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Consumer Price Index Overview Table – Northeast

Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers, all items, in the United States and selected areas in the Northeast, not seasonally adjusted
(1982-84=100 unless otherwise noted)
Area
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data
Annual
average
2025
Jan
2026
Feb
2026
Percent change
Annual
average
2024 to
2025
12 months
ended
Jan
2026
Feb
2026

U.S. City Average

321.943 325.252 326.785 2.6 2.4 2.4

Northeast region(1)

334.618 339.104 340.945 3.2 2.8 2.7

Northeast City Size Class (population)

A (greater than 2,500,000)

339.690 344.301 346.336 3.3 2.7 2.7

B/C (2,500,000 or less)(2)

196.340 198.947 199.922 3.0 2.8 2.7

New England(3)(4)

127.386 128.334 128.586 3.2 1.8 1.2

Middle Atlantic(4)(5)

128.691 130.750 131.648 3.1 3.2 3.3

Metropolitan areas

Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH(6)

346.889 348.343   3.1 1.4  

New York-Newark-Jersey City

345.511 350.947 353.366 3.4 2.9 3.2

Footnotes
(1) The Northeast region includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont.
(2) December 1996=100.
(3) The New England division includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont.
(4) December 2017=100.
(5) The Middle Atlantic division includes New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania.
(6) Published in alternate months.

Source: Consumer Price Index
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) measures changes in prices of all goods and services purchased for consumption by urban households.