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Bureau of Labor Statistics > Geographic Information > Northeast > CPI Summary

Northeast Consumer Price Index Card

 
Consumer Price Indexes for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), U.S. city average and selected areas, not seasonally adjusted
(1982-84=100 unless otherwise noted)
Item U.S. city
average		 Northeast
region		 New England division(1) Boston-
Cambridge-
Newton		 Middle Atlantic division(1) New York-
Newark-
Jersey City
Apr
2024		 Percent change from
Apr
2023		 Apr
2024		 Percent change from
Apr
2023		 Apr
2024		 Percent change from
Apr
2023		 Apr
2024		 Percent change from
Apr
2023		 Apr
2024		 Percent change from
Apr
2023		 Apr
2024		 Percent change from
Apr
2023

All items

 313.548 3.4 323.035 3.6 123.233 3.2     124.127 3.7 331.270 3.8

All items (1967 = 100)(2)

 939.251   508.682               957.656  

Food and beverages

 326.107 2.2 328.442 2.0 127.677 1.9     128.252 2.1 337.188 1.6

Food

 328.678 2.2 331.143 2.1 129.026 2.3     128.978 2.1 338.799 1.6

Food at home

 305.707 1.1 309.571 0.9 123.262 0.5 314.383 1.9 126.561 1.1 318.325 0.4

Food away from home

 365.813 4.1 369.423 4.6 138.435 6.3     132.478 4.0 379.415 3.9

Alcoholic beverages

 289.717 2.0 291.361 0.4 111.950 -2.4     118.053 2.2 308.867 1.0

Housing

 331.688 4.5 349.128 4.7 127.365 4.1     125.110 4.9 358.151 5.3

Shelter

 397.539 5.5 430.231 5.8 127.453 6.6 431.922 6.8 124.076 5.4 448.643 5.0

Rent of primary residence(3)

 416.386 5.4 431.822 5.5 129.007 7.4 448.314 7.2 123.082 4.8 458.160 4.2

Owners' equivalent rent of residences(3)(4)

 407.538 5.8 445.161 6.1 126.818 6.7 457.260 5.8 124.271 5.8 460.815 5.4

Fuels and utilities

 311.410 3.8 296.553 1.5 141.234 -5.5     129.279 4.9 251.853 10.5

Household energy

 260.399 3.3 264.545 1.3 142.453 -6.6 347.384 -5.3 129.423 5.5 242.057 11.7

Energy services(3)

 264.252 3.6 259.200 1.4 142.531 -8.8 367.645 -7.1 127.811 6.2 228.703 13.5

Electricity(3)

 276.653 5.1 271.038 3.0 146.537 -11.7 401.140 -12.9 131.498 10.9 229.935 19.8

Utility (piped) gas service(3)

 221.729 -1.9 217.923 -2.4 132.439 -0.8 292.534 7.9 119.914 -2.9 212.078 2.3

Household furnishings and operations

 147.173 -1.7 145.132 0.4 111.902 -2.1     127.956 1.3 135.811 3.6

Apparel

 133.502 1.3 135.494 0.8 106.593 1.9     110.481 0.9 132.696 -1.2

Transportation

 276.687 3.5 267.790 4.5 127.736 3.0     134.425 5.2    

Private transportation

 275.873 3.8 265.932 4.8 130.398 3.1     139.036 5.5 285.818 6.3

Motor fuel

 323.189 1.0 302.214 0.7 138.959 2.2 304.003 1.4 136.373 -0.1 281.550 1.2

Gasoline

 322.434 1.2 301.658 0.8 139.823 2.4 301.160 1.6 136.532 0.0 280.332 1.2

Medical care

 561.612 2.6 572.201 2.1 119.645 4.1     112.531 1.2 557.522 -2.1

Recreation(5)

 138.412 1.5 141.671 2.3 109.593 1.2     116.536 2.6 151.709 4.4

Education and communication(5)

 146.040 0.4 155.405 0.6 106.480 -0.1     112.493 0.9 159.711 0.2

Other goods and services

 556.486 4.3 609.924 3.8 130.768 4.5     125.305 3.4 506.718 4.5

Energy

 290.760 2.6 280.986 1.2 141.375 -2.9 326.837 -2.9 133.021 3.2 261.118 8.0

All items less food and energy

 317.978 3.6 333.029 4.1 120.789 4.0     122.612 4.1 343.578 3.9

Footnotes
(1) Index is on a December 2017=100 base.
(2) For the Northeast, December 1977=100.
(3) This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item stratum index series converted to a geometric means estimator in January, 1999.
(4) Index is on a December 1982=100 base.
(5) Index is on a December 1997=100 base.

Northeast region includes the states of Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont.

New England division includes the states of Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont.

Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH, includes Essex, Middlesex, Norfolk, Plymouth, and Suffolk Counties in Massachusetts and Rockingham and Strafford Counties in New Hampshire.

Middle Atlantic division includes the states of New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania.

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA, includes Bronx, Dutchess, Kings, Nassau, New York, Orange, Putnam, Queens, Richmond, Rockland, Suffolk, and Westchester Counties in New York; Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Hunterdon, Middlesex, Monmouth, Morris, Ocean, Passaic, Somerset, Sussex, and Union Counties in New Jersey; and Pike County in Pennsylvania.
Consumer Price Indexes for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W), U.S. city average and selected areas, not seasonally adjusted
(1982-84=100 unless otherwise noted)
Item U.S. city
average		 Northeast
region		 New England division(1) Boston-
Cambridge-
Newton		 Middle Atlantic division(1) New York-
Newark-
Jersey City
Apr
2024		 Percent change from
Apr
2023		 Apr
2024		 Percent change from
Apr
2023		 Apr
2024		 Percent change from
Apr
2023		 Apr
2024		 Percent change from
Apr
2023		 Apr
2024		 Percent change from
Apr
2023		 Apr
2024		 Percent change from
Apr
2023

All items

 307.811 3.4 320.621 3.8 124.034 3.1     124.832 4.0 325.774 4.0

All items (1967 = 100)(2)

 916.874   500.793               927.559  

Food and beverages

 325.835 2.3 327.274 2.2 127.491 2.1     128.399 2.2 334.203 1.8

Food

 327.440 2.3 329.390 2.3 128.589 2.5     129.015 2.2 335.087 1.8

Food at home

 305.383 1.2 309.130 0.9 124.042 0.5 307.239 1.6 126.723 1.1 315.519 0.5

Food away from home

 366.923 4.3 370.766 4.8 136.771 6.6     132.993 4.2 377.739 4.3

Alcoholic beverages

 296.966 2.1 289.246 0.0 113.348 -1.3     117.976 2.2 308.490 0.6

Housing

 327.834 4.6 348.606 4.8 128.139 4.1     125.890 4.9 353.043 5.4

Shelter

 389.565 5.6 425.493 5.9 127.684 6.6 439.080 7.1 124.049 5.6 440.755 5.0

Rent of primary residence(3)

 414.434 5.5 426.121 5.5 129.240 7.5 448.314 7.2 123.147 5.0 450.400 4.2

Owners' equivalent rent of residences(3)(4)

 367.818 5.7 391.565 6.1 126.706 6.8 401.853 5.8 124.247 5.8 411.766 5.4

Fuels and utilities

 309.032 4.0 297.111 1.6 143.412 -6.1     128.804 4.4 247.511 10.8

Household energy

 258.123 3.6 265.150 1.4 144.315 -7.3 346.591 -5.8 129.017 4.9 240.799 12.1

Energy services(3)

 262.640 3.8 259.818 1.7 143.802 -8.4 368.356 -6.1 127.455 5.5 230.130 13.5

Electricity(3)

 273.063 5.3 272.460 3.8 148.016 -11.6 401.142 -12.9 131.650 10.2 231.275 19.8

Utility (piped) gas service(3)

 218.814 -2.3 217.262 -3.3 130.900 -1.9 292.541 7.9 119.242 -3.7 217.108 2.3

Household furnishings and operations

 140.463 -1.7 140.988 0.2 109.202 -2.5     133.085 0.7 123.660 2.9

Apparel

 133.856 1.4 136.995 1.8 110.029 0.7     110.045 2.0 120.737 0.8

Transportation

 282.156 3.9 274.481 5.5 127.776 3.3     136.235 6.2    

Private transportation

 281.233 4.2 271.638 5.7 129.288 3.3     139.653 6.5 294.881 7.1

Motor fuel

 325.115 1.0 301.569 0.6 138.597 2.6 303.798 1.4 136.630 -0.1 281.814 1.2

Gasoline

 324.366 1.2 301.228 0.7 140.082 2.6 301.164 1.6 136.688 0.0 280.572 1.2

Medical care

 568.649 2.6 562.966 2.3 120.891 5.1     109.917 1.2 559.843 -2.1

Recreation(5)

 130.842 0.7 142.528 2.2 107.955 -0.5     116.731 3.1 156.467 5.8

Education and communication(5)

 130.945 -0.2 139.319 0.0 104.565 -0.8     110.767 0.3 146.402 -0.4

Other goods and services

 614.523 4.6 708.225 4.3 131.838 4.3     126.499 4.3 582.434 5.0

Energy

 290.951 2.5 280.920 1.1 142.199 -3.0 323.745 -2.7 133.240 2.6 261.055 7.4

All items less food and energy

 309.192 3.7 329.840 4.4 121.276 4.0     123.303 4.5 337.910 4.3

Footnotes
(1) Index is on a December 2017=100 base.
(2) For the Northeast, December 1977=100.
(3) This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item stratum index series converted to a geometric means estimator in January, 1999.
(4) Index is on a December 1982=100 base.
(5) Index is on a December 1997=100 base.

Northeast region includes the states of Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont.

New England division includes the states of Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont.

Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH, includes Essex, Middlesex, Norfolk, Plymouth, and Suffolk Counties in Massachusetts and Rockingham and Strafford Counties in New Hampshire.

Middle Atlantic division includes the states of New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania.

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA, includes Bronx, Dutchess, Kings, Nassau, New York, Orange, Putnam, Queens, Richmond, Rockland, Suffolk, and Westchester Counties in New York; Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Hunterdon, Middlesex, Monmouth, Morris, Ocean, Passaic, Somerset, Sussex, and Union Counties in New Jersey; and Pike County in Pennsylvania.