The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the Northeast region increased 3.1 percent for the 12 months ending in November, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported today. The index for all items less food and energy rose 2.8 percent over the year, and food prices advanced 3.1 percent. Energy prices increased 6.3 percent.

BLS did not collect survey data for October 2025 due to a lapse in appropriations. BLS is unable to retroactively collect these data. For a few indexes, BLS uses nonsurvey data sources instead of survey data to make the index calculations. BLS was able to retroactively acquire most of the nonsurvey data for October. Accordingly, all analysis in this release is over the year and not seasonally adjusted.

  

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

Month	All items	All items less food and energy
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
Sep 2025	3.1	3.0
Oct 2025	-	-
Nov 2025	3.1	2.8
Note: The October 2025 data values are not available due to the 2025 lapse in appropriations.

Food prices advanced 3.1 percent over the year. The index for food at home increased 3.0 percent, with higher prices in 5 of the 6 major food sub-indexes. The index for food away from home increased 3.4 percent.

The energy index increased 6.3 percent from November 2024 to November 2025. The indexes for electricity (10.9 percent), natural gas service (10.3 percent), and gasoline (0.7 percent) all rose over the year.

The index for all items less food and energy rose 2.8 percent over the year. Annual increases in the indexes for shelter (3.5 percent), household furnishings and operations (4.2 percent) and medical care (2.4 percent) were major contributing factors. Within the shelter category, the indexes for owners’ equivalent rent of residences and rent of primary residence advanced 3.5 percent and 4.2 percent, respectively.

The Consumer Price Index for December 2025 is scheduled to be released on Tuesday, January 13, 2026, 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 November 2025, not seasonally adjusted (1982-84=100 unless otherwise noted)

Expenditure category	Indexes				Percent change from:
	Historical data	Sep. 2025	Oct. 2025	Nov. 2025	Nov. 2024	Sep. 2025	Oct. 2025
All items		337.321	(1)-	337.284	3.1	0.0	-
All items (December 1977 = 100)		531.178	(1)-	531.120	-	-	-
Food and beverages		341.421	(1)-	341.545	3.0	0.0	-
Food		344.314	(1)-	344.459	3.1	0.0	-
Food at home		319.039	(1)-	319.140	3.0	0.0	-
Cereals and bakery products		395.469	(1)-	397.433	4.5	0.5	-
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs		334.895	(1)-	332.574	4.8	-0.7	-
Dairy and related products		280.220	(1)-	278.029	-0.8	-0.8	-
Fruits and vegetables		359.906	(1)-	362.790	1.4	0.8	-
Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials		239.824	(1)-	242.688	6.3	1.2	-
Other food at home		284.258	(1)-	283.277	2.0	-0.3	-
Food away from home		389.544	(1)-	389.772	3.4	0.1	-
Alcoholic beverages		301.604	(1)-	301.443	1.6	-0.1	-
Housing		372.529	(1)-	373.932	4.1	0.4	-
Shelter		371.365	(1)-	372.064	4.0	0.2	-
Rent of primary residence		464.135	(1)-	466.266	4.2	0.5	-
Owners' equivalent rent of residences(2)		476.567	(1)-	478.648	3.5	0.4	-
Owners' equivalent rent of primary residence(2)		476.083	(1)-	478.155	3.5	0.4	-
Fuels and utilities		326.436	(1)-	335.518	9.2	2.8	-
Household energy		291.596	(1)-	301.298	10.0	3.3	-
Energy services		294.295	(1)-	303.398	10.7	3.1	-
Electricity		305.375	(1)-	311.524	10.9	2.0	-
Utility (piped) gas service		252.195	(1)-	266.374	10.3	5.6	-
Household furnishings and operations		151.993	(1)-	152.034	4.2	0.0	-
Apparel		139.600	(1)-	131.438	0.6	-5.8	-
Transportation		269.232	(1)-	268.945	1.7	-0.1	-
Private transportation		270.103	(1)-	270.515	2.9	0.2	-
New and used motor vehicles(3)		126.778	(1)-	126.801	1.2	0.0	-
New vehicles		175.890	175.780	175.710	0.7	-0.1	0.0
New cars(4)		165.882	165.693	165.889	1.1	0.0	0.1
Used cars and trucks		199.514	199.337	199.415	3.6	0.0	0.0
Motor fuel		275.561	(1)-	267.678	0.7	-2.9	-
Gasoline (all types)		275.114	267.527	266.959	0.7	-3.0	-0.2
Gasoline, unleaded regular(4)		269.117	261.026	260.389	0.6	-3.2	-0.2
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade(4)(5)		306.100	300.935	300.038	1.1	-2.0	-0.3
Gasoline, unleaded premium(4)		305.006	300.381	300.274	1.2	-1.6	0.0
Medical care		588.710	(1)-	587.944	2.4	-0.1	-
Medical care commodities		428.593	(1)-	428.702	2.7	0.0	-
Medical care services		635.616	(1)-	634.573	2.3	-0.2	-
Professional services		435.633	(1)-	436.645	1.6	0.2	-
Recreation(3)		146.092	(1)-	143.965	0.7	-1.5	-
Education and communication(3)		159.813	(1)-	160.811	1.9	0.6	-
Tuition, other school fees, and childcare(6)		1,529.296	(1)-	1,531.041	4.0	0.1	-
Other goods and services		635.558	(1)-	638.977	4.3	0.5	-
Footnotes (1) Data unavailable due to the 2025 lapse in appropriations (2) Indexes on a December 1982=100 base. (3) Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. (4) Special index based on a substantially smaller sample. (5) Indexes on a December 1993=100 base. (6) Indexes on a December 1977=100 base.
- Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. NOTE: The October 2025 data values are not available due to the 2025 lapse in appropriations.

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

Special aggregate index	Indexes				Percent change from:
	Historical data	Sep. 2025	Oct. 2025	Nov. 2025	Nov. 2024	Sep. 2025	Oct. 2025
All items		337.321	(1)-	337.284	3.1	0.0	-
Food		344.314	(1)-	344.459	3.1	0.0	-
Energy		285.494	(1)-	288.214	6.3	1.0	-
All items less food and energy		348.764	(1)-	348.445	2.8	-0.1	-
All items less energy		346.232	(1)-	345.983	2.9	-0.1	-
All items less medical care		326.311	(1)-	326.308	3.1	0.0	-
All items less shelter		294.834	(1)-	294.571	2.8	-0.1	-
Commodities		233.005	(1)-	231.399	2.0	-0.7	-
Commodities less food		182.191	(1)-	180.063	1.3	-1.2	-
Commodities less food & beverages		177.714	(1)-	175.552	1.3	-1.2	-
Durables		122.291	(1)-	121.415	1.1	-0.7	-
Nondurables		283.870	(1)-	281.946	2.4	-0.7	-
Nondurables less food & beverages		227.900	(1)-	223.936	1.5	-1.7	-
Nondurables less food		232.238	(1)-	228.516	1.5	-1.6	-
Services		437.438	(1)-	438.949	3.6	0.3	-
Services less rent of shelter(2)		428.181	(1)-	430.732	3.7	0.6	-
Services less medical care services		423.803	(1)-	425.498	3.7	0.4	-
Footnotes (1) Data unavailable due to the 2025 lapse in appropriations (2) Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.
- Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. NOTE: The October 2025 data values are not available due to the 2025 lapse in appropriations.