The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the Northeast Region increased 0.5 percent in September, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported today. The energy index increased 4.0 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 increased 4.2 percent for the 12 months ending in September. The index for all items less food and energy increased 3.1 percent over the year. Energy prices advanced 23.1 percent. Food prices advanced 2.3 percent.

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

Month	All items	All items less food and energy
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
May 2026	5.0	3.6
Jun 2026	4.3	3.3
Jul 2026	4.1	3.2
Aug 2026	3.9	2.9
Sep 2026	4.2	3.1
Note: The October 2025 data values are not available due to the 2025 lapse in appropriations.

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Food

Food prices decreased 0.1 percent for the month of September. Prices for food at home decreased 0.3 percent, and prices for food away from home advanced 0.1 percent for the same period.

Food prices advanced 2.3 percent over the year. Prices for food at home rose 1.6 percent, and prices for food away from home advanced 3.5 percent.

Energy

The energy index rose 4.0 percent over the month. Gasoline prices increased 6.2 percent. Prices for electricity advanced 0.8 percent, while prices for natural gas service declined 0.7 percent for the same period.

Energy prices advanced 23.1 percent over the year. Gasoline prices increased 35.8 percent. Prices for natural gas service increased 9.6 percent, and prices for electricity increased 7.1 percent during the past year.

All items less food and energy

The index for all items less food and energy advanced 0.3 percent in September. Among the index’s components, prices were higher for apparel (+3.0 percent) and shelter (+0.2 percent). In contrast, prices were lower for other goods and services (-0.4 percent) and medical care (-0.1 percent).

The index for all items less food and energy increased 3.1 percent over the year. Components contributing to the increase included shelter (+4.1 percent) and education and communication (+3.7 percent).

The October 2026 Consumer Price Index for the Northeast Region is scheduled to be released on November 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 September 2026, not seasonally adjusted (1982-84=100 unless otherwise noted)

Expenditure category	Indexes				Percent change from:
	Historical data	Jul. 2026	Aug. 2026	Sep. 2026	Sep. 2025	Jul. 2026	Aug. 2026
All items		349.414	349.921	351.570	4.2	0.6	0.5
All items (December 1977 = 100)		550.221	551.018	553.616	-	-	-
Food and beverages		350.115	349.741	349.333	2.3	-0.2	-0.1
Food		353.186	352.796	352.359	2.3	-0.2	-0.1
Food at home		326.135	325.097	324.216	1.6	-0.6	-0.3
Cereals and bakery products		406.655	406.811	404.850	2.4	-0.4	-0.5
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs		337.594	337.122	337.157	0.7	-0.1	0.0
Dairy and related products		284.944	283.974	283.371	1.1	-0.6	-0.2
Fruits and vegetables		370.812	365.575	367.347	2.1	-0.9	0.5
Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials		250.930	245.733	251.027	4.7	0.0	2.2
Other food at home		289.728	292.037	286.295	0.7	-1.2	-2.0
Food away from home		401.649	402.608	403.099	3.5	0.4	0.1
Alcoholic beverages		307.659	307.479	307.426	1.9	-0.1	0.0
Housing		387.415	388.151	390.010	4.7	0.7	0.5
Shelter		385.015	385.486	387.691	4.4	0.7	0.6
Rent of primary residence		480.389	481.417	482.861	4.0	0.5	0.3
Owners' equivalent rent of residences(1)		493.938	495.071	497.351	4.4	0.7	0.5
Owners' equivalent rent of primary residence(1)		493.422	494.560	496.835	4.4	0.7	0.5
Fuels and utilities		358.888	359.011	365.841	12.1	1.9	1.9
Household energy		324.652	324.428	331.382	13.6	2.1	2.1
Energy services		319.944	316.382	317.469	7.9	-0.8	0.3
Electricity		327.713	324.528	327.099	7.1	-0.2	0.8
Utility (piped) gas service		282.293	278.230	276.301	9.6	-2.1	-0.7
Household furnishings and operations		153.567	153.088	155.112	2.1	1.0	1.3
Apparel		133.070	137.822	141.948	1.7	6.7	3.0
Transportation		289.266	286.801	290.439	7.9	0.4	1.3
Private transportation		285.093	283.352	287.362	6.4	0.8	1.4
New and used motor vehicles(2)		127.703	127.368	127.421	0.5	-0.2	0.0
New vehicles		177.076	177.217	177.450	0.9	0.2	0.1
New cars(3)		168.242	168.555	169.041	1.9	0.5	0.3
Used cars and trucks		196.510	196.808	196.373	-1.6	-0.1	-0.2
Motor fuel		349.573	353.347	375.629	36.3	7.5	6.3
Gasoline (all types)		348.313	351.817	373.679	35.8	7.3	6.2
Gasoline, unleaded regular(3)		342.606	346.133	368.625	37.0	7.6	6.5
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade(3)(4)		380.823	384.323	403.865	31.9	6.1	5.1
Gasoline, unleaded premium(3)		375.564	379.017	397.298	30.3	5.8	4.8
Medical care		594.418	594.996	594.422	1.0	0.0	-0.1
Medical care commodities		419.665	419.122	417.697	-2.5	-0.5	-0.3
Medical care services		645.941	646.872	646.572	1.7	0.1	0.0
Professional services		448.501	448.785	449.013	3.1	0.1	0.1
Recreation(2)		150.138	149.349	150.143	2.8	0.0	0.5
Education and communication(2)		162.667	165.766	165.659	3.7	1.8	-0.1
Tuition, other school fees, and childcare(5)		105.105	106.495	107.596	3.6	2.4	1.0
Other goods and services		656.270	658.090	655.302	3.1	-0.1	-0.4
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 September 2026, not seasonally adjusted (1982-84=100 unless otherwise noted)

Special aggregate index	Indexes				Percent change from:
	Historical data	Jul. 2026	Aug. 2026	Sep. 2026	Sep. 2025	Jul. 2026	Aug. 2026
All items		349.414	349.921	351.570	4.2	0.6	0.5
Food		353.186	352.796	352.359	2.3	-0.2	-0.1
Energy		336.450	337.903	351.322	23.1	4.4	4.0
All items less food and energy		357.944	358.533	359.448	3.1	0.4	0.3
All items less energy		355.302	355.737	356.439	2.9	0.3	0.2
All items less medical care		338.743	339.248	341.008	4.5	0.7	0.5
All items less shelter		305.427	305.661	307.581	4.3	0.7	0.6
Commodities		241.194	242.147	244.890	5.1	1.5	1.1
Commodities less food		189.888	191.299	195.106	7.1	2.7	2.0
Commodities less food & beverages		185.464	186.923	190.843	7.4	2.9	2.1
Durables		122.093	122.087	122.936	0.5	0.7	0.7
Nondurables		297.324	298.873	302.668	6.6	1.8	1.3
Nondurables less food & beverages		245.660	249.030	256.801	12.7	4.5	3.1
Nondurables less food		249.081	252.192	259.392	11.7	4.1	2.9
Services		453.259	453.311	453.846	3.8	0.1	0.1
Services less rent of shelter(1)		443.884	442.524	442.587	3.4	-0.3	0.0
Services less medical care services		440.059	440.047	440.644	4.0	0.1	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.