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Bureau of Labor Statistics > Geographic Information > New York–New Jersey > CPI Summary

New York-New Jersey Consumer Price Index Card

 
Table 1. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Indexes and percent changes for selected periods, New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA, not seasonally adjusted
(1982-84=100 unless otherwise noted)
Item and Group Indexes Percent change from-
Jul
2020		 Aug
2020		 Sep
2020		 Sep
2019		 Jul
2020		 Aug
2020

Expenditure category

All items

 283.624 283.478 284.551 1.9 0.3 0.4

All items (1967=100)

 819.917 819.497 822.597      

Food and beverages

 281.823 282.014 281.898 3.6 0.0 0.0

Food

 282.301 282.440 282.165 3.7 0.0 -0.1

Food at home

 270.732 269.424 268.109 3.7 -1.0 -0.5

Cereals and bakery products

 324.531 313.247 307.449 1.2 -5.3 -1.9

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs

 270.862 270.925 267.103 5.6 -1.4 -1.4

Dairy and related products

 238.469 240.784 239.143 3.8 0.3 -0.7

Fruits and vegetables

 340.323 339.187 340.519 2.5 0.1 0.4

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials(1)

 263.544 260.941 266.563 4.3 1.1 2.2

Other food at home

 235.371 235.980 234.735 4.5 -0.3 -0.5

Food away from home

 306.433 308.617 309.803 3.7 1.1 0.4

Alcoholic beverages

 270.502 271.408 273.471 1.8 1.1 0.8

Housing

 308.945 308.825 309.494 1.5 0.2 0.2

Shelter

 392.217 392.469 393.526 1.6 0.3 0.3

Rent of primary residence

 408.845 409.042 409.663 1.6 0.2 0.2

Owners' equivalent rent of residences(2)

 400.502 400.991 401.553 2.1 0.3 0.1

Owners' equivalent rent of primary residence(2)

 400.007 400.495 401.056 2.1 0.3 0.1

Fuels and utilities

 199.345 194.955 194.692 -0.2 -2.3 -0.1

Household energy

 189.199 184.341 184.050 -1.0 -2.7 -0.2

Energy services

 186.915 181.590 181.764 2.6 -2.8 0.1

Electricity

 193.784 185.850 187.088 2.7 -3.5 0.7

Utility (piped) gas service

 160.179 160.473 158.493 -0.5 -1.1 -1.2

Household furnishings and operations

 111.080 112.355 112.355 2.2 1.1 0.0

Apparel

 114.472 119.120 125.376 0.2 9.5 5.3

Transportation

 214.264 209.508 214.911 -2.1 0.3 2.6

Private transportation

 204.084 204.697 205.508 -0.3 0.7 0.4

New and used motor vehicles(3)

 93.556 94.374 94.067 5.8 0.5 -0.3

New vehicles(1)

 210.085 208.100 206.180 1.9 -1.9 -0.9

Used cars and trucks(1)

 273.042 289.087 295.322 10.6 8.2 2.2

Motor fuel

 179.673 178.672 179.975 -16.3 0.2 0.7

Gasoline (all types)

 178.664 177.649 179.004 -16.4 0.2 0.8

Gasoline, unleaded regular(4)

 176.016 174.825 176.367 -17.0 0.2 0.9

Gasoline, unleaded midgrade(4)(5)

 195.698 195.991 195.894 -13.1 0.1 0.0

Gasoline, unleaded premium(4)

 199.925 200.242 200.198 -12.2 0.1 0.0

Motor vehicle insurance(1)

 772.419 767.531 755.232 -0.3 -2.2 -1.6

Medical care

 539.187 539.804 536.138 3.6 -0.6 -0.7

Recreation(3)

 133.697 135.169 131.429 6.8 -1.7 -2.8

Education and communication(3)

 149.780 150.265 150.721 2.4 0.6 0.3

Tuition, other school fees, and child care(1)

 1,263.874 1,267.144 1,274.912 2.7 0.9 0.6

Other goods and services

 445.023 444.398 448.398 2.1 0.8 0.9

Commodity and service group

All items

 283.624 283.478 284.551 1.9 0.3 0.4

Commodities

 190.178 191.619 192.413 0.4 1.2 0.4

Commodities less food and beverages

 137.031 138.946 140.101 -2.3 2.2 0.8

Nondurables less food and beverages

 170.691 173.121 175.587 -4.3 2.9 1.4

Durables

 93.050 94.311 94.180 1.5 1.2 -0.1

Services

 361.612 360.276 361.587 2.4 0.0 0.4

Special aggregate indexes

All items less medical care

 272.547 272.370 273.640 1.7 0.4 0.5

All items less shelter

 240.526 240.223 241.302 2.0 0.3 0.4

Commodities less food

 141.885 143.783 144.972 -2.0 2.2 0.8

Nondurables

 226.938 228.325 229.582 0.2 1.2 0.6

Nondurables less food

 176.655 178.999 181.444 -3.8 2.7 1.4

Services less rent of shelter(2)

 339.715 336.710 338.308 3.4 -0.4 0.5

Services less medical care services

 346.257 344.830 346.372 2.1 0.0 0.4

Energy

 188.409 184.925 185.227 -7.2 -1.7 0.2

All items less energy

 294.692 294.824 295.972 2.4 0.4 0.4

All items less food and energy

 298.894 299.026 300.415 2.2 0.5 0.5

Footnotes
(1) Index is on a December 1977=100 base.
(2) Index is on a December 1982=100 base.
(3) Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
(4) Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.
(5) Indexes on a December 1993=100 base.

The New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA consolidated area comprises the five boroughs of New York City, Dutchess, Nassau, Orange, Putnam, 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.

 

Table 2. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Selected areas, all items index, not seasonally adjusted
(1982-84=100 unless otherwise noted)
CPI-U Indexes Percent change to Sep 2020 from- Percent change to Aug 2020 from-
Jun
2020		 Jul
2020		 Aug
2020		 Sep
2020		 Sep
2019		 Jul
2020		 Aug
2020		 Aug
2019		 Jun
2020		 Jul
2020

U.S. city average

 257.797 259.101 259.918 260.280 1.4 0.5 0.1 1.3 0.8 0.3

U.S. city average (1967=100)

 772.245 776.152 778.599 779.684            

Region(1)

Northeast

 272.283 273.347 273.597 273.925 1.2 0.2 0.1 1.1 0.5 0.1

New England(2)

 104.596 104.651 104.864 104.923 0.6 0.3 0.1 0.7 0.3 0.2

Middle Atlantic(2)

 104.347 104.887 104.939 105.089 1.5 0.2 0.1 1.3 0.6 0.0

Midwest

 239.259 240.430 241.362 241.878 1.3 0.6 0.2 1.1 0.9 0.4

East North Central(2)

 103.724 104.254 104.745 104.842 1.2 0.6 0.1 1.2 1.0 0.5

West North Central(2)

 103.910 104.369 104.578 105.088 1.4 0.7 0.5 0.9 0.6 0.2

South

 247.223 248.619 249.639 250.193 1.3 0.6 0.2 1.1 1.0 0.4

South Atlantic(2)

 104.694 105.130 105.691 105.945 1.8 0.8 0.2 1.5 1.0 0.5

East South Central(2)

 102.401 103.319 103.617 103.581 1.2 0.3 0.0 1.0 1.2 0.3

West South Central(2)

 102.344 103.058 103.299 103.606 0.6 0.5 0.3 0.4 0.9 0.2

West

 274.155 275.597 276.443 276.422 1.6 0.3 0.0 1.9 0.8 0.3

Mountain(2)

 107.226 107.573 107.719 107.735 1.8 0.2 0.0 2.1 0.5 0.1

Pacific(2)

 106.277 106.914 107.309 107.292 1.5 0.4 0.0 1.8 1.0 0.4

Selected local areas(1)

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI(3)

 243.475 244.046 244.341 245.745 1.4 0.7 0.6 1.0 0.4 0.1

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA(3)

 278.121 279.899 280.116 279.366 1.2 -0.2 -0.3 2.0 0.7 0.1

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA(3)

 282.333 283.624 283.478 284.551 1.9 0.3 0.4 1.4 0.4 -0.1

Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH(4)

   283.175   283.391 0.6 0.1        

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX(4)

   239.888   240.658 0.4 0.3        

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO(4)

   275.589   273.860 1.1 -0.6        

Minneapolis-St.Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI(4)

   250.986   256.280 1.9 2.1        

Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA(4)

   107.640   108.201 1.7 0.5        

San Diego-Carlsbad, CA(4)

   305.611   304.443 1.1 -0.4        

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL(4)(5)

   233.447   236.804 3.3 1.4        

Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV(4)(6)

   267.287   268.788 1.2 0.6        

Urban Hawaii(4)

   285.725   287.529 1.9 0.6        

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA(7)

 245.184   248.070         0.7 1.2  

Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD(6)(7)

 257.942   259.336         0.7 0.5  

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI(7)

 236.118   240.598         1.8 1.9  

Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX(7)

 228.898   228.978         -0.2 0.0  

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL(7)

 271.072   273.861         1.4 1.0  

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD(7)

 257.983   259.965         0.4 0.8  

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ(7)(8)

 145.849   146.395         1.8 0.4  

San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA(7)

 300.032   300.182         1.6 0.0  

Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA(7)

 281.055   284.905         1.6 1.4  

St. Louis, MO-IL(7)

 233.518   234.818         0.8 0.6  

Urban Alaska(7)

 225.245   226.984         -1.5 0.8  

Footnotes
(1) In January 2018, BLS introduced a new geographic area sample for the Consumer Price Index (CPI), based on data from the most recent Decennial Census. For additional information on the geographic revision, go to: www.bls.gov/cpi/additional-resources/geographic-revision-2018.htm.
(2) Index on a December 2017=100 base.
(3) Area data published monthly.
(4) Area data published for January, March, May, July, September, and November.
(5) 1987=100.
(6) 1998-2017 indexes based on a substantially smaller sample.
(7) Area data published for February, April, June, August, October, and December.
(8) December 2001=100.

Regions and divisions are defined as follows:
Northeast Region- Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont;
Middle Atlantic Division- New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania;
New England Division- Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont;
South Region- Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia;
East South Central Division- Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi, and Tennessee;
South Atlantic Division- Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia;
West South Central Division- Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas;
Midwest Region- Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin;
East North Central Division- Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin;
West North Central Division- Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota;
West Region- Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming;
Mountain Division- Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming; and
Pacific Division- Alaska, California, Hawaii, Oregon, and Washington.

 

Table 3. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Selected areas, all items index, not seasonally adjusted
(1982-84=100 unless otherwise noted)
CPI-W Indexes Percent change to Sep 2020 from- Percent change to Aug 2020 from-
Jun
2020		 Jul
2020		 Aug
2020		 Sep
2020		 Sep
2019		 Jul
2020		 Aug
2020		 Aug
2019		 Jun
2020		 Jul
2020

U.S. city average

 251.054 252.636 253.597 254.004 1.5 0.5 0.2 1.4 1.0 0.4

U.S. city average (1967=100)

 747.813 752.527 755.387 756.600            

Region(1)

Northeast

 267.877 269.287 269.639 269.960 1.4 0.2 0.1 1.2 0.7 0.1

New England(2)

 104.077 104.319 104.549 104.604 0.5 0.3 0.1 0.5 0.5 0.2

Middle Atlantic(2)

 104.154 104.793 104.902 105.047 1.6 0.2 0.1 1.4 0.7 0.1

Midwest

 233.089 234.614 235.713 236.142 1.4 0.7 0.2 1.2 1.1 0.5

East North Central(2)

 103.742 104.383 104.948 105.094 1.3 0.7 0.1 1.1 1.2 0.5

West North Central(2)

 103.865 104.638 104.938 105.242 1.6 0.6 0.3 1.3 1.0 0.3

South

 242.401 244.035 245.024 245.609 1.3 0.6 0.2 1.1 1.1 0.4

South Atlantic(2)

 104.616 105.128 105.683 105.970 1.9 0.8 0.3 1.5 1.0 0.5

East South Central(2)

 102.490 103.513 103.877 103.904 1.3 0.4 0.0 1.1 1.4 0.4

West South Central(2)

 102.156 102.996 103.254 103.531 0.7 0.5 0.3 0.4 1.1 0.3

West

 265.222 266.881 268.075 268.261 1.9 0.5 0.1 2.2 1.1 0.4

Mountain(2)

 107.213 107.623 107.934 107.989 2.0 0.3 0.1 2.1 0.7 0.3

Pacific(2)

 106.221 106.969 107.503 107.584 1.8 0.6 0.1 2.2 1.2 0.5

Selected local areas(1)

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI(3)

 234.874 235.750 236.287 237.410 1.5 0.7 0.5 1.1 0.6 0.2

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA(3)

 268.118 270.012 270.563 270.257 1.4 0.1 -0.1 2.2 0.9 0.2

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA(3)

 276.529 277.944 277.920 278.916 1.9 0.3 0.4 1.5 0.5 0.0

Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH(4)

   281.598   281.670 0.6 0.0        

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX(4)

   245.326   245.875 0.2 0.2        

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO(4)

   265.406   263.613 1.4 -0.7        

Minneapolis-St.Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI(4)

   245.889   250.808 2.4 2.0        

Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA(4)

   108.055   108.684 2.1 0.6        

San Diego-Carlsbad, CA(4)

   288.956   287.515 1.2 -0.5        

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL(4)(5)

   229.494   233.134 2.9 1.6        

Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV(4)(6)

   263.834   265.202 1.7 0.5        

Urban Hawaii(4)

   282.809   284.455 2.0 0.6        

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA(7)

 241.727   244.471         0.8 1.1  

Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD(6)(7)

 256.802   258.206         1.1 0.5  

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI(7)

 231.172   236.123         1.9 2.1  

Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX(7)

 223.512   223.672         -0.4 0.1  

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL(7)

 266.636   269.398         1.3 1.0  

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD(7)

 259.219   261.328         0.8 0.8  

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ(7)(8)

 144.415   145.127         2.2 0.5  

San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA(7)

 292.420   293.062         1.6 0.2  

Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA(7)

 276.244   281.131         2.4 1.8  

St. Louis, MO-IL(7)

 231.920   233.533         1.1 0.7  

Urban Alaska(7)

 224.914   226.874         0.1 0.9  

Footnotes
(1) In January 2018, BLS introduced a new geographic area sample for the Consumer Price Index (CPI), based on data from the most recent Decennial Census. For additional information on the geographic revision, go to: www.bls.gov/cpi/additional-resources/geographic-revision-2018.htm.
(2) Index on a December 2017=100 base.
(3) Area data published monthly.
(4) Area data published for January, March, May, July, September, and November.
(5) 1987=100.
(6) 1998-2017 indexes based on a substantially smaller sample.
(7) Area data published for February, April, June, August, October, and December.
(8) December 2001=100.

Regions and divisions are defined as follows:
Northeast Region- Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont;
Middle Atlantic Division- New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania;
New England Division- Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont;
South Region- Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia;
East South Central Division- Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi, and Tennessee;
South Atlantic Division- Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia;
West South Central Division- Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas;
Midwest Region- Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin;
East North Central Division- Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin;
West North Central Division- Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota;
West Region- Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming;
Mountain Division- Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming; and
Pacific Division- Alaska, California, Hawaii, Oregon, and Washington.