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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
Aug
2025		 Percent change from
Aug
2024		 Aug
2025		 Percent change from
Aug
2024		 Aug
2025		 Percent change from
Aug
2024		 Aug
2025		 Percent change from
Aug
2024		 Aug
2025		 Percent change from
Aug
2024		 Aug
2025		 Percent change from
Aug
2024

All items

 323.976 2.9 336.936 3.3 128.465 3.7     129.497 3.1 347.266 3.2

All items (1967 = 100)(2)

 970.489   530.571               1,003.899  

Food and beverages

 338.366 3.1 339.909 3.0 131.856 3.1     132.852 3.0 348.831 3.5

Food

 341.295 3.2 342.709 3.1 132.942 3.1     133.733 3.1 350.956 3.6

Food at home

 314.608 2.7 316.957 2.6 124.853 2.0 311.983 0.5 130.155 2.8 327.652 3.5

Food away from home

 384.909 3.9 388.838 3.9 146.285 4.6     139.199 3.5 396.751 3.8

Alcoholic beverages

 296.908 1.9 301.399 2.1 118.928 3.2     120.357 1.6 312.582 1.3

Housing

 349.277 4.0 373.276 4.9 135.539 5.1     134.023 4.8 384.527 4.6

Shelter

 417.902 3.6 459.071 4.4 137.116 5.6 455.085 4.7 131.942 3.9 479.001 4.0

Rent of primary residence

 436.981 3.5 462.420 4.8 138.197 5.4 474.544 3.8 131.794 4.6 489.523 4.7

Owners' equivalent rent of residences(3)

 430.387 4.0 475.796 4.3 136.289 4.8 490.663 4.7 132.523 4.1 493.855 3.9

Fuels and utilities(4)

 336.541 6.9 330.874 10.6                

Household energy(4)

 282.839 7.4 296.604 11.3                

Energy services(4)

 289.154 7.7 300.010 13.0                

Electricity(4)

 298.738 6.2 311.796 9.3                

Utility (piped) gas service(4)

 255.253 13.8 256.143 23.0                

Household furnishings and operations

 153.039 3.9 151.078 3.3 113.605 0.9     134.609 4.3 142.775 3.2

Apparel

 131.989 0.2 136.263 1.6 111.113 4.6     109.678 0.5 128.367 -3.5

Transportation

 273.910 0.9 268.794 0.6 128.401 1.6     134.892 0.2    

Private transportation

 274.710 1.0 269.836 0.8 132.806 1.9     140.898 0.4 293.566 0.3

Motor fuel

 283.504 -6.5 270.244 -8.6 123.228 -9.1 273.233 -9.4 122.439 -8.4 251.279 -8.5

Gasoline

 282.358 -6.6 269.680 -8.7 123.940 -9.2 270.579 -9.4 122.562 -8.5 250.165 -8.5

Medical care

 583.875 3.4 586.758 2.3 124.710 3.3     114.477 1.9 570.276 2.8

Recreation(5)

 141.394 2.3 145.925 2.1 110.661 1.7     121.101 2.3 162.257 1.6

Education and communication(5)

 147.152 0.3 159.542 2.0 109.256 1.6     115.496 2.2 166.604 3.4

Other goods and services

 583.313 3.9 632.405 4.2 137.818 5.1     129.161 3.9 520.903 5.2

Energy

 283.247 0.2 286.402 2.5 134.359 -1.8 314.876 0.5 139.861 4.3 277.146 5.4

All items less food and energy

 329.970 3.1 348.462 3.4 127.108 4.2     127.979 3.1 360.567 3.0

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
Aug
2025		 Percent change from
Aug
2024		 Aug
2025		 Percent change from
Aug
2024		 Aug
2025		 Percent change from
Aug
2024		 Aug
2025		 Percent change from
Aug
2024		 Aug
2025		 Percent change from
Aug
2024		 Aug
2025		 Percent change from
Aug
2024

All items

 317.306 2.8 334.157 3.1 128.845 3.3     130.260 3.1 341.162 3.1

All items (1967 = 100)(2)

 945.157   521.935               971.374  

Food and beverages

 337.722 3.0 338.002 3.0 131.604 3.0     132.653 3.0 344.445 3.2

Food

 339.602 3.1 340.120 3.0 132.462 3.0     133.347 3.0 345.521 3.3

Food at home

 314.167 2.6 316.602 2.6 125.507 1.8 303.316 -0.5 130.292 2.8 323.984 3.2

Food away from home

 385.560 3.9 388.847 3.8 144.912 4.8     138.920 3.4 392.518 3.4

Alcoholic beverages

 303.796 1.9 300.231 2.1 120.162 3.1     120.438 1.5 312.819 0.9

Housing

 345.073 4.0 373.175 5.0 135.977 4.9     135.131 4.9 379.171 4.7

Shelter

 409.436 3.6 454.359 4.4 137.371 5.5 463.701 4.4 132.196 4.1 470.908 4.2

Rent of primary residence

 434.904 3.5 456.161 4.8 138.503 5.5 474.544 3.8 131.796 4.6 481.231 4.7

Owners' equivalent rent of residences(3)

 388.292 4.0 418.738 4.3 136.159 4.7 431.208 4.7 132.569 4.1 441.289 3.9

Fuels and utilities(4)

 334.203 7.1 336.202 11.5                

Household energy(4)

 280.455 7.6 302.187 12.3                

Energy services(4)

 286.801 7.9 303.636 13.5                

Electricity(4)

 294.135 6.4 316.263 10.2                

Utility (piped) gas service(4)

 253.432 14.4 258.844 23.4                

Household furnishings and operations

 144.491 3.0 144.171 1.7 106.876 -1.1     138.278 2.8 128.173 1.8

Apparel

 132.492 0.6 137.092 0.6 114.550 8.3     108.636 -1.7 116.211 -6.0

Transportation

 278.662 0.8 275.510 0.1 127.887 0.9     137.186 0.0    

Private transportation

 278.712 0.8 274.342 0.0 130.209 0.6     141.467 0.0 304.616 0.3

Motor fuel

 284.957 -6.4 269.966 -8.6 122.747 -9.1 273.172 -9.3 122.757 -8.4 251.540 -8.5

Gasoline

 283.796 -6.5 269.603 -8.6 124.020 -9.2 270.583 -9.4 122.791 -8.4 250.379 -8.5

Medical care

 593.181 3.7 578.253 2.5 126.385 3.5     111.995 2.1 572.152 2.8

Recreation(5)

 132.728 1.8 145.874 1.1 107.334 -1.0     120.739 1.9 166.505 1.8

Education and communication(5)

 130.911 -0.2 141.481 1.3 105.713 0.5     112.609 1.5 149.952 1.7

Other goods and services

 645.032 4.0 734.033 3.9 135.188 1.8     131.445 4.5 598.418 5.3

Energy

 280.938 -0.2 287.109 2.5 136.121 -1.5 311.515 -0.1 138.847 3.5 275.758 4.8

All items less food and energy

 320.679 3.1 345.162 3.3 127.204 3.9     128.967 3.1 354.893 2.9

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.