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                      CONSUMER PRICE INDEX:  MAY 2005
 
      The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) decreased
 0.1 percent in May, before seasonal adjustment, the Bureau of Labor
 Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today.  The May level
 of 194.4 (1982-84=100) was 2.8 percent higher than in May 2004.
      
      The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers
 (CPI-W) decreased 0.1 percent in May, prior to seasonal adjustment.  The
 May level of 190.0 was 2.9 percent higher than in May 2004.
      
      The Chained Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-U)
 was unchanged in May on a not seasonally adjusted basis.  The May level of
 113.1 (December 1999=100) was 2.5 percent higher than in May 2004.  Please
 note that the indexes for the post-2003 period are subject to revision.
      
 CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U)
      
      On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI-U declined 0.1 percent in
 May, following an increase of 0.5 percent in April.  Energy costs, which
 advanced sharply in each of the preceding three months, declined 2.0
 percent in May.  Within energy, the index for petroleum-based energy
 decreased 4.2 percent while the index for energy services increased 0.8
 percent.  The index for food rose 0.1 percent, following a 0.7 percent
 increase in April.  The index for all items less food and energy, which
 was virtually unchanged in April, increased 0.1 percent in May.  Shelter
 costs were virtually unchanged for the second consecutive month as a
 decline in the index for lodging while away from home offset increases in
 the indexes for rent and owners' equivalent rent.
 
      
 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          2004             2005           3-mos. ended  ended
                     Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr.  May   May '05   May '05
 All Items            .3    .0   .1   .4   .6   .5  -.1    4.4       2.8
  Food and beverages  .3    .0   .1   .1   .2   .6   .1    3.9       2.5
  Housing             .3    .2   .1   .4   .5   .3   .1    3.4       3.0
  Apparel             .2   -.4   .3  -.2   .8  -.6   .0     .7       -.8
  Transportation      .2   -.7  -.2   .8  1.9  1.8 -1.0   11.0       4.2
  Medical care        .3    .3   .4   .6   .5   .2   .3    4.2       4.3
  Recreation          .1    .0   .1  -.2   .0   .2   .3    1.9        .6
  Education and                                                         
    communication     .4    .1   .1   .3   .2   .4   .0    2.5       1.9
  Other goods and                                                     
    services          .1    .4   .4   .3   .1   .0   .4    2.2       2.9
  Special Indexes                                                       
   Energy            1.0  -1.3 -1.1  2.0  4.0  4.5 -2.0   28.7       9.9
   Food               .3    .0   .1   .1   .2   .7   .1    3.9       2.4
   All Items less                                                       
     food and energy  .2    .2   .2   .3   .4   .0   .1    2.2       2.2
          
     
      During the first five months of 2005, the CPI-U rose at a 3.7 percent
 seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR).  This compares with an increase of
 3.3 percent for all of 2004.  The index for energy, which rose 16.6
 percent in 2004, advanced at an 18.7 percent SAAR in the first five months
 of 2005.  Petroleum-based energy costs increased at a 27.4 percent annual
 rate and charges for energy services rose at a 9.0 percent annual rate.
 The food index has increased at a 2.7 percent SAAR thus far this year, the
 same as for all of 2004. Excluding food and energy, the CPI-U advanced at
 a 2.4 percent SAAR in the first five months, following a 2.2 percent rise
 for all of 2004.
      
      The food and beverages index increased 0.1 percent in May.  The index
 for food at home, which advanced 1.1 percent in April, rose 0.1 percent in
 May.  The indexes for fruits and vegetables, for nonalcoholic beverages,
 and for other food at home, which had accounted for five-sixths of the
 advance in the April food at home index, each decelerated sharply in May.
 The index for fruits and vegetables, which rose 3.4 percent in April,
 increased 0.6 percent in May.  In May, the indexes for fresh fruits and
 for fresh vegetables rose 1.7 and 0.4 percent, respectively, while the
 index for processed fruits and vegetables decreased 1.0 percent.  The
 index for nonalcoholic beverages rose 0.1 percent after increasing 1.1
 percent in April.  The deceleration reflected a decline in prices for
 carbonated drinks and a much smaller increase in coffee prices.  Downturns
 in the indexes for snacks, for sugar and sweets, and for butter and
 margarine, whose advances were largely responsible for the 1.3 percent
 increase in the April index for other food at home, accounted for the May
 decline of 0.8 percent.  The index for meats, poultry, fish, and eggs also
 advanced less in May than in April--up 0.2 percent after increasing 0.4
 percent in April.  A sharp increase in beef prices--up 1.5 percent--was
 largely offset by declines in the indexes for pork and poultry.  The index
 for dairy products increased 0.4 percent, the same as in April, and the
 index for cereals and bakery products, which was virtually unchanged in
 April, increased 0.1 percent in May. The other two components of the food
 and beverage index--food away from home and alcoholic beverages--increased
 0.3 and declined 0.2 percent, respectively.
      
      The index for housing rose 0.1 percent in May.  For the second
 consecutive month, shelter costs were virtually unchanged, again largely
 as a result of a decline in the index for lodging away from home.  The
 index for lodging away from home declined 2.4 percent in May, following a
 1.2 percent decrease in April.  In May, the indexes for rent and owners'
 equivalent rent increased 0.2 and 0.3 percent, respectively.  The index
 for fuels and utilities rose 0.6 percent, following a 2.1 percent increase
 in April.  Declines in the indexes for fuel oil and for natural gas--down
 2.3 and 0.2 percent, respectively--were more than offset by a 1.4 percent
 increase in the index for electricity.  (Prior to seasonal adjustment,
 charges for electricity rose 3.0 percent, reflecting the switch to
 seasonal rates in some areas.)  The index for household furnishings and
 operations, which was unchanged in the preceding two months, rose 0.5
 percent in May.  Within this group, the index for moving, storage, and
 freight expenses registered the largest advance--up 2.9 percent.
      
      The transportation index declined 1.0 percent in May, largely
 reflecting a 4.4 percent decrease in the index for gasoline.  (Prior to
 seasonal adjustment, the price of gasoline was 2.9 percent lower than its
 peak level of last month, but 10.3 percent higher than a year earlier.)
 The index for new vehicles rose 0.1 percent in May, following declines in
 each of the preceding two months.  The index for used cars and trucks rose
 0.5 percent in May to a level 5.3 percent above May 2004.  The index for
 public transportation increased 0.7 percent in May, largely reflecting an
 increase in the index for airline fares.  Airline fares registered their
 fourth consecutive advance, up 2.2 percent in May.  With the recent
 advances, airline fares are 4.1 percent higher than a year ago, but are
 1.8 percent lower than in the month prior to the terrorist attacks in
 2001.
      
      The index for apparel was unchanged in May, following a 0.6 percent
 decline in April.  (Prior to seasonal adjustment, apparel prices declined
 1.1 percent, reflecting discounting of women's and girls' apparel--down
 2.1 percent.)
      
      Medical care costs rose 0.3 percent in May to a level 4.3 percent
 higher than a year ago.  The index for medical care commodities--
 prescription drugs, nonprescription drugs, and medical supplies--increased
 0.5 percent in May.  The index for medical care services rose 0.3 percent
 in May, with the indexes for professional services and for hospital and
 related services each up 0.3 percent.
      
      The index for recreation increased 0.3 percent in May.  The index for
 admissions to movies, theaters, concerts, and sporting events rose 1.4
 percent in May after declining 0.8 percent in April, accounting for about
 55 percent of the advance in the overall recreation index.  Upturns in the
 indexes for televisions and for toys--up 0.7 and 0.9 percent, respectively-
 -also contributed to the May advance.
      
      The index for education and communication was unchanged in May.  The
 education index rose 0.7 percent while the index for communication costs
 decreased 0.5 percent.  Within the latter group, the index for telephone
 services declined 0.5 percent, reflecting decreases in both local and long
 distance land-line telephone charges.  The index for personal computers
 and peripheral equipment declined 1.5 percent in May to a level 15.9
 percent lower than a year ago.
      
      The index for other goods and services rose 0.4 percent in May.  The
 index for personal care products rose 0.7 percent.  Charges for legal
 services increased 1.1 percent, their largest advance since a similar
 increase in March 2003.  The index for tobacco and smoking products
 increased 0.2 percent in May.
 
 
 CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W)
 
      On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI for Urban Wage Earners and
 Clerical Workers decreased 0.1 percent in May.
 

 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          2004             2005           3-mos. ended  ended
                     Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr.  May   May '05   May '05
 All Items            .3   -.1   .1   .4   .6   .6  -.1    4.6       2.9
  Food and beverages  .3    .0   .1   .1   .2   .6   .1    3.9       2.4
  Housing             .3    .2   .2   .4   .3   .3   .2    3.4       3.0
  Apparel             .2   -.3   .5  -.1   .5  -.7   .1    -.7       -.7
  Transportation      .1   -.5  -.3   .8  2.1  1.8 -1.0   11.6       4.5
  Medical care        .3    .3   .3   .6   .4   .3   .4    4.7       4.4
  Recreation          .1   -.1   .2  -.2   .0   .1   .4    1.9        .4
  Education and                                                         
    communication     .3    .1   .1   .3   .1   .4   .0    1.8       1.3
  Other goods and                                                     
    services          .2    .4   .5   .4   .0   .0   .3    1.5       3.0
  Special Indexes                                                       
   Energy             .7  -1.3 -1.3  2.0  4.4  4.6 -2.1   30.0       9.8
   Food               .3    .0   .1   .1   .2   .7   .1    4.1       2.4
   All Items less                                                       
     food and energy  .2    .2   .2   .3   .2   .1   .2    2.1       2.2


     Consumer Price Index data for June are scheduled for release on
 Thursday, July 14, 2005, at 8:30 A.M. (EDT).
 
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 Brief Explanation of the CPI

      The Consumer Price Index (CPI) is a measure of the average change in
 prices over time of goods and services purchased by households.  The
 Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes CPIs for two population groups:  (1)
 the CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W), which covers
 households of wage earners and clerical workers that comprise
 approximately 32 percent of the total population and (2) the CPI for All
 Urban Consumers (CPI-U) and the Chained CPI for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-
 U), which cover approximately 87 percent of the total population and
 include in addition to wage earners and clerical worker households, groups
 such as professional, managerial, and technical workers, the self-
 employed, short-term workers, the unemployed, and retirees and others not
 in the labor force.
 
      The CPIs are based on prices of food, clothing, shelter, and fuels,
 transportation fares, charges for doctors' and dentists' services, drugs,
 and other goods and services that people buy for day-to-day living.
 Prices are collected in 87 urban areas across the country from about
 50,000 housing units and approximately 23,000 retail establishments-
 department stores, supermarkets, hospitals, filling stations, and other
 types of stores and service establishments.  All taxes directly associated
 with the purchase and use of items are included in the index.  Prices of
 fuels and a few other items are obtained every month in all 87 locations.
 Prices of most other commodities and services are collected every month in
 the three largest geographic areas and every other month in other areas.
 Prices of most goods and services are obtained by personal visits or
 telephone calls of the Bureau's trained representatives.
 
      In calculating the index, price changes for the various items in each
 location are averaged together with weights, which represent their
 importance in the spending of the appropriate population group.  Local
 data are then combined to obtain a U.S. city average.  For the CPI-U and
 CPI-W separate indexes are also published by size of city, by region of
 the country, for cross-classifications of regions and population-size
 classes, and for 27 local areas.  Area indexes do not measure differences
 in the level of prices among cities; they only measure the average change
 in prices for each area since the base period.  For the C-CPI-U data are
 issued only at the national level.  It is important to note that the CPI-U
 and CPI-W are considered final when released, but the C-CPI-U is issued in
 preliminary form and subject to two annual revisions.
 
      The index measures price change from a designed reference date.  For
 the CPI-U and the CPI-W the reference base is 1982-84 equals 100.0. The
 reference base for the C-CPI-U is December 1999 equals 100.
 An increase of 16.5 percent from the reference base, for example, is shown
 as 116.5.  This change can also be expressed in dollars as follows:  the
 price of a base period market basket of goods and services in the CPI has
 risen from $10 in 1982-84 to $11.65.
 
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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.  Seasonally adjusted
 indexes and seasonal factors are computed annually.  Each year, the last 5
 years of seasonally adjusted data are revised.  Data from January 2000
 through December 2004 were replaced in January 2005.  Exceptions to the
 usual revision schedule were: the updated seasonal data at the end of 1977
 replaced data from 1967 through 1977; and, in January 2002, dependently
 seasonally adjusted series were revised for January 1987-December 2001 as
 a result of a change in the aggregation weights for dependently adjusted
 series. For further information, please see "Aggregation of Dependently
 Adjusted Seasonally Adjusted Series," in the October 2001 issue of the CPI
 Detailed Report.
   
   The seasonal movement of All items and 54 other aggregations is derived
 by combining the seasonal movement of 73 selected components.  Each year
 the seasonal status of every series is reevaluated based upon certain
 statistical criteria.  If any of the 73 components change their seasonal
 adjustment status from seasonally adjusted to not seasonally adjusted, not
 seasonally adjusted data will be used for the last 5 years, but the
 seasonally adjusted indexes will be used before that period.  Note: 43 of
 the 73 components are seasonally adjusted for 2005.
   
   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, utility (piped) 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, changes in milk supply, and large swings in
 soybean oil inventories affecting the Fats and oils series.  For Dairy
 products, it mitigated the effects of significant changes in milk, butter
 and cheese production levels.  For Fresh vegetable series, the method was
 used to account for the effects of hurricane-related disruptions.  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 vehicle series, 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,                       May 2005 from-    percent change from- 
                     CPI-U                       December                                                               
                                                   2004       Apr.      May                                             
                                                              2005      2005      May     Apr.   Feb. to Mar. to Apr. to
                                                                                 2004     2005     Mar.    Apr.    May  
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                        
             Expenditure category                                                                                       
                                                                                                                        
 All items....................................    100.000     194.6     194.4      2.8     -0.1     0.6     0.5    -0.1 
 All items (1967=100).........................          -     582.9     582.4        -        -       -       -       - 
                                                                                                                        
  Food and beverages..........................     15.291     190.7     191.1      2.5      0.2     0.2     0.6     0.1 
   Food.......................................     14.295     190.2     190.6      2.4      0.2     0.2     0.7     0.1 
    Food at home..............................      8.183     189.8     190.3      2.0      0.3     0.2     1.1     0.1 
     Cereals and bakery products..............      1.185     209.1     209.7      1.7      0.3     0.2     0.0     0.1 
     Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs...........      2.272     184.7     185.0      2.2      0.2     0.2     0.4     0.2 
     Dairy and related products...............       .849     182.2     183.3     -1.4      0.6     0.2     0.4     0.4 
     Fruits and vegetables....................      1.276     240.1     244.7      5.6      1.9    -0.5     3.4     0.6 
     Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage                                                                                
         materials............................       .884     144.8     144.3      3.1     -0.3     1.0     1.1     0.1 
     Other food at home.......................      1.716     167.5     166.3      0.5     -0.7     0.2     1.3    -0.8 
      Sugar and sweets........................       .296     164.9     163.3     -0.1     -1.0    -0.9     1.9    -1.2 
      Fats and oils...........................       .258     169.4     167.8     -0.9     -0.9    -1.3     1.8    -1.4 
      Other foods (1).........................      1.163     183.0     182.0      1.1     -0.5     0.9     0.9    -0.5 
       Other miscellaneous foods (1) (2)......       .301     110.8     110.8      0.0      0.0     1.5    -1.0     0.0 
    Food away from home (1)...................      6.113     192.1     192.6      3.2      0.3     0.2     0.2     0.3 
     Other food away from home (2)............       .332     129.6     130.3      4.4      0.5     0.5     0.2     0.6 
   Alcoholic beverages (1)....................       .996     195.9     195.5      2.0     -0.2     0.3     0.1    -0.2 
                                                                                                                        
  Housing.....................................     41.993     194.4     194.5      3.0      0.1     0.5     0.3     0.1 
   Shelter....................................     32.686     224.4     224.0      2.4     -0.2     0.6     0.0     0.0 
    Rent of primary residence (3).............      6.133     216.0     216.4      2.9      0.2     0.2     0.3     0.2 
    Lodging away from home (2)................      3.008     136.2     131.7      2.7     -3.3     3.9    -1.2    -2.4 
    Owners' equivalent rent of primary                                                                                  
        residence (3) (4).....................     23.158     229.0     229.4      2.3      0.2     0.3     0.1     0.3 
    Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)..       .387     118.2     118.0      1.6     -0.2     0.3    -0.7    -0.2 
   Fuels and utilities........................      4.951     169.6     171.7      8.6      1.2     0.1     2.1     0.6 
    Fuels.....................................      4.021     151.5     153.7      9.5      1.5     0.1     2.5     0.6 
     Fuel oil and other fuels.................       .300     199.5     193.9     28.9     -2.8     4.6     4.8    -1.6 
     Gas (piped) and electricity (3)..........      3.722     155.9     158.7      8.1      1.8    -0.3     2.3     0.8 
    Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                
        services (2)..........................       .930     129.1     129.5      5.0      0.3     0.2     0.2     0.4 
   Household furnishings and operations.......      4.355     126.3     126.7      1.0      0.3     0.0     0.0     0.6 
    Household operations (1) (2)..............       .707     129.1     129.7      4.6      0.5    -0.2     0.6     0.5 
                                                                                                                        
  Apparel.....................................      3.841     123.7     122.4     -0.8     -1.1     0.8    -0.6     0.0 
   Men's and boys' apparel....................       .977     120.4     119.7     -0.5     -0.6     0.4     0.0    -0.3 
   Women's and girls' apparel.................      1.638     116.6     114.2     -2.3     -2.1     2.0    -1.3    -0.2 
   Infants' and toddlers' apparel.............       .188     121.3     119.8      1.4     -1.2    -1.3     2.6    -0.6 
   Footwear...................................       .765     123.8     123.2      2.4     -0.5    -0.9    -0.1     0.2 
                                                                                                                        
  Transportation..............................     17.414     173.2     172.1      4.2     -0.6     1.9     1.8    -1.0 
   Private transportation.....................     16.385     169.6     168.3      4.2     -0.8     2.0     1.7    -1.1 
    New and used motor vehicles (2)...........      7.744      95.6      95.7      1.8      0.1    -0.1     0.0     0.3 
     New vehicles.............................      4.692     138.8     138.7      0.9     -0.1    -0.4    -0.1     0.1 
     Used cars and trucks (1).................      2.037     138.1     138.8      5.3      0.5     0.1     0.3     0.5 
    Motor fuel................................      3.969     193.9     188.2     10.4     -2.9     8.0     6.4    -4.4 
     Gasoline (all types).....................      3.934     192.9     187.3     10.3     -2.9     7.9     6.4    -4.4 
    Motor vehicle parts and equipment (1).....       .364     110.8     111.0      2.9      0.2     0.0    -0.1     0.2 
    Motor vehicle maintenance and repair......      1.341     205.0     205.6      3.3      0.3     0.6     0.2     0.3 
   Public transportation......................      1.029     215.0     218.0      3.5      1.4     1.3     1.7     0.7 
                                                                                                                        
  Medical care................................      6.132     321.5     322.2      4.3      0.2     0.5     0.2     0.3 
   Medical care commodities...................      1.484     273.5     274.6      2.0      0.4     0.0     0.0     0.5 
   Medical care services......................      4.649     335.2     335.9      5.0      0.2     0.6     0.3     0.3 
    Professional services.....................      2.767     281.0     281.6      3.9      0.2     0.4     0.4     0.3 
    Hospital and related services (3).........      1.516     437.1     437.3      5.5      0.0     0.7     0.4     0.3 
                                                                                                                        
  Recreation (2)..............................      5.733     109.2     109.5      0.6      0.3     0.0     0.2     0.3 
   Video and audio (2)........................      1.691     104.8     104.6      0.0     -0.2     0.5     0.2    -0.2 
                                                                                                                        
  Education and communication (2).............      5.846     112.9     112.7      1.9     -0.2     0.2     0.4     0.0 
   Education (2)..............................      2.931     149.5     149.9      6.4      0.3     0.5     0.6     0.7 
    Educational books and supplies............       .220     361.3     362.3      3.6      0.3     0.4     0.6     0.6 
    Tuition, other school fees, and childcare.      2.712     431.4     432.7      6.7      0.3     0.6     0.6     0.7 
   Communication (2)..........................      2.914      85.4      84.9     -2.3     -0.6    -0.2     0.1    -0.5 
    Information and information processing (1)                                                                          
        (2)...................................      2.737      83.2      82.7     -2.5     -0.6    -0.2     0.1    -0.6 
     Telephone services (1) (2)...............      2.187      95.3      94.8     -1.1     -0.5    -0.1     0.3    -0.5 
     Information technology, hardware and                                                                               
         services (1) (5).....................       .550      13.9      13.8     -7.4     -0.7     0.0    -0.7    -0.7 
      Personal computers and peripheral                                                                                 
          equipment (1) (2)...................       .192      13.4      13.2    -15.9     -1.5    -0.7     0.0    -1.5 
                                                                                                                        
  Other goods and services....................      3.750     311.6     312.5      2.9      0.3     0.1     0.0     0.4 
   Tobacco and smoking products (1)...........       .804     497.0     498.0      5.2      0.2     0.1     0.1     0.2 
   Personal care..............................      2.946     184.9     185.5      2.3      0.3     0.1     0.0     0.4 
    Personal care products (1)................       .658     153.4     154.4     -0.1      0.7    -0.6     0.3     0.7 
    Personal care services (1)................       .652     203.3     202.8      3.2     -0.2     0.2     0.0    -0.2 
    Miscellaneous personal services...........      1.454     301.4     302.8      3.3      0.5     0.2     0.3     0.5 
                                                                                                                        
          Commodity and service group                                                                                   
                                                                                                                        
 Commodities..................................     40.239     160.3     159.8      2.4     -0.3     0.9     0.9    -0.4 
  Food and beverages..........................     15.291     190.7     191.1      2.5      0.2     0.2     0.6     0.1 
  Commodities less food and beverages.........     24.948     142.9     142.0      2.5     -0.6     1.4     1.1    -0.7 
   Nondurables less food and beverages........     13.980     168.9     167.0      3.8     -1.1     1.7     2.2    -1.9 
    Apparel...................................      3.841     123.7     122.4     -0.8     -1.1     0.8    -0.6     0.0 
    Nondurables less food, beverages, and                                                                               
        apparel...............................     10.139     201.0     198.6      5.5     -1.2     3.2     2.9    -1.6 
   Durables...................................     10.967     115.6     115.7      0.8      0.1    -0.3    -0.2     0.3 
 Services.....................................     59.761     228.6     228.8      3.1      0.1     0.4     0.3     0.1 
  Rent of shelter (4).........................     32.300     233.7     233.2      2.4     -0.2     0.6     0.1    -0.1 
  Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)....       .387     118.2     118.0      1.6     -0.2     0.3    -0.7    -0.2 
  Gas (piped) and electricity (3).............      3.722     155.9     158.7      8.1      1.8    -0.3     2.3     0.8 
  Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                  
      services (2)............................       .930     129.1     129.5      5.0      0.3     0.2     0.2     0.4 
  Household operations (1) (2)................       .707     129.1     129.7      4.6      0.5    -0.2     0.6     0.5 
  Transportation services.....................      6.235     224.4     225.1      2.3      0.3     0.4     0.4     0.3 
  Medical care services.......................      4.649     335.2     335.9      5.0      0.2     0.6     0.3     0.3 
  Other services..............................     10.833     266.7     266.9      2.8      0.1     0.2     0.3     0.3 
                                                                                                                        
                Special indexes                                                                                         
                                                                                                                        
 All items less food..........................     85.705     195.3     195.1      2.9     -0.1     0.7     0.5    -0.1 
 All items less shelter.......................     67.314     185.1     185.0      3.0     -0.1     0.7     0.8    -0.1 
 All items less medical care..................     93.868     188.1     187.9      2.7     -0.1     0.6     0.5    -0.1 
 Commodities less food........................     25.943     144.9     144.0      2.4     -0.6     1.4     1.1    -0.6 
 Nondurables less food........................     14.976     170.6     168.7      3.6     -1.1     1.5     2.0    -1.7 
 Nondurables less food and apparel............     11.135     199.7     197.5      5.2     -1.1     3.0     2.6    -1.4 
 Nondurables..................................     29.271     180.3     179.4      3.0     -0.5     0.9     1.5    -0.8 
 Services less rent of shelter (4)............     27.462     239.8     240.7      3.9      0.4     0.3     0.7     0.3 
 Services less medical care services..........     55.113     219.7     219.9      2.9      0.1     0.4     0.3     0.2 
 Energy.......................................      7.991     170.9     169.4      9.9     -0.9     4.0     4.5    -2.0 
 All items less energy........................     92.009     198.6     198.6      2.2      0.0     0.4     0.2     0.2 
  All items less food and energy..............     77.714     200.9     200.8      2.2      0.0     0.4     0.0     0.1 
   Commodities less food and energy                                                                                     
       commodities............................     21.674     141.2     141.1      0.6     -0.1     0.0    -0.1     0.2 
    Energy commodities........................      4.269     195.2     189.4     11.3     -3.0     7.8     6.3    -4.2 
   Services less energy services..............     56.040     236.0     235.9      2.7      0.0     0.5     0.2     0.1 
 Purchasing power of the consumer dollar                                                                                
     (1982-84=$1.00)..........................          -    $ .514    $ .514        -        -       -       -       - 
 Purchasing power of the consumer dollar                                                                                
     (1967=$1.00).............................          -    $ .172    $ .172        -        -       -       -       - 

   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--   
                                                 Feb.    Mar.    Apr.    May                                            
                                                 2005    2005    2005    2005                                           
                                                                                Aug.   Nov.   Feb.    May   Nov.    May 
                                                                                2004   2004   2005   2005   2004   2005 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                        
             Expenditure category                                                                                       
                                                                                                                        
 All items....................................  192.0   193.2   194.2   194.1    1.1    4.1    1.7    4.4    2.6    3.1 
                                                                                                                        
  Food and beverages..........................  189.2   189.6   190.8   191.0    1.9    3.2    0.6    3.9    2.6    2.2 
   Food.......................................  188.7   189.0   190.3   190.5    1.9    3.2    0.6    3.9    2.6    2.2 
    Food at home..............................  187.7   188.0   190.0   190.1    1.1    3.5   -1.7    5.2    2.3    1.7 
     Cereals and bakery products..............  208.2   208.7   208.8   209.1    1.4    3.3    0.4    1.7    2.3    1.1 
     Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs...........  184.0   184.4   185.2   185.6    3.3   -2.4    4.0    3.5    0.4    3.8 
     Dairy and related products...............  181.6   181.9   182.6   183.3   -1.5  -10.6    3.4    3.8   -6.1    3.6 
     Fruits and vegetables....................  234.2   233.1   241.0   242.5   -3.1   42.6  -21.4   14.9   17.5   -4.9 
     Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage                                                                                
         materials............................  141.5   142.9   144.5   144.6    1.1    1.1    1.7    9.1    1.1    5.3 
     Other food at home.......................  165.1   165.5   167.6   166.2    1.7   -2.9    0.7    2.7   -0.6    1.7 
      Sugar and sweets........................  163.3   161.9   165.0   163.0    2.0    1.2   -2.9   -0.7    1.6   -1.8 
      Fats and oils...........................  168.8   166.6   169.6   167.3    0.5    0.0   -0.9   -3.5    0.2   -2.2 
      Other foods (1).........................  179.7   181.3   183.0   182.0    1.8   -4.3    1.8    5.2   -1.3    3.5 
       Other miscellaneous foods (1) (2)......  110.3   111.9   110.8   110.8    2.6   -3.5   -0.7    1.8   -0.5    0.5 
    Food away from home (1)...................  191.4   191.7   192.1   192.6    3.7    2.6    3.9    2.5    3.1    3.2 
     Other food away from home (2)............  128.7   129.4   129.6   130.4    1.9    2.9    7.1    5.4    2.4    6.3 
   Alcoholic beverages (1)....................  195.2   195.7   195.9   195.5    1.7    3.2    2.5    0.6    2.4    1.6 
                                                                                                                        
  Housing.....................................  193.0   193.9   194.4   194.6    2.8    3.2    2.7    3.4    3.0    3.0 
   Shelter....................................  222.4   223.7   223.8   223.7    2.0    2.4    2.9    2.4    2.2    2.6 
    Rent of primary residence (3).............  214.8   215.3   216.0   216.4    3.5    2.1    3.2    3.0    2.8    3.1 
    Lodging away from home (2)................  129.2   134.3   132.7   129.5   -2.5    9.9    2.8    0.9    3.5    1.9 
    Owners' equivalent rent of primary                                                                                  
        residence (3) (4).....................  228.1   228.7   229.0   229.6    2.3    1.4    2.7    2.7    1.9    2.7 
    Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)..  118.7   119.0   118.2   118.0    0.7    4.9    3.4   -2.3    2.8    0.5 
   Fuels and utilities........................  168.9   169.0   172.5   173.5   10.9    8.6    3.6   11.3    9.7    7.4 
    Fuels.....................................  150.9   151.0   154.7   155.7   12.0    9.9    2.7   13.3   11.0    7.9 
     Fuel oil and other fuels.................  178.6   186.9   195.8   192.6   41.7   80.8  -20.3   35.2   60.0    3.8 
     Gas (piped) and electricity (3)..........  156.7   156.2   159.8   161.0   10.3    5.6    5.0   11.4    7.9    8.2 
    Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                
        services (2)..........................  128.5   128.7   129.0   129.5    5.6    4.2    7.2    3.1    4.9    5.1 
   Household furnishings and operations.......  125.9   125.9   125.9   126.7   -1.0    3.2   -0.3    2.6    1.1    1.1 
    Household operations (1) (2)..............  128.6   128.3   129.1   129.7    6.9    2.9    5.1    3.5    4.9    4.3 
                                                                                                                        
  Apparel.....................................  120.0   120.9   120.2   120.2   -3.6    1.0   -1.3    0.7   -1.3   -0.3 
   Men's and boys' apparel....................  117.4   117.9   117.9   117.6   -3.3   -4.0    4.9    0.7   -3.7    2.8 
   Women's and girls' apparel.................  110.8   113.0   111.5   111.3   -4.8    4.0   -9.8    1.8   -0.5   -4.2 
   Infants' and toddlers' apparel.............  118.6   117.1   120.1   119.4   -2.4    2.8    2.4    2.7    0.2    2.6 
   Footwear...................................  123.0   121.9   121.8   122.0   -0.3    2.7   11.1   -3.2    1.2    3.7 
                                                                                                                        
  Transportation..............................  166.6   169.7   172.7   171.0   -3.6   10.2   -0.2   11.0    3.1    5.2 
   Private transportation.....................  163.0   166.2   169.1   167.3   -3.7   10.2    0.2   11.0    3.0    5.5 
    New and used motor vehicles (2)...........   95.5    95.4    95.4    95.7    0.0    4.8    2.1    0.8    2.4    1.5 
     New vehicles.............................  139.0   138.5   138.4   138.5   -3.2    3.6    4.7   -1.4    0.1    1.6 
     Used cars and trucks (1).................  137.6   137.7   138.1   138.8    6.2    9.0    2.7    3.5    7.6    3.1 
    Motor fuel................................  167.6   181.0   192.5   184.1  -17.2   31.3   -6.4   45.6    4.2   16.7 
     Gasoline (all types).....................  166.8   180.0   191.6   183.2  -17.3   31.1   -6.2   45.5    4.1   16.8 
    Motor vehicle parts and equipment (1).....  110.9   110.9   110.8   111.0    4.1    3.3    3.7    0.4    3.7    2.0 
    Motor vehicle maintenance and repair......  203.5   204.7   205.2   205.8    3.7    3.2    1.8    4.6    3.4    3.2 
   Public transportation......................  208.0   210.8   214.3   215.7   -2.5    8.8   -6.6   15.7    3.0    3.9 
                                                                                                                        
  Medical care................................  318.7   320.2   320.9   322.0    3.8    3.9    5.2    4.2    3.9    4.7 
   Medical care commodities...................  273.1   273.2   273.3   274.6    1.0    2.8    2.2    2.2    1.9    2.2 
   Medical care services......................  331.5   333.6   334.6   335.5    4.7    4.3    6.0    4.9    4.5    5.5 
    Professional services.....................  278.0   279.2   280.4   281.3    3.7    2.8    4.4    4.8    3.3    4.6 
    Hospital and related services (3).........  432.6   435.5   437.1   438.6    3.2    5.7    7.4    5.7    4.4    6.6 
                                                                                                                        
  Recreation (2)..............................  108.8   108.8   109.0   109.3   -0.7    1.5   -0.4    1.9    0.4    0.7 
   Video and audio (2)........................  103.8   104.3   104.5   104.3   -0.8    0.8   -1.9    1.9    0.0    0.0 
                                                                                                                        
  Education and communication (2).............  112.7   112.9   113.4   113.4    1.1    2.2    1.8    2.5    1.6    2.2 
   Education (2)..............................  149.0   149.8   150.7   151.8    6.3    6.5    5.3    7.7    6.4    6.5 
    Educational books and supplies............  357.0   358.5   360.6   362.6    4.8    2.7    0.7    6.4    3.7    3.5 
    Tuition, other school fees, and childcare.  430.2   432.6   435.3   438.4    6.6    6.9    5.6    7.8    6.7    6.7 
   Communication (2)..........................   85.4    85.2    85.3    84.9   -3.6   -2.3   -0.9   -2.3   -3.0   -1.6 
    Information and information processing (1)                                                                          
        (2)...................................   83.3    83.1    83.2    82.7   -3.7   -2.4   -1.0   -2.9   -3.0   -1.9 
     Telephone services (1) (2)...............   95.1    95.0    95.3    94.8   -3.7   -0.4    0.8   -1.3   -2.1   -0.2 
     Information technology, hardware and                                                                               
         services (1) (5).....................   14.0    14.0    13.9    13.8   -5.3  -10.4   -8.1   -5.6   -7.9   -6.9 
      Personal computers and peripheral                                                                                 
          equipment (1) (2)...................   13.5    13.4    13.4    13.2  -14.4  -21.8  -18.3   -8.6  -18.2  -13.6 
                                                                                                                        
  Other goods and services....................  310.6   311.0   311.1   312.3    3.1    2.1    4.4    2.2    2.6    3.3 
   Tobacco and smoking products (1)...........  496.1   496.6   497.0   498.0    7.0    0.1   12.5    1.5    3.5    6.9 
   Personal care..............................  184.3   184.5   184.5   185.3    2.0    2.7    2.4    2.2    2.3    2.3 
    Personal care products (1)................  153.9   153.0   153.4   154.4   -4.6    2.6    0.3    1.3   -1.0    0.8 
    Personal care services (1)................  202.9   203.3   203.3   202.8    4.8    2.2    5.9   -0.2    3.5    2.8 
    Miscellaneous personal services...........  299.2   299.9   300.8   302.2    3.5    3.3    2.3    4.1    3.4    3.2 
                                                                                                                        
          Commodity and service group                                                                                   
                                                                                                                        
 Commodities..................................  156.8   158.2   159.7   159.1   -1.8    5.5    0.3    6.0    1.8    3.1 
  Food and beverages..........................  189.2   189.6   190.8   191.0    1.9    3.2    0.6    3.9    2.6    2.2 
  Commodities less food and beverages.........  138.5   140.4   142.0   141.0   -4.0    6.9   -0.3    7.4    1.3    3.5 
   Nondurables less food and beverages........  159.9   162.6   166.1   163.0    0.5   13.0   -5.8    8.0    6.6    0.9 
    Apparel...................................  120.0   120.9   120.2   120.2   -3.6    1.0   -1.3    0.7   -1.3   -0.3 
    Nondurables less food, beverages, and                                                                               
        apparel...............................  188.5   194.6   200.2   197.0   -6.9   15.2   -3.1   19.3    3.6    7.5 
   Durables...................................  115.8   115.5   115.3   115.6   -1.4    3.5    2.1   -0.7    1.0    0.7 
 Services.....................................  226.9   227.9   228.6   228.9    2.9    3.1    2.9    3.6    3.0    3.2 
  Rent of shelter (4).........................  231.7   233.0   233.2   233.0    1.9    2.1    3.2    2.3    2.0    2.7 
  Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)....  118.7   119.0   118.2   118.0    0.7    4.9    3.4   -2.3    2.8    0.5 
  Gas (piped) and electricity (3).............  156.7   156.2   159.8   161.0   10.3    5.6    5.0   11.4    7.9    8.2 
  Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                  
      services (2)............................  128.5   128.7   129.0   129.5    5.6    4.2    7.2    3.1    4.9    5.1 
  Household operations (1) (2)................  128.6   128.3   129.1   129.7    6.9    2.9    5.1    3.5    4.9    4.3 
  Transportation services.....................  222.3   223.1   224.0   224.6    2.6    3.5   -0.9    4.2    3.0    1.6 
  Medical care services.......................  331.5   333.6   334.6   335.5    4.7    4.3    6.0    4.9    4.5    5.5 
  Other services..............................  265.5   266.0   266.8   267.6    2.3    3.2    2.6    3.2    2.8    2.9 
                                                                                                                        
                Special indexes                                                                                         
                                                                                                                        
 All items less food..........................  192.5   193.9   194.9   194.7    0.8    4.3    1.7    4.7    2.6    3.2 
 All items less shelter.......................  182.2   183.4   184.8   184.7    0.4    5.0    1.1    5.6    2.7    3.3 
 All items less medical care..................  185.5   186.7   187.7   187.6    0.9    4.0    1.5    4.6    2.4    3.1 
 Commodities less food........................  140.6   142.5   144.0   143.1   -3.9    7.1   -0.3    7.3    1.4    3.4 
 Nondurables less food........................  162.1   164.6   167.9   165.1    0.3   12.6   -5.0    7.6    6.2    1.1 
 Nondurables less food and apparel............  188.3   193.9   198.9   196.1   -6.3   14.0   -2.5   17.6    3.4    7.1 
 Nondurables..................................  174.7   176.3   179.0   177.5    0.9    7.4   -2.3    6.6    4.1    2.1 
 Services less rent of shelter (4)............  238.2   238.9   240.5   241.2    4.2    4.0    2.2    5.1    4.1    3.7 
 Services less medical care services..........  218.2   219.0   219.7   220.1    2.6    2.8    2.8    3.5    2.7    3.2 
 Energy.......................................  158.2   164.6   172.0   168.5   -3.9   20.0   -2.0   28.7    7.4   12.3 
 All items less energy........................  197.1   197.8   198.1   198.4    1.5    2.9    1.8    2.7    2.2    2.3 
  All items less food and energy..............  199.4   200.1   200.2   200.5    1.4    2.7    2.4    2.2    2.0    2.3 
   Commodities less food and energy                                                                                     
       commodities............................  140.4   140.4   140.3   140.6   -1.7    2.6    1.1    0.6    0.4    0.9 
    Energy commodities........................  169.1   182.3   193.7   185.5  -14.5   34.1   -7.4   44.8    7.1   15.8 
   Services less energy services..............  234.1   235.2   235.6   235.8    2.5    2.8    2.8    2.9    2.6    2.9 

   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                                  May 2005 from--       Apr. 2005 from--  
                                               sched-                                                                      
                                                 ule   Feb.   Mar.   Apr.    May                                           
                                                 (1)   2005   2005   2005   2005    May   Mar.   Apr.   Apr.   Feb.   Mar. 
                                                                                   2004   2005   2005   2004   2005   2005 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                           
 U.S. city average............................   M    191.8  193.3  194.6  194.4    2.8    0.6   -0.1    3.5    1.5    0.7 
                                                                                                                           
            Region and area size(2)                                                                                        
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
 Northeast urban..............................   M    203.6  206.0  206.9  206.2    3.2    0.1   -0.3    3.8    1.6    0.4 
   Size A - More than 1,500,000...............   M    206.0  208.6  209.3  208.6    3.3    0.0   -0.3    3.9    1.6    0.3 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).........   M    120.1  121.3  122.0  121.6    2.8    0.2   -0.3    3.3    1.6    0.6 
                                                                                                                           
 Midwest urban................................   M    185.2  186.3  187.7  187.4    2.5    0.6   -0.2    3.4    1.3    0.8 
   Size A - More than 1,500,000...............   M    187.1  188.3  189.6  189.4    2.4    0.6   -0.1    3.2    1.3    0.7 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).........   M    118.1  118.7  119.6  119.3    2.5    0.5   -0.3    3.5    1.3    0.8 
   Size D -  Nonmetropolitan  (less than                                                                                   
       50,000)................................   M    179.2  179.9  181.7  181.6    3.2    0.9   -0.1    4.5    1.4    1.0 
                                                                                                                           
 South urban..................................   M    184.7  185.9  187.3  187.3    2.9    0.8    0.0    3.5    1.4    0.8 
   Size A - More than 1,500,000...............   M    186.6  187.9  189.1  189.2    3.2    0.7    0.1    3.6    1.3    0.6 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).........   M    117.7  118.4  119.3  119.4    2.6    0.8    0.1    3.2    1.4    0.8 
   Size D -  Nonmetropolitan  (less than                                                                                   
       50,000)................................   M    183.1  184.5  187.2  186.6    4.0    1.1   -0.3    4.8    2.2    1.5 
                                                                                                                           
 West urban...................................   M    195.7  197.1  198.6  198.8    2.8    0.9    0.1    3.3    1.5    0.8 
   Size A - More than 1,500,000...............   M    198.3  199.8  201.3  201.5    2.9    0.9    0.1    3.4    1.5    0.8 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).........   M    119.6  120.4  121.4  121.3    2.6    0.7   -0.1    3.1    1.5    0.8 
                                                                                                                           
                 Size classes                                                                                              
                                                                                                                           
   A (4)......................................   M    175.5  177.0  178.1  178.0    2.9    0.6   -0.1    3.5    1.5    0.6 
   B/C (3)....................................   M    118.5  119.2  120.1  120.0    2.6    0.7   -0.1    3.3    1.4    0.8 
   D..........................................   M    183.7  184.8  186.9  186.9    3.3    1.1    0.0    4.2    1.7    1.1 
                                                                                                                           
            Selected local areas(5)                                                                                        
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI...............   M    190.5  191.3  193.2  193.3    2.4    1.0    0.1    3.2    1.4    1.0 
 Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA......   M    197.4  199.2  201.1  201.5    4.2    1.2    0.2    4.8    1.9    1.0 
 New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island,                                                                                       
     NY-NJ-CT-PA..............................   M    208.9  212.4  212.5  211.4    3.4   -0.5   -0.5    4.2    1.7    0.0 
                                                                                                                           
 Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT..........   1        -  214.2      -  214.6    2.8    0.2      -      -      -      - 
 Cleveland-Akron, OH..........................   1        -  186.3      -  186.8    3.0    0.3      -      -      -      - 
 Dallas-Fort Worth, TX........................   1        -  181.3      -  183.5    2.5    1.2      -      -      -      - 
 Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV (6)........   1        -  122.7      -  123.6    4.0    0.7      -      -      -      - 
                                                                                                                           
 Atlanta, GA..................................   2    185.3      -  188.0      -      -      -      -    3.1    1.5      - 
 Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI..................   2    187.8      -  189.8      -      -      -      -    2.8    1.1      - 
 Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX...............   2    174.6      -  175.0      -      -      -      -    3.1    0.2      - 
 Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL....................   2    190.6      -  193.2      -      -      -      -    4.3    1.4      - 
 Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City,                                                                                    
     PA-NJ-DE-MD..............................   2    200.1      -  203.3      -      -      -      -    4.4    1.6      - 
 San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA...........   2    201.2      -  202.5      -      -      -      -    2.1    0.6      - 
 Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA.................   2    197.6      -  201.3      -      -      -      -    3.6    1.9      - 

   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,                       May 2005 from-    percent change from- 
                     CPI-W                       December                                                               
                                                   2004       Apr.      May                                             
                                                              2005      2005      May     Apr.   Feb. to Mar. to Apr. to
                                                                                 2004     2005     Mar.    Apr.    May  
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                        
             Expenditure category                                                                                       
                                                                                                                        
 All items....................................    100.000     190.2     190.0      2.9     -0.1     0.6     0.6    -0.1 
 All items (1967=100).........................          -     566.4     566.0        -        -       -       -       - 
                                                                                                                        
  Food and beverages..........................     17.024     190.1     190.4      2.4      0.2     0.2     0.6     0.1 
   Food.......................................     15.940     189.6     190.0      2.4      0.2     0.2     0.7     0.1 
    Food at home..............................      9.540     188.9     189.4      1.9      0.3     0.2     1.0     0.1 
     Cereals and bakery products..............      1.342     209.0     209.7      1.8      0.3     0.2     0.0     0.2 
     Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs...........      2.845     184.5     184.9      2.1      0.2     0.2     0.3     0.3 
     Dairy and related products...............       .962     182.1     183.1     -1.6      0.5     0.2     0.4     0.5 
     Fruits and vegetables....................      1.407     237.5     242.2      5.8      2.0    -0.4     3.2     0.7 
     Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage                                                                                
         materials............................      1.051     144.1     143.7      3.2     -0.3     1.1     1.3    -0.1 
     Other food at home.......................      1.934     167.0     165.8      0.4     -0.7     0.2     1.2    -0.8 
      Sugar and sweets........................       .311     163.9     162.3     -0.4     -1.0    -1.0     1.9    -1.5 
      Fats and oils...........................       .311     169.4     168.0     -0.8     -0.8    -1.1     1.7    -1.2 
      Other foods (1).........................      1.312     183.4     182.3      1.0     -0.6     0.8     0.9    -0.6 
       Other miscellaneous foods (1) (2)......       .341     111.1     111.3      0.1      0.2     1.4    -1.2     0.2 
    Food away from home (1)...................      6.400     192.0     192.4      3.1      0.2     0.2     0.2     0.2 
     Other food away from home (2)............       .251     129.2     129.6      4.0      0.3     0.6     0.2     0.3 
   Alcoholic beverages (1)....................      1.084     196.2     195.3      1.7     -0.5     0.4     0.1    -0.5 
                                                                                                                        
  Housing.....................................     38.973     189.4     189.7      3.0      0.2     0.3     0.3     0.2 
   Shelter....................................     29.902     216.9     216.8      2.4      0.0     0.4     0.1     0.1 
    Rent of primary residence (3).............      8.025     215.2     215.5      2.9      0.1     0.3     0.3     0.1 
    Lodging away from home (2)................      1.742     135.2     131.1      2.3     -3.0     2.9    -1.1    -2.0 
    Owners' equivalent rent of primary                                                                                  
        residence (3) (4).....................     19.795     207.7     208.0      2.2      0.1     0.1     0.1     0.2 
    Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)..       .339     118.5     118.3      1.6     -0.2     0.4    -0.8    -0.2 
   Fuels and utilities........................      5.288     168.6     170.7      8.4      1.2     0.1     2.1     0.6 
    Fuels.....................................      4.336     149.8     152.1      9.2      1.5     0.1     2.5     0.7 
     Fuel oil and other fuels.................       .281     199.2     193.6     29.4     -2.8     4.9     4.8    -1.2 
     Gas (piped) and electricity (3)..........      4.055     155.0     157.7      7.9      1.7    -0.3     2.3     0.9 
    Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                
        services (2)..........................       .952     129.4     129.7      5.0      0.2     0.2     0.2     0.3 
   Household furnishings and operations.......      3.783     122.1     122.5      1.2      0.3    -0.1     0.1     0.6 
    Household operations (1) (2)..............       .321     131.3     132.2      5.0      0.7    -0.5     0.8     0.7 
                                                                                                                        
  Apparel.....................................      4.208     123.2     121.9     -0.7     -1.1     0.5    -0.7     0.1 
   Men's and boys' apparel....................      1.063     119.9     119.2     -0.9     -0.6     0.6    -0.4    -0.3 
   Women's and girls' apparel.................      1.664     116.1     113.9     -2.4     -1.9     1.7    -1.6     0.1 
   Infants' and toddlers' apparel.............       .242     124.1     122.5      1.3     -1.3    -1.4     2.1    -0.2 
   Footwear...................................       .991     122.7     122.4      2.9     -0.2    -0.8    -0.2     0.2 
                                                                                                                        
  Transportation..............................     19.845     172.2     171.0      4.5     -0.7     2.1     1.8    -1.0 
   Private transportation.....................     19.072     169.5     168.2      4.5     -0.8     2.1     1.8    -1.1 
    New and used motor vehicles (2)...........      9.146      94.5      94.7      2.4      0.2    -0.1     0.1     0.2 
     New vehicles.............................      4.725     139.7     139.6      0.8     -0.1    -0.4    -0.1     0.1 
     Used cars and trucks (1).................      3.536     138.9     139.6      5.3      0.5     0.1     0.3     0.5 
    Motor fuel................................      4.843     194.5     188.7     10.3     -3.0     8.0     6.3    -4.4 
     Gasoline (all types).....................      4.803     193.7     187.9     10.3     -3.0     8.0     6.3    -4.3 
    Motor vehicle parts and equipment (1).....       .449     110.4     110.5      2.8      0.1     0.1    -0.1     0.1 
    Motor vehicle maintenance and repair......      1.357     207.2     207.9      3.5      0.3     0.6     0.2     0.3 
   Public transportation......................       .773     213.3     215.8      3.4      1.2     1.4     1.5     0.3 
                                                                                                                        
  Medical care................................      5.014     321.1     321.9      4.4      0.2     0.4     0.3     0.4 
   Medical care commodities...................      1.126     266.9     267.9      1.7      0.4     0.0     0.0     0.4 
   Medical care services......................      3.888     335.8     336.5      5.2      0.2     0.5     0.4     0.4 
    Professional services.....................      2.270     283.6     284.3      3.9      0.2     0.3     0.4     0.4 
    Hospital and related services (3).........      1.276     433.4     433.7      5.6      0.1     0.7     0.3     0.4 
                                                                                                                        
  Recreation (2)..............................      5.546     106.8     107.0      0.4      0.2     0.0     0.1     0.4 
   Video and audio (2)........................      1.878     104.0     103.9      0.0     -0.1     0.4     0.1    -0.1 
                                                                                                                        
  Education and communication (2).............      5.498     110.8     110.6      1.3     -0.2     0.1     0.4     0.0 
   Education (2)..............................      2.361     148.0     148.5      6.1      0.3     0.5     0.5     0.7 
    Educational books and supplies............       .217     363.1     364.0      3.9      0.2     0.4     0.6     0.7 
    Tuition, other school fees, and childcare.      2.145     418.5     419.8      6.4      0.3     0.5     0.5     0.7 
   Communication (2)..........................      3.137      87.0      86.5     -2.1     -0.6    -0.2     0.2    -0.6 
    Information and information processing (1)                                                                          
        (2)...................................      2.990      85.5      85.0     -2.3     -0.6    -0.2     0.2    -0.6 
     Telephone services (1) (2)...............      2.473      95.4      94.9     -1.2     -0.5    -0.2     0.3    -0.5 
     Information technology, hardware and                                                                               
         services (1) (5).....................       .517      14.5      14.3     -7.1     -1.4    -0.7     0.0    -1.4 
      Personal computers and peripheral                                                                                 
          equipment (1) (2)...................       .171      13.2      13.0    -15.6     -1.5    -0.8     0.0    -1.5 
                                                                                                                        
  Other goods and services....................      3.891     319.9     320.8      3.0      0.3     0.0     0.0     0.3 
   Tobacco and smoking products (1)...........      1.244     497.8     498.7      5.1      0.2     0.1     0.1     0.2 
   Personal care..............................      2.648     183.2     183.8      2.0      0.3    -0.1     0.0     0.4 
    Personal care products (1)................       .712     153.6     154.5     -0.4      0.6    -0.6     0.2     0.6 
    Personal care services (1)................       .611     203.6     203.1      3.0     -0.2     0.1     0.0    -0.2 
    Miscellaneous personal services...........      1.160     301.5     303.2      3.4      0.6     0.2     0.3     0.7 
                                                                                                                        
          Commodity and service group                                                                                   
                                                                                                                        
 Commodities..................................     44.809     161.5     160.9      2.7     -0.4     1.0     1.0    -0.4 
  Food and beverages..........................     17.024     190.1     190.4      2.4      0.2     0.2     0.6     0.1 
  Commodities less food and beverages.........     27.786     145.0     144.0      2.9     -0.7     1.5     1.2    -0.7 
   Nondurables less food and beverages........     15.322     173.6     171.5      4.1     -1.2     1.8     2.3    -2.0 
    Apparel...................................      4.208     123.2     121.9     -0.7     -1.1     0.5    -0.7     0.1 
    Nondurables less food, beverages, and                                                                               
        apparel...............................     11.113     208.9     206.0      5.9     -1.4     3.6     2.9    -1.6 
   Durables...................................     12.464     115.3     115.5      1.4      0.2    -0.3     0.0     0.2 
 Services.....................................     55.191     223.8     224.2      3.0      0.2     0.3     0.4     0.2 
  Rent of shelter (4).........................     29.562     208.9     208.8      2.4      0.0     0.4     0.1     0.0 
  Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)....       .339     118.5     118.3      1.6     -0.2     0.4    -0.8    -0.2 
  Gas (piped) and electricity (3).............      4.055     155.0     157.7      7.9      1.7    -0.3     2.3     0.9 
  Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                  
      services (2)............................       .952     129.4     129.7      5.0      0.2     0.2     0.2     0.3 
  Household operations (1) (2)................       .321     131.3     132.2      5.0      0.7    -0.5     0.8     0.7 
  Transportation services.....................      6.166     224.8     225.3      2.3      0.2     0.3     0.3     0.2 
  Medical care services.......................      3.888     335.8     336.5      5.2      0.2     0.5     0.4     0.4 
  Other services..............................      9.907     258.7     258.9      2.5      0.1     0.2     0.3     0.2 
                                                                                                                        
                Special indexes                                                                                         
                                                                                                                        
 All items less food..........................     84.060     190.1     189.9      3.0     -0.1     0.7     0.6    -0.1 
 All items less shelter.......................     70.098     182.4     182.3      3.1     -0.1     0.7     0.8    -0.2 
 All items less medical care..................     94.986     184.6     184.4      2.8     -0.1     0.6     0.7    -0.1 
 Commodities less food........................     28.870     146.8     145.9      2.9     -0.6     1.5     1.1    -0.8 
 Nondurables less food........................     16.406     175.1     173.0      4.0     -1.2     1.7     2.1    -2.0 
 Nondurables less food and apparel............     12.197     206.9     204.2      5.5     -1.3     3.5     2.5    -1.5 
 Nondurables..................................     32.346     182.5     181.5      3.2     -0.5     1.0     1.5    -1.0 
 Services less rent of shelter (4)............     25.628     212.7     213.6      3.8      0.4     0.2     0.7     0.3 
 Services less medical care services..........     51.303     215.4     215.7      2.9      0.1     0.2     0.4     0.1 
 Energy.......................................      9.179     171.4     169.6      9.8     -1.1     4.4     4.6    -2.1 
 All items less energy........................     90.821     193.3     193.4      2.2      0.1     0.2     0.2     0.2 
  All items less food and energy..............     74.881     194.5     194.5      2.2      0.0     0.2     0.1     0.2 
   Commodities less food and energy                                                                                     
       commodities............................     23.745     141.4     141.3      1.0     -0.1     0.0    -0.1     0.2 
    Energy commodities........................      5.124     195.5     189.7     11.1     -3.0     7.9     6.2    -4.2 
   Services less energy services..............     51.136     231.4     231.5      2.7      0.0     0.3     0.2     0.2 
 Purchasing power of the consumer dollar                                                                                
     (1982-84=$1.00)..........................          -    $ .526    $ .526        -        -       -       -       - 
 Purchasing power of the consumer dollar                                                                                
     (1967=$1.00).............................          -    $ .177    $ .177        -        -       -       -       - 

   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--   
                                                 Feb.    Mar.    Apr.    May                                            
                                                 2005    2005    2005    2005                                           
                                                                                Aug.   Nov.   Feb.    May   Nov.    May 
                                                                                2004   2004   2005   2005   2004   2005 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                        
             Expenditure category                                                                                       
                                                                                                                        
 All items....................................  187.6   188.7   189.9   189.7    1.1    4.2    1.7    4.6    2.6    3.1 
                                                                                                                        
  Food and beverages..........................  188.6   189.0   190.2   190.4    2.2    3.0    0.4    3.9    2.6    2.1 
   Food.......................................  188.1   188.5   189.8   190.0    2.2    3.0    0.4    4.1    2.6    2.2 
    Food at home..............................  186.9   187.3   189.2   189.3    1.1    3.3   -1.7    5.2    2.2    1.7 
     Cereals and bakery products..............  208.3   208.7   208.8   209.3    1.4    3.5    0.6    1.9    2.4    1.3 
     Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs...........  184.0   184.4   185.0   185.5    3.6   -2.2    3.8    3.3    0.7    3.5 
     Dairy and related products...............  181.4   181.7   182.4   183.3   -1.9  -11.0    3.1    4.3   -6.5    3.7 
     Fruits and vegetables....................  231.8   230.9   238.4   240.1   -2.1   44.9  -22.9   15.1   19.1   -5.8 
     Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage                                                                                
         materials............................  140.7   142.2   144.1   144.0    0.6    0.9    1.7    9.7    0.7    5.6 
     Other food at home.......................  164.8   165.1   167.1   165.7    1.7   -3.3    1.2    2.2   -0.8    1.7 
      Sugar and sweets........................  162.9   161.3   164.3   161.8    2.5   -0.5   -1.0   -2.7    1.0   -1.8 
      Fats and oils...........................  168.6   166.7   169.6   167.5    1.2   -0.9   -1.2   -2.6    0.1   -1.9 
      Other foods (1).........................  180.2   181.7   183.4   182.3    2.0   -4.8    2.3    4.7   -1.4    3.5 
       Other miscellaneous foods (1) (2)......  110.9   112.5   111.1   111.3    2.9   -3.2   -0.7    1.5   -0.2    0.4 
    Food away from home (1)...................  191.2   191.6   192.0   192.4    3.5    2.8    3.6    2.5    3.1    3.1 
     Other food away from home (2)............  128.4   129.2   129.4   129.8    1.9    3.6    6.1    4.4    2.7    5.3 
   Alcoholic beverages (1)....................  195.2   196.0   196.2   195.3    1.7    2.9    2.1    0.2    2.3    1.1 
                                                                                                                        
  Housing.....................................  188.4   189.0   189.6   190.0    2.8    2.8    3.0    3.4    2.8    3.2 
   Shelter....................................  215.6   216.4   216.6   216.8    2.3    2.1    3.0    2.2    2.2    2.6 
    Rent of primary residence (3).............  214.0   214.6   215.2   215.5    3.1    2.5    3.0    2.8    2.8    2.9 
    Lodging away from home (2)................  129.5   133.3   131.8   129.2    1.6    3.8    5.1   -0.9    2.7    2.0 
    Owners' equivalent rent of primary                                                                                  
        residence (3) (4).....................  207.2   207.4   207.7   208.2    2.0    1.6    3.1    1.9    1.8    2.5 
    Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)..  118.9   119.4   118.5   118.3    0.3    5.6    2.7   -2.0    2.9    0.3 
   Fuels and utilities........................  168.0   168.1   171.6   172.7   11.0    7.5    3.9   11.7    9.2    7.7 
    Fuels.....................................  149.3   149.4   153.1   154.2   12.1    8.2    3.0   13.8   10.2    8.3 
     Fuel oil and other fuels.................  177.3   186.0   194.9   192.6   41.9   84.2  -23.0   39.2   61.6    3.5 
     Gas (piped) and electricity (3)..........  155.6   155.2   158.8   160.2   10.4    4.5    5.0   12.4    7.4    8.6 
    Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                
        services (2)..........................  128.8   129.0   129.3   129.7    5.6    3.9    7.8    2.8    4.8    5.3 
   Household furnishings and operations.......  121.7   121.6   121.7   122.4   -1.3    3.4    0.3    2.3    1.0    1.3 
    Household operations (1) (2)..............  130.8   130.2   131.3   132.2    6.8    3.8    5.0    4.4    5.3    4.7 
                                                                                                                        
  Apparel.....................................  120.0   120.6   119.7   119.8   -3.3    1.0    0.3   -0.7   -1.2   -0.2 
   Men's and boys' apparel....................  117.1   117.8   117.3   117.0   -4.0   -4.0    4.9   -0.3   -4.0    2.3 
   Women's and girls' apparel.................  110.9   112.8   111.0   111.1   -4.8    4.0   -8.9    0.7   -0.5   -4.2 
   Infants' and toddlers' apparel.............  121.7   120.0   122.5   122.2   -3.0    3.7    3.4    1.7    0.3    2.5 
   Footwear...................................  122.2   121.2   120.9   121.2    0.3    2.1   13.1   -3.2    1.2    4.6 
                                                                                                                        
  Transportation..............................  165.2   168.6   171.6   169.8   -3.6   10.8   -0.2   11.6    3.3    5.5 
   Private transportation.....................  162.6   166.0   169.0   167.1   -3.5   10.8    0.0   11.5    3.4    5.6 
    New and used motor vehicles (2)...........   94.4    94.3    94.4    94.6    0.9    5.3    2.1    0.9    3.0    1.5 
     New vehicles.............................  139.9   139.4   139.3   139.4   -2.9    3.2    4.1   -1.4    0.1    1.3 
     Used cars and trucks (1).................  138.4   138.5   138.9   139.6    6.2    8.9    2.6    3.5    7.5    3.1 
    Motor fuel................................  168.1   181.6   193.0   184.5  -17.2   31.5   -6.4   45.1    4.3   16.5 
     Gasoline (all types).....................  167.3   180.7   192.1   183.9  -17.4   31.6   -6.6   46.0    4.2   16.7 
    Motor vehicle parts and equipment (1).....  110.4   110.5   110.4   110.5    3.4    3.7    3.7    0.4    3.6    2.0 
    Motor vehicle maintenance and repair......  205.7   206.9   207.4   208.1    4.0    3.4    2.0    4.7    3.7    3.3 
   Public transportation......................  206.8   209.6   212.8   213.4   -1.9    8.4   -5.6   13.4    3.1    3.5 
                                                                                                                        
  Medical care................................  318.2   319.5   320.5   321.9    3.5    4.2    5.2    4.7    3.9    5.0 
   Medical care commodities...................  266.5   266.6   266.7   267.7    0.8    2.8    1.7    1.8    1.8    1.7 
   Medical care services......................  332.0   333.8   335.1   336.5    4.4    4.5    6.3    5.5    4.5    5.9 
    Professional services.....................  280.7   281.5   282.7   283.7    4.2    3.1    4.1    4.3    3.6    4.2 
    Hospital and related services (3).........  428.7   431.9   433.4   435.0    2.9    5.6    7.7    6.0    4.3    6.9 
                                                                                                                        
  Recreation (2)..............................  106.4   106.4   106.5   106.9   -0.7    1.1   -0.4    1.9    0.2    0.8 
   Video and audio (2)........................  103.2   103.6   103.7   103.6    0.0    0.4   -1.5    1.6    0.2    0.0 
                                                                                                                        
  Education and communication (2).............  110.7   110.8   111.2   111.2    0.4    1.5    1.8    1.8    0.9    1.8 
   Education (2)..............................  147.6   148.3   149.1   150.1    6.1    6.3    5.3    6.9    6.2    6.1 
    Educational books and supplies............  358.6   360.2   362.3   364.8    5.1    2.8    0.8    7.1    4.0    3.9 
    Tuition, other school fees, and childcare.  417.6   419.7   421.9   424.9    6.3    6.6    5.7    7.2    6.4    6.4 
   Communication (2)..........................   87.0    86.8    87.0    86.5   -3.6   -1.8   -0.9   -2.3   -2.7   -1.6 
    Information and information processing (1)                                                                          
        (2)...................................   85.5    85.3    85.5    85.0   -3.6   -2.3   -0.9   -2.3   -3.0   -1.6 
     Telephone services (1) (2)...............   95.3    95.1    95.4    94.9   -3.7   -0.4    0.8   -1.7   -2.1   -0.4 
     Information technology, hardware and                                                                               
         services (1) (5).....................   14.6    14.5    14.5    14.3   -2.6  -10.1   -7.8   -8.0   -6.4   -7.9 
      Personal computers and peripheral                                                                                 
          equipment (1) (2)...................   13.3    13.2    13.2    13.0  -12.4  -24.3  -16.2   -8.7  -18.5  -12.5 
                                                                                                                        
  Other goods and services....................  319.4   319.4   319.5   320.6    3.1    1.9    5.4    1.5    2.5    3.5 
   Tobacco and smoking products (1)...........  496.9   497.4   497.8   498.7    7.1   -0.1   12.5    1.5    3.4    6.8 
   Personal care..............................  182.9   182.8   182.8   183.6    1.3    2.9    2.2    1.5    2.1    1.9 
    Personal care products (1)................  154.2   153.3   153.6   154.5   -5.1    3.2   -0.3    0.8   -1.0    0.3 
    Personal care services (1)................  203.3   203.6   203.6   203.1    5.0    2.2    5.5   -0.4    3.6    2.5 
    Miscellaneous personal services...........  299.2   299.9   300.9   302.9    3.6    3.7    1.6    5.0    3.7    3.3 
                                                                                                                        
          Commodity and service group                                                                                   
                                                                                                                        
 Commodities..................................  157.7   159.3   160.9   160.2   -1.5    5.8    0.3    6.5    2.1    3.3 
  Food and beverages..........................  188.6   189.0   190.2   190.4    2.2    3.0    0.4    3.9    2.6    2.1 
  Commodities less food and beverages.........  140.2   142.3   144.0   143.0   -4.0    7.8    0.0    8.2    1.7    4.0 
   Nondurables less food and beverages........  163.9   166.8   170.7   167.3    0.0   14.7   -5.6    8.6    7.1    1.2 
    Apparel...................................  120.0   120.6   119.7   119.8   -3.3    1.0    0.3   -0.7   -1.2   -0.2 
    Nondurables less food, beverages, and                                                                               
        apparel...............................  194.7   201.8   207.6   204.2   -7.8   16.6   -3.2   21.0    3.7    8.2 
   Durables...................................  115.4   115.1   115.1   115.3   -1.1    5.4    1.8   -0.3    2.1    0.7 
 Services.....................................  222.6   223.2   224.0   224.4    3.0    2.8    3.1    3.3    2.9    3.2 
  Rent of shelter (4).........................  207.5   208.4   208.7   208.8    2.4    1.6    3.1    2.5    2.0    2.8 
  Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)....  118.9   119.4   118.5   118.3    0.3    5.6    2.7   -2.0    2.9    0.3 
  Gas (piped) and electricity (3).............  155.6   155.2   158.8   160.2   10.4    4.5    5.0   12.4    7.4    8.6 
  Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                  
      services (2)............................  128.8   129.0   129.3   129.7    5.6    3.9    7.8    2.8    4.8    5.3 
  Household operations (1) (2)................  130.8   130.2   131.3   132.2    6.8    3.8    5.0    4.4    5.3    4.7 
  Transportation services.....................  223.1   223.8   224.4   224.9    2.6    3.3   -0.2    3.3    2.9    1.5 
  Medical care services.......................  332.0   333.8   335.1   336.5    4.4    4.5    6.3    5.5    4.5    5.9 
  Other services..............................  257.6   258.1   258.8   259.4    1.7    3.0    2.2    2.8    2.4    2.5 
                                                                                                                        
                Special indexes                                                                                         
                                                                                                                        
 All items less food..........................  187.3   188.6   189.7   189.5    0.7    4.4    1.9    4.8    2.5    3.4 
 All items less shelter.......................  179.4   180.7   182.2   181.9    0.5    5.1    1.1    5.7    2.7    3.4 
 All items less medical care..................  182.0   183.1   184.3   184.1    0.9    4.1    1.6    4.7    2.5    3.1 
 Commodities less food........................  142.2   144.3   145.9   144.8   -3.6    7.4    0.3    7.5    1.7    3.8 
 Nondurables less food........................  165.8   168.7   172.3   168.9    0.5   13.7   -5.1    7.7    6.9    1.1 
 Nondurables less food and apparel............  193.8   200.5   205.6   202.6   -7.3   15.2   -2.8   19.4    3.4    7.7 
 Nondurables..................................  176.8   178.5   181.2   179.4    0.9    8.0   -2.0    6.0    4.4    1.9 
 Services less rent of shelter (4)............  211.6   212.0   213.4   214.1    4.1    3.9    2.5    4.8    4.0    3.6 
 Services less medical care services..........  214.2   214.7   215.6   215.9    3.3    2.5    2.7    3.2    2.9    2.9 
 Energy.......................................  157.9   164.8   172.3   168.6   -4.9   20.1   -2.2   30.0    6.9   12.7 
 All items less energy........................  192.1   192.5   192.9   193.2    1.5    2.8    2.1    2.3    2.1    2.2 
  All items less food and energy..............  193.3   193.7   193.9   194.3    1.5    2.5    2.5    2.1    2.0    2.3 
   Commodities less food and energy                                                                                     
       commodities............................  140.6   140.6   140.5   140.8   -0.9    2.6    1.7    0.6    0.9    1.1 
    Energy commodities........................  169.2   182.5   193.8   185.6  -14.9   33.8   -7.4   44.8    6.7   15.8 
   Services less energy services..............  230.0   230.7   231.1   231.5    2.5    2.5    3.0    2.6    2.5    2.8 

   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                                  May 2005 from--       Apr. 2005 from--  
                                               sched-                                                                      
                                                 ule   Feb.   Mar.   Apr.    May                                           
                                                 (1)   2005   2005   2005   2005    May   Mar.   Apr.   Apr.   Feb.   Mar. 
                                                                                   2004   2005   2005   2004   2005   2005 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                           
 U.S. city average............................   M    187.3  188.6  190.2  190.0    2.9    0.7   -0.1    3.7    1.5    0.8 
                                                                                                                           
            Region and area size(2)                                                                                        
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
 Northeast urban..............................   M    200.0  201.8  202.9  202.5    3.1    0.3   -0.2    3.7    1.5    0.5 
   Size A - More than 1,500,000...............   M    201.1  202.8  203.8  203.5    3.2    0.3   -0.1    3.8    1.3    0.5 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).........   M    120.1  121.2  122.1  121.6    2.7    0.3   -0.4    3.4    1.7    0.7 
                                                                                                                           
 Midwest urban................................   M    180.2  181.2  182.8  182.4    2.6    0.7   -0.2    3.7    1.4    0.9 
   Size A - More than 1,500,000...............   M    181.3  182.5  184.1  183.8    2.5    0.7   -0.2    3.5    1.5    0.9 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).........   M    117.2  117.8  118.8  118.5    2.6    0.6   -0.3    3.7    1.4    0.8 
   Size D -  Nonmetropolitan  (less than                                                                                   
       50,000)................................   M    176.5  177.3  179.1  178.8    3.2    0.8   -0.2    4.6    1.5    1.0 
                                                                                                                           
 South urban..................................   M    181.5  182.7  184.3  184.2    3.0    0.8   -0.1    3.8    1.5    0.9 
   Size A - More than 1,500,000...............   M    184.0  185.3  186.7  186.8    3.3    0.8    0.1    3.9    1.5    0.8 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).........   M    116.3  117.0  117.9  117.9    2.7    0.8    0.0    3.4    1.4    0.8 
   Size D -  Nonmetropolitan  (less than                                                                                   
       50,000)................................   M    182.7  184.1  186.7  186.2    4.0    1.1   -0.3    5.0    2.2    1.4 
                                                                                                                           
 West urban...................................   M    190.5  192.0  193.7  193.9    2.8    1.0    0.1    3.4    1.7    0.9 
   Size A - More than 1,500,000...............   M    191.6  193.2  194.9  195.2    3.0    1.0    0.2    3.6    1.7    0.9 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).........   M    119.0  119.8  120.8  120.8    2.5    0.8    0.0    3.1    1.5    0.8 
                                                                                                                           
                 Size classes                                                                                              
                                                                                                                           
   A (4)......................................   M    173.7  175.0  176.3  176.3    3.0    0.7    0.0    3.7    1.5    0.7 
   B/C (3)....................................   M    117.5  118.3  119.2  119.1    2.7    0.7   -0.1    3.4    1.4    0.8 
   D..........................................   M    181.7  182.9  185.1  185.0    3.5    1.1   -0.1    4.5    1.9    1.2 
                                                                                                                           
            Selected local areas(5)                                                                                        
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI...............   M    184.2  184.8  186.9  186.8    2.5    1.1   -0.1    3.5    1.5    1.1 
 Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA......   M    190.3  192.1  194.2  194.6    4.2    1.3    0.2    4.9    2.0    1.1 
 New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island,                                                                                       
     NY-NJ-CT-PA..............................   M    203.3  205.5  206.0  205.6    3.3    0.0   -0.2    3.8    1.3    0.2 
                                                                                                                           
 Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT..........   1        -  213.1      -  214.0    2.9    0.4      -      -      -      - 
 Cleveland-Akron, OH..........................   1        -  177.2      -  177.9    3.1    0.4      -      -      -      - 
 Dallas-Fort Worth, TX........................   1        -  181.6      -  184.1    2.6    1.4      -      -      -      - 
 Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV (6)........   1        -  122.3      -  123.2    4.1    0.7      -      -      -      - 
                                                                                                                           
 Atlanta, GA..................................   2    183.4      -  186.0      -      -      -      -    3.3    1.4      - 
 Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI..................   2    182.6      -  185.2      -      -      -      -    3.3    1.4      - 
 Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX...............   2    171.8      -  172.8      -      -      -      -    3.6    0.6      - 
 Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL....................   2    188.3      -  191.2      -      -      -      -    4.7    1.5      - 
 Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City,                                                                                    
     PA-NJ-DE-MD..............................   2    200.0      -  202.9      -      -      -      -    4.6    1.5      - 
 San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA...........   2    197.3      -  199.3      -      -      -      -    2.4    1.0      - 
 Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA.................   2    192.4      -  196.2      -      -      -      -    3.8    2.0      - 

   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          May 2005 from-  
                    C-CPI-U                     December                                          
                                                2001-2002                                         
                                                              Apr.      May       May       Apr.  
                                                              2005      2005      2004      2005  
                                                                                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                  
             Expenditure category                                                                 
                                                                                                  
 All items....................................    100.000     113.1     113.1       2.5       0.0 
                                                                                                  
  Food and beverages..........................     15.076     113.3     113.5       2.3       0.2 
   Food.......................................     14.086     113.4     113.6       2.3       0.2 
    Food at home..............................      8.062     111.8     112.0       1.8       0.2 
    Food away from home.......................      6.023     115.3     115.5       3.0       0.2 
   Alcoholic beverages........................       .990     113.1     112.8       1.9      -0.3 
                                                                                                  
  Housing.....................................     41.793     117.0     117.1       2.8       0.1 
   Shelter....................................     32.380     118.3     118.2       2.4      -0.1 
   Fuels and utilities (1)....................      4.643     130.9     132.8       8.0       1.5 
   Household furnishings and operations.......      4.771      96.6      96.9       0.6       0.3 
                                                                                                  
  Apparel.....................................      4.317      93.2      92.2      -1.2      -1.1 
                                                                                                  
  Transportation..............................     17.315     113.7     113.3       3.7      -0.4 
   Private transportation.....................     16.206     114.3     113.7       3.6      -0.5 
   Public transportation......................      1.109     106.3     107.9       3.5       1.5 
                                                                                                  
  Medical care................................      5.783     125.7     126.0       4.1       0.2 
   Medical care commodities...................      1.466     116.2     116.6       1.8       0.3 
   Medical care services......................      4.317     129.0     129.2       4.9       0.2 
                                                                                                  
  Recreation..................................      5.978     103.6     103.8       0.0       0.2 
                                                                                                  
  Education and communication.................      6.004     100.2      99.9       0.5      -0.3 
   Education..................................      2.560     137.7     138.1       6.2       0.3 
   Communication..............................      3.444      77.7      77.2      -3.5      -0.6 
                                                                                                  
  Other goods and services....................      3.734     116.2     116.5       2.6       0.3 
                                                                                                  
          Commodity and service group                                                             
                                                                                                  
 Services.....................................     58.567     119.1     119.2       2.8       0.1 
 Commodities..................................     41.433     105.5     105.2       1.8      -0.3 
  Durables....................................     12.521      88.1      88.1       0.3       0.0 
 Nondurables..................................     28.912     113.9     113.5       2.4      -0.4 
  All items less food and energy..............     78.985     110.3     110.2       1.8      -0.1 
 Energy.......................................      6.929     148.1     147.5       9.5      -0.4 

   1 Revised index: Mar. 2005=129.0.
 Indexes for 2005 are initial estimates.  Indexes for 2004 are interim adjustments.
 NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.