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                   CONSUMER PRICE INDEX:  DECEMBER 2007
 
     The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) decreased 0.1
 percent in December before seasonal adjustment, the Bureau of Labor
 Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today.  The December
 level of 210.036 (1982-84=100) was 4.1 percent higher than in December
 2006.
     
     The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers
 (CPI-W) decreased 0.1 percent in December prior to seasonal adjustment.
 The December level of 205.777 (1982-84=100) was 4.3 percent higher than in
 December 2006.
     
     The Chained Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-U)
 decreased 0.1 percent in December on a not seasonally adjusted basis.  The
 December level of 121.088 (December 1999=100) was 3.4 percent higher than
 in December 2006.  Please note that the indexes for the post-2005 period
 are subject to revision.

 CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U)
     
     On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI-U increased 0.3 percent in
 December, following a 0.8 percent rise in November.   The index for energy
 advanced 0.9 percent and accounted for about one-third of the overall CPI
 increase in December.  The index for petroleum-based energy rose 1.2
 percent and the index for energy services, 0.5 percent.  The food index
 rose 0.1 percent in December.  The index for food at home was virtually
 unchanged, while the index for food away from home increased 0.2 percent.
 The index for all items less food and energy advanced 0.2 percent in
 December, following a 0.3 percent increase in November.  Smaller increases
 in the indexes for apparel, for medical care, for recreation, and for new
 vehicles were responsible for the more moderate increase in December.
     
  Table A. Percent changes in CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U)
                                                                           
                                                     
                                  Seasonally adjusted                      
                                                                           
                                                                           
     Expenditure                                                 
      Category          Changes from preceding month     Compound      Un-   
                                                        annual rate adjusted
                                                           3-mos.    12-mos. 
                      June July Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec.   ended     ended  
                      2007 2007 2007 2007 2007 2007 2007  Dec. 2007 Dec. 2007
                                                                                                                                                      
 All items..........   .2   .1  -.1   .3   .3   .8   .3      5.6       4.1
  Food and beverages   .5   .3   .4   .5   .3   .3   .0      2.3       4.8
  Housing...........   .3   .2   .0   .3   .2   .4   .3      3.8       3.0
  Apparel...........  -.6   .4  -.5   .3   .0   .8   .2      4.1       -.3
  Transportation....  -.2  -.3 -1.2   .1   .4  2.9   .5     16.3       8.3
  Medical care......   .2   .6   .5   .3   .6   .4   .3      5.1       5.2
  Recreation........   .0  -.1  -.1   .3   .3   .1   .0      1.8        .8
  Education and                                                           
     communication..   .0   .2   .3   .1   .4   .1   .3      3.0       3.0
  Other goods and                                                         
     services.......   .3   .0   .1   .4   .2   .3   .3      3.0       3.3
 Special indexes:                                                         
  Energy............  -.5 -1.0 -3.2   .3  1.4  5.7   .9     37.1      17.4
  Food..............   .5   .3   .4   .5   .3   .3   .1      2.4       4.9
  All items less                                                           
     food and energy   .2   .2   .2   .2   .2   .3   .2      2.7       2.4    
      
     Consumer prices advanced at a seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR)
 of 5.6 percent in the fourth quarter of 2007.  This followed increases in
 the first three quarters at annual rates of 4.7, 5.2, and 1.0 percent,
 respectively.  For the 12 month period ended in December, the CPI-U rose
 4.1 percent.  This compares with an increase of 2.5 percent in 2006.  The
 index for energy, which advanced at annual rates of 22.9 and 32.9 percent
 in the first two quarters, declined at a 14.8 percent rate in the third
 quarter, turned back up in the fourth quarter, advancing a 37.1 percent
 annual rate.  Overall energy costs rose 17.4 percent in 2007 with the index
 for petroleum-based energy costs (energy commodities) up 29.4 percent and
 charges for energy services (gas and electricity) up 3.4 percent  The food
 index, which rose 2.1 percent in all of 2006, advanced 4.9 percent in 2007,
 its largest increase since a 5.3 percent rise in 1990.  Grocery store food
 prices increased 5.6 percent in 2007, reflecting acceleration over the last
 year in each of the six major groups.  These increases ranged from 3.2
 percent in the index for other food at home to 13.4 percent in the index
 for dairy products.
     
      Excluding food and energy, the CPI-U advanced at a 2.7 percent SAAR
 in the fourth quarter, following increases at rates of 2.3, 2.3, and 2.5
 percent in the first three quarters of 2007.  The 2.4 percent advance for
 all of 2007 compares with a 2.6 percent rise in 2006.  The deceleration
 reflects a smaller increase in the index for shelter, in particular the
 index for owners' equivalent rent, and a small decrease in the index for
 apparel.  Shelter costs, which rose 4.2 percent in all of 2006, increased
 3.1 percent in 2007.  The index for owners' equivalent rent rose 2.8
 percent in 2007 after a 4.3 percent increase in 2006.  The index for
 apparel, which last year registered its first annual increase since 1997--
 up 0.9 percent--declined 0.3 percent in 2007.  The annual rates for
 selected groups for the last eight years are shown below.                                                                     
                                                           
                                    Percentage change 12 months              
                                         ended in December                   
                                                                             
                                                                             
                       2000   2001   2002   2003   2004   2005   2006   2007 
                                                                                                                                                
 All items...........   3.4    1.6    2.4    1.9    3.3    3.4    2.5    4.1 
  Food and beverages    2.8    2.8    1.5    3.5    2.6    2.3    2.2    4.8 
  Housing............   4.3    2.9    2.4    2.2    3.0    4.0    3.3    3.0 
  Apparel............  -1.8   -3.2   -1.8   -2.1    -.2   -1.1     .9    -.3 
  Transportation.....   4.1   -3.8    3.8     .3    6.5    4.8    1.6    8.3 
  Medical care.......   4.2    4.7    5.0    3.7    4.2    4.3    3.6    5.2 
  Recreation.........   1.7    1.5    1.1    1.1     .7    1.1    1.0     .8 
  Education and                                                              
   communication.....   1.3    3.2    2.2    1.6    1.5    2.4    2.3    3.0 
  Other goods and                                                            
   services..........   4.2    4.5    3.3    1.5    2.5    3.1    3.0    3.3 
 Special indexes:                                                            
  Energy.............  14.2  -13.0   10.7    6.9   16.6   17.1    2.9   17.4 
   Energy commodities  15.7  -24.5   23.7    6.9   26.7   16.7    6.1   29.4 
   Energy services...  12.7   -1.5     .4    6.9    6.8   17.6    -.6    3.4 
  All items less                                                             
   energy............   2.6    2.8    1.8    1.5    2.2    2.2    2.5    2.8 
   Food..............   2.8    2.8    1.5    3.6    2.7    2.3    2.1    4.9 
  All items less food                                                        
   and energy........   2.6    2.7    1.9    1.1    2.2    2.2    2.6    2.4 

     The food and beverages index was virtually unchanged in December.  The
 index for food at home also was virtually unchanged.  Increases in the
 indexes for cereal and bakery products, and for other food at home--up 0.6
 and 0.2 percent, respectively--offset declines in the indexes for meats,
 poultry, fish, and eggs, for dairy products, for fruits and vegetables, and
 for nonalcoholic beverages.  Despite a downturn in December, the index for
 dairy products registered the largest increase of the six major grocery
 store food groups in the last 12 months--up 13.4 percent.  During the last
 12 months, milk and cheese prices increased 19.3 and 13.0 percent,
 respectively.  The index for fruits and vegetables, which declined 0.4
 percent in December, increased 5.9 percent in the last 12 months,
 reflecting increases in prices for fresh vegetables, for fresh fruits, and
 for processed fruits and vegetables.  The index for meats, poultry, fish,
 and eggs decreased 0.1 percent in December, but advanced 5.4 percent since
 December 2006.  During the latter period, beef prices rose 5.0 percent,
 pork prices, 1.4 percent, and poultry prices, 6.3 percent.  During the 12
 months ended in December, the index for cereal and bakery products
 increased 5.4 percent with bread prices increasing 10.5 percent. The
 indexes for nonalcoholic beverages and for other food at home increased 3.5
 and 3.2 percent, respectively, in all of 2007.  The other two components of
 the food and beverages index--food away from home and alcoholic beverages--
 increased 0.2 and declined 0.2 percent, respectively, in December and rose
 4.0 and 3.8 percent in all of 2007.
     
     The index for housing increased 0.3 percent in December, following a
 0.4 percent rise in November.  The index for shelter increased 0.3 percent
 in December, the same as in November.  Within shelter, the indexes for rent
 and for owners' equivalent rent increased 0.4 and 0.3 percent,
 respectively, and the index for lodging away from home rose 0.2 percent.
 During the 12 months ended in December, the indexes for rent and for
 owners' equivalent rent increased 4.0 and 2.8 percent, respectively,
 following increases of 4.3 percent in 2006.  The index for lodging away
 from home rose 4.6 percent in 2007.  The index for fuels and utilities rose
 0.6 percent in December.  The index for fuel oil increased 2.4 percent in
 December and 32.5 percent during the last 12 months.  The index for natural
 gas rose 2.3 percent, while the index for electricity declined 0.2 percent.
 During the 12 months ended in December, charges for electricity rose 5.2
 percent, while charges for natural gas declined 0.4 percent.  The index for
 household furnishings and operations was virtually unchanged in December
 and 0.7 percent lower than in December 2006.
      
     The transportation index increased 0.5 percent in December.  The index
 for gasoline rose 1.1 percent, accounting for about two-thirds of the
 overall transportation increase.  (Prior to seasonal adjustment, gasoline
 prices fell 1.6 percent to a level that was 3.0 percent lower than their
 peak level recorded in May.)  During the 12 months ended in December,
 gasoline prices increased 29.6 percent, their largest annual advance since
 a 30.1 percent rise in 1999.  The index for new vehicles was virtually
 unchanged in December.  (As of December, about 63 percent of the new car
 sample consisted of 2008 models.  The 2008 models will continue to be
 phased in, with adjustments for quality change, over the next several
 months as they replace old models at dealerships. For a report on quality
 changes for the 2008 vehicles represented in the Producer Price Index
 sample, see news release USDL-07-1787 dated November 14, 2007.)  The index
 for used cars and trucks rose 0.2 percent.  During the last 12 months, new
 vehicle prices have declined 0.3 percent, while prices for used cars and
 trucks rose 0.5 percent.  The index for public transportation increased 1.2
 percent in December, largely reflecting a 1.6 percent increase in the index
 for airline fares.  (Prior to seasonal adjustment, airline fares declined
 0.9 percent in December, but advanced 10.6 percent in the last 12 months.)
     
     The index for apparel increased 0.2 percent in December.  (Prior to
 seasonal adjustment, apparel prices declined 2.4 percent, largely as a
 result of pre-holiday discounting.)   During the 12 month period ended in
 December, apparel prices declined 0.3 percent.  Declines in prices for
 men's and boys' apparel and women's and girls' apparel--down 1.0 and 0.7
 percent, respectively--were partially offset by a 5.0 percent increase in
 prices for jewelry.
     
     Medical care costs rose 0.3 percent in December.  The index for
 medical care commodities--prescription drugs, nonprescription drugs, and
 medical supplies--rose 0.3 percent.  The index for medical care services
 also rose 0.3 percent.  The indexes for professional services and for
 hospital and related services each advanced 0.4 percent.  For the 12 months
 ended in December, the medical care index rose 5.2 percent, its largest
 annual advance since a 5.4 percent increase in 1993. Charges for hospital
 and related services increased 8.1 percent in the 12 months ended in
 December, following a 6.1 percent rise in 2006.
     
     The index for recreation was virtually unchanged in December.
 Decreases in the indexes for sporting goods, for photography, for toys, and
 for admissions to movies, theaters, concerts, and sporting events were
 offset by increases in the indexes for video and audio and for pets, pet
 products and services.  During the 12 months ended in December, the index
 for recreation rose 0.8 percent as increases in the indexes for pets, pet
 products and services and for recreational services--up 5.5 and 2.4
 percent, respectively--more than offset declines in the indexes for video
 and audio, for sporting goods, for photography, and for toys.
     
     The index for education and communication increased 0.3 percent in
 December.  Educational costs increased 0.5 percent while communication
 costs were virtually unchanged.  During the 12 months ended in December,
 educational costs rose 5.6 percent, reflecting increases of 6.1 and 9.0
 percent in the indexes for college tuition and for college textbooks,
 respectively.   The index for communication rose 0.2 percent during the
 last 12 months.  Increases in the indexes for telephone services and postal
 services--up 2.1 and 4.4 percent, respectively--offset declines in prices
 for personal computers and peripheral equipment, for computer software and
 accessories, and for internet services and electronic information providers-
 -down 13.2, 6.4, and 5.2 percent, respectively.
     
     The index for other goods and services increased 0.3 percent in
 December to a level 3.3 percent higher than in December 2006.  The index
 for tobacco and smoking products rose 0.8 percent in December and 7.5
 percent during the last 12 months, accounting for about 70 percent of the
 monthly increase and 45 percent of the annual change in this major group.
     
     
 CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W)
 
     On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI for Urban Wage Earners and
 Clerical Workers increased 0.3 percent in December.
 
 Table B. Percent changes in CPI for Urban Wage Earners and
          Clerical Workers (CPI-W)
                                                                           
                                                                           
                                  Seasonally adjusted                      
                                                                           
                                                                           
     Expenditure                                         Compound          
      Category          Changes from preceding month      annual     Un-   
                                                           rate    adjusted
                                                          3-mos.   12-mos. 
                     June July Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec.   ended     ended  
                     2007 2007 2007 2007 2007 2007 2007 Dec. 2007 Dec. 2007
                                                                                                                                                      
 All items..........   .1   .1  -.2   .3   .3   .9   .3       6.2       4.3
  Food and beverages   .5   .2   .4   .5   .3   .2   .0       2.3       4.9
  Housing...........   .2   .2   .0   .2   .3   .5   .3       4.4       3.1
  Apparel...........  -.9   .8  -.3   .1   .1   .5   .4       3.9       -.4
  Transportation....  -.2  -.3 -1.4   .1   .4  3.0   .5      17.1       8.9
  Medical care......   .2   .7   .5   .4   .6   .4   .3       5.1       5.2
  Recreation........  -.1  -.1  -.1   .4   .3   .0   .0       1.5        .6
  Education and                                                            
     communication..   .0   .3   .3   .0   .3   .0   .3       2.0       2.6
  Other goods and                                                          
     services.......   .3   .1   .1   .4   .2   .2   .3       3.1       3.9
 Special indexes:                                                          
  Energy............  -.7 -1.0 -3.4   .3  1.4  5.9   .9      38.0      18.1
  Food..............   .5   .3   .4   .5   .3   .2   .1       2.4       5.0
  All items less                                                           
     food and energy   .2   .3   .2   .2   .2   .2   .2       2.7       2.3

     Consumer Price Index data for January are scheduled for release on
 Wednesday, February 20, 2008, at 8:30 A.M. (EST).
     
     
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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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 http://www.bls.gov/cpi/ or contact our CPI Information and Analysis Section
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 Note on Sampling Error in the Consumer Price Index
                                      
     The CPI is a statistical estimate that is subject to sampling error
 because it is based upon a sample of retail prices and not the complete
 universe of all prices.  BLS calculates and publishes estimates of the 1-
 month, 2-month, 6-month and 12-month percent change standard errors
 annually, for the CPI-U.  These standard error estimates can be used to
 construct confidence intervals for hypothesis testing.  For example, the
 estimated standard error of the 1 month percent change is 0.06 percent for
 the U.S. All Items Consumer Price Index.  This means that if we repeatedly
 sample from the universe of all retail prices using the same methodology,
 and estimate a percentage change for each sample, then 95% of these
 estimates would be within 0.12 percent of the 1 month percentage change
 based on all retail prices.  For a 1-month change of 0.2 percent in the All
 Items CPI for All Urban Consumers, we are 95 percent confident that the
 actual percent change based on all retail prices would fall between 0.08
 and 0.32 percent.  For the latest data, including information on how to use
 the estimates of standard error, see "Variance Estimates for Changes in the
 Consumer Price Index, January 2005- December 2005 in the CPI Detailed
 Report, February 2006.  These data are available on the CPI home page
 (http://www.bls.gov/cpi), using the following link
 http://www.bls.gov/cpi/cpivar2006.pdf
     







 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
 itsbase period while percent changes are not.  The example below illustrates
 the computation of index point and percent changes.
     
      Percent changes for 3-month and 6-month periods are expressed as
 annual rates and are computed according to the standard formula for
 compound growth rates.  These data indicate what the percent change would
 be if the current rate were maintained for a 12-month period.

 Index Point Change

 CPI
 202.416
 Less previous index
 201.800
 Equals index point change
 .616

 Percent Change
 
 Index point difference
 .616
 Divided by the previous index
 201.800
 Equals
 0.003
 Results multiplied by one hundred
 0.003x100
 Equals percent change
 0.3



 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.



 A Note on Seasonally Adjusted and Unadjusted Data
  
     Because price data are used for different purposes by different
 groups, the Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes seasonally adjusted as
 well as unadjusted changes each month.
     
     For analyzing general price trends in the economy, seasonally adjusted
 changes are usually preferred since they eliminate the effect of changes
 that normally occur at the same time and in about the same magnitude every
 year--such as price movements resulting from changing climatic conditions,
 production cycles, model changeovers, holidays, and sales.
     
     The unadjusted data are of primary interest to consumers concerned
 about the prices they actually pay.  Unadjusted data also are used
 extensively for escalation purposes.  Many collective bargaining contract
 agreements and pension plans, for example, tie compensation changes to the
 Consumer Price Index unadjusted for seasonal variation.
     
     Seasonal factors used in computing the seasonally adjusted indexes are
 derived by the X-12-ARIMA Seasonal Adjustment Method.  Seasonally adjusted
 indexes and seasonal factors are computed annually.  Each year, the last 5
 years of seasonally adjusted data are revised.  Data from January 2002
 through December 2006 were replaced in January 2007.  Exceptions to the
 usual revision schedule were: the updated seasonal data at the end of 1977
 replaced data from 1967 through 1977; and, in January 2002, dependently
 seasonally adjusted series were revised for January 1987-December 2001 as a
 result of a change in the aggregation weights for dependently adjusted
 series. For further information, please see "Aggregation of Dependently
 Adjusted Seasonally Adjusted Series," in the October 2001 issue of the CPI
 Detailed Report.
     
     The seasonal movement of All items and 54 other aggregations is
 derived by combining the seasonal movement of 73 selected components.  Each
 year the seasonal status of every series is reevaluated based upon certain
 statistical criteria.  If any of the 73 components change their seasonal
 adjustment status from seasonally adjusted to not seasonally adjusted, not
 seasonally adjusted data will be used in the aggregation of the dependent
 series for the last 5 years, but the seasonally adjusted indexes will be
 used before that period.  Note: 44 of the 73 components are seasonally
 adjusted for 2007.
     
     Seasonally adjusted data, including the All items index levels, are
 subject to revision for up to five years after their original release.  For
 this reason, BLS advises against the use of these data in escalation
 agreements.
     
     Effective with the calculation of the seasonal factors for 1990, the
 Bureau of Labor Statistics has used an enhanced seasonal adjustment
 procedure called Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment for some CPI
 series.  Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment allows for better
 estimates of seasonally adjusted data.  Extreme values and/or sharp
 movements which might distort the seasonal pattern are estimated and
 removed from the data prior to calculation of seasonal factors.  Beginning
 with the calculation of seasonal factors for 1996, X-12-ARIMA software was
 used for Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment.
  
     In January 2007, BLS adjusted 37 series using Intervention Analysis
 Seasonal Adjustment, including selected food and beverage items, fuel oil,
 motor fuels, vehicles, jewelry, admission to sporting events and
 educational books and supplies.  For example, this procedure was used for
 the Motor fuel series to offset the effects of damage to oil refineries
 from Hurricane Katrina, as well as the effects of implementing new fuel
 requirements in the United States.
     
     For a complete list of Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment
 series and explanations, please refer to the article "Intervention Analysis
 Seasonal Adjustment", located on our website at:
 http://www.bls.gov/cpi/cpisapage.htm.
     
     For additional information on seasonal adjustment in the CPI, please
 write to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Division of Consumer Prices and
 Price Indexes, Washington, DC 20212 or contact Jeff Wilson on (202) 691-
 6968 by e-mail at Wilson.Jeff@bls.gov.  If you have general questions about
 the CPI, please call our information staff at (202) 691-7000.
  
  








       
       
       


 Table 1. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity
 and service group

 (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                    Unadjusted                          
                                                             Unadjusted indexes   percent change   Seasonally adjusted  
                                                 Relative                          to Dec. 2007    percent change from- 
                     CPI-U                     importance,                            from-                             
                                                 December                                                               
                                                   2006       Nov.       Dec.                      Sep.    Oct.    Nov. 
                                                              2007       2007      Dec.    Nov.     to      to      to  
                                                                                   2006    2007    Oct.    Nov.    Dec. 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                        
             Expenditure category                                                                                       
                                                                                                                        
 All items....................................    100.000    210.177    210.036     4.1    -0.1     0.3     0.8     0.3 
 All items (1967=100).........................          -    629.598    629.174       -       -       -       -       - 
                                                                                                                        
  Food and beverages..........................     14.992    206.563    206.936     4.8     0.2     0.3     0.3     0.0 
   Food.......................................     13.885    206.277    206.704     4.9     0.2     0.3     0.3     0.1 
    Food at home..............................      7.896    204.745    205.208     5.6     0.2     0.3     0.3     0.0 
     Cereals and bakery products..............      1.103    225.668    226.461     5.4     0.4     0.4     0.7     0.6 
     Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs...........      2.112    198.616    198.755     5.4     0.1     0.2    -0.1    -0.1 
     Dairy and related products...............       .821    205.959    205.299    13.4    -0.3     0.2     0.6    -0.4 
     Fruits and vegetables....................      1.211    268.407    272.482     5.9     1.5     0.7     1.6    -0.4 
     Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage                                                                                
         materials............................       .906    154.299    153.648     3.5    -0.4     0.1    -0.5    -0.4 
     Other food at home.......................      1.743    173.963    174.057     3.2     0.1     0.3    -0.2     0.2 
      Sugar and sweets........................       .302    178.600    178.631     3.6     0.0    -0.4     0.9     0.5 
      Fats and oils...........................       .227    175.327    176.068     5.6     0.4     0.8     0.9     1.0 
      Other foods (1).........................      1.214    188.340    188.325     2.6     0.0     0.3    -0.7     0.0 
       Other miscellaneous foods (1) (2)......       .327    115.396    115.267     0.1    -0.1     0.2     0.5    -0.1 
    Food away from home (1)...................      5.989    209.854    210.233     4.0     0.2     0.2     0.3     0.2 
     Other food away from home (2)............       .281    146.628    145.814     4.8    -0.6    -0.5     0.5    -0.4 
   Alcoholic beverages (1)....................      1.107    209.018    208.704     3.8    -0.2     0.3    -0.1    -0.2 
                                                                                                                        
  Housing.....................................     42.691    210.745    210.933     3.0     0.1     0.2     0.4     0.3 
   Shelter....................................     32.776    242.207    242.372     3.1     0.1     0.1     0.3     0.3 
    Rent of primary residence (3).............      5.930    238.169    239.102     4.0     0.4     0.5     0.4     0.4 
    Lodging away from home (2)................      2.648    136.703    133.545     4.6    -2.3    -1.5    -0.2     0.2 
    Owners' equivalent rent of primary                                                                                  
        residence (3) (4).....................     23.830    248.876    249.532     2.8     0.3     0.2     0.3     0.3 
    Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)..       .369    116.997    117.003    -0.1     0.0    -0.1     0.3     0.0 
   Fuels and utilities........................      5.264    202.161    203.006     5.4     0.4     1.2     1.5     0.6 
    Household energy..........................      4.368    182.725    183.516     5.3     0.4     1.4     1.6     0.7 
     Fuel oil and other fuels.................       .338    291.845    299.296    28.3     2.6     2.6    11.9     2.0 
     Gas (piped) and electricity (3)..........      4.029    184.753    185.155     3.4     0.2     1.3     0.7     0.5 
    Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                
        services (2)..........................       .897    146.376    146.878     5.4     0.3     0.2     0.6     0.3 
   Household furnishings and operations.......      4.651    126.252    126.066    -0.7    -0.1    -0.1     0.1     0.0 
    Household operations (1) (2)..............       .792    141.610    142.100     2.2     0.3     0.2     0.4     0.3 
                                                                                                                        
  Apparel.....................................      3.726    121.204    118.257    -0.3    -2.4     0.0     0.8     0.2 
   Men's and boys' apparel....................       .885    114.807    112.026    -1.0    -2.4    -0.3    -0.2    -0.1 
   Women's and girls' apparel.................      1.590    112.166    109.418    -0.7    -2.4    -0.4     1.2     1.1 
   Infants' and toddlers' apparel.............       .177    117.339    113.779    -0.3    -3.0     1.7     1.0    -1.4 
   Footwear...................................       .749    125.005    122.258    -0.6    -2.2     0.4     1.2    -0.7 
                                                                                                                        
  Transportation..............................     17.249    190.677    189.984     8.3    -0.4     0.4     2.9     0.5 
   Private transportation.....................     16.188    186.839    186.134     8.3    -0.4     0.4     2.9     0.5 
    New and used motor vehicles (2)...........      7.581     94.562     94.754     0.0     0.2    -0.1     0.0     0.1 
     New vehicles.............................      4.982    136.250    136.664    -0.3     0.3    -0.2     0.1     0.0 
     Used cars and trucks (1).................      1.716    136.616    136.943     0.5     0.2    -0.1    -0.2     0.2 
    Motor fuel................................      4.347    262.282    258.132    29.5    -1.6     1.5     9.3     1.1 
     Gasoline (all types).....................      4.303    260.943    256.790    29.6    -1.6     1.4     9.3     1.1 
    Motor vehicle parts and equipment (1).....       .370    123.487    123.928     3.7     0.4     0.6     0.4     0.4 
    Motor vehicle maintenance and repair......      1.145    225.672    226.120     3.3     0.2     0.1     0.3     0.3 
   Public transportation......................      1.060    233.758    233.408     7.2    -0.1     1.2     1.8     1.2 
                                                                                                                        
  Medical care................................      6.281    357.041    357.661     5.2     0.2     0.6     0.4     0.3 
   Medical care commodities...................      1.446    293.201    293.610     2.7     0.1     0.3     0.6     0.3 
   Medical care services......................      4.834    376.250    376.940     5.9     0.2     0.6     0.3     0.3 
    Professional services.....................      2.817    303.780    304.784     4.2     0.3     0.4     0.2     0.4 
    Hospital and related services (3).........      1.630    515.359    515.677     8.1     0.1     1.1     0.6     0.4 
                                                                                                                        
  Recreation (2)..............................      5.552    111.842    111.705     0.8    -0.1     0.3     0.1     0.0 
   Video and audio (2)........................      1.719    102.719    102.691    -0.1     0.0     0.3    -0.3     0.3 
                                                                                                                        
  Education and communication (2).............      6.034    121.409    121.506     3.0     0.1     0.4     0.1     0.3 
   Education (2)..............................      3.076    176.717    176.927     5.6     0.1     0.7     0.6     0.5 
    Educational books and supplies............       .204    431.606    434.352     8.7     0.6    -0.1     0.6     0.8 
    Tuition, other school fees, and childcare       2.872    509.605    510.016     5.4     0.1     0.8     0.6     0.5 
   Communication (2)..........................      2.958     83.250     83.282     0.2     0.0     0.0    -0.5     0.0 
    Information and information processing (1)                                                                          
        (2)...................................      2.769     80.519     80.546    -0.1     0.0     0.0    -0.5     0.0 
     Telephone services (1) (2)...............      2.225     98.775     98.792     2.1     0.0     0.2    -0.3     0.0 
     Information technology, hardware and                                                                               
         services (1) (5).....................       .543     10.204     10.215    -8.8     0.1    -0.9    -1.7     0.1 
      Personal computers and peripheral                                                                                 
          equipment (1) (2)...................       .203      8.946      8.936   -13.2    -0.1    -1.4    -4.1    -0.1 
                                                                                                                        
  Other goods and services....................      3.476    336.379    337.633     3.3     0.4     0.2     0.3     0.3 
   Tobacco and smoking products (1)...........       .712    561.967    566.696     7.5     0.8     0.2     0.2     0.8 
   Personal care..............................      2.764    197.156    197.643     2.2     0.2     0.2     0.3     0.1 
    Personal care products (1)................       .708    158.561    158.236    -0.5    -0.2     0.5     0.1    -0.2 
    Personal care services (1)................       .677    218.604    219.656     3.4     0.5     0.1     0.3     0.5 
    Miscellaneous personal services...........      1.188    328.610    329.908     3.5     0.4     0.2     0.2     0.5 
                                                                                                                        
          Commodity and service group                                                                                   
                                                                                                                        
 Commodities..................................     40.305    171.043    170.511     5.2    -0.3     0.3     1.5     0.2 
  Food and beverages..........................     14.992    206.563    206.936     4.8     0.2     0.3     0.3     0.0 
  Commodities less food and beverages.........     25.313    151.067    150.162     5.4    -0.6     0.3     2.2     0.3 
   Nondurables less food and beverages........     14.191    190.560    188.635    10.4    -1.0     0.4     6.7     0.9 
    Apparel...................................      3.726    121.204    118.257    -0.3    -2.4     0.0     0.8     0.2 
    Nondurables less food, beverages, and                                                                               
        apparel...............................     10.465    238.067    236.735    14.2    -0.6     1.1     4.4     0.6 
   Durables...................................     11.122    112.103    112.093    -1.1     0.0    -0.1     0.1    -0.1 
 Services.....................................     59.695    248.974    249.225     3.3     0.1     0.3     0.3     0.3 
  Rent of shelter (4).........................     32.407    252.495    252.669     3.1     0.1     0.1     0.3     0.3 
  Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)....       .369    116.997    117.003    -0.1     0.0    -0.1     0.3     0.0 
  Gas (piped) and electricity (3).............      4.029    184.753    185.155     3.4     0.2     1.3     0.7     0.5 
  Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                  
      services (2)............................       .897    146.376    146.878     5.4     0.3     0.2     0.6     0.3 
  Household operations (1) (2)................       .792    141.610    142.100     2.2     0.3     0.2     0.4     0.3 
  Transportation services.....................      5.638    236.449    236.504     2.5     0.0     0.3     0.5     0.5 
  Medical care services.......................      4.834    376.250    376.940     5.9     0.2     0.6     0.3     0.3 
  Other services..............................     10.730    289.592    289.945     3.2     0.1     0.4     0.2     0.3 
                                                                                                                        
                Special indexes                                                                                         
                                                                                                                        
 All items less food..........................     86.115    210.846    210.610     4.0    -0.1     0.3     0.9     0.3 
 All items less shelter.......................     67.224    199.998    199.734     4.5    -0.1     0.4     1.0     0.3 
 All items less medical care..................     93.719    202.770    202.600     4.0    -0.1     0.3     0.8     0.3 
 Commodities less food........................     26.420    153.234    152.344     5.3    -0.6     0.3     2.1     0.3 
 Nondurables less food........................     15.299    191.668    189.844     9.9    -1.0     0.4     6.2     0.8 
 Nondurables less food and apparel............     11.572    234.241    233.014    13.2    -0.5     1.0     4.0     0.5 
 Nondurables..................................     29.183    199.253    198.422     7.5    -0.4     0.4     3.4     0.5 
 Services less rent of shelter (4)............     27.288    263.599    263.966     3.6     0.1     0.3     0.2     0.4 
 Services less medical care services..........     54.861    238.671    238.894     3.1     0.1     0.3     0.2     0.3 
 Energy.......................................      8.715    219.009    217.506    17.4    -0.7     1.4     5.7     0.9 
 All items less energy........................     91.285    210.888    210.890     2.8     0.0     0.2     0.3     0.2 
  All items less food and energy..............     77.401    212.435    212.356     2.4     0.0     0.2     0.3     0.2 
   Commodities less food and energy                                                                                     
       commodities............................     21.735    140.547    140.014     0.1    -0.4     0.0     0.2     0.0 
    Energy commodities........................      4.685    265.420    261.976    29.4    -1.3     1.5     9.5     1.2 
   Services less energy services..............     55.666    255.549    255.785     3.3     0.1     0.2     0.3     0.3 
 Purchasing power of the consumer dollar                                                                                
     (1982-84=$1.00)..........................          -     $ .476     $ .476       -       -       -       -       - 
 Purchasing power of the consumer dollar                                                                                
     (1967=$1.00).............................          -     $ .159     $ .159       -       -       -       -       - 

   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--    
                                               Sep.      Oct.      Nov.      Dec.                                                  
                                               2007      2007      2007      2007                                                  
                                                                                      Mar.    June    Sep.    Dec.    June    Dec. 
                                                                                      2007    2007    2007    2007    2007    2007 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                   
            Expenditure category                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                   
 All items.................................  208.292   208.903   210.565   211.160     4.7     5.2     1.0     5.6     5.0     3.3 
                                                                                                                                   
  Food and beverages.......................  205.513   206.085   206.605   206.685     7.4     4.9     4.6     2.3     6.2     3.5 
   Food....................................  205.193   205.753   206.322   206.433     7.3     5.1     4.9     2.4     6.2     3.6 
    Food at home...........................  203.629   204.259   204.823   204.738    10.0     6.1     4.2     2.2     8.0     3.2 
     Cereals and bakery products...........  223.974   224.826   226.499   227.762     4.7     6.5     3.7     6.9     5.6     5.3 
     Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs........  198.081   198.477   198.235   198.099     9.7    11.0     1.0     0.0    10.3     0.5 
     Dairy and related products............  203.900   204.363   205.570   204.662    11.9    17.7    23.9     1.5    14.8    12.2 
     Fruits and vegetables.................  261.869   263.812   268.164   267.220    19.3    -4.6     2.0     8.4     6.7     5.2 
     Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage                                                                                           
         materials.........................  155.413   155.523   154.715   154.122    11.4     1.6     4.6    -3.3     6.4     0.6 
     Other food at home....................  174.222   174.691   174.307   174.671     5.9     5.1     1.0     1.0     5.5     1.0 
      Sugar and sweets.....................  178.518   177.835   179.461   180.337     0.9     4.4     5.2     4.1     2.6     4.7 
      Fats and oils........................  173.822   175.245   176.824   178.529     2.2     5.2     4.1    11.3     3.7     7.6 
      Other foods (1)......................  189.076   189.695   188.340   188.325     7.8     5.2    -0.6    -1.6     6.5    -1.1 
       Other miscellaneous foods (1) (2)...  114.628   114.850   115.396   115.267    -2.6     6.3    -5.0     2.2     1.7    -1.4 
    Food away from home (1)................  208.805   209.275   209.854   210.233     3.8     3.7     5.7     2.8     3.7     4.2 
     Other food away from home (2).........  146.610   145.918   146.634   146.052     6.1     5.2     9.9    -1.5     5.7     4.0 
   Alcoholic beverages (1).................  208.408   209.126   209.018   208.704     9.4     3.4     2.0     0.6     6.3     1.3 
                                                                                                                                   
  Housing..................................  210.470   210.926   211.817   212.459     3.5     3.0     1.6     3.8     3.2     2.7 
   Shelter.................................  242.293   242.559   243.291   243.994     2.7     4.0     2.9     2.8     3.4     2.9 
    Rent of primary residence (3)..........  236.058   237.127   238.081   238.944     4.7     3.2     3.1     5.0     3.9     4.0 
    Lodging away from home (2).............  146.722   144.570   144.286   144.646    -4.5    26.8     4.7    -5.5    10.0    -0.6 
    Owners' equivalent rent of primary                                                                                             
        residence (3) (4)..................  247.445   248.001   248.838   249.534     3.1     1.9     2.7     3.4     2.5     3.1 
    Tenants' and household insurance (1)                                                                                           
        (2)................................  116.783   116.640   116.997   117.003     0.8    -0.8    -1.1     0.8     0.0    -0.2 
   Fuels and utilities.....................  199.338   201.661   204.624   205.856    11.5     0.2    -2.8    13.7     5.7     5.1 
    Household energy.......................  179.939   182.407   185.408   186.622    12.3    -0.3    -4.7    15.7     5.8     5.0 
     Fuel oil and other fuels..............  256.322   262.976   294.246   300.230    -4.7    26.2    19.9    88.2     9.7    50.2 
     Gas (piped) and electricity (3).......  183.937   186.259   187.587   188.554    13.8    -2.2    -6.6    10.4     5.5     1.5 
    Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                           
        services (2).......................  145.246   145.488   146.376   146.878     7.4     2.8     7.0     4.6     5.1     5.8 
   Household furnishings and operations....  126.464   126.312   126.383   126.441     0.3    -0.9    -2.2    -0.1    -0.3    -1.2 
    Household operations (1) (2)...........  140.698   141.013   141.610   142.100     2.2     1.9     0.5     4.0     2.1     2.3 
                                                                                                                                   
  Apparel..................................  118.232   118.247   119.134   119.412    -0.9    -4.8     0.6     4.1    -2.9     2.3 
   Men's and boys' apparel.................  113.158   112.779   112.587   112.516    -7.2     0.1     5.6    -2.3    -3.6     1.6 
   Women's and girls' apparel..............  108.461   108.078   109.399   110.643     2.5   -11.1    -1.3     8.3    -4.6     3.4 
   Infants' and toddlers' apparel..........  113.091   115.027   116.202   114.544     3.1    -9.6     0.7     5.2    -3.5     2.9 
   Footwear................................  121.792   122.241   123.685   122.799    -4.2    -2.9     1.7     3.3    -3.6     2.5 
                                                                                                                                   
  Transportation...........................  184.899   185.713   191.035   192.031     8.3    16.5    -5.6    16.3    12.3     4.8 
   Private transportation..................  181.008   181.709   187.048   187.939     8.3    17.7    -6.2    16.2    12.9     4.4 
    New and used motor vehicles (2)........   94.422    94.330    94.363    94.431    -1.0    -0.6     1.3     0.0    -0.8     0.6 
     New vehicles..........................  136.113   135.823   135.968   135.938     0.6    -0.8    -0.6    -0.5    -0.1    -0.6 
     Used cars and trucks (1)..............  137.142   136.950   136.616   136.943    -5.2     2.1     6.3    -0.6    -1.7     2.8 
    Motor fuel.............................  238.498   241.971   264.462   267.405    33.9    71.3   -22.4    58.0    51.4    10.7 
     Gasoline (all types)..................  237.409   240.824   263.212   266.085    34.5    71.6   -22.5    57.8    51.9    10.6 
    Motor vehicle parts and equipment (1)..  122.292   123.017   123.487   123.928     3.3     1.3     4.7     5.5     2.3     5.1 
    Motor vehicle maintenance and repair...  224.473   224.748   225.370   226.131     4.2     3.0     3.2     3.0     3.6     3.1 
   Public transportation...................  229.945   232.798   236.940   239.804     8.0    -0.5     3.7    18.3     3.7    10.7 
                                                                                                                                   
  Medical care.............................  354.396   356.360   357.740   358.841     5.6     3.8     6.0     5.1     4.7     5.6 
   Medical care commodities................  290.962   291.886   293.709   294.609     0.0     1.7     4.0     5.1     0.9     4.5 
   Medical care services...................  373.489   375.814   377.012   378.173     7.3     4.5     6.6     5.1     5.9     5.9 
    Professional services..................  302.950   304.067   304.639   305.894     6.5     2.0     4.5     3.9     4.2     4.2 
    Hospital and related services (3)......  506.744   512.322   515.266   517.337     7.0     7.1     9.5     8.6     7.1     9.1 
                                                                                                                                   
  Recreation (2)...........................  111.495   111.853   112.002   112.006     0.1     1.1     0.3     1.8     0.6     1.0 
   Video and audio (2).....................  102.924   103.281   103.020   103.319    -3.3     3.1    -1.5     1.5    -0.2     0.0 
                                                                                                                                   
  Education and communication (2)..........  120.304   120.731   120.823   121.185     2.7     3.5     2.7     3.0     3.1     2.8 
   Education (2)...........................  172.780   174.034   175.082   176.022     5.3     4.6     4.8     7.7     5.0     6.2 
    Educational books and supplies.........  429.676   429.396   432.043   435.476    12.2     4.3    13.2     5.5     8.2     9.3 
    Tuition, other school fees, and                                                                                                
        childcare..........................  497.589   501.493   504.509   507.121     4.8     4.6     4.2     7.9     4.7     6.0 
   Communication (2).......................   83.693    83.661    83.251    83.288     0.1     2.3     0.5    -1.9     1.2    -0.7 
    Information and information processing                                                                                         
        (1) (2)............................   80.976    80.946    80.519    80.546     0.0     1.4     0.5    -2.1     0.7    -0.8 
     Telephone services (1) (2)............   98.882    99.031    98.775    98.792     3.0     4.0     1.6    -0.4     3.5     0.6 
     Information technology, hardware and                                                                                          
         services (1) (5)..................   10.477    10.385    10.204    10.215   -11.6    -9.3    -4.5    -9.6   -10.5    -7.1 
      Personal computers and peripheral                                                                                            
          equipment (1) (2)................    9.455     9.324     8.946     8.936    -4.2   -17.9    -9.7   -20.2   -11.3   -15.1 
                                                                                                                                   
  Other goods and services.................  335.133   335.868   336.778   337.641     4.7     3.4     2.1     3.0     4.1     2.6 
   Tobacco and smoking products (1)........  559.636   560.626   561.967   566.696    18.4     1.7     5.4     5.1     9.7     5.3 
   Personal care...........................  196.450   196.903   197.452   197.648     1.4     3.9     1.3     2.5     2.6     1.9 
    Personal care products (1).............  157.643   158.381   158.561   158.236    -1.0     0.5    -2.8     1.5    -0.3    -0.7 
    Personal care services (1).............  217.589   217.887   218.604   219.656     5.0     1.4     3.2     3.9     3.2     3.5 
    Miscellaneous personal services........  327.885   328.555   329.103   330.725     1.3     5.8     3.4     3.5     3.6     3.5 
                                                                                                                                   
        Commodity and service group                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                   
 Commodities...............................  168.022   168.531   170.990   171.342     6.3     8.3    -1.4     8.1     7.3     3.3 
  Food and beverages.......................  205.513   206.085   206.605   206.685     7.4     4.9     4.6     2.3     6.2     3.5 
  Commodities less food and beverages......  147.288   147.755   150.975   151.432     5.7    10.3    -4.8    11.7     8.0     3.1 
   Nondurables less food and beverages.....  180.329   181.133   193.273   194.941     4.4    15.3    -9.7    36.6     9.7    11.1 
    Apparel................................  118.232   118.247   119.134   119.412    -0.9    -4.8     0.6     4.1    -2.9     2.3 
    Nondurables less food, beverages, and                                                                                          
        apparel............................  226.029   228.406   238.559   239.960    16.4    30.0   -11.4    27.0    23.0     6.1 
   Durables................................  112.252   112.102   112.174   112.098    -1.4    -1.9    -0.4    -0.5    -1.7    -0.5 
 Services..................................  248.199   248.934   249.783   250.615     3.7     3.2     2.6     4.0     3.4     3.3 
  Rent of shelter (4)......................  252.550   252.860   253.629   254.384     2.5     4.1     2.9     2.9     3.3     2.9 
  Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)   116.783   116.640   116.997   117.003     0.8    -0.8    -1.1     0.8     0.0    -0.2 
  Gas (piped) and electricity (3)..........  183.937   186.259   187.587   188.554    13.8    -2.2    -6.6    10.4     5.5     1.5 
  Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                             
      services (2).........................  145.246   145.488   146.376   146.878     7.4     2.8     7.0     4.6     5.1     5.8 
  Household operations (1) (2).............  140.698   141.013   141.610   142.100     2.2     1.9     0.5     4.0     2.1     2.3 
  Transportation services..................  234.578   235.197   236.361   237.541     1.5    -0.5     3.9     5.1     0.5     4.5 
  Medical care services....................  373.489   375.814   377.012   378.173     7.3     4.5     6.6     5.1     5.9     5.9 
  Other services...........................  287.243   288.355   288.990   289.920     2.4     4.3     2.4     3.8     3.4     3.1 
                                                                                                                                   
              Special indexes                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                   
 All items less food.......................  208.827   209.447   211.290   211.966     4.1     5.3     0.4     6.1     4.7     3.2 
 All items less shelter....................  197.308   198.063   200.114   200.673     5.6     5.8     0.0     7.0     5.7     3.5 
 All items less medical care...............  200.929   201.483   203.142   203.713     4.6     5.3     0.7     5.7     5.0     3.1 
 Commodities less food.....................  149.540   150.016   153.145   153.580     5.7    10.0    -4.5    11.3     7.8     3.1 
 Nondurables less food.....................  182.096   182.825   194.224   195.816     4.6    14.4    -8.7    33.7     9.4    10.5 
 Nondurables less food and apparel.........  223.358   225.628   234.687   235.956    15.5    27.5   -10.4    24.5    21.4     5.6 
 Nondurables...............................  193.390   194.118   200.660   201.601     6.0     9.6    -2.5    18.1     7.7     7.3 
 Services less rent of shelter (4).........  262.272   263.159   263.649   264.583     4.8     4.0     1.8     3.6     4.4     2.7 
 Services less medical care services.......  238.208   238.805   239.235   240.037     3.2     4.2     2.0     3.1     3.7     2.5 
 Energy....................................  206.496   209.422   221.450   223.462    22.9    32.9   -14.8    37.1    27.8     8.1 
 All items less energy.....................  210.112   210.483   211.062   211.512     2.9     2.7     2.8     2.7     2.8     2.8 
  All items less food and energy...........  211.714   212.050   212.633   213.148     2.3     2.3     2.5     2.7     2.3     2.6 
   Commodities less food and energy                                                                                                
       commodities.........................  139.929   139.903   140.144   140.197     0.4    -1.2     0.3     0.8    -0.4     0.6 
    Energy commodities.....................  240.784   244.473   267.624   270.773    30.9    68.0   -20.2    59.9    48.3    12.9 
   Services less energy services...........  254.778   255.354   256.155   256.974     2.9     3.6     3.3     3.5     3.3     3.4 

   1 Not seasonally adjusted.
   2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
   3 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator.  All other item stratum index series were calculated using a
 geometric means estimator.
   4 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.
   5 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.
 NOTE:  Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

 Table 3. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Selected areas, all items index 

 (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                   All items                                      
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                       Indexes                 Percent change to Percent change to
                    CPI-U                      Pricing                                          Dec. 2007 from--   Nov. 2007 from-- 
                                              schedule                                                                            
                                                 (1)      Sep.      Oct.      Nov.      Dec.                                      
                                                          2007      2007      2007      2007    Dec.  Oct.  Nov.  Nov.  Sep.  Oct.
                                                                                                2006  2007  2007  2006  2007  2007
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                  
 U.S. city average...........................    M      208.490   208.936   210.177   210.036   4.1   0.5  -0.1   4.3   0.8   0.6 
                                                                                                                                  
           Region and area size(2)                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
 Northeast urban.............................    M      221.436   221.951   223.356   223.425   3.8   0.7   0.0   4.0   0.9   0.6 
   Size A - More than 1,500,000..............    M      224.274   224.636   225.766   225.688   3.6   0.5   0.0   3.8   0.7   0.5 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3)........    M      130.206   130.761   132.049   132.323   4.4   1.2   0.2   4.5   1.4   1.0 
                                                                                                                                  
 Midwest urban...............................    M      199.714   199.455   200.762   200.227   3.8   0.4  -0.3   4.1   0.5   0.7 
   Size A - More than 1,500,000..............    M      201.171   200.927   202.012   201.519   3.5   0.3  -0.2   3.9   0.4   0.5 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3)........    M      127.504   127.349   128.392   128.040   4.1   0.5  -0.3   4.3   0.7   0.8 
   Size D -  Nonmetropolitan  (less than                                                                                          
       50,000)...............................    M      195.483   195.054   196.569   195.819   4.7   0.4  -0.4   5.1   0.6   0.8 
                                                                                                                                  
 South urban.................................    M      201.697   202.155   203.437   203.457   4.4   0.6   0.0   4.7   0.9   0.6 
   Size A - More than 1,500,000..............    M      204.302   204.779   205.698   206.078   4.4   0.6   0.2   4.6   0.7   0.4 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3)........    M      128.263   128.600   129.556   129.368   4.5   0.6  -0.1   5.0   1.0   0.7 
   Size D -  Nonmetropolitan  (less than                                                                                          
       50,000)...............................    M      200.898   200.712   202.550   202.878   3.5   1.1   0.2   3.7   0.8   0.9 
                                                                                                                                  
 West urban..................................    M      212.920   213.917   214.904   214.733   4.1   0.4  -0.1   4.2   0.9   0.5 
   Size A - More than 1,500,000..............    M      216.429   217.314   218.196   218.020   4.0   0.3  -0.1   4.1   0.8   0.4 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3)........    M      129.064   129.866   130.581   130.481   4.4   0.5  -0.1   4.4   1.2   0.6 
                                                                                                                                  
                 Size classes                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                  
   A (4).....................................    M      190.962   191.324   192.224   192.140   3.9   0.4   0.0   4.1   0.7   0.5 
   B/C (3)...................................    M      128.506   128.869   129.848   129.718   4.4   0.7  -0.1   4.6   1.0   0.8 
   D.........................................    M      200.903   200.941   202.525   202.333   4.0   0.7  -0.1   4.3   0.8   0.8 
                                                                                                                                  
           Selected local areas(5)                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI..............    M      206.454   206.696   207.821   207.155   4.7   0.2  -0.3   5.0   0.7   0.5 
 Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA.....    M      217.697   218.696   219.943   219.373   4.2   0.3  -0.3   4.2   1.0   0.6 
 New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island,                                                                                              
     NY-NJ-CT-PA.............................    M      228.308   228.552   229.504   229.395   3.7   0.4   0.0   3.9   0.5   0.4 
                                                                                                                                  
 Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT.........    1      227.850         -   230.689         -     -     -     -   3.4   1.2     - 
 Cleveland-Akron, OH.........................    1      197.000         -   197.726         -     -     -     -   4.4   0.4     - 
 Dallas-Fort Worth, TX.......................    1      194.847         -   196.465         -     -     -     -   4.3   0.8     - 
 Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV (6).......    1      134.678         -   135.151         -     -     -     -   4.5   0.4     - 
                                                                                                                                  
 Atlanta, GA.................................    2            -   201.938         -   202.751   4.1   0.4     -     -     -     - 
 Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI.................    2            -   201.786         -   200.201   1.9  -0.8     -     -     -     - 
 Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX..............    2            -   184.922         -   186.246   3.9   0.7     -     -     -     - 
 Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL...................    2            -   215.159         -   217.319   5.8   1.0     -     -     -     - 
 Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City,                                                                                           
     PA-NJ-DE-MD.............................    2            -   218.929         -   219.025   3.5   0.0     -     -     -     - 
 San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA..........    2            -   217.949         -   218.485   3.8   0.2     -     -     -     - 
 Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA................    2            -   218.427         -   218.966   4.6   0.2     -     -     -     - 

   1 Areas on pricing schedule 2 (see Table 10) will appear next month. 
   2 Regions defined as the four Census regions.  See technical notes.
   3 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base.
   4 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.
   5 In addition, the following metropolitan areas are published semiannually and appear in Tables 34 and 39 of the January and
 July issues of the CPI Detailed Report: Anchorage, AK; Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN; Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO; Honolulu, HI;
 Kansas City, MO-KS; Milwaukee-Racine, WI; Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI; Phoenix-Mesa, AZ; Pittsburgh, PA; Portland-Salem, OR-WA;
 St. Louis, MO-IL; San Diego, CA; Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL.
   6 Indexes on a November 1996=100 base.
   - Data not available.
 NOTE:  Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

 Table 4. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by expenditure
 category and commodity and service group

 (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                    Unadjusted                          
                                                             Unadjusted indexes   percent change   Seasonally adjusted  
                                                 Relative                          to Dec. 2007    percent change from- 
                     CPI-W                     importance,                            from-                             
                                                 December                                                               
                                                   2006       Nov.       Dec.                      Sep.    Oct.    Nov. 
                                                              2007       2007      Dec.    Nov.     to      to      to  
                                                                                   2006    2007    Oct.    Nov.    Dec. 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                        
             Expenditure category                                                                                       
                                                                                                                        
 All items....................................    100.000    205.891    205.777     4.3    -0.1     0.3     0.9     0.3 
 All items (1967=100).........................          -    613.287    612.948       -       -       -       -       - 
                                                                                                                        
  Food and beverages..........................     16.475    205.763    206.141     4.9     0.2     0.3     0.2     0.0 
   Food.......................................     15.457    205.451    205.855     5.0     0.2     0.3     0.2     0.1 
    Food at home..............................      9.244    203.741    204.141     5.7     0.2     0.3     0.3     0.0 
     Cereals and bakery products..............      1.285    225.941    226.696     5.3     0.3     0.3     0.8     0.5 
     Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs...........      2.623    198.325    198.489     5.6     0.1     0.2    -0.1    -0.1 
     Dairy and related products...............       .928    205.850    205.149    13.8    -0.3     0.2     0.6    -0.4 
     Fruits and vegetables....................      1.332    265.736    269.533     5.8     1.4     0.8     1.6    -0.3 
     Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage                                                                                
         materials............................      1.082    153.610    152.883     3.4    -0.5     0.0    -0.5    -0.5 
     Other food at home.......................      1.993    173.393    173.511     3.2     0.1     0.4    -0.2     0.2 
      Sugar and sweets........................       .337    176.845    177.051     3.4     0.1     0.1     0.7     0.5 
      Fats and oils...........................       .283    176.101    176.736     5.6     0.4     0.6     0.9     0.9 
      Other foods (1).........................      1.373    188.657    188.646     2.7     0.0     0.5    -0.7     0.0 
       Other miscellaneous foods (1) (2)......       .368    115.803    115.658     0.3    -0.1     0.7     0.4    -0.1 
    Food away from home (1)...................      6.213    209.518    209.931     3.9     0.2     0.2     0.2     0.2 
     Other food away from home (2)............       .279    145.233    144.454     4.1    -0.5    -0.7     0.4    -0.4 
   Alcoholic beverages (1)....................      1.018    208.958    208.934     3.9     0.0     0.4    -0.1     0.0 
                                                                                                                        
  Housing.....................................     40.463    206.288    206.638     3.1     0.2     0.3     0.5     0.3 
   Shelter....................................     30.570    235.069    235.480     3.1     0.2     0.2     0.3     0.3 
    Rent of primary residence (3).............      8.021    237.288    238.216     4.0     0.4     0.4     0.4     0.4 
    Lodging away from home (2)................      1.430    136.244    133.179     4.8    -2.2    -1.2     0.1     0.2 
    Owners' equivalent rent of primary                                                                                  
        residence (3) (4).....................     20.776    225.548    226.151     2.7     0.3     0.2     0.3     0.3 
    Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)..       .342    117.370    117.396     0.0     0.0    -0.1     0.3     0.0 
   Fuels and utilities........................      5.779    200.151    200.831     5.2     0.3     1.2     1.4     0.5 
    Household energy..........................      4.842    179.777    180.379     5.2     0.3     1.4     1.6     0.5 
     Fuel oil and other fuels.................       .346    292.098    298.656    28.6     2.2     2.5    11.8     1.8 
     Gas (piped) and electricity (3)..........      4.496    182.781    183.066     3.4     0.2     1.3     0.7     0.4 
    Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                
        services (2)..........................       .937    146.651    147.186     5.4     0.4     0.2     0.6     0.4 
   Household furnishings and operations.......      4.114    122.031    121.880    -0.6    -0.1     0.0     0.0     0.0 
    Household operations (1) (2)..............       .368    144.275    144.659     2.4     0.3     0.4     0.3     0.3 
                                                                                                                        
  Apparel.....................................      4.041    120.920    118.126    -0.4    -2.3     0.1     0.5     0.4 
   Men's and boys' apparel....................       .954    114.784    112.487    -0.5    -2.0    -0.3    -0.1     0.5 
   Women's and girls' apparel.................      1.680    112.165    109.375    -0.9    -2.5    -0.3     0.6     1.2 
   Infants' and toddlers' apparel.............       .235    119.897    116.419    -0.3    -2.9     1.7     0.8    -1.4 
   Footwear...................................       .954    124.649    122.029    -0.5    -2.1     0.5     0.9    -0.6 
                                                                                                                        
  Transportation..............................     19.515    190.761    189.967     8.9    -0.4     0.4     3.0     0.5 
   Private transportation.....................     18.793    187.951    187.159     9.0    -0.4     0.4     3.1     0.5 
    New and used motor vehicles (2)...........      8.626     93.529     93.733     0.0     0.2    -0.1     0.0     0.1 
     New vehicles.............................      5.210    137.372    137.736    -0.3     0.3    -0.2     0.1    -0.1 
     Used cars and trucks (1).................      2.675    137.457    137.791     0.6     0.2    -0.1    -0.2     0.2 
    Motor fuel................................      5.441    263.248    259.032    29.6    -1.6     1.4     9.3     1.1 
     Gasoline (all types).....................      5.388    262.013    257.792    29.7    -1.6     1.4     9.3     1.1 
    Motor vehicle parts and equipment (1).....       .444    123.302    123.786     3.8     0.4     0.6     0.4     0.4 
    Motor vehicle maintenance and repair......      1.145    228.267    228.692     3.3     0.2     0.1     0.3     0.3 
   Public transportation......................       .723    231.999    231.363     6.4    -0.3     1.3     1.5     1.0 
                                                                                                                        
  Medical care................................      5.228    357.165    357.745     5.2     0.2     0.6     0.4     0.3 
   Medical care commodities...................      1.135    285.475    285.913     2.4     0.2     0.4     0.6     0.3 
   Medical care services......................      4.094    377.498    378.119     6.0     0.2     0.7     0.3     0.3 
    Professional services.....................      2.338    306.300    307.333     4.3     0.3     0.4     0.2     0.4 
    Hospital and related services (3).........      1.378    510.836    510.961     8.0     0.0     1.2     0.6     0.3 
                                                                                                                        
  Recreation (2)..............................      5.022    108.805    108.702     0.6    -0.1     0.3     0.0     0.0 
   Video and audio (2)........................      1.867    102.465    102.523     0.1     0.1     0.4    -0.3     0.4 
                                                                                                                        
  Education and communication (2).............      5.605    117.686    117.782     2.6     0.1     0.3     0.0     0.3 
   Education (2)..............................      2.329    174.016    174.276     5.3     0.1     0.6     0.6     0.6 
    Educational books and supplies............       .208    434.979    437.391     8.8     0.6    -0.1     0.6     0.7 
    Tuition, other school fees, and childcare       2.121    491.022    491.554     5.0     0.1     0.7     0.6     0.5 
   Communication (2)..........................      3.276     85.807     85.834     0.7     0.0     0.0    -0.4     0.0 
    Information and information processing (1)                                                                          
        (2)...................................      3.124     83.894     83.917     0.5     0.0     0.0    -0.5     0.0 
     Telephone services (1) (2)...............      2.633     98.874     98.887     2.1     0.0     0.1    -0.3     0.0 
     Information technology, hardware and                                                                               
         services (1) (5).....................       .492     10.710     10.722    -7.6     0.1    -0.7    -1.5     0.1 
      Personal computers and peripheral                                                                                 
          equipment (1) (2)...................       .178      8.866      8.843   -13.3    -0.3    -1.3    -3.9    -0.3 
                                                                                                                        
  Other goods and services....................      3.652    347.427    348.830     3.9     0.4     0.2     0.2     0.3 
   Tobacco and smoking products (1)...........      1.139    563.435    568.410     7.5     0.9     0.2     0.2     0.9 
   Personal care..............................      2.513    195.122    195.467     2.3     0.2     0.3     0.2     0.0 
    Personal care products (1)................       .771    158.579    158.407    -0.1    -0.1     0.5     0.1    -0.1 
    Personal care services (1)................       .618    218.897    219.945     3.4     0.5     0.2     0.3     0.5 
    Miscellaneous personal services...........       .962    330.258    330.850     3.8     0.2     0.2     0.2     0.3 
                                                                                                                        
          Commodity and service group                                                                                   
                                                                                                                        
 Commodities..................................     44.175    173.489    172.952     5.8    -0.3     0.3     1.6     0.3 
  Food and beverages..........................     16.475    205.763    206.141     4.9     0.2     0.3     0.2     0.0 
  Commodities less food and beverages.........     27.700    155.011    154.086     6.3    -0.6     0.4     2.3     0.4 
   Nondurables less food and beverages........     15.699    198.661    196.636    11.7    -1.0     0.6     7.2     1.0 
    Apparel...................................      4.041    120.920    118.126    -0.4    -2.3     0.1     0.5     0.4 
    Nondurables less food, beverages, and                                                                               
        apparel...............................     11.658    251.442    249.863    15.8    -0.6     1.2     4.8     0.6 
   Durables...................................     12.001    112.413    112.450    -0.8     0.0    -0.1     0.1     0.0 
 Services.....................................     55.825    243.906    244.275     3.2     0.2     0.3     0.3     0.3 
  Rent of shelter (4).........................     30.227    226.636    227.035     3.2     0.2     0.2     0.4     0.3 
  Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)....       .342    117.370    117.396     0.0     0.0    -0.1     0.3     0.0 
  Gas (piped) and electricity (3).............      4.496    182.781    183.066     3.4     0.2     1.3     0.7     0.4 
  Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                  
      services (2)............................       .937    146.651    147.186     5.4     0.4     0.2     0.6     0.4 
  Household operations (1) (2)................       .368    144.275    144.659     2.4     0.3     0.4     0.3     0.3 
  Transportation services.....................      5.600    235.874    236.020     2.0     0.1     0.1     0.4     0.4 
  Medical care services.......................      4.094    377.498    378.119     6.0     0.2     0.7     0.3     0.3 
  Other services..............................      9.761    278.513    278.783     2.9     0.1     0.3     0.1     0.3 
                                                                                                                        
                Special indexes                                                                                         
                                                                                                                        
 All items less food..........................     84.543    205.783    205.575     4.2    -0.1     0.3     1.0     0.3 
 All items less shelter.......................     69.430    197.479    197.174     4.9    -0.2     0.4     1.1     0.3 
 All items less medical care..................     94.772    199.565    199.431     4.3    -0.1     0.3     0.9     0.3 
 Commodities less food........................     28.718    156.977    156.073     6.2    -0.6     0.4     2.3     0.4 
 Nondurables less food........................     16.717    199.471    197.551    11.2    -1.0     0.5     6.8     0.9 
 Nondurables less food and apparel............     12.676    246.726    245.286    14.9    -0.6     1.1     4.4     0.6 
 Nondurables..................................     32.174    203.087    202.222     8.2    -0.4     0.5     3.6     0.5 
 Services less rent of shelter (4)............     25.598    233.029    233.314     3.3     0.1     0.3     0.1     0.3 
 Services less medical care services..........     51.732    234.115    234.468     3.0     0.2     0.2     0.2     0.3 
 Energy.......................................     10.282    219.861    218.104    18.1    -0.8     1.4     5.9     0.9 
 All items less energy........................     89.718    205.066    205.155     2.8     0.0     0.2     0.2     0.2 
  All items less food and energy..............     74.261    205.355    205.377     2.3     0.0     0.2     0.2     0.2 
   Commodities less food and energy                                                                                     
       commodities............................     22.932    141.254    140.815     0.3    -0.3     0.0     0.1     0.1 
    Energy commodities........................      5.786    265.598    261.928    29.6    -1.4     1.5     9.4     1.2 
   Services less energy services..............     51.329    250.546    250.925     3.3     0.2     0.2     0.3     0.3 
 Purchasing power of the consumer dollar                                                                                
     (1982-84=$1.00)..........................          -     $ .486     $ .486       -       -       -       -       - 
 Purchasing power of the consumer dollar                                                                                
     (1967=$1.00).............................          -     $ .163     $ .163       -       -       -       -       - 

   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--    
                                               Sep.      Oct.      Nov.      Dec.                                                  
                                               2007      2007      2007      2007                                                  
                                                                                      Mar.    June    Sep.    Dec.    June    Dec. 
                                                                                      2007    2007    2007    2007    2007    2007 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                   
            Expenditure category                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                   
 All items.................................  203.665   204.338   206.142   206.744     5.2     5.6     0.7     6.2     5.4     3.4 
                                                                                                                                   
  Food and beverages.......................  204.778   205.386   205.850   205.945     7.3     5.2     4.6     2.3     6.3     3.4 
   Food....................................  204.447   205.037   205.544   205.647     7.2     5.3     4.9     2.4     6.3     3.6 
    Food at home...........................  202.691   203.368   203.894   203.799     9.6     6.4     4.3     2.2     8.0     3.2 
     Cereals and bakery products...........  224.454   225.152   226.878   228.044     4.3     6.6     3.9     6.6     5.4     5.2 
     Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs........  197.743   198.217   197.996   197.872     9.6    10.8     1.6     0.3    10.2     1.0 
     Dairy and related products............  203.765   204.131   205.427   204.527    12.0    18.8    24.0     1.5    15.3    12.2 
     Fruits and vegetables.................  259.432   261.596   265.787   264.956    18.7    -3.9     0.9     8.8     6.8     4.8 
     Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage                                                                                           
         materials.........................  154.914   154.861   154.074   153.378    11.5     1.6     5.2    -3.9     6.4     0.5 
     Other food at home....................  173.473   174.214   173.799   174.162     5.5     5.0     0.9     1.6     5.3     1.3 
      Sugar and sweets.....................  176.589   176.757   177.909   178.821     0.2     3.7     4.4     5.2     2.0     4.8 
      Fats and oils........................  174.955   176.081   177.705   179.232     2.6     5.1     4.8    10.1     3.8     7.4 
      Other foods (1)......................  189.110   189.987   188.657   188.646     7.4     5.3    -0.7    -1.0     6.4    -0.9 
       Other miscellaneous foods (1) (2)...  114.584   115.378   115.803   115.658    -3.1     7.0    -6.0     3.8     1.9    -1.2 
    Food away from home (1)................  208.578   209.037   209.518   209.931     3.7     3.7     5.7     2.6     3.7     4.2 
     Other food away from home (2).........  145.613   144.534   145.072   144.528     7.4     5.0     7.5    -2.9     6.1     2.1 
   Alcoholic beverages (1).................  208.286   209.176   208.958   208.934     9.5     4.0     1.0     1.3     6.7     1.1 
                                                                                                                                   
  Housing..................................  205.466   206.110   207.064   207.691     4.1     2.4     1.5     4.4     3.2     2.9 
   Shelter.................................  234.435   234.866   235.658   236.355     3.0     3.4     2.8     3.3     3.2     3.1 
    Rent of primary residence (3)..........  235.196   236.254   237.210   238.045     4.8     3.1     3.2     4.9     3.9     4.0 
    Lodging away from home (2).............  145.861   144.080   144.197   144.471    -6.0    31.6     1.5    -3.8    11.2    -1.2 
    Owners' equivalent rent of primary                                                                                             
        residence (3) (4)..................  224.285   224.721   225.464   226.110     3.1     1.7     2.8     3.3     2.4     3.1 
    Tenants' and household insurance (1)                                                                                           
        (2)................................  117.142   116.982   117.370   117.396     0.9    -0.5    -1.2     0.9     0.2    -0.2 
   Fuels and utilities.....................  197.372   199.757   202.598   203.650    12.1    -0.6    -3.0    13.3     5.5     4.8 
    Household energy.......................  177.067   179.569   182.402   183.403    13.1    -1.3    -4.8    15.1     5.7     4.7 
     Fuel oil and other fuels..............  256.475   262.852   293.893   299.281    -4.5    27.8    20.9    85.4    10.5    49.7 
     Gas (piped) and electricity (3).......  181.858   184.267   185.595   186.392    14.5    -3.2    -6.6    10.4     5.3     1.5 
    Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                           
        services (2).......................  145.513   145.749   146.651   147.186     7.3     2.9     7.0     4.7     5.1     5.8 
   Household furnishings and operations....  122.125   122.126   122.140   122.177     0.0    -0.8    -1.7     0.2    -0.4    -0.8 
    Household operations (1) (2)...........  143.250   143.886   144.275   144.659     2.5     2.5     0.9     4.0     2.5     2.4 
                                                                                                                                   
  Apparel..................................  117.914   117.996   118.593   119.055    -1.6    -6.3     2.4     3.9    -3.9     3.2 
   Men's and boys' apparel.................  113.057   112.713   112.558   113.160    -6.7    -1.4     6.3     0.4    -4.1     3.3 
   Women's and girls' apparel..............  108.672   108.321   108.996   110.330     1.5   -11.7     1.1     6.2    -5.3     3.6 
   Infants' and toddlers' apparel..........  115.628   117.566   118.562   116.928     1.3    -9.2     2.6     4.6    -4.1     3.6 
   Footwear................................  121.591   122.187   123.286   122.504    -3.9    -2.9     2.0     3.0    -3.4     2.5 
                                                                                                                                   
  Transportation...........................  184.715   185.489   191.143   192.134     8.6    18.6    -6.0    17.1    13.5     4.9 
   Private transportation..................  181.876   182.579   188.256   189.201     8.7    19.4    -6.4    17.1    13.9     4.7 
    New and used motor vehicles (2)........   93.522    93.408    93.367    93.435    -1.0    -0.1     1.7    -0.4    -0.6     0.6 
     New vehicles..........................  137.339   137.011   137.106   137.005     0.5    -0.5    -0.5    -1.0     0.0    -0.7 
     Used cars and trucks (1)..............  137.996   137.798   137.457   137.791    -5.1     2.1     6.3    -0.6    -1.6     2.8 
    Motor fuel.............................  239.667   243.032   265.558   268.554    33.5    71.8   -21.8    57.6    51.4    11.0 
     Gasoline (all types)..................  238.626   241.933   264.381   267.367    33.3    72.7   -22.1    57.6    51.7    10.8 
    Motor vehicle parts and equipment (1)..  122.144   122.830   123.302   123.786     3.3     1.7     5.0     5.5     2.5     5.2 
    Motor vehicle maintenance and repair...  227.084   227.206   227.910   228.683     4.0     3.2     3.1     2.8     3.6     3.0 
   Public transportation...................  228.531   231.423   234.805   237.055     7.5    -0.1     3.3    15.8     3.6     9.4 
                                                                                                                                   
  Medical care.............................  354.323   356.448   357.772   358.783     5.8     3.7     6.3     5.1     4.8     5.7 
   Medical care commodities................  283.310   284.392   286.018   286.787    -0.3     1.0     4.1     5.0     0.3     4.6 
   Medical care services...................  374.455   376.920   378.118   379.200     7.5     4.4     6.9     5.2     6.0     6.0 
    Professional services..................  305.437   306.642   307.129   308.447     6.4     2.0     4.7     4.0     4.2     4.4 
    Hospital and related services (3)......  501.200   507.309   510.254   512.026     7.0     6.6     9.6     8.9     6.8     9.3 
                                                                                                                                   
  Recreation (2)...........................  108.602   108.916   108.962   109.016    -0.2     0.6     0.4     1.5     0.2     0.9 
   Video and audio (2).....................  102.576   102.942   102.684   103.094    -3.7     3.3    -1.2     2.0    -0.2     0.4 
                                                                                                                                   
  Education and communication (2)..........  116.988   117.294   117.281   117.579     2.6     3.4     2.4     2.0     3.0     2.2 
   Education (2)...........................  170.551   171.623   172.604   173.559     5.3     4.1     4.7     7.2     4.7     5.9 
    Educational books and supplies.........  433.081   432.774   435.532   438.655    12.6     4.2    13.4     5.2     8.3     9.3 
    Tuition, other school fees, and                                                                                                
        childcare..........................  480.473   483.839   486.570   489.182     4.6     4.1     3.8     7.4     4.3     5.6 
   Communication (2).......................   86.188    86.184    85.808    85.837     0.5     2.8     0.9    -1.6     1.6    -0.4 
    Information and information processing                                                                                         
        (1) (2)............................   84.283    84.282    83.894    83.917     0.7     2.2     0.9    -1.7     1.4    -0.4 
     Telephone services (1) (2)............   99.024    99.149    98.874    98.887     3.0     4.1     1.7    -0.6     3.5     0.6 
     Information technology, hardware and                                                                                          
         services (1) (5)..................   10.958    10.877    10.710    10.722   -10.2    -7.9    -3.7    -8.3    -9.1    -6.1 
      Personal computers and peripheral                                                                                            
          equipment (1) (2)................    9.348     9.229     8.866     8.843    -6.1   -17.0    -9.5   -19.9   -11.7   -14.8 
                                                                                                                                   
  Other goods and services.................  346.082   346.886   347.720   348.775     6.9     3.1     2.5     3.1     5.0     2.8 
   Tobacco and smoking products (1)........  561.092   562.134   563.435   568.410    18.2     1.7     5.6     5.3     9.7     5.4 
   Personal care...........................  194.393   194.888   195.364   195.422     2.1     3.8     1.1     2.1     2.9     1.6 
    Personal care products (1).............  157.654   158.408   158.579   158.407    -0.2     0.5    -2.7     1.9     0.2    -0.4 
    Personal care services (1).............  217.822   218.149   218.897   219.945     5.0     1.6     3.1     4.0     3.3     3.5 
    Miscellaneous personal services........  329.372   330.029   330.698   331.753     2.3     6.4     3.6     2.9     4.3     3.3 
                                                                                                                                   
        Commodity and service group                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                   
 Commodities...............................  170.221   170.800   173.457   173.915     6.6     9.5    -1.3     9.0     8.0     3.7 
  Food and beverages.......................  204.778   205.386   205.850   205.945     7.3     5.2     4.6     2.3     6.3     3.4 
  Commodities less food and beverages......  150.823   151.373   154.928   155.533     6.3    12.0    -4.6    13.1     9.1     3.9 
   Nondurables less food and beverages.....  187.085   188.242   201.881   203.827     5.1    17.2   -10.3    40.9    11.0    12.4 
    Apparel................................  117.914   117.996   118.593   119.055    -1.6    -6.3     2.4     3.9    -3.9     3.2 
    Nondurables less food, beverages, and                                                                                          
        apparel............................  237.881   240.709   252.143   253.714    18.2    32.3   -11.0    29.4    25.1     7.3 
   Durables................................  112.432   112.359   112.479   112.468    -1.3    -1.7    -0.1     0.1    -1.5     0.0 
 Services..................................  242.833   243.646   244.474   245.249     4.1     2.6     2.3     4.0     3.3     3.2 
  Rent of shelter (4)......................  226.032   226.420   227.249   227.936     2.9     3.6     2.8     3.4     3.2     3.1 
  Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)   117.142   116.982   117.370   117.396     0.9    -0.5    -1.2     0.9     0.2    -0.2 
  Gas (piped) and electricity (3)..........  181.858   184.267   185.595   186.392    14.5    -3.2    -6.6    10.4     5.3     1.5 
  Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                             
      services (2).........................  145.513   145.749   146.651   147.186     7.3     2.9     7.0     4.7     5.1     5.8 
  Household operations (1) (2).............  143.250   143.886   144.275   144.659     2.5     2.5     0.9     4.0     2.5     2.4 
  Transportation services..................  234.298   234.633   235.455   236.466     1.1    -0.6     3.7     3.8     0.3     3.7 
  Medical care services....................  374.455   376.920   378.118   379.200     7.5     4.4     6.9     5.2     6.0     6.0 
  Other services...........................  276.810   277.734   278.150   278.918     2.3     4.1     2.3     3.1     3.2     2.7 
                                                                                                                                   
              Special indexes                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                   
 All items less food.......................  203.334   204.022   206.063   206.757     4.8     5.7     0.0     6.9     5.2     3.4 
 All items less shelter....................  194.652   195.420   197.610   198.184     6.1     6.6    -0.1     7.5     6.4     3.6 
 All items less medical care...............  197.376   197.998   199.803   200.388     5.2     5.7     0.4     6.2     5.4     3.3 
 Commodities less food.....................  152.865   153.426   156.896   157.487     6.3    11.7    -4.4    12.7     9.0     3.8 
 Nondurables less food.....................  188.582   189.585   202.433   204.346     5.2    16.5    -9.6    37.9    10.7    11.7 
 Nondurables less food and apparel.........  234.206   236.858   247.381   248.898    17.3    31.9   -11.6    27.6    24.4     6.2 
 Nondurables...............................  196.651   197.625   204.692   205.719     6.5    10.8    -3.0    19.8     8.6     7.8 
 Services less rent of shelter (4).........  232.142   232.728   233.045   233.838     5.1     3.8     1.5     3.0     4.5     2.2 
 Services less medical care services.......  233.393   233.960   234.540   235.211     3.5     3.7     1.7     3.2     3.6     2.4 
 Energy....................................  206.957   209.870   222.321   224.294    23.6    34.7   -14.9    38.0    29.1     8.3 
 All items less energy.....................  204.152   204.551   205.044   205.479     3.2     2.4     3.0     2.6     2.8     2.8 
  All items less food and energy...........  204.459   204.817   205.309   205.815     2.3     1.8     2.6     2.7     2.1     2.6 
   Commodities less food and energy                                                                                                
       commodities.........................  140.630   140.642   140.766   140.918     0.5    -1.2     1.2     0.8    -0.4     1.0 
    Energy commodities.....................  241.314   244.847   267.889   271.019    31.0    69.2   -20.0    59.1    48.9    12.8 
   Services less energy services...........  249.459   250.078   250.844   251.613     3.1     3.2     3.2     3.5     3.2     3.3 

   1 Not seasonally adjusted.
   2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
   3 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator.  All other item stratum index series were calculated using a
 geometric means estimator.
   4 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base
   5 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.
 NOTE:  Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

 Table 6. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Selected areas, all items index 

 (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                   All items                                      
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                       Indexes                 Percent change to Percent change to
                    CPI-W                      Pricing                                          Dec. 2007 from--   Nov. 2007 from-- 
                                              schedule                                                                            
                                                 (1)      Sep.      Oct.      Nov.      Dec.                                      
                                                          2007      2007      2007      2007    Dec.  Oct.  Nov.  Nov.  Sep.  Oct.
                                                                                                2006  2007  2007  2006  2007  2007
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                  
 U.S. city average...........................    M      203.889   204.338   205.891   205.777   4.3   0.7  -0.1   4.6   1.0   0.8 
                                                                                                                                  
           Region and area size(2)                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
 Northeast urban.............................    M      217.486   218.151   219.871   220.146   4.1   0.9   0.1   4.3   1.1   0.8 
   Size A - More than 1,500,000..............    M      218.791   219.275   220.710   220.824   3.8   0.7   0.1   4.0   0.9   0.7 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3)........    M      130.447   131.080   132.485   132.856   4.7   1.4   0.3   4.7   1.6   1.1 
                                                                                                                                  
 Midwest urban...............................    M      194.828   194.384   196.056   195.493   4.1   0.6  -0.3   4.6   0.6   0.9 
   Size A - More than 1,500,000..............    M      195.306   194.843   196.343   195.839   3.8   0.5  -0.3   4.3   0.5   0.8 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3)........    M      127.139   126.879   128.129   127.740   4.4   0.7  -0.3   4.9   0.8   1.0 
   Size D -  Nonmetropolitan  (less than                                                                                          
       50,000)...............................    M      193.586   193.074   194.907   194.099   4.6   0.5  -0.4   5.2   0.7   0.9 
                                                                                                                                  
 South urban.................................    M      198.873   199.319   200.849   200.850   4.7   0.8   0.0   5.1   1.0   0.8 
   Size A - More than 1,500,000..............    M      202.354   202.906   203.991   204.370   4.8   0.7   0.2   4.9   0.8   0.5 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3)........    M      126.953   127.265   128.407   128.206   4.8   0.7  -0.2   5.4   1.1   0.9 
   Size D -  Nonmetropolitan  (less than                                                                                          
       50,000)...............................    M      201.250   200.942   202.913   203.333   3.9   1.2   0.2   4.0   0.8   1.0 
                                                                                                                                  
 West urban..................................    M      207.164   208.304   209.629   209.488   4.3   0.6  -0.1   4.5   1.2   0.6 
   Size A - More than 1,500,000..............    M      208.921   210.025   211.268   211.095   4.3   0.5  -0.1   4.5   1.1   0.6 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3)........    M      128.642   129.419   130.356   130.309   4.6   0.7   0.0   4.7   1.3   0.7 
                                                                                                                                  
                 Size classes                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                  
   A (4).....................................    M      189.072   189.471   190.680   190.622   4.2   0.6   0.0   4.4   0.9   0.6 
   B/C (3)...................................    M      127.759   128.103   129.268   129.156   4.7   0.8  -0.1   5.0   1.2   0.9 
   D.........................................    M      199.289   199.275   201.016   200.867   4.1   0.8  -0.1   4.4   0.9   0.9 
                                                                                                                                  
           Selected local areas(5)                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI..............    M      199.419   199.558   200.887   200.217   4.9   0.3  -0.3   5.3   0.7   0.7 
 Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA.....    M      209.849   211.259   212.844   212.282   4.6   0.5  -0.3   4.7   1.4   0.8 
 New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island,                                                                                              
     NY-NJ-CT-PA.............................    M      222.174   222.624   223.716   223.873   4.0   0.6   0.1   4.2   0.7   0.5 
                                                                                                                                  
 Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT.........    1      227.429         -   230.440         -     -     -     -   3.2   1.3     - 
 Cleveland-Akron, OH.........................    1      187.784         -   188.488         -     -     -     -   5.0   0.4     - 
 Dallas-Fort Worth, TX.......................    1      197.027         -   198.521         -     -     -     -   4.7   0.8     - 
 Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV (6).......    1      134.277         -   134.844         -     -     -     -   4.8   0.4     - 
                                                                                                                                  
 Atlanta, GA.................................    2            -   200.714         -   202.034   4.6   0.7     -     -     -     - 
 Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI.................    2            -   196.237         -   195.866   2.5  -0.2     -     -     -     - 
 Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX..............    2            -   183.426         -   184.975   4.2   0.8     -     -     -     - 
 Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL...................    2            -   213.454         -   215.561   5.9   1.0     -     -     -     - 
 Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City,                                                                                           
     PA-NJ-DE-MD.............................    2            -   218.061         -   218.791   3.6   0.3     -     -     -     - 
 San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA..........    2            -   213.133         -   214.204   4.2   0.5     -     -     -     - 
 Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA................    2            -   213.107         -   214.024   4.8   0.4     -     -     -     - 

   1 Areas on pricing schedule 2 (see Table 10) will appear next month. 
   2 Regions defined as the four Census regions.  See technical notes.
   3 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base.
   4 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.
   5 In addition, the following metropolitan areas are published semiannually and appear in Tables 34 and 39 of the January and
 July issues of the CPI Detailed Report: Anchorage, AK; Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN; Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO; Honolulu, HI;
 Kansas City, MO-KS; Milwaukee-Racine, WI; Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI; Phoenix-Mesa, AZ; Pittsburgh, PA; Portland-Salem, OR-WA;
 St. Louis, MO-IL; San Diego, CA; Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL.
   6 Indexes on a November 1996=100 base.
   - Data not available.
 NOTE:  Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

 Table 7. Chained Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-U): U.S. city average, by
 expenditure category and commodity and service group

 (December 1999=100, unless otherwise noted)
                                                                                                  
                                                                                                  
                                                                                    Unadjusted    
                                                 Relative       Unadjusted      percent change to 
                                               importance,       indexes         Dec. 2007 from-  
                    C-CPI-U                     December                                          
                                                2003-2004                                         
                                                              Nov.      Dec.      Dec.      Nov.  
                                                              2007      2007      2006      2007  
                                                                                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                  
             Expenditure category                                                                 
                                                                                                  
 All items....................................    100.000   121.178   121.088       3.4      -0.1 
                                                                                                  
  Food and beverages..........................     15.072   121.602   121.756       4.6       0.1 
   Food.......................................     13.943   121.709   121.892       4.7       0.2 
    Food at home..............................      8.029   118.711   118.861       5.3       0.1 
    Food away from home.......................      5.914   125.752   125.981       3.9       0.2 
   Alcoholic beverages........................      1.130   120.551   120.351       3.7      -0.2 
                                                                                                  
  Housing.....................................     42.173   125.860   125.935       2.8       0.1 
   Shelter....................................     32.495   127.989   128.069       3.1       0.1 
   Fuels and utilities........................      4.702   151.640   152.163       4.9       0.3 
   Household furnishings and operations.......      4.977    95.217    94.998      -1.2      -0.2 
                                                                                                  
  Apparel.....................................      4.076    90.971    88.747      -0.7      -2.4 
                                                                                                  
  Transportation..............................     17.095   123.476   123.250       6.3      -0.2 
   Private transportation.....................     15.988   124.257   124.024       6.3      -0.2 
   Public transportation......................      1.107   114.935   114.794       7.2      -0.1 
                                                                                                  
  Medical care................................      6.055   138.963   139.207       4.9       0.2 
   Medical care commodities...................      1.458   123.913   124.076       2.5       0.1 
   Medical care services......................      4.597   144.235   144.507       5.6       0.2 
                                                                                                  
  Recreation..................................      5.863   105.156   104.926      -0.2      -0.2 
                                                                                                  
  Education and communication.................      6.190   106.416   106.480       2.0       0.1 
   Education..................................      2.751   164.117   164.321       5.5       0.1 
   Communication..............................      3.439    74.075    74.082      -0.7       0.0 
                                                                                                  
  Other goods and services....................      3.475   125.033   125.472       3.1       0.4 
                                                                                                  
          Commodity and service group                                                             
                                                                                                  
 Services.....................................     58.763   129.479   129.599       3.3       0.1 
 Commodities..................................     41.237   110.914   110.568       3.7      -0.3 
  Durables....................................     12.340    84.449    84.394      -1.6      -0.1 
 Nondurables..................................     28.897   124.884   124.363       6.0      -0.4 
  All items less food and energy..............     78.707   115.989   115.910       2.1      -0.1 
 Energy.......................................      7.351   186.102   185.047      15.9      -0.6 

 Indexes for 2007 are initial estimates.  Indexes for 2006 are interim adjustments.
 NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

 Table 1A. 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)
                                                                                              
                                                                                              
                                                              Annual      Annual     Percent  
                           CPI-U                             average     average      change  
                                                               2006        2007     from 2006 
                                                                                     to 2007  
                                                                                                                                                                                          
                                                                                              
                   Expenditure category                                                       
                                                                                              
 All items................................................      201.6     207.342         2.8 
 All items (1967=100).....................................      603.9     621.106           - 
                                                                                              
  Food and beverages......................................      195.7     203.300         3.9 
   Food...................................................      195.2     202.916         4.0 
    Food at home..........................................      193.1     201.245         4.2 
     Cereals and bakery products..........................      212.8     222.107         4.4 
     Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs.......................      186.6     195.616         4.8 
     Dairy and related products...........................      181.4     194.770         7.4 
     Fruits and vegetables................................      252.9     262.628         3.8 
     Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials........      147.4     153.432         4.1 
     Other food at home...................................      169.6     173.275         2.2 
      Sugar and sweets....................................      171.5     176.772         3.1 
      Fats and oils.......................................      168.0     172.921         2.9 
      Other foods.........................................      185.0     188.244         1.8 
       Other miscellaneous foods (1)......................      113.9     115.105         1.1 
    Food away from home...................................      199.4     206.659         3.6 
     Other food away from home (1)........................      136.6     144.068         5.5 
   Alcoholic beverages....................................      200.7     207.026         3.2 
                                                                                              
  Housing.................................................      203.2     209.586         3.1 
   Shelter................................................      232.1     240.611         3.7 
    Rent of primary residence.............................      225.1     234.679         4.3 
    Lodging away from home (1)............................      136.0     142.813         5.0 
    Owners' equivalent rent of primary residence (2)......      238.2     246.235         3.4 
    Tenants' and household insurance (1)..................      116.5     117.004          .4 
   Fuels and utilities....................................      194.7     200.632         3.0 
    Household energy......................................      177.1     181.744         2.6 
     Fuel oil and other fuels.............................      234.9     251.453         7.0 
     Gas (piped) and electricity..........................      182.1     186.262         2.3 
   Household furnishings and operations...................      127.0     126.875         -.1 
                                                                                              
  Apparel.................................................      119.5     118.998         -.4 
   Men's and boys' apparel................................      114.1     112.368        -1.5 
   Women's and girls' apparel.............................      110.7     110.296         -.4 
   Infants' and toddlers' apparel.........................      116.5     113.948        -2.2 
   Footwear...............................................      123.5     122.374         -.9 
                                                                                              
  Transportation..........................................      180.9     184.682         2.1 
   Private transportation.................................      177.0     180.778         2.1 
    New and used motor vehicles (1).......................       95.6      94.303        -1.4 
     New vehicles.........................................      137.6     136.254        -1.0 
     Used cars and trucks.................................      140.0     135.747        -3.0 
    Motor fuel............................................      221.0     239.070         8.2 
     Gasoline (all types).................................      219.9     237.959         8.2 
    Motor vehicle parts and equipment.....................      117.3     121.583         3.7 
    Motor vehicle maintenance and repair..................      215.6     222.963         3.4 
   Public transportation..................................      226.6     230.002         1.5 
                                                                                              
  Medical care............................................      336.2     351.054         4.4 
   Medical care commodities...............................      285.9     289.999         1.4 
   Medical care services..................................      350.6     369.302         5.3 
    Professional services.................................      289.3     300.792         4.0 
    Hospital and related services.........................      468.1     498.922         6.6 
                                                                                              
  Recreation (1)..........................................      110.9     111.443          .5 
   Video and audio (1)....................................      104.6     102.949        -1.6 
                                                                                              
  Education and communication (1).........................      116.8     119.577         2.4 
   Education (1)..........................................      162.1     171.388         5.7 
    Educational books and supplies........................      388.9     420.418         8.1 
    Tuition, other school fees, and childcare.............      468.1     494.079         5.5 
   Communication (1)......................................       84.1      83.367         -.9 
    Information and information processing (1)............       81.7      80.720        -1.2 
     Telephone services (1)...............................       95.8      98.247         2.6 
     Information technology, hardware and services (3)....       12.5      10.597       -15.2 
      Personal computers and peripheral equipment (1).....       10.8       9.688       -10.3 
                                                                                              
  Other goods and services................................      321.7     333.328         3.6 
   Tobacco and smoking products...........................      519.9     554.184         6.6 
   Personal care..........................................      190.2     195.622         2.9 
    Personal care products................................      155.8     158.285         1.6 
    Personal care services................................      209.7     216.559         3.3 
    Miscellaneous personal services.......................      313.6     324.984         3.6 
                                                                                              
                Commodity and service group                                                   
                                                                                              
 Commodities..............................................      164.0     167.509         2.1 
  Food and beverages......................................      195.7     203.300         3.9 
  Commodities less food and beverages.....................      145.9     147.515         1.1 
   Nondurables less food and beverages....................      176.7     182.526         3.3 
    Apparel...............................................      119.5     118.998         -.4 
    Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel.........      216.3     226.224         4.6 
   Durables...............................................      114.5     112.473        -1.8 
 Services.................................................      238.9     246.848         3.3 
  Rent of shelter (2).....................................      241.9     250.813         3.7 
  Transportation services.................................      230.8     233.731         1.3 
  Other services..........................................      277.5     285.559         2.9 
                                                                                              
                      Special indexes                                                         
                                                                                              
 All items less food......................................      202.7     208.098         2.7 
 All items less shelter...................................      191.9     196.639         2.5 
 All items less medical care..............................      194.7     200.080         2.8 
 Commodities less food....................................      148.0     149.720         1.2 
 Nondurables less food....................................      178.2     184.012         3.3 
 Nondurables less food and apparel........................      213.9     223.411         4.4 
 Nondurables..............................................      186.7     193.468         3.6 
 Services less rent of shelter (2)........................      253.3     260.764         2.9 
 Services less medical care services......................      229.6     236.847         3.2 
 Energy...................................................      196.9     207.723         5.5 
 All items less energy....................................      203.7     208.925         2.6 
  All items less food and energy..........................      205.9     210.729         2.3 
   Commodities less food and energy commodities...........      140.6     140.053         -.4 
    Energy commodities....................................      223.0     241.018         8.1 
   Services less energy services..........................      244.7     253.058         3.4 
 Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1982-84=$1.00)..     $ .496      $ .482           - 
 Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1967=$1.00).....     $ .166      $ .161           - 

   1 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
   2 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.
   3 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.
   - Data not available.

 Table 4A. 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)
                                                                                              
                                                                                              
                                                              Annual      Annual     Percent  
                           CPI-W                             average     average      change  
                                                               2006        2007     from 2006 
                                                                                     to 2007  
                                                                                                                                                                                          
                                                                                              
                   Expenditure category                                                       
                                                                                              
 All items................................................      197.1     202.767         2.9 
 All items (1967=100).....................................      587.2     603.982           - 
                                                                                              
  Food and beverages......................................      194.9     202.531         3.9 
   Food...................................................      194.4     202.134         4.0 
    Food at home..........................................      192.2     200.273         4.2 
     Cereals and bakery products..........................      213.1     222.409         4.4 
     Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs.......................      186.1     195.193         4.9 
     Dairy and related products...........................      180.9     194.474         7.5 
     Fruits and vegetables................................      251.0     260.484         3.8 
     Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials........      146.7     152.786         4.1 
     Other food at home...................................      169.1     172.630         2.1 
      Sugar and sweets....................................      170.5     175.323         2.8 
      Fats and oils.......................................      168.7     173.640         2.9 
      Other foods.........................................      185.2     188.405         1.7 
       Other miscellaneous foods (1)......................      114.2     115.356         1.0 
    Food away from home...................................      199.1     206.412         3.7 
     Other food away from home (1)........................      136.2     143.462         5.3 
   Alcoholic beverages....................................      200.6     207.097         3.2 
                                                                                              
  Housing.................................................      198.5     204.795         3.2 
   Shelter................................................      224.8     232.998         3.6 
    Rent of primary residence.............................      224.2     233.806         4.3 
    Lodging away from home (1)............................      135.3     142.339         5.2 
    Owners' equivalent rent of primary residence (2)......      216.0     223.175         3.3 
    Tenants' and household insurance (1)..................      116.8     117.366          .5 
   Fuels and utilities....................................      193.1     198.863         3.0 
    Household energy......................................      174.4     179.031         2.7 
     Fuel oil and other fuels.............................      234.0     251.121         7.3 
     Gas (piped) and electricity..........................      180.2     184.357         2.3 
    Water and sewer and trash collection services (1).....      137.1     143.980         5.0 
   Household furnishings and operations...................      122.6     122.477         -.1 
    Household operations (1)..............................      139.0     143.054         2.9 
                                                                                              
  Apparel.................................................      119.1     118.518         -.5 
   Men's and boys' apparel................................      114.0     112.224        -1.6 
   Women's and girls' apparel.............................      110.3     110.202         -.1 
   Infants' and toddlers' apparel.........................      118.6     116.278        -2.0 
   Footwear...............................................      123.1     122.062         -.8 
                                                                                              
  Transportation..........................................      180.3     184.344         2.2 
   Private transportation.................................      177.5     181.496         2.3 
    New and used motor vehicles (1).......................       94.7      93.300        -1.5 
     New vehicles.........................................      138.6     137.415         -.9 
     Used cars and trucks.................................      140.8     136.586        -3.0 
    Motor fuel............................................      221.6     239.900         8.3 
     Gasoline (all types).................................      220.7     238.879         8.2 
    Motor vehicle parts and equipment.....................      116.9     121.356         3.8 
    Motor vehicle maintenance and repair..................      218.1     225.535         3.4 
   Public transportation..................................      225.0     228.531         1.6 
                                                                                              
  Medical care............................................      335.7     350.882         4.5 
   Medical care commodities...............................      279.0     282.558         1.3 
   Medical care services..................................      351.1     370.111         5.4 
    Professional services.................................      291.7     303.169         3.9 
    Hospital and related services.........................      463.6     493.740         6.5 
                                                                                              
  Recreation (1)..........................................      108.2     108.572          .3 
   Video and audio (1)....................................      103.9     102.559        -1.3 
                                                                                              
  Education and communication (1).........................      113.9     116.301         2.1 
   Education (1)..........................................      160.3     169.280         5.6 
    Educational books and supplies........................      390.7     423.730         8.5 
    Tuition, other school fees, and childcare.............      453.3     477.589         5.4 
   Communication (1)......................................       86.0      85.782         -.3 
    Information and information processing (1)............       84.3      83.928         -.4 
     Telephone services (1)...............................       95.9      98.373         2.6 
     Information technology, hardware and services (3)....       13.0      11.062       -14.9 
      Personal computers and peripheral equipment (1).....       10.7       9.565       -10.6 
                                                                                              
  Other goods and services................................      330.9     344.004         4.0 
   Tobacco and smoking products...........................      521.6     555.502         6.5 
   Personal care..........................................      188.3     193.590         2.8 
    Personal care products................................      155.7     158.268         1.6 
    Personal care services................................      209.8     216.823         3.3 
    Miscellaneous personal services.......................      314.1     326.100         3.8 
                                                                                              
                Commodity and service group                                                   
                                                                                              
 Commodities..............................................      165.7     169.554         2.3 
  Food and beverages......................................      194.9     202.531         3.9 
  Commodities less food and beverages.....................      148.7     150.865         1.5 
   Nondurables less food and beverages....................      182.6     189.507         3.8 
    Apparel...............................................      119.1     118.518         -.5 
    Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel.........      226.1     237.858         5.2 
   Durables...............................................      114.6     112.640        -1.7 
 Services.................................................      234.1     241.696         3.2 
  Rent of shelter (2).....................................      216.6     224.617         3.7 
  Tenants' and household insurance (1)....................      116.8     117.366          .5 
  Gas (piped) and electricity.............................      180.2     184.357         2.3 
  Water and sewer and trash collection services (1).......      137.1     143.980         5.0 
  Household operations (1)................................      139.0     143.054         2.9 
  Transportation services.................................      230.6     233.420         1.2 
  Medical care services...................................      351.1     370.111         5.4 
  Other services..........................................      268.2     275.218         2.6 
                                                                                              
                      Special indexes                                                         
                                                                                              
 All items less food......................................      197.5     202.698         2.6 
 All items less shelter...................................      189.2     193.940         2.5 
 All items less medical care..............................      191.3     196.564         2.8 
 Commodities less food....................................      150.6     152.875         1.5 
 Nondurables less food....................................      183.8     190.698         3.8 
 Nondurables less food and apparel........................      223.0     234.201         5.0 
 Nondurables..............................................      189.5     196.772         3.8 
 Services less rent of shelter (2)........................      224.7     230.876         2.7 
 Services less medical care services......................      225.3     232.195         3.1 
 Energy...................................................      196.8     208.066         5.7 
 All items less energy....................................      198.0     203.002         2.5 
  All items less food and energy..........................      199.2     203.554         2.2 
   Commodities less food and energy commodities...........      141.1     140.612         -.3 
    Energy commodities....................................      223.0     241.257         8.2 
   Services less energy services..........................      239.9     247.888         3.3 
 Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1982-84=$1.00)..     $ .507      $ .493           - 
 Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1967=$1.00).....     $ .170      $ .166           - 

   1 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
   2 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base
   3 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.
   - Data not available.