According to recent data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, in January 2023, the United State not seasonally adjusted Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Food and beverages for Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH was 331.649; it rose by 1.4% compared to November 2022.
The US Inflation Rate of Food and beverages for Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH in January 2023 was 16.5%, not seasonally adjusted. The inflation rate represents the percent change of the CPI-U compared to a year ago.
The charts and table below shows the United States not seasonally adjusted historical Consumer Price Index and Inflation Rate for All Urban Consumers: Food and beverages for Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH from January 2002 to January 2023.
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) measures the change in prices paid by consumers for goods and services. The CPI of all urban consumers (CPI-U) reflects the spending patterns of all urban consumers which represents about 93 percent of the total US population. The CPI-U is based on the expenditures of almost all residents of urban or metropolitan areas, including professionals, the self-employed, the poor, the unemployed, and retired people, as well as urban wage earners and clerical workers.
Month | CPI-U for Food and beverages for Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | % change from YAGO (Inflation Rate) |
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January 2002 | 186.3 | |
March 2002 | 184 | 6.7 |
May 2002 | 183.4 | 5.7 |
July 2002 | 183.9 | 4.9 |
September 2002 | 185.2 | 5.1 |
November 2002 | 185.9 | 4.9 |
January 2003 | 187.2 | 4.9 |
March 2003 | 186.7 | 4.1 |
May 2003 | 188.9 | 5.2 |
July 2003 | 188 | 2.7 |
September 2003 | 191.2 | 4.6 |
November 2003 | 191.3 | 3.7 |
January 2004 | 193 | 3.6 |
March 2004 | 192.3 | 4.5 |
May 2004 | 194.9 | 6.3 |
July 2004 | 195.6 | 6.4 |
September 2004 | 196.5 | 6.1 |
November 2004 | 198.4 | 6.7 |
January 2005 | 199.6 | 6.6 |
March 2005 | 199.5 | 6.9 |
May 2005 | 200.7 | 6.3 |
July 2005 | 199.4 | 6.1 |
September 2005 | 200.8 | 5.0 |
November 2005 | 200.3 | 4.7 |
January 2006 | 203.4 | 5.4 |
March 2006 | 203.5 | 5.8 |
May 2006 | 205.2 | 5.3 |
July 2006 | 207.2 | 5.9 |
September 2006 | 208.1 | 5.9 |
November 2006 | 207.4 | 4.5 |
January 2007 | 209.639 | 5.0 |
March 2007 | 211.991 | 6.3 |
May 2007 | 212.48 | 5.9 |
July 2007 | 213.642 | 7.1 |
September 2007 | 214.944 | 7.0 |
November 2007 | 215.94 | 7.8 |
January 2008 | 217.948 | 7.2 |
March 2008 | 218.774 | 7.5 |
May 2008 | 221.487 | 7.9 |
July 2008 | 224.591 | 8.4 |
September 2008 | 228.366 | 9.7 |
November 2008 | 230.556 | 11.2 |
January 2009 | 230.448 | 9.9 |
March 2009 | 229.137 | 8.1 |
May 2009 | 228.812 | 7.7 |
July 2009 | 227.91 | 6.7 |
September 2009 | 230.416 | 7.2 |
November 2009 | 230.249 | 6.6 |
January 2010 | 232.728 | 6.8 |
March 2010 | 232.017 | 6.1 |
May 2010 | 232.591 | 5.0 |
July 2010 | 231.597 | 3.1 |
September 2010 | 232.741 | 1.9 |
November 2010 | 232.338 | 0.8 |
January 2011 | 235.147 | 2.0 |
March 2011 | 235.954 | 3.0 |
May 2011 | 238.492 | 4.2 |
July 2011 | 240.483 | 5.5 |
September 2011 | 242.091 | 5.1 |
November 2011 | 242.241 | 5.2 |
January 2012 | 244.755 | 5.2 |
March 2012 | 242.782 | 4.6 |
May 2012 | 244.649 | 5.2 |
July 2012 | 245.686 | 6.1 |
September 2012 | 246.506 | 5.9 |
November 2012 | 245.046 | 5.5 |
January 2013 | 247.438 | 5.2 |
March 2013 | 246.851 | 4.6 |
May 2013 | 248.997 | 4.4 |
July 2013 | 249.108 | 3.6 |
September 2013 | 247.782 | 2.4 |
November 2013 | 247.637 | 2.2 |
January 2014 | 250.148 | 2.2 |
March 2014 | 249.735 | 2.9 |
May 2014 | 250.453 | 2.4 |
July 2014 | 250.075 | 1.8 |
September 2014 | 251.453 | 2.0 |
November 2014 | 252.097 | 2.9 |
January 2015 | 254.439 | 2.8 |
March 2015 | 254.369 | 3.1 |
May 2015 | 254.437 | 2.2 |
July 2015 | 255.875 | 2.7 |
September 2015 | 256.579 | 3.6 |
November 2015 | 256.296 | 3.5 |
January 2016 | 259.515 | 3.7 |
March 2016 | 259.267 | 3.8 |
May 2016 | 256.68 | 2.5 |
July 2016 | 257.607 | 3.0 |
September 2016 | 257.964 | 2.6 |
November 2016 | 257.413 | 2.1 |
January 2017 | 259.177 | 1.9 |
March 2017 | 258.411 | 1.6 |
May 2017 | 259.428 | 2.0 |
July 2017 | 261.303 | 2.1 |
September 2017 | 261.001 | 1.7 |
November 2017 | 260.463 | 1.6 |
January 2018 | 263.457 | 1.5 |
March 2018 | 263.886 | 1.8 |
May 2018 | 263.45 | 2.6 |
July 2018 | 264.699 | 2.8 |
September 2018 | 267.884 | 3.9 |
November 2018 | 264.467 | 2.7 |
January 2019 | 267.429 | 3.2 |
March 2019 | 269.784 | 4.4 |
May 2019 | 267.579 | 3.1 |
July 2019 | 266.557 | 2.0 |
September 2019 | 265.357 | 1.7 |
November 2019 | 268.345 | 3.0 |
January 2020 | 272.01 | 3.3 |
March 2020 | 276.001 | 4.6 |
May 2020 | 285.163 | 8.2 |
July 2020 | 285.837 | 8.0 |
September 2020 | 283.178 | 5.7 |
November 2020 | 281.719 | 6.5 |
January 2021 | 284.76 | 6.5 |
March 2021 | 286.713 | 6.3 |
May 2021 | 289.24 | 8.1 |
July 2021 | 292.389 | 9.7 |
September 2021 | 293.08 | 10.5 |
November 2021 | 296.279 | 10.4 |
January 2022 | 300.803 | 10.6 |
March 2022 | 305.791 | 10.8 |
May 2022 | 312.662 | 9.6 |
July 2022 | 320.493 | 12.1 |
September 2022 | 327.202 | 15.6 |
November 2022 | 327.199 | 16.1 |
January 2023 | 331.649 | 16.5 |