BOSTON – The Boston-Brockton-Nashua area’s Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers increased 0.7 percent in January from November, according to non-seasonally adjusted data released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics on Thursday.
Energy index prices surged 5.4 percent for the two month period as prices for food advanced 1.3 percent; all items less food and energy ticked up 0.1 percent.
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Grocery and restaurant prices increased 1.2 percent and 1.3 percent, respectively.
Over the last 12 months, the CPI-U increased 1.1 percent, a jump fueled by energy costs, the BLS said. The 9.7 percent rise in energy prices was largely attributable to the rise in prices of gasoline, up 14.3 percent. The food index added 0.9 percent over the year – driven by higher prices in food away from home – while “all items less food and energy” advanced 0.2 percent.
The food-away-from-home index has not declined annually since July 2002.
Of the seven metropolitan areas for which inflation measures are available this month, Boston posted the second lowest increase following Dallas, up 0.5 percent. The largest increase was seen in the Washington, D.C., metro area, up 2.3 percent, the BLS said in a news release.
