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                     CONSUMER PRICE INDEX:  APRIL 2000
 
      The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased
 0.1 percent in April, before seasonal adjustment, to a level of 171.2
 (1982-84=100), the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of
 Labor reported today.  For the 12-month period ended in April, the CPI-U
 increased 3.0 percent.
      
      The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers
 (CPI-W) also rose 0.1 percent in April, prior to seasonal adjustment.  The
 April level of 167.9 was 3.2 percent higher than the index in April 1999.
      
 CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U)
      
      On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI-U was unchanged in April,
 following an increase of 0.7 percent in March. The energy index, which
 rose 4.9 percent in March, declined 1.9 percent in April, registering its
 first decrease since last June.  The index for petroleum-based energy fell
 4.1 percent, while the index for energy services rose 0.5 percent.  The
 food index rose 0.1 percent in April, the same as in March.  Excluding
 food and energy, the CPI-U rose 0.2 percent in April, following an
 increase of 0.4 percent in March.  Shelter costs, which increased 0.5
 percent in March, rose 0.2 percent in April, accounting for more than half
 of the April deceleration in the index for all items less food and energy.
 Also contributing to the smaller rise in April was the deceleration in the
 indexes for airline fares, for apparel, and for household furnishings and
 operations.

 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            1999              2000        3-mos. ended   ended
                     Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr.   Apr. '00   Apr. '00
 All Items            .2    .2   .2   .2   .5   .7   .0    5.1       3.0
  Food and beverages  .2    .2   .1   .0   .4   .1   .1    2.2       2.0
  Housing             .1    .3   .1   .3   .5   .4   .1    4.2       2.8
  Apparel             .6   -.4   .0 -1.1   .2   .3  -.5     .0      -1.4
  Transportation      .3    .1   .8   .1  1.3  2.5  -.7   13.0       6.0
  Medical care        .2    .3   .4   .3   .4   .5   .3    4.9       3.9
  Recreation          .0    .2   .2   .2   .0   .4   .0    1.6        .9
  Education and                                                         
    communication     .3    .3   .2   .5  -.5   .0   .0   -1.9       1.1
  Other goods and                                                     
    services          .2   -.1   .0   .6   .8   .5  1.4   11.3       6.2
  Special Indexes                                                       
   Energy             .0    .1  1.8  1.0  4.6  4.9 -1.9   33.9      15.0
   Food               .2    .2   .1  -.1   .4   .1   .1    2.2       2.0
   All Items less                                                       
     food and energy  .2    .2   .1   .2   .2   .4   .2    3.2       2.2

 See page 4 for a note on the use of hedonic models to adjust prices of
 selected products in the CPI for changes in quality.
 
      During the first four months of 2000, the CPI-U rose at a 4.3 percent
 seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR).  This compares with an increase of
 2.7 percent for all of 1999.  The index for energy, which turned up
 sharply in 1999--advancing 13.4 percent--accelerated further in the first
 four months of 2000, increasing at a 28.2 percent SAAR.  Food costs, which
 rose 1.9 percent in all of 1999, have increased at a 1.5 percent SAAR thus
 far in 2000.  Excluding food and energy, the CPI-U has advanced at a 2.9
 percent rate thus far in 2000, compared with a 1.9 percent rise for all of
 1999. Acceleration in the indexes for shelter, for household furnishing
 and operations, for medical care, and for tobacco and smoking products
 have contributed to the larger rate of advance thus far this year.
      
      The food and beverages index advanced 0.1 percent in April.  The
 index for food at home was unchanged, following a 0.1 percent rise in
 March.  Declines in the indexes for fruits and vegetables, for
 nonalcoholic beverages, and for other food at home--down 0.4, 0.7, and 0.9
 percent, respectively--offset increases in the indexes for meats, poultry,
 fish, and eggs, for dairy products, and for cereal and bakery products.
 Within the fruits and vegetables group, the index for fresh fruits dropped
 3.0 percent, while the index for fresh vegetables rose 2.7 percent.
 Prices for processed fruits and vegetables declined 0.7 percent.  The
 index for meats, poultry, fish, and eggs increased 0.6 percent in April.
 The indexes for beef and pork rose 1.0 and 0.9 percent, respectively, in
 April and have advanced 6.6 and 8.3 percent in the last 12 months.
 Poultry prices decreased 0.1 percent in April.  Among the other major
 grocery store food groups, the index for dairy products increased 0.9
 percent, following a 1.1 percent drop in March.  The index for cereal and
 bakery products increased 0.3 percent, the same as in March.  The other
 two components of the food and beverages index--food away from home and
 alcoholic beverages--each increased 0.1 percent in April.
      
      The index for housing increased 0.1 percent in April, following a 0.4
 percent rise in March.  Shelter costs, which rose 0.5 percent in March,
 increased 0.2 percent in April.  Within shelter, the indexes for rent and
 for owners' equivalent rent advanced 0.1 and 0.2 percent, respectively,
 while the index for lodging away from home declined 0.1 percent.  (Prior
 to seasonal adjustment, the index for lodging away from home fell 1.2
 percent.)  The index for fuels and utilities, which declined 0.4 percent
 in March, advanced 0.2 percent in April.  The index for fuel oil declined
 for the second consecutive month, down 4.8 percent in April.  Despite the
 recent declines, fuel oil prices are 50.1 percent higher than a year ago.
 The index for natural gas rose substantially for the fourth consecutive
 month--up 1.4 percent in April and 6.6 percent in the first four months of
 this year.  Charges for electricity rose 0.2 percent in April, following a
 decline of 0.2 percent in the preceding month. The index for household
 furnishings and operations, which increased 0.5 percent in March, rose 0.1
 percent in April.
      
      The transportation component, which rose 2.5 percent in March,
 declined 0.7 percent in April, largely as a result of a sharp turnaround
 in gasoline prices.  The index for gasoline, which increased 11.1 percent
 in March, declined 4.1 percent in April.  Despite the April decrease,
 gasoline prices were 27.4 percent higher than in April 1999.  The index
 for new vehicles increased 0.3 percent in April after advancing 0.1
 percent in March.  The index for used cars and trucks rose 0.7 percent,
 its first increase in six months.  Public transportation costs declined
 0.3 percent, largely as a result of a 0.5 percent decrease in airline
 fares.
      
      The index for apparel declined 0.5 percent, following a 0.3 percent
 rise in March.  (Prior to seasonal adjustment, apparel prices rose 0.6
 percent.)
      
      Medical care costs rose 0.3 percent in April and were 3.9 percent
 higher than a year ago.  In April, the index for medical care commodities-
 -prescription drugs, nonprescription drugs, and medical supplies--rose 0.1
 percent.  The index for medical care services rose 0.4 percent in April.
 Charges for professional services and for hospital and related services
 increased 0.3 and 0.7 percent, respectively.
      
      The index for recreation costs was unchanged in April.  Increases in
 the indexes for admissions to movies, theaters, concerts, and sporting
 events, for pets and pet products, and for sporting goods were offset by
 declines in the indexes for video and audio and for toys.
      
      For the second consecutive month, the index for education and
 communication was unchanged.  Educational costs rose 0.4 percent in April,
 reflecting an increase in the index for child care and nursery school.
 The index for communication declined 0.5 percent, reflecting decreases in
 the indexes for telephone services and for personal computers and
 peripheral equipment--down 0.3 and 3.4 percent, respectively.
      
      The index for other goods and services advanced 1.4 percent in April,
 largely as a result of a 4.7 percent rise in the index for cigarettes.
 Charges for legal services--up 1.0 percent--also contributed to the April
 advance in this major group.
      
      CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W)
      
      On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI for Urban Wage Earners and
 Clerical Workers was unchanged in April.
 
 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            1999              2000        3-mos. ended  ended
                     Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr.   Apr. '00   Apr.'00
 All Items            .2    .2   .2   .2   .5   .7   .0    5.2       3.2
  Food and beverages  .3    .2   .1  -.1   .4   .2   .1    2.7       2.1
  Housing             .1    .3   .1   .2   .6   .2   .2    4.0       2.6
  Apparel             .4   -.3   .1 -1.0   .1   .2  -.5    -.6      -1.4
  Transportation      .1    .1   .9   .2  1.3  2.6  -.8   12.7       6.5
  Medical care        .2    .3   .3   .3   .4   .5   .4    5.1       3.9
  Recreation          .1    .0   .2   .2  -.1   .4   .0    1.2        .6
  Education and                                                         
    communication     .3    .3   .2   .6  -.5  -.1   .0   -2.3       1.2
  Other goods and                                                     
    services          .2   -.2   .0   .7   .9   .6  1.8   13.7       7.1
  Special Indexes                                                        
    Energy           -.2    .2  2.1  1.0  4.5  5.5 -2.4   33.8      15.8
    Food              .2    .2   .1  -.1   .4   .2   .1    2.7       2.1
    All Items less                                                        
      food and energy .2    .2   .1   .1   .2   .3   .2    3.0       2.2
 

     Consumer Price Index data for May are scheduled for release on
 Wednesday, June 14, 2000, at 8:30 A.M. (EDT).

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 Extending  the use of hedonic models  to
 adjust prices for changes in quality
 
      The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) is continuing to expand the use
 in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) of quality adjustments derived from
 hedonic models.  As first announced at the time of the January 2000 CPI
 release, hedonic quality adjustments for Video Cassette Recorders and
 Digital Versatile Disc players are being incorporated into the index
 effective with the April 2000 CPI. These items are in the Other video
 equipment item stratum, which contains video equipment other than
 televisions. Papers describing these adjustments are on the CPI's web site
 (http://stats.bls.gov/cpihome.htm).  Effective with the CPI for July 2000,
 BLS will extend hedonic quality adjustment to Refrigerator/freezers and
 Microwave ovens, which are part of the Major appliances stratum, and to
 College textbooks, which are part of the Educational books and supplies
 stratum.

      A hedonic model decomposes the price of a consumer product into
 implicit prices for each of its important features and components, thereby
 providing an estimate of the value of each feature and component. We plan
 to extend this method to additional items in the CPI.  As we do so, we
 will give CPI users notice at least three months before the first use of
 hedonic quality adjustment for each additional item and will have detailed
 papers on the models to be employed available by the time of first use.
 
     The relative importance (share of weight), as of December 1999, of
 the Major appliances stratum was 0.205 percent in the CPI for all Urban
 Consumers (CPI-U) and 0.236 percent in the CPI for Urban Wage Earners and
 Clerical Workers (CPI-W). Within Major appliances, Refrigerator/freezers
 are estimated to represent 33 percent of the weight and Microwave ovens
 about 11 percent. The remaining items in this stratum-those that will not
 be subject to hedonic quality adjustment at this time-include home
 freezers, washers and dryers, and conventional stoves and ovens. The
 December 1999 relative importance of the Educational books and supplies
 stratum was 0.196 percent in the CPI-U and 0.192 percent in the CPI-W.
 Within Educational books and supplies, College textbooks are estimated to
 represent 79 percent of the weight. The items in this stratum that will
 not be subject to hedonic quality adjustment at this time include
 Elementary and high school books and supplies and Encyclopedias and other
 reference books.

      The hedonic models that BLS analysts developed for
 Refrigerator/freezers and Microwave ovens use observations collected for
 the CPI, supplemented with additional observations that the BLS collected
 specifically for this purpose. The College textbook work was accomplished
 using only observations collected for the CPI, without supplemental
 collected data. Papers describing this work are in preparation and will be
 available before release of the July 2000 CPI.

      Additional work on hedonic quality adjustment for telephones and for
 washers and dryers is underway at BLS.
     
      For more information on these changes, write to
 
          Bureau of Labor Statistics
          Division of Consumer Prices and Price Indexes
          2 Massachusetts Ave. NE, Room 3260
          Washington, DC 20212
     
 or contact Paul Liegey either by telephone at (202) 691-5394 or by
 electronic mail at Liegey_P@bls.gov.
     
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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 in a market basket of
       goods and services.  The Bureau of Labor Statistics
       publishes CPIs for two population groups:  (1) a CPI for All
       Urban Consumers (CPI-U) which covers approximately 87
       percent of the total population and (2) a CPI for Urban Wage
       Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) which covers 32 percent
       of the total population.  The CPI-U includes, in addition to
       wage earners and clerical workers, 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 CPI is 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.  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 26 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.
       
            The index measures price change from a designed
       reference date-1982-84 which equals 100.0.  An increase of
       16.5 percent, 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://stats.bls.gov/cpihome.htm 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   					115.7
       Less previous index    			111.2
       Equals index point change  		4.5
       
       
                    Percent Change
       
       Index point difference			4.5
       Divided by the previous index		111.2
       Equals					0.040
       Results multiplied by one hundred	0.040x100
       Equals percent change			4.0
       
       
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       A Note on Seasonally Adjusted and Unadjusted Data

            Because price data are used for different purposes by
       different groups, the Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes
       seasonally adjusted as well as unadjusted changes each
       month.
       
            For analyzing general price trends in the economy,
       seasonally adjusted changes are usually preferred since they
       eliminate the effect of changes that normally occur at the
       same time and in about the same magnitude every year--such
       as price movements resulting from changing climatic
       conditions, production cycles, model changeovers, holidays,
       and sales.
       
            The unadjusted data are of primary interest to
       consumers concerned about the prices they actually pay.
       Unadjusted data also are used extensively for escalation
       purposes.  Many collective bargaining contract agreements
       and pension plans, for example, tie compensation changes to
       the Consumer Price Index unadjusted for seasonal variation.
       
            Seasonal factors used in computing the seasonally
       adjusted indexes are derived by the X-12-ARIMA Seasonal
       Adjustment Method.  The updated seasonal data at the end of
       1977 replaced data from 1967 through 1977.  Subsequent
       annual updates have replaced 5 years of seasonal data, e.g.,
       data from 1995 through 1999 were replaced at the end of
       1999.  The seasonal movement of all items and 54 other
       aggregations is derived by combining the seasonal movement
       of 73 selected components.  Each year the seasonal status of
       every series is reevaluated based upon certain statistical
       criteria.  If any of the 73 components change their seasonal
       adjustment status from seasonally adjusted to not seasonally
       adjusted, not seasonally adjusted data will be used for the
       last 5 years, but the seasonally adjusted indexes will be
       used before that period.
       
            Seasonally adjusted data, including the All items index
       levels, are subject to revision for up to five years after
       their original release.  For this reason, BLS advises
       against the use of these data in escalation agreements.
       
            Effective with the calculation of the seasonal factors
       for 1990, the Bureau of Labor Statistics has used an
       enhanced seasonal adjustment procedure called Intervention
       Analysis Seasonal Adjustment for some CPI series.
       Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment allows for better
       estimates of seasonally adjusted data.  Extreme values
       and/or sharp movements which might distort the seasonal
       pattern are estimated and removed from the data prior to
       calculation of seasonal factors.  Beginning with the
       calculation of seasonal factors for 1996, X-12-ARIMA
       software was used for Intervention Analysis Seasonal
       Adjustment.
       
            For the fuel oil and the motor fuels indexes, this
       procedure was used to offset the effects that extreme price
       volatility would otherwise have had on the estimates of
       seasonally adjusted data for those series.  For the
       breakfast cereal index, the procedure was used to offset the
       effects of price-cutting among cereal manufacturers.  For
       the educational books and supplies index, the procedure was
       used to account for greater than normal sale prices on
       educational reference books.  For some alcoholic beverage
       series, Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment was used
       to offset the effects of increased brewer's costs along with
       increased demand for specialty beers.  For the nonalcoholic
       beverages index, the procedure was used to offset the
       effects of a large increase in coffee prices due to adverse
       weather.  For the fats and oils series, the procedure was
       used to account for lower domestic butter stocks, lower cold
       storage supplies, and anticipation of a bumper soybean crop.
       For the new trucks index, the procedure was applied to
       account for loyalty rebates offered to customers by American
       automakers.   For the water and sewerage maintenance index, 
       the procedure was used to account for a data collection anomaly.
       
            A description of Intervention Analysis Seasonal
       Adjustment, as well as a list of unusual events modeled and
       seasonal factors for these items may be obtained by writing
       the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Division of Consumer Prices
       and Price Indexes, Washington, DC 20212 or by calling Claire
       McAnaw Gallagher on (202) 691-6968 or sending e-mail to
       Gallagher_C@BLS.GOV.
    

 Table 1. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity
 and service group

 (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                   Unadjusted                           
                                                 Relative   Unadjusted indexes percent change to   Seasonally adjusted  
                                               importance,                      Apr. 2000 from-    percent change from- 
                     CPI-U                       December                                                               
                                                   1999       Mar.      Apr.                                            
                                                              2000      2000     Apr.     Mar.   Jan. to Feb. to Mar. to
                                                                                 1999     2000     Feb.    Mar.    Apr. 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                        
             Expenditure category                                                                                       
                                                                                                                        
 All items ...................................    100.000     171.1     171.2      3.0      0.1     0.5     0.7     0.0 
 All items (1967=100) ........................          -     512.5     512.9        -        -       -       -       - 
                                                                                                                        
  Food and beverages .........................     16.302     167.1     167.2      2.0      0.1     0.4     0.1     0.1 
   Food ......................................     15.315     166.5     166.6      2.0      0.1     0.4     0.1     0.1 
    Food at home .............................      9.603     166.4     166.5      1.8      0.1     0.5     0.1     0.0 
     Cereals and bakery products .............      1.534     186.1     187.2      1.3      0.6     0.1     0.3     0.3 
     Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ..........      2.543     152.4     152.9      4.2      0.3     0.9     0.9     0.6 
     Dairy and related products (1)...........      1.090     159.1     160.6      2.9      0.9     0.3    -1.1     0.9 
     Fruits and vegetables ...................      1.429     201.7     201.6     -0.8      0.0     0.7    -1.7    -0.4 
     Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage                                                                                
         materials ...........................      1.045     138.5     137.6      2.5     -0.6     0.4     0.1    -0.7 
     Other food at home ......................      1.962     155.1     154.0      0.3     -0.7     0.0     0.6    -0.9 
      Sugar and sweets .......................       .373     154.6     152.4      0.5     -1.4    -0.1     0.2    -1.5 
      Fats and oils ..........................       .288     145.9     144.8     -2.8     -0.8    -1.2     0.6    -0.6 
      Other foods ............................      1.301     171.6     170.7      0.9     -0.5     0.2     0.8    -0.8 
       Other miscellaneous foods (1) (2)......       .314     107.0     105.2     -0.4     -1.7     2.0     0.6    -1.7 
    Food away from home (1)...................      5.712     167.9     168.1      2.2      0.1     0.2     0.2     0.1 
     Other food away from home (1) (2)........       .176     107.9     108.0      3.8      0.1     0.4     0.0     0.1 
   Alcoholic beverages .......................       .987     173.5     173.6      2.8      0.1     0.2     0.3     0.1 
                                                                                                                        
  Housing ....................................     39.636     167.6     167.6      2.8      0.0     0.5     0.4     0.1 
   Shelter ...................................     30.235     191.8     191.9      2.8      0.1     0.3     0.5     0.2 
    Rent of primary residence (3).............      7.036     181.7     181.9      3.1      0.1     0.3     0.3     0.1 
    Lodging away from home (2) (3)............      2.359     120.9     119.4      4.2     -1.2    -0.3     3.2    -0.1 
    Owners' equivalent rent of primary                                                                                  
        residence (3) (4).....................     20.470     196.4     196.8      2.6      0.2     0.3     0.3     0.2 
    Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)..       .370     102.6     103.1      2.8      0.5     0.0     0.2     0.5 
   Fuels and utilities .......................      4.722     131.8     131.7      4.8     -0.1     2.6    -0.4     0.2 
    Fuels ....................................      3.794     116.3     116.1      5.4     -0.2     3.1    -0.7     0.2 
     Fuel oil and other fuels ................       .273     130.1     123.7     41.0     -4.9    28.2   -10.7    -4.2 
     Gas (piped) and electricity (3)..........      3.521     120.7     121.0      3.0      0.2     1.1     0.5     0.5 
    Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                
        services (2)..........................       .928     105.8     105.9      2.2      0.1     0.4     0.3     0.2 
   Household furnishings and operations ......      4.680     127.9     128.2      0.8      0.2     0.0     0.5     0.1 
    Household operations (1) (2)..............       .910     108.6     109.5      5.3      0.8     0.9     0.2     0.8 
                                                                                                                        
  Apparel ....................................      4.684     132.5     133.3     -1.4      0.6     0.2     0.3    -0.5 
   Men's and boys' apparel ...................      1.335     131.5     131.6     -1.4      0.1    -0.2    -0.2    -0.8 
   Women's and girls' apparel ................      1.879     125.9     126.7     -1.6      0.6     0.2     0.7    -0.6 
   Infants' and toddlers' apparel (1).........       .272     133.9     132.3      3.2     -1.2    -0.2     0.6    -1.2 
   Footwear ..................................       .828     124.7     126.7     -1.9      1.6    -0.2     1.7    -0.2 
                                                                                                                        
  Transportation .............................     17.450     153.4     152.9      6.0     -0.3     1.3     2.5    -0.7 
   Private transportation ....................     16.050     149.2     148.7      6.1     -0.3     1.2     2.5    -0.7 
    New and used motor vehicles (2)...........      7.652     100.4     100.8      1.1      0.4    -0.4     0.1     0.4 
     New vehicles ............................      4.835     143.3     143.5      0.1      0.1    -0.1     0.1     0.3 
     Used cars and trucks (1).................      1.888     153.0     154.0      3.8      0.7    -0.6     0.0     0.7 
    Motor fuel ...............................      3.160     131.7     128.7     27.6     -2.3     6.2    11.3    -4.1 
     Gasoline (all types) ....................      3.140     130.9     127.9     27.4     -2.3     6.3    11.1    -4.1 
    Motor vehicle parts and equipment ........       .533     101.4     101.0      0.7     -0.4     0.1     0.8    -0.2 
    Motor vehicle maintenance and repair (1)..      1.622     175.7     175.9      2.9      0.1     0.3     0.3     0.1 
   Public transportation (1)..................      1.400     209.8     209.2      3.9     -0.3     2.4     2.7    -0.3 
                                                                                                                        
  Medical care ...............................      5.768     258.1     258.8      3.9      0.3     0.4     0.5     0.3 
   Medical care commodities ..................      1.268     236.3     237.0      3.4      0.3     0.0     0.3     0.1 
   Medical care services .....................      4.501     263.2     263.9      4.1      0.3     0.5     0.5     0.4 
    Professional services (3).................      2.867     236.1     236.6      3.7      0.2     0.6     0.4     0.3 
    Hospital and related services (3).........      1.386     311.5     312.7      5.5      0.4     0.5     0.5     0.7 
                                                                                                                        
  Recreation (2)..............................      6.008     102.9     102.9      0.9      0.0     0.0     0.4     0.0 
   Video and audio (1) (2)....................      1.691     100.9     100.3     -0.7     -0.6    -0.4     0.2    -0.5 
                                                                                                                        
  Education and communication (2).............      5.419     102.0     101.8      1.1     -0.2    -0.5     0.0     0.0 
   Education (2)..............................      2.741     110.6     110.7      4.9      0.1     0.5     0.4     0.4 
    Educational books and supplies ...........       .196     276.9     276.7      5.9     -0.1     1.6    -0.2     0.2 
    Tuition, other school fees, and childcare       2.544     318.3     318.7      4.9      0.1     0.4     0.5     0.3 
   Communication (1) (2)......................      2.679      94.3      93.8     -2.6     -0.5    -1.4    -0.4    -0.5 
    Information and information processing (1)                                                                          
        (2)...................................      2.474      93.6      93.1     -2.8     -0.5    -1.5    -0.5    -0.5 
     Telephone services (1) (2)...............      2.274      98.9      98.6     -1.4     -0.3    -1.5    -0.5    -0.3 
     Information and information processing                                                                             
         other than telephone services (1) (5)       .200      27.2      26.7    -16.8     -1.8    -1.4    -1.4    -1.8 
      Personal computers and peripheral                                                                                 
          equipment (1) (2)...................       .106      44.2      42.7    -24.8     -3.4    -2.8    -2.0    -3.4 
                                                                                                                        
  Other goods and services ...................      4.733     268.0     271.9      6.2      1.5     0.8     0.5     1.4 
   Tobacco and smoking products (1)...........      1.258     387.3     404.4     15.6      4.4     2.1     1.1     4.4 
   Personal care (1)..........................      3.475     164.3     164.8      2.9      0.3     0.2     0.3     0.3 
    Personal care products (1)................       .741     153.5     153.4      1.7     -0.1    -0.1     0.6    -0.1 
    Personal care services (1)................       .982     176.2     176.2      3.5      0.0     0.4     0.3     0.0 
    Miscellaneous personal services ..........      1.506     249.4     250.9      3.9      0.6     0.1     0.2     0.6 
                                                                                                                        
          Commodity and service group                                                                                   
                                                                                                                        
 Commodities .................................     42.141     149.2     149.3      3.3      0.1     0.8     1.0    -0.3 
  Food and beverages .........................     16.302     167.1     167.2      2.0      0.1     0.4     0.1     0.1 
  Commodities less food and beverages ........     25.840     138.4     138.4      3.9      0.0     1.2     1.5    -0.4 
   Nondurables less food and beverages .......     14.906     148.5     148.5      7.1      0.0     2.2     2.8    -1.3 
    Apparel ..................................      4.684     132.5     133.3     -1.4      0.6     0.2     0.3    -0.5 
    Nondurables less food, beverages, and                                                                               
        apparel ..............................     10.222     162.7     162.3     11.4     -0.2     3.1     3.9    -1.5 
   Durables ..................................     10.934     125.6     125.6     -0.4      0.0    -0.2     0.3    -0.1 
 Services ....................................     57.859     193.1     193.3      2.9      0.1     0.3     0.5     0.2 
  Rent of shelter (4).........................     29.865     199.7     199.8      2.8      0.1     0.3     0.5     0.2 
  Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)....       .370     102.6     103.1      2.8      0.5     0.0     0.2     0.5 
  Gas (piped) and electricity (3).............      3.521     120.7     121.0      3.0      0.2     1.1     0.5     0.5 
  Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                  
      services (2)............................       .928     105.8     105.9      2.2      0.1     0.4     0.3     0.2 
  Household operations (1) (2)................       .910     108.6     109.5      5.3      0.8     0.9     0.2     0.8 
  Transportation services ....................      6.940     195.0     195.2      2.2      0.1     0.5     0.7     0.2 
  Medical care services ......................      4.501     263.2     263.9      4.1      0.3     0.5     0.5     0.4 
  Other services .............................     10.825     227.8     228.0      2.8      0.1    -0.1     0.3     0.2 
                                                                                                                        
                Special indexes                                                                                         
                                                                                                                        
 All items less food .........................     84.685     171.9     172.0      3.2      0.1     0.5     0.8     0.0 
 All items less shelter ......................     69.765     164.8     164.9      3.1      0.1     0.6     0.8    -0.1 
 All items less medical care .................     94.232     166.3     166.4      3.0      0.1     0.5     0.7    -0.1 
 Commodities less food .......................     26.827     139.9     139.9      3.9      0.0     1.1     1.5    -0.4 
 Nondurables less food .......................     15.893     150.1     150.1      6.9      0.0     1.9     2.5    -1.1 
 Nondurables less food and apparel ...........     11.209     163.0     162.7     10.7     -0.2     3.0     3.5    -1.3 
 Nondurables .................................     31.208     158.1     158.2      4.5      0.1     1.2     1.3    -0.4 
 Services less rent of shelter (4)............     27.994     199.9     200.2      2.9      0.2     0.3     0.4     0.2 
 Services less medical care services .........     53.358     186.7     186.9      2.8      0.1     0.2     0.4     0.2 
 Energy ......................................      6.954     122.2     120.7     15.0     -1.2     4.6     4.9    -1.9 
 All items less energy .......................     93.046     177.7     178.0      2.2      0.2     0.2     0.3     0.2 
  All items less food and energy .............     77.731     180.4     180.7      2.2      0.2     0.2     0.4     0.2 
   Commodities less food and energy                                                                                     
       commodities ...........................     23.393     145.3     145.9      0.7      0.4     0.0     0.3     0.2 
    Energy commodities .......................      3.433     131.7     128.4     28.5     -2.5     8.0     9.1    -4.1 
   Services less energy services .............     54.338     200.5     200.7      2.9      0.1     0.3     0.5     0.2 
 Purchasing power of the consumer dollar                                                                                
     (1982-84=$1.00) .........................          -    $ .585    $ .584        -        -       -       -       - 
 Purchasing power of the consumer dollar                                                                                
     (1967=$1.00) ............................          -    $ .195    $ .195        -        -       -       -       - 

   1 Not seasonally adjusted.
   2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
   3 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator.  All other item stratum index series converted to a
 geometric means estimator in January, 1999.
   4 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.
   5 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.
   - Data not available.
 NOTE:  Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

 Table 2. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, by expenditure
 category and commodity and service group

 (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                                 Seasonally adjusted indexes    Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent 
                                                                                               change for               
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                     CPI-U                                                           3 months ended--         6 months  
                                                                                                              ended--   
                                                 Jan.    Feb.    Mar.    Apr.                                           
                                                 2000    2000    2000    2000                                           
                                                                                July   Oct.   Jan.   Apr.   Oct.   Apr. 
                                                                                1999   1999   2000   2000   1999   2000 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                        
             Expenditure category                                                                                       
                                                                                                                        
 All items ...................................  169.1   170.0   171.2   171.2    1.2    3.4    2.4    5.1    2.3    3.7 
                                                                                                                        
  Food and beverages .........................  166.1   166.7   166.9   167.0    1.7    3.0    1.2    2.2    2.3    1.7 
   Food ......................................  165.7   166.3   166.5   166.6    1.7    3.0    1.0    2.2    2.3    1.6 
    Food at home .............................  165.2   166.0   166.1   166.1    2.0    3.2    0.0    2.2    2.6    1.1 
     Cereals and bakery products .............  185.6   185.8   186.4   187.0    2.2   -0.2    0.2    3.1    1.0    1.6 
     Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ..........  149.6   151.0   152.4   153.3    1.1    3.0    2.7   10.3    2.0    6.4 
     Dairy and related products (1)...........  160.4   160.9   159.1   160.6   -1.0   23.4   -8.7    0.5   10.5   -4.2 
     Fruits and vegetables ...................  202.9   204.3   200.9   200.0    6.3    0.0   -3.8   -5.6    3.1   -4.7 
     Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage                                                                                
         materials ...........................  136.9   137.5   137.7   136.8    3.3    0.3    6.4   -0.3    1.8    3.0 
     Other food at home ......................  154.2   154.2   155.2   153.8    1.0    0.0    1.0   -1.0    0.5    0.0 
      Sugar and sweets .......................  154.2   154.1   154.4   152.1    2.4    2.7    2.4   -5.3    2.5   -1.6 
      Fats and oils ..........................  146.4   144.7   145.6   144.7   -2.7    1.9   -5.8   -4.6   -0.4   -5.2 
      Other foods ............................  169.8   170.2   171.6   170.2    1.4   -0.9    2.4    0.9    0.2    1.7 
       Other miscellaneous foods (1) (2)......  104.3   106.4   107.0   105.2   -5.2    0.4    0.0    3.5   -2.4    1.7 
    Food away from home (1)...................  167.2   167.6   167.9   168.1    1.5    2.7    2.4    2.2    2.1    2.3 
     Other food away from home (1) (2)........  107.5   107.9   107.9   108.0    5.9    5.0    2.6    1.9    5.5    2.3 
   Alcoholic beverages .......................  172.4   172.8   173.3   173.4    3.4    1.4    4.3    2.3    2.4    3.3 
                                                                                                                        
  Housing ....................................  165.9   166.8   167.4   167.6    2.0    2.2    2.7    4.2    2.1    3.4 
   Shelter ...................................  189.7   190.2   191.1   191.4    2.4    2.2    3.0    3.6    2.3    3.3 
    Rent of primary residence (3).............  180.6   181.2   181.7   181.9    2.5    2.7    4.1    2.9    2.6    3.5 
    Lodging away from home (2) (3)............  106.5   106.2   109.6   109.5    3.1    2.7   -0.4   11.8    2.9    5.5 
    Owners' equivalent rent of primary                                                                                  
        residence (3) (4).....................  195.5   196.1   196.6   197.0    2.1    1.9    3.1    3.1    2.0    3.1 
    Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)..  102.4   102.4   102.6   103.1    7.4    0.4    0.8    2.8    3.8    1.8 
   Fuels and utilities .......................  130.5   133.9   133.3   133.5    1.9    6.1    1.2    9.5    4.0    5.3 
    Fuels ....................................  114.3   117.9   117.1   117.3    2.2    6.6    1.4   10.9    4.4    6.1 
     Fuel oil and other fuels ................  111.5   142.9   127.6   122.2   16.6   44.0   62.9   44.3   29.6   53.3 
     Gas (piped) and electricity (3)..........  120.3   121.6   122.2   122.8    1.3    4.4   -2.3    8.6    2.9    3.0 
    Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                
        services (2)..........................  105.0   105.4   105.7   105.9    0.8    2.7    1.9    3.5    1.7    2.7 
   Household furnishings and operations ......  127.2   127.2   127.8   127.9   -0.6    0.3    1.6    2.2   -0.2    1.9 
    Household operations (1) (2)..............  107.4   108.4   108.6   109.5    1.2    3.5    8.6    8.1    2.3    8.3 
                                                                                                                        
  Apparel ....................................  130.0   130.2   130.6   130.0   -4.5    5.0   -5.9    0.0    0.2   -3.0 
   Men's and boys' apparel ...................  131.4   131.1   130.8   129.8   -2.4    3.1   -1.2   -4.8    0.3   -3.0 
   Women's and girls' apparel ................  121.1   121.4   122.2   121.5   -6.9   12.4  -11.9    1.3    2.3   -5.5 
   Infants' and toddlers' apparel (1).........  133.3   133.1   133.9   132.3   -2.5   16.6    2.7   -3.0    6.7   -0.2 
   Footwear ..................................  123.4   123.1   125.2   125.0   -3.4   -6.2   -2.9    5.3   -4.8    1.1 
                                                                                                                        
  Transportation .............................  148.6   150.5   154.3   153.2    0.6    6.8    4.1   13.0    3.6    8.5 
   Private transportation ....................  144.9   146.6   150.3   149.2    0.6    7.3    4.8   12.4    3.9    8.6 
    New and used motor vehicles (2)...........  100.7   100.3   100.4   100.8    2.4    2.8   -1.6    0.4    2.6   -0.6 
     New vehicles ............................  142.4   142.3   142.5   142.9   -0.3    0.6   -1.4    1.4    0.1    0.0 
     Used cars and trucks (1).................  153.9   153.0   153.0   154.0   11.2   11.2   -6.2    0.3   11.2   -3.0 
    Motor fuel ...............................  115.1   122.2   136.0   130.4   -4.6   32.2   27.6   64.7   12.3   45.0 
     Gasoline (all types) ....................  114.5   121.7   135.2   129.6   -5.4   32.9   27.7   64.1   12.1   44.8 
    Motor vehicle parts and equipment ........  100.5   100.6   101.4   101.2   -1.2    1.2    0.0    2.8    0.0    1.4 
    Motor vehicle maintenance and repair (1)..  174.6   175.2   175.7   175.9    2.8    2.6    3.3    3.0    2.7    3.1 
   Public transportation (1)..................  199.5   204.2   209.8   209.2   -1.2    1.4   -3.9   20.9    0.1    7.8 
                                                                                                                        
  Medical care ...............................  255.7   256.7   258.0   258.8    3.6    3.5    3.7    4.9    3.6    4.3 
   Medical care commodities ..................  235.6   235.5   236.3   236.5    4.1    4.0    3.6    1.5    4.1    2.6 
   Medical care services .....................  259.9   261.2   262.6   263.6    3.5    3.3    3.8    5.8    3.4    4.8 
    Professional services (3).................  233.3   234.6   235.6   236.2    3.0    3.0    3.7    5.1    3.0    4.4 
    Hospital and related services (3).........  307.5   309.0   310.6   312.7    4.5    5.2    5.4    6.9    4.8    6.2 
                                                                                                                        
  Recreation (2)..............................  102.2   102.2   102.6   102.6    0.8   -1.6    2.4    1.6   -0.4    2.0 
   Video and audio (1) (2)....................  100.7   100.3   100.5   100.0   -0.4   -0.8    1.2   -2.8   -0.6   -0.8 
                                                                                                                        
  Education and communication (2).............  102.8   102.3   102.3   102.3    0.8    2.0    4.0   -1.9    1.4    1.0 
   Education (2)..............................  110.3   110.9   111.3   111.7    5.0    4.1    5.2    5.2    4.6    5.2 
    Educational books and supplies ...........  272.0   276.4   275.8   276.4    5.6    5.7    5.8    6.6    5.7    6.2 
    Tuition, other school fees, and childcare   316.4   317.7   319.2   320.3    5.2    4.1    5.1    5.0    4.6    5.1 
   Communication (1) (2)......................   96.0    94.7    94.3    93.8   -3.3   -0.8    3.0   -8.9   -2.1   -3.1 
    Information and information processing (1)                                                                          
        (2)...................................   95.5    94.1    93.6    93.1   -3.7   -0.8    3.4   -9.7   -2.3   -3.4 
     Telephone services (1) (2)...............  100.9    99.4    98.9    98.6   -2.0    1.2    4.5   -8.8   -0.4   -2.4 
     Information and information processing                                                                             
         other than telephone services (1) (5)   28.0    27.6    27.2    26.7  -23.7  -16.2   -9.4  -17.3  -20.1  -13.5 
      Personal computers and peripheral                                                                                 
          equipment (1) (2)...................   46.4    45.1    44.2    42.7  -24.8  -31.1  -14.1  -28.3  -28.0  -21.5 
                                                                                                                        
  Other goods and services ...................  265.3   267.3   268.7   272.5    3.5    7.8    2.3   11.3    5.6    6.7 
   Tobacco and smoking products (1)...........  375.1   383.0   387.3   404.4    7.2   20.9    1.9   35.1   13.8   17.4 
   Personal care (1)..........................  163.4   163.8   164.3   164.8    2.3    3.3    2.5    3.5    2.8    3.0 
    Personal care products (1)................  152.8   152.6   153.5   153.4    2.9    3.7   -1.6    1.6    3.3    0.0 
    Personal care services (1)................  174.9   175.6   176.2   176.2    2.6    3.5    4.7    3.0    3.1    3.9 
    Miscellaneous personal services ..........  248.1   248.4   248.9   250.4    3.4    4.9    3.8    3.8    4.1    3.8 
                                                                                                                        
          Commodity and service group                                                                                   
                                                                                                                        
 Commodities .................................  146.6   147.8   149.3   148.9    0.3    4.5    1.7    6.4    2.4    4.0 
  Food and beverages .........................  166.1   166.7   166.9   167.0    1.7    3.0    1.2    2.2    2.3    1.7 
  Commodities less food and beverages ........  134.9   136.5   138.6   138.1   -0.6    5.9    1.5    9.8    2.6    5.6 
   Nondurables less food and beverages .......  141.9   145.0   149.0   147.0    1.8    8.4    3.8   15.2    5.0    9.3 
    Apparel ..................................  130.0   130.2   130.6   130.0   -4.5    5.0   -5.9    0.0    0.2   -3.0 
    Nondurables less food, beverages, and                                                                               
        apparel ..............................  153.6   158.3   164.5   162.1    2.5   12.0    8.2   24.0    7.1   15.9 
   Durables ..................................  125.3   125.1   125.5   125.4   -0.3    0.6   -2.2    0.3    0.2   -1.0 
 Services ....................................  191.6   192.2   193.1   193.5    2.1    2.3    3.0    4.0    2.2    3.5 
  Rent of shelter (4).........................  197.8   198.3   199.3   199.6    2.5    2.1    3.1    3.7    2.3    3.4 
  Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)....  102.4   102.4   102.6   103.1    7.4    0.4    0.8    2.8    3.8    1.8 
  Gas (piped) and electricity (3).............  120.3   121.6   122.2   122.8    1.3    4.4   -2.3    8.6    2.9    3.0 
  Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                  
      services (2)............................  105.0   105.4   105.7   105.9    0.8    2.7    1.9    3.5    1.7    2.7 
  Household operations (1) (2)................  107.4   108.4   108.6   109.5    1.2    3.5    8.6    8.1    2.3    8.3 
  Transportation services ....................  192.6   193.5   194.9   195.2    0.6    0.8    1.9    5.5    0.7    3.7 
  Medical care services ......................  259.9   261.2   262.6   263.6    3.5    3.3    3.8    5.8    3.4    4.8 
  Other services .............................  227.7   227.5   228.2   228.6    2.5    2.5    4.9    1.6    2.5    3.2 
                                                                                                                        
                Special indexes                                                                                         
                                                                                                                        
 All items less food .........................  169.6   170.5   171.9   171.9    1.4    3.4    2.6    5.5    2.4    4.1 
 All items less shelter ......................  162.6   163.6   164.9   164.8    1.0    4.1    2.0    5.5    2.5    3.7 
 All items less medical care .................  164.1   165.0   166.2   166.1    1.2    3.3    2.2    5.0    2.2    3.6 
 Commodities less food .......................  136.6   138.1   140.2   139.6   -0.3    5.5    1.8    9.1    2.5    5.4 
 Nondurables less food .......................  143.9   146.7   150.4   148.8    1.7    8.0    4.3   14.3    4.8    9.2 
 Nondurables less food and apparel ...........  154.5   159.1   164.7   162.5    3.0   11.0    7.3   22.4    6.9   14.6 
 Nondurables .................................  154.2   156.1   158.1   157.4    2.1    5.1    2.4    8.6    3.6    5.4 
 Services less rent of shelter (4)............  198.8   199.4   200.1   200.6    2.5    2.7    3.1    3.7    2.6    3.4 
 Services less medical care services .........  185.5   185.8   186.5   186.9    2.2    2.4    3.3    3.1    2.3    3.2 
 Energy ......................................  113.6   118.8   124.6   122.2   -0.8   17.2   12.1   33.9    7.9   22.5 
 All items less energy .......................  176.5   176.9   177.5   177.8    1.6    2.5    1.6    3.0    2.1    2.3 
  All items less food and energy .............  179.2   179.5   180.3   180.6    1.6    2.3    1.8    3.2    1.9    2.5 
   Commodities less food and energy                                                                                     
       commodities ...........................  144.3   144.3   144.7   145.0   -0.3    2.8   -1.9    2.0    1.3    0.0 
    Energy commodities .......................  114.7   123.9   135.2   129.6   -3.1   33.1   30.1   63.0   13.5   45.6 
   Services less energy services .............  198.9   199.4   200.3   200.7    2.3    2.1    3.5    3.7    2.2    3.6 

   1 Not seasonally adjusted.
   2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
   3 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator.  All other item stratum index series converted to a
 geometric means estimator in January, 1999.
   4 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.
   5 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.
 NOTE:  Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

 Table 3. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Selected areas, all items index 

 (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                All items                                  
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
                                               Prici-           Indexes             Percent change to    Percent change to 
                     CPI-U                       ng                                  Apr.2000 from--      Mar.2000 from--  
                                               sched-                                                                      
                                                 ule   Jan.   Feb.   Mar.   Apr.                                           
                                                 (1)   2000   2000   2000   2000   Apr.   Feb.   Mar.   Mar.   Jan.   Feb. 
                                                                                   1999   2000   2000   1999   2000   2000 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                           
 U.S. city average ...........................   M    168.7  169.7  171.1  171.2    3.0    0.9    0.1    3.7    1.4    0.8 
                                                                                                                           
            Region and area size(2)                                                                                        
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
 Northeast urban .............................   M    176.1  177.4  178.3  178.4    3.2    0.6    0.1    3.7    1.2    0.5 
   Size A -  More than 1,500,000 .............   M    176.9  178.3  179.2  179.1    3.2    0.4   -0.1    3.7    1.3    0.5 
   Size B/C  50,000 to 1,500,000 (3)..........   M    105.8  106.7  107.2  107.4    3.4    0.7    0.2    3.9    1.3    0.5 
                                                                                                                           
 Midwest urban ...............................   M    164.8  165.8  167.0  166.9    2.9    0.7   -0.1    3.7    1.3    0.7 
   Size A   - More than 1,500,000 ............   M    166.1  167.2  168.3  168.2    2.8    0.6   -0.1    3.6    1.3    0.7 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).........   M    105.5  106.0  106.8  106.8    3.0    0.8    0.0    3.7    1.2    0.8 
   Size D -  Nonmetropolitan  (less than                                                                                   
       50,000) ...............................   M    159.0  159.8  161.5  161.3    3.1    0.9   -0.1    3.7    1.6    1.1 
                                                                                                                           
 South urban .................................   M    164.0  164.7  166.4  166.6    3.2    1.2    0.1    3.6    1.5    1.0 
   Size A -  More than 1,500,000 .............   M    163.5  164.1  165.9  166.1    3.5    1.2    0.1    3.9    1.5    1.1 
   Size B/C -  50,000 to 1,500,000 (3)........   M    105.3  105.9  106.9  107.1    3.1    1.1    0.2    3.5    1.5    0.9 
   Size D -  Nonmetropolitan  (less than                                                                                   
       50,000) ...............................   M    164.4  165.1  166.8  166.7    2.5    1.0   -0.1    3.3    1.5    1.0 
                                                                                                                           
 West urban ..................................   M    171.0  171.9  173.4  173.7    2.8    1.0    0.2    3.6    1.4    0.9 
   Size A   - More than 1,500,000 ............   M    172.3  173.3  174.9  175.1    3.0    1.0    0.1    4.0    1.5    0.9 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).........   M    105.7  106.2  107.1  107.2    2.0    0.9    0.1    2.9    1.3    0.8 
                                                                                                                           
                 Size classes                                                                                              
                                                                                                                           
   A (4)......................................   M    153.0  154.0  155.2  155.2    3.1    0.8    0.0    3.8    1.4    0.8 
   B/C (3)....................................   M    105.5  106.1  106.9  107.1    2.9    0.9    0.2    3.5    1.3    0.8 
   D .........................................   M    164.3  164.9  166.7  166.7    2.8    1.1    0.0    3.5    1.5    1.1 
                                                                                                                           
            Selected local areas(5)                                                                                        
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI ..............   M    170.1  171.3  172.0  171.7    2.4    0.2   -0.2    3.0    1.1    0.4 
 Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA .....   M    167.9  169.2  170.6  170.6    2.4    0.8    0.0    3.4    1.6    0.8 
 New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island,                                                                                       
     NY-NJ-CT-PA .............................   M    179.2  180.4  181.4  181.2    3.0    0.4   -0.1    3.4    1.2    0.6 
                                                                                                                           
 Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT .........   1    180.2      -  182.7      -      -      -      -    4.5    1.4      - 
 Cleveland-Akron, OH .........................   1    164.4      -  166.8      -      -      -      -    3.5    1.5      - 
 Dallas-Fort Worth, TX .......................   1    160.4      -  163.1      -      -      -      -    4.3    1.7      - 
 Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV (6)........   1    105.3      -  107.0      -      -      -      -    3.7    1.6      - 
                                                                                                                           
 Atlanta, GA .................................   2        -  167.4      -  169.8    3.5    1.4      -      -      -      - 
 Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI .................   2        -  167.2      -  168.1    2.4    0.5      -      -      -      - 
 Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX ..............   2        -  152.1      -  152.7    3.0    0.4      -      -      -      - 
 Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL ...................   2        -  165.9      -  166.9    3.2    0.6      -      -      -      - 
 Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City,                                                                                    
     PA-NJ-DE-MD .............................   2        -  174.7      -  175.7    2.7    0.6      -      -      -      - 
 San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA ..........   2        -  176.5      -  178.6    3.7    1.2      -      -      -      - 
 Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA ................   2        -  176.0      -  177.7    3.2    1.0      -      -      -      - 

   1 Areas on pricing schedule 2 (see Table 10) will appear next month. 
   2 Regions defined as the four Census regions.  See map in technical notes.
   3 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base.
   4 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.
   5 In addition, the following metropolitan areas are published semiannually and appear in Tables 34 and 39 of the 
 January and July issues of the CPI Detailed Report: Anchorage, AK; Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN; Denver-Boulder-Greeley,
 CO; Honolulu, HI; Kansas City, MO-KS; Milwaukee-Racine, WI; Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI; Pittsburgh, PA; Portland-Salem,
 OR-WA; St. Louis, MO-IL; San Diego, CA; Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL.
   6 Indexes on a November 1996=100 base.
   - Data not available.
 NOTE:  Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

 Table 4. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by expenditure
 category and commodity and service group

 (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                   Unadjusted                           
                                                 Relative   Unadjusted indexes percent change to   Seasonally adjusted  
                                               importance,                      Apr. 2000 from-    percent change from- 
                     CPI-W                       December                                                               
                                                   1999       Mar.      Apr.                                            
                                                              2000      2000     Apr.     Mar.   Jan. to Feb. to Mar. to
                                                                                 1999     2000     Feb.    Mar.    Apr. 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                        
             Expenditure category                                                                                       
                                                                                                                        
 All items ...................................    100.000     167.8     167.9      3.2      0.1     0.5     0.7     0.0 
 All items (1967=100) ........................          -     499.7     500.1        -        -       -       -       - 
                                                                                                                        
  Food and beverages .........................     17.879     166.4     166.5      2.1      0.1     0.4     0.2     0.1 
   Food ......................................     16.832     165.9     166.0      2.1      0.1     0.4     0.2     0.1 
    Food at home .............................     10.725     165.3     165.4      2.0      0.1     0.5     0.2     0.0 
     Cereals and bakery products .............      1.676     185.9     186.9      1.3      0.5     0.2     0.2     0.3 
     Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ..........      3.022     152.0     152.5      4.2      0.3     1.0     0.9     0.7 
     Dairy and related products (1)...........      1.195     158.7     160.2      2.9      0.9     0.3    -1.1     0.9 
     Fruits and vegetables ...................      1.479     200.5     200.5     -0.6      0.0     0.5    -1.2    -0.3 
     Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage                                                                                
         materials ...........................      1.180     137.8     136.7      2.6     -0.8     0.6     0.1    -0.7 
     Other food at home ......................      2.173     154.5     153.4      0.3     -0.7     0.0     0.7    -0.9 
      Sugar and sweets .......................       .415     154.5     152.3      0.4     -1.4     0.0     0.2    -1.5 
      Fats and oils ..........................       .329     145.7     144.5     -2.8     -0.8    -1.2     0.6    -0.6 
      Other foods ............................      1.429     171.6     170.7      1.0     -0.5     0.3     0.9    -0.8 
       Other miscellaneous foods (1) (2)......       .347     106.7     104.7     -0.5     -1.9     2.2     0.5    -1.9 
    Food away from home (1)...................      6.107     167.9     168.1      2.3      0.1     0.3     0.2     0.1 
     Other food away from home (1) (2)........       .217     107.8     108.3      4.0      0.5     0.4     0.0     0.5 
   Alcoholic beverages .......................      1.047     172.8     172.9      3.0      0.1     0.1     0.3     0.1 
                                                                                                                        
  Housing ....................................     36.452     163.2     163.3      2.6      0.1     0.6     0.2     0.2 
   Shelter ...................................     27.425     185.6     185.8      2.8      0.1     0.3     0.3     0.2 
    Rent of primary residence (3).............      8.523     181.2     181.4      3.1      0.1     0.3     0.3     0.1 
    Lodging away from home (2) (3)............      1.364     119.9     118.7      3.7     -1.0    -0.2     2.7    -0.1 
    Owners' equivalent rent of primary                                                                                  
        residence (3) (4).....................     17.221     178.8     179.1      2.5      0.2     0.3     0.1     0.3 
    Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)..       .318     102.8     103.3      2.7      0.5     0.0     0.2     0.5 
   Fuels and utilities .......................      4.825     131.2     131.1      4.5     -0.1     2.2    -0.3     0.2 
    Fuels ....................................      3.911     115.4     115.2      5.0     -0.2     2.7    -0.4     0.2 
     Fuel oil and other fuels ................       .240     129.6     123.0     39.6     -5.1    26.3    -9.5    -4.4 
     Gas (piped) and electricity (3)..........      3.671     120.2     120.5      3.1      0.2     1.2     0.3     0.5 
    Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                
        services (2)..........................       .914     105.9     106.0      2.2      0.1     0.4     0.3     0.2 
   Household furnishings and operations ......      4.202     125.3     125.6      0.3      0.2    -0.1     0.5     0.1 
    Household operations (1) (2)..............       .401     109.2     110.1      5.6      0.8     1.0     0.6     0.8 
                                                                                                                        
  Apparel ....................................      5.026     131.0     131.8     -1.4      0.6     0.1     0.2    -0.5 
   Men's and boys' apparel ...................      1.450     131.5     131.5     -1.6      0.0    -0.3    -0.2    -0.8 
   Women's and girls' apparel ................      1.875     123.5     124.3     -1.7      0.6     0.3     0.6    -0.7 
   Infants' and toddlers' apparel (1).........       .345     135.7     134.1      3.7     -1.2    -0.1     0.7    -1.2 
   Footwear ..................................       .997     124.7     127.1     -1.9      1.9    -0.2     1.4     0.0 
                                                                                                                        
  Transportation .............................     19.716     152.9     152.2      6.5     -0.5     1.3     2.6    -0.8 
   Private transportation ....................     18.628     150.1     149.5      6.7     -0.4     1.2     2.6    -0.9 
    New and used motor vehicles (2)...........      9.030     100.8     101.2      1.5      0.4    -0.4     0.2     0.4 
     New vehicles ............................      5.063     144.5     144.7      0.1      0.1    -0.1     0.3     0.1 
     Used cars and trucks (1).................      3.170     154.4     155.4      3.9      0.6    -0.6     0.0     0.6 
    Motor fuel ...............................      3.896     132.0     128.5     27.5     -2.7     6.2    11.1    -4.6 
     Gasoline (all types) ....................      3.872     131.2     127.8     27.4     -2.6     6.3    11.1    -4.6 
    Motor vehicle parts and equipment ........       .661     100.9     100.6      1.0     -0.3     0.1     0.7     0.1 
    Motor vehicle maintenance and repair (1)..      1.687     177.2     177.4      3.0      0.1     0.3     0.3     0.1 
   Public transportation (1)..................      1.088     203.4     202.9      3.3     -0.2     2.1     2.3    -0.2 
                                                                                                                        
  Medical care ...............................      4.711     257.3     258.0      3.9      0.3     0.4     0.5     0.4 
   Medical care commodities ..................       .934     231.8     232.4      3.0      0.3     0.0     0.3     0.3 
   Medical care services .....................      3.776     263.1     263.8      4.1      0.3     0.5     0.6     0.4 
    Professional services (3).................      2.425     238.0     238.6      3.9      0.3     0.5     0.5     0.1 
    Hospital and related services (3).........      1.139     307.5     308.7      5.6      0.4     0.6     0.6     0.7 
                                                                                                                        
  Recreation (2)..............................      5.787     102.0     102.0      0.6      0.0    -0.1     0.4     0.0 
   Video and audio (1) (2)....................      1.882     100.6     100.0     -0.8     -0.6    -0.4     0.2    -0.5 
                                                                                                                        
  Education and communication (2).............      5.300     102.2     102.1      1.2     -0.1    -0.5    -0.1     0.0 
   Education (2)..............................      2.519     111.0     111.1      5.1      0.1     0.5     0.5     0.4 
    Educational books and supplies ...........       .192     280.0     279.9      6.1      0.0     1.6    -0.1     0.3 
    Tuition, other school fees, and childcare       2.327     312.8     313.4      5.1      0.2     0.4     0.5     0.4 
   Communication (1) (2)......................      2.781      95.3      94.8     -2.3     -0.5    -1.4    -0.4    -0.5 
    Information and information processing (1)                                                                          
        (2)...................................      2.631      94.8      94.4     -2.4     -0.4    -1.4    -0.5    -0.4 
     Telephone services (1) (2)...............      2.462      99.1      98.8     -1.2     -0.3    -1.5    -0.5    -0.3 
     Information and information processing                                                                             
         other than telephone services (1) (5)       .169      28.2      27.6    -16.4     -2.1    -1.0    -1.4    -2.1 
      Personal computers and peripheral                                                                                 
          equipment (1) (2)...................       .086      43.6      42.0    -24.9     -3.7    -2.6    -2.0    -3.7 
                                                                                                                        
  Other goods and services ...................      5.129     273.3     278.0      7.1      1.7     0.9     0.6     1.8 
   Tobacco and smoking products (1)...........      1.836     387.8     404.9     15.5      4.4     2.1     1.1     4.4 
   Personal care (1)..........................      3.293     164.3     164.6      2.6      0.2     0.2     0.2     0.2 
    Personal care products (1)................       .835     154.1     153.9      1.5     -0.1    -0.1     0.6    -0.1 
    Personal care services (1)................       .984     176.6     176.6      3.5      0.0     0.5     0.3     0.0 
    Miscellaneous personal services ..........      1.266     249.4     250.4      3.6      0.4     0.1     0.3     0.3 
                                                                                                                        
          Commodity and service group                                                                                   
                                                                                                                        
 Commodities .................................     46.879     149.8     149.9      3.6      0.1     0.8     1.1    -0.3 
  Food and beverages .........................     17.879     166.4     166.5      2.1      0.1     0.4     0.2     0.1 
  Commodities less food and beverages ........     29.000     139.6     139.6      4.5      0.0     1.1     1.8    -0.5 
   Nondurables less food and beverages .......     16.279     150.2     150.2      8.0      0.0     2.3     3.1    -1.5 
    Apparel ..................................      5.026     131.0     131.8     -1.4      0.6     0.1     0.2    -0.5 
    Nondurables less food, beverages, and                                                                               
        apparel ..............................     11.253     165.7     165.2     12.6     -0.3     3.4     4.4    -1.7 
   Durables ..................................     12.721     125.8     126.0      0.2      0.2    -0.2     0.4     0.1 
 Services ....................................     53.121     189.2     189.4      2.8      0.1     0.3     0.3     0.3 
  Rent of shelter (4).........................     27.107     178.7     178.9      2.8      0.1     0.2     0.4     0.1 
  Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)....       .318     102.8     103.3      2.7      0.5     0.0     0.2     0.5 
  Gas (piped) and electricity (3).............      3.671     120.2     120.5      3.1      0.2     1.2     0.3     0.5 
  Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                  
      services (2)............................       .914     105.9     106.0      2.2      0.1     0.4     0.3     0.2 
  Household operations (1) (2)................       .401     109.2     110.1      5.6      0.8     1.0     0.6     0.8 
  Transportation services ....................      6.751     191.8     192.0      2.2      0.1     0.4     0.6     0.2 
  Medical care services ......................      3.776     263.1     263.8      4.1      0.3     0.5     0.6     0.4 
  Other services .............................     10.181     224.0     224.2      2.8      0.1    -0.1     0.3     0.1 
                                                                                                                        
                Special indexes                                                                                         
                                                                                                                        
 All items less food .........................     83.168     168.0     168.2      3.4      0.1     0.5     0.9    -0.1 
 All items less shelter ......................     72.575     162.8     163.0      3.4      0.1     0.6     0.9    -0.1 
 All items less medical care .................     95.289     163.6     163.8      3.1      0.1     0.6     0.7    -0.1 
 Commodities less food .......................     30.047     141.0     141.0      4.4      0.0     1.0     1.7    -0.4 
 Nondurables less food .......................     17.326     151.7     151.7      7.7      0.0     2.1     2.9    -1.3 
 Nondurables less food and apparel ...........     12.300     165.7     165.3     11.8     -0.2     2.9     4.2    -1.6 
 Nondurables .................................     34.158     158.8     158.9      5.0      0.1     1.4     1.5    -0.6 
 Services less rent of shelter (4)............     26.014     177.4     177.7      2.9      0.2     0.2     0.4     0.2 
 Services less medical care services .........     49.345     183.1     183.3      2.7      0.1     0.2     0.4     0.2 
 Energy ......................................      7.807     122.9     121.0     15.8     -1.5     4.5     5.5    -2.4 
 All items less energy .......................     92.193     174.1     174.5      2.2      0.2     0.2     0.3     0.2 
  All items less food and energy .............     75.361     176.2     176.7      2.2      0.3     0.2     0.3     0.2 
   Commodities less food and energy                                                                                     
       commodities ...........................     25.911     145.6     146.4      1.1      0.5     0.1     0.3     0.3 
    Energy commodities .......................      4.136     132.0     128.3     28.0     -2.8     7.4     9.7    -4.6 
   Services less energy services .............     49.450     196.9     197.1      2.8      0.1     0.3     0.4     0.2 
 Purchasing power of the consumer dollar                                                                                
     (1982-84=$1.00) .........................          -    $ .596    $ .596        -        -       -       -       - 
 Purchasing power of the consumer dollar                                                                                
     (1967=$1.00) ............................          -    $ .200    $ .200        -        -       -       -       - 

   1 Not seasonally adjusted.
   2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
   3 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator.  All other item stratum index series converted to a
 geometric means estimator in January, 1999.
   4 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base
   5 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.
   - Data not available.
 NOTE:  Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

 Table 5. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city
 average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group

 (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                                 Seasonally adjusted indexes    Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent 
                                                                                               change for               
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                     CPI-W                                                           3 months ended--         6 months  
                                                                                                              ended--   
                                                 Jan.    Feb.    Mar.    Apr.                                           
                                                 2000    2000    2000    2000                                           
                                                                                July   Oct.   Jan.   Apr.   Oct.   Apr. 
                                                                                1999   1999   2000   2000   1999   2000 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                        
             Expenditure category                                                                                       
                                                                                                                        
 All items ...................................  165.8   166.7   167.9   167.9    1.5    3.7    2.4    5.2    2.6    3.8 
                                                                                                                        
  Food and beverages .........................  165.4   166.1   166.4   166.5    1.7    3.2    1.0    2.7    2.5    1.8 
   Food ......................................  164.9   165.6   165.9   166.0    1.5    3.2    1.0    2.7    2.4    1.8 
    Food at home .............................  164.1   164.9   165.2   165.2    1.7    3.5    0.0    2.7    2.6    1.3 
     Cereals and bakery products .............  185.5   185.8   186.2   186.7    2.6   -0.2    0.2    2.6    1.2    1.4 
     Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ..........  149.1   150.6   152.0   153.0    0.8    3.6    2.2   10.9    2.2    6.4 
     Dairy and related products (1)...........  159.9   160.4   158.7   160.2   -1.0   24.4   -9.6    0.8   10.9   -4.6 
     Fruits and vegetables ...................  202.3   203.3   200.8   200.2    5.7   -0.8   -2.9   -4.1    2.4   -3.5 
     Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage                                                                                
         materials ...........................  135.8   136.6   136.8   135.9    3.4    0.6    6.4    0.3    2.0    3.3 
     Other food at home ......................  153.5   153.5   154.5   153.1    0.8    0.5    1.0   -1.0    0.7    0.0 
      Sugar and sweets .......................  154.0   154.0   154.3   152.0    1.9    3.5    1.8   -5.1    2.7   -1.7 
      Fats and oils ..........................  146.2   144.5   145.3   144.4   -2.1    1.6   -5.3   -4.8   -0.3   -5.1 
      Other foods ............................  169.6   170.1   171.6   170.2    1.4   -0.7    2.2    1.4    0.4    1.8 
       Other miscellaneous foods (1) (2)......  103.9   106.2   106.7   104.7   -4.9   -0.4    0.4    3.1   -2.6    1.7 
    Food away from home (1)...................  167.1   167.6   167.9   168.1    1.2    2.9    2.4    2.4    2.1    2.4 
     Other food away from home (1) (2)........  107.4   107.8   107.8   108.3    4.7    5.0    3.0    3.4    4.9    3.2 
   Alcoholic beverages .......................  171.8   171.9   172.5   172.7    3.9    0.9    5.3    2.1    2.4    3.7 
                                                                                                                        
  Housing ....................................  161.8   162.7   163.1   163.4    2.0    2.3    2.5    4.0    2.1    3.3 
   Shelter ...................................  184.2   184.7   185.3   185.7    2.5    2.0    3.3    3.3    2.2    3.3 
    Rent of primary residence (3).............  180.2   180.7   181.2   181.4    2.5    2.7    4.1    2.7    2.6    3.4 
    Lodging away from home (2) (3)............  106.1   105.9   108.8   108.7    3.1    3.1   -1.5   10.2    3.1    4.2 
    Owners' equivalent rent of primary                                                                                  
        residence (3) (4).....................  178.0   178.6   178.8   179.3    2.1    1.8    3.2    3.0    2.0    3.1 
    Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)..  102.6   102.6   102.8   103.3    6.5    0.8    0.8    2.8    3.6    1.8 
   Fuels and utilities .......................  130.0   132.9   132.5   132.7    1.9    5.8    1.2    8.6    3.8    4.8 
    Fuels ....................................  113.4   116.5   116.0   116.2    2.2    6.6    0.7   10.2    4.4    5.4 
     Fuel oil and other fuels ................  111.1   140.3   127.0   121.4   15.5   43.9   59.9   42.6   29.0   51.0 
     Gas (piped) and electricity (3)..........  119.7   121.1   121.5   122.1    1.7    4.8   -2.3    8.3    3.2    2.8 
    Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                
        services (2)..........................  105.0   105.4   105.7   105.9    1.2    2.3    1.9    3.5    1.7    2.7 
   Household furnishings and operations ......  124.7   124.6   125.2   125.3   -0.3   -0.3    0.3    1.9   -0.3    1.1 
    Household operations (1) (2)..............  107.5   108.6   109.2   110.1    1.9    3.5    7.0   10.0    2.7    8.5 
                                                                                                                        
  Apparel ....................................  128.9   129.0   129.3   128.7   -4.2    4.1   -4.8   -0.6   -0.2   -2.7 
   Men's and boys' apparel ...................  131.4   131.0   130.7   129.7   -2.4    2.8   -1.5   -5.1    0.2   -3.3 
   Women's and girls' apparel ................  119.2   119.6   120.3   119.5   -7.0   10.4  -10.3    1.0    1.3   -4.8 
   Infants' and toddlers' apparel (1).........  134.9   134.7   135.7   134.1   -2.8   19.0    2.4   -2.4    7.6    0.0 
   Footwear ..................................  124.0   123.7   125.4   125.4   -2.2   -7.0   -2.2    4.6   -4.6    1.1 
                                                                                                                        
  Transportation .............................  148.0   149.9   153.8   152.5    1.1    7.7    4.7   12.7    4.4    8.7 
   Private transportation ....................  145.5   147.3   151.2   149.8    1.4    8.2    5.1   12.4    4.8    8.7 
    New and used motor vehicles (2)...........  101.1   100.7   100.9   101.3    3.7    4.0   -2.3    0.8    3.8   -0.8 
     New vehicles ............................  143.7   143.5   143.9   144.1   -0.3    0.6   -1.1    1.1    0.1    0.0 
     Used cars and trucks (1).................  155.3   154.4   154.4   155.4   11.4   10.8   -5.9    0.3   11.1   -2.9 
    Motor fuel ...............................  115.5   122.7   136.3   130.0   -4.2   33.7   28.4   60.5   13.2   43.6 
     Gasoline (all types) ....................  114.9   122.1   135.6   129.3   -4.6   33.4   28.6   60.4   12.8   43.6 
    Motor vehicle parts and equipment ........  100.0   100.1   100.8   100.9   -0.8    0.4    0.8    3.6   -0.2    2.2 
    Motor vehicle maintenance and repair (1)..  176.1   176.6   177.2   177.4    2.8    2.8    3.2    3.0    2.8    3.1 
   Public transportation (1)..................  194.8   198.8   203.4   202.9   -1.4    1.2   -3.0   17.7   -0.1    6.8 
                                                                                                                        
  Medical care ...............................  254.7   255.6   257.0   257.9    3.4    3.6    3.7    5.1    3.5    4.4 
   Medical care commodities ..................  230.9   230.8   231.6   232.2    3.2    4.3    2.3    2.3    3.8    2.3 
   Medical care services .....................  259.9   261.1   262.6   263.6    3.5    3.3    4.1    5.8    3.4    5.0 
    Professional services (3).................  235.3   236.5   237.8   238.1    3.2    3.0    4.4    4.8    3.1    4.6 
    Hospital and related services (3).........  303.2   304.9   306.6   308.7    4.6    5.2    5.2    7.5    4.9    6.3 
                                                                                                                        
  Recreation (2)..............................  101.4   101.3   101.7   101.7    0.8   -1.6    1.6    1.2   -0.4    1.4 
   Video and audio (1) (2)....................  100.4   100.0   100.2    99.7   -0.4   -1.2    1.2   -2.8   -0.8   -0.8 
                                                                                                                        
  Education and communication (2).............  103.1   102.6   102.5   102.5    0.8    2.0    4.4   -2.3    1.4    1.0 
   Education (2)..............................  110.6   111.1   111.6   112.1    5.4    4.1    5.6    5.5    4.7    5.6 
    Educational books and supplies ...........  275.0   279.3   278.9   279.6    5.4    5.8    6.2    6.9    5.6    6.5 
    Tuition, other school fees, and childcare   310.8   312.0   313.5   314.9    5.6    3.9    5.3    5.4    4.7    5.4 
   Communication (1) (2)......................   97.1    95.7    95.3    94.8   -2.9    0.0    3.4   -9.1   -1.4   -3.1 
    Information and information processing (1)                                                                          
        (2)...................................   96.7    95.3    94.8    94.4   -2.9   -0.4    3.4   -9.2   -1.6   -3.1 
     Telephone services (1) (2)...............  101.1    99.6    99.1    98.8   -1.2    1.2    4.5   -8.8    0.0   -2.4 
     Information and information processing                                                                             
         other than telephone services (1) (5)   28.9    28.6    28.2    27.6  -21.1  -14.6  -12.7  -16.8  -17.9  -14.8 
      Personal computers and peripheral                                                                                 
          equipment (1) (2)...................   45.7    44.5    43.6    42.0  -22.2  -29.5  -18.5  -28.7  -26.0  -23.8 
                                                                                                                        
  Other goods and services ...................  269.6   272.0   273.6   278.4    3.9    9.3    2.1   13.7    6.6    7.8 
   Tobacco and smoking products (1)...........  375.7   383.6   387.8   404.9    7.1   21.0    1.8   34.9   13.9   17.2 
   Personal care (1)..........................  163.5   163.9   164.3   164.6    2.3    3.3    2.2    2.7    2.8    2.5 
    Personal care products (1)................  153.4   153.2   154.1   153.9    2.7    3.7   -1.8    1.3    3.2   -0.3 
    Personal care services (1)................  175.3   176.1   176.6   176.6    2.8    3.3    4.9    3.0    3.1    4.0 
    Miscellaneous personal services ..........  247.9   248.1   248.9   249.7    3.9    4.0    3.5    2.9    3.9    3.2 
                                                                                                                        
          Commodity and service group                                                                                   
                                                                                                                        
 Commodities .................................  147.1   148.3   150.0   149.6    0.6    5.4    1.6    7.0    2.9    4.3 
  Food and beverages .........................  165.4   166.1   166.4   166.5    1.7    3.2    1.0    2.7    2.5    1.8 
  Commodities less food and beverages ........  135.9   137.4   139.9   139.2    0.0    6.8    1.8   10.1    3.3    5.8 
   Nondurables less food and beverages .......  143.1   146.4   151.0   148.8    1.5    9.3    4.6   16.9    5.3   10.6 
    Apparel ..................................  128.9   129.0   129.3   128.7   -4.2    4.1   -4.8   -0.6   -0.2   -2.7 
    Nondurables less food, beverages, and                                                                               
        apparel ..............................  155.5   160.8   167.8   165.0    3.0   13.3    8.4   26.8    8.1   17.2 
   Durables ..................................  125.6   125.4   125.9   126.0    0.6    1.3   -2.2    1.3    1.0   -0.5 
 Services ....................................  188.0   188.6   189.2   189.7    2.2    2.4    3.0    3.7    2.3    3.4 
  Rent of shelter (4).........................  177.5   177.8   178.6   178.7    2.3    2.5    3.2    2.7    2.4    3.0 
  Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)....  102.6   102.6   102.8   103.3    6.5    0.8    0.8    2.8    3.6    1.8 
  Gas (piped) and electricity (3).............  119.7   121.1   121.5   122.1    1.7    4.8   -2.3    8.3    3.2    2.8 
  Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                  
      services (2)............................  105.0   105.4   105.7   105.9    1.2    2.3    1.9    3.5    1.7    2.7 
  Household operations (1) (2)................  107.5   108.6   109.2   110.1    1.9    3.5    7.0   10.0    2.7    8.5 
  Transportation services ....................  189.8   190.6   191.7   192.0    1.1    0.9    2.1    4.7    1.0    3.4 
  Medical care services ......................  259.9   261.1   262.6   263.6    3.5    3.3    4.1    5.8    3.4    5.0 
  Other services .............................  224.0   223.7   224.3   224.6    2.8    2.6    4.6    1.1    2.7    2.8 
                                                                                                                        
                Special indexes                                                                                         
                                                                                                                        
 All items less food .........................  165.6   166.5   168.0   167.9    1.7    3.7    2.7    5.7    2.7    4.2 
 All items less shelter ......................  160.6   161.6   163.1   162.9    1.3    4.4    2.0    5.9    2.8    3.9 
 All items less medical care .................  161.6   162.5   163.7   163.6    1.5    3.8    2.3    5.0    2.7    3.6 
 Commodities less food .......................  137.6   139.0   141.4   140.8    0.0    6.7    2.1    9.6    3.3    5.8 
 Nondurables less food .......................  144.9   148.0   152.3   150.3    2.0    8.8    4.5   15.8    5.4   10.0 
 Nondurables less food and apparel ...........  156.3   160.9   167.7   165.1    3.3   12.1    8.3   24.5    7.6   16.1 
 Nondurables .................................  154.5   156.7   159.0   158.1    2.1    5.7    2.4    9.7    3.9    5.9 
 Services less rent of shelter (4)............  176.6   176.9   177.6   178.0    2.6    2.8    2.8    3.2    2.7    3.0 
 Services less medical care services .........  182.1   182.4   183.1   183.4    2.5    2.2    3.1    2.9    2.4    3.0 
 Energy ......................................  113.9   119.0   125.5   122.5   -1.1   19.0   13.7   33.8    8.5   23.3 
 All items less energy .......................  173.0   173.4   173.9   174.3    1.7    2.6    1.4    3.0    2.1    2.2 
  All items less food and energy .............  175.3   175.6   176.2   176.6    1.6    2.6    1.6    3.0    2.1    2.3 
   Commodities less food and energy                                                                                     
       commodities ...........................  144.7   144.8   145.2   145.7    0.6    3.1   -1.9    2.8    1.8    0.4 
    Energy commodities .......................  115.3   123.8   135.8   129.5   -3.1   33.9   30.4   59.1   13.9   44.0 
   Services less energy services .............  195.8   196.3   197.0   197.4    2.3    2.1    3.3    3.3    2.2    3.3 

   1 Not seasonally adjusted.
   2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
   3 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator.  All other item stratum index series converted to a
 geometric means estimator in January, 1999.
   4 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base
   5 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.
 NOTE:  Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

 Table 6. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Selected areas, all items index 

 (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                All items                                  
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
                                               Prici-           Indexes             Percent change to    Percent change to 
                     CPI-W                       ng                                  Apr.2000 from--      Mar.2000 from--  
                                               sched-                                                                      
                                                 ule   Jan.   Feb.   Mar.   Apr.                                           
                                                 (1)   2000   2000   2000   2000   Apr.   Feb.   Mar.   Mar.   Jan.   Feb. 
                                                                                   1999   2000   2000   1999   2000   2000 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                           
 U.S. city average ...........................   M    165.5  166.4  167.8  167.9    3.2    0.9    0.1    4.0    1.4    0.8 
                                                                                                                           
            Region and area size(2)                                                                                        
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
 Northeast urban .............................   M    173.0  174.3  175.1  175.3    3.4    0.6    0.1    3.9    1.2    0.5 
   Size A -  More than 1,500,000 .............   M    172.8  174.1  174.9  175.0    3.4    0.5    0.1    3.9    1.2    0.5 
   Size B/C  50,000 to 1,500,000 (3)..........   M    105.5  106.3  106.8  107.0    3.4    0.7    0.2    3.9    1.2    0.5 
                                                                                                                           
 Midwest urban ...............................   M    161.2  162.1  163.4  163.2    3.2    0.7   -0.1    4.1    1.4    0.8 
   Size A   - More than 1,500,000 ............   M    161.6  162.7  163.8  163.6    3.0    0.6   -0.1    4.0    1.4    0.7 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).........   M    105.5  106.1  106.9  106.9    3.3    0.8    0.0    4.2    1.3    0.8 
   Size D -  Nonmetropolitan  (less than                                                                                   
       50,000) ...............................   M    157.6  158.3  160.0  159.9    3.6    1.0   -0.1    4.3    1.5    1.1 
                                                                                                                           
 South urban .................................   M    162.2  163.0  164.6  164.9    3.5    1.2    0.2    3.9    1.5    1.0 
   Size A -  More than 1,500,000 .............   M    161.2  161.8  163.4  163.7    3.7    1.2    0.2    4.1    1.4    1.0 
   Size B/C -  50,000 to 1,500,000 (3)........   M    105.1  105.7  106.7  106.9    3.3    1.1    0.2    3.8    1.5    0.9 
   Size D -  Nonmetropolitan  (less than                                                                                   
       50,000) ...............................   M    165.1  165.8  167.6  167.6    3.0    1.1    0.0    3.8    1.5    1.1 
                                                                                                                           
 West urban ..................................   M    166.7  167.4  169.1  169.4    2.7    1.2    0.2    3.6    1.4    1.0 
   Size A   - More than 1,500,000 ............   M    166.3  167.1  168.7  169.0    2.9    1.1    0.2    3.9    1.4    1.0 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).........   M    105.5  105.9  106.8  107.1    2.0    1.1    0.3    2.7    1.2    0.8 
                                                                                                                           
                 Size classes                                                                                              
                                                                                                                           
   A (4)......................................   M    151.6  152.5  153.6  153.7    3.2    0.8    0.1    4.0    1.3    0.7 
   B/C (3)....................................   M    105.3  105.9  106.8  106.9    3.1    0.9    0.1    3.8    1.4    0.8 
   D .........................................   M    163.5  164.1  165.9  166.0    3.2    1.2    0.1    3.8    1.5    1.1 
                                                                                                                           
            Selected local areas(5)                                                                                        
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI ..............   M    164.5  165.6  166.4  166.1    2.7    0.3   -0.2    3.3    1.2    0.5 
 Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA .....   M    161.2  162.4  163.9  163.9    2.4    0.9    0.0    3.5    1.7    0.9 
 New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island,                                                                                       
     NY-NJ-CT-PA .............................   M    174.6  175.8  176.6  176.6    3.1    0.5    0.0    3.4    1.1    0.5 
                                                                                                                           
 Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT .........   1    178.6      -  181.1      -      -      -      -    5.1    1.4      - 
 Cleveland-Akron, OH .........................   1    156.8      -  159.2      -      -      -      -    4.1    1.5      - 
 Dallas-Fort Worth, TX .......................   1    160.3      -  162.9      -      -      -      -    4.6    1.6      - 
 Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV (6)........   1    105.3      -  106.9      -      -      -      -    4.0    1.5      - 
                                                                                                                           
 Atlanta, GA .................................   2        -  164.9      -  167.2    3.9    1.4      -      -      -      - 
 Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI .................   2        -  162.0      -  162.8    2.6    0.5      -      -      -      - 
 Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX ..............   2        -  150.5      -  151.3    3.2    0.5      -      -      -      - 
 Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL ...................   2        -  163.5      -  164.5    3.4    0.6      -      -      -      - 
 Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City,                                                                                    
     PA-NJ-DE-MD .............................   2        -  174.5      -  175.7    3.0    0.7      -      -      -      - 
 San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA ..........   2        -  172.5      -  174.8    3.6    1.3      -      -      -      - 
 Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA ................   2        -  171.5      -  173.2    3.2    1.0      -      -      -      - 

   1 Areas on pricing schedule 2 (see Table 10) will appear next month. 
   2 Regions defined as the four Census regions.  See map in technical notes.
   3 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base.
   4 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.
   5 In addition, the following metropolitan areas are published semiannually and appear in Tables 34 and 39 of the 
 January and July issues of the CPI Detailed Report: Anchorage, AK; Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN; Denver-Boulder-Greeley,
 CO; Honolulu, HI; Kansas City, MO-KS; Milwaukee-Racine, WI; Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI; 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.