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
Apr
2013		 Percent change from
Apr
2012		 Apr
2013		 Percent change from
Apr
2012		 Apr
2013		 Percent change from
Apr
2012

All Items

 232.531 1.1 248.464 1.1    

All Items (1967 = 100) (1)

696.561   391.255      

Food and Beverages

 236.761 1.6 243.324 1.9    

Food

 236.841 1.5 243.057 1.8    

Food at home

 234.082 1.0 242.120 1.6 239.848 1.4

Food away from home

 242.236 2.3 247.494 2.1    

Alcoholic beverages

 234.282 1.8 245.613 2.4    

Housing

 225.986 1.9 254.570 1.6    

Shelter

 261.655 2.2 306.765 2.0 282.208 1.7

Rent of primary residence (2)

265.984 2.7 306.780 2.7 291.778 2.0

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

269.216 2.1 318.106 1.7 299.473 1.6

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

269.193 2.1 318.006 1.7 299.473 1.6

Fuels and utilities

 221.382 2.5 220.047 1.1    

Household energy

 189.969 1.9 199.419 0.8 208.751 -1.9

Energy services (2) (4)

190.669 2.6 187.803 2.8 191.644 1.1

Electricity (2)

194.553 1.1 184.595 1.6 187.650 -0.4

Utility (piped) gas service (2)

176.159 7.6 183.174 5.6 192.155 3.4

Household furnishings and operations

 125.198 -0.7 127.620 -0.6    

Apparel

 128.861 0.3 131.107 -0.7    

Transportation

 218.592 -2.0 217.554 -1.2    

Private transportation

 213.438 -2.3 209.465 -2.0    

Motor fuel

 309.048 -8.2 298.883 -8.7 302.614 -8.9

Gasoline

 307.814 -8.3 297.617 -8.7 299.058 -8.9

Medical Care

 423.815 2.7 447.411 2.7    

Recreation (5)

115.359 0.6 120.381 0.6    

Education and Communication (5)

135.230 1.5 136.264 1.2    

Other Goods and Services

 400.239 1.8 431.595 1.1    

Energy

 244.757 -4.3 241.032 -4.3 247.669 -5.6

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-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
Apr
2013		 Percent change from
Apr
2012		 Apr
2013		 Percent change from
Apr
2012		 Apr
2013		 Percent change from
Apr
2012

All Items

 228.949 0.9 246.779 0.9    

All Items (1967 = 100) (1)

681.969   385.455      

Food and Beverages

 236.026 1.5 242.193 1.8    

Food

 235.915 1.4 241.982 1.8    

Food at home

 232.906 1.0 240.292 1.6 234.928 1.2

Food away from home

 242.247 2.2 248.188 2.1    

Alcoholic beverages

 236.433 1.7 244.000 2.3    

Housing

 222.551 2.0 252.542 1.7    

Shelter

 255.365 2.2 303.457 2.0 286.485 1.7

Rent of primary residence (2)

263.870 2.7 302.748 2.7 291.778 2.0

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

243.748 2.0 280.393 1.7 263.185 1.6

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

243.743 2.0 280.385 1.7 263.185 1.6

Fuels and utilities

 219.646 2.6 218.597 1.7    

Household energy

 187.859 2.0 197.507 1.4 200.701 -1.8

Energy services (2) (4)

189.739 2.6 188.037 3.1 191.803 1.0

Electricity (2)

192.419 0.9 184.425 1.6 187.650 -0.4

Utility (piped) gas service (2)

176.545 8.4 184.181 6.4 192.159 3.4

Household furnishings and operations

 121.295 -0.7 121.240 -0.5    

Apparel

 128.170 0.2 131.881 -1.0    

Transportation

 219.629 -2.5 220.007 -1.6    

Private transportation

 215.925 -2.8 213.694 -2.4    

Motor fuel

 310.420 -8.2 299.151 -8.6 302.622 -8.9

Gasoline

 309.312 -8.3 298.015 -8.7 299.063 -8.9

Medical Care

 427.001 2.8 445.088 2.6    

Recreation (5)

111.923 0.7 121.647 0.7    

Education and Communication (5)

128.254 1.0 128.662 0.6    

Other Goods and Services

 431.382 1.9 488.264 1.0    

Energy

 247.393 -4.6 242.180 -4.4 242.929 -5.8

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.