The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the New York-Newark-Jersey City area advanced 1% in April, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported Tuesday.
Regional Commissioner Mark J. Maggi noted that the indexes for all items less food and energy (+0.6%), energy (+7.1%), and food (+1%) rose over the month. (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 advanced 4.6% for the 12 months ending in April. The index for all items less food and energy rose 3.3%. Over the same period, the energy index advanced 24%, and the food index increased 4.9%.
Food
Food prices rose 1 percent for the month of April. The index for food at home (grocery store purchases) advanced 1.5%, with higher prices in five of the six major grocery store food groups. Within the food-at-home group, categories experiencing increases included processed fish and seafood; bread; cakes, cupcakes, and cookies; and other fresh fruits. Prices for food away from home (restaurant, cafeteria, and vending purchases) increased 0.3%.
The food index rose 4.9% over the year. Prices for food at home advanced 5.9%, and prices for food away from home increased 3.4%. All six major grocery store food group indexes rose over the year, led by fruits and vegetables (+11.8%).
Energy
The energy index increased 7.1% over the month. Gasoline prices rose 13.5%.
Energy prices advanced 24% from April 2025 to April 2026. Gasoline prices advanced 33.9%, the largest over-the-year increase since July 2022.
All items less food and energy
The index for all items less food and energy rose 0.6% in April. The index for shelter advanced 0.8%, with increases in owners’ equivalent rent (+0.7%), rent of primary residence (+0.9%), and prices for lodging away from home. Other indexes contributing to the increase included medical care (+0.6%) and airline fares.
The index for all items less food and energy increased 3.3% over the year. A 4.1% rise in shelter prices included increases in owners’ equivalent rent (+4.1%), rent of primary residence (+4.3%), and prices for lodging away from home.
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 New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA Core Based Statistical Area includes Bronx, Dutchess, Kings, Nassau, New York, Orange, Putnam, Queens, Richmond, Rockland, Suffolk, and Westchester Counties in New York; Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Hunterdon, Middlesex, Monmouth, Morris, Ocean, Passaic, Somerset, Sussex, and Union Counties in New Jersey; and Pike County in Pennsylvania.
