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Bureau of Labor Statistics > Geographic Information > Northeast > CPI Summary

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
Mar
2026		 Percent change from
Mar
2025		 Mar
2026		 Percent change from
Mar
2025		 Mar
2026		 Percent change from
Mar
2025		 Mar
2026		 Percent change from
Mar
2025		 Mar
2026		 Percent change from
Mar
2025		 Mar
2026		 Percent change from
Mar
2025

All items

 330.213 3.3 344.142 3.6 130.378 2.9 350.705 2.0 132.634 4.0 356.169 4.0

All items (1967 = 100)(2)

 989.172   541.919       1,019.333       1,029.634  

Food and beverages

 343.691 2.6 346.979 3.1 134.692 3.1 361.248 2.3 135.588 3.2 355.870 3.1

Food

 346.796 2.7 350.135 3.3 135.990 3.3 366.618 2.5 136.581 3.3 358.434 3.3

Food at home

 318.755 1.9 323.805 2.8 128.507 3.4 320.888 2.2 132.561 2.6 335.931 3.2

Food away from home

 392.652 3.8 397.168 3.9 148.107 3.0 448.596 2.8 142.743 4.3 402.854 3.4

Alcoholic beverages

 299.718 1.7 303.592 1.1 119.147 0.7 309.466 -0.2 121.314 1.0 313.975 0.2

Housing

 355.096 3.4 381.383 4.4 136.986 3.1 384.709 2.0 137.553 5.0 394.850 5.1

Shelter

 424.450 3.0 465.911 3.6 137.815 3.2 457.938 2.3 134.467 3.8 488.890 3.9

Rent of primary residence

 442.864 2.6 471.917 3.9 141.767 4.4 483.919 3.4 134.260 3.8 499.433 3.7

Owners' equivalent rent of residences(3)

 437.086 3.1 485.436 3.7 138.962 3.5 500.127 4.3 135.254 3.8 504.582 3.7

Fuels and utilities(4)

 345.233 5.6 355.526 10.0                

Household energy(4)

 289.820 5.8 322.037 11.1                

Energy services(4)

 292.978 5.0 313.150 8.0                

Electricity(4)

 299.028 4.6 313.667 6.2                

Utility (piped) gas service(4)

 268.466 6.4 290.340 12.1                

Household furnishings and operations

 155.381 4.0 154.391 5.3 115.394 2.8 148.975 3.7 137.883 6.4 147.387 6.7

Apparel

 138.582 3.4 139.736 1.5 113.713 1.2 131.624 -8.2 112.722 1.8 133.621 1.1

Transportation

 283.431 5.0 277.218 4.9 129.899 4.1 243.964 3.7 140.198 5.2    

Private transportation

 282.369 4.4 275.070 4.1 132.626 3.6 251.416 2.8 144.913 4.4 305.584 5.5

Motor fuel

 331.034 19.2 309.770 16.8 143.710 19.7 312.996 18.3 139.266 15.5 288.597 18.2

Gasoline

 328.874 18.9 308.736 16.7 144.052 19.3 309.936 18.3 139.367 15.6 287.225 18.2

Medical care

 592.286 3.1 596.122 2.3 126.211 1.4 757.409 -1.0 116.469 2.6 582.640 2.6

Recreation(5)

 143.898 2.2 147.938 0.7 115.176 3.0 120.866 2.1 121.395 -0.2 159.005 -3.5

Education and communication(5)

 146.668 0.0 160.798 1.1 110.066 0.6 185.806 3.0 116.434 1.2 167.404 0.9

Other goods and services

 596.439 3.8 647.112 4.0 143.335 4.7 699.674 4.6 131.333 3.7 527.578 4.5

Energy

 310.280 12.5 318.210 13.5 148.309 8.7 326.840 4.9 155.834 15.6 307.478 17.1

All items less food and energy

 334.391 2.6 353.417 2.9 127.937 2.3 358.300 1.7 130.230 3.2 368.071 3.3

Footnotes
(1) Indexes on a December 2017=100 base.
(2) For the Northeast, December 1977=100.
(3) Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.
(4) Census division and metropolitan area series for this item were discontinued in December 2024.
(5) Indexes 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
Mar
2026		 Percent change from
Mar
2025		 Mar
2026		 Percent change from
Mar
2025		 Mar
2026		 Percent change from
Mar
2025		 Mar
2026		 Percent change from
Mar
2025		 Mar
2026		 Percent change from
Mar
2025		 Mar
2026		 Percent change from
Mar
2025

All items

 323.500 3.3 341.850 3.6 130.846 2.6 350.666 1.5 133.540 3.9 349.962 3.8

All items (1967 = 100)(2)

 963.607   533.950       1,013.550       996.429  

Food and beverages

 343.062 2.5 344.977 2.9 134.684 3.1 354.873 1.7 135.305 2.8 351.665 2.8

Food

 345.067 2.6 347.282 2.9 135.698 3.2 358.785 1.7 136.055 2.9 352.990 2.8

Food at home

 318.260 1.8 323.263 2.5 129.467 3.4 311.774 1.1 132.701 2.3 331.964 2.7

Food away from home

 393.437 3.7 396.761 3.7 146.594 2.7 450.061 2.1 142.227 4.0 398.321 3.1

Alcoholic beverages

 306.888 1.8 303.595 1.8 120.673 1.4 303.643 2.0 121.655 1.5 314.518 0.5

Housing

 350.616 3.3 382.154 4.5 137.604 2.8 397.085 2.2 138.845 5.0 388.778 4.8

Shelter

 415.788 2.9 461.931 3.6 138.561 3.3 468.719 2.7 134.701 3.8 480.656 3.9

Rent of primary residence

 440.802 2.6 465.300 3.9 141.973 4.4 483.919 3.4 134.261 3.8 490.974 3.7

Owners' equivalent rent of residences(3)

 394.261 3.1 427.134 3.6 138.645 3.3 439.526 4.3 135.301 3.8 450.874 3.7

Fuels and utilities(4)

 341.934 5.3 360.704 10.6                

Household energy(4)

 286.307 5.5 326.707 11.7                

Energy services(4)

 290.278 4.9 318.697 9.4                

Electricity(4)

 295.178 4.6 322.852 8.3                

Utility (piped) gas service(4)

 264.399 5.9 289.181 11.4                

Household furnishings and operations

 146.132 3.3 147.539 4.3 106.950 0.2 152.773 3.2 142.507 5.8 130.702 3.9

Apparel

 138.257 3.3 139.937 0.7 114.552 -1.5 142.107 -7.6 111.716 1.5 120.177 0.0

Transportation

 289.464 5.4 285.054 5.0 129.769 4.1 239.534 3.8 142.610 5.3    

Private transportation

 288.310 5.1 281.837 4.6 131.484 3.9 240.347 3.3 145.987 4.8 317.879 6.1

Motor fuel

 332.845 19.4 309.149 16.6 143.043 19.6 312.926 18.3 139.801 15.6 288.956 18.3

Gasoline

 330.795 19.1 308.323 16.5 143.706 18.9 309.940 18.3 139.853 15.8 287.471 18.2

Medical care

 599.035 2.8 585.859 1.9 126.823 0.5 770.920 -2.5 113.925 2.5 581.890 2.0

Recreation(5)

 135.372 2.6 148.439 0.6 113.095 3.8 124.912 4.5 121.606 -0.3 165.246 -3.8

Education and communication(5)

 129.760 -0.8 141.820 -0.2 106.173 -0.7 157.485 1.4 112.828 0.0 149.688 -1.9

Other goods and services

 664.022 4.8 753.643 4.7 141.329 4.4 786.899 3.9 134.325 4.8 607.835 4.6

Energy

 308.903 13.0 318.769 14.0 150.146 9.1 328.736 6.9 154.475 15.4 304.747 16.5

All items less food and energy

 324.299 2.4 350.074 2.7 127.741 1.7 357.231 1.1 131.175 3.0 361.935 2.9

Footnotes
(1) Indexes on a December 2017=100 base.
(2) For the Northeast, December 1977=100.
(3) Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.
(4) Census division and metropolitan area series for this item were discontinued in December 2024.
(5) Indexes 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.