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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
2025		 Percent change from
Sep
2024		 Sep
2025		 Percent change from
Sep
2024		 Sep
2025		 Percent change from
Sep
2024		 Sep
2025		 Percent change from
Sep
2024		 Sep
2025		 Percent change from
Sep
2024		 Sep
2025		 Percent change from
Sep
2024

All items

 324.800 3.0 337.321 3.1 128.307 3.2 349.271 3.3 129.778 3.1 348.096 3.0

All items (1967 = 100)(2)

 972.957   531.178       1,015.165       1,006.297  

Food and beverages

 339.443 3.0 341.421 2.9 132.710 3.3 357.818 2.9 133.325 2.8 351.061 3.4

Food

 342.405 3.1 344.314 3.0 133.838 3.2 362.556 2.8 134.241 2.9 353.326 3.5

Food at home

 316.042 2.7 319.039 2.6 125.817 2.6 314.423 -0.3 130.946 2.6 331.200 3.4

Food away from home

 385.451 3.7 389.544 3.7 147.059 4.3 449.002 6.8 139.236 3.4 396.998 3.7

Alcoholic beverages

 297.507 2.0 301.604 2.0 119.239 3.3 310.491 3.6 120.329 1.4 312.715 0.8

Housing

 349.773 3.9 372.529 4.3 134.334 4.0 384.173 4.6 134.139 4.5 384.579 4.2

Shelter

 418.598 3.6 458.349 3.9 135.706 4.4 455.859 4.6 132.214 3.7 479.592 3.7

Rent of primary residence

 438.212 3.4 464.135 4.7 138.888 5.5 476.913 4.0 132.223 4.4 490.877 4.3

Owners' equivalent rent of residences(3)

 431.245 3.8 476.567 3.9 135.737 3.6 491.205 4.1 133.058 4.0 495.709 3.9

Fuels and utilities(4)

 334.686 5.8 326.436 8.6                

Household energy(4)

 280.642 6.2 291.596 8.8                

Energy services(4)

 286.838 6.4 294.295 9.8                

Electricity(4)

 296.887 5.1 305.375 7.0                

Utility (piped) gas service(4)

 251.728 11.7 252.195 17.0                

Household furnishings and operations

 154.023 4.1 151.993 3.8 113.524 0.3 150.244 0.3 135.801 5.2 145.478 5.7

Apparel

 135.424 -0.1 139.600 1.1 113.244 3.2 142.294 -0.7 112.679 0.4 133.757 -4.3

Transportation

 274.301 1.7 269.232 1.0 128.964 2.4 240.390 1.6 134.956 0.5    

Private transportation

 274.710 1.8 270.103 1.5 132.774 2.7 247.485 0.6 141.114 0.9 294.275 1.4

Motor fuel

 286.672 -0.4 275.561 -1.5 125.276 -1.4 276.172 -2.9 125.017 -1.7 257.297 -0.1

Gasoline

 285.595 -0.5 275.114 -1.5 126.010 -1.4 273.491 -2.9 125.225 -1.6 256.205 -0.1

Medical care

 584.858 3.3 588.710 2.9 125.380 3.7 769.718   114.736 2.5 571.179 3.5

Recreation(5)

 141.827 3.0 146.092 3.2 110.921 1.8 118.291 0.6 121.168 3.9 162.208 4.8

Education and communication(5)

 147.501 0.4 159.813 0.7 109.115 -0.5 182.054 1.9 115.838 1.3 167.281 1.9

Other goods and services

 585.873 4.1 635.558 4.3 137.938 5.1 689.340 6.4 130.002 4.0 522.172 3.9

Energy

 283.589 2.8 285.494 4.4 134.464 1.0 314.305 3.6 139.186 5.8 273.256 5.4

All items less food and energy

 330.804 3.0 348.764 3.0 126.762 3.4 357.981 3.3 128.289 2.9 361.572 2.8

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
Sep
2025		 Percent change from
Sep
2024		 Sep
2025		 Percent change from
Sep
2024		 Sep
2025		 Percent change from
Sep
2024		 Sep
2025		 Percent change from
Sep
2024		 Sep
2025		 Percent change from
Sep
2024		 Sep
2025		 Percent change from
Sep
2024

All items

 318.139 2.9 334.906 3.0 128.954 3.0 349.833 3.0 130.604 3.0 342.226 3.0

All items (1967 = 100)(2)

 947.640   523.105       1,011.143       974.402  

Food and beverages

 338.814 2.9 339.523 2.9 132.419 3.1 350.952 2.3 133.180 2.8 347.074 3.2

Food

 340.724 3.0 341.715 2.9 133.323 3.1 354.732 2.2 133.898 2.8 348.250 3.3

Food at home

 315.620 2.6 318.605 2.5 126.475 2.2 306.203 -1.1 131.068 2.6 327.620 3.2

Food away from home

 386.071 3.6 389.425 3.6 145.595 4.5 449.452 6.4 138.953 3.3 392.739 3.3

Alcoholic beverages

 304.373 2.0 300.290 2.0 120.300 3.0 301.860 3.6 120.407 1.6 312.845 0.8

Housing

 345.678 3.9 372.962 4.5 135.051 3.8 395.520 4.1 135.294 4.6 379.299 4.3

Shelter

 410.401 3.6 454.587 4.1 136.313 4.5 464.989 4.4 132.566 3.9 471.888 3.9

Rent of primary residence

 436.151 3.4 457.862 4.7 139.196 5.5 476.913 4.0 132.243 4.4 482.562 4.3

Owners' equivalent rent of residences(3)

 389.144 3.8 419.615 4.0 135.493 3.5 431.685 4.1 133.108 4.1 442.946 3.9

Fuels and utilities(4)

 332.381 6.0 331.288 9.2                

Household energy(4)

 278.329 6.3 296.783 9.6                

Energy services(4)

 284.578 6.5 297.679 10.2                

Electricity(4)

 292.430 5.2 309.660 7.8                

Utility (piped) gas service(4)

 249.649 12.3 254.583 17.0                

Household furnishings and operations

 145.373 3.4 145.417 2.5 106.813 -1.5 153.598 -1.5 139.942 4.1 131.094 4.6

Apparel

 135.793 0.0 140.813 -0.1 117.681 6.2 152.312 2.8 111.575 -2.1 121.669 -6.0

Transportation

 278.898 1.7 275.950 0.7 128.549 1.8 236.168 2.0 137.289 0.5    

Private transportation

 278.675 1.8 274.753 0.9 130.292 1.6 236.270 1.2 141.709 0.8 305.509 1.6

Motor fuel

 288.218 -0.3 275.289 -1.5 124.821 -1.3 276.111 -2.8 125.279 -1.7 257.524 -0.1

Gasoline

 287.151 -0.4 275.165 -1.5 126.118 -1.3 273.494 -2.9 125.463 -1.6 256.425 -0.1

Medical care

 593.705 3.5 580.749 3.1 126.924 3.8 788.732   112.481 2.8 573.022 3.5

Recreation(5)

 133.168 2.5 146.003 2.1 107.658 -0.8 119.177 -0.8 120.758 3.2 166.426 4.6

Education and communication(5)

 131.233 0.1 141.703 0.1 105.900 -0.8 155.594 2.3 112.780 0.4 149.455 -0.5

Other goods and services

 648.632 4.3 738.352 3.9 135.494 1.9 781.528 5.6 132.340 4.3 601.389 3.8

Energy

 281.553 2.7 286.408 4.5 136.277 1.2 311.542 3.3 138.372 5.3 272.286 5.2

All items less food and energy

 321.493 3.0 345.903 2.9 127.142 3.2 358.330 3.1 129.343 2.8 356.107 2.7

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.