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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
2019		 Aug
2019		 Sep
2019		 Sep
2018		 Jul
2019		 Aug
2019

Expenditure category

All items

 278.817 279.428 279.338 1.4 0.2 0.0

All items (1967=100)

 806.020 807.788 807.527      

Food and beverages

 270.245 271.819 272.174 1.1 0.7 0.1

Food

 270.351 271.882 272.104 1.0 0.6 0.1

Food at home

 257.017 258.183 258.462 -0.4 0.6 0.1

Cereals and bakery products

 301.955 305.701 303.658 -1.7 0.6 -0.7

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs

 253.356 253.208 252.924 -0.1 -0.2 -0.1

Dairy and related products

 227.060 228.078 230.347 2.0 1.4 1.0

Fruits and vegetables

 326.964 324.092 332.166 0.7 1.6 2.5

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials(1)

 257.320 255.727 255.641 0.5 -0.7 0.0

Other food at home

 223.073 228.253 224.557 -2.5 0.7 -1.6

Food away from home

 296.627 298.723 298.868 2.9 0.8 0.0

Alcoholic beverages

 264.232 266.360 268.545 1.4 1.6 0.8

Housing

 303.892 303.603 304.799 1.9 0.3 0.4

Shelter

 385.269 385.875 387.167 2.4 0.5 0.3

Rent of primary residence

 401.406 402.171 403.173 3.5 0.4 0.2

Owners' equivalent rent of residences(2)

 391.231 392.323 393.472 2.0 0.6 0.3

Owners' equivalent rent of primary residence(2)

 390.747 391.837 392.984 2.0 0.6 0.3

Fuels and utilities

 196.557 193.995 195.071 -2.4 -0.8 0.6

Household energy

 187.478 184.654 185.826 -3.0 -0.9 0.6

Energy services

 178.343 175.469 177.238 -1.9 -0.6 1.0

Electricity

 184.352 179.307 182.251 -3.2 -1.1 1.6

Utility (piped) gas service

 158.748 159.393 159.245 0.4 0.3 -0.1

Household furnishings and operations

 110.804 108.954 109.969 1.4 -0.8 0.9

Apparel

 116.924 123.568 125.104 -5.1 7.0 1.2

Transportation

 224.120 222.810 219.525 -1.2 -2.1 -1.5

Private transportation

 211.012 209.861 206.086 -2.0 -2.3 -1.8

New and used motor vehicles(3)

 90.246 90.513 88.904 -0.7 -1.5 -1.8

New vehicles(1)

 202.679 201.823 202.289 0.7 -0.2 0.2

Used cars and trucks(1)

 274.253 276.921 266.957 2.9 -2.7 -3.6

Motor fuel

 230.483 225.993 215.078 -9.0 -6.7 -4.8

Gasoline (all types)

 229.436 224.961 214.063 -9.0 -6.7 -4.8

Gasoline, unleaded regular(4)

 228.638 223.659 212.391 -9.5 -7.1 -5.0

Gasoline, unleaded midgrade(4)(5)

 234.997 233.836 225.538 -6.9 -4.0 -3.5

Gasoline, unleaded premium(4)

 237.343 236.399 228.039 -5.6 -3.9 -3.5

Motor vehicle insurance(1)

 757.682 757.682 757.673 1.2 0.0 0.0

Medical care

 515.152 516.142 517.365 5.2 0.4 0.2

Recreation(3)

 126.941 126.803 123.093 0.3 -3.0 -2.9

Education and communication(3)

 144.710 146.691 147.198 2.5 1.7 0.3

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

 1,212.901 1,234.606 1,241.181 3.7 2.3 0.5

Other goods and services

 440.573 439.987 439.158 1.6 -0.3 -0.2

Commodity and service group

All items

 278.817 279.428 279.338 1.4 0.2 0.0

Commodities

 191.477 192.325 191.566 -1.0 0.0 -0.4

Commodities less food and beverages

 144.085 144.551 143.329 -2.7 -0.5 -0.8

Nondurables less food and beverages

 184.771 185.912 183.412 -4.3 -0.7 -1.3

Durables

 92.823 92.522 92.768 0.9 -0.1 0.3

Services

 352.251 352.731 353.092 2.3 0.2 0.1

Special aggregate indexes

All items less medical care

 268.556 269.151 269.003 1.1 0.2 -0.1

All items less shelter

 236.624 237.247 236.550 0.7 0.0 -0.3

Commodities less food

 148.582 149.101 147.975 -2.5 -0.4 -0.8

Nondurables

 228.990 230.359 229.146 -1.4 0.1 -0.5

Nondurables less food

 189.606 190.805 188.554 -3.9 -0.6 -1.2

Services less rent of shelter(2)

 327.641 327.993 327.319 2.3 -0.1 -0.2

Services less medical care services

 338.524 338.971 339.130 2.0 0.2 0.0

Energy

 206.481 202.981 199.539 -5.6 -3.4 -1.7

All items less energy

 287.795 288.817 289.057 1.9 0.4 0.1

All items less food and energy

 292.768 293.719 293.964 2.1 0.4 0.1

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 2019 from- Percent change to Aug 2019 from-
Jun
2019		 Jul
2019		 Aug
2019		 Sep
2019		 Sep
2018		 Jul
2019		 Aug
2019		 Aug
2018		 Jun
2019		 Jul
2019

U.S. city average

 256.143 256.571 256.558 256.759 1.7 0.1 0.1 1.7 0.2 0.0

U.S. city average (1967=100)

 767.291 768.571 768.533 769.136            

Region(1)

Northeast

 270.133 270.381 270.548 270.563 1.4 0.1 0.0 1.5 0.2 0.1

New England(2)

 104.146 104.083 104.167 104.346 1.8 0.3 0.2 2.0 0.0 0.1

Middle Atlantic(2)

 103.383 103.534 103.591 103.535 1.3 0.0 -0.1 1.4 0.2 0.1

Midwest

 238.288 238.760 238.786 238.847 1.4 0.0 0.0 1.5 0.2 0.0

East North Central(2)

 103.178 103.432 103.521 103.564 1.6 0.1 0.0 1.7 0.3 0.1

West North Central(2)

 103.729 103.833 103.681 103.674 1.1 -0.2 0.0 1.1 0.0 -0.1

South

 246.515 247.250 246.953 246.891 1.3 -0.1 0.0 1.4 0.2 -0.1

South Atlantic(2)

 103.886 104.236 104.152 104.108 1.7 -0.1 0.0 1.8 0.3 -0.1

East South Central(2)

 102.478 102.724 102.590 102.397 0.5 -0.3 -0.2 0.6 0.1 -0.1

West South Central(2)

 102.800 103.062 102.868 102.954 1.0 -0.1 0.1 0.9 0.1 -0.2

West

 270.957 271.029 271.264 272.102 2.6 0.4 0.3 2.6 0.1 0.1

Mountain(2)

 105.131 105.099 105.477 105.822 2.9 0.7 0.3 2.9 0.3 0.4

Pacific(2)

 105.347 105.397 105.382 105.701 2.5 0.3 0.3 2.5 0.0 0.0

Selected local areas(1)

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

 240.835 241.589 241.985 242.393 1.4 0.3 0.2 1.6 0.5 0.2

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

 274.380 274.682 274.579 276.054 3.0 0.5 0.5 3.0 0.1 0.0

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

 278.802 278.817 279.428 279.338 1.4 0.2 0.0 1.8 0.2 0.2

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

   280.943   281.603 1.1 0.2        

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX(4)

   238.891   239.815 2.2 0.4        

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO(4)

   267.285   270.974 2.7 1.4        

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

   251.802   251.416 1.7 -0.2        

Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA(4)

   105.816   106.412 3.1 0.6        

San Diego-Carlsbad, CA(4)

   299.333   301.033 1.7 0.6        

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

   229.334   229.219 1.5 -0.1        

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

   265.170   265.500 0.9 0.1        

Urban Hawaii(4)

   281.928   282.106 1.1 0.1        

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA(7)

 243.087   246.311         2.2 1.3  

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

 256.790   257.455         1.1 0.3  

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI(7)

 234.895   236.400         1.4 0.6  

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

 229.316   229.423         1.4 0.0  

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

 269.119   270.176         1.9 0.4  

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

 257.709   258.877         2.3 0.5  

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

 142.997   143.760         3.0 0.5  

San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA(7)

 295.259   295.490         2.7 0.1  

Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA(7)

 278.631   280.286         3.2 0.6  

St. Louis, MO-IL(7)

 233.063   232.882         1.1 -0.1  

Urban Alaska(7)

 234.179   230.406         0.7 -1.6  

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 2019 from- Percent change to Aug 2019 from-
Jun
2019		 Jul
2019		 Aug
2019		 Sep
2019		 Sep
2018		 Jul
2019		 Aug
2019		 Aug
2018		 Jun
2019		 Jul
2019

U.S. city average

 249.747 250.236 250.112 250.251 1.5 0.0 0.1 1.5 0.1 0.0

U.S. city average (1967=100)

 743.920 745.376 745.009 745.422            

Region(1)

Northeast

 265.927 266.210 266.409 266.295 1.2 0.0 0.0 1.4 0.2 0.1

New England(2)

 103.957 103.904 103.989 104.125 1.6 0.2 0.1 1.9 0.0 0.1

Middle Atlantic(2)

 103.207 103.363 103.438 103.343 1.1 0.0 -0.1 1.3 0.2 0.1

Midwest

 232.385 232.979 232.977 232.901 1.3 0.0 0.0 1.4 0.3 0.0

East North Central(2)

 103.365 103.717 103.760 103.720 1.5 0.0 0.0 1.6 0.4 0.0

West North Central(2)

 103.644 103.716 103.619 103.597 0.8 -0.1 0.0 0.8 0.0 -0.1

South

 242.032 242.873 242.437 242.339 1.1 -0.2 0.0 1.1 0.2 -0.2

South Atlantic(2)

 103.829 104.233 104.081 104.029 1.4 -0.2 0.0 1.6 0.2 -0.1

East South Central(2)

 102.635 102.953 102.733 102.561 0.6 -0.4 -0.2 0.6 0.1 -0.2

West South Central(2)

 102.752 103.064 102.844 102.859 0.8 -0.2 0.0 0.7 0.1 -0.2

West

 262.418 262.401 262.416 263.328 2.5 0.4 0.3 2.4 0.0 0.0

Mountain(2)

 105.489 105.383 105.678 105.885 2.5 0.5 0.2 2.6 0.2 0.3

Pacific(2)

 105.316 105.349 105.239 105.669 2.5 0.3 0.4 2.3 -0.1 -0.1

Selected local areas(1)

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

 232.543 233.486 233.746 233.881 1.3 0.2 0.1 1.6 0.5 0.1

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

 264.640 265.012 264.687 266.517 3.2 0.6 0.7 2.9 0.0 -0.1

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

 273.360 273.287 273.903 273.722 1.3 0.2 -0.1 1.7 0.2 0.2

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

   279.164   279.876 0.8 0.3        

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX(4)

   244.768   245.411 2.2 0.3        

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO(4)

   257.133   260.022 2.0 1.1        

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

   244.800   244.838 1.1 0.0        

Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA(4)

   105.815   106.473 3.3 0.6        

San Diego-Carlsbad, CA(4)

   281.391   284.107 1.2 1.0        

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

   226.546   226.631 1.1 0.0        

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

   260.949   260.870 0.5 0.0        

Urban Hawaii(4)

   278.099   278.876 1.1 0.3        

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA(7)

 239.518   242.415         1.5 1.2  

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

 253.942   255.497         1.0 0.6  

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI(7)

 229.989   231.707         1.5 0.7  

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

 224.306   224.664         1.0 0.2  

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

 264.939   265.956         1.6 0.4  

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

 257.880   259.137         2.1 0.5  

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

 141.580   142.070         2.8 0.3  

San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA(7)

 288.581   288.514         2.5 0.0  

Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA(7)

 273.488   274.520         2.5 0.4  

St. Louis, MO-IL(7)

 231.010   230.932         0.7 0.0  

Urban Alaska(7)

 229.121   226.667         0.9 -1.1  

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.