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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
May
2025		 Percent change from
May
2024		 May
2025		 Percent change from
May
2024		 May
2025		 Percent change from
May
2024		 May
2025		 Percent change from
May
2024		 May
2025		 Percent change from
May
2024		 May
2025		 Percent change from
May
2024

All items

 321.465 2.4 333.531 2.8 127.147 2.8 347.897 3.0 128.197 2.8 343.886 3.4

All items (1967 = 100)(2)

 962.965   525.209       1,011.171       994.125  

Food and beverages

 335.687 2.8 336.636 2.6 130.967 2.7 355.564 3.5 131.406 2.5 345.580 2.8

Food

 338.598 2.9 339.378 2.6 132.100 2.6 360.553 3.5 132.238 2.6 347.513 2.9

Food at home

 312.491 2.2 313.569 1.9 123.951 1.3 316.254 1.4 128.572 2.2 324.126 2.6

Food away from home

 381.228 3.8 385.637 3.7 145.550 4.7 440.614 6.2 137.854 3.3 393.426 3.2

Alcoholic beverages

 294.478 1.5 298.918 2.3 117.407 3.8 304.951 3.5 119.624 1.5 312.191 1.5

Housing

 345.938 4.0 368.717 5.0 134.232 5.1 385.409 4.9 132.243 5.0 379.625 5.1

Shelter

 414.689 3.9 454.310 4.7 135.758 5.7 458.520 4.9 130.548 4.3 474.437 4.5

Rent of primary residence

 433.698 3.8 457.466 5.5 136.953 6.0 471.244 4.7 130.303 5.3 484.585 5.3

Owners' equivalent rent of residences(3)

 426.214 4.2 470.531 4.6 134.791 5.6 482.652 4.5 131.052 4.2 488.495 4.1

Fuels and utilities(4)

 330.265 6.0 323.102 10.4                

Household energy(4)

 276.951 6.2 288.885 10.9                

Energy services(4)

 282.947 6.8 292.363 13.9                

Electricity(4)

 290.055 4.5 298.492 9.8                

Utility (piped) gas service(4)

 255.981 15.3 259.977 24.3                

Household furnishings and operations

 150.690 2.7 148.666 2.9 111.998 0.5 146.674 0.0 132.358 3.9 142.943 6.0

Apparel

 131.223 -0.9 134.024 -0.3 109.417 4.7 141.501 3.3 107.806 -2.0 128.713 -2.8

Transportation

 272.946 -1.3 266.841 -1.0 125.698 -2.6 236.659 -2.0 134.693 -0.3    

Private transportation

 272.979 -1.0 266.604 -0.6 129.068 -2.3 246.680 -1.2 140.200 0.1 292.120 1.5

Motor fuel

 283.403 -11.9 267.020 -13.9 121.006 -15.4 264.686 -15.9 121.317 -13.2 246.380 -15.5

Gasoline

 282.614 -12.0 266.438 -14.0 121.702 -15.5 262.112 -16.0 121.428 -13.3 245.296 -15.5

Medical care

 578.250 2.5 583.519 0.9 124.289 2.4 766.193 1.2 113.717 0.2 566.586 1.4

Recreation(5)

 140.630 1.8 143.744 0.7 108.561 -1.1 116.213 -0.5 119.529 1.6 157.290 2.3

Education and communication(5)

 146.395 0.3 159.113 2.3 109.170 2.2 180.887 2.7 115.093 2.3 166.517 4.1

Other goods and services

 578.031 3.8 626.052 2.9 138.021 5.7 672.799 4.4 127.311 1.9 506.079 1.5

Energy

 280.097 -3.5 280.463 -0.6 133.444 -4.8 311.705 -1.8 136.146 1.3 263.853 0.8

All items less food and energy

 327.509 2.8 345.194 3.1 125.689 3.5 356.762 3.2 126.878 2.9 357.995 3.6

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
May
2025		 Percent change from
May
2024		 May
2025		 Percent change from
May
2024		 May
2025		 Percent change from
May
2024		 May
2025		 Percent change from
May
2024		 May
2025		 Percent change from
May
2024		 May
2025		 Percent change from
May
2024

All items

 314.839 2.2 330.844 2.7 127.664 2.6 347.739 2.9 128.940 2.8 337.733 3.4

All items (1967 = 100)(2)

 937.808   516.760       1,005.090       961.612  

Food and beverages

 335.089 2.7 334.928 2.6 130.911 2.8 350.164 3.4 131.288 2.5 341.612 2.7

Food

 336.951 2.8 337.020 2.6 131.841 2.8 354.237 3.4 131.949 2.5 342.603 2.7

Food at home

 311.932 2.1 313.305 2.0 124.860 1.4 308.805 1.1 128.751 2.2 321.022 2.7

Food away from home

 382.153 3.8 386.290 3.6 144.331 4.9 443.524 6.3 137.868 3.1 389.807 2.9

Alcoholic beverages

 301.480 1.3 297.654 2.4 118.389 3.4 294.944 2.8 119.762 1.6 312.211 1.4

Housing

 341.783 3.9 368.125 5.1 134.476 4.9 395.052 4.6 133.206 5.1 373.535 5.1

Shelter

 406.318 3.9 449.431 4.8 135.903 5.8 465.083 4.9 130.757 4.5 466.120 4.6

Rent of primary residence

 431.638 3.8 451.260 5.4 137.252 6.0 471.244 4.7 130.320 5.2 476.377 5.3

Owners' equivalent rent of residences(3)

 384.587 4.1 414.209 4.7 134.782 5.7 424.169 4.5 131.109 4.2 436.500 4.1

Fuels and utilities(4)

 328.258 6.2 327.468 11.3                

Household energy(4)

 274.878 6.5 293.216 11.9                

Energy services(4)

 280.936 6.8 294.738 14.2                

Electricity(4)

 286.432 4.7 302.032 10.6                

Utility (piped) gas service(4)

 253.587 15.8 261.420 24.1                

Household furnishings and operations

 142.305 1.7 141.121 0.6 104.386 -3.5 150.102 -2.1 135.463 2.2 126.758 3.3

Apparel

 131.426 -0.8 135.352 -0.4 112.120 4.3 149.863 6.0 107.690 -1.8 117.369 -2.6

Transportation

 277.566 -1.5 273.975 -1.1 125.709 -2.9 232.368 -2.1 136.795 -0.4    

Private transportation

 277.131 -1.3 271.871 -1.0 127.564 -2.9 234.950 -1.4 140.592 -0.3 302.348 1.7

Motor fuel

 285.014 -11.8 266.971 -13.7 120.588 -15.5 264.627 -15.9 121.630 -13.2 246.629 -15.5

Gasoline

 284.287 -11.9 266.554 -13.8 121.839 -15.5 262.116 -16.0 121.636 -13.2 245.506 -15.5

Medical care

 586.321 2.5 575.867 1.1 125.924 2.3 789.655 0.5 111.513 0.5 568.334 1.2

Recreation(5)

 132.008 1.2 143.623 -0.4 105.853 -2.9 116.649 -1.5 118.808 0.6 160.428 1.0

Education and communication(5)

 130.495 -0.2 141.544 1.5 106.535 1.6 155.943 4.4 112.456 1.5 151.799 3.6

Other goods and services

 638.303 3.6 726.283 2.9 136.936 4.5 764.374 3.5 129.268 2.4 583.744 1.9

Energy

 278.250 -4.1 280.778 -0.7 135.167 -4.5 307.470 -2.7 135.216 0.4 263.130 0.5

All items less food and energy

 318.247 2.8 342.079 3.1 125.881 3.2 355.909 3.1 127.870 3.1 352.302 3.8

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.