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                    CONSUMER PRICE INDEX:  OCTOBER 2002
 
      The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased
 0.2 percent in October, before seasonal adjustment, the Bureau of Labor
 Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today.  The October
 level of 181.3 (1982-84=100) was 2.0 percent higher than its level in
 October 2001.
      
      The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers
 (CPI-W) also rose 0.2 percent in October, prior to seasonal adjustment.
 The October level of 177.3 was 1.9 percent higher than the index in
 October 2001.
      
 CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U)
      
      On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI-U rose 0.3 percent in
 October, following an increase of 0.2 percent in September.  The index for
 food rose 0.1 percent in October.  The index for food at home declined 0.1
 percent, reflecting decreases in the indexes for fruits and vegetables and
 for meats, poultry, fish, and eggs.  Energy costs advanced for the fourth
 consecutive month--up 1.9 percent in October--and accounted for about half
 of the overall October advance.  Within energy, the index for petroleum-
 based energy rose 3.3 percent and the index for energy services increased
 0.4 percent.  Excluding food and energy, the CPI-U rose 0.2 percent after
 increasing 0.1 percent in September.  Larger increases in the indexes for
 shelter, for medical care, and for recreation more than offset a sharp
 drop in cigarette prices.

 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                      2002                3-mos. ended  ended
                    Apr.   May June July Aug. Sep. Oct.  Oct. '02   Oct. '02
 All Items            .5    .0   .1   .1   .3   .2   .3    3.1       2.0
  Food and beverages  .1   -.2   .1   .2  -.1   .2   .1     .9       1.0
  Housing             .3    .3   .1   .1   .3   .1   .3    2.9       2.7
  Apparel            -.6   -.6  -.9 -1.0  1.1   .1   .0    4.7      -2.1
  Transportation     1.7   -.4   .1   .3   .4   .3   .6    5.1       1.7
  Medical care        .5    .5   .2   .7   .2   .3   .6    4.7       4.8
  Recreation          .3   -.1  -.3   .1   .1   .0   .3    1.5       1.0
  Education and                                                         
    communication    -.2    .6   .3   .7   .7  -.2   .0    2.2       2.1
  Other goods and                                                     
    services         1.5   -.5  1.0   .0   .5   .4  -.5    1.2       3.4
  Special Indexes                                                       
    Energy           4.5   -.7   .0   .4   .6   .7  1.9   13.4       3.0
    Food              .1   -.2   .0   .2  -.1   .2   .1     .9        .9
    All Items less                                                       
      food and energy .3    .2   .1   .2   .3   .1   .2    2.3       2.2


 See page 3 and table 7 for the release of the Chained Consumer Price Index
 for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-U), a new supplemental index of consumer
 price change.
      
      During the first 10 months of 2002, the CPI-U rose at a 2.7 percent
 seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR).  This compares with an increase of
 1.6 percent for all of 2001.  The index for energy, which declined 13.0
 percent in 2001, increased at a 14.2 percent SAAR in the first 10 months
 of 2002.  Petroleum-based energy costs increased at a 31.8 percent annual
 rate and charges for energy services rose at a 0.3 percent annual rate.
 The food index has increased at a 1.2 percent SAAR thus far this year,
 following a 2.8 percent rise for all of 2001.  Excluding food and energy,
 the CPI-U advanced at a 2.1 percent SAAR in the first 10 months, following
 a 2.7 percent rise in all of 2001.
      
      The food and beverages index increased 0.1 percent in October.  The
 index for food at home declined 0.1 percent in October, following a 0.3
 percent increase in September.  Decreases in the indexes for fruits and
 vegetables and for meats, poultry, fish, and eggs--down 0.9 and 0.4
 percent, respectively--more than offset increases in the other major food
 at home groups. Within the fruits and vegetables group, the index for
 fresh vegetables declined 1.8 percent, the index for fresh fruits fell 0.2
 percent, and the index for processed fruits and vegetables decreased 0.4
 percent.   Each of the main groups within the index for meats, poultry,
 fish, and eggs declined in October.  The index for meats decreased 0.2
 percent, reflecting a drop in prices for lamb and mutton; the indexes for
 pork and for beef were unchanged and rose 0.1 percent, respectively.  The
 indexes for cereal and bakery products and for other food at home rose 0.4
 and 0.3 percent, respectively.  The other two major food at home groups--
 dairy products and nonalcoholic beverages--each increased 0.1 percent.
 The small advance in the index for dairy products was its first increase
 in five months, while the index for nonalcoholic beverages had registered
 a 2.2 percent increase in September.  The other two components of the food
 and beverages index, food away from home and alcoholic beverages,
 increased 0.2 and 0.4 percent, respectively.
      
      The index for housing rose 0.3 percent in October, following a 0.1
 percent rise in September.  Shelter costs, which increased 0.1 percent in
 September, advanced 0.2 percent in October.  Within shelter, the indexes
 for rent and owners' equivalent rent each increased 0.3 percent, while the
 index for lodging away from home was unchanged.  (Prior to seasonal
 adjustment, the index for lodging away from home declined 0.5 percent.)
 The index for fuels and utilities rose 0.4 percent in October, the same as
 in September.  The index for fuel oil increased 1.9 percent in October,
 and prices for fuel oil have risen 8.6 percent in the first 10 months of
 2002.  In October, the index for natural gas rose 2.9 percent, while the
 index for electricity declined 0.5 percent.  (Prior to seasonal
 adjustment, fuel oil prices rose 4.3 percent and charges for natural gas
 rose 3.0 percent, while charges for electricity fell 4.7 percent.)  The
 index for household furnishings and operations rose 0.3 percent in
 October.
      
      The transportation index rose 0.6 percent in October.  The index for
 gasoline increased for the fifth consecutive month--up 3.8 percent in
 October.  Gasoline prices have risen 29.9 percent thus far this year, but
 remain 15.1 percent below their peak level in May 2001.  The index for new
 vehicles increased 0.4 percent in October, following a 0.5 percent rise in
 September. During the last 12 months, however, new vehicle prices have
 declined 1.1 percent.  (As of October, about 35 percent of the new vehicle
 sample was represented by 2003 models.  The 2003 models will continue to
 be phased in, with appropriate adjustments for quality change, over the
 next several months as they replace old models at dealerships. For a
 report on quality changes for the 2003 vehicles represented in the
 Producer Price Index sample, see news release USDL-02-634, dated November
 15, 2002.)  The index for used cars and trucks declined 1.6 percent in
 October to a level 4.5 percent lower than in October 2001.  Airline fares
 declined for the second consecutive month--down 2.4 percent in October--
 and are 5.1 percent lower than a year ago.
      
      The index for apparel was unchanged in October, following a 0.1
 percent increase in September.  (Prior to seasonal adjustment, apparel
 prices rose 1.8 percent, reflecting price increases associated with the
 continued introduction of fall-winter wear.)
      
      The medical care index rose 0.6 percent in October to a level 4.8
 percent above its level a year ago.  The index for medical care
 commodities--prescription drugs, nonprescription drugs, and medical
 supplies--increased 0.3 percent.  The index for medical care services rose
 0.7 percent in October.  Charges for professional services rose 0.6
 percent and those for hospital and related services increased 0.9 percent.
      
      The index for recreation, which was unchanged in September, rose 0.3
 percent in October.  Increases in the indexes for admissions to movies,
 theaters, concerts, and sporting events and for cable television--up 1.4
 and 1.0 percent, respectively--more than offset declines in the indexes
 for pets and pet products, for photography, and for toys.
      
      The index for education and communication, which declined 0.2 percent
 in September, was unchanged in October.  The education index rose 0.3
 percent, reflecting a 0.5 percent increase in the index for college
 tuition and fees.  The index for communication costs declined 0.3 percent,
 reflecting decreases in the indexes for telephone services and for
 personal computers and peripheral equipment--down 0.2 and 1.9 percent,
 respectively.
      
      The index for other goods and services fell 0.5 percent in October,
 largely as a result of a 3.1 percent decline in the index for tobacco and
 smoking products.  Prices for cigarettes decreased 3.3 percent, reflecting
 increased discounting of some major brands.
      
 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 0.2 percent in October.

 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                      2002                3-mos. ended  ended
                    Apr.   May June July Aug. Sep. Oct.  Oct. '02   Oct. '02
 All Items            .6   -.1   .1   .2   .3   .2   .2    2.8       1.9
  Food and beverages  .0   -.2   .1   .1  -.1   .2   .1     .9        .9
  Housing             .2    .3   .1   .2   .2   .2   .3    2.8       2.6
  Apparel            -.2   -.8  -.9 -1.0  1.1   .1  -.2    4.0      -2.2
  Transportation     1.9   -.6   .2   .4   .5   .3   .5    4.8       1.7
  Medical care        .4    .5   .1   .8   .2   .3   .7    4.9       4.9
  Recreation          .3   -.2  -.3   .1   .0   .0   .3    1.2        .8
  Education and                                                         
    communication    -.4    .7   .3   .7   .7  -.2   .0    2.2       1.8
  Other goods and                                                     
    services         2.2   -.9  1.5   .0   .8   .6  -.9    1.9       4.3
  Special Indexes                                                       
    Energy           5.0  -1.3   .2   .4   .7   .7  1.9   14.2       3.3
    Food             -.1   -.2   .1   .2  -.1   .2   .1     .7        .8
    All Items less                                                       
      food and energy .3    .1   .1   .2   .3   .2   .1    2.2       2.0


 Chained Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-U)
 
      The C-CPI-U rose 0.2 percent in October on a not seasonally adjusted
 basis.  The October level of 106.2  (December 1999=100) was 1.7 percent
 higher than the index in October 2001.  Table 7 contains the most recent
 indexes for all items and the component series that are published.   Data
 will be published monthly in the CPI Detailed Report and are available on
 the CPI home page:  http://www.bls.gov/cpi/. Please note that the indexes
 for the post-2000 period are subject to revision.
      
     Consumer Price Index data for November are scheduled for release on
 Tuesday, December 17, 2002, at 8:30 A.M. (EST).

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                     NOTE ON A NEW, SUPPLEMENTAL INDEX
                          OF CONSUMER PRICE CHANGE
                                     
       The Bureau of Labor Statistics began publishing a consumer price
 index (CPI) called the Chained Consumer Price Index for All Urban
 Consumers, effective with release of July data on August 16, 2002.
 Designated the C-CPI-U, the index supplements the existing indexes already
 produced by the BLS: the CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) and the CPI
 for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W).
 
     The C-CPI-U employs a Tornqvist formula and utilizes expenditure data
 in adjacent time periods in order to reflect the effect of any
 substitution that consumers make across item categories in response to
 changes in relative prices.  The new measure, said to be a "superlative"
 index, is designed to be a closer approximation to a "cost-of-living"
 index than the CPI-U and CPI-W.  The use of expenditure data for both a
 base period and the current period in order to average price change across
 item categories distinguishes the C-CPI-U from the other CPI measures,
 which use only a single expenditure base period to compute the price
 change over time.  In 1999, the BLS introduced a geometric mean estimator
 for averaging prices within most of the index's item categories in order
 to approximate the effect of consumers' responses to changes in relative
 prices within these item categories.  The geometric mean estimator is used
 in the C-CPI-U in the same item categories in which it is now used in the
 CPI-U and CPI-W.  (See Monthly Labor Review, October 1998, pp. 3-7.)

      Expenditure data required for the calculation of the C-CPI-U are
 available only with a time lag.  Thus, the C-CPI-U is being issued first
 in preliminary form using the latest available expenditure data at this
 time and will be subject to two subsequent revisions.  Accordingly, with
 release of the July data, "final" values of the C-CPI-U have been issued
 for the 12 months of 2000, "interim" values have been issued for the 12
 months of 2001, and "initial" values have been issued for January-July 2of
 2002.  In February 2003, with release of the January 2003 index, revised
 interim indexes for the 12 months of 2002 will be published, and the index
 values for 2001 will be revised and will become final.  Then, in February
 2004, when the monthly expenditure data from calendar year 2002 become
 available, C-CPI-U indexes for the 12 months of 2002 will be issued in
 final form and values for the 12 months of 2003 will be revised and issued
 as interim. The C-CPI-U index revisions are expected to be small, but in
 principle each monthly index could be revised from its previously
 published level.
 
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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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       Calculating Index Changes
       
            Movements of the indexes from one month to another are
       usually expressed as percent changes rather than changes in index 
       points, because index point changes are affected by the level of 
       the index in relation to its base period while percent changes are 
       not.  The example below illustrates the computation of index point 
       and percent changes.
       
            Percent changes for 3-month and 6-month periods are expressed 
       as annual rates and are computed according to the standard formula 
       for compound growth rates.  These data indicate what the percent 
       change would be if the current rate were maintained for a 12-month 
       period.
       
         
                    Index Point Change
       
       CPI   					115.7
       Less previous index    			111.2
       Equals index point change  		4.5
       
       
                    Percent Change
       
       Index point difference			4.5
       Divided by the previous index		111.2
       Equals					0.040
       Results multiplied by one hundred	0.040 x 100
       Equals percent change			4.0


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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.  The updated
 seasonal data at the end of 1977 replaced data from 1967 through 1977.
 Subsequent annual updates have replaced 5 years of seasonal data, e.g.,
 data from 1997 through 2001 were replaced at the end of 2001.  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 for the last 5 years, but the
 seasonally adjusted indexes will be used before that period.  Note: 39 of
 the 73 components are seasonally adjusted for 2002.
 
      Seasonally adjusted data, including the All items index levels, are
 subject to revision for up to five years after their original release.
 For this reason, BLS advises against the use of these data in escalation
 agreements.
 
      Effective with the calculation of the seasonal factors for 1990, the
 Bureau of Labor Statistics has used an enhanced seasonal adjustment
 procedure called Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment for some CPI
 series.  Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment allows for better
 estimates of seasonally adjusted data.  Extreme values and/or sharp
 movements which might distort the seasonal pattern are estimated and
 removed from the data prior to calculation of seasonal factors.  Beginning
 with the calculation of seasonal factors for 1996, X-12-ARIMA software was
 used for Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment.
 
      For the fuel oil, natural gas, motor fuels, and educational books and
 supplies indexes, this procedure was used to offset the effects that
 extreme price volatility would otherwise have had on the estimates of
 seasonally adjusted data for those series.   For the Nonalcoholic
 beverages index, the procedure was used to offset the effects of a large
 increase in coffee prices due to adverse weather.  The procedure was used
 to account for unusual butter fat supply reductions and decreases in milk
 supply affecting the Fats and oils series.  For the Water and sewerage
 maintenance index, the procedure was used to account for a data collection
 anomaly.  It was used to offset an increase in summer demand in the
 Midwest and South for Electricity.  For New vehicles, New cars, and New
 trucks, the procedure was used to offset the effects of a model changeover
 combined with financing incentives.
 
      A description of Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment, as well
 as a list of unusual events modeled and seasonal factors for these items
 may be obtained by writing the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Division of
 Consumer Prices and Price Indexes, Washington, DC 20212 or by calling
 Daniel Chow on (202) 691-6968 or sending e-mail to Chow_Dan@BLS.GOV.  If
 you have general questions about the CPI, please call our information
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 Table 1. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity
 and service group

 (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                   Unadjusted                           
                                                 Relative   Unadjusted indexes percent change to   Seasonally adjusted  
                                               importance,                      Oct. 2002 from-    percent change from- 
                     CPI-U                       December                                                               
                                                   2001       Sep.      Oct.                                            
                                                              2002      2002     Oct.     Sep.   July to Aug. to Sep. to
                                                                                 2001     2002     Aug.    Sep.    Oct. 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                        
             Expenditure category                                                                                       
                                                                                                                        
 All items ...................................    100.000     181.0     181.3      2.0      0.2     0.3     0.2     0.3 
 All items (1967=100) ........................          -     542.1     543.2        -        -       -       -       - 
                                                                                                                        
  Food and beverages .........................     15.719     176.9     177.1      1.0      0.1    -0.1     0.2     0.1 
   Food ......................................     14.688     176.4     176.5      0.9      0.1    -0.1     0.2     0.1 
    Food at home .............................      8.468     175.2     175.1     -0.1     -0.1    -0.3     0.3    -0.1 
     Cereals and bakery products .............      1.298     198.4     198.9      1.9      0.3    -0.1     0.4     0.4 
     Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ..........      2.271     161.8     161.3     -1.3     -0.3    -0.4    -0.2    -0.4 
     Dairy and related products (1)...........       .916     166.3     166.5     -2.5      0.1    -0.2    -0.5     0.1 
     Fruits and vegetables ...................      1.204     218.4     217.4      1.8     -0.5     0.2     0.0    -0.9 
     Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage                                                                                
         materials ...........................       .967     140.2     140.5      0.4      0.2    -0.6     2.2     0.1 
     Other food at home ......................      1.811     160.8     160.9      0.0      0.1    -0.4     0.5     0.3 
      Sugar and sweets .......................       .315     159.6     159.9      2.2      0.2    -0.3    -0.3     0.4 
      Fats and oils ..........................       .265     155.3     155.9     -2.3      0.4    -0.6     1.1     0.1 
      Other foods ............................      1.232     177.0     177.0      0.0      0.0    -0.3     0.6     0.3 
       Other miscellaneous foods (1) (2)......       .289     109.7     109.8      0.8      0.1    -0.7     0.4     0.1 
    Food away from home (1)...................      6.220     179.2     179.6      2.3      0.2     0.2     0.2     0.2 
     Other food away from home (1) (2)........       .383     118.8     119.1      3.2      0.3     0.3     0.6     0.3 
   Alcoholic beverages .......................      1.031     183.9     184.7      2.2      0.4     0.3    -0.2     0.4 
                                                                                                                        
  Housing ....................................     40.873     181.5     181.4      2.7     -0.1     0.3     0.1     0.3 
   Shelter ...................................     31.522     209.2     209.7      3.6      0.2     0.4     0.1     0.2 
    Rent of primary residence (3).............      6.421     200.7     201.3      3.4      0.3     0.2     0.1     0.3 
    Lodging away from home (2) (3)............      2.702     117.6     117.0      2.2     -0.5     1.8    -0.6     0.0 
    Owners' equivalent rent of primary                                                                                  
        residence (3) (4).....................     22.046     216.2     216.8      3.7      0.3     0.3     0.2     0.3 
    Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)..       .353     110.0     110.0      2.9      0.0     0.9     0.4     0.0 
   Fuels and utilities .......................      4.511     147.2     144.4     -0.1     -1.9     0.3     0.4     0.4 
    Fuels ....................................      3.654     131.0     127.9     -0.9     -2.4     0.5     0.4     0.5 
     Fuel oil and other fuels ................       .188     115.2     119.3     -1.8      3.6     1.8     1.2     1.7 
     Gas (piped) and electricity (3)..........      3.466     138.7     134.9     -0.7     -2.7     0.4     0.4     0.4 
    Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                
        services (2)..........................       .857     113.6     113.9      3.0      0.3     0.3     0.2     0.4 
   Household furnishings and operations ......      4.840     128.1     128.0     -0.8     -0.1    -0.3    -0.2     0.3 
    Household operations (1) (2)..............       .820     119.7     119.7      2.6      0.0     0.2     0.4     0.0 
                                                                                                                        
  Apparel ....................................      4.399     124.6     126.8     -2.1      1.8     1.1     0.1     0.0 
   Men's and boys' apparel ...................      1.122     120.1     122.8     -3.7      2.2    -0.4     0.1    -0.2 
   Women's and girls' apparel ................      1.807     118.0     120.5     -1.3      2.1     2.0    -0.4     0.3 
   Infants' and toddlers' apparel (1).........       .203     126.2     127.7     -2.9      1.2     1.1     1.5     1.2 
   Footwear ..................................       .874     121.6     123.0     -1.5      1.2     0.9     0.6    -0.3 
                                                                                                                        
  Transportation .............................     17.055     154.0     154.9      1.7      0.6     0.4     0.3     0.6 
   Private transportation ....................     15.845     150.0     151.1      2.0      0.7     0.3     0.3     0.7 
    New and used motor vehicles (2)...........      8.614      98.7      98.9     -1.7      0.2     0.2     0.1    -0.2 
     New vehicles ............................      5.083     138.7     139.5     -1.1      0.6    -0.1     0.5     0.4 
     Used cars and trucks ....................      2.195     152.2     150.7     -4.5     -1.0     0.5    -0.8    -1.6 
    Motor fuel ...............................      2.564     121.7     124.5      7.1      2.3     0.8     1.0     3.4 
     Gasoline (all types) ....................      2.536     121.1     123.9      7.2      2.3     0.5     1.0     3.8 
    Motor vehicle parts and equipment (1).....       .421     107.4     106.9      1.3     -0.5     0.3    -0.3    -0.5 
    Motor vehicle maintenance and repair .....      1.400     191.4     191.8      3.1      0.2     0.6     0.0     0.1 
   Public transportation .....................      1.211     206.5     203.4     -2.7     -1.5     0.8    -0.9    -1.6 
                                                                                                                        
  Medical care ...............................      5.810     287.7     289.2      4.8      0.5     0.2     0.3     0.6 
   Medical care commodities ..................      1.377     257.9     258.3      3.2      0.2     0.2     0.2     0.3 
   Medical care services .....................      4.434     295.2     297.1      5.4      0.6     0.2     0.4     0.7 
    Professional services (3).................      2.784     254.8     256.0      3.1      0.5     0.0     0.0     0.6 
    Hospital and related services (3).........      1.353     373.3     376.7      9.3      0.9     0.7     0.7     0.9 
                                                                                                                        
  Recreation (2)..............................      6.019     106.2     106.4      1.0      0.2     0.1     0.0     0.3 
   Video and audio (2)........................      1.645     102.3     102.6      1.3      0.3    -0.3     0.3     0.4 
                                                                                                                        
  Education and communication (2).............      5.813     109.5     109.4      2.1     -0.1     0.7    -0.2     0.0 
   Education (2)..............................      2.726     129.6     129.9      6.3      0.2     0.6     0.6     0.3 
    Educational books and supplies ...........       .220     323.2     323.2      5.2      0.0     0.1    -0.1    -0.1 
    Tuition, other school fees, and childcare       2.506     372.8     373.8      6.3      0.3     0.7     0.7     0.4 
   Communication (1) (2)......................      3.087      92.5      92.2     -1.5     -0.3     0.6    -0.8    -0.3 
    Information and information processing (1)                                                                          
        (2)...................................      2.903      90.7      90.4     -2.3     -0.3     0.8    -0.9    -0.3 
     Telephone services (1) (2)...............      2.324     100.1      99.9      0.0     -0.2     1.1    -0.5    -0.2 
     Information and information processing                                                                             
         other than telephone services (1) (5)       .580      17.8      17.7    -12.4     -0.6    -0.5    -2.7    -0.6 
      Personal computers and peripheral                                                                                 
          equipment (1) (2)...................       .275      21.1      20.7    -21.6     -1.9    -1.3    -4.1    -1.9 
                                                                                                                        
  Other goods and services ...................      4.312     297.0     295.4      3.4     -0.5     0.5     0.4    -0.5 
   Tobacco and smoking products (1)...........       .928     485.8     470.6      9.5     -3.1     2.4     1.6    -3.1 
   Personal care (1)..........................      3.384     174.9     175.3      1.7      0.2    -0.1     0.0     0.2 
    Personal care products (1)................       .706     154.4     154.6     -0.5      0.1    -0.2     0.1     0.1 
    Personal care services (1)................       .901     189.2     189.3      1.8      0.1     0.2     0.1     0.1 
    Miscellaneous personal services ..........      1.562     275.2     276.0      3.3      0.3     0.0    -0.1     0.3 
                                                                                                                        
          Commodity and service group                                                                                   
                                                                                                                        
 Commodities .................................     41.300     150.2     150.7      0.1      0.3     0.2     0.2     0.1 
  Food and beverages .........................     15.719     176.9     177.1      1.0      0.1    -0.1     0.2     0.1 
  Commodities less food and beverages ........     25.582     134.8     135.5     -0.4      0.5     0.3     0.1     0.2 
   Nondurables less food and beverages .......     13.493     147.2     148.4      1.6      0.8     1.2    -0.6     0.8 
    Apparel ..................................      4.399     124.6     126.8     -2.1      1.8     1.1     0.1     0.0 
    Nondurables less food, beverages, and                                                                               
        apparel ..............................      9.094     165.2     166.0      3.5      0.5     1.3    -1.0     1.3 
   Durables ..................................     12.089     120.6     120.6     -2.4      0.0     0.0    -0.2    -0.2 
 Services ....................................     58.700     211.5     211.7      3.4      0.1     0.4     0.2     0.3 
  Rent of shelter (4).........................     31.169     217.9     218.4      3.6      0.2     0.4     0.1     0.3 
  Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)....       .353     110.0     110.0      2.9      0.0     0.9     0.4     0.0 
  Gas (piped) and electricity (3).............      3.466     138.7     134.9     -0.7     -2.7     0.4     0.4     0.4 
  Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                  
      services (2)............................       .857     113.6     113.9      3.0      0.3     0.3     0.2     0.4 
  Household operations (1) (2)................       .820     119.7     119.7      2.6      0.0     0.2     0.4     0.0 
  Transportation services ....................      6.638     210.1     210.9      3.7      0.4     0.5     0.1     0.1 
  Medical care services ......................      4.434     295.2     297.1      5.4      0.6     0.2     0.4     0.7 
  Other services .............................     10.963     249.1     249.7      3.4      0.2     0.4     0.1     0.3 
                                                                                                                        
                Special indexes                                                                                         
                                                                                                                        
 All items less food .........................     85.312     181.8     182.2      2.2      0.2     0.4     0.2     0.3 
 All items less shelter ......................     68.478     171.9     172.2      1.4      0.2     0.2     0.2     0.2 
 All items less medical care .................     94.190     175.3     175.6      1.9      0.2     0.3     0.2     0.2 
 Commodities less food .......................     26.612     136.7     137.3     -0.4      0.4     0.3     0.1     0.2 
 Nondurables less food .......................     14.524     149.3     150.6      1.7      0.9     1.1    -0.6     0.7 
 Nondurables less food and apparel ...........     10.125     166.1     166.9      3.3      0.5     1.2    -0.9     1.3 
 Nondurables .................................     29.212     162.2     163.0      1.4      0.5     0.6    -0.2     0.3 
 Services less rent of shelter (4)............     27.531     220.0     219.9      3.2      0.0     0.5     0.3     0.4 
 Services less medical care services .........     54.266     204.1     204.2      3.2      0.0     0.4     0.2     0.2 
 Energy ......................................      6.218     126.1     125.8      3.0     -0.2     0.6     0.7     1.9 
 All items less energy .......................     93.782     188.4     188.8      2.0      0.2     0.3     0.1     0.2 
  All items less food and energy .............     79.094     191.3     191.8      2.2      0.3     0.3     0.1     0.2 
   Commodities less food and energy                                                                                     
       commodities ...........................     23.860     143.6     143.9     -1.2      0.2     0.2     0.0    -0.1 
    Energy commodities .......................      2.752     122.0     124.8      6.8      2.3     0.8     1.0     3.3 
   Services less energy services .............     55.234     218.9     219.5      3.7      0.3     0.4     0.1     0.3 
 Purchasing power of the consumer dollar                                                                                
     (1982-84=$1.00) .........................          -    $ .553    $ .552        -        -       -       -       - 
 Purchasing power of the consumer dollar                                                                                
     (1967=$1.00) ............................          -    $ .184    $ .184        -        -       -       -       - 

   1 Not seasonally adjusted.
   2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
   3 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator.  All other item stratum index series converted to a
 geometric means estimator in January, 1999.
   4 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.
   5 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.
   - Data not available.
 NOTE:  Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

 Table 2. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, by expenditure
 category and commodity and service group

 (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                                 Seasonally adjusted indexes    Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent 
                                                                                               change for               
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                     CPI-U                                                           3 months ended--         6 months  
                                                                                                              ended--   
                                                 July    Aug.    Sep.    Oct.                                           
                                                 2002    2002    2002    2002                                           
                                                                                Jan.   Apr.   July   Oct.   Apr.   Oct. 
                                                                                2002   2002   2002   2002   2002   2002 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                        
             Expenditure category                                                                                       
                                                                                                                        
 All items ...................................  179.9   180.5   180.8   181.3    0.0    4.3    0.9    3.1    2.2    2.0 
                                                                                                                        
  Food and beverages .........................  176.7   176.6   177.0   177.1    1.1    1.8    0.0    0.9    1.5    0.5 
   Food ......................................  176.1   176.0   176.4   176.5    1.1    1.8   -0.2    0.9    1.5    0.3 
    Food at home .............................  175.3   174.8   175.4   175.2    0.7    1.8   -2.2   -0.2    1.3   -1.2 
     Cereals and bakery products .............  197.7   197.6   198.4   199.1    3.3    2.3   -0.8    2.9    2.8    1.0 
     Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ..........  162.4   161.7   161.4   160.7   -1.7    2.0   -1.5   -4.1    0.1   -2.8 
     Dairy and related products (1)...........  167.6   167.2   166.3   166.5   -2.1   -2.8   -2.6   -2.6   -2.4   -2.6 
     Fruits and vegetables ...................  219.9   220.3   220.4   218.4    8.1    6.6   -4.1   -2.7    7.3   -3.4 
     Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage                                                                                
         materials ...........................  138.5   137.6   140.6   140.7   -2.8    1.4   -3.1    6.5   -0.7    1.6 
     Other food at home ......................  160.5   159.9   160.7   161.2    0.0    0.7   -2.5    1.8    0.4   -0.4 
      Sugar and sweets .......................  160.2   159.7   159.3   160.0    2.3    6.2    0.8   -0.5    4.3    0.1 
      Fats and oils ..........................  154.6   153.6   155.3   155.4   -3.2   -3.3   -4.5    2.1   -3.2   -1.3 
      Other foods ............................  176.6   176.0   177.0   177.5    0.5    0.0   -2.7    2.1    0.2   -0.3 
       Other miscellaneous foods (1) (2)......  110.1   109.3   109.7   109.8    0.0   -3.3    8.0   -1.1   -1.6    3.4 
    Food away from home (1)...................  178.5   178.8   179.2   179.6    1.8    1.8    3.0    2.5    1.8    2.7 
     Other food away from home (1) (2)........  117.7   118.1   118.8   119.1    0.3    4.9    2.8    4.8    2.6    3.8 
   Alcoholic beverages .......................  183.7   184.2   183.9   184.7    2.2    2.4    1.8    2.2    2.3    2.0 
                                                                                                                        
  Housing ....................................  180.3   180.9   181.1   181.6    2.7    3.0    1.8    2.9    2.8    2.4 
   Shelter ...................................  208.2   209.0   209.3   209.8    5.0    4.2    2.1    3.1    4.6    2.6 
    Rent of primary residence (3).............  200.0   200.4   200.7   201.3    4.4    3.5    3.1    2.6    3.9    2.8 
    Lodging away from home (2) (3)............  116.8   118.9   118.2   118.2    5.7    7.0   -7.5    4.9    6.3   -1.5 
    Owners' equivalent rent of primary                                                                                  
        residence (3) (4).....................  215.1   215.7   216.2   216.8    4.7    4.0    3.0    3.2    4.4    3.1 
    Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)..  108.6   109.6   110.0   110.0   -1.9    3.0    5.3    5.3    0.6    5.3 
   Fuels and utilities .......................  143.2   143.7   144.3   144.9   -5.9   -1.9    2.3    4.8   -4.0    3.5 
    Fuels ....................................  126.8   127.4   127.9   128.5   -7.8   -3.4    2.6    5.5   -5.6    4.0 
     Fuel oil and other fuels ................  115.5   117.6   119.0   121.0  -38.1   13.8    9.5   20.5  -16.0   14.9 
     Gas (piped) and electricity (3)..........  133.9   134.4   134.9   135.5   -5.2   -4.4    2.1    4.9   -4.8    3.5 
    Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                
        services (2)..........................  113.0   113.3   113.5   113.9    4.0    3.3    1.4    3.2    3.6    2.3 
   Household furnishings and operations ......  128.5   128.1   127.8   128.2   -1.2   -0.9    0.0   -0.9   -1.1   -0.5 
    Household operations (1) (2)..............  119.0   119.2   119.7   119.7    3.8    2.1    2.0    2.4    2.9    2.2 
                                                                                                                        
  Apparel ....................................  122.4   123.7   123.8   123.8   -7.7    4.6   -9.2    4.7   -1.7   -2.5 
   Men's and boys' apparel ...................  121.1   120.6   120.7   120.4   -5.9    3.0   -9.0   -2.3   -1.6   -5.7 
   Women's and girls' apparel ................  114.0   116.3   115.8   116.1   -7.6    5.7   -9.6    7.6   -1.2   -1.4 
   Infants' and toddlers' apparel (1).........  122.9   124.3   126.2   127.7  -18.4   13.1  -17.4   16.6   -3.9   -1.9 
   Footwear ..................................  119.8   120.9   121.6   121.2  -11.8   11.2   -8.5    4.8   -1.0   -2.1 
                                                                                                                        
  Transportation .............................  153.3   153.9   154.3   155.2   -8.4   11.5    0.0    5.1    1.1    2.5 
   Private transportation ....................  149.3   149.8   150.3   151.4   -9.1   12.4    0.3    5.7    1.1    3.0 
    New and used motor vehicles (2)...........   99.0    99.2    99.3    99.1   -0.8   -5.5   -0.8    0.4   -3.1   -0.2 
     New vehicles ............................  139.3   139.2   139.9   140.4    0.0   -5.5   -1.4    3.2   -2.8    0.9 
     Used cars and trucks ....................  152.9   153.7   152.4   149.9   -3.3   -8.0    1.3   -7.6   -5.7   -3.3 
    Motor fuel ...............................  118.8   119.7   120.9   125.0  -43.9  101.1   -5.2   22.6    6.3    7.8 
     Gasoline (all types) ....................  118.4   119.0   120.2   124.8  -43.5   96.7   -3.6   23.4    5.4    9.1 
    Motor vehicle parts and equipment (1).....  107.4   107.7   107.4   106.9    2.7    2.3    2.3   -1.8    2.5    0.2 
    Motor vehicle maintenance and repair .....  190.0   191.2   191.2   191.4    3.3    4.6    1.7    3.0    3.9    2.3 
   Public transportation .....................  206.6   208.2   206.3   203.1    0.0   -3.2   -1.2   -6.6   -1.6   -3.9 
                                                                                                                        
  Medical care ...............................  286.5   287.1   288.0   289.8    5.0    4.4    5.5    4.7    4.7    5.1 
   Medical care commodities ..................  257.0   257.5   257.9   258.8    3.6    2.9    3.8    2.8    3.2    3.3 
   Medical care services .....................  293.8   294.4   295.5   297.7    5.3    4.8    5.9    5.4    5.1    5.7 
    Professional services (3).................  254.8   254.9   255.0   256.5    3.3    1.4    4.9    2.7    2.3    3.8 
    Hospital and related services (3).........  368.0   370.6   373.3   376.7    9.0   11.8    6.3    9.8   10.4    8.0 
                                                                                                                        
  Recreation (2)..............................  106.1   106.2   106.2   106.5    1.5    2.3   -1.1    1.5    1.9    0.2 
   Video and audio (1) (2)....................  102.5   102.2   102.5   102.9    2.4    2.0   -0.8    1.6    2.2    0.4 
                                                                                                                        
  Education and communication (2).............  108.2   109.0   108.8   108.8    1.9   -1.9    6.5    2.2    0.0    4.4 
   Education (2)..............................  126.4   127.2   128.0   128.4    4.7    6.4    7.6    6.5    5.5    7.0 
    Educational books and supplies ...........  320.9   321.2   320.9   320.6   -4.8   19.6    7.7   -0.4    6.7    3.6 
    Tuition, other school fees, and childcare   363.1   365.6   368.0   369.4    5.6    5.2    7.5    7.1    5.4    7.3 
   Communication (1) (2)......................   92.6    93.2    92.5    92.2   -0.9   -9.1    6.3   -1.7   -5.1    2.2 
    Information and information processing (1)                                                                          
        (2)...................................   90.8    91.5    90.7    90.4   -1.3   -9.2    3.6   -1.8   -5.3    0.9 
     Telephone services (1) (2)...............   99.5   100.6   100.1    99.9    1.6   -8.1    5.4    1.6   -3.4    3.5 
     Information and information processing                                                                             
         other than telephone services (1) (5)   18.4    18.3    17.8    17.7  -14.9  -15.5   -4.2  -14.4  -15.2   -9.4 
      Personal computers and peripheral                                                                                 
          equipment (1) (2)...................   22.3    22.0    21.1    20.7  -24.6  -24.9  -10.1  -25.8  -24.8  -18.3 
                                                                                                                        
  Other goods and services ...................  294.5   295.9   297.0   295.4    2.3    8.2    2.2    1.2    5.2    1.7 
   Tobacco and smoking products (1)...........  467.2   478.2   485.8   470.6    2.7   29.2    5.1    2.9   15.2    4.0 
   Personal care (1)..........................  175.0   174.9   174.9   175.3    2.1    2.8    1.4    0.7    2.5    1.0 
    Personal care products (1)................  154.6   154.3   154.4   154.6   -0.5    0.5   -2.0    0.0    0.0   -1.0 
    Personal care services (1)................  188.7   189.1   189.2   189.3    0.9    3.5    1.7    1.3    2.2    1.5 
    Miscellaneous personal services ..........  275.4   275.4   275.2   276.0    5.3    3.4    3.6    0.9    4.4    2.2 
                                                                                                                        
          Commodity and service group                                                                                   
                                                                                                                        
 Commodities .................................  149.7   150.0   150.3   150.5   -5.2    5.8   -1.8    2.2    0.1    0.1 
  Food and beverages .........................  176.7   176.6   177.0   177.1    1.1    1.8    0.0    0.9    1.5    0.5 
  Commodities less food and beverages ........  134.2   134.6   134.8   135.1   -9.1    8.4   -2.9    2.7   -0.7   -0.1 
   Nondurables less food and beverages .......  145.1   146.8   145.9   147.1  -12.4   20.2   -4.0    5.6    2.6    0.7 
    Apparel ..................................  122.4   123.7   123.8   123.8   -7.7    4.6   -9.2    4.7   -1.7   -2.5 
    Nondurables less food, beverages, and                                                                               
        apparel ..............................  163.1   165.2   163.6   165.7  -13.9   27.0   -1.5    6.5    4.5    2.5 
   Durables ..................................  121.3   121.3   121.1   120.9   -2.2   -5.1   -1.0   -1.3   -3.7   -1.1 
 Services ....................................  210.0   210.8   211.2   211.8    4.0    3.1    3.1    3.5    3.5    3.3 
  Rent of shelter (4).........................  216.8   217.6   217.9   218.6    5.0    4.6    1.7    3.4    4.8    2.5 
  Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)....  108.6   109.6   110.0   110.0   -1.9    3.0    5.3    5.3    0.6    5.3 
  Gas (piped) and electricity (3).............  133.9   134.4   134.9   135.5   -5.2   -4.4    2.1    4.9   -4.8    3.5 
  Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                  
      services (2)............................  113.0   113.3   113.5   113.9    4.0    3.3    1.4    3.2    3.6    2.3 
  Household operations (1) (2)................  119.0   119.2   119.7   119.7    3.8    2.1    2.0    2.4    2.9    2.2 
  Transportation services ....................  209.3   210.3   210.6   210.8    4.6    3.5    3.7    2.9    4.1    3.3 
  Medical care services ......................  293.8   294.4   295.5   297.7    5.3    4.8    5.9    5.4    5.1    5.7 
  Other services .............................  247.0   248.1   248.4   249.1    3.5    1.8    5.0    3.4    2.7    4.2 
                                                                                                                        
                Special indexes                                                                                         
                                                                                                                        
 All items less food .........................  180.6   181.3   181.6   182.1   -0.2    4.8    1.1    3.4    2.3    2.2 
 All items less shelter ......................  170.9   171.3   171.7   172.1   -2.1    4.1    0.7    2.8    0.9    1.8 
 All items less medical care .................  174.3   174.9   175.2   175.6   -0.2    4.2    0.7    3.0    2.0    1.8 
 Commodities less food .......................  136.1   136.5   136.7   137.0   -8.7    8.0   -2.6    2.7   -0.7    0.0 
 Nondurables less food .......................  147.5   149.1   148.2   149.3  -11.2   18.9   -3.4    5.0    2.7    0.7 
 Nondurables less food and apparel ...........  164.2   166.1   164.6   166.7  -12.7   24.0   -0.7    6.2    4.0    2.7 
 Nondurables .................................  161.1   162.0   161.6   162.1   -5.4   10.8   -2.0    2.5    2.4    0.2 
 Services less rent of shelter (4)............  217.7   218.7   219.3   220.1    1.7    2.6    4.1    4.5    2.2    4.3 
 Services less medical care services .........  202.5   203.4   203.9   204.4    2.9    4.1    2.2    3.8    3.5    3.0 
 Energy ......................................  122.5   123.2   124.1   126.4  -25.0   34.1   -1.3   13.4    0.3    5.8 
 All items less energy .......................  187.6   188.2   188.4   188.7    2.4    2.4    1.1    2.4    2.4    1.7 
  All items less food and energy .............  190.5   191.1   191.3   191.6    2.6    2.6    1.5    2.3    2.6    1.9 
   Commodities less food and energy                                                                                     
       commodities ...........................  143.4   143.7   143.7   143.5   -2.2   -0.3   -2.2    0.3   -1.2   -1.0 
    Energy commodities .......................  119.2   120.2   121.4   125.4  -42.8   94.7   -4.6   22.5    5.5    8.1 
   Services less energy services .............  217.7   218.6   218.9   219.6    4.6    3.8    3.0    3.5    4.2    3.3 

   1 Not seasonally adjusted.
   2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
   3 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator.  All other item stratum index series converted to a
 geometric means estimator in January, 1999.
   4 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.
   5 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.
 NOTE:  Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

 Table 3. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Selected areas, all items index 

 (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                All items                                  
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
                                               Prici-           Indexes             Percent change to    Percent change to 
                     CPI-U                       ng                                  Oct.2002 from--      Sep.2002 from--  
                                               sched-                                                                      
                                                 ule   July   Aug.   Sep.   Oct.                                           
                                                 (1)   2002   2002   2002   2002   Oct.   Aug.   Sep.   Sep.   July   Aug. 
                                                                                   2001   2002   2002   2001   2002   2002 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                           
 U.S. city average ...........................   M    180.1  180.7  181.0  181.3    2.0    0.3    0.2    1.5    0.5    0.2 
                                                                                                                           
            Region and area size(2)                                                                                        
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
 Northeast urban .............................   M    188.3  189.3  189.5  189.9    2.6    0.3    0.2    2.4    0.6    0.1 
   Size A -  More than 1,500,000 .............   M    190.1  191.3  191.2  191.5    2.8    0.1    0.2    2.5    0.6   -0.1 
   Size B/C  50,000 to 1,500,000 (3)..........   M    111.8  112.0  112.6  113.0    2.2    0.9    0.4    2.0    0.7    0.5 
                                                                                                                           
 Midwest urban ...............................   M    175.3  175.8  176.2  176.3    2.1    0.3    0.1    0.9    0.5    0.2 
   Size A   - More than 1,500,000 ............   M    177.5  178.2  178.8  178.7    2.4    0.3   -0.1    1.5    0.7    0.3 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).........   M    111.3  111.4  111.5  111.9    1.7    0.4    0.4   -0.1    0.2    0.1 
   Size D -  Nonmetropolitan  (less than                                                                                   
       50,000) ...............................   M    169.4  169.7  170.0  170.2    2.0    0.3    0.1    0.7    0.4    0.2 
                                                                                                                           
 South urban .................................   M    173.6  173.8  174.2  174.9    1.9    0.6    0.4    1.2    0.3    0.2 
   Size A -  More than 1,500,000 .............   M    174.8  175.4  175.7  176.5    2.0    0.6    0.5    1.4    0.5    0.2 
   Size B/C -  50,000 to 1,500,000 (3)........   M    111.0  110.9  111.2  111.6    1.7    0.6    0.4    0.9    0.2    0.3 
   Size D -  Nonmetropolitan  (less than                                                                                   
       50,000) ...............................   M    172.2  172.7  172.6  172.9    1.8    0.1    0.2    1.7    0.2   -0.1 
                                                                                                                           
 West urban ..................................   M    184.7  185.3  185.7  185.8    1.8    0.3    0.1    1.8    0.5    0.2 
   Size A   - More than 1,500,000 ............   M    187.4  187.9  188.2  188.4    2.1    0.3    0.1    1.9    0.4    0.2 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).........   M    112.5  113.0  113.1  113.3    1.1    0.3    0.2    1.3    0.5    0.1 
                                                                                                                           
                 Size classes                                                                                              
                                                                                                                           
   A (4)......................................   M    164.6  165.3  165.5  165.8    2.3    0.3    0.2    1.8    0.5    0.1 
   B/C (3)....................................   M    111.4  111.5  111.8  112.1    1.6    0.5    0.3    0.9    0.4    0.3 
   D .........................................   M    173.3  173.9  174.3  174.3    1.6    0.2    0.0    1.3    0.6    0.2 
                                                                                                                           
            Selected local areas(5)                                                                                        
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI ..............   M    181.2  181.6  182.1  182.8    2.6    0.7    0.4    1.3    0.5    0.3 
 Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA .....   M    182.2  183.0  183.4  183.7    3.0    0.4    0.2    2.6    0.7    0.2 
 New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island,                                                                                       
     NY-NJ-CT-PA .............................   M    192.0  193.1  193.3  193.7    3.1    0.3    0.2    2.8    0.7    0.1 
                                                                                                                           
 Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT .........   1    195.7      -  199.1      -      -      -      -    3.3    1.7      - 
 Cleveland-Akron, OH .........................   1    173.4      -  174.6      -      -      -      -    0.0    0.7      - 
 Dallas-Fort Worth, TX .......................   1    172.9      -  173.2      -      -      -      -    0.2    0.2      - 
 Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV (6)........   1    113.4      -  114.0      -      -      -      -    2.1    0.5      - 
                                                                                                                           
 Atlanta, GA .................................   2        -  179.7      -  179.4    1.5   -0.2      -      -      -      - 
 Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI .................   2        -  180.9      -  180.4    3.2   -0.3      -      -      -      - 
 Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX ..............   2        -  160.1      -  162.6    2.0    1.6      -      -      -      - 
 Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL ...................   2        -  175.2      -  177.0    1.6    1.0      -      -      -      - 
 Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City,                                                                                    
     PA-NJ-DE-MD .............................   2        -  188.3      -  185.8    1.6   -1.3      -      -      -      - 
 San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA ..........   2        -  193.5      -  194.3    1.4    0.4      -      -      -      - 
 Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA ................   2        -  190.3      -  190.9    1.6    0.3      -      -      -      - 

   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                           
                                                 Relative   Unadjusted indexes percent change to   Seasonally adjusted  
                                               importance,                      Oct. 2002 from-    percent change from- 
                     CPI-W                       December                                                               
                                                   2001       Sep.      Oct.                                            
                                                              2002      2002     Oct.     Sep.   July to Aug. to Sep. to
                                                                                 2001     2002     Aug.    Sep.    Oct. 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                        
             Expenditure category                                                                                       
                                                                                                                        
 All items ...................................    100.000     177.0     177.3      1.9      0.2     0.3     0.2     0.2 
 All items (1967=100) ........................          -     527.3     528.2        -        -       -       -       - 
                                                                                                                        
  Food and beverages .........................     17.229     176.2     176.3      0.9      0.1    -0.1     0.2     0.1 
   Food ......................................     16.228     175.7     175.7      0.8      0.0    -0.1     0.2     0.1 
    Food at home .............................      9.798     174.3     174.2     -0.1     -0.1    -0.2     0.2    -0.1 
     Cereals and bakery products .............      1.468     198.4     198.9      1.9      0.3    -0.3     0.6     0.3 
     Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ..........      2.831     161.5     161.2     -1.2     -0.2    -0.4    -0.4    -0.3 
     Dairy and related products (1)...........      1.021     166.1     166.4     -2.6      0.2    -0.2    -0.5     0.2 
     Fruits and vegetables ...................      1.307     217.5     216.2      1.9     -0.6     0.3     0.0    -0.9 
     Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage                                                                                
         materials ...........................      1.132     139.6     139.9      0.5      0.2    -0.7     2.3     0.1 
     Other food at home ......................      2.038     160.3     160.3     -0.1      0.0    -0.3     0.5     0.2 
      Sugar and sweets .......................       .339     159.5     159.5      2.1      0.0    -0.2    -0.1     0.2 
      Fats and oils ..........................       .316     155.2     155.8     -2.1      0.4    -0.5     1.0     0.1 
      Other foods ............................      1.383     177.2     177.2     -0.1      0.0    -0.3     0.5     0.3 
       Other miscellaneous foods (1) (2)......       .310     110.1     110.1      0.5      0.0    -0.8     0.2     0.0 
    Food away from home (1)...................      6.430     179.0     179.4      2.2      0.2     0.2     0.2     0.2 
     Other food away from home (1) (2)........       .275     119.3     119.6      3.4      0.3     0.3     0.7     0.3 
   Alcoholic beverages .......................      1.001     183.4     184.3      2.1      0.5     0.2    -0.2     0.6 
                                                                                                                        
  Housing ....................................     38.141     177.0     176.9      2.6     -0.1     0.2     0.2     0.3 
   Shelter ...................................     29.212     203.0     203.5      3.5      0.2     0.2     0.2     0.3 
    Rent of primary residence (3).............      8.395     200.0     200.6      3.4      0.3     0.2     0.1     0.3 
    Lodging away from home (2) (3)............      1.523     117.7     117.7      2.5      0.0     1.6    -0.3     0.3 
    Owners' equivalent rent of primary                                                                                  
        residence (3) (4).....................     18.980     196.4     196.9      3.6      0.3     0.2     0.4     0.3 
    Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)..       .314     110.1     110.1      2.9      0.0     0.9     0.4     0.0 
   Fuels and utilities .......................      4.829     146.5     143.6     -0.3     -2.0     0.4     0.3     0.5 
    Fuels ....................................      3.955     129.9     126.7     -0.9     -2.5     0.5     0.2     0.6 
     Fuel oil and other fuels ................       .177     114.5     118.6     -2.3      3.6     1.6     1.6     2.1 
     Gas (piped) and electricity (3)..........      3.778     137.6     133.8     -0.9     -2.8     0.4     0.2     0.5 
    Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                
        services (2)..........................       .873     113.7     114.0      3.1      0.3     0.3     0.3     0.3 
   Household furnishings and operations ......      4.101     123.9     123.9     -1.3      0.0    -0.3    -0.4     0.3 
    Household operations (1) (2)..............       .357     120.2     120.4      2.4      0.2     0.3     0.2     0.2 
                                                                                                                        
  Apparel ....................................      4.831     123.5     125.5     -2.2      1.6     1.1     0.1    -0.2 
   Men's and boys' apparel ...................      1.243     119.8     122.3     -3.9      2.1    -0.5    -0.2    -0.5 
   Women's and girls' apparel ................      1.864     116.8     119.3     -0.7      2.1     2.3    -0.3     0.3 
   Infants' and toddlers' apparel (1).........       .256     128.4     129.5     -3.0      0.9     1.2     1.3     0.9 
   Footwear ..................................      1.165     121.4     122.3     -2.1      0.7     0.9     0.4    -0.7 
                                                                                                                        
  Transportation .............................     19.393     153.1     154.0      1.7      0.6     0.5     0.3     0.5 
   Private transportation ....................     18.452     150.4     151.4      1.9      0.7     0.4     0.3     0.6 
    New and used motor vehicles (2)...........     10.145      99.0      99.0     -2.1      0.0     0.2    -0.1    -0.4 
     New vehicles ............................      4.897     139.8     140.7     -1.0      0.6     0.0     0.5     0.4 
     Used cars and trucks ....................      4.099     153.1     151.5     -4.5     -1.0     0.4    -0.8    -1.6 
    Motor fuel ...............................      3.153     122.1     124.9      7.5      2.3     0.8     1.2     3.5 
     Gasoline (all types) ....................      3.120     121.6     124.4      7.7      2.3     0.8     1.3     3.4 
    Motor vehicle parts and equipment (1).....       .530     106.7     106.2      1.4     -0.5     0.3    -0.3    -0.5 
    Motor vehicle maintenance and repair .....      1.438     192.9     193.3      3.1      0.2     0.7    -0.1     0.1 
   Public transportation .....................       .941     201.9     199.2     -2.2     -1.3     0.7    -0.9    -1.2 
                                                                                                                        
  Medical care ...............................      4.620     286.7     288.3      4.9      0.6     0.2     0.3     0.7 
   Medical care commodities ..................      1.006     252.5     252.8      3.1      0.1     0.1     0.2     0.2 
   Medical care services .....................      3.614     294.9     296.9      5.4      0.7     0.2     0.3     0.8 
    Professional services (3).................      2.245     256.8     258.2      3.1      0.5     0.0     0.0     0.7 
    Hospital and related services (3).........      1.092     368.9     372.6      9.4      1.0     0.8     0.6     1.1 
                                                                                                                        
  Recreation (2)..............................      5.649     104.4     104.6      0.8      0.2     0.0     0.0     0.3 
   Video and audio (2)........................      1.803     101.4     101.8      1.2      0.4    -0.3     0.1     0.6 
                                                                                                                        
  Education and communication (2).............      5.637     109.1     109.0      1.8     -0.1     0.7    -0.2     0.0 
   Education (2)..............................      2.382     129.3     129.6      6.0      0.2     0.7     0.6     0.3 
    Educational books and supplies ...........       .203     323.9     324.2      4.0      0.1     0.3     0.0     0.2 
    Tuition, other school fees, and childcare       2.178     364.9     365.7      6.2      0.2     0.8     0.7     0.3 
   Communication (1) (2)......................      3.255      93.9      93.6     -1.4     -0.3     0.7    -0.7    -0.3 
    Information and information processing (1)                                                                          
        (2)...................................      3.107      92.7      92.4     -1.9     -0.3     0.8    -0.7    -0.3 
     Telephone services (1) (2)...............      2.591     100.3     100.2      0.1     -0.1     1.1    -0.5    -0.1 
     Information and information processing                                                                             
         other than telephone services (1) (5)       .516      18.5      18.3    -12.9     -1.1    -1.0    -2.1    -1.1 
      Personal computers and peripheral                                                                                 
          equipment (1) (2)...................       .253      20.8      20.4    -21.8     -1.9    -1.8    -4.1    -1.9 
                                                                                                                        
  Other goods and services ...................      4.499     307.8     304.9      4.3     -0.9     0.8     0.6    -0.9 
   Tobacco and smoking products (1)...........      1.441     488.4     473.1      9.8     -3.1     2.5     1.6    -3.1 
   Personal care (1)..........................      3.059     174.4     174.8      1.7      0.2    -0.1     0.1     0.2 
    Personal care products (1)................       .815     155.2     155.5     -0.4      0.2    -0.1     0.1     0.2 
    Personal care services (1)................       .900     190.0     190.1      1.9      0.1     0.2     0.1     0.1 
    Miscellaneous personal services ..........      1.161     274.9     275.9      3.4      0.4     0.1     0.0     0.3 
                                                                                                                        
          Commodity and service group                                                                                   
                                                                                                                        
 Commodities .................................     45.559     151.0     151.4      0.1      0.3     0.2     0.2     0.1 
  Food and beverages .........................     17.229     176.2     176.3      0.9      0.1    -0.1     0.2     0.1 
  Commodities less food and beverages ........     28.330     136.4     136.9     -0.4      0.4     0.4     0.1     0.1 
   Nondurables less food and beverages .......     14.685     149.4     150.6      2.2      0.8     1.6    -0.8     0.8 
    Apparel ..................................      4.831     123.5     125.5     -2.2      1.6     1.1     0.1    -0.2 
    Nondurables less food, beverages, and                                                                               
        apparel ..............................      9.854     169.1     169.7      4.3      0.4     1.6    -1.1     1.3 
   Durables ..................................     13.645     121.1     121.0     -2.7     -0.1     0.0    -0.2    -0.3 
 Services ....................................     54.441     207.6     207.8      3.4      0.1     0.3     0.2     0.3 
  Rent of shelter (4).........................     28.898     195.5     196.1      3.6      0.3     0.2     0.2     0.3 
  Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)....       .314     110.1     110.1      2.9      0.0     0.9     0.4     0.0 
  Gas (piped) and electricity (3).............      3.778     137.6     133.8     -0.9     -2.8     0.4     0.2     0.5 
  Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                  
      services (2)............................       .873     113.7     114.0      3.1      0.3     0.3     0.3     0.3 
  Household operations (1) (2)................       .357     120.2     120.4      2.4      0.2     0.3     0.2     0.2 
  Transportation services ....................      6.573     208.8     210.0      4.5      0.6     0.5     0.2     0.2 
  Medical care services ......................      3.614     294.9     296.9      5.4      0.7     0.2     0.3     0.8 
  Other services .............................     10.033     244.1     244.6      3.3      0.2     0.5     0.1     0.2 
                                                                                                                        
                Special indexes                                                                                         
                                                                                                                        
 All items less food .........................     83.772     177.1     177.5      2.1      0.2     0.4     0.2     0.3 
 All items less shelter ......................     70.788     169.5     169.7      1.3      0.1     0.4     0.1     0.2 
 All items less medical care .................     95.380     172.2     172.5      1.8      0.2     0.3     0.2     0.2 
 Commodities less food .......................     29.331     138.1     138.6     -0.3      0.4     0.4     0.1     0.1 
 Nondurables less food .......................     15.687     151.5     152.6      2.1      0.7     1.3    -0.7     0.8 
 Nondurables less food and apparel ...........     10.855     169.6     170.3      4.2      0.4     1.6    -1.1     1.3 
 Nondurables .................................     31.915     163.2     163.9      1.5      0.4     0.7    -0.2     0.3 
 Services less rent of shelter (4)............     25.543     195.3     195.2      3.3     -0.1     0.5     0.2     0.4 
 Services less medical care services .........     50.827     200.6     200.7      3.2      0.0     0.4     0.4     0.2 
 Energy ......................................      7.109     125.3     125.2      3.3     -0.1     0.7     0.7     1.9 
 All items less energy .......................     92.891     184.3     184.7      1.9      0.2     0.3     0.1     0.1 
  All items less food and energy .............     76.663     186.5     186.9      2.0      0.2     0.3     0.2     0.1 
   Commodities less food and energy                                                                                     
       commodities ...........................     26.001     144.4     144.5     -1.2      0.1     0.3    -0.1    -0.3 
    Energy commodities .......................      3.330     122.2     125.1      7.2      2.4     0.8     1.2     3.4 
   Services less energy services .............     50.663     215.4     216.1      3.7      0.3     0.3     0.2     0.3 
 Purchasing power of the consumer dollar                                                                                
     (1982-84=$1.00) .........................          -    $ .565    $ .564        -        -       -       -       - 
 Purchasing power of the consumer dollar                                                                                
     (1967=$1.00) ............................          -    $ .190    $ .189        -        -       -       -       - 

   1 Not seasonally adjusted.
   2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
   3 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator.  All other item stratum index series converted to a
 geometric means estimator in January, 1999.
   4 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base
   5 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.
   - Data not available.
 NOTE:  Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

 Table 5. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city
 average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group

 (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                                 Seasonally adjusted indexes    Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent 
                                                                                               change for               
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                     CPI-W                                                           3 months ended--         6 months  
                                                                                                              ended--   
                                                 July    Aug.    Sep.    Oct.                                           
                                                 2002    2002    2002    2002                                           
                                                                                Jan.   Apr.   July   Oct.   Apr.   Oct. 
                                                                                2002   2002   2002   2002   2002   2002 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                        
             Expenditure category                                                                                       
                                                                                                                        
 All items ...................................  176.0   176.5   176.8   177.2   -0.5    4.4    0.9    2.8    2.0    1.8 
                                                                                                                        
  Food and beverages .........................  176.0   175.9   176.3   176.4    1.1    1.6    0.0    0.9    1.4    0.5 
   Food ......................................  175.5   175.3   175.7   175.8    1.2    1.6    0.0    0.7    1.4    0.3 
    Food at home .............................  174.4   174.0   174.4   174.2    0.5    1.8   -2.0   -0.5    1.2   -1.3 
     Cereals and bakery products .............  198.0   197.5   198.6   199.1    3.1    2.0    0.2    2.2    2.6    1.2 
     Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ..........  162.3   161.7   161.1   160.6   -1.5    1.5   -0.7   -4.1    0.0   -2.4 
     Dairy and related products (1)...........  167.4   167.0   166.1   166.4   -2.6   -2.3   -3.0   -2.4   -2.4   -2.7 
     Fruits and vegetables ...................  218.6   219.2   219.1   217.1    8.1    7.0   -4.3   -2.7    7.6   -3.5 
     Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage                                                                                
         materials ...........................  137.9   137.0   140.1   140.2   -3.1    2.0   -3.1    6.8   -0.6    1.7 
     Other food at home ......................  160.0   159.5   160.3   160.6    0.2    0.5   -2.5    1.5    0.4   -0.5 
      Sugar and sweets .......................  159.7   159.4   159.3   159.6    3.1    4.9    0.5   -0.3    4.0    0.1 
      Fats and oils ..........................  154.4   153.6   155.2   155.4   -3.5   -3.0   -4.0    2.6   -3.3   -0.8 
      Other foods ............................  176.9   176.4   177.2   177.7    0.5    0.2   -2.9    1.8    0.3   -0.6 
       Other miscellaneous foods (1) (2)......  110.8   109.9   110.1   110.1   -0.7   -2.9    8.8   -2.5   -1.8    3.0 
    Food away from home (1)...................  178.4   178.7   179.0   179.4    1.8    1.6    3.0    2.3    1.7    2.6 
     Other food away from home (1) (2)........  118.2   118.5   119.3   119.6    0.3    5.6    2.8    4.8    3.0    3.8 
   Alcoholic beverages .......................  183.4   183.8   183.4   184.5    1.6    3.1    1.3    2.4    2.3    1.9 
                                                                                                                        
  Housing ....................................  175.8   176.2   176.5   177.0    2.6    2.6    2.1    2.8    2.6    2.4 
   Shelter ...................................  202.0   202.5   203.0   203.6    4.8    3.9    2.4    3.2    4.3    2.8 
    Rent of primary residence (3).............  199.4   199.8   200.0   200.6    4.4    3.5    3.3    2.4    4.0    2.9 
    Lodging away from home (2) (3)............  116.5   118.4   118.1   118.5    6.7    7.7  -10.0    7.0    7.2   -1.8 
    Owners' equivalent rent of primary                                                                                  
        residence (3) (4).....................  195.4   195.7   196.4   196.9    4.5    3.8    3.1    3.1    4.1    3.1 
    Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)..  108.7   109.7   110.1   110.1   -2.2    3.0    5.7    5.3    0.4    5.5 
   Fuels and utilities .......................  142.4   143.0   143.4   144.1   -5.4   -2.2    1.7    4.9   -3.8    3.3 
    Fuels ....................................  125.6   126.2   126.5   127.3   -7.3   -3.4    1.6    5.5   -5.4    3.5 
     Fuel oil and other fuels ................  114.6   116.4   118.3   120.8  -38.6   12.2    7.3   23.5  -17.0   15.1 
     Gas (piped) and electricity (3)..........  132.9   133.4   133.7   134.4   -4.9   -4.1    1.5    4.6   -4.5    3.0 
    Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                
        services (2)..........................  113.1   113.4   113.7   114.0    4.0    3.3    1.8    3.2    3.6    2.5 
   Household furnishings and operations ......  124.6   124.2   123.7   124.1   -1.3   -1.3   -0.6   -1.6   -1.3   -1.1 
    Household operations (1) (2)..............  119.7   120.0   120.2   120.4    3.1    1.7    2.4    2.4    2.4    2.4 
                                                                                                                        
  Apparel ....................................  121.5   122.8   122.9   122.7   -8.0    6.3  -10.2    4.0   -1.1   -3.3 
   Men's and boys' apparel ...................  121.3   120.7   120.5   119.9   -5.3    4.0   -9.3   -4.5   -0.8   -7.0 
   Women's and girls' apparel ................  112.4   115.0   114.7   115.1   -7.7    8.0  -11.5   10.0   -0.2   -1.4 
   Infants' and toddlers' apparel (1).........  125.3   126.8   128.4   129.5  -18.9   16.7  -18.1   14.1   -2.7   -3.3 
   Footwear ..................................  119.7   120.8   121.3   120.5  -10.0    8.3   -8.2    2.7   -1.3   -2.9 
                                                                                                                        
  Transportation .............................  152.4   153.1   153.5   154.2   -9.4   12.4    0.0    4.8    0.9    2.4 
   Private transportation ....................  149.7   150.3   150.7   151.6   -9.6   13.0    0.3    5.2    1.1    2.7 
    New and used motor vehicles (2)...........   99.4    99.6    99.5    99.1   -1.2   -6.2    0.0   -1.2   -3.7   -0.6 
     New vehicles ............................  140.4   140.4   141.1   141.6   -0.3   -5.2   -1.4    3.5   -2.8    1.0 
     Used cars and trucks ....................  153.9   154.5   153.2   150.7   -3.3   -7.9    1.6   -8.1   -5.6   -3.4 
    Motor fuel ...............................  119.1   120.1   121.5   125.7  -43.4  104.2   -6.4   24.1    7.5    7.7 
     Gasoline (all types) ....................  118.5   119.5   121.0   125.1  -43.6  103.7   -5.9   24.2    7.2    8.1 
    Motor vehicle parts and equipment (1).....  106.7   107.0   106.7   106.2    2.3    2.7    2.7   -1.9    2.5    0.4 
    Motor vehicle maintenance and repair .....  191.6   192.9   192.7   192.9    3.2    4.5    1.9    2.7    3.9    2.3 
   Public transportation .....................  202.0   203.5   201.7   199.2   -0.2   -2.5   -0.6   -5.4   -1.4   -3.0 
                                                                                                                        
  Medical care ...............................  285.4   286.0   286.9   288.8    4.9    4.1    5.8    4.9    4.5    5.3 
   Medical care commodities ..................  251.8   252.1   252.5   253.1    4.0    2.4    3.9    2.1    3.2    3.0 
   Medical care services .....................  293.5   294.2   295.2   297.5    5.1    4.7    6.4    5.6    4.9    6.0 
    Professional services (3).................  256.9   256.9   257.0   258.7    3.2    1.1    5.0    2.8    2.2    3.9 
    Hospital and related services (3).........  363.5   366.4   368.5   372.6    8.9   11.0    7.4   10.4    9.9    8.9 
                                                                                                                        
  Recreation (2)..............................  104.5   104.5   104.5   104.8    1.2    2.3   -1.5    1.2    1.7   -0.2 
   Video and audio (1) (2)....................  101.7   101.4   101.5   102.1    2.4    2.0   -1.2    1.6    2.2    0.2 
                                                                                                                        
  Education and communication (2).............  107.9   108.7   108.5   108.5    1.9   -3.0    6.6    2.2   -0.6    4.4 
   Education (2)..............................  126.2   127.1   127.9   128.3    4.0    6.0    7.3    6.8    5.0    7.1 
    Educational books and supplies ...........  321.7   322.6   322.7   323.2  -10.9   17.8    9.2    1.9    2.5    5.5 
    Tuition, other school fees, and childcare   355.3   358.0   360.6   361.8    5.4    4.8    7.0    7.5    5.1    7.3 
   Communication (1) (2)......................   93.9    94.6    93.9    93.6   -0.8   -8.6    5.7   -1.3   -4.8    2.2 
    Information and information processing (1)                                                                          
        (2)...................................   92.7    93.4    92.7    92.4   -0.8   -9.4    4.4   -1.3   -5.2    1.5 
     Telephone services (1) (2)...............   99.7   100.8   100.3   100.2    1.2   -7.7    5.4    2.0   -3.4    3.7 
     Information and information processing                                                                             
         other than telephone services (1) (5)   19.1    18.9    18.5    18.3  -16.1  -15.0   -4.1  -15.7  -15.5  -10.1 
      Personal computers and peripheral                                                                                 
          equipment (1) (2)...................   22.1    21.7    20.8    20.4  -24.9  -26.5   -6.9  -27.4  -25.7  -17.8 
                                                                                                                        
  Other goods and services ...................  303.5   306.0   307.8   304.9    2.2   10.9    2.4    1.9    6.5    2.1 
   Tobacco and smoking products (1)...........  468.8   480.7   488.4   473.1    2.4   29.8    5.4    3.7   15.3    4.5 
   Personal care (1)..........................  174.4   174.3   174.4   174.8    1.9    2.8    1.2    0.9    2.3    1.0 
    Personal care products (1)................  155.3   155.1   155.2   155.5   -0.5    0.8   -2.3    0.5    0.1   -0.9 
    Personal care services (1)................  189.4   189.8   190.0   190.1    1.1    3.7    1.5    1.5    2.4    1.5 
    Miscellaneous personal services ..........  275.0   275.2   275.2   275.9    4.6    3.9    3.9    1.3    4.2    2.6 
                                                                                                                        
          Commodity and service group                                                                                   
                                                                                                                        
 Commodities .................................  150.5   150.8   151.1   151.2   -5.7    6.6   -1.8    1.9    0.3    0.0 
  Food and beverages .........................  176.0   175.9   176.3   176.4    1.1    1.6    0.0    0.9    1.4    0.5 
  Commodities less food and beverages ........  135.7   136.3   136.4   136.6   -9.6    9.6   -2.9    2.7   -0.4   -0.1 
   Nondurables less food and beverages .......  146.9   149.2   148.0   149.2  -13.0   23.3   -4.8    6.4    3.6    0.7 
    Apparel ..................................  121.5   122.8   122.9   122.7   -8.0    6.3  -10.2    4.0   -1.1   -3.3 
    Nondurables less food, beverages, and                                                                               
        apparel ..............................  166.3   169.0   167.2   169.4  -15.1   31.7   -1.7    7.7    5.7    2.9 
   Durables ..................................  121.8   121.8   121.6   121.2   -2.5   -5.4   -0.7   -2.0   -4.0   -1.3 
 Services ....................................  206.0   206.7   207.2   207.9    3.8    3.0    3.2    3.7    3.4    3.5 
  Rent of shelter (4).........................  194.7   195.1   195.5   196.1    4.7    4.0    2.5    2.9    4.4    2.7 
  Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)....  108.7   109.7   110.1   110.1   -2.2    3.0    5.7    5.3    0.4    5.5 
  Gas (piped) and electricity (3).............  132.9   133.4   133.7   134.4   -4.9   -4.1    1.5    4.6   -4.5    3.0 
  Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                  
      services (2)............................  113.1   113.4   113.7   114.0    4.0    3.3    1.8    3.2    3.6    2.5 
  Household operations (1) (2)................  119.7   120.0   120.2   120.4    3.1    1.7    2.4    2.4    2.4    2.4 
  Transportation services ....................  208.0   209.0   209.5   210.0    5.3    4.6    4.3    3.9    4.9    4.1 
  Medical care services ......................  293.5   294.2   295.2   297.5    5.1    4.7    6.4    5.6    4.9    6.0 
  Other services .............................  242.0   243.3   243.5   244.1    3.1    1.5    4.9    3.5    2.3    4.2 
                                                                                                                        
                Special indexes                                                                                         
                                                                                                                        
 All items less food .........................  175.9   176.6   176.9   177.4   -0.9    5.2    0.9    3.5    2.1    2.2 
 All items less shelter ......................  168.4   169.0   169.2   169.5   -2.6    4.9    0.2    2.6    1.1    1.4 
 All items less medical care .................  171.2   171.7   172.0   172.4   -0.9    4.6    0.7    2.8    1.8    1.8 
 Commodities less food .......................  137.4   138.0   138.2   138.3   -9.2    9.2   -2.9    2.6   -0.4   -0.1 
 Nondurables less food .......................  149.3   151.2   150.2   151.4  -12.1   22.0   -3.9    5.7    3.5    0.8 
 Nondurables less food and apparel ...........  167.0   169.7   167.9   170.1  -13.9   28.9   -1.7    7.6    5.3    2.9 
 Nondurables .................................  161.9   163.0   162.6   163.1   -6.1   11.6   -2.0    3.0    2.4    0.5 
 Services less rent of shelter (4)............  193.4   194.4   194.7   195.4    1.7    2.3    4.9    4.2    2.0    4.6 
 Services less medical care services .........  199.0   199.7   200.4   200.9    2.9    3.5    2.9    3.9    3.2    3.4 
 Energy ......................................  121.7   122.5   123.4   125.8  -26.2   38.1   -2.6   14.2    1.0    5.5 
 All items less energy .......................  183.6   184.1   184.3   184.5    1.8    2.2    1.3    2.0    2.0    1.6 
  All items less food and energy .............  185.7   186.3   186.6   186.7    2.2    2.2    1.5    2.2    2.2    1.8 
   Commodities less food and energy                                                                                     
       commodities ...........................  144.1   144.6   144.5   144.0   -2.2    0.0   -2.5   -0.3   -1.1   -1.4 
    Energy commodities .......................  119.4   120.4   121.8   126.0  -42.8   98.6   -5.8   24.0    6.6    8.1 
   Services less energy services .............  214.2   214.9   215.4   216.1    4.5    3.5    3.4    3.6    4.0    3.5 

   1 Not seasonally adjusted.
   2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
   3 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator.  All other item stratum index series converted to a
 geometric means estimator in January, 1999.
   4 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base
   5 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.
 NOTE:  Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

 Table 6. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Selected areas, all items index 

 (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                All items                                  
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
                                               Prici-           Indexes             Percent change to    Percent change to 
                     CPI-W                       ng                                  Oct.2002 from--      Sep.2002 from--  
                                               sched-                                                                      
                                                 ule   July   Aug.   Sep.   Oct.                                           
                                                 (1)   2002   2002   2002   2002   Oct.   Aug.   Sep.   Sep.   July   Aug. 
                                                                                   2001   2002   2002   2001   2002   2002 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                           
 U.S. city average ...........................   M    176.1  176.6  177.0  177.3    1.9    0.4    0.2    1.3    0.5    0.2 
                                                                                                                           
            Region and area size(2)                                                                                        
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
 Northeast urban .............................   M    184.7  185.7  186.2  186.5    2.6    0.4    0.2    2.4    0.8    0.3 
   Size A -  More than 1,500,000 .............   M    185.2  186.4  186.7  186.9    2.7    0.3    0.1    2.4    0.8    0.2 
   Size B/C  50,000 to 1,500,000 (3)..........   M    111.7  112.0  112.5  112.9    2.5    0.8    0.4    2.4    0.7    0.4 
                                                                                                                           
 Midwest urban ...............................   M    170.8  171.3  171.7  171.8    2.0    0.3    0.1    0.5    0.5    0.2 
   Size A   - More than 1,500,000 ............   M    172.1  172.8  173.4  173.3    2.3    0.3   -0.1    1.2    0.8    0.3 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).........   M    110.9  111.0  111.1  111.4    1.5    0.4    0.3   -0.6    0.2    0.1 
   Size D -  Nonmetropolitan  (less than                                                                                   
       50,000) ...............................   M    167.3  167.6  167.8  168.1    1.9    0.3    0.2    0.4    0.3    0.1 
                                                                                                                           
 South urban .................................   M    171.1  171.3  171.7  172.3    1.5    0.6    0.3    0.8    0.4    0.2 
   Size A -  More than 1,500,000 .............   M    172.2  172.7  172.9  173.7    1.8    0.6    0.5    1.2    0.4    0.1 
   Size B/C -  50,000 to 1,500,000 (3)........   M    110.2  110.2  110.5  110.9    1.4    0.6    0.4    0.5    0.3    0.3 
   Size D -  Nonmetropolitan  (less than                                                                                   
       50,000) ...............................   M    172.1  172.8  173.0  173.2    1.4    0.2    0.1    1.3    0.5    0.1 
                                                                                                                           
 West urban ..................................   M    179.8  180.3  180.7  180.8    1.7    0.3    0.1    1.7    0.5    0.2 
   Size A   - More than 1,500,000 ............   M    180.8  181.3  181.7  181.7    2.1    0.2    0.0    2.0    0.5    0.2 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).........   M    112.2  112.5  112.7  112.9    1.0    0.4    0.2    1.2    0.4    0.2 
                                                                                                                           
                 Size classes                                                                                              
                                                                                                                           
   A (4)......................................   M    162.7  163.4  163.8  164.0    2.3    0.4    0.1    1.8    0.7    0.2 
   B/C (3)....................................   M    110.9  111.0  111.3  111.6    1.5    0.5    0.3    0.6    0.4    0.3 
   D .........................................   M    172.0  172.5  172.9  173.0    1.5    0.3    0.1    1.1    0.5    0.2 
                                                                                                                           
            Selected local areas(5)                                                                                        
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI ..............   M    175.1  175.5  175.8  176.5    2.7    0.6    0.4    1.2    0.4    0.2 
 Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA .....   M    175.0  175.6  176.3  176.5    3.2    0.5    0.1    2.8    0.7    0.4 
 New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island,                                                                                       
     NY-NJ-CT-PA .............................   M    187.1  188.1  188.6  188.8    3.0    0.4    0.1    2.7    0.8    0.3 
                                                                                                                           
 Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT .........   1    194.1      -  197.7      -      -      -      -    3.0    1.9      - 
 Cleveland-Akron, OH .........................   1    164.5      -  165.7      -      -      -      -   -0.5    0.7      - 
 Dallas-Fort Worth, TX .......................   1    172.6      -  172.9      -      -      -      -    0.2    0.2      - 
 Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV (6)........   1    113.1      -  113.7      -      -      -      -    1.9    0.5      - 
                                                                                                                           
 Atlanta, GA .................................   2        -  176.8      -  176.3    1.3   -0.3      -      -      -      - 
 Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI .................   2        -  175.0      -  175.0    3.5    0.0      -      -      -      - 
 Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX ..............   2        -  158.0      -  160.3    1.6    1.5      -      -      -      - 
 Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL ...................   2        -  172.8      -  174.5    1.6    1.0      -      -      -      - 
 Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City,                                                                                    
     PA-NJ-DE-MD .............................   2        -  186.7      -  185.6    1.8   -0.6      -      -      -      - 
 San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA ..........   2        -  189.3      -  190.0    1.3    0.4      -      -      -      - 
 Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA ................   2        -  184.8      -  185.5    1.3    0.4      -      -      -      - 

   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         Oct. 2002 from-  
                    C-CPI-U                     December                                          
                                                1999-2000                                         
                                                              Sep.      Oct.      Oct.      Sep.  
                                                              2002      2002      2001      2002  
                                                                                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                  
             Expenditure category                                                                 
                                                                                                  
 All items ...................................    100.000     106.0     106.2       1.7       0.2 
  Food and beverages .........................     15.451     106.2     106.3       1.0       0.1 
   Food ......................................     14.432     106.2     106.3       1.0       0.1 
    Food at home .............................      8.335     105.3     105.2       0.0      -0.1 
    Food away from home ......................      6.096     107.6     107.8       2.4       0.2 
   Alcoholic beverages .......................      1.019     106.4     106.8       2.0       0.4 
  Housing ....................................     40.040     109.4     109.3       2.4      -0.1 
   Shelter ...................................     30.643     110.7     111.0       3.4       0.3 
   Fuels and utilities (1)....................      4.376     113.8     111.4      -0.2      -2.1 
   Household furnishings and operations ......      5.020      98.2      98.1      -1.2      -0.1 
  Apparel ....................................      4.819      94.8      96.5      -2.4       1.8 
  Transportation .............................     17.770     103.0     103.6       1.6       0.6 
   Private transportation ....................     16.520     103.0     103.8       1.9       0.8 
   Public transportation .....................      1.250     102.3     100.7      -2.7      -1.6 
  Medical care ...............................      5.563     112.7     113.3       4.7       0.5 
   Medical care commodities ..................      1.330     109.6     109.7       3.1       0.1 
   Medical care services .....................      4.233     113.7     114.4       5.1       0.6 
  Recreation .................................      6.124     102.1     102.2       0.2       0.1 
  Education and communication ................      6.068      97.6      97.4      -0.1      -0.2 
   Education .................................      2.546     118.3     118.6       6.3       0.3 
   Communication .............................      3.522      84.7      84.2      -4.4      -0.6 
  Other goods and services ...................      4.164     111.3     110.8       3.0      -0.4 
                                                                                                  
          Commodity and service group                                                             
                                                                                                  
 Services (2).................................     57.098     110.4     110.5       3.2       0.1 
 Commodities .................................     42.902     100.5     100.8      -0.3       0.3 
  Durables ...................................     12.953      91.8      91.7      -3.4      -0.1 
 Nondurables .................................     29.949     104.5     105.0       1.1       0.5 
  All items less food and energy .............     78.851     105.5     105.7       1.7       0.2 
 Energy (3)...................................      6.717    R111.7     111.3       2.7      -0.4 

   1  Revised index for U.S. city average: Aug. 2002=113.6.
   2  Revised index for U.S. city average: Aug. 2002=110.5.
   3  Revised index for U.S. city average: July 2002=111.2.
   R Revised.
 NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.
 Indexes for 2002 are initial estimates.  Indexes for 2001 are interim adjustments.