The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the Northeast region increased 0.4 percent in August, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. The index for all items less food and energy rose 0.5 percent in August. Food prices increased 0.4 percent over-the-month while energy prices fell 0.7 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 3.3 percent for the 12 months ending in August. The index for all items less food and energy advanced 3.4 percent over the year. Food prices rose 3.1 percent and energy prices increased 2.5 percent over the year.

  

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

Month	All items	All items less food and energy
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
Aug 2025	3.3	3.4

Food prices increased 0.4 percent in August. The index for food away from home was up 0.1 percent for the same period. The index for food at home was up 0.6 percent. Within the food at home category, prices for fruits and vegetables rose 3.2 percent.

Food prices rose 3.1 percent over the year. The index for food away from home advanced 3.9 percent, while the index for food at home increased 2.6 percent.

The energy index declined 0.7 percent over the month. The utility (piped) gas service index and electricity index were down 1.1 percent and 0.7 percent respectively. Gasoline prices decreased 0.2 percent in the same period.

The energy index increased 2.5 percent from August 2024 to August 2025. The utility (piped) gas service index advanced 23.0 percent, and the electricity index rose 9.3 percent. Gasoline declined 8.7 percent over the year.

The index for all items less food and energy increased 0.5 percent in August. The index for shelter was also up 0.5 percent, as owners’ equivalent rent of residences increased 0.4 percent. In addition to the motor vehicle maintenance and repair index rising, apparel prices increased 2.2 percent and medical care prices increased 0.5 percent for the same period.

The index for all items less food and energy advanced 3.4 percent over the year, led by a 4.4-percent increase in prices for shelter. Within the shelter category, the owners’ equivalent rent of residences index rose 4.3 percent. Other price increases for all items less food and energy encompassed the household furnishings and operations index and medical care index, up 3.3 percent and 2.3 percent respectively.

The Consumer Price Index for September 2025 is scheduled to be released on Wednesday, October 15, 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.

Refer to the national CPI news release technical note or the Handbook of Methods for more information.

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

Expenditure category	Indexes				Percent change from:
	Historical data	Jun. 2025	Jul. 2025	Aug. 2025	Aug. 2024	Jun. 2025	Jul. 2025
All items		335.078	335.656	336.936	3.3	0.6	0.4
All items (December 1977 = 100)		527.645	528.556	530.571	-	-	-
Food and beverages		337.191	338.528	339.909	3.0	0.8	0.4
Food		339.866	341.257	342.709	3.1	0.8	0.4
Food at home		313.831	315.021	316.957	2.6	1.0	0.6
Cereals and bakery products		391.523	393.729	392.391	1.3	0.2	-0.3
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs		330.363	330.662	334.235	4.9	1.2	1.1
Dairy and related products		279.791	281.292	284.198	1.8	1.6	1.0
Fruits and vegetables		343.150	344.125	355.209	0.9	3.5	3.2
Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials		235.335	234.616	233.740	5.7	-0.7	-0.4
Other food at home		282.307	284.467	282.967	1.6	0.2	-0.5
Food away from home		386.542	388.300	388.838	3.9	0.6	0.1
Alcoholic beverages		300.397	300.991	301.399	2.1	0.3	0.1
Housing		371.126	372.091	373.276	4.9	0.6	0.3
Shelter		367.531	368.499	369.611	3.9	0.6	0.3
Rent of primary residence		458.933	460.632	462.420	4.8	0.8	0.4
Owners' equivalent rent of residences(1)		472.552	473.943	475.796	4.3	0.7	0.4
Owners' equivalent rent of primary residence(1)		472.073	473.461	475.319	4.3	0.7	0.4
Fuels and utilities		334.550	333.207	330.874	10.6	-1.1	-0.7
Household energy		301.114	299.394	296.604	11.3	-1.5	-0.9
Energy services		305.661	302.588	300.010	13.0	-1.8	-0.9
Electricity		317.780	314.114	311.796	9.3	-1.9	-0.7
Utility (piped) gas service		260.753	259.042	256.143	23.0	-1.8	-1.1
Household furnishings and operations		149.799	150.969	151.078	3.3	0.9	0.1
Apparel		134.594	133.300	136.263	1.6	1.2	2.2
Transportation		267.717	267.571	268.794	0.6	0.4	0.5
Private transportation		267.735	268.318	269.836	0.8	0.8	0.6
New and used motor vehicles(2)		127.198	127.465	127.301	1.8	0.1	-0.1
New vehicles		175.404	175.636	175.870	0.7	0.3	0.1
New cars(3)		165.630	165.967	166.022	0.9	0.2	0.0
Used cars and trucks		199.735	200.777	200.880	5.2	0.6	0.1
Motor fuel		269.919	270.763	270.244	-8.6	0.1	-0.2
Gasoline (all types)		269.424	270.180	269.680	-8.7	0.1	-0.2
Gasoline, unleaded regular(3)		263.384	264.056	263.448	-9.1	0.0	-0.2
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade(3)(4)		300.609	301.780	301.684	-7.2	0.4	0.0
Gasoline, unleaded premium(3)		299.632	300.849	300.981	-6.7	0.5	0.0
Medical care		585.244	583.846	586.758	2.3	0.3	0.5
Medical care commodities		426.540	427.790	428.308	1.2	0.4	0.1
Medical care services		631.721	629.478	633.141	2.6	0.2	0.6
Professional services		434.480	431.457	435.081	2.4	0.1	0.8
Recreation(2)		145.034	145.616	145.925	2.1	0.6	0.2
Education and communication(2)		159.173	159.435	159.542	2.0	0.2	0.1
Tuition, other school fees, and childcare(5)		1,492.288	1,499.229	1,512.927	5.5	1.4	0.9
Other goods and services		628.691	632.213	632.405	4.2	0.6	0.0
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 August 2025, not seasonally adjusted (1982-84=100 unless otherwise noted)

Special aggregate index	Indexes				Percent change from:
	Historical data	Jun. 2025	Jul. 2025	Aug. 2025	Aug. 2024	Jun. 2025	Jul. 2025
All items		335.078	335.656	336.936	3.3	0.6	0.4
Food		339.866	341.257	342.709	3.1	0.8	0.4
Energy		288.994	288.292	286.402	2.5	-0.9	-0.7
All items less food and energy		346.326	346.894	348.462	3.4	0.6	0.5
All items less energy		343.515	344.200	345.742	3.4	0.6	0.4
All items less medical care		324.120	324.791	325.997	3.4	0.6	0.4
All items less shelter		292.755	293.081	294.041	2.7	0.4	0.3
Commodities		230.311	231.170	231.891	1.2	0.7	0.3
Commodities less food		180.246	180.875	181.305	0.0	0.6	0.2
Commodities less food & beverages		175.765	176.390	176.818	-0.1	0.6	0.2
Durables		121.297	121.997	122.393	1.6	0.9	0.3
Nondurables		280.177	280.980	281.841	1.1	0.6	0.3
Nondurables less food & beverages		224.725	225.001	225.350	-1.5	0.3	0.2
Nondurables less food		229.190	229.485	229.837	-1.2	0.3	0.2
Services		435.658	435.955	437.775	4.4	0.5	0.4
Services less rent of shelter(1)		427.343	426.528	428.049	4.4	0.2	0.4
Services less medical care services		422.172	422.650	424.341	4.6	0.5	0.4
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.