The price is NOT right: Rent, gas, energy prices continue to rise in the NYC area

Everything keeps getting more expensive in NYC—eggs, baked goods, electricity—as consumer prices in the Big Apple and nearby areas jumped nearly 1% last month, according to a government report released on Wednesday.

Consumer prices in the New York-Newark-Jersey City area increased 0.7% over the month in January, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) said in its January 2025 report that came out on Feb. 12.