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New England Consumer Price Index Card

Consumer Price Indexes for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), U.S. city averages and selected areas, not seasonally adjusted
(1982-84=100 unless otherwise noted)
Item	U.S. City Average		Northeast region		Boston- Cambridge- Newton
Item	Apr 2023	Percent change from Apr 2022	Apr 2023	Percent change from Apr 2022	Apr 2023	Percent change from Apr 2022
All Items	303.363	4.9	311.848	3.8
All Items (1967 = 100)(1)	908.742		491.065
Food and Beverages	319.085	7.5	321.924	7.3
Food	321.566	7.7	324.220	7.4
Food at home	302.328	7.1	306.734	7.0	308.560	9.8
Food away from home	351.237	8.6	353.192	8.1
Alcoholic beverages	283.961	4.6	290.272	5.5
Housing	317.278	7.5	333.309	5.7
Shelter	376.636	8.1	406.734	6.3	404.537	7.3
Rent of primary residence(2)	394.898	8.8	409.454	6.9	418.223	8.1
Owners' equivalent rent of residences(2)(3)	385.366	8.1	419.513	6.1	432.058	7.0
Owners' equivalent rent of primary residence(2)(3)	385.453	8.1	419.161	6.1	432.058	7.0
Fuels and utilities	299.962	4.8	292.031	2.3
Household energy	251.991	4.5	261.072	1.4	366.860	9.4
Energy services(2)(4)	255.185	5.9	255.735	5.9	395.562	17.9
Electricity(2)	263.216	8.4	263.170	9.4	460.702	27.3
Utility (piped) gas service(2)	226.062	-2.1	223.256	-0.9	271.128	-0.4
Household furnishings and operations	149.650	5.3	144.516	4.5
Apparel	131.762	3.6	134.380	3.6
Transportation	267.402	0.2	256.154	0.2
Private transportation	265.893	0.2	253.727	0.1
Motor fuel	319.843	-12.4	300.236	-14.0	299.680	-16.8
Gasoline	318.482	-12.2	299.268	-13.8	296.466	-16.8
Medical Care	547.219	1.1	560.352	-1.4
Recreation(5)	136.375	5.0	138.529	1.6
Education and Communication(5)	145.449	1.6	154.437	1.3
Other Goods and Services	533.706	6.6	587.742	6.4
Energy	283.352	-5.1	277.641	-5.7	336.551	-1.7
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) This index series was formerly titled Gas (piped) and electricity. (5) 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-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH includes Essex, Middlesex, Norfolk, Plymouth, and Suffolk Counties in Massachusetts and Rockingham and Strafford Counties in New Hampshire.

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Consumer Price Indexes for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W), U.S. city averages and selected areas, not seasonally adjusted
(1982-84=100 unless otherwise noted)
Item	U.S. City Average		Northeast region		Boston- Cambridge- Newton
Item	Apr 2023	Percent change from Apr 2022	Apr 2023	Percent change from Apr 2022	Apr 2023	Percent change from Apr 2022
All Items	297.730	4.6	309.017	3.5
All Items (1967 = 100)(1)	886.847		482.668
Food and Beverages	318.512	7.5	320.325	7.2
Food	320.050	7.6	322.125	7.2
Food at home	301.898	7.0	306.221	6.9	302.534	10.1
Food away from home	351.800	8.6	353.617	7.8
Alcoholic beverages	290.890	5.0	289.306	5.9
Housing	313.432	7.6	332.733	6.0
Shelter	369.066	8.4	401.880	6.4	409.875	7.2
Rent of primary residence(2)	392.754	9.1	403.802	6.9	418.223	8.1
Owners' equivalent rent of residences(2)(3)	347.888	8.1	369.055	6.0	379.705	7.0
Owners' equivalent rent of primary residence(2)(3)	347.912	8.1	369.094	6.0	379.705	7.0
Fuels and utilities	297.145	5.0	292.476	2.8
Household energy	249.130	4.8	261.392	2.0	367.953	11.9
Energy services(2)(4)	253.001	5.8	255.581	5.5	392.165	18.1
Electricity(2)	259.283	8.3	262.459	9.3	460.704	27.3
Utility (piped) gas service(2)	223.858	-3.3	224.700	-0.9	271.135	-0.4
Household furnishings and operations	142.895	5.0	140.727	5.9
Apparel	131.980	3.7	134.524	2.8
Transportation	271.535	-0.1	260.174	-0.8
Private transportation	269.807	-0.2	256.873	-1.0
Motor fuel	321.737	-12.1	299.637	-13.9	299.654	-16.8
Gasoline	320.637	-11.9	299.163	-13.6	296.471	-16.8
Medical Care	554.483	0.8	550.454	-3.5
Recreation(5)	129.872	4.6	139.522	1.6
Education and Communication(5)	131.263	1.1	139.309	1.1
Other Goods and Services	587.540	6.4	678.821	6.0
Energy	283.757	-5.4	277.747	-5.9	332.819	-1.7
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) This index series was formerly titled Gas (piped) and electricity. (5) 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-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH includes Essex, Middlesex, Norfolk, Plymouth, and Suffolk Counties in Massachusetts and Rockingham and Strafford Counties in New Hampshire.

Schedule of Upcoming Releases for the Consumer Price Index