The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the Northeast region increased 0.2 percent in July, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. The index for all items less food and energy also rose 0.2 percent in July. Food prices increased 0.4 percent over-the-month while energy prices fell 0.2 percent in the same period. (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 3.2 percent for the 12 months ending in July. The index for all items less food and energy advanced 3.4 percent over the year. Food prices rose 2.7 percent and energy prices increased 1.1 percent over the year.

  

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

Month	All items	All items less food and energy
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
Mar 2025	3.2	3.4
Apr 2025	3.1	3.5
May 2025	2.8	3.1
Jun 2025	3.0	3.2
Jul 2025	3.2	3.4

Food prices increased 0.4 percent in July. The index for food away from home was up 0.5 percent for the same period. The index for food at home was up 0.4 percent. Within the food at home category, food groups that had price increases over the month included spices, seasonings, condiments, sauces and carbonated drinks.

Food prices rose 2.7 percent over the year. The index for food away from home advanced 3.9 percent, while the index for food at home increased 1.9 percent. Much of the rise in the food at home index came from a 5.6-percent advance in prices for meats, poultry, fish, and eggs.

The energy index declined 0.2 percent over the month. The electricity index decreased 1.2 percent and utility (piped) gas service prices decreased 0.7 percent. Gasoline prices increased 0.3 percent in the same period.

The energy index increased 1.1 percent from July 2024 to July 2025. The utility (piped) gas service index advanced 21.6 percent, and the electricity index rose 9.0 percent. Gasoline declined 10.8 percent over the year.

The index for all items less food and energy increased 0.2 percent in July. The index for shelter was up 0.3 percent as owners’ equivalent rent of residences increased 0.3 percent. For the same period, household furnishings and operations prices increased 0.8 percent and recreation prices increased 0.4 percent.

The index for all items less food and energy advanced 3.4 percent over the year, led by a 4.5-percent increase in prices for shelter. Within the shelter category, the owners’ equivalent rent of residences index rose 4.5 percent. Other price increases for all items less food and energy encompassed the education and communication index and medical care index, up 2.5 percent and 2.0 percent respectively.

The Consumer Price Index for August 2025 is scheduled to be released on Thursday, September 11, 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 July 2025, not seasonally adjusted (1982-84=100 unless otherwise noted)

Expenditure category	Indexes				Percent change from:
	Historical data	May 2025	Jun. 2025	Jul. 2025	Jul. 2024	May 2025	Jun. 2025
All items		333.531	335.078	335.656	3.2	0.6	0.2
All items (December 1977 = 100)		525.209	527.645	528.556	-	-	-
Food and beverages		336.636	337.191	338.528	2.7	0.6	0.4
Food		339.378	339.866	341.257	2.7	0.6	0.4
Food at home		313.569	313.831	315.021	1.9	0.5	0.4
Cereals and bakery products		395.788	391.523	393.729	2.1	-0.5	0.6
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs		328.483	330.363	330.662	5.6	0.7	0.1
Dairy and related products		278.527	279.791	281.292	0.5	1.0	0.5
Fruits and vegetables		342.438	343.150	344.125	-2.5	0.5	0.3
Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials		232.919	235.335	234.616	4.2	0.7	-0.3
Other food at home		282.903	282.307	284.467	1.6	0.6	0.8
Food away from home		385.637	386.542	388.300	3.9	0.7	0.5
Alcoholic beverages		298.918	300.397	300.991	1.8	0.7	0.2
Housing		368.717	371.126	372.091	4.9	0.9	0.3
Shelter		365.681	367.531	368.499	4.1	0.8	0.3
Rent of primary residence		457.466	458.933	460.632	5.2	0.7	0.4
Owners' equivalent rent of residences(1)		470.531	472.552	473.943	4.5	0.7	0.3
Owners' equivalent rent of primary residence(1)		470.054	472.073	473.461	4.5	0.7	0.3
Fuels and utilities		323.102	334.550	333.207	10.0	3.1	-0.4
Household energy		288.885	301.114	299.394	10.4	3.6	-0.6
Energy services		292.363	305.661	302.588	12.4	3.5	-1.0
Electricity		298.492	317.780	314.114	9.0	5.2	-1.2
Utility (piped) gas service		259.977	260.753	259.042	21.6	-0.4	-0.7
Household furnishings and operations		148.666	149.799	150.969	2.7	1.5	0.8
Apparel		134.024	134.594	133.300	2.2	-0.5	-1.0
Transportation		266.841	267.717	267.571	0.0	0.3	-0.1
Private transportation		266.604	267.735	268.318	0.2	0.6	0.2
New and used motor vehicles(2)		126.770	127.198	127.465	2.0	0.5	0.2
New vehicles		175.677	175.404	175.636	0.4	0.0	0.1
New cars(3)		165.635	165.630	165.967	0.8	0.2	0.2
Used cars and trucks		196.898	199.735	200.777	4.3	2.0	0.5
Motor fuel		267.020	269.919	270.763	-10.7	1.4	0.3
Gasoline (all types)		266.438	269.424	270.180	-10.8	1.4	0.3
Gasoline, unleaded regular(3)		260.301	263.384	264.056	-11.3	1.4	0.3
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade(3)(4)		298.030	300.609	301.780	-9.0	1.3	0.4
Gasoline, unleaded premium(3)		297.235	299.632	300.849	-8.3	1.2	0.4
Medical care		583.519	585.244	583.846	2.0	0.1	-0.2
Medical care commodities		427.550	426.540	427.790	0.9	0.1	0.3
Medical care services		629.126	631.721	629.478	2.2	0.1	-0.4
Professional services		433.181	434.480	431.457	1.5	-0.4	-0.7
Recreation(2)		143.744	145.034	145.616	2.0	1.3	0.4
Education and communication(2)		159.113	159.173	159.435	2.5	0.2	0.2
Tuition, other school fees, and childcare(5)		1,488.802	1,492.288	1,499.229	5.4	0.7	0.5
Other goods and services		626.052	628.691	632.213	3.6	1.0	0.6
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 July 2025, not seasonally adjusted (1982-84=100 unless otherwise noted)

Special aggregate index	Indexes				Percent change from:
	Historical data	May 2025	Jun. 2025	Jul. 2025	Jul. 2024	May 2025	Jun. 2025
All items		333.531	335.078	335.656	3.2	0.6	0.2
Food		339.378	339.866	341.257	2.7	0.6	0.4
Energy		280.463	288.994	288.292	1.1	2.8	-0.2
All items less food and energy		345.194	346.326	346.894	3.4	0.5	0.2
All items less energy		342.483	343.515	344.200	3.3	0.5	0.2
All items less medical care		322.579	324.120	324.791	3.3	0.7	0.2
All items less shelter		291.115	292.755	293.081	2.4	0.7	0.1
Commodities		229.413	230.311	231.170	0.9	0.8	0.4
Commodities less food		179.254	180.246	180.875	-0.4	0.9	0.3
Commodities less food & beverages		174.793	175.765	176.390	-0.5	0.9	0.4
Durables		120.865	121.297	121.997	0.9	0.9	0.6
Nondurables		279.046	280.177	280.980	0.9	0.7	0.3
Nondurables less food & beverages		223.018	224.725	225.001	-1.6	0.9	0.1
Nondurables less food		227.498	229.190	229.485	-1.4	0.9	0.1
Services		433.483	435.658	435.955	4.4	0.6	0.1
Services less rent of shelter(1)		424.135	427.343	426.528	4.2	0.6	-0.2
Services less medical care services		420.025	422.172	422.650	4.6	0.6	0.1
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.