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
Jul
2009		 Percent change from
Jul
2008		 Jul
2009		 Percent change from
Jul
2008		 Jul
2009		 Percent change from
Jul
2008

All Items

 215.351 -2.1 230.154 -1.9 233.018 -3.4

All Items (1967 = 100) (1)

645.096   362.423   677.272  

Food and Beverages

 217.608 1.1 222.428 1.4 227.910 1.5

Food

 217.257 0.9 221.789 1.3 227.826 1.3

Food at home

 213.815 -0.9 219.104 -0.3 220.109 0.7

Food away from home

 223.345 3.2 228.254 3.2 241.444 2.0

Alcoholic beverages

 220.850 3.0 229.833 3.1 231.163 3.9

Housing

 218.085 -0.7 244.611 -1.6 232.928 -5.6

Shelter

 250.310 0.9 293.197 1.3 277.090 -1.0

Rent of primary residence (2)

248.994 2.3 283.326 2.9 277.228 1.9

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

256.872 1.7 301.881 2.7 290.528 2.9

Fuels and utilities

 212.961 -10.9 210.123 -17.7 197.189 -33.7

Household energy

 190.534 -14.1 194.622 -20.5 167.476 -36.8

Gas (piped) and electricity (2)

196.767 -11.3 201.481 -12.9 170.657 -31.5

Electricity (2)

199.251 0.1 198.218 -2.7 193.973 -10.6

Utility (piped) gas service (2)

186.191 -36.2 195.272 -31.3 116.265 -61.4

Household furnishings and operations

 129.267 1.1 129.045 0.5 126.400 -0.2

Apparel

 115.620 1.1 111.496 -0.2 123.992 5.7

Transportation

 182.798 -14.1 183.430 -12.4 171.167 -13.8

Private transportation

 178.330 -14.3 177.487 -12.7 170.667 -13.8

Motor fuel

 217.860 -37.7 215.513 -36.4 216.946 -37.5

Gasoline

 217.945 -37.3 215.160 -36.1 215.432 -36.9

Medical Care

 375.739 3.2 396.678 2.2 527.184 5.6

Recreation (4)

114.619 1.2 119.571 3.2 122.432 3.5

Education and Communication (4)

126.914 2.8 131.465 3.8 137.128 4.3

Other Goods and Services

 372.894 7.5 395.329 5.9 408.913 8.6

Energy

 201.938 -28.1 203.276 -28.5 188.429 -37.1

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
Jul
2009		 Percent change from
Jul
2008		 Jul
2009		 Percent change from
Jul
2008		 Jul
2009		 Percent change from
Jul
2008

All Items

 210.526 -2.7 226.714 -2.1 232.535 -3.3

All Items (1967 = 100) (1)

627.093   354.115   672.109  

Food and Beverages

 216.805 1.0 221.271 1.2 225.586 1.5

Food

 216.384 0.8 220.756 1.1 225.856 1.4

Food at home

 212.628 -1.0 217.649 -0.4 215.868 0.9

Food away from home

 223.408 3.3 228.632 3.4 245.476 2.2

Alcoholic beverages

 221.517 3.3 227.345 3.0 224.816 4.0

Housing

 214.029 -0.5 241.112 -1.0 233.141 -4.1

Shelter

 243.248 1.4 287.386 2.2 278.286 0.8

Rent of primary residence (2)

247.573 2.2 280.420 2.8 277.228 1.9

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

232.723 1.7 265.808 2.8 255.324 2.9

Fuels and utilities

 212.276 -10.2 209.523 -16.4 192.495 -32.2

Household energy

 189.082 -13.1 193.659 -19.0 162.398 -34.6

Gas (piped) and electricity (2)

195.547 -11.0 201.050 -12.4 171.313 -31.0

Electricity (2)

197.222 -0.1 197.426 -2.7 193.974 -10.6

Utility (piped) gas service (2)

185.868 -36.5 194.898 -31.2 116.268 -61.4

Household furnishings and operations

 125.160 1.1 123.293 0.8 125.954 0.0

Apparel

 115.516 1.3 112.231 0.1 132.300 4.2

Transportation

 180.419 -15.9 183.239 -15.0 174.048 -17.0

Private transportation

 177.197 -16.1 178.619 -15.5 172.392 -17.2

Motor fuel

 218.560 -37.8 215.597 -36.4 216.977 -37.5

Gasoline

 218.757 -37.3 215.308 -36.0 215.435 -36.9

Medical Care

 376.161 3.4 393.702 2.3 522.995 6.5

Recreation (4)

111.416 1.1 119.440 3.2 127.543 3.4

Education and Communication (4)

122.699 2.4 125.799 3.5 131.124 3.6

Other Goods and Services

 398.448 10.7 442.243 9.4 473.739 13.6

Energy

 201.967 -28.5 202.614 -28.5 184.723 -36.3

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.