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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
Sep
2024		 Percent change from
Sep
2023		 Sep
2024		 Percent change from
Sep
2023		 Sep
2024		 Percent change from
Sep
2023		 Sep
2024		 Percent change from
Sep
2023		 Sep
2024		 Percent change from
Sep
2023		 Sep
2024		 Percent change from
Sep
2023

All items

 315.301 2.4 327.156 3.4 124.289 3.4 338.258 3.4 125.931 3.4 337.889 3.8

All items (1967 = 100)(2)

 944.502   515.171       983.155       976.791  

Food and beverages

 329.417 2.2 331.677 2.3 128.526 0.8 347.797 1.1 129.694 2.9 339.549 2.0

Food

 332.083 2.3 334.297 2.4 129.630 1.0 352.585 1.1 130.473 2.9 341.228 2.1

Food at home

 307.767 1.3 311.030 1.4 122.683 -0.8 315.425 0.1 127.648 2.3 320.248 1.5

Food away from home

 371.604 3.9 375.790 4.1 141.029 4.2 420.523 2.8 134.672 4.1 382.765 3.2

Alcoholic beverages

 291.683 1.5 295.662 0.6 115.421 -1.3 299.611 0.6 118.673 1.7 310.107 0.6

Housing

 336.776 4.1 357.067 5.2 129.180 5.6 367.289 5.5 128.395 5.1 369.156 5.8

Shelter

 404.133 4.9 441.126 5.9 129.961 6.5 435.780 6.1 127.504 5.7 462.680 6.0

Rent of primary residence(3)

 423.821 4.8 443.231 5.7 131.691 6.2 458.397 6.5 126.600 5.5 470.439 5.0

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

 415.601 5.2 458.636 6.3 130.963 7.1 472.079 6.8 127.908 5.9 477.122 6.2

Fuels and utilities

 316.243 3.0 300.684 3.4 137.574 2.4 387.352 5.4 133.441 4.0 262.753 5.9

Household energy

 264.362 2.5 267.917 3.4 137.536 2.3 320.493 6.1 133.950 4.0 252.535 5.8

Energy services(3)

 269.593 3.4 268.020 7.7 140.664 9.4 339.461 10.0 134.723 7.1 242.949 9.8

Electricity(3)

 282.522 3.7 285.266 8.3 152.559 9.2 407.817 8.4 139.054 8.0 242.893 8.5

Utility (piped) gas service(3)

 225.366 2.0 215.519 5.6 112.167 9.5 212.035 14.0 125.432 4.9 227.980 12.4

Household furnishings and operations

 147.906 -0.5 146.491 1.9 113.133 1.0 149.795 -0.5 129.064 2.3 137.634 4.1

Apparel

 135.537 1.8 138.114 0.8 109.711 4.3 143.306 -0.2 112.246 0.2 139.802 0.3

Transportation

 269.604 -1.1 266.495 1.2 125.944 -0.9 236.576 0.5 134.318 2.1    

Private transportation

 269.771 -1.1 266.229 1.2 129.261 -1.0 245.964 -0.3 139.812 2.2 290.284 3.0

Motor fuel

 287.876 -15.5 279.895 -13.2 126.997 -14.8 284.320 -13.7 127.135 -12.5 257.644 -14.9

Gasoline

 287.102 -15.3 279.428 -13.1 127.797 -14.8 281.653 -13.8 127.305 -12.5 256.536 -14.9

Medical care

 566.266 3.3 572.052 2.8 120.871 6.5     111.936 1.2 551.616 -2.3

Recreation(5)

 137.651 0.7 141.504 1.1 108.957 0.9 117.636 1.2 116.622 1.2 154.713 3.5

Education and communication(5)

 146.928 0.9 158.684 2.0 109.665 2.7 178.580 0.8 114.398 1.7 164.202 2.5

Other goods and services

 562.638 3.5 609.443 2.7 131.230 2.6 648.099 2.4 125.012 2.6 502.588 3.0

Energy

 275.740 -6.8 273.529 -4.0 133.115 -5.0 303.351 -1.7 131.540 -3.4 259.181 -2.3

All items less food and energy

 321.109 3.3 338.498 4.2 122.610 4.7 346.678 4.2 124.695 4.1 351.812 4.5

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
Sep
2024		 Percent change from
Sep
2023		 Sep
2024		 Percent change from
Sep
2023		 Sep
2024		 Percent change from
Sep
2023		 Sep
2024		 Percent change from
Sep
2023		 Sep
2024		 Percent change from
Sep
2023		 Sep
2024		 Percent change from
Sep
2023

All items

 309.046 2.2 325.038 3.5 125.142 3.5 339.697 2.9 126.779 3.6 332.371 3.9

All items (1967 = 100)(2)

 920.555   507.692       981.847       946.343  

Food and beverages

 329.149 2.3 330.078 2.2 128.392 0.8 343.070 1.1 129.571 2.7 336.314 2.2

Food

 330.846 2.3 332.091 2.3 129.265 1.0 347.016 1.3 130.208 2.7 337.203 2.2

Food at home

 307.693 1.3 310.786 1.4 123.699 -0.5 309.599 0.0 127.742 2.1 317.459 1.6

Food away from home

 372.491 4.0 375.806 3.8 139.286 3.9 422.333 3.0 134.543 3.8 380.230 3.4

Alcoholic beverages

 298.532 1.3 294.314 0.2 116.814 -1.3 291.378 0.6 118.546 1.6 310.447 0.7

Housing

 332.743 4.1 356.960 5.4 130.122 6.3 379.978 5.8 129.309 5.2 363.763 5.7

Shelter

 396.040 4.9 436.777 6.1 130.505 7.1 445.493 6.2 127.547 5.8 454.307 5.8

Rent of primary residence(3)

 421.661 4.8 437.392 5.7 131.883 6.2 458.397 6.5 126.633 5.6 462.471 5.0

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

 374.904 5.2 403.496 6.3 130.851 7.2 414.876 6.8 127.916 5.9 426.337 6.2

Fuels and utilities

 313.535 3.1 303.469 4.5 141.339 5.2 391.988 9.3 133.371 4.7 258.395 7.0

Household energy

 261.711 2.6 270.777 4.7 141.183 5.5 322.045 10.7 133.957 4.8 251.514 7.1

Energy services(3)

 267.212 3.1 270.109 8.0 143.652 10.8 343.345 12.8 134.401 7.4 244.359 10.6

Electricity(3)

 277.910 3.5 287.148 8.8 154.483 9.2 407.818 8.4 139.262 8.7 244.309 8.5

Utility (piped) gas service(3)

 222.299 1.3 217.577 5.0 112.990 9.1 212.040 14.0 124.730 4.0 233.387 12.4

Household furnishings and operations

 140.639 -0.9 141.833 1.2 108.481 -0.2 155.863 -0.2 134.441 1.5 125.330 3.1

Apparel

 135.758 1.9 140.930 2.7 110.771 1.0 148.116 -2.5 113.939 2.9 129.467 2.6

Transportation

 274.251 -1.5 274.049 2.0 126.237 -0.8 231.629 -1.7 136.562 2.9    

Private transportation

 273.820 -1.5 272.337 2.0 128.231 -1.1 233.387 -2.5 140.603 3.1 300.560 4.2

Motor fuel

 289.176 -15.4 279.583 -12.7 126.427 -14.5 284.139 -13.9 127.408 -12.1 257.877 -14.9

Gasoline

 288.421 -15.3 279.294 -12.9 127.775 -14.8 281.656 -13.8 127.475 -12.3 256.756 -14.9

Medical care

 573.900 3.6 563.363 3.1 122.263 7.9     109.443 1.2 553.544 -2.1

Recreation(5)

 129.975 0.1 143.043 1.2 108.572 0.0 120.107 0.5 117.057 1.6 159.095 3.9

Education and communication(5)

 131.144 0.4 141.547 1.5 106.800 1.8 152.153 0.6 112.322 1.4 150.200 2.3

Other goods and services

 621.715 4.1 710.947 2.9 132.912 3.2 740.400 1.7 126.835 2.8 579.530 2.6

Energy

 274.106 -7.6 274.064 -3.8 134.712 -4.3 301.707 -1.8 131.421 -3.6 258.845 -2.4

All items less food and energy

 312.237 3.4 336.044 4.7 123.201 4.9 347.403 3.7 125.759 4.6 346.761 4.9

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.