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(Jonsumer trice lnaex, Northeast xegion - eptember 2014 : A/ha—Atlantic lnrormauon 0... rage 1 or 4 EXHIBIT A Home I Subjects I Data Tools I Publications Mid—Atlantic Information Office Mid -Atlantic Home Mid -Atlantic Geography Geographic Information > Mid -Mantic > News Release Economic Releases A to Z Index 1 FAQs 1 About BLS 1 Contact Us Subscribe to E-mail Updates Mid -Atlantic Subjects co Follow Us . 1 What's New 1 Release Calendar 1 Site Map Search BLS.gov IStudents I Beta PRINT lr-{1�Search 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 dedined 3.1 percent. (See table 1.) Chart 1.12 -month percent change in CPI for Alt Urban Cons umers(CPW), Northeast region, September 2011 to September 2014 (not seasonally aMusted) Percent change 4.5 ---AP items A11 items less food and energy 0.6 i Sep'11 Oec'11 taar'12 Jun'12 Sep'12 Dec'12 tlar'13 Jun'13 Sep'13 Dec'13 A1at 14 Jtel'f 4 Sep'14 Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Contact Mid -Atlantic News Release Information 14 -1990 -PHI October 22, 2014 Contacts Technical infonnation: (215) 597-3282 BLSInfoPhiladelshia Tbls.00v waw.bls.aov/ro3 Media contact: (215) 861-5600 BLSMediaPhila delphia labls. q ov PDF pDF 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 electridty (-2.4 percent) and utility (piped) gas service (-1.8 percent) in September. http://www.bls.gov/regions/mid-atlantic/news-release/consumerpriceindex northeast.htm 11/18/2014