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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
Apr
2025		 Percent change from
Apr
2024		 Apr
2025		 Percent change from
Apr
2024		 Apr
2025		 Percent change from
Apr
2024		 Apr
2025		 Percent change from
Apr
2024		 Apr
2025		 Percent change from
Apr
2024		 Apr
2025		 Percent change from
Apr
2024

All items

 320.795 2.3 333.065 3.1 126.900 3.0     128.048 3.2 344.047 3.9

All items (1967 = 100)(2)

 960.958   524.475               994.592  

Food and beverages

 334.918 2.7 335.870 2.3 130.737 2.4     131.077 2.2 343.275 1.8

Food

 337.747 2.8 338.507 2.2 131.792 2.1     131.885 2.3 345.045 1.8

Food at home

 311.840 2.0 312.927 1.1 123.822 0.5 314.037 -0.1 128.254 1.3 321.696 1.1

Food away from home

 380.039 3.9 384.341 4.0 144.935 4.7     137.444 3.7 390.866 3.0

Alcoholic beverages

 294.880 1.8 299.600 2.8 118.213 5.6     119.641 1.3 312.306 1.1

Housing

 344.801 4.0 367.625 5.3 133.792 5.0     131.869 5.4 379.339 5.9

Shelter

 413.389 4.0 452.830 5.3 135.369 6.2 455.081 5.4 130.101 4.9 473.400 5.5

Rent of primary residence(3)

 432.956 4.0 455.951 5.6 136.444 5.8 469.733 4.8 129.890 5.5 483.517 5.5

Owners' equivalent rent of residences(3)(4)

 425.106 4.3 469.557 5.5 134.512 6.1 480.378 5.1 130.780 5.2 488.264 6.0

Fuels and utilities

 328.138 5.4 322.576 8.8                

Household energy

 274.805 5.5 288.570 9.1                

Energy services(3)

 280.577 6.2 291.487 12.5                

Electricity(3)

 286.652 3.6 295.536 9.0                

Utility (piped) gas service(3)

 256.501 15.7 263.189 20.8                

Household furnishings and operations

 150.485 2.3 148.388 2.2 111.380 -0.5     132.312 3.4 143.436 5.6

Apparel

 132.544 -0.7 135.322 -0.1 110.613 3.8     108.776 -1.5 130.240 -1.9

Transportation

 272.503 -1.5 265.726 -0.8 125.145 -2.0     134.143 -0.2    

Private transportation

 272.793 -1.1 265.640 -0.1 128.339 -1.6     139.814 0.6 290.569 1.7

Motor fuel

 285.351 -11.7 267.294 -11.6 120.406 -13.4 262.111 -13.8 121.768 -10.7 244.436 -13.2

Gasoline

 284.526 -11.8 266.658 -11.6 121.081 -13.4 259.559 -13.8 121.855 -10.7 243.323 -13.2

Medical care

 576.988 2.7 584.462 2.1 124.626 4.2     113.836 1.2 570.208 2.3

Recreation(5)

 140.627 1.6 145.842 2.9 108.563 -0.9     122.123 4.8 165.835 9.3

Education and communication(5)

 146.354 0.2 158.726 2.1 109.189 2.5     114.685 1.9 165.511 3.6

Other goods and services

 576.398 3.6 626.057 2.6 137.380 5.1     127.535 1.8 510.748 0.8

Energy

 279.888 -3.7 280.382 -0.2 132.734 -6.1 298.019 -8.8 136.399 2.5 265.506 1.7

All items less food and energy

 326.815 2.8 344.751 3.5 125.483 3.9     126.734 3.4 358.470 4.3

Footnotes
(1) Index is on a December 2017=100 base.
(2) For the Northeast, December 1977=100.
(3) This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item stratum index series converted to a geometric means estimator in January, 1999.
(4) Index is on a December 1982=100 base.
(5) Index is 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
Apr
2025		 Percent change from
Apr
2024		 Apr
2025		 Percent change from
Apr
2024		 Apr
2025		 Percent change from
Apr
2024		 Apr
2025		 Percent change from
Apr
2024		 Apr
2025		 Percent change from
Apr
2024		 Apr
2025		 Percent change from
Apr
2024

All items

 314.243 2.1 330.673 3.1 127.573 2.9     128.881 3.2 338.206 3.8

All items (1967 = 100)(2)

 936.033   516.493               962.958  

Food and beverages

 334.475 2.7 334.359 2.2 130.701 2.5     131.061 2.1 339.307 1.5

Food

 336.271 2.7 336.413 2.1 131.594 2.3     131.715 2.1 340.203 1.5

Food at home

 311.496 2.0 312.896 1.2 124.707 0.5 306.854 -0.1 128.580 1.5 318.661 1.0

Food away from home

 381.024 3.8 385.223 3.9 143.924 5.2     137.491 3.4 387.374 2.6

Alcoholic beverages

 302.028 1.7 297.827 3.0 118.733 4.8     119.700 1.5 312.364 1.3

Housing

 340.673 3.9 367.161 5.3 134.250 4.8     132.822 5.5 373.333 5.7

Shelter

 405.120 4.0 448.087 5.3 135.571 6.2 462.154 5.3 130.346 5.1 465.236 5.6

Rent of primary residence(3)

 430.888 4.0 449.782 5.6 136.740 5.8 469.733 4.8 129.909 5.5 475.327 5.5

Owners' equivalent rent of residences(3)(4)

 383.579 4.3 413.375 5.6 134.561 6.2 422.170 5.1 130.831 5.3 436.294 6.0

Fuels and utilities

 326.224 5.6 327.102 10.1                

Household energy

 272.882 5.7 293.121 10.5                

Energy services(3)

 278.636 6.1 293.766 13.1                

Electricity(3)

 283.225 3.7 299.468 9.9                

Utility (piped) gas service(3)

 254.241 16.2 263.768 21.4                

Household furnishings and operations

 142.030 1.1 140.951 0.0 104.368 -4.4     135.248 1.6 127.069 2.8

Apparel

 132.465 -1.0 137.479 0.4 114.290 3.9     109.202 -0.8 119.621 -0.9

Transportation

 277.277 -1.7 272.920 -0.6 125.069 -2.1     136.307 0.1    

Private transportation

 276.960 -1.5 271.004 -0.2 126.814 -1.9     140.237 0.4 300.342 1.9

Motor fuel

 286.877 -11.8 267.523 -11.3 119.994 -13.4 262.052 -13.7 122.130 -10.6 244.714 -13.2

Gasoline

 286.134 -11.8 267.024 -11.4 121.237 -13.5 259.562 -13.8 122.096 -10.7 243.532 -13.2

Medical care

 584.610 2.8 576.839 2.5 126.270 4.4     111.657 1.6 573.012 2.4

Recreation(5)

 132.056 0.9 147.336 3.4 106.401 -1.4     122.720 5.1 173.582 10.9

Education and communication(5)

 130.568 -0.3 141.548 1.6 106.585 1.9     112.447 1.5 151.758 3.7

Other goods and services

 636.197 3.5 726.750 2.6 136.024 3.2     129.600 2.5 590.668 1.4

Energy

 278.221 -4.4 280.966 0.0 135.077 -5.0 297.235 -8.2 135.356 1.6 264.480 1.3

All items less food and energy

 317.593 2.7 341.960 3.7 125.825 3.8     127.830 3.7 353.342 4.6

Footnotes
(1) Index is on a December 2017=100 base.
(2) For the Northeast, December 1977=100.
(3) This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item stratum index series converted to a geometric means estimator in January, 1999.
(4) Index is on a December 1982=100 base.
(5) Index is 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.