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                   CONSUMER PRICE INDEX:  FEBRUARY 2004
 
      The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased
 0.5 percent in February, before seasonal adjustment, the Bureau of Labor
 Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today.  The February
 level of 186.2 (1982-84=100) was 1.7 percent higher than in February 2003.
      
      The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers
 (CPI-W) increased 0.6 percent in February, prior to seasonal adjustment.
 The February level of 181.9 was 1.5 percent higher than in February 2003.
      
      The Chained Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-U)
 increased 0.6 percent in February, prior to seasonal adjustment.  The
 February level of 108.7 (December 1999=100) was 1.4 percent higher than in
 February 2003.  Please note that the indexes for the post-2002 period are
 subject to revision.
      
 CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U)
      
      On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI-U rose 0.3 percent in
 February, following an increase of 0.5 percent in January.  Energy costs,
 which rose 4.7 percent in January, advanced 1.7 percent in February.
 Within energy, the index for petroleum-based energy advanced 2.5 percent
 and the index for energy services increased 0.9 percent.  The index for
 food rose 0.2 percent in February after registering no change in January.
 The index for all items less food and energy rose 0.2 percent in February,
 the same as in January.
     
 Table A.  Percent changes in CPI for Urban Consumers (CPI-U)
                                   Seasonally adjusted                 Un-
                                                          Compound   adjusted
     Expenditure        Changes from preceding month    annual rate   12-mos.
      Category                 2003              2004   3-mos. ended  ended
                     Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb.   Feb.'04    Feb.'04
 All Items            .4    .3  -.1  -.2   .2   .5  .3     3.7       1.7
  Food and beverages  .3    .3   .4   .4   .5  -.1  .2     2.6       3.1
  Housing             .1    .1   .2  -.1   .2   .4  .2     3.0       2.1
  Apparel             .1    .2   .2  -.5  -.3  -.3 -.1    -3.0      -1.7
  Transportation     1.2    .9 -1.4 -1.3  -.2  1.7  .7     9.0       -.1
  Medical care        .3    .4   .2   .3   .5   .2  .6     5.4       4.2
  Recreation          .0    .1  -.1   .2   .1   .0  .3     1.5       1.1
  Education and                                                         
    communication     .4    .2   .0   .2   .2   .1  .3     2.2       1.4
  Other goods and                                                    
    services          .2    .1   .1   .0   .2   .3  .2     3.0       1.6
 Special indexes:                                                       
  Energy             3.1   3.3 -3.5 -3.0   .3  4.7 1.7    30.1       3.8
  Food                .4    .2   .5   .4   .5   .0  .2     2.7       3.3
  All items less                                                        
    food and energy   .1    .1   .2   .0   .1   .2  .2     1.7       1.2


      The food and beverages index advanced 0.2 percent in February.  The
 index for food at home, which declined 0.3 percent in January, increased
 0.1 percent in February, reflecting upturns in the indexes for fruits and
 vegetables and for other food at home.  The index for fruits and
 vegetables rose 1.0 percent in February, following a 1.8 percent decline
 in January.  The indexes for fresh fruits and for fresh vegetables
 increased 1.6 and 0.6 percent, respectively.  The index for processed
 fruits and vegetables rose 0.5 percent.  (Prior to seasonal adjustment,
 prices for fresh fruits and fresh vegetables declined 2.3 and 0.9 percent,
 respectively.)  The indexes for other food at home and for nonalcoholic
 beverages rose 0.8 and 0.1 percent, respectively.  Partially offsetting
 these increases were declines in the indexes for meats, poultry, fish, and
 eggs and for dairy products.  The index for meats, poultry, fish, and eggs
 declined 0.7 percent in February.  The index for beef and veal, which rose
 sharply in 2003, fell 1.6 percent in February after declining 1.8 percent
 in January.   The indexes for pork, for poultry, and for fish and seafood
 also declined in February-down 0.5, 0.7, and 0.5 percent, respectively.
 The index for dairy products declined for the second consecutive month--
 down 0.2 percent in February.  The index for cereals and bakery products
 was virtually unchanged in February.  The other two components of the food
 and beverage index--food away from home and alcoholic beverages--each
 increased 0.3 percent.
      
      The index for housing rose 0.2 percent in February.  Shelter costs
 increased 0.1 percent in February, the same as in January.  Within
 shelter, the indexes for rent and owners' equivalent rent each increased
 0.2 percent, while the index for lodging away from home fell 1.6 percent.
 (Prior to seasonal adjustment, the index for lodging away from home rose
 2.4 percent.)  The index for fuels and utilities rose 0.9 percent in
 February, following a 1.6 percent rise in January.  The index for fuel oil
 increased 1.1 percent in February.  The indexes for natural gas and for
 electricity rose 2.2 and 0.2 percent, respectively.  (Prior to seasonal
 adjustment, natural gas prices declined 1.0 percent.)  The index for
 household furnishings and operations rose 0.2 percent in February.
      
      The transportation index, which rose 1.7 percent in January, advanced
 0.7 percent in February.  The index for gasoline rose 2.5 percent in
 February, following an 8.1 percent rise in January, accounting for about
 80 percent of the February advance in the transportation component.
 (Prior to seasonal adjustment, gasoline prices rose 4.7 percent in
 February.)  As of February, the price of gasoline was 3.3 percent lower
 than its peak level of March 2003.  The index for new vehicles registered
 its first increase since August--up 0.4 percent in February. During the
 last 12 months, new vehicle prices have fallen 0.6 percent.  (As of
 January, about 90 percent of the new vehicle sample was represented by
 2004 models.)  The index for used cars and trucks also turned up in
 February, advancing 0.2 percent, but this index has declined 11.7 percent
 in the last 12 months.  Airline fares rose 1.2 percent in February, but
 are 6.1 percent lower than in September 2001.
      
      The index for apparel declined 0.1 percent in February.  (Prior to
 seasonal adjustment, apparel prices rose 2.4 percent, reflecting the
 introduction of women's and girls' spring-summer wear.)
      
      Medical care costs rose 0.6 percent in February to a level 4.2
 percent higher than a year ago.  The index for medical care commodities--
 prescription drugs, nonprescription drugs, and medical supplies--increased
 0.4 percent.  The index for medical care services rose 0.7 percent in
 February.  Charges for physician's services and for hospital and related
 services increased 1.1 and 0.5 percent, respectively.
      
      The index for recreation, which was unchanged in January, rose 0.3
 percent in February.  Upturns in the indexes for toys and for video and
 audio, coupled with larger increases in the indexes for sporting goods and
 for pets, pet products and services, more than offset a larger decline in
 the index for photography.
      
      The index for education and communication increased 0.3 percent in
 February.  The education index rose 0.5 percent, while the index for
 communication costs was unchanged.  Within the latter group, a 0.1 percent
 increase in the index for telephone services was offset by a 1.2 percent
 decline in the index for personal computers and peripheral equipment.
      
      The index for other goods and services rose 0.2 percent in February.
 A 0.1 percent decline in the index for tobacco and smoking products was
 more than offset by a 0.3 percent increase in the index for personal care.
 Within personal care, the indexes for legal services and funeral expenses
 rose 0.8 and 0.7 percent, respectively.
      
 
 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 0.3 percent in February.
 
 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                 2003              2004   3-mos. ended   ended
                     Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb.   Feb.'04    Feb.'04
 All Items            .4    .3  -.2  -.3   .2   .6  .3     4.1       1.5
  Food and beverages  .4    .3   .5   .5   .4  -.1  .2     2.4       3.2
  Housing             .1    .2   .1  -.1   .2   .5  .2     3.4       2.2
  Apparel             .1    .4   .2  -.4  -.3  -.1  .0    -1.3       -.9
  Transportation     1.3    .8 -1.7 -1.6  -.2  1.8  .6     9.4       -.9
  Medical care        .3    .4   .3   .3   .4   .3  .7     5.6       4.2
  Recreation          .0    .0  -.1   .2   .1  -.1  .4     1.5        .8
  Education and                                                         
    communication     .3    .1   .0   .1   .1   .1  .2     1.5        .7
  Other goods and                                                     
    services          .3   -.1   .1  -.1   .3   .3  .2     2.9       1.2
 Special indexes                                                       
  Energy             3.3   3.4 -3.6 -3.1   .3  4.9 1.6    31.0       3.8
  Food                .4    .3   .5   .5   .5  -.1  .2     2.4       3.3
  All items less                                                         
    food and energy   .1   -.1   .1  -.1   .1   .2  .2     1.7        .9


     Consumer Price Index data for March are scheduled for release on
 Wednesday, April 14, 2004, at 8:30 A.M. (EDT).

 
 CPI (Old Weights)
 
      For the first six months of 2004, BLS also will calculate Old Weights
 CPI-U and Old Weights CPI-W based on the 1999-2000 expenditure pattern
 used in the CPI from 2002 through 2003.  These Old Weight data are
 contained in tables 1(OW)-4(OW).  From January to February, the Old Weight
 CPI-U rose 0.5 percent and the Old Weight CPI-W rose 0.6 percent.  Note
 these series are not seasonally adjusted.
 
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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.
 
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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 1999 through 2003 were replaced at the end of 2003.  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: 47 of
 the 73 components are seasonally adjusted for 2004.
   
   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 labor and
 supply problems for coffee.  The procedure was used to account for unusual
 butter fat supply reductions, decreases in milk supply, and large swings
 in soybean oil inventories affecting the Fats and oils series.  For the
 Water and sewerage maintenance index, the procedure was used to account
 for a data collection anomaly and dry weather in California.  For Dairy
 products, it mitigated the effects of significant changes in milk
 production levels and higher demand for cheese.  For Electricity, it was
 used to offset an increase in demand due to warmer than expected weather,
 increased rates to conserve supplies, and declining natural gas
 inventories.  For New vehicles, New cars, and New trucks, the procedure
 was used to offset the effects of a model changeover combined with
 financing incentives.
   
        For additional information on seasonal adjustment in the CPI,
 please write to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Division of Consumer
 Prices and Price Indexes, Washington, DC 20212 or contact Daniel Chow on
 (202) 691-6968 by e-mail at Chow.Daniel@bls.gov.  If you have general
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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,                      Feb. 2004 from-    percent change from- 
                     CPI-U                       December                                                               
                                                   2003       Jan.      Feb.                                            
                                                              2004      2004     Feb.     Jan.   Nov. to Dec. to Jan. to
                                                                                 2003     2004     Dec.    Jan.    Feb. 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                        
             Expenditure category                                                                                       
                                                                                                                        
 All items....................................    100.000     185.2     186.2      1.7      0.5     0.2     0.5     0.3 
 All items (1967=100).........................          -     554.9     557.9        -        -       -       -       - 
                                                                                                                        
  Food and beverages..........................     15.384     184.3     184.5      3.1      0.1     0.5    -0.1     0.2 
   Food.......................................     14.383     183.8     184.1      3.3      0.2     0.5     0.0     0.2 
    Food at home..............................      8.256     184.0     184.0      3.6      0.0     0.7    -0.3     0.1 
     Cereals and bakery products..............      1.202     203.9     204.4      1.3      0.2     0.1     0.1     0.0 
     Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs...........      2.320     179.9     179.7      9.1     -0.1     1.0     0.0    -0.7 
     Dairy and related products...............       .842     172.4     172.1      2.9     -0.2     1.1    -0.3    -0.2 
     Fruits and vegetables....................      1.221     232.4     229.7      2.9     -1.2     0.3    -1.8     1.0 
     Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage                                                                                
         materials............................       .905     140.7     141.4      0.4      0.5     0.7     0.3     0.1 
     Other food at home.......................      1.765     162.8     163.7      0.9      0.6     0.6    -0.4     0.8 
      Sugar and sweets........................       .305     163.0     163.9      1.3      0.6    -0.5    -0.3     0.8 
      Fats and oils...........................       .251     160.7     162.3      2.3      1.0     0.5     1.1     1.1 
      Other foods.............................      1.210     178.0     178.9      0.6      0.5     0.8    -0.7     0.8 
       Other miscellaneous foods (1) (2)......       .308     109.1     109.5     -0.9      0.4     0.7    -0.6     0.4 
    Food away from home (1)...................      6.127     184.9     185.5      2.7      0.3     0.3     0.3     0.3 
     Other food away from home (2)............       .332     123.9     124.0      3.2      0.1     0.3     1.0     0.1 
   Alcoholic beverages (1)....................      1.001     189.4     189.9      2.2      0.3     0.1     0.4     0.3 
                                                                                                                        
  Housing.....................................     42.089     186.3     187.0      2.1      0.4     0.2     0.4     0.2 
   Shelter....................................     32.878     215.2     216.0      2.1      0.4     0.2     0.1     0.1 
    Rent of primary residence (3).............      6.157     208.3     208.8      2.5      0.2     0.2     0.1     0.2 
    Lodging away from home (2)................      2.954     117.2     120.0      2.0      2.4     1.1    -0.2    -1.6 
    Owners' equivalent rent of primary                                                                                  
        residence (3) (4).....................     23.383     222.6     222.9      1.9      0.1     0.1     0.1     0.2 
    Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)..       .385     114.8     115.0      0.8      0.2     0.0     0.4     0.2 
   Fuels and utilities........................      4.741     156.3     156.9      5.8      0.4     0.5     1.6     0.9 
    Fuels.....................................      3.830     139.2     139.5      5.8      0.2     0.4     1.9     0.9 
     Fuel oil and other fuels.................       .231     149.9     155.1     -0.8      3.5    -0.5     6.8     1.0 
     Gas (piped) and electricity (3)..........      3.599     145.5     145.5      6.3      0.0     0.6     1.6     0.9 
    Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                
        services (2)..........................       .910     120.6     121.8      5.9      1.0     0.3     0.5     1.1 
   Household furnishings and operations.......      4.470     125.3     125.7     -1.6      0.3    -0.1     0.4     0.2 
    Household operations (1) (2)..............       .704     122.7     123.4      1.1      0.6     0.2     0.1     0.6 
                                                                                                                        
  Apparel.....................................      3.975     115.8     118.6     -1.7      2.4    -0.3    -0.3    -0.1 
   Men's and boys' apparel....................      1.024     115.5     117.1     -0.2      1.4     0.0    -0.1     0.3 
   Women's and girls' apparel.................      1.704     105.7     110.3     -1.9      4.4    -0.4    -0.7    -0.2 
   Infants' and toddlers' apparel.............       .195     117.7     119.3     -2.5      1.4    -0.8     0.2     0.3 
   Footwear...................................       .778     115.9     117.0     -2.3      0.9    -0.3    -0.8     0.3 
                                                                                                                        
  Transportation..............................     16.881     157.0     158.8     -0.1      1.1    -0.2     1.7     0.7 
   Private transportation.....................     15.817     153.2     154.9     -0.3      1.1    -0.2     1.9     0.7 
    New and used motor vehicles (2)...........      7.912      94.3      94.4     -3.7      0.1    -0.5    -0.1     0.2 
     New vehicles.............................      4.817     138.0     138.3     -0.6      0.2    -0.1    -0.1     0.4 
     Used cars and trucks (1).................      2.007     130.8     131.0    -11.7      0.2    -0.8    -0.2     0.2 
    Motor fuel................................      3.249     136.7     143.1      1.9      4.7     0.0     8.1     2.5 
     Gasoline (all types).....................      3.222     136.1     142.5      2.0      4.7     0.1     8.1     2.5 
    Motor vehicle parts and equipment (1).....       .369     108.0     108.0     -0.2      0.0    -0.2     0.3     0.0 
    Motor vehicle maintenance and repair......      1.349     198.2     198.2      1.9      0.0     0.5     0.1    -0.1 
   Public transportation......................      1.064     206.3     208.1      2.2      0.9    -0.8     0.2     0.0 
                                                                                                                        
  Medical care................................      6.074     303.6     306.0      4.2      0.8     0.5     0.2     0.6 
   Medical care commodities...................      1.499     265.5     266.7      2.4      0.5     0.3     0.1     0.4 
   Medical care services......................      4.575     313.8     316.6      4.7      0.9     0.5     0.3     0.7 
    Professional services.....................      2.749     265.5     268.0      3.6      0.9     0.5     0.2     0.8 
    Hospital and related services (3).........      1.489     409.7     412.5      6.3      0.7     0.5     0.3     0.5 
                                                                                                                        
  Recreation (2)..............................      5.872     107.9     108.4      1.1      0.5     0.1     0.0     0.3 
   Video and audio (2)........................      1.736     103.6     104.1      0.3      0.5    -0.1    -0.3     0.1 
                                                                                                                        
  Education and communication (2).............      5.948     111.1     111.2      1.4      0.1     0.2     0.1     0.3 
   Education (2)..............................      2.841     140.1     140.4      7.2      0.2     0.7     0.5     0.5 
    Educational books and supplies............       .219     345.4     348.6      4.7      0.9     2.4    -0.5     0.4 
    Tuition, other school fees, and childcare.      2.623     403.6     404.2      7.4      0.1     0.6     0.6     0.4 
   Communication (2)..........................      3.107      88.1      88.1     -4.1      0.0    -0.3    -0.3     0.0 
    Information and information processing (1)                                                                          
        (2)...................................      2.925      86.1      86.1     -4.4      0.0     0.0    -0.1     0.0 
     Telephone services (1) (2)...............      2.315      97.0      97.1     -3.4      0.1     0.0    -0.2     0.1 
     Information technology, hardware and                                                                               
         services (1) (5).....................       .610      15.3      15.2    -10.1     -0.7    -0.6     0.0    -0.7 
      Personal computers and peripheral                                                                                 
          equipment (1) (2)...................       .230      16.2      16.0    -16.2     -1.2    -0.6     0.0    -1.2 
                                                                                                                        
  Other goods and services....................      3.776     301.4     302.3      1.6      0.3     0.2     0.3     0.2 
   Tobacco and smoking products (1)...........       .806     473.0     472.6      0.0     -0.1     0.3     0.6    -0.1 
   Personal care..............................      2.970     179.7     180.4      2.1      0.4     0.2     0.2     0.3 
    Personal care products (1)................       .680     153.8     154.5      0.8      0.5     0.1     0.3     0.5 
    Personal care services (1)................       .650     194.6     195.2      2.3      0.3     0.1     0.2     0.3 
    Miscellaneous personal services...........      1.448     288.8     290.4      3.6      0.6     0.2     0.3     0.3 
                                                                                                                        
          Commodity and service group                                                                                   
                                                                                                                        
 Commodities..................................     40.117     151.1     152.3      0.2      0.8     0.1     0.7     0.5 
  Food and beverages..........................     15.384     184.3     184.5      3.1      0.1     0.5    -0.1     0.2 
  Commodities less food and beverages.........     24.733     132.6     134.2     -1.6      1.2    -0.2     1.1     0.5 
   Nondurables less food and beverages........     13.458     148.4     151.4      0.1      2.0     0.7     1.2     0.4 
    Apparel...................................      3.975     115.8     118.6     -1.7      2.4    -0.3    -0.3    -0.1 
    Nondurables less food, beverages, and                                                                               
        apparel...............................      9.483     172.3     175.6      0.9      1.9     0.0     2.8     1.1 
   Durables...................................     11.275     115.1     115.3     -3.7      0.2    -0.2    -0.1     0.4 
 Services.....................................     59.883     219.1     219.9      2.8      0.4     0.2     0.3     0.2 
  Rent of shelter (4).........................     32.494     224.1     224.9      2.1      0.4     0.2     0.1     0.2 
  Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)....       .385     114.8     115.0      0.8      0.2     0.0     0.4     0.2 
  Gas (piped) and electricity (3).............      3.599     145.5     145.5      6.3      0.0     0.6     1.6     0.9 
  Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                  
      services (2)............................       .910     120.6     121.8      5.9      1.0     0.3     0.5     1.1 
  Household operations (1) (2)................       .704     122.7     123.4      1.1      0.6     0.2     0.1     0.6 
  Transportation services.....................      6.319     218.7     219.3      2.8      0.3    -0.3     0.5     0.0 
  Medical care services.......................      4.575     313.8     316.6      4.7      0.9     0.5     0.3     0.7 
  Other services..............................     10.896     258.4     259.2      2.7      0.3     0.2     0.2     0.3 
                                                                                                                        
                Special indexes                                                                                         
                                                                                                                        
 All items less food..........................     85.617     185.5     186.6      1.5      0.6     0.1     0.5     0.3 
 All items less shelter.......................     67.122     175.6     176.7      1.6      0.6     0.2     0.6     0.5 
 All items less medical care..................     93.926     179.1     180.1      1.6      0.6     0.2     0.4     0.3 
 Commodities less food........................     25.734     134.7     136.3     -1.4      1.2    -0.1     1.0     0.6 
 Nondurables less food........................     14.459     150.8     153.7      0.3      1.9     0.7     1.0     0.4 
 Nondurables less food and apparel............     10.484     173.0     176.1      1.0      1.8     0.1     2.2     1.3 
 Nondurables..................................     28.842     166.4     168.1      1.7      1.0     0.6     0.5     0.4 
 Services less rent of shelter (4)............     27.389     229.7     230.6      3.5      0.4     0.3     0.3     0.4 
 Services less medical care services..........     55.308     211.0     211.7      2.6      0.3     0.3     0.1     0.1 
 Energy.......................................      7.080     137.4     140.6      3.8      2.3     0.3     4.7     1.7 
 All items less energy........................     92.920     191.9     192.7      1.6      0.4     0.2     0.2     0.2 
  All items less food and energy..............     78.537     194.0     194.9      1.2      0.5     0.1     0.2     0.2 
   Commodities less food and energy                                                                                     
       commodities............................     22.254     138.5     139.3     -2.0      0.6    -0.1     0.0     0.2 
    Energy commodities........................      3.480     138.2     144.6      1.8      4.6     0.0     8.0     2.5 
   Services less energy services..............     56.283     226.6     227.5      2.5      0.4     0.2     0.2     0.1 
 Purchasing power of the consumer dollar                                                                                
     (1982-84=$1.00)..........................          -    $ .540    $ .537        -        -       -       -       - 
 Purchasing power of the consumer dollar                                                                                
     (1967=$1.00).............................          -    $ .180    $ .179        -        -       -       -       - 

   1 Not seasonally adjusted.
   2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
   3 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator.  All other item stratum index series were calculated
 using a geometric means estimator.
   4 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.
   5 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.
   - Data not available.
 NOTE:  Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

 Table 2. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, by expenditure
 category and commodity and service group

 (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                                 Seasonally adjusted indexes    Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent 
                                                                                               change for               
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                     CPI-U                                                           3 months ended--         6 months  
                                                                                                              ended--   
                                                 Nov.    Dec.    Jan.    Feb.                                           
                                                 2003    2003    2004    2004                                           
                                                                                 May   Aug.   Nov.   Feb.   Aug.   Feb. 
                                                                                2003   2003   2003   2004   2003   2004 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                        
             Expenditure category                                                                                       
                                                                                                                        
 All items....................................  184.6   184.9   185.8   186.3    0.2    2.6    0.2    3.7    1.4    2.0 
                                                                                                                        
  Food and beverages..........................  183.1   184.0   183.9   184.3    1.6    3.6    4.7    2.6    2.6    3.7 
   Food.......................................  182.6   183.5   183.5   183.8    1.6    3.9    4.7    2.7    2.7    3.7 
    Food at home..............................  182.8   184.0   183.4   183.6    1.6    4.8    6.4    1.8    3.2    4.0 
     Cereals and bakery products..............  203.8   204.1   204.3   204.2    1.8    2.2    0.4    0.8    2.0    0.6 
     Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs...........  178.7   180.5   180.5   179.3    2.7   10.8   22.4    1.3    6.7   11.4 
     Dairy and related products...............  170.3   172.2   171.6   171.3   -0.5    4.2    5.8    2.4    1.8    4.1 
     Fruits and vegetables....................  229.5   230.3   226.1   228.4    3.7    7.7    2.3   -1.9    5.7    0.2 
     Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage                                                                                
         materials............................  139.0   140.0   140.4   140.5    0.9   -1.4   -2.3    4.4   -0.3    1.0 
     Other food at home.......................  162.3   163.2   162.6   163.9    0.0    1.2   -1.5    4.0    0.6    1.2 
      Sugar and sweets........................  163.3   162.5   162.0   163.3    2.3    0.7    2.5    0.0    1.5    1.2 
      Fats and oils...........................  158.0   158.8   160.6   162.3   -3.2    0.0    1.5   11.3   -1.6    6.3 
      Other foods.............................  177.8   179.3   178.0   179.4    0.0    1.6   -2.9    3.6    0.8    0.3 
       Other miscellaneous foods (1) (2)......  109.0   109.8   109.1   109.5   -1.4   -0.7   -3.2    1.8   -1.1   -0.7 
    Food away from home (1)...................  183.8   184.3   184.9   185.5    1.8    2.4    2.7    3.8    2.1    3.2 
     Other food away from home (2)............  122.3   122.7   123.9   124.0    1.7    2.0    3.0    5.7    1.8    4.3 
   Alcoholic beverages (1)....................  188.6   188.7   189.4   189.9    1.7    0.9    3.2    2.8    1.3    3.0 
                                                                                                                        
  Housing.....................................  185.7   186.1   186.8   187.1    3.1    1.3    0.9    3.0    2.2    2.0 
   Shelter....................................  214.9   215.3   215.6   215.8    2.7    1.7    2.3    1.7    2.2    2.0 
    Rent of primary residence (3).............  207.4   207.8   208.1   208.6    3.2    2.4    2.1    2.3    2.8    2.2 
    Lodging away from home (2)................  120.7   122.0   121.7   119.8    9.5   -1.0    3.0   -2.9    4.1    0.0 
    Owners' equivalent rent of primary                                                                                  
        residence (3) (4).....................  221.6   221.9   222.2   222.7    1.7    1.8    2.2    2.0    1.7    2.1 
    Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)..  114.3   114.3   114.8   115.0    0.7    5.4   -5.1    2.5    3.0   -1.4 
   Fuels and utilities........................  154.3   155.0   157.5   158.9   14.3    1.6   -4.3   12.5    7.7    3.8 
    Fuels.....................................  137.3   137.9   140.5   141.8   16.4    0.9   -6.4   13.8    8.4    3.2 
     Fuel oil and other fuels.................  136.9   136.2   145.4   146.9  -30.4    8.5   -3.2   32.6  -13.1   13.3 
     Gas (piped) and electricity (3)..........  144.2   145.0   147.3   148.6   20.6    0.5   -6.9   12.8   10.1    2.5 
    Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                
        services (2)..........................  119.5   119.9   120.5   121.8    4.6    4.9    5.9    7.9    4.7    6.9 
   Household furnishings and operations.......  125.0   124.9   125.4   125.7   -4.3   -2.2   -1.9    2.3   -3.3    0.2 
    Household operations (1) (2)..............  122.4   122.6   122.7   123.4   -2.3    1.7    2.0    3.3   -0.3    2.6 
                                                                                                                        
  Apparel.....................................  120.6   120.2   119.8   119.7   -3.9    1.0   -0.3   -3.0   -1.5   -1.7 
   Men's and boys' apparel....................  118.1   118.1   118.0   118.3   -3.0   -2.7    4.9    0.7   -2.9    2.8 
   Women's and girls' apparel.................  112.9   112.5   111.7   111.5   -3.1    1.8   -0.7   -4.9   -0.7   -2.8 
   Infants' and toddlers' apparel.............  120.3   119.3   119.5   119.8    0.3   -1.3   -7.0   -1.7   -0.5   -4.4 
   Footwear...................................  119.3   119.0   118.0   118.3   -8.9    3.1    0.0   -3.3   -3.1   -1.7 
                                                                                                                        
  Transportation..............................  155.6   155.3   157.9   159.0   -7.3    6.0   -6.9    9.0   -0.9    0.8 
   Private transportation.....................  151.4   151.1   153.9   155.0   -8.5    6.5   -7.5    9.9   -1.3    0.8 
    New and used motor vehicles (2)...........   94.5    94.0    93.9    94.1   -1.2   -3.6   -8.0   -1.7   -2.4   -4.9 
     New vehicles.............................  137.1   137.0   136.9   137.5   -1.2    0.3   -2.9    1.2   -0.4   -0.9 
     Used cars and trucks (1).................  132.0   131.0   130.8   131.0   -1.3  -11.9  -28.0   -3.0   -6.8  -16.4 
    Motor fuel................................  130.9   130.9   141.5   145.1  -36.6   39.0  -18.8   51.0   -6.1   10.7 
     Gasoline (all types).....................  130.3   130.4   141.0   144.5  -36.9   39.3  -18.6   51.2   -6.3   10.9 
    Motor vehicle parts and equipment (1).....  107.9   107.7   108.0   108.0   -1.5    0.4    0.0    0.4   -0.6    0.2 
    Motor vehicle maintenance and repair......  197.0   197.9   198.0   197.8    1.7    2.5    1.8    1.6    2.1    1.7 
   Public transportation......................  211.3   209.7   210.1   210.0    8.4    1.7    1.3   -2.4    5.0   -0.6 
                                                                                                                        
  Medical care................................  301.3   302.7   303.4   305.3    3.2    4.0    4.1    5.4    3.6    4.7 
   Medical care commodities...................  264.7   265.4   265.7   266.7    2.0    2.9    1.5    3.1    2.5    2.3 
   Medical care services......................  311.0   312.6   313.5   315.7    3.5    4.3    4.9    6.2    3.9    5.5 
    Professional services.....................  263.7   264.9   265.5   267.5    3.9    1.4    3.1    5.9    2.6    4.5 
    Hospital and related services (3).........  405.1   407.0   408.4   410.4    3.5    8.7    7.3    5.3    6.0    6.3 
                                                                                                                        
  Recreation (2)..............................  107.9   108.0   108.0   108.3    1.1    1.1    0.7    1.5    1.1    1.1 
   Video and audio (2)........................  104.0   103.9   103.6   103.7    0.4    0.8    1.2   -1.1    0.6    0.0 
                                                                                                                        
  Education and communication (2).............  110.4   110.6   110.7   111.0   -0.4    2.2    1.5    2.2    0.9    1.8 
   Education (2)..............................  137.8   138.8   139.5   140.2    6.9    9.7    5.1    7.2    8.3    6.1 
    Educational books and supplies............  337.7   345.8   344.0   345.5    4.8    6.9   -2.0    9.6    5.8    3.6 
    Tuition, other school fees, and childcare.  397.2   399.5   402.0   403.8    7.0    9.7    6.0    6.8    8.4    6.4 
   Communication (2)..........................   88.4    88.1    87.8    87.8   -6.8   -4.4   -2.7   -2.7   -5.6   -2.7 
    Information and information processing (1)                                                                          
        (2)...................................   86.2    86.2    86.1    86.1   -9.4   -4.0   -3.6   -0.5   -6.8   -2.1 
     Telephone services (1) (2)...............   97.2    97.2    97.0    97.1   -9.2   -1.2   -2.4   -0.4   -5.3   -1.4 
     Information technology, hardware and                                                                               
         services (1) (5).....................   15.4    15.3    15.3    15.2  -11.3  -16.0   -7.4   -5.1  -13.7   -6.3 
      Personal computers and peripheral                                                                                 
          equipment (1) (2)...................   16.3    16.2    16.2    16.0  -21.1  -25.9   -9.2   -7.2  -23.6   -8.2 
                                                                                                                        
  Other goods and services....................  300.1   300.8   301.7   302.3    0.4    2.6    0.5    3.0    1.5    1.7 
   Tobacco and smoking products (1)...........  469.1   470.4   473.0   472.6   -5.9    5.4   -2.3    3.0   -0.4    0.3 
   Personal care..............................  179.1   179.5   179.9   180.4    2.3    1.8    1.4    2.9    2.0    2.1 
    Personal care products (1)................  153.2   153.4   153.8   154.5    0.8   -0.3   -0.8    3.4    0.3    1.3 
    Personal care services (1)................  194.2   194.3   194.6   195.2    4.5    1.9    0.6    2.1    3.2    1.3 
    Miscellaneous personal services...........  287.5   288.2   289.1   289.9    3.5    2.7    4.7    3.4    3.1    4.1 
                                                                                                                        
          Commodity and service group                                                                                   
                                                                                                                        
 Commodities..................................  150.5   150.7   151.7   152.4   -4.7    3.5   -2.6    5.1   -0.7    1.2 
  Food and beverages..........................  183.1   184.0   183.9   184.3    1.6    3.6    4.7    2.6    2.6    3.7 
  Commodities less food and beverages.........  132.4   132.2   133.7   134.4   -8.5    3.3   -6.7    6.2   -2.8   -0.4 
   Nondurables less food and beverages........  149.4   150.4   152.2   152.8  -15.3   10.8   -1.9    9.4   -3.1    3.6 
    Apparel...................................  120.6   120.2   119.8   119.7   -3.9    1.0   -0.3   -3.0   -1.5   -1.7 
    Nondurables less food, beverages, and                                                                               
        apparel...............................  169.3   169.3   174.1   176.0  -15.3   13.3   -7.6   16.8   -2.1    3.9 
   Durables...................................  115.0   114.8   114.7   115.2   -4.0   -4.3   -7.0    0.7   -4.1   -3.2 
 Services.....................................  218.4   218.9   219.5   220.0    3.8    2.2    2.0    3.0    3.0    2.5 
  Rent of shelter (4).........................  223.7   224.1   224.3   224.7    2.8    1.6    2.4    1.8    2.2    2.1 
  Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)....  114.3   114.3   114.8   115.0    0.7    5.4   -5.1    2.5    3.0   -1.4 
  Gas (piped) and electricity (3).............  144.2   145.0   147.3   148.6   20.6    0.5   -6.9   12.8   10.1    2.5 
  Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                  
      services (2)............................  119.5   119.9   120.5   121.8    4.6    4.9    5.9    7.9    4.7    6.9 
  Household operations (1) (2)................  122.4   122.6   122.7   123.4   -2.3    1.7    2.0    3.3   -0.3    2.6 
  Transportation services.....................  218.8   218.2   219.2   219.2    5.0    2.4    3.0    0.7    3.7    1.9 
  Medical care services.......................  311.0   312.6   313.5   315.7    3.5    4.3    4.9    6.2    3.9    5.5 
  Other services..............................  257.0   257.6   258.0   258.8    2.4    2.9    2.7    2.8    2.6    2.8 
                                                                                                                        
                Special indexes                                                                                         
                                                                                                                        
 All items less food..........................  185.0   185.2   186.2   186.7    0.0    2.4   -0.4    3.7    1.2    1.6 
 All items less shelter.......................  174.8   175.1   176.1   176.9   -0.7    3.0   -0.7    4.9    1.2    2.1 
 All items less medical care..................  178.6   178.9   179.7   180.2    0.0    2.7    0.0    3.6    1.4    1.8 
 Commodities less food........................  134.5   134.3   135.7   136.5   -8.1    3.3   -6.3    6.1   -2.6   -0.3 
 Nondurables less food........................  151.7   152.8   154.3   154.9  -14.7   10.9   -1.8    8.7   -2.7    3.3 
 Nondurables less food and apparel............  170.0   170.2   173.9   176.1  -12.9   10.9   -6.8   15.1   -1.7    3.6 
 Nondurables..................................  166.4   167.4   168.2   168.8   -7.3    7.3    1.7    5.9   -0.2    3.8 
 Services less rent of shelter (4)............  228.8   229.5   230.2   231.1    4.7    2.9    2.5    4.1    3.8    3.3 
 Services less medical care services..........  210.5   211.1   211.4   211.7    3.5    2.1    2.1    2.3    2.8    2.2 
 Energy.......................................  133.7   134.1   140.4   142.8  -12.7   17.3  -12.7   30.1    1.2    6.6 
 All items less energy........................  191.6   191.9   192.2   192.5    1.3    1.7    1.3    1.9    1.5    1.6 
  All items less food and energy..............  194.0   194.1   194.4   194.8    1.3    1.2    0.8    1.7    1.3    1.2 
   Commodities less food and energy                                                                                     
       commodities............................  139.3   139.1   139.1   139.4   -2.8   -1.1   -4.2    0.3   -2.0   -2.0 
    Energy commodities........................  131.9   131.9   142.4   146.0  -36.3   37.0  -18.0   50.1   -6.6   11.0 
   Services less energy services..............  226.0   226.4   226.9   227.2    2.9    2.4    2.7    2.1    2.6    2.4 

   1 Not seasonally adjusted.
   2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
   3 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator.  All other item stratum index series were calculated
 using a geometric means estimator.
   4 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.
   5 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.
 NOTE:  Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

 Table 3. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Selected areas, all items index 

 (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                All items                                  
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
                                               Prici-           Indexes             Percent change to    Percent change to 
                     CPI-U                       ng                                  Feb. 2004 from--      Jan. 2004 from--  
                                               sched-                                                                      
                                                 ule   Nov.   Dec.   Jan.   Feb.                                           
                                                 (1)   2003   2003   2004   2004   Feb.   Dec.   Jan.   Jan.   Nov.   Dec. 
                                                                                   2003   2003   2004   2003   2003   2003 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                           
 U.S. city average............................   M    184.5  184.3  185.2  186.2    1.7    1.0    0.5    1.9    0.4    0.5 
                                                                                                                           
            Region and area size(2)                                                                                        
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
 Northeast urban..............................   M    195.1  194.9  195.9  196.8    2.7    1.0    0.5    2.8    0.4    0.5 
   Size A - More than 1,500,000...............   M    197.3  197.1  197.9  198.8    2.7    0.9    0.5    3.0    0.3    0.4 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).........   M    115.3  115.0  116.0  116.6    2.5    1.4    0.5    2.6    0.6    0.9 
                                                                                                                           
 Midwest urban................................   M    178.9  178.4  179.4  180.2    1.3    1.0    0.4    1.8    0.3    0.6 
   Size A - More than 1,500,000...............   M    181.4  180.9  181.8  182.5    1.4    0.9    0.4    2.0    0.2    0.5 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).........   M    113.6  113.3  114.1  114.7    1.7    1.2    0.5    1.9    0.4    0.7 
   Size D -  Nonmetropolitan  (less than                                                                                   
       50,000)................................   M    171.4  171.5  171.8  173.0    0.3    0.9    0.7    0.6    0.2    0.2 
                                                                                                                           
 South urban..................................   M    177.5  177.5  178.2  179.1    1.5    0.9    0.5    1.8    0.4    0.4 
   Size A - More than 1,500,000...............   M    179.1  179.2  179.8  180.8    1.4    0.9    0.6    1.8    0.4    0.3 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).........   M    113.3  113.3  113.8  114.3    1.6    0.9    0.4    1.9    0.4    0.4 
   Size D -  Nonmetropolitan  (less than                                                                                   
       50,000)................................   M    175.4  175.1  175.3  176.8    1.1    1.0    0.9    1.2   -0.1    0.1 
                                                                                                                           
 West urban...................................   M    188.5  188.3  189.4  190.8    1.4    1.3    0.7    1.5    0.5    0.6 
   Size A - More than 1,500,000...............   M    191.0  190.6  191.7  193.2    1.2    1.4    0.8    1.3    0.4    0.6 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).........   M    114.9  115.2  116.0  117.0    2.2    1.6    0.9    1.9    1.0    0.7 
                                                                                                                           
                 Size classes                                                                                              
                                                                                                                           
   A (4)......................................   M    168.9  168.7  169.4  170.4    1.7    1.0    0.6    2.0    0.3    0.4 
   B/C (3)....................................   M    113.9  113.8  114.6  115.2    1.9    1.2    0.5    2.0    0.6    0.7 
   D..........................................   M    176.6  176.5  176.9  177.9    1.1    0.8    0.6    1.3    0.2    0.2 
                                                                                                                           
            Selected local areas(5)                                                                                        
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI...............   M    185.6  185.5  185.4  186.4    1.2    0.5    0.5    1.5   -0.1   -0.1 
 Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA......   M    187.1  187.0  188.5  190.1    1.9    1.7    0.8    1.8    0.7    0.8 
 New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island,                                                                                       
     NY-NJ-CT-PA..............................   M    199.4  199.3  199.9  201.1    2.5    0.9    0.6    2.7    0.3    0.3 
                                                                                                                           
 Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT..........   1    206.5      -  208.4      -      -      -      -    4.3    0.9      - 
 Cleveland-Akron, OH..........................   1    177.6      -  178.4      -      -      -      -    2.8    0.5      - 
 Dallas-Fort Worth, TX........................   1    175.9      -  175.7      -      -      -      -    1.0   -0.1      - 
 Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV (6)........   1    116.7      -  117.1      -      -      -      -    2.2    0.3      - 
                                                                                                                           
 Atlanta, GA..................................   2        -  179.0      -  180.8    0.1    1.0      -      -      -      - 
 Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI..................   2        -  181.3      -  183.4    0.5    1.2      -      -      -      - 
 Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX...............   2        -  164.1      -  168.5    2.7    2.7      -      -      -      - 
 Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL....................   2        -  181.6      -  183.6    1.8    1.1      -      -      -      - 
 Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City,                                                                                    
     PA-NJ-DE-MD..............................   2        -  189.0      -  191.4    2.6    1.3      -      -      -      - 
 San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA...........   2        -  195.3      -  198.1    0.2    1.4      -      -      -      - 
 Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA.................   2        -  191.0      -  193.5    1.2    1.3      -      -      -      - 

   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,                      Feb. 2004 from-    percent change from- 
                     CPI-W                       December                                                               
                                                   2003       Jan.      Feb.                                            
                                                              2004      2004     Feb.     Jan.   Nov. to Dec. to Jan. to
                                                                                 2003     2004     Dec.    Jan.    Feb. 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                        
             Expenditure category                                                                                       
                                                                                                                        
 All items....................................    100.000     180.9     181.9      1.5      0.6     0.2     0.6     0.3 
 All items (1967=100).........................          -     538.7     541.7        -        -       -       -       - 
                                                                                                                        
  Food and beverages..........................     17.151     183.8     184.0      3.2      0.1     0.4    -0.1     0.2 
   Food.......................................     16.061     183.3     183.5      3.3      0.1     0.5    -0.1     0.2 
    Food at home..............................      9.637     183.2     183.2      3.7      0.0     0.7    -0.3     0.1 
     Cereals and bakery products..............      1.364     203.8     204.4      1.2      0.3     0.1     0.1     0.1 
     Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs...........      2.908     179.9     179.7      9.2     -0.1     1.1    -0.1    -0.6 
     Dairy and related products...............       .955     172.2     171.7      2.8     -0.3     1.1    -0.3    -0.3 
     Fruits and vegetables....................      1.344     229.7     227.5      2.6     -1.0     0.2    -2.0     1.3 
     Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage                                                                                
         materials............................      1.076     140.0     140.8      0.5      0.6     0.9     0.2     0.1 
     Other food at home.......................      1.991     162.3     163.3      0.9      0.6     0.4    -0.4     0.7 
      Sugar and sweets........................       .321     162.4     163.2      1.2      0.5    -0.9    -0.2     0.6 
      Fats and oils...........................       .303     160.7     162.2      2.2      0.9     0.4     1.3     0.9 
      Other foods.............................      1.366     178.4     179.4      0.5      0.6     0.7    -0.8     0.7 
       Other miscellaneous foods (1) (2)......       .350     109.6     110.1     -0.7      0.5     0.7    -0.6     0.5 
    Food away from home (1)...................      6.424     184.8     185.3      2.7      0.3     0.3     0.3     0.3 
     Other food away from home (2)............       .252     123.6     123.8      2.8      0.2     0.4     0.6     0.2 
   Alcoholic beverages (1)....................      1.090     189.5     190.0      2.3      0.3     0.1     0.3     0.3 
                                                                                                                        
  Housing.....................................     39.114     182.1     182.6      2.2      0.3     0.2     0.5     0.2 
   Shelter....................................     30.151     209.2     209.8      2.1      0.3     0.1     0.3     0.0 
    Rent of primary residence (3).............      8.065     207.4     208.0      2.5      0.3     0.1     0.2     0.3 
    Lodging away from home (2)................      1.722     118.5     121.1      2.6      2.2     0.7     0.7    -1.9 
    Owners' equivalent rent of primary                                                                                  
        residence (3) (4).....................     20.026     202.1     202.3      1.9      0.1     0.1     0.2     0.1 
    Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)..       .337     114.9     115.1      1.1      0.2     0.0     0.4     0.2 
   Fuels and utilities........................      5.079     155.6     156.2      6.0      0.4     0.5     1.6     0.9 
    Fuels.....................................      4.146     138.0     138.3      6.0      0.2     0.6     1.8     0.9 
     Fuel oil and other fuels.................       .216     149.6     154.5     -0.8      3.3    -0.9     6.9     0.8 
     Gas (piped) and electricity (3)..........      3.930     144.7     144.7      6.4      0.0     0.6     1.6     0.8 
    Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                
        services (2)..........................       .933     120.7     121.9      5.9      1.0     0.3     0.6     1.1 
   Household furnishings and operations.......      3.884     121.0     121.4     -1.7      0.3     0.0     0.4     0.2 
    Household operations (1) (2)..............       .318     123.7     124.9      1.7      1.0     0.1    -0.1     1.0 
                                                                                                                        
  Apparel.....................................      4.357     115.7     118.3     -0.9      2.2    -0.3    -0.1     0.0 
   Men's and boys' apparel....................      1.120     115.6     117.4      0.5      1.6     0.0     0.2     0.3 
   Women's and girls' apparel.................      1.727     105.5     109.8     -1.1      4.1    -0.3    -0.5    -0.4 
   Infants' and toddlers' apparel.............       .250     120.1     122.2     -1.1      1.7    -0.6     0.7     0.7 
   Footwear...................................      1.011     115.6     116.4     -2.4      0.7    -0.4    -0.3     0.2 
                                                                                                                        
  Transportation..............................     19.145     154.9     156.8     -0.9      1.2    -0.2     1.8     0.6 
   Private transportation.....................     18.348     152.2     154.0     -1.1      1.2    -0.1     1.9     0.7 
    New and used motor vehicles (2)...........      9.305      92.7      92.8     -5.2      0.1    -0.5    -0.1     0.1 
     New vehicles.............................      4.864     139.2     139.5     -0.6      0.2    -0.1    -0.1     0.4 
     Used cars and trucks (1).................      3.487     131.6     131.7    -11.7      0.1    -0.8    -0.1     0.1 
    Motor fuel................................      3.967     137.1     143.6      1.9      4.7     0.1     8.1     2.5 
     Gasoline (all types).....................      3.936     136.6     143.0      1.9      4.7     0.2     8.1     2.5 
    Motor vehicle parts and equipment (1).....       .456     107.6     107.6      0.1      0.0    -0.2     0.3     0.0 
    Motor vehicle maintenance and repair......      1.365     199.9     200.1      2.0      0.1     0.5     0.0     0.0 
   Public transportation......................       .797     204.6     206.2      3.2      0.8    -0.8     0.4     0.1 
                                                                                                                        
  Medical care................................      4.969     302.8     305.4      4.2      0.9     0.4     0.3     0.7 
   Medical care commodities...................      1.142     259.8     260.9      2.3      0.4     0.2     0.1     0.3 
   Medical care services......................      3.827     313.8     316.8      4.8      1.0     0.5     0.3     0.8 
    Professional services.....................      2.256     267.8     270.6      3.7      1.0     0.5     0.2     0.8 
    Hospital and related services (3).........      1.254     405.9     408.7      6.2      0.7     0.3     0.5     0.4 
                                                                                                                        
  Recreation (2)..............................      5.697     105.6     106.2      0.8      0.6     0.1    -0.1     0.4 
   Video and audio (2)........................      1.928     102.7     103.2      0.2      0.5    -0.1    -0.4     0.1 
                                                                                                                        
  Education and communication (2).............      5.645     109.8     110.0      0.7      0.2     0.1     0.1     0.2 
   Education (2)..............................      2.299     139.1     139.4      6.7      0.2     0.7     0.7     0.4 
    Educational books and supplies............       .215     346.1     349.5      4.8      1.0     2.2    -0.7     0.7 
    Tuition, other school fees, and childcare.      2.084     392.8     393.3      6.9      0.1     0.5     0.7     0.4 
   Communication (2)..........................      3.345      89.6      89.6     -4.1      0.0    -0.3    -0.3     0.1 
    Information and information processing (1)                                                                          
        (2)...................................      3.194      88.2      88.2     -4.3      0.0    -0.1    -0.1     0.0 
     Telephone services (1) (2)...............      2.622      97.2      97.3     -3.4      0.1     0.0    -0.2     0.1 
     Information technology, hardware and                                                                               
         services (1) (5).....................       .572      15.8      15.8     -9.7      0.0    -0.6     0.0     0.0 
      Personal computers and peripheral                                                                                 
          equipment (1) (2)...................       .205      15.8      15.7    -15.6     -0.6    -0.6    -0.6    -0.6 
                                                                                                                        
  Other goods and services....................      3.923     309.3     310.0      1.2      0.2     0.3     0.3     0.2 
   Tobacco and smoking products (1)...........      1.248     473.8     473.2     -0.3     -0.1     0.3     0.5    -0.1 
   Personal care..............................      2.675     178.4     179.1      1.9      0.4     0.3     0.2     0.3 
    Personal care products (1)................       .737     154.3     155.0      0.6      0.5     0.1     0.2     0.5 
    Personal care services (1)................       .610     195.1     195.7      2.1      0.3     0.1     0.1     0.3 
    Miscellaneous personal services...........      1.152     288.4     290.2      3.7      0.6     0.2     0.3     0.3 
                                                                                                                        
          Commodity and service group                                                                                   
                                                                                                                        
 Commodities..................................     44.582     151.5     152.7     -0.1      0.8     0.1     0.7     0.4 
  Food and beverages..........................     17.151     183.8     184.0      3.2      0.1     0.4    -0.1     0.2 
  Commodities less food and beverages.........     27.430     133.5     135.2     -2.0      1.3    -0.2     1.3     0.5 
   Nondurables less food and beverages........     14.671     151.0     154.3      0.3      2.2     0.8     1.3     0.4 
    Apparel...................................      4.357     115.7     118.3     -0.9      2.2    -0.3    -0.1     0.0 
    Nondurables less food, beverages, and                                                                               
        apparel...............................     10.315     176.5     180.2      0.8      2.1     0.1     2.9     1.3 
   Durables...................................     12.759     114.0     114.2     -4.8      0.2    -0.2    -0.1     0.4 
 Services.....................................     55.418     215.3     216.0      2.8      0.3     0.2     0.4     0.2 
  Rent of shelter (4).........................     29.813     201.4     202.0      2.1      0.3     0.2     0.2     0.1 
  Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)....       .337     114.9     115.1      1.1      0.2     0.0     0.4     0.2 
  Gas (piped) and electricity (3).............      3.930     144.7     144.7      6.4      0.0     0.6     1.6     0.8 
  Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                  
      services (2)............................       .933     120.7     121.9      5.9      1.0     0.3     0.6     1.1 
  Household operations (1) (2)................       .318     123.7     124.9      1.7      1.0     0.1    -0.1     1.0 
  Transportation services.....................      6.241     219.1     219.7      3.0      0.3    -0.2     0.5     0.0 
  Medical care services.......................      3.827     313.8     316.8      4.8      1.0     0.5     0.3     0.8 
  Other services..............................     10.020     251.8     252.6      2.2      0.3     0.2     0.2     0.3 
                                                                                                                        
                Special indexes                                                                                         
                                                                                                                        
 All items less food..........................     83.939     180.2     181.4      1.2      0.7     0.1     0.7     0.3 
 All items less shelter.......................     69.849     172.5     173.7      1.3      0.7     0.1     0.6     0.5 
 All items less medical care..................     95.031     175.6     176.6      1.4      0.6     0.1     0.6     0.3 
 Commodities less food........................     28.520     135.5     137.1     -1.9      1.2    -0.1     1.2     0.6 
 Nondurables less food........................     15.761     153.3     156.4      0.4      2.0     0.7     1.2     0.4 
 Nondurables less food and apparel............     11.405     176.9     180.2      0.8      1.9     0.1     2.4     1.4 
 Nondurables..................................     31.823     167.8     169.5      1.8      1.0     0.7     0.5     0.4 
 Services less rent of shelter (4)............     25.605     204.1     204.9      3.5      0.4     0.3     0.2     0.4 
 Services less medical care services..........     51.592     207.6     208.2      2.6      0.3     0.2     0.3     0.1 
 Energy.......................................      8.114     136.9     140.2      3.8      2.4     0.3     4.9     1.6 
 All items less energy........................     91.886     187.2     187.9      1.3      0.4     0.2     0.2     0.2 
  All items less food and energy..............     75.825     188.3     189.1      0.9      0.4     0.1     0.2     0.2 
   Commodities less food and energy                                                                                     
       commodities............................     24.337     138.2     139.0     -2.5      0.6    -0.1     0.0     0.2 
    Energy commodities........................      4.183     138.3     144.7      1.8      4.6     0.0     8.0     2.4 
   Services less energy services..............     51.488     223.1     223.9      2.5      0.4     0.1     0.3     0.1 
 Purchasing power of the consumer dollar                                                                                
     (1982-84=$1.00)..........................          -    $ .553    $ .550        -        -       -       -       - 
 Purchasing power of the consumer dollar                                                                                
     (1967=$1.00).............................          -    $ .186    $ .185        -        -       -       -       - 

   1 Not seasonally adjusted.
   2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
   3 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator.  All other item stratum index series were calculated
 using a geometric means estimator.
   4 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base
   5 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.
   - Data not available.
 NOTE:  Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

 Table 5. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city
 average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group

 (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                                 Seasonally adjusted indexes    Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent 
                                                                                               change for               
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                     CPI-W                                                           3 months ended--         6 months  
                                                                                                              ended--   
                                                 Nov.    Dec.    Jan.    Feb.                                           
                                                 2003    2003    2004    2004                                           
                                                                                 May   Aug.   Nov.   Feb.   Aug.   Feb. 
                                                                                2003   2003   2003   2004   2003   2004 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                        
             Expenditure category                                                                                       
                                                                                                                        
 All items....................................  180.1   180.4   181.4   181.9   -0.4    2.9   -0.7    4.1    1.2    1.7 
                                                                                                                        
  Food and beverages..........................  182.7   183.5   183.4   183.8    1.8    3.6    5.2    2.4    2.7    3.8 
   Food.......................................  182.2   183.1   182.9   183.3    1.8    3.9    5.2    2.4    2.8    3.8 
    Food at home..............................  182.0   183.2   182.6   182.8    1.4    5.1    6.6    1.8    3.2    4.2 
     Cereals and bakery products..............  203.6   203.8   204.0   204.2    1.6    2.4   -0.2    1.2    2.0    0.5 
     Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs...........  178.6   180.5   180.4   179.3    3.0   10.8   22.7    1.6    6.8   11.6 
     Dairy and related products...............  170.1   171.9   171.4   170.9   -0.7    3.7    6.4    1.9    1.4    4.1 
     Fruits and vegetables....................  227.6   228.1   223.6   226.4    3.1    7.8    1.8   -2.1    5.4   -0.2 
     Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage                                                                                
         materials............................  138.2   139.4   139.7   139.9    1.4   -2.0   -2.3    5.0   -0.3    1.3 
     Other food at home.......................  162.1   162.8   162.2   163.4   -0.2    1.2   -0.7    3.2    0.5    1.2 
      Sugar and sweets........................  163.2   161.8   161.5   162.5    2.8    0.5    3.3   -1.7    1.6    0.7 
      Fats and oils...........................  157.9   158.6   160.6   162.1   -3.0    0.3    1.0   11.1   -1.4    5.9 
      Other foods.............................  178.5   179.8   178.4   179.7   -0.4    1.6   -2.0    2.7    0.6    0.3 
       Other miscellaneous foods (1) (2)......  109.5   110.3   109.6   110.1   -1.4   -1.4   -2.2    2.2   -1.4    0.0 
    Food away from home (1)...................  183.7   184.2   184.8   185.3    2.0    2.2    2.9    3.5    2.1    3.2 
     Other food away from home (2)............  122.5   123.0   123.7   123.9    2.0    2.0    2.7    4.7    2.0    3.6 
   Alcoholic beverages (1)....................  188.8   188.9   189.5   190.0    2.4    0.2    4.1    2.6    1.3    3.3 
                                                                                                                        
  Housing.....................................  181.3   181.6   182.5   182.8    2.9    1.6    0.9    3.4    2.2    2.1 
   Shelter....................................  208.5   208.8   209.5   209.6    2.4    2.0    2.1    2.1    2.2    2.1 
    Rent of primary residence (3).............  206.5   206.8   207.2   207.8    2.8    2.6    2.0    2.5    2.7    2.3 
    Lodging away from home (2)................  121.4   122.3   123.2   120.9    9.1   -0.3    3.4   -1.6    4.3    0.8 
    Owners' equivalent rent of primary                                                                                  
        residence (3) (4).....................  201.2   201.4   201.9   202.1    1.6    1.8    2.2    1.8    1.7    2.0 
    Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)..  114.4   114.4   114.9   115.1    0.4    6.1   -4.4    2.5    3.2   -1.0 
   Fuels and utilities........................  153.6   154.4   156.9   158.3   15.3    1.6   -4.6   12.8    8.2    3.8 
    Fuels.....................................  136.1   136.9   139.4   140.6   17.3    1.2   -6.8   13.9    8.9    3.1 
     Fuel oil and other fuels.................  136.5   135.3   144.7   145.8  -30.1    8.9   -2.0   30.2  -12.8   12.9 
     Gas (piped) and electricity (3)..........  143.3   144.2   146.5   147.7   20.7    0.8   -6.9   12.9   10.3    2.5 
    Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                
        services (2)..........................  119.5   119.9   120.6   121.9    5.0    4.9    5.5    8.3    4.9    6.9 
   Household furnishings and operations.......  120.7   120.7   121.2   121.4   -5.1   -1.6   -2.3    2.3   -3.4    0.0 
    Household operations (1) (2)..............  123.7   123.8   123.7   124.9   -1.3    1.6    2.6    3.9    0.2    3.3 
                                                                                                                        
  Apparel.....................................  119.9   119.6   119.5   119.5   -3.6    0.3    1.0   -1.3   -1.7   -0.2 
   Men's and boys' apparel....................  117.9   117.9   118.1   118.5   -3.0   -2.7    6.0    2.1   -2.9    4.0 
   Women's and girls' apparel.................  112.3   112.0   111.4   111.0   -3.2    2.5    0.4   -4.6   -0.4   -2.1 
   Infants' and toddlers' apparel.............  122.2   121.5   122.4   123.2    1.0   -1.6   -6.9    3.3   -0.3   -1.9 
   Footwear...................................  118.6   118.1   117.7   117.9   -7.4    0.7   -0.3   -2.3   -3.4   -1.3 
                                                                                                                        
  Transportation..............................  153.4   153.1   155.9   156.9   -8.3    6.1   -9.6    9.4   -1.4   -0.5 
   Private transportation.....................  150.4   150.2   153.0   154.1   -9.2    6.2  -10.0   10.2   -1.8   -0.4 
    New and used motor vehicles (2)...........   93.0    92.5    92.4    92.5   -1.2   -4.8  -12.3   -2.1   -3.1   -7.4 
     New vehicles.............................  138.3   138.2   138.1   138.7   -1.1    0.6   -2.6    1.2   -0.3   -0.7 
     Used cars and trucks (1).................  132.8   131.7   131.6   131.7   -1.3  -12.1  -27.7   -3.3   -6.8  -16.4 
    Motor fuel................................  131.2   131.3   141.9   145.5  -37.0   40.2  -19.2   51.3   -6.1   10.5 
     Gasoline (all types).....................  130.6   130.8   141.4   144.9  -37.0   40.0  -19.1   51.5   -6.1   10.7 
    Motor vehicle parts and equipment (1).....  107.5   107.3   107.6   107.6   -1.1    0.4    0.7    0.4   -0.4    0.6 
    Motor vehicle maintenance and repair......  198.8   199.7   199.7   199.7    1.6    2.3    2.2    1.8    2.0    2.0 
   Public transportation......................  208.7   207.1   207.9   208.1   10.1    2.1    2.1   -1.1    6.0    0.5 
                                                                                                                        
  Medical care................................  300.6   301.9   302.7   304.7    3.2    3.7    4.4    5.6    3.4    5.0 
   Medical care commodities...................  259.2   259.8   260.0   260.9    2.1    3.0    1.4    2.6    2.5    2.0 
   Medical care services......................  311.0   312.5   313.5   315.9    3.5    4.0    5.2    6.5    3.7    5.8 
    Professional services.....................  265.9   267.2   267.8   270.0    3.9    1.5    2.9    6.3    2.7    4.6 
    Hospital and related services (3).........  402.0   403.1   405.1   406.7    3.2    8.7    8.3    4.8    5.9    6.5 
                                                                                                                        
  Recreation (2)..............................  105.7   105.8   105.7   106.1    0.4    0.8    0.4    1.5    0.6    0.9 
   Video and audio (2)........................  103.2   103.1   102.7   102.8    0.4    0.8    1.2   -1.5    0.6   -0.2 
                                                                                                                        
  Education and communication (2).............  109.3   109.4   109.5   109.7   -1.1    1.5    0.7    1.5    0.2    1.1 
   Education (2)..............................  136.9   137.8   138.7   139.3    6.3    9.0    4.5    7.2    7.7    5.8 
    Educational books and supplies............  339.2   346.7   344.4   346.7    5.2    6.7   -1.5    9.1    6.0    3.7 
    Tuition, other school fees, and childcare.  386.7   388.7   391.6   393.3    6.2    9.2    5.3    7.0    7.7    6.2 
   Communication (2)..........................   89.9    89.6    89.3    89.4   -6.7   -4.3   -2.6   -2.2   -5.5   -2.4 
    Information and information processing (1)                                                                          
        (2)...................................   88.4    88.3    88.2    88.2   -9.2   -3.9   -3.1   -0.9   -6.6   -2.0 
     Telephone services (1) (2)...............   97.4    97.4    97.2    97.3   -9.2   -1.2   -2.4   -0.4   -5.3   -1.4 
     Information technology, hardware and                                                                               
         services (1) (5).....................   15.9    15.8    15.8    15.8  -10.9  -15.5   -9.5   -2.5  -13.2   -6.0 
      Personal computers and peripheral                                                                                 
          equipment (1) (2)...................   16.0    15.9    15.8    15.7  -16.1  -29.7   -7.2   -7.3  -23.2   -7.2 
                                                                                                                        
  Other goods and services....................  307.8   308.7   309.5   310.0   -0.7    2.9   -0.4    2.9    1.1    1.2 
   Tobacco and smoking products (1)...........  470.2   471.5   473.8   473.2   -6.6    5.6   -2.5    2.6   -0.7    0.0 
   Personal care..............................  177.8   178.3   178.6   179.1    2.5    1.6    0.7    3.0    2.1    1.8 
    Personal care products (1)................  153.8   154.0   154.3   155.0    0.5    0.3   -1.3    3.2    0.4    0.9 
    Personal care services (1)................  194.8   194.9   195.1   195.7    4.2    2.1    0.4    1.9    3.2    1.1 
    Miscellaneous personal services...........  287.1   287.7   288.6   289.6    3.9    3.2    4.0    3.5    3.5    3.8 
                                                                                                                        
          Commodity and service group                                                                                   
                                                                                                                        
 Commodities..................................  150.9   151.1   152.2   152.8   -5.1    3.5   -3.4    5.1   -0.9    0.8 
  Food and beverages..........................  182.7   183.5   183.4   183.8    1.8    3.6    5.2    2.4    2.7    3.8 
  Commodities less food and beverages.........  133.2   133.0   134.7   135.4   -9.2    3.6   -8.5    6.8   -3.0   -1.2 
   Nondurables less food and beverages........  151.9   153.1   155.1   155.7  -16.4   11.5   -1.6   10.4   -3.4    4.2 
    Apparel...................................  119.9   119.6   119.5   119.5   -3.6    0.3    1.0   -1.3   -1.7   -0.2 
    Nondurables less food, beverages, and                                                                               
        apparel...............................  173.2   173.3   178.3   180.7  -17.1   14.5   -8.1   18.5   -2.6    4.3 
   Durables...................................  114.1   113.9   113.8   114.2   -3.9   -5.3   -9.9    0.4   -4.6   -4.9 
 Services.....................................  214.4   214.8   215.6   216.1    3.9    2.3    1.9    3.2    3.1    2.5 
  Rent of shelter (4).........................  200.8   201.2   201.6   201.8    2.2    1.8    2.2    2.0    2.0    2.1 
  Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)....  114.4   114.4   114.9   115.1    0.4    6.1   -4.4    2.5    3.2   -1.0 
  Gas (piped) and electricity (3).............  143.3   144.2   146.5   147.7   20.7    0.8   -6.9   12.9   10.3    2.5 
  Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                  
      services (2)............................  119.5   119.9   120.6   121.9    5.0    4.9    5.5    8.3    4.9    6.9 
  Household operations (1) (2)................  123.7   123.8   123.7   124.9   -1.3    1.6    2.6    3.9    0.2    3.3 
  Transportation services.....................  218.7   218.3   219.4   219.4    5.4    2.6    3.0    1.3    4.0    2.1 
  Medical care services.......................  311.0   312.5   313.5   315.9    3.5    4.0    5.2    6.5    3.7    5.8 
  Other services..............................  250.6   251.0   251.5   252.2    1.6    2.4    2.3    2.6    2.0    2.4 
                                                                                                                        
                Special indexes                                                                                         
                                                                                                                        
 All items less food..........................  179.6   179.7   180.9   181.5   -0.9    2.7   -1.5    4.3    0.9    1.3 
 All items less shelter.......................  171.8   172.0   173.1   173.9   -1.4    3.3   -1.6    5.0    0.9    1.6 
 All items less medical care..................  175.0   175.2   176.2   176.7   -0.5    2.8   -0.7    3.9    1.2    1.6 
 Commodities less food........................  135.2   135.0   136.6   137.4   -8.8    3.6   -7.9    6.7   -2.8   -0.9 
 Nondurables less food........................  154.2   155.3   157.1   157.8  -16.0   11.6   -1.3    9.7   -3.2    4.0 
 Nondurables less food and apparel............  173.6   173.8   177.9   180.4  -14.2   11.6   -7.3   16.6   -2.1    4.0 
 Nondurables..................................  167.6   168.7   169.6   170.2   -7.2    7.3    1.7    6.4   -0.2    4.0 
 Services less rent of shelter (4)............  203.3   204.0   204.5   205.3    4.9    3.0    2.2    4.0    4.0    3.1 
 Services less medical care services..........  207.0   207.4   208.0   208.2    3.8    2.0    2.2    2.3    2.9    2.2 
 Energy.......................................  133.0   133.4   140.0   142.3  -14.6   19.1  -13.2   31.0    0.9    6.6 
 All items less energy........................  186.8   187.1   187.4   187.7    1.1    1.5    0.6    1.9    1.3    1.3 
  All items less food and energy..............  188.2   188.3   188.7   189.0    0.9    1.1   -0.2    1.7    1.0    0.7 
   Commodities less food and energy                                                                                     
       commodities............................  139.0   138.8   138.8   139.1   -2.8   -1.7   -5.8    0.3   -2.2   -2.8 
    Energy commodities........................  132.0   132.0   142.6   146.0  -36.9   38.7  -18.4   49.7   -6.4   10.5 
   Services less energy services..............  222.3   222.6   223.3   223.6    2.6    2.4    2.6    2.4    2.5    2.5 

   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 were calculated
 using a geometric means estimator.
   4 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base
   5 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.
 NOTE:  Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

 Table 6. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Selected areas, all items index 

 (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                All items                                  
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
                                               Prici-           Indexes             Percent change to    Percent change to 
                     CPI-W                       ng                                  Feb. 2004 from--      Jan. 2004 from--  
                                               sched-                                                                      
                                                 ule   Nov.   Dec.   Jan.   Feb.                                           
                                                 (1)   2003   2003   2004   2004   Feb.   Dec.   Jan.   Jan.   Nov.   Dec. 
                                                                                   2003   2003   2004   2003   2003   2003 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                           
 U.S. city average............................   M    180.2  179.9  180.9  181.9    1.5    1.1    0.6    1.8    0.4    0.6 
                                                                                                                           
            Region and area size(2)                                                                                        
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
 Northeast urban..............................   M    191.9  191.7  192.6  193.6    2.7    1.0    0.5    2.9    0.4    0.5 
   Size A - More than 1,500,000...............   M    192.8  192.7  193.3  194.3    2.7    0.8    0.5    3.0    0.3    0.3 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).........   M    115.4  115.2  116.1  116.7    2.4    1.3    0.5    2.6    0.6    0.8 
                                                                                                                           
 Midwest urban................................   M    173.9  173.4  174.5  175.3    1.2    1.1    0.5    1.6    0.3    0.6 
   Size A - More than 1,500,000...............   M    175.7  175.1  176.2  176.9    1.3    1.0    0.4    1.9    0.3    0.6 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).........   M    112.7  112.4  113.3  113.8    1.2    1.2    0.4    1.4    0.5    0.8 
   Size D -  Nonmetropolitan  (less than                                                                                   
       50,000)................................   M    169.1  169.1  169.4  170.6    0.3    0.9    0.7    0.6    0.2    0.2 
                                                                                                                           
 South urban..................................   M    174.3  174.2  175.0  175.8    1.1    0.9    0.5    1.4    0.4    0.5 
   Size A - More than 1,500,000...............   M    176.4  176.4  177.1  178.0    1.3    0.9    0.5    1.8    0.4    0.4 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).........   M    111.9  111.8  112.3  112.7    0.9    0.8    0.4    1.3    0.4    0.4 
   Size D -  Nonmetropolitan  (less than                                                                                   
       50,000)................................   M    174.5  174.2  174.6  176.0    0.7    1.0    0.8    0.8    0.1    0.2 
                                                                                                                           
 West urban...................................   M    183.5  183.3  184.3  185.7    1.4    1.3    0.8    1.5    0.4    0.5 
   Size A - More than 1,500,000...............   M    184.4  183.9  185.0  186.5    1.1    1.4    0.8    1.4    0.3    0.6 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).........   M    114.6  114.8  115.4  116.4    2.1    1.4    0.9    1.9    0.7    0.5 
                                                                                                                           
                 Size classes                                                                                              
                                                                                                                           
   A (4)......................................   M    167.1  166.8  167.6  168.6    1.7    1.1    0.6    2.0    0.3    0.5 
   B/C (3)....................................   M    113.0  112.9  113.6  114.2    1.4    1.2    0.5    1.6    0.5    0.6 
   D..........................................   M    174.5  174.3  174.8  175.8    0.6    0.9    0.6    0.9    0.2    0.3 
                                                                                                                           
            Selected local areas(5)                                                                                        
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI...............   M    179.1  178.8  179.0  179.9    1.0    0.6    0.5    1.5   -0.1    0.1 
 Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA......   M    180.5  180.2  181.7  183.4    2.1    1.8    0.9    2.2    0.7    0.8 
 New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island,                                                                                       
     NY-NJ-CT-PA..............................   M    194.7  194.6  194.9  196.3    2.6    0.9    0.7    2.7    0.1    0.2 
                                                                                                                           
 Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT..........   1    205.6      -  206.8      -      -      -      -    3.8    0.6      - 
 Cleveland-Akron, OH..........................   1    168.3      -  169.8      -      -      -      -    2.7    0.9      - 
 Dallas-Fort Worth, TX........................   1    175.6      -  175.7      -      -      -      -    1.4    0.1      - 
 Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV (6)........   1    116.1      -  116.5      -      -      -      -    2.1    0.3      - 
                                                                                                                           
 Atlanta, GA..................................   2        -  176.6      -  178.7    0.3    1.2      -      -      -      - 
 Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI..................   2        -  175.9      -  178.1    0.7    1.3      -      -      -      - 
 Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX...............   2        -  162.2      -  165.7    2.5    2.2      -      -      -      - 
 Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL....................   2        -  178.9      -  180.8    1.6    1.1      -      -      -      - 
 Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City,                                                                                    
     PA-NJ-DE-MD..............................   2        -  189.0      -  191.2    2.9    1.2      -      -      -      - 
 San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA...........   2        -  191.1      -  194.1    0.2    1.6      -      -      -      - 
 Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA.................   2        -  185.3      -  187.8    0.9    1.3      -      -      -      - 

   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 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         Feb. 2004 from-  
                    C-CPI-U                     December                                          
                                                2001-2002                                         
                                                              Jan.      Feb.      Feb.      Jan.  
                                                              2004      2004      2003      2004  
                                                                                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                  
             Expenditure category                                                                 
                                                                                                  
 All items....................................    100.000     108.1     108.7       1.4       0.6 
                                                                                                  
  Food and beverages..........................     15.076     109.9     110.0       2.9       0.1 
   Food.......................................     14.086     109.9     110.0       3.0       0.1 
    Food at home..............................      8.062     109.1     109.1       3.3       0.0 
    Food away from home.......................      6.023     110.9     111.2       2.6       0.3 
   Alcoholic beverages........................       .990     109.7     110.0       2.1       0.3 
                                                                                                  
  Housing.....................................     41.793     112.1     112.5       2.0       0.4 
   Shelter....................................     32.380     113.8     114.2       2.1       0.4 
   Fuels and utilities........................      4.643     120.1     120.5       5.8       0.3 
   Household furnishings and operations.......      4.771      95.7      96.0      -1.9       0.3 
                                                                                                  
  Apparel.....................................      4.317      87.6      89.7      -0.9       2.4 
                                                                                                  
  Transportation..............................     17.315     104.3     105.4      -0.8       1.1 
   Private transportation.....................     16.206     104.4     105.5      -1.0       1.1 
   Public transportation......................      1.109     102.4     103.3       2.1       0.9 
                                                                                                  
  Medical care................................      5.783     118.9     119.8       4.1       0.8 
   Medical care commodities...................      1.466     113.2     113.7       2.3       0.4 
   Medical care services......................      4.317     120.8     121.9       4.6       0.9 
                                                                                                  
  Recreation..................................      5.978     103.5     103.9       0.6       0.4 
                                                                                                  
  Education and communication.................      6.004      99.5      99.5      -0.4       0.0 
   Education..................................      2.560     129.0     129.3       7.2       0.2 
   Communication..............................      3.444      81.0      80.9      -5.6      -0.1 
                                                                                                  
  Other goods and services....................      3.734     112.9     113.2       1.5       0.3 
                                                                                                  
          Commodity and service group                                                             
                                                                                                  
 Services.....................................     58.567     114.3     114.7       2.6       0.3 
 Commodities..................................     41.433     100.2     101.0      -0.3       0.8 
  Durables....................................     12.521      87.1      87.3      -4.4       0.2 
 Nondurables..................................     28.912     106.3     107.3       1.6       0.9 
  All items less food and energy..............     78.985     106.7     107.2       0.8       0.5 
 Energy.......................................      6.929     120.9     123.6       4.0       2.2 

 Indexes for 2004 are initial estimates.  Indexes for 2003 are interim adjustments.
 NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

 Table 1 (OW). Old Weight 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    percent change to
                                                importance,      indexes       Feb. 2004 from- 
                Item and group                   December                                      
                                                   2003                                        
                                                              Jan.     Feb.     Feb.     Jan.  
                                                              2004     2004     2003     2004  
                                                                                                                                                                                             
                                                                                               
             Expenditure category                                                              
                                                                                               
 All items....................................     100.000    185.3    186.3      1.7      0.5 
 All items (1967=100).........................           -    555.1    558.2        -        - 
                                                                                               
  Food and beverages..........................      15.832    184.3    184.6      3.2      0.2 
   Food.......................................      14.801    183.9    184.1      3.3      0.1 
    Food at home..............................       8.558    184.0    184.0      3.6      0.0 
     Cereals and bakery products..............       1.293    204.1    204.4      1.3      0.1 
     Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs...........       2.433    179.8    179.4      8.9     -0.2 
     Dairy and related products...............        .889    172.4    172.2      3.0     -0.1 
     Fruits and vegetables....................       1.252    232.4    230.1      3.0     -1.0 
     Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage                                                       
         materials............................        .933    140.9    141.4      0.4      0.4 
     Other food at home.......................       1.759    162.8    163.8      1.0      0.6 
      Sugar and sweets........................        .311    163.0    163.9      1.3      0.6 
      Fats and oils...........................        .255    160.6    162.4      2.3      1.1 
      Other foods.............................       1.192    178.0    178.9      0.6      0.5 
       Other miscellaneous foods (1)..........        .280    109.1    109.4     -1.0      0.3 
    Food away from home.......................       6.243    185.0    185.5      2.7      0.3 
     Other food away from home (1)............        .391    124.1    124.4      3.5      0.2 
   Alcoholic beverages........................       1.031    189.3    189.9      2.2      0.3 
                                                                                               
  Housing.....................................      40.998    186.3    187.0      2.1      0.4 
   Shelter....................................      31.834    215.3    216.1      2.1      0.4 
    Rent of primary residence (2).............       6.516    208.3    208.8      2.5      0.2 
    Lodging away from home (1)................       2.693    118.0    120.9      2.8      2.5 
    Owners' equivalent rent of primary                                                         
        residence (2) (3).....................      22.261    222.6    222.9      1.9      0.1 
    Tenants' and household insurance (1)......        .364    114.6    114.9      0.7      0.3 
   Fuels and utilities........................       4.674    156.2    156.8      5.7      0.4 
    Fuels.....................................       3.787    139.1    139.4      5.7      0.2 
     Fuel oil and other fuels.................        .220    149.9    155.2     -0.7      3.5 
     Gas (piped) and electricity (2)..........       3.568    145.4    145.4      6.2      0.0 
    Water and sewer and trash collection                                                       
        services (1)..........................        .887    120.6    121.8      5.9      1.0 
   Household furnishings and operations.......       4.489    125.3    125.7     -1.6      0.3 
    Household operations (1)..................        .822    122.8    123.7      1.4      0.7 
                                                                                               
  Apparel.....................................       4.058    116.2    119.1     -1.2      2.5 
   Men's and boys' apparel....................       1.034    115.6    116.8     -0.4      1.0 
   Women's and girls' apparel.................       1.673    105.6    110.7     -1.5      4.8 
   Infants' and toddlers' apparel.............        .180    117.5    119.5     -2.3      1.7 
   Footwear...................................        .822    116.1    117.4     -2.0      1.1 
                                                                                               
  Transportation..............................      17.035    157.1    158.9      0.0      1.1 
   Private transportation.....................      15.870    153.3    155.0     -0.2      1.1 
    New and used motor vehicles (1)...........       7.674     94.3     94.4     -3.7      0.1 
     New vehicles.............................       4.686    138.0    138.3     -0.6      0.2 
     Used cars and trucks.....................       1.753    130.8    131.0    -11.7      0.2 
    Motor fuel................................       3.269    136.7    143.2      2.0      4.8 
     Gasoline (all types).....................       3.241    136.1    142.5      2.0      4.7 
    Motor vehicle parts and equipment.........        .411    108.0    108.0     -0.2      0.0 
    Motor vehicle maintenance and repair......       1.426    198.2    198.2      1.9      0.0 
   Public transportation......................       1.165    206.3    208.0      2.2      0.8 
                                                                                               
  Medical care................................       6.067    303.6    306.1      4.2      0.8 
   Medical care commodities...................       1.390    265.5    266.7      2.4      0.5 
   Medical care services......................       4.677    313.9    316.7      4.8      0.9 
    Professional services.....................       2.833    265.5    268.0      3.6      0.9 
    Hospital and related services (2).........       1.515    409.8    413.0      6.4      0.8 
                                                                                               
  Recreation (1)..............................       5.897    108.0    108.5      1.2      0.5 
   Video and audio (1)........................       1.609    103.8    104.3      0.5      0.5 
                                                                                               
  Education and communication (1).............       5.780    111.2    111.3      1.5      0.1 
   Education (1)..............................       2.985    140.2    140.5      7.3      0.2 
    Educational books and supplies............        .246    345.5    348.9      4.8      1.0 
    Tuition, other school fees, and childcare.       2.740    403.9    404.5      7.5      0.1 
   Communication (1)..........................       2.794     88.1     88.0     -4.2     -0.1 
    Information and information processing (1)       2.600     86.1     86.0     -4.6     -0.1 
     Telephone services (1)...................       2.171     97.1     97.1     -3.4      0.0 
     Information technology, hardware and                                                      
         services (4).........................        .429     15.3     15.2    -10.1     -0.7 
      Personal computers and peripheral                                                        
          equipment (1).......................        .169     16.2     16.0    -16.2     -1.2 
                                                                                               
  Other goods and services....................       4.333    301.5    302.4      1.6      0.3 
   Tobacco and smoking products...............        .969    473.1    472.3     -0.1     -0.2 
   Personal care..............................       3.364    179.7    180.5      2.2      0.4 
    Personal care products....................        .668    153.9    154.5      0.8      0.4 
    Personal care services....................        .901    194.6    195.2      2.3      0.3 
    Miscellaneous personal services...........       1.601    288.9    290.8      3.7      0.7 
                                                                                               
          Commodity and service group                                                          
                                                                                               
 Commodities..................................      40.254    151.1    152.4      0.3      0.9 
  Food and beverages..........................      15.832    184.3    184.6      3.2      0.2 
  Commodities less food and beverages.........      24.422    132.7    134.4     -1.5      1.3 
   Nondurables less food and beverages........      13.706    148.5    151.6      0.3      2.1 
    Apparel...................................       4.058    116.2    119.1     -1.2      2.5 
    Nondurables less food, beverages, and                                                      
        apparel...............................       9.648    172.3    175.6      0.9      1.9 
   Durables...................................      10.716    115.1    115.3     -3.7      0.2 
 Services.....................................      59.746    219.2    220.0      2.8      0.4 
  Rent of shelter (3).........................      31.470    224.2    225.0      2.1      0.4 
  Tenants' and household insurance (1)........        .364    114.6    114.9      0.7      0.3 
  Gas (piped) and electricity (2).............       3.568    145.4    145.4      6.2      0.0 
  Water and sewer and trash collection                                                         
      services (1)............................        .887    120.6    121.8      5.9      1.0 
  Household operations (1)....................        .822    122.8    123.7      1.4      0.7 
  Transportation services.....................       6.774    218.9    219.5      2.9      0.3 
  Medical care services.......................       4.677    313.9    316.7      4.8      0.9 
  Other services..............................      11.183    258.5    259.4      2.8      0.3 
                                                                                               
                Special indexes                                                                
                                                                                               
 All items less food..........................      85.199    185.6    186.7      1.5      0.6 
 All items less shelter.......................      68.166    175.6    176.8      1.6      0.7 
 All items less medical care..................      93.933    179.2    180.2      1.6      0.6 
 Commodities less food........................      25.453    134.7    136.4     -1.4      1.3 
 Nondurables less food........................      14.737    150.9    153.8      0.3      1.9 
 Nondurables less food and apparel............      10.679    173.0    176.0      0.9      1.7 
 Nondurables..................................      29.538    166.5    168.2      1.8      1.0 
 Services less rent of shelter (3)............      28.276    229.8    230.7      3.5      0.4 
 Services less medical care services..........      55.068    211.1    211.8      2.6      0.3 
 Energy.......................................       7.056    137.4    140.7      3.9      2.4 
 All items less energy........................      92.944    192.0    192.8      1.6      0.4 
  All items less food and energy..............      78.143    194.1    195.0      1.3      0.5 
   Commodities less food and energy                                                            
       commodities............................      21.965    138.5    139.5     -1.8      0.7 
    Energy commodities........................       3.488    138.2    144.6      1.8      4.6 
   Services less energy services..............      56.178    226.7    227.6      2.6      0.4 
 Purchasing power of the consumer dollar                                                       
     (1982-84=$1.00)..........................           -   $ .540   $ .537        -        - 
 Purchasing power of the consumer dollar                                                       
     (1967=$1.00).............................           -   $ .180   $ .179        -        - 

   1 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
   2 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator.  All other item stratum
 index series were calculated using a geometric means estimator.
   3 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.
   4 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 (OW).  Old Weight 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    percent change to
                                                importance,      indexes       Feb. 2004 from- 
                Item and group                   December                                      
                                                   2003                                        
                                                              Jan.     Feb.     Feb.     Jan.  
                                                              2004     2004     2003     2004  
                                                                                                                                                                                              
                                                                                               
             Expenditure category                                                              
                                                                                               
 All items....................................     100.000    180.9    181.9      1.5      0.6 
 All items (1967=100).........................           -    538.7    541.7        -        - 
                                                                                               
  Food and beverages..........................      17.410    183.8    184.1      3.3      0.2 
   Food.......................................      16.404    183.4    183.6      3.3      0.1 
    Food at home..............................       9.937    183.3    183.3      3.7      0.0 
     Cereals and bakery products..............       1.467    204.0    204.4      1.2      0.2 
     Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs...........       3.043    179.7    179.5      9.1     -0.1 
     Dairy and related products...............        .993    172.2    171.8      2.8     -0.2 
     Fruits and vegetables....................       1.355    230.1    228.1      2.8     -0.9 
     Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage                                                       
         materials............................       1.096    140.1    140.8      0.5      0.5 
     Other food at home.......................       1.982    162.4    163.4      0.9      0.6 
      Sugar and sweets........................        .335    162.7    163.5      1.4      0.5 
      Fats and oils...........................        .306    160.7    162.4      2.3      1.1 
      Other foods.............................       1.341    178.3    179.3      0.4      0.6 
       Other miscellaneous foods (1)..........        .302    109.5    109.8     -1.0      0.3 
    Food away from home.......................       6.466    184.9    185.4      2.7      0.3 
     Other food away from home (1)............        .280    124.2    124.4      3.3      0.2 
   Alcoholic beverages........................       1.007    189.4    190.0      2.3      0.3 
                                                                                               
  Housing.....................................      38.367    182.0    182.6      2.2      0.3 
   Shelter....................................      29.566    209.1    209.6      2.0      0.2 
    Rent of primary residence (2).............       8.532    207.4    207.9      2.4      0.2 
    Lodging away from home (1)................       1.525    117.9    120.6      2.2      2.3 
    Owners' equivalent rent of primary                                                         
        residence (2) (3).....................      19.185    202.1    202.3      1.9      0.1 
    Tenants' and household insurance (1)......        .324    114.7    114.9      0.9      0.2 
   Fuels and utilities........................       5.017    155.6    156.2      6.0      0.4 
    Fuels.....................................       4.111    138.0    138.3      6.0      0.2 
     Fuel oil and other fuels.................        .206    149.6    154.8     -0.6      3.5 
     Gas (piped) and electricity (2)..........       3.905    144.7    144.7      6.4      0.0 
    Water and sewer and trash collection                                                       
        services (1)..........................        .906    120.7    121.9      5.9      1.0 
   Household furnishings and operations.......       3.784    120.9    121.4     -1.7      0.4 
    Household operations (1)..................        .360    124.0    125.3      2.0      1.0 
                                                                                               
  Apparel.....................................       4.483    115.5    118.0     -1.2      2.2 
   Men's and boys' apparel....................       1.147    115.3    116.3     -0.4      0.9 
   Women's and girls' apparel.................       1.744    104.9    109.4     -1.4      4.3 
   Infants' and toddlers' apparel.............        .230    119.6    120.9     -2.2      1.1 
   Footwear...................................       1.090    115.8    117.1     -1.8      1.1 
                                                                                               
  Transportation..............................      19.281    155.0    156.9     -0.8      1.2 
   Private transportation.....................      18.361    152.3    154.1     -1.0      1.2 
    New and used motor vehicles (1)...........       8.868     92.7     92.8     -5.2      0.1 
     New vehicles.............................       4.524    139.2    139.6     -0.5      0.3 
     Used cars and trucks.....................       3.283    131.5    131.7    -11.7      0.2 
    Motor fuel................................       4.029    137.1    143.6      1.9      4.7 
     Gasoline (all types).....................       3.995    136.6    143.0      1.9      4.7 
    Motor vehicle parts and equipment.........        .521    107.6    107.5      0.0     -0.1 
    Motor vehicle maintenance and repair......       1.469    199.9    200.0      1.9      0.1 
   Public transportation......................        .920    204.4    205.8      3.0      0.7 
                                                                                               
  Medical care................................       4.844    303.0    305.5      4.3      0.8 
   Medical care commodities...................       1.017    259.9    261.0      2.3      0.4 
   Medical care services......................       3.827    314.0    316.9      4.8      0.9 
    Professional services.....................       2.290    267.9    270.4      3.6      0.9 
    Hospital and related services (2).........       1.232    406.3    409.7      6.5      0.8 
                                                                                               
  Recreation (1)..............................       5.515    105.8    106.4      0.9      0.6 
   Video and audio (1)........................       1.766    103.0    103.5      0.5      0.5 
                                                                                               
  Education and communication (1).............       5.559    109.9    110.0      0.7      0.1 
   Education (1)..............................       2.595    139.1    139.4      6.7      0.2 
    Educational books and supplies............        .226    346.2    349.3      4.7      0.9 
    Tuition, other school fees, and childcare.       2.369    392.7    393.3      6.9      0.2 
   Communication (1)..........................       2.965     89.6     89.6     -4.1      0.0 
    Information and information processing (1)       2.807     88.2     88.1     -4.4     -0.1 
     Telephone services (1)...................       2.427     97.3     97.3     -3.4      0.0 
     Information technology, hardware and                                                      
         services (4).........................        .381     15.8     15.7    -10.3     -0.6 
      Personal computers and peripheral                                                        
          equipment (1).......................        .154     15.9     15.7    -15.6     -1.3 
                                                                                               
  Other goods and services....................       4.540    309.4    310.0      1.2      0.2 
   Tobacco and smoking products...............       1.508    474.2    473.3     -0.3     -0.2 
   Personal care..............................       3.033    178.4    179.1      1.9      0.4 
    Personal care products....................        .772    154.6    155.2      0.8      0.4 
    Personal care services....................        .901    195.1    195.8      2.2      0.4 
    Miscellaneous personal services...........       1.193    288.4    290.0      3.6      0.6 
                                                                                               
          Commodity and service group                                                          
                                                                                               
 Commodities..................................      44.446    151.5    152.8      0.0      0.9 
  Food and beverages..........................      17.410    183.8    184.1      3.3      0.2 
  Commodities less food and beverages.........      27.036    133.5    135.3     -2.0      1.3 
   Nondurables less food and beverages........      15.078    151.0    154.2      0.3      2.1 
    Apparel...................................       4.483    115.5    118.0     -1.2      2.2 
    Nondurables less food, beverages, and                                                      
        apparel...............................      10.596    176.5    180.1      0.8      2.0 
   Durables...................................      11.957    114.0    114.3     -4.7      0.3 
 Services.....................................      55.554    215.3    216.0      2.8      0.3 
  Rent of shelter (3).........................      29.242    201.3    201.9      2.0      0.3 
  Tenants' and household insurance (1)........        .324    114.7    114.9      0.9      0.2 
  Gas (piped) and electricity (2).............       3.905    144.7    144.7      6.4      0.0 
  Water and sewer and trash collection                                                         
      services (1)............................        .906    120.7    121.9      5.9      1.0 
  Household operations (1)....................        .360    124.0    125.3      2.0      1.0 
  Transportation services.....................       6.796    219.3    219.9      3.1      0.3 
  Medical care services.......................       3.827    314.0    316.9      4.8      0.9 
  Other services..............................      10.194    251.8    252.6      2.2      0.3 
                                                                                               
                Special indexes                                                                
                                                                                               
 All items less food..........................      83.596    180.2    181.4      1.2      0.7 
 All items less shelter.......................      70.434    172.5    173.7      1.3      0.7 
 All items less medical care..................      95.156    175.6    176.6      1.4      0.6 
 Commodities less food........................      28.042    135.5    137.2     -1.8      1.3 
 Nondurables less food........................      16.085    153.3    156.3      0.3      2.0 
 Nondurables less food and apparel............      11.602    176.9    180.3      0.9      1.9 
 Nondurables..................................      32.489    167.7    169.5      1.8      1.1 
 Services less rent of shelter (3)............      26.312    204.2    204.9      3.5      0.3 
 Services less medical care services..........      51.727    207.6    208.2      2.6      0.3 
 Energy.......................................       8.139    136.9    140.3      3.8      2.5 
 All items less energy........................      91.861    187.2    187.9      1.3      0.4 
  All items less food and energy..............      75.457    188.3    189.1      0.9      0.4 
   Commodities less food and energy                                                            
       commodities............................      23.808    138.2    139.0     -2.5      0.6 
    Energy commodities........................       4.234    138.2    144.7      1.8      4.7 
   Services less energy services..............      51.649    223.1    223.9      2.5      0.4 
 Purchasing power of the consumer dollar                                                       
     (1982-84=$1.00)..........................           -   $ .553   $ .550        -        - 
 Purchasing power of the consumer dollar                                                       
     (1967=$1.00).............................           -   $ .186   $ .185        -        - 

   1 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
   2 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator.  All other item stratum
 index series were calculated using a geometric means estimator.
   3 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base
   4 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 3 (OW). Old Weight 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 
                     Area                        ng                                  Feb.2004 from-       Jan.2004 from-   
                                               sched-                                                                      
                                                 ule                                                                       
                                                 (1)   Nov.   Dec.   Jan.   Feb.   Feb.   Dec.   Jan.   Jan.   Nov.   Dec. 
                                                       2003   2003   2004   2004   2003   2003   2004   2003   2003   2003 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                           
 U.S. city average............................   M    184.5  184.3  185.3  186.3    1.7    1.1    0.5    2.0    0.4    0.5 
                                                                                                                           
            Region and area size(2)                                                                                        
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
 Northeast urban..............................   M    195.1  194.9  195.9  196.7    2.6    0.9    0.4    2.8    0.4    0.5 
   Size A - More than 1,500,000...............   M    197.3  197.1  197.9  198.7    2.7    0.8    0.4    3.0    0.3    0.4 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).........   M    115.3  115.0  115.9  116.5    2.4    1.3    0.5    2.5    0.5    0.8 
                                                                                                                           
 Midwest urban................................   M    178.9  178.4  179.5  180.3    1.4    1.1    0.4    1.9    0.3    0.6 
   Size A - More than 1,500,000...............   M    181.4  180.9  182.0  182.5    1.4    0.9    0.3    2.1    0.3    0.6 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).........   M    113.6  113.3  114.1  114.7    1.7    1.2    0.5    1.9    0.4    0.7 
   Size D -  Nonmetropolitan  (less than                                                                                   
       50,000)................................   M    171.4  171.5  171.7  173.1    0.3    0.9    0.8    0.6    0.2    0.1 
                                                                                                                           
 South urban..................................   M    177.5  177.5  178.2  179.2    1.6    1.0    0.6    1.8    0.4    0.4 
   Size A - More than 1,500,000...............   M    179.1  179.2  179.9  181.0    1.5    1.0    0.6    1.8    0.4    0.4 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).........   M    113.3  113.3  113.8  114.3    1.6    0.9    0.4    1.9    0.4    0.4 
   Size D -  Nonmetropolitan  (less than                                                                                   
       50,000)................................   M    175.4  175.1  175.4  176.8    1.1    1.0    0.8    1.3    0.0    0.2 
                                                                                                                           
 West urban...................................   M    188.5  188.3  189.5  191.1    1.6    1.5    0.8    1.6    0.5    0.6 
   Size A - More than 1,500,000...............   M    191.0  190.6  191.9  193.6    1.4    1.6    0.9    1.4    0.5    0.7 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).........   M    114.9  115.2  116.0  117.0    2.2    1.6    0.9    1.9    1.0    0.7 
                                                                                                                           
                 Size classes                                                                                              
                                                                                                                           
   A (4)......................................   M    168.9  168.7  169.6  170.5    1.8    1.1    0.5    2.1    0.4    0.5 
   B/C (3)....................................   M    113.9  113.8  114.6  115.2    1.9    1.2    0.5    2.0    0.6    0.7 
   D..........................................   M    176.6  176.5  176.9  177.9    1.1    0.8    0.6    1.3    0.2    0.2 
                                                                                                                           
            Selected local areas(5)                                                                                        
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI...............   M    185.6  185.5  185.3  186.3    1.2    0.4    0.5    1.4   -0.2   -0.1 
 Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA......   M    187.1  187.0  188.6  190.5    2.1    1.9    1.0    1.8    0.8    0.9 
 New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island,                                                                                       
     NY-NJ-CT-PA..............................   M    199.4  199.3  200.0  201.2    2.5    1.0    0.6    2.7    0.3    0.4 
                                                                                                                           
 Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT..........   1    206.5      -  208.0      -      -      -      -    4.1    0.7      - 
 Cleveland-Akron, OH..........................   1    177.6      -  178.3      -      -      -      -    2.8    0.4      - 
 Dallas-Fort Worth, TX........................   1    175.9      -  176.1      -      -      -      -    1.2    0.1      - 
 Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV (6)........   1    116.7      -  117.2      -      -      -      -    2.3    0.4      - 
                                                                                                                           
 Atlanta, GA..................................   2        -  179.0      -  181.1    0.2    1.2      -      -      -      - 
 Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI..................   2        -  181.3      -  183.3    0.5    1.1      -      -      -      - 
 Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX...............   2        -  164.1      -  168.5    2.7    2.7      -      -      -      - 
 Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL....................   2        -  181.6      -  183.5    1.8    1.0      -      -      -      - 
 Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City,                                                                                    
     PA-NJ-DE-MD..............................   2        -  189.0      -  191.1    2.4    1.1      -      -      -      - 
 San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA...........   2        -  195.3      -  199.0    0.7    1.9      -      -      -      - 
 Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA.................   2        -  191.0      -  193.9    1.4    1.5      -      -      -      - 

   1 Foods, fuels, and several other items priced every month in all areas;  
   most other goods and services priced as indicated:                      
        M - Every month.                                                   
         1 - January, March, May, July, September, and November.            
         2 - February, April, June, August, October, and December.          
   2 Regions defined as the four Census regions.  See map in technical notes.
   3 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base.
   4 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.
   5 In addition, the following metropolitan areas are published semiannually and appear in Tables 34 and 39 of the 
 January and July issues of the CPI Detailed Report: Anchorage, AK; Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN; Denver-Boulder-Greeley,
 CO; Honolulu, HI; Kansas City, MO-KS; Milwaukee-Racine, WI; Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI; 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: Local area indexes are byproducts of the national CPI program.  Each local index has a smaller sample size than the
 national index and is, therefore, subject to substantially more sampling and other measurement error. As a result, local
 area indexes show greater volatility than the national index, although their long-term trends are similar.  Therefore, the
 Bureau of Labor Statistics strongly urges users to consider adopting the national average CPI for use in their escalator
 clauses. 
 
 NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

 Table 4 (OW). Old Weight 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 
                     Area                        ng                                  Feb.2004 from-       Jan.2004 from-   
                                               sched-                                                                      
                                                 ule                                                                       
                                                 (1)   Nov.   Dec.   Jan.   Feb.   Feb.   Dec.   Jan.   Jan.   Nov.   Dec. 
                                                       2003   2003   2004   2004   2003   2003   2004   2003   2003   2003 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                           
 U.S. city average............................   M    180.2  179.9  180.9  181.9    1.5    1.1    0.6    1.8    0.4    0.6 
                                                                                                                           
            Region and area size(2)                                                                                        
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
 Northeast urban..............................   M    191.9  191.7  192.5  193.5    2.6    0.9    0.5    2.8    0.3    0.4 
   Size A - More than 1,500,000...............   M    192.8  192.7  193.2  194.1    2.6    0.7    0.5    2.9    0.2    0.3 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).........   M    115.4  115.2  116.2  116.8    2.5    1.4    0.5    2.7    0.7    0.9 
                                                                                                                           
 Midwest urban................................   M    173.9  173.4  174.4  175.2    1.1    1.0    0.5    1.5    0.3    0.6 
   Size A - More than 1,500,000...............   M    175.7  175.1  176.1  176.7    1.2    0.9    0.3    1.9    0.2    0.6 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).........   M    112.7  112.4  113.3  113.8    1.2    1.2    0.4    1.4    0.5    0.8 
   Size D -  Nonmetropolitan  (less than                                                                                   
       50,000)................................   M    169.1  169.1  169.3  170.6    0.3    0.9    0.8    0.5    0.1    0.1 
                                                                                                                           
 South urban..................................   M    174.3  174.2  175.0  175.8    1.1    0.9    0.5    1.4    0.4    0.5 
   Size A - More than 1,500,000...............   M    176.4  176.4  177.2  178.2    1.4    1.0    0.6    1.8    0.5    0.5 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).........   M    111.9  111.8  112.3  112.7    0.9    0.8    0.4    1.3    0.4    0.4 
   Size D -  Nonmetropolitan  (less than                                                                                   
       50,000)................................   M    174.5  174.2  174.5  175.9    0.6    1.0    0.8    0.8    0.0    0.2 
                                                                                                                           
 West urban...................................   M    183.5  183.3  184.3  185.9    1.5    1.4    0.9    1.5    0.4    0.5 
   Size A - More than 1,500,000...............   M    184.4  183.9  185.1  186.7    1.2    1.5    0.9    1.4    0.4    0.7 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).........   M    114.6  114.8  115.4  116.3    2.0    1.3    0.8    1.9    0.7    0.5 
                                                                                                                           
                 Size classes                                                                                              
                                                                                                                           
   A (4)......................................   M    167.1  166.8  167.6  168.6    1.7    1.1    0.6    2.0    0.3    0.5 
   B/C (3)....................................   M    113.0  112.9  113.6  114.2    1.4    1.2    0.5    1.6    0.5    0.6 
   D..........................................   M    174.5  174.3  174.7  175.8    0.6    0.9    0.6    0.9    0.1    0.2 
                                                                                                                           
            Selected local areas(5)                                                                                        
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI...............   M    179.1  178.8  178.9  180.0    1.1    0.7    0.6    1.4   -0.1    0.1 
 Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA......   M    180.5  180.2  181.6  183.5    2.2    1.8    1.0    2.1    0.6    0.8 
 New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island,                                                                                       
     NY-NJ-CT-PA..............................   M    194.7  194.6  195.0  196.2    2.6    0.8    0.6    2.8    0.2    0.2 
                                                                                                                           
 Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT..........   1    205.6      -  206.3      -      -      -      -    3.5    0.3      - 
 Cleveland-Akron, OH..........................   1    168.3      -  169.4      -      -      -      -    2.5    0.7      - 
 Dallas-Fort Worth, TX........................   1    175.6      -  175.8      -      -      -      -    1.4    0.1      - 
 Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV (6)........   1    116.1      -  116.6      -      -      -      -    2.2    0.4      - 
                                                                                                                           
 Atlanta, GA..................................   2        -  176.6      -  178.6    0.3    1.1      -      -      -      - 
 Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI..................   2        -  175.9      -  177.8    0.6    1.1      -      -      -      - 
 Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX...............   2        -  162.2      -  166.1    2.7    2.4      -      -      -      - 
 Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL....................   2        -  178.9      -  181.0    1.7    1.2      -      -      -      - 
 Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City,                                                                                    
     PA-NJ-DE-MD..............................   2        -  189.0      -  190.7    2.6    0.9      -      -      -      - 
 San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA...........   2        -  191.1      -  194.8    0.6    1.9      -      -      -      - 
 Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA.................   2        -  185.3      -  187.7    0.8    1.3      -      -      -      - 

   1 Foods, fuels, and several other items priced every month in all areas;  
   most other goods and services priced as indicated:                      
        M - Every month.                                                   
         1 - January, March, May, July, September, and November.            
         2 - February, April, June, August, October, and December.          
   2 Regions defined as the four Census regions.  See map in technical notes.
   3 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base.
   4 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.
   5 In addition, the following metropolitan areas are published semiannually and appear in Tables 34 and 39 of the 
 January and July issues of the CPI Detailed Report: Anchorage, AK; Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN; Denver-Boulder-Greeley,
 CO; Honolulu, HI; Kansas City, MO-KS; Milwaukee-Racine, WI; Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI; 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: Local area indexes are byproducts of the national CPI program.  Each local index has a smaller sample size than the
 national index and is, therefore, subject to substantially more sampling and other measurement error. As a result, local
 area indexes show greater volatility than the national index, although their long-term trends are similar.  Therefore, the
 Bureau of Labor Statistics strongly urges users to consider adopting the national average CPI for use in their escalator
 clauses. 
 
 NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.