Bureau of Labor Statistics
New York Office Internet Address: http://www.bls.gov/ro2/home.htm Media Contact: Michael L. Dolfman,(212) 337-2500 Information: Martin Kohli,(646) 264-3620 NEW YORK-NORTHERN NEW JERSEY CPI UP 1.0 PERCENT IN JUNE, 4.5 PERCENT INCREASE FROM YEAR AGO Retail prices in the greater New York area, including Northern New Jersey and Southwestern Connecticut, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), rose 1.0 percent for the second consecutive month in June. Michael L. Dolfman, Regional Commissioner of the U. S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics, attributed the June rise to an advance in energy prices coupled with higher prices for shelter. The increases were partially offset by a decline in the apparel index. For the year ended in June 2008, the CPI-U increased 4.5 percent, and core inflation, as measured by the all items less food and energy index, was 2.2 percent. With the New York-Northern New Jersey Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers at 238.580 in June (1982-84=100), $23.86 was required to purchase what $10 could in the 1982-84 base period. The purchasing power of the dollar was 41.9 cents in 1982-84 dollars and 14.5 cents in 1967 dollars. In June, the Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) was 233.776, up 1.2 percent over the month. The CPI-W rose 5.2 percent over the year. On a 1967 base, the June CPI-W was 665.618. Data in this report are not seasonally adjusted. Accordingly, month-to-month changes may reflect the impact of seasonal influences. The New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA consolidated area comprises the five boroughs of New York City, Nassau, Suffolk, Westchester, Rockland, Putnam, Dutchess, and Orange Counties in New York State; Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Hunterdon, Mercer, Monmouth, Middlesex, Morris, Ocean, Passaic, Somerset, Sussex, Union and Warren Counties in New Jersey; Fairfield County and parts of Litchfield, New Haven and Middlesex Counties in Connecticut; and Pike County in Pennsylvania. NYLS - 7339 Labor - New York 07/15/08 Table 1. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Indexes and percent changes for selected periods New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA (1982-84=100 unless otherwise noted) Indexes Percent change from-
Item and Group
April May June June April May
2008 2008 2008 2007 2008 2008
Expenditure category
All items.................................... 233.822 236.151 238.580 4.5 2.0 1.0
All items (1967=100)......................... 675.948 682.680 689.702 - - -
Food and beverages ......................... 220.009 221.159 221.658 5.3 .7 .2
Food....................................... 219.236 220.416 220.934 5.5 .8 .2
Food at home.............................. 218.925 220.396 221.524 6.4 1.2 .5
Food away from home....................... 225.469 226.328 226.122 4.4 .3 -.1
Alcoholic beverages........................ 227.398 228.074 228.273 3.2 .4 .1
Housing..................................... 252.200 253.161 257.051 3.6 1.9 1.5
Shelter........... ........................ 303.015 303.001 304.891 2.4 .6 .6
Rent of primary residence 1/.............. 291.938 292.639 294.696 4.8 .9 .7
Owners'equivalent rent of primary
residence 1/ 2/ ...................... 309.225 310.265 312.623 3.5 1.1 .8
Fuels and utilities. ...................... 201.039 207.321 227.924 17.0 13.4 9.9
Household energy ......................... 203.684 210.660 233.487 18.2 14.6 10.8
Gas (piped) and electricity 1/........... 189.437 194.648 214.201 7.9 13.1 10.0
Electricity 1/......................... 169.629 171.415 197.607 5.1 16.5 15.3
Utility (piped) gas service 1/.......... 227.722 240.687 243.987 11.5 7.1 1.4
Household furnishings and operations ...... 127.503 128.486 127.815 -2.1 .2 -.5
Apparel..................................... 111.844 112.882 107.067 -3.4 -4.3 -5.2
Transportation..... ........................ 203.058 211.635 217.187 11.5 7.0 2.6
Private transportation..................... 193.421 202.221 207.008 11.6 7.0 2.4
Motor fuel....... ........................ 261.591 294.561 315.400 33.2 20.6 7.1
Gasoline (all types)..................... 259.935 292.904 313.724 33.0 20.7 7.1
Gasoline, unleaded regular 3/........... 264.346 298.627 319.984 33.8 21.0 7.2
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 3/ 4/....... 257.141 288.883 309.132 31.6 20.2 7.0
Gasoline, unleaded premium 3/ .......... 254.028 284.199 304.244 31.2 19.8 7.1
Medical care................................ 365.956 369.871 368.419 2.4 .7 -.4
Recreation 5/................................ 114.919 115.043 115.674 .9 .7 .5
Education and communication 5/.............. 127.836 128.332 128.943 4.4 .9 .5
Other goods and services.................... 341.909 343.477 349.941 4.1 2.3 1.9
Commodity and service group
All items.................................... 233.822 236.151 238.580 4.5 2.0 1.0
Commodities........ ........................ 180.466 183.881 185.345 6.7 2.7 .8
Commodities less food and beverages........ 152.462 156.802 158.661 7.5 4.1 1.2
Nondurables less food and beverages....... 186.936 195.282 198.938 13.3 6.4 1.9
Durables.................................. 107.876 107.527 107.284 -2.7 -.5 -.2
Services.................................... 279.574 281.010 284.256 3.4 1.7 1.2
Special aggregate indexes
All items less medical care.................. 227.793 230.053 232.589 4.6 2.1 1.1
All items less shelter....................... 206.779 210.162 212.859 5.9 2.9 1.3
Commodities less food........................ 155.690 159.952 161.774 7.3 3.9 1.1
Nondurables......... ........................ 205.745 210.771 212.970 9.2 3.5 1.0
Nondurables less food........................ 189.731 197.699 201.185 12.6 6.0 1.8
Services less rent of shelter 2/............. 263.044 266.407 271.532 4.7 3.2 1.9
Services less medical care services.......... 272.280 273.482 276.853 3.4 1.7 1.2
Energy....................................... 228.579 246.402 268.490 25.0 17.5 9.0
All items less energy........................ 235.958 236.787 237.309 2.7 .6 .2
All items less food and energy.............. 240.489 241.256 241.782 2.2 .5 .2
1/ This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item stratum index series were
calculated using a geometric means estimator.
2/ Index is on a December 1982=100 base.
3/ Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.
4/ Indexes on a December 1993=100 base.
5/ Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
- Data not available.
Table 2. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Selected areas, all items index
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
All items
Indexes Percent change to Percent change to
CPI-U Pricing June 2008 from-- May 2008 from--
schedule
1/ Mar. Apr. May June June Apr. May May Mar. Apr.
2008 2008 2008 2008 2007 2008 2008 2007 2008 2008
U.S. city average........................... M 213.528 214.823 216.632 218.815 5.0 1.9 1.0 4.2 1.5 0.8
Region 2/
Northeast urban............................. M 226.926 228.133 230.089 232.649 5.0 2.0 1.1 4.3 1.4 0.9
Midwest urban............................... M 203.723 205.393 207.168 208.968 4.9 1.7 0.9 4.0 1.7 0.9
South urban................................. M 206.676 208.085 210.006 212.324 5.3 2.0 1.1 4.6 1.6 0.9
West urban.................................. M 218.533 219.437 221.009 223.040 4.9 1.6 0.9 3.7 1.1 0.7
Selected local areas 5/
Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI.............. M 211.542 212.662 214.932 215.738 4.7 1.4 0.4 4.5 1.6 1.1
Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA..... M 223.606 224.625 226.651 229.033 5.4 2.0 1.1 3.7 1.4 0.9
New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island,
NY-NJ-CT-PA............................. M 233.122 233.822 236.151 238.580 4.5 2.0 1.0 4.0 1.3 1.0
Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT......... 1 233.084 - 235.344 - - - - 4.0 1.0 -
Cleveland-Akron, OH......................... 1 202.500 - 204.882 - - - - 4.4 1.2 -
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX....................... 1 198.596 - 202.357 - - - - 5.0 1.9 -
Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV 6/........ 1 138.090 - 139.649 - - - - 5.0 1.1 -
Atlanta, GA................................. 2 - 206.371 - 212.032 4.9 2.7 - - - -
Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI................. 2 - 205.281 - 207.593 3.0 1.1 - - - -
Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX.............. 2 - 188.795 - 193.567 4.9 2.5 - - - -
Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL................... 2 - 221.324 - 225.079 5.8 1.7 - - - -
Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City,
PA-NJ-DE-MD............................. 2 - 223.622 - 228.408 5.1 2.1 - - - -
San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA.......... 2 - 222.074 - 225.181 4.2 1.4 - - - -
Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA................ 2 - 223.196 - 228.068 5.8 2.2 - - - -
U.S. CPI-U All Items, 1967 base is 655.474. The seasonally adjusted All Items index increased 1.1 percent between May and June.
Table 3. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Selected areas, all items index
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
All items
Indexes Percent change to Percent change to
CPI-W Pricing June 2008 from-- May 2008 from--
schedule
1/ Mar. Apr. May June June Apr. May May Mar. Apr.
2008 2008 2008 2008 2007 2008 2008 2007 2008 2008
U.S. city average........................... M 209.147 210.698 212.788 215.223 5.6 2.1 1.1 4.5 1.7 1.0
Region 2/
Northeast urban............................. M 223.209 224.794 227.114 229.829 5.5 2.2 1.2 4.7 1.7 1.0
Midwest urban............................... M 198.989 200.788 202.912 204.867 5.3 2.0 1.0 4.3 2.0 1.1
South urban................................. M 204.044 205.669 207.912 210.469 5.8 2.3 1.2 4.9 1.9 1.1
West urban.................................. M 213.159 214.355 216.029 218.508 5.4 1.9 1.1 4.0 1.3 0.8
Selected local areas 5/
Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI.............. M 204.742 205.885 208.403 209.021 4.9 1.5 0.3 4.7 1.8 1.2
Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA..... M 216.493 217.914 219.702 222.435 6.1 2.1 1.2 4.1 1.5 0.8
New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island,
NY-NJ-CT-PA............................. M 226.951 228.215 230.923 233.776 5.2 2.4 1.2 4.3 1.8 1.2
Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT......... 1 232.656 - 235.419 - - - - 4.4 1.2 -
Cleveland-Akron, OH......................... 1 192.995 - 195.898 - - - - 4.8 1.5 -
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX....................... 1 201.892 - 206.258 - - - - 5.7 2.2 -
Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV 6/... .... 1 137.544 - 139.332 - - - - 5.3 1.3 -
Atlanta, GA................................. 2 - 205.801 - 212.013 5.5 3.0 - - - -
Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI................. 2 - 201.037 - 203.524 3.5 1.2 - - - -
Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX.............. 2 - 188.463 - 193.742 5.7 2.8 - - - -
Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL................... 2 - 219.456 - 223.849 6.1 2.0 - - - -
Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City,
PA-NJ-DE-MD............................. 2 - 223.295 - 228.429 5.5 2.3 - - - -
San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA.......... 2 - 217.913 - 221.454 4.7 1.6 - - - -
Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA................ 2 - 218.483 - 223.573 6.2 2.3 - - - -
U.S. CPI-W All Items, 1967 base is 641.082. The seasonally adjusted All Items index increased 1.2 percent between May and June.
1/ Areas on pricing schedule 2 will appear next month.
2/ Regions defined as the four Census regions.
3/ Indexes on a December 1996=100 base.
4/ Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.
5/ In addition, the following metropolitan areas are published semiannually and appear in Tables 34 and 39 of the January
and July issues of the CPI Detailed Report: Anchorage, AK; Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN; Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO;
Honolulu, HI; Kansas City, MO-KS; Milwaukee-Racine, WI; Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI; Phoenix-Mesa, AZ; Pittsburgh, PA;
Portland-Salem, OR-WA; St. Louis, MO-IL; San Diego, CA; Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL.
6/ Indexes on a November 1996=100 base.
- Data not available.
Last Modified Date: July 16, 2008
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