The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for New York-Newark-Jersey City increased 0.6 percent in October, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported today. Regional Commissioner Mark J. Maggi noted that prices increased for the all items less food and energy index and the food index, while energy prices decreased. (Data in this report are not seasonally adjusted. Accordingly, month-to-month changes may reflect the impact of seasonal influences.)

Food

The food index advanced 0.7 percent for the month of October. Prices for food at home (grocery store purchases) rose 0.8 percent, with higher prices in 3 of the 6 major grocery store food groups. Prices for food away from home (restaurant, cafeteria, and vending purchases) increased 0.5 percent for the same period.

Energy

The energy index declined 1.6 percent over the month. Gasoline prices decreased 0.7 percent.

All items less food and energy

The index for all items less food and energy increased 0.8 percent in October. Among the index’s components, prices were higher for shelter (+0.4 percent) and recreation (+2.6 percent). In contrast, prices were lower for apparel (-3.9 percent) and new and used motor vehicles (-2.2 percent).

The Consumer Price Index for November 2026 is scheduled to be released on Thursday, December 10, 2026, at 8:30 a.m. (ET).

Technical Note

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.

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Table 1. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA, CPI-U by expenditure category for October 2026, not seasonally adjusted (1982-84=100 unless otherwise noted)

Expenditure category	Indexes				Percent change from:
	Historical data	Aug. 2026	Sep. 2026	Oct. 2026	Oct. 2025	Aug. 2026	Sep. 2026
All items		362.328	363.870	366.054	-	1.0	0.6
All items (1967=100)		1,047.439	1,051.898	1,058.213	-	-	-
Food and beverages		360.130	360.497	362.541	-	0.7	0.6
Food		362.487	362.903	365.290	-	0.8	0.7
Food at home		337.790	338.169	340.823	-	0.9	0.8
Cereals and bakery products		408.518	406.172	403.659	-	-1.2	-0.6
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs		344.621	347.685	345.600	-	0.3	-0.6
Dairy and related products		280.842	279.394	277.359	-	-1.2	-0.7
Fruits and vegetables		393.576	398.068	404.351	-	2.7	1.6
Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials(1)		350.765	357.681	361.228	-	3.0	1.0
Other food at home		303.321	298.220	306.640	-	1.1	2.8
Food away from home		410.906	411.392	413.324	-	0.6	0.5
Alcoholic beverages		320.376	320.186	318.336	-	-0.6	-0.6
Housing		401.586	403.198	404.230	-	0.7	0.3
Shelter		499.903	501.190	503.244	-	0.7	0.4
Rent of primary residence		509.228	510.477	511.947	-	0.5	0.3
Owners' equiv. rent of residences(2)		517.952	521.084	521.818	-	0.7	0.1
Owners' equiv. rent of primary residence(2)		517.311	520.439	521.172	-	0.7	0.1
Household furnishings and operations		145.527	146.264	148.028	-	1.7	1.2
Apparel		134.341	136.869	131.527	-	-2.1	-3.9
Transportation		315.380	321.507	332.152	-	5.3	3.3
Private transportation		312.496	318.924	317.498	-	1.6	-0.4
New and used motor vehicles(3)		128.758	128.884	126.063	-	-2.1	-2.2
New vehicles(1)		262.410	262.462	263.211	1.5	0.3	0.3
Used cars and trucks(1)		363.466	363.042	355.870	-3.4	-2.1	-2.0
Motor fuel		329.205	352.414	350.127	-	6.4	-0.6
Gasoline (all types)		327.640	350.730	348.449	41.6	6.4	-0.7
Gasoline, unleaded regular(4)		324.680	348.562	345.781	42.9	6.5	-0.8
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade(4)(5)		345.945	366.323	365.844	36.0	5.8	-0.1
Gasoline, unleaded premium(4)		354.692	374.256	374.610	35.1	5.6	0.1
Medical care		575.484	575.150	575.380	-	0.0	0.0
Recreation(3)		163.998	165.346	169.667	-	3.5	2.6
Education and communication(3)		173.190	170.510	169.908	-	-1.9	-0.4
Tuition, other school fees, and childcare(6)		106.958	107.375	107.639	-	0.6	0.2
Other goods and services		535.794	528.838	529.050	-	-1.3	0.0
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. (6) Index on a December 2024=100 base.
- Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. NOTE: October 2026 12-month percent change values are not available due to the 2025 lapse in appropriations.

Table 2. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA, CPI-U by special aggregate index for October 2026, not seasonally adjusted (1982-84=100 unless otherwise noted)

Special aggregate index	Indexes				Percent change from:
	Historical data	Aug. 2026	Sep. 2026	Oct. 2026	Oct. 2025	Aug. 2026	Sep. 2026
All items		362.328	363.870	366.054	-	1.0	0.6
Food		362.487	362.903	365.290	-	0.8	0.7
Energy		319.762	332.014	326.619	-	2.1	-1.6
All items less food and energy		374.222	375.068	377.929	-	1.0	0.8
All items less energy		370.225	371.000	373.771	-	1.0	0.7
All items less medical care		352.820	354.450	356.726	-	1.1	0.6
All items less shelter		307.227	308.889	311.146	-	1.3	0.7
Commodities		239.793	242.172	242.077	-	1.0	0.0
Commodities less food		177.071	180.148	179.027	-	1.1	-0.6
Commodities less food & beverages		171.801	175.010	173.915	-	1.2	-0.6
Durables		111.799	112.643	112.606	-	0.7	0.0
Nondurables		290.676	293.693	293.575	-	1.0	0.0
Nondurables less food		224.140	228.985	226.986	-	1.3	-0.9
Nondurables less food & beverages		218.376	223.615	221.594	-	1.5	-0.9
Services		465.890	466.681	470.842	-	1.1	0.9
Services less rent of shelter(1)		442.768	442.961	449.972	-	1.6	1.6
Services less medical care services		452.314	453.111	457.433	-	1.1	1.0
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. NOTE: October 2026 12-month percent change values are not available due to the 2025 lapse in appropriations.