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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
2021		 Aug
2021		 Sep
2021		 Sep
2020		 Jul
2021		 Aug
2021

Expenditure category

All items

 293.553 293.927 295.488 3.8 0.7 0.5

All items (1967=100)

 848.622 849.703 854.214      

Food and beverages

 291.148 292.554 296.715 5.3 1.9 1.4

Food

 291.792 293.132 297.658 5.5 2.0 1.5

Food at home

 275.851 276.818 280.498 4.6 1.7 1.3

Cereals and bakery products

 309.598 315.580 323.252 5.1 4.4 2.4

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs

 291.533 292.127 291.242 9.0 -0.1 -0.3

Dairy and related products

 242.451 241.019 241.385 0.9 -0.4 0.2

Fruits and vegetables

 338.818 335.143 348.422 2.3 2.8 4.0

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials(1)

 271.829 272.953 277.940 4.3 2.2 1.8

Other food at home

 238.153 240.977 242.625 3.4 1.9 0.7

Food away from home

 322.358 324.261 330.107 6.6 2.4 1.8

Alcoholic beverages

 277.395 279.674 278.766 1.9 0.5 -0.3

Housing

 316.160 316.056 317.057 2.4 0.3 0.3

Shelter

 399.091 397.863 398.191 1.2 -0.2 0.1

Rent of primary residence

 407.857 408.408 409.529 0.0 0.4 0.3

Owners' equivalent rent of residences(2)

 404.717 405.850 406.411 1.2 0.4 0.1

Owners' equivalent rent of primary residence(2)

 404.215 405.347 405.908 1.2 0.4 0.1

Fuels and utilities

 208.162 213.418 213.898 9.9 2.8 0.2

Household energy

 197.404 203.222 203.753 10.7 3.2 0.3

Energy services

 190.860 197.662 197.554 8.7 3.5 -0.1

Electricity

 191.781 201.043 197.578 5.6 3.0 -1.7

Utility (piped) gas service

 175.819 177.202 183.856 16.0 4.6 3.8

Household furnishings and operations

 118.429 118.660 122.117 8.7 3.1 2.9

Apparel

 122.740 129.571 130.404 4.0 6.2 0.6

Transportation

 241.099 238.079 238.286 10.9 -1.2 0.1

Private transportation

 234.872 235.474 236.644 15.2 0.8 0.5

New and used motor vehicles(3)

 105.561 105.235 106.315 13.0 0.7 1.0

New vehicles(1)

 217.239 221.170 232.201 12.6 6.9 5.0

Used cars and trucks(1)

 387.326 382.349 369.216 25.0 -4.7 -3.4

Motor fuel

 251.368 253.538 256.123 42.3 1.9 1.0

Gasoline (all types)

 250.605 252.776 255.394 42.7 1.9 1.0

Gasoline, unleaded regular(4)

 249.818 251.968 254.595 44.4 1.9 1.0

Gasoline, unleaded midgrade(4)(5)

 258.803 261.302 263.842 34.7 1.9 1.0

Gasoline, unleaded premium(4)

 258.270 260.566 263.170 31.5 1.9 1.0

Motor vehicle insurance(1)

 777.705 784.458 784.458 3.9 0.9 0.0

Medical care

 537.661 537.734 538.034 0.4 0.1 0.1

Recreation(3)

 136.024 135.659 137.315 4.5 0.9 1.2

Education and communication(3)

 152.707 154.111 154.768 2.7 1.3 0.4

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

 1,282.945 1,293.188 1,299.402 1.9 1.3 0.5

Other goods and services

 454.453 455.216 462.392 3.1 1.7 1.6

Commodity and service group

All items

 293.553 293.927 295.488 3.8 0.7 0.5

Commodities

 204.398 206.111 208.842 8.5 2.2 1.3

Commodities less food and beverages

 152.579 154.324 156.241 11.5 2.4 1.2

Nondurables less food and beverages

 188.991 192.318 194.730 10.9 3.0 1.3

Durables

 104.561 104.717 105.997 12.5 1.4 1.2

Services

 368.615 367.998 368.727 2.0 0.0 0.2

Special aggregate indexes

All items less medical care

 282.944 283.330 284.941 4.1 0.7 0.6

All items less shelter

 251.669 252.679 254.728 5.6 1.2 0.8

Commodities less food

 157.272 159.044 160.888 11.0 2.3 1.2

Nondurables

 241.187 243.638 246.931 7.6 2.4 1.4

Nondurables less food

 194.311 197.581 199.802 10.1 2.8 1.1

Services less rent of shelter(2)

 346.951 346.958 348.115 2.9 0.3 0.3

Services less medical care services

 353.479 352.820 353.601 2.1 0.0 0.2

Energy

 220.523 225.060 226.369 22.2 2.7 0.6

All items less energy

 302.881 302.912 304.511 2.9 0.5 0.5

All items less food and energy

 306.931 306.748 307.879 2.5 0.3 0.4

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 2021 from- Percent change to Aug 2021 from-
Jun
2021		 Jul
2021		 Aug
2021		 Sep
2021		 Sep
2020		 Jul
2021		 Aug
2021		 Aug
2020		 Jun
2021		 Jul
2021

U.S. city average

 271.696 273.003 273.567 274.310 5.4 0.5 0.3 5.3 0.7 0.2

U.S. city average (1967=100)

 813.879 817.796 819.485 821.710            

Region(1)

Northeast

 284.741 285.220 285.630 286.423 4.6 0.4 0.3 4.4 0.3 0.1

New England(2)

 108.737 108.996 109.194 109.213 4.1 0.2 0.0 4.1 0.4 0.2

Middle Atlantic(2)

 109.362 109.517 109.659 110.069 4.7 0.5 0.4 4.5 0.3 0.1

Midwest

 253.042 254.671 255.142 255.709 5.7 0.4 0.2 5.7 0.8 0.2

East North Central(2)

 109.476 110.136 110.248 110.465 5.4 0.3 0.2 5.3 0.7 0.1

West North Central(2)

 110.400 111.212 111.623 111.936 6.5 0.7 0.3 6.7 1.1 0.4

South

 261.668 263.013 263.728 264.593 5.8 0.6 0.3 5.6 0.8 0.3

South Atlantic(2)

 110.508 111.061 111.439 111.906 5.6 0.8 0.4 5.4 0.8 0.3

East South Central(2)

 109.882 110.293 110.235 110.370 6.6 0.1 0.1 6.4 0.3 -0.1

West South Central(2)

 108.233 108.881 109.192 109.463 5.7 0.5 0.2 5.7 0.9 0.3

West

 288.263 289.863 290.393 291.053 5.3 0.4 0.2 5.0 0.7 0.2

Mountain(2)

 112.731 113.562 113.807 114.160 6.0 0.5 0.3 5.7 1.0 0.2

Pacific(2)

 111.751 112.297 112.489 112.710 5.0 0.4 0.2 4.8 0.7 0.2

Selected local areas(1)

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

 254.974 255.929 256.078 256.881 4.5 0.4 0.3 4.8 0.4 0.1

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

 289.218 290.890 291.333 292.209 4.6 0.5 0.3 4.0 0.7 0.2

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

 293.872 293.553 293.927 295.488 3.8 0.7 0.5 3.7 0.0 0.1

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

   295.211   294.784 4.0 -0.1        

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX(4)

   253.319   254.950 5.9 0.6        

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO(4)

   285.268   286.186 4.5 0.3        

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

   267.241   270.240 5.4 1.1        

Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA(4)

   114.682   115.557 6.8 0.8        

San Diego-Carlsbad, CA(4)

   323.906   324.138 6.5 0.1        

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

   248.811   251.221 6.1 1.0        

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

   279.099   280.933 4.5 0.7        

Urban Hawaii(4)

   298.820   301.891 5.0 1.0        

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA(7)

 261.662   264.502         6.6 1.1  

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

 269.598   271.067         4.5 0.5  

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI(7)

 248.876   250.003         3.9 0.5  

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

 239.374   241.088         5.3 0.7  

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

 284.797   285.472         4.2 0.2  

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

 270.499   272.044         4.6 0.6  

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

 153.672   153.931         5.1 0.2  

San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA(7)

 309.497   311.167         3.7 0.5  

Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA(7)

 296.573   299.704         5.2 1.1  

St. Louis, MO-IL(7)

 247.777   250.237         6.6 1.0  

Urban Alaska(7)

 239.296   239.899         5.7 0.3  

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 2021 from- Percent change to Aug 2021 from-
Jun
2021		 Jul
2021		 Aug
2021		 Sep
2021		 Sep
2020		 Jul
2021		 Aug
2021		 Aug
2020		 Jun
2021		 Jul
2021

U.S. city average

 266.412 267.789 268.387 269.086 5.9 0.5 0.3 5.8 0.7 0.2

U.S. city average (1967=100)

 793.560 797.661 799.443 801.524            

Region(1)

Northeast

 281.366 281.956 282.714 283.563 5.0 0.6 0.3 4.8 0.5 0.3

New England(2)

 108.945 109.206 109.515 109.498 4.7 0.3 0.0 4.7 0.5 0.3

Middle Atlantic(2)

 109.509 109.729 110.019 110.452 5.1 0.7 0.4 4.9 0.5 0.3

Midwest

 248.880 250.550 250.888 251.363 6.4 0.3 0.2 6.4 0.8 0.1

East North Central(2)

 110.640 111.332 111.439 111.624 6.2 0.3 0.2 6.2 0.7 0.1

West North Central(2)

 111.226 112.097 112.358 112.635 7.0 0.5 0.2 7.1 1.0 0.2

South

 257.847 259.259 259.972 260.839 6.2 0.6 0.3 6.1 0.8 0.3

South Atlantic(2)

 110.732 111.280 111.690 112.189 5.9 0.8 0.4 5.7 0.9 0.4

East South Central(2)

 110.868 111.338 111.215 111.263 7.1 -0.1 0.0 7.1 0.3 -0.1

West South Central(2)

 108.779 109.504 109.812 110.116 6.4 0.6 0.3 6.4 0.9 0.3

West

 281.156 282.738 283.286 283.830 5.8 0.4 0.2 5.7 0.8 0.2

Mountain(2)

 113.667 114.427 114.777 115.140 6.6 0.6 0.3 6.3 1.0 0.3

Pacific(2)

 112.598 113.192 113.370 113.542 5.5 0.3 0.2 5.5 0.7 0.2

Selected local areas(1)

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

 247.637 248.622 248.640 249.336 5.0 0.3 0.3 5.2 0.4 0.0

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

 280.687 282.271 282.691 283.191 4.8 0.3 0.2 4.5 0.7 0.1

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

 288.318 288.323 289.090 290.733 4.2 0.8 0.6 4.0 0.3 0.3

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

   294.075   294.003 4.4 0.0        

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX(4)

   260.464   262.716 6.8 0.9        

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO(4)

   277.081   278.643 5.7 0.6        

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

   263.734   266.330 6.2 1.0        

Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA(4)

   115.129   116.254 7.0 1.0        

San Diego-Carlsbad, CA(4)

   307.737   308.351 7.2 0.2        

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

   246.111   249.435 7.0 1.4        

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

   276.315   278.170 4.9 0.7        

Urban Hawaii(4)

   296.723   299.128 5.2 0.8        

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA(7)

 257.136   260.247         6.5 1.2  

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

 265.905   268.292         3.9 0.9  

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI(7)

 245.348   247.153         4.7 0.7  

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

 235.084   237.097         6.0 0.9  

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

 280.683   281.518         4.5 0.3  

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

 271.432   273.193         4.5 0.6  

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

 152.744   153.035         5.4 0.2  

San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA(7)

 304.971   307.423         4.9 0.8  

Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA(7)

 293.607   295.410         5.1 0.6  

St. Louis, MO-IL(7)

 247.120   249.611         6.9 1.0  

Urban Alaska(7)

 237.705   239.491         5.6 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.