United States Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) and Inflation Rate: Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH in February 2018 (Not Seas Adj.)

Updated on March 14, 2023.

According to recent data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, in February 2018, the United States not seasonally adjusted Consumer Price Index for all urban consumers (CPI-U): Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH was 245.854 and the 12-month percent change (inflation rate) was 15.6%. The following item categories had the highest not seasonally adjusted 12-month percent change in CPI-U:

Household energy: 16.5%
Motor fuel: 14.1%
Rent of primary residence: 4.6%

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 February 2018.

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.

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Historical CPI-U and Inflation Rate: Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH, All Items (not seasonally adjusted)

Data Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

12-Month Percent Change of US CPI-U: Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH of Selected Categories in February 2018 (Not Seas Adj.)

Household energy

Energy

Motor fuel

Rent of primary residence

US CPI-U: Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH in February 2018 (Not Seas Adj.) (%)

Rent of primary residence

Household energy

Energy

Motor fuel

Consumer Price Index (CPI-U) and Inflation Rate: Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH of Selected categories in February 2018 (Not Seas Adj.)

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Item	CPI-U	12-month % change (Inflation Rate)
Energy	245.854	15.6
Food at home	248.386	1.7
Shelter	329.835	4.0
Household energy	265.818	16.5
Rent of primary residence	344.379	4.6
Owners' equivalent rent of residences	351.703	3.8
Owners' equivalent rent of primary residence	351.703	3.8
Energy services	279.963	15.4
Electricity	306.633	12.9
Utility (piped) gas service	220.512	20.1
Motor fuel	224.284	14.1
Gasoline (all types)	221.696	14.1
Gasoline, unleaded regular	215.128	14.5
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade	233.769	12.1
Gasoline, unleaded premium	232.218	11.4

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.