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-
Brockton-
Nashua
Sep
2012		 Percent change from
Sep
2011		 Sep
2012		 Percent change from
Sep
2011		 Sep
2012		 Percent change from
Sep
2011

All Items

 231.407 2.0 247.409 1.7 249.488 1.7

All Items (1967 = 100) (1)

693.192   389.593   725.144  

Food and Beverages

 234.172 1.6 240.621 1.6 246.506 1.8

Food

 234.298 1.6 240.456 1.7 246.994 1.8

Food at home

 231.615 0.8 239.214 1.2 237.929 1.5

Food away from home

 239.565 2.8 245.310 2.4 262.102 2.4

Alcoholic beverages

 231.018 1.7 241.443 1.4 243.889 1.8

Housing

 223.901 1.5 252.626 1.2 240.138 1.6

Shelter

 258.252 2.2 304.119 1.9 281.293 2.1

Rent of primary residence (2)

261.421 2.7 302.463 2.5 290.065 3.1

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

266.013 2.1 315.718 1.9 298.073 1.8

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

265.986 2.1 315.612 1.9 298.073 1.8

Fuels and utilities

 222.634 -1.7 217.829 -2.8 231.086 -1.6

Household energy

 192.636 -3.6 197.244 -4.0 192.518 -3.3

Energy services (2) (4)

193.579 -3.8 184.493 -5.7 168.070 -5.1

Electricity (2)

202.628 -1.5 189.012 -3.3 178.617 -2.0

Utility (piped) gas service (2)

164.528 -10.7 163.986 -10.1 146.662 -7.2

Household furnishings and operations

 125.310 0.2 128.248 0.9 129.530 2.0

Apparel

 128.630 2.7 134.271 2.8 151.706 6.4

Transportation

 221.745 3.0 219.435 2.3 208.724 1.5

Private transportation

 217.530 3.3 213.351 2.7 208.495 2.2

Motor fuel

 330.923 6.8 324.678 6.9 330.504 6.6

Gasoline

 329.898 6.8 323.652 6.9 326.767 6.6

Medical Care

 418.039 4.1 440.739 3.9 573.953 1.2

Recreation (5)

114.963 1.3 119.649 1.2 114.068 -0.2

Education and Communication (5)

134.639 1.5 136.129 0.9 146.361 2.1

Other Goods and Services

 396.155 1.9 428.374 2.4 423.966 1.2

Energy

 256.332 2.3 250.391 1.5 249.837 1.9

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-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, not seasonally adjusted (1982-84=100 unless otherwise noted)
Item U.S. City
Average		 Northeast
region		 Boston-
Brockton-
Nashua
Sep
2012		 Percent change from
Sep
2011		 Sep
2012		 Percent change from
Sep
2011		 Sep
2012		 Percent change from
Sep
2011

All Items

 228.184 2.0 246.087 1.8 250.910 1.8

All Items (1967 = 100) (1)

679.690   384.374   725.221  

Food and Beverages

 233.610 1.6 239.649 1.5 243.986 2.0

Food

 233.558 1.6 239.535 1.5 244.781 2.0

Food at home

 230.612 0.8 237.573 1.0 232.979 1.7

Food away from home

 239.771 2.8 246.164 2.4 267.566 2.7

Alcoholic beverages

 232.998 2.0 239.725 1.5 233.510 0.6

Housing

 220.481 1.4 250.454 1.2 243.148 1.9

Shelter

 251.920 2.3 300.667 2.0 285.401 2.2

Rent of primary residence (2)

259.302 2.6 298.456 2.3 290.065 3.1

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

240.859 2.1 278.307 1.9 261.955 1.8

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

240.856 2.1 278.296 1.9 261.955 1.8

Fuels and utilities

 221.128 -1.9 216.215 -2.8 224.202 -1.8

Household energy

 190.710 -3.8 195.163 -4.0 184.971 -3.7

Energy services (2) (4)

192.824 -4.0 184.913 -5.5 169.150 -5.1

Electricity (2)

200.477 -1.9 189.434 -3.0 178.618 -2.0

Utility (piped) gas service (2)

164.332 -10.7 164.521 -9.8 146.665 -7.2

Household furnishings and operations

 121.398 0.0 121.919 0.5 133.268 4.5

Apparel

 127.851 2.5 135.519 3.2 161.041 6.5

Transportation

 223.900 3.4 223.047 2.7 215.608 1.5

Private transportation

 220.843 3.6 218.529 3.0 214.227 1.9

Motor fuel

 332.285 6.9 324.769 7.0 330.485 6.6

Gasoline

 331.409 6.8 323.878 7.0 326.771 6.6

Medical Care

 421.005 4.4 438.988 4.1 567.525 1.3

Recreation (5)

111.296 1.2 120.760 1.7 115.797 -0.4

Education and Communication (5)

127.790 1.2 128.666 0.6 137.043 1.5

Other Goods and Services

 426.980 1.9 485.461 2.4 492.854 1.2

Energy

 259.640 2.7 252.295 2.0 246.646 2.0

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-Brockton-Nashua includes the PMSAs of Boston, Brockton, Fitchburg-Leominster, Lawrence, Lowell, Manchester, Nashua, New Bedford, Portsmouth-Rochester, and Worcester.