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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
May
2026		 Percent change from
May
2025		 May
2026		 Percent change from
May
2025		 May
2026		 Percent change from
May
2025		 May
2026		 Percent change from
May
2025		 May
2026		 Percent change from
May
2025		 May
2026		 Percent change from
May
2025

All items

 335.123 4.2 350.338 5.0 133.043 4.6 359.056 3.2 134.889 5.2 361.362 5.1

All items (1967 = 100)(2)

 1,003.880   551.676       1,043.607       1,044.646  

Food and beverages

 345.846 3.0 349.100 3.7 135.760 3.7 367.926 3.5 136.322 3.7 358.009 3.6

Food

 349.032 3.1 352.157 3.8 137.129 3.8 373.774 3.7 137.231 3.8 360.276 3.7

Food at home

 321.047 2.7 325.776 3.9 129.484 4.5 328.839 4.0 133.287 3.7 336.965 4.0

Food away from home

 394.728 3.5 399.251 3.5 149.554 2.8 453.607 2.9 143.255 3.9 406.172 3.2

Alcoholic beverages

 300.726 2.1 306.839 2.6 119.322 1.6 312.229 2.4 123.017 2.8 319.340 2.3

Housing

 358.388 3.6 387.529 5.1 139.557 4.0 395.326 2.6 139.625 5.6 400.378 5.5

Shelter

 428.677 3.4 474.215 4.4 140.165 3.2 468.708 2.2 136.904 4.9 497.291 4.8

Rent of primary residence

 446.380 2.9 477.940 4.5 143.315 4.6 487.943 3.5 136.058 4.4 506.058 4.4

Owners' equivalent rent of residences(3)

 440.357 3.3 491.289 4.4 140.112 3.9 504.053 4.4 137.094 4.6 512.167 4.8

Fuels and utilities(4)

 350.027 6.0 361.280 11.8                

Household energy(4)

 294.715 6.4 327.763 13.5                

Energy services(4)

 297.898 5.3 319.232 9.2                

Electricity(4)

 307.226 5.9 326.423 9.4                

Utility (piped) gas service(4)

 263.682 3.0 282.774 8.8                

Household furnishings and operations

 155.175 3.0 154.418 3.9 116.546 4.1 148.812 1.5 137.302 3.7 146.647 2.6

Apparel

 137.510 4.8 138.945 3.7 114.986 5.1 133.892 -5.4 111.427 3.4 132.675 3.1

Transportation

 298.409 9.3 294.165 10.2 138.523 10.2 256.789 8.5 148.419 10.2    

Private transportation

 296.443 8.6 292.000 9.5 140.306 8.7 264.319 7.2 154.092 9.9 322.401 10.4

Motor fuel

 399.294 40.9 387.239 45.0 179.450 48.3 391.155 47.8 174.181 43.6 361.781 46.8

Gasoline

 396.961 40.5 386.159 44.9 180.368 48.2 387.349 47.8 174.235 43.5 360.067 46.8

Medical care

 593.239 2.6 597.851 2.5 126.122 1.5 754.926 -1.5 116.994 2.9 586.607 3.5

Recreation(5)

 144.319 2.6 147.846 2.9 113.491 4.5 120.321 3.5 122.028 2.1 160.279 1.9

Education and communication(5)

 147.628 0.8 161.850 1.7 110.813 1.5 186.334 3.0 117.183 1.8 167.839 0.8

Other goods and services

 606.400 4.9 651.742 4.1 144.373 4.6 710.296 5.6 132.267 3.9 531.285 5.0

Energy

 346.042 23.5 354.082 26.2 167.809 25.8 383.422 23.0 172.169 26.5 334.726 26.9

All items less food and energy

 336.846 2.9 357.609 3.6 129.558 3.1 363.487 1.9 131.731 3.8 372.067 3.9

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.
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
May
2026		 Percent change from
May
2025		 May
2026		 Percent change from
May
2025		 May
2026		 Percent change from
May
2025		 May
2026		 Percent change from
May
2025		 May
2026		 Percent change from
May
2025		 May
2026		 Percent change from
May
2025

All items

 328.829 4.4 348.165 5.2 133.793 4.8 359.048 3.3 135.856 5.4 355.046 5.1

All items (1967 = 100)(2)

 979.480   543.815       1,037.778       1,010.905  

Food and beverages

 345.174 3.0 347.086 3.6 135.885 3.8 361.203 3.2 136.044 3.6 353.425 3.5

Food

 347.229 3.1 349.307 3.6 136.979 3.9 365.371 3.1 136.734 3.6 354.526 3.5

Food at home

 320.363 2.7 325.111 3.8 130.669 4.7 318.751 3.2 133.354 3.6 332.820 3.7

Food away from home

 395.664 3.5 399.184 3.3 148.026 2.6 455.061 2.6 142.962 3.7 401.718 3.1

Alcoholic beverages

 308.041 2.2 307.090 3.2 120.583 1.9 305.476 3.6 123.413 3.0 320.507 2.7

Housing

 353.462 3.4 387.439 5.2 140.241 4.3 406.989 3.0 140.569 5.5 393.715 5.4

Shelter

 419.309 3.2 468.989 4.4 140.617 3.5 476.992 2.6 136.776 4.6 488.395 4.8

Rent of primary residence

 444.215 2.9 471.240 4.4 143.479 4.5 487.943 3.5 136.052 4.4 497.486 4.4

Owners' equivalent rent of residences(3)

 397.107 3.3 432.531 4.4 139.781 3.7 442.976 4.4 137.173 4.6 457.652 4.8

Fuels and utilities(4)

 346.902 5.7 365.496 11.6                

Household energy(4)

 291.358 6.0 331.359 13.0                

Energy services(4)

 295.180 5.1 323.282 9.7                

Electricity(4)

 303.070 5.8 334.374 10.7                

Utility (piped) gas service(4)

 259.443 2.3 281.769 7.8                

Household furnishings and operations

 145.616 2.3 147.752 4.7 109.328 4.7 154.768 3.1 141.958 4.8 130.180 2.7

Apparel

 136.614 3.9 137.630 1.7 112.966 0.8 141.569 -5.5 109.821 2.0 118.219 0.7

Transportation

 306.490 10.4 303.695 10.8 138.703 10.3 252.185 8.5 151.772 10.9    

Private transportation

 305.154 10.1 301.963 11.1 140.143 9.9 252.935 7.7 156.704 11.5 337.539 11.6

Motor fuel

 402.292 41.1 386.533 44.8 178.159 47.7 391.068 47.8 175.014 43.9 362.231 46.9

Gasoline

 399.933 40.7 385.671 44.7 179.883 47.6 387.354 47.8 174.899 43.8 360.376 46.8

Medical care

 600.918 2.5 588.927 2.3 127.344 1.1 770.727 -2.4 114.574 2.7 586.220 3.1

Recreation(5)

 136.033 3.0 149.115 3.8 111.729 5.6 125.208 7.3 122.739 3.3 167.859 4.6

Education and communication(5)

 130.807 0.2 143.069 1.1 106.975 0.4 158.385 1.6 113.863 1.3 150.246 -1.0

Other goods and services

 671.861 5.3 757.014 4.2 141.546 3.4 790.972 3.5 135.018 4.4 612.249 4.9

Energy

 347.399 24.9 356.954 27.1 171.760 27.1 390.945 27.1 171.883 27.1 334.995 27.3

All items less food and energy

 326.136 2.5 353.397 3.3 129.109 2.6 361.258 1.5 132.374 3.5 365.105 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.