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.