medical care.................. 230.053 232.589 234.288 5.3 1.8 .7 All items less shelter....................... 210.162 212.859 214.322 6.8 2.0 .7 Commodities less food........................ 159.952 161.774 162.241 9.0 1.4 .3 Nondurables......... ........................ 210.771 212.970 214.380 10.6 1.7 .7 Nondurables less food........................ 197.699 201.185 202.415 15.2 2.4 .6 Services less rent of shelter 2/............. 266.407 271.532 274.238 5.5 2.9 1.0 Services less medical care services.......... 273.482 276.853 279.306 3.7 2.1 .9 Energy....................................... 246.402 268.490 275.268 29.1 11.7 2.5 All items less energy........................ 236.787 237.309 238.515 2.9 .7 .5 All items less food and energy.............. 241.256 241.782 242.923 2.4 .7 .5 1/ This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means estimator. 2/ Index is on a December 1982=100 base. 3/ Special index based on a substantially smaller sample. 4/ Indexes on a December 1993=100 base. 5/ Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. - Data not available. Table 2. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Selected areas, all items index (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) All items Indexes Percent change to Percent change to CPI-U Pricing July 2008 from-- June 2008 from-- schedule 1/ Apr. May June July July May June June Apr. May 2008 2008 2008 2008 2007 2008 2008 2007 2008 2008 U.S. city average........................... M 214.823 216.632 218.815 219.964 5.6 1.5 0.5 5.0 1.9 1.0 Region 2/ Northeast urban............................. M 228.133 230.089 232.649 234.545 5.7 1.9 0.8 5.0 2.0 1.1 Midwest urban............................... M 205.393 207.168 208.968 210.071 5.6 1.4 0.5 4.9 1.7 0.9 South urban................................. M 208.085 210.006 212.324 213.304 5.8 1.6 0.5 5.3 2.0 1.1 West urban.................................. M 219.437 221.009 223.040 223.867 5.3 1.3 0.4 4.9 1.6 0.9 Selected local areas 5/ Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI.............. M 212.662 214.932 215.738 217.459 5.8 1.2 0.8 4.7 1.4 0.4 Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA..... M 224.625 226.651 229.033 229.886 5.7 1.4 0.4 5.4 2.0 1.1 New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA............................. M 233.822 236.151 238.580 240.273 5.1 1.7 0.7 4.5 2.0 1.0 Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT......... 1 - 235.344 - 241.258 6.3 2.5 - - - - Cleveland-Akron, OH......................... 1 - 204.882 - 206.941 5.0 1.0 - - - - Dallas-Fort Worth, TX....................... 1 - 202.357 - 206.413 6.2 2.0 - - - - Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV (6)....... 1 - 139.649 - 142.065 5.7 1.7 - - - - Atlanta, GA................................. 2 206.371 - 212.032 - - - - 4.9 2.7 - Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI................. 2 205.281 - 207.593 - - - - 3.0 1.1 - Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX.............. 2 188.795 - 193.567 - - - - 4.9 2.5 - Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL................... 2 221.324 - 225.079 - - - - 5.8 1.7 - Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD............................. 2 223.622 - 228.408 - - - - 5.1 2.1 - San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA.......... 2 222.074 - 225.181 - - - - 4.2 1.4 - Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA................ 2 223.196 - 228.068 - - - - 5.8 2.2 - U.S. CPI-U All Items, 1967 base is 658.915. The seasonally adjusted All Items index increased 0.8 percent between June and July. Table 3. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Selected areas, all items index (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) All items Indexes Percent change to Percent change to CPI-W Pricing July 2008 from-- June 2008 from-- schedule 1/ Apr. May June July July May June June Apr. May 2008 2008 2008 2008 2007 2008 2008 2007 2008 2008 U.S. city average........................... M 210.698 212.788 215.223 216.304 6.2 1.7 0.5 5.6 2.1 1.1 Region 2/ Northeast urban............................. M 224.794 227.114 229.829 231.488 6.2 1.9 0.7 5.5 2.2 1.2 Midwest urban............................... M 200.788 202.912 204.867 206.038 6.1 1.5 0.6 5.3 2.0 1.0 South urban................................. M 205.669 207.912 210.469 211.438 6.4 1.7 0.5 5.8 2.3 1.2 West urban.................................. M 214.355 216.029 218.508 219.248 6.0 1.5 0.3 5.4 1.9 1.1 Selected local areas 5/ Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI.............. M 205.885 208.403 209.021 211.020 6.2 1.3 1.0 4.9 1.5 0.3 Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA..... M 217.914 219.702 222.435 223.245 6.6 1.6 0.4 6.1 2.1 1.2 New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA............................. M 228.215 230.923 233.776 235.446 5.9 2.0 0.7 5.2 2.4 1.2 Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT......... 1 - 235.419 - 240.511 6.2 2.2 - - - - Cleveland-Akron, OH......................... 1 - 195.898 - 198.063 5.7 1.1 - - - - Dallas-Fort Worth, TX....................... 1 - 206.258 - 210.830 7.5 2.2 - - - - Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV 6/........ 1 - 139.332 - 141.622 5.9 1.6 - - - - Atlanta, GA................................. 2 205.801 - 212.013 - - - - 5.5 3.0 - Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI................. 2 201.037 - 203.524 - - - - 3.5 1.2 - Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX.............. 2 188.463 - 193.742 - - - - 5.7 2.8 - Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL................... 2 219.456 - 223.849 - - - - 6.1 2.0 - Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD............................. 2 223.295 - 228.429 - - - - 5.5 2.3 - San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA.......... 2 217.913 - 221.454 - - - - 4.7 1.6 - Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA................ 2 218.483 - 223.573 - - - - 6.2 2.3 - U.S. CPI-W All Items, 1967 base is 641.082. The seasonally adjusted All Items index increased 0.9 percent between June and July. 1/ Areas on pricing schedule 2 will appear next month. 2/ Regions defined as the four Census regions. 3/ Indexes on a December 1996=100 base. 4/ Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. 5/ In addition, the following metropolitan areas are published semiannually and appear in Tables 34 and 39 of the January and July issues of the CPI Detailed Report: Anchorage, AK; Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN; Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO; Honolulu, HI; Kansas City, MO-KS; Milwaukee-Racine, WI; Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI; Phoenix-Mesa, AZ; Pittsburgh, PA; Portland-Salem, OR-WA; St. Louis, MO-IL; San Diego, CA; Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL. 6/ Indexes on a November 1996=100 base. - Data not available.
Last Modified Date: August 15, 2008
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