The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for New York-Newark-Jersey City decreased 0.2 percent from May to June, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported today. Regional Commissioner Mark J. Maggi noted that the energy index and the all items less food and energy index decreased while the food index was unchanged. (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 4.1 percent for the 12 months ending in June. The index for all items less food and energy rose 3.4 percent, and the energy index advanced 16.2 percent. The food index increased 3.7 percent over the same period.

  

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Chart 1. Over-the-year percent change in CPI-U, New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA, June 2023–June 2026

Month	All items	All items less food and energy
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
Aug 2025	3.2	3.0
Sep 2025	3.0	2.8
Oct 2025	-	-
Nov 2025	3.0	2.5
Dec 2025	3.4	3.2
Jan 2026	2.9	2.8
Feb 2026	3.2	3.1
Mar 2026	4.0	3.3
Apr 2026	4.6	3.3
May 2026	5.1	3.9
Jun 2026	4.1	3.4
Note: The October 2025 data values are not available due to the 2025 lapse in appropriations.

The food index was unchanged in June, following a 0.5-percent decline in May. The index for food at home (grocery store purchases) was also unchanged. Among the groceries with price increases were snacks; spices, seasonings, condiments, and sauces; and bread. Prices were lower for fresh fruits and vegetables, including tomatoes. The food away from home index (restaurant, cafeteria, and vending purchases) ticked up 0.1 percent.

The food index rose 3.7 percent over the year. Higher prices in all six major grocery store food groups contributed to a 4.0-percent increase in prices for food at home. Prices for food away from home were up 3.2 percent.

The energy index decreased 2.1 percent in June. Gasoline prices declined 7.4 percent after four consecutive price increases.

From June 2025 to June 2026, the energy index increased 16.2 percent. The gasoline index rose 33.8 percent.

The index for all items less food and energy declined 0.1 percent in June. Within shelter (-0.2 percent), prices decreased for lodging away from home, while prices rose for owners’ equivalent rent (+0.2 percent) and rent of primary residence (+0.1 percent). Apparel prices, often down in June, decreased 2.4 percent. Prices also declined for medical care (-1.7 percent). In contrast, prices rose for recreation (+1.5 percent) and new and used motor vehicles (+1.3 percent), with higher prices for used cars and trucks (+1.3 percent) and for car and truck rental.

The index for all items less food and energy advanced 3.4 percent over the year. A 4.3-percent rise in shelter prices included increases in owners’ equivalent rent (+4.5 percent) and rent of primary residence (+4.2 percent). Airline fares also rose over the year.

The Consumer Price Index for July 2026 is scheduled to be released on Wednesday, August 12, 2026, 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.

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

Expenditure category	Indexes				Percent change from:
	Historical data	Apr. 2026	May 2026	Jun. 2026	Jun. 2025	Apr. 2026	May 2026
All items		359.774	361.362	360.529	4.1	0.2	-0.2
All items (1967=100)		1,040.057	1,044.646	1,042.240	-	-	-
Food and beverages		359.313	358.009	357.992	3.6	-0.4	0.0
Food		362.020	360.276	360.401	3.7	-0.4	0.0
Food at home		340.829	336.965	336.978	4.0	-1.1	0.0
Cereals and bakery products		406.476	398.715	406.468	2.7	0.0	1.9
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs		348.519	348.124	344.482	2.7	-1.2	-1.0
Dairy and related products		283.671	279.369	284.417	2.1	0.3	1.8
Fruits and vegetables		412.623	402.713	393.291	7.0	-4.7	-2.3
Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials(1)		354.106	351.479	349.200	7.6	-1.4	-0.6
Other food at home		298.901	296.067	300.711	3.3	0.6	1.6
Food away from home		404.114	406.172	406.500	3.2	0.6	0.1
Alcoholic beverages		315.693	319.340	317.748	1.8	0.7	-0.5
Housing		398.526	400.378	400.209	4.4	0.4	0.0
Shelter		492.646	497.291	496.178	4.3	0.7	-0.2
Rent of primary residence		504.077	506.058	506.466	4.2	0.5	0.1
Owners' equiv. rent of residences(2)		508.164	512.167	513.148	4.5	1.0	0.2
Owners' equiv. rent of primary residence(2)		507.535	511.533	512.512	4.5	1.0	0.2
Household furnishings and operations		147.339	146.647	146.988	2.3	-0.2	0.2
Apparel		131.944	132.675	129.505	1.1	-1.8	-2.4
Transportation		313.864	319.750	318.849	9.2	1.6	-0.3
Private transportation		314.761	322.401	318.823	8.5	1.3	-1.1
New and used motor vehicles(3)		126.157	126.540	128.243	0.7	1.7	1.3
New vehicles(1)		261.150	260.989	261.541	1.2	0.1	0.2
Used cars and trucks(1)		350.668	355.451	360.162	-2.2	2.7	1.3
Motor fuel		327.438	361.781	335.070	33.9	2.3	-7.4
Gasoline (all types)		325.873	360.067	333.481	33.8	2.3	-7.4
Gasoline, unleaded regular(4)		323.573	358.628	330.796	34.7	2.2	-7.8
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade(4)(5)		340.882	372.790	350.488	29.6	2.8	-6.0
Gasoline, unleaded premium(4)		349.322	380.026	359.247	29.4	2.8	-5.5
Medical care		585.865	586.607	576.410	1.5	-1.6	-1.7
Recreation(3)		159.405	160.279	162.754	1.0	2.1	1.5
Education and communication(3)		167.891	167.839	167.125	0.3	-0.5	-0.4
Tuition, other school fees, and childcare(6)		104.032	103.371	103.598	1.7	-0.4	0.2
Other goods and services		534.310	531.285	529.960	4.1	-0.8	-0.2
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.

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

Special aggregate index	Indexes				Percent change from:
	Historical data	Apr. 2026	May 2026	Jun. 2026	Jun. 2025	Apr. 2026	May 2026
All items		359.774	361.362	360.529	4.1	0.2	-0.2
Food		362.020	360.276	360.401	3.7	-0.4	0.0
Energy		329.275	334.726	327.780	16.2	-0.5	-2.1
All items less food and energy		370.165	372.067	371.575	3.4	0.4	-0.1
All items less energy		366.750	368.074	367.681	3.4	0.3	-0.1
All items less medical care		349.669	351.296	350.894	4.3	0.4	-0.1
All items less shelter		306.634	306.946	306.226	4.0	-0.1	-0.2
Commodities		238.530	239.952	237.624	4.4	-0.4	-1.0
Commodities less food		175.538	178.206	174.973	5.2	-0.3	-1.8
Commodities less food & beverages		170.388	173.023	169.720	5.4	-0.4	-1.9
Durables		110.474	110.150	111.654	0.4	1.1	1.4
Nondurables		289.516	291.740	287.608	5.3	-0.7	-1.4
Nondurables less food		222.509	227.623	220.465	7.2	-0.9	-3.1
Nondurables less food & beverages		216.959	222.208	214.604	7.8	-1.1	-3.4
Services		462.232	463.947	464.436	4.0	0.5	0.1
Services less rent of shelter(1)		443.496	441.559	444.095	3.7	0.1	0.6
Services less medical care services		447.628	449.389	450.798	4.1	0.7	0.3
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.