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Consumer Price Index, Northeast Region - September 2014 : Mid—Atlantic Information 0... Page 1 of 4 EXHIBIT Home I Subjects , Data Tools I Publications I Economic Releases Mid Atlantic Information Office Mid -Atlantic Horne I Mid -Atlantic Geography Geoorabhk Information > tlgEBte tlt > News Release A to 2 Index I FAQs I About BIS I Contact Us Subscribe to E -mat Updates Mid -Atlantic Subjects ti0 Follow Us I What's New I Release Calendar I Site Map Search BtS.gov Q' Students I Beta PRINT: &larch Mid -Atlantic Region Mid -Atlantic Archives Consumer Price Index, Northeast Region - September 2014 Regional Prices Unchanged Over the Month; Up 1.2 Percent Over the Year The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI -U) In the Northeast was unchanged In September, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. A 2.4 -percent decline in the energy Index since August was offset by Increases In the all Items less food and energy Index and the food index, up 0.2 and 0.4 percent, respectively. (Data in this report are not seasonally adjusted. Accordingly, month-to-month changes may reflect the impact of seasonal Influences.) Over the last 12 months, the CPI -U increased 1.2 percent, due mainly to an advance in the all items less food and energy index, up 1.5 percent. (See chart 1 and table A.) The food index also rose since September 2013, up 2.4 percent, while the energy Index declined 3.1 percent. (See table 1.) CJrarti.12-month percentchangein CPltorAll Urban Consumers(CPidl), Northeast region, September 201140 September 2014 (not seasonally acijustec Percent change 4.5 :............ .. 4.0 3J 3.0 2.5 2.0 1.5 ---Ali items At dems less loud and energi 05 00 ,._.....w . Sep'tl Oed1i Mar'12 Jun'12 Sep'12 Oec'12 l+tar13 Jul'13 Sep'13 Dec't3 trar'c4 Jun'14 Sep'14 Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Contact Mid -Atlantic News Release Information 14 -1990 -PHI October 22, 2014 Contacts Technical information: (215)5973282 IdI,SIMoPhiledelohiaa bbis.00v www.ds.aoviro1 Media contact: (215)861-5600 0LSMediaphlladelphiatbbls cloy PDF ppf version Food Over the month, food prices rose 0.4 percent, following a 0.2 -percent decrease in August. Prices for the food at home component Increased 0.5 percent and those for food away from home edged up 0.3 percent. Over the year, the food index advanced 2.4 percent. Prices were higher for both the food at home and food away from home components, up 2.2 and 2.7 percent, respectively, since September 2013. Energy The energy Index, which Includes prices for household and transportation fuels, declined for the fourth consecutive month, down 2.4 percent since August and 5.5 percent since May. The one-month decrease was due mainly to a 2.6 -percent dedine in gasoline prices. Prices were also lower for electricity (-2.4 percent) and utility (piped) gas service (-1.8 percent) In September. ..,41.x.-4:../nais.r, nnrtllPact }Am 1 1 /1 R/)1114. 120