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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	Apr 2022	Percent change from Apr 2021	Apr 2022	Percent change from Apr 2021	Apr 2022	Percent change from Apr 2021
All Items	289.109	8.3	300.325	7.2
All Items (1967 = 100)(1)	866.042		472.920
Food and Beverages	296.915	9.0	300.047	7.8
Food	298.711	9.4	301.840	8.0
Food at home	282.161	10.8	286.582	9.3	281.075	8.2
Food away from home	323.559	7.2	326.649	5.8
Alcoholic beverages	271.376	3.9	275.062	4.1
Housing	295.259	6.5	315.371	5.6
Shelter	348.389	5.1	382.640	3.1	376.867	3.8
Rent of primary residence(2)	362.951	4.8	383.169	2.5	386.973	3.0
Owners' equivalent rent of residences(2)(3)	356.439	4.8	395.373	2.8	403.791	3.5
Owners' equivalent rent of primary residence(2)(3)	356.458	4.8	395.028	2.8	403.791	3.5
Fuels and utilities	286.339	13.0	285.467	21.3
Household energy	241.059	15.9	257.473	25.0	335.281	26.0
Energy services(2)(4)	240.865	13.7	241.446	17.6	335.526	17.7
Electricity(2)	242.778	11.0	240.543	14.9	361.872	12.8
Utility (piped) gas service(2)	230.916	22.7	225.203	23.7	272.127	27.0
Household furnishings and operations	142.110	9.9	138.292	9.3
Apparel	127.126	5.4	129.657	3.0
Transportation	266.892	19.9	255.695	18.2
Private transportation	265.383	20.2	253.535	19.4
Motor fuel	365.314	44.0	348.980	43.7	360.242	48.1
Gasoline	362.802	43.6	347.219	43.6	356.248	48.0
Medical Care	541.515	3.2	568.472	3.3
Recreation(5)	129.892	4.3	136.369	5.0
Education and Communication(5)	143.212	1.0	152.381	1.9
Other Goods and Services	500.673	5.7	552.518	5.7
Energy	298.469	30.3	294.285	33.2	342.506	34.8
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.

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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	Apr 2022	Percent change from Apr 2021	Apr 2022	Percent change from Apr 2021	Apr 2022	Percent change from Apr 2021
All Items	284.575	8.9	298.451	7.9
All Items (1967 = 100)(1)	847.663		466.164
Food and Beverages	296.316	9.1	298.941	7.7
Food	297.383	9.4	300.428	7.9
Food at home	282.064	10.9	286.479	9.5	274.768	8.4
Food away from home	323.824	7.1	327.894	5.4
Alcoholic beverages	276.997	4.0	273.130	3.9
Housing	291.285	6.6	314.032	5.9
Shelter	340.607	5.1	377.555	2.9	382.432	3.7
Rent of primary residence(2)	360.068	5.0	377.913	2.5	386.973	3.0
Owners' equivalent rent of residences(2)(3)	321.822	4.8	348.020	2.8	354.862	3.5
Owners' equivalent rent of primary residence(2)(3)	321.838	4.8	348.063	2.8	354.862	3.5
Fuels and utilities	283.066	12.6	284.620	20.4
Household energy	237.686	15.4	256.326	23.8	328.818	23.6
Energy services(2)(4)	239.117	13.7	242.237	17.5	331.934	17.3
Electricity(2)	239.473	11.1	240.099	14.6	361.873	12.8
Utility (piped) gas service(2)	231.528	22.9	226.780	23.7	272.134	27.0
Household furnishings and operations	136.099	10.7	132.933	12.1
Apparel	127.213	5.6	130.916	4.4
Transportation	271.835	20.9	262.265	19.1
Private transportation	270.248	21.3	259.472	20.2
Motor fuel	365.994	43.9	348.087	43.8	360.375	48.0
Gasoline	363.811	43.6	346.406	43.6	356.252	48.0
Medical Care	550.265	3.4	570.610	3.2
Recreation(5)	124.132	4.3	137.392	6.1
Education and Communication(5)	129.793	0.4	137.737	1.5
Other Goods and Services	552.323	5.8	640.451	6.0
Energy	300.087	31.1	295.289	33.4	338.489	34.7
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-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