The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the Northeast region increased 0.6 percent in February, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. The index for all items less food and energy also rose 0.6 percent in February, accounting for over eighty percent of the monthly all items increase. Energy prices were up 1.1 percent while food prices increased 0.2 percent over the month. (Data in this report are not seasonally adjusted. Accordingly, month-to-month changes may reflect the impact of seasonal influences.)

The Northeast all items CPI-U advanced 3.9 percent for the 12 months ending in February. The index for all items less food and energy advanced 4.2 percent over the year, accounting for over eighty-five percent of the twelve-month all items increase. Food prices rose 2.4 percent and energy prices increased 3.6 percent over the year.

  

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Chart 1. Over-the-year percent change in CPI-U, Northeast region, February 2022–February 2025

Month	All items	All items less food and energy
Feb 2022	6.6	5.0
Mar 2022	7.3	5.0
Apr 2022	7.2	4.9
May 2022	7.5	4.6
Jun 2022	7.6	4.4
Jul 2022	7.3	4.3
Aug 2022	7.4	5.0
Sep 2022	7.2	5.4
Oct 2022	6.9	5.2
Nov 2022	6.4	4.7
Dec 2022	6.1	4.8
Jan 2023	6.0	4.9
Feb 2023	5.9	5.1
Mar 2023	4.3	4.5
Apr 2023	3.8	4.2
May 2023	3.1	4.3
Jun 2023	2.2	3.8
Jul 2023	2.6	4.0
Aug 2023	2.8	3.7
Sep 2023	3.0	3.5
Oct 2023	2.7	3.4
Nov 2023	2.5	3.5
Dec 2023	2.6	3.5
Jan 2024	2.5	3.5
Feb 2024	2.4	3.2
Mar 2024	3.4	4.0
Apr 2024	3.6	4.1
May 2024	3.9	4.3
Jun 2024	3.8	4.3
Jul 2024	3.6	3.9
Aug 2024	3.4	4.0
Sep 2024	3.4	4.2
Oct 2024	3.5	4.4
Nov 2024	3.5	4.3
Dec 2024	3.5	3.9
Jan 2025	3.7	4.1
Feb 2025	3.9	4.2

Food prices increased 0.2 percent in February. The index for food away from home was up 0.3 percent for the same period. The index for food at home was 0.2 percent higher, with increased prices in 4 of the 6 major grocery food groups. Within the food at home category, groceries that had price increases over the month included eggs and coffee.

Food prices rose 2.4 percent over the year. The index for food away from home advanced 3.6 percent, while the index for food at home increased 1.6 percent. Much of the rise in the food at home index came from a 7.8-percent advance in prices for meats, poultry, fish, and eggs and a 5.7-percent increase in nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials prices.

The energy index was up 1.1 percent over the month, with higher prices for electricity (+1.4 percent). The gasoline index (+0.7 percent) and the utility (piped) gas service index (+1.3 percent) were also up.

The energy index increased 3.6 percent from February 2024 to February 2025, as the electricity index rose 9.7 percent. The utility (piped) gas service index advanced 14.6 percent and prices for gasoline declined 3.6 percent over the year.

The index for all items less food and energy increased 0.6 percent in February. The index for shelter was up 0.7 percent as all its components including owners’ equivalent rent of residences (+0.4 percent) rose. Other components of the all items less food and energy index to increase over the month included recreation (+1.7 percent), medical care (+0.8 percent), and apparel (+2.4 percent).

The index for all items less food and energy advanced 4.2 percent over the year, led by a 5.7-percent increase in prices for shelter. Within the shelter index, the owners’ equivalent rent of residences index rose 5.8 percent, and the rent of primary residence index was up 5.6 percent.

The Consumer Price Index for March 2025 is scheduled to be released on Thursday, April 10, 2025, at 8:30 a.m. (ET).

The Consumer Price Index (CPI) is a measure of the average change in prices over time in a fixed market basket of goods and services. The Consumer Price Index for the Northeast region is published monthly. The set of components and sub-aggregates published for regional and metropolitan indexes is more limited than at the U.S. city average level; these indexes are byproducts of the national CPI program.

Percent changes for all-items data previously found in Table A of this release can be accessed in Chart 1 for this release and its attendant data table. A full all-items data series history for the original index value and for 1-month, 2-month, 3-month, 6-month, and 12-month percent changes can be accessed via BLS data query tools. A direct link to the all-items series is provided in Table 1 of this release under historical data.

The Northeast region is comprised of Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont.

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Table 1. Northeast region CPI-U by expenditure category for February 2025, not seasonally adjusted (1982-84=100 unless otherwise noted)

Expenditure category	Indexes				Percent change from:
	Historical data	Dec. 2024	Jan. 2025	Feb. 2025	Feb. 2024	Dec. 2024	Jan. 2025
All items		327.240	329.989	332.009	3.9	1.5	0.6
All items (December 1977 = 100)		515.303	519.632	522.812	-	-	-
Food and beverages		332.474	334.091	334.947	2.4	0.7	0.3
Food		335.063	336.722	337.561	2.4	0.7	0.2
Food at home		310.743	312.813	313.430	1.6	0.9	0.2
Cereals and bakery products		385.432	385.319	388.373	0.2	0.8	0.8
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs		320.237	328.088	332.768	7.8	3.9	1.4
Dairy and related products		279.658	280.729	277.503	-0.2	-0.8	-1.1
Fruits and vegetables		354.808	352.790	348.065	-3.5	-1.9	-1.3
Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials		226.638	232.537	233.693	5.7	3.1	0.5
Other food at home		279.461	279.104	279.799	0.2	0.1	0.2
Food away from home		378.562	379.443	380.690	3.6	0.6	0.3
Alcoholic beverages		296.882	297.913	299.016	2.3	0.7	0.4
Housing		360.210	363.129	365.796	5.6	1.6	0.7
Shelter		358.975	359.714	361.995	5.5	0.8	0.6
Rent of primary residence		449.357	451.349	452.655	5.6	0.7	0.3
Owners' equivalent rent of residences(1)		463.344	465.000	466.778	5.8	0.7	0.4
Owners' equivalent rent of primary residence(1)		462.883	464.541	466.305	5.8	0.7	0.4
Fuels and utilities		310.797	320.765	325.334	8.6	4.7	1.4
Household energy		277.860	288.345	292.158	9.0	5.1	1.3
Energy services		277.749	286.870	290.880	11.1	4.7	1.4
Electricity		283.513	294.063	298.310	9.7	5.2	1.4
Utility (piped) gas service		247.097	252.812	256.083	14.6	3.6	1.3
Household furnishings and operations		145.767	146.213	147.007	1.6	0.9	0.5
Apparel		128.493	132.060	135.211	1.1	5.2	2.4
Transportation		262.634	264.999	264.945	2.3	0.9	0.0
Private transportation		261.579	264.368	264.575	2.6	1.1	0.1
New and used motor vehicles(2)		124.960	125.883	125.567	0.7	0.5	-0.3
New vehicles		174.458	174.691	174.804	0.0	0.2	0.1
New cars(3)		164.012	164.295	164.665	-0.1	0.4	0.2
Used cars and trucks		192.995	194.003	194.120	1.2	0.6	0.1
Motor fuel		264.669	267.730	269.724	-3.7	1.9	0.7
Gasoline (all types)		264.156	267.174	269.063	-3.6	1.9	0.7
Gasoline, unleaded regular(3)		257.865	261.005	262.921	-3.8	2.0	0.7
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade(3)(4)		296.001	298.614	300.638	-2.5	1.6	0.7
Gasoline, unleaded premium(3)		295.907	298.172	299.860	-2.4	1.3	0.6
Medical care		573.478	578.674	583.024	3.6	1.7	0.8
Medical care commodities		413.516	427.195	426.655	3.3	3.2	-0.1
Medical care services		620.459	622.869	628.765	3.6	1.3	0.9
Professional services		429.193	429.889	434.287	1.3	1.2	1.0
Recreation(2)		142.170	144.277	146.670	3.8	3.2	1.7
Education and communication(2)		157.890	158.512	159.094	2.4	0.8	0.4
Tuition, other school fees, and childcare(5)		1,472.117	1,475.318	1,479.232	4.9	0.5	0.3
Other goods and services		608.820	614.452	619.696	1.8	1.8	0.9
Footnotes (1) Indexes on a December 1982=100 base. (2) Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. (3) Special index based on a substantially smaller sample. (4) Indexes on a December 1993=100 base. (5) Indexes on a December 1977=100 base.
- Data not available. Note: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

Table 2. Northeast region CPI-U by special aggregate index for February 2025, not seasonally adjusted (1982-84=100 unless otherwise noted)

Special aggregate index	Indexes				Percent change from:
	Historical data	Dec. 2024	Jan. 2025	Feb. 2025	Feb. 2024	Dec. 2024	Jan. 2025
All items		327.240	329.989	332.009	3.9	1.5	0.6
Food		335.063	336.722	337.561	2.4	0.7	0.2
Energy		272.876	280.420	283.512	3.6	3.9	1.1
All items less food and energy		338.533	341.099	343.272	4.2	1.4	0.6
All items less energy		336.200	338.620	340.586	3.9	1.3	0.6
All items less medical care		316.450	319.091	321.006	3.9	1.4	0.6
All items less shelter		286.093	288.911	290.579	2.9	1.6	0.6
Commodities		226.458	228.493	229.414	0.9	1.3	0.4
Commodities less food		176.925	178.983	179.885	-0.2	1.7	0.5
Commodities less food & beverages		172.476	174.544	175.433	-0.3	1.7	0.5
Durables		119.738	120.201	120.349	0.1	0.5	0.1
Nondurables		275.031	278.101	279.551	1.2	1.6	0.5
Nondurables less food & beverages		219.134	223.655	225.700	-0.4	3.0	0.9
Nondurables less food		223.734	228.033	230.017	-0.2	2.8	0.9
Services		423.954	427.385	430.471	5.5	1.5	0.7
Services less rent of shelter(1)		414.687	419.191	422.435	5.2	1.9	0.8
Services less medical care services		410.425	413.932	416.822	5.7	1.6	0.7
Footnotes (1) Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.
- Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.