Northeast - Size Class A (over 2.5 million)
Northeast - Size Class B/C (2.5 million or less)(2)
New England(3)
Middle Atlantic(3)
Midwest - Size Class A (over 2.5 million)
Midwest - Size Class B/C (2.5 million or less)(2)
East North Central(3)
West North Central(3)
South - Size Class A (over 2.5 million)
South - Size Class B/C (2.5 million or less)(2)
South Atlantic(3)
East South Central(3)
West South Central(3)
West - Size Class A (over 2.5 million)
West - Size Class B/C (2.5 million or less)(2)
Mountain(3)
Pacific(3)
Metropolitan areas published monthly
Metropolitan areas published in January, March, May, July, September, and November
Metropolitan areas published in February, April, June, August, October, and December
Footnotes
(1) The Northeast region includes the New England and Middle Atlantic divisions.
The New England division includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont.
The Middle Atlantic division includes New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania.
(2) December 1996=100.
(3) December 2017=100.
(4) The Midwest region includes the East North Central and West North Central divisions.
The East North Central division includes Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin.
The West North Central division includes Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota.
(5) The South region includes the South Atlantic, East South Central, and West South Central divisions.
The South Atlantic division includes Delaware, the District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia.
The East South Central division includes Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi, and Tennessee.
The West South Central division includes Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas.
(6) The West region includes the Mountain and Pacific divisions.
The Mountain division includes Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming.
The Pacific division includes Alaska, California, Hawaii, Oregon, and Washington.
(7) 1998-2017 indexes based on a substantially smaller sample.
(8) December 2001=100.
(9) 1987=100.
Source: Consumer Price Index
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) measures changes in prices of all goods and services purchased for consumption by urban households.