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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
Oct
2023
Percent change from
Oct
2022
Oct
2023
Percent change from
Oct
2022
Oct
2023
Percent change from
Oct
2022
Oct
2023
Percent change from
Oct
2022
Oct
2023
Percent change from
Oct
2022
Oct
2023
Percent change from
Oct
2022

All items

307.671 3.2 316.300 2.7 120.315 2.0     121.666 2.9 325.288 3.5

All items (1967 = 100)(2)

921.645   498.076               940.362  

Food and beverages

323.262 3.3 326.008 3.2 127.885 3.4     126.818 3.1 334.814 3.5

Food

325.731 3.3 328.271 3.1 128.780 3.3     127.506 3.0 336.258 3.5

Food at home

304.788 2.1 308.342 2.1 124.057 2.5 314.876 3.5 125.525 1.9 317.787 2.3

Food away from home

358.824 5.4 362.775 5.1 135.965 5.3     130.106 5.1 372.364 5.7

Alcoholic beverages

288.303 3.7 294.792 3.9 116.721 4.1     117.223 3.8 309.137 3.6

Housing

323.964 5.2 339.349 4.1 122.704 3.1     122.026 4.4 348.558 4.5

Shelter

386.435 6.7 417.687 6.3 122.492 6.7 410.367 6.5 120.943 6.2 437.792 5.8

Rent of primary residence(3)

406.683 7.2 421.432 6.7 124.709 7.7 432.834 7.8 120.526 6.5 449.583 6.1

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

396.881 6.8 433.092 6.6 122.662 7.0 444.030 6.6 121.204 6.4 450.834 6.2

Fuels and utilities

304.885 -1.3 286.199 -8.3 133.961 -12.2     125.639 -6.6 239.388 -6.1

Household energy

255.594 -3.2 254.205 -10.4 133.985 -14.2 301.753 -15.7 125.548 -8.6 228.910 -7.3

Energy services(3)

258.236 -2.3 243.595 -8.0 129.208 -11.0 311.095 -13.3 121.848 -6.8 209.624 -6.2

Electricity(3)

268.342 2.4 256.473 -0.6 140.154 -1.3 380.395 -3.0 123.854 -0.5 207.419 -0.7

Utility (piped) gas service(3)

222.955 -15.8 201.952 -21.6 103.631 -31.9 185.924 -34.4 117.574 -17.9 201.162 -15.3

Household furnishings and operations

148.558 1.7 143.340 1.6 112.475 -1.7     125.640 2.7 131.671 3.4

Apparel

132.786 2.6 135.288 2.5 106.080 3.3     110.090 2.3 134.806 3.9

Transportation

270.027 0.8 263.135 3.4 126.049 2.2     131.849 3.9    

Private transportation

269.920 1.2 262.200 3.8 129.500 2.8     136.677 4.3 281.541 5.4

Motor fuel

322.975 -5.6 313.683 1.1 144.076 2.9 321.075 1.2 141.802 0.4 294.540 3.1

Gasoline

320.999 -5.3 312.856 1.5 144.797 3.6 318.118 1.5 141.894 0.6 293.288 3.2

Medical care

549.762 -0.8 548.512 -5.4 113.540 -2.1     108.364 -6.8 550.580 -5.1

Recreation(5)

136.726 3.2 141.088 2.4 108.095 -1.9     116.490 3.9 153.225 6.4

Education and communication(5)

145.295 0.9 154.955 0.9 106.656 -1.5     111.924 1.8 158.490 1.1

Other goods and services

546.825 6.2 598.691 5.0 128.966 7.0     122.874 4.3 494.191 2.0

Energy

286.754 -4.5 278.447 -5.8 137.784 -7.8 305.110 -9.9 132.798 -4.9 255.787 -3.9

All items less food and energy

311.380 4.0 324.997 3.4 117.450 2.9     119.813 3.6 336.749 4.0

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
Oct
2023
Percent change from
Oct
2022
Oct
2023
Percent change from
Oct
2022
Oct
2023
Percent change from
Oct
2022
Oct
2023
Percent change from
Oct
2022
Oct
2023
Percent change from
Oct
2022
Oct
2023
Percent change from
Oct
2022

All items

302.071 3.1 314.057 2.7 121.215 2.2     122.369 2.9 320.196 3.7

All items (1967 = 100)(2)

899.779   490.540               911.678  

Food and beverages

322.903 3.5 324.701 3.2 127.668 3.7     126.945 3.0 331.248 3.7

Food

324.415 3.4 326.449 3.2 128.322 3.6     127.540 3.0 332.018 3.7

Food at home

304.522 2.1 307.897 2.0 124.659 2.5 308.414 3.3 125.819 1.7 314.840 2.5

Food away from home

359.593 5.5 363.951 5.5 134.623 6.0     130.417 5.3 369.494 5.7

Alcoholic beverages

295.832 4.5 294.662 4.3 118.035 5.6     117.234 3.9 309.276 4.0

Housing

320.321 5.2 338.939 4.1 123.330 3.3     122.824 4.4 343.969 4.6

Shelter

378.889 6.8 413.371 6.5 123.008 7.1 420.882 6.9 120.897 6.4 430.855 6.0

Rent of primary residence(3)

404.569 7.3 415.776 6.8 124.884 7.7 432.834 7.8 120.503 6.6 441.968 6.1

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

358.098 6.8 380.819 6.5 122.459 7.1 390.226 6.6 121.183 6.3 402.847 6.2

Fuels and utilities

302.368 -1.2 286.069 -8.2 134.432 -12.6     124.950 -6.8 233.019 -6.6

Household energy

253.145 -3.0 254.079 -10.3 133.877 -14.7 292.296 -17.0 124.863 -8.8 225.205 -7.9

Energy services(3)

256.898 -2.3 245.170 -8.1 130.240 -10.6 306.804 -13.7 121.800 -7.2 210.035 -7.1

Electricity(3)

264.998 2.1 257.920 -0.6 141.697 -0.1 380.396 -3.0 124.117 -0.9 208.628 -0.7

Utility (piped) gas service(3)

221.500 -17.0 204.840 -21.0 104.936 -31.3 185.929 -34.4 117.756 -18.0 205.933 -15.3

Household furnishings and operations

142.062 1.7 139.577 2.5 109.190 -2.9     131.612 3.7 121.709 3.8

Apparel

132.788 2.8 135.674 2.8 110.257 4.7     108.766 2.1 123.106 4.5

Transportation

275.026 1.1 268.451 3.6 125.884 1.9     132.908 4.1    

Private transportation

274.385 1.5 266.141 3.8 128.290 2.6     136.252 4.2 288.810 5.0

Motor fuel

323.759 -5.8 312.311 0.7 143.038 2.5 321.272 1.3 141.786 0.2 294.988 3.1

Gasoline

322.180 -5.5 312.136 1.4 144.666 3.8 318.122 1.5 141.944 0.6 293.539 3.2

Medical care

556.613 -1.2 538.335 -7.5 113.408 -2.5     105.963 -9.2 552.374 -5.3

Recreation(5)

129.744 2.5 143.219 3.1 108.362 -2.3     117.295 5.0 158.532 8.1

Education and communication(5)

130.256 0.4 138.842 0.5 104.834 -2.7     110.175 1.3 145.039 0.5

Other goods and services

602.208 5.9 696.137 5.0 129.565 7.3     124.443 4.2 571.190 2.8

Energy

286.777 -4.6 279.024 -5.3 138.493 -7.2 303.898 -8.4 133.213 -4.7 255.860 -3.6

All items less food and energy

302.768 4.1 321.693 3.7 117.977 3.1     120.360 3.8 331.504 4.4

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.