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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
Feb
2026		 Percent change from
Feb
2025		 Feb
2026		 Percent change from
Feb
2025		 Feb
2026		 Percent change from
Feb
2025		 Feb
2026		 Percent change from
Feb
2025		 Feb
2026		 Percent change from
Feb
2025		 Feb
2026		 Percent change from
Feb
2025

All items

 326.785 2.4 340.945 2.7 128.586 1.2     131.648 3.3 353.366 3.2

All items (1967 = 100)(2)

 978.904   536.884               1,021.531  

Food and beverages

 343.424 3.0 346.783 3.5 134.499 3.3     135.557 3.7 355.299 3.2

Food

 346.564 3.1 349.937 3.7 135.754 3.4     136.565 3.8 357.858 3.4

Food at home

 318.898 2.4 323.595 3.2 128.169 3.2 318.252 0.3 132.581 3.3 335.211 3.4

Food away from home

 391.706 3.9 396.998 4.3 148.089 3.6     142.665 4.6 402.531 3.5

Alcoholic beverages

 298.950 1.6 303.418 1.5 119.480 2.0     121.097 1.1 313.484 0.4

Housing

 353.737 3.3 379.102 3.6 135.183 1.1     137.120 4.7 393.104 4.4

Shelter

 422.776 3.0 464.587 3.2 136.876 2.0 457.884 0.5 134.292 3.7 488.397 3.9

Rent of primary residence

 442.157 2.7 470.573 4.0 141.533 4.6 483.483 3.6 133.823 3.7 497.593 3.7

Owners' equivalent rent of residences(3)

 436.026 3.2 484.168 3.7 138.438 3.5 498.639 4.3 134.965 3.8 503.468 3.9

Fuels and utilities(4)

 343.386 5.6 344.367 5.9                

Household energy(4)

 288.227 6.0 309.739 6.0                

Energy services(4)

 293.659 6.3 309.814 6.5                

Electricity(4)

 296.798 4.8 312.873 4.9                

Utility (piped) gas service(4)

 277.644 10.9 282.197 10.2                

Household furnishings and operations

 155.188 3.9 153.937 4.7 115.245 1.8     137.375 5.9 146.184 4.8

Apparel

 136.132 2.5 136.318 0.8 108.956 -2.2     110.642 2.3 131.946 2.1

Transportation

 269.607 -0.5 267.310 0.9 124.915 -0.5     135.362 1.5    

Private transportation

 268.005 -1.1 264.793 0.1 127.947 -0.7     139.351 0.4 292.457 1.3

Motor fuel

 264.748 -5.5 257.315 -4.6 116.844 -4.3 261.030 -3.1 116.785 -4.8 237.777 -4.3

Gasoline

 263.378 -5.6 256.447 -4.7 117.323 -4.4 258.484 -3.1 116.759 -4.8 236.658 -4.3

Medical care

 592.593 3.4 591.733 1.5 125.786 1.0     115.405 1.7 573.761 0.8

Recreation(5)

 143.980 2.3 148.397 1.2 114.967 3.0     122.020 0.4 161.013 -2.6

Education and communication(5)

 146.533 0.1 160.679 1.0 109.949 0.5     116.365 1.2 167.418 1.1

Other goods and services

 598.208 5.1 646.672 4.4 142.978 5.3     131.347 4.0 527.542 4.6

Energy

 277.179 0.5 289.000 1.9 129.449 -6.9 290.909 -9.6 143.853 5.9 280.711 5.0

All items less food and energy

 333.242 2.5 352.149 2.6 127.201 1.5     129.881 3.1 366.894 3.1

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
Feb
2026		 Percent change from
Feb
2025		 Feb
2026		 Percent change from
Feb
2025		 Feb
2026		 Percent change from
Feb
2025		 Feb
2026		 Percent change from
Feb
2025		 Feb
2026		 Percent change from
Feb
2025		 Feb
2026		 Percent change from
Feb
2025

All items

 319.422 2.2 338.402 2.7 129.005 1.0     132.342 3.2 346.801 3.0

All items (1967 = 100)(2)

 951.461   528.565               987.429  

Food and beverages

 342.874 2.9 344.893 3.4 134.497 3.3     135.309 3.4 351.298 3.1

Food

 344.903 3.0 347.213 3.4 135.498 3.3     136.069 3.5 352.645 3.2

Food at home

 318.424 2.4 323.189 3.0 129.099 3.0 310.466 -0.2 132.748 3.0 331.583 3.1

Food away from home

 392.558 3.9 396.710 4.1 146.811 3.7     142.150 4.3 398.092 3.3

Alcoholic beverages

 306.219 1.9 303.268 2.1 120.704 2.3     121.485 1.6 313.744 0.5

Housing

 349.622 3.4 380.059 4.0 135.875 1.1     138.345 4.8 386.862 4.2

Shelter

 414.334 3.0 460.867 3.5 137.960 2.7 468.353 1.4 134.465 3.7 479.829 3.9

Rent of primary residence

 440.093 2.7 463.912 3.9 141.751 4.6 483.483 3.6 133.810 3.7 489.165 3.7

Owners' equivalent rent of residences(3)

 393.304 3.2 426.084 3.7 138.143 3.2 438.218 4.3 135.011 3.8 449.879 3.9

Fuels and utilities(4)

 341.146 5.9 351.054 7.2                

Household energy(4)

 286.003 6.4 316.318 7.5                

Energy services(4)

 291.706 6.5 315.209 8.0                

Electricity(4)

 293.540 5.1 321.595 6.8                

Utility (piped) gas service(4)

 275.714 11.7 282.185 11.0                

Household furnishings and operations

 146.449 3.5 147.123 3.7 107.644 -0.1     141.767 5.2 129.307 2.3

Apparel

 136.027 2.6 137.905 1.3 110.555 -3.6     110.507 2.9 119.582 1.3

Transportation

 272.606 -1.0 273.691 0.7 124.359 -0.8     137.013 1.1    

Private transportation

 270.941 -1.4 269.331 -0.1 125.941 -1.0     139.393 0.1 302.762 1.5

Motor fuel

 265.524 -5.6 257.318 -4.6 116.536 -4.1 260.972 -3.1 117.165 -4.7 238.073 -4.3

Gasoline

 264.098 -5.7 256.386 -4.8 117.469 -4.4 258.488 -3.1 116.923 -4.9 236.861 -4.3

Medical care

 600.596 3.3 581.240 1.3 126.557 0.5     112.757 1.7 573.490 0.4

Recreation(5)

 135.314 2.5 148.852 0.9 114.982 5.7     121.459 -0.5 165.112 -4.0

Education and communication(5)

 129.660 -0.8 141.701 -0.2 106.064 -0.8     112.739 -0.1 149.849 -1.3

Other goods and services

 665.514 5.8 752.261 5.0 140.627 4.7     134.177 5.0 607.621 4.9

Energy

 273.766 0.1 289.270 2.4 129.882 -7.2 289.878 -8.5 142.105 5.3 277.980 4.5

All items less food and energy

 323.327 2.3 349.131 2.6 127.457 1.4     130.803 3.0 360.708 2.9

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.