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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
Jul
2025		 Percent change from
Jul
2024		 Jul
2025		 Percent change from
Jul
2024		 Jul
2025		 Percent change from
Jul
2024		 Jul
2025		 Percent change from
Jul
2024		 Jul
2025		 Percent change from
Jul
2024		 Jul
2025		 Percent change from
Jul
2024

All items

 323.048 2.7 335.656 3.2 127.676 3.3 346.856 3.2 129.136 3.1 346.385 3.2

All items (1967 = 100)(2)

 967.707   528.556       1,008.145       1,001.350  

Food and beverages

 337.077 2.8 338.528 2.7 131.408 2.7 355.997 3.3 132.273 2.6 348.133 3.3

Food

 340.036 2.9 341.257 2.7 132.469 2.7 360.709 3.3 133.128 2.7 350.252 3.4

Food at home

 313.263 2.2 315.021 1.9 124.103 1.3 315.457 0.5 129.354 2.2 327.698 3.5

Food away from home

 383.808 3.9 388.300 3.9 146.293 4.8 442.348 6.9 138.917 3.5 394.673 3.4

Alcoholic beverages

 295.176 1.4 300.991 1.8 118.809 3.0 308.927 3.5 120.174 1.3 311.976 0.8

Housing

 348.210 3.9 372.091 4.9 134.915 5.0 383.363 4.8 133.677 4.8 383.797 4.7

Shelter

 416.271 3.7 456.900 4.5 136.491 5.8 454.924 4.9 131.309 4.0 475.826 4.0

Rent of primary residence

 435.489 3.5 460.632 5.2 137.685 5.7 476.161 5.2 131.277 4.9 487.723 4.7

Owners' equivalent rent of residences(3)

 428.640 4.1 473.943 4.5 135.612 5.0 490.131 5.7 132.067 4.2 491.892 4.1

Fuels and utilities(4)

 337.149 6.5 333.207 10.0                

Household energy(4)

 283.847 6.8 299.394 10.4                

Energy services(4)

 290.131 7.2 302.588 12.4                

Electricity(4)

 299.107 5.5 314.114 9.0                

Utility (piped) gas service(4)

 257.867 13.8 259.042 21.6                

Household furnishings and operations

 152.865 3.4 150.969 2.7 113.043 -0.3 148.571 -0.1 134.748 4.0 144.476 4.5

Apparel

 129.190 -0.2 133.300 2.2 108.992 5.6 135.137 4.2 107.134 0.9 126.530 0.0

Transportation

 273.452 0.0 267.571 0.0 125.987 -0.8 236.829 -0.4 135.086 0.4    

Private transportation

 274.289 0.1 268.318 0.2 129.915 -0.7 248.071 -0.7 141.094 0.7 293.880 -0.1

Motor fuel

 282.696 -9.3 270.763 -10.7 123.379 -11.7 272.315 -11.8 122.713 -10.2 251.347 -11.4

Gasoline

 281.490 -9.5 270.180 -10.8 124.087 -11.8 269.668 -11.8 122.826 -10.3 250.224 -11.4

Medical care

 583.856 3.5 583.846 2.0 124.265 3.7 761.717   113.825 1.2 564.490 1.9

Recreation(5)

 141.587 2.4 145.616 2.0 110.515 1.3 117.995 0.8 120.796 2.3 160.071 1.5

Education and communication(5)

 146.696 0.3 159.435 2.5 108.896 2.2 179.631 1.9 115.547 2.6 167.361 4.2

Other goods and services

 582.371 3.9 632.213 3.6 139.955 5.6 688.935 6.1 128.363 2.9 515.907 3.1

Energy

 283.395 -1.6 288.292 1.1 134.129 -4.1 314.355 -0.8 141.269 3.3 283.592 3.9

All items less food and energy

 328.980 3.1 346.894 3.4 126.232 4.0 355.244 3.5 127.536 3.2 358.990 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
Jul
2025		 Percent change from
Jul
2024		 Jul
2025		 Percent change from
Jul
2024		 Jul
2025		 Percent change from
Jul
2024		 Jul
2025		 Percent change from
Jul
2024		 Jul
2025		 Percent change from
Jul
2024		 Jul
2025		 Percent change from
Jul
2024

All items

 316.349 2.5 333.135 3.1 128.169 3.0 346.915 3.2 129.944 3.1 340.842 3.2

All items (1967 = 100)(2)

 942.307   520.339       1,002.710       970.462  

Food and beverages

 336.399 2.7 336.436 2.6 131.157 2.7 349.836 3.0 131.988 2.6 344.429 3.3

Food

 338.280 2.7 338.486 2.6 131.989 2.7 353.590 3.0 132.655 2.6 345.521 3.4

Food at home

 312.698 2.1 314.509 2.0 124.751 1.2 307.139 0.2 129.410 2.3 324.429 3.5

Food away from home

 384.513 3.8 388.353 3.8 144.919 5.0 444.642 6.5 138.673 3.4 391.326 3.3

Alcoholic beverages

 302.457 1.4 300.016 1.9 120.100 3.0 301.167 3.6 120.341 1.3 312.381 0.6

Housing

 344.080 3.9 372.033 5.0 135.231 4.7 394.345 4.5 134.811 5.0 378.786 4.7

Shelter

 407.869 3.7 452.317 4.6 136.700 5.7 463.978 5.0 131.617 4.3 468.252 4.2

Rent of primary residence

 433.382 3.6 454.381 5.1 137.973 5.7 476.161 5.2 131.279 4.9 479.462 4.7

Owners' equivalent rent of residences(3)

 386.697 4.1 417.113 4.5 135.396 4.9 430.741 5.7 132.119 4.3 439.535 4.1

Fuels and utilities(4)

 334.952 6.6 339.056 10.9                

Household energy(4)

 281.547 6.9 305.382 11.5                

Energy services(4)

 287.893 7.2 306.655 12.9                

Electricity(4)

 294.563 5.5 319.123 9.8                

Utility (piped) gas service(4)

 256.584 14.7 262.001 22.2                

Household furnishings and operations

 144.281 2.7 143.366 1.1 105.910 -2.4 150.351 -2.9 137.682 2.4 128.870 2.1

Apparel

 129.378 0.1 134.688 2.0 112.009 7.3 144.946 8.7 106.967 0.4 114.959 -1.5

Transportation

 278.208 -0.2 275.037 -0.2 126.234 -1.0 233.218 -0.2 137.315 0.2    

Private transportation

 278.331 -0.1 273.856 -0.2 128.354 -1.3 237.289 -0.4 141.657 0.3 305.121 -0.3

Motor fuel

 284.014 -9.3 270.527 -10.6 122.913 -11.8 272.254 -11.7 123.038 -10.2 251.614 -11.3

Gasoline

 282.791 -9.5 270.130 -10.7 124.188 -11.9 269.672 -11.8 123.053 -10.3 250.439 -11.4

Medical care

 592.832 3.7 575.834 2.3 125.795 3.8 780.538   111.547 1.6 566.852 2.0

Recreation(5)

 132.861 1.8 146.180 1.4 107.766 -0.7 118.110 0.0 120.913 2.1 165.313 1.9

Education and communication(5)

 130.606 -0.2 141.748 1.7 105.679 1.1 153.313 2.4 112.882 1.8 152.253 3.5

Other goods and services

 643.141 4.0 733.116 3.4 138.549 4.2 780.194 5.9 130.404 3.2 593.385 3.3

Energy

 280.992 -2.1 289.144 1.1 135.783 -4.0 310.893 -1.4 140.193 2.4 281.929 3.2

All items less food and energy

 319.660 3.0 343.904 3.4 126.456 3.8 354.696 3.5 128.581 3.3 353.767 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.