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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
Jul
2026		 Percent change from
Jul
2025		 Jul
2026		 Percent change from
Jul
2025		 Jul
2026		 Percent change from
Jul
2025		 Jul
2026		 Percent change from
Jul
2025		 Jul
2026		 Percent change from
Jul
2025		 Jul
2026		 Percent change from
Jul
2025

All items

 333.918 3.4 349.414 4.1 132.642 3.9 359.707 3.7 134.554 4.2 362.189 4.6

All items (1967 = 100)(2)

 1,000.271   550.221       1,045.500       1,047.039  

Food and beverages

 346.945 2.9 350.115 3.4 135.411 3.0 365.929 2.8 137.008 3.6 359.853 3.4

Food

 350.164 3.0 353.186 3.5 136.777 3.3 371.836 3.1 137.927 3.6 362.221 3.4

Food at home

 321.643 2.7 326.135 3.5 128.869 3.8 325.514 3.2 133.749 3.4 338.451 3.3

Food away from home

 396.859 3.4 401.649 3.4 149.758 2.4 454.850 2.8 144.360 3.9 408.965 3.6

Alcoholic beverages

 301.367 2.1 307.659 2.2 119.017 0.2 309.840 0.3 123.575 2.8 319.994 2.6

Housing

 359.556 3.3 387.415 4.1 140.097 3.8 400.046 4.4 139.354 4.2 402.380 4.8

Shelter

 429.491 3.2 474.745 3.9 141.320 3.5 476.313 4.7 136.677 4.1 498.478 4.8

Rent of primary residence

 447.963 2.9 480.389 4.3 144.603 5.0 491.717 3.3 136.576 4.0 508.793 4.3

Owners' equivalent rent of residences(3)

 442.503 3.2 493.938 4.2 141.099 4.0 509.059 3.9 137.741 4.3 516.170 4.9

Fuels and utilities(4)

 353.712 4.9 358.888 7.7                

Household energy(4)

 298.097 5.0 324.652 8.4                

Energy services(4)

 302.594 4.3 319.944 5.7                

Electricity(4)

 311.672 4.2 327.713 4.3                

Utility (piped) gas service(4)

 268.999 4.3 282.293 9.0                

Household furnishings and operations

 156.223 2.2 153.567 1.7 115.858 2.5 147.718 -0.6 136.570 1.4 146.698 1.5

Apparel

 134.182 3.9 133.070 -0.2 106.133 -2.6 125.851 -6.9 108.083 0.9 127.149 0.5

Transportation

 289.420 5.8 289.266 8.1 136.093 8.0 252.257 6.5 146.010 8.1    

Private transportation

 287.661 4.9 285.093 6.3 137.415 5.8 260.792 5.1 150.217 6.5 317.163 7.9

Motor fuel

 352.826 24.8 349.573 29.1 161.011 30.5 355.303 30.5 157.667 28.5 325.041 29.3

Gasoline

 350.846 24.6 348.313 28.9 161.419 30.1 351.849 30.5 157.702 28.4 323.520 29.3

Medical care

 593.781 1.7 594.418 1.8 125.442 0.9 760.966 -0.1 116.304 2.2 576.517 2.1

Recreation(5)

 145.242 2.6 150.138 3.1 113.941 3.1 119.524 1.3 124.497 3.1 165.495 3.4

Education and communication(5)

 147.498 0.5 162.667 2.0 111.888 2.7 187.637 4.5 117.513 1.7 168.699 0.8

Other goods and services

 607.421 4.3 656.270 3.8 144.757 3.4 715.434 3.8 133.432 3.9 535.708 3.8

Energy

 325.150 14.7 336.450 16.7 157.538 17.5 364.562 16.0 164.444 16.4 328.040 15.7

All items less food and energy

 337.133 2.5 357.944 3.2 129.904 2.9 365.982 3.0 131.758 3.3 373.366 4.0

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
Jul
2026		 Percent change from
Jul
2025		 Jul
2026		 Percent change from
Jul
2025		 Jul
2026		 Percent change from
Jul
2025		 Jul
2026		 Percent change from
Jul
2025		 Jul
2026		 Percent change from
Jul
2025		 Jul
2026		 Percent change from
Jul
2025

All items

 327.104 3.4 347.271 4.2 133.320 4.0 358.558 3.4 135.545 4.3 355.714 4.4

All items (1967 = 100)(2)

 974.343   542.418       1,036.362       1,012.808  

Food and beverages

 346.224 2.9 348.232 3.5 135.424 3.3 359.008 2.6 136.707 3.6 354.986 3.1

Food

 348.291 3.0 350.450 3.5 136.497 3.4 363.137 2.7 137.399 3.6 356.184 3.1

Food at home

 321.026 2.7 325.704 3.6 129.871 4.1 315.098 2.6 133.835 3.4 334.005 3.0

Food away from home

 397.569 3.4 401.884 3.5 148.336 2.4 456.710 2.7 144.101 3.9 404.643 3.4

Alcoholic beverages

 308.876 2.1 308.274 2.8 120.443 0.3 303.895 0.9 124.036 3.1 320.164 2.5

Housing

 354.863 3.1 388.431 4.4 140.901 4.2 410.985 4.2 140.848 4.5 396.459 4.7

Shelter

 420.595 3.1 470.793 4.1 141.916 3.8 483.424 4.2 137.104 4.2 490.233 4.7

Rent of primary residence

 445.835 2.9 473.628 4.2 144.748 4.9 491.717 3.3 136.605 4.1 500.175 4.3

Owners' equivalent rent of residences(3)

 399.083 3.2 435.000 4.3 140.844 4.0 447.375 3.9 137.886 4.4 461.229 4.9

Fuels and utilities(4)

 350.599 4.7 364.887 7.6                

Household energy(4)

 294.757 4.7 330.306 8.2                

Energy services(4)

 299.589 4.1 325.074 6.0                

Electricity(4)

 307.345 4.3 337.244 5.7                

Utility (piped) gas service(4)

 264.132 2.9 281.620 7.5                

Household furnishings and operations

 145.996 1.2 147.317 2.8 108.964 2.9 153.945 2.4 141.554 2.8 130.444 1.2

Apparel

 133.389 3.1 132.322 -1.8 106.706 -4.7 133.563 -7.9 105.922 -1.0 113.017 -1.7

Transportation

 295.424 6.2 297.648 8.2 135.750 7.5 247.217 6.0 148.820 8.4    

Private transportation

 294.015 5.6 293.561 7.2 136.965 6.7 248.608 4.8 152.055 7.3 330.343 8.3

Motor fuel

 354.750 24.9 349.314 29.1 160.547 30.6 355.223 30.5 158.307 28.7 325.445 29.3

Gasoline

 352.731 24.7 348.076 28.9 161.352 29.9 351.854 30.5 158.159 28.5 323.798 29.3

Medical care

 601.657 1.5 585.953 1.8 126.862 0.8 773.331 -0.9 113.937 2.1 577.578 1.9

Recreation(5)

 137.598 3.6 151.517 3.7 112.585 4.5 125.404 6.2 125.006 3.4 172.502 4.3

Education and communication(5)

 130.295 -0.2 143.179 1.0 107.454 1.7 158.680 3.5 113.826 0.8 150.490 -1.2

Other goods and services

 673.257 4.7 763.739 4.2 142.918 3.2 807.839 3.5 136.192 4.4 618.077 4.2

Energy

 324.300 15.4 339.227 17.3 161.065 18.6 369.070 18.7 164.001 17.0 326.866 15.9

All items less food and energy

 326.541 2.2 354.175 3.0 129.639 2.5 362.935 2.3 132.593 3.1 366.547 3.6

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.