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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	Dec 2022	Percent change from Dec 2021	Dec 2022	Percent change from Dec 2021	Dec 2022	Percent change from Dec 2021
All Items	296.797	6.5	308.150	6.1
All Items (1967 = 100)(1)	889.073		485.242
Food and Beverages	314.459	10.1	317.382	9.3
Food	316.839	10.4	319.678	9.5
Food at home	299.089	11.8	302.872	10.8	303.355	12.5
Food away from home	343.559	8.3	347.234	7.3
Alcoholic beverages	280.755	5.8	285.726	6.9
Housing	310.725	8.1	328.787	7.2
Shelter	366.868	7.5	396.479	5.1	388.470	4.1
Rent of primary residence(2)	385.649	8.3	400.696	5.8	406.576	6.6
Owners' equivalent rent of residences(2)(3)	376.897	7.5	410.917	5.0	420.567	5.5
Owners' equivalent rent of primary residence(2)(3)	376.970	7.5	410.569	5.0	420.567	5.5
Fuels and utilities	307.348	13.5	311.112	21.8
Household energy	261.904	16.2	282.523	24.7	396.791	36.1
Energy services(2)(4)	263.825	15.6	272.890	22.5	427.505	37.9
Electricity(2)	260.548	14.3	264.855	21.9	483.497	46.4
Utility (piped) gas service(2)	267.683	19.3	267.730	23.6	314.796	22.3
Household furnishings and operations	145.972	6.7	143.378	7.3
Apparel	124.587	2.9	126.325	2.6
Transportation	255.993	3.9	251.234	5.3
Private transportation	254.846	3.2	249.600	4.9
Motor fuel	288.979	-0.9	297.637	1.9	309.649	4.8
Gasoline	285.757	-1.5	295.478	1.6	305.775	4.6
Medical Care	551.002	4.0	576.835	4.2
Recreation(5)	133.172	5.1	137.393	3.4
Education and Communication(5)	144.922	0.7	154.234	1.1
Other Goods and Services	518.088	6.4	565.841	5.4
Energy	274.937	7.3	290.095	14.6	358.516	23.3
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) 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	Dec 2022	Percent change from Dec 2021	Dec 2022	Percent change from Dec 2021	Dec 2022	Percent change from Dec 2021
All Items	291.051	6.3	305.734	6.0
All Items (1967 = 100)(1)	866.953		477.539
Food and Beverages	313.801	10.1	315.871	9.1
Food	315.301	10.3	317.695	9.2
Food at home	298.793	11.7	302.604	10.7	297.897	13.1
Food away from home	343.820	8.1	347.390	6.7
Alcoholic beverages	286.911	6.0	284.393	7.5
Housing	307.346	8.4	328.598	7.6
Shelter	359.611	7.7	392.243	5.2	397.680	5.3
Rent of primary residence(2)	383.263	8.6	395.065	5.7	406.576	6.6
Owners' equivalent rent of residences(2)(3)	340.236	7.5	361.557	4.9	369.606	5.5
Owners' equivalent rent of primary residence(2)(3)	340.246	7.5	361.607	4.9	369.606	5.5
Fuels and utilities	303.983	13.2	310.625	21.2
Household energy	258.395	15.8	282.188	24.0	399.498	37.6
Energy services(2)(4)	261.655	15.4	273.824	22.1	425.124	38.8
Electricity(2)	257.135	14.1	264.053	21.0	483.499	46.4
Utility (piped) gas service(2)	268.678	19.4	270.564	24.1	314.803	22.3
Household furnishings and operations	139.944	7.3	138.479	8.7
Apparel	124.557	2.9	126.907	2.8
Transportation	258.567	2.9	255.057	4.0
Private transportation	257.099	2.5	252.338	3.8
Motor fuel	289.028	-0.9	297.965	2.6	309.366	4.6
Gasoline	286.185	-1.5	295.442	2.0	305.779	4.6
Medical Care	559.789	4.0	578.095	4.0
Recreation(5)	127.075	5.0	138.342	3.2
Education and Communication(5)	130.940	0.1	139.258	0.7
Other Goods and Services	572.669	6.4	659.483	5.9
Energy	272.372	6.4	288.884	13.6	353.767	22.5
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) 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