United States Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) and Inflation Rate: Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH in November 2019 (Not Seas Adj.)
Updated on March 14, 2023.

According to recent data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, in November 2019, the United States not seasonally adjusted Consumer Price Index for all urban consumers (CPI-U): Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH was 283.526 and the 12-month percent change (inflation rate) was 5.3%. The following item categories had the highest not seasonally adjusted 12-month percent change in CPI-U:

  1. Food away from home: 4.7%
  2. Alcoholic beverages: 3.2%
  3. Owners' equivalent rent of residences: 3.1%

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 November 2019.

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.

All items
Energy
All items less food and energy
All items less medical care
Food
Alcoholic beverages
Food away from home
Owners' equivalent rent of residences
12-Month Percent Change of US CPI-U: Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH of Selected Categories in November 2019 (Not Seas Adj.)
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US CPI-U: Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH in November 2019 (Not Seas Adj.) (%)
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Consumer Price Index (CPI-U) and Inflation Rate: Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH of Selected categories in November 2019 (Not Seas Adj.)
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Item CPI-U 12-month % change (Inflation Rate)
All items 283.526 5.3
Energy 239.561 -3.9
All items less food and energy 296.308 5.9
All items less shelter 258.471 3.2
All items less medical care 267.678 5.1
All items less energy 291.668 5.5
Apparel 135.676 -4.1
Commodities 191.527 1.4
Commodities less food 155.855 0.3
Commodities less food and beverages 151.686 0.2
Durables 107.282 1.2
Education and communication 171.341 5.0
Education and communication commodities 70.932 -14.6
Education and communication services 129.619 6.5
Food and beverages 268.345 3.0
Food 269.785 3.0
Food at home 251.768 0.8
Cereals and bakery products 301.156
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs 256.055
Fruits and vegetables 319.517
Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials 162.868
Other food at home 200.391
Alcoholic beverages 256.274 3.2
Other goods and services 504.393 4.4
Other goods 110.318 -1.4
Other personal services 133.807 9.0
Housing 297.126 7.9
Shelter 352.412 4.0
Fuels and utilities 302.251 4.6
Household energy 255.453 -1.1
Household furnishings and operations 129.152 2.7
Household furnishings and supplies 101.309 3.1
Medical care 701.424 8.5
Nondurables 232.324 1.5
Nondurables less food 201.444 -0.2
Nondurables less food and beverages 198.167 -0.5
Recreation 122.09 1.8
Services 366.356 7.2
Services less rent of shelter 399.799 5.1
Services less medical care services 342.394 6.7
Transportation 190.692 0.9
Private transportation 191.576 1.5
Transportation commodities less motor fuel 108.051 3.2
Tuition, other school fees, and childcare 1394.215
Dairy and related products 284.327
Food away from home 301.331 4.7
Rent of primary residence 364.041 2.5
Owners' equivalent rent of residences 374.641 3.1
Owners' equivalent rent of primary residence 374.641 3.1
Energy services 268.78 -0.6
Electricity 304.177 0.1
Utility (piped) gas service 200.074 -1.7
New and used motor vehicles 102.885
New vehicles 205.236
Used cars and trucks 316.39
Motor fuel 223.122 -7.7
Gasoline (all types) 220.542 -7.7
Gasoline, unleaded regular 213.377 -8.1
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 237.105 -6.2
Gasoline, unleaded premium 235.471 -4.7

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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