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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
Jul
2017		 Percent change from
Jul
2016		 Jul
2017		 Percent change from
Jul
2016		 Jul
2017		 Percent change from
Jul
2016

All Items

 244.786 1.7 258.833 1.3 266.429 2.2

All Items (1967 = 100)(1)

 733.269   407.582   774.382  

Food and Beverages

 249.930 1.1 255.795 1.4 261.303 1.4

Food

 250.214 1.1 255.978 1.4 262.963 1.5

Food at home

 238.953 0.3 246.937 0.9 248.723 1.2

Food away from home

 268.649 2.1 272.847 2.2 287.624 2.2

Alcoholic beverages

 244.706 1.1 252.242 0.6 246.428 0.0

Housing

 251.870 2.8 275.436 1.9 271.961 2.8

Shelter

 297.919 3.2 341.308 1.8 322.742 2.3

Rent of primary residence(2)

 308.173 3.8 342.804 2.4 332.077 2.7

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

 305.037 3.2 352.508 1.9 342.436 2.3

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

 305.030 3.2 352.248 1.9 342.436 2.3

Fuels and utilities

 242.119 3.6 218.125 4.4 263.351 9.2

Household energy

 203.569 3.6 192.907 4.8 219.432 9.5

Energy services(2)(4)

 209.084 3.6 195.706 4.8 234.878 10.1

Electricity(2)

 219.696 2.6 204.470 3.3 275.211 9.7

Utility (piped) gas service(2)

 174.301 7.5 163.292 9.2 156.959 11.0

Household furnishings and operations

 120.526 -0.9 119.970 -0.7 127.719 -0.2

Apparel

 122.485 -0.4 126.370 -0.7 136.726 1.9

Transportation

 199.466 1.2 198.724 0.8 185.671 -0.1

Private transportation

 194.419 1.4 190.125 0.9 184.364 0.0

Motor fuel

 202.051 3.1 201.924 5.7 197.330 4.0

Gasoline

 201.173 3.0 201.099 5.7 195.135 4.0

Medical Care

 476.126 2.6 494.618 1.6 639.112 0.6

Recreation(5)

 118.863 1.3 124.085 2.6 124.086 6.0

Education and Communication(5)

 135.388 -2.5 139.069 -1.3 158.204 1.2

Other Goods and Services

 434.033 2.5 477.991 3.1 482.516 6.9

Energy

 202.554 3.4 196.720 5.2 208.245 7.2

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
Jul
2017		 Percent change from
Jul
2016		 Jul
2017		 Percent change from
Jul
2016		 Jul
2017		 Percent change from
Jul
2016

All Items

 238.617 1.6 254.887 1.4 265.002 2.2

All Items (1967 = 100)(1)

 710.766   398.120   765.951  

Food and Beverages

 249.112 1.1 254.535 1.4 257.139 1.3

Food

 249.080 1.0 254.605 1.5 258.919 1.4

Food at home

 238.094 0.3 245.573 0.9 242.013 1.1

Food away from home

 269.015 2.2 273.846 2.4 293.601 2.2

Alcoholic beverages

 248.630 1.3 251.455 0.6 235.710 0.1

Housing

 248.173 2.9 273.065 2.0 275.995 3.2

Shelter

 290.776 3.3 337.169 1.8 326.252 2.4

Rent of primary residence(2)

 305.039 3.8 338.178 2.4 332.077 2.7

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

 275.441 3.2 310.262 1.8 300.943 2.3

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

 275.448 3.2 310.291 1.8 300.943 2.3

Fuels and utilities

 240.795 3.5 219.767 4.7 264.015 9.7

Household energy

 202.076 3.5 194.593 5.2 219.388 9.9

Energy services(2)(4)

 208.001 3.5 196.821 5.3 231.752 10.1

Electricity(2)

 216.926 2.5 205.637 3.6 275.212 9.7

Utility (piped) gas service(2)

 173.866 7.6 164.116 9.9 156.963 11.0

Household furnishings and operations

 115.131 -1.2 112.010 -0.5 131.150 0.4

Apparel

 121.837 -0.3 126.043 -1.0 143.757 2.1

Transportation

 197.795 1.2 200.101 0.9 189.628 0.2

Private transportation

 193.955 1.3 192.792 1.0 186.865 0.3

Motor fuel

 202.627 2.9 201.595 5.4 197.330 4.0

Gasoline

 201.856 2.9 200.896 5.4 195.138 4.0

Medical Care

 480.574 2.7 494.665 1.8 634.813 0.6

Recreation(5)

 114.348 1.2 125.554 3.4 123.187 7.5

Education and Communication(5)

 124.526 -4.0 126.290 -2.8 142.325 0.1

Other Goods and Services

 473.063 2.9 548.744 3.6 560.083 5.8

Energy

 201.183 3.2 196.782 5.3 205.317 7.4

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.