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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
Nov
2025		 Percent change from
Nov
2024		 Nov
2025		 Percent change from
Nov
2024		 Nov
2025		 Percent change from
Nov
2024		 Nov
2025		 Percent change from
Nov
2024		 Nov
2025		 Percent change from
Nov
2024		 Nov
2025		 Percent change from
Nov
2024

All items

 324.122 2.7 337.284 3.1 127.802 2.7 347.892 2.8 129.977 3.2 348.620 3.0

All items (1967 = 100)(2)

 970.924   531.120       1,011.157       1,007.813  

Food and beverages

 338.857 2.6 341.545 3.0 131.705 2.4 356.608 2.2 133.835 3.3 352.999 3.6

Food

 341.721 2.6 344.459 3.1 132.766 2.4 361.306 2.1 134.788 3.4 355.302 3.8

Food at home

 313.954 1.9 319.140 3.0 124.470 1.6 315.369 -0.4 131.601 3.6 333.322 3.9

Food away from home

 387.202 3.7 389.772 3.4 146.469 3.6 444.093 5.2 139.604 3.3 398.728 3.5

Alcoholic beverages

 298.310 1.9 301.443 1.6 119.103 2.8 309.734 3.4 120.299 0.9 314.056 0.8

Housing

 349.973 3.5 373.932 4.1 134.533 3.0 384.811 3.7 134.770 4.6 386.596 4.2

Shelter

 418.593 3.0 458.931 3.5 135.577 3.6 455.109 4.0 132.503 3.5 481.077 3.4

Rent of primary residence

 439.275 3.0 466.266 4.2 139.802 5.1 480.236 3.8 132.738 3.9 493.131 3.7

Owners' equivalent rent of residences(3)

 432.724 3.4 478.648 3.5 136.512 3.2 493.672 4.4 133.563 3.7 498.106 3.4

Fuels and utilities(4)

 335.637 6.5 335.518 9.2                

Household energy(4)

 281.272 7.2 301.298 10.0                

Energy services(4)

 287.021 7.4 303.398 10.7                

Electricity(4)

 294.939 6.9 311.524 10.9                

Utility (piped) gas service(4)

 257.731 9.1 266.374 10.3                

Household furnishings and operations

 154.477 4.6 152.034 4.2 112.931 1.2 149.907 2.5 136.144 5.4 146.775 5.5

Apparel

 129.763 0.2 131.438 0.6 106.798 2.1 124.674 -7.8 105.998 0.1 123.090 -1.9

Transportation

 272.615 1.6 268.945 1.7 127.485 2.9 237.665 2.8 135.404 1.3    

Private transportation

 273.036 2.1 270.515 2.9 132.674 4.3 247.725 2.7 141.468 2.4 295.757 2.8

Motor fuel

 277.520 1.1 267.678 0.7 121.590 0.4 268.902 -0.2 121.487 0.9 246.981 1.6

Gasoline

 276.152 0.9 266.959 0.7 122.256 0.4 266.286 -0.2 121.522 0.8 245.854 1.6

Medical care

 585.213 2.9 587.944 2.4 125.249 3.1 762.945 0.7 114.571 2.0 569.345 1.2

Recreation(5)

 140.821 1.8 143.965 0.7 109.864 0.4 118.545 1.7 119.104 0.8 157.311 -0.2

Education and communication(5)

 147.928 1.5 160.811 1.9 109.667 1.0 183.374 3.0 116.621 2.4 168.886 2.9

Other goods and services

 588.935 3.9 638.977 4.3 139.037 5.4 699.606 6.0 130.577 3.8 526.485 4.3

Energy

 279.588 4.2 288.214 6.3 135.734 -0.1 321.014 0.7 140.517 9.3 274.019 8.4

All items less food and energy

 330.425 2.6 348.445 2.8 126.228 3.0 355.997 3.0 128.354 2.7 361.843 2.5

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
Nov
2025		 Percent change from
Nov
2024		 Nov
2025		 Percent change from
Nov
2024		 Nov
2025		 Percent change from
Nov
2024		 Nov
2025		 Percent change from
Nov
2024		 Nov
2025		 Percent change from
Nov
2024		 Nov
2025		 Percent change from
Nov
2024

All items

 317.414 2.7 334.957 3.1 128.436 2.5 347.474 2.3 130.782 3.3 342.426 2.9

All items (1967 = 100)(2)

 945.479   523.185       1,004.325       974.971  

Food and beverages

 338.407 2.6 340.006 3.1 131.414 2.3 349.892 1.6 133.747 3.4 348.928 3.6

Food

 340.249 2.7 342.221 3.2 132.249 2.3 353.614 1.4 134.489 3.4 350.123 3.7

Food at home

 313.916 2.0 319.187 3.1 125.071 1.4 306.377 -1.6 131.764 3.5 329.501 3.7

Food away from home

 387.856 3.6 389.736 3.4 145.078 3.7 446.043 5.3 139.300 3.2 394.534 3.4

Alcoholic beverages

 305.143 1.8 300.340 1.8 120.317 2.8 301.899 3.7 120.429 1.3 314.192 0.8

Housing

 345.891 3.5 374.551 4.3 135.523 3.0 397.350 3.7 135.899 4.7 380.921 4.1

Shelter

 410.694 3.1 455.696 3.6 136.502 3.7 465.366 4.0 132.928 3.6 473.588 3.5

Rent of primary residence

 437.224 3.0 459.933 4.2 140.111 5.1 480.236 3.8 132.769 3.9 484.779 3.7

Owners' equivalent rent of residences(3)

 390.536 3.4 421.405 3.6 136.282 3.0 433.853 4.4 133.617 3.7 445.088 3.4

Fuels and utilities(4)

 332.815 6.5 340.172 10.3                

Household energy(4)

 278.475 7.3 306.239 11.4                

Energy services(4)

 284.315 7.3 306.294 11.8                

Electricity(4)

 290.314 6.8 316.513 12.1                

Utility (piped) gas service(4)

 255.260 9.6 266.268 11.0                

Household furnishings and operations

 145.212 3.4 144.101 2.5 106.236 0.1 153.567 2.5 138.492 3.5 129.546 3.0

Apparel

 129.978 0.0 131.407 -1.5 109.319 1.1 133.239 -6.3 104.345 -2.4 111.060 -4.8

Transportation

 277.081 1.8 276.198 2.0 127.514 2.9 233.647 2.8 137.705 1.8    

Private transportation

 276.804 2.1 275.361 2.7 130.242 3.4 236.346 2.9 142.114 2.6 307.309 3.3

Motor fuel

 278.968 1.3 267.674 0.9 121.094 0.4 268.842 -0.2 121.894 1.0 247.264 1.6

Gasoline

 277.582 1.1 267.036 0.8 122.346 0.4 266.289 -0.2 121.770 0.9 246.065 1.6

Medical care

 594.230 3.0 579.524 2.4 126.666 3.1 780.172 -0.3 112.240 2.1 569.999 0.9

Recreation(5)

 132.450 1.8 143.888 0.0 107.341 -0.7 119.953 1.4 118.531 0.3 160.428 -0.5

Education and communication(5)

 131.650 1.2 142.894 1.7 106.463 0.6 156.964 3.4 113.813 2.0 152.213 1.7

Other goods and services

 651.444 3.9 742.534 4.3 136.791 3.3 793.417 5.0 132.958 4.5 604.818 4.6

Energy

 276.940 4.1 288.377 6.8 137.042 0.2 317.288 0.9 139.371 8.9 272.501 8.2

All items less food and energy

 321.178 2.6 345.634 2.7 126.638 2.8 354.966 2.6 129.360 2.7 355.927 2.4

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.