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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
2024
Percent change from
Feb
2023
Feb
2024
Percent change from
Feb
2023
Feb
2024
Percent change from
Feb
2023
Feb
2024
Percent change from
Feb
2023
Feb
2024
Percent change from
Feb
2023
Feb
2024
Percent change from
Feb
2023

All items

310.326 3.2 319.577 2.4 121.624 2.1     122.922 2.6 328.606 2.9

All items (1967 = 100)(2)

929.598   503.237               949.955  

Food and beverages

325.190 2.2 327.137 1.9 127.778 2.5     127.476 1.7 335.278 1.8

Food

327.731 2.2 329.662 1.9 129.044 2.8     128.147 1.6 336.813 1.8

Food at home

305.469 1.0 308.361 0.5 123.745 1.3 318.150 2.7 125.659 0.2 315.929 -0.1

Food away from home

363.596 4.5 367.438 4.9 137.671 6.1     131.775 4.4 378.117 5.3

Alcoholic beverages

289.220 2.4 292.405 1.8 112.931 -1.3     118.118 3.6 308.193 2.1

Housing

329.704 4.5 346.555 3.9 125.883 3.0     124.409 4.2 355.982 4.5

Shelter

393.906 5.7 425.974 5.8 125.364 6.3 425.070 7.0 123.177 5.5 445.467 5.1

Rent of primary residence(3)

413.695 5.8 428.770 5.6 127.628 6.9 442.582 6.6 122.384 5.2 456.233 4.8

Owners' equivalent rent of residences(3)(4)

404.656 6.0 441.139 6.0 125.281 6.8 454.258 6.6 123.306 5.7 458.015 5.5

Fuels and utilities

314.229 1.4 299.600 -4.0 142.393 -10.0     130.730 -1.2 253.178 2.0

Household energy

263.961 0.2 268.062 -5.2 143.852 -11.6 344.098 -16.0 131.355 -1.9 243.893 2.1

Energy services(3)

267.662 0.5 261.801 -5.6 142.484 -14.1 363.666 -18.2 129.658 -1.5 229.767 3.2

Electricity(3)

276.384 3.6 272.024 -2.0 145.620 -15.6 393.231 -24.6 132.543 5.1 226.880 7.7

Utility (piped) gas service(3)

236.218 -8.8 223.513 -12.8 134.426 -10.5 294.904 -1.4 123.503 -13.5 221.204 -4.8

Household furnishings and operations

147.915 -0.6 144.672 -0.7 112.687 -3.3     126.989 0.0 134.927 2.2

Apparel

131.985 0.0 133.770 -1.9 107.536 0.9     108.268 -2.5 130.345 -2.6

Transportation

266.638 2.7 258.911 2.4 123.447 2.1     129.993 2.6    

Private transportation

265.965 3.0 257.930 2.8 126.613 2.4     134.785 3.0 276.040 2.1

Motor fuel

289.546 -4.2 280.019 -4.6 127.302 -3.9 281.862 -5.3 127.069 -4.9 260.937 -4.5

Gasoline

287.943 -3.9 279.095 -4.4 127.805 -3.6 279.026 -5.1 127.076 -4.7 259.749 -4.5

Medical care

557.236 1.4 562.889 -2.2 115.689 0.1     111.603 -3.0 566.846 -0.9

Recreation(5)

138.322 2.1 141.310 1.9 108.935 -1.0     116.405 2.9 151.586 4.6

Education and communication(5)

145.966 0.4 155.401 0.3 106.292 -0.9     112.581 0.8 159.958 0.3

Other goods and services

551.150 4.7 608.833 4.8 131.176 6.9     124.861 3.9 505.954 4.7

Energy

276.331 -1.9 273.665 -5.2 136.621 -9.0 314.669 -13.0 130.042 -3.3 254.754 -0.5

All items less food and energy

315.419 3.8 329.505 3.2 119.146 3.3     121.471 3.2 341.051 3.4

Footnotes
(1) Index is on a December 2017=100 base.
(2) For the Northeast, December 1977=100.
(3) This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item stratum index series converted to a geometric means estimator in January, 1999.
(4) Index is on a December 1982=100 base.
(5) Index is 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
2024
Percent change from
Feb
2023
Feb
2024
Percent change from
Feb
2023
Feb
2024
Percent change from
Feb
2023
Feb
2024
Percent change from
Feb
2023
Feb
2024
Percent change from
Feb
2023
Feb
2024
Percent change from
Feb
2023

All items

304.284 3.1 317.056 2.5 122.386 2.2     123.545 2.6 323.061 3.1

All items (1967 = 100)(2)

906.369   495.223               919.837  

Food and beverages

324.866 2.4 325.696 1.9 127.481 2.6     127.553 1.6 332.085 1.8

Food

326.447 2.4 327.707 1.9 128.508 2.9     128.151 1.6 332.935 1.8

Food at home

305.014 1.0 307.523 0.3 124.268 1.1 311.835 2.7 125.770 0.0 313.123 0.0

Food away from home

364.682 4.8 368.935 5.2 136.137 6.7     132.320 4.6 376.063 5.3

Alcoholic beverages

296.454 2.4 289.868 1.2 114.152 -0.6     117.663 3.3 308.079 2.0

Housing

326.006 4.5 346.329 3.9 126.796 3.0     125.256 4.2 351.167 4.7

Shelter

386.121 5.8 421.577 5.9 125.815 6.3 432.977 7.0 123.164 5.7 438.004 5.2

Rent of primary residence(3)

411.674 5.9 423.150 5.7 127.915 7.0 442.582 6.6 122.414 5.3 448.505 4.8

Owners' equivalent rent of residences(3)(4)

365.156 6.0 387.967 6.0 125.089 6.8 399.215 6.6 123.291 5.7 409.264 5.5

Fuels and utilities

311.726 1.6 299.883 -4.0 144.384 -10.2     130.134 -1.8 248.470 2.0

Household energy

261.544 0.5 268.341 -5.2 145.475 -11.8 343.103 -16.8 130.774 -2.6 242.275 2.1

Energy services(3)

265.969 0.7 262.303 -5.3 143.846 -13.4 364.062 -17.3 129.106 -2.3 230.884 2.9

Electricity(3)

273.066 3.8 273.548 -0.7 147.301 -14.5 393.233 -24.6 132.621 4.9 228.203 7.7

Utility (piped) gas service(3)

233.640 -9.7 222.574 -14.1 132.984 -11.6 294.912 -1.4 122.485 -14.8 226.450 -4.8

Household furnishings and operations

141.157 -0.8 140.663 -0.3 109.779 -3.1     132.442 0.2 122.819 1.6

Apparel

132.533 0.5 136.288 -0.1 110.296 -1.2     109.224 0.1 119.271 -1.2

Transportation

270.573 2.9 263.903 3.0 122.927 2.2     130.954 3.3    

Private transportation

269.698 3.2 261.369 3.2 124.796 2.1     134.205 3.5 282.839 2.4

Motor fuel

290.666 -4.1 279.501 -4.7 126.726 -3.9 281.932 -5.2 127.251 -5.0 261.268 -4.5

Gasoline

289.278 -3.9 278.966 -4.4 127.890 -3.4 279.030 -5.1 127.233 -4.7 259.972 -4.5

Medical care

564.747 1.1 552.995 -3.9 116.353 1.0     108.996 -5.4 568.045 -1.2

Recreation(5)

130.926 1.6 142.997 2.8 108.957 -0.4     116.843 4.0 156.549 6.2

Education and communication(5)

130.831 -0.3 139.242 -0.5 104.223 -2.2     110.817 0.0 146.731 -0.6

Other goods and services

609.633 5.1 704.670 5.4 131.605 6.6     125.750 4.9 579.090 5.3

Energy

274.784 -1.9 272.697 -5.1 137.105 -8.7 311.469 -12.2 129.673 -3.8 254.213 -0.6

All items less food and energy

306.697 3.8 326.347 3.6 119.626 3.4     122.138 3.6 335.451 3.8

Footnotes
(1) Index is on a December 2017=100 base.
(2) For the Northeast, December 1977=100.
(3) This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item stratum index series converted to a geometric means estimator in January, 1999.
(4) Index is on a December 1982=100 base.
(5) Index is 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.