Consumer Price Index, New York-Newark-Jersey City — May 2026

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for New York-Newark-Jersey City increased 0.4 percent in May after advancing 1.0 percent in April, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported today. The all items less food and energy index and the energy index increased while the food index decreased. (Data in this report are not seasonally adjusted. Accordingly, month-to-month changes may reflect the impact of seasonal influences.)

The New York area all items CPI-U rose 5.1 percent for the 12 months ending in May. Regional Commissioner Mark J. Maggi noted that the last time the change exceeded 5.0 percent was in February 2023. The index for all items less food and energy rose 3.9 percent, and the energy index advanced 26.9 percent. The food index increased 3.7 percent over the same period.

Food

The food index fell 0.5 percent in May, following a 1.0-percent rise in April. Prices for food at home (grocery store purchases) declined 1.1 percent, with lower prices in all six major grocery store food groups. In contrast, prices for food away from home (restaurant, cafeteria, and vending purchases) advanced 0.5 percent.

The food index rose 3.7 percent over the year. Higher prices in 5 of the 6 grocery categories contributed to a 4.0-percent increase in prices for food at home. Prices for food away from home were up 3.2 percent.

Energy

The energy index increased 1.7 percent in May. Gasoline prices increased 10.5 percent, following increases of 13.5 percent in April and 21.4 percent in March.

From May 2025 to May 2026, the energy index rose 26.9 percent. The gasoline index was up 46.8 percent.

All items less food and energy

The index for all items less food and energy rose 0.5 percent in May. Higher prices for owners' equivalent rent (+0.8 percent), rent of primary residence (+0.4 percent), and lodging away from home contributed to a 0.9-percent increase in shelter. Airline fares also rose over the month.

Over the year, the index for all items less food and energy increased 3.9 percent. A 4.8-percent increase in shelter prices included increases for owners' equivalent rent (+4.8 percent), rent of primary residence (+4.4 percent), and lodging away from home.

The Consumer Price Index for June 2026 is scheduled to be released on Tuesday, July 14, 2026, at 8:30 a.m. (ET).

Technical Note

The Consumer Price Index (CPI) is a measure of the average change in prices over time in a fixed market basket of goods and services. The Consumer Price Index for New York is published monthly. The set of components and sub-aggregates published for regional and metropolitan indexes is more limited than at the U.S. city average level; these indexes are byproducts of the national CPI program. Each local index has a much smaller sample size than the national or regional indexes and is, therefore, subject to substantially more sampling and other measurement error. As a result, local-area indexes are more volatile than the national or regional indexes. In addition, local indexes are not adjusted for seasonal influences. NOTE: Area indexes do not measure differences in the level of prices between cities; they only measure the average change in prices for each area since the base period.

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Table 1. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA, CPI-U by expenditure category for May 2026, not seasonally adjusted (1982-84=100 unless otherwise noted)

Expenditure category	Indexes				Percent change from:
	Historical data	Mar. 2026	Apr. 2026	May 2026	May 2025	Mar. 2026	Apr. 2026
All items		356.169	359.774	361.362	5.1	1.5	0.4
All items (1967=100)		1,029.634	1,040.057	1,044.646	-	-	-
Food and beverages		355.870	359.313	358.009	3.6	0.6	-0.4
Food		358.434	362.020	360.276	3.7	0.5	-0.5
Food at home		335.931	340.829	336.965	4.0	0.3	-1.1
Cereals and bakery products		391.429	406.476	398.715	-0.4	1.9	-1.9
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs		340.735	348.519	348.124	3.1	2.2	-0.1
Dairy and related products		287.109	283.671	279.369	1.6	-2.7	-1.5
Fruits and vegetables		406.106	412.623	402.713	10.0	-0.8	-2.4
Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials(1)		348.598	354.106	351.479	6.9	0.8	-0.7
Other food at home		298.248	298.901	296.067	2.6	-0.7	-0.9
Food away from home		402.854	404.114	406.172	3.2	0.8	0.5
Alcoholic beverages		313.975	315.693	319.340	2.3	1.7	1.2
Housing		394.850	398.526	400.378	5.5	1.4	0.5
Shelter		488.890	492.646	497.291	4.8	1.7	0.9
Rent of primary residence		499.433	504.077	506.058	4.4	1.3	0.4
Owners' equiv. rent of residences(2)		504.582	508.164	512.167	4.8	1.5	0.8
Owners' equiv. rent of primary residence(2)		503.957	507.535	511.533	4.8	1.5	0.8
Household furnishings and operations		147.387	147.339	146.647	2.6	-0.5	-0.5
Apparel		133.621	131.944	132.675	3.1	-0.7	0.6
Transportation		305.372	313.864	319.750	10.2	4.7	1.9
Private transportation		305.584	314.761	322.401	10.4	5.5	2.4
New and used motor vehicles(3)		125.544	126.157	126.540	-0.3	0.8	0.3
New vehicles(1)		260.777	261.150	260.989	0.8	0.1	-0.1
Used cars and trucks(1)		347.222	350.668	355.451	-2.0	2.4	1.4
Motor fuel		288.597	327.438	361.781	46.8	25.4	10.5
Gasoline (all types)		287.225	325.873	360.067	46.8	25.4	10.5
Gasoline, unleaded regular(4)		283.993	323.573	358.628	48.6	26.3	10.8
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade(4)(5)		305.087	340.882	372.790	39.5	22.2	9.4
Gasoline, unleaded premium(4)		314.516	349.322	380.026	38.3	20.8	8.8
Medical care		582.640	585.865	586.607	3.5	0.7	0.1
Recreation(3)		159.005	159.405	160.279	1.9	0.8	0.5
Education and communication(3)		167.404	167.891	167.839	0.8	0.3	0.0
Tuition, other school fees, and childcare(6)		103.791	104.032	103.371	1.9	-0.4	-0.6
Other goods and services		527.578	534.310	531.285	5.0	0.7	-0.6
Footnotes (1) Indexes on a December 1977=100 base. (2) Indexes on a December 1982=100 base. (3) Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. (4) Special index based on a substantially smaller sample. (5) Indexes on a December 1993=100 base. (6) Index on a December 2024=100 base.
- Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

Table 2. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA, CPI-U by special aggregate index for May 2026, not seasonally adjusted (1982-84=100 unless otherwise noted)

Special aggregate index	Indexes				Percent change from:
	Historical data	Mar. 2026	Apr. 2026	May 2026	May 2025	Mar. 2026	Apr. 2026
All items		356.169	359.774	361.362	5.1	1.5	0.4
Food		358.434	362.020	360.276	3.7	0.5	-0.5
Energy		307.478	329.275	334.726	26.9	8.9	1.7
All items less food and energy		368.071	370.165	372.067	3.9	1.1	0.5
All items less energy		364.436	366.750	368.074	3.9	1.0	0.4
All items less medical care		346.043	349.669	351.296	5.2	1.5	0.5
All items less shelter		303.064	306.634	306.946	5.3	1.3	0.1
Commodities		235.782	238.530	239.952	5.7	1.8	0.6
Commodities less food		173.274	175.538	178.206	7.5	2.8	1.5
Commodities less food & beverages		168.099	170.388	173.023	7.9	2.9	1.5
Durables		110.580	110.474	110.150	-0.8	-0.4	-0.3
Nondurables		285.485	289.516	291.740	7.1	2.2	0.8
Nondurables less food		218.315	222.509	227.623	11.2	4.3	2.3
Nondurables less food & beverages		212.561	216.959	222.208	12.3	4.5	2.4
Services		457.913	462.232	463.947	4.8	1.3	0.4
Services less rent of shelter(1)		438.303	443.496	441.559	4.9	0.7	-0.4
Services less medical care services		443.369	447.628	449.389	4.8	1.4	0.4
Footnotes (1) Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.
- Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.