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Uonsumer Price Index, Northeast Kegion - Jeptember 2U 14 : MV 1Q -Atlantic information U... rage 1 or '+ <br />EXHI1ITA <br />Home I Subjects I Data Tools I Publications <br />Mid -Atlantic Information Office <br />Mid -Atlantic Home <br />Mid -Atlantic Geography <br />Geographic Information > Mid -Atlantic > News Release <br />A to ZIndex <br />FAQs 1 <br />Economic Releases I Students <br />Mid -Atlantic Subjects <br />About BLS 1 <br />Contact Us Subscribe to E-mail Updates <br />G6 <br />Follow Us ) 1 What's New 1 Release Calendar 1 Site Map <br />Search BLS.gov <br />Beta <br />pp.i r Search Mid -Atlantic Region <br />Mid -Atlantic Archives <br />Consumer Price Index, Northeast Region - September 2014 <br />Regional Prices Unchanged Over the Month; Up 1.2 Percent Over the Year <br />The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI -U) in the Northeast was unchanged in September, the <br />U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. A 2.4 -percent decline in the energy index since August was offset <br />by Increases in the all items less food and energy index and the food index, up 0.2 and 0.4 percent, respectively. <br />(Data in this report are not seasonally adjusted. Accordingly, month-to-month changes may reflect the impact of <br />seasonal influences.) <br />Over the last 12 months, the CPI -U increased 1.2 percent, due mainly to an advance in the all items less food <br />and energy index, up 1.5 percent. (See chart 1 and table A.) The food index also rose since September 2013, <br />up 2.4 percent, while the energy index declined 3.1 percent. (See table 1.) <br />Chart 1.. 12 -month percent change in CPI for ADD Urban Consumers(CPI-U), Northeast region, <br />September 2011 to September 2014 (not seasonally ad)usted) <br />Percent change <br />4-5 <br />4.0 <br />3.5 --• <br />3.0 <br />2.5 <br />2.0 <br />1.5 <br />1.0 - <br />0.5 <br />---PJI items <br />- - All items less food and energy <br />0.0 <br />Sep'11 Dec'11 hlar'12 Jun'12 Sep'12 Oec'12 Mar'13 Jun'13 Sep'13 Dec'13 Mar'14 Jun'14 Sep'14 <br />Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. <br />Contact Mid -Atlantic <br />News Release Information <br />14 -1990 -PHI <br />October 22, 2014 <br />Contacts <br />Technical information: <br />(215) 597-3282 <br />B L S I nfo P h i l a d e l ph i s (Oib l s. aov <br />www.bls.govlro3 <br />Media contact: <br />(215) 861-5600 <br />BLSMediaPhiIadelphia(abls.gov <br />PDFD <br />NJ PDF version <br />Food <br />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 <br />and those for food away from home edged up 0.3 percent. <br />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 <br />2.7 percent, respectively, since September 2013. <br />Energy <br />The energy index, which includes prices for household and transportation fuels, declined for the fourth consecutive month, down 2.4 percent since <br />August and 5.5 percent since May. The one-month decrease was due mainly to a 2.6 -percent decline in gasoline prices. Prices were also lower for <br />electricity (-2.4 percent) and utility (piped) gas service (-1.8 percent) in September. <br />q <br />http://www.bis.gov/regions/mid-atlantic/news-release/consumerpriceindex northeast.htm 11/18/2014 <br />