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Bureau of Labor Statistics > Geographic Information > New England > CPI Summary

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
Jun
2021		 Percent change from
Jun
2020		 Jun
2021		 Percent change from
Jun
2020		 Jun
2021		 Percent change from
Jun
2020

All Items

 271.696 5.4 284.741 4.6    

All Items (1967 = 100)(1)

 813.879   448.380      

Food and Beverages

 275.380 2.4 280.344 1.8    

Food

 276.206 2.4 281.235 1.7    

Food at home

 257.412 0.9 264.804 0.5 265.015 -3.2

Food away from home

 305.634 4.2 309.388 3.4    

Alcoholic beverages

 262.913 1.9 267.640 2.9    

Housing

 280.366 3.1 302.584 3.2    

Shelter

 334.222 2.6 375.342 2.2 368.092 2.3

Rent of primary residence(2)

 347.833 1.9 374.726 1.3 376.991 1.7

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

 342.258 2.3 386.046 1.6 390.685 1.6

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

 342.278 2.3 385.713 1.6 390.685 1.6

Fuels and utilities

 260.400 6.4 240.778 7.9    

Household energy

 215.355 7.4 211.595 8.5 245.187 11.0

Energy services(2)(4)

 219.425 6.3 210.822 4.8 258.005 6.8

Electricity(2)

 226.562 3.8 219.525 3.3 308.385 4.2

Utility (piped) gas service(2)

 194.563 15.6 178.375 8.6 170.927 13.6

Household furnishings and operations

 131.131 4.1 128.661 6.5    

Apparel

 120.324 4.9 124.080 5.5    

Transportation

 237.701 21.5 231.271 19.4    

Private transportation

 235.331 21.9 226.435 20.3    

Motor fuel

 269.983 44.8 259.857 40.6 256.887 43.1

Gasoline

 268.979 45.1 258.909 40.9 254.172 43.4

Medical Care

 522.989 0.4 546.769 -1.1    

Recreation(5)

 124.893 2.4 130.720 1.6    

Education and Communication(5)

 142.174 2.1 150.022 2.3    

Other Goods and Services

 473.718 2.5 519.842 2.4    

Energy

 240.720 24.5 231.222 21.1 248.027 23.1

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.

 

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
Jun
2021		 Percent change from
Jun
2020		 Jun
2021		 Percent change from
Jun
2020		 Jun
2021		 Percent change from
Jun
2020

All Items

 266.412 6.1 281.366 5.0    

All Items (1967 = 100)(1)

 793.560   439.478      

Food and Beverages

 274.744 2.4 279.563 1.9    

Food

 275.036 2.4 280.198 1.9    

Food at home

 257.053 0.9 264.205 0.7 258.249 -3.6

Food away from home

 306.366 4.4 311.684 3.6    

Alcoholic beverages

 268.734 2.0 267.406 2.9    

Housing

 276.339 3.1 300.212 3.0    

Shelter

 326.716 2.5 370.574 2.1 372.628 2.1

Rent of primary residence(2)

 344.596 2.0 369.733 1.3 376.991 1.7

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

 309.088 2.4 340.037 1.7 343.345 1.6

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

 309.115 2.4 340.091 1.7 343.345 1.6

Fuels and utilities

 258.724 6.3 242.744 7.4    

Household energy

 213.818 7.2 213.661 8.0 245.293 9.9

Energy services(2)(4)

 218.372 6.5 212.708 5.1 257.684 6.6

Electricity(2)

 223.523 3.9 220.857 3.6 308.387 4.2

Utility (piped) gas service(2)

 196.062 16.8 180.599 8.7 170.932 13.6

Household furnishings and operations

 124.934 3.6 120.902 5.5    

Apparel

 119.865 4.5 122.819 4.5    

Transportation

 241.166 24.0 235.066 20.1    

Private transportation

 238.941 24.4 230.266 20.9    

Motor fuel

 270.694 44.8 258.831 40.0 257.103 43.3

Gasoline

 269.798 45.1 258.112 40.3 254.176 43.4

Medical Care

 530.252 0.2 548.641 -1.4    

Recreation(5)

 119.545 2.7 131.204 2.4    

Education and Communication(5)

 129.687 2.3 136.114 2.6    

Other Goods and Services

 522.571 3.1 603.069 3.0    

Energy

 240.908 25.7 232.509 21.9 247.574 24.8

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