United States Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) and Inflation Rate: Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH in December 2004 (Not Seas Adj.)
Updated on March 14, 2023.

According to recent data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, in December 2004, the United States not seasonally adjusted Consumer Price Index for all urban consumers (CPI-U): Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH was 162.1 and the 12-month percent change (inflation rate) was 20.3%. The following item categories had the highest not seasonally adjusted 12-month percent change in CPI-U:

  1. Motor fuel: 23.8%
  2. Household energy: 17.9%
  3. Food at home: 4.4%

The first chart below shows the 12-month percent change in CPI-U for a selected group of item categories, and the second chart shows the CPI-U for the selected group of item categories. You can also use the control below to select your own categories to see on the chart (at most 10). The table below have data on the CPI-U: Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH and the 12-month percent change (inflation rate) for many more item categories in December 2004.

See links at the bottom of this page for similar information for other months. You can also see the monthly links for many other years here and for other US geographic areas here.

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.

Energy
Food at home
Household energy
Motor fuel
12-Month Percent Change of US CPI-U: Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH of Selected Categories in December 2004 (Not Seas Adj.)
Motor fuel
Energy
Household energy
Food at home
US CPI-U: Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH in December 2004 (Not Seas Adj.) (%)
Food at home
Motor fuel
Energy
Household energy
Consumer Price Index (CPI-U) and Inflation Rate: Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH of Selected categories in December 2004 (Not Seas Adj.)
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Item CPI-U 12-month % change (Inflation Rate)
Energy 162.1 20.3
Food at home 193.7 4.4
Shelter 257.1 -1.0
Household energy 157.7 17.9
Rent of primary residence 253.2 1.5
Owners' equivalent rent of residences 273.1 0.7
Owners' equivalent rent of primary residence 273.1 0.7
Energy services 171.5 10.8
Electricity 149.4 7.3
Utility (piped) gas service 210.9 16.1
Motor fuel 167.1 23.8
Gasoline (all types) 164.8 23.7
Gasoline, unleaded regular 163.5 24.3
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 166.2 22.1
Gasoline, unleaded premium 163.8 22.2

U.S. CPI-U: Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH and 12-Month Percent Change for other Months and Years

Use the links below to see the U.S. Consumer Price Index (CPI-U): Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH and 12-month percent change (inflation rate) for other months and years. Also, You can see the monthly links for many more years here.
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