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Bureau of Labor Statistics > Geographic Information > Northeast > CPI Summary

Northeast Consumer Price Index Card

 
Consumer Price Indexes for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), U.S. city average and selected areas, not seasonally adjusted
(1982-84=100 unless otherwise noted)
Item U.S. city
average		 Northeast
region		 New England division(1) Boston-
Cambridge-
Newton		 Middle Atlantic division(1) New York-
Newark-
Jersey City
Apr
2026		 Percent change from
Apr
2025		 Apr
2026		 Percent change from
Apr
2025		 Apr
2026		 Percent change from
Apr
2025		 Apr
2026		 Percent change from
Apr
2025		 Apr
2026		 Percent change from
Apr
2025		 Apr
2026		 Percent change from
Apr
2025

All items

 333.020 3.8 347.585 4.4 131.950 4.0     133.849 4.5 359.774 4.6

All items (1967 = 100)(2)

 997.578   547.341               1,040.057  

Food and beverages

 345.336 3.1 348.510 3.8 134.269 2.7     136.583 4.2 359.313 4.7

Food

 348.499 3.2 351.671 3.9 135.533 2.8     137.592 4.3 362.020 4.9

Food at home

 320.859 2.9 325.914 4.2 127.729 3.2 323.140 2.9 134.096 4.6 340.829 5.9

Food away from home

 393.546 3.6 397.484 3.4 148.329 2.3     142.819 3.9 404.114 3.4

Alcoholic beverages

 300.555 1.9 305.029 1.8 119.147 0.8     122.096 2.1 315.693 1.1

Housing

 357.345 3.6 385.228 4.8 139.690 4.4     138.415 5.0 398.526 5.1

Shelter

 427.049 3.3 469.459 3.7 139.509 3.1 465.244 2.2 135.246 4.0 492.646 4.1

Rent of primary residence

 445.029 2.8 475.463 4.3 142.607 4.5 486.465 3.6 135.341 4.2 504.077 4.3

Owners' equivalent rent of residences(3)

 439.137 3.3 488.564 4.0 139.742 3.9 502.843 4.7 136.171 4.1 508.164 4.1

Fuels and utilities(4)

 347.960 6.0 366.601 13.6                

Household energy(4)

 292.624 6.5 333.596 15.6                

Energy services(4)

 295.713 5.4 325.566 11.7                

Electricity(4)

 304.095 6.1 331.164 12.1                

Utility (piped) gas service(4)

 264.314 3.0 291.825 10.9                

Household furnishings and operations

 156.377 3.9 155.360 4.7 116.566 4.7     138.509 4.7 147.339 2.7

Apparel

 138.074 4.2 139.423 3.0 115.007 4.0     111.939 2.9 131.944 1.3

Transportation

 291.752 7.1 285.590 7.5 133.224 6.5     144.738 7.9    

Private transportation

 290.314 6.4 283.910 6.9 136.465 6.3     149.797 7.1 314.761 8.3

Motor fuel

 368.371 29.1 349.317 30.7 162.155 34.7 351.989 34.3 157.003 28.9 327.438 34.0

Gasoline

 365.392 28.4 347.594 30.4 162.419 34.1 348.526 34.3 156.807 28.7 325.873 33.9

Medical care

 591.661 2.5 597.769 2.3 126.268 1.3     116.911 2.7 585.865 2.7

Recreation(5)

 143.920 2.3 147.601 1.2 113.780 4.8     121.617 -0.4 159.405 -3.9

Education and communication(5)

 146.588 0.2 161.003 1.4 109.959 0.7     116.707 1.8 167.891 1.4

Other goods and services

 601.760 4.4 650.191 3.9 143.453 4.4     132.182 3.6 534.310 4.6

Energy

 329.907 17.9 341.568 21.8 164.557 24.0 379.292 27.3 164.898 20.9 329.275 24.0

All items less food and energy

 335.803 2.8 355.336 3.1 128.713 2.6     130.902 3.3 370.165 3.3

Footnotes
(1) Indexes on a December 2017=100 base.
(2) For the Northeast, December 1977=100.
(3) Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.
(4) Census division and metropolitan area series for this item were discontinued in December 2024.
(5) Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.

Northeast region includes the states of Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont.

New England division includes the states of Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont.

Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH, includes Essex, Middlesex, Norfolk, Plymouth, and Suffolk Counties in Massachusetts and Rockingham and Strafford Counties in New Hampshire.

Middle Atlantic division includes the states of New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania.

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA, includes Bronx, Dutchess, Kings, Nassau, New York, Orange, Putnam, Queens, Richmond, Rockland, Suffolk, and Westchester Counties in New York; Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Hunterdon, Middlesex, Monmouth, Morris, Ocean, Passaic, Somerset, Sussex, and Union Counties in New Jersey; and Pike County in Pennsylvania.
Consumer Price Indexes for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W), U.S. city average and selected areas, not seasonally adjusted
(1982-84=100 unless otherwise noted)
Item U.S. city
average		 Northeast
region		 New England division(1) Boston-
Cambridge-
Newton		 Middle Atlantic division(1) New York-
Newark-
Jersey City
Apr
2026		 Percent change from
Apr
2025		 Apr
2026		 Percent change from
Apr
2025		 Apr
2026		 Percent change from
Apr
2025		 Apr
2026		 Percent change from
Apr
2025		 Apr
2026		 Percent change from
Apr
2025		 Apr
2026		 Percent change from
Apr
2025

All items

 326.541 3.9 345.652 4.5 132.602 3.9     134.940 4.7 353.632 4.6

All items (1967 = 100)(2)

 972.667   539.890               1,006.879  

Food and beverages

 344.975 3.1 347.271 3.9 134.496 2.9     136.460 4.1 355.333 4.7

Food

 347.019 3.2 349.628 3.9 135.499 3.0     137.236 4.2 356.758 4.9

Food at home

 320.606 2.9 326.178 4.2 129.117 3.5 313.429 2.1 134.246 4.4 336.602 5.6

Food away from home

 394.463 3.5 397.275 3.1 146.771 2.0     142.414 3.6 399.489 3.1

Alcoholic beverages

 308.055 2.0 305.005 2.4 120.673 1.6     122.356 2.2 316.137 1.2

Housing

 352.471 3.5 385.925 5.1 140.277 4.5     139.863 5.3 392.481 5.1

Shelter

 418.194 3.2 465.520 3.9 139.966 3.2 474.323 2.6 135.662 4.1 484.467 4.1

Rent of primary residence

 442.934 2.8 468.877 4.2 142.803 4.4 486.465 3.6 135.359 4.2 495.539 4.3

Owners' equivalent rent of residences(3)

 396.086 3.3 429.912 4.0 139.418 3.6 441.913 4.7 136.215 4.1 454.075 4.1

Fuels and utilities(4)

 343.909 5.4 370.842 13.4                

Household energy(4)

 288.276 5.6 337.089 15.0                

Energy services(4)

 292.126 4.8 329.311 12.1                

Electricity(4)

 299.066 5.6 338.792 13.1                

Utility (piped) gas service(4)

 259.572 2.1 290.082 10.0                

Household furnishings and operations

 146.185 2.9 147.816 4.9 106.996 2.5     142.827 5.6 130.392 2.6

Apparel

 137.614 3.9 138.346 0.6 113.941 -0.3     110.323 1.0 118.532 -0.9

Transportation

 299.085 7.9 294.886 8.0 133.738 6.9     147.716 8.4    

Private transportation

 297.846 7.5 292.509 7.9 135.834 7.1     151.767 8.2 328.616 9.4

Motor fuel

 370.601 29.2 349.641 30.7 161.444 34.5 351.910 34.3 158.218 29.5 327.846 34.0

Gasoline

 367.730 28.5 347.319 30.1 161.963 33.6 348.531 34.3 157.517 29.0 326.153 33.9

Medical care

 598.844 2.4 588.025 1.9 127.344 0.9     114.327 2.4 583.687 1.9

Recreation(5)

 135.504 2.6 148.156 0.6 111.830 5.1     121.696 -0.8 165.574 -4.6

Education and communication(5)

 129.700 -0.7 142.181 0.4 106.037 -0.5     113.243 0.7 149.910 -1.2

Other goods and services

 667.121 4.9 756.522 4.1 140.611 3.4     135.117 4.3 615.880 4.3

Energy

 329.463 18.4 343.037 22.1 167.381 23.9 380.624 28.1 164.480 21.5 327.468 23.8

All items less food and energy

 325.392 2.5 351.697 2.8 128.278 1.9     131.799 3.1 363.586 2.9

Footnotes
(1) Indexes on a December 2017=100 base.
(2) For the Northeast, December 1977=100.
(3) Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.
(4) Census division and metropolitan area series for this item were discontinued in December 2024.
(5) Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.

Northeast region includes the states of Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont.

New England division includes the states of Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont.

Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH, includes Essex, Middlesex, Norfolk, Plymouth, and Suffolk Counties in Massachusetts and Rockingham and Strafford Counties in New Hampshire.

Middle Atlantic division includes the states of New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania.

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA, includes Bronx, Dutchess, Kings, Nassau, New York, Orange, Putnam, Queens, Richmond, Rockland, Suffolk, and Westchester Counties in New York; Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Hunterdon, Middlesex, Monmouth, Morris, Ocean, Passaic, Somerset, Sussex, and Union Counties in New Jersey; and Pike County in Pennsylvania.