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22-1503-PHI
Wednesday, July 13, 2022

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Consumer Price Index, Northeast Region – June 2022

Area prices were up 1.2 percent over the past month, up 7.6 percent from a year ago

Prices in the Northeast Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), advanced 1.2 percent in June, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table A.) Regional Commissioner Alexandra Hall Bovee noted that the increase was the second largest in 2022, following a 1.3 percent rise in March. The all items less food and energy index, up 0.8 percent, accounted for more than half of the overall rise in the CPI-U. The energy index also increased in June, up 5.5 percent, and the food index inched up 0.6 percent. (Data in this report are not seasonally adjusted. Accordingly, month-to-month changes may reflect the impact of seasonal influences.)

Over the last 12 months, the Northeast all items CPI-U increased 7.6 percent, the largest increase since December 1981. (See chart 1 and table A.) The all items less food and energy index was largely responsible for the over-the-year increase, up 4.4 percent, although it was the smallest increase since January. The energy index jumped 44.2 percent over the year as the price of gasoline was 60.0 percent higher than the year before. The food index advanced 9.1 percent over-the-year. (See table 1.)

Food

Food prices rose 0.6 percent for the month of June, down from the 1.1 percent increase in May. (See table 1.) Of the two major components within the food index, prices for food away from home increased 1.0 percent (the largest percent increase since October 2021), while prices for food at home were up 0.3 percent (the smallest increase since July 2021) for the same period. Within food at home, lower prices for fruits and vegetables (-1.7 percent) were offset by price increases for cereals and bakery products, and dairy and related products, both up 1.7 percent.

From June 2021 to June 2022, the food index increased 9.1 percent – the highest 12-month change since April 1981. Prices for food at home advanced 10.1 percent since a year ago, the greatest such increase since November 1980. Prices for food away from home increased 7.1 percent, the largest series increase since December 1981.

Energy

The energy index increased 5.5 percent over the month and accounted for two-fifths of the increase in the overall CPI-U. Gasoline prices increased 7.6 percent, down from the 10.8 percent rise in May. Prices for electricity increased 4.0 percent and the utility (piped) gas service index advanced 7.4 percent over the month, the largest increase for the natural gas index since November 2020.

Energy prices soared 44.2 percent over the year, the largest index increase since April 1980. Higher energy prices were largely due to higher prices for gasoline (60.0 percent which was the 17th consecutive month increase and the largest 12-month rise since September 2005). Prices for utility (piped) gas service advanced 38.8 percent during the past year while electricity prices jumped 15.6 percent. The price increase for utility (piped) gas service represents the 18th month of consecutive price increases and the largest increase since May 2001.

All items less food and energy

The index for all items less food and energy rose 0.8 percent in June, the largest increase in a year. Higher prices for new and used motor vehicles (4.3 percent) as well as higher prices for shelter (0.3 percent) and medical care (0.8 percent) contributed to the increase while a decrease in apparel (-0.7 percent) tempered the overall index increase. Owners' equivalent rent of residences (up 0.4 percent) and rent of primary residence (up 0.6 percent) contributed to the increase of the shelter index while medical care services advancing 0.9 percent contributed to the medical care index increase.

Over the year, the index for all items less food and energy moderated as it increased 4.4 percent, the smallest price increase so far in 2022. The 12-month increase in the shelter index (2.7 percent), the 9.8 percent increase in the new and used motor vehicles index (breaking 14 consecutive months of double-digit increases), the 8.5 percent increase in household furnishings and operations and the 4.8 percent increase in medical care contributed to the increase in the all items less food and energy index. The increase in shelter was led by gains in the indexes for owners’ equivalent rent of residences, up 3.3 percent, and household furnishings and operations, up 8.5 percent.

Geographic divisions

Additional price indexes are now available for the two divisions of the Northeast. Over the month, the all items CPI-U increased 1.3 percent in the Middle Atlantic division, while prices in the New England division rose 0.8 percent.

Over the year, the all items index rose 7.9 percent in the New England division and 7.5 percent in the Middle Atlantic division. (See table B.)

Table A. Northeast region CPI-U 1-month and 12-month percent changes, all items index, not seasonally adjusted
Month20182019202020212022
1-month12-month1-month12-month1-month12-month1-month12-month1-month12-month

January

0.51.60.31.50.72.30.41.10.86.3

February

0.41.70.21.30.32.40.41.20.76.6

March

0.12.00.51.7-0.21.70.62.11.37.3

April

0.42.10.41.7-0.40.80.73.30.67.2

May

0.42.50.31.50.00.60.63.90.97.5

June

0.02.60.11.60.30.81.04.61.27.6

July

0.02.70.11.70.41.10.24.3

August

0.22.70.11.50.11.10.14.4

September

0.12.20.01.40.11.20.34.6

October

-0.12.3-0.11.5-0.21.10.65.4

November

-0.41.90.11.90.11.10.66.0

December

-0.11.7-0.11.90.21.40.25.9
Table B. CPI-U 1-month and 12-month percent changes, all items index, Northeast region and divisions, not seasonally adjusted
Area1-month change12-month change

Northeast

1.27.6

New England Division

0.87.9

Middle Atlantic Division

1.37.5

The July 2022 Consumer Price Index for the Northeast Region is scheduled to be released on August 10, 2022.


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 Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes CPIs for two population groups: (1) a CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) which covers approximately 93 percent of the total U.S. population and (2) a CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) which covers approximately 29 percent of the total U.S. population. The CPI-U includes, in addition to wage earners and clerical workers, groups such as professional, managerial, and technical workers, the self-employed, short-term workers, the unemployed, and retirees and others not in the labor force.

The CPI is based on prices of food, clothing, shelter, and fuels, transportation fares, charges for doctors' and dentists' services, drugs, and the other goods and services that people buy for day-to-day living. Each month, prices are collected in 75 urban areas across the country from about 6,000 housing units and approximately 22,000 retail establishments—department stores, supermarkets, hospitals, filling stations, and other types of stores and service establishments. All taxes directly associated with the purchase and use of items are included in the index.

The index measures price changes from a designated reference date; for most of the CPI-U the reference base is 1982-84 equals 100. An increase of 7 percent from the reference base, for example, is shown as 107.000. Alternatively, that relationship can also be expressed as the price of a base period market basket of goods and services rising from $100 to $107. For further details see the CPI home page on the Internet at www.bls.gov/cpi and the CPI section of the BLS Handbook of Methods available on the internet at www.bls.gov/opub/hom/cpi/.

In calculating the index, price changes for the various items in each location are averaged together with weights that represent their importance in the spending of the appropriate population group. Local data are then combined to obtain a U.S. city average. Because the sample size of a local area is smaller, the local area index is subject to substantially more sampling and other measurement error than the national index. In addition, local indexes are not adjusted for seasonal influences. As a result, local area indexes show greater volatility than the national index, although their long-term trends are quite similar. 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.

The Northeast region is comprised of Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont.

The New England division is comprised of Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont.

The Middle Atlantic division is comprised of New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania.

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Table 1. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Indexes and percent changes for selected periods, Northeast Region, (1982-84=100 unless otherwise noted) (not seasonally adjusted)
Expenditure categoryIndexesPercent change from
Historical
data
Apr.
2022
May
2022
Jun.
2022
Jun.
2021
Apr.
2022
May
2022

All items

Go to web page with historical data for series CUUR0100SA0
300.325302.939306.4537.62.01.2

All items (December 1977 = 100)

Go to web page with historical data for series CUUR0100AA0
472.920477.036482.570   

Food and beverages

Go to web page with historical data for series CUUR0100SAF
300.047303.241304.9288.81.60.6

Food

Go to web page with historical data for series CUUR0100SAF1
301.840305.074306.8489.11.70.6

Food at home

Go to web page with historical data for series CUUR0100SAF11
286.582290.648291.66510.11.80.3

Cereals and bakery products

Go to web page with historical data for series CUUR0100SAF111
340.416346.685352.51113.23.61.7

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs

Go to web page with historical data for series CUUR0100SAF112
300.953306.537306.9319.82.00.1

Dairy and related products

Go to web page with historical data for series CUUR0100SEFJ
262.070262.471267.04910.81.91.7

Fruits and vegetables

Go to web page with historical data for series CUUR0100SAF113
350.638352.857346.7096.0-1.1-1.7

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials

Go to web page with historical data for series CUUR0100SAF114
195.044197.754198.92410.12.00.6

Other food at home

Go to web page with historical data for series CUUR0100SAF115
253.600258.328260.06711.72.60.7

Food away from home

Go to web page with historical data for series CUUR0100SEFV
326.649328.173331.4187.11.51.0

Alcoholic beverages

Go to web page with historical data for series CUUR0100SAF116
275.062277.710278.2524.01.20.2

Housing

Go to web page with historical data for series CUUR0100SAH
315.371317.975320.2975.91.60.7

Shelter

Go to web page with historical data for series CUUR0100SAH1
382.640384.343385.5752.70.80.3

Rent of primary residence

Go to web page with historical data for series CUUR0100SEHA
383.169384.670386.9243.31.00.6

Owners' equivalent rent of residences(1)

Go to web page with historical data for series CUUR0100SEHC
395.373397.064398.7253.30.80.4

Owners' equivalent rent of primary residence(1)

Go to web page with historical data for series CUUR0100SEHC01
395.028396.712398.3783.30.80.4

Fuels and utilities

Go to web page with historical data for series CUUR0100SAH2
285.467296.645306.59227.37.43.4

Household energy

Go to web page with historical data for series CUUR0100SAH21
257.473269.073279.00931.98.43.7

Energy services

Go to web page with historical data for series CUUR0100SEHF
241.446245.800258.32922.57.05.1

Electricity

Go to web page with historical data for series CUUR0100SEHF01
240.543244.127253.80715.65.54.0

Utility (piped) gas service

Go to web page with historical data for series CUUR0100SEHF02
225.203230.683247.64338.810.07.4

Household furnishings and operations

Go to web page with historical data for series CUUR0100SAH3
138.292138.564139.5548.50.90.7

Apparel

Go to web page with historical data for series CUUR0100SAA
129.657130.543129.6374.50.0-0.7

Transportation

Go to web page with historical data for series CUUR0100SAT
255.695261.073271.41717.46.14.0

Private transportation

Go to web page with historical data for series CUUR0100SAT1
253.535257.749268.93718.86.14.3

New and used motor vehicles(2)

Go to web page with historical data for series CUUR0100SETA
124.792122.678127.9439.82.54.3

New vehicles

Go to web page with historical data for series CUUR0100SETA01
164.492166.089167.36510.31.70.8

New cars and trucks(2)(3)

Go to web page with historical data for series CUUR0100SS4501A
      

New cars(3)

Go to web page with historical data for series CUUR0100SS45011
156.487157.871158.54011.91.30.4

Used cars and trucks

Go to web page with historical data for series CUUR0100SETA02
217.988219.444224.1887.62.82.2

Motor fuel

Go to web page with historical data for series CUUR0100SETB
348.980386.955416.15560.119.27.5

Gasoline (all types)

Go to web page with historical data for series CUUR0100SETB01
347.219384.786414.15160.019.37.6

Gasoline, unleaded regular(3)

Go to web page with historical data for series CUUR0100SS47014
344.584382.731411.55860.619.47.5

Gasoline, unleaded midgrade(3)(4)

Go to web page with historical data for series CUUR0100SS47015
366.408400.533433.24757.618.28.2

Gasoline, unleaded premium(3)

Go to web page with historical data for series CUUR0100SS47016
350.883383.206414.94855.818.38.3

Motor vehicle insurance(5)

Go to web page with historical data for series CUUR0100SETE
      

Medical care

Go to web page with historical data for series CUUR0100SAM
568.472568.877573.1454.80.80.8

Medical care commodities

Go to web page with historical data for series CUUR0100SAM1
386.322386.503386.2882.00.0-0.1

Medical care services

Go to web page with historical data for series CUUR0100SAM2
622.123622.597628.3035.41.00.9

Professional services

Go to web page with historical data for series CUUR0100SEMC
428.561427.073430.2812.70.40.8

Recreation(2)

Go to web page with historical data for series CUUR0100SAR
136.369136.352136.9494.80.40.4

Education and communication(2)

Go to web page with historical data for series CUUR0100SAE
152.381152.249152.2171.5-0.10.0

Tuition, other school fees, and child care(5)

Go to web page with historical data for series CUUR0100SEEB
1,342.6341,343.8761,344.4271.90.10.0

Other goods and services

Go to web page with historical data for series CUUR0100SAG
552.518550.577557.1817.20.81.2

Commodity and service group

Commodities

Go to web page with historical data for series CUUR0100SAC
223.370227.659230.51013.03.21.3

Commodities less food and beverages

Go to web page with historical data for series CUUR0100SACL11
181.058185.510188.63515.74.21.7

Nondurables less food and beverages

Go to web page with historical data for series CUUR0100SANL11
234.083244.700250.34023.46.92.3

Durables

Go to web page with historical data for series CUUR0100SAD
123.360123.593124.8018.01.21.0

Services

Go to web page with historical data for series CUUR0100SAS
374.044374.918379.0544.71.31.1

Special aggregate indexes

All items less shelter

Go to web page with historical data for series CUUR0100SA0L2
272.061275.001279.32510.22.71.6

All items less medical care

Go to web page with historical data for series CUUR0100SA0L5
288.517291.218294.6947.92.11.2

Commodities less food

Go to web page with historical data for series CUUR0100SACL1
184.742189.175192.25315.24.11.6

Nondurables

Go to web page with historical data for series CUUR0100SAN
266.906273.947277.68315.14.01.4

Nondurables less food

Go to web page with historical data for series CUUR0100SANL1
236.376246.481251.79621.96.52.2

Services less rent of shelter(1)

Go to web page with historical data for series CUUR0100SASL2RS
377.423377.399384.9436.92.02.0

Services less medical care services

Go to web page with historical data for series CUUR0100SASL5
356.960357.858361.8804.61.41.1

Energy

Go to web page with historical data for series CUUR0100SA0E
294.285316.107333.51744.213.35.5

All items less energy

Go to web page with historical data for series CUUR0100SA0LE
304.768305.705308.0285.01.10.8

All items less food and energy

Go to web page with historical data for series CUUR0100SA0L1E
307.228307.765310.2004.41.00.8

Footnotes
(1) Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.
(2) Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
(3) Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.
(4) Indexes on a December 1993=100 base.
(5) Indexes on a December 1977=100 base.

 

Last Modified Date: Wednesday, July 13, 2022