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Bureau of Labor Statistics > Geographic Information > New England > CPI Summary

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
Apr
2021		 Percent change from
Apr
2020		 Apr
2021		 Percent change from
Apr
2020		 Apr
2021		 Percent change from
Apr
2020

All Items

 267.054 4.2 280.234 3.3    

All Items (1967 = 100)(1)

 799.975   441.283      

Food and Beverages

 272.367 2.3 278.408 1.8    

Food

 273.090 2.4 279.404 1.7    

Food at home

 254.760 1.2 262.195 0.0 259.887 -3.2

Food away from home

 301.819 3.8 308.751 4.1    

Alcoholic beverages

 261.265 1.9 264.290 2.1    

Housing

 277.258 2.6 298.589 2.4    

Shelter

 331.354 2.1 370.994 1.5 363.031 1.3

Rent of primary residence(2)

 346.267 1.8 373.814 1.3 375.556 1.7

Owners' equivalent rent of residences(2)(3)

 340.162 2.0 384.500 1.4 390.279 1.9

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

 340.184 2.0 384.169 1.4 390.279 1.9

Fuels and utilities

 253.460 5.7 235.379 7.1    

Household energy

 207.988 6.4 206.020 7.5 266.061 8.2

Energy services(2)(4)

 211.838 5.4 205.281 4.2 285.055 4.3

Electricity(2)

 218.627 3.6 209.376 3.5 320.925 2.8

Utility (piped) gas service(2)

 188.129 12.1 182.056 5.7 214.339 7.3

Household furnishings and operations

 129.321 3.5 126.519 4.9    

Apparel

 120.656 1.9 125.916 2.6    

Transportation

 222.547 14.9 216.319 12.4    

Private transportation

 220.742 15.5 212.347 13.7    

Motor fuel

 253.648 48.9 242.832 34.7 243.287 31.5

Gasoline

 252.603 49.6 241.857 35.0 240.753 31.8

Medical Care

 524.585 1.5 550.365 0.2    

Recreation(5)

 124.546 2.1 129.835 1.1    

Education and Communication(5)

 141.742 1.7 149.478 1.7    

Other Goods and Services

 473.649 2.7 522.862 2.3    

Energy

 229.116 25.1 221.008 18.1 254.126 16.6

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.

 

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
Apr
2021		 Percent change from
Apr
2020		 Apr
2021		 Percent change from
Apr
2020		 Apr
2021		 Percent change from
Apr
2020

All Items

 261.237 4.7 276.633 3.5    

All Items (1967 = 100)(1)

 778.147   432.085      

Food and Beverages

 271.580 2.3 277.609 1.9    

Food

 271.832 2.4 278.411 1.9    

Food at home

 254.252 1.3 261.684 0.2 253.390 -3.1

Food away from home

 302.490 3.9 311.153 4.4    

Alcoholic beverages

 266.262 1.4 262.820 1.4    

Housing

 273.199 2.6 296.491 2.3    

Shelter

 324.126 2.1 367.074 1.6 368.901 1.5

Rent of primary residence(2)

 342.942 1.9 368.856 1.3 375.556 1.7

Owners' equivalent rent of residences(2)(3)

 307.129 2.1 338.503 1.5 342.988 1.9

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

 307.155 2.0 338.550 1.5 342.988 1.9

Fuels and utilities

 251.363 5.5 236.330 6.5    

Household energy

 206.052 6.2 207.018 6.8 266.123 7.2

Energy services(2)(4)

 210.370 5.5 206.086 4.3 283.063 4.2

Electricity(2)

 215.471 3.6 209.518 3.5 320.926 2.8

Utility (piped) gas service(2)

 188.439 13.0 183.334 6.0 214.344 7.3

Household furnishings and operations

 122.918 3.0 118.633 3.9    

Apparel

 120.506 1.9 125.411 2.2    

Transportation

 224.757 16.9 220.251 12.8    

Private transportation

 222.821 17.4 215.861 13.8    

Motor fuel

 254.314 49.3 242.043 34.0 243.526 31.8

Gasoline

 253.384 49.9 241.277 34.3 240.756 31.8

Medical Care

 531.979 1.4 553.018 0.1    

Recreation(5)

 118.984 2.1 129.443 0.6    

Education and Communication(5)

 129.327 1.8 135.666 2.0    

Other Goods and Services

 522.023 3.2 604.262 2.6    

Energy

 228.861 26.7 221.362 18.6 251.209 17.6

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.