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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-
Dec
2019		 Jan
2020		 Feb
2020		 Feb
2019		 Dec
2019		 Jan
2020

Expenditure category

All items

 279.816 282.020 282.577 2.4 1.0 0.2

All items (1967=100)

 808.908 815.281 816.892      

Food and beverages

 272.644 274.084 274.109 1.6 0.5 0.0

Food

 272.678 274.070 274.120 1.5 0.5 0.0

Food at home

 258.504 261.131 260.651 0.8 0.8 -0.2

Cereals and bakery products

 302.844 306.081 304.005 -0.4 0.4 -0.7

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs

 256.300 256.578 257.609 2.5 0.5 0.4

Dairy and related products

 227.681 231.648 229.092 2.2 0.6 -1.1

Fruits and vegetables

 334.575 340.468 332.596 -0.3 -0.6 -2.3

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials(1)

 245.190 254.065 257.741 0.4 5.1 1.4

Other food at home

 226.983 226.667 229.000 0.4 0.9 1.0

Food away from home

 300.220 299.909 300.707 2.5 0.2 0.3

Alcoholic beverages

 267.591 269.654 269.341 2.2 0.7 -0.1

Housing

 305.331 307.061 307.210 2.0 0.6 0.0

Shelter

 387.979 389.790 390.984 2.5 0.8 0.3

Rent of primary residence

 404.797 405.906 406.261 2.7 0.4 0.1

Owners' equivalent rent of residences(2)

 395.838 397.709 397.890 2.4 0.5 0.0

Owners' equivalent rent of primary residence(2)

 395.348 397.216 397.398 2.4 0.5 0.0

Fuels and utilities

 195.743 198.531 195.727 0.3 0.0 -1.4

Household energy

 186.140 189.053 185.940 -0.2 -0.1 -1.6

Energy services

 175.579 178.787 178.215 0.2 1.5 -0.3

Electricity

 171.328 176.820 178.913 2.8 4.4 1.2

Utility (piped) gas service

 171.997 170.390 164.497 -5.3 -4.4 -3.5

Household furnishings and operations

 109.437 110.276 108.883 -1.6 -0.5 -1.3

Apparel

 115.059 125.131 127.306 -0.3 10.6 1.7

Transportation

 220.151 221.885 221.716 3.0 0.7 -0.1

Private transportation

 208.085 209.161 207.689 2.8 -0.2 -0.7

New and used motor vehicles(3)

 90.297 90.470 90.129 -1.1 -0.2 -0.4

New vehicles(1)

 202.882 206.151 207.401 1.4 2.2 0.6

Used cars and trucks(1)

 264.946 263.204 266.104 -0.6 0.4 1.1

Motor fuel

 212.729 215.275 208.115 5.7 -2.2 -3.3

Gasoline (all types)

 211.706 214.243 207.070 5.7 -2.2 -3.3

Gasoline, unleaded regular(4)

 210.067 212.656 205.231 5.7 -2.3 -3.5

Gasoline, unleaded midgrade(4)(5)

 222.782 224.941 218.955 5.5 -1.7 -2.7

Gasoline, unleaded premium(4)

 225.454 227.640 222.350 5.9 -1.4 -2.3

Motor vehicle insurance(1)

 781.508 782.017 790.503 3.6 1.2 1.1

Medical care

 519.528 523.628 529.911 5.7 2.0 1.2

Recreation(3)

 128.159 128.629 129.424 3.4 1.0 0.6

Education and communication(3)

 147.649 148.031 147.979 3.4 0.2 0.0

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

 1,241.750 1,241.750 1,256.467 4.3 1.2 1.2

Other goods and services

 439.804 440.288 441.273 1.4 0.3 0.2

Commodity and service group

All items

 279.816 282.020 282.577 2.4 1.0 0.2

Commodities

 189.876 192.635 191.973 1.1 1.1 -0.3

Commodities less food and beverages

 140.753 143.937 143.006 0.6 1.6 -0.6

Nondurables less food and beverages

 179.142 184.854 183.067 1.6 2.2 -1.0

Durables

 92.176 92.779 92.708 -1.2 0.6 -0.1

Services

 355.073 356.925 358.410 3.0 0.9 0.4

Special aggregate indexes

All items less medical care

 269.408 271.530 271.847 2.2 0.9 0.1

All items less shelter

 236.889 239.249 239.554 2.4 1.1 0.1

Commodities less food

 145.433 148.602 147.685 0.7 1.5 -0.6

Nondurables

 227.011 230.748 229.808 1.5 1.2 -0.4

Nondurables less food

 184.455 189.961 188.257 1.6 2.1 -0.9

Services less rent of shelter(2)

 330.667 332.594 334.401 3.6 1.1 0.5

Services less medical care services

 340.973 342.543 343.722 2.6 0.8 0.3

Energy

 198.837 201.655 196.980 2.1 -0.9 -2.3

All items less energy

 289.655 291.832 292.832 2.5 1.1 0.3

All items less food and energy

 294.570 296.892 298.055 2.6 1.2 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 Feb 2020 from- Percent change to Jan 2020 from-
Nov
2019		 Dec
2019		 Jan
2020		 Feb
2020		 Feb
2019		 Dec
2019		 Jan
2020		 Jan
2019		 Nov
2019		 Dec
2019

U.S. city average

 257.208 256.974 257.971 258.678 2.3 0.7 0.3 2.5 0.3 0.4

U.S. city average (1967=100)

 770.482 769.781 772.768 774.886            

Region(1)

Northeast

 270.643 270.429 272.316 273.080 2.4 1.0 0.3 2.3 0.6 0.7

New England(2)

 104.359 104.273 105.014 105.221 2.5 0.9 0.2 2.2 0.6 0.7

Middle Atlantic(2)

 103.572 103.492 104.209 104.534 2.3 1.0 0.3 2.4 0.6 0.7

Midwest

 238.850 238.734 239.690 240.421 2.1 0.7 0.3 2.5 0.4 0.4

East North Central(2)

 103.614 103.605 104.130 104.271 2.0 0.6 0.1 2.6 0.5 0.5

West North Central(2)

 103.573 103.437 103.603 104.316 2.3 0.8 0.7 2.2 0.0 0.2

South

 247.385 247.289 248.005 248.412 1.9 0.5 0.2 2.3 0.3 0.3

South Atlantic(2)

 104.419 104.478 104.811 105.060 2.2 0.6 0.2 2.6 0.4 0.3

East South Central(2)

 102.530 102.426 102.776 102.771 1.0 0.3 0.0 1.6 0.2 0.3

West South Central(2)

 103.006 102.815 103.032 103.137 1.6 0.3 0.1 1.9 0.0 0.2

West

 273.128 272.584 273.340 274.412 3.1 0.7 0.4 2.9 0.1 0.3

Mountain(2)

 106.361 106.399 106.588 106.753 4.0 0.3 0.2 3.8 0.2 0.2

Pacific(2)

 106.048 105.744 106.076 106.583 2.8 0.8 0.5 2.6 0.0 0.3

Selected local areas(1)

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

 242.661 242.079 244.361 244.407 2.0 1.0 0.0 2.6 0.7 0.9

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

 277.239 275.553 277.755 278.657 3.4 1.1 0.3 3.1 0.2 0.8

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

 279.468 279.816 282.020 282.577 2.4 1.0 0.2 2.5 0.9 0.8

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

 283.526   285.181         2.2 0.6  

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX(4)

 238.768   238.935         2.1 0.1  

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO(4)

 271.142   270.952         3.8 -0.1  

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

 250.997   252.447         3.0 0.6  

Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA(4)

 106.573   107.143         3.0 0.5  

San Diego-Carlsbad, CA(4)

 301.520   302.564         2.3 0.3  

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

 229.740   231.258         3.8 0.7  

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

 265.026   266.433         1.6 0.5  

Urban Hawaii(4)

 282.248   283.683         1.7 0.5  

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA(7)

   245.076   247.042 2.9 0.8        

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

   257.847   259.121 1.8 0.5        

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI(7)

   237.514   238.634 2.6 0.5        

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

   228.765   230.147 1.5 0.6        

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

   270.918   272.044 1.4 0.4        

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

   257.194   259.694 2.6 1.0        

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

   144.910   145.746 4.4 0.6        

San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA(7)

   297.007   299.690 2.9 0.9        

Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA(7)

   279.421   282.115 2.5 1.0        

St. Louis, MO-IL(7)

   231.420   233.374 2.1 0.8        

Urban Alaska(7)

   226.527   226.510 -0.3 0.0        

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 Feb 2020 from- Percent change to Jan 2020 from-
Nov
2019		 Dec
2019		 Jan
2020		 Feb
2020		 Feb
2019		 Dec
2019		 Jan
2020		 Jan
2019		 Nov
2019		 Dec
2019

U.S. city average

 250.644 250.452 251.361 251.935 2.3 0.6 0.2 2.5 0.3 0.4

U.S. city average (1967=100)

 746.592 746.021 748.729 750.436            

Region(1)

Northeast

 266.452 266.403 268.104 268.726 2.3 0.9 0.2 2.3 0.6 0.6

New England(2)

 104.286 104.230 104.881 105.058 2.5 0.8 0.2 2.2 0.6 0.6

Middle Atlantic(2)

 103.375 103.367 104.031 104.292 2.3 0.9 0.3 2.3 0.6 0.6

Midwest

 232.714 232.645 233.506 234.120 2.2 0.6 0.3 2.7 0.3 0.4

East North Central(2)

 103.685 103.707 104.208 104.304 2.1 0.6 0.1 2.9 0.5 0.5

West North Central(2)

 103.409 103.262 103.351 104.068 2.3 0.8 0.7 2.2 -0.1 0.1

South

 242.614 242.619 243.338 243.593 1.9 0.4 0.1 2.3 0.3 0.3

South Atlantic(2)

 104.254 104.391 104.720 104.927 2.2 0.5 0.2 2.6 0.4 0.3

East South Central(2)

 102.673 102.610 102.932 102.858 1.0 0.2 -0.1 1.7 0.3 0.3

West South Central(2)

 102.837 102.682 102.952 102.989 1.7 0.3 0.0 2.1 0.1 0.3

West

 264.619 263.892 264.573 265.531 3.1 0.6 0.4 2.9 0.0 0.3

Mountain(2)

 106.516 106.438 106.544 106.717 3.7 0.3 0.2 3.4 0.0 0.1

Pacific(2)

 106.142 105.765 106.092 106.545 2.9 0.7 0.4 2.7 0.0 0.3

Selected local areas(1)

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

 233.945 233.518 235.518 235.557 2.1 0.9 0.0 2.8 0.7 0.9

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

 268.041 266.274 268.127 268.938 3.5 1.0 0.3 3.5 0.0 0.7

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

 273.627 274.027 276.077 276.412 2.3 0.9 0.1 2.4 0.9 0.7

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

 282.162   284.382         2.3 0.8  

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX(4)

 244.253   244.510         2.6 0.1  

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO(4)

 260.646   260.936         3.8 0.1  

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

 243.928   244.990         2.9 0.4  

Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA(4)

 106.824   107.580         3.4 0.7  

San Diego-Carlsbad, CA(4)

 284.856   284.272         2.3 -0.2  

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

 226.518   228.106         3.1 0.7  

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

 260.494   262.064         1.4 0.6  

Urban Hawaii(4)

 279.140   280.946         2.2 0.6  

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA(7)

   241.387   243.207 2.7 0.8        

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

   256.549   257.613 1.9 0.4        

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI(7)

   232.439   233.377 3.0 0.4        

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

   223.329   224.841 1.4 0.7        

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

   266.585   267.329 1.3 0.3        

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

   258.000   260.059 2.7 0.8        

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

   143.285   144.346 4.8 0.7        

San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA(7)

   289.456   292.010 2.5 0.9        

Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA(7)

   274.954   278.081 2.6 1.1        

St. Louis, MO-IL(7)

   229.500   231.384 2.3 0.8        

Urban Alaska(7)

   224.251   224.731 0.3 0.2        

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.