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New England Consumer Price Index Card

Consumer Price Indexes for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), U.S. city averages and selected areas, not seasonally adjusted
(1982-84=100 unless otherwise noted)
Item	U.S. City Average		Northeast region		Boston- Cambridge- Newton
Item	Jun 2020	Percent change from Jun 2019	Jun 2020	Percent change from Jun 2019	Jun 2020	Percent change from Jun 2019
All Items	257.797	0.6	272.283	0.8
All Items (1967 = 100)(1)	772.245		428.762
Food and Beverages	269.051	4.4	275.422	4.3
Food	269.770	4.5	276.511	4.5
Food at home	255.042	5.6	263.522	5.0	273.850	8.9
Food away from home	293.219	3.1	299.261	3.8
Alcoholic beverages	258.033	2.2	260.041	2.0
Housing	271.831	2.0	293.283	1.6
Shelter	325.814	2.4	367.321	2.2	359.727	3.4
Rent of primary residence(2)	341.294	3.2	369.973	2.4	370.773	3.1
Owners' equivalent rent of residences(2)(3)	334.424	2.8	380.135	2.9	384.552	3.8
Owners' equivalent rent of primary residence(2)(3)	334.454	2.8	379.810	2.9	384.552	3.8
Fuels and utilities	244.717	0.0	223.222	-2.4
Household energy	200.599	-0.9	194.986	-3.2	220.966	-8.1
Energy services(2)(4)	206.368	0.1	201.147	0.8	241.514	-3.5
Electricity(2)	218.191	0.1	212.556	2.8	296.062	-2.5
Utility (piped) gas service(2)	168.267	-0.2	164.255	-4.5	150.488	-7.1
Household furnishings and operations	125.997	1.4	120.756	-0.1
Apparel	114.734	-7.3	117.665	-8.7
Transportation	195.609	-8.2	193.629	-7.8
Private transportation	193.105	-7.3	188.195	-6.6
Motor fuel	186.494	-23.3	184.823	-22.2	179.544	-24.1
Gasoline	185.422	-23.4	183.774	-22.3	177.289	-24.1
Medical Care	520.734	5.1	552.744	5.7
Recreation(5)	122.015	1.6	128.712	1.7
Education and Communication(5)	139.258	1.4	146.720	2.7
Other Goods and Services	462.149	2.8	507.516	2.3
Energy	193.379	-12.6	190.948	-11.8	201.525	-15.0
Footnotes (1) For the Northeast, December 1977 = 100. (2) This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item stratum index series converted to a geometric means estimator in January, 1999. (3) Index is on a December 1982=100 base. (4) This index series was formerly titled Gas (piped) and electricity. (5) Indexes are 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. Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH includes Essex, Middlesex, Norfolk, Plymouth, and Suffolk Counties in Massachusetts and Rockingham and Strafford Counties in New Hampshire.

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Consumer Price Indexes for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W), U.S. city averages and selected areas, not seasonally adjusted
(1982-84=100 unless otherwise noted)
Item	U.S. City Average		Northeast region		Boston- Cambridge- Newton
Item	Jun 2020	Percent change from Jun 2019	Jun 2020	Percent change from Jun 2019	Jun 2020	Percent change from Jun 2019
All Items	251.054	0.5	267.877	0.7
All Items (1967 = 100)(1)	747.813		418.409
Food and Beverages	268.397	4.6	274.251	4.4
Food	268.628	4.7	275.024	4.5
Food at home	254.653	5.8	262.300	4.8	267.910	9.3
Food away from home	293.538	3.2	300.737	4.0
Alcoholic beverages	263.451	2.7	259.963	2.7
Housing	268.062	2.2	291.432	1.8
Shelter	318.715	2.5	363.086	2.3	365.016	3.5
Rent of primary residence(2)	337.816	3.2	365.100	2.4	370.773	3.1
Owners' equivalent rent of residences(2)(3)	301.899	2.8	334.434	2.9	337.955	3.8
Owners' equivalent rent of primary residence(2)(3)	301.927	2.8	334.469	2.9	337.955	3.8
Fuels and utilities	243.384	0.2	226.061	-1.4
Household energy	199.459	-0.7	197.915	-2.1	223.115	-6.5
Energy services(2)(4)	205.139	0.0	202.439	0.9	241.825	-3.0
Electricity(2)	215.124	0.0	213.277	2.7	296.063	-2.5
Utility (piped) gas service(2)	167.867	-0.2	166.108	-3.9	150.492	-7.1
Household furnishings and operations	120.542	1.8	114.573	1.1
Apparel	114.744	-6.6	117.549	-7.1
Transportation	194.561	-8.5	195.751	-7.8
Private transportation	192.135	-8.1	190.420	-7.1
Motor fuel	186.923	-23.4	184.850	-22.1	179.362	-24.1
Gasoline	185.953	-23.5	183.926	-22.1	177.291	-24.1
Medical Care	528.939	5.7	556.410	6.6
Recreation(5)	116.450	1.3	128.182	1.1
Education and Communication(5)	126.817	1.2	132.626	2.5
Other Goods and Services	507.032	3.1	585.288	1.9
Energy	191.706	-13.3	190.758	-11.9	198.430	-15.3
Footnotes (1) For the Northeast, December 1977 = 100. (2) This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item stratum index series converted to a geometric means estimator in January, 1999. (3) Index is on a December 1982=100 base. (4) This index series was formerly titled Gas (piped) and electricity. (5) Indexes are 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. Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH includes Essex, Middlesex, Norfolk, Plymouth, and Suffolk Counties in Massachusetts and Rockingham and Strafford Counties in New Hampshire.

Schedule of Upcoming Releases for the Consumer Price Index