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Consumer Price Index (CPI)

What is the CPI?

The Consumer Price Index (CPI) is a measure of the average change over time in the prices paid by urban consumers for a fixed market basket of consumer goods and services from A to Z. The CPI provides a way for consumers to compare what the market basket of goods and services costs this month with what the same market basket cost a month or a year ago.

What is Connecticut's CPI?

Actually, Connecticut does not have a CPI. There are, however, two other figures that Connecticut businesses use:

Boston-Brockton-Nashua Index*
May 2008 		Northeast Index**
May 2008
All Items
% change from 12 months ago
All Items
% change from 12 months ago
235.344
4.0
232.649
5.0

*these figures are computed on a bi-monthly basis
**these figures are computed on a monthly basis

What is the U.S. City Average?

U.S. City Average**
Jun 2008
All Items
% change from 12 months ago
218.815
5.0

 

Chained Consumer Price Index**
Jun 2008

All Items
12 months ago
125.582(I)
120.478(U)

**these figures are computed on a monthly basis
(I) - Initial
(U) - Interim

I need more information on the CPI...

For more information on the Consumer Price Index (CPI), we suggest that you visit the Bureau of Labor Statistics Web site at http://www.bls.gov.

Updated July 16, 2008