New England Consumer Price Index Card

 

Consumer Price Indexes for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), U.S. city averages and selected areas, (1982-84=100 unless otherwise noted)(not seasonally adjusted)
Item U.S. City
Average
Northeast
region
Boston-
Brockton-
Nashua
Oct
2009
Percent change from
Oct
2008
Oct
2009
Percent change from
Oct
2008
Oct
2009
Percent change from
Oct
2008

All Items

216.177 -0.2 231.304 0.2    

All Items (1967 = 100) (1)

647.570   364.233      

Food and Beverages

217.957 -0.3 223.741 0.0    

Food

217.526 -0.6 223.016 -0.3    

Food at home

213.605 -2.8 220.360 -2.2 221.306 -1.9

Food away from home

224.224 2.2 229.462 2.1    

Alcoholic beverages

222.232 2.4 232.318 3.4    

Housing

216.612 -0.4 242.694 0.0    

Shelter

249.474 0.7 291.712 1.8 277.564 3.0

Rent of primary residence (2)

248.888 1.2 283.553 1.9 278.726 1.5

Owners' equivalent rent of primary residence (2) (3)

256.890 1.2 302.497 2.5 293.004 3.9

Fuels and utilities

207.937 -6.0 205.030 -9.6    

Household energy

184.146 -8.5 188.497 -11.9 168.541 -23.3

Gas (piped) and electricity (2)

188.963 -7.1 191.549 -8.5 167.372 -22.1

Electricity (2)

190.376 -0.6 188.668 1.1 191.645 -12.0

Utility (piped) gas service (2)

181.922 -24.0 185.085 -26.5 111.238 -44.1

Household furnishings and operations

127.740 -0.8 127.732 -1.2    

Apparel

123.998 1.4 127.007 2.3    

Transportation

185.362 -3.8 185.159 -3.6    

Private transportation

180.896 -3.8 179.137 -3.6    

Motor fuel

219.015 -18.4 213.167 -18.2 217.256 -14.7

Gasoline

218.683 -17.9 212.316 -17.8 215.139 -13.6

Medical Care

378.552 3.5 399.130 2.7    

Recreation (4)

114.157 0.0 118.914 2.2    

Education and Communication (4)

129.128 2.7 133.342 2.8    

Other Goods and Services

375.444 7.5 398.627 6.3    

Energy

199.198 -14.0 198.744 -14.9 189.160 -19.3

Footnotes
(1) For the Northeast, December 1977 = 100.
(2) This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item stratum index series converted to a geometric means estimator in January, 1999.
(3) Index is on a December 1982=100 base.
(4) Indexes are on a December 1997=100 base.

Northeast region includes the states of Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont.

Boston-Brockton-Nashua includes the PMSAs of Boston, Brockton, Fitchburg-Leominster, Lawrence, Lowell, Manchester, Nashua, New Bedford, Portsmouth-Rochester, and Worcester.

 

Consumer Price Indexes for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W), U.S. city averages and selected areas, (1982-84=100 unless otherwise noted)(not seasonally adjusted)
Item U.S. City
Average
Northeast
region
Boston-
Brockton-
Nashua
Oct
2009
Percent change from
Oct
2008
Oct
2009
Percent change from
Oct
2008
Oct
2009
Percent change from
Oct
2008

All Items

211.549 -0.3 228.193 0.2    

All Items (1967 = 100) (1)

630.140   356.426      

Food and Beverages

217.123 -0.5 222.667 -0.2    

Food

216.654 -0.7 222.078 -0.4    

Food at home

212.396 -2.8 219.110 -2.2 217.375 -1.6

Food away from home

224.382 2.4 229.767 2.2    

Alcoholic beverages

222.555 2.6 229.969 3.6    

Housing

212.734 -0.2 239.589 0.3    

Shelter

242.804 1.0 286.646 2.2 279.553 2.9

Rent of primary residence (2)

247.422 1.1 280.542 1.8 278.726 1.5

Owners' equivalent rent of primary residence (2) (3)

232.761 1.2 266.317 2.5 257.500 3.9

Fuels and utilities

206.732 -5.7 204.057 -8.7    

Household energy

182.227 -8.1 187.266 -10.8 162.077 -22.7

Gas (piped) and electricity (2)

187.473 -7.0 191.287 -7.8 168.054 -21.9

Electricity (2)

187.993 -0.9 187.933 1.4 191.646 -12.0

Utility (piped) gas service (2)

181.987 -24.1 185.179 -26.2 111.241 -44.1

Household furnishings and operations

123.995 -0.6 122.232 -1.1    

Apparel

123.642 1.4 127.362 2.8    

Transportation

183.506 -4.5 185.232 -4.7    

Private transportation

180.271 -4.6 180.573 -4.9    

Motor fuel

219.733 -18.5 213.407 -18.2 217.282 -14.7

Gasoline

219.509 -18.0 212.613 -17.8 215.142 -13.6

Medical Care

379.072 3.6 395.908 2.8    

Recreation (4)

110.724 -0.2 118.766 2.3    

Education and Communication (4)

124.362 2.3 126.989 2.5    

Other Goods and Services

401.390 10.8 445.084 9.5    

Energy

199.223 -14.2 198.181 -14.6 184.703 -18.5

Footnotes
(1) For the Northeast, December 1977 = 100.
(2) This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item stratum index series converted to a geometric means estimator in January, 1999.
(3) Index is on a December 1982=100 base.
(4) Indexes are on a December 1997=100 base.

Northeast region includes the states of Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont.

Boston-Brockton-Nashua includes the PMSAs of Boston, Brockton, Fitchburg-Leominster, Lawrence, Lowell, Manchester, Nashua, New Bedford, Portsmouth-Rochester, and Worcester.