The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the Northeast Region advanced 0.4 percent in January, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported today. The all items less food and energy index increased 0.4 percent. (Data in this report are not seasonally adjusted. Accordingly, month-to-month changes may reflect seasonal influences.)

The Northeast Region all items CPI-U advanced 2.8 percent for the 12 months ending in January. The index for all items less food and energy increased 2.7 percent over the year. Food prices increased 3.4 percent. Energy prices advanced 2.2 percent.

  

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Chart 1. Over-the-year percent change in CPI-U, Northeast region, January 2023–January 2026

Month	All items	All items less food and energy
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
Dec 2025	3.3	3.1
Jan 2026	2.8	2.7
Note: The October 2025 data values are not available due to the 2025 lapse in appropriations.

Food prices advanced 0.5 percent for the month of January. Prices for food at home advanced 0.6 percent, and prices for food away from home increased 0.3 percent for the same period.

Food prices increased 3.4 percent over the year. Prices for food at home increased 2.8 percent, and prices for food away from home increased 4.2 percent.

The energy index declined 0.5 percent in the month of January. Gasoline prices decreased 2.7 percent. Prices for electricity increased 1.6 percent, and prices for natural gas service increased 0.8 percent for the same period.

Energy prices advanced 2.2 percent over the year. Electricity prices increased 7.7 percent. Prices for natural gas service advanced 10.9 percent, while prices for gasoline fell 5.0 percent during the past year.

The index for all items less food and energy increased 0.4 percent in January. Among the index’s components, prices were higher for shelter (+0.3 percent) and apparel (+2.4 percent). In contrast, prices were lower for used cars and trucks (-3.2 percent) and medical care (-0.1 percent).

The index for all items less food and energy increased 2.7 percent over the year. Components contributing to the increase included shelter (+3.5 percent) and household furnishings and operations (+5.4 percent). In contrast, within the new and used motor vehicles index (-1.0 percent) prices were lower for used cars and trucks (-2.1 percent).

The Consumer Price Index for February 2026 is scheduled to be released on Wednesday, March 11, 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.

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 January 2026, not seasonally adjusted (1982-84=100 unless otherwise noted)

Expenditure category	Indexes				Percent change from:
	Historical data	Nov. 2025	Dec. 2025	Jan. 2026	Jan. 2025	Nov. 2025	Dec. 2025
All items		337.284	337.880	339.104	2.8	0.5	0.4
All items (December 1977 = 100)		531.120	532.058	533.986	-	-	-
Food and beverages		341.545	343.296	344.911	3.2	1.0	0.5
Food		344.459	346.388	348.045	3.4	1.0	0.5
Food at home		319.140	319.676	321.550	2.8	0.8	0.6
Cereals and bakery products		397.433	393.911	404.599	5.0	1.8	2.7
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs		332.574	333.729	331.603	1.1	-0.3	-0.6
Dairy and related products		278.029	283.654	285.444	1.7	2.7	0.6
Fruits and vegetables		362.790	358.372	367.243	4.1	1.2	2.5
Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials		242.688	242.381	247.870	6.6	2.1	2.3
Other food at home		283.277	286.081	282.738	1.3	-0.2	-1.2
Food away from home		389.772	394.291	395.464	4.2	1.5	0.3
Alcoholic beverages		301.443	300.737	301.824	1.3	0.1	0.4
Housing		373.932	376.454	377.742	4.0	1.0	0.3
Shelter		372.064	372.496	374.359	4.1	0.6	0.5
Rent of primary residence		466.266	468.186	469.717	4.1	0.7	0.3
Owners' equivalent rent of residences(1)		478.648	481.287	483.234	3.9	1.0	0.4
Owners' equivalent rent of primary residence(1)		478.155	480.787	482.730	3.9	1.0	0.4
Fuels and utilities		335.518	339.425	341.988	6.6	1.9	0.8
Household energy		301.298	305.078	307.642	6.7	2.1	0.8
Energy services		303.398	307.749	311.840	8.7	2.8	1.3
Electricity		311.524	311.925	316.807	7.7	1.7	1.6
Utility (piped) gas service		266.374	278.065	280.305	10.9	5.2	0.8
Household furnishings and operations		152.034	153.423	154.036	5.4	1.3	0.4
Apparel		131.438	129.514	132.651	0.4	0.9	2.4
Transportation		268.945	265.707	265.924	0.3	-1.1	0.1
Private transportation		270.515	266.530	265.175	0.3	-2.0	-0.5
New and used motor vehicles(2)		126.801	125.853	124.676	-1.0	-1.7	-0.9
New vehicles		175.710	175.143	175.688	0.6	0.0	0.3
New cars(3)		165.889	165.371	165.940	1.0	0.0	0.3
Used cars and trucks		199.415	196.263	189.951	-2.1	-4.7	-3.2
Motor fuel		267.678	261.726	254.755	-4.8	-4.8	-2.7
Gasoline (all types)		266.959	260.957	253.928	-5.0	-4.9	-2.7
Gasoline, unleaded regular(3)		260.389	254.185	246.984	-5.4	-5.1	-2.8
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade(3)(4)		300.038	294.564	287.855	-3.6	-4.1	-2.3
Gasoline, unleaded premium(3)		300.274	295.573	289.685	-2.8	-3.5	-2.0
Medical care		587.944	588.217	587.501	1.5	-0.1	-0.1
Medical care commodities		428.702	427.530	426.428	-0.2	-0.5	-0.3
Medical care services		634.573	635.311	634.723	1.9	0.0	-0.1
Professional services		436.645	437.675	439.060	2.1	0.6	0.3
Recreation(2)		143.965	145.690	147.433	2.2	2.4	1.2
Education and communication(2)		160.811	159.273	159.496	0.6	-0.8	0.1
Tuition, other school fees, and childcare(5)		1,531.041	1,529.402	1,530.170	3.7	-0.1	0.1
Other goods and services		638.977	643.021	644.126	4.8	0.8	0.2
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 January 2026, not seasonally adjusted (1982-84=100 unless otherwise noted)

Special aggregate index	Indexes				Percent change from:
	Historical data	Nov. 2025	Dec. 2025	Jan. 2026	Jan. 2025	Nov. 2025	Dec. 2025
All items		337.284	337.880	339.104	2.8	0.5	0.4
Food		344.459	346.388	348.045	3.4	1.0	0.5
Energy		288.214	288.129	286.700	2.2	-0.5	-0.5
All items less food and energy		348.445	348.887	350.321	2.7	0.5	0.4
All items less energy		345.983	346.640	348.100	2.8	0.6	0.4
All items less medical care		326.308	326.919	328.240	2.9	0.6	0.4
All items less shelter		294.571	294.405	295.610	2.3	0.4	0.4
Commodities		231.399	231.598	232.171	1.6	0.3	0.2
Commodities less food		180.063	179.651	179.800	0.5	-0.1	0.1
Commodities less food & beverages		175.552	175.151	175.269	0.4	-0.2	0.1
Durables		121.415	121.376	121.329	0.9	-0.1	0.0
Nondurables		281.946	282.327	283.292	1.9	0.5	0.3
Nondurables less food & beverages		223.936	222.962	223.303	-0.2	-0.3	0.2
Nondurables less food		228.516	227.559	227.951	0.0	-0.2	0.2
Services		438.949	439.931	441.792	3.4	0.6	0.4
Services less rent of shelter(1)		430.732	429.891	432.466	3.2	0.4	0.6
Services less medical care services		425.498	426.498	428.545	3.5	0.7	0.5
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.