United States Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) and Inflation Rate: Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH in January 2022 (Not Seas Adj.)

Updated on March 14, 2023.

According to recent data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, in January 2022, the United States not seasonally adjusted Consumer Price Index for all urban consumers (CPI-U): Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH was 304.634 and the 12-month percent change (inflation rate) was 6.8%. The following item categories had the highest not seasonally adjusted 12-month percent change in CPI-U:

Motor fuel: 46.7%
New and used motor vehicles: 31.6%
Household energy: 19.2%

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 January 2022.

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 January 2022 (Not Seas Adj.)

Motor fuel

New and used motor vehicles

Energy

Household energy

Food

All items less medical care

All items

All items less food and energy

US CPI-U: Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH in January 2022 (Not Seas Adj.) (%)

All items less food and energy

Household energy

All items

Food

Energy

Motor fuel

All items less medical care

New and used motor vehicles

Consumer Price Index (CPI-U) and Inflation Rate: Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH of Selected categories in January 2022 (Not Seas Adj.)

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Item	CPI-U	12-month % change (Inflation Rate)
All items	304.634	6.8
Energy	298.633	29.5
All items less food and energy	312.346	5.0
All items less shelter	279.78	7.7
All items less medical care	288.953	7.3
All items less energy	310.18	5.8
Apparel	132.805	2.7
Commodities	216.661	12.6
Commodities less food	176.604	13.5
Commodities less food and beverages	172.623	14.0
Durables	129.797	19.4
Education and communication	176.258	3.2
Education and communication commodities	67.196	3.6
Education and communication services	134.033	3.1
Food and beverages	300.803	10.6
Food	304.158	11.1
Food at home	274.441	3.6
Cereals and bakery products	335.316	12.4
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs	291.535	12.4
Fruits and vegetables	348.349	7.0
Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials	170.778	2.6
Other food at home	212.911	3.7
Alcoholic beverages	268.338	4.8
Other goods and services	556.021	8.6
Other goods	118.55	6.9
Other personal services	149.537	9.5
Housing	319.796	6.8
Shelter	374.094	4.3
Fuels and utilities	358.687	17.4
Household energy	306.087	19.2
Household furnishings and operations	142.242	9.0
Household furnishings and supplies	112.819	9.8
Medical care	714.612	1.6
Nondurables	256.708	10.3
Nondurables less food	217.785	9.4
Nondurables less food and beverages	214.905	9.9
Recreation	117.206	-4.7
Services	384.053	4.2
Services less rent of shelter	412.668	2.7
Services less medical care services	360.203	4.5
Transportation	222.369	15.7
Private transportation	233.547	20.8
Transportation commodities less motor fuel	142.726	28.7
Tuition, other school fees, and childcare	1433.865	2.5
Dairy and related products	307.66	8.2
Food away from home	356.507	16.3
Rent of primary residence	383.389	2.2
Owners' equivalent rent of residences	399.853	3.5
Owners' equivalent rent of primary residence	399.853	3.5
Energy services	325.196	16.3
Electricity	359.213	16.0
Utility (piped) gas service	251.671	16.1
New and used motor vehicles	135.405	31.6
New vehicles	233.835	13.9
Used cars and trucks	490.035	57.5
Motor fuel	293.865	46.7
Gasoline (all types)	290.79	46.8
Gasoline, unleaded regular	282.623	48.3
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade	310.998	39.4
Gasoline, unleaded premium	301.359	38.0

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.