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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
Dec
2025		 Percent change from
Dec
2024		 Dec
2025		 Percent change from
Dec
2024		 Dec
2025		 Percent change from
Dec
2024		 Dec
2025		 Percent change from
Dec
2024		 Dec
2025		 Percent change from
Dec
2024		 Dec
2025		 Percent change from
Dec
2024

All items

 324.054 2.7 337.880 3.3 127.684 2.5     130.357 3.6 350.003 3.4

All items (1967 = 100)(2)

 970.722   532.058               1,011.811  

Food and beverages

 340.780 3.0 343.296 3.3 132.962 3.3     134.267 3.2 352.305 2.9

Food

 343.795 3.1 346.388 3.4 134.043 3.3     135.311 3.4 354.588 3.1

Food at home

 315.664 2.4 319.676 2.9 126.209 3.0 315.122 0.5 131.145 2.8 331.683 3.0

Food away from home

 389.889 4.1 394.291 4.2 146.940 3.7     141.742 4.4 399.692 3.1

Alcoholic beverages

 298.085 2.1 300.737 1.3 120.110 3.5     119.407 0.3 313.677 0.8

Housing

 351.072 3.6 376.454 4.5 134.936 2.9     135.886 5.2 390.710 4.8

Shelter

 420.134 3.2 461.612 3.9 135.695 3.3 454.161 3.4 133.548 4.1 486.062 4.2

Rent of primary residence

 440.667 2.9 468.186 4.2 140.296 4.7 481.998 3.6 133.311 4.0 495.917 3.9

Owners' equivalent rent of residences(3)

 434.166 3.4 481.287 3.9 137.154 3.3 495.537 4.2 134.345 4.1 501.375 3.8

Fuels and utilities(4)

 338.484 6.7 339.425 9.2                

Household energy(4)

 284.047 7.4 305.078 9.8                

Energy services(4)

 290.037 7.7 307.749 10.8                

Electricity(4)

 295.121 6.7 311.925 10.0                

Utility (piped) gas service(4)

 268.415 10.8 278.065 12.5                

Household furnishings and operations

 153.484 4.0 153.423 5.3 114.152 1.1     137.295 7.1 148.586 6.9

Apparel

 128.122 0.6 129.514 0.8 104.787 0.3     104.685 1.1 123.775 1.5

Transportation

 268.630 0.4 265.707 1.2 124.022 0.7     134.624 1.4    

Private transportation

 268.511 0.6 266.530 1.9 128.675 1.9     140.326 1.9 292.820 1.9

Motor fuel

 262.906 -3.2 261.726 -1.1 119.942 -0.9 267.001 -0.6 118.310 -1.2 241.452 -0.7

Gasoline

 261.466 -3.4 260.957 -1.2 120.586 -1.0 264.402 -0.6 118.300 -1.3 240.322 -0.7

Medical care

 587.144 3.2 588.217 2.6 125.549 3.2     114.509 2.2 571.262 1.8

Recreation(5)

 142.505 3.0 145.690 2.5 111.110 2.2     120.569 2.6 159.526 2.5

Education and communication(5)

 146.392 0.5 159.273 0.9 109.125 0.6     115.278 1.0 167.828 2.1

Other goods and services

 588.451 4.2 643.021 5.6 141.871 6.8     130.724 5.2 526.742 6.4

Energy

 274.131 2.3 288.129 5.6 136.273 0.7 325.748 2.4 140.224 7.8 274.426 6.1

All items less food and energy

 330.506 2.6 348.887 3.1 125.840 2.5     128.756 3.3 363.695 3.2

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
Dec
2025		 Percent change from
Dec
2024		 Dec
2025		 Percent change from
Dec
2024		 Dec
2025		 Percent change from
Dec
2024		 Dec
2025		 Percent change from
Dec
2024		 Dec
2025		 Percent change from
Dec
2024		 Dec
2025		 Percent change from
Dec
2024

All items

 317.014 2.6 335.685 3.3 128.555 2.6     131.113 3.5 343.497 3.2

All items (1967 = 100)(2)

 944.287   524.322               978.022  

Food and beverages

 340.141 2.9 341.200 3.1 132.850 3.4     133.909 3.0 347.939 2.7

Food

 342.083 3.0 343.470 3.1 133.694 3.3     134.682 3.1 349.103 2.8

Food at home

 315.249 2.3 319.203 2.7 127.116 3.0 306.069 -0.2 131.201 2.7 327.850 2.8

Food away from home

 390.605 4.0 393.917 3.9 145.508 3.8     141.216 4.0 395.233 2.7

Alcoholic beverages

 305.143 2.2 300.443 1.7 121.631 3.7     119.856 0.7 314.000 1.0

Housing

 347.027 3.6 377.415 4.8 136.070 3.0     137.077 5.3 384.526 4.6

Shelter

 412.099 3.2 458.314 4.0 136.790 3.4 465.183 3.5 133.826 4.1 477.712 4.1

Rent of primary residence

 438.560 2.9 461.797 4.2 140.606 4.7 481.998 3.6 133.326 4.0 487.518 3.9

Owners' equivalent rent of residences(3)

 391.712 3.3 423.789 3.9 136.944 3.1 435.492 4.2 134.403 4.2 448.008 3.8

Fuels and utilities(4)

 335.726 6.8 344.298 10.3                

Household energy(4)

 281.273 7.5 309.953 11.1                

Energy services(4)

 287.395 7.6 310.525 11.7                

Electricity(4)

 291.104 6.7 317.593 11.3                

Utility (piped) gas service(4)

 265.473 11.1 276.686 12.8                

Household furnishings and operations

 144.475 3.1 146.820 4.9 107.551 0.3     141.432 6.7 131.237 4.9

Apparel

 128.303 0.8 131.402 1.2 108.372 0.8     104.760 1.4 112.654 1.0

Transportation

 272.599 0.5 273.643 1.6 124.776 1.3     136.827 1.6    

Private transportation

 271.945 0.6 272.198 2.0 127.260 1.8     140.885 2.0 303.616 2.3

Motor fuel

 263.516 -3.3 261.414 -1.1 119.413 -1.0 266.941 -0.6 118.705 -1.1 241.752 -0.7

Gasoline

 262.029 -3.5 260.666 -1.2 120.646 -1.0 264.405 -0.6 118.499 -1.3 240.528 -0.7

Medical care

 596.082 3.2 579.795 2.6 126.897 3.1     112.236 2.4 573.207 1.6

Recreation(5)

 133.957 2.9 145.604 2.3 107.951 1.5     120.202 2.6 163.918 3.4

Education and communication(5)

 129.787 -0.2 140.748 0.0 105.427 -0.3     111.957 0.0 150.674 0.3

Other goods and services

 652.370 4.5 749.402 5.9 140.642 5.6     133.545 6.0 606.701 6.4

Energy

 270.477 1.9 287.724 5.9 137.122 0.7 321.182 2.4 138.947 7.5 272.856 5.9

All items less food and energy

 321.081 2.6 346.419 3.1 126.465 2.6     129.788 3.3 357.579 3.1

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.