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

Updated on March 14, 2023.

According to recent data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, in June 2018, the United States not seasonally adjusted Consumer Price Index for all urban consumers (CPI-U): Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH was 242.558 and the 12-month percent change (inflation rate) was 16.0%. The following item categories had the highest not seasonally adjusted 12-month percent change in CPI-U:

Motor fuel: 28.6%
Household energy: 7.2%
Rent of primary residence: 4.8%

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 June 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 June 2018 (Not Seas Adj.)

Motor fuel

Energy

Household energy

Rent of primary residence

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

Rent of primary residence

Motor fuel

Energy

Household energy

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

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Item	CPI-U	12-month % change (Inflation Rate)
Energy	242.558	16.0
Food at home	248.792	0.4
Shelter	335.4	4.3
Household energy	236.251	7.2
Rent of primary residence	347.37	4.8
Owners' equivalent rent of residences	356.026	4.3
Owners' equivalent rent of primary residence	356.026	4.3
Energy services	242.192	2.4
Electricity	295.163	6.3
Utility (piped) gas service	155.249	-1.1
Motor fuel	254.713	28.6
Gasoline (all types)	251.819	28.6
Gasoline, unleaded regular	245.178	29.4
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade	262.664	24.5
Gasoline, unleaded premium	257.268	22.5

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.