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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
Jun
2026		 Percent change from
Jun
2025		 Jun
2026		 Percent change from
Jun
2025		 Jun
2026		 Percent change from
Jun
2025		 Jun
2026		 Percent change from
Jun
2025		 Jun
2026		 Percent change from
Jun
2025		 Jun
2026		 Percent change from
Jun
2025

All items

 333.952 3.5 349.552 4.3 132.786 4.2     134.568 4.4 360.529 4.1

All items (1967 = 100)(2)

 1,000.371   550.437               1,042.240  

Food and beverages

 346.505 3.0 349.385 3.6 135.030 3.1     136.761 3.8 357.992 3.6

Food

 349.731 3.0 352.512 3.7 136.338 3.3     137.732 3.9 360.401 3.7

Food at home

 321.631 2.7 325.933 3.9 128.296 3.7 324.334 3.9 133.871 3.9 336.978 4.0

Food away from home

 395.633 3.4 400.007 3.5 149.609 2.7     143.607 3.9 406.500 3.2

Alcoholic beverages

 300.824 2.0 306.293 2.0 119.357 1.0     122.706 2.2 317.748 1.8

Housing

 359.189 3.3 388.085 4.6 140.094 4.2     139.692 4.7 400.209 4.4

Shelter

 429.062 3.3 475.146 4.3 141.134 3.8 470.085 2.2 136.909 4.5 496.178 4.3

Rent of primary residence

 446.945 2.8 478.796 4.3 144.004 5.0 489.296 3.4 136.162 4.1 506.466 4.2

Owners' equivalent rent of residences(3)

 441.365 3.3 492.431 4.2 140.713 4.0 506.267 4.2 137.303 4.3 513.148 4.5

Fuels and utilities(4)

 353.080 4.6 361.148 8.0                

Household energy(4)

 297.827 4.6 327.464 8.8                

Energy services(4)

 302.347 3.9 323.273 5.8                

Electricity(4)

 311.818 4.0 332.469 4.6                

Utility (piped) gas service(4)

 267.609 3.0 282.561 8.4                

Household furnishings and operations

 156.168 2.5 154.222 3.0 116.750 4.3     136.940 2.3 146.988 2.3

Apparel

 135.917 3.9 136.582 1.5 113.364 2.4     109.418 1.5 129.505 1.1

Transportation

 291.226 6.5 290.278 8.4 136.817 8.8     146.395 8.2    

Private transportation

 288.841 5.5 286.621 7.1 138.027 6.5     151.089 7.3 318.823 8.5

Motor fuel

 360.912 27.2 361.454 33.9 165.763 35.1 368.380 37.0 163.340 33.4 335.070 33.9

Gasoline

 358.518 26.7 360.016 33.6 166.062 34.5 364.797 37.0 163.334 33.2 333.481 33.8

Medical care

 592.750 2.0 593.699 1.4 125.860 1.1     115.929 1.6 576.410 1.5

Recreation(5)

 144.945 2.8 148.931 2.7 113.762 3.5     123.172 2.3 162.754 1.0

Education and communication(5)

 146.505 -0.1 160.966 1.1 110.299 1.0     116.497 1.2 167.125 0.3

Other goods and services

 607.199 4.6 652.785 3.8 144.335 3.8     132.586 3.8 529.960 4.1

Energy

 328.950 15.7 343.082 18.7 160.042 18.9 368.313 16.4 167.951 18.6 327.780 16.2

All items less food and energy

 336.882 2.6 357.597 3.3 129.962 3.2     131.552 3.3 371.575 3.4

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
Jun
2026		 Percent change from
Jun
2025		 Jun
2026		 Percent change from
Jun
2025		 Jun
2026		 Percent change from
Jun
2025		 Jun
2026		 Percent change from
Jun
2025		 Jun
2026		 Percent change from
Jun
2025		 Jun
2026		 Percent change from
Jun
2025

All items

 327.075 3.5 347.049 4.4 133.323 4.2     135.433 4.4 354.440 4.1

All items (1967 = 100)(2)

 974.257   542.072               1,009.178  

Food and beverages

 345.662 2.9 347.182 3.6 134.930 3.1     136.315 3.7 353.026 3.4

Food

 347.729 2.9 349.447 3.6 135.963 3.2     137.039 3.7 354.224 3.4

Food at home

 320.748 2.6 325.054 3.7 129.236 3.7 313.141 2.8 133.654 3.7 332.311 3.6

Food away from home

 396.402 3.3 399.897 3.4 148.067 2.5     143.273 3.8 402.012 3.0

Alcoholic beverages

 308.284 2.1 306.464 2.4 120.609 1.0     123.096 2.3 318.273 1.9

Housing

 354.295 3.1 387.938 4.6 140.556 4.4     140.714 4.6 394.300 4.3

Shelter

 419.784 3.1 469.469 4.1 141.395 3.9 478.522 2.5 136.750 4.2 487.890 4.3

Rent of primary residence

 444.821 2.8 471.959 4.2 144.135 4.8 489.296 3.4 136.150 4.1 497.888 4.2

Owners' equivalent rent of residences(3)

 398.050 3.2 433.466 4.2 140.383 3.8 444.922 4.2 137.390 4.3 458.528 4.5

Fuels and utilities(4)

 350.161 4.5 367.034 7.8                

Household energy(4)

 294.670 4.5 332.808 8.4                

Energy services(4)

 299.639 3.9 327.938 6.0                

Electricity(4)

 307.443 4.3 341.467 5.8                

Utility (piped) gas service(4)

 264.028 2.3 281.996 7.3                

Household furnishings and operations

 146.111 1.4 147.655 3.9 109.395 5.2     141.818 3.5 130.715 2.3

Apparel

 135.332 3.3 136.356 0.4 112.422 -0.6     108.715 0.9 116.602 -0.4

Transportation

 297.137 6.8 298.769 8.6 136.748 8.6     149.201 8.5    

Private transportation

 295.445 6.3 295.615 8.2 137.776 7.7     153.178 8.4 332.636 9.1

Motor fuel

 362.553 27.1 361.417 34.0 165.573 35.4 368.298 37.0 163.963 33.6 335.486 33.9

Gasoline

 360.095 26.6 359.863 33.5 166.193 34.5 364.802 37.0 163.707 33.2 333.767 33.8

Medical care

 600.562 1.9 584.158 1.2 126.906 0.6     113.428 1.4 575.940 1.1

Recreation(5)

 137.174 3.6 150.670 3.3 112.269 4.7     124.211 2.9 171.319 3.0

Education and communication(5)

 129.455 -0.8 141.872 0.2 106.265 -0.3     112.852 0.4 149.041 -1.6

Other goods and services

 672.764 4.9 757.809 4.0 141.488 2.6     135.206 4.3 610.908 4.2

Energy

 328.315 16.5 346.157 19.5 163.800 20.3 374.711 20.3 167.519 19.3 327.695 16.8

All items less food and energy

 326.108 2.2 353.215 2.9 129.458 2.6     132.183 2.9 365.154 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.