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                CONSUMER PRICE INDEX:  JULY 2007
 
      The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) was
 virtually unchanged in July, before seasonal adjustment, the Bureau of
 Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today.  The July
 level of 208.299 (1982-84=100) was 2.4 percent higher than in July 2006.
      
      The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers
 (CPI-W) decreased 0.1 percent in July prior to seasonal adjustment.  The
 July level of 203.700 (1982-84=100) was 2.3 percent higher than in July
 2006.
      
      The Chained Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-U)
 decreased 0.1 percent in July on a not seasonally adjusted basis.  The
 July level of 120.148 (December 1999=100) was 2.1 percent higher than in
 July 2006.  Please note that the indexes for the post-2005 period are
 subject to revision.
 
 CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U)
      
      On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI-U advanced 0.1 percent in
 July, following a 0.2 percent increase in June.   The index for energy
 declined for the second consecutive month, down 1.0 percent in July.  The
 index for petroleum-based energy decreased 1.4 percent.  The index for
 energy services fell 0.5 percent, resulting from a 1.7 percent decline in
 the index for natural gas.  The food index rose 0.3 percent in July,
 reflecting a 0.5 percent increase in food away from home. The index for
 food at home rose 0.1 percent in July after registering average monthly
 increases of 0.6 percent in the first six months of the year.  The index
 for all items less food and energy advanced 0.2 percent in July, the same
 as in June.  A smaller increase in the index for shelter was offset by an
 advance in the apparel index and larger increases in the indexes for
 medical care and for new and used vehicles.

     
  Table A.  Percent changes in CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U)
                                   Seasonally adjusted                Un-
                                                          Compound  adjusted
     Expenditure        Changes from preceding month    annual rate  12-mos.
      Category                      2007                3-mos. ended  ended
                     Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr.  May June July   July '07  July '07
 All Items            .2    .4   .6   .4   .7   .2   .1    4.0       2.4
  Food and beverages  .7    .8   .3   .4   .3   .5   .3    4.3       4.1
  Housing             .2    .4   .2   .2   .2   .3   .2    2.7       3.2
  Apparel             .3    .5 -1.0  -.3  -.3  -.6   .4   -1.9       -.3   
  Transportation     -.8    .1  2.8  1.2  2.8  -.2  -.3    9.4       -.7
  Medical care        .8    .5   .1   .4   .3   .2   .6    4.8       4.3
  Recreation          .1    .0   .0   .1   .2   .0  -.1     .5        .0
  Education and                                                         
    communication    -.1    .3   .5   .3   .6   .0   .2    3.4       2.3
  Other goods and                                                     
    services          .8    .2   .2   .3   .3   .3   .0    2.5       3.8
  Special Indexes                                                       
   Energy           -1.5    .9  5.9  2.4  5.4  -.5 -1.0   16.0       1.0
   Food               .7    .8   .3   .4   .3   .5   .3    4.4       4.2
   All Items less                                                       
     food and energy  .3    .2   .1   .2   .1   .2   .2    2.5       2.2
     

      During the first seven months of 2007, the CPI-U rose at a 4.5
 percent seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR).  This compares with an
 increase of 2.5 percent for all of 2006.  The index for energy, which rose
 2.9 percent in 2006, advanced at a 21.3 percent SAAR in the first seven
 months of 2007 despite registering declines in each of the last two
 months.  Petroleum-based energy costs increased at a 36.9 percent annual
 rate and charges for energy services rose at a 3.8 percent annual rate.
 The food index has increased at a 5.7 percent SAAR thus far this year,
 following a 2.1 percent rise for all of 2006.  Excluding food and energy,
 the CPI-U advanced at a 2.3 percent SAAR in the first seven months,
 following a 2.6 percent rise for all of 2006.
      
       The food and beverages index rose 0.3 percent in July.  The index
 for food at home, which increased 0.6 percent in June, rose 0.1 percent in
 July.  Another sharp increase in the index for dairy products was nearly
 offset by declines in the indexes for fruits and vegetables, for meats,
 poultry, fish, and eggs, and for nonalcoholic beverages.  The index for
 dairy products increased 2.7 percent, following a 3.2 percent increase in
 June.  Milk prices rose 6.4 percent and have risen 16.9 percent since the
 beginning of the year.  The index for fruits and vegetables declined for
 the third consecutive month--down 1.1 percent in July.  The indexes for
 fresh fruits and for fresh vegetables declined 2.3 and 0.5 percent,
 respectively, while the index for processed fruits and vegetables rose 0.2
 percent.  The index for meats, poultry, fish, and eggs decreased 0.4
 percent.  The indexes for pork and for beef declined 0.9 and 0.7 percent,
 respectively, while poultry prices rose 0.3 percent.  The index for
 nonalcoholic beverages fell 0.1 percent.  The indexes for cereal and
 bakery products and for other food at home increased 0.1 and 0.3 percent,
 respectively.  The other two components of the food and beverages index--
 food away from home and alcoholic beverages--increased 0.5 and 0.1
 percent, respectively.
      
      The index for housing increased 0.2 percent in July, following a 0.3
 percent rise in June.  The index for shelter rose 0.2 percent, following
 an increase of 0.4 percent in June.  Within shelter, the index for rent
 rose 0.3 percent; the index for owners' equivalent rent, 0.2 percent; and
 the index for lodging away from home, 0.8 percent.  The index for
 household energy decreased 0.2 percent as a 1.7 percent decline in the
 index for natural gas more than offset an increase of 4.2 percent in the
 index for fuel oil.  The index for electricity was virtually unchanged.
 The index for household furnishings and operations decreased 0.2 percent
 in July.
      
      The transportation index declined for the second consecutive month--
 down 0.3 percent in July-- reflecting another decline in the index for
 motor fuels.  The index for gasoline, which fell 1.1 percent in June,
 declined 1.7 percent in July.  (Prior to seasonal adjustment, gasoline
 prices were 4.9 percent lower than their peak level recorded in May.)  The
 index for new vehicles was virtually unchanged.  (Prior to seasonal
 adjustment, new vehicle prices declined for the sixth consecutive month,
 down 0.3 percent in July.)  The index for used cars and trucks increased
 0.7 percent.  During the last 12 months, new vehicle prices have declined
 1.1 percent and prices for used cars and trucks, 4.3 percent.  The index
 for public transportation decreased 0.1 percent in July.  The index for
 airline fares was virtually unchanged in July.  (Prior to seasonal
 adjustment, airline fares advanced 1.1 percent.)
      
      The index for apparel, which had declined in each of the preceding
 four months, increased 0.4 percent in July.  (Prior to seasonal
 adjustment, apparel prices declined 3.2 percent, reflecting continued
 seasonal discounting of spring-summer clothing.  Prices for women's and
 girls' apparel registered the largest decline--down 6.1 percent.)
      
      Medical care costs rose 0.6 percent in July.  The index for medical
 care commodities--prescription drugs, nonprescription drugs, and medical
 supplies--increased 0.6 percent.  The index for medical care services also
 rose 0.6 percent.  The indexes for professional services and for hospital
 and related services increased 0.4 and 0.9 percent, respectively.
      
      The index for recreation declined 0.1 percent in July.  Decreases in
 the indexes for video and audio and for toys--down 0.5 and 1.4 percent,
 respectively--more than offset increases in most other recreation
 categories.
      
      The index for education and communication increased 0.2 percent in
 July.  Educational costs rose 0.5 percent while the index for
 communication was virtually unchanged.  Within the former group, the
 indexes for college textbooks and for college tuition and fees rose 0.7
 and 0.5 percent, respectively.  Within the communication group, the index
 for telephone services rose 0.1 percent as a 0.6 percent increase in land-
 line local charges more than offset a 0.2 percent decline in land-line
 long distance charges.  The indexes for personal computers and peripheral
 equipment and for internet services and electronic information providers
 declined 1.0 and 0.2 percent, respectively.
      
      The index for other goods and services was virtually unchanged in
 July.  The index for tobacco and smoking products rose 0.3 percent and has
 increased 6.2 percent during the last 12 months.  The index for
 miscellaneous personal services fell 0.2 percent, reflecting a 1.6 percent
 decrease in the index for financial services.
    
 
 CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W)
 
      On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI for Urban Wage Earners and
 Clerical Workers increased 0.1 percent in July.
 

 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                      2007                3-mos. ended  ended
                     Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr.  May June July   July '07  July '07
 All Items            .1    .4   .8   .5   .8   .1   .1    4.2       2.3
  Food and beverages  .7    .8   .3   .4   .4   .5   .2    4.5       4.2
  Housing             .3    .4   .3   .2   .2   .2   .2    2.2       3.2
  Apparel            -.1    .5  -.8  -.4  -.3  -.9   .8   -1.6        .0
  Transportation    -1.0    .0  3.0  1.4  3.1  -.2  -.3   10.9       -.7
  Medical care        .8    .5   .1   .4   .3   .2   .7    4.7       4.4
  Recreation          .1    .0  -.1   .0   .2  -.1  -.1    -.1       -.3
  Education and                                                         
    communication    -.1    .3   .4   .3   .6   .0   .3    3.3       2.2
  Other goods and                                                     
    services         1.0    .4   .2   .1   .3   .3   .1    3.0       4.1
  Special Indexes                                                       
   Energy           -1.5    .8  6.2  2.6  5.8  -.7 -1.0   17.2       1.0
   Food               .6    .8   .3   .4   .4   .5   .3    4.6       4.3
   All Items less                                                       
     food and energy  .2    .2   .1   .2   .1   .2   .3    2.3       2.1



     Consumer Price Index data for August are scheduled for release on
 Wednesday, September 19, 2007, at 8:30 A.M. (EDT).
     
     
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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 of goods and services purchased by households.  The
 Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes CPIs for two population groups:  (1)
 the CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W), which covers
 households of wage earners and clerical workers that comprise
 approximately 32 percent of the total population and (2) the CPI for All
 Urban Consumers (CPI-U) and the Chained CPI for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-
 U), which cover approximately 87 percent of the total population and
 include in addition to wage earners and clerical worker households, 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 CPIs are 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.  For the CPI-U and
 CPI-W 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 27 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.  For the C-CPI-U data are
 issued only at the national level.  It is important to note that the CPI-U
 and CPI-W are considered final when released, but the C-CPI-U is issued in
 preliminary form and subject to two annual revisions.
      
      The index measures price change from a designed reference date.  For
 the CPI-U and the CPI-W the reference base is 1982-84 equals 100.0. The
 reference base for the C-CPI-U is December 1999 equals 100.
 An increase of 16.5 percent from the reference base, 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://www.bls.gov/cpi/ or contact our CPI Information and Analysis
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 Note on Sampling Error in the Consumer Price Index
                                     
      The CPI is a statistical estimate that is subject to sampling error
 because it is based upon a sample of retail prices and not the complete
 universe of all prices.  BLS calculates and publishes estimates of the 1-
 month, 2-month, 6-month and 12-month percent change standard errors
 annually, for the CPI-U.  These standard error estimates can be used to
 construct confidence intervals for hypothesis testing.  For example, the
 estimated standard error of the 1 month percent change is 0.06 percent for
 the U.S. All Items Consumer Price Index.  This means that if we repeatedly
 sample from the universe of all retail prices using the same methodology,
 and estimate a percentage change for each sample, then 95% of these
 estimates would be within 0.12 percent of the 1 month percentage change
 based on all retail prices.  For a 1-month change of 0.2 percent in the
 All Items CPI for All Urban Consumers, we are 95 percent confident that
 the actual percent change based on all retail prices would fall between
 0.08 and 0.32 percent.  For the latest data, including information on how
 to use the estimates of standard error, see "Variance Estimates for
 Changes in the Consumer Price Index, January 2005- December 2005 in the
 CPI Detailed Report, February 2006.  These data are available on the CPI
 home page (http://www.bls.gov/cpi), using the following link
 http://www.bls.gov/cpi/cpivar2006.pdf
      
 
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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 					202.416
 Less previous index			201.800
 Equals index point change	           .616	
 
 
 Percent Change
 
 Index point difference			   .616
 Divided by the previous index          201.800
 Equals 				  0.003
 Results multiplied by one hundred    0.003x100
 Equals percent change                      0.3
 

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 Regions Defined


 The states in the four regions shown in Tables 3 and 6 are listed below.
 
 The Northeast--Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York,
 New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont.

 The Midwest--Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota,
 Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin.

 The South--Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky,
 Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South
 Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of
 Columbia.

 The West--Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana,
 Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming. 


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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.  Seasonally
 adjusted indexes and seasonal factors are computed annually.  Each year,
 the last 5 years of seasonally adjusted data are revised.  Data from
 January 2002 through December 2006 were replaced in January 2007.
 Exceptions to the usual revision schedule were: the updated seasonal data
 at the end of 1977 replaced data from 1967 through 1977; and, in January
 2002, dependently seasonally adjusted series were revised for January 1987-
 December 2001 as a result of a change in the aggregation weights for
 dependently adjusted series. For further information, please see
 "Aggregation of Dependently Adjusted Seasonally Adjusted Series," in the
 October 2001 issue of the CPI Detailed Report.
      
      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 in the aggregation of
 the dependent series for the last 5 years, but the seasonally adjusted
 indexes will be used before that period.  Note: 44 of the 73 components
 are seasonally adjusted for 2007.
      
      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.
   
      In January 2007, BLS adjusted 37 series using Intervention Analysis
 Seasonal Adjustment, including selected food and beverage items, fuel oil,
 motor fuels, vehicles, jewelry, admission to sporting events and
 educational books and supplies.  For example, this procedure was used for
 the Motor fuel series to offset the effects of damage to oil refineries
 from Hurricane Katrina, as well as the effects of implementing new fuel
 requirements in the United States.
      
      For a complete list of Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment
 series and explanations, please refer to the article "Intervention
 Analysis Seasonal Adjustment", located on our website at:
 http://www.bls.gov/cpi/cpisapage.htm.
      
      For additional information on seasonal adjustment in the CPI, please
 write to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Division of Consumer Prices and
 Price Indexes, Washington, DC 20212 or contact Jeff Wilson on (202) 691-
 6968 by e-mail at Wilson.Jeff@bls.gov.  If you have general questions
 about the CPI, please call our information staff at (202) 691-7000.
   

 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                          
                                                             Unadjusted indexes   percent change   Seasonally adjusted  
                                                 Relative                          to July 2007    percent change from- 
                     CPI-U                     importance,                            from-                             
                                                 December                                                               
                                                   2006       June       July                      Apr.    May     June 
                                                              2007       2007      July    June     to      to      to  
                                                                                   2006    2007    May     June    July 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                        
             Expenditure category                                                                                       
                                                                                                                        
 All items....................................    100.000    208.352    208.299     2.4     0.0     0.7     0.2     0.1 
 All items (1967=100).........................          -    624.129    623.970       -       -       -       -       - 
                                                                                                                        
  Food and beverages..........................     14.992    202.885    203.533     4.1     0.3     0.3     0.5     0.3 
   Food.......................................     13.885    202.441    203.121     4.2     0.3     0.3     0.5     0.3 
    Food at home..............................      7.896    200.950    201.401     4.6     0.2     0.4     0.6     0.1 
     Cereals and bakery products..............      1.103    222.605    223.297     4.1     0.3     0.0     0.7     0.1 
     Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs...........      2.112    197.175    196.690     6.3    -0.2     1.2     0.5    -0.4 
     Dairy and related products...............       .821    191.435    197.899     9.5     3.4     0.5     3.2     2.7 
     Fruits and vegetables....................      1.211    258.337    254.616     2.2    -1.4    -0.5    -1.1    -1.1 
     Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage                                                                                
         materials............................       .906    153.104    153.384     4.8     0.2     0.9     0.3    -0.1 
     Other food at home.......................      1.743    173.790    174.440     2.0     0.4     0.0     0.7     0.3 
      Sugar and sweets........................       .302    176.665    178.235     2.8     0.9    -0.2     0.6     0.6 
      Fats and oils...........................       .227    171.581    173.691     4.1     1.2     0.8     0.6     1.3 
      Other foods (1).........................      1.214    189.353    189.518     1.4     0.1    -0.1     0.8     0.1 
       Other miscellaneous foods (1) (2)......       .327    116.101    115.017     0.0    -0.9    -0.5     1.2    -0.9 
    Food away from home (1)...................      5.989    205.934    206.931     3.6     0.5     0.2     0.3     0.5 
     Other food away from home (2)............       .281    143.157    144.785     5.8     1.1     0.1     0.0     1.1 
   Alcoholic beverages (1)....................      1.107    207.383    207.624     3.1     0.1     0.2     0.4     0.1 
                                                                                                                        
  Housing.....................................     42.691    210.649    211.286     3.2     0.3     0.2     0.3     0.2 
   Shelter....................................     32.776    240.980    242.067     3.6     0.5     0.2     0.4     0.2 
    Rent of primary residence (3).............      5.930    234.071    234.732     4.2     0.3     0.3     0.3     0.3 
    Lodging away from home (2)................      2.648    148.622    153.016     7.2     3.0     1.6     2.5     0.8 
    Owners' equivalent rent of primary                                                                                  
        residence (3) (4).....................     23.830    245.690    246.149     3.1     0.2     0.1     0.2     0.2 
    Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)..       .369    117.106    116.577     0.2    -0.5    -1.0     0.6    -0.5 
   Fuels and utilities........................      5.264    206.199    206.140     3.8     0.0     0.0     0.1     0.0 
    Household energy..........................      4.368    188.040    187.624     3.6    -0.2    -0.1     0.1    -0.2 
     Fuel oil and other fuels.................       .338    241.589    245.680     1.6     1.7     1.8     1.9     3.4 
     Gas (piped) and electricity (3)..........      4.029    193.911    193.184     3.8    -0.4    -0.2    -0.1    -0.5 
    Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                
        services (2)..........................       .897    142.805    144.181     5.2     1.0     0.3     0.2     1.0 
   Household furnishings and operations.......      4.651    127.361    126.894    -0.2    -0.4     0.0     0.1    -0.2 
    Household operations (1) (2)..............       .792    140.527    140.691     3.0     0.1     0.2     0.0     0.1 
                                                                                                                        
  Apparel.....................................      3.726    117.225    113.500    -0.3    -3.2    -0.3    -0.6     0.4 
   Men's and boys' apparel....................       .885    110.869    109.568    -0.7    -1.2    -0.4    -0.2     1.4 
   Women's and girls' apparel.................      1.590    107.826    101.291    -1.0    -6.1    -0.5    -1.9    -0.2 
   Infants' and toddlers' apparel.............       .177    111.546    108.759    -4.9    -2.5    -1.2     0.6    -0.9 
   Footwear...................................       .749    120.602    119.375     0.2    -1.0     0.0    -0.3     1.5 
                                                                                                                        
  Transportation..............................     17.249    189.064    187.690    -0.7    -0.7     2.8    -0.2    -0.3 
   Private transportation.....................     16.188    185.175    183.619    -0.7    -0.8     3.0    -0.2    -0.3 
    New and used motor vehicles (2)...........      7.581     93.842     93.961    -1.7     0.1    -0.2     0.1     0.3 
     New vehicles.............................      4.982    135.820    135.415    -1.1    -0.3    -0.2     0.0     0.0 
     Used cars and trucks (1).................      1.716    135.067    136.024    -4.3     0.7     0.1     0.4     0.7 
    Motor fuel................................      4.347    260.655    252.909    -1.1    -3.0    10.4    -1.0    -1.7 
     Gasoline (all types).....................      4.303    259.686    251.883    -1.1    -3.0    10.5    -1.1    -1.7 
    Motor vehicle parts and equipment (1).....       .370    120.885    121.514     3.1     0.5     0.2    -0.1     0.5 
    Motor vehicle maintenance and repair......      1.145    222.553    223.487     3.1     0.4     0.2     0.3     0.4 
   Public transportation......................      1.060    233.389    235.767    -0.7     1.0    -0.5     0.8    -0.1 
                                                                                                                        
  Medical care................................      6.281    349.510    351.643     4.3     0.6     0.3     0.2     0.6 
   Medical care commodities...................      1.446    288.508    290.257     1.1     0.6     0.0     0.0     0.6 
   Medical care services......................      4.834    367.758    370.008     5.4     0.6     0.4     0.3     0.6 
    Professional services.....................      2.817    300.052    301.131     3.9     0.4     0.2     0.2     0.4 
    Hospital and related services (3).........      1.630    494.916    499.400     6.4     0.9     0.7     0.3     0.9 
                                                                                                                        
  Recreation (2)..............................      5.552    111.563    111.347     0.0    -0.2     0.2     0.0    -0.1 
   Video and audio (2)........................      1.719    103.416    102.779    -2.1    -0.6     0.6     0.2    -0.5 
                                                                                                                        
  Education and communication (2).............      6.034    118.734    119.025     2.3     0.2     0.6     0.0     0.2 
   Education (2)..............................      3.076    168.601    169.490     5.7     0.5     0.4     0.2     0.5 
    Educational books and supplies............       .204    415.635    418.394     8.3     0.7     0.3     0.3     1.1 
    Tuition, other school fees, and childcare       2.872    485.868    488.382     5.5     0.5     0.5     0.2     0.5 
   Communication (2)..........................      2.958     83.594     83.553    -0.9     0.0     0.7    -0.2     0.0 
    Information and information processing (1)                                                                          
        (2)...................................      2.769     80.880     80.840    -1.3     0.0     0.6    -0.3     0.0 
     Telephone services (1) (2)...............      2.225     98.485     98.570     3.1     0.1     0.9     0.0     0.1 
     Information technology, hardware and                                                                               
         services (1) (5).....................       .543     10.597     10.528   -17.1    -0.7    -0.8    -1.8    -0.7 
      Personal computers and peripheral                                                                                 
          equipment (1) (2)...................       .203      9.700      9.601    -9.4    -1.0    -2.0    -2.7    -1.0 
                                                                                                                        
  Other goods and services....................      3.476    333.378    333.415     3.8     0.0     0.3     0.3     0.0 
   Tobacco and smoking products (1)...........       .712    552.314    553.987     6.2     0.3     0.4     0.5     0.3 
   Personal care..............................      2.764    195.835    195.704     3.2    -0.1     0.3     0.2     0.0 
    Personal care products (1)................       .708    158.771    158.457     2.2    -0.2     0.0     0.1    -0.2 
    Personal care services (1)................       .677    215.860    216.720     3.4     0.4     0.4    -0.2     0.4 
    Miscellaneous personal services...........      1.188    325.259    324.579     3.7    -0.2     0.3     0.3    -0.2 
                                                                                                                        
          Commodity and service group                                                                                   
                                                                                                                        
 Commodities..................................     40.305    168.921    167.938     0.9    -0.6     1.3     0.0     0.0 
  Food and beverages..........................     14.992    202.885    203.533     4.1     0.3     0.3     0.5     0.3 
  Commodities less food and beverages.........     25.313    149.669    148.016    -0.9    -1.1     1.9    -0.2    -0.2 
   Nondurables less food and beverages........     14.191    187.249    183.947     0.1    -1.8     2.9    -0.3    -0.6 
    Apparel...................................      3.726    117.225    113.500    -0.3    -3.2    -0.3    -0.6     0.4 
    Nondurables less food, beverages, and                                                                               
        apparel...............................     10.465    235.097    231.983     0.2    -1.3     5.0    -0.6    -0.8 
   Durables...................................     11.122    112.375    112.177    -2.1    -0.2    -0.2    -0.1     0.0 
 Services.....................................     59.695    247.450    248.331     3.4     0.4     0.2     0.3     0.2 
  Rent of shelter (4).........................     32.407    251.200    252.358     3.7     0.5     0.3     0.4     0.3 
  Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)....       .369    117.106    116.577     0.2    -0.5    -1.0     0.6    -0.5 
  Gas (piped) and electricity (3).............      4.029    193.911    193.184     3.8    -0.4    -0.2    -0.1    -0.5 
  Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                  
      services (2)............................       .897    142.805    144.181     5.2     1.0     0.3     0.2     1.0 
  Household operations (1) (2)................       .792    140.527    140.691     3.0     0.1     0.2     0.0     0.1 
  Transportation services.....................      5.638    233.202    234.632     0.8     0.6    -0.4     0.4     0.4 
  Medical care services.......................      4.834    367.758    370.008     5.4     0.6     0.4     0.3     0.6 
  Other services..............................     10.730    284.656    284.859     2.8     0.1     0.6     0.1     0.1 
                                                                                                                        
                Special indexes                                                                                         
                                                                                                                        
 All items less food..........................     86.115    209.353    209.179     2.1    -0.1     0.7     0.1     0.1 
 All items less shelter.......................     67.224    197.913    197.408     1.8    -0.3     0.9     0.1     0.1 
 All items less medical care..................     93.719    201.178    201.042     2.3    -0.1     0.7     0.2     0.1 
 Commodities less food........................     26.420    151.825    150.225    -0.7    -1.1     1.8    -0.2    -0.2 
 Nondurables less food........................     15.299    188.463    185.382     0.3    -1.6     2.7    -0.3    -0.5 
 Nondurables less food and apparel............     11.572    231.414    228.641     0.5    -1.2     4.5    -0.4    -0.7 
 Nondurables..................................     29.183    195.749    194.326     2.1    -0.7     1.6     0.0    -0.2 
 Services less rent of shelter (4)............     27.288    261.677    262.284     3.0     0.2     0.4     0.4     0.2 
 Services less medical care services..........     54.861    237.565    238.357     3.2     0.3     0.3     0.4     0.2 
 Energy.......................................      8.715    221.088    217.274     1.0    -1.7     5.4    -0.5    -1.0 
 All items less energy........................     91.285    208.636    208.980     2.5     0.2     0.2     0.3     0.2 
  All items less food and energy..............     77.401    210.474    210.756     2.2     0.1     0.1     0.2     0.2 
   Commodities less food and energy                                                                                     
       commodities............................     21.735    139.589    138.757    -0.6    -0.6    -0.1    -0.1     0.1 
    Energy commodities........................      4.685    260.739    253.696    -0.9    -2.7     9.8    -0.9    -1.4 
   Services less energy services..............     55.666    252.955    253.998     3.3     0.4     0.3     0.3     0.3 
 Purchasing power of the consumer dollar                                                                                
     (1982-84=$1.00)..........................          -     $ .480     $ .480       -       -       -       -       - 
 Purchasing power of the consumer dollar                                                                                
     (1967=$1.00).............................          -     $ .160     $ .160       -       -       -       -       - 

   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 were calculated
 using a geometric means estimator.
   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--    
                                               Apr.      May       June      July                                                  
                                               2007      2007      2007      2007                                                  
                                                                                      Oct.    Jan.    Apr.    July    Jan.    July 
                                                                                      2006    2007    2007    2007    2007    2007 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                   
            Expenditure category                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                   
 All items.................................  205.999   207.387   207.784   208.028    -2.7     2.7     5.7     4.0     0.0     4.9 
                                                                                                                                   
  Food and beverages.......................  201.562   202.227   203.192   203.709     3.5     2.5     6.1     4.3     3.0     5.2 
   Food....................................  201.111   201.794   202.773   203.311     3.7     2.4     6.1     4.4     3.1     5.3 
    Food at home...........................  199.525   200.339   201.525   201.731     4.4     1.2     8.4     4.5     2.8     6.4 
     Cereals and bakery products...........  220.386   220.379   221.959   222.231     2.1     3.7     7.1     3.4     2.9     5.2 
     Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs........  194.211   196.611   197.568   196.783     6.4     3.3    10.2     5.4     4.8     7.8 
     Dairy and related products............  186.388   187.354   193.257   198.511    -0.4     3.4     8.3    28.7     1.5    18.0 
     Fruits and vegetables.................  264.641   263.352   260.558   257.781    16.1    -9.3    15.1   -10.0     2.6     1.8 
     Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage                                                                                           
         materials.........................  151.879   153.191   153.685   153.554     5.0     5.0     4.7     4.5     5.0     4.6 
     Other food at home....................  172.566   172.559   173.792   174.356    -1.9     1.4     4.4     4.2    -0.2     4.3 
      Sugar and sweets.....................  175.639   175.236   176.267   177.285     1.6     4.6     1.4     3.8     3.1     2.6 
      Fats and oils........................  169.685   171.038   172.105   174.272     1.9     1.7     1.6    11.3     1.8     6.3 
      Other foods (1)......................  188.103   187.921   189.353   189.518    -3.6     0.6     5.7     3.0    -1.5     4.4 
       Other miscellaneous foods (1) (2)...  115.310   114.692   116.101   115.017    -4.4     3.4     2.3    -1.0    -0.6     0.6 
    Food away from home (1)................  204.725   205.233   205.934   206.931     2.8     4.2     3.1     4.4     3.5     3.7 
     Other food away from home (2).........  143.105   143.226   143.183   144.700     3.6     9.7     5.7     4.5     6.6     5.1 
   Alcoholic beverages (1).................  206.166   206.599   207.383   207.624     1.2     2.1     6.5     2.9     1.7     4.6 
                                                                                                                                   
  Housing..................................  208.547   208.912   209.617   209.959     2.4     4.4     3.4     2.7     3.4     3.1 
   Shelter.................................  238.981   239.550   240.547   241.112     3.8     4.2     2.8     3.6     4.0     3.2 
    Rent of primary residence (3)..........  233.001   233.654   234.254   234.903     4.7     4.8     4.1     3.3     4.7     3.7 
    Lodging away from home (2).............  139.332   141.581   145.059   146.182     1.8     8.4    -1.3    21.2     5.1     9.3 
    Owners' equivalent rent of primary                                                                                             
        residence (3) (4)..................  245.079   245.277   245.778   246.191     4.1     3.5     3.0     1.8     3.8     2.4 
    Tenants' and household insurance (1)                                                                                           
        (2)................................  117.559   116.386   117.106   116.577    -0.7     4.3     0.5    -3.3     1.8    -1.4 
   Fuels and utilities.....................  200.647   200.602   200.780   200.791    -4.9    10.7    10.2     0.3     2.6     5.1 
    Household energy.......................  182.151   182.006   182.136   181.795    -6.7    11.6    11.4    -0.8     2.0     5.2 
     Fuel oil and other fuels..............  235.916   240.264   244.933   253.273   -28.9    -8.9    23.7    32.8   -19.5    28.2 
     Gas (piped) and electricity (3).......  187.716   187.275   187.119   186.201    -4.4    13.4    10.5    -3.2     4.1     3.4 
    Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                           
        services (2).......................  142.184   142.552   142.805   144.181     4.4     6.0     4.5     5.7     5.2     5.1 
   Household furnishings and operations....  127.151   127.099   127.183   126.971     0.9    -1.5     0.4    -0.6    -0.3    -0.1 
    Household operations (1) (2)...........  140.252   140.465   140.527   140.691     6.0     2.7     2.1     1.3     4.3     1.7 
                                                                                                                                   
  Apparel..................................  119.165   118.772   118.065   118.585     2.4     1.6    -3.3    -1.9     2.0    -2.6 
   Men's and boys' apparel.................  112.218   111.817   111.634   113.150     1.1    -5.8    -1.0     3.4    -2.5     1.2 
   Women's and girls' apparel..............  111.548   110.951   108.817   108.619     4.8     6.9    -4.6   -10.1     5.8    -7.4 
   Infants' and toddlers' apparel..........  113.572   112.180   112.895   111.839    -1.4    -8.8    -3.3    -6.0    -5.1    -4.7 
   Footwear................................  121.597   121.648   121.283   123.124     1.0    -0.6    -4.2     5.1     0.2     0.3 
                                                                                                                                   
  Transportation...........................  182.835   187.879   187.592   187.002   -24.7     0.4    17.4     9.4   -13.1    13.3 
   Private transportation..................  178.995   184.318   183.924   183.322   -25.8     0.3    18.6    10.0   -13.8    14.2 
    New and used motor vehicles (2)........   94.193    94.027    94.126    94.380    -2.9    -4.4    -0.6     0.8    -3.7     0.1 
     New vehicles..........................  136.633   136.303   136.317   136.361    -1.7    -2.7     0.8    -0.8    -2.2     0.0 
     Used cars and trucks (1)..............  134.363   134.481   135.067   136.024    -7.7   -11.1    -2.6     5.0    -9.4     1.1 
    Motor fuel.............................  232.663   256.776   254.122   249.813   -63.5     8.5    82.3    32.9   -37.1    55.7 
     Gasoline (all types)..................  231.531   255.731   253.031   248.717   -63.7     8.6    82.6    33.2   -37.2    55.9 
    Motor vehicle parts and equipment (1)..  120.714   120.990   120.885   121.514     3.4     2.9     3.2     2.7     3.2     3.0 
    Motor vehicle maintenance and repair...  221.683   222.104   222.723   223.624     2.8     1.3     5.0     3.5     2.0     4.3 
   Public transportation...................  227.233   226.040   227.879   227.627    -3.8     0.2     0.2     0.7    -1.8     0.4 
                                                                                                                                   
  Medical care.............................  347.316   348.467   349.272   351.450     3.7     5.0     3.9     4.8     4.3     4.4 
   Medical care commodities................  288.197   288.277   288.154   289.810     1.5     1.3    -0.7     2.3     1.4     0.8 
   Medical care services...................  364.892   366.427   367.567   369.912     4.5     6.0     5.3     5.6     5.3     5.4 
    Professional services..................  298.225   298.929   299.630   300.785     3.4     5.7     3.1     3.5     4.5     3.3 
    Hospital and related services (3)......  490.706   493.924   495.327   499.895     5.7     4.6     7.6     7.7     5.2     7.7 
                                                                                                                                   
  Recreation (2)...........................  111.184   111.400   111.424   111.335     0.0    -0.5     0.1     0.5    -0.3     0.3 
   Video and audio (2).....................  102.512   103.089   103.318   102.766    -3.0    -3.9    -2.5     1.0    -3.5    -0.8 
                                                                                                                                   
  Education and communication (2)..........  118.824   119.491   119.517   119.812     2.4    -0.5     4.4     3.4     1.0     3.9 
   Education (2)...........................  169.614   170.365   170.781   171.682     6.6     4.7     6.6     5.0     5.6     5.8 
    Educational books and supplies.........  414.225   415.517   416.568   421.161     8.0     8.8     9.4     6.9     8.4     8.1 
    Tuition, other school fees, and                                                                                                
        childcare..........................  489.125   491.336   492.532   494.925     6.3     4.5     6.4     4.8     5.4     5.6 
   Communication (2).......................   83.201    83.771    83.594    83.553    -1.4    -5.7     2.1     1.7    -3.6     1.9 
    Information and information processing                                                                                         
        (1) (2)............................   80.683    81.151    80.880    80.840    -1.9    -6.0     2.2     0.8    -4.0     1.5 
     Telephone services (1) (2)............   97.617    98.491    98.485    98.570     5.1     0.4     3.0     4.0     2.7     3.5 
     Information technology, hardware and                                                                                          
         services (1) (5)..................   10.869    10.787    10.597    10.528   -22.9   -29.6    -1.1   -12.0   -26.3    -6.7 
      Personal computers and peripheral                                                                                            
          equipment (1) (2)................   10.172     9.971     9.700     9.601    -7.3    -5.3    -3.3   -20.6    -6.3   -12.4 
                                                                                                                                   
  Other goods and services.................  331.436   332.499   333.375   333.462     4.0     6.3     2.5     2.5     5.2     2.5 
   Tobacco and smoking products (1)........  547.663   549.703   552.314   553.987    -0.3    18.3     3.1     4.7     8.6     3.9 
   Personal care...........................  194.830   195.427   195.833   195.739     5.2     3.4     2.4     1.9     4.3     2.1 
    Personal care products (1).............  158.657   158.594   158.771   158.457     4.2     2.8     2.5    -0.5     3.5     1.0 
    Personal care services (1).............  215.380   216.228   215.860   216.720     4.3     4.5     2.5     2.5     4.4     2.5 
    Miscellaneous personal services........  322.914   324.032   325.136   324.498     7.0     2.8     3.3     2.0     4.8     2.6 
                                                                                                                                   
        Commodity and service group                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                   
 Commodities...............................  166.375   168.578   168.620   168.542   -10.8     1.0     9.4     5.3    -5.1     7.3 
  Food and beverages.......................  201.562   202.227   203.192   203.709     3.5     2.5     6.1     4.3     3.0     5.2 
  Commodities less food and beverages......  146.671   149.471   149.116   148.786   -18.3     0.2    11.4     5.9    -9.5     8.6 
   Nondurables less food and beverages.....  180.348   185.615   184.980   183.925   -29.5    13.6    15.8     8.2   -10.5    11.9 
    Apparel................................  119.165   118.772   118.065   118.585     2.4     1.6    -3.3    -1.9     2.0    -2.6 
    Nondurables less food, beverages, and                                                                                          
        apparel............................  223.233   234.300   232.988   231.202   -36.3     3.0    33.3    15.1   -19.0    23.9 
   Durables................................  112.714   112.434   112.361   112.376    -2.8    -3.7    -0.8    -1.2    -3.2    -1.0 
 Services..................................  245.331   245.870   246.637   247.174     3.0     4.0     3.4     3.0     3.5     3.2 
  Rent of shelter (4)......................  249.045   249.718   250.724   251.435     3.8     4.4     2.6     3.9     4.1     3.3 
  Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)   117.559   116.386   117.106   116.577    -0.7     4.3     0.5    -3.3     1.8    -1.4 
  Gas (piped) and electricity (3)..........  187.716   187.275   187.119   186.201    -4.4    13.4    10.5    -3.2     4.1     3.4 
  Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                             
      services (2).........................  142.184   142.552   142.805   144.181     4.4     6.0     4.5     5.7     5.2     5.1 
  Household operations (1) (2).............  140.252   140.465   140.527   140.691     6.0     2.7     2.1     1.3     4.3     1.7 
  Transportation services..................  232.243   231.426   232.372   233.221     1.2     0.7    -0.2     1.7     0.9     0.7 
  Medical care services....................  364.892   366.427   367.567   369.912     4.5     6.0     5.3     5.6     5.3     5.4 
  Other services...........................  283.650   285.213   285.569   285.897     3.1     1.1     3.7     3.2     2.1     3.4 
                                                                                                                                   
              Special indexes                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                   
 All items less food.......................  206.831   208.336   208.636   208.831    -3.9     2.8     5.7     3.9    -0.6     4.8 
 All items less shelter....................  195.393   197.122   197.285   197.405    -6.0     2.2     7.2     4.2    -2.0     5.7 
 All items less medical care...............  198.840   200.225   200.603   200.770    -3.2     2.6     5.9     3.9    -0.4     4.9 
 Commodities less food.....................  148.873   151.608   151.287   150.973   -17.4     0.3    11.1     5.8    -9.0     8.4 
 Nondurables less food.....................  181.876   186.872   186.289   185.359   -27.7    12.8    14.8     7.9    -9.7    11.3 
 Nondurables less food and apparel.........  220.611   230.622   229.586   227.933   -33.4     2.8    30.5    14.0   -17.2    21.9 
 Nondurables...............................  191.486   194.573   194.630   194.200   -13.7     7.5    10.5     5.8    -3.7     8.1 
 Services less rent of shelter (4).........  259.061   260.009   261.082   261.518     0.8     2.9     4.5     3.8     1.9     4.2 
 Services less medical care services.......  235.366   236.073   237.044   237.457     2.6     3.1     3.4     3.6     2.9     3.5 
 Energy....................................  204.969   216.073   214.911   212.732   -43.1    10.1    43.3    16.0   -20.9    28.9 
 All items less energy.....................  207.720   208.092   208.656   209.158     2.4     2.2     2.6     2.8     2.3     2.7 
  All items less food and energy...........  209.634   209.948   210.436   210.933     2.3     2.0     1.9     2.5     2.2     2.2 
   Commodities less food and energy                                                                                                
       commodities.........................  140.050   139.880   139.809   140.013    -0.6    -1.4    -0.5    -0.1    -1.0    -0.3 
    Energy commodities.....................  234.008   257.001   254.792   251.255   -61.9     7.2    77.7    32.9   -36.1    53.7 
   Services less energy services...........  251.242   251.880   252.739   253.423     3.6     3.4     2.9     3.5     3.5     3.2 

   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 were calculated using a
 geometric means estimator.
   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                                      
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                       Indexes                 Percent change to Percent change to
                    CPI-U                      Pricing                                          July 2007 from--   June 2007 from-- 
                                              schedule                                                                            
                                                 (1)      Apr.      May       June      July                                      
                                                          2007      2007      2007      2007    July  May   June  June  Apr.  May 
                                                                                                2006  2007  2007  2006  2007  2007
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
 U.S. city average...........................    M      206.686   207.949   208.352   208.299   2.4   0.2   0.0   2.7   0.8   0.2 
                                                                                                                                  
           Region and area size(2)                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
 Northeast urban.............................    M      219.501   220.591   221.579   221.945   2.0   0.6   0.2   2.3   0.9   0.4 
   Size A - More than 1,500,000..............    M      222.001   222.924   224.036   224.229   1.9   0.6   0.1   2.2   0.9   0.5 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3)........    M      129.563   130.488   130.893   131.391   2.5   0.7   0.4   2.5   1.0   0.3 
                                                                                                                                  
 Midwest urban...............................    M      197.405   199.194   199.263   198.989   2.3  -0.1  -0.1   2.7   0.9   0.0 
   Size A - More than 1,500,000..............    M      199.378   200.818   200.666   200.369   2.1  -0.2  -0.1   2.6   0.6  -0.1 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3)........    M      125.724   127.247   127.372   127.111   2.4  -0.1  -0.2   2.7   1.3   0.1 
   Size D -  Nonmetropolitan  (less than                                                                                          
       50,000)...............................    M      191.685   193.467   194.442   194.815   2.5   0.7   0.2   2.7   1.4   0.5 
                                                                                                                                  
 South urban.................................    M      199.618   200.804   201.675   201.571   2.3   0.4  -0.1   2.7   1.0   0.4 
   Size A - More than 1,500,000..............    M      201.818   202.840   204.152   203.953   2.5   0.5  -0.1   3.0   1.2   0.6 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3)........    M      127.000   127.893   128.265   128.226   2.2   0.3   0.0   2.6   1.0   0.3 
   Size D -  Nonmetropolitan  (less than                                                                                          
       50,000)...............................    M      200.366   200.919   201.445   201.576   1.8   0.3   0.1   2.4   0.5   0.3 
                                                                                                                                  
 West urban..................................    M      212.036   213.063   212.680   212.542   2.8  -0.2  -0.1   3.0   0.3  -0.2 
   Size A - More than 1,500,000..............    M      215.540   216.640   215.901   215.855   2.8  -0.4   0.0   3.1   0.2  -0.3 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3)........    M      128.843   129.129   129.262   129.067   2.8   0.0  -0.2   2.9   0.3   0.1 
                                                                                                                                  
                 Size classes                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                  
   A (4).....................................    M      189.327   190.327   190.637   190.571   2.3   0.1   0.0   2.7   0.7   0.2 
   B/C (3)...................................    M      127.440   128.347   128.628   128.601   2.4   0.2   0.0   2.7   0.9   0.2 
   D.........................................    M      198.516   200.118   200.800   200.893   2.5   0.4   0.0   2.8   1.2   0.3 
                                                                                                                                  
           Selected local areas(5)                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI..............    M      204.019   205.686   206.092   205.561   3.1  -0.1  -0.3   3.6   1.0   0.2 
 Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA.....    M      217.845   218.596   217.273   217.454   2.9  -0.5   0.1   2.9  -0.3  -0.6 
 New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island,                                                                                              
     NY-NJ-CT-PA.............................    M      225.780   227.146   228.258   228.628   2.5   0.7   0.2   2.5   1.1   0.5 
                                                                                                                                  
 Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT.........    1            -   226.247         -   226.929   0.8   0.3     -     -     -     - 
 Cleveland-Akron, OH.........................    1            -   196.216         -   197.010   2.0   0.4     -     -     -     - 
 Dallas-Fort Worth, TX.......................    1            -   192.779         -   194.286   1.3   0.8     -     -     -     - 
 Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV (6).......    1            -   132.982         -   134.442   2.9   1.1     -     -     -     - 
                                                                                                                                  
 Atlanta, GA.................................    2      199.039         -   202.200         -     -     -     -   3.2   1.6     - 
 Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI.................    2      200.418         -   201.585         -     -     -     -   2.4   0.6     - 
 Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX..............    2      184.140         -   184.529         -     -     -     -   1.2   0.2     - 
 Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL...................    2      210.904         -   212.820         -     -     -     -   4.4   0.9     - 
 Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City,                                                                                           
     PA-NJ-DE-MD.............................    2      215.270         -   217.255         -     -     -     -   1.6   0.9     - 
 San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA..........    2      215.842         -   216.123         -     -     -     -   3.4   0.1     - 
 Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA................    2      215.767         -   215.510         -     -     -     -   3.5  -0.1     - 

   1 Areas on pricing schedule 2 (see Table 10) will appear next month. 
   2 Regions defined as the four Census regions.  See 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; Phoenix-Mesa, AZ; 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                          
                                                             Unadjusted indexes   percent change   Seasonally adjusted  
                                                 Relative                          to July 2007    percent change from- 
                     CPI-W                     importance,                            from-                             
                                                 December                                                               
                                                   2006       June       July                      Apr.    May     June 
                                                              2007       2007      July    June     to      to      to  
                                                                                   2006    2007    May     June    July 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                        
             Expenditure category                                                                                       
                                                                                                                        
 All items....................................    100.000    203.906    203.700     2.3    -0.1     0.8     0.1     0.1 
 All items (1967=100).........................          -    607.374    606.759       -       -       -       -       - 
                                                                                                                        
  Food and beverages..........................     16.475    202.185    202.823     4.2     0.3     0.4     0.5     0.2 
   Food.......................................     15.457    201.722    202.409     4.3     0.3     0.4     0.5     0.3 
    Food at home..............................      9.244    200.059    200.569     4.7     0.3     0.5     0.6     0.1 
     Cereals and bakery products..............      1.285    223.009    223.663     4.1     0.3     0.0     0.7     0.1 
     Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs...........      2.623    196.660    196.323     6.3    -0.2     1.3     0.4    -0.3 
     Dairy and related products...............       .928    191.235    198.027     9.8     3.6     0.6     3.2     2.9 
     Fruits and vegetables....................      1.332    256.565    252.703     2.3    -1.5    -0.5    -1.0    -1.2 
     Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage                                                                                
         materials............................      1.082    152.501    152.829     5.0     0.2     0.9     0.3     0.1 
     Other food at home.......................      1.993    173.049    173.727     2.0     0.4     0.0     0.7     0.3 
      Sugar and sweets........................       .337    175.073    176.736     2.5     0.9    -0.3     0.5     0.6 
      Fats and oils...........................       .283    172.222    174.109     3.7     1.1     0.8     0.6     1.0 
      Other foods (1).........................      1.373    189.456    189.667     1.4     0.1    -0.1     0.7     0.1 
       Other miscellaneous foods (1) (2)......       .368    116.366    115.355     0.1    -0.9    -0.3     1.2    -0.9 
    Food away from home (1)...................      6.213    205.691    206.657     3.6     0.5     0.3     0.3     0.5 
     Other food away from home (2)............       .279    143.018    144.439     6.0     1.0     0.1    -0.1     1.0 
   Alcoholic beverages (1)....................      1.018    207.767    207.647     3.4    -0.1     0.1     0.5    -0.1 
                                                                                                                        
  Housing.....................................     40.463    205.711    206.183     3.2     0.2     0.2     0.2     0.2 
   Shelter....................................     30.570    233.040    233.848     3.6     0.3     0.2     0.3     0.2 
    Rent of primary residence (3).............      8.021    233.188    233.855     4.3     0.3     0.3     0.2     0.3 
    Lodging away from home (2)................      1.430    148.948    153.107     7.4     2.8     2.0     2.5     0.2 
    Owners' equivalent rent of primary                                                                                  
        residence (3) (4).....................     20.776    222.671    223.093     3.0     0.2     0.1     0.2     0.2 
    Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)..       .342    117.503    116.912     0.2    -0.5    -0.9     0.6    -0.5 
   Fuels and utilities........................      5.779    204.396    204.272     3.8    -0.1    -0.1    -0.1     0.0 
    Household energy..........................      4.842    185.178    184.725     3.6    -0.2    -0.1    -0.2    -0.2 
     Fuel oil and other fuels.................       .346    241.249    245.633     1.8     1.8     1.9     2.0     3.7 
     Gas (piped) and electricity (3)..........      4.496    191.771    191.010     3.8    -0.4    -0.3    -0.3    -0.5 
    Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                
        services (2)..........................       .937    143.086    144.432     5.1     0.9     0.2     0.2     0.9 
   Household furnishings and operations.......      4.114    122.826    122.550    -0.1    -0.2    -0.1     0.1     0.1 
    Household operations (1) (2)..............       .368    142.941    143.175     2.8     0.2     0.2     0.1     0.2 
                                                                                                                        
  Apparel.....................................      4.041    116.389    113.157     0.0    -2.8    -0.3    -0.9     0.8 
   Men's and boys' apparel....................       .954    110.739    109.580    -0.7    -1.0    -0.6     0.0     1.6 
   Women's and girls' apparel.................      1.680    107.422    101.709     0.4    -5.3    -0.5    -2.1     0.5 
   Infants' and toddlers' apparel.............       .235    113.427    110.906    -4.3    -2.2    -1.0     0.6    -0.6 
   Footwear...................................       .954    120.367    119.278     0.1    -0.9     0.2    -0.5     1.3 
                                                                                                                        
  Transportation..............................     19.515    189.205    187.606    -0.7    -0.8     3.1    -0.2    -0.3 
   Private transportation.....................     18.793    186.374    184.684    -0.8    -0.9     3.3    -0.2    -0.3 
    New and used motor vehicles (2)...........      8.626     92.917     93.042    -2.0     0.1    -0.1     0.1     0.3 
     New vehicles.............................      5.210    137.060    136.663    -0.9    -0.3    -0.2     0.0     0.1 
     Used cars and trucks (1).................      2.675    135.917    136.880    -4.3     0.7     0.1     0.4     0.7 
    Motor fuel................................      5.441    261.679    253.893    -0.9    -3.0    10.5    -1.1    -1.5 
     Gasoline (all types).....................      5.388    260.799    252.957    -0.9    -3.0    10.6    -1.1    -1.6 
    Motor vehicle parts and equipment (1).....       .444    120.666    121.350     3.3     0.6     0.3     0.0     0.6 
    Motor vehicle maintenance and repair......      1.145    225.172    226.090     3.2     0.4     0.2     0.3     0.4 
   Public transportation......................       .723    231.549    233.390    -0.3     0.8    -0.6     0.8    -0.2 
                                                                                                                        
  Medical care................................      5.228    349.145    351.346     4.4     0.6     0.3     0.2     0.7 
   Medical care commodities...................      1.135    280.862    282.662     0.8     0.6     0.0    -0.2     0.6 
   Medical care services......................      4.094    368.384    370.696     5.4     0.6     0.4     0.3     0.7 
    Professional services.....................      2.338    302.346    303.481     3.9     0.4     0.2     0.3     0.4 
    Hospital and related services (3).........      1.378    489.292    493.563     6.2     0.9     0.5     0.3     0.9 
                                                                                                                        
  Recreation (2)..............................      5.022    108.681    108.403    -0.3    -0.3     0.2    -0.1    -0.1 
   Video and audio (2)........................      1.867    103.001    102.358    -1.9    -0.6     0.6     0.2    -0.5 
                                                                                                                        
  Education and communication (2).............      5.605    115.746    115.980     2.2     0.2     0.6     0.0     0.3 
   Education (2)..............................      2.329    166.758    167.527     5.8     0.5     0.4     0.1     0.6 
    Educational books and supplies............       .208    418.705    421.529     8.8     0.7     0.3     0.2     1.1 
    Tuition, other school fees, and childcare       2.121    470.329    472.395     5.4     0.4     0.4     0.1     0.6 
   Communication (2)..........................      3.276     85.999     86.015    -0.2     0.0     0.7    -0.2     0.0 
    Information and information processing (1)                                                                          
        (2)...................................      3.124     84.095     84.111    -0.5     0.0     0.6    -0.2     0.0 
     Telephone services (1) (2)...............      2.633     98.603     98.721     3.2     0.1     0.9     0.0     0.1 
     Information technology, hardware and                                                                               
         services (1) (5).....................       .492     11.062     11.001   -17.3    -0.6    -0.7    -1.6    -0.6 
      Personal computers and peripheral                                                                                 
          equipment (1) (2)...................       .178      9.583      9.495    -8.7    -0.9    -1.9    -2.6    -0.9 
                                                                                                                        
  Other goods and services....................      3.652    343.939    344.221     4.1     0.1     0.3     0.3     0.1 
   Tobacco and smoking products (1)...........      1.139    553.538    555.366     6.1     0.3     0.4     0.5     0.3 
   Personal care..............................      2.513    193.858    193.792     3.1     0.0     0.3     0.2     0.0 
    Personal care products (1)................       .771    158.739    158.445     2.2    -0.2     0.0     0.1    -0.2 
    Personal care services (1)................       .618    216.174    217.040     3.5     0.4     0.4    -0.1     0.4 
    Miscellaneous personal services...........       .962    326.572    326.135     3.9    -0.1     0.4     0.4    -0.2 
                                                                                                                        
          Commodity and service group                                                                                   
                                                                                                                        
 Commodities..................................     44.175    171.216    170.252     1.0    -0.6     1.6     0.0     0.0 
  Food and beverages..........................     16.475    202.185    202.823     4.2     0.3     0.4     0.5     0.2 
  Commodities less food and beverages.........     27.700    153.367    151.724    -0.7    -1.1     2.3    -0.3    -0.1 
   Nondurables less food and beverages........     15.699    195.053    191.603     0.3    -1.8     3.3    -0.5    -0.5 
    Apparel...................................      4.041    116.389    113.157     0.0    -2.8    -0.3    -0.9     0.8 
    Nondurables less food, beverages, and                                                                               
        apparel...............................     11.658    248.347    244.695     0.4    -1.5     5.6    -1.0    -0.5 
   Durables...................................     12.001    112.485    112.425    -2.1    -0.1    -0.2     0.0     0.1 
 Services.....................................     55.825    242.241    242.901     3.3     0.3     0.2     0.2     0.2 
  Rent of shelter (4).........................     30.227    224.655    225.455     3.6     0.4     0.2     0.3     0.2 
  Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)....       .342    117.503    116.912     0.2    -0.5    -0.9     0.6    -0.5 
  Gas (piped) and electricity (3).............      4.496    191.771    191.010     3.8    -0.4    -0.3    -0.3    -0.5 
  Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                  
      services (2)............................       .937    143.086    144.432     5.1     0.9     0.2     0.2     0.9 
  Household operations (1) (2)................       .368    142.941    143.175     2.8     0.2     0.2     0.1     0.2 
  Transportation services.....................      5.600    232.623    233.737     1.0     0.5    -0.4     0.4     0.4 
  Medical care services.......................      4.094    368.384    370.696     5.4     0.6     0.4     0.3     0.7 
  Other services..............................      9.761    274.670    274.766     2.5     0.0     0.6     0.0     0.1 
                                                                                                                        
                Special indexes                                                                                         
                                                                                                                        
 All items less food..........................     84.543    204.121    203.750     1.9    -0.2     0.9     0.0     0.1 
 All items less shelter.......................     69.430    195.489    194.913     1.7    -0.3     1.1     0.0     0.1 
 All items less medical care..................     94.772    197.783    197.504     2.2    -0.1     0.8     0.1     0.1 
 Commodities less food........................     28.718    155.339    153.730    -0.6    -1.0     2.2    -0.3    -0.1 
 Nondurables less food........................     16.717    195.988    192.714     0.4    -1.7     3.2    -0.4    -0.5 
 Nondurables less food and apparel............     12.676    243.806    240.471     0.6    -1.4     5.2    -0.5    -0.8 
 Nondurables..................................     32.174    199.476    198.000     2.2    -0.7     1.9    -0.1    -0.2 
 Services less rent of shelter (4)............     25.598    231.965    232.367     2.9     0.2     0.4     0.4     0.1 
 Services less medical care services..........     51.732    232.848    233.415     3.1     0.2     0.3     0.4     0.1 
 Energy.......................................     10.282    221.832    217.795     1.0    -1.8     5.8    -0.7    -1.0 
 All items less energy........................     89.718    202.582    202.849     2.4     0.1     0.2     0.2     0.3 
  All items less food and energy..............     74.261    203.132    203.310     2.1     0.1     0.1     0.2     0.3 
   Commodities less food and energy                                                                                     
       commodities............................     22.932    140.019    139.352    -0.5    -0.5    -0.1    -0.1     0.3 
    Energy commodities........................      5.786    261.460    254.282    -0.7    -2.7    10.0    -0.9    -1.3 
   Services less energy services..............     51.329    247.606    248.434     3.3     0.3     0.2     0.3     0.3 
 Purchasing power of the consumer dollar                                                                                
     (1982-84=$1.00)..........................          -     $ .490     $ .491       -       -       -       -       - 
 Purchasing power of the consumer dollar                                                                                
     (1967=$1.00).............................          -     $ .165     $ .165       -       -       -       -       - 

   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 were calculated
 using a geometric means estimator.
   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--    
                                               Apr.      May       June      July                                                  
                                               2007      2007      2007      2007                                                  
                                                                                      Oct.    Jan.    Apr.    July    Jan.    July 
                                                                                      2006    2007    2007    2007    2007    2007 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                   
            Expenditure category                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                   
 All items.................................  201.449   203.070   203.289   203.547    -4.2     2.7     6.7     4.2    -0.8     5.4 
                                                                                                                                   
  Food and beverages.......................  200.788   201.521   202.484   202.990     3.7     2.2     6.4     4.5     3.0     5.4 
   Food....................................  200.328   201.088   202.040   202.586     4.0     2.1     6.4     4.6     3.1     5.5 
    Food at home...........................  198.516   199.429   200.582   200.860     4.7     0.8     8.6     4.8     2.7     6.7 
     Cereals and bakery products...........  220.802   220.710   222.309   222.475     2.5     3.2     7.6     3.1     2.8     5.3 
     Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs........  193.636   196.102   196.937   196.383     6.4     3.3    10.1     5.8     4.9     7.9 
     Dairy and related products............  185.923   187.105   193.100   198.664    -0.9     3.1     9.1    30.4     1.1    19.3 
     Fruits and vegetables.................  262.893   261.575   258.830   255.779    18.3   -11.3    16.5   -10.4     2.4     2.2 
     Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage                                                                                           
         materials.........................  151.119   152.510   152.979   153.081     5.3     5.2     4.2     5.3     5.3     4.7 
     Other food at home....................  171.861   171.900   173.083   173.641    -2.1     1.3     4.4     4.2    -0.4     4.3 
      Sugar and sweets.....................  174.315   173.743   174.680   175.813     0.7     4.5     1.2     3.5     2.6     2.3 
      Fats and oils........................  170.483   171.928   172.917   174.579     1.9     0.0     3.1    10.0     0.9     6.5 
      Other foods (1)......................  188.165   188.049   189.456   189.667    -3.6     0.8     5.5     3.2    -1.4     4.3 
       Other miscellaneous foods (1) (2)...  115.432   115.035   116.366   115.355    -4.8     3.4     2.4    -0.3    -0.8     1.0 
    Food away from home (1)................  204.519   205.046   205.691   206.657     2.8     4.3     3.2     4.2     3.5     3.7 
     Other food away from home (2).........  142.978   143.120   143.004   144.409     3.0    10.5     6.4     4.1     6.7     5.2 
   Alcoholic beverages (1).................  206.342   206.636   207.767   207.647     2.0     2.0     7.1     2.6     2.0     4.8 
                                                                                                                                   
  Housing..................................  203.924   204.238   204.709   205.060     2.2     4.5     3.8     2.2     3.4     3.0 
   Shelter.................................  231.576   232.091   232.821   233.328     4.0     4.1     3.1     3.1     4.0     3.1 
    Rent of primary residence (3)..........  232.171   232.806   233.368   234.070     4.7     4.7     4.4     3.3     4.7     3.8 
    Lodging away from home (2).............  138.971   141.776   145.318   145.591     1.5     9.6    -0.8    20.5     5.4     9.3 
    Owners' equivalent rent of primary                                                                                             
        residence (3) (4)..................  222.148   222.344   222.727   223.171     3.9     3.4     3.0     1.9     3.7     2.4 
    Tenants' and household insurance (1)                                                                                           
        (2)................................  117.945   116.828   117.503   116.912    -0.3     4.0     0.7    -3.5     1.8    -1.4 
   Fuels and utilities.....................  199.188   199.088   198.891   198.917    -5.1    11.8    10.3    -0.5     3.0     4.7 
    Household energy.......................  179.743   179.556   179.274   178.981    -6.8    12.9    11.5    -1.7     2.6     4.7 
     Fuel oil and other fuels..............  235.366   239.903   244.615   253.612   -30.6    -8.0    24.8    34.8   -20.1    29.7 
     Gas (piped) and electricity (3).......  186.072   185.598   185.008   184.154    -4.4    14.6    10.6    -4.1     4.6     3.0 
    Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                           
        services (2).......................  142.451   142.786   143.086   144.432     4.7     5.7     4.3     5.7     5.2     5.0 
   Household furnishings and operations....  122.617   122.542   122.643   122.706     0.0    -1.0     0.1     0.3    -0.5     0.2 
    Household operations (1) (2)...........  142.471   142.780   142.941   143.175     3.8     3.3     2.1     2.0     3.5     2.1 
                                                                                                                                   
  Apparel..................................  118.646   118.255   117.216   118.157     4.5    -0.2    -2.7    -1.6     2.1    -2.2 
   Men's and boys' apparel.................  112.055   111.391   111.352   113.122     1.8    -8.5     0.6     3.9    -3.5     2.2 
   Women's and girls' apparel..............  111.258   110.729   108.380   108.877     8.0     7.8    -4.7    -8.3     7.9    -6.5 
   Infants' and toddlers' apparel..........  115.362   114.205   114.892   114.249     1.0    -8.3    -6.0    -3.8    -3.7    -4.9 
   Footwear................................  121.393   121.623   120.984   122.575     2.0    -2.4    -2.8     4.0    -0.2     0.5 
                                                                                                                                   
  Transportation...........................  182.297   187.996   187.605   187.060   -26.7     0.0    19.3    10.9   -14.4    15.0 
   Private transportation..................  179.472   185.340   184.886   184.340   -27.6     0.1    20.1    11.3   -14.9    15.6 
    New and used motor vehicles (2)........   93.122    93.015    93.140    93.427    -3.7    -4.8    -0.6     1.3    -4.2     0.4 
     New vehicles..........................  137.725   137.497   137.508   137.606    -1.7    -2.3     0.6    -0.3    -2.0     0.1 
     Used cars and trucks (1)..............  135.192   135.320   135.917   136.880    -7.9   -11.0    -2.5     5.1    -9.5     1.2 
    Motor fuel.............................  233.190   257.662   254.852   250.930   -63.5     8.0    82.6    34.1   -37.2    56.5 
     Gasoline (all types)..................  232.197   256.779   253.987   249.916   -63.7     8.0    83.1    34.2   -37.4    56.7 
    Motor vehicle parts and equipment (1)..  120.367   120.709   120.666   121.350     3.8     2.9     3.1     3.3     3.4     3.2 
    Motor vehicle maintenance and repair...  224.295   224.729   225.350   226.248     2.8     1.3     5.1     3.5     2.1     4.3 
   Public transportation...................  226.292   224.919   226.686   226.344    -2.1     0.0     0.8     0.1    -1.0     0.5 
                                                                                                                                   
  Medical care.............................  347.186   348.209   348.922   351.204     3.9     4.8     4.2     4.7     4.3     4.5 
   Medical care commodities................  281.058   281.075   280.455   282.230     1.4     1.2    -1.0     1.7     1.3     0.3 
   Medical care services...................  365.689   367.054   368.229   370.659     4.6     5.8     5.7     5.5     5.2     5.6 
    Professional services..................  300.604   301.184   301.939   303.150     3.2     5.3     3.6     3.4     4.2     3.5 
    Hospital and related services (3)......  486.111   488.533   489.841   494.151     5.8     4.3     7.8     6.8     5.1     7.3 
                                                                                                                                   
  Recreation (2)...........................  108.379   108.634   108.505   108.354    -0.7    -0.2    -0.3    -0.1    -0.4    -0.2 
   Video and audio (2).....................  102.106   102.693   102.875   102.335    -2.7    -3.3    -2.4     0.9    -3.0    -0.8 
                                                                                                                                   
  Education and communication (2)..........  115.644   116.328   116.283   116.590     2.5    -1.0     4.0     3.3     0.7     3.7 
   Education (2)...........................  167.711   168.397   168.623   169.643     7.2     4.9     6.4     4.7     6.0     5.5 
    Educational books and supplies.........  417.479   418.662   419.674   424.475     9.2     9.7     9.3     6.9     9.4     8.1 
    Tuition, other school fees, and                                                                                                
        childcare..........................  473.429   475.426   476.013   478.632     6.9     4.4     6.1     4.5     5.6     5.3 
   Communication (2).......................   85.521    86.139    85.998    86.016    -0.5    -4.9     2.3     2.3    -2.7     2.3 
    Information and information processing                                                                                         
        (1) (2)............................   83.760    84.304    84.095    84.111    -0.5    -5.3     2.4     1.7    -2.9     2.1 
     Telephone services (1) (2)............   97.738    98.610    98.603    98.721     5.1     0.6     2.9     4.1     2.8     3.5 
     Information technology, hardware and                                                                                          
         services (1) (5)..................   11.322    11.243    11.062    11.001   -24.4   -30.5     0.0   -10.9   -27.5    -5.6 
      Personal computers and peripheral                                                                                            
          equipment (1) (2)................   10.036     9.843     9.583     9.495    -7.5    -4.6    -1.8   -19.9    -6.0   -11.3 
                                                                                                                                   
  Other goods and services.................  341.796   342.916   343.960   344.296     2.8     7.3     3.2     3.0     5.0     3.1 
   Tobacco and smoking products (1)........  548.812   550.888   553.538   555.366    -0.5    17.8     3.2     4.9     8.3     4.0 
   Personal care...........................  192.859   193.446   193.875   193.854     4.3     2.9     3.2     2.1     3.6     2.6 
    Personal care products (1).............  158.578   158.566   158.739   158.445     3.9     2.6     2.8    -0.3     3.3     1.2 
    Personal care services (1).............  215.658   216.489   216.174   217.040     4.3     4.5     2.6     2.6     4.4     2.6 
    Miscellaneous personal services........  323.928   325.230   326.471   325.826     6.0     2.4     4.9     2.4     4.2     3.6 
                                                                                                                                   
        Commodity and service group                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                   
 Commodities...............................  168.201   170.823   170.779   170.814   -12.2     1.0    10.6     6.4    -5.8     8.5 
  Food and beverages.......................  200.788   201.521   202.484   202.990     3.7     2.2     6.4     4.5     3.0     5.4 
  Commodities less food and beverages......  149.718   153.103   152.618   152.445   -20.2     0.2    13.2     7.5   -10.6    10.3 
   Nondurables less food and beverages.....  187.019   193.212   192.248   191.368   -32.1    14.1    18.8     9.6   -12.0    14.1 
    Apparel................................  118.646   118.255   117.216   118.157     4.5    -0.2    -2.7    -1.6     2.1    -2.2 
    Nondurables less food, beverages, and                                                                                          
        apparel............................  234.256   247.338   244.925   243.756   -39.3     3.7    37.4    17.2   -20.7    26.9 
   Durables................................  112.746   112.470   112.454   112.574    -3.4    -3.1    -1.2    -0.6    -3.3    -0.9 
 Services..................................  240.432   240.902   241.430   241.916     2.9     4.1     3.7     2.5     3.5     3.1 
  Rent of shelter (4)......................  223.171   223.723   224.459   224.974     4.1     4.2     2.9     3.3     4.2     3.1 
  Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)   117.945   116.828   117.503   116.912    -0.3     4.0     0.7    -3.5     1.8    -1.4 
  Gas (piped) and electricity (3)..........  186.072   185.598   185.008   184.154    -4.4    14.6    10.6    -4.1     4.6     3.0 
  Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                             
      services (2).........................  142.451   142.786   143.086   144.432     4.7     5.7     4.3     5.7     5.2     5.0 
  Household operations (1) (2).............  142.471   142.780   142.941   143.175     3.8     3.3     2.1     2.0     3.5     2.1 
  Transportation services..................  232.280   231.324   232.207   233.079     2.3     0.5     0.0     1.4     1.4     0.7 
  Medical care services....................  365.689   367.054   368.229   370.659     4.6     5.8     5.7     5.5     5.2     5.6 
  Other services...........................  273.512   275.131   275.263   275.533     3.0     0.7     3.4     3.0     1.8     3.2 
                                                                                                                                   
              Special indexes                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                   
 All items less food.......................  201.471   203.249   203.332   203.538    -5.5     2.7     6.7     4.2    -1.5     5.4 
 All items less shelter....................  192.646   194.686   194.721   194.892    -7.5     2.1     8.3     4.7    -2.8     6.5 
 All items less medical care...............  195.330   196.957   197.159   197.352    -4.7     2.6     6.8     4.2    -1.1     5.5 
 Commodities less food.....................  151.734   155.051   154.607   154.434   -19.5     0.2    13.0     7.3   -10.2    10.1 
 Nondurables less food.....................  188.232   194.216   193.378   192.421   -30.4    13.5    17.9     9.2   -11.1    13.5 
 Nondurables less food and apparel.........  230.802   242.814   241.567   239.642   -36.9     3.3    35.0    16.2   -19.3    25.3 
 Nondurables...............................  194.614   198.318   198.136   197.686   -15.5     8.0    12.2     6.5    -4.5     9.3 
 Services less rent of shelter (4).........  229.610   230.420   231.283   231.603     0.4     3.1     4.6     3.5     1.7     4.0 
 Services less medical care services.......  230.911   231.538   232.397   232.694     2.3     3.3     3.6     3.1     2.8     3.4 
 Energy....................................  205.146   217.017   215.500   213.434   -44.7    10.2    45.6    17.2   -21.9    30.6 
 All items less energy.....................  201.876   202.235   202.670   203.217     2.4     1.8     2.7     2.7     2.1     2.7 
  All items less food and energy...........  202.572   202.846   203.171   203.719     2.2     1.8     2.0     2.3     2.0     2.1 
   Commodities less food and energy                                                                                                
       commodities.........................  140.479   140.348   140.228   140.638    -0.6    -1.4    -0.4     0.5    -1.0     0.0 
    Energy commodities.....................  234.055   257.569   255.141   251.878   -62.2     7.0    78.8    34.1   -36.4    54.9 
   Services less energy services...........  246.269   246.851   247.513   248.158     3.5     3.2     3.1     3.1     3.4     3.1 

   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 were calculated using a
 geometric means estimator.
   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                                      
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                       Indexes                 Percent change to Percent change to
                    CPI-W                      Pricing                                          July 2007 from--   June 2007 from-- 
                                              schedule                                                                            
                                                 (1)      Apr.      May       June      July                                      
                                                          2007      2007      2007      2007    July  May   June  June  Apr.  May 
                                                                                                2006  2007  2007  2006  2007  2007
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                  
 U.S. city average...........................    M      202.130   203.661   203.906   203.700   2.3   0.0  -0.1   2.7   0.9   0.1 
                                                                                                                                  
           Region and area size(2)                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
 Northeast urban.............................    M      215.802   217.008   217.794   217.879   2.1   0.4   0.0   2.3   0.9   0.4 
   Size A - More than 1,500,000..............    M      216.766   217.739   218.624   218.523   2.0   0.4   0.0   2.2   0.9   0.4 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3)........    M      129.856   130.881   131.234   131.521   2.3   0.5   0.2   2.4   1.1   0.3 
                                                                                                                                  
 Midwest urban...............................    M      192.379   194.553   194.538   194.219   2.2  -0.2  -0.2   2.7   1.1   0.0 
   Size A - More than 1,500,000..............    M      193.403   195.325   195.105   194.725   2.1  -0.3  -0.2   2.6   0.9  -0.1 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3)........    M      125.159   126.897   126.995   126.738   2.4  -0.1  -0.2   2.7   1.5   0.1 
   Size D -  Nonmetropolitan  (less than                                                                                          
       50,000)...............................    M      189.901   191.801   192.455   192.804   2.2   0.5   0.2   2.6   1.3   0.3 
                                                                                                                                  
 South urban.................................    M      196.730   198.175   198.838   198.673   2.3   0.3  -0.1   2.8   1.1   0.3 
   Size A - More than 1,500,000..............    M      199.837   201.167   202.215   201.867   2.4   0.3  -0.2   3.0   1.2   0.5 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3)........    M      125.598   126.639   126.930   126.878   2.2   0.2   0.0   2.6   1.1   0.2 
   Size D -  Nonmetropolitan  (less than                                                                                          
       50,000)...............................    M      200.520   201.358   201.709   201.809   1.9   0.2   0.0   2.4   0.6   0.2 
                                                                                                                                  
 West urban..................................    M      206.521   207.795   207.311   206.927   2.6  -0.4  -0.2   2.9   0.4  -0.2 
   Size A - More than 1,500,000..............    M      208.393   209.674   208.726   208.388   2.5  -0.6  -0.2   2.8   0.2  -0.5 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3)........    M      128.376   128.962   129.097   128.840   2.7  -0.1  -0.2   2.9   0.6   0.1 
                                                                                                                                  
                 Size classes                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                  
   A (4).....................................    M      187.531   188.791   188.909   188.642   2.2  -0.1  -0.1   2.7   0.7   0.1 
   B/C (3)...................................    M      126.624   127.710   127.942   127.866   2.3   0.1  -0.1   2.7   1.0   0.2 
   D.........................................    M      197.059   198.771   199.237   199.207   2.3   0.2   0.0   2.6   1.1   0.2 
                                                                                                                                  
           Selected local areas(5)                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI..............    M      197.067   199.109   199.279   198.700   3.1  -0.2  -0.3   3.6   1.1   0.1 
 Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA.....    M      210.195   211.145   209.614   209.444   2.4  -0.8  -0.1   2.7  -0.3  -0.7 
 New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island,                                                                                              
     NY-NJ-CT-PA.............................    M      219.791   221.396   222.322   222.237   2.5   0.4   0.0   2.6   1.2   0.4 
                                                                                                                                  
 Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT.........    1            -   225.395         -   226.465   1.1   0.5     -     -     -     - 
 Cleveland-Akron, OH.........................    1            -   186.889         -   187.344   1.7   0.2     -     -     -     - 
 Dallas-Fort Worth, TX.......................    1            -   195.216         -   196.198   1.2   0.5     -     -     -     - 
 Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV (6).......    1            -   132.330         -   133.766   3.1   1.1     -     -     -     - 
                                                                                                                                  
 Atlanta, GA.................................    2      197.856         -   200.943         -     -     -     -   3.4   1.6     - 
 Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI.................    2      195.417         -   196.701         -     -     -     -   2.4   0.7     - 
 Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX..............    2      182.774         -   183.380         -     -     -     -   1.1   0.3     - 
 Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL...................    2      208.921         -   210.938         -     -     -     -   4.2   1.0     - 
 Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City,                                                                                           
     PA-NJ-DE-MD.............................    2      214.668         -   216.511         -     -     -     -   1.6   0.9     - 
 San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA..........    2      211.189         -   211.422         -     -     -     -   3.0   0.1     - 
 Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA................    2      210.388         -   210.550         -     -     -     -   3.3   0.1     - 

   1 Areas on pricing schedule 2 (see Table 10) will appear next month. 
   2 Regions defined as the four Census regions.  See 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; Phoenix-Mesa, AZ; 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 7. Chained Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-U): U.S. city average, by
 expenditure category and commodity and service group

 (December 1999=100, unless otherwise noted)
                                                                                                  
                                                                                                  
                                                                                    Unadjusted    
                                                 Relative       Unadjusted      percent change to 
                                               importance,       indexes         July 2007 from-  
                    C-CPI-U                     December                                          
                                                2003-2004                                         
                                                              June      July      July      June  
                                                              2007      2007      2006      2007  
                                                                                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                  
             Expenditure category                                                                 
                                                                                                  
 All items....................................    100.000   120.221   120.148       2.1      -0.1 
                                                                                                  
  Food and beverages..........................     15.072   119.518   119.858       4.0       0.3 
   Food.......................................     13.943   119.525   119.883       4.1       0.3 
    Food at home..............................      8.029   116.642   116.835       4.3       0.2 
    Food away from home.......................      5.914   123.404   123.998       3.6       0.5 
   Alcoholic beverages........................      1.130   119.690   119.814       3.0       0.1 
                                                                                                  
  Housing.....................................     42.173   125.839   126.141       3.1       0.2 
   Shelter....................................     32.495   127.298   127.787       3.6       0.4 
   Fuels and utilities........................      4.702   155.348   155.227       4.0      -0.1 
   Household furnishings and operations.......      4.977    96.314    95.931      -0.7      -0.4 
                                                                                                  
  Apparel.....................................      4.076    88.075    85.132      -0.8      -3.3 
                                                                                                  
  Transportation..............................     17.095   122.385   121.878      -0.8      -0.4 
   Private transportation.....................     15.988   123.099   122.465      -0.8      -0.5 
   Public transportation......................      1.107   114.763   115.966      -0.8       1.0 
                                                                                                  
  Medical care................................      6.055   136.168   136.965       4.1       0.6 
   Medical care commodities...................      1.458   121.996   122.728       0.9       0.6 
   Medical care services......................      4.597   141.118   141.939       5.1       0.6 
                                                                                                  
  Recreation..................................      5.863   105.312   104.985      -1.0      -0.3 
                                                                                                  
  Education and communication.................      6.190   104.780   104.669       1.0      -0.1 
   Education..................................      2.751   156.766   156.637       5.1      -0.1 
   Communication..............................      3.439    74.708    74.615      -2.0      -0.1 
                                                                                                  
  Other goods and services....................      3.475   123.973   123.745       3.9      -0.2 
                                                                                                  
          Commodity and service group                                                             
                                                                                                  
 Services.....................................     58.763   128.673   129.028       3.1       0.3 
 Commodities..................................     41.237   109.766   109.173       0.6      -0.5 
  Durables....................................     12.340    84.914    84.722      -2.5      -0.2 
 Nondurables..................................     28.897   122.743   121.916       2.0      -0.7 
  All items less food and energy..............     78.707   115.047   115.068       1.8       0.0 
 Energy.......................................      7.351   188.863   185.867       1.4      -1.6 

 Indexes for 2007 are initial estimates.  Indexes for 2006 are interim adjustments.
 NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.