The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the Northeast Region advanced 1.0 percent in April, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported today. The energy index increased 7.3 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 4.4 percent for the 12 months ending in April. The index for all items less food and energy increased 3.1 percent over the year. Energy prices rose 21.8 percent. Food prices increased 3.9 percent.

  

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

Month	All items	All items less food and energy
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
Feb 2026	2.7	2.6
Mar 2026	3.6	2.9
Apr 2026	4.4	3.1
Note: The October 2025 data values are not available due to the 2025 lapse in appropriations.

Food prices advanced 0.4 percent for the month of April. Prices for food at home advanced 0.7 percent, and prices for food away from home increased 0.1 percent for the same period.

Food prices increased 3.9 percent over the year. Prices for food at home increased 4.2 percent, and prices for food away from home increased 3.4 percent.

The energy index rose 7.3 percent over the month. Gasoline prices increased 12.6 percent. Prices for electricity increased 5.6 percent, and prices for natural gas service increased 0.5 percent for the same period.

Energy prices rose 21.8 percent over the year. Gasoline prices increased 30.4 percent. Prices for electricity rose 12.1 percent, and prices for natural gas service advanced 10.9 percent during the past year.

The index for all items less food and energy increased 0.5 percent in April. Among the index’s components, prices were higher for shelter (+0.8 percent) and household furnishings and operations (+0.6 percent). In contrast, prices were lower for recreation (-0.2 percent) and apparel (-0.2 percent).

The index for all items less food and energy increased 3.1 percent over the year. Components contributing to the increase included shelter (+3.7 percent) and household furnishings and operations (+4.7 percent). In contrast, prices were lower for new and used motor vehicles (-0.9 percent).

The May 2026 Consumer Price Index for the Northeast Region is scheduled to be released on June 10, 2026.

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

Expenditure category	Indexes				Percent change from:
	Historical data	Feb. 2026	Mar. 2026	Apr. 2026	Apr. 2025	Feb. 2026	Mar. 2026
All items		340.945	344.142	347.585	4.4	1.9	1.0
All items (December 1977 = 100)		536.884	541.919	547.341	-	-	-
Food and beverages		346.783	346.979	348.510	3.8	0.5	0.4
Food		349.937	350.135	351.671	3.9	0.5	0.4
Food at home		323.595	323.805	325.914	4.2	0.7	0.7
Cereals and bakery products		401.042	404.173	405.382	4.9	1.1	0.3
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs		333.933	331.395	336.001	1.3	0.6	1.4
Dairy and related products		281.911	283.521	282.849	1.2	0.3	-0.2
Fruits and vegetables		369.103	372.802	373.844	8.3	1.3	0.3
Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials		248.399	247.634	252.189	7.6	1.5	1.8
Other food at home		289.223	288.982	289.385	3.3	0.1	0.1
Food away from home		396.998	397.168	397.484	3.4	0.1	0.1
Alcoholic beverages		303.418	303.592	305.029	1.8	0.5	0.5
Housing		379.102	381.383	385.228	4.8	1.6	1.0
Shelter		376.263	377.851	381.798	4.8	1.5	1.0
Rent of primary residence		470.573	471.917	475.463	4.3	1.0	0.8
Owners' equivalent rent of residences(1)		484.168	485.436	488.564	4.0	0.9	0.6
Owners' equivalent rent of primary residence(1)		483.663	484.929	488.047	4.0	0.9	0.6
Fuels and utilities		344.367	355.526	366.601	13.6	6.5	3.1
Household energy		309.739	322.037	333.596	15.6	7.7	3.6
Energy services		309.814	313.150	325.566	11.7	5.1	4.0
Electricity		312.873	313.667	331.164	12.1	5.8	5.6
Utility (piped) gas service		282.197	290.340	291.825	10.9	3.4	0.5
Household furnishings and operations		153.937	154.391	155.360	4.7	0.9	0.6
Apparel		136.318	139.736	139.423	3.0	2.3	-0.2
Transportation		267.310	277.218	285.590	7.5	6.8	3.0
Private transportation		264.793	275.070	283.910	6.9	7.2	3.2
New and used motor vehicles(2)		124.286	124.909	125.396	-0.9	0.9	0.4
New vehicles		175.960	176.171	176.536	0.5	0.3	0.2
New cars(3)		166.378	166.779	167.728	1.2	0.8	0.6
Used cars and trucks		187.323	187.666	189.436	-3.0	1.1	0.9
Motor fuel		257.315	309.770	349.317	30.7	35.8	12.8
Gasoline (all types)		256.447	308.736	347.594	30.4	35.5	12.6
Gasoline, unleaded regular(3)		249.543	303.202	342.625	31.5	37.3	13.0
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade(3)(4)		290.125	337.691	376.053	26.2	29.6	11.4
Gasoline, unleaded premium(3)		291.868	335.784	371.048	24.8	27.1	10.5
Medical care		591.733	596.122	597.769	2.3	1.0	0.3
Medical care commodities		425.259	425.957	425.493	-0.5	0.1	-0.1
Medical care services		640.642	646.176	648.482	2.9	1.2	0.4
Professional services		443.874	450.825	452.703	4.0	2.0	0.4
Recreation(2)		148.397	147.938	147.601	1.2	-0.5	-0.2
Education and communication(2)		160.679	160.798	161.003	1.4	0.2	0.1
Tuition, other school fees, and childcare(5)		104.053	104.065	104.138	3.6	0.1	0.1
Other goods and services		646.672	647.112	650.191	3.9	0.5	0.5
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 2024=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 April 2026, not seasonally adjusted (1982-84=100 unless otherwise noted)

Special aggregate index	Indexes				Percent change from:
	Historical data	Feb. 2026	Mar. 2026	Apr. 2026	Apr. 2025	Feb. 2026	Mar. 2026
All items		340.945	344.142	347.585	4.4	1.9	1.0
Food		349.937	350.135	351.671	3.9	0.5	0.4
Energy		289.000	318.210	341.568	21.8	18.2	7.3
All items less food and energy		352.149	353.417	355.336	3.1	0.9	0.5
All items less energy		349.928	351.025	352.875	3.2	0.8	0.5
All items less medical care		329.972	333.122	336.661	4.5	2.0	1.1
All items less shelter		297.525	301.437	304.864	4.8	2.5	1.1
Commodities		233.676	238.424	241.391	5.3	3.3	1.2
Commodities less food		181.100	187.336	190.710	6.3	5.3	1.8
Commodities less food & beverages		176.556	182.969	186.396	6.6	5.6	1.9
Durables		120.913	121.128	121.448	0.8	0.4	0.3
Nondurables		286.048	293.575	298.136	6.8	4.2	1.6
Nondurables less food & beverages		226.886	241.346	248.767	11.1	9.6	3.1
Nondurables less food		231.383	244.799	251.778	10.2	8.8	2.9
Services		443.945	445.550	449.426	3.9	1.2	0.9
Services less rent of shelter(1)		435.246	437.230	441.601	4.1	1.5	1.0
Services less medical care services		430.424	431.741	435.743	4.0	1.2	0.9
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.