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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
Sep
2017		 Percent change from
Sep
2016		 Sep
2017		 Percent change from
Sep
2016		 Sep
2017		 Percent change from
Sep
2016

All Items

 246.819 2.2 260.875 1.9 269.757 2.7

All Items (1967 = 100)(1)

 739.359   410.799   784.055  

Food and Beverages

 250.735 1.2 255.434 1.1 261.001 1.2

Food

 250.993 1.2 255.539 1.1 262.306 1.4

Food at home

 239.128 0.4 245.539 0.4 247.541 1.3

Food away from home

 270.353 2.4 273.880 2.2 287.974 1.5

Alcoholic beverages

 245.884 1.3 252.882 0.3 250.393 -1.0

Housing

 252.984 2.8 276.269 2.0 274.850 3.1

Shelter

 299.844 3.2 342.873 2.0 326.497 2.8

Rent of primary residence(2)

 310.268 3.8 344.669 2.5 335.405 3.1

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

 307.106 3.2 354.088 1.8 343.957 2.1

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

 307.106 3.2 353.839 1.8 343.957 2.1

Fuels and utilities

 241.574 2.8 218.548 4.5 266.408 7.8

Household energy

 202.677 2.7 193.353 5.1 222.424 8.1

Energy services(2)(4)

 207.339 2.2 193.496 3.6 233.521 6.1

Electricity(2)

 218.117 1.7 202.494 2.2 275.387 9.3

Utility (piped) gas service(2)

 172.111 3.8 160.742 7.8 153.058 -2.5

Household furnishings and operations

 120.014 -0.9 118.693 -1.7 127.613 -0.3

Apparel

 128.150 -0.2 136.152 -0.4 150.306 -3.3

Transportation

 204.775 4.8 203.650 4.6 189.834 3.6

Private transportation

 200.487 5.2 196.104 5.1 189.750 4.1

Motor fuel

 232.076 19.2 234.782 25.7 233.496 25.6

Gasoline

 231.182 19.3 233.951 25.8 231.175 25.7

Medical Care

 476.485 1.6 496.216 1.6 644.047 1.5

Recreation(5)

 118.870 1.6 124.367 2.6 122.925 5.4

Education and Communication(5)

 136.189 -2.1 139.831 -1.5 162.225 2.0

Other Goods and Services

 434.057 2.0 478.584 2.4 481.451 6.8

Energy

 215.711 10.1 210.049 13.3 225.634 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-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
Sep
2017		 Percent change from
Sep
2016		 Sep
2017		 Percent change from
Sep
2016		 Sep
2017		 Percent change from
Sep
2016

All Items

 240.939 2.3 257.297 2.0 267.760 2.8

All Items (1967 = 100)(1)

 717.684   401.884   773.924  

Food and Beverages

 249.890 1.2 254.353 1.2 256.743 1.1

Food

 249.836 1.2 254.376 1.3 258.256 1.3

Food at home

 238.392 0.4 244.559 0.6 240.971 1.2

Food away from home

 270.556 2.4 274.989 2.4 293.975 1.4

Alcoholic beverages

 249.755 1.6 252.057 0.3 238.289 -0.8

Housing

 249.261 2.8 273.838 2.1 277.936 3.0

Shelter

 292.658 3.3 338.674 1.9 329.075 2.6

Rent of primary residence(2)

 307.166 3.8 340.000 2.5 335.405 3.1

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

 277.317 3.2 311.664 1.7 302.279 2.1

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

 277.329 3.2 311.699 1.7 302.279 2.1

Fuels and utilities

 240.158 2.7 219.897 4.8 264.459 6.7

Household energy

 201.114 2.6 194.706 5.4 219.811 6.7

Energy services(2)(4)

 206.327 2.2 194.677 4.2 230.217 5.7

Electricity(2)

 215.383 1.8 203.763 2.6 275.388 9.3

Utility (piped) gas service(2)

 171.817 3.9 161.593 8.7 153.062 -2.5

Household furnishings and operations

 114.750 -1.2 110.767 -1.6 130.916 0.6

Apparel

 127.265 -0.2 135.487 0.0 155.181 -1.0

Transportation

 204.314 5.4 206.116 5.2 194.688 4.0

Private transportation

 200.906 5.7 199.505 5.6 192.682 4.4

Motor fuel

 232.769 19.1 234.133 25.3 233.498 25.6

Gasoline

 231.984 19.1 233.472 25.4 231.178 25.7

Medical Care

 480.807 1.5 496.461 1.8 639.988 1.7

Recreation(5)

 114.409 1.7 125.939 3.5 121.588 6.9

Education and Communication(5)

 125.076 -3.5 126.930 -2.8 144.974 0.8

Other Goods and Services

 472.994 2.3 549.312 2.4 560.139 5.9

Energy

 215.126 10.5 210.568 13.9 220.912 14.4

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.