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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-
Brockton-
Nashua
May
2017		 Percent change from
May
2016		 May
2017		 Percent change from
May
2016		 May
2017		 Percent change from
May
2016

All Items

 244.733 1.9 259.386 1.7 266.256 2.1

All Items (1967 = 100)(1)

 733.110   408.453   773.880  

Food and Beverages

 249.749 0.9 254.764 1.1 259.428 1.1

Food

 250.016 0.9 254.942 1.2 260.444 1.0

Food at home

 238.964 -0.2 246.032 0.3 246.542 0.5

Food away from home

 268.128 2.3 271.597 2.4 284.485 1.7

Alcoholic beverages

 244.785 1.0 251.273 0.5 252.275 2.3

Housing

 250.376 3.1 275.226 2.5 270.157 2.6

Shelter

 296.503 3.3 340.473 2.4 319.588 1.9

Rent of primary residence(2)

 306.379 3.8 341.964 2.5 329.836 2.6

Owners' equivalent rent of residences(2)(3)

 303.312 3.3 351.775 2.3 339.191 2.1

Owners' equivalent rent of primary residence(2)(3)

 303.297 3.3 351.501 2.3 339.191 2.1

Fuels and utilities

 236.615 4.6 218.578 6.3 264.662 9.7

Household energy

 197.732 5.0 193.549 7.1 221.361 10.3

Energy services(2)(4)

 202.401 4.8 195.078 6.6 235.321 10.1

Electricity(2)

 210.541 2.7 203.013 4.7 277.650 9.7

Utility (piped) gas service(2)

 174.901 12.8 164.472 12.0 154.001 11.3

Household furnishings and operations

 121.234 -0.5 121.371 -1.1 128.787 -0.3

Apparel

 126.563 -0.9 131.475 -1.1 146.570 2.2

Transportation

 202.212 1.8 201.706 1.3 188.169 0.6

Private transportation

 196.549 2.1 192.370 1.5 186.794 0.9

Motor fuel

 210.313 5.9 209.584 7.5 203.890 4.4

Gasoline

 209.441 5.8 208.757 7.5 201.682 4.3

Medical Care

 473.512 2.7 491.976 1.6 635.502 -0.2

Recreation(5)

 118.577 0.9 124.085 2.4 124.428 6.6

Education and Communication(5)

 135.563 -2.5 139.595 -0.8 158.366 1.6

Other Goods and Services

 431.911 2.4 474.721 3.6 474.681 6.0

Energy

 203.132 5.4 200.152 7.3 212.173 7.8

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-Brockton-Nashua includes the PMSAs of Boston, Brockton, Fitchburg-Leominster, Lawrence, Lowell, Manchester, Nashua, New Bedford, Portsmouth-Rochester, and Worcester.

 

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-
Brockton-
Nashua
May
2017		 Percent change from
May
2016		 May
2017		 Percent change from
May
2016		 May
2017		 Percent change from
May
2016

All Items

 238.609 1.8 255.598 1.8 264.713 2.2

All Items (1967 = 100)(1)

 710.744   399.229   765.115  

Food and Beverages

 248.751 0.8 253.453 1.1 255.203 0.9

Food

 248.701 0.8 253.517 1.1 256.450 0.8

Food at home

 237.894 -0.2 244.631 0.3 239.741 0.4

Food away from home

 268.331 2.3 272.489 2.4 290.706 1.7

Alcoholic beverages

 248.572 1.2 250.468 0.3 239.725 2.0

Housing

 246.454 3.2 272.965 2.7 274.102 2.9

Shelter

 289.268 3.4 336.551 2.4 323.342 2.1

Rent of primary residence(2)

 303.219 3.8 337.380 2.5 329.836 2.6

Owners' equivalent rent of residences(2)(3)

 273.864 3.2 309.745 2.3 298.090 2.1

Owners' equivalent rent of primary residence(2)(3)

 273.865 3.2 309.773 2.3 298.090 2.1

Fuels and utilities

 234.980 4.5 220.370 6.6 264.271 9.8

Household energy

 195.970 4.8 195.295 7.5 220.165 10.2

Energy services(2)(4)

 201.054 4.6 196.548 7.2 231.977 10.1

Electricity(2)

 207.685 2.6 204.579 5.0 277.651 9.7

Utility (piped) gas service(2)

 174.446 13.0 165.441 13.1 154.004 11.3

Household furnishings and operations

 115.877 -0.8 113.143 -1.3 131.461 -0.9

Apparel

 125.642 -1.3 130.737 -1.5 152.254 2.7

Transportation

 200.603 1.9 202.950 1.6 192.365 1.3

Private transportation

 196.433 2.0 195.245 1.7 189.604 1.4

Motor fuel

 210.957 5.7 209.276 7.4 203.890 4.4

Gasoline

 210.191 5.7 208.569 7.4 201.685 4.3

Medical Care

 478.000 2.8 491.686 1.9 630.822 -0.3

Recreation(5)

 114.238 0.8 125.323 3.1 123.321 7.8

Education and Communication(5)

 124.958 -3.8 127.295 -2.0 142.469 0.6

Other Goods and Services

 470.962 2.9 546.179 4.5 552.275 5.4

Energy

 202.027 5.3 200.424 7.5 208.533 7.7

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-Brockton-Nashua includes the PMSAs of Boston, Brockton, Fitchburg-Leominster, Lawrence, Lowell, Manchester, Nashua, New Bedford, Portsmouth-Rochester, and Worcester.