Bureau of Labor Statistics
New York Office Internet Address: http://www.bls.gov/ro2/home.htm Media Contact: Michael L. Dolfman,(212) 337-2500 Information: Martin Kohli,(646) 264-3620 NEW YORK-NORTHERN NEW JERSEY CPI FELL 0.7 PERCENT IN OCTOBER, UP 4.3 PERCENT FROM YEAR AGO Retail prices in the greater New York area, including Northern New Jersey and Southwestern Connecticut, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), dropped 0.7 percent in October after edging down 0.2 percent in September. Michael L. Dolfman, Regional Commissioner of the U. S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics, noted that the October decrease, the largest in almost 53 years, was driven by falling prices for energy. The decline was partially offset by higher prices for food. For the year ended in October 2008, the CPI-U advanced 4.3 percent. The index for all items less food and energy was up 3.1 percent over the year. With the New York-Northern New Jersey Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers at 238.403 in October (1982-84=100), $23.84 was required to purchase what $10 could in the 1982-84 base period. The purchasing power of the dollar was 41.9 cents in 1982-84 dollars and 14.5 cents in 1967 dollars. In October, the Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) was 232.778, down 0.8 percent over the month. The CPI-W rose 4.6 percent over the year. On a 1967 base, the October CPI-W was 662.776. Data in this report are not seasonally adjusted. Accordingly, month-to-month changes may reflect the impact of seasonal influences. The New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA consolidated area comprises the five boroughs of New York City, Nassau, Suffolk, Westchester, Rockland, Putnam, Dutchess, and Orange Counties in New York State; Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Hunterdon, Mercer, Monmouth, Middlesex, Morris, Ocean, Passaic, Somerset, Sussex, Union and Warren Counties in New Jersey; Fairfield County and parts of Litchfield, New Haven and Middlesex Counties in Connecticut; and Pike County in Pennsylvania. NYLS - 7353 Labor - New York 11/17/08 Table 1. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Indexes and percent changes for selected periods New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA (1982-84=100 unless otherwise noted) Indexes Percent change from- Item and Group Aug. Sep. Oct. Oct. Aug. Sep. 2008 2008 2008 2007 2008 2008 Expenditure category All items............................... 240.550 240.089 238.403 4.3 -0.9 -0.7 All items (1967=100).................... 695.396 694.064 689.190 - - - Food and beverages..................... 224.520 226.728 228.086 6.7 1.6 .6 Food.................................. 223.732 226.022 227.469 6.9 1.7 .6 Food at home......................... 225.000 227.432 229.598 8.9 2.0 1.0 Food away from home.................. 228.174 230.353 230.968 4.6 1.2 .3 Alcoholic beverages................... 232.027 232.965 232.963 4.4 .4 .0 Housing................................ 260.568 258.439 257.047 4.1 -1.4 -.5 Shelter............................... 308.643 309.178 308.989 3.6 .1 -.1 Rent of primary residence 1/......... 299.103 299.508 301.253 5.5 .7 .6 Owners' equivalent rent of primary residence 1/ 2/.................. 314.378 314.933 315.708 3.4 .4 .2 Fuels and utilities................... 235.786 216.646 206.142 11.6 -12.6 -4.8 Household energy..................... 241.662 220.224 208.566 12.3 -13.7 -5.3 Gas (piped) and electricity 1/...... 227.868 205.583 196.765 8.4 -13.6 -4.3 Electricity 1/..................... 220.254 191.571 172.388 4.5 -21.7 -10.0 Utility (piped) gas service 1/..... 236.195 229.714 245.375 14.7 3.9 6.8 Household furnishings and operations.. 127.318 127.420 128.179 -.3 .7 .6 Apparel................................ 111.287 119.185 119.420 4.7 7.3 .2 Transportation......................... 212.162 208.757 200.291 4.5 -5.6 -4.1 Private transportation................ 201.938 198.879 190.389 4.4 -5.7 -4.3 Motor fuel........................... 295.412 278.997 240.938 13.1 -18.4 -13.6 Gasoline (all types)................ 293.916 277.603 239.551 12.9 -18.5 -13.7 Gasoline, unleaded regular 3/...... 297.984 281.104 240.551 12.7 -19.3 -14.4 Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 3/ 4/.. 294.113 277.454 245.311 14.5 -16.6 -11.6 Gasoline, unleaded premium 3/...... 287.718 273.482 238.551 12.1 -17.1 -12.8 Medical care........................... 369.816 368.930 367.629 1.2 -.6 -.4 Recreation 5/.......................... 115.423 115.340 115.532 1.1 .1 .2 Education and communication 5/......... 131.880 132.151 132.926 4.3 .8 .6 Other goods and services............... 352.883 353.597 354.472 4.6 .5 .2 Commodity and service group All items............................... 240.550 240.089 238.403 4.3 -.9 -.7 Commodities............................ 184.969 185.511 182.371 4.9 -1.4 -1.7 Commodities less food and beverages... 156.739 156.450 151.290 3.6 -3.5 -3.3 Nondurables less food and beverages.. 196.430 196.667 187.541 8.0 -4.5 -4.6 Durables............................. 106.094 105.221 104.737 -4.2 -1.3 -.5 Services............................... 288.192 286.893 286.410 4.0 -0.6 -0.2 Special aggregate indexes All items less medical care............. 234.562 234.119 232.433 4.5 -.9 -.7 All items less shelter.................. 214.078 213.176 210.814 4.8 -1.5 -1.1 Commodities less food................... 160.006 159.751 154.709 3.6 -3.3 -3.2 Nondurables............................. 212.998 214.185 209.944 7.3 -1.4 -2.0 Nondurables less food................... 199.000 199.276 190.601 7.7 -4.2 -4.4 Services less rent of shelter 2/........ 275.872 272.156 271.275 4.5 -1.7 -.3 Services less medical care services..... 280.888 279.599 279.180 4.1 -.6 -.1 Energy.................................. 264.974 245.543 222.851 12.4 -15.9 -9.2 All items less energy................... 239.829 241.221 241.579 3.6 .7 .1 All items less food and energy......... 244.264 245.494 245.648 3.1 .6 .1 1/ This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means estimator. 2/ Index is on a December 1982=100 base. 3/ Special index based on a substantially smaller sample. 4/ Indexes on a December 1993=100 base. 5/ Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. - Data not available. Table 2. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Selected areas, all items index (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) All items Indexes Percent change to Percent change to CPI-U Pricing Sep. 2008 from-- Aug. 2008 from-- schedule (1) June July Aug. Sep. 2008 2008 2008 2008 Sep. July Aug. Aug. June July 2007 2008 2008 2007 2008 2008 U.S. city average........................... M 218.815 219.964 219.086 218.783 4.9 -0.5 -0.1 5.4 0.1 -0.4 Region(2) Northeast urban............................. M 232.649 234.545 233.788 232.841 5.2 -0.7 -0.4 5.5 0.5 -0.3 Midwest urban............................... M 208.968 210.071 209.351 209.252 4.8 -0.4 0.0 5.4 0.2 -0.3 South urban................................. M 212.324 213.304 212.387 212.650 5.4 -0.3 0.1 5.6 0.0 -0.4 West urban.................................. M 223.040 223.867 222.823 222.132 4.3 -0.8 -0.3 4.9 -0.1 -0.5 Selected local areas(5) Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI.............. M 215.738 217.459 215.971 215.465 4.4 -0.9 -0.2 4.9 0.1 -0.7 Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA..... M 229.033 229.886 228.484 227.449 4.5 -1.1 -0.5 5.1 -0.2 -0.6 New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA............................. M 238.580 240.273 240.550 240.089 5.2 -0.1 -0.2 5.4 0.8 0.1 Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT......... 1 - 241.258 - 238.519 4.7 -1.1 - - - - Cleveland-Akron, OH......................... 1 - 206.941 - 206.219 4.7 -0.3 - - - - Dallas-Fort Worth, TX....................... 1 - 206.413 - 205.883 5.7 -0.3 - - - - Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV (6)....... 1 - 142.065 - 142.036 5.5 0.0 - - - - Atlanta, GA................................. 2 212.032 - 211.404 - - - - 5.0 -0.3 - Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI................. 2 207.593 - 209.484 - - - - 4.9 0.9 - Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX.............. 2 193.567 - 192.723 - - - - 4.9 -0.4 - Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL................... 2 225.079 - 225.473 - - - - 5.8 0.2 - Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD............................. 2 228.408 - 228.337 - - - - 4.4 0.0 - San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA.......... 2 225.181 - 225.411 - - - - 4.2 0.1 - Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA................ 2 228.068 - 227.745 - - - - 5.4 -0.1 - U.S. CPI-U All Items, 1967 base is 655.376. The seasonally adjusted All Items index was unchanged between August and September. Table 2. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Selected areas, all items index (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) All items Indexes Percent change to Percent change to CPI-U Pricing Oct. 2008 from-- Sep. 2008 from-- schedule 1/ July Aug. Sep. Oct. Oct. Aug. Sep. Sep. July Aug. 2008 2008 2008 2008 2007 2008 2008 2007 2008 2008 U.S. city average........................... M 219.964 219.086 218.783 216.573 3.7 -1.1 -1.0 4.9 -0.5 -0.1 Region 2/ Northeast urban............................. M 234.545 233.788 232.841 230.837 4.0 -1.3 -0.9 5.2 -0.7 -0.4 Midwest urban............................... M 210.071 209.351 209.252 206.019 3.3 -1.6 -1.5 4.8 -0.4 0.0 South urban................................. M 213.304 212.387 212.650 210.108 3.9 -1.1 -1.2 5.4 -0.3 0.1 West urban.................................. M 223.867 222.823 222.132 221.034 3.3 -0.8 -0.5 4.3 -0.8 -0.3 Selected local areas 5/ Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI.............. M 217.459 215.971 215.465 213.363 3.2 -1.2 -1.0 4.4 -0.9 -0.2 Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA..... M 229.886 228.484 227.449 226.159 3.4 -1.0 -0.6 4.5 -1.1 -0.5 New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA............................. M 240.273 240.550 240.089 238.403 4.3 -0.9 -0.7 5.2 -0.1 -0.2 Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT......... 1 241.258 - 238.519 - - - - 4.7 -1.1 - Cleveland-Akron, OH......................... 1 206.941 - 206.219 - - - - 4.7 -0.3 - Dallas-Fort Worth, TX....................... 1 206.413 - 205.883 - - - - 5.7 -0.3 - Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV 6/........ 1 142.065 - 142.036 - - - - 5.5 0.0 - Atlanta, GA................................. 2 - 211.404 - 206.388 2.2 -2.4 - - - - Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI................. 2 - 209.484 - 205.238 1.7 -2.0 - - - - Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX.............. 2 - 192.723 - 191.140 3.4 -0.8 - - - - Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL................... 2 - 225.473 - 223.699 4.0 -0.8 - - - - Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD............................. 2 - 228.337 - 225.113 2.8 -1.4 - - - - San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA.......... 2 - 225.411 - 225.824 3.6 0.2 - - - - Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA................ 2 - 227.745 - 225.915 3.4 -0.8 - - - - U.S. CPI-U All Items, 1967 base is 648.758. The seasonally adjusted All Items index decreased -1.0 percent between September and October. Table 3. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Selected areas, all items index (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) All items Indexes Percent change to Percent change to CPI-W Pricing Oct. 2008 from-- Sep. 2008 from-- schedule 1/ July Aug. Sep. Oct. Oct. Aug. Sep. Sep. July Aug. 2008 2008 2008 2008 2007 2008 2008 2007 2008 2008 U.S. city average........................... M 216.304 215.247 214.935 212.182 3.8 -1.4 -1.3 5.4 -0.6 -0.1 Region 2/ Northeast urban............................. M 231.488 230.790 229.949 227.762 4.4 -1.3 -1.0 5.7 -0.7 -0.4 Midwest urban............................... M 206.038 205.121 205.023 201.236 3.5 -1.9 -1.8 5.2 -0.5 0.0 South urban................................. M 211.438 210.362 210.572 207.312 4.0 -1.4 -1.5 5.9 -0.4 0.1 West urban.................................. M 219.248 217.854 217.028 215.499 3.5 -1.1 -0.7 4.8 -1.0 -0.4 Selected local areas 5/ Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI.............. M 211.020 209.435 209.084 206.772 3.6 -1.3 -1.1 4.8 -0.9 -0.2 Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA..... M 223.245 221.230 220.285 218.726 3.5 -1.1 -0.7 5.0 -1.3 -0.4 New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA............................. M 235.446 235.510 234.703 232.778 4.6 -1.2 -0.8 5.6 -0.3 -0.3 Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT......... 1 240.511 - 238.133 - - - - 4.7 -1.0 - Cleveland-Akron, OH......................... 1 198.063 - 197.260 - - - - 5.0 -0.4 - Dallas-Fort Worth, TX....................... 1 210.830 - 209.666 - - - - 6.4 -0.6 - Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV 6/........ 1 141.622 - 141.679 - - - - 5.5 0.0 - Atlanta, GA................................. 2 - 211.113 - 205.236 2.3 -2.8 - - - - Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI................. 2 - 205.492 - 200.570 2.2 -2.4 - - - - Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX.............. 2 - 193.206 - 190.600 3.9 -1.3 - - - - Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL................... 2 - 224.597 - 222.038 4.0 -1.1 - - - - Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD............................. 2 - 228.212 - 225.069 3.2 -1.4 - - - - San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA.......... 2 - 221.385 - 221.192 3.8 -0.1 - - - - Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA................ 2 - 223.273 - 220.687 3.6 -1.2 - - - - U.S. CPI-W All Items, 1967 base is 632.025. The seasonally adjusted All Items index decreased -1.2 percent between September and October. 1/ Areas on pricing schedule 2 will appear next month. 2/ Regions defined as the four Census regions. 3/ Indexes on a December 1996=100 base. 4/ Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. 5/ In addition, the following metropolitan areas are published semiannually and appear in Tables 34 and 39 of the January and July issues of the CPI Detailed Report: Anchorage, AK; Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN; Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO; Honolulu, HI; Kansas City, MO-KS; Milwaukee-Racine, WI; Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI; Phoenix-Mesa, AZ; Pittsburgh, PA; Portland-Salem, OR-WA; St. Louis, MO-IL; San Diego, CA; Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL. 6/ Indexes on a November 1996=100 base. - Data not available.
Last Modified Date: November 19, 2008
