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                      CONSUMER PRICE INDEX:  MAY 2007
 
      The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased
 0.6 percent in May, before seasonal adjustment, the Bureau of Labor
 Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today.  The May level
 of 207.949 (1982-84=100) was 2.7 percent higher than in May 2006.
      
      The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers
 (CPI-W) increased 0.8 percent in May prior to seasonal adjustment.  The
 May level of 203.661 (1982-84=100) was 2.8 percent higher than in May
 2006.
      
      The Chained Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-U)
 increased 0.4 percent in May on a not seasonally adjusted basis.  The May
 level of 120.032 (December 1999=100) was 2.3 percent higher than in May
 2006.  Please note that the indexes for the post-2005 period are subject
 to revision.
 
 CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U)
      
      On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI-U advanced 0.7 percent in
 May, following a 0.4 percent increase in April.   The index for energy
 increased sharply for the third consecutive month--up 5.4 percent in May.
 The index for petroleum-based energy rose 9.8 percent while the index for
 energy services declined 0.2 percent.  The food index rose 0.3 percent in
 May, slightly less than in April.  The index for all items less food and
 energy advanced 0.1 percent in May, following a 0.2 percent rise in April.
 Smaller increases in the indexes for shelter and medical care were
 responsible for the moderation.
      

 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          2006             2007           3-mos. ended  ended
                     Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr.  May   May '07   May '07
 All Items            .0    .4   .2   .4   .6   .4   .7    7.0       2.7
  Food and beverages -.1   -.1   .7   .8   .3   .4   .3    4.2       3.9
  Housing             .4    .4   .2   .4   .2   .2   .2    2.5       3.3
  Apparel            -.1    .2   .3   .5 -1.0  -.3  -.3   -6.6       -.8
  Transportation     -.8   1.7  -.8   .1  2.8  1.2  2.8   30.6       1.3
  Medical care        .2    .2   .8   .5   .1   .4   .3    3.3       4.0
  Recreation          .1   -.3   .1   .0   .0   .1   .2     .9        .4
  Education and                                                         
    communication    -.2    .2  -.1   .3   .5   .3   .6    5.3       2.7
  Other goods and                                                     
    services          .1    .6   .8   .2   .2   .3   .3    3.0       3.9
  Special Indexes                                                       
   Energy            -.2   4.2 -1.5   .9  5.9  2.4  5.4   71.0       4.7
   Food              -.1    .0   .7   .8   .3   .4   .3    4.2       3.9
   All Items less                                                       
     food and energy  .1    .1   .3   .2   .1   .2   .1    1.6       2.2
     
       
     During the first five months of 2007, the CPI-U rose at a 5.5 percent
 seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR).  This compares with an increase of
 2.5 percent for all of 2006.  The acceleration thus far this year was due
 to larger increases in the energy and food components.  The index for
 energy advanced at a 36.0 percent SAAR in the first five months of 2007
 compared with 2.9 percent in 2006.  Petroleum-based energy costs increased
 at a 63.9 percent annual rate and charges for energy services rose at a
 6.8 percent annual rate.  The food index has increased at a 6.2 percent
 SAAR thus far this year, following a 2.1 percent rise for all of 2006.
 Excluding food and energy, the CPI-U advanced at a 2.1 percent SAAR in the
 first five months, following a 2.6 percent rise for all of 2006.
      
      The food and beverages index rose 0.3 percent in May.  The index for
 food at home increased 0.4 percent, following a 0.5 percent rise in April.
 The index for meats, poultry, fish, and eggs registered a substantial
 increase for the third consecutive month--up 1.2 percent in May.  The
 indexes for pork and for other meats turned up in May after declining in
 April, advancing 2.0 and 0.8 percent, respectively.  Poultry prices rose
 0.8 percent; beef prices slowed from their recent trend, increasing 0.1
 percent.  Through the first five months of 2007, beef prices have risen
 5.1 percent, poultry prices, 4.3 percent, and pork prices, 3.4 percent.
 The index for fruits and vegetables, which rose 0.4 percent in April,
 declined 0.5 percent in May.  (Prior to seasonal adjustment, prices for
 fruits and vegetables rose 1.0 percent.)  The indexes for fresh vegetables
 and for processed fruits and vegetables declined 1.8 and 0.3 percent,
 respectively, while the index for fresh fruits increased 0.7 percent.  The
 index for dairy products increased 0.5 percent as a 2.2 percent increase
 in milk prices more than offset a 0.4 percent decline in prices for
 cheese.  The index for nonalcoholic beverages rose 0.9 percent, reflecting
 an upturn in prices for carbonated drinks and for coffee.  The indexes for
 cereal and bakery products and for other food at home were each virtually
 unchanged in May.  The other two components of the food and beverages
 index--food away from home and alcoholic beverages--each increased 0.2
 percent.
      
      The index for housing increased 0.2 percent in May, the same as in
 each of the two preceding months.  The index for shelter rose 0.2 percent
 in May, following an increase of 0.3 percent in April.  Within shelter,
 the index for rent rose 0.3 percent; the index for owners' equivalent
 rent, 0.1 percent; and the index for lodging away from home, 1.6 percent.
 The index for household energy declined 0.1 percent as a 0.9 percent
 decrease in the index for natural gas was partially offset by increases in
 the indexes for fuel oil and for electricity--up 1.9 and 0.1 percent,
 respectively.  (Prior to seasonal adjustment, charges for electricity rose
 1.7 percent, reflecting the switch to seasonal rates in some areas.)  The
 index for household furnishings and operations was virtually unchanged in
 May.
      
      The transportation index rose sharply for the third consecutive month-
 -up 2.8 percent in May.  A 10.4 percent increase in the index for motor
 fuels was partially offset by declines in the indexes for new and used
 vehicles and for public transportation.   (Prior to seasonal adjustment,
 gasoline prices rose 9.5 percent.  As of May, the price of gasoline was
 4.0 percent higher than its previous peak level recorded in July 2006.)
 The index for new vehicles declined 0.2 percent, while the index for used
 cars and trucks increased 0.1 percent.  During the last 12 months, new
 vehicle prices have declined 1.0 percent and prices for used cars and
 trucks, 4.6 percent.  The index for public transportation declined 0.5
 percent in April, reflecting a 0.6 percent decrease in the index for
 airline fares.  (Prior to seasonal adjustment, airline fares rose 0.4
 percent.)
      
      The index for apparel declined 0.3 percent in May the same as in
 April.  (Prior to seasonal adjustment, apparel prices decreased 1.2
 percent.  Prices for women's and girls' apparel registered the largest
 decline--down 2.3 percent.)
      
      Medical care costs rose 0.3 percent in May and are 4.0 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.  The
 indexes for professional services and for hospital and related services
 increased 0.2 and 0.7 percent, respectively.
      
      The index for recreation rose 0.2 percent in May.  The index for
 cable and satellite television and radio service increased 1.0 percent.
 This increase was partially offset by a 3.1 percent decline in the index
 for televisions.  Television prices have declined 26.9 percent during the
 12 month period ended in May.
      
      The index for education and communication advanced 0.6 percent in
 May.  Educational costs rose 0.4 percent and the index for communication
 costs increased 0.7 percent.  Within the communication group, the index
 for telephone services rose 0.9 percent.  Land-line local service charges
 increased 0.3 percent, land-line long distance charges advanced 2.7
 percent, while wireless telephone service charges declined 0.1 percent.
 The indexes for personal computers and peripheral equipment declined 2.0
 percent.  The index for internet services and electronic information
 providers advanced for the third consecutive month--up 0.1 percent in May-
 -but was 23.6 percent lower than a year ago.
      
      The index for other goods and services increased 0.3 percent in May.
 The index for tobacco and smoking products rose 0.4 percent, following a
 0.4 percent decline in April. The index for miscellaneous personal
 services rose 0.3 percent, reflecting increases for legal and for
 financial services, each up 0.5 percent.
      
      
 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 0.8 percent in May.
 

 Table B.  Percent changes in CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical
 Workers (CPI-W)
                                   Seasonally adjusted                Un-
                                                          Compound  adjusted
     Expenditure        Changes from preceding month    annual rate  12-mos.
      Category          2006             2007           3-mos. ended  ended
                     Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr.  May   May '07   May '07
 All Items            .1    .5   .1   .4   .8   .5   .8    8.5       2.8
  Food and beverages -.1   -.1   .7   .8   .3   .4   .4    4.6       3.9
  Housing             .4    .4   .3   .4   .3   .2   .2    2.8       3.4
  Apparel            -.1    .2  -.1   .5  -.8  -.4  -.3   -5.9       -.8
  Transportation     -.9   1.9 -1.0   .0  3.0  1.4  3.1   34.7       1.4
  Medical care        .2    .1   .8   .5   .1   .4   .3    3.3       4.1
  Recreation          .2   -.3   .1   .0  -.1   .0   .2     .5        .4
  Education and                                                         
    communication    -.3    .1  -.1   .3   .4   .3   .6    5.3       2.5
  Other goods and                                                     
    Services          .0    .8  1.0   .4   .2   .1   .3    2.8       4.2
  Special Indexes                                                       
   Energy            -.2   4.3 -1.5   .8  6.2  2.6  5.8   76.2       4.9
   Food              -.1   -.1   .6   .8   .3   .4   .4    4.7       4.0
   All Items less                                                       
     food and energy  .0    .1   .2   .2   .1   .2   .1    1.6       2.1

 
     Consumer Price Index data for June are scheduled for release on
 Wednesday, July 18, 2007, at 8:30 A.M. (EDT).
     
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 Consumer Price Index Levels to Three Decimal Places
      
      Effective with the January 2007 release of the Consumer Price Index
 (CPI), the Bureau of Labor Statistics began computing percent changes
 based upon three decimal place indexes rather than one decimal place
 indexes.  This change applied to the All Items Consumer Price Index and
 all component indexes for the CPI-U, CPI-W, and C-CPI-U, for the U.S. City
 Average and for all other published areas.  In addition, CPI index values
 were displayed to three decimal places in all paper and electronic
 publications.  As in the past, percent changes were rounded and displayed
 to one decimal place.
      
      The change in procedure addressed a rounding issue that resulted in
 published percent changes that were 0.1 percentage point higher or lower
 than the same percent changes based on unrounded index values (i.e.,
 indexes to three or more decimal places).  These differences were
 particularly important when percent changes were very small.  Publishing
 the index values to three decimal places, and using these values to
 compute percent changes, essentially eliminated the possibility of
 rounding differences.  This change only affected the presentation of the
 index data.  Index values continue to be calculated from underlying price
 data in the same manner as in the past, and no systematic upward or
 downward effect on the data was introduced.  The levels of the indexes are
 affected only in that they are published to three decimal places rather
 than one place.  Official CPI data previously published were not be
 revised.
      
      For more information contact Patrick Jackman or Ken Stewart either by
 telephone at (202) 691-6952 and (202) 691-6966, respectively, or by
 electronic mail at Jackman.Patrick@bls.gov or Stewart.Ken@bls.gov
 
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 Note on Sampling Error in the Consumer Price Index
                                     
      The CPI is a statistical estimate that is subject to sampling error
 because it is based upon a sample of retail prices and not the complete
 universe of all prices.  BLS calculates and publishes estimates of the 1-
 month, 2-month, 6-month and 12-month percent change standard errors
 annually, for the CPI-U.  These standard error estimates can be used to
 construct confidence intervals for hypothesis testing.  For example, the
 estimated standard error of the 1 month percent change is 0.06 percent for
 the U.S. All Items Consumer Price Index.  This means that if we repeatedly
 sample from the universe of all retail prices using the same methodology,
 and estimate a percentage change for each sample, then 95% of these
 estimates would be within 0.12 percent of the 1 month percentage change
 based on all retail prices.  For a 1-month change of 0.2 percent in the
 All Items CPI for All Urban Consumers, we are 95 percent confident that
 the actual percent change based on all retail prices would fall between
 0.08 and 0.32 percent.  For the latest data, including information on how
 to use the estimates of standard error, see "Variance Estimates for
 Changes in the Consumer Price Index, January 2005- December 2005 in the
 CPI Detailed Report, February 2006.  These data are available on the CPI
 home page (http://www.bls.gov/cpi), using the following link
 http://www.bls.gov/cpi/cpivar2006.pdf

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 Brief Explanation of the CPI
      
      The Consumer Price Index (CPI) is a measure of the average change in
 prices over time of goods and services purchased by households.  The
 Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes CPIs for two population groups:  (1)
 the CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W), which covers
 households of wage earners and clerical workers that comprise
 approximately 32 percent of the total population and (2) the CPI for All
 Urban Consumers (CPI-U) and the Chained CPI for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-
 U), which cover approximately 87 percent of the total population and
 include in addition to wage earners and clerical worker households, groups
 such as professional, managerial, and technical workers, the self-
 employed, short-term workers, the unemployed, and retirees and others not
 in the labor force.
      
      The CPIs are based on prices of food, clothing, shelter, and fuels,
 transportation fares, charges for doctors' and dentists' services, drugs,
 and other goods and services that people buy for day-to-day living.
 Prices are collected in 87 urban areas across the country from about
 50,000 housing units and approximately 23,000 retail establishments-
 department stores, supermarkets, hospitals, filling stations, and other
 types of stores and service establishments.  All taxes directly associated
 with the purchase and use of items are included in the index.  Prices of
 fuels and a few other items are obtained every month in all 87 locations.
 Prices of most other commodities and services are collected every month in
 the three largest geographic areas and every other month in other areas.
 Prices of most goods and services are obtained by personal visits or
 telephone calls of the Bureau's trained representatives.
      
      In calculating the index, price changes for the various items in each
 location are averaged together with weights, which represent their
 importance in the spending of the appropriate population group.  Local
 data are then combined to obtain a U.S. city average.  For the CPI-U and
 CPI-W separate indexes are also published by size of city, by region of
 the country, for cross-classifications of regions and population-size
 classes, and for 27 local areas.  Area indexes do not measure differences
 in the level of prices among cities; they only measure the average change
 in prices for each area since the base period.  For the C-CPI-U data are
 issued only at the national level.  It is important to note that the CPI-U
 and CPI-W are considered final when released, but the C-CPI-U is issued in
 preliminary form and subject to two annual revisions.
      
      The index measures price change from a designed reference date.  For
 the CPI-U and the CPI-W the reference base is 1982-84 equals 100.0. The
 reference base for the C-CPI-U is December 1999 equals 100.
 An increase of 16.5 percent from the reference base, for example, is shown
 as 116.5.  This change can also be expressed in dollars as follows:  the
 price of a base period market basket of goods and services in the CPI has
 risen from $10 in 1982-84 to $11.65.
      
      For further details visit the CPI home page on the Internet at
 http://www.bls.gov/cpi/ or contact our CPI Information and Analysis
 Section on (202) 691-7000.

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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 					202.416
 Less previous index			201.800
 Equals index point change	           .616	
 
 
 Percent Change
 
 Index point difference			   .616
 Divided by the previous index          201.800
 Equals 				  0.003
 Results multiplied by one hundred    0.003x100
 Equals percent change                      0.3

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 Regions Defined


 The states in the four regions shown in Tables 3 and 6 are listed below.
 
 The Northeast--Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York,
 New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont.

 The Midwest--Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota,
 Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin.

 The South--Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky,
 Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South
 Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of
 Columbia.

 The West--Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana,
 Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming. 

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 A Note on Seasonally Adjusted and Unadjusted Data
   
      Because price data are used for different purposes by different
 groups, the Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes seasonally adjusted as
 well as unadjusted changes each month.
      
      For analyzing general price trends in the economy, seasonally
 adjusted changes are usually preferred since they eliminate the effect of
 changes that normally occur at the same time and in about the same
 magnitude every year--such as price movements resulting from changing
 climatic conditions, production cycles, model changeovers, holidays, and
 sales.
      
      The unadjusted data are of primary interest to consumers concerned
 about the prices they actually pay.  Unadjusted data also are used
 extensively for escalation purposes.  Many collective bargaining contract
 agreements and pension plans, for example, tie compensation changes to the
 Consumer Price Index unadjusted for seasonal variation.
      
      Seasonal factors used in computing the seasonally adjusted indexes
 are derived by the X-12-ARIMA Seasonal Adjustment Method.  Seasonally
 adjusted indexes and seasonal factors are computed annually.  Each year,
 the last 5 years of seasonally adjusted data are revised.  Data from
 January 2002 through December 2006 were replaced in January 2007.
 Exceptions to the usual revision schedule were: the updated seasonal data
 at the end of 1977 replaced data from 1967 through 1977; and, in January
 2002, dependently seasonally adjusted series were revised for January 1987-
 December 2001 as a result of a change in the aggregation weights for
 dependently adjusted series. For further information, please see
 "Aggregation of Dependently Adjusted Seasonally Adjusted Series," in the
 October 2001 issue of the CPI Detailed Report.
      
      The seasonal movement of All items and 54 other aggregations is
 derived by combining the seasonal movement of 73 selected components.
 Each year the seasonal status of every series is reevaluated based upon
 certain statistical criteria.  If any of the 73 components change their
 seasonal adjustment status from seasonally adjusted to not seasonally
 adjusted, not seasonally adjusted data will be used in the aggregation of
 the dependent series for the last 5 years, but the seasonally adjusted
 indexes will be used before that period.  Note: 44 of the 73 components
 are seasonally adjusted for 2007.
      
      Seasonally adjusted data, including the All items index levels, are
 subject to revision for up to five years after their original release.
 For this reason, BLS advises against the use of these data in escalation
 agreements.
      
      Effective with the calculation of the seasonal factors for 1990, the
 Bureau of Labor Statistics has used an enhanced seasonal adjustment
 procedure called Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment for some CPI
 series.  Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment allows for better
 estimates of seasonally adjusted data.  Extreme values and/or sharp
 movements which might distort the seasonal pattern are estimated and
 removed from the data prior to calculation of seasonal factors.  Beginning
 with the calculation of seasonal factors for 1996, X-12-ARIMA software was
 used for Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment.
   
      In January 2007, BLS adjusted 37 series using Intervention Analysis
 Seasonal Adjustment, including selected food and beverage items, fuel oil,
 motor fuels, vehicles, jewelry, admission to sporting events and
 educational books and supplies.  For example, this procedure was used for
 the Motor fuel series to offset the effects of damage to oil refineries
 from Hurricane Katrina, as well as the effects of implementing new fuel
 requirements in the United States.
      
      For a complete list of Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment
 series and explanations, please refer to the article "Intervention
 Analysis Seasonal Adjustment", located on our website at:
 http://www.bls.gov/cpi/cpisapage.htm.
      
      For additional information on seasonal adjustment in the CPI, please
 write to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Division of Consumer Prices and
 Price Indexes, Washington, DC 20212 or contact Jeff Wilson on (202) 691-
 6968 by e-mail at Wilson.Jeff@bls.gov.  If you have general questions
 about the CPI, please call our information staff at (202) 691-7000.
   


 Table 1. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity
 and service group

 (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                    Unadjusted                          
                                                             Unadjusted indexes   percent change   Seasonally adjusted  
                                                 Relative                           to May 2007    percent change from- 
                     CPI-U                     importance,                            from-                             
                                                 December                                                               
                                                   2006       Apr.        May                      Feb.    Mar.    Apr. 
                                                              2007       2007      May     Apr.     to      to      to  
                                                                                   2006    2007    Mar.    Apr.    May  
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                        
             Expenditure category                                                                                       
                                                                                                                        
 All items....................................    100.000    206.686    207.949     2.7     0.6     0.6     0.4     0.7 
 All items (1967=100).........................          -    619.140    622.921       -       -       -       -       - 
                                                                                                                        
  Food and beverages..........................     14.992    201.292    202.225     3.9     0.5     0.3     0.4     0.3 
   Food.......................................     13.885    200.820    201.791     3.9     0.5     0.3     0.4     0.3 
    Food at home..............................      7.896    199.020    200.334     4.4     0.7     0.4     0.5     0.4 
     Cereals and bakery products..............      1.103    220.494    220.939     4.3     0.2    -0.3     0.9     0.0 
     Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs...........      2.112    193.665    195.886     6.1     1.1     1.1     0.9     1.2 
     Dairy and related products...............       .821    185.821    187.266     3.5     0.8     1.3     0.5     0.5 
     Fruits and vegetables....................      1.211    261.967    264.710     6.7     1.0    -1.4     0.4    -0.5 
     Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage                                                                                
         materials............................       .906    151.799    152.869     4.3     0.7     1.7    -0.8     0.9 
     Other food at home.......................      1.743    172.633    172.657     1.6     0.0     0.2     0.5     0.0 
      Sugar and sweets........................       .302    175.932    175.453     2.4    -0.3     0.4     0.7    -0.2 
      Fats and oils...........................       .227    169.817    171.495     1.7     1.0    -0.3    -0.1     0.8 
      Other foods (1).........................      1.214    188.103    187.921     1.4    -0.1     0.3     0.6    -0.1 
       Other miscellaneous foods (1) (2)......       .327    115.310    114.692     0.3    -0.5    -0.5     0.9    -0.5 
    Food away from home (1)...................      5.989    204.725    205.233     3.3     0.2     0.1     0.3     0.2 
     Other food away from home (2)............       .281    143.155    143.160     5.3     0.0    -0.1     1.2     0.1 
   Alcoholic beverages (1)....................      1.107    206.166    206.599     2.9     0.2     0.6     0.2     0.2 
                                                                                                                        
  Housing.....................................     42.691    208.541    208.902     3.3     0.2     0.2     0.2     0.2 
   Shelter....................................     32.776    239.735    239.877     3.8     0.1     0.1     0.3     0.2 
    Rent of primary residence (3).............      5.930    232.980    233.549     4.4     0.2     0.3     0.2     0.3 
    Lodging away from home (2)................      2.648    144.832    144.112     4.5    -0.5    -2.3     1.9     1.6 
    Owners' equivalent rent of primary                                                                                  
        residence (3) (4).....................     23.830    244.993    245.236     3.5     0.1     0.3     0.2     0.1 
    Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)..       .369    117.559    116.386     0.1    -1.0     0.0     0.2    -1.0 
   Fuels and utilities........................      5.264    196.393    198.574     3.4     1.1     1.2     0.0     0.0 
    Household energy..........................      4.368    177.515    179.798     3.1     1.3     1.4    -0.1    -0.1 
     Fuel oil and other fuels.................       .338    240.090    241.473     0.7     0.6     3.5     2.1     1.8 
     Gas (piped) and electricity (3)..........      4.029    182.283    184.737     3.3     1.3     1.3    -0.2    -0.2 
    Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                
        services (2)..........................       .897    142.184    142.552     5.0     0.3     0.3     0.3     0.3 
   Household furnishings and operations.......      4.651    127.423    127.309     0.1    -0.1     0.2    -0.3     0.0 
    Household operations (1) (2)..............       .792    140.252    140.465     3.5     0.2     0.1     0.3     0.2 
                                                                                                                        
  Apparel.....................................      3.726    122.934    121.452    -0.8    -1.2    -1.0    -0.3    -0.3 
   Men's and boys' apparel....................       .885    115.190    114.342    -1.9    -0.7    -0.6     0.6    -0.4 
   Women's and girls' apparel.................      1.590    117.118    114.444     0.0    -2.3    -1.4    -0.5    -0.5 
   Infants' and toddlers' apparel.............       .177    115.489    113.632    -3.9    -1.6     0.2    -1.9    -1.2 
   Footwear...................................       .749    123.672    123.041    -2.2    -0.5    -0.7    -0.5     0.0 
                                                                                                                        
  Transportation..............................     17.249    185.231    189.961     1.3     2.6     2.8     1.2     2.8 
   Private transportation.....................     16.188    181.478    186.376     1.3     2.7     2.9     1.4     3.0 
    New and used motor vehicles (2)...........      7.581     94.307     93.981    -1.9    -0.3     0.1    -0.1    -0.2 
     New vehicles.............................      4.982    136.963    136.295    -1.0    -0.5     0.3     0.0    -0.2 
     Used cars and trucks (1).................      1.716    134.363    134.481    -4.6     0.1    -0.2     0.0     0.1 
    Motor fuel................................      4.347    242.944    265.781     5.9     9.4    10.6     4.7    10.4 
     Gasoline (all types).....................      4.303    241.897    264.830     6.0     9.5    10.6     4.7    10.5 
    Motor vehicle parts and equipment (1).....       .370    120.714    120.990     3.4     0.2     0.2     0.2     0.2 
    Motor vehicle maintenance and repair......      1.145    221.508    221.999     3.3     0.2     0.4     0.3     0.2 
   Public transportation......................      1.060    227.567    228.251    -0.4     0.3     0.1    -0.4    -0.5 
                                                                                                                        
  Medical care................................      6.281    348.225    349.087     4.0     0.2     0.1     0.4     0.3 
   Medical care commodities...................      1.446    288.349    288.661     0.8     0.1    -0.3     0.4     0.0 
   Medical care services......................      4.834    366.070    367.127     5.0     0.3     0.2     0.4     0.4 
    Professional services.....................      2.817    299.248    299.700     3.7     0.2     0.1     0.0     0.2 
    Hospital and related services (3).........      1.630    492.110    494.122     6.0     0.4     0.4     0.8     0.7 
                                                                                                                        
  Recreation (2)..............................      5.552    111.481    111.659     0.4     0.2     0.0     0.1     0.2 
   Video and audio (2)........................      1.719    103.181    103.560    -1.8     0.4    -0.5     0.0     0.6 
                                                                                                                        
  Education and communication (2).............      6.034    118.301    118.787     2.7     0.4     0.5     0.3     0.6 
   Education (2)..............................      3.076    168.152    168.403     6.0     0.1     0.6     0.4     0.4 
    Educational books and supplies............       .204    414.217    414.694     7.8     0.1     1.7     0.5     0.3 
    Tuition, other school fees, and childcare       2.872    484.601    485.337     5.8     0.2     0.5     0.4     0.5 
   Communication (2)..........................      2.958     83.203     83.772    -0.5     0.7     0.3     0.1     0.7 
    Information and information processing (1)                                                                          
        (2)...................................      2.769     80.683     81.151    -0.7     0.6     0.4     0.1     0.6 
     Telephone services (1) (2)...............      2.225     97.617     98.491     3.5     0.9     0.4     0.1     0.9 
     Information technology, hardware and                                                                               
         services (1) (5).....................       .543     10.869     10.787   -15.7    -0.8     0.1     0.1    -0.8 
      Personal computers and peripheral                                                                                 
          equipment (1) (2)...................       .203     10.172      9.971    -7.7    -2.0     0.2    -0.2    -2.0 
                                                                                                                        
  Other goods and services....................      3.476    331.743    332.785     3.9     0.3     0.2     0.3     0.3 
   Tobacco and smoking products (1)...........       .712    547.663    549.703     6.2     0.4     0.2    -0.4     0.4 
   Personal care..............................      2.764    195.058    195.641     3.3     0.3     0.1     0.4     0.3 
    Personal care products (1)................       .708    158.657    158.594     2.6     0.0     0.4     0.0     0.0 
    Personal care services (1)................       .677    215.380    216.228     3.6     0.4     0.2     0.1     0.4 
    Miscellaneous personal services...........      1.188    323.321    324.661     3.9     0.4     0.1     0.7     0.3 
                                                                                                                        
          Commodity and service group                                                                                   
                                                                                                                        
 Commodities..................................     40.305    167.777    169.767     1.7     1.2     1.2     0.7     1.3 
  Food and beverages..........................     14.992    201.292    202.225     3.9     0.5     0.3     0.4     0.3 
  Commodities less food and beverages.........     25.313    148.749    151.136     0.6     1.6     1.8     0.8     1.9 
   Nondurables less food and beverages........     14.191    184.555    190.075     2.4     3.0     2.9     1.0     2.9 
    Apparel...................................      3.726    122.934    121.452    -0.8    -1.2    -1.0    -0.3    -0.3 
    Nondurables less food, beverages, and                                                                               
        apparel...............................     10.465    227.113    237.116     3.5     4.4     4.9     2.3     5.0 
   Durables...................................     11.122    112.989    112.637    -2.0    -0.3     0.1    -0.2    -0.2 
 Services.....................................     59.695    245.265    245.793     3.4     0.2     0.2     0.3     0.2 
  Rent of shelter (4).........................     32.407    249.877    250.055     3.8     0.1     0.0     0.3     0.3 
  Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)....       .369    117.559    116.386     0.1    -1.0     0.0     0.2    -1.0 
  Gas (piped) and electricity (3).............      4.029    182.283    184.737     3.3     1.3     1.3    -0.2    -0.2 
  Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                  
      services (2)............................       .897    142.184    142.552     5.0     0.3     0.3     0.3     0.3 
  Household operations (1) (2)................       .792    140.252    140.465     3.5     0.2     0.1     0.3     0.2 
  Transportation services.....................      5.638    232.217    231.777     0.5    -0.2     0.0    -0.2    -0.4 
  Medical care services.......................      4.834    366.070    367.127     5.0     0.3     0.2     0.4     0.4 
  Other services..............................     10.730    283.271    284.541     3.2     0.4     0.3     0.4     0.6 
                                                                                                                        
                Special indexes                                                                                         
                                                                                                                        
 All items less food..........................     86.115    207.680    208.991     2.5     0.6     0.7     0.4     0.7 
 All items less shelter.......................     67.224    196.062    197.783     2.2     0.9     0.9     0.5     0.9 
 All items less medical care..................     93.719    199.512    200.779     2.6     0.6     0.6     0.4     0.7 
 Commodities less food........................     26.420    150.894    153.228     0.6     1.5     1.7     0.8     1.8 
 Nondurables less food........................     15.299    185.861    191.064     2.4     2.8     2.8     1.0     2.7 
 Nondurables less food and apparel............     11.572    224.126    233.150     3.4     4.0     4.5     2.1     4.5 
 Nondurables..................................     29.183    193.570    196.916     3.1     1.7     1.6     0.7     1.6 
 Services less rent of shelter (4)............     27.288    258.261    259.262     3.0     0.4     0.4     0.2     0.4 
 Services less medical care services..........     54.861    235.378    235.870     3.3     0.2     0.2     0.3     0.3 
 Energy.......................................      8.715    207.265    219.071     4.7     5.7     5.9     2.4     5.4 
 All items less energy........................     91.285    208.243    208.400     2.5     0.1     0.1     0.2     0.2 
  All items less food and energy..............     77.401    210.311    210.316     2.2     0.0     0.1     0.2     0.1 
   Commodities less food and energy                                                                                     
       commodities............................     21.735    140.995    140.518    -0.7    -0.3    -0.1    -0.1    -0.1 
    Energy commodities........................      4.685    243.957    265.562     5.6     8.9    10.1     4.6     9.8 
   Services less energy services..............     55.666    251.714    252.050     3.4     0.1     0.1     0.3     0.3 
 Purchasing power of the consumer dollar                                                                                
     (1982-84=$1.00)..........................          -     $ .484     $ .481       -       -       -       -       - 
 Purchasing power of the consumer dollar                                                                                
     (1967=$1.00).............................          -     $ .162     $ .161       -       -       -       -       - 

   1 Not seasonally adjusted.
   2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
   3 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator.  All other item stratum index series were calculated
 using a geometric means estimator.
   4 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.
   5 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.
   - Data not available.
 NOTE:  Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

 Table 2. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, by expenditure category and
 commodity and service group

 (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                   
                                                  Seasonally adjusted indexes        Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change
                                                                                                          for                      
                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                   
                   CPI-U                                                                    3 months ended--            6 months   
                                                                                                                        ended--    
                                               Feb.      Mar.      Apr.      May                                                   
                                               2007      2007      2007      2007                                                  
                                                                                      Aug.    Nov.    Feb.    May     Nov.    May  
                                                                                      2006    2006    2007    2007    2006    2007 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                   
            Expenditure category                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                   
 All items.................................  203.906   205.146   205.999   207.387     3.8    -3.7     4.0     7.0     0.0     5.5 
                                                                                                                                   
  Food and beverages.......................  200.150   200.756   201.562   202.227     3.1     2.3     5.9     4.2     2.7     5.1 
   Food....................................  199.728   200.281   201.111   201.794     3.3     2.1     6.1     4.2     2.7     5.1 
    Food at home...........................  197.721   198.554   199.525   200.339     3.4     1.9     7.0     5.4     2.6     6.2 
     Cereals and bakery products...........  219.067   218.512   220.386   220.379     4.4     3.0     7.2     2.4     3.7     4.8 
     Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs........  190.383   192.493   194.211   196.611     3.3     2.4     5.2    13.7     2.8     9.4 
     Dairy and related products............  183.143   185.540   186.388   187.354    -2.0     0.2     6.5     9.5    -0.9     8.0 
     Fruits and vegetables.................  267.426   263.665   264.641   263.352    11.5     4.8    18.0    -6.0     8.1     5.3 
     Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage                                                                                           
         materials.........................  150.507   153.069   151.879   153.191     1.6     5.0     3.3     7.3     3.3     5.3 
     Other food at home....................  171.243   171.658   172.566   172.559     1.4    -2.3     4.2     3.1    -0.5     3.6 
      Sugar and sweets.....................  173.767   174.394   175.639   175.236     4.0     1.6     0.6     3.4     2.8     2.0 
      Fats and oils........................  170.528   169.938   169.685   171.038    -1.4     4.6     2.4     1.2     1.6     1.8 
      Other foods (1)......................  186.358   186.962   188.103   187.921     1.5    -4.4     5.2     3.4    -1.5     4.3 
       Other miscellaneous foods (1) (2)...  114.939   114.331   115.310   114.692    -1.7     0.0     4.1    -0.9    -0.9     1.6 
    Food away from home (1)................  203.909   204.082   204.725   205.233     3.1     2.8     4.7     2.6     2.9     3.6 
     Other food away from home (2).........  141.604   141.393   143.105   143.226     3.3     4.1     9.0     4.7     3.7     6.8 
   Alcoholic beverages (1).................  204.385   205.663   206.166   206.599     0.8     0.8     5.6     4.4     0.8     5.0 
                                                                                                                                   
  Housing..................................  207.616   208.072   208.547   208.912     3.6     3.0     4.2     2.5     3.3     3.3 
   Shelter.................................  238.043   238.176   238.981   239.550     4.4     4.4     3.7     2.6     4.4     3.1 
    Rent of primary residence (3)..........  231.642   232.437   233.001   233.654     4.5     4.7     5.1     3.5     4.6     4.3 
    Lodging away from home (2).............  139.913   136.702   139.332   141.581     3.0     4.2     6.0     4.9     3.6     5.4 
    Owners' equivalent rent of primary                                                                                             
        residence (3) (4)..................  243.988   244.646   245.079   245.277     4.6     4.2     3.2     2.1     4.4     2.6 
    Tenants' and household insurance (1)                                                                                           
        (2)................................  117.320   117.333   117.559   116.386    -0.3     7.4    -3.3    -3.1     3.5    -3.2 
   Fuels and utilities.....................  198.215   200.689   200.647   200.602     0.0    -2.0    11.5     4.9    -1.0     8.1 
    Household energy.......................  179.714   182.293   182.151   182.006    -1.4    -2.9    12.2     5.2    -2.1     8.7 
     Fuel oil and other fuels..............  223.344   231.088   235.916   240.264    25.6   -32.3    -9.7    33.9    -7.8    10.0 
     Gas (piped) and electricity (3).......  185.812   188.185   187.716   187.275    -3.3     0.0    14.3     3.2    -1.6     8.6 
    Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                           
        services (2).......................  141.349   141.806   142.184   142.552     6.3     3.5     6.9     3.4     4.9     5.2 
   Household furnishings and operations....  127.238   127.483   127.151   127.099     0.9     0.0    -0.2    -0.4     0.5    -0.3 
    Household operations (1) (2)...........  139.733   139.861   140.252   140.465     3.9     5.7     2.4     2.1     4.8     2.3 
                                                                                                                                   
  Apparel..................................  120.805   119.541   119.165   118.772     0.0    -0.3     4.1    -6.6    -0.2    -1.4 
   Men's and boys' apparel.................  112.314   111.598   112.218   111.817     0.7    -2.4    -3.8    -1.8    -0.9    -2.8 
   Women's and girls' apparel..............  113.628   112.077   111.548   110.951     1.1    -0.4     9.4    -9.1     0.4    -0.3 
   Infants' and toddlers' apparel..........  115.619   115.794   113.572   112.180     3.1    -4.0    -3.0   -11.4    -0.5    -7.3 
   Footwear................................  122.984   122.184   121.597   121.648    -5.7     2.0    -0.7    -4.3    -1.9    -2.5 
                                                                                                                                   
  Transportation...........................  175.749   180.584   182.835   187.879     6.6   -27.5     3.8    30.6   -12.1    16.5 
   Private transportation..................  171.567   176.599   178.995   184.318     7.0   -28.5     3.5    33.2   -12.6    17.4 
    New and used motor vehicles (2)........   94.141    94.273    94.193    94.027     0.8    -5.3    -2.3    -0.5    -2.3    -1.4 
     New vehicles..........................  136.204   136.601   136.633   136.303     0.0    -3.4    -0.9     0.3    -1.7    -0.3 
     Used cars and trucks (1)..............  134.597   134.382   134.363   134.481     4.3   -13.6    -7.6    -0.3    -5.0    -4.1 
    Motor fuel.............................  200.921   222.136   232.663   256.776    20.0   -66.5    17.5   166.8   -36.6    77.0 
     Gasoline (all types)..................  199.842   221.080   231.531   255.731    20.3   -66.6    17.4   168.2   -36.6    77.4 
    Motor vehicle parts and equipment (1)..  120.196   120.485   120.714   120.990     4.2     4.5     2.4     2.7     4.3     2.5 
    Motor vehicle maintenance and repair...  220.213   221.071   221.683   222.104     3.0     3.0     3.7     3.5     3.0     3.6 
   Public transportation...................  227.931   228.152   227.233   226.040     5.4   -11.0     8.4    -3.3    -3.1     2.4 
                                                                                                                                   
  Medical care.............................  345.686   345.994   347.316   348.467     3.6     3.2     6.0     3.3     3.4     4.6 
   Medical care commodities................  287.830   286.925   288.197   288.277     2.0    -0.3     1.0     0.6     0.8     0.8 
   Medical care services...................  362.812   363.568   364.892   366.427     4.1     4.4     7.5     4.0     4.2     5.8 
    Professional services..................  297.958   298.146   298.225   298.929     2.8     3.3     7.4     1.3     3.1     4.3 
    Hospital and related services (3)......  484.918   486.910   490.706   493.924     5.9     4.3     6.3     7.6     5.1     7.0 
                                                                                                                                   
  Recreation (2)...........................  111.150   111.118   111.184   111.400     1.1     0.4    -0.9     0.9     0.7     0.0 
   Video and audio (2).....................  103.065   102.541   102.512   103.089    -0.8    -3.0    -3.5     0.1    -1.9    -1.7 
                                                                                                                                   
  Education and communication (2)..........  117.952   118.496   118.824   119.491     3.5     0.3     1.5     5.3     1.9     3.4 
   Education (2)...........................  167.882   168.862   169.614   170.365     6.9     6.0     4.9     6.0     6.4     5.5 
    Educational books and supplies.........  405.288   412.206   414.225   415.517     7.2     6.9     6.6    10.5     7.1     8.5 
    Tuition, other school fees, and                                                                                                
        childcare..........................  484.536   486.972   489.125   491.336     7.0     5.8     4.8     5.7     6.4     5.3 
   Communication (2).......................   82.841    83.117    83.201    83.771     0.5    -4.7    -2.2     4.6    -2.1     1.1 
    Information and information processing                                                                                         
        (1) (2)............................   80.311    80.601    80.683    81.151     0.5    -4.8    -2.4     4.2    -2.2     0.9 
     Telephone services (1) (2)............   97.096    97.514    97.617    98.491     3.0     2.5     2.5     5.9     2.7     4.2 
     Information technology, hardware and                                                                                          
         services (1) (5)..................   10.853    10.860    10.869    10.787    -9.1   -30.8   -17.9    -2.4   -20.7   -10.5 
      Personal computers and peripheral                                                                                            
          equipment (1) (2)................   10.174    10.191    10.172     9.971    -7.2   -10.8    -4.8    -7.7    -9.0    -6.3 
                                                                                                                                   
  Other goods and services.................  330.076   330.604   331.436   332.499     2.7     3.3     6.8     3.0     3.0     4.9 
   Tobacco and smoking products (1)........  548.896   550.021   547.663   549.703     2.8    -1.3    24.7     0.6     0.7    12.0 
   Personal care...........................  193.702   193.988   194.830   195.427     2.6     4.5     2.5     3.6     3.5     3.1 
    Personal care products (1).............  158.038   158.592   158.657   158.594     0.8     3.1     5.1     1.4     1.9     3.2 
    Personal care services (1).............  214.616   215.091   215.380   216.228     2.7     4.3     4.4     3.0     3.5     3.7 
    Miscellaneous personal services........  320.360   320.565   322.914   324.032     3.6     5.3     2.1     4.7     4.5     3.4 
                                                                                                                                   
        Commodity and service group                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                   
 Commodities...............................  163.297   165.295   166.375   168.578     4.2   -12.9     4.0    13.6    -4.8     8.7 
  Food and beverages.......................  200.150   200.756   201.562   202.227     3.1     2.3     5.9     4.2     2.7     5.1 
  Commodities less food and beverages......  142.968   145.505   146.671   149.471     4.4   -20.6     3.0    19.5    -8.9    11.0 
   Nondurables less food and beverages.....  173.440   178.529   180.348   185.615     6.6   -23.6     3.2    31.2    -9.8    16.3 
    Apparel................................  120.805   119.541   119.165   118.772     0.0    -0.3     4.1    -6.6    -0.2    -1.4 
    Nondurables less food, beverages, and                                                                                          
        apparel............................  208.104   218.217   223.233   234.300     8.4   -39.4     8.5    60.7   -19.0    32.0 
   Durables................................  112.806   112.900   112.714   112.434     0.3    -4.1    -2.8    -1.3    -1.9    -2.0 
 Services..................................  244.229   244.701   245.331   245.870     3.4     3.2     4.3     2.7     3.3     3.5 
  Rent of shelter (4)......................  248.104   248.206   249.045   249.718     4.4     4.2     3.8     2.6     4.3     3.2 
  Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)   117.320   117.333   117.559   116.386    -0.3     7.4    -3.3    -3.1     3.5    -3.2 
  Gas (piped) and electricity (3)..........  185.812   188.185   187.716   187.275    -3.3     0.0    14.3     3.2    -1.6     8.6 
  Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                             
      services (2).........................  141.349   141.806   142.184   142.552     6.3     3.5     6.9     3.4     4.9     5.2 
  Household operations (1) (2).............  139.733   139.861   140.252   140.465     3.9     5.7     2.4     2.1     4.8     2.3 
  Transportation services..................  232.643   232.641   232.243   231.426     2.6    -0.7     2.2    -2.1     1.0     0.0 
  Medical care services....................  362.812   363.568   364.892   366.427     4.1     4.4     7.5     4.0     4.2     5.8 
  Other services...........................  281.756   282.570   283.650   285.213     3.7     2.2     1.8     5.0     2.9     3.4 
                                                                                                                                   
              Special indexes                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                   
 All items less food.......................  204.620   205.973   206.831   208.336     3.8    -4.6     3.8     7.5    -0.5     5.6 
 All items less shelter....................  192.816   194.509   195.393   197.122     3.6    -7.4     4.3     9.2    -2.1     6.7 
 All items less medical care...............  196.746   198.011   198.840   200.225     3.7    -4.2     4.1     7.3    -0.3     5.6 
 Commodities less food.....................  145.217   147.723   148.873   151.608     4.3   -19.9     3.1    18.8    -8.6    10.7 
 Nondurables less food.....................  175.288   180.116   181.876   186.872     6.1   -21.9     3.0    29.2    -9.0    15.3 
 Nondurables less food and apparel.........  206.835   216.051   220.611   230.622     7.6   -36.4     8.0    54.6   -17.3    29.2 
 Nondurables...............................  187.249   190.237   191.486   194.573     4.7   -11.6     4.7    16.6    -3.8    10.5 
 Services less rent of shelter (4).........  257.370   258.518   259.061   260.009     3.2     0.2     4.4     4.2     1.7     4.3 
 Services less medical care services.......  234.204   234.638   235.366   236.073     3.9     2.1     3.9     3.2     3.0     3.5 
 Energy....................................  188.952   200.164   204.969   216.073     9.8   -44.5    14.9    71.0   -21.9    40.2 
 All items less energy.....................  207.083   207.278   207.720   208.092     3.2     1.8     3.1     2.0     2.5     2.5 
  All items less food and energy...........  209.135   209.263   209.634   209.948     3.2     1.8     2.6     1.6     2.5     2.1 
   Commodities less food and energy                                                                                                
       commodities.........................  140.330   140.229   140.050   139.880     0.6    -2.5     0.7    -1.3    -1.0    -0.3 
    Energy commodities.....................  203.310   223.786   234.008   257.001    20.3   -64.9    15.3   155.3   -35.0    71.6 
   Services less energy services...........  250.220   250.502   251.242   251.880     4.2     3.5     3.5     2.7     3.8     3.1 

   1 Not seasonally adjusted.
   2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
   3 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator.  All other item stratum index series were calculated using a
 geometric means estimator.
   4 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.
   5 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.
 NOTE:  Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

 Table 3. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Selected areas, all items index 

 (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                   All items                                      
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                       Indexes                 Percent change to Percent change to
                    CPI-U                      Pricing                                           May 2007 from--   Apr. 2007 from-- 
                                              schedule                                                                            
                                                 (1)      Feb.      Mar.      Apr.      May                                       
                                                          2007      2007      2007      2007    May   Mar.  Apr.  Apr.  Feb.  Mar.
                                                                                                2006  2007  2007  2006  2007  2007
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                  
 U.S. city average...........................    M      203.499   205.352   206.686   207.949   2.7   1.3   0.6   2.6   1.6   0.6 
                                                                                                                                  
           Region and area size(2)                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
 Northeast urban.............................    M      216.651   218.334   219.501   220.591   2.3   1.0   0.5   2.2   1.3   0.5 
   Size A - More than 1,500,000..............    M      219.330   220.936   222.001   222.924   2.2   0.9   0.4   2.4   1.2   0.5 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3)........    M      127.546   128.691   129.563   130.488   2.4   1.4   0.7   1.8   1.6   0.7 
                                                                                                                                  
 Midwest urban...............................    M      194.458   196.389   197.405   199.194   2.9   1.4   0.9   2.3   1.5   0.5 
   Size A - More than 1,500,000..............    M      196.507   198.335   199.378   200.818   2.9   1.3   0.7   2.5   1.5   0.5 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3)........    M      123.854   125.151   125.724   127.247   2.9   1.7   1.2   2.0   1.5   0.5 
   Size D -  Nonmetropolitan  (less than                                                                                          
       50,000)...............................    M      188.122   190.365   191.685   193.467   2.9   1.6   0.9   2.1   1.9   0.7 
                                                                                                                                  
 South urban.................................    M      195.950   197.904   199.618   200.804   2.7   1.5   0.6   2.5   1.9   0.9 
   Size A - More than 1,500,000..............    M      198.516   200.538   201.818   202.840   2.8   1.1   0.5   2.7   1.7   0.6 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3)........    M      124.521   125.726   127.000   127.893   2.6   1.7   0.7   2.3   2.0   1.0 
   Size D -  Nonmetropolitan  (less than                                                                                          
       50,000)...............................    M      196.043   198.204   200.366   200.919   2.6   1.4   0.3   2.7   2.2   1.1 
                                                                                                                                  
 West urban..................................    M      208.995   210.778   212.036   213.063   3.0   1.1   0.5   3.3   1.5   0.6 
   Size A - More than 1,500,000..............    M      212.549   214.393   215.540   216.640   3.0   1.0   0.5   3.3   1.4   0.5 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3)........    M      126.805   127.848   128.843   129.129   2.7   1.0   0.2   3.2   1.6   0.8 
                                                                                                                                  
                 Size classes                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                  
   A (4).....................................    M      186.673   188.309   189.327   190.327   2.7   1.1   0.5   2.7   1.4   0.5 
   B/C (3)...................................    M      125.243   126.424   127.440   128.347   2.7   1.5   0.7   2.4   1.8   0.8 
   D.........................................    M      194.945   196.999   198.516   200.118   2.9   1.6   0.8   2.6   1.8   0.8 
                                                                                                                                  
           Selected local areas(5)                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI..............    M      200.630   202.483   204.019   205.686   3.7   1.6   0.8   3.2   1.7   0.8 
 Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA.....    M      214.760   216.500   217.845   218.596   2.9   1.0   0.3   3.5   1.4   0.6 
 New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island,                                                                                              
     NY-NJ-CT-PA.............................    M      223.066   224.551   225.780   227.146   2.5   1.2   0.6   2.5   1.2   0.5 
                                                                                                                                  
 Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT.........    1            -   226.427         -   226.247   1.5  -0.1     -     -     -     - 
 Cleveland-Akron, OH.........................    1            -   194.244         -   196.216   2.0   1.0     -     -     -     - 
 Dallas-Fort Worth, TX.......................    1            -   190.156         -   192.779   0.8   1.4     -     -     -     - 
 Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV (6).......    1            -   131.945         -   132.982   3.2   0.8     -     -     -     - 
                                                                                                                                  
 Atlanta, GA.................................    2      194.886         -   199.039         -     -     -     -   2.7   2.1     - 
 Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI.................    2      198.064         -   200.418         -     -     -     -   1.6   1.2     - 
 Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX..............    2      181.217         -   184.140         -     -     -     -   1.6   1.6     - 
 Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL...................    2      207.989         -   210.904         -     -     -     -   3.5   1.4     - 
 Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City,                                                                                           
     PA-NJ-DE-MD.............................    2      213.152         -   215.270         -     -     -     -   1.7   1.0     - 
 San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA..........    2      213.688         -   215.842         -     -     -     -   3.3   1.0     - 
 Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA................    2      211.704         -   215.767         -     -     -     -   4.0   1.9     - 

   1 Areas on pricing schedule 2 (see Table 10) will appear next month. 
   2 Regions defined as the four Census regions.  See technical notes.
   3 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base.
   4 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.
   5 In addition, the following metropolitan areas are published semiannually and appear in Tables 34 and 39 of the January and
 July issues of the CPI Detailed Report: Anchorage, AK; Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN; Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO; Honolulu, HI;
 Kansas City, MO-KS; Milwaukee-Racine, WI; Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI; Phoenix-Mesa, AZ; Pittsburgh, PA; Portland-Salem, OR-WA;
 St. Louis, MO-IL; San Diego, CA; Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL.
   6 Indexes on a November 1996=100 base.
   - Data not available.
 NOTE:  Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

 Table 4. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by expenditure
 category and commodity and service group

 (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                    Unadjusted                          
                                                             Unadjusted indexes   percent change   Seasonally adjusted  
                                                 Relative                           to May 2007    percent change from- 
                     CPI-W                     importance,                            from-                             
                                                 December                                                               
                                                   2006       Apr.        May                      Feb.    Mar.    Apr. 
                                                              2007       2007      May     Apr.     to      to      to  
                                                                                   2006    2007    Mar.    Apr.    May  
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                        
             Expenditure category                                                                                       
                                                                                                                        
 All items....................................    100.000    202.130    203.661     2.8     0.8     0.8     0.5     0.8 
 All items (1967=100).........................          -    602.083    606.643       -       -       -       -       - 
                                                                                                                        
  Food and beverages..........................     16.475    200.488    201.478     3.9     0.5     0.3     0.4     0.4 
   Food.......................................     15.457    200.009    201.043     4.0     0.5     0.3     0.4     0.4 
    Food at home..............................      9.244    197.989    199.355     4.4     0.7     0.5     0.5     0.5 
     Cereals and bakery products..............      1.285    220.926    221.259     4.3     0.2    -0.1     0.9     0.0 
     Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs...........      2.623    193.089    195.331     5.9     1.2     1.1     0.9     1.3 
     Dairy and related products...............       .928    185.326    186.948     3.6     0.9     1.3     0.5     0.6 
     Fruits and vegetables....................      1.332    260.068    262.669     6.8     1.0    -1.3     0.6    -0.5 
     Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage                                                                                
         materials............................      1.082    150.995    152.173     4.3     0.8     1.8    -0.8     0.9 
     Other food at home.......................      1.993    171.898    172.024     1.5     0.1     0.2     0.5     0.0 
      Sugar and sweets........................       .337    174.459    174.084     2.1    -0.2     0.4     0.7    -0.3 
      Fats and oils...........................       .283    170.574    172.401     2.0     1.1    -0.2    -0.2     0.8 
      Other foods (1).........................      1.373    188.165    188.049     1.4    -0.1     0.3     0.6    -0.1 
       Other miscellaneous foods (1) (2)......       .368    115.432    115.035     0.6    -0.3    -0.7     0.9    -0.3 
    Food away from home (1)...................      6.213    204.519    205.046     3.3     0.3     0.1     0.3     0.3 
     Other food away from home (2)............       .279    142.991    143.031     5.3     0.0     0.0     1.2     0.1 
   Alcoholic beverages (1)....................      1.018    206.342    206.636     3.0     0.1     0.5     0.3     0.1 
                                                                                                                        
  Housing.....................................     40.463    203.588    204.033     3.4     0.2     0.3     0.2     0.2 
   Shelter....................................     30.570    231.957    232.181     3.8     0.1     0.2     0.3     0.2 
    Rent of primary residence (3).............      8.021    232.126    232.690     4.5     0.2     0.4     0.3     0.3 
    Lodging away from home (2)................      1.430    144.370    143.880     5.3    -0.3    -2.1     2.4     2.0 
    Owners' equivalent rent of primary                                                                                  
        residence (3) (4).....................     20.776    222.062    222.264     3.5     0.1     0.3     0.2     0.1 
    Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)..       .342    117.945    116.828     0.2    -0.9     0.0     0.2    -0.9 
   Fuels and utilities........................      5.779    194.974    197.052     3.5     1.1     1.3     0.0    -0.1 
    Household energy..........................      4.842    175.223    177.372     3.2     1.2     1.5    -0.1    -0.1 
     Fuel oil and other fuels.................       .346    239.516    241.052     0.9     0.6     3.0     2.3     1.9 
     Gas (piped) and electricity (3)..........      4.496    180.803    183.103     3.4     1.3     1.4    -0.2    -0.3 
    Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                
        services (2)..........................       .937    142.451    142.786     5.0     0.2     0.3     0.3     0.2 
   Household furnishings and operations.......      4.114    122.881    122.786     0.0    -0.1     0.1    -0.2    -0.1 
    Household operations (1) (2)..............       .368    142.471    142.780     3.2     0.2     0.1     0.3     0.2 
                                                                                                                        
  Apparel.....................................      4.041    122.475    120.931    -0.8    -1.3    -0.8    -0.4    -0.3 
   Men's and boys' apparel....................       .954    115.103    113.986    -2.2    -1.0    -0.1     0.3    -0.6 
   Women's and girls' apparel.................      1.680    116.826    114.316     0.3    -2.1    -1.2    -0.5    -0.5 
   Infants' and toddlers' apparel.............       .235    117.530    115.555    -3.9    -1.7    -0.5    -2.0    -1.0 
   Footwear...................................       .954    123.339    122.983    -1.7    -0.3    -0.8    -0.4     0.2 
                                                                                                                        
  Transportation..............................     19.515    184.930    190.265     1.4     2.9     3.0     1.4     3.1 
   Private transportation.....................     18.793    182.156    187.595     1.5     3.0     3.1     1.5     3.3 
    New and used motor vehicles (2)...........      8.626     93.234     93.000    -2.1    -0.3     0.1     0.0    -0.1 
     New vehicles.............................      5.210    138.077    137.535    -0.9    -0.4     0.3     0.0    -0.2 
     Used cars and trucks (1).................      2.675    135.192    135.320    -4.6     0.1    -0.2     0.0     0.1 
    Motor fuel................................      5.441    243.574    266.737     6.1     9.5    10.5     4.8    10.5 
     Gasoline (all types).....................      5.388    242.613    265.874     6.2     9.6    10.5     4.8    10.6 
    Motor vehicle parts and equipment (1).....       .444    120.367    120.709     3.6     0.3     0.2     0.2     0.3 
    Motor vehicle maintenance and repair......      1.145    224.086    224.623     3.3     0.2     0.4     0.3     0.2 
   Public transportation......................       .723    226.521    227.024    -0.2     0.2     0.1    -0.2    -0.6 
                                                                                                                        
  Medical care................................      5.228    348.109    348.801     4.1     0.2     0.1     0.4     0.3 
   Medical care commodities...................      1.135    281.216    281.502     0.8     0.1    -0.3     0.5     0.0 
   Medical care services......................      4.094    366.870    367.696     5.1     0.2     0.2     0.4     0.4 
    Professional services.....................      2.338    301.599    301.979     3.7     0.1     0.1     0.0     0.2 
    Hospital and related services (3).........      1.378    487.336    488.523     5.9     0.2     0.4     0.8     0.5 
                                                                                                                        
  Recreation (2)..............................      5.022    108.680    108.905     0.4     0.2    -0.1     0.0     0.2 
   Video and audio (2)........................      1.867    102.690    103.137    -1.5     0.4    -0.6     0.1     0.6 
                                                                                                                        
  Education and communication (2).............      5.605    115.280    115.830     2.5     0.5     0.4     0.3     0.6 
   Education (2)..............................      2.329    166.441    166.667     6.0     0.1     0.6     0.5     0.4 
    Educational books and supplies............       .208    417.583    417.791     8.2     0.0     1.7     0.5     0.3 
    Tuition, other school fees, and childcare       2.121    469.472    470.148     5.8     0.1     0.5     0.5     0.4 
   Communication (2)..........................      3.276     85.523     86.140     0.2     0.7     0.3     0.1     0.7 
    Information and information processing (1)                                                                          
        (2)...................................      3.124     83.760     84.304     0.0     0.6     0.4     0.1     0.6 
     Telephone services (1) (2)...............      2.633     97.738     98.610     3.5     0.9     0.4     0.1     0.9 
     Information technology, hardware and                                                                               
         services (1) (5).....................       .492     11.322     11.243   -15.5    -0.7     0.2     0.3    -0.7 
      Personal computers and peripheral                                                                                 
          equipment (1) (2)...................       .178     10.036      9.843    -8.0    -1.9     0.4     0.0    -1.9 
                                                                                                                        
  Other goods and services....................      3.652    342.057    343.096     4.2     0.3     0.2     0.1     0.3 
   Tobacco and smoking products (1)...........      1.139    548.812    550.888     6.1     0.4     0.2    -0.4     0.4 
   Personal care..............................      2.513    193.075    193.595     3.4     0.3     0.2     0.4     0.3 
    Personal care products (1)................       .771    158.578    158.566     2.5     0.0     0.3     0.0     0.0 
    Personal care services (1)................       .618    215.658    216.489     3.8     0.4     0.3     0.2     0.4 
    Miscellaneous personal services...........       .962    324.252    325.617     4.1     0.4     0.1     0.8     0.4 
                                                                                                                        
          Commodity and service group                                                                                   
                                                                                                                        
 Commodities..................................     44.175    169.746    172.126     1.9     1.4     1.4     0.7     1.6 
  Food and beverages..........................     16.475    200.488    201.478     3.9     0.5     0.3     0.4     0.4 
  Commodities less food and beverages.........     27.700    152.034    154.964     0.8     1.9     2.1     0.9     2.3 
   Nondurables less food and beverages........     15.699    191.650    198.237     2.8     3.4     3.4     1.2     3.3 
    Apparel...................................      4.041    122.475    120.931    -0.8    -1.3    -0.8    -0.4    -0.3 
    Nondurables less food, beverages, and                                                                               
        apparel...............................     11.658    238.898    250.737     4.0     5.0     5.2     2.6     5.6 
   Durables...................................     12.001    112.945    112.686    -2.0    -0.2     0.0    -0.2    -0.2 
 Services.....................................     55.825    240.106    240.672     3.4     0.2     0.3     0.2     0.2 
  Rent of shelter (4).........................     30.227    223.590    223.833     3.8     0.1     0.2     0.3     0.2 
  Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)....       .342    117.945    116.828     0.2    -0.9     0.0     0.2    -0.9 
  Gas (piped) and electricity (3).............      4.496    180.803    183.103     3.4     1.3     1.4    -0.2    -0.3 
  Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                  
      services (2)............................       .937    142.451    142.786     5.0     0.2     0.3     0.3     0.2 
  Household operations (1) (2)................       .368    142.471    142.780     3.2     0.2     0.1     0.3     0.2 
  Transportation services.....................      5.600    232.218    231.542     0.5    -0.3     0.0    -0.1    -0.4 
  Medical care services.......................      4.094    366.870    367.696     5.1     0.2     0.2     0.4     0.4 
  Other services..............................      9.761    273.342    274.697     3.0     0.5     0.3     0.4     0.6 
                                                                                                                        
                Special indexes                                                                                         
                                                                                                                        
 All items less food..........................     84.543    202.335    203.955     2.5     0.8     0.9     0.5     0.9 
 All items less shelter.......................     69.430    193.443    195.463     2.3     1.0     1.0     0.5     1.1 
 All items less medical care..................     94.772    195.998    197.543     2.7     0.8     0.8     0.5     0.8 
 Commodities less food........................     28.718    153.999    156.872     0.9     1.9     2.0     0.9     2.2 
 Nondurables less food........................     16.717    192.687    198.945     2.9     3.2     3.2     1.1     3.2 
 Nondurables less food and apparel............     12.676    235.083    245.886     3.9     4.6     5.0     2.4     5.2 
 Nondurables..................................     32.174    196.887    200.781     3.4     2.0     1.9     0.8     1.9 
 Services less rent of shelter (4)............     25.598    228.811    229.694     2.9     0.4     0.5     0.2     0.4 
 Services less medical care services..........     51.732    230.708    231.253     3.2     0.2     0.3     0.3     0.3 
 Energy.......................................     10.282    207.932    220.348     4.9     6.0     6.2     2.6     5.8 
 All items less energy........................     89.718    202.300    202.489     2.4     0.1     0.1     0.2     0.2 
  All items less food and energy..............     74.261    203.154    203.163     2.1     0.0     0.1     0.2     0.1 
   Commodities less food and energy                                                                                     
       commodities............................     22.932    141.450    141.011    -0.6    -0.3    -0.1    -0.1    -0.1 
    Energy commodities........................      5.786    244.148    266.260     5.9     9.1    10.1     4.6    10.0 
   Services less energy services..............     51.329    246.539    246.894     3.4     0.1     0.2     0.3     0.2 
 Purchasing power of the consumer dollar                                                                                
     (1982-84=$1.00)..........................          -     $ .495     $ .491       -       -       -       -       - 
 Purchasing power of the consumer dollar                                                                                
     (1967=$1.00).............................          -     $ .166     $ .165       -       -       -       -       - 

   1 Not seasonally adjusted.
   2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
   3 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator.  All other item stratum index series were calculated
 using a geometric means estimator.
   4 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base
   5 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.
   - Data not available.
 NOTE:  Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

 Table 5. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, by
 expenditure category and commodity and service group

 (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                   
                                                  Seasonally adjusted indexes        Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change
                                                                                                          for                      
                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                   
                   CPI-W                                                                    3 months ended--            6 months   
                                                                                                                        ended--    
                                               Feb.      Mar.      Apr.      May                                                   
                                               2007      2007      2007      2007                                                  
                                                                                      Aug.    Nov.    Feb.    May     Nov.    May  
                                                                                      2006    2006    2007    2007    2006    2007 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                   
            Expenditure category                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                   
 All items.................................  198.984   200.527   201.449   203.070     3.9    -5.1     4.1     8.5    -0.7     6.3 
                                                                                                                                   
  Food and beverages.......................  199.249   199.913   200.788   201.521     3.1     2.3     5.7     4.6     2.7     5.2 
   Food....................................  198.801   199.437   200.328   201.088     3.1     2.5     5.6     4.7     2.8     5.2 
    Food at home...........................  196.534   197.484   198.516   199.429     3.4     2.1     6.2     6.0     2.7     6.1 
     Cereals and bakery products...........  219.095   218.810   220.802   220.710     4.4     3.4     6.2     3.0     3.9     4.6 
     Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs........  189.882   191.953   193.636   196.102     3.1     2.6     4.7    13.8     2.8     9.2 
     Dairy and related products............  182.501   184.953   185.923   187.105    -2.4    -0.2     6.9    10.5    -1.3     8.7 
     Fruits and vegetables.................  264.940   261.391   262.893   261.575    11.2     5.7    16.2    -5.0     8.4     5.1 
     Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage                                                                                           
         materials.........................  149.749   152.389   151.119   152.510     2.2     4.7     2.9     7.6     3.4     5.2 
     Other food at home....................  170.572   170.984   171.861   171.900     1.7    -1.9     3.5     3.2    -0.1     3.3 
      Sugar and sweets.....................  172.484   173.102   174.315   173.743     3.8     1.2     0.4     3.0     2.5     1.7 
      Fats and oils........................  171.051   170.779   170.483   171.928    -0.5     4.8     1.5     2.1     2.1     1.8 
      Other foods (1)......................  186.473   187.026   188.165   188.049     1.5    -4.0     4.8     3.4    -1.3     4.1 
       Other miscellaneous foods (1) (2)...  115.151   114.402   115.432   115.035    -0.7    -0.3     3.7    -0.4    -0.5     1.6 
    Food away from home (1)................  203.689   203.838   204.519   205.046     3.1     3.0     4.6     2.7     3.0     3.7 
     Other food away from home (2).........  141.338   141.285   142.978   143.120     2.4     4.2     9.7     5.1     3.3     7.4 
   Alcoholic beverages (1).................  204.616   205.729   206.342   206.636     0.2     2.4     5.5     4.0     1.3     4.7 
                                                                                                                                   
  Housing..................................  202.830   203.510   203.924   204.238     3.5     2.6     4.5     2.8     3.1     3.7 
   Shelter.................................  230.467   230.875   231.576   232.091     4.5     4.1     3.7     2.8     4.3     3.3 
    Rent of primary residence (3)..........  230.703   231.583   232.171   232.806     4.8     4.5     5.0     3.7     4.6     4.4 
    Lodging away from home (2).............  138.634   135.688   138.971   141.776     4.5     2.4     5.2     9.4     3.4     7.3 
    Owners' equivalent rent of primary                                                                                             
        residence (3) (4)..................  221.169   221.773   222.148   222.344     4.5     3.9     3.3     2.1     4.2     2.7 
    Tenants' and household insurance (1)                                                                                           
        (2)................................  117.622   117.653   117.945   116.828     0.0     7.0    -3.3    -2.7     3.5    -3.0 
   Fuels and utilities.....................  196.694   199.210   199.188   199.088    -0.4    -1.9    12.0     5.0    -1.1     8.4 
    Household energy.......................  177.263   179.858   179.743   179.556    -1.8    -2.7    13.1     5.3    -2.3     9.1 
     Fuel oil and other fuels..............  223.337   230.061   235.366   239.903    26.3   -33.4    -7.4    33.1    -8.3    11.0 
     Gas (piped) and electricity (3).......  184.020   186.511   186.072   185.598    -4.0     0.2    14.7     3.5    -1.9     9.0 
    Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                           
        services (2).......................  141.636   142.070   142.451   142.786     6.6     3.2     6.9     3.3     4.9     5.1 
   Household furnishings and operations....  122.719   122.902   122.617   122.542     1.0     0.0    -0.6    -0.6     0.5    -0.6 
    Household operations (1) (2)...........  141.886   142.069   142.471   142.780     4.1     3.5     2.8     2.5     3.8     2.7 
                                                                                                                                   
  Apparel..................................  120.061   119.132   118.646   118.255     0.7     0.0     2.2    -5.9     0.3    -1.9 
   Men's and boys' apparel.................  111.899   111.739   112.055   111.391     1.8    -2.4    -5.9    -1.8    -0.4    -3.9 
   Women's and girls' apparel..............  113.167   111.805   111.258   110.729     2.2    -0.4     8.4    -8.3     0.9    -0.3 
   Infants' and toddlers' apparel..........  118.322   117.687   115.362   114.205     3.4    -2.0    -2.9   -13.2     0.7    -8.2 
   Footwear................................  122.846   121.891   121.393   121.623    -4.8     2.0     0.1    -3.9    -1.4    -1.9 
                                                                                                                                   
  Transportation...........................  174.491   179.761   182.297   187.996     7.5   -29.8     3.7    34.7   -13.1    18.2 
   Private transportation..................  171.483   176.866   179.472   185.340     7.6   -30.5     3.5    36.5   -13.5    18.9 
    New and used motor vehicles (2)........   93.035    93.159    93.122    93.015     1.3    -6.5    -2.8    -0.1    -2.7    -1.5 
     New vehicles..........................  137.293   137.675   137.725   137.497    -0.3    -3.1    -0.9     0.6    -1.7    -0.1 
     Used cars and trucks (1)..............  135.411   135.203   135.192   135.320     4.0   -13.5    -7.6    -0.3    -5.2    -4.0 
    Motor fuel.............................  201.411   222.605   233.190   257.662    20.7   -66.4    16.9   167.8   -36.3    76.9 
     Gasoline (all types)..................  200.433   221.570   232.197   256.779    20.8   -66.6    17.0   169.4   -36.4    77.6 
    Motor vehicle parts and equipment (1)..  119.897   120.170   120.367   120.709     4.5     4.8     2.4     2.7     4.7     2.5 
    Motor vehicle maintenance and repair...  222.687   223.605   224.295   224.729     3.0     3.1     3.5     3.7     3.1     3.6 
   Public transportation...................  226.645   226.760   226.292   224.919     4.0    -8.8     7.9    -3.0    -2.6     2.3 
                                                                                                                                   
  Medical care.............................  345.415   345.778   347.186   348.209     3.6     3.5     6.0     3.3     3.6     4.6 
   Medical care commodities................  280.701   279.756   281.058   281.075     2.0    -0.3     0.7     0.5     0.9     0.6 
   Medical care services...................  363.443   364.265   365.689   367.054     4.2     4.5     7.5     4.0     4.3     5.8 
    Professional services..................  300.252   300.458   300.604   301.184     3.1     3.2     7.3     1.2     3.1     4.2 
    Hospital and related services (3)......  480.230   482.119   486.111   488.533     6.1     4.6     5.9     7.1     5.4     6.5 
                                                                                                                                   
  Recreation (2)...........................  108.489   108.351   108.379   108.634     1.1     0.7    -0.8     0.5     0.9    -0.1 
   Video and audio (2).....................  102.658   102.032   102.106   102.693    -0.4    -2.3    -3.2     0.1    -1.3    -1.6 
                                                                                                                                   
  Education and communication (2)..........  114.825   115.329   115.644   116.328     3.2     0.4     1.1     5.3     1.8     3.2 
   Education (2)...........................  166.001   166.936   167.711   168.397     7.0     6.1     5.0     5.9     6.5     5.4 
    Educational books and supplies.........  408.597   415.361   417.479   418.662     7.5     7.7     7.3    10.2     7.6     8.7 
    Tuition, other school fees, and                                                                                                
        childcare..........................  469.130   471.264   473.429   475.426     7.0     6.0     4.7     5.5     6.5     5.1 
   Communication (2).......................   85.107    85.404    85.521    86.139     0.9    -3.7    -1.4     4.9    -1.4     1.7 
    Information and information processing                                                                                         
        (1) (2)............................   83.337    83.645    83.760    84.304     1.0    -3.7    -1.7     4.7    -1.4     1.4 
     Telephone services (1) (2)............   97.233    97.625    97.738    98.610     3.0     2.9     2.2     5.8     3.0     4.0 
     Information technology, hardware and                                                                                          
         services (1) (5)..................   11.272    11.292    11.322    11.243    -5.9   -31.9   -19.5    -1.0   -19.9   -10.7 
      Personal computers and peripheral                                                                                            
          equipment (1) (2)................    9.997    10.040    10.036     9.843    -7.3   -10.9    -7.7    -6.0    -9.1    -6.9 
                                                                                                                                   
  Other goods and services.................  340.563   341.327   341.796   342.916     2.8     2.1     9.3     2.8     2.4     6.0 
   Tobacco and smoking products (1)........  550.097   551.161   548.812   550.888     2.7    -1.4    24.2     0.6     0.7    11.8 
   Personal care...........................  191.628   192.086   192.859   193.446     2.8     3.7     3.0     3.8     3.2     3.4 
    Personal care products (1).............  157.992   158.528   158.578   158.566     0.8     2.6     5.2     1.5     1.7     3.3 
    Personal care services (1).............  214.773   215.318   215.658   216.489     3.1     4.4     4.3     3.2     3.8     3.8 
    Miscellaneous personal services........  321.057   321.437   323.928   325.230     3.6     4.9     2.7     5.3     4.3     4.0 
                                                                                                                                   
        Commodity and service group                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                   
 Commodities...............................  164.641   166.963   168.201   170.823     4.6   -14.5     4.1    15.9    -5.4     9.8 
  Food and beverages.......................  199.249   199.913   200.788   201.521     3.1     2.3     5.7     4.6     2.7     5.2 
  Commodities less food and beverages......  145.360   148.351   149.718   153.103     5.4   -22.9     3.3    23.1    -9.9    12.7 
   Nondurables less food and beverages.....  178.618   184.774   187.019   193.212     7.0   -25.7     2.8    36.9   -10.9    18.6 
    Apparel................................  120.061   119.132   118.646   118.255     0.7     0.0     2.2    -5.9     0.3    -1.9 
    Nondurables less food, beverages, and                                                                                          
        apparel............................  217.028   228.357   234.256   247.338     9.9   -42.8    10.2    68.7   -20.7    36.4 
   Durables................................  112.926   112.934   112.746   112.470     0.3    -4.1    -2.7    -1.6    -1.9    -2.2 
 Services..................................  239.197   239.874   240.432   240.902     3.5     2.9     4.3     2.9     3.2     3.6 
  Rent of shelter (4)......................  222.103   222.481   223.171   223.723     4.3     4.3     3.7     2.9     4.3     3.3 
  Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)   117.622   117.653   117.945   116.828     0.0     7.0    -3.3    -2.7     3.5    -3.0 
  Gas (piped) and electricity (3)..........  184.020   186.511   186.072   185.598    -4.0     0.2    14.7     3.5    -1.9     9.0 
  Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                             
      services (2).........................  141.636   142.070   142.451   142.786     6.6     3.2     6.9     3.3     4.9     5.1 
  Household operations (1) (2).............  141.886   142.069   142.471   142.780     4.1     3.5     2.8     2.5     3.8     2.7 
  Transportation services..................  232.505   232.557   232.280   231.324     2.1     0.3     1.7    -2.0     1.2    -0.2 
  Medical care services....................  363.443   364.265   365.689   367.054     4.2     4.5     7.5     4.0     4.3     5.8 
  Other services...........................  271.752   272.525   273.512   275.131     3.6     1.8     1.4     5.1     2.7     3.2 
                                                                                                                                   
              Special indexes                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                   
 All items less food.......................  198.835   200.544   201.471   203.249     4.1    -6.6     4.0     9.2    -1.4     6.6 
 All items less shelter....................  189.663   191.634   192.646   194.686     3.6    -9.0     4.5    11.0    -2.9     7.7 
 All items less medical care...............  192.863   194.431   195.330   196.957     3.8    -5.7     4.2     8.8    -1.0     6.4 
 Commodities less food.....................  147.428   150.381   151.734   155.051     5.3   -22.0     3.1    22.3    -9.4    12.3 
 Nondurables less food.....................  180.295   186.144   188.232   194.216     6.7   -24.5     3.2    34.6   -10.2    17.9 
 Nondurables less food and apparel.........  214.716   225.427   230.802   242.814     8.7   -39.8     9.1    63.5   -19.1    33.6 
 Nondurables...............................  189.616   193.124   194.614   198.318     4.9   -12.7     4.4    19.7    -4.3    11.8 
 Services less rent of shelter (4).........  228.013   229.109   229.610   230.420     2.7     0.0     4.5     4.3     1.3     4.4 
 Services less medical care services.......  229.602   230.290   230.911   231.538     3.8     2.0     3.7     3.4     2.9     3.6 
 Energy....................................  188.349   200.028   205.146   217.017    10.9   -46.0    15.0    76.2   -22.6    42.3 
 All items less energy.....................  201.176   201.470   201.876   202.235     3.1     1.6     3.0     2.1     2.3     2.6 
  All items less food and energy...........  202.045   202.268   202.572   202.846     3.1     1.4     2.5     1.6     2.2     2.0 
   Commodities less food and energy                                                                                                
       commodities.........................  140.753   140.665   140.479   140.348     0.6    -2.5     0.4    -1.1    -1.0    -0.4 
    Energy commodities.....................  203.201   223.710   234.055   257.569    21.1   -65.1    15.3   158.1   -35.0    72.5 
   Services less energy services...........  245.136   245.594   246.269   246.851     4.1     3.2     3.4     2.8     3.6     3.1 

   1 Not seasonally adjusted.
   2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
   3 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator.  All other item stratum index series were calculated using a
 geometric means estimator.
   4 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base
   5 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.
 NOTE:  Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

 Table 6. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Selected areas, all items index 

 (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                   All items                                      
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                       Indexes                 Percent change to Percent change to
                    CPI-W                      Pricing                                           May 2007 from--   Apr. 2007 from-- 
                                              schedule                                                                            
                                                 (1)      Feb.      Mar.      Apr.      May                                       
                                                          2007      2007      2007      2007    May   Mar.  Apr.  Apr.  Feb.  Mar.
                                                                                                2006  2007  2007  2006  2007  2007
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                  
 U.S. city average...........................    M      198.544   200.612   202.130   203.661   2.8   1.5   0.8   2.5   1.8   0.8 
                                                                                                                                  
           Region and area size(2)                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
 Northeast urban.............................    M      212.649   214.517   215.802   217.008   2.3   1.2   0.6   2.3   1.5   0.6 
   Size A - More than 1,500,000..............    M      213.892   215.629   216.766   217.739   2.3   1.0   0.4   2.5   1.3   0.5 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3)........    M      127.587   128.888   129.856   130.881   2.3   1.5   0.8   1.8   1.8   0.8 
                                                                                                                                  
 Midwest urban...............................    M      189.121   191.145   192.379   194.553   2.9   1.8   1.1   2.2   1.7   0.6 
   Size A - More than 1,500,000..............    M      190.087   192.051   193.403   195.325   3.0   1.7   1.0   2.3   1.7   0.7 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3)........    M      123.121   124.508   125.159   126.897   2.9   1.9   1.4   1.9   1.7   0.5 
   Size D -  Nonmetropolitan  (less than                                                                                          
       50,000)...............................    M      186.458   188.484   189.901   191.801   2.9   1.8   1.0   2.1   1.8   0.8 
                                                                                                                                  
 South urban.................................    M      192.574   194.734   196.730   198.175   2.7   1.8   0.7   2.4   2.2   1.0 
   Size A - More than 1,500,000..............    M      196.032   198.254   199.837   201.167   2.8   1.5   0.7   2.6   1.9   0.8 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3)........    M      122.842   124.185   125.598   126.639   2.7   2.0   0.8   2.2   2.2   1.1 
   Size D -  Nonmetropolitan  (less than                                                                                          
       50,000)...............................    M      195.444   197.902   200.520   201.358   2.6   1.7   0.4   2.7   2.6   1.3 
                                                                                                                                  
 West urban..................................    M      203.036   205.173   206.521   207.795   2.9   1.3   0.6   3.3   1.7   0.7 
   Size A - More than 1,500,000..............    M      204.885   207.180   208.393   209.674   3.0   1.2   0.6   3.3   1.7   0.6 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3)........    M      126.161   127.333   128.376   128.962   2.7   1.3   0.5   3.2   1.8   0.8 
                                                                                                                                  
                 Size classes                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                  
   A (4).....................................    M      184.447   186.331   187.531   188.791   2.8   1.3   0.7   2.7   1.7   0.6 
   B/C (3)...................................    M      124.203   125.513   126.624   127.710   2.7   1.8   0.9   2.3   1.9   0.9 
   D.........................................    M      193.060   195.247   197.059   198.771   2.8   1.8   0.9   2.5   2.1   0.9 
                                                                                                                                  
           Selected local areas(5)                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI..............    M      193.451   195.472   197.067   199.109   3.7   1.9   1.0   3.0   1.9   0.8 
 Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA.....    M      206.632   208.929   210.195   211.145   3.0   1.1   0.5   3.6   1.7   0.6 
 New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island,                                                                                              
     NY-NJ-CT-PA.............................    M      216.771   218.510   219.791   221.396   2.7   1.3   0.7   2.7   1.4   0.6 
                                                                                                                                  
 Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT.........    1            -   225.918         -   225.395   1.1  -0.2     -     -     -     - 
 Cleveland-Akron, OH.........................    1            -   184.014         -   186.889   1.7   1.6     -     -     -     - 
 Dallas-Fort Worth, TX.......................    1            -   191.750         -   195.216   1.2   1.8     -     -     -     - 
 Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV (6).......    1            -   131.234         -   132.330   3.2   0.8     -     -     -     - 
                                                                                                                                  
 Atlanta, GA.................................    2      193.446         -   197.856         -     -     -     -   3.1   2.3     - 
 Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI.................    2      192.717         -   195.417         -     -     -     -   1.7   1.4     - 
 Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX..............    2      179.288         -   182.774         -     -     -     -   1.5   1.9     - 
 Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL...................    2      205.688         -   208.921         -     -     -     -   3.3   1.6     - 
 Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City,                                                                                           
     PA-NJ-DE-MD.............................    2      212.986         -   214.668         -     -     -     -   1.7   0.8     - 
 San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA..........    2      208.803         -   211.189         -     -     -     -   3.1   1.1     - 
 Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA................    2      205.746         -   210.388         -     -     -     -   3.9   2.3     - 

   1 Areas on pricing schedule 2 (see Table 10) will appear next month. 
   2 Regions defined as the four Census regions.  See technical notes.
   3 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base.
   4 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.
   5 In addition, the following metropolitan areas are published semiannually and appear in Tables 34 and 39 of the January and
 July issues of the CPI Detailed Report: Anchorage, AK; Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN; Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO; Honolulu, HI;
 Kansas City, MO-KS; Milwaukee-Racine, WI; Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI; Phoenix-Mesa, AZ; Pittsburgh, PA; Portland-Salem, OR-WA;
 St. Louis, MO-IL; San Diego, CA; Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL.
   6 Indexes on a November 1996=100 base.
   - Data not available.
 NOTE:  Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

 Table 7. Chained Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-U): U.S. city average, by
 expenditure category and commodity and service group

 (December 1999=100, unless otherwise noted)
                                                                                                  
                                                                                                  
                                                                                    Unadjusted    
                                                 Relative       Unadjusted      percent change to 
                                               importance,       indexes          May 2007 from-  
                    C-CPI-U                     December                                          
                                                2003-2004                                         
                                                              Apr.      May       May       Apr.  
                                                              2007      2007      2006      2007  
                                                                                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                  
             Expenditure category                                                                 
                                                                                                  
 All items....................................    100.000   119.543   120.032       2.3       0.4 
                                                                                                  
  Food and beverages..........................     15.072   118.596   119.151       3.8       0.5 
   Food.......................................     13.943   118.584   119.165       3.8       0.5 
    Food at home..............................      8.029   115.552   116.325       4.2       0.7 
    Food away from home.......................      5.914   122.681   122.983       3.3       0.2 
   Alcoholic beverages........................      1.130   119.009   119.237       2.8       0.2 
                                                                                                  
  Housing.....................................     42.173   124.713   124.894       3.2       0.1 
   Shelter....................................     32.495   126.701   126.754       3.6       0.0 
   Fuels and utilities........................      4.702   147.904   149.589       3.7       1.1 
   Household furnishings and operations.......      4.977    96.400    96.293      -0.4      -0.1 
                                                                                                  
  Apparel.....................................      4.076    92.585    91.417      -1.1      -1.3 
                                                                                                  
  Transportation..............................     17.095   120.770   122.721       0.5       1.6 
   Private transportation.....................     15.988   121.573   123.649       0.5       1.7 
   Public transportation......................      1.107   111.931   112.257      -0.6       0.3 
                                                                                                  
  Medical care................................      6.055   135.687   136.026       3.8       0.2 
   Medical care commodities...................      1.458   121.932   122.069       0.6       0.1 
   Medical care services......................      4.597   140.486   140.898       4.8       0.3 
                                                                                                  
  Recreation..................................      5.863   105.393   105.491      -0.6       0.1 
                                                                                                  
  Education and communication.................      6.190   104.544   104.949       1.7       0.4 
   Education..................................      2.751   156.367   156.594       5.9       0.1 
   Communication..............................      3.439    74.557    74.991      -1.5       0.6 
                                                                                                  
  Other goods and services....................      3.475   123.411   123.773       3.7       0.3 
                                                                                                  
          Commodity and service group                                                             
                                                                                                  
 Services.....................................     58.763   127.634   127.890       3.3       0.2 
 Commodities..................................     41.237   109.528   110.303       1.1       0.7 
  Durables....................................     12.340    85.458    85.155      -2.5      -0.4 
 Nondurables..................................     28.897   122.030   123.450       2.6       1.2 
  All items less food and energy..............     78.707   115.068   115.036       1.9       0.0 
 Energy.......................................      7.351   177.158   186.106       4.6       5.1 

 Indexes for 2007 are initial estimates.  Indexes for 2006 are interim adjustments.
 NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.