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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
Mar
2025		 Percent change from
Mar
2024		 Mar
2025		 Percent change from
Mar
2024		 Mar
2025		 Percent change from
Mar
2024		 Mar
2025		 Percent change from
Mar
2024		 Mar
2025		 Percent change from
Mar
2024		 Mar
2025		 Percent change from
Mar
2024

All items

 319.799 2.4 332.049 3.2 126.696 3.2 343.972 2.5 127.578 3.2 342.508 3.8

All items (1967 = 100)(2)

 957.974   522.876       999.764       990.142  

Food and beverages

 334.920 2.9 336.415 2.8 130.615 2.2 353.157 2.4 131.436 3.1 345.235 3.1

Food

 337.751 3.0 339.037 2.8 131.656 2.0 357.557 2.2 132.240 3.2 347.076 3.2

Food at home

 312.815 2.4 314.865 2.2 124.260 0.8 313.993 -0.7 129.193 2.8 325.517 3.3

Food away from home

 378.363 3.8 382.235 3.8 143.808 3.9 436.344 6.0 136.832 3.8 389.654 3.0

Alcoholic beverages

 294.847 1.9 300.369 2.8 118.272 5.1 309.947 5.6 120.064 1.5 313.207 1.9

Housing

 343.512 3.7 365.171 4.8 132.895 4.6 377.019 2.8 130.990 4.8 375.818 5.1

Shelter

 411.990 4.0 449.620 4.9 133.539 5.2 447.566 3.8 129.529 4.7 470.491 5.2

Rent of primary residence(3)

 431.798 4.0 454.054 5.6 135.760 5.8 468.119 5.3 129.388 5.5 481.445 5.4

Owners' equivalent rent of residences(3)(4)

 423.955 4.4 468.164 5.7 134.209 6.5 479.347 5.5 130.353 5.3 486.562 5.9

Fuels and utilities

 327.077 4.1 323.324 7.4                

Household energy

 273.881 3.8 289.911 7.6                

Energy services(3)

 278.929 4.2 289.980 9.8                

Electricity(3)

 285.983 2.8 295.460 6.9                

Utility (piped) gas service(3)

 252.218 9.4 259.020 16.7                

Household furnishings and operations

 149.420 0.9 146.566 1.3 112.252 0.0 143.626 -4.9 129.588 1.8 138.131 3.1

Apparel

 134.082 0.3 137.607 0.2 112.330 2.8 143.418 2.8 110.694 -0.8 132.198 -0.8

Transportation

 270.061 -0.9 264.316 0.9 124.746 -0.5 235.305 0.7 133.314 1.5    

Private transportation

 270.344 -0.6 264.218 1.5 128.074 0.1 244.545 1.4 138.871 2.1 289.662 3.6

Motor fuel

 277.604 -9.8 265.201 -7.5 120.087 -8.3 264.481 -7.8 120.533 -7.2 244.060 -8.5

Gasoline

 276.558 -9.8 264.517 -7.5 120.760 -8.2 261.908 -7.8 120.582 -7.2 242.938 -8.5

Medical care

 574.739 2.6 582.998 1.7 124.459 4.1 765.023 2.5 113.481 0.5 567.687 0.4

Recreation(5)

 140.740 1.9 146.875 3.7 111.787 1.7 118.385 1.8 121.671 4.5 164.841 9.3

Education and communication(5)

 146.621 0.5 159.123 2.4 109.381 3.1 180.396 3.4 115.008 2.1 165.980 3.8

Other goods and services

 574.766 3.8 622.444 2.0 136.906 4.6 668.975 4.0 126.689 1.1 505.015 -0.6

Energy

 275.734 -3.3 280.359 1.1 136.411 -1.2 311.521 -2.8 134.785 2.1 262.612 0.9

All items less food and energy

 325.933 2.8 343.356 3.4 125.002 3.7 352.331 2.9 126.210 3.3 356.416 4.2

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
Mar
2025		 Percent change from
Mar
2024		 Mar
2025		 Percent change from
Mar
2024		 Mar
2025		 Percent change from
Mar
2024		 Mar
2025		 Percent change from
Mar
2024		 Mar
2025		 Percent change from
Mar
2024		 Mar
2025		 Percent change from
Mar
2024

All items

 313.250 2.2 329.918 3.4 127.550 3.3 345.599 2.8 128.508 3.5 337.269 4.0

All items (1967 = 100)(2)

 933.077   515.314       998.905       960.290  

Food and beverages

 334.611 2.8 335.288 2.9 130.577 2.3 349.002 2.6 131.579 3.1 342.245 3.1

Food

 336.441 2.9 337.368 2.9 131.444 2.2 352.887 2.4 132.251 3.2 343.235 3.2

Food at home

 312.738 2.5 315.267 2.6 125.186 0.8 308.261 -0.9 129.685 3.2 323.201 3.5

Food away from home

 379.225 3.7 382.754 3.5 142.700 4.3 440.725 6.7 136.722 3.2 386.285 2.5

Alcoholic beverages

 301.576 1.6 298.263 2.9 119.000 4.6 297.568 3.9 119.829 1.6 312.831 1.6

Housing

 339.579 3.7 365.566 5.0 133.856 4.8 388.377 3.1 132.191 5.1 371.008 5.2

Shelter

 403.916 4.0 445.700 5.1 134.179 5.6 456.307 4.3 129.832 5.0 462.836 5.3

Rent of primary residence(3)

 429.738 4.0 447.933 5.5 136.051 5.8 468.119 5.3 129.407 5.4 473.290 5.4

Owners' equivalent rent of residences(3)(4)

 382.534 4.4 412.115 5.7 134.255 6.6 421.263 5.5 130.404 5.4 434.772 5.9

Fuels and utilities

 324.747 4.2 326.016 8.0                

Household energy

 271.469 3.8 292.549 8.2                

Energy services(3)

 276.811 4.1 291.363 9.9                

Electricity(3)

 282.313 2.8 298.029 7.2                

Utility (piped) gas service(3)

 249.593 9.5 259.543 17.2                

Household furnishings and operations

 141.525 0.2 141.414 0.5 106.703 -2.5 147.993 -5.7 134.746 1.6 125.835 2.7

Apparel

 133.898 0.0 138.933 0.1 116.259 4.2 153.805 5.6 110.019 -1.3 120.185 -1.0

Transportation

 274.567 -1.0 271.435 1.5 124.677 -0.2 230.685 -0.1 135.492 2.3    

Private transportation

 274.226 -0.9 269.407 1.9 126.505 0.1 232.613 0.5 139.291 2.6 299.543 4.3

Motor fuel

 278.829 -9.9 265.231 -7.3 119.628 -8.4 264.422 -7.9 120.888 -7.0 244.346 -8.5

Gasoline

 277.859 -9.9 264.624 -7.4 120.866 -8.3 261.911 -7.8 120.782 -7.1 243.147 -8.5

Medical care

 582.440 2.7 574.911 1.9 126.187 4.4 790.350 2.4 111.171 0.8 570.447 0.8

Recreation(5)

 131.977 0.9 147.586 3.4 108.919 0.2 119.509 3.6 122.031 4.6 171.724 10.2

Education and communication(5)

 130.852 0.1 142.037 1.9 106.869 2.7 155.281 5.0 112.858 1.7 152.553 4.0

Other goods and services

 633.726 3.5 719.483 1.8 135.342 3.0 757.151 3.2 128.135 1.5 580.924 -0.1

Energy

 273.457 -3.8 279.644 1.0 137.578 -0.8 307.466 -3.1 133.848 1.6 261.573 0.6

All items less food and energy

 316.825 2.7 340.872 3.8 125.614 4.0 353.348 3.3 127.368 3.8 351.699 4.5

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.