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                    CONSUMER PRICE INDEX:  JANUARY 2001
 
      The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased
 0.6 percent in January, before seasonal adjustment, to a level of 175.1
 (1982-84=100), the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of
 Labor reported today.  For the 12-month period ended in January, the CPI-U
 increased 3.7 percent.
      
      The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers
 (CPI-W) also rose 0.6 percent in January, prior to seasonal adjustment.
 The January level of 171.7 was 3.7 percent higher than the index in
 January 2000.
      
 CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U)
      
      On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI-U increased 0.6 percent in
 January, its largest monthly advance since a 0.6 percent rise in March
 2000.  The energy index rose 3.9 percent in January, accounting for over
 one-half of the overall CPI-U increase.  The index for energy services
 rose 7.7 percent, largely as a result of a record monthly increase in the
 index for utility natural gas--up 17.4 percent.  The index for petroleum-
 based energy was unchanged in January.  The food index increased 0.3
 percent, following a 0.5 percent rise in December.  Excluding food and
 energy, the CPI-U rose 0.3 percent in January, following an increase of
 0.1 percent in December.  A larger increase in shelter costs and an upturn
 in the price of cigarettes were the principal factors accounting for the
 acceleration in January.


 Table A.  Percent changes in CPI for Urban Consumers (CPI-U)
                                   Seasonally adjusted                 Un-
                                                          Compound  adjusted
     Expenditure        Changes from preceding month    annual rate  12-mos.
      Category                    2000            2001  3-mos. ended  ended
                     July Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan.   Jan.'01   Jan.'01
 All Items            .3    .1   .5   .2   .2   .2   .6    4.2       3.7
  Food and beverages  .5    .2   .2   .2  -.1   .5   .2    2.6       2.9
  Housing             .4    .2   .5   .4   .3   .3  1.0    6.7       4.9
  Apparel            -.7    .1  1.2   .2  -.5  -.3  -.2   -3.9      -1.1
  Transportation     -.3   -.8  1.2  -.3   .3  -.1   .3    2.3       4.1
  Medical care        .3    .4   .4   .3   .3   .3   .6    4.8       4.5
  Recreation          .2    .2  -.1   .1   .0   .0   .3    1.2       1.8
  Education and                                                         
    communication     .5    .3  -.7   .9  -.2   .5   .4    2.7       1.2
  Other goods and                                                    
    services         1.0   -.3  1.1  -.6  1.2  -.8   .7    4.3       4.2
 Special indexes:                                                       
  Energy              .3  -2.5  4.1   .5   .2   .3  3.9   18.6      17.8
  Food                .5    .2   .2   .1  -.1   .5   .3    2.9       2.9
  All items less                                                        
    food and energy   .2    .2   .3   .1   .3   .1   .3    2.9       2.6

 Note:  Seasonal factors have been recalculated to reflect developments
 during 2000.  For this reason, some of the seasonally adjusted figures
 above and elsewhere in this report differ from those previously published.
 
 See page 4 for a note on planned changes in the CPI in 2002.

      
      The food and beverages index rose 0.2 percent in January.  The index
 for food at home, which increased 0.7 percent in December, rose 0.2
 percent in January.  A sharp downturn in the index for fruits and
 vegetables more than offset larger increases in most other food at home
 groups.  The index for fruits and vegetables, which increased 1.7 percent
 in December, declined 2.7 percent in January.  Within the fruits and
 vegetables group, the indexes for fresh fruits and for fresh vegetables
 declined 2.9 and 5.5 percent, respectively, while prices for processed
 fruits and vegetables rose 2.7 percent.  The index for dairy products,
 which rose 0.1 percent in December, advanced 1.3 percent in January,
 largely as a result of a 2.0 percent increase in the price of milk.  The
 index for meats, poultry, fish, and eggs increased 1.0 percent in January,
 following a 0.9 percent rise in December.  Beef prices rose 2.6 percent in
 January, their largest monthly advance since a 2.9 percent increase in
 November 1985.  Poultry prices increased 0.1 percent, while the index for
 pork declined 0.1 percent.  The index for nonalcoholic beverages turned up
 in January, reflecting substantial increases in prices for carbonated
 drinks and for coffee.  The index for other food at home also rose more in
 January than in December.  The index for cereal and bakery products, which
 increased 0.6 percent in December, rose 0.1 percent in January.  A 1.7
 percent decline in breakfast cereal prices was largely responsible for the
 deceleration.  The other two components of the food and beverages index--
 food away from home and alcoholic beverages--increased 0.4 and 0.3
 percent, respectively.
      
      The index for housing rose 1.0 percent in January, following an
 increase of 0.3 percent in December.  The index for fuels and utilities
 rose 5.9 percent, accounting for over three-fourths of the overall housing
 increase.  The index for natural gas increased 17.4 percent in January and
 has advanced 59.3 percent in the last 12 months.  Charges for electricity
 rose 2.6 percent in January after increasing 2.6 percent in the 12-month
 period ended in December.  Fuel oil prices, which increased 40.5 percent
 in all of 2000, turned down in January, declining 4.0 percent.  Shelter
 costs, which increased 0.2 percent in December, advanced 0.3 percent in
 January.  Within shelter, the index for rent rose 0.4 percent, and the
 indexes for owners' equivalent rent and for lodging away from home each
 rose 0.3 percent.  The index for household furnishings and operations
 declined 0.1 percent in January, the same as in December.
      
      The transportation component rose 0.3 percent in January after
 decreasing 0.1 percent in December.  Gasoline prices continued to decline,
 but by less than in December. The index for gasoline decreased 0.1 percent
 in January.  (Prior to seasonal adjustment, gasoline prices fell 0.9
 percent in January, following a 3.9 percent drop in December.)  The index
 for new vehicles increased 0.1 percent in January.  (As of January, about
 78 percent of the new vehicle sample was represented by 2001 models.  The
 2001 models will continue to be phased in, with appropriate adjustments
 for quality change, over the next several months as they replace old
 models at dealerships.  For a report on quality changes for the 2001
 vehicles represented in the Producer Price Index sample, see news release
 USDL-00-331, dated November 9, 2000.)  The index for used cars and trucks
 increased for the fifth consecutive month--up 0.9 percent in January.
 Among motor vehicle accessories, the index for tires increased 1.3
 percent, while the index for motor oil, coolant, and fluids fell 0.9
 percent.  The index for public transportation increased 0.4 percent;
 airline fares rose 0.3 percent.
      
      The index for apparel decreased 0.2 percent in January, following a
 0.3 percent decline in December.  (Prior to seasonal adjustment, apparel
 prices fell 1.9 percent, reflecting post-holiday discounting.)
      
      Medical care costs rose 0.6 percent in January to a level 4.5 percent
 higher than a year ago.  In January, the index for medical care
 commodities--prescription drugs, nonprescription drugs, and medical
 supplies--increased 0.5 percent.  The index for medical care services rose
 0.6 percent in January.  Charges for physicians' services and for hospital
 services each increased 1.0 percent.
      
      The index for recreation costs increased 0.3 percent in January,
 following no change in each of the preceding two months.  The index for
 recreation services, largely reflecting a 1.1 percent increase in the
 index for club membership dues and fees for participant sports, rose 0.7
 percent in January and accounted for about three-fourths of the January
 advance in the recreation group.
      
      The index for education and communication increased 0.4 percent in
 January.  Educational costs rose 0.3 percent, reflecting a 0.7 percent
 increase in educational books and supplies.  The index for communication
 advanced 0.3 percent, reflecting increases in the indexes for telephone
 services and postage--up 0.4 and 2.2 percent, respectively--which more
 than offset a 4.1 percent decrease in the index for personal computers and
 peripheral equipment.
      
      The index for other goods and services advanced 0.7 percent in
 January, after declining 0.8 percent in December.  The index for
 cigarettes, which declined 3.8 percent in December, rose 2.0 percent in
 January, accounting for more than  two-thirds of the January advance in
 this major group.
 
 CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W)
 
      On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI for Urban Wage Earners and
 Clerical Workers rose 0.6 percent in January.
 

 Table B.  Percent changes in CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical
 Workers (CPI-W)
                                   Seasonally adjusted                 Un-
                                                          Compound  adjusted
     Expenditure        Changes from preceding month    annual rate  12-mos.
      Category                    2000            2001  3-mos. ended  ended
                     July Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan.   Jan.'01   Jan.'01  
 All Items            .2    .0   .5   .2   .2   .2   .6    4.0       3.7
  Food and beverages  .5    .3   .2   .1   .0   .5   .3    3.1       3.0
  Housing             .4    .2   .5   .4   .3   .4  1.1    7.4       5.1
  Apparel            -.8    .1  1.0   .4  -.5  -.3  -.5   -4.9      -1.4
  Transportation     -.5  -1.0  1.3  -.3   .4  -.1   .4    2.6       4.3
  Medical care        .3    .4   .4   .3   .3   .3   .7    5.0       4.6
  Recreation          .2    .1   .0   .0  -.1   .1   .2     .8       1.6
  Education and                                                         
    communication     .6    .4  -.8   .9  -.3   .6   .3    2.3       1.0
  Other goods and                                                     
    services         1.2   -.4  1.5 -1.0  1.5 -1.1   .9    5.0       4.5
 Special indexes                                                       
  Energy             -.4  -2.8  4.6   .4   .2   .1  3.6   16.4      17.2
  Food                .5    .3   .2   .1   .0   .5   .2    2.9       3.0
  All items less                                                         
    food and energy   .2    .2   .2   .1   .3   .1   .3    2.9       2.5


     Consumer Price Index data for February are scheduled for release on
 Wednesday, March 21, 2001, at 8:30 A.M. (EST).
     
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            Planned Changes in the Consumer Price Index in 2002
                                     
 Expenditure Weight Update
 
      As announced in December 1998, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
 will update the consumption expenditure weights in the Consumer Price
 Index for all Urban Consumers (CPI-U) and in the Consumer Price Index for
 Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) to the 1999-2000 period,
 effective with release of data for January 2002.  The newer weights will
 replace the 1993-95 weights, which were first used in the index effective
 with January 1998 data.  Additionally, CPI expenditure weights will be
 updated at two-year intervals subsequent to the 2002 updating.  Thus, for
 example, CPI expenditure weights will be updated to the 2001-02 period
 effective with release of CPI data for January 2004.
      
      Historically, the introduction of a comprehensive new set of
 expenditure weights attached to the categories of goods and services in
 the CPI "market basket" has taken place in the context of the periodic
 major revisions of the index.  Such major revisions have taken place
 approximately once each decade-in 1940, 1953, 1964, 1978, 1987 and, most
 recently, in 1998.
      
      The goal in employing more current expenditure weights is to have the
 CPI reflect, as much as possible, the inflation currently experienced by
 consumers.  More specifically, the use of more current weights will help
 to ensure that the relative importance of CPI item categories, such as
 food away from home, college tuition, or medical care services, more
 accurately reflects how consumers are allocating their spending.
      
 Publication of Overlap CPIs
      
      For the first six months of 2002, BLS will continue to calculate and
 publish selected CPI-U and CPI-W "overlap" indexes on a not seasonally
 adjusted basis.  These indexes will be compiled using the 1993-95
 expenditure pattern that was introduced into the CPI in 1998.  Comparison
 of these index series to the corresponding updated series will enable
 users of the CPI to observe the effects of the expenditure weight change.
 The subsequent expenditure updates scheduled in 2004 and every two years
 thereafter also will be accompanied by the publication of overlap indexes
 for a six-month period using the previous expenditure pattern.
      
 Publication of CPI for the Phoenix Area
      
      Effective with release of the July 2002 Consumer Price Index (CPI),
 BLS will initiate publication of consumer price data specific to the
 Phoenix-Mesa, Arizona, Metropolitan Statistical Area.  As with the
 national CPI and other local area CPIs, data will be published for each of
 two population groups, that for all urban consumers (CPI-U) and that for
 urban wage earners and clerical workers (CPI-W).  The Phoenix-Mesa CPI
 will be published on a semi-annual basis with a reference base of December
 2001 = 100.  The same amount of item detail will be available for Phoenix-
 Mesa as is presently available for all other areas published on a semi-
 annual basis.
      
 Change to Published Item Structure
      
      Effective with release of the January 2002 CPI, BLS will begin
 publishing an item index for leased cars and trucks.  This index series
 will be available monthly at the U.S. City Average area level for both the
 CPI-U and CPI-W with a December 2001 = 100 reference base.

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       A Note on Seasonally Adjusted and Unadjusted Data

            Because price data are used for different purposes by
       different groups, the Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes
       seasonally adjusted as well as unadjusted changes each
       month.
       
            For analyzing general price trends in the economy,
       seasonally adjusted changes are usually preferred since they
       eliminate the effect of changes that normally occur at the
       same time and in about the same magnitude every year--such
       as price movements resulting from changing climatic
       conditions, production cycles, model changeovers, holidays,
       and sales.
       
            The unadjusted data are of primary interest to
       consumers concerned about the prices they actually pay.
       Unadjusted data also are used extensively for escalation
       purposes.  Many collective bargaining contract agreements
       and pension plans, for example, tie compensation changes to
       the Consumer Price Index unadjusted for seasonal variation.
       
            Seasonal factors used in computing the seasonally
       adjusted indexes are derived by the X-12-ARIMA Seasonal
       Adjustment Method.  The updated seasonal data at the end of
       1977 replaced data from 1967 through 1977.  Subsequent
       annual updates have replaced 5 years of seasonal data, e.g.,
       data from 1996 through 2000 were replaced at the end of
       2000.  The seasonal movement of all items and 54 other
       aggregations is derived by combining the seasonal movement
       of 73 selected components.  Each year the seasonal status of
       every series is reevaluated based upon certain statistical
       criteria.  If any of the 73 components change their seasonal
       adjustment status from seasonally adjusted to not seasonally
       adjusted, not seasonally adjusted data will be used for the
       last 5 years, but the seasonally adjusted indexes will be
       used before that period.  Note: 38 of the 73 components are
       seasonally adjusted for 2001.
       
          Seasonally adjusted data, including the All items index
       levels, are subject to revision for up to five years after
       their original release.  For this reason, BLS advises
       against the use of these data in escalation agreements.
       
            Effective with the calculation of the seasonal factors
       for 1990, the Bureau of Labor Statistics has used an
       enhanced seasonal adjustment procedure called Intervention
       Analysis Seasonal Adjustment for some CPI series.
       Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment allows for better
       estimates of seasonally adjusted data.  Extreme values
       and/or sharp movements which might distort the seasonal
       pattern are estimated and removed from the data prior to
       calculation of seasonal factors.  Beginning with the
       calculation of seasonal factors for 1996, X-12-ARIMA
       software was used for Intervention Analysis Seasonal
       Adjustment.
       
            For the fuel oil, natural gas, motor fuels, and
       educational books and supplies indexes, this procedure was
       used to offset the effects that extreme price volatility
       would otherwise have had on the estimates of seasonally
       adjusted data for those series.   For the Nonalcoholic
       beverages index, the procedure was used to offset the
       effects of a large increase in coffee prices due to adverse
       weather.  The procedure was used to account for unusual
       butter fat supply reductions affecting the Fats and oils
       series.  For the Water and sewerage maintenance index, the
       procedure was used to account for a data collection anomaly.
       
            A description of Intervention Analysis Seasonal
       Adjustment, as well as a list of unusual events modeled and
       seasonal factors for these items may be obtained by writing
       the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Division of Consumer Prices
       and Price Indexes, Washington, DC 20212 or by calling Daniel
       Chow on (202) 691-6968 or sending e-mail to
       Chow_Dan@BLS.GOV.  If you have general questions about the
       CPI, please call our information staff at (202) 691-7000.

    
 Over-the-month percent changes in the U.S. City Average Consumer Price
 Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for All Items and for All Items less
 food and energy, seasonally adjusted, using former and recalculated
 seasonal factors for 2000.

                                 All Items

    2000           Former      Recalculated     Difference
                                              
 January              .2             .3              .1
 February             .5             .5              .0
 March                .7             .6             -.1
 April                .0            -.1             -.1
 May                  .1             .1              .0
 June                 .5             .5              .0
 July                 .2             .3              .1
 August              -.1             .1              .2
 September            .5             .5              .0
 October              .2             .2              .0
 November             .2             .2              .0
 December             .2             .2              .0



                       All Items less food and energy

    2000           Former      Recalculated     Difference
                                              
 January              .2             .2              .0
 February             .2             .2              .0
 March                .4             .3             -.1
 April                .2             .2              .0
 May                  .2             .2              .0
 June                 .2             .2              .0
 July                 .2             .2              .0
 August               .2             .2              .0
 September            .3             .3              .0
 October              .2             .1             -.1
 November             .3             .3              .0
 December             .1             .1              .0

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       Brief Explanation of the CPI
  
          The Consumer Price Index (CPI) is a measure of the
       average change in prices over time in a market basket of
       goods and services.  The Bureau of Labor Statistics
       publishes CPIs for two population groups:  (1) a CPI for All
       Urban Consumers (CPI-U) which covers approximately 87
       percent of the total population and (2) a CPI for Urban Wage
       Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) which covers 32 percent
       of the total population.  The CPI-U includes, in addition to
       wage earners and clerical workers, groups such as
       professional, managerial, and technical workers, the self-
       employed, short-term workers, the unemployed, and retirees
       and others not in the labor force.
       
            The CPI is based on prices of food, clothing, shelter,
       and fuels, transportation fares, charges for doctors' and
       dentists' services, drugs, and other goods and services that
       people buy for day-to-day living.  Prices are collected in
       87 urban areas across the country from about 50,000 housing
       units and approximately 23,000 retail establishments-
       department stores, supermarkets, hospitals, filling
       stations, and other types of stores and service
       establishments.  All taxes directly associated with the
       purchase and use of items are included in the index.  Prices
       of fuels and a few other items are obtained every month in
       all 87 locations.  Prices of most other commodities and
       services are collected every month in the three largest
       geographic areas and every other month in other areas.
       Prices of most goods and services are obtained by personal
       visits or telephone calls of the Bureau's trained
       representatives.
       
            In calculating the index, price changes for the various
       items in each location are averaged together with weights,
       which represent their importance in the spending of the
       appropriate population group.  Local data are then combined
       to obtain a U.S. city average.  Separate indexes are also
       published by size of city, by region of the country, for
       cross-classifications of regions and population-size
       classes, and for 26 local areas.  Area indexes do not
       measure differences in the level of prices among cities,
       they only measure the average change in prices for each area
       since the base period.
       
            The index measures price change from a designed
       reference date-1982-84 which equals 100.0.  An increase of
       16.5 percent, for example, is shown as 116.5.  This change
       can also be expressed in dollars as follows:  the price of a
       base period market basket of goods and services in the CPI
       has risen from $10 in 1982-84 to $11.65.
       
            For further details visit the CPI home page on the
       Internet at http://stats.bls.gov/cpihome.htm or contact our
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       Calculating Index Changes
       
            Movements of the indexes from one month to another are
       usually expressed as percent changes rather than changes in index 
       points, because index point changes are affected by the level of 
       the index in relation to its base period while percent changes are 
       not.  The example below illustrates the computation of index point 
       and percent changes.
       
            Percent changes for 3-month and 6-month periods are expressed 
       as annual rates and are computed according to the standard formula 
       for compound growth rates.  These data indicate what the percent 
       change would be if the current rate were maintained for a 12-month 
       period.
       
         
                    Index Point Change
       
       CPI   					115.7
       Less previous index    			111.2
       Equals index point change  		4.5
       
       
                    Percent Change
       
       Index point difference			4.5
       Divided by the previous index		111.2
       Equals					0.040
       Results multiplied by one hundred	0.040 x 100
       Equals percent change			4.0
       

 Table 1. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity
 and service group

 (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                   Unadjusted                           
                                                 Relative   Unadjusted indexes percent change to   Seasonally adjusted  
                                               importance,                      Jan. 2001 from-    percent change from- 
                     CPI-U                       December                                                               
                                                   2000       Dec.      Jan.                                            
                                                              2000      2001     Jan.     Dec.   Oct. to Nov. to Dec. to
                                                                                 2000     2000     Nov.    Dec.    Jan. 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                        
             Expenditure category                                                                                       
                                                                                                                        
 All items ...................................    100.000     174.0     175.1      3.7      0.6     0.2     0.2     0.6 
 All items (1967=100) ........................          -     521.1     524.5        -        -       -       -       - 
                                                                                                                        
  Food and beverages .........................     16.198     170.5     171.4      2.9      0.5    -0.1     0.5     0.2 
   Food ......................................     15.217     170.0     170.9      2.9      0.5    -0.1     0.5     0.3 
    Food at home .............................      9.560     170.2     171.3      3.0      0.6    -0.1     0.7     0.2 
     Cereals and bakery products .............      1.522     190.7     191.1      3.0      0.2    -0.2     0.6     0.1 
     Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ..........      2.573     156.6     158.0      5.2      0.9    -0.8     0.9     1.0 
     Dairy and related products (1)...........      1.050     161.5     163.6      2.0      1.3    -0.3     0.1     1.3 
     Fruits and vegetables ...................      1.454     215.1     212.6      2.0     -1.2     0.5     1.7    -2.7 
     Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage                                                                                
         materials ...........................      1.026     136.7     139.4      1.7      2.0     0.2    -0.1     0.7 
     Other food at home ......................      1.935     156.3     157.8      2.3      1.0     0.3     0.3     0.5 
      Sugar and sweets .......................       .363     153.5     155.7      0.6      1.4     0.2     0.1     0.2 
      Fats and oils ..........................       .288     150.2     153.0      4.1      1.9    -1.5     2.7     1.0 
      Other foods ............................      1.283     172.7     173.8      2.4      0.6     0.6    -0.2     0.5 
       Other miscellaneous foods (1) (2)......       .312     108.9     109.0      4.5      0.1     3.0    -1.0     0.1 
    Food away from home (1)...................      5.658     170.8     171.4      2.5      0.4     0.1     0.2     0.4 
     Other food away from home (1) (2)........       .177     111.1     111.3      3.5      0.2     0.5     0.1     0.2 
   Alcoholic beverages .......................       .981     176.5     177.2      2.8      0.4     0.3     0.1     0.3 
                                                                                                                        
  Housing ....................................     39.980     171.9     174.1      4.9      1.3     0.3     0.3     1.0 
   Shelter ...................................     30.251     195.1     196.4      3.3      0.7     0.3     0.2     0.3 
    Rent of primary residence (3).............      7.079     187.6     188.2      3.9      0.3     0.3     0.4     0.4 
    Lodging away from home (2) (3)............      2.346     108.8     114.1      2.5      4.9     0.2    -1.4     0.3 
    Owners' equivalent rent of primary                                                                                  
        residence (3) (4).....................     20.460     201.8     202.4      3.2      0.3     0.3     0.3     0.3 
    Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)..       .366     104.7     105.0      2.5      0.3     0.3     0.2     0.3 
   Fuels and utilities .......................      5.123     145.3     153.8     18.4      5.8     0.4     1.7     5.9 
    Fuels ....................................      4.199     130.6     139.8     22.3      7.0     0.3     2.1     7.1 
     Fuel oil and other fuels ................       .361     144.9     149.1     30.3      2.9     1.9     1.7     0.2 
     Gas (piped) and electricity (3)..........      3.838     135.6     145.7     21.6      7.4     0.2     2.2     7.7 
    Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                
        services (2)..........................       .924     107.9     108.1      2.8      0.2     0.4     0.4     0.0 
   Household furnishings and operations ......      4.605     128.6     128.8      1.4      0.2     0.2    -0.1    -0.1 
    Household operations (1) (2)..............       .935     112.5     113.6      5.8      1.0     0.3     0.3     1.0 
                                                                                                                        
  Apparel ....................................      4.453     127.8     125.4     -1.1     -1.9    -0.5    -0.3    -0.2 
   Men's and boys' apparel ...................      1.257     128.0     125.5     -2.9     -2.0     0.5    -0.5    -0.5 
   Women's and girls' apparel ................      1.787     119.7     115.5     -0.4     -3.5    -1.7    -0.3    -0.6 
   Infants' and toddlers' apparel (1).........       .254     128.2     127.4     -4.4     -0.6    -0.1    -1.9    -0.6 
   Footwear ..................................       .801     123.8     121.4     -0.2     -1.9     0.1     0.4    -0.8 
                                                                                                                        
  Transportation .............................     17.567     154.4     154.4      4.1      0.0     0.3    -0.1     0.3 
   Private transportation ....................     16.157     150.3     150.3      4.1      0.0     0.2    -0.1     0.3 
    New and used motor vehicles (2)...........      7.477     102.1     102.3      1.5      0.2     0.3     0.4     0.5 
     New vehicles ............................      4.677     143.6     143.7      0.3      0.1     0.1     0.2     0.1 
     Used cars and trucks ....................      1.887     160.2     160.4      4.2      0.1     0.8     0.9     0.9 
    Motor fuel ...............................      3.482     127.8     126.6     12.4     -0.9     0.0    -1.8     0.0 
     Gasoline (all types) ....................      3.458     127.0     125.8     12.4     -0.9     0.1    -1.7    -0.1 
    Motor vehicle parts and equipment ........       .527     103.1     103.6      2.8      0.5     0.6     0.6     0.4 
    Motor vehicle maintenance and repair .....      1.623     179.9     180.6      3.4      0.4     0.3     0.2     0.4 
   Public transportation .....................      1.410     209.5     210.2      5.4      0.3     1.6     0.9     0.4 
                                                                                                                        
  Medical care ...............................      5.813     264.8     267.1      4.5      0.9     0.3     0.3     0.6 
   Medical care commodities ..................      1.261     241.1     242.3      3.0      0.5     0.3     0.3     0.5 
   Medical care services .....................      4.552     270.4     273.0      5.0      1.0     0.3     0.3     0.6 
    Professional services (3).................      2.876     240.3     242.6      4.1      1.0     0.2     0.3     0.6 
    Hospital and related services (3).........      1.424     325.3     328.5      6.5      1.0     0.4     0.3     0.6 
                                                                                                                        
  Recreation (2)..............................      5.908     103.7     104.1      1.8      0.4     0.0     0.0     0.3 
   Video and audio (1) (2)....................      1.646     100.7     101.2      0.7      0.5     0.0    -0.1     0.1 
                                                                                                                        
  Education and communication (2).............      5.311     103.6     103.9      1.2      0.3    -0.2     0.5     0.4 
   Education (2)..............................      2.801     115.5     115.8      5.1      0.3     0.4     0.4     0.3 
    Educational books and supplies ...........       .212     285.4     289.2      5.6      1.3     0.2     0.4     0.7 
    Tuition, other school fees, and childcare       2.589     332.7     333.3      5.0      0.2     0.4     0.4     0.3 
   Communication (1) (2)......................      2.510      93.0      93.3     -2.8      0.3    -0.9     0.8     0.3 
    Information and information processing (1)                                                                          
        (2)...................................      2.312      92.2      92.4     -3.2      0.2    -0.9     0.8     0.2 
     Telephone services (1) (2)...............      2.150      98.4      98.8     -2.1      0.4    -0.8     0.9     0.4 
     Information and information processing                                                                             
         other than telephone services (1) (5)       .163      23.8      23.2    -17.1     -2.5    -2.0    -1.7    -2.5 
      Personal computers and peripheral                                                                                 
          equipment (1) (2)...................       .079      36.5      35.0    -24.6     -4.1    -2.6    -2.1    -4.1 
                                                                                                                        
  Other goods and services ...................      4.769     274.0     275.9      4.2      0.7     1.2    -0.8     0.7 
   Tobacco and smoking products (1)...........      1.308     396.6     404.3      7.8      1.9     3.6    -3.5     1.9 
   Personal care (1)..........................      3.461     167.8     168.2      2.9      0.2     0.2     0.2     0.2 
    Personal care products (1)................       .731     155.5     155.3      1.6     -0.1     0.3     1.0    -0.1 
    Personal care services (1)................       .987     181.3     181.6      3.8      0.2     0.2     0.4     0.2 
    Miscellaneous personal services ..........      1.510     255.7     257.3      3.9      0.6     0.4     0.2     0.5 
                                                                                                                        
          Commodity and service group                                                                                   
                                                                                                                        
 Commodities .................................     41.828     150.0     150.0      2.6      0.0     0.1     0.0     0.1 
  Food and beverages .........................     16.198     170.5     171.4      2.9      0.5    -0.1     0.5     0.2 
  Commodities less food and beverages ........     25.629     137.8     137.4      2.5     -0.3     0.2    -0.4     0.1 
   Nondurables less food and beverages .......     15.056     147.2     146.4      4.2     -0.5     0.7    -0.7    -0.3 
    Apparel ..................................      4.453     127.8     125.4     -1.1     -1.9    -0.5    -0.3    -0.2 
    Nondurables less food, beverages, and                                                                               
        apparel ..............................     10.603     163.1     163.2      6.6      0.1     1.1    -0.8    -0.2 
   Durables ..................................     10.573     125.9     125.9      0.2      0.0     0.1     0.2     0.0 
 Services ....................................     58.172     198.0     200.2      4.5      1.1     0.3     0.4     0.9 
  Rent of shelter (4).........................     29.885     203.1     204.5      3.3      0.7     0.2     0.2     0.2 
  Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)....       .366     104.7     105.0      2.5      0.3     0.3     0.2     0.3 
  Gas (piped) and electricity (3).............      3.838     135.6     145.7     21.6      7.4     0.2     2.2     7.7 
  Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                  
      services (2)............................       .924     107.9     108.1      2.8      0.2     0.4     0.4     0.0 
  Household operations (1) (2)................       .935     112.5     113.6      5.8      1.0     0.3     0.3     1.0 
  Transportation services ....................      6.903     198.3     199.1      3.2      0.4     0.6     0.4     0.5 
  Medical care services ......................      4.552     270.4     273.0      5.0      1.0     0.3     0.3     0.6 
  Other services .............................     10.768     233.0     234.1      2.9      0.5     0.0     0.4     0.4 
                                                                                                                        
                Special indexes                                                                                         
                                                                                                                        
 All items less food .........................     84.783     174.7     175.9      3.9      0.7     0.3     0.1     0.6 
 All items less shelter ......................     69.749     167.5     168.6      3.9      0.7     0.2     0.2     0.7 
 All items less medical care .................     94.187     169.0     170.1      3.7      0.7     0.2     0.2     0.6 
 Commodities less food .......................     26.610     139.3     139.0      2.5     -0.2     0.3    -0.4     0.1 
 Nondurables less food .......................     16.037     149.0     148.3      4.1     -0.5     0.6    -0.5    -0.2 
 Nondurables less food and apparel ...........     11.584     163.6     163.9      6.3      0.2     0.9    -0.8    -0.2 
 Nondurables .................................     31.255     159.1     159.1      3.5      0.0     0.4    -0.1    -0.1 
 Services less rent of shelter (4)............     28.287     206.9     210.0      5.7      1.5     0.1     0.6     1.4 
 Services less medical care services .........     53.620     191.5     193.6      4.5      1.1     0.2     0.4     0.9 
 Energy ......................................      7.681     128.1     132.5     17.8      3.4     0.2     0.3     3.9 
 All items less energy .......................     92.319     180.2     181.0      2.7      0.4     0.2     0.2     0.3 
  All items less food and energy .............     77.102     182.8     183.5      2.6      0.4     0.3     0.1     0.3 
   Commodities less food and energy                                                                                     
       commodities ...........................     22.768     145.1     144.8      0.8     -0.2     0.2    -0.1     0.1 
    Energy commodities .......................      3.843     129.3     128.6     14.0     -0.5     0.2    -1.5     0.0 
   Services less energy services .............     54.334     204.4     205.7      3.4      0.6     0.3     0.2     0.4 
 Purchasing power of the consumer dollar                                                                                
     (1982-84=$1.00) .........................          -    $ .575    $ .571        -        -       -       -       - 
 Purchasing power of the consumer dollar                                                                                
     (1967=$1.00) ............................          -    $ .192    $ .191        -        -       -       -       - 

   1 Not seasonally adjusted.
   2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
   3 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator.  All other item stratum index series converted to a
 geometric means estimator in January, 1999.
   4 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.
   5 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.
   - Data not available.
 NOTE:  Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

 Table 2. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, by expenditure
 category and commodity and service group

 (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                                 Seasonally adjusted indexes    Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent 
                                                                                               change for               
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                     CPI-U                                                           3 months ended--         6 months  
                                                                                                              ended--   
                                                 Oct.    Nov.    Dec.    Jan.                                           
                                                 2000    2000    2000    2001                                           
                                                                                Apr.   July   Oct.   Jan.   July   Jan. 
                                                                                2000   2000   2000   2001   2000   2001 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                        
             Expenditure category                                                                                       
                                                                                                                        
 All items ...................................  173.9   174.3   174.6   175.7    4.1    3.8    2.8    4.2    3.9    3.5 
                                                                                                                        
  Food and beverages .........................  169.8   169.7   170.5   170.9    2.2    4.1    2.4    2.6    3.2    2.5 
   Food ......................................  169.4   169.3   170.1   170.6    2.2    4.1    2.4    2.9    3.2    2.6 
    Food at home .............................  169.3   169.1   170.2   170.5    1.9    4.9    2.4    2.9    3.4    2.6 
     Cereals and bakery products .............  190.3   189.9   191.1   191.3    3.0    3.7    3.2    2.1    3.4    2.7 
     Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ..........  156.2   155.0   156.4   157.9    8.5    6.7    1.3    4.4    7.6    2.8 
     Dairy and related products (1)...........  161.9   161.4   161.5   163.6    0.5   -0.2    3.5    4.3    0.1    3.9 
     Fruits and vegetables ...................  208.4   209.4   212.9   207.2   -3.9    5.9    8.5   -2.3    0.9    3.0 
     Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage                                                                                
         materials ...........................  138.0   138.3   138.2   139.1    0.6    4.8   -1.7    3.2    2.6    0.7 
     Other food at home ......................  156.4   156.8   157.2   158.0   -1.0    6.4    0.0    4.2    2.6    2.1 
      Sugar and sweets .......................  154.0   154.3   154.5   154.8   -4.1    4.8   -0.3    2.1    0.3    0.9 
      Fats and oils ..........................  149.3   147.0   151.0   152.5   -4.8    9.1    3.8    8.9    1.9    6.3 
      Other foods ............................  172.7   173.8   173.4   174.2    0.5    6.5   -0.7    3.5    3.4    1.4 
       Other miscellaneous foods (1) (2)......  106.8   110.0   108.9   109.0    3.5   14.4   -7.2    8.5    8.8    0.4 
    Food away from home (1)...................  170.3   170.4   170.8   171.4    2.2    2.4    2.9    2.6    2.3    2.7 
     Other food away from home (1) (2)........  110.5   111.0   111.1   111.3    1.9    2.6    6.8    2.9    2.2    4.8 
   Alcoholic beverages .......................  176.1   176.6   176.7   177.2    2.6    4.0    2.1    2.5    3.3    2.3 
                                                                                                                        
  Housing ....................................  171.5   172.0   172.6   174.3    3.4    4.9    4.3    6.7    4.1    5.5 
   Shelter ...................................  194.9   195.4   195.7   196.3    3.2    3.4    3.6    2.9    3.3    3.2 
    Rent of primary residence (3).............  186.1   186.7   187.4   188.1    3.1    4.0    4.4    4.4    3.6    4.4 
    Lodging away from home (2) (3)............  110.5   110.7   109.1   109.4    6.9    5.6    1.8   -3.9    6.3   -1.1 
    Owners' equivalent rent of primary                                                                                  
        residence (3) (4).....................  200.4   201.0   201.6   202.2    2.7    3.1    3.3    3.6    2.9    3.4 
    Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)..  104.2   104.5   104.7   105.0    2.8    4.3    0.0    3.1    3.5    1.5 
   Fuels and utilities .......................  142.7   143.3   145.8   154.4    7.5   16.2   13.7   37.1   11.8   24.8 
    Fuels ....................................  127.3   127.7   130.4   139.7    8.6   19.4   17.0   45.0   13.9   30.3 
     Fuel oil and other fuels ................  138.8   141.5   143.9   144.2   41.4   18.0   48.7   16.5   29.2   31.6 
     Gas (piped) and electricity (3)..........  132.7   132.9   135.8   146.3    6.1   19.5   14.4   47.7   12.6   30.0 
    Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                
        services (2)..........................  107.1   107.5   107.9   107.9    3.1    2.3    2.7    3.0    2.7    2.8 
   Household furnishings and operations ......  128.9   129.2   129.1   129.0    1.6    2.2    1.6    0.3    1.9    0.9 
    Household operations (1) (2)..............  111.9   112.2   112.5   113.6    8.1    6.0    2.9    6.2    7.0    4.6 
                                                                                                                        
  Apparel ....................................  130.0   129.4   129.0   128.7   -0.6   -5.7    6.4   -3.9   -3.2    1.1 
   Men's and boys' apparel ...................  128.3   129.0   128.4   127.7   -4.8   -2.4   -2.5   -1.9   -3.6   -2.2 
   Women's and girls' apparel ................  123.8   121.7   121.3   120.6    1.3   -5.2   13.7   -9.9   -2.0    1.2 
   Infants' and toddlers' apparel (1).........  130.8   130.7   128.2   127.4   -3.0  -12.1    8.7  -10.0   -7.6   -1.1 
   Footwear ..................................  123.6   123.7   124.2   123.2    3.6   -9.0    6.7   -1.3   -2.9    2.6 
                                                                                                                        
  Transportation .............................  154.6   155.1   155.0   155.5   10.0    4.8    0.0    2.3    7.4    1.2 
   Private transportation ....................  150.7   151.0   150.8   151.3   10.3    4.1    0.8    1.6    7.1    1.2 
    New and used motor vehicles (2)...........  101.3   101.6   102.0   102.5    1.2    0.8    0.0    4.8    1.0    2.4 
     New vehicles ............................  142.3   142.5   142.8   143.0    1.1    0.6   -2.2    2.0    0.8   -0.1 
     Used cars and trucks ....................  156.4   157.7   159.1   160.6    3.2    0.3    2.9   11.2    1.7    6.9 
    Motor fuel ...............................  133.1   133.1   130.7   130.7   49.5   14.7    0.0   -7.0   31.0   -3.6 
     Gasoline (all types) ....................  132.2   132.3   130.0   129.9   49.8   14.5   -0.3   -6.8   31.0   -3.6 
    Motor vehicle parts and equipment ........  101.7   102.3   102.9   103.3    2.8    2.0    0.0    6.4    2.4    3.2 
    Motor vehicle maintenance and repair .....  179.1   179.6   179.9   180.6    3.2    3.2    3.9    3.4    3.2    3.6 
   Public transportation .....................  207.8   211.1   213.0   213.9    6.7   10.1   -6.3   12.3    8.3    2.6 
                                                                                                                        
  Medical care ...............................  264.3   265.0   265.8   267.4    4.4    4.2    4.5    4.8    4.3    4.6 
   Medical care commodities ..................  240.0   240.6   241.3   242.5    2.1    2.4    3.2    4.2    2.2    3.7 
   Medical care services .....................  269.7   270.5   271.3   273.0    5.2    4.6    4.9    5.0    4.9    4.9 
    Professional services (3).................  240.1   240.5   241.3   242.8    4.7    3.3    3.6    4.6    4.0    4.1 
    Hospital and related services (3).........  323.8   325.2   326.1   327.9    6.8    7.2    7.1    5.2    7.0    6.1 
                                                                                                                        
  Recreation (2)..............................  103.7   103.7   103.7   104.0    2.0    3.2    0.8    1.2    2.6    1.0 
   Video and audio (1) (2)....................  101.3   101.3   101.2   101.3   -1.6    4.1    0.4    0.0    1.2    0.2 
                                                                                                                        
  Education and communication (2).............  103.3   103.1   103.6   104.0   -1.9    2.0    2.0    2.7    0.0    2.3 
   Education (2)..............................  114.6   115.1   115.6   115.9    5.2    6.6    3.9    4.6    5.9    4.3 
    Educational books and supplies ...........  284.0   284.7   285.9   288.0    5.4    5.8    5.2    5.8    5.6    5.5 
    Tuition, other school fees, and childcare   328.6   330.0   331.4   332.3    5.2    6.5    3.9    4.6    5.8    4.2 
   Communication (1) (2)......................   93.1    92.3    93.0    93.3   -8.9   -2.1   -0.9    0.9   -5.5    0.0 
    Information and information processing (1)                                                                          
        (2)...................................   92.3    91.5    92.2    92.4   -9.7   -2.6   -0.9    0.4   -6.2   -0.2 
     Telephone services (1) (2)...............   98.3    97.5    98.4    98.8   -8.8   -1.6    0.4    2.1   -5.3    1.2 
     Information and information processing                                                                             
         other than telephone services (1) (5)   24.7    24.2    23.8    23.2  -17.3  -14.2  -14.7  -22.2  -15.8  -18.5 
      Personal computers and peripheral                                                                                 
          equipment (1) (2)...................   38.3    37.3    36.5    35.0  -28.3  -20.7  -18.4  -30.3  -24.6  -24.6 
                                                                                                                        
  Other goods and services ...................  273.6   276.8   274.6   276.5   11.3    0.6    1.0    4.3    5.8    2.7 
   Tobacco and smoking products (1)...........  396.7   411.0   396.6   404.3   35.1   -3.6   -3.9    7.9   14.1    1.8 
   Personal care (1)..........................  167.0   167.4   167.8   168.2    3.5    2.2    3.2    2.9    2.8    3.0 
    Personal care products (1)................  153.4   153.9   155.5   155.3    1.6    0.8   -0.8    5.0    1.2    2.1 
    Personal care services (1)................  180.3   180.6   181.3   181.6    3.0    4.6    4.8    2.9    3.8    3.9 
    Miscellaneous personal services ..........  255.2   256.1   256.5   257.8    3.9    4.1    3.7    4.1    4.0    3.9 
                                                                                                                        
          Commodity and service group                                                                                   
                                                                                                                        
 Commodities .................................  150.2   150.4   150.4   150.6    5.9    2.2    1.6    1.1    4.0    1.3 
  Food and beverages .........................  169.8   169.7   170.5   170.9    2.2    4.1    2.4    2.6    3.2    2.5 
  Commodities less food and beverages ........  138.6   138.9   138.4   138.6    8.2    0.9    1.2    0.0    4.5    0.6 
   Nondurables less food and beverages .......  148.7   149.8   148.8   148.4   13.9    3.3    1.1   -0.8    8.5    0.1 
    Apparel ..................................  130.0   129.4   129.0   128.7   -0.6   -5.7    6.4   -3.9   -3.2    1.1 
    Nondurables less food, beverages, and                                                                               
        apparel ..............................  164.6   166.4   165.0   164.6   21.5    5.8    0.5    0.0   13.4    0.2 
   Durables ..................................  125.2   125.3   125.5   125.5    0.0    0.0   -0.6    1.0    0.0    0.2 
 Services ....................................  197.5   198.1   198.8   200.5    3.2    4.6    3.7    6.2    3.9    5.0 
  Rent of shelter (4).........................  203.3   203.8   204.2   204.7    3.7    3.2    3.4    2.8    3.5    3.1 
  Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)....  104.2   104.5   104.7   105.0    2.8    4.3    0.0    3.1    3.5    1.5 
  Gas (piped) and electricity (3).............  132.7   132.9   135.8   146.3    6.1   19.5   14.4   47.7   12.6   30.0 
  Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                  
      services (2)............................  107.1   107.5   107.9   107.9    3.1    2.3    2.7    3.0    2.7    2.8 
  Household operations (1) (2)................  111.9   112.2   112.5   113.6    8.1    6.0    2.9    6.2    7.0    4.6 
  Transportation services ....................  196.9   198.0   198.7   199.6    2.7    3.7    0.8    5.6    3.2    3.2 
  Medical care services ......................  269.7   270.5   271.3   273.0    5.2    4.6    4.9    5.0    4.9    4.9 
  Other services .............................  232.4   232.5   233.4   234.4    1.6    4.1    2.6    3.5    2.8    3.1 
                                                                                                                        
                Special indexes                                                                                         
                                                                                                                        
 All items less food .........................  174.6   175.1   175.3   176.4    4.5    3.5    3.0    4.2    4.0    3.6 
 All items less shelter ......................  167.3   167.6   168.0   169.2    4.8    3.7    2.7    4.6    4.2    3.6 
 All items less medical care .................  168.8   169.1   169.4   170.4    4.2    3.7    2.9    3.8    3.9    3.4 
 Commodities less food .......................  140.2   140.6   140.1   140.3    8.1    1.2    0.9    0.3    4.6    0.6 
 Nondurables less food .......................  150.5   151.4   150.6   150.3   12.8    3.8    1.1   -0.5    8.2    0.3 
 Nondurables less food and apparel ...........  165.1   166.6   165.3   165.0   19.9    5.8    0.7   -0.2   12.6    0.2 
 Nondurables .................................  159.4   160.0   159.9   159.8    8.6    3.9    1.0    1.0    6.2    1.0 
 Services less rent of shelter (4)............  205.7   206.0   207.3   210.2    3.7    5.7    4.4    9.0    4.7    6.7 
 Services less medical care services .........  191.0   191.4   192.2   194.0    3.5    4.6    3.6    6.4    4.0    5.0 
 Energy ......................................  128.8   129.0   129.4   134.4   26.4   17.2    8.5   18.6   21.7   13.4 
 All items less energy .......................  180.1   180.5   180.9   181.4    2.7    2.7    2.3    2.9    2.7    2.6 
  All items less food and energy .............  182.8   183.3   183.5   184.1    2.9    2.2    2.4    2.9    2.6    2.7 
   Commodities less food and energy                                                                                     
       commodities ...........................  145.2   145.5   145.3   145.5    2.2   -0.8    1.1    0.8    0.7    1.0 
    Energy commodities .......................  133.4   133.7   131.7   131.7   48.9   15.2    3.1   -5.0   31.0   -1.1 
   Services less energy services .............  204.1   204.7   205.2   206.0    3.0    3.8    3.0    3.8    3.4    3.4 

   1 Not seasonally adjusted.
   2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
   3 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator.  All other item stratum index series converted to a
 geometric means estimator in January, 1999.
   4 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.
   5 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.
 NOTE:  Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

 Table 3. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Selected areas, all items index 

 (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                All items                                  
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
                                               Prici-           Indexes             Percent change to    Percent change to 
                     CPI-U                       ng                                  Jan.2001 from--      Dec.2000 from--  
                                               sched-                                                                      
                                                 ule   Oct.   Nov.   Dec.   Jan.                                           
                                                 (1)   2000   2000   2000   2001   Jan.   Nov.   Dec.   Dec.   Oct.   Nov. 
                                                                                   2000   2000   2000   1999   2000   2000 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                           
 U.S. city average ...........................   M    174.0  174.1  174.0  175.1    3.7    0.6    0.6    3.4    0.0   -0.1 
                                                                                                                           
            Region and area size(2)                                                                                        
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
 Northeast urban .............................   M    181.2  181.5  181.3  182.2    3.4    0.4    0.5    3.3    0.1   -0.1 
   Size A -  More than 1,500,000 .............   M    182.1  182.4  182.3  183.0    3.4    0.3    0.4    3.4    0.1   -0.1 
   Size B/C  50,000 to 1,500,000 (3)..........   M    108.8  108.9  108.8  109.6    3.5    0.6    0.7    3.2    0.0   -0.1 
                                                                                                                           
 Midwest urban ...............................   M    170.1  170.3  170.2  171.9    4.2    0.9    1.0    3.5    0.1   -0.1 
   Size A   - More than 1,500,000 ............   M    171.5  171.7  171.6  173.5    4.3    1.0    1.1    3.7    0.1   -0.1 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).........   M    108.8  108.9  108.7  109.6    3.8    0.6    0.8    3.2   -0.1   -0.2 
   Size D -  Nonmetropolitan  (less than                                                                                   
       50,000) ...............................   M    164.9  165.0  164.9  167.2    5.1    1.3    1.4    3.8    0.0   -0.1 
                                                                                                                           
 South urban .................................   M    168.5  168.6  168.4  169.3    3.2    0.4    0.5    2.9   -0.1   -0.1 
   Size A -  More than 1,500,000 .............   M    168.6  168.5  168.4  169.3    3.5    0.5    0.5    3.3   -0.1   -0.1 
   Size B/C -  50,000 to 1,500,000 (3)........   M    108.1  108.2  108.1  108.6    3.0    0.4    0.5    2.8    0.0   -0.1 
   Size D -  Nonmetropolitan  (less than                                                                                   
       50,000) ...............................   M    167.6  167.3  167.1  168.2    2.2    0.5    0.7    2.2   -0.3   -0.1 
                                                                                                                           
 West urban ..................................   M    177.2  177.2  177.1  178.3    4.3    0.6    0.7    3.9   -0.1   -0.1 
   Size A   - More than 1,500,000 ............   M    179.0  178.8  179.0  180.1    4.5    0.7    0.6    4.3    0.0    0.1 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).........   M    109.0  109.2  108.9  109.8    3.9    0.5    0.8    3.0   -0.1   -0.3 
                                                                                                                           
                 Size classes                                                                                              
                                                                                                                           
   A (4)......................................   M    158.1  158.2  158.1  159.2    4.0    0.6    0.7    3.7    0.0   -0.1 
   B/C (3)....................................   M    108.5  108.7  108.5  109.2    3.4    0.5    0.6    3.0    0.0   -0.2 
   D .........................................   M    168.7  168.6  168.5  169.8    3.3    0.7    0.8    2.9   -0.1   -0.1 
                                                                                                                           
            Selected local areas(5)                                                                                        
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI ..............   M    175.4  176.0  175.8  178.1    4.6    1.2    1.3    3.9    0.2   -0.1 
 Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA .....   M    173.8  173.5  173.5  174.2    3.8    0.4    0.4    3.7   -0.2    0.0 
 New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island,                                                                                       
     NY-NJ-CT-PA .............................   M    184.6  184.6  184.2  184.9    3.1    0.2    0.4    3.1   -0.2   -0.2 
                                                                                                                           
 Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT .........   1        -  187.4      -  189.0    4.9    0.9      -      -      -      - 
 Cleveland-Akron, OH .........................   1        -  169.4      -  171.3    4.1    1.1      -      -      -      - 
 Dallas-Fort Worth, TX .......................   1        -  166.8      -  167.3    4.3    0.3      -      -      -      - 
 Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV (6)........   1        -  108.5      -  108.9    3.3    0.4      -      -      -      - 
                                                                                                                           
 Atlanta, GA .................................   2    171.9      -  171.9      -      -      -      -    2.9    0.0      - 
 Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI .................   2    171.9      -  171.7      -      -      -      -    3.7   -0.1      - 
 Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX ..............   2    157.1      -  156.2      -      -      -      -    3.9   -0.6      - 
 Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL ...................   2    169.6      -  169.5      -      -      -      -    2.9   -0.1      - 
 Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City,                                                                                    
     PA-NJ-DE-MD .............................   2    177.9      -  177.5      -      -      -      -    2.7   -0.2      - 
 San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA ..........   2    183.4      -  184.1      -      -      -      -    5.5    0.4      - 
 Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA ................   2    182.1      -  181.5      -      -      -      -    4.1   -0.3      - 

   1 Areas on pricing schedule 2 (see Table 10) will appear next month. 
   2 Regions defined as the four Census regions.  See map in technical notes.
   3 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base.
   4 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.
   5 In addition, the following metropolitan areas are published semiannually and appear in Tables 34 and 39 of the 
 January and July issues of the CPI Detailed Report: Anchorage, AK; Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN; Denver-Boulder-Greeley,
 CO; Honolulu, HI; Kansas City, MO-KS; Milwaukee-Racine, WI; Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI; Pittsburgh, PA; Portland-Salem,
 OR-WA; St. Louis, MO-IL; San Diego, CA; Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL.
   6 Indexes on a November 1996=100 base.
   - Data not available.
 NOTE:  Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

 Table 4. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by expenditure
 category and commodity and service group

 (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                   Unadjusted                           
                                                 Relative   Unadjusted indexes percent change to   Seasonally adjusted  
                                               importance,                      Jan. 2001 from-    percent change from- 
                     CPI-W                       December                                                               
                                                   2000       Dec.      Jan.                                            
                                                              2000      2001     Jan.     Dec.   Oct. to Nov. to Dec. to
                                                                                 2000     2000     Nov.    Dec.    Jan. 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                        
             Expenditure category                                                                                       
                                                                                                                        
 All items ...................................    100.000     170.7     171.7      3.7      0.6     0.2     0.2     0.6 
 All items (1967=100) ........................          -     508.5     511.6        -        -       -       -       - 
                                                                                                                        
  Food and beverages .........................     17.777     169.8     170.8      3.0      0.6     0.0     0.5     0.3 
   Food ......................................     16.736     169.3     170.3      3.0      0.6     0.0     0.5     0.2 
    Food at home .............................     10.686     169.1     170.3      3.1      0.7    -0.1     0.7     0.2 
     Cereals and bakery products .............      1.663     190.4     190.9      2.9      0.3    -0.3     0.7     0.2 
     Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ..........      3.059     156.3     157.9      5.4      1.0    -0.6     0.8     1.0 
     Dairy and related products (1)...........      1.152     161.5     163.8      2.4      1.4    -0.3     0.1     1.4 
     Fruits and vegetables ...................      1.505     213.3     210.9      1.9     -1.1     0.5     1.7    -2.8 
     Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage                                                                                
         materials ...........................      1.161     135.8     138.7      2.0      2.1     0.3    -0.1     0.8 
     Other food at home ......................      2.146     155.8     157.3      2.3      1.0     0.2     0.3     0.4 
      Sugar and sweets .......................       .404     153.3     155.4      0.4      1.4     0.0     0.2     0.1 
      Fats and oils ..........................       .330     149.9     152.8      4.1      1.9    -1.5     2.7     1.1 
      Other foods ............................      1.411     173.0     174.0      2.5      0.6     0.7    -0.2     0.2 
       Other miscellaneous foods (1) (2)......       .346     108.6     108.5      4.4     -0.1     3.1    -0.9    -0.1 
    Food away from home (1)...................      6.050     170.8     171.4      2.6      0.4     0.1     0.2     0.4 
     Other food away from home (1) (2)........       .219     111.4     111.5      3.8      0.1     0.3     0.2     0.1 
   Alcoholic beverages .......................      1.041     175.8     176.5      2.9      0.4     0.4     0.1     0.3 
                                                                                                                        
  Housing ....................................     36.775     168.1     170.2      5.1      1.2     0.3     0.4     1.1 
   Shelter ...................................     27.442     189.6     190.6      3.3      0.5     0.3     0.2     0.4 
    Rent of primary residence (3).............      8.571     187.0     187.7      3.9      0.4     0.2     0.4     0.4 
    Lodging away from home (2) (3)............      1.356     108.7     113.8      2.7      4.7     0.2    -1.7     0.5 
    Owners' equivalent rent of primary                                                                                  
        residence (3) (4).....................     17.199     183.5     184.1      3.1      0.3     0.3     0.3     0.3 
    Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)..       .315     104.9     105.2      2.5      0.3     0.3     0.2     0.3 
   Fuels and utilities .......................      5.222     144.6     153.2     18.3      5.9     0.3     1.8     5.9 
    Fuels ....................................      4.311     129.3     138.6     22.0      7.2     0.2     2.1     7.2 
     Fuel oil and other fuels ................       .315     144.1     150.1     31.7      4.2     1.9     1.9     1.5 
     Gas (piped) and electricity (3)..........      3.996     134.8     144.8     21.3      7.4     0.1     2.2     7.6 
    Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                
        services (2)..........................       .911     108.0     108.2      2.9      0.2     0.4     0.3     0.1 
   Household furnishings and operations ......      4.111     125.6     125.7      1.0      0.1     0.3    -0.2    -0.2 
    Household operations (1) (2)..............       .414     113.2     114.0      6.0      0.7     0.3     0.3     0.7 
                                                                                                                        
  Apparel ....................................      4.773     126.6     124.1     -1.4     -2.0    -0.5    -0.3    -0.5 
   Men's and boys' apparel ...................      1.364     128.0     125.8     -2.7     -1.7     0.4    -0.4    -0.6 
   Women's and girls' apparel ................      1.780     117.5     113.2     -0.9     -3.7    -1.6    -0.3    -0.8 
   Infants' and toddlers' apparel (1).........       .321     130.0     129.0     -4.4     -0.8     0.1    -2.0    -0.8 
   Footwear ..................................       .963     124.0     121.5     -0.7     -2.0     0.1     0.3    -0.8 
                                                                                                                        
  Transportation .............................     19.881     153.9     154.0      4.3      0.1     0.4    -0.1     0.4 
   Private transportation ....................     18.788     151.2     151.2      4.2      0.0     0.3    -0.2     0.4 
    New and used motor vehicles (2)...........      8.845     102.8     102.9      1.7      0.1     0.4     0.5     0.4 
     New vehicles ............................      4.893     144.6     144.8      0.2      0.1     0.1     0.2     0.1 
     Used cars and trucks ....................      3.168     161.6     161.7      4.1      0.1     0.8     0.8     0.8 
    Motor fuel ...............................      4.283     127.7     126.9     12.4     -0.6     0.2    -1.9     0.2 
     Gasoline (all types) ....................      4.254     126.9     126.2     12.4     -0.6     0.1    -2.0     0.2 
    Motor vehicle parts and equipment ........       .653     102.3     103.0      2.7      0.7     0.5     0.5     0.5 
    Motor vehicle maintenance and repair .....      1.689     181.5     182.1      3.4      0.3     0.3     0.2     0.3 
   Public transportation .....................      1.094     203.7     204.3      4.9      0.3     1.4     0.8     0.3 
                                                                                                                        
  Medical care ...............................      4.746     263.8     266.3      4.6      0.9     0.3     0.3     0.7 
   Medical care commodities ..................       .928     236.5     237.8      3.1      0.5     0.3     0.3     0.5 
   Medical care services .....................      3.818     270.1     272.8      5.0      1.0     0.3     0.3     0.7 
    Professional services (3).................      2.435     242.3     244.9      4.3      1.1     0.1     0.4     0.8 
    Hospital and related services (3).........      1.170     320.9     323.9      6.5      0.9     0.4     0.2     0.5 
                                                                                                                        
  Recreation (2)..............................      5.679     102.6     103.0      1.6      0.4    -0.1     0.1     0.2 
   Video and audio (1) (2)....................      1.830     100.3     100.8      0.6      0.5     0.0    -0.1     0.1 
                                                                                                                        
  Education and communication (2).............      5.186     103.7     104.0      1.0      0.3    -0.3     0.6     0.3 
   Education (2)..............................      2.576     115.7     116.0      5.0      0.3     0.4     0.4     0.3 
    Educational books and supplies ...........       .209     289.2     292.9      5.9      1.3     0.3     0.4     0.8 
    Tuition, other school fees, and childcare       2.367     326.5     327.0      4.9      0.2     0.4     0.5     0.2 
   Communication (1) (2)......................      2.610      94.1      94.4     -2.8      0.3    -1.0     0.9     0.3 
    Information and information processing (1)                                                                          
        (2)...................................      2.464      93.6      93.8     -3.0      0.2    -1.1     0.9     0.2 
     Telephone services (1) (2)...............      2.327      98.6      99.0     -2.1      0.4    -1.0     1.0     0.4 
     Information and information processing                                                                             
         other than telephone services (1) (5)       .137      24.6      24.0    -17.0     -2.4    -1.6    -2.0    -2.4 
      Personal computers and peripheral                                                                                 
          equipment (1) (2)...................       .064      35.9      34.3    -24.9     -4.5    -2.9    -2.2    -4.5 
                                                                                                                        
  Other goods and services ...................      5.182     279.2     281.5      4.5      0.8     1.5    -1.1     0.9 
   Tobacco and smoking products (1)...........      1.906     396.9     404.6      7.7      1.9     3.6    -3.5     1.9 
   Personal care (1)..........................      3.276     167.7     168.1      2.8      0.2     0.2     0.4     0.2 
    Personal care products (1)................       .822     155.8     155.7      1.5     -0.1     0.2     1.0    -0.1 
    Personal care services (1)................       .989     181.7     182.1      3.9      0.2     0.2     0.3     0.2 
    Miscellaneous personal services ..........      1.268     255.3     257.0      3.8      0.7     0.4     0.2     0.4 
                                                                                                                        
          Commodity and service group                                                                                   
                                                                                                                        
 Commodities .................................     46.594     150.6     150.8      2.9      0.1     0.2    -0.1     0.2 
  Food and beverages .........................     17.777     169.8     170.8      3.0      0.6     0.0     0.5     0.3 
  Commodities less food and beverages ........     28.817     139.1     138.8      2.7     -0.2     0.3    -0.4     0.2 
   Nondurables less food and beverages .......     16.480     148.6     148.1      4.5     -0.3     0.8    -0.9     0.0 
    Apparel ..................................      4.773     126.6     124.1     -1.4     -2.0    -0.5    -0.3    -0.5 
    Nondurables less food, beverages, and                                                                               
        apparel ..............................     11.707     165.5     166.0      7.1      0.3     1.1    -1.1     0.3 
   Durables ..................................     12.337     126.6     126.6      0.5      0.0     0.2     0.2     0.2 
 Services ....................................     53.406     194.5     196.6      4.5      1.1     0.2     0.4     0.9 
  Rent of shelter (4).........................     27.126     182.6     183.6      3.3      0.5     0.3     0.2     0.3 
  Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)....       .315     104.9     105.2      2.5      0.3     0.3     0.2     0.3 
  Gas (piped) and electricity (3).............      3.996     134.8     144.8     21.3      7.4     0.1     2.2     7.6 
  Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                  
      services (2)............................       .911     108.0     108.2      2.9      0.2     0.4     0.3     0.1 
  Household operations (1) (2)................       .414     113.2     114.0      6.0      0.7     0.3     0.3     0.7 
  Transportation services ....................      6.714     195.2     196.0      3.0      0.4     0.6     0.3     0.4 
  Medical care services ......................      3.818     270.1     272.8      5.0      1.0     0.3     0.3     0.7 
  Other services .............................     10.112     228.9     229.9      2.7      0.4     0.0     0.4     0.3 
                                                                                                                        
                Special indexes                                                                                         
                                                                                                                        
 All items less food .........................     83.264     170.9     171.9      3.9      0.6     0.3     0.1     0.6 
 All items less shelter ......................     72.558     165.5     166.5      3.9      0.6     0.2     0.2     0.7 
 All items less medical care .................     95.254     166.4     167.4      3.7      0.6     0.2     0.2     0.6 
 Commodities less food .......................     29.858     140.6     140.3      2.8     -0.2     0.4    -0.4     0.2 
 Nondurables less food .......................     17.521     150.3     149.9      4.4     -0.3     0.8    -0.8    -0.1 
 Nondurables less food and apparel ...........     12.748     165.8     166.3      6.7      0.3     1.0    -0.9    -0.1 
 Nondurables .................................     34.257     159.7     159.9      3.7      0.1     0.4    -0.3    -0.1 
 Services less rent of shelter (4)............     26.280     183.7     186.6      5.8      1.6     0.2     0.6     1.6 
 Services less medical care services .........     49.589     188.3     190.3      4.5      1.1     0.2     0.5     0.9 
 Energy ......................................      8.595     127.6     131.8     17.2      3.3     0.2     0.1     3.6 
 All items less energy .......................     91.405     176.8     177.4      2.6      0.3     0.2     0.2     0.3 
  All items less food and energy .............     74.669     178.7     179.3      2.5      0.3     0.3     0.1     0.3 
   Commodities less food and energy                                                                                     
       commodities ...........................     25.259     145.8     145.5      1.0     -0.2     0.3    -0.1     0.1 
    Energy commodities .......................      4.598     128.9     128.5     13.6     -0.3     0.3    -1.7     0.3 
   Services less energy services .............     49.410     201.1     202.2      3.3      0.5     0.2     0.2     0.4 
 Purchasing power of the consumer dollar                                                                                
     (1982-84=$1.00) .........................          -    $ .586    $ .582        -        -       -       -       - 
 Purchasing power of the consumer dollar                                                                                
     (1967=$1.00) ............................          -    $ .197    $ .195        -        -       -       -       - 

   1 Not seasonally adjusted.
   2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
   3 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator.  All other item stratum index series converted to a
 geometric means estimator in January, 1999.
   4 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base
   5 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.
   - Data not available.
 NOTE:  Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

 Table 5. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city
 average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group

 (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                                 Seasonally adjusted indexes    Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent 
                                                                                               change for               
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                     CPI-W                                                           3 months ended--         6 months  
                                                                                                              ended--   
                                                 Oct.    Nov.    Dec.    Jan.                                           
                                                 2000    2000    2000    2001                                           
                                                                                Apr.   July   Oct.   Jan.   July   Jan. 
                                                                                2000   2000   2000   2001   2000   2001 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                        
             Expenditure category                                                                                       
                                                                                                                        
 All items ...................................  170.5   170.9   171.2   172.2    4.7    3.4    2.9    4.0    4.0    3.5 
                                                                                                                        
  Food and beverages .........................  169.2   169.2   170.0   170.5    2.4    3.9    2.4    3.1    3.2    2.8 
   Food ......................................  168.7   168.7   169.5   169.9    2.2    4.2    2.4    2.9    3.2    2.6 
    Food at home .............................  168.3   168.1   169.2   169.6    2.5    4.9    2.2    3.1    3.7    2.6 
     Cereals and bakery products .............  190.0   189.4   190.7   191.1    2.8    3.2    3.4    2.3    3.0    2.9 
     Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ..........  155.8   154.8   156.1   157.7    9.1    6.4    1.3    5.0    7.8    3.1 
     Dairy and related products (1)...........  161.9   161.4   161.5   163.8    0.8    0.8    3.5    4.8    0.8    4.2 
     Fruits and vegetables ...................  207.6   208.7   212.3   206.3   -3.1    5.1    8.1   -2.5    0.9    2.7 
     Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage                                                                                
         materials ...........................  137.2   137.6   137.4   138.5    1.2    4.2   -0.9    3.8    2.7    1.5 
     Other food at home ......................  155.9   156.2   156.7   157.3   -1.3    7.0    0.3    3.6    2.8    1.9 
      Sugar and sweets .......................  154.0   154.0   154.3   154.4   -4.1    5.4   -0.5    1.0    0.5    0.3 
      Fats and oils ..........................  149.1   146.9   150.9   152.5   -6.1    9.5    4.4    9.4    1.4    6.9 
      Other foods ............................  172.8   174.0   173.7   174.1    0.7    6.5   -0.5    3.0    3.6    1.3 
       Other miscellaneous foods (1) (2)......  106.3   109.6   108.6   108.5    3.1   14.9   -7.5    8.5    8.8    0.2 
    Food away from home (1)...................  170.3   170.5   170.8   171.4    2.4    2.4    2.9    2.6    2.4    2.7 
     Other food away from home (1) (2)........  110.9   111.2   111.4   111.5    3.4    1.9    7.9    2.2    2.6    5.0 
   Alcoholic beverages .......................  175.1   175.8   176.0   176.5    2.6    4.0    1.6    3.2    3.3    2.4 
                                                                                                                        
  Housing ....................................  167.3   167.8   168.4   170.3    3.5    4.7    4.4    7.4    4.1    5.9 
   Shelter ...................................  189.1   189.6   190.0   190.7    3.1    3.5    3.2    3.4    3.3    3.3 
    Rent of primary residence (3).............  185.6   186.0   186.7   187.5    3.1    3.8    4.4    4.2    3.5    4.3 
    Lodging away from home (2) (3)............  110.7   110.9   109.0   109.5    6.1    8.4    1.1   -4.3    7.3   -1.6 
    Owners' equivalent rent of primary                                                                                  
        residence (3) (4).....................  182.3   182.8   183.3   183.9    2.7    2.9    2.9    3.6    2.8    3.2 
    Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)..  104.4   104.7   104.9   105.2    2.8    4.3    0.0    3.1    3.5    1.5 
   Fuels and utilities .......................  142.0   142.4   145.0   153.6    6.9   16.0   14.1   36.9   11.4   25.0 
    Fuels ....................................  126.0   126.3   129.0   138.3    8.0   19.2   16.8   45.1   13.4   30.2 
     Fuel oil and other fuels ................  137.9   140.5   143.1   145.2   40.1   17.7   48.1   22.9   28.4   34.9 
     Gas (piped) and electricity (3)..........  132.0   132.1   135.0   145.2    5.8   19.3   14.9   46.4   12.3   29.7 
    Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                
        services (2)..........................  107.2   107.6   107.9   108.0    2.7    2.3    3.0    3.0    2.5    3.0 
   Household furnishings and operations ......  125.9   126.3   126.1   125.9    1.6    1.0    1.3    0.0    1.3    0.6 
    Household operations (1) (2)..............  112.6   112.9   113.2   114.0   10.0    6.7    2.5    5.1    8.4    3.8 
                                                                                                                        
  Apparel ....................................  128.6   128.0   127.6   127.0   -0.9   -5.8    6.1   -4.9   -3.4    0.5 
   Men's and boys' apparel ...................  128.5   129.0   128.5   127.7   -4.5   -1.8   -2.1   -2.5   -3.2   -2.3 
   Women's and girls' apparel ................  121.5   119.5   119.1   118.1    0.7   -5.9   13.9  -10.7   -2.7    0.9 
   Infants' and toddlers' apparel (1).........  132.6   132.7   130.0   129.0   -2.4  -12.2    8.9  -10.4   -7.4   -1.2 
   Footwear ..................................  123.8   123.9   124.3   123.3    2.3   -7.8    4.7   -1.6   -2.9    1.5 
                                                                                                                        
  Transportation .............................  154.0   154.6   154.4   155.0   10.3    4.5    0.3    2.6    7.4    1.4 
   Private transportation ....................  151.4   151.9   151.6   152.2   10.8    4.3    0.5    2.1    7.5    1.3 
    New and used motor vehicles (2)...........  101.8   102.2   102.7   103.1    1.6    0.4    0.0    5.2    1.0    2.6 
     New vehicles ............................  143.4   143.6   143.9   144.1    1.1    0.6   -2.5    2.0    0.8   -0.3 
     Used cars and trucks ....................  157.8   159.1   160.4   161.7    3.7   -0.3    3.1   10.3    1.7    6.6 
    Motor fuel ...............................  133.2   133.4   130.8   131.1   47.5   15.1    0.3   -6.2   30.3   -3.0 
     Gasoline (all types) ....................  132.5   132.6   130.0   130.3   47.3   14.8    0.6   -6.5   30.1   -3.0 
    Motor vehicle parts and equipment ........  101.1   101.6   102.1   102.6    3.2    0.4    0.8    6.1    1.8    3.4 
    Motor vehicle maintenance and repair .....  180.6   181.2   181.6   182.1    3.5    3.2    3.9    3.4    3.3    3.6 
   Public transportation .....................  201.9   204.8   206.5   207.2    5.4    9.5   -5.4   10.9    7.4    2.5 
                                                                                                                        
  Medical care ...............................  263.3   264.0   264.7   266.5    5.0    4.1    4.4    5.0    4.5    4.7 
   Medical care commodities ..................  235.5   236.1   236.7   238.0    2.3    2.4    3.1    4.3    2.4    3.7 
   Medical care services .....................  269.5   270.2   271.0   272.8    5.5    4.5    4.7    5.0    5.0    4.9 
    Professional services (3).................  242.2   242.4   243.3   245.3    4.8    3.4    3.7    5.2    4.1    4.5 
    Hospital and related services (3).........  319.4   320.8   321.6   323.3    6.9    7.5    6.7    5.0    7.2    5.8 
                                                                                                                        
  Recreation (2)..............................  102.7   102.6   102.7   102.9    2.0    3.2    0.4    0.8    2.6    0.6 
   Video and audio (1) (2)....................  100.9   100.9   100.8   100.9   -1.6    4.1    0.0    0.0    1.2    0.0 
                                                                                                                        
  Education and communication (2).............  103.4   103.1   103.7   104.0   -2.3    1.6    2.0    2.3   -0.4    2.1 
   Education (2)..............................  114.8   115.3   115.8   116.1    5.2    6.2    3.9    4.6    5.7    4.3 
    Educational books and supplies ...........  287.7   288.5   289.7   292.1    6.1    5.8    5.6    6.3    6.0    5.9 
    Tuition, other school fees, and childcare   322.6   324.0   325.5   326.1    5.1    6.2    3.8    4.4    5.7    4.1 
   Communication (1) (2)......................   94.2    93.3    94.1    94.4   -9.1   -2.1   -0.4    0.9   -5.7    0.2 
    Information and information processing (1)                                                                          
        (2)...................................   93.8    92.8    93.6    93.8   -9.2   -2.1   -0.4    0.0   -5.7   -0.2 
     Telephone services (1) (2)...............   98.6    97.6    98.6    99.0   -8.8   -1.6    0.8    1.6   -5.3    1.2 
     Information and information processing                                                                             
         other than telephone services (1) (5)   25.5    25.1    24.6    24.0  -16.8  -13.7  -15.5  -21.5  -15.3  -18.6 
      Personal computers and peripheral                                                                                 
          equipment (1) (2)...................   37.8    36.7    35.9    34.3  -28.7  -19.4  -18.6  -32.2  -24.2  -25.7 
                                                                                                                        
  Other goods and services ...................  278.5   282.6   279.5   281.9   13.7   -0.3    0.4    5.0    6.5    2.7 
   Tobacco and smoking products (1)...........  397.0   411.3   396.9   404.6   34.9   -3.9   -3.8    7.9   13.9    1.9 
   Personal care (1)..........................  166.8   167.1   167.7   168.1    2.7    2.2    3.2    3.2    2.5    3.2 
    Personal care products (1)................  153.9   154.2   155.8   155.7    1.3    0.5   -0.5    4.8    0.9    2.1 
    Personal care services (1)................  180.8   181.1   181.7   182.1    3.0    4.6    5.0    2.9    3.8    4.0 
    Miscellaneous personal services ..........  254.6   255.5   256.1   257.2    3.4    4.1    3.5    4.1    3.7    3.8 
                                                                                                                        
          Commodity and service group                                                                                   
                                                                                                                        
 Commodities .................................  150.9   151.2   151.1   151.4    6.7    2.2    1.3    1.3    4.4    1.3 
  Food and beverages .........................  169.2   169.2   170.0   170.5    2.4    3.9    2.4    3.1    3.2    2.8 
  Commodities less food and beverages ........  139.8   140.2   139.6   139.9    9.1    0.9    1.2    0.3    4.9    0.7 
   Nondurables less food and beverages .......  150.4   151.6   150.3   150.3   14.6    3.8    0.3   -0.3    9.1    0.0 
    Apparel ..................................  128.6   128.0   127.6   127.0   -0.9   -5.8    6.1   -4.9   -3.4    0.5 
    Nondurables less food, beverages, and                                                                               
        apparel ..............................  167.5   169.3   167.5   168.0   22.6    5.9    0.0    1.2   14.0    0.6 
   Durables ..................................  125.7   125.9   126.1   126.4    0.6   -0.3   -0.3    2.2    0.2    1.0 
 Services ....................................  193.8   194.2   195.0   196.8    3.0    4.7    3.8    6.3    3.9    5.1 
  Rent of shelter (4).........................  182.3   182.8   183.2   183.8    3.0    3.4    3.6    3.3    3.2    3.5 
  Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)....  104.4   104.7   104.9   105.2    2.8    4.3    0.0    3.1    3.5    1.5 
  Gas (piped) and electricity (3).............  132.0   132.1   135.0   145.2    5.8   19.3   14.9   46.4   12.3   29.7 
  Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                  
      services (2)............................  107.2   107.6   107.9   108.0    2.7    2.3    3.0    3.0    2.5    3.0 
  Household operations (1) (2)................  112.6   112.9   113.2   114.0   10.0    6.7    2.5    5.1    8.4    3.8 
  Transportation services ....................  193.7   194.8   195.3   196.1    2.5    3.2    1.2    5.0    2.9    3.1 
  Medical care services ......................  269.5   270.2   271.0   272.8    5.5    4.5    4.7    5.0    5.0    4.9 
  Other services .............................  228.3   228.3   229.3   230.1    1.1    3.8    2.9    3.2    2.4    3.0 
                                                                                                                        
                Special indexes                                                                                         
                                                                                                                        
 All items less food .........................  170.5   171.0   171.2   172.3    4.9    3.4    2.9    4.3    4.1    3.6 
 All items less shelter ......................  165.3   165.6   165.9   167.0    5.1    3.5    2.7    4.2    4.3    3.4 
 All items less medical care .................  166.2   166.5   166.8   167.8    4.8    3.5    2.7    3.9    4.1    3.3 
 Commodities less food .......................  141.4   141.9   141.3   141.6    9.0    1.1    0.9    0.6    5.0    0.7 
 Nondurables less food .......................  152.0   153.2   152.0   151.8   14.2    3.5    0.5   -0.5    8.7    0.0 
 Nondurables less food and apparel ...........  167.7   169.4   167.8   167.6   22.3    6.2    0.0   -0.2   13.9   -0.1 
 Nondurables .................................  160.2   160.8   160.3   160.2    9.9    4.4    0.8    0.0    7.1    0.4 
 Services less rent of shelter (4)............  182.6   182.9   184.0   187.0    3.4    5.7    4.3   10.0    4.6    7.1 
 Services less medical care services .........  187.5   187.9   188.8   190.5    3.1    4.7    3.7    6.6    3.9    5.1 
 Energy ......................................  129.0   129.2   129.3   134.0   26.8   17.1    8.1   16.4   21.8   12.2 
 All items less energy .......................  176.4   176.8   177.2   177.7    2.6    2.5    2.1    3.0    2.6    2.5 
  All items less food and energy .............  178.6   179.1   179.3   179.9    2.8    2.1    2.3    2.9    2.4    2.6 
   Commodities less food and energy                                                                                     
       commodities ...........................  145.7   146.2   146.0   146.2    2.8   -1.1    0.8    1.4    0.8    1.1 
    Energy commodities .......................  133.5   133.9   131.6   132.0   47.2   15.2    2.7   -4.4   30.2   -0.9 
   Services less energy services .............  200.8   201.3   201.8   202.6    2.9    3.5    3.0    3.6    3.2    3.3 

   1 Not seasonally adjusted.
   2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
   3 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator.  All other item stratum index series converted to a
 geometric means estimator in January, 1999.
   4 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base
   5 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.
 NOTE:  Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

 Table 6. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Selected areas, all items index 

 (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                All items                                  
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
                                               Prici-           Indexes             Percent change to    Percent change to 
                     CPI-W                       ng                                  Jan.2001 from--      Dec.2000 from--  
                                               sched-                                                                      
                                                 ule   Oct.   Nov.   Dec.   Jan.                                           
                                                 (1)   2000   2000   2000   2001   Jan.   Nov.   Dec.   Dec.   Oct.   Nov. 
                                                                                   2000   2000   2000   1999   2000   2000 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                           
 U.S. city average ...........................   M    170.6  170.9  170.7  171.7    3.7    0.5    0.6    3.4    0.1   -0.1 
                                                                                                                           
            Region and area size(2)                                                                                        
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
 Northeast urban .............................   M    178.0  178.4  178.3  179.0    3.4    0.3    0.4    3.3    0.2   -0.1 
   Size A -  More than 1,500,000 .............   M    178.0  178.3  178.2  178.8    3.4    0.3    0.3    3.4    0.1   -0.1 
   Size B/C  50,000 to 1,500,000 (3)..........   M    108.4  108.6  108.6  109.2    3.4    0.6    0.6    3.2    0.2    0.0 
                                                                                                                           
 Midwest urban ...............................   M    166.4  166.8  166.5  168.2    4.3    0.8    1.0    3.6    0.1   -0.2 
   Size A   - More than 1,500,000 ............   M    166.9  167.2  167.0  168.8    4.4    1.0    1.1    3.7    0.1   -0.1 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).........   M    108.7  109.1  108.8  109.7    3.9    0.5    0.8    3.3    0.1   -0.3 
   Size D -  Nonmetropolitan  (less than                                                                                   
       50,000) ...............................   M    163.4  163.7  163.5  165.8    5.2    1.3    1.4    3.9    0.1   -0.1 
                                                                                                                           
 South urban .................................   M    166.8  166.9  166.7  167.5    3.2    0.4    0.5    2.9   -0.1   -0.1 
   Size A -  More than 1,500,000 .............   M    166.3  166.2  166.2  166.9    3.5    0.4    0.4    3.3   -0.1    0.0 
   Size B/C -  50,000 to 1,500,000 (3)........   M    107.9  108.1  108.0  108.4    3.0    0.3    0.4    2.9    0.1   -0.1 
   Size D -  Nonmetropolitan  (less than                                                                                   
       50,000) ...............................   M    168.8  168.6  168.4  169.4    2.5    0.5    0.6    2.3   -0.2   -0.1 
                                                                                                                           
 West urban ..................................   M    172.7  172.8  172.8  173.7    4.2    0.5    0.5    3.8    0.1    0.0 
   Size A   - More than 1,500,000 ............   M    172.7  172.7  172.9  173.8    4.5    0.6    0.5    4.3    0.1    0.1 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).........   M    108.9  109.1  108.7  109.5    3.8    0.4    0.7    3.0   -0.2   -0.4 
                                                                                                                           
                 Size classes                                                                                              
                                                                                                                           
   A (4)......................................   M    156.6  156.8  156.8  157.7    4.0    0.6    0.6    3.7    0.1    0.0 
   B/C (3)....................................   M    108.3  108.6  108.4  109.0    3.4    0.4    0.6    3.0    0.1   -0.2 
   D .........................................   M    168.1  168.1  167.9  169.2    3.4    0.7    0.8    2.9   -0.1   -0.1 
                                                                                                                           
            Selected local areas(5)                                                                                        
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI ..............   M    169.8  170.4  170.3  172.6    4.9    1.3    1.4    4.0    0.3   -0.1 
 Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA .....   M    166.9  166.6  166.7  167.3    3.7    0.4    0.4    3.6   -0.1    0.1 
 New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island,                                                                                       
     NY-NJ-CT-PA .............................   M    180.2  180.1  180.0  180.6    3.4    0.3    0.3    3.3   -0.1   -0.1 
                                                                                                                           
 Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT .........   1        -  186.2      -  187.4    4.9    0.6      -      -      -      - 
 Cleveland-Akron, OH .........................   1        -  161.6      -  163.3    4.1    1.1      -      -      -      - 
 Dallas-Fort Worth, TX .......................   1        -  166.6      -  166.8    4.1    0.1      -      -      -      - 
 Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV (6)........   1        -  108.4      -  108.6    3.1    0.2      -      -      -      - 
                                                                                                                           
 Atlanta, GA .................................   2    169.6      -  169.7      -      -      -      -    3.1    0.1      - 
 Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI .................   2    166.5      -  166.2      -      -      -      -    3.6   -0.2      - 
 Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX ..............   2    155.4      -  154.9      -      -      -      -    3.8   -0.3      - 
 Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL ...................   2    167.1      -  167.2      -      -      -      -    2.8    0.1      - 
 Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City,                                                                                    
     PA-NJ-DE-MD .............................   2    177.2      -  177.0      -      -      -      -    2.4   -0.1      - 
 San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA ..........   2    179.3      -  180.2      -      -      -      -    5.4    0.5      - 
 Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA ................   2    177.5      -  177.0      -      -      -      -    4.1   -0.3      - 

   1 Areas on pricing schedule 2 (see Table 10) will appear next month. 
   2 Regions defined as the four Census regions.  See map in technical notes.
   3 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base.
   4 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.
   5 In addition, the following metropolitan areas are published semiannually and appear in Tables 34 and 39 of the 
 January and July issues of the CPI Detailed Report: Anchorage, AK; Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN; Denver-Boulder-Greeley,
 CO; Honolulu, HI; Kansas City, MO-KS; Milwaukee-Racine, WI; Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI; Pittsburgh, PA; Portland-Salem,
 OR-WA; St. Louis, MO-IL; San Diego, CA; Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL.
   6 Indexes on a November 1996=100 base.
   - Data not available.
 NOTE:  Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.