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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
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.