U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

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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- Brockton- Nashua
Item	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.

Schedule of Upcoming Releases for the Consumer Price Index

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
Item	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.

Schedule of Upcoming Releases for the Consumer Price Index