United States Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) and Inflation Rate: Northeast - Size Class A in August 2022 (Not Seas Adj.)
Updated on March 14, 2023.

According to recent data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, in August 2022, the United States not seasonally adjusted Consumer Price Index for all urban consumers (CPI-U): Northeast - Size Class A was 308.22 and the 12-month percent change (inflation rate) was 7.0%. The following item categories had the highest not seasonally adjusted 12-month percent change in CPI-U:

  1. Motor fuel: 32.4%
  2. Household energy: 25.5%
  3. New and used motor vehicles: 13.2%

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: Northeast - Size Class A and the 12-month percent change (inflation rate) for many more item categories in August 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.

All items
Energy
All items less food and energy
All items less medical care
Food
Household energy
New and used motor vehicles
Motor fuel
12-Month Percent Change of US CPI-U: Northeast - Size Class A of Selected Categories in August 2022 (Not Seas Adj.)
Motor fuel
Energy
Household energy
New and used motor vehicles
Food
All items
All items less medical care
All items less food and energy
US CPI-U: Northeast - Size Class A in August 2022 (Not Seas Adj.) (%)
Motor fuel
Food
All items less food and energy
All items
Energy
All items less medical care
Household energy
New and used motor vehicles
Consumer Price Index (CPI-U) and Inflation Rate: Northeast - Size Class A of Selected categories in August 2022 (Not Seas Adj.)
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Item CPI-U 12-month % change (Inflation Rate)
All items 308.22 7.0
Energy 300.139 28.5
All items less food and energy 314.775 4.8
All items less shelter 277.064 8.9
All items less medical care 295.7 7.0
All items less energy 312.989 5.6
Apparel 131.561 2.5
Commodities 228.117 10.5
Commodities less food 183.013 10.3
Commodities less food and beverages 178.813 10.6
Durables 124.254 7.5
Education and communication 156.031 1.0
Education and communication commodities 63.177 -6.0
Education and communication services 120.999 1.7
Food and beverages 313.736 10.3
Food 315.644 10.7
Food at home 304.383 12.9
Cereals and bakery products 371.868 16.5
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs 320.084 10.3
Fruits and vegetables 350.35 10.5
Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials 261.985 12.0
Other food at home 274.58 16.2
Alcoholic beverages 286.79 5.2
Other goods and services 519.225 4.6
Other goods 121.696 2.8
Other personal services 143.119 5.6
Housing 323.796 5.7
Shelter 393.019 3.7
Fuels and utilities 284.401 22.3
Household energy 264.062 25.5
Household furnishings and operations 136.586 7.9
Household furnishings and supplies 102.405 8.4
Medical care 602.581 7.1
Nondurables 271.057 11.8
Nondurables less food 230.284 13.0
Nondurables less food and beverages 226.68 13.7
Recreation 135.946 3.9
Services 380.362 5.3
Services less rent of shelter 379.521 7.3
Services less medical care services 362.23 5.1
Transportation 261.996 13.8
Private transportation 265.574 14.7
Transportation commodities less motor fuel 143.048 10.3
Tuition, other school fees, and childcare 1303.032 2.1
Dairy and related products 273.303 12.3
Food away from home 334.59 7.3
Rent of primary residence 398.374 3.4
Owners' equivalent rent of residences 405.239 4.3
Owners' equivalent rent of primary residence 404.821 4.3
Energy services 252.839 20.7
Electricity 247.396 14.7
Utility (piped) gas service 246.288 34.6
New and used motor vehicles 130.024 13.2
New vehicles 248.731 11.8
Used cars and trucks 430.523 8.4
Motor fuel 350.784 32.4
Gasoline (all types) 348.916 32.2
Gasoline, unleaded regular 344.094 31.9
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 367.866 34.1
Gasoline, unleaded premium 363.821 34.6

U.S. CPI-U: Northeast - Size Class A and 12-Month Percent Change for other Months and Years

Use the links below to see the U.S. Consumer Price Index (CPI-U): Northeast - Size Class A and 12-month percent change (inflation rate) for other months and years. Also, You can see the monthly links for many more years here.
2021
2022
2023