New England Consumer Price Index Card

 

Consumer Price Indexes for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), U.S. city averages and selected areas, not seasonally adjusted (1982-84=100 unless otherwise noted)
Item U.S. City
Average
Northeast
region
Boston-
Brockton-
Nashua
May
2013
Percent change from
May
2012
May
2013
Percent change from
May
2012
May
2013
Percent change from
May
2012

All Items

232.945 1.4 248.584 1.2 250.036 1.4

All Items (1967 = 100) (1)

697.798   391.444   726.737  

Food and Beverages

236.474 1.4 242.669 1.1 248.997 1.8

Food

236.526 1.4 242.305 1.0 249.347 1.8

Food at home

233.302 0.8 240.781 0.5 241.056 2.1

Food away from home

242.642 2.3 247.596 1.8 263.135 1.3

Alcoholic beverages

234.425 1.6 246.375 2.5 248.169 1.8

Housing

226.896 2.2 255.487 1.9 241.910 2.1

Shelter

262.289 2.3 308.100 2.0 283.038 1.6

Rent of primary residence (2)

266.559 2.8 307.775 2.7 293.284 2.3

Owners' equivalent rent of residences (2) (3)

269.635 2.1 318.574 1.7 300.152 1.6

Owners' equivalent rent of primary residence (2) (3)

269.611 2.1 318.472 1.7 300.152 1.6

Fuels and utilities

224.847 3.9 220.028 2.7 238.253 6.0

Household energy

193.701 3.7 199.327 2.7 199.669 7.0

Energy services (2) (4)

195.172 4.5 189.614 5.5 182.953 15.9

Electricity (2)

199.557 1.7 188.564 2.5 189.007 7.0

Utility (piped) gas service (2)

179.173 14.2 180.383 12.7 168.091 35.9

Household furnishings and operations

125.355 -0.4 127.905 -0.1 127.899 0.8

Apparel

127.952 0.2 129.700 -1.0 144.342 -1.8

Transportation

219.438 -0.6 217.465 -0.4 206.458 0.1

Private transportation

214.066 -0.9 209.028 -1.1 204.072 -1.0

Motor fuel

311.326 -4.1 296.239 -6.4 299.047 -6.8

Gasoline

310.352 -4.1 295.028 -6.5 295.536 -6.8

Medical Care

422.834 2.2 446.653 2.1 588.725 3.6

Recreation (5)

115.570 0.8 120.462 0.7 112.275 -1.9

Education and Communication (5)

135.204 1.3 136.122 1.0 146.089 2.0

Other Goods and Services

399.966 1.8 431.176 1.2 429.381 1.3

Energy

247.805 -1.0 239.888 -2.1 240.894 -0.6

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

Boston-Brockton-Nashua includes the PMSAs of Boston, Brockton, Fitchburg-Leominster, Lawrence, Lowell, Manchester, Nashua, New Bedford, Portsmouth-Rochester, and Worcester.

 

Consumer Price Indexes for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W), U.S. city averages and selected areas, not seasonally adjusted (1982-84=100 unless otherwise noted)
Item U.S. City
Average
Northeast
region
Boston-
Brockton-
Nashua
May
2013
Percent change from
May
2012
May
2013
Percent change from
May
2012
May
2013
Percent change from
May
2012

All Items

229.399 1.2 246.855 1.0 251.570 1.4

All Items (1967 = 100) (1)

683.309   385.573   727.129  

Food and Beverages

235.712 1.3 241.444 1.0 246.497 1.9

Food

235.585 1.3 241.164 0.9 247.229 1.9

Food at home

232.118 0.7 238.864 0.3 235.986 2.1

Food away from home

242.706 2.2 248.386 1.8 268.975 1.6

Alcoholic beverages

236.402 1.4 244.521 2.5 236.888 1.4

Housing

223.510 2.3 253.465 2.1 245.327 2.3

Shelter

255.916 2.3 304.599 2.1 287.367 1.7

Rent of primary residence (2)

264.392 2.8 303.689 2.7 293.284 2.3

Owners' equivalent rent of residences (2) (3)

244.119 2.1 280.798 1.7 263.782 1.6

Owners' equivalent rent of primary residence (2) (3)

244.114 2.1 280.790 1.7 263.782 1.6

Fuels and utilities

223.421 4.0 219.301 3.3 231.865 6.3

Household energy

191.881 3.8 198.191 3.4 192.532 7.4

Energy services (2) (4)

194.386 4.5 190.374 5.7 183.765 15.3

Electricity (2)

197.435 1.6 188.826 2.5 189.008 7.0

Utility (piped) gas service (2)

179.938 15.3 182.135 13.2 168.095 35.9

Household furnishings and operations

121.472 -0.3 121.652 0.1 131.803 1.5

Apparel

127.263 0.1 130.309 -1.5 156.951 -1.1

Transportation

220.572 -0.9 219.793 -0.8 212.378 -0.3

Private transportation

216.743 -1.1 213.239 -1.5 209.266 -1.2

Motor fuel

312.897 -4.0 296.382 -6.4 299.054 -6.8

Gasoline

312.047 -4.0 295.298 -6.5 295.540 -6.8

Medical Care

426.080 2.3 444.173 2.1 582.630 4.0

Recreation (5)

112.040 0.7 121.947 0.8 114.600 -1.4

Education and Communication (5)

128.216 0.8 128.423 0.3 136.866 1.3

Other Goods and Services

431.109 2.0 488.021 1.1 496.714 0.8

Energy

250.626 -1.1 241.324 -2.2 236.901 -1.0

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

Boston-Brockton-Nashua includes the PMSAs of Boston, Brockton, Fitchburg-Leominster, Lawrence, Lowell, Manchester, Nashua, New Bedford, Portsmouth-Rochester, and Worcester.