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                     CONSUMER PRICE INDEX:  JUNE 2003
 
      The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased
 0.1 percent in June, before seasonal adjustment, the Bureau of Labor
 Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today.  The June level
 of 183.7 (1982-84=100) was 2.1 percent higher than in June 2002.
      
      The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers
 (CPI-W) increased 0.1 percent in June, prior to seasonal adjustment.  The
 June level of 179.6 was 2.1 percent higher than in June 2002.
      
 CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U)
      
      On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI-U rose 0.2 percent in June
 after registering no change in May.  Energy costs, which declined
 substantially in April and May after recording sharp increases in each of
 the first three months of the year, increased 0.8 percent in June.  Within
 energy, the index for petroleum-based energy increased 1.1 percent and the
 index for energy services increased 0.7 percent.  The index for food rose
 0.4 percent with the index for food at home up 0.7 percent.  Increases in
 the indexes for fruits and vegetables and for meats, poultry, fish, and
 eggs accounted for about 90 percent of the food at home advance.  The
 index for all items less food and energy, which increased 0.3 percent in
 May, was unchanged in June.  Most of the deceleration was attributable to
 the shelter index, which was virtually unchanged in June after advancing
 0.6 percent in May.
 
 Table A.  Percent changes in CPI for Urban Consumers (CPI-U)
                                   Seasonally adjusted                Un-
                                                          Compound  adjusted
     Expenditure        Changes from preceding month    annual rate  12-mos.
      Category       2002              2003             3-mos. ended  ended
                     Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr.  May June   June '03  June '03
 All Items            .1    .3   .6   .3  -.3   .0   .2    -.7       2.1
  Food and beverages  .2   -.2   .6   .2  -.1   .3   .4    2.7       2.2
  Housing             .2    .4   .3   .4  -.1   .4   .1    1.5       2.5
  Apparel            -.2   -.9  -.2  -.4  -.6  -.3   .4   -2.0      -2.6
  Transportation     -.3   1.1  2.0  1.0 -1.7 -1.3   .3  -10.3       2.2
  Medical care        .4    .1   .1   .2   .2   .4   .3    3.6       4.1
  Recreation          .2    .2   .3   .1  -.1   .3   .1    1.1       1.3
  Education and                                                         
    communication     .2    .5   .2  -.1  -.2  -.2  -.1   -1.8       1.5
  Other goods and                                                     
    services          .1    .2   .3  -.1   .3   .0   .0    1.1       1.3
  Special Indexes                                                       
    Energy           -.4   4.0  5.9  4.6 -4.6 -3.1   .8  -24.5       9.3
    Food              .2   -.2   .7   .2  -.1   .3   .4    2.7       2.2
    All Items less                                                       
      food and energy .2    .1   .1   .0   .0   .3   .0    1.0       1.5
 
     
       Consumer prices decreased at a seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR)
 of 0.7 percent in the second quarter after advancing at a 5.2 percent rate
 in the first three months of 2003.  This brings the year-to-date annual
 rate to 2.2 percent and compares with an increase of 2.4 percent in all of
 2002.  The index for energy, which advanced at a 76.5 percent SAAR in the
 first quarter of 2003, turned down in the second quarter, decreasing at a
 24.5 percent SAAR, bringing the year-to-date annual rate to 15.4 percent.
 In the first half of 2003, petroleum-based energy costs increased at an
 11.9 percent annual rate and charges for energy services increased at a
 19.0 percent annual rate.  The food index rose at a 2.7 percent SAAR in
 the first half of 2003.  The index for grocery store food prices increased
 at a 3.2 percent annual rate, reflecting increases in the indexes for
 meats, poultry, fish, and eggs; for fruits and vegetables; and for cereal
 and bakery products--up at annual rates of 6.5, 5.0, and 5.1 percent,
 respectively.
 
       The CPI-U excluding food and energy advanced at a 1.0 percent SAAR
 in the second quarter, following an increase at a 0.8 percent rate in the
 first three months of 2003.  The advance at a 0.9 percent SAAR for the
 first half of 2003 compares with a 1.9 percent rise in all of 2002.
 Smaller increases in the indexes for shelter and medical care, coupled
 with a larger decrease in the index for apparel, were largely responsible
 for the deceleration.  The annual rates for selected groups for the last
 seven and one-half years are shown below.
   

                             Percentage change 12 months              SAAR 3
                             ended in December                        mos. ended        
                     						      in June                   
                       	 1996   1997   1998   1999   2000  2001  2002  2003
 All items                3.3    1.7    1.6    2.7    3.4   1.6   2.4   2.2
  Food and beverages      4.2    1.6    2.3    2.0    2.8   2.8   1.5   2.6
  Housing                 2.9    2.4    2.3    2.2    4.3   2.9   2.4   2.9
  Apparel                -0.2    1.0   -0.7    -.5   -1.8  -3.2  -1.8  -3.9
  Transportation    	  4.4   -1.4   -1.7    5.4    4.1  -3.8   3.8   2.7
  Medical care            3.0    2.8    3.4    3.7    4.2   4.7   5.0   2.6
  Recreation              3.0    1.5    1.2     .8    1.7   1.5   1.1   1.7
  Education and
    communication         3.4    3.0    0.7    1.6    1.3   3.2   2.2    .2
  Other goods and
    services              3.6    5.2    8.8    5.1    4.2   4.5   3.3   1.6                                                      

 Special indexes                                                        
  Energy                  8.6   -3.4   -8.8   13.4   14.2 -13.0  10.7  15.4
    Energy commodities   13.8   -6.9  -15.1   29.5   15.7 -24.5  23.7  11.9
    Energy services       3.8    0.2   -3.3    1.2   12.7  -1.5    .4  19.0
  All items less energy   2.9    2.1    2.4    2.0    2.6   2.8   1.8   1.3
    Food                  4.3    1.5    2.3    1.9    2.8   2.8   1.5   2.7
  All items less food                       
    and energy		  2.6    2.2    2.4    1.9    2.6   2.7   1.9    .9

    
      The food and beverages index rose 0.4 percent in June.  The index for
 food at home advanced 0.7 percent in June, following an increase of 0.4
 percent in May.  Increases in the indexes for fruits and vegetables and
 for meats, poultry, fish, and eggs--up 2.3 and 1.1 percent, respectively--
 accounted for about 90 percent of the June advance.  The indexes for fresh
 fruits, for fresh vegetables, and for processed fruits and vegetables
 increased 2.4, 3.4, and 0.3 percent, respectively.  Within the index for
 meats, poultry, fish and eggs, the indexes for beef, pork, and poultry
 rose 1.2, 1.3, and 1.0 percent, respectively.  Prices for dairy products
 declined 0.9 percent in June and were 2.4 percent lower than in June 2002.
 The index for nonalcoholic beverages was unchanged in June as a decline in
 prices for carbonated drinks was largely offset by an increase in coffee
 prices.  The remaining two major grocery store food groups--cereal and
 bakery products and other food at home--increased 0.1 and 0.6 percent,
 respectively.  The other two components of the food and beverage index--
 food away from home and alcoholic beverages--each increased 0.2 percent.
      
      The index for housing increased 0.1 percent in June.  Shelter costs,
 which increased 0.6 percent in May, were virtually unchanged in June.
 Within shelter, the index for rent rose 0.1 percent, owners' equivalent
 rent was unchanged, and the index for lodging away from home declined 0.7
 percent.  (Prior to seasonal adjustment, the index for lodging away from
 home rose 0.8 percent.)  The index for fuels and utilities rose 0.4
 percent in June.  Decreases in the indexes for fuel oil and for
 electricity--down 2.2 and 0.4 percent, respectively--were more than offset
 by a 3.0 percent increase in the index for natural gas.  For the 12 months
 ended in June, charges for natural gas have risen 28.3 percent, fuel oil
 prices, 17.5 percent, and charges for electricity, 3.2 percent.  The index
 for household furnishings and operations declined 0.2 percent in June.
      
      The transportation index increased 0.3 percent in June after
 declining in April and May.  The index for gasoline, which declined
 sharply in April and May, turned back up in June, advancing 1.3 percent.
 (Prior to seasonal adjustment, gasoline prices fell 0.8 percent in June.)
 The index for new vehicles declined 0.2 percent in June, and during the
 last 12 months it has fallen 1.4 percent.   The index for used cars and
 trucks decreased 0.6 percent in June and this index has declined 3.2
 percent in the last 12 months.  The index for public transportation
 advanced 0.7 percent in June, reflecting an increase in airline fares.
 Airline fares increased for the fifth consecutive month--up 2.0 percent in
 June--and are at virtually the same level as in June 2002.
      
      The index for apparel advanced 0.4 percent in June, its first
 increase since August 2002.  (Prior to seasonal adjustment, apparel prices
 fell 2.4 percent, largely as a result of seasonal discounting of spring-
 summer apparel.)
      
      Medical care costs rose 0.3 percent in June to a level 4.1 percent
 higher than a year ago.  The index for medical care commodities--
 prescription drugs, nonprescription drugs, and medical supplies--was
 virtually unchanged.   The index for medical care services rose 0.4
 percent in June.  The index for professional services was virtually
 unchanged and the index for hospital and related services increased 1.0
 percent.
      
      The index for recreation increased 0.1 percent in June, following a
 0.3 percent rise in May.  The index for admissions to movies, theaters,
 concerts, and sporting events, which increased 1.7 percent in May,
 declined 0.3 percent in June, accounting for the deceleration in the
 recreation index.
      
      The index for education and communication declined for the fourth
 consecutive month--down 0.1 percent in June.  Educational costs rose 0.5
 percent, while communication costs fell 0.7 percent.  Within the latter
 group, the index for telephone services declined 0.6 percent, as a 1.5
 percent decrease in long distance charges more than offset a 0.2 percent
 rise in local charges.  The index for personal computers and peripheral
 equipment declined 2.8 percent.
      
      In June, for the second consecutive month, the index for other goods
 and services was unchanged.  Prices for tobacco and smoking products
 declined 0.5 percent in June, the same as in May.  The index for personal
 care rose 0.2 percent, largely reflecting a 0.5 percent rise in the index
 for miscellaneous personal services--in particular, funeral expenses,
 laundry and dry cleaning services, and financial services.
      
      
 CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W)
 
      On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI for Urban Wage Earners and
 Clerical Workers increased 0.2 percent in June.


 Table B.  Percent changes in CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical
 Workers (CPI-W)
                                  Seasonally adjusted                 
                                                        Compound   
                                                                       
    Expenditure        Changes from preceding month    annual rate     Un-
                                                                     adjusted
      Category      2002             2003                3-mos.       12 mos.
                                                          ended        ended
                    Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May  June   June '03    June '03
 All Items           .1    .3   .7   .5  -.5  -.1   .2    -1.5       2.1
  Food and beverages .2   -.1   .6   .2  -.1   .3   .4     2.7       2.2
  Housing            .2    .4   .3   .6  -.1   .3   .1     1.1       2.7
  Apparel           -.2  -1.0  -.2  -.2  -.8  -.1   .4    -2.0      -2.7
  Transportation    -.3   1.2  2.2  1.1 -1.9 -1.5   .3   -11.4       2.2
  Medical care       .4    .1   .1   .2   .1   .4   .3     3.5       4.2
  Recreation         .3    .1   .2   .0  -.1   .2   .0      .4        .9
  Education and                                                         
    communication    .2    .4   .2  -.2  -.3  -.2  -.2    -2.5       1.0
  Other goods and                                                     
    services         .0    .2   .3  -.3   .3  -.1   .0      .5        .8
  Special Indexes                                                       
   Energy           -.6   4.2  6.1  4.6 -4.8 -3.4  1.1   -25.3       9.3
   Food              .2   -.2   .7   .1  -.1   .3   .4     2.7       2.1
   All Items less                                                       
     food and energy .2    .1   .1   .1   .0   .2   .1      .9       1.3
 

 Chained Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-U)
 
      The C-CPI-U increased 0.1 percent in June on a not seasonally
 adjusted basis.  The June level of 107.5 (December 1999=100) was 1.7
 percent higher than in June 2002.  Table 7 contains the most recent
 indexes for all items and the component series that are published.   Data
 will be published monthly in the CPI Detailed Report and are available on
 the CPI home page:  http://www.bls.gov/cpi/.  Please note that the indexes
 for the post-2001 period are subject to revision.
 
 
     Consumer Price Index data for July are scheduled for release on
 Friday, August 15, 2003, at 8:30 A.M. (EDT).
     

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 Brief Explanation of the CPI
 
     The Consumer Price Index (CPI) is a measure of the average change in
 prices over time of goods and services purchased by households.  The
 Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes CPIs for two population groups:  (1)
 the CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W), which covers
 households of wage earners and clerical workers that comprise
 approximately 32 percent of the total population and (2) the CPI for All
 Urban Consumers (CPI-U) and the Chained CPI for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-
 U), which cover approximately 87 percent of the total population and
 include in addition to wage earners and clerical worker households,
 groups such as professional, managerial, and technical workers, the self-
 employed, short-term workers, the unemployed, and retirees and others not
 in the labor force.
 
      The CPIs are based on prices of food, clothing, shelter, and fuels,
 transportation fares, charges for doctors' and dentists' services, drugs,
 and other goods and services that people buy for day-to-day living.
 Prices are collected in 87 urban areas across the country from about
 50,000 housing units and approximately 23,000 retail establishments-
 department stores, supermarkets, hospitals, filling stations, and other
 types of stores and service establishments.  All taxes directly associated
 with the purchase and use of items are included in the index.  Prices of
 fuels and a few other items are obtained every month in all 87 locations.
 Prices of most other commodities and services are collected every month in
 the three largest geographic areas and every other month in other areas.
 Prices of most goods and services are obtained by personal visits or
 telephone calls of the Bureau's trained representatives.
 
      In calculating the index, price changes for the various items in each
 location are averaged together with weights, which represent their
 importance in the spending of the appropriate population group.  Local
 data are then combined to obtain a U.S. city average.  For the CPI-U and
 CPI-W separate indexes are also published by size of city, by region of
 the country, for cross-classifications of regions and population-size
 classes, and for 27 local areas.  Area indexes do not measure differences
 in the level of prices among cities, they only measure the average change
 in prices for each area since the base period.  For the C-CPI-U data are
 issued only at the national level.  It is important to note that the CPI-U
 and CPI-W are considered final when released, but the C-CPI-U is issued in
 preliminary form and subject to two annual revisions.
 
      The index measures price change from a designed reference date.  For
 the CPI-U and the CPI-W the reference base is 1982-84 equals 100.0. The
 reference base for the C-CPI-U is December 1999 equals 100.
 An increase of 16.5 percent from the reference base, for example, is shown
 as 116.5.  This change can also be expressed in dollars as follows:  the
 price of a base period market basket of goods and services in the CPI has
 risen from $10 in 1982-84 to $11.65.
 
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       Calculating Index Changes
       
            Movements of the indexes from one month to another are
       usually expressed as percent changes rather than changes in index 
       points, because index point changes are affected by the level of 
       the index in relation to its base period while percent changes are 
       not.  The example below illustrates the computation of index point 
       and percent changes.
       
            Percent changes for 3-month and 6-month periods are expressed 
       as annual rates and are computed according to the standard formula 
       for compound growth rates.  These data indicate what the percent 
       change would be if the current rate were maintained for a 12-month 
       period.
       
         
                    Index Point Change
       
       CPI   					115.7
       Less previous index    			111.2
       Equals index point change  		4.5
       
       
                    Percent Change
       
       Index point difference			4.5
       Divided by the previous index		111.2
       Equals					0.040
       Results multiplied by one hundred	0.040 x 100
       Equals percent change			4.0

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 Regions Defined
 
 The states in the four regions shown in Tables 3 and 6 are listed below.
 
 The Northeast--Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York,
 New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont.

 The Midwest--Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota,
 Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin.

 The South--Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky,
 Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South
 Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of
 Columbia.

 The West--Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana,
 Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming.

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 A Note on Seasonally Adjusted and Unadjusted Data
 
   Because price data are used for different purposes by different groups,
 the Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes seasonally adjusted as well as
 unadjusted changes each month.
   
   For analyzing general price trends in the economy, seasonally adjusted
 changes are usually preferred since they eliminate the effect of changes
 that normally occur at the same time and in about the same magnitude every
 year--such as price movements resulting from changing climatic conditions,
 production cycles, model changeovers, holidays, and sales.
   
   The unadjusted data are of primary interest to consumers concerned about
 the prices they actually pay.  Unadjusted data also are used extensively
 for escalation purposes.  Many collective bargaining contract agreements
 and pension plans, for example, tie compensation changes to the Consumer
 Price Index unadjusted for seasonal variation.
   
   Seasonal factors used in computing the seasonally adjusted indexes are
 derived by the X-12-ARIMA Seasonal Adjustment Method.  The updated
 seasonal data at the end of 1977 replaced data from 1967 through 1977.
 Subsequent annual updates have replaced 5 years of seasonal data; e.g.,
 data from 1998 through 2002 were replaced at the end of 2002.  In January
 2002, dependently seasonally adjusted series were revised for January 1987-
 December 2001 as a result of a change in the aggregation weights for
 dependently adjusted series. For further information, please see
 "Aggregation of Dependently Adjusted Seasonally Adjusted Series," in the
 October 2001 issue of the CPI Detailed Report.
   
   The seasonal movement of all items and 54 other aggregations is derived
 by combining the seasonal movement of 73 selected components.  Each year
 the seasonal status of every series is reevaluated based upon certain
 statistical criteria.  If any of the 73 components change their seasonal
 adjustment status from seasonally adjusted to not seasonally adjusted, not
 seasonally adjusted data will be used for the last 5 years, but the
 seasonally adjusted indexes will be used before that period.  Note: 44 of
 the 73 components are seasonally adjusted for 2003.
   
   Seasonally adjusted data, including the All items index levels, are
 subject to revision for up to five years after their original release.
 For this reason, BLS advises against the use of these data in escalation
 agreements.
 
   Effective with the calculation of the seasonal factors for 1990, the
 Bureau of Labor Statistics has used an enhanced seasonal adjustment
 procedure called Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment for some CPI
 series.  Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment allows for better
 estimates of seasonally adjusted data.  Extreme values and/or sharp
 movements which might distort the seasonal pattern are estimated and
 removed from the data prior to calculation of seasonal factors.  Beginning
 with the calculation of seasonal factors for 1996, X-12-ARIMA software was
 used for Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment.
 
   For the fuel oil, natural gas, motor fuels, and educational books and
 supplies indexes, this procedure was used to offset the effects that
 extreme price volatility would otherwise have had on the estimates of
 seasonally adjusted data for those series.   For the Nonalcoholic
 beverages index, the procedure was used to offset the effects of a large
 increase in coffee prices due to adverse weather.  The procedure was used
 to account for unusual butter fat supply reductions and decreases in milk
 supply affecting the Fats and oils series.  For the Water and sewerage
 maintenance index, the procedure was used to account for a data collection
 anomaly and dry weather in California.  It was used to offset an increase
 in demand due to warmer than expected weather and increased rates to
 conserve supplies for Electricity.  For New vehicles, New cars, and New
 trucks, the procedure was used to offset the effects of a model changeover
 combined with financing incentives.
 
   For a complete list of series that used Intervention Analysis
 Seasonal Adjustment, a list of unusual events modeled for them, or for a
 description of intervention analysis please write to the Bureau of Labor
 Statistics, Division of Consumer Prices and Price Indexes, Washington, DC
 20212 or by calling Daniel Chow on (202) 691-6968 or sending e-mail to
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 Table 1. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity
 and service group

 (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                   Unadjusted                           
                                                 Relative   Unadjusted indexes percent change to   Seasonally adjusted  
                                               importance,                      June 2003 from-    percent change from- 
                     CPI-U                       December                                                               
                                                   2002       May       June                                            
                                                              2003      2003     June      May   Mar. to Apr. to  May to
                                                                                 2002     2003     Apr.    May     June 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                        
             Expenditure category                                                                                       
                                                                                                                        
 All items ...................................    100.000     183.5     183.7      2.1      0.1    -0.3     0.0     0.2 
 All items (1967=100) ........................          -     549.7     550.4        -        -       -       -       - 
                                                                                                                        
  Food and beverages .........................     15.583     179.4     180.2      2.2      0.4    -0.1     0.3     0.4 
   Food ......................................     14.554     178.8     179.6      2.2      0.4    -0.1     0.3     0.4 
    Food at home .............................      8.338     177.8     178.9      2.2      0.6    -0.2     0.4     0.7 
     Cereals and bakery products .............      1.281     203.0     203.7      2.5      0.3    -0.5     0.5     0.1 
     Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ..........      2.222     164.7     167.2      3.3      1.5     0.6    -0.2     1.1 
     Dairy and related products (1)...........       .876     165.4     163.9     -2.4     -0.9    -0.8    -0.2    -0.9 
     Fruits and vegetables ...................      1.234     226.2     227.3      4.6      0.5    -1.4     1.9     2.3 
     Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage                                                                                
         materials ...........................       .954     140.3     140.3      2.0      0.0     0.6     0.6     0.0 
     Other food at home ......................      1.771     162.1     163.4      1.6      0.8    -0.3     0.2     0.6 
      Sugar and sweets .......................       .314     162.3     162.8      2.6      0.3    -0.4     0.4     0.4 
      Fats and oils ..........................       .252     157.6     156.5      1.2     -0.7    -1.1     0.8    -0.3 
      Other foods ............................      1.205     177.8     180.0      1.5      1.2    -0.2     0.1     0.8 
       Other miscellaneous foods (1) (2)......       .287     110.1     111.5      2.3      1.3     0.3    -0.3     1.3 
    Food away from home (1)...................      6.216     181.5     181.9      2.1      0.2     0.1     0.2     0.2 
     Other food away from home (2)............       .388     120.5     121.2      3.1      0.6     0.1     0.0     0.8 
   Alcoholic beverages .......................      1.029     186.7     187.1      2.0      0.2    -0.1     0.2     0.2 
                                                                                                                        
  Housing ....................................     40.854     184.5     185.3      2.5      0.4    -0.1     0.4     0.1 
   Shelter ...................................     31.728     212.8     213.0      2.4      0.1     0.1     0.6     0.0 
    Rent of primary residence (3).............      6.467     204.9     205.1      2.9      0.1     0.3     0.3     0.1 
    Lodging away from home (2) (3)............      2.654     121.4     122.4      1.2      0.8     0.2     4.1    -0.7 
    Owners' equivalent rent of primary                                                                                  
        residence (3) (4).....................     22.243     219.1     219.1      2.2      0.0     0.0     0.2     0.0 
    Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)..       .365     114.3     115.2      6.9      0.8     0.2     0.1     0.8 
   Fuels and utilities .......................      4.469     153.7     159.1      8.8      3.5    -1.0     0.2     0.4 
    Fuels ....................................      3.604     137.5     143.4     10.1      4.3    -1.2     0.2     0.5 
     Fuel oil and other fuels ................       .205     137.0     132.2     17.3     -3.5   -11.8    -5.6    -1.2 
     Gas (piped) and electricity (3)..........      3.399     144.5     151.3      9.6      4.7    -0.5     0.5     0.7 
    Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                
        services (2)..........................       .864     116.4     116.4      3.4      0.0     0.3     0.3     0.3 
   Household furnishings and operations ......      4.658     126.3     126.2     -1.9     -0.1    -0.2    -0.5    -0.2 
    Household operations (1) (2)..............       .820     121.3     121.8      2.5      0.4    -0.3     0.1     0.4 
                                                                                                                        
  Apparel ....................................      4.220     122.5     119.5     -2.6     -2.4    -0.6    -0.3     0.4 
   Men's and boys' apparel ...................      1.065     119.5     116.2     -3.8     -2.8    -0.9    -1.8    -0.6 
   Women's and girls' apparel ................      1.738     115.5     111.3     -2.1     -3.6    -0.4     0.0     0.7 
   Infants' and toddlers' apparel ............       .193     123.6     120.7     -3.4     -2.3    -0.5     1.1    -0.7 
   Footwear ..................................       .853     119.7     118.9     -1.9     -0.7    -0.8     0.1     1.4 
                                                                                                                        
  Transportation .............................     17.293     157.2     156.8      2.2     -0.3    -1.7    -1.3     0.3 
   Private transportation ....................     16.121     153.1     152.6      2.3     -0.3    -1.8    -1.4     0.2 
    New and used motor vehicles (2)...........      8.170      97.4      97.0     -1.8     -0.4    -0.4    -0.2    -0.3 
     New vehicles ............................      4.864     138.1     137.3     -1.4     -0.6    -0.4    -0.1    -0.2 
     Used cars and trucks ....................      2.025     147.9     147.4     -3.2     -0.3    -0.3    -0.6    -0.6 
    Motor fuel ...............................      3.119     131.3     130.1      8.3     -0.9    -8.2    -6.7     1.3 
     Gasoline (all types) ....................      3.091     130.6     129.5      8.4     -0.8    -8.3    -6.8     1.3 
    Motor vehicle parts and equipment (1).....       .416     107.8     107.7      0.9     -0.1    -0.2     0.1    -0.1 
    Motor vehicle maintenance and repair .....      1.418     194.9     195.1      2.7      0.1     0.3     0.2     0.2 
   Public transportation .....................      1.172     211.6     214.4      1.5      1.3     0.3     2.0     0.7 
                                                                                                                        
  Medical care ...............................      5.961     295.5     296.3      4.1      0.3     0.2     0.4     0.3 
   Medical care commodities ..................      1.387     261.8     262.1      2.2      0.1     0.0     0.1     0.0 
   Medical care services .....................      4.574     304.2     305.2      4.6      0.3     0.3     0.5     0.4 
    Professional services (3).................      2.808     261.1     261.3      3.2      0.1     0.2     0.7     0.0 
    Hospital and related services (3).........      1.451     388.9     391.8      7.3      0.7     0.2     0.2     1.0 
                                                                                                                        
  Recreation (2)..............................      5.943     107.6     107.6      1.3      0.0    -0.1     0.3     0.1 
   Video and audio (2)........................      1.638     103.8     103.7      0.7     -0.1     0.2     0.0     0.0 
                                                                                                                        
  Education and communication (2).............      5.798     108.6     108.5      1.5     -0.1    -0.2    -0.2    -0.1 
   Education (2)..............................      2.835     131.4     132.0      6.2      0.5     0.5     0.4     0.5 
    Educational books and supplies ...........       .236     332.5     334.3      5.3      0.5     0.2     0.5     0.5 
    Tuition, other school fees, and childcare       2.599     377.7     379.4      6.3      0.5     0.6     0.3     0.6 
   Communication (2)..........................      2.963      89.8      89.2     -2.8     -0.7    -0.9    -0.8    -0.7 
    Information and information processing (1)                                                                          
        (2)...................................      2.765      87.9      87.2     -3.8     -0.8    -1.0    -0.8    -0.8 
     Telephone services (1) (2)...............      2.273      98.1      97.5     -1.7     -0.6    -1.0    -0.6    -0.6 
     Information and information processing                                                                             
         other than telephone services (1) (5)       .492      16.4      16.2    -12.0     -1.2    -0.6    -1.8    -1.2 
      Personal computers and peripheral                                                                                 
          equipment (1) (2)...................       .210      18.0      17.5    -22.6     -2.8    -1.6    -3.7    -2.8 
                                                                                                                        
  Other goods and services ...................      4.350     298.1     298.1      1.3      0.0     0.3     0.0     0.0 
   Tobacco and smoking products (1)...........       .992     465.6     463.5     -0.8     -0.5     0.1    -0.5    -0.5 
   Personal care (1)..........................      3.358     177.9     178.2      1.9      0.2     0.3     0.1     0.2 
    Personal care products (1)................       .680     153.6     153.8     -1.0      0.1     0.5    -0.3     0.1 
    Personal care services (1)................       .897     193.0     192.8      2.4     -0.1     0.4     0.3    -0.1 
    Miscellaneous personal services ..........      1.573     282.7     283.8      3.4      0.4     0.3     0.2     0.5 
                                                                                                                        
          Commodity and service group                                                                                   
                                                                                                                        
 Commodities .................................     40.822     150.9     150.4      0.4     -0.3    -1.0    -0.7     0.2 
  Food and beverages .........................     15.583     179.4     180.2      2.2      0.4    -0.1     0.3     0.4 
  Commodities less food and beverages ........     25.239     134.6     133.6     -0.6     -0.7    -1.5    -1.3     0.1 
   Nondurables less food and beverages .......     13.824     148.9     147.4      1.2     -1.0    -2.8    -2.9    -0.1 
    Apparel ..................................      4.220     122.5     119.5     -2.6     -2.4    -0.6    -0.3     0.4 
    Nondurables less food, beverages, and                                                                               
        apparel ..............................      9.604     169.2     168.6      2.8     -0.4    -3.9    -2.4     0.3 
   Durables ..................................     11.416     118.5     118.0     -2.7     -0.4    -0.3    -0.5    -0.3 
 Services ....................................     59.178     215.9     216.8      3.3      0.4     0.1     0.5     0.1 
  Rent of shelter (4).........................     31.364     221.5     221.7      2.3      0.1     0.1     0.5     0.0 
  Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)....       .365     114.3     115.2      6.9      0.8     0.2     0.1     0.8 
  Gas (piped) and electricity (3).............      3.399     144.5     151.3      9.6      4.7    -0.5     0.5     0.7 
  Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                  
      services (2)............................       .864     116.4     116.4      3.4      0.0     0.3     0.3     0.3 
  Household operations (1) (2)................       .820     121.3     121.8      2.5      0.4    -0.3     0.1     0.4 
  Transportation services ....................      6.722     216.3     217.1      3.9      0.4     0.6     0.6     0.3 
  Medical care services ......................      4.574     304.2     305.2      4.6      0.3     0.3     0.5     0.4 
  Other services .............................     11.071     252.8     253.0      3.2      0.1     0.0     0.3     0.1 
                                                                                                                        
                Special indexes                                                                                         
                                                                                                                        
 All items less food .........................     85.446     184.3     184.5      2.2      0.1    -0.4    -0.1     0.1 
 All items less shelter ......................     68.272     174.1     174.3      2.0      0.1    -0.6    -0.2     0.2 
 All items less medical care .................     94.039     177.7     177.9      2.0      0.1    -0.4    -0.1     0.2 
 Commodities less food .......................     26.268     136.5     135.5     -0.6     -0.7    -1.5    -1.2     0.1 
 Nondurables less food .......................     14.853     151.1     149.7      1.1     -0.9    -2.7    -2.6    -0.1 
 Nondurables less food and apparel ...........     10.633     169.9     169.4      2.7     -0.3    -3.4    -2.3     0.2 
 Nondurables .................................     29.406     164.3     163.9      1.7     -0.2    -1.5    -1.2     0.2 
 Services less rent of shelter (4)............     27.815     225.5     227.2      4.5      0.8     0.3     0.3     0.4 
 Services less medical care services .........     54.604     208.2     209.1      3.2      0.4     0.1     0.5     0.0 
 Energy ......................................      6.723     134.0     136.5      9.3      1.9    -4.6    -3.1     0.8 
 All items less energy .......................     93.277     190.3     190.3      1.6      0.0     0.0     0.3     0.1 
  All items less food and energy .............     78.724     193.2     193.0      1.5     -0.1     0.0     0.3     0.0 
   Commodities less food and energy                                                                                     
       commodities ...........................     22.945     141.7     140.8     -1.8     -0.6    -0.3    -0.4    -0.1 
    Energy commodities .......................      3.324     132.3     130.9      8.8     -1.1    -8.4    -6.7     1.1 
   Services less energy services .............     55.779     223.1     223.5      2.9      0.2     0.1     0.5     0.1 
 Purchasing power of the consumer dollar                                                                                
     (1982-84=$1.00) .........................          -    $ .545    $ .544        -        -       -       -       - 
 Purchasing power of the consumer dollar                                                                                
     (1967=$1.00) ............................          -    $ .182    $ .182        -        -       -       -       - 

   1 Not seasonally adjusted.
   2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
   3 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator.  All other item stratum index series converted to a
 geometric means estimator in January, 1999.
   4 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.
   5 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.
   - Data not available.
 NOTE:  Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

 Table 2. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, by expenditure
 category and commodity and service group

 (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                                 Seasonally adjusted indexes    Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent 
                                                                                               change for               
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                     CPI-U                                                           3 months ended--         6 months  
                                                                                                              ended--   
                                                 Mar.    Apr.    May     June                                           
                                                 2003    2003    2003    2003                                           
                                                                                Sep.   Dec.   Mar.   June   Dec.   June 
                                                                                2002   2002   2003   2003   2002   2003 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                        
             Expenditure category                                                                                       
                                                                                                                        
 All items ...................................  183.9   183.3   183.3   183.6    2.5    1.6    5.2   -0.7    2.0    2.2 
                                                                                                                        
  Food and beverages .........................  179.1   178.9   179.5   180.3    1.1    2.3    2.5    2.7    1.7    2.6 
   Food ......................................  178.5   178.3   178.9   179.7    1.1    2.1    2.7    2.7    1.6    2.7 
    Food at home .............................  177.6   177.2   177.9   179.1    0.5    2.1    3.0    3.4    1.3    3.2 
     Cereals and bakery products .............  202.7   201.7   202.8   203.1    1.0   -0.8    9.6    0.8    0.1    5.1 
     Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ..........  165.0   166.0   165.7   167.5   -2.7    3.0    6.8    6.2    0.1    6.5 
     Dairy and related products (1)...........  167.1   165.8   165.4   163.9   -4.0    2.4   -0.5   -7.4   -0.8   -4.0 
     Fruits and vegetables ...................  222.6   219.5   223.7   228.8    3.5    4.6   -1.2   11.6    4.1    5.0 
     Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage                                                                                
         materials ...........................  139.3   140.2   141.0   141.0    6.8    0.6   -3.9    5.0    3.7    0.4 
     Other food at home ......................  162.4   161.9   162.2   163.2    0.5    2.5    1.7    2.0    1.5    1.9 
      Sugar and sweets .......................  162.1   161.4   162.1   162.8    1.8    2.3    4.6    1.7    2.0    3.1 
      Fats and oils ..........................  157.7   156.0   157.3   156.8    0.0   -1.8    9.4   -2.3   -0.9    3.4 
      Other foods ............................  178.4   178.1   178.2   179.7    0.2    3.2   -0.2    2.9    1.7    1.3 
       Other miscellaneous foods (1) (2)......  110.1   110.4   110.1   111.5    2.6    1.8   -0.4    5.2    2.2    2.4 
    Food away from home (1)...................  181.0   181.1   181.5   181.9    2.3    2.0    2.0    2.0    2.1    2.0 
     Other food away from home (2)............  120.7   120.8   120.8   121.8    0.3    4.5    3.7    3.7    2.4    3.7 
   Alcoholic beverages .......................  186.6   186.4   186.7   187.1    1.3    2.6    2.8    1.1    2.0    2.0 
                                                                                                                        
  Housing ....................................  184.1   184.0   184.7   184.8    2.2    2.5    4.2    1.5    2.3    2.9 
   Shelter ...................................  211.4   211.6   212.8   212.7    3.1    2.7    1.1    2.5    2.9    1.8 
    Rent of primary residence (3).............  203.9   204.5   205.1   205.4    2.6    3.0    3.2    3.0    2.8    3.1 
    Lodging away from home (2) (3)............  115.4   115.6   120.3   119.4    1.4    1.7  -11.3   14.6    1.5    0.8 
    Owners' equivalent rent of primary                                                                                  
        residence (3) (4).....................  218.9   218.9   219.3   219.3    3.2    2.8    2.2    0.7    3.0    1.5 
    Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)..  114.0   114.2   114.3   115.2    8.4    8.6    6.2    4.3    8.5    5.2 
   Fuels and utilities .......................  156.9   155.4   155.7   156.4    1.7    3.4   36.0   -1.3    2.5   15.9 
    Fuels ....................................  141.1   139.4   139.7   140.4    1.3    3.2   44.5   -2.0    2.2   19.0 
     Fuel oil and other fuels ................  163.9   144.5   136.4   134.7   15.8   13.4  215.3  -54.4   14.6   19.9 
     Gas (piped) and electricity (3)..........  146.8   146.1   146.9   147.9    0.3    3.0   37.4    3.0    1.6   19.0 
    Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                
        services (2)..........................  115.6   116.0   116.3   116.6    2.9    3.9    3.2    3.5    3.4    3.3 
   Household furnishings and operations ......  127.1   126.9   126.3   126.1   -2.2   -1.6   -0.9   -3.1   -1.9   -2.0 
    Household operations (1) (2)..............  121.6   121.2   121.3   121.8    3.1    0.7    5.8    0.7    1.9    3.2 
                                                                                                                        
  Apparel ....................................  121.1   120.4   120.0   120.5   -0.3   -2.6   -5.7   -2.0   -1.4   -3.9 
   Men's and boys' apparel ...................  120.4   119.3   117.2   116.5   -1.3   -3.3    2.4  -12.3   -2.3   -5.3 
   Women's and girls' apparel ................  112.8   112.3   112.3   113.1    0.7   -2.7   -7.1    1.1   -1.0   -3.1 
   Infants' and toddlers' apparel ............  122.4   121.8   123.1   122.2    0.6   -4.0   -8.9   -0.7   -1.7   -4.9 
   Footwear ..................................  118.7   117.7   117.8   119.4   -1.0    0.0   -8.6    2.4   -0.5   -3.3 
                                                                                                                        
  Transportation .............................  160.9   158.2   156.2   156.6    3.4    0.0   17.6  -10.3    1.7    2.7 
   Private transportation ....................  157.3   154.4   152.2   152.5    3.8    0.0   19.3  -11.7    1.9    2.7 
    New and used motor vehicles (2)...........   98.0    97.6    97.4    97.1    0.8   -3.6   -1.2   -3.6   -1.4   -2.4 
     New vehicles ............................  138.7   138.1   137.9   137.6    1.2   -0.3   -3.1   -3.1    0.4   -3.1 
     Used cars and trucks ....................  149.7   149.3   148.4   147.5   -1.6   -9.6    5.0   -5.8   -5.7   -0.5 
    Motor fuel ...............................  148.7   136.5   127.3   128.9    9.7    0.7  120.0  -43.5    5.1   11.4 
     Gasoline (all types) ....................  148.1   135.8   126.6   128.3    9.8    1.0  120.8  -43.7    5.3   11.5 
    Motor vehicle parts and equipment (1).....  107.9   107.7   107.8   107.7    2.7   -1.5    3.4   -0.7    0.6    1.3 
    Motor vehicle maintenance and repair .....  194.1   194.6   194.9   195.3    2.3    4.7    1.2    2.5    3.5    1.9 
   Public transportation .....................  205.5   206.2   210.3   211.8   -6.0    1.6   -1.9   12.8   -2.3    5.2 
                                                                                                                        
  Medical care ...............................  293.5   294.1   295.2   296.1    4.9    6.1    1.7    3.6    5.5    2.6 
   Medical care commodities ..................  261.4   261.3   261.5   261.6    3.3    3.1    2.2    0.3    3.2    1.2 
   Medical care services .....................  301.7   302.5   303.9   305.2    5.3    7.1    1.5    4.7    6.2    3.1 
    Professional services (3).................  258.6   259.2   260.9   261.0    3.5    4.6    0.9    3.8    4.1    2.3 
    Hospital and related services (3).........  387.5   388.3   388.9   392.6    8.6   11.5    3.8    5.4   10.0    4.6 
                                                                                                                        
  Recreation (2)..............................  107.3   107.2   107.5   107.6    0.8    1.5    2.3    1.1    1.1    1.7 
   Video and audio (2)........................  103.3   103.5   103.5   103.5   -0.4    4.4   -1.9    0.8    2.0   -0.6 
                                                                                                                        
  Education and communication (2).............  109.6   109.4   109.2   109.1    5.3    0.7    2.2   -1.8    3.0    0.2 
   Education (2)..............................  131.5   132.2   132.7   133.4    7.2    5.1    6.7    5.9    6.1    6.3 
    Educational books and supplies ...........  331.8   332.6   334.1   335.7    3.3    4.3    8.9    4.8    3.8    6.8 
    Tuition, other school fees, and childcare   378.0   380.2   381.5   383.6    7.6    4.9    6.6    6.1    6.2    6.3 
   Communication (2)..........................   91.3    90.5    89.8    89.2    3.1   -3.0   -2.2   -8.9    0.0   -5.6 
    Information and information processing (1)                                                                          
        (2)...................................   89.5    88.6    87.9    87.2    0.4   -3.1   -2.2   -9.9   -1.3   -6.1 
     Telephone services (1) (2)...............   99.7    98.7    98.1    97.5    3.7   -0.8   -0.8   -8.5    1.4   -4.7 
     Information and information processing                                                                             
         other than telephone services (1) (5)   16.8    16.7    16.4    16.2  -12.4  -12.8   -9.0  -13.5  -12.6  -11.3 
      Personal computers and peripheral                                                                                 
          equipment (1) (2)...................   19.0    18.7    18.0    17.5  -24.0  -24.0  -13.5  -28.0  -24.0  -21.1 
                                                                                                                        
  Other goods and services ...................  297.3   298.1   298.1   298.1    3.6   -1.6    2.0    1.1    1.0    1.6 
   Tobacco and smoking products (1)...........  467.2   467.9   465.6   463.5   16.7  -10.5   -4.4   -3.1    2.2   -3.8 
   Personal care (1)..........................  177.2   177.7   177.9   178.2    0.0    1.1    4.2    2.3    0.6    3.2 
    Personal care products (1)................  153.3   154.1   153.6   153.8   -2.5   -2.6   -0.3    1.3   -2.6    0.5 
    Personal care services (1)................  191.7   192.5   193.0   192.8    1.9    1.5    3.8    2.3    1.7    3.1 
    Miscellaneous personal services ..........  280.8   281.7   282.4   283.8    1.3    3.4    4.4    4.3    2.3    4.4 
                                                                                                                        
          Commodity and service group                                                                                   
                                                                                                                        
 Commodities .................................  152.8   151.3   150.2   150.5    1.1   -0.8    7.7   -5.9    0.1    0.7 
  Food and beverages .........................  179.1   178.9   179.5   180.3    1.1    2.3    2.5    2.7    1.7    2.6 
  Commodities less food and beverages ........  137.5   135.4   133.6   133.7    1.2   -2.6   10.9  -10.6   -0.7   -0.4 
   Nondurables less food and beverages .......  154.5   150.2   145.8   145.6    5.4    6.2   18.4  -21.1    5.8   -3.3 
    Apparel ..................................  121.1   120.4   120.0   120.5   -0.3   -2.6   -5.7   -2.0   -1.4   -3.9 
    Nondurables less food, beverages, and                                                                               
        apparel ..............................  178.8   171.9   167.7   168.2    3.7   -0.5   37.9  -21.7    1.6    3.9 
   Durables ..................................  119.4   119.1   118.5   118.2   -1.6   -4.2   -1.0   -4.0   -2.9   -2.5 
 Services ....................................  214.9   215.1   216.1   216.4    3.3    3.3    3.8    2.8    3.3    3.3 
  Rent of shelter (4).........................  220.2   220.4   221.5   221.5    3.0    2.4    1.5    2.4    2.7    1.9 
  Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)....  114.0   114.2   114.3   115.2    8.4    8.6    6.2    4.3    8.5    5.2 
  Gas (piped) and electricity (3).............  146.8   146.1   146.9   147.9    0.3    3.0   37.4    3.0    1.6   19.0 
  Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                  
      services (2)............................  115.6   116.0   116.3   116.6    2.9    3.9    3.2    3.5    3.4    3.3 
  Household operations (1) (2)................  121.6   121.2   121.3   121.8    3.1    0.7    5.8    0.7    1.9    3.2 
  Transportation services ....................  213.7   214.9   216.1   216.8    3.7    3.3    2.5    5.9    3.5    4.2 
  Medical care services ......................  301.7   302.5   303.9   305.2    5.3    7.1    1.5    4.7    6.2    3.1 
  Other services .............................  252.6   252.6   253.3   253.6    4.6    2.9    3.7    1.6    3.8    2.7 
                                                                                                                        
                Special indexes                                                                                         
                                                                                                                        
 All items less food .........................  184.9   184.2   184.1   184.3    2.5    1.6    5.8   -1.3    2.0    2.2 
 All items less shelter ......................  175.2   174.2   173.8   174.2    2.1    1.2    7.2   -2.3    1.6    2.3 
 All items less medical care .................  178.2   177.5   177.4   177.7    2.3    1.4    5.6   -1.1    1.8    2.2 
 Commodities less food .......................  139.4   137.3   135.6   135.7    1.2   -2.6   10.7  -10.2   -0.7   -0.3 
 Nondurables less food .......................  156.5   152.3   148.3   148.1    4.7    6.4   17.2  -19.8    5.5   -3.0 
 Nondurables less food and apparel ...........  178.6   172.5   168.6   168.9    4.0    0.7   33.4  -20.0    2.3    3.3 
 Nondurables .................................  167.2   164.7   162.8   163.1    2.5    3.8   10.7   -9.5    3.1    0.1 
 Services less rent of shelter (4)............  224.7   225.3   225.9   226.8    4.3    3.5    6.5    3.8    3.9    5.1 
 Services less medical care services .........  207.2   207.5   208.6   208.7    3.4    2.8    3.8    2.9    3.1    3.3 
 Energy ......................................  144.2   137.5   133.3   134.4    5.0    2.3   76.5  -24.5    3.6   15.4 
 All items less energy .......................  189.7   189.7   190.2   190.4    2.2    1.7    1.1    1.5    1.9    1.3 
  All items less food and energy .............  192.5   192.5   193.0   193.0    2.5    1.5    0.8    1.0    2.0    0.9 
   Commodities less food and energy                                                                                     
       commodities ...........................  142.1   141.7   141.2   141.0   -0.3   -2.5   -1.7   -3.1   -1.4   -2.4 
    Energy commodities .......................  150.4   137.7   128.5   129.9   10.1    1.3  125.0  -44.4    5.6   11.9 
   Services less energy services .............  221.8   222.1   223.2   223.4    3.5    3.3    1.8    2.9    3.4    2.4 

   1 Not seasonally adjusted.
   2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
   3 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator.  All other item stratum index series converted to a
 geometric means estimator in January, 1999.
   4 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.
   5 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.
 NOTE:  Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

 Table 3. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Selected areas, all items index 

 (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                All items                                  
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
                                               Prici-           Indexes             Percent change to    Percent change to 
                     CPI-U                       ng                                  June 2003 from--      May 2003 from--   
                                               sched-                                                                      
                                                 ule   Mar.   Apr.    May   June                                           
                                                 (1)   2003   2003   2003   2003   June   Apr.    May    May   Mar.   Apr. 
                                                                                   2002   2003   2003   2002   2003   2003 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                           
 U.S. city average ...........................   M    184.2  183.8  183.5  183.7    2.1   -0.1    0.1    2.1   -0.4   -0.2 
                                                                                                                           
            Region and area size(2)                                                                                        
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
 Northeast urban .............................   M    193.0  192.6  192.7  192.8    2.7    0.1    0.1    2.7   -0.2    0.1 
   Size A -  More than 1,500,000 .............   M    194.6  194.4  194.6  194.9    2.8    0.3    0.2    2.9    0.0    0.1 
   Size B/C  50,000 to 1,500,000 (3)..........   M    115.0  114.4  114.2  113.9    2.1   -0.4   -0.3    2.0   -0.7   -0.2 
                                                                                                                           
 Midwest urban ...............................   M    178.6  177.8  177.7  178.4    1.8    0.3    0.4    1.7   -0.5   -0.1 
   Size A   - More than 1,500,000 ............   M    180.7  179.7  179.7  180.7    1.7    0.6    0.6    1.4   -0.6    0.0 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).........   M    113.6  113.2  113.0  113.2    1.8    0.0    0.2    2.0   -0.5   -0.2 
   Size D -  Nonmetropolitan  (less than                                                                                   
       50,000) ...............................   M    173.0  171.7  171.7  172.6    2.2    0.5    0.5    2.1   -0.8    0.0 
                                                                                                                           
 South urban .................................   M    177.5  177.4  176.8  177.2    2.1   -0.1    0.2    2.1   -0.4   -0.3 
   Size A -  More than 1,500,000 .............   M    179.1  178.9  178.6  179.0    2.3    0.1    0.2    2.3   -0.3   -0.2 
   Size B/C -  50,000 to 1,500,000 (3)........   M    113.3  113.3  112.8  113.1    2.0   -0.2    0.3    1.9   -0.4   -0.4 
   Size D -  Nonmetropolitan  (less than                                                                                   
       50,000) ...............................   M    175.4  175.5  174.7  174.9    1.9   -0.3    0.1    2.4   -0.4   -0.5 
                                                                                                                           
 West urban ..................................   M    189.3  188.8  188.5  188.1    2.0   -0.4   -0.2    2.0   -0.4   -0.2 
   Size A   - More than 1,500,000 ............   M    192.1  191.7  191.2  190.9    2.0   -0.4   -0.2    2.0   -0.5   -0.3 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).........   M    115.4  114.9  114.7  114.4    2.0   -0.4   -0.3    2.0   -0.6   -0.2 
                                                                                                                           
                 Size classes                                                                                              
                                                                                                                           
   A (4)......................................   M    168.4  168.0  167.9  168.2    2.2    0.1    0.2    2.2   -0.3   -0.1 
   B/C (3)....................................   M    114.0  113.7  113.4  113.4    1.9   -0.3    0.0    2.0   -0.5   -0.3 
   D .........................................   M    176.9  176.3  176.1  176.4    2.0    0.1    0.2    2.1   -0.5   -0.1 
                                                                                                                           
            Selected local areas(5)                                                                                        
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI ..............   M    184.8  183.4  183.4  184.1    1.1    0.4    0.4    1.1   -0.8    0.0 
 Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA .....   M    188.2  187.6  186.4  186.3    2.4   -0.7   -0.1    2.1   -1.0   -0.6 
 New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island,                                                                                       
     NY-NJ-CT-PA .............................   M    197.1  196.7  196.8  196.9    2.8    0.1    0.1    2.8   -0.2    0.1 
                                                                                                                           
 Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT .........   1    202.8      -  202.3      -      -      -      -    3.9   -0.2      - 
 Cleveland-Akron, OH .........................   1    175.4      -  175.1      -      -      -      -    1.2   -0.2      - 
 Dallas-Fort Worth, TX .......................   1    176.8      -  176.9      -      -      -      -    2.3    0.1      - 
 Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV (6)........   1    115.9      -  115.7      -      -      -      -    2.6   -0.2      - 
                                                                                                                           
 Atlanta, GA .................................   2        -  182.1      -  181.5    1.3   -0.3      -      -      -      - 
 Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI .................   2        -  182.2      -  182.8    2.1    0.3      -      -      -      - 
 Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX ..............   2        -  162.5      -  162.5    2.7    0.0      -      -      -      - 
 Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL ...................   2        -  180.6      -  179.4    2.9   -0.7      -      -      -      - 
 Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City,                                                                                    
     PA-NJ-DE-MD .............................   2        -  187.2      -  189.7    1.8    1.3      -      -      -      - 
 San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA ..........   2        -  197.3      -  196.3    1.6   -0.5      -      -      -      - 
 Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA ................   2        -  192.3      -  191.7    1.2   -0.3      -      -      -      - 

   1 Areas on pricing schedule 2 (see Table 10) will appear next month. 
   2 Regions defined as the four Census regions.  See technical notes.
   3 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base.
   4 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.
   5 In addition, the following metropolitan areas are published semiannually and appear in Tables 34 and 39 of the 
 January and July issues of the CPI Detailed Report: Anchorage, AK; Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN; Denver-Boulder-Greeley,
 CO; Honolulu, HI; Kansas City, MO-KS; Milwaukee-Racine, WI; Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI; Phoenix-Mesa, AZ; Pittsburgh, PA;
 Portland-Salem, OR-WA; St. Louis, MO-IL; San Diego, CA; Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL.
   6 Indexes on a November 1996=100 base.
   - Data not available.
 NOTE:  Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.


 Table 4. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by expenditure
 category and commodity and service group

 (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                   Unadjusted                           
                                                 Relative   Unadjusted indexes percent change to   Seasonally adjusted  
                                               importance,                      June 2003 from-    percent change from- 
                     CPI-W                       December                                                               
                                                   2002       May       June                                            
                                                              2003      2003     June      May   Mar. to Apr. to  May to
                                                                                 2002     2003     Apr.    May     June 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                        
             Expenditure category                                                                                       
                                                                                                                        
 All items ...................................    100.000     179.4     179.6      2.1      0.1    -0.5    -0.1     0.2 
 All items (1967=100) ........................          -     534.3     534.8        -        -       -       -       - 
                                                                                                                        
  Food and beverages .........................     17.072     178.7     179.5      2.2      0.4    -0.1     0.3     0.4 
   Food ......................................     16.071     178.1     178.9      2.1      0.4    -0.1     0.3     0.4 
    Food at home .............................      9.646     176.8     177.9      2.2      0.6    -0.2     0.3     0.7 
     Cereals and bakery products .............      1.449     202.9     203.7      2.6      0.4    -0.4     0.5     0.1 
     Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ..........      2.773     164.6     167.0      3.2      1.5     0.6    -0.2     1.0 
     Dairy and related products (1)...........       .977     165.1     163.5     -2.6     -1.0    -0.7    -0.3    -1.0 
     Fruits and vegetables ...................      1.337     224.3     225.7      4.3      0.6    -1.5     1.8     2.3 
     Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage                                                                                
         materials ...........................      1.118     139.7     139.6      2.0     -0.1     0.7     0.9    -0.1 
     Other food at home ......................      1.992     161.7     163.0      1.6      0.8    -0.3     0.1     0.7 
      Sugar and sweets .......................       .337     162.1     162.4      2.3      0.2    -0.5     0.7     0.2 
      Fats and oils ..........................       .302     157.6     156.5      1.4     -0.7    -1.1     0.8    -0.3 
      Other foods ............................      1.353     178.1     180.5      1.5      1.3    -0.1    -0.2     1.0 
       Other miscellaneous foods (1) (2)......       .308     110.5     112.1      2.3      1.4     0.4    -0.4     1.4 
    Food away from home (1)...................      6.425     181.4     181.7      2.1      0.2     0.0     0.2     0.2 
     Other food away from home (2)............       .278     120.8     121.3      2.7      0.4     0.1     0.2     0.5 
   Alcoholic beverages .......................      1.001     186.8     186.8      2.0      0.0    -0.2     0.1     0.1 
                                                                                                                        
  Housing ....................................     38.134     180.0     180.9      2.7      0.5    -0.1     0.3     0.1 
   Shelter ...................................     29.422     206.4     206.5      2.4      0.0     0.1     0.4     0.0 
    Rent of primary residence (3).............      8.456     204.1     204.4      2.9      0.1     0.2     0.3     0.1 
    Lodging away from home (2) (3)............      1.499     122.2     122.6      1.8      0.3     0.0     4.1    -1.1 
    Owners' equivalent rent of primary                                                                                  
        residence (3) (4).....................     19.144     199.0     199.0      2.2      0.0     0.0     0.2     0.0 
    Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)..       .323     114.0     115.0      6.6      0.9     0.2     0.0     0.9 
   Fuels and utilities .......................      4.783     153.0     158.6      8.9      3.7    -0.7     0.0     0.6 
    Fuels ....................................      3.902     136.3     142.2     10.1      4.3    -0.9    -0.1     0.7 
     Fuel oil and other fuels ................       .192     136.1     131.6     17.3     -3.3   -11.7    -5.5    -1.1 
     Gas (piped) and electricity (3)..........      3.710     143.5     150.3      9.8      4.7    -0.2     0.2     0.7 
    Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                
        services (2)..........................       .880     116.4     116.5      3.4      0.1     0.2     0.3     0.3 
   Household furnishings and operations ......      3.929     122.0     121.9     -2.3     -0.1    -0.2    -0.5    -0.1 
    Household operations (1) (2)..............       .357     122.4     122.7      2.6      0.2    -0.2     0.2     0.2 
                                                                                                                        
  Apparel ....................................      4.638     121.5     118.7     -2.7     -2.3    -0.8    -0.1     0.4 
   Men's and boys' apparel ...................      1.176     119.1     116.2     -4.0     -2.4    -0.9    -1.9    -0.3 
   Women's and girls' apparel ................      1.801     114.2     110.4     -2.0     -3.3    -0.6     0.4     0.9 
   Infants' and toddlers' apparel ............       .244     125.7     122.9     -3.6     -2.2    -0.4     1.2    -0.6 
   Footwear ..................................      1.136     119.9     118.5     -2.1     -1.2    -1.4     0.4     0.6 
                                                                                                                        
  Transportation .............................     19.666     156.2     155.7      2.2     -0.3    -1.9    -1.5     0.3 
   Private transportation ....................     18.751     153.3     152.8      2.2     -0.3    -2.0    -1.6     0.3 
    New and used motor vehicles (2)...........      9.568      97.4      96.9     -2.2     -0.5    -0.4    -0.3    -0.3 
     New vehicles ............................      4.682     139.1     138.4     -1.4     -0.5    -0.5    -0.1    -0.2 
     Used cars and trucks ....................      3.783     148.7     148.1     -3.2     -0.4    -0.3    -0.7    -0.5 
    Motor fuel ...............................      3.836     131.5     130.4      8.3     -0.8    -8.3    -6.8     1.6 
     Gasoline (all types) ....................      3.803     130.9     129.8      8.3     -0.8    -8.2    -6.8     1.6 
    Motor vehicle parts and equipment (1).....       .524     107.2     107.1      1.1     -0.1    -0.1     0.1    -0.1 
    Motor vehicle maintenance and repair .....      1.458     196.5     196.8      2.8      0.2     0.4     0.0     0.3 
   Public transportation .....................       .915     208.5     210.8      2.4      1.1     0.2     2.7     0.7 
                                                                                                                        
  Medical care ...............................      4.747     294.6     295.5      4.2      0.3     0.1     0.4     0.3 
   Medical care commodities ..................      1.012     256.4     256.7      2.1      0.1     0.0     0.2    -0.1 
   Medical care services .....................      3.735     304.1     305.1      4.7      0.3     0.2     0.5     0.4 
    Professional services (3).................      2.265     263.3     263.5      3.2      0.1     0.2     0.7     0.1 
    Hospital and related services (3).........      1.177     385.0     388.1      7.6      0.8     0.1     0.2     0.9 
                                                                                                                        
  Recreation (2)..............................      5.567     105.5     105.5      0.9      0.0    -0.1     0.2     0.0 
   Video and audio (2)........................      1.795     103.0     102.9      0.7     -0.1     0.1     0.0     0.0 
                                                                                                                        
  Education and communication (2).............      5.604     108.0     107.8      1.0     -0.2    -0.3    -0.2    -0.2 
   Education (2)..............................      2.472     131.1     131.8      5.9      0.5     0.5     0.4     0.5 
    Educational books and supplies ...........       .217     333.6     335.5      5.4      0.6     0.2     0.5     0.4 
    Tuition, other school fees, and childcare       2.256     369.3     371.1      5.9      0.5     0.5     0.4     0.6 
   Communication (2)..........................      3.132      91.3      90.7     -2.6     -0.7    -0.9    -0.8    -0.7 
    Information and information processing (1)                                                                          
        (2)...................................      2.972      90.0      89.3     -3.4     -0.8    -1.0    -0.8    -0.8 
     Telephone services (1) (2)...............      2.536      98.3      97.7     -1.6     -0.6    -1.0    -0.6    -0.6 
     Information and information processing                                                                             
         other than telephone services (1) (5)       .436      17.0      16.8    -12.0     -1.2     0.0    -2.3    -1.2 
      Personal computers and peripheral                                                                                 
          equipment (1) (2)...................       .191      17.8      17.2    -22.9     -3.4    -0.5    -3.8    -3.4 
                                                                                                                        
  Other goods and services ...................      4.571     306.0     306.0      0.8      0.0     0.3    -0.1     0.0 
   Tobacco and smoking products (1)...........      1.542     466.8     464.8     -0.8     -0.4     0.1    -0.6    -0.4 
   Personal care (1)..........................      3.030     176.9     177.2      1.6      0.2     0.3     0.1     0.2 
    Personal care products (1)................       .786     154.2     154.4     -1.2      0.1     0.5    -0.3     0.1 
    Personal care services (1)................       .896     193.6     193.5      2.4     -0.1     0.4     0.2    -0.1 
    Miscellaneous personal services ..........      1.170     282.4     283.9      3.6      0.5     0.3     0.3     0.6 
                                                                                                                        
          Commodity and service group                                                                                   
                                                                                                                        
 Commodities .................................     45.066     151.6     151.1      0.4     -0.3    -1.2    -0.7     0.2 
  Food and beverages .........................     17.072     178.7     179.5      2.2      0.4    -0.1     0.3     0.4 
  Commodities less food and beverages ........     27.994     136.0     135.0     -0.7     -0.7    -1.7    -1.4     0.1 
   Nondurables less food and beverages .......     15.152     151.1     149.6      1.2     -1.0    -3.2    -3.2    -0.3 
    Apparel ..................................      4.638     121.5     118.7     -2.7     -2.3    -0.8    -0.1     0.4 
    Nondurables less food, beverages, and                                                                               
        apparel ..............................     10.514     173.0     172.3      3.0     -0.4    -4.3    -2.8     0.4 
   Durables ..................................     12.842     118.8     118.3     -2.7     -0.4    -0.3    -0.5    -0.3 
 Services ....................................     54.934     212.0     212.9      3.4      0.4     0.1     0.4     0.1 
  Rent of shelter (4).........................     29.099     198.8     198.9      2.4      0.1     0.1     0.4    -0.1 
  Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)....       .323     114.0     115.0      6.6      0.9     0.2     0.0     0.9 
  Gas (piped) and electricity (3).............      3.710     143.5     150.3      9.8      4.7    -0.2     0.2     0.7 
  Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                  
      services (2)............................       .880     116.4     116.5      3.4      0.1     0.2     0.3     0.3 
  Household operations (1) (2)................       .357     122.4     122.7      2.6      0.2    -0.2     0.2     0.2 
  Transportation services ....................      6.706     216.1     216.7      4.5      0.3     0.6     0.6     0.4 
  Medical care services ......................      3.735     304.1     305.1      4.7      0.3     0.2     0.5     0.4 
  Other services .............................     10.123     247.1     247.2      2.8      0.0    -0.1     0.2     0.1 
                                                                                                                        
                Special indexes                                                                                         
                                                                                                                        
 All items less food .........................     83.929     179.5     179.5      2.0      0.0    -0.6    -0.2     0.1 
 All items less shelter ......................     70.578     171.4     171.7      2.0      0.2    -0.7    -0.3     0.3 
 All items less medical care .................     95.253     174.4     174.5      1.9      0.1    -0.5    -0.2     0.2 
 Commodities less food .......................     28.995     137.9     136.9     -0.5     -0.7    -1.7    -1.4     0.1 
 Nondurables less food .......................     16.153     153.2     151.8      1.2     -0.9    -3.2    -2.8    -0.4 
 Nondurables less food and apparel ...........     11.514     173.5     172.8      2.9     -0.4    -3.9    -2.6     0.1 
 Nondurables .................................     32.224     165.3     164.9      1.7     -0.2    -1.6    -1.1    -0.1 
 Services less rent of shelter (4)............     25.835     200.4     202.2      4.7      0.9     0.2     0.2     0.4 
 Services less medical care services .........     51.199     204.7     205.6      3.4      0.4     0.1     0.3     0.1 
 Energy ......................................      7.738     133.2     135.6      9.3      1.8    -4.8    -3.4     1.1 
 All items less energy .......................     92.262     185.9     185.9      1.5      0.0     0.0     0.2     0.1 
  All items less food and energy .............     76.191     188.0     187.7      1.3     -0.2     0.0     0.2     0.1 
   Commodities less food and energy                                                                                     
       commodities ...........................     24.967     142.2     141.3     -2.0     -0.6    -0.4    -0.4    -0.1 
    Energy commodities .......................      4.028     132.3     131.0      8.7     -1.0    -8.5    -6.8     1.5 
   Services less energy services .............     51.224     219.6     219.8      3.0      0.1     0.1     0.4     0.1 
 Purchasing power of the consumer dollar                                                                                
     (1982-84=$1.00) .........................          -    $ .558    $ .557        -        -       -       -       - 
 Purchasing power of the consumer dollar                                                                                
     (1967=$1.00) ............................          -    $ .187    $ .187        -        -       -       -       - 

   1 Not seasonally adjusted.
   2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
   3 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator.  All other item stratum index series converted to a
 geometric means estimator in January, 1999.
   4 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base
   5 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.
   - Data not available.
 NOTE:  Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

 Table 5. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city
 average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group

 (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                                 Seasonally adjusted indexes    Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent 
                                                                                               change for               
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                     CPI-W                                                           3 months ended--         6 months  
                                                                                                              ended--   
                                                 Mar.    Apr.    May     June                                           
                                                 2003    2003    2003    2003                                           
                                                                                Sep.   Dec.   Mar.   June   Dec.   June 
                                                                                2002   2002   2003   2003   2002   2003 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                        
             Expenditure category                                                                                       
                                                                                                                        
 All items ...................................  180.2   179.3   179.1   179.5    2.5    1.4    6.2   -1.5    1.9    2.3 
                                                                                                                        
  Food and beverages .........................  178.4   178.3   178.8   179.6    1.1    2.1    2.7    2.7    1.6    2.7 
   Food ......................................  177.8   177.7   178.2   179.0    0.9    2.3    2.5    2.7    1.6    2.6 
    Food at home .............................  176.6   176.3   176.9   178.1    0.2    2.1    3.0    3.4    1.2    3.2 
     Cereals and bakery products .............  202.5   201.6   202.7   203.0    1.0   -1.2    9.6    1.0   -0.1    5.2 
     Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ..........  164.9   165.9   165.5   167.2   -2.9    3.3    6.8    5.7    0.1    6.3 
     Dairy and related products (1)...........  166.7   165.6   165.1   163.5   -4.0    2.7   -1.2   -7.5   -0.7   -4.4 
     Fruits and vegetables ...................  221.4   218.1   222.0   227.1    3.3    4.1   -0.5   10.7    3.7    4.9 
     Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage                                                                                
         materials ...........................  138.3   139.3   140.5   140.3    7.5    0.3   -5.0    5.9    3.8    0.3 
     Other food at home ......................  162.0   161.5   161.7   162.8    0.2    2.3    2.0    2.0    1.3    2.0 
      Sugar and sweets .......................  161.7   160.9   162.0   162.4    1.5    1.8    4.1    1.7    1.6    2.9 
      Fats and oils ..........................  157.8   156.0   157.3   156.8    0.8   -1.5    9.4   -2.5   -0.4    3.3 
      Other foods ............................  178.7   178.6   178.3   180.1   -0.4    3.4   -0.2    3.2    1.5    1.5 
       Other miscellaneous foods (1) (2)......  110.5   110.9   110.5   112.1    1.8    2.2   -0.7    5.9    2.0    2.5 
    Food away from home (1)...................  181.0   181.0   181.4   181.7    2.3    2.3    2.2    1.6    2.3    1.9 
     Other food away from home (2)............  120.9   121.0   121.2   121.8    0.3    4.5    3.0    3.0    2.4    3.0 
   Alcoholic beverages .......................  186.8   186.4   186.6   186.8    0.7    3.1    3.9    0.0    1.9    2.0 
                                                                                                                        
  Housing ....................................  179.9   179.8   180.3   180.4    2.1    2.7    5.0    1.1    2.4    3.1 
   Shelter ...................................  205.4   205.6   206.5   206.5    3.0    3.0    1.6    2.2    3.0    1.9 
    Rent of primary residence (3).............  203.2   203.7   204.3   204.6    2.4    3.2    3.0    2.8    2.8    2.9 
    Lodging away from home (2) (3)............  116.2   116.2   121.0   119.7    2.7    1.7   -8.8   12.6    2.2    1.4 
    Owners' equivalent rent of primary                                                                                  
        residence (3) (4).....................  198.8   198.8   199.2   199.2    3.1    2.9    2.0    0.8    3.0    1.4 
    Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)..  113.8   114.0   114.0   115.0    8.4    8.2    5.5    4.3    8.3    4.9 
   Fuels and utilities .......................  156.0   154.9   154.9   155.8    1.4    3.7   35.5   -0.5    2.5   16.1 
    Fuels ....................................  139.6   138.4   138.3   139.2    1.3    3.5   43.3   -1.1    2.4   19.0 
     Fuel oil and other fuels ................  162.2   143.3   135.4   133.9   17.5   14.5  202.4  -53.6   16.0   18.5 
     Gas (piped) and electricity (3)..........  145.8   145.5   145.8   146.8    0.6    3.0   37.7    2.8    1.8   18.9 
    Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                
        services (2)..........................  115.8   116.0   116.3   116.7    2.9    3.6    3.9    3.1    3.2    3.5 
   Household furnishings and operations ......  122.8   122.5   121.9   121.8   -3.2   -1.0   -1.9   -3.2   -2.1   -2.6 
    Household operations (1) (2)..............  122.5   122.2   122.4   122.7    2.0    2.0    5.7    0.7    2.0    3.2 
                                                                                                                        
  Apparel ....................................  120.3   119.3   119.2   119.7   -1.0   -2.6   -5.5   -2.0   -1.8   -3.7 
   Men's and boys' apparel ...................  120.0   118.9   116.6   116.3   -2.0   -3.9    2.0  -11.8   -2.9   -5.1 
   Women's and girls' apparel ................  111.6   110.9   111.3   112.3    0.3   -2.8   -7.8    2.5   -1.2   -2.8 
   Infants' and toddlers' apparel ............  124.2   123.7   125.2   124.4   -1.2   -4.6   -9.1    0.6   -2.9   -4.4 
   Footwear ..................................  119.4   117.7   118.2   118.9   -1.0    0.3   -5.8   -1.7   -0.3   -3.8 
                                                                                                                        
  Transportation .............................  160.4   157.4   155.1   155.6    3.7   -0.8   19.9  -11.4    1.5    3.0 
   Private transportation ....................  157.9   154.8   152.3   152.7    4.1   -1.1   21.2  -12.5    1.5    2.9 
    New and used motor vehicles (2)...........   98.1    97.7    97.4    97.1    0.4   -4.7    0.0   -4.0   -2.2   -2.0 
     New vehicles ............................  139.8   139.1   138.9   138.6    1.1   -0.3   -3.1   -3.4    0.4   -3.2 
     Used cars and trucks ....................  150.5   150.1   149.1   148.3   -1.0  -10.1    4.9   -5.7   -5.7   -0.5 
    Motor fuel ...............................  148.9   136.6   127.3   129.4   10.4   -0.3  119.7  -43.0    4.9   11.9 
     Gasoline (all types) ....................  148.1   136.0   126.7   128.7   10.1    0.0  118.6  -43.0    4.9   11.7 
    Motor vehicle parts and equipment (1).....  107.2   107.1   107.2   107.1    3.1   -1.5    3.4   -0.4    0.8    1.5 
    Motor vehicle maintenance and repair .....  195.8   196.5   196.5   197.0    2.3    4.9    1.4    2.5    3.6    2.0 
   Public transportation .....................  201.6   202.0   207.4   208.9   -5.4    2.0   -1.2   15.3   -1.8    6.7 
                                                                                                                        
  Medical care ...............................  292.8   293.2   294.4   295.3    5.2    6.6    1.7    3.5    5.9    2.6 
   Medical care commodities ..................  256.1   256.0   256.4   256.1    3.1    3.0    2.5    0.0    3.1    1.3 
   Medical care services .....................  301.8   302.4   303.8   305.1    5.8    7.5    1.5    4.4    6.6    2.9 
    Professional services (3).................  260.8   261.4   263.1   263.3    3.7    4.9    0.8    3.9    4.3    2.3 
    Hospital and related services (3).........  384.1   384.5   385.4   388.9    8.9   12.8    3.9    5.1   10.9    4.5 
                                                                                                                        
  Recreation (2)..............................  105.3   105.2   105.4   105.4    0.0    1.9    1.1    0.4    1.0    0.8 
   Video and audio (2)........................  102.6   102.7   102.7   102.7   -1.2    5.2   -1.5    0.4    2.0   -0.6 
                                                                                                                        
  Education and communication (2).............  109.0   108.7   108.5   108.3    4.9    0.4    1.5   -2.5    2.6   -0.6 
   Education (2)..............................  131.1   131.8   132.3   133.0    7.2    4.5    6.0    5.9    5.8    6.0 
    Educational books and supplies ...........  333.0   333.7   335.3   336.8    3.3    5.2    8.7    4.6    4.2    6.7 
    Tuition, other school fees, and childcare   369.4   371.4   372.7   374.8    7.6    4.4    5.8    6.0    6.0    5.9 
   Communication (2)..........................   92.8    92.0    91.3    90.7    3.5   -2.9   -1.7   -8.7    0.2   -5.3 
    Information and information processing (1)                                                                          
        (2)...................................   91.6    90.7    90.0    89.3    1.3   -3.0   -1.7   -9.7   -0.9   -5.8 
     Telephone services (1) (2)...............   99.9    98.9    98.3    97.7    4.1   -0.8   -0.8   -8.5    1.6   -4.7 
     Information and information processing                                                                             
         other than telephone services (1) (5)   17.4    17.4    17.0    16.8  -12.0  -14.3   -8.7  -13.1  -13.1  -10.9 
      Personal computers and peripheral                                                                                 
          equipment (1) (2)...................   18.6    18.5    17.8    17.2  -24.3  -25.9  -13.7  -26.9  -25.1  -20.6 
                                                                                                                        
  Other goods and services ...................  305.6   306.4   306.0   306.0    5.8   -3.5    0.7    0.5    1.1    0.6 
   Tobacco and smoking products (1)...........  469.1   469.8   466.8   464.8   17.9  -11.1   -4.3   -3.6    2.4   -4.0 
   Personal care (1)..........................  176.1   176.7   176.9   177.2    0.0    0.7    3.2    2.5    0.3    2.9 
    Personal care products (1)................  153.8   154.6   154.2   154.4   -2.5   -2.6   -1.0    1.6   -2.5    0.3 
    Personal care services (1)................  192.4   193.2   193.6   193.5    2.1    1.5    3.6    2.3    1.8    3.0 
    Miscellaneous personal services ..........  280.5   281.3   282.1   283.9    1.5    3.7    4.1    4.9    2.6    4.5 
                                                                                                                        
          Commodity and service group                                                                                   
                                                                                                                        
 Commodities .................................  153.8   152.0   150.9   151.2    1.3   -1.3    8.8   -6.6    0.0    0.8 
  Food and beverages .........................  178.4   178.3   178.8   179.6    1.1    2.1    2.7    2.7    1.6    2.7 
  Commodities less food and beverages ........  139.3   136.9   135.0   135.1    1.5   -3.5   12.4  -11.5   -1.0   -0.3 
   Nondurables less food and beverages .......  157.7   152.7   147.8   147.4    6.5    7.8   19.9  -23.7    7.1   -4.3 
    Apparel ..................................  120.3   119.3   119.2   119.7   -1.0   -2.6   -5.5   -2.0   -1.8   -3.7 
    Nondurables less food, beverages, and                                                                               
        apparel ..............................  183.9   176.0   171.1   171.7    5.1   -0.9   41.9  -24.0    2.0    3.8 
   Durables ..................................  119.8   119.4   118.8   118.4   -1.3   -4.9   -0.3   -4.6   -3.1   -2.5 
 Services ....................................  211.2   211.4   212.3   212.6    3.4    3.5    4.3    2.7    3.4    3.5 
  Rent of shelter (4).........................  197.9   198.1   198.8   198.7    2.9    2.9    1.8    1.6    2.9    1.7 
  Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)....  113.8   114.0   114.0   115.0    8.4    8.2    5.5    4.3    8.3    4.9 
  Gas (piped) and electricity (3).............  145.8   145.5   145.8   146.8    0.6    3.0   37.7    2.8    1.8   18.9 
  Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                  
      services (2)............................  115.8   116.0   116.3   116.7    2.9    3.6    3.9    3.1    3.2    3.5 
  Household operations (1) (2)................  122.5   122.2   122.4   122.7    2.0    2.0    5.7    0.7    2.0    3.2 
  Transportation services ....................  213.4   214.6   215.9   216.8    4.3    4.5    3.1    6.5    4.4    4.8 
  Medical care services ......................  301.8   302.4   303.8   305.1    5.8    7.5    1.5    4.4    6.6    2.9 
  Other services .............................  247.1   246.9   247.5   247.7    4.4    2.8    3.1    1.0    3.6    2.0 
                                                                                                                        
                Special indexes                                                                                         
                                                                                                                        
 All items less food .........................  180.5   179.5   179.2   179.4    2.8    1.1    6.9   -2.4    1.9    2.2 
 All items less shelter ......................  172.9   171.7   171.1   171.6    2.2    0.7    8.3   -3.0    1.4    2.5 
 All items less medical care .................  175.2   174.4   174.1   174.4    2.1    1.2    6.4   -1.8    1.6    2.2 
 Commodities less food .......................  141.1   138.7   136.8   137.0    1.5   -3.1   12.2  -11.1   -0.9   -0.1 
 Nondurables less food .......................  159.7   154.6   150.2   149.6    6.4    7.4   19.3  -23.0    6.9   -4.1 
 Nondurables less food and apparel ...........  183.6   176.4   171.9   172.1    4.9    0.5   37.7  -22.8    2.6    3.1 
 Nondurables .................................  168.6   165.9   164.0   163.8    3.3    4.8   10.9  -10.9    4.0   -0.6 
 Services less rent of shelter (4)............  199.9   200.3   200.8   201.6    4.4    3.7    7.1    3.4    4.1    5.3 
 Services less medical care services .........  204.0   204.2   204.9   205.2    3.7    3.0    4.4    2.4    3.4    3.4 
 Energy ......................................  143.7   136.8   132.1   133.6    5.7    1.6   78.6  -25.3    3.6   15.5 
 All items less energy .......................  185.5   185.5   185.8   186.0    2.2    1.3    1.3    1.1    1.8    1.2 
  All items less food and energy .............  187.5   187.5   187.8   187.9    2.4    1.3    0.9    0.9    1.8    0.9 
   Commodities less food and energy                                                                                     
       commodities ...........................  142.7   142.2   141.7   141.5    0.0   -3.3   -1.4   -3.3   -1.7   -2.4 
    Energy commodities .......................  150.2   137.5   128.2   130.1   10.8    0.3  123.8  -43.7    5.4   12.2 
   Services less energy services .............  218.5   218.7   219.6   219.8    3.6    3.6    2.2    2.4    3.6    2.3 

   1 Not seasonally adjusted.
   2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
   3 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator.  All other item stratum index series converted to a
 geometric means estimator in January, 1999.
   4 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base
   5 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.
 NOTE:  Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

 Table 6. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Selected areas, all items index 

 (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                All items                                  
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
                                               Prici-           Indexes             Percent change to    Percent change to 
                     CPI-W                       ng                                  June 2003 from--      May 2003 from--   
                                               sched-                                                                      
                                                 ule   Mar.   Apr.    May   June                                           
                                                 (1)   2003   2003   2003   2003   June   Apr.    May    May   Mar.   Apr. 
                                                                                   2002   2003   2003   2002   2003   2003 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                           
 U.S. city average ...........................   M    180.3  179.8  179.4  179.6    2.1   -0.1    0.1    2.0   -0.5   -0.2 
                                                                                                                           
            Region and area size(2)                                                                                        
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
 Northeast urban .............................   M    189.8  189.4  189.2  189.2    2.7   -0.1    0.0    2.8   -0.3   -0.1 
   Size A -  More than 1,500,000 .............   M    190.0  189.8  189.8  190.0    2.9    0.1    0.1    3.0   -0.1    0.0 
   Size B/C  50,000 to 1,500,000 (3)..........   M    115.2  114.5  114.2  113.9    2.2   -0.5   -0.3    2.2   -0.9   -0.3 
                                                                                                                           
 Midwest urban ...............................   M    174.1  173.1  172.9  173.7    1.8    0.3    0.5    1.5   -0.7   -0.1 
   Size A   - More than 1,500,000 ............   M    175.4  174.3  174.2  175.1    1.6    0.5    0.5    1.3   -0.7   -0.1 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).........   M    113.1  112.6  112.4  112.7    1.8    0.1    0.3    1.9   -0.6   -0.2 
   Size D -  Nonmetropolitan  (less than                                                                                   
       50,000) ...............................   M    170.6  169.3  169.3  170.1    2.0    0.5    0.5    1.9   -0.8    0.0 
                                                                                                                           
 South urban .................................   M    175.0  174.7  174.0  174.3    1.9   -0.2    0.2    1.9   -0.6   -0.4 
   Size A -  More than 1,500,000 .............   M    176.5  176.3  175.7  176.2    2.3   -0.1    0.3    2.2   -0.5   -0.3 
   Size B/C -  50,000 to 1,500,000 (3)........   M    112.5  112.3  111.8  112.0    1.6   -0.3    0.2    1.5   -0.6   -0.4 
   Size D -  Nonmetropolitan  (less than                                                                                   
       50,000) ...............................   M    175.7  175.4  174.6  174.8    1.7   -0.3    0.1    2.0   -0.6   -0.5 
                                                                                                                           
 West urban ..................................   M    184.7  184.2  183.8  183.3    2.0   -0.5   -0.3    2.1   -0.5   -0.2 
   Size A   - More than 1,500,000 ............   M    185.9  185.4  185.0  184.5    2.1   -0.5   -0.3    2.2   -0.5   -0.2 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).........   M    115.1  114.7  114.4  114.1    1.9   -0.5   -0.3    1.9   -0.6   -0.3 
                                                                                                                           
                 Size classes                                                                                              
                                                                                                                           
   A (4)......................................   M    166.8  166.3  166.1  166.3    2.3    0.0    0.1    2.2   -0.4   -0.1 
   B/C (3)....................................   M    113.5  113.1  112.7  112.8    1.9   -0.3    0.1    1.8   -0.7   -0.4 
   D .........................................   M    175.6  174.9  174.5  174.9    1.9    0.0    0.2    2.0   -0.6   -0.2 
                                                                                                                           
            Selected local areas(5)                                                                                        
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI ..............   M    179.0  177.4  177.3  178.0    1.2    0.3    0.4    1.1   -0.9   -0.1 
 Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA .....   M    181.6  180.9  179.9  179.6    2.8   -0.7   -0.2    2.6   -0.9   -0.6 
 New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island,                                                                                       
     NY-NJ-CT-PA .............................   M    192.1  191.8  191.7  191.9    2.9    0.1    0.1    2.8   -0.2   -0.1 
                                                                                                                           
 Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT .........   1    202.3      -  201.8      -      -      -      -    4.4   -0.2      - 
 Cleveland-Akron, OH .........................   1    167.1      -  166.3      -      -      -      -    1.4   -0.5      - 
 Dallas-Fort Worth, TX .......................   1    176.5      -  176.4      -      -      -      -    2.3   -0.1      - 
 Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV (6)........   1    115.5      -  115.1      -      -      -      -    2.4   -0.3      - 
                                                                                                                           
 Atlanta, GA .................................   2        -  179.2      -  178.7    1.2   -0.3      -      -      -      - 
 Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI .................   2        -  176.4      -  176.7    2.0    0.2      -      -      -      - 
 Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX ..............   2        -  160.9      -  160.7    2.6   -0.1      -      -      -      - 
 Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL ...................   2        -  178.4      -  176.8    2.8   -0.9      -      -      -      - 
 Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City,                                                                                    
     PA-NJ-DE-MD .............................   2        -  186.3      -  187.8    1.7    0.8      -      -      -      - 
 San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA ..........   2        -  193.6      -  192.2    1.6   -0.7      -      -      -      - 
 Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA ................   2        -  187.0      -  185.7    0.9   -0.7      -      -      -      - 

   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         June 2003 from-  
                    C-CPI-U                     December                                          
                                                1999-2000                                         
                                                              May       June      June      May   
                                                              2003      2003      2002      2003  
                                                                                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                  
             Expenditure category                                                                 
                                                                                                  
 All items ...................................    100.000     107.4     107.5       1.7       0.1 
  Food and beverages .........................     15.451     107.4     107.8       2.0       0.4 
   Food ......................................     14.432     107.4     107.8       2.1       0.4 
    Food at home .............................      8.335     106.2     106.8       2.0       0.6 
    Food away from home ......................      6.096     108.9     109.1       2.1       0.2 
   Alcoholic beverages .......................      1.019     108.1     108.3       1.9       0.2 
  Housing ....................................     40.040     111.2     111.7       2.4       0.4 
   Shelter ...................................     30.643     112.6     112.7       2.3       0.1 
   Fuels and utilities .......................      4.376     118.5     123.1       8.4       3.9 
   Household furnishings and operations ......      5.020      96.7      96.7      -2.2       0.0 
  Apparel ....................................      4.819      93.7      91.3      -2.9      -2.6 
  Transportation .............................     17.770     105.4     105.2       1.9      -0.2 
   Private transportation ....................     16.520     105.4     105.1       2.0      -0.3 
   Public transportation .....................      1.250     104.9     106.3       1.2       1.3 
  Medical care ...............................      5.563     115.7     116.0       3.8       0.3 
   Medical care commodities ..................      1.330     111.6     111.7       2.2       0.1 
   Medical care services .....................      4.233     117.1     117.4       4.4       0.3 
  Recreation .................................      6.124     103.2     103.1       0.6      -0.1 
  Education and communication ................      6.068      96.6      96.2      -0.8      -0.4 
   Education .................................      2.546     120.7     121.3       6.2       0.5 
   Communication .............................      3.522      81.7      80.8      -5.6      -1.1 
  Other goods and services ...................      4.164     111.6     111.7       1.2       0.1 
                                                                                                  
          Commodity and service group                                                             
                                                                                                  
 Services ....................................     57.098     112.7     113.2       3.1       0.4 
 Commodities .................................     42.902     100.7     100.3      -0.2      -0.4 
  Durables ...................................     12.953      89.9      89.5      -3.5      -0.4 
 Nondurables .................................     29.949     105.6     105.2       1.3      -0.4 
  All items less food and energy .............     78.851     106.4     106.2       1.0      -0.2 
 Energy ......................................      6.717     119.0     121.4       9.0       2.0 

 NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.
 Indexes for 2003 are initial estimates.  Indexes for 2002 are interim adjustments.