The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the New York-Newark-Jersey City area was unchanged in July, following a 0.7-percent advance in June, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Acting Regional Commissioner Mark J. Maggi noted that July prices increased for food (+0.8 percent) and energy (+0.5 percent), while the all items less food and energy index ticked down 0.1 percent. (Data in this report are not seasonally adjusted. Accordingly, month-to-month changes may reflect the impact of seasonal influences.)

The New York area all items CPI-U increased 3.2 percent for the 12 months ending in July. The index for all items less food and energy rose 3.1 percent over the year. Food prices advanced 3.4 percent, and energy prices increased 3.9 percent.

  

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Chart 1. Over-the-year percent change in CPI-U, New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA, July 2022–July 2025

Month	All items	All items less food and energy
Jul 2022	6.5	4.2
Aug 2022	6.6	4.6
Sep 2022	6.2	5.0
Oct 2022	6.0	4.9
Nov 2022	5.9	4.5
Dec 2022	6.3	5.4
Jan 2023	6.0	5.7
Feb 2023	6.0	5.6
Mar 2023	4.6	5.1
Apr 2023	3.7	4.4
May 2023	3.5	5.1
Jun 2023	2.5	3.8
Jul 2023	3.2	4.4
Aug 2023	3.5	4.5
Sep 2023	3.7	4.1
Oct 2023	3.5	4.0
Nov 2023	3.0	3.9
Dec 2023	2.9	3.4
Jan 2024	3.1	3.7
Feb 2024	2.9	3.4
Mar 2024	3.4	3.5
Apr 2024	3.8	3.9
May 2024	3.9	4.0
Jun 2024	4.2	4.4
Jul 2024	4.1	4.3
Aug 2024	3.7	4.4
Sep 2024	3.8	4.5
Oct 2024	4.0	4.7
Nov 2024	4.3	5.2
Dec 2024	4.3	4.7
Jan 2025	4.0	4.4
Feb 2025	4.2	4.4
Mar 2025	3.8	4.2
Apr 2025	3.9	4.3
May 2025	3.4	3.6
Jun 2025	3.5	3.6
Jul 2025	3.2	3.1

The food index rose 0.8 percent in July after no change in June. Prices for food at home (grocery store purchases) advanced 1.1 percent, with increased prices in all six broad grocery categories. Included among the grocery items with higher July prices were fresh vegetables and carbonated drinks. Prices for food away from home (restaurant, cafeteria, and vending purchases) edged up 0.2 percent.

The food index increased 3.4 percent over the year. At-home food prices advanced 3.5 percent, and away-from-home food prices rose 3.4 percent.

The energy index increased 0.5 percent over the month. Gasoline prices rose 0.4 percent.

The energy index rose 3.9 percent for the year ending in July 2025. Gasoline prices fell 11.4 percent over the year.

The index for all items less food and energy inched down 0.1 percent in July. Apparel prices, often down in July, decreased 1.3 percent. Lower prices were also recorded for medical care and recreation, with each down 0.6 percent. Airline fares also fell during July. Prices for shelter were unchanged. Within shelter, owners’ equivalent rent edged up 0.2 percent, and rent of primary residence rose 0.3 percent, while prices for lodging away from home declined. July prices increased for education and communication (+0.4 percent), as well as for other goods and services (+1.3 percent).

The index for all items less food and energy increased 3.1 percent over the year. A 4.0-percent rise in shelter prices included higher owners’ equivalent rent (+4.1 percent) and rent of primary residence (+4.7 percent). Prices for education and communication increased 4.2 percent and included a 5.9-percent increase in tuition, other school fees, and childcare. Prices for household furnishings and operations increased 4.5 percent.

The August 2025 Consumer Price Index for the New York-Newark-Jersey City area is scheduled to be released on September 11, 2025, at 8:30 a.m. (ET).

The Consumer Price Index (CPI) is a measure of the average change in prices over time in a fixed market basket of goods and services. The Consumer Price Index for New York is published monthly. The set of components and sub-aggregates published for regional and metropolitan indexes is more limited than at the U.S. city average level; these indexes are byproducts of the national CPI program. Each local index has a much smaller sample size than the national or regional indexes and is, therefore, subject to substantially more sampling and other measurement error. As a result, local-area indexes are more volatile than the national or regional indexes. In addition, local indexes are not adjusted for seasonal influences. NOTE: Area indexes do not measure differences in the level of prices between cities; they only measure the average change in prices for each area since the base period.

The New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA Core Based Statistical Area 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.

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Table 1. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA, CPI-U by expenditure category for July 2025, not seasonally adjusted (1982-84=100 unless otherwise noted)

Expenditure category	Indexes				Percent change from:
	Historical data	May 2025	Jun. 2025	Jul. 2025	Jul. 2024	May 2025	Jun. 2025
All items		343.886	346.332	346.385	3.2	0.7	0.0
All items (1967=100)		994.125	1,001.197	1,001.350	-	-	-
Food and beverages		345.580	345.624	348.133	3.3	0.7	0.7
Food		347.513	347.573	350.252	3.4	0.8	0.8
Food at home		324.126	323.980	327.698	3.5	1.1	1.1
Cereals and bakery products		400.382	395.708	399.466	4.0	-0.2	0.9
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs		337.706	335.280	338.600	7.1	0.3	1.0
Dairy and related products		275.008	278.572	279.852	1.1	1.8	0.5
Fruits and vegetables		366.086	367.486	373.977	0.8	2.2	1.8
Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials(1)		328.805	324.429	324.746	3.1	-1.2	0.1
Other food at home		288.495	291.158	295.859	2.5	2.6	1.6
Food away from home		393.426	393.863	394.673	3.4	0.3	0.2
Alcoholic beverages		312.191	311.991	311.976	0.8	-0.1	0.0
Housing		379.625	383.436	383.797	4.7	1.1	0.1
Shelter		474.437	475.889	475.826	4.0	0.3	0.0
Rent of primary residence		484.585	486.164	487.723	4.7	0.6	0.3
Owners' equiv. rent of residences(2)		488.495	490.828	491.892	4.1	0.7	0.2
Owners' equiv. rent of primary residence(2)		487.890	490.220	491.283	4.1	0.7	0.2
Household furnishings and operations		142.943	143.636	144.476	4.5	1.1	0.6
Apparel		128.713	128.135	126.530	0.0	-1.7	-1.3
Transportation		290.132	292.019	290.045	-0.6	0.0	-0.7
Private transportation		292.120	293.752	293.880	-0.1	0.6	0.0
New and used motor vehicles(3)		126.894	127.405	127.249	0.9	0.3	-0.1
New vehicles(1)		258.790	258.357	258.415	-0.1	-0.1	0.0
Used cars and trucks(1)		362.759	368.274	370.031	4.3	2.0	0.5
Motor fuel		246.380	250.252	251.347	-11.4	2.0	0.4
Gasoline (all types)		245.296	249.171	250.224	-11.4	2.0	0.4
Gasoline, unleaded regular(4)		241.393	245.498	246.472	-11.8	2.1	0.4
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade(4)(5)		267.264	270.445	271.829	-9.5	1.7	0.5
Gasoline, unleaded premium(4)		274.870	277.543	279.075	-9.5	1.5	0.6
Medical care		566.586	568.097	564.490	1.9	-0.4	-0.6
Recreation(3)		157.290	161.094	160.071	1.5	1.8	-0.6
Education and communication(3)		166.517	166.671	167.361	4.2	0.5	0.4
Tuition, other school fees, and childcare(1)		1,450.505	1,457.528	1,461.167	5.9	0.7	0.2
Other goods and services		506.079	509.211	515.907	3.1	1.9	1.3
Footnotes (1) Indexes on a December 1977=100 base. (2) Indexes on a December 1982=100 base. (3) Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. (4) Special index based on a substantially smaller sample. (5) Indexes on a December 1993=100 base.
- Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

Table 2. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA, CPI-U by special aggregate index for July 2025, not seasonally adjusted (1982-84=100 unless otherwise noted)

Special aggregate index	Indexes				Percent change from:
	Historical data	May 2025	Jun. 2025	Jul. 2025	Jul. 2024	May 2025	Jun. 2025
All items		343.886	346.332	346.385	3.2	0.7	0.0
Food		347.513	347.573	350.252	3.4	0.8	0.8
Energy		263.853	282.062	283.592	3.9	7.5	0.5
All items less food and energy		357.995	359.507	358.990	3.1	0.3	-0.1
All items less energy		354.305	355.601	355.544	3.1	0.3	0.0
All items less medical care		333.955	336.431	336.630	3.3	0.8	0.1
All items less shelter		291.549	294.402	294.502	2.7	1.0	0.0
Commodities		227.110	227.572	228.485	0.7	0.6	0.4
Commodities less food		165.808	166.387	166.575	-1.6	0.5	0.1
Commodities less food & beverages		160.390	160.983	161.175	-1.7	0.5	0.1
Durables		111.007	111.222	111.709	-0.3	0.6	0.4
Nondurables		272.516	273.080	274.140	1.0	0.6	0.4
Nondurables less food		204.654	205.640	205.303	-2.5	0.3	-0.2
Nondurables less food & beverages		197.942	199.001	198.643	-2.7	0.4	-0.2
Services		442.646	446.773	446.097	4.3	0.8	-0.2
Services less rent of shelter(1)		421.095	428.435	427.031	4.8	1.4	-0.3
Services less medical care services		428.772	432.940	432.457	4.5	0.9	-0.1
Footnotes (1) Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.
- Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.