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                   CONSUMER PRICE INDEX:  FEBRUARY 2005
 
      The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased
 0.6 percent in February, before seasonal adjustment, the Bureau of Labor
 Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today.  The February
 level of 191.8 (1982-84=100) was 3.0 percent higher than in February 2004.
      
      The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers
 (CPI-W) increased 0.5 percent in February, prior to seasonal adjustment.
 The February level of 187.3 (1982-84=100) was 3.0 percent higher than in
 February 2004.
      
      The Chained Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-U)
 increased 0.5 percent in February on a not seasonally adjusted basis.  The
 February level of 111.7 (December 1999=100) was 2.6 percent higher than in
 February 2004.  Please note that the indexes for the post-2003 period are
 subject to revision.
      
 CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U)
      
 On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI-U advanced 0.4 percent in
 February, following a 0.1 percent increase in January.  The energy index,
 which registered substantial declines in the preceding two months,
 increased 2.0 percent in February, accounting for virtually all the
 acceleration in the overall CPI-U.  Within energy, the index for petroleum-
 based energy increased 3.1 percent and the index for energy services rose
 0.8 percent.  The food index increased 0.1 percent in February, the same
 as in January.  A 0.2 percent decrease in the index for food at home was
 more than offset by a 0.3 percent increase in the index for food away from
 home.  The index for all items less food and energy, which increased 0.2
 percent in each of the preceding four months, advanced 0.3 percent in
 February.  Larger increases in the indexes for shelter and medical care
 more than offset a smaller rise  in the index for new vehicles and a
 decline in the index for apparel.

     
 Table A.  Percent changes in CPI for Urban Consumers (CPI-U)
                                   Seasonally adjusted                Un-
                                                          Compound  adjusted
     Expenditure        Changes from preceding month    annual rate  12-mos.
      Category                 2004              2005   3-mos. ended  ended
                     Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb.   Feb.'05   Feb.'05
 All Items            .1    .2   .6   .3   .0   .1   .4    1.7       3.0
  Food and beverages  .0    .0   .5   .3   .0   .1   .1     .6       2.6
  Housing             .1    .3   .2   .3   .2   .1   .4    2.7       3.0
  Apparel            -.3    .0   .0   .2  -.4   .3  -.2   -1.3        .1
  Transportation     -.3    .2  2.1   .2  -.7  -.2   .8    -.2       4.6
  Medical care        .3    .3   .4   .3   .3   .4   .6    5.2       4.3
  Recreation         -.2    .2   .1   .1   .0   .1  -.2    -.4        .6
  Education and                                                         
      communication   .0    .4  -.2   .4   .1   .1   .3    1.8       1.4
  Other goods and                                                    
      services        .2    .2   .2   .1   .4   .4   .3    4.4       2.8
 Special indexes:                                                       
  Energy             -.3   -.3  4.0  1.0 -1.3 -1.1  2.0   -2.0      10.4
  Food                .0   -.1   .6   .3   .0   .1   .1     .6       2.6
  All items less                                                        
    food and energy   .1    .3   .2   .2   .2   .2   .3    2.4       2.4

     
      The food and beverages index rose 0.1 percent in February.  The index
 for food at home decreased for the third consecutive month--down 0.2
 percent in February.  Four of the six major grocery store food groups
 registered declines in February.  The index for fruits and vegetables
 declined for the third consecutive month--down 0.7 percent in February.
 Within the fruits and vegetables group, the index for fresh fruits
 declined 1.7 percent while the index for fresh vegetables rose 0.3
 percent.  (Prior to seasonal adjustment, fresh fruit and fresh vegetable
 prices declined 5.2 and 2.9  percent, respectively.)  The index for
 processed fruits and vegetables decreased 0.6 percent.  The index for
 dairy products, which turned up in January after declining in each of the
 preceding six months, declined 0.8 percent in February.  Prices for fresh
 whole milk, for cheese, and for ice cream each declined.   The indexes for
 other food at home and for nonalcoholic beverages declined 0.2 and 0.1
 percent, respectively.   The index for meats, poultry, fish, and eggs
 increased 0.3 percent in February.  Price increases for beef and for pork-
 -up 1.5 and 0.4 percent, respectively--were partially offset by price
 declines for poultry and for fish and seafood--down 1.0 and 1.3 percent,
 respectively.  The index for cereals and bakery products rose 0.1 percent.
 The other two components of the food and beverages index--food away from
 home and alcoholic beverages--increased 0.3 and 0.5 percent, respectively.
      
      The index for housing increased 0.4 percent in February, following a
 0.1 percent rise in January.  The index for shelter increased 0.3 percent
 in February after advancing 0.2 percent in each of the preceding two
 months.  Within shelter, the indexes for rent and for owners' equivalent
 rent each increased 0.2 percent, and the index for lodging away from home
 rose 1.1 percent.  (Prior to seasonal adjustment, the index for lodging
 away from home increased 5.1 percent.)   The index for fuels and
 utilities, which declined 0.1 percent in January, increased 0.8 percent in
 February.  The index for fuel oil, which declined sharply in each of the
 preceding two months, rose 2.4 percent in February.  The index for energy
 services rose 0.8 percent, as a 2.5 percent increase in the index for
 natural gas more than offset a 0.1 percent decrease in the index for
 electricity.  (Prior to seasonal adjustment, prices for fuel oil rose 5.6
 percent and charges for electricity rose 0.1 percent, while charges for
 natural gas declined 3.0 percent.)   The index for household furnishings
 and operations, which rose 0.1 percent in January, declined 0.2 percent in
 February, reflecting price declines for window coverings and for furniture
 and bedding.
      
      The transportation index, which declined in each of the preceding two
 months, turned up in February, reflecting a 3.2 percent increase in the
 index for motor fuel.  Gasoline prices, which had declined in six of the
 last seven months, rose 5.0 percent in February to a level 5.4 percent
 below their peak level of June 2004.    The index for new vehicles
 increased for the fifth consecutive month--up 0.1 percent in February.
 (As of February, about 85 percent of the new vehicle sample was
 represented by 2005 models.  The 2005 models will continue to be phased
 in, with appropriate adjustments for quality change, over the next several
 months as they replace old models at dealerships.)  The index for used
 cars and trucks increased 0.1 percent in February.  The index for public
 transportation turned up in February, as a 1.5 percent increase in airline
 fares more than offset a decline in the index for other intercity
 transportation.
      
      The index for apparel fell 0.2 percent in February, following a 0.3
 percent increase in January.  (Prior to seasonal adjustment, apparel
 prices rose 2.2 percent, reflecting the introduction of spring-summer
 wear.  Prices for women's apparel registered the largest advance--up 4.5
 percent.)
      
      Medical care costs rose 0.6 percent in February and are 4.3 percent
 higher than a year ago.  The index for medical care commodities--
 prescription drugs, nonprescription drugs, and medical supplies--increased
 0.4 percent.   The index for medical care services rose 0.6 percent in
 February.  The indexes for professional services and for hospital and
 related services each increased 0.7 percent.
      
      The index for recreation decreased 0.2 percent in February, largely
 reflecting a 0.5 percent decline in the index for video and audio.  Prices
 for televisions declined 1.1 percent in February and are 11.7 percent
 lower than a year ago.
      
      The index for education and communication increased 0.3 percent in
 February.  Educational costs increased 0.5 percent, while communication
 costs were unchanged.  Within the latter group, an increase in the index
 for telephone services--up 0.3 percent, reflecting an increase in charges
 for local calls--was offset by declines in the indexes for personal
 computers and peripheral equipment, for computer software and accessories,
 for internet services, for telephone hardware, calculators, and other
 consumer information items, and for delivery services.
      
      The index for other goods and services increased 0.3 percent in
 February.  The index for tobacco and smoking products rose 0.4 percent,
 following a 1.9 percent increase in January.
      
 CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W)
 
      On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI for Urban Wage Earners and
 Clerical Workers increased 0.4 percent in February.


 Table B.  Percent changes in CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical
 Workers (CPI-W)
                                   Seasonally adjusted                Un-
                                                          Compound  adjusted
     Expenditure        Changes from preceding month    annual rate  12-mos.
      Category                 2004              2005   3-mos. ended  ended
                     Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb.   Feb.'05   Feb.'05
 All Items            .1    .2   .6   .3  -.1   .1   .4    1.7       3.0
  Food and beverages  .1   -.1   .5   .3   .0   .1   .1     .4       2.6
  Housing             .2    .2   .2   .3   .2   .2   .4    3.0       3.0
  Apparel            -.3    .1   .0   .2  -.3   .5  -.1     .3        .3
  Transportation     -.2    .4  2.2   .1  -.5  -.3   .8    -.2       5.0
  Medical care        .3    .4   .3   .3   .3   .3   .6    5.2       4.4
  Recreation         -.1    .1   .1   .1  -.1   .2  -.2    -.4        .3
  Education and                                                         
    communication    -.1    .4  -.3   .3   .1   .1   .3    1.8        .6
  Other goods and                                                     
    services          .2    .2   .1   .2   .4   .5   .4    5.4       3.0
 Special indexes                                                       
   Energy            -.5   -.3  4.2   .7 -1.3 -1.3  2.0   -2.2      10.6
   Food               .0   -.1   .6   .3   .0   .1   .1     .4       2.6
   All items less                                                         
     food and energy  .1    .3   .2   .2   .2   .2   .3    2.5       2.3

 
     Consumer Price Index data for March are scheduled for release on
 Wednesday, April 20, 2005, at 8:30 A.M. (EDT).


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 Brief Explanation of the CPI

      The Consumer Price Index (CPI) is a measure of the average change in
 prices over time of goods and services purchased by households.  The
 Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes CPIs for two population groups:  (1)
 the CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W), which covers
 households of wage earners and clerical workers that comprise
 approximately 32 percent of the total population and (2) the CPI for All
 Urban Consumers (CPI-U) and the Chained CPI for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-
 U), which cover approximately 87 percent of the total population and
 include in addition to wage earners and clerical worker households, groups
 such as professional, managerial, and technical workers, the self-
 employed, short-term workers, the unemployed, and retirees and others not
 in the labor force.
 
      The CPIs are based on prices of food, clothing, shelter, and fuels,
 transportation fares, charges for doctors' and dentists' services, drugs,
 and other goods and services that people buy for day-to-day living.
 Prices are collected in 87 urban areas across the country from about
 50,000 housing units and approximately 23,000 retail establishments-
 department stores, supermarkets, hospitals, filling stations, and other
 types of stores and service establishments.  All taxes directly associated
 with the purchase and use of items are included in the index.  Prices of
 fuels and a few other items are obtained every month in all 87 locations.
 Prices of most other commodities and services are collected every month in
 the three largest geographic areas and every other month in other areas.
 Prices of most goods and services are obtained by personal visits or
 telephone calls of the Bureau's trained representatives.
 
      In calculating the index, price changes for the various items in each
 location are averaged together with weights, which represent their
 importance in the spending of the appropriate population group.  Local
 data are then combined to obtain a U.S. city average.  For the CPI-U and
 CPI-W separate indexes are also published by size of city, by region of
 the country, for cross-classifications of regions and population-size
 classes, and for 27 local areas.  Area indexes do not measure differences
 in the level of prices among cities; they only measure the average change
 in prices for each area since the base period.  For the C-CPI-U data are
 issued only at the national level.  It is important to note that the CPI-U
 and CPI-W are considered final when released, but the C-CPI-U is issued in
 preliminary form and subject to two annual revisions.
 
      The index measures price change from a designed reference date.  For
 the CPI-U and the CPI-W the reference base is 1982-84 equals 100.0. The
 reference base for the C-CPI-U is December 1999 equals 100.
 An increase of 16.5 percent from the reference base, for example, is shown
 as 116.5.  This change can also be expressed in dollars as follows:  the
 price of a base period market basket of goods and services in the CPI has
 risen from $10 in 1982-84 to $11.65.
 
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       Calculating Index Changes
 
            Movements of the indexes from one month to another are
       usually expressed as percent changes rather than changes in index 
       points, because index point changes are affected by the level of 
       the index in relation to its base period while percent changes are 
       not.  The example below illustrates the computation of index point 
       and percent changes.
       
            Percent changes for 3-month and 6-month periods are expressed 
       as annual rates and are computed according to the standard formula 
       for compound growth rates.  These data indicate what the percent 
       change would be if the current rate were maintained for a 12-month 
       period.
       
         
                    Index Point Change
       
       CPI   					115.7
       Less previous index    			111.2
       Equals index point change  		4.5
       
       
                    Percent Change
       
       Index point difference			4.5
       Divided by the previous index		111.2
       Equals					0.040
       Results multiplied by one hundred	0.040 x 100
       Equals percent change			4.0

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 Regions Defined
 
 The states in the four regions shown in Tables 3 and 6 are listed below.
 
 The Northeast--Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York,
 New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont.

 The Midwest--Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota,
 Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin.

 The South--Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky,
 Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South
 Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of
 Columbia.

 The West--Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana,
 Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming.

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 A Note on Seasonally Adjusted and Unadjusted Data
   
   Because price data are used for different purposes by different groups,
 the Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes seasonally adjusted as well as
 unadjusted changes each month.
   
   For analyzing general price trends in the economy, seasonally adjusted
 changes are usually preferred since they eliminate the effect of changes
 that normally occur at the same time and in about the same magnitude every
 year--such as price movements resulting from changing climatic conditions,
 production cycles, model changeovers, holidays, and sales.
   
   The unadjusted data are of primary interest to consumers concerned about
 the prices they actually pay.  Unadjusted data also are used extensively
 for escalation purposes.  Many collective bargaining contract agreements
 and pension plans, for example, tie compensation changes to the Consumer
 Price Index unadjusted for seasonal variation.
   
   Seasonal factors used in computing the seasonally adjusted indexes are
 derived by the X-12-ARIMA Seasonal Adjustment Method.  Seasonally adjusted
 indexes and seasonal factors are computed annually.  Each year, the last 5
 years of seasonally adjusted data are revised.  Data from January 2000
 through December 2004 were replaced in January 2005.  Exceptions to the
 usual revision schedule were: the updated seasonal data at the end of 1977
 replaced data from 1967 through 1977; and, in January 2002, dependently
 seasonally adjusted series were revised for January 1987-December 2001 as
 a result of a change in the aggregation weights for dependently adjusted
 series. For further information, please see "Aggregation of Dependently
 Adjusted Seasonally Adjusted Series," in the October 2001 issue of the CPI
 Detailed Report.
   
   The seasonal movement of All items and 54 other aggregations is derived
 by combining the seasonal movement of 73 selected components.  Each year
 the seasonal status of every series is reevaluated based upon certain
 statistical criteria.  If any of the 73 components change their seasonal
 adjustment status from seasonally adjusted to not seasonally adjusted, not
 seasonally adjusted data will be used for the last 5 years, but the
 seasonally adjusted indexes will be used before that period.  Note: 43 of
 the 73 components are seasonally adjusted for 2005.
   
   Seasonally adjusted data, including the All items index levels, are
 subject to revision for up to five years after their original release.
 For this reason, BLS advises against the use of these data in escalation
 agreements.
   
        Effective with the calculation of the seasonal factors for 1990,
 the Bureau of Labor Statistics has used an enhanced seasonal adjustment
 procedure called Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment for some CPI
 series.  Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment allows for better
 estimates of seasonally adjusted data.  Extreme values and/or sharp
 movements which might distort the seasonal pattern are estimated and
 removed from the data prior to calculation of seasonal factors.  Beginning
 with the calculation of seasonal factors for 1996, X-12-ARIMA software was
 used for Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment.
   
        For the fuel oil, utility (piped) gas, motor fuels, and educational
 books and supplies indexes, this procedure was used to offset the effects
 that extreme price volatility would otherwise have had on the estimates of
 seasonally adjusted data for those series.   For the Nonalcoholic
 beverages index, the procedure was used to offset the effects of labor and
 supply problems for coffee.  The procedure was used to account for unusual
 butter fat supply reductions, changes in milk supply, and large swings in
 soybean oil inventories affecting the Fats and oils series.  For Dairy
 products, it mitigated the effects of significant changes in milk, butter
 and cheese production levels.  For Fresh vegetable series, the method was
 used to account for the effects of hurricane-related disruptions.  For
 Electricity, it was used to offset an increase in demand due to warmer
 than expected weather, increased rates to conserve supplies, and declining
 natural gas inventories.  For new vehicle series, the procedure was used
 to offset the effects of a model changeover combined with financing
 incentives.
   
        For additional information on seasonal adjustment in the CPI,
 please write to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Division of Consumer
 Prices and Price Indexes, Washington, DC 20212 or contact Daniel Chow on
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 Table 1. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity
 and service group

 (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                   Unadjusted                           
                                                 Relative   Unadjusted indexes percent change to   Seasonally adjusted  
                                               importance,                      Feb. 2005 from-    percent change from- 
                     CPI-U                       December                                                               
                                                   2004       Jan.      Feb.                                            
                                                              2005      2005     Feb.     Jan.   Nov. to Dec. to Jan. to
                                                                                 2004     2005     Dec.    Jan.    Feb. 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                        
             Expenditure category                                                                                       
                                                                                                                        
 All items....................................    100.000     190.7     191.8      3.0      0.6     0.0     0.1     0.4 
 All items (1967=100).........................          -     571.2     574.5        -        -       -       -       - 
                                                                                                                        
  Food and beverages..........................     15.291     189.5     189.3      2.6     -0.1     0.0     0.1     0.1 
   Food.......................................     14.295     189.1     188.8      2.6     -0.2     0.0     0.1     0.1 
    Food at home..............................      8.183     188.9     188.0      2.2     -0.5    -0.1    -0.2    -0.2 
     Cereals and bakery products..............      1.185     207.6     208.4      2.0      0.4    -0.1     0.1     0.1 
     Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs...........      2.272     183.4     183.9      2.3      0.3     0.5     0.2     0.3 
     Dairy and related products...............       .849     183.3     181.8      5.6     -0.8    -0.5     2.2    -0.8 
     Fruits and vegetables....................      1.276     242.9     234.8      2.2     -3.3    -0.6    -4.6    -0.7 
     Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage                                                                                
         materials............................       .884     142.2     142.5      0.8      0.2     0.2     0.4    -0.1 
     Other food at home.......................      1.716     165.6     165.3      1.0     -0.2    -0.4     0.8    -0.2 
      Sugar and sweets........................       .296     163.0     164.2      0.2      0.7    -1.0    -0.2     0.5 
      Fats and oils...........................       .258     170.4     169.3      4.3     -0.6     0.1     0.6    -0.9 
      Other foods (1).........................      1.163     180.3     179.7      0.4     -0.3    -0.3     1.1    -0.3 
       Other miscellaneous foods (1) (2)......       .301     110.1     110.3      0.7      0.2     0.3    -0.6     0.2 
    Food away from home (1)...................      6.113     190.8     191.4      3.2      0.3     0.2     0.5     0.3 
     Other food away from home (2)............       .332     127.5     128.7      3.8      0.9     0.3     0.5     0.9 
   Alcoholic beverages (1)....................       .996     194.3     195.2      2.8      0.5    -0.1     0.2     0.5 
                                                                                                                        
  Housing.....................................     41.993     191.8     192.7      3.0      0.5     0.2     0.1     0.4 
   Shelter....................................     32.686     221.0     222.5      3.0      0.7     0.2     0.2     0.3 
    Rent of primary residence (3).............      6.133     214.5     215.0      3.0      0.2     0.3     0.3     0.2 
    Lodging away from home (2)................      3.008     122.6     128.9      7.4      5.1     0.3    -0.7     1.1 
    Owners' equivalent rent of primary                                                                                  
        residence (3) (4).....................     23.158     227.8     228.4      2.5      0.3     0.2     0.3     0.2 
    Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)..       .387     118.5     118.7      3.2      0.2     0.8    -0.2     0.2 
   Fuels and utilities........................      4.951     166.9     166.4      6.1     -0.3     0.2    -0.1     0.8 
    Fuels.....................................      4.021     149.0     148.1      6.2     -0.6     0.1    -0.3     0.8 
     Fuel oil and other fuels.................       .300     181.2     188.5     21.5      4.0    -2.0    -4.9     1.4 
     Gas (piped) and electricity (3)..........      3.722     154.3     152.9      5.1     -0.9     0.3     0.1     0.8 
    Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                
        services (2)..........................       .930     127.6     128.5      5.5      0.7     0.2     0.9     0.6 
   Household furnishings and operations.......      4.355     126.1     126.1      0.3      0.0     0.0     0.1    -0.2 
    Household operations (1) (2)..............       .707     127.9     128.6      4.2      0.5     0.0     0.7     0.5 
                                                                                                                        
  Apparel.....................................      3.841     116.1     118.7      0.1      2.2    -0.4     0.3    -0.2 
   Men's and boys' apparel....................       .977     115.0     116.3     -0.7      1.1     0.3     1.0    -0.2 
   Women's and girls' apparel.................      1.638     105.1     109.3     -0.9      4.0    -1.6    -0.4    -0.6 
   Infants' and toddlers' apparel.............       .188     117.5     118.1     -1.0      0.5     0.2     1.1    -0.7 
   Footwear...................................       .765     119.4     121.1      3.5      1.4     0.4     1.4     0.8 
                                                                                                                        
  Transportation..............................     17.414     164.0     166.1      4.6      1.3    -0.7    -0.2     0.8 
   Private transportation.....................     16.385     160.5     162.6      5.0      1.3    -0.6    -0.2     0.8 
    New and used motor vehicles (2)...........      7.744      95.8      95.9      1.6      0.1     0.0     0.4     0.1 
     New vehicles.............................      4.692     139.8     139.9      1.2      0.1     0.3     0.7     0.1 
     Used cars and trucks (1).................      2.037     137.5     137.6      5.0      0.1     0.4     0.1     0.1 
    Motor fuel................................      3.969     156.4     164.3     14.8      5.1    -2.8    -2.0     3.2 
     Gasoline (all types).....................      3.934     155.6     163.4     14.7      5.0    -2.7    -2.1     3.2 
    Motor vehicle parts and equipment (1).....       .364     110.6     110.9      2.7      0.3     0.0     0.6     0.3 
    Motor vehicle maintenance and repair......      1.341     204.0     203.9      2.9      0.0     0.2     0.4    -0.1 
   Public transportation......................      1.029     204.4     205.9     -1.1      0.7    -1.0    -0.8     0.0 
                                                                                                                        
  Medical care................................      6.132     316.8     319.3      4.3      0.8     0.3     0.4     0.6 
   Medical care commodities...................      1.484     271.6     272.8      2.3      0.4    -0.1     0.3     0.4 
   Medical care services......................      4.649     329.5     332.5      5.0      0.9     0.4     0.4     0.6 
    Professional services.....................      2.767     276.2     278.6      4.0      0.9     0.2     0.3     0.7 
    Hospital and related services (3).........      1.516     431.0     434.7      5.4      0.9     0.7     0.5     0.7 
                                                                                                                        
  Recreation (2)..............................      5.733     108.9     109.0      0.6      0.1     0.0     0.1    -0.2 
   Video and audio (2)........................      1.691     104.2     104.3      0.2      0.1     0.2    -0.2    -0.5 
                                                                                                                        
  Education and communication (2).............      5.846     112.7     112.8      1.4      0.1     0.1     0.1     0.3 
   Education (2)..............................      2.931     148.8     149.2      6.3      0.3     0.5     0.3     0.5 
    Educational books and supplies............       .220     357.4     359.9      3.2      0.7     0.7    -0.5     0.0 
    Tuition, other school fees, and childcare.      2.712     429.7     430.6      6.5      0.2     0.5     0.3     0.5 
   Communication (2)..........................      2.914      85.4      85.4     -3.1      0.0    -0.2     0.0     0.0 
    Information and information processing (1)                                                                          
        (2)...................................      2.737      83.2      83.3     -3.3      0.1    -0.2    -0.1     0.1 
     Telephone services (1) (2)...............      2.187      94.8      95.1     -2.1      0.3    -0.1     0.0     0.3 
     Information technology, hardware and                                                                               
         services (1) (5).....................       .550      14.2      14.0     -7.9     -1.4    -0.7     0.0    -1.4 
      Personal computers and peripheral                                                                                 
          equipment (1) (2)...................       .192      14.0      13.5    -15.6     -3.6    -2.1     0.7    -3.6 
                                                                                                                        
  Other goods and services....................      3.750     309.3     310.8      2.8      0.5     0.4     0.4     0.3 
   Tobacco and smoking products (1)...........       .804     493.9     496.1      5.0      0.4     0.6     1.9     0.4 
   Personal care..............................      2.946     183.5     184.4      2.2      0.5     0.3    -0.1     0.3 
    Personal care products (1)................       .658     153.1     153.9     -0.4      0.5    -0.3    -0.2     0.5 
    Personal care services (1)................       .652     201.9     202.9      3.9      0.5     0.6     0.3     0.5 
    Miscellaneous personal services...........      1.454     298.5     299.8      3.2      0.4     0.4     0.0     0.1 
                                                                                                                        
          Commodity and service group                                                                                   
                                                                                                                        
 Commodities..................................     40.239     155.4     156.5      2.8      0.7    -0.3     0.0     0.4 
  Food and beverages..........................     15.291     189.5     189.3      2.6     -0.1     0.0     0.1     0.1 
  Commodities less food and beverages.........     24.948     136.4     138.1      2.9      1.2    -0.5    -0.1     0.5 
   Nondurables less food and beverages........     13.980     155.2     158.6      4.8      2.2    -0.6    -1.2     0.3 
    Apparel...................................      3.841     116.1     118.7      0.1      2.2    -0.4     0.3    -0.2 
    Nondurables less food, beverages, and                                                                               
        apparel...............................     10.139     183.3     187.3      6.7      2.2    -1.3    -1.3     1.8 
   Durables...................................     10.967     116.0     116.0      0.6      0.0     0.1     0.3     0.1 
 Services.....................................     59.761     225.6     226.8      3.1      0.5     0.2     0.2     0.3 
  Rent of shelter (4).........................     32.300     230.1     231.7      3.0      0.7     0.2     0.2     0.4 
  Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)....       .387     118.5     118.7      3.2      0.2     0.8    -0.2     0.2 
  Gas (piped) and electricity (3).............      3.722     154.3     152.9      5.1     -0.9     0.3     0.1     0.8 
  Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                  
      services (2)............................       .930     127.6     128.5      5.5      0.7     0.2     0.9     0.6 
  Household operations (1) (2)................       .707     127.9     128.6      4.2      0.5     0.0     0.7     0.5 
  Transportation services.....................      6.235     221.7     222.4      1.4      0.3    -0.3     0.0     0.0 
  Medical care services.......................      4.649     329.5     332.5      5.0      0.9     0.4     0.4     0.6 
  Other services..............................     10.833     265.1     265.8      2.5      0.3     0.3     0.2     0.2 
                                                                                                                        
                Special indexes                                                                                         
                                                                                                                        
 All items less food..........................     85.705     190.9     192.3      3.1      0.7    -0.1     0.1     0.4 
 All items less shelter.......................     67.314     180.9     181.9      2.9      0.6    -0.1     0.1     0.3 
 All items less medical care..................     93.868     184.2     185.3      2.9      0.6     0.0     0.1     0.3 
 Commodities less food........................     25.943     138.6     140.2      2.9      1.2    -0.5    -0.1     0.6 
 Nondurables less food........................     14.976     157.5     160.8      4.6      2.1    -0.5    -1.2     0.4 
 Nondurables less food and apparel............     11.135     183.5     187.2      6.3      2.0    -1.2    -1.2     1.8 
 Nondurables..................................     29.271     172.5     174.2      3.6      1.0    -0.2    -0.5     0.2 
 Services less rent of shelter (4)............     27.462     237.4     238.0      3.2      0.3     0.3     0.1     0.1 
 Services less medical care services..........     55.113     217.0     218.0      3.0      0.5     0.2     0.2     0.3 
 Energy.......................................      7.991     151.9     155.2     10.4      2.2    -1.3    -1.1     2.0 
 All items less energy........................     92.009     196.4     197.3      2.4      0.5     0.1     0.2     0.2 
  All items less food and energy..............     77.714     198.4     199.5      2.4      0.6     0.2     0.2     0.3 
   Commodities less food and energy                                                                                     
       commodities............................     21.674     139.7     140.3      0.7      0.4     0.0     0.3     0.0 
    Energy commodities........................      4.269     158.7     166.6     15.2      5.0    -2.7    -2.2     3.1 
   Services less energy services..............     56.040     232.9     234.3      3.0      0.6     0.2     0.2     0.3 
 Purchasing power of the consumer dollar                                                                                
     (1982-84=$1.00)..........................          -    $ .524    $ .521        -        -       -       -       - 
 Purchasing power of the consumer dollar                                                                                
     (1967=$1.00).............................          -    $ .175    $ .174        -        -       -       -       - 

   1 Not seasonally adjusted.
   2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
   3 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator.  All other item stratum index series were calculated
 using a geometric means estimator.
   4 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.
   5 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.
   - Data not available.
 NOTE:  Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

 Table 2. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, by expenditure
 category and commodity and service group

 (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                                 Seasonally adjusted indexes    Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent 
                                                                                               change for               
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                     CPI-U                                                           3 months ended--         6 months  
                                                                                                              ended--   
                                                 Nov.    Dec.    Jan.    Feb.                                           
                                                 2004    2004    2005    2005                                           
                                                                                 May   Aug.   Nov.   Feb.   Aug.   Feb. 
                                                                                2004   2004   2004   2005   2004   2005 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                        
             Expenditure category                                                                                       
                                                                                                                        
 All items....................................  191.2   191.2   191.3   192.0    5.0    1.1    4.1    1.7    3.0    2.9 
                                                                                                                        
  Food and beverages..........................  188.9   188.9   189.1   189.2    4.6    1.9    3.2    0.6    3.3    1.9 
   Food.......................................  188.4   188.4   188.6   188.7    4.6    1.9    3.2    0.6    3.3    1.9 
    Food at home..............................  188.5   188.4   188.0   187.7    6.0    1.1    3.5   -1.7    3.5    0.9 
     Cereals and bakery products..............  208.0   207.8   208.0   208.2    2.6    1.4    3.3    0.4    2.0    1.9 
     Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs...........  182.2   183.2   183.5   184.0    4.8    3.3   -2.4    4.0    4.0    0.8 
     Dairy and related products...............  180.1   179.2   183.1   181.6   36.8   -1.5  -10.6    3.4   16.1   -3.8 
     Fruits and vegetables....................  248.7   247.3   235.9   234.2    0.7   -3.1   42.6  -21.4   -1.2    5.9 
     Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage                                                                                
         materials............................  140.9   141.2   141.7   141.5   -0.9    1.1    1.1    1.7    0.1    1.4 
     Other food at home.......................  164.8   164.2   165.5   165.1    4.5    1.7   -2.9    0.7    3.1   -1.1 
      Sugar and sweets........................  164.5   162.9   162.5   163.3    0.2    2.0    1.2   -2.9    1.1   -0.9 
      Fats and oils...........................  169.2   169.3   170.3   168.8   19.0    0.5    0.0   -0.9    9.4   -0.5 
      Other foods (1).........................  178.9   178.3   180.3   179.7    2.7    1.8   -4.3    1.8    2.2   -1.3 
       Other miscellaneous foods (1) (2)......  110.5   110.8   110.1   110.3    4.8    2.6   -3.5   -0.7    3.7   -2.1 
    Food away from home (1)...................  189.6   189.9   190.8   191.4    2.6    3.7    2.6    3.9    3.2    3.2 
     Other food away from home (2)............  126.5   126.9   127.5   128.7    3.3    1.9    2.9    7.1    2.6    5.0 
   Alcoholic beverages (1)....................  194.0   193.9   194.3   195.2    3.8    1.7    3.2    2.5    2.8    2.8 
                                                                                                                        
  Housing.....................................  191.7   192.1   192.3   193.0    3.7    2.8    3.2    2.7    3.2    3.0 
   Shelter....................................  220.8   221.3   221.7   222.4    4.7    2.0    2.4    2.9    3.4    2.7 
    Rent of primary residence (3).............  213.1   213.7   214.3   214.8    3.1    3.5    2.1    3.2    3.3    2.7 
    Lodging away from home (2)................  128.3   128.7   127.8   129.2   20.7   -2.5    9.9    2.8    8.5    6.3 
    Owners' equivalent rent of primary                                                                                  
        residence (3) (4).....................  226.6   227.0   227.6   228.1    3.1    2.3    1.4    2.7    2.7    2.0 
    Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)..  117.7   118.7   118.5   118.7    3.9    0.7    4.9    3.4    2.3    4.2 
   Fuels and utilities........................  167.4   167.7   167.6   168.9    1.0   10.9    8.6    3.6    5.9    6.1 
    Fuels.....................................  149.9   150.1   149.7   150.9    0.3   12.0    9.9    2.7    6.0    6.2 
     Fuel oil and other fuels.................  189.0   185.2   176.1   178.6    6.7   41.7   80.8  -20.3   23.0   20.1 
     Gas (piped) and electricity (3)..........  154.8   155.3   155.4   156.7   -0.3   10.3    5.6    5.0    4.9    5.3 
    Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                
        services (2)..........................  126.3   126.5   127.7   128.5    5.0    5.6    4.2    7.2    5.3    5.7 
   Household furnishings and operations.......  126.0   126.0   126.1   125.9   -0.6   -1.0    3.2   -0.3   -0.8    1.4 
    Household operations (1) (2)..............  127.0   127.0   127.9   128.6    2.0    6.9    2.9    5.1    4.4    4.0 
                                                                                                                        
  Apparel.....................................  120.4   119.9   120.3   120.0    4.1   -3.6    1.0   -1.3    0.2   -0.2 
   Men's and boys' apparel....................  116.0   116.4   117.6   117.4    0.0   -3.3   -4.0    4.9   -1.7    0.3 
   Women's and girls' apparel.................  113.7   111.9   111.5   110.8    8.1   -4.8    4.0   -9.8    1.4   -3.2 
   Infants' and toddlers' apparel.............  117.9   118.1   119.4   118.6   -6.5   -2.4    2.8    2.4   -4.5    2.6 
   Footwear...................................  119.8   120.3   122.0   123.0    1.0   -0.3    2.7   11.1    0.3    6.8 
                                                                                                                        
  Transportation..............................  166.7   165.6   165.3   166.6   13.2   -3.6   10.2   -0.2    4.4    4.9 
   Private transportation.....................  162.9   162.0   161.7   163.0   14.1   -3.7   10.2    0.2    4.8    5.1 
    New and used motor vehicles (2)...........   95.0    95.0    95.4    95.5   -0.8    0.0    4.8    2.1   -0.4    3.4 
     New vehicles.............................  137.4   137.8   138.8   139.0   -0.6   -3.2    3.6    4.7   -1.9    4.2 
     Used cars and trucks (1).................  136.7   137.3   137.5   137.6    2.5    6.2    9.0    2.7    4.3    5.8 
    Motor fuel................................  170.4   165.7   162.4   167.6   70.8  -17.2   31.3   -6.4   18.9   10.8 
     Gasoline (all types).....................  169.5   165.0   161.6   166.8   70.3  -17.3   31.1   -6.2   18.7   10.9 
    Motor vehicle parts and equipment (1).....  109.9   109.9   110.6   110.9   -0.4    4.1    3.3    3.7    1.9    3.5 
    Motor vehicle maintenance and repair......  202.6   203.0   203.8   203.5    2.7    3.7    3.2    1.8    3.2    2.5 
   Public transportation......................  211.6   209.5   207.9   208.0   -3.2   -2.5    8.8   -6.6   -2.8    0.8 
                                                                                                                        
  Medical care................................  314.7   315.6   316.9   318.7    4.7    3.8    3.9    5.2    4.2    4.5 
   Medical care commodities...................  271.6   271.2   272.1   273.1    3.2    1.0    2.8    2.2    2.1    2.5 
   Medical care services......................  326.7   328.1   329.5   331.5    5.2    4.7    4.3    6.0    4.9    5.1 
    Professional services.....................  275.0   275.5   276.2   278.0    4.7    3.7    2.8    4.4    4.2    3.6 
    Hospital and related services (3).........  424.9   427.7   429.7   432.6    5.4    3.2    5.7    7.4    4.3    6.5 
                                                                                                                        
  Recreation (2)..............................  108.9   108.9   109.0   108.8    1.5   -0.7    1.5   -0.4    0.4    0.6 
   Video and audio (2)........................  104.3   104.5   104.3   103.8    2.3   -0.8    0.8   -1.9    0.8   -0.6 
                                                                                                                        
  Education and communication (2).............  112.2   112.3   112.4   112.7    0.4    1.1    2.2    1.8    0.7    2.0 
   Education (2)..............................  147.1   147.9   148.3   149.0    7.0    6.3    6.5    5.3    6.7    5.9 
    Educational books and supplies............  356.4   358.9   357.1   357.0    4.8    4.8    2.7    0.7    4.8    1.7 
    Tuition, other school fees, and childcare.  424.4   426.6   428.0   430.2    6.9    6.6    6.9    5.6    6.7    6.2 
   Communication (2)..........................   85.6    85.4    85.4    85.4   -5.3   -3.6   -2.3   -0.9   -4.5   -1.6 
    Information and information processing (1)                                                                          
        (2)...................................   83.5    83.3    83.2    83.3   -5.9   -3.7   -2.4   -1.0   -4.8   -1.7 
     Telephone services (1) (2)...............   94.9    94.8    94.8    95.1   -4.9   -3.7   -0.4    0.8   -4.3    0.2 
     Information technology, hardware and                                                                               
         services (1) (5).....................   14.3    14.2    14.2    14.0   -7.7   -5.3  -10.4   -8.1   -6.5   -9.3 
      Personal computers and peripheral                                                                                 
          equipment (1) (2)...................   14.2    13.9    14.0    13.5   -7.3  -14.4  -21.8  -18.3  -10.9  -20.1 
                                                                                                                        
  Other goods and services....................  307.3   308.5   309.6   310.6    1.6    3.1    2.1    4.4    2.3    3.2 
   Tobacco and smoking products (1)...........  481.7   484.8   493.9   496.1    0.8    7.0    0.1   12.5    3.8    6.1 
   Personal care..............................  183.2   183.8   183.7   184.3    1.8    2.0    2.7    2.4    1.9    2.5 
    Personal care products (1)................  153.8   153.4   153.1   153.9    0.3   -4.6    2.6    0.3   -2.2    1.4 
    Personal care services (1)................  200.0   201.2   201.9   202.9    2.9    4.8    2.2    5.9    3.8    4.1 
    Miscellaneous personal services...........  297.5   298.8   298.8   299.2    3.8    3.5    3.3    2.3    3.6    2.8 
                                                                                                                        
          Commodity and service group                                                                                   
                                                                                                                        
 Commodities..................................  156.7   156.2   156.2   156.8    7.5   -1.8    5.5    0.3    2.8    2.9 
  Food and beverages..........................  188.9   188.9   189.1   189.2    4.6    1.9    3.2    0.6    3.3    1.9 
  Commodities less food and beverages.........  138.6   137.9   137.8   138.5    9.5   -4.0    6.9   -0.3    2.5    3.3 
   Nondurables less food and beverages........  162.3   161.4   159.4   159.9   12.3    0.5   13.0   -5.8    6.3    3.2 
    Apparel...................................  120.4   119.9   120.3   120.0    4.1   -3.6    1.0   -1.3    0.2   -0.2 
    Nondurables less food, beverages, and                                                                               
        apparel...............................  190.0   187.6   185.2   188.5   24.6   -6.9   15.2   -3.1    7.7    5.6 
   Durables...................................  115.2   115.3   115.7   115.8   -1.4   -1.4    3.5    2.1   -1.4    2.8 
 Services.....................................  225.3   225.7   226.2   226.9    3.5    2.9    3.1    2.9    3.2    3.0 
  Rent of shelter (4).........................  229.9   230.4   230.8   231.7    5.1    1.9    2.1    3.2    3.5    2.6 
  Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)....  117.7   118.7   118.5   118.7    3.9    0.7    4.9    3.4    2.3    4.2 
  Gas (piped) and electricity (3).............  154.8   155.3   155.4   156.7   -0.3   10.3    5.6    5.0    4.9    5.3 
  Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                  
      services (2)............................  126.3   126.5   127.7   128.5    5.0    5.6    4.2    7.2    5.3    5.7 
  Household operations (1) (2)................  127.0   127.0   127.9   128.6    2.0    6.9    2.9    5.1    4.4    4.0 
  Transportation services.....................  222.8   222.2   222.3   222.3    0.4    2.6    3.5   -0.9    1.5    1.3 
  Medical care services.......................  326.7   328.1   329.5   331.5    5.2    4.7    4.3    6.0    4.9    5.1 
  Other services..............................  263.8   264.5   265.0   265.5    1.9    2.3    3.2    2.6    2.1    2.9 
                                                                                                                        
                Special indexes                                                                                         
                                                                                                                        
 All items less food..........................  191.7   191.6   191.8   192.5    5.2    0.8    4.3    1.7    3.0    3.0 
 All items less shelter.......................  181.7   181.5   181.6   182.2    5.3    0.4    5.0    1.1    2.8    3.0 
 All items less medical care..................  184.8   184.8   184.9   185.5    5.2    0.9    4.0    1.5    3.0    2.8 
 Commodities less food........................  140.7   140.0   139.8   140.6    9.1   -3.9    7.1   -0.3    2.4    3.4 
 Nondurables less food........................  164.2   163.3   161.4   162.1   11.9    0.3   12.6   -5.0    5.9    3.4 
 Nondurables less food and apparel............  189.5   187.2   185.0   188.3   22.7   -6.3   14.0   -2.5    7.2    5.4 
 Nondurables..................................  175.7   175.3   174.4   174.7    8.6    0.9    7.4   -2.3    4.7    2.4 
 Services less rent of shelter (4)............  236.9   237.6   237.9   238.2    2.3    4.2    4.0    2.2    3.2    3.1 
 Services less medical care services..........  216.7   217.2   217.6   218.2    3.6    2.6    2.8    2.8    3.1    2.8 
 Energy.......................................  159.0   156.9   155.1   158.2   30.9   -3.9   20.0   -2.0   12.2    8.5 
 All items less energy........................  196.2   196.4   196.8   197.1    3.2    1.5    2.9    1.8    2.3    2.4 
  All items less food and energy..............  198.2   198.5   198.9   199.4    2.7    1.4    2.7    2.4    2.1    2.6 
   Commodities less food and energy                                                                                     
       commodities............................  140.0   140.0   140.4   140.4    0.9   -1.7    2.6    1.1   -0.4    1.9 
    Energy commodities........................  172.4   167.7   164.0   169.1   65.9  -14.5   34.1   -7.4   19.1   11.4 
   Services less energy services..............  232.5   232.9   233.4   234.1    3.7    2.5    2.8    2.8    3.1    2.8 

   1 Not seasonally adjusted.
   2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
   3 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator.  All other item stratum index series were calculated
 using a geometric means estimator.
   4 Indexes on a December 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                                  Feb. 2005 from--      Jan. 2005 from--  
                                               sched-                                                                      
                                                 ule   Nov.   Dec.   Jan.   Feb.                                           
                                                 (1)   2004   2004   2005   2005   Feb.   Dec.   Jan.   Jan.   Nov.   Dec. 
                                                                                   2004   2004   2005   2004   2004   2004 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                           
 U.S. city average............................   M    191.0  190.3  190.7  191.8    3.0    0.8    0.6    3.0   -0.2    0.2 
                                                                                                                           
            Region and area size(2)                                                                                        
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
 Northeast urban..............................   M    202.6  201.9  202.6  203.6    3.5    0.8    0.5    3.4    0.0    0.3 
   Size A - More than 1,500,000...............   M    204.6  204.1  205.0  206.0    3.6    0.9    0.5    3.6    0.2    0.4 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).........   M    120.1  119.2  119.4  120.1    3.0    0.8    0.6    2.9   -0.6    0.2 
                                                                                                                           
 Midwest urban................................   M    184.8  183.8  184.1  185.2    2.8    0.8    0.6    2.6   -0.4    0.2 
   Size A - More than 1,500,000...............   M    186.9  185.7  185.9  187.1    2.5    0.8    0.6    2.3   -0.5    0.1 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).........   M    117.7  117.3  117.3  118.1    3.0    0.7    0.7    2.8   -0.3    0.0 
   Size D -  Nonmetropolitan  (less than                                                                                   
       50,000)................................   M    177.7  177.2  178.2  179.2    3.6    1.1    0.6    3.7    0.3    0.6 
                                                                                                                           
 South urban..................................   M    183.7  183.3  183.6  184.7    3.1    0.8    0.6    3.0   -0.1    0.2 
   Size A - More than 1,500,000...............   M    185.0  184.9  185.2  186.6    3.2    0.9    0.8    3.0    0.1    0.2 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).........   M    117.4  117.1  117.1  117.7    3.0    0.5    0.5    2.9   -0.3    0.0 
   Size D -  Nonmetropolitan  (less than                                                                                   
       50,000)................................   M    182.5  181.9  182.3  183.1    3.6    0.7    0.4    4.0   -0.1    0.2 
                                                                                                                           
 West urban...................................   M    195.1  194.2  194.5  195.7    2.6    0.8    0.6    2.7   -0.3    0.2 
   Size A - More than 1,500,000...............   M    197.6  196.5  196.7  198.3    2.6    0.9    0.8    2.6   -0.5    0.1 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).........   M    119.3  119.0  119.5  119.6    2.2    0.5    0.1    3.0    0.2    0.4 
                                                                                                                           
                 Size classes                                                                                              
                                                                                                                           
   A (4)......................................   M    174.6  174.0  174.3  175.5    3.0    0.9    0.7    2.9   -0.2    0.2 
   B/C (3)....................................   M    118.2  117.7  117.9  118.5    2.9    0.7    0.5    2.9   -0.3    0.2 
   D..........................................   M    183.0  182.4  183.0  183.7    3.3    0.7    0.4    3.4    0.0    0.3 
                                                                                                                           
            Selected local areas(5)                                                                                        
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI...............   M    190.7  189.6  189.9  190.5    2.2    0.5    0.3    2.4   -0.4    0.2 
 Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA......   M    196.9  195.2  195.4  197.4    3.8    1.1    1.0    3.7   -0.8    0.1 
 New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island,                                                                                       
     NY-NJ-CT-PA..............................   M    207.2  206.8  208.1  208.9    3.9    1.0    0.4    4.1    0.4    0.6 
                                                                                                                           
 Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT..........   1    211.7      -  211.3      -      -      -      -    1.4   -0.2      - 
 Cleveland-Akron, OH..........................   1    183.2      -  183.3      -      -      -      -    2.7    0.1      - 
 Dallas-Fort Worth, TX........................   1    179.9      -  180.0      -      -      -      -    2.4    0.1      - 
 Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV (6)........   1    120.9      -  121.3      -      -      -      -    3.6    0.3      - 
                                                                                                                           
 Atlanta, GA..................................   2        -  183.2      -  185.3    2.5    1.1      -      -      -      - 
 Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI..................   2        -  185.3      -  187.8    2.4    1.3      -      -      -      - 
 Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX...............   2        -  170.0      -  174.6    3.6    2.7      -      -      -      - 
 Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL....................   2        -  188.6      -  190.6    3.8    1.1      -      -      -      - 
 Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City,                                                                                    
     PA-NJ-DE-MD..............................   2        -  197.8      -  200.1    4.5    1.2      -      -      -      - 
 San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA...........   2        -  199.5      -  201.2    1.6    0.9      -      -      -      - 
 Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA.................   2        -  195.1      -  197.6    2.1    1.3      -      -      -      - 

   1 Areas on pricing schedule 2 (see Table 10) will appear next month. 
   2 Regions defined as the four Census regions.  See technical notes.
   3 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base.
   4 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.
   5 In addition, the following metropolitan areas are published semiannually and appear in Tables 34 and 39 of the 
 January and July issues of the CPI Detailed Report: Anchorage, AK; Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN; Denver-Boulder-Greeley,
 CO; Honolulu, HI; Kansas City, MO-KS; Milwaukee-Racine, WI; Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI; Phoenix-Mesa, AZ; Pittsburgh, PA;
 Portland-Salem, OR-WA; St. Louis, MO-IL; San Diego, CA; Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL.
   6 Indexes on a November 1996=100 base.
   - Data not available.
 NOTE:  Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

 Table 4. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by expenditure
 category and commodity and service group

 (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                   Unadjusted                           
                                                 Relative   Unadjusted indexes percent change to   Seasonally adjusted  
                                               importance,                      Feb. 2005 from-    percent change from- 
                     CPI-W                       December                                                               
                                                   2004       Jan.      Feb.                                            
                                                              2005      2005     Feb.     Jan.   Nov. to Dec. to Jan. to
                                                                                 2004     2005     Dec.    Jan.    Feb. 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                        
             Expenditure category                                                                                       
                                                                                                                        
 All items....................................    100.000     186.3     187.3      3.0      0.5    -0.1     0.1     0.4 
 All items (1967=100).........................          -     554.9     557.9        -        -       -       -       - 
                                                                                                                        
  Food and beverages..........................     17.024     189.0     188.8      2.6     -0.1     0.0     0.1     0.1 
   Food.......................................     15.940     188.5     188.2      2.6     -0.2     0.0     0.1     0.1 
    Food at home..............................      9.540     188.0     187.2      2.2     -0.4    -0.1    -0.3    -0.1 
     Cereals and bakery products..............      1.342     207.6     208.5      2.0      0.4    -0.1     0.0     0.2 
     Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs...........      2.845     183.4     183.9      2.3      0.3     0.5     0.2     0.3 
     Dairy and related products...............       .962     183.2     181.6      5.8     -0.9    -0.6     2.2    -0.9 
     Fruits and vegetables....................      1.407     240.1     232.2      2.1     -3.3    -0.7    -5.1    -0.6 
     Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage                                                                                
         materials............................      1.051     141.6     141.8      0.7      0.1     0.4     0.4    -0.3 
     Other food at home.......................      1.934     165.3     165.0      1.0     -0.2    -0.4     0.9    -0.2 
      Sugar and sweets........................       .311     162.2     163.6      0.2      0.9    -0.8    -0.3     0.9 
      Fats and oils...........................       .311     170.4     169.1      4.3     -0.8     0.0     0.7    -0.9 
      Other foods (1).........................      1.312     180.8     180.2      0.4     -0.3    -0.3     1.2    -0.3 
       Other miscellaneous foods (1) (2)......       .341     110.7     110.9      0.7      0.2     0.2    -0.5     0.2 
    Food away from home (1)...................      6.400     190.6     191.2      3.2      0.3     0.1     0.5     0.3 
     Other food away from home (2)............       .251     127.3     128.4      3.7      0.9     0.3     0.3     0.9 
   Alcoholic beverages (1)....................      1.084     194.4     195.2      2.7      0.4     0.0     0.1     0.4 
                                                                                                                        
  Housing.....................................     38.973     187.3     188.1      3.0      0.4     0.2     0.2     0.4 
   Shelter....................................     29.902     214.4     215.7      2.8      0.6     0.2     0.2     0.4 
    Rent of primary residence (3).............      8.025     213.7     214.2      3.0      0.2     0.2     0.3     0.2 
    Lodging away from home (2)................      1.742     122.2     129.1      6.6      5.6     0.5    -0.9     1.7 
    Owners' equivalent rent of primary                                                                                  
        residence (3) (4).....................     19.795     206.6     207.2      2.4      0.3     0.1     0.2     0.4 
    Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)..       .339     118.8     118.9      3.3      0.1     0.7    -0.1     0.1 
   Fuels and utilities........................      5.288     166.0     165.4      5.9     -0.4     0.2    -0.1     0.8 
    Fuels.....................................      4.336     147.4     146.6      6.0     -0.5     0.3    -0.3     0.7 
     Fuel oil and other fuels.................       .281     180.9     187.7     21.5      3.8    -1.7    -5.9     1.3 
     Gas (piped) and electricity (3)..........      4.055     153.3     152.0      5.0     -0.8     0.4     0.1     0.7 
    Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                
        services (2)..........................       .952     127.9     128.8      5.7      0.7     0.3     0.9     0.6 
   Household furnishings and operations.......      3.783     121.9     121.9      0.4      0.0     0.2     0.1    -0.2 
    Household operations (1) (2)..............       .321     130.3     130.8      4.7      0.4     0.1     0.8     0.4 
                                                                                                                        
  Apparel.....................................      4.208     116.1     118.6      0.3      2.2    -0.3     0.5    -0.1 
   Men's and boys' apparel....................      1.063     114.6     116.1     -1.1      1.3     0.3     0.9     0.0 
   Women's and girls' apparel.................      1.664     105.3     109.3     -0.5      3.8    -1.4    -0.4    -0.5 
   Infants' and toddlers' apparel.............       .242     120.5     121.0     -1.0      0.4     0.2     1.7    -1.1 
   Footwear...................................       .991     118.8     120.6      3.6      1.5     0.6     1.4     1.1 
                                                                                                                        
  Transportation..............................     19.845     162.6     164.7      5.0      1.3    -0.5    -0.3     0.8 
   Private transportation.....................     19.072     160.0     162.2      5.3      1.4    -0.6    -0.3     0.9 
    New and used motor vehicles (2)...........      9.146      94.6      94.7      2.0      0.1     0.1     0.3     0.1 
     New vehicles.............................      4.725     140.7     140.7      0.9      0.0     0.2     0.6     0.1 
     Used cars and trucks (1).................      3.536     138.3     138.4      5.1      0.1     0.4     0.1     0.1 
    Motor fuel................................      4.843     156.9     164.9     14.8      5.1    -2.6    -2.1     3.2 
     Gasoline (all types).....................      4.803     156.1     164.1     14.8      5.1    -2.7    -2.1     3.2 
    Motor vehicle parts and equipment (1).....       .449     110.1     110.4      2.6      0.3    -0.1     0.7     0.3 
    Motor vehicle maintenance and repair......      1.357     206.0     206.1      3.0      0.0     0.1     0.4     0.0 
   Public transportation......................       .773     203.4     204.9     -0.6      0.7    -0.9    -0.6     0.0 
                                                                                                                        
  Medical care................................      5.014     316.3     318.9      4.4      0.8     0.3     0.3     0.6 
   Medical care commodities...................      1.126     265.2     266.3      2.1      0.4    -0.2     0.3     0.3 
   Medical care services......................      3.888     330.0     333.0      5.1      0.9     0.4     0.4     0.7 
    Professional services.....................      2.270     278.9     281.2      3.9      0.8     0.1     0.3     0.6 
    Hospital and related services (3).........      1.276     427.4     430.9      5.4      0.8     0.7     0.6     0.6 
                                                                                                                        
  Recreation (2)..............................      5.546     106.5     106.5      0.3      0.0    -0.1     0.2    -0.2 
   Video and audio (2)........................      1.878     103.4     103.5      0.3      0.1     0.1    -0.2    -0.3 
                                                                                                                        
  Education and communication (2).............      5.498     110.6     110.7      0.6      0.1     0.1     0.1     0.3 
   Education (2)..............................      2.361     147.3     147.7      6.0      0.3     0.5     0.3     0.5 
    Educational books and supplies............       .217     359.0     361.5      3.4      0.7     0.7    -0.5     0.0 
    Tuition, other school fees, and childcare.      2.145     416.8     417.6      6.2      0.2     0.5     0.3     0.6 
   Communication (2)..........................      3.137      87.0      87.0     -2.9      0.0    -0.2     0.0     0.0 
    Information and information processing (1)                                                                          
        (2)...................................      2.990      85.5      85.5     -3.1      0.0    -0.2     0.0     0.0 
     Telephone services (1) (2)...............      2.473      94.9      95.3     -2.1      0.4    -0.1    -0.1     0.4 
     Information technology, hardware and                                                                               
         services (1) (5).....................       .517      14.8      14.6     -7.6     -1.4    -0.7     0.0    -1.4 
      Personal computers and peripheral                                                                                 
          equipment (1) (2)...................       .171      13.7      13.3    -15.3     -2.9    -1.4     0.0    -2.9 
                                                                                                                        
  Other goods and services....................      3.891     318.0     319.4      3.0      0.4     0.4     0.5     0.4 
   Tobacco and smoking products (1)...........      1.244     494.9     496.9      5.0      0.4     0.7     1.9     0.4 
   Personal care..............................      2.648     182.1     182.9      2.1      0.4     0.3    -0.1     0.3 
    Personal care products (1)................       .712     153.3     154.2     -0.5      0.6    -0.3    -0.3     0.6 
    Personal care services (1)................       .611     202.4     203.3      3.9      0.4     0.6     0.3     0.4 
    Miscellaneous personal services...........      1.160     299.2     299.8      3.3      0.2     0.5     0.0    -0.1 
                                                                                                                        
          Commodity and service group                                                                                   
                                                                                                                        
 Commodities..................................     44.809     156.3     157.4      3.1      0.7    -0.3    -0.1     0.4 
  Food and beverages..........................     17.024     189.0     188.8      2.6     -0.1     0.0     0.1     0.1 
  Commodities less food and beverages.........     27.786     138.0     139.8      3.4      1.3    -0.5    -0.1     0.6 
   Nondurables less food and beverages........     15.322     158.8     162.5      5.3      2.3    -0.6    -1.3     0.4 
    Apparel...................................      4.208     116.1     118.6      0.3      2.2    -0.3     0.5    -0.1 
    Nondurables less food, beverages, and                                                                               
        apparel...............................     11.113     188.8     193.3      7.3      2.4    -1.4    -1.4     2.0 
   Durables...................................     12.464     115.5     115.5      1.1      0.0     0.1     0.3     0.1 
 Services.....................................     55.191     221.5     222.3      2.9      0.4     0.2     0.2     0.4 
  Rent of shelter (4).........................     29.562     206.5     207.7      2.8      0.6     0.2     0.2     0.4 
  Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)....       .339     118.8     118.9      3.3      0.1     0.7    -0.1     0.1 
  Gas (piped) and electricity (3).............      4.055     153.3     152.0      5.0     -0.8     0.4     0.1     0.7 
  Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                  
      services (2)............................       .952     127.9     128.8      5.7      0.7     0.3     0.9     0.6 
  Household operations (1) (2)................       .321     130.3     130.8      4.7      0.4     0.1     0.8     0.4 
  Transportation services.....................      6.166     222.8     223.4      1.7      0.3    -0.1     0.1     0.0 
  Medical care services.......................      3.888     330.0     333.0      5.1      0.9     0.4     0.4     0.7 
  Other services..............................      9.907     257.2     257.8      2.1      0.2     0.2     0.2     0.2 
                                                                                                                        
                Special indexes                                                                                         
                                                                                                                        
 All items less food..........................     84.060     185.7     187.0      3.1      0.7    -0.1     0.1     0.4 
 All items less shelter.......................     70.098     178.0     179.0      3.1      0.6    -0.1     0.0     0.4 
 All items less medical care..................     94.986     180.8     181.7      2.9      0.5     0.0     0.1     0.3 
 Commodities less food........................     28.870     140.0     141.7      3.4      1.2    -0.4    -0.1     0.6 
 Nondurables less food........................     16.406     160.9     164.4      5.1      2.2    -0.5    -1.3     0.5 
 Nondurables less food and apparel............     12.197     188.5     192.7      6.9      2.2    -1.2    -1.3     1.8 
 Nondurables..................................     32.346     174.3     176.1      3.9      1.0    -0.2    -0.6     0.3 
 Services less rent of shelter (4)............     25.628     210.8     211.2      3.1      0.2     0.3     0.1     0.2 
 Services less medical care services..........     51.303     213.2     214.0      2.8      0.4     0.2     0.1     0.3 
 Energy.......................................      9.179     151.4     155.0     10.6      2.4    -1.3    -1.3     2.0 
 All items less energy........................     90.821     191.5     192.2      2.3      0.4     0.1     0.2     0.2 
  All items less food and energy..............     74.881     192.4     193.4      2.3      0.5     0.2     0.2     0.3 
   Commodities less food and energy                                                                                     
       commodities............................     23.745     139.9     140.5      1.1      0.4     0.1     0.4     0.0 
    Energy commodities........................      5.124     158.7     166.6     15.1      5.0    -2.6    -2.3     3.1 
   Services less energy services..............     51.136     229.0     230.1      2.8      0.5     0.2     0.2     0.3 
 Purchasing power of the consumer dollar                                                                                
     (1982-84=$1.00)..........................          -    $ .537    $ .534        -        -       -       -       - 
 Purchasing power of the consumer dollar                                                                                
     (1967=$1.00).............................          -    $ .180    $ .179        -        -       -       -       - 

   1 Not seasonally adjusted.
   2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
   3 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator.  All other item stratum index series were calculated
 using a geometric means estimator.
   4 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base
   5 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.
   - Data not available.
 NOTE:  Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

 Table 5. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city
 average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group

 (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                                 Seasonally adjusted indexes    Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent 
                                                                                               change for               
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                     CPI-W                                                           3 months ended--         6 months  
                                                                                                              ended--   
                                                 Nov.    Dec.    Jan.    Feb.                                           
                                                 2004    2004    2005    2005                                           
                                                                                 May   Aug.   Nov.   Feb.   Aug.   Feb. 
                                                                                2004   2004   2004   2005   2004   2005 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                        
             Expenditure category                                                                                       
                                                                                                                        
 All items....................................  186.8   186.7   186.9   187.6    5.1    1.1    4.2    1.7    3.1    2.9 
                                                                                                                        
  Food and beverages..........................  188.4   188.4   188.5   188.6    4.6    2.2    3.0    0.4    3.4    1.7 
   Food.......................................  187.9   187.9   188.0   188.1    4.7    2.2    3.0    0.4    3.4    1.7 
    Food at home..............................  187.7   187.6   187.1   186.9    6.3    1.1    3.3   -1.7    3.6    0.8 
     Cereals and bakery products..............  208.0   207.7   207.8   208.3    2.4    1.4    3.5    0.6    1.9    2.0 
     Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs...........  182.3   183.2   183.5   184.0    4.8    3.6   -2.2    3.8    4.2    0.8 
     Dairy and related products...............  180.0   179.0   183.0   181.4   39.3   -1.9  -11.0    3.1   16.9   -4.2 
     Fruits and vegetables....................  247.4   245.6   233.1   231.8   -0.7   -2.1   44.9  -22.9   -1.4    5.7 
     Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage                                                                                
         materials............................  140.1   140.6   141.1   140.7   -0.3    0.6    0.9    1.7    0.1    1.3 
     Other food at home.......................  164.3   163.7   165.1   164.8    4.7    1.7   -3.3    1.2    3.2   -1.1 
      Sugar and sweets........................  163.3   162.0   161.5   162.9    0.0    2.5   -0.5   -1.0    1.2   -0.7 
      Fats and oils...........................  169.1   169.1   170.2   168.6   19.6    1.2   -0.9   -1.2   10.0   -1.1 
      Other foods (1).........................  179.2   178.6   180.8   180.2    2.5    2.0   -4.8    2.3    2.2   -1.3 
       Other miscellaneous foods (1) (2)......  111.1   111.3   110.7   110.9    4.1    2.9   -3.2   -0.7    3.5   -2.0 
    Food away from home (1)...................  189.5   189.7   190.6   191.2    2.8    3.5    2.8    3.6    3.2    3.2 
     Other food away from home (2)............  126.5   126.9   127.3   128.4    3.3    1.9    3.6    6.1    2.6    4.8 
   Alcoholic beverages (1)....................  194.2   194.2   194.4   195.2    4.3    1.7    2.9    2.1    3.0    2.5 
                                                                                                                        
  Housing.....................................  187.0   187.4   187.7   188.4    3.3    2.8    2.8    3.0    3.1    2.9 
   Shelter....................................  214.0   214.4   214.8   215.6    3.9    2.3    2.1    3.0    3.1    2.6 
    Rent of primary residence (3).............  212.4   212.9   213.5   214.0    3.3    3.1    2.5    3.0    3.2    2.8 
    Lodging away from home (2)................  127.9   128.5   127.3   129.5   17.2    1.6    3.8    5.1    9.1    4.5 
    Owners' equivalent rent of primary                                                                                  
        residence (3) (4).....................  205.6   205.9   206.4   207.2    3.2    2.0    1.6    3.1    2.6    2.4 
    Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)..  118.1   118.9   118.8   118.9    4.6    0.3    5.6    2.7    2.4    4.2 
   Fuels and utilities........................  166.4   166.8   166.7   168.0    1.3   11.0    7.5    3.9    6.0    5.7 
    Fuels.....................................  148.2   148.6   148.2   149.3    0.3   12.1    8.2    3.0    6.0    5.6 
     Fuel oil and other fuels.................  189.3   186.1   175.1   177.3    8.5   41.9   84.2  -23.0   24.0   19.0 
     Gas (piped) and electricity (3)..........  153.7   154.3   154.5   155.6    0.0   10.4    4.5    5.0    5.1    4.8 
    Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                
        services (2)..........................  126.4   126.8   128.0   128.8    5.4    5.6    3.9    7.8    5.5    5.8 
   Household furnishings and operations.......  121.6   121.8   121.9   121.7   -0.7   -1.3    3.4    0.3   -1.0    1.8 
    Household operations (1) (2)..............  129.2   129.3   130.3   130.8    3.2    6.8    3.8    5.0    5.0    4.4 
                                                                                                                        
  Apparel.....................................  119.9   119.5   120.1   120.0    3.0   -3.3    1.0    0.3   -0.2    0.7 
   Men's and boys' apparel....................  115.7   116.0   117.1   117.1   -1.0   -4.0   -4.0    4.9   -2.5    0.3 
   Women's and girls' apparel.................  113.5   111.9   111.5   110.9    8.5   -4.8    4.0   -8.9    1.6   -2.7 
   Infants' and toddlers' apparel.............  120.7   120.9   123.0   121.7   -7.6   -3.0    3.7    3.4   -5.3    3.5 
   Footwear...................................  118.5   119.2   120.9   122.2   -0.7    0.3    2.1   13.1   -0.2    7.4 
                                                                                                                        
  Transportation..............................  165.3   164.4   163.9   165.2   14.5   -3.6   10.8   -0.2    5.0    5.2 
   Private transportation.....................  162.6   161.7   161.2   162.6   15.0   -3.5   10.8    0.0    5.4    5.2 
    New and used motor vehicles (2)...........   93.9    94.0    94.3    94.4    0.0    0.9    5.3    2.1    0.4    3.7 
     New vehicles.............................  138.5   138.8   139.7   139.9   -0.9   -2.9    3.2    4.1   -1.9    3.7 
     Used cars and trucks (1).................  137.5   138.1   138.3   138.4    2.8    6.2    8.9    2.6    4.5    5.7 
    Motor fuel................................  170.9   166.4   162.9   168.1   70.5  -17.2   31.5   -6.4   18.8   10.9 
     Gasoline (all types).....................  170.2   165.6   162.1   167.3   70.9  -17.4   31.6   -6.6   18.8   10.9 
    Motor vehicle parts and equipment (1).....  109.4   109.3   110.1   110.4   -0.4    3.4    3.7    3.7    1.5    3.7 
    Motor vehicle maintenance and repair......  204.7   205.0   205.8   205.7    2.6    4.0    3.4    2.0    3.3    2.7 
   Public transportation......................  209.8   207.9   206.7   206.8   -2.9   -1.9    8.4   -5.6   -2.4    1.2 
                                                                                                                        
  Medical care................................  314.2   315.1   316.2   318.2    4.8    3.5    4.2    5.2    4.2    4.7 
   Medical care commodities...................  265.4   264.9   265.7   266.5    3.1    0.8    2.8    1.7    1.9    2.2 
   Medical care services......................  327.0   328.4   329.6   332.0    5.3    4.4    4.5    6.3    4.9    5.4 
    Professional services.....................  277.9   278.3   279.1   280.7    4.5    4.2    3.1    4.1    4.3    3.6 
    Hospital and related services (3).........  420.8   423.6   426.1   428.7    5.5    2.9    5.6    7.7    4.2    6.7 
                                                                                                                        
  Recreation (2)..............................  106.5   106.4   106.6   106.4    1.1   -0.7    1.1   -0.4    0.2    0.4 
   Video and audio (2)........................  103.6   103.7   103.5   103.2    2.4    0.0    0.4   -1.5    1.2   -0.6 
                                                                                                                        
  Education and communication (2).............  110.2   110.3   110.4   110.7   -0.7    0.4    1.5    1.8   -0.2    1.6 
   Education (2)..............................  145.7   146.4   146.8   147.6    6.2    6.1    6.3    5.3    6.1    5.8 
    Educational books and supplies............  357.9   360.3   358.6   358.6    4.9    5.1    2.8    0.8    5.0    1.8 
    Tuition, other school fees, and childcare.  411.9   413.8   415.2   417.6    6.5    6.3    6.6    5.7    6.4    6.1 
   Communication (2)..........................   87.2    87.0    87.0    87.0   -5.3   -3.6   -1.8   -0.9   -4.4   -1.4 
    Information and information processing (1)                                                                          
        (2)...................................   85.7    85.5    85.5    85.5   -5.3   -3.6   -2.3   -0.9   -4.5   -1.6 
     Telephone services (1) (2)...............   95.1    95.0    94.9    95.3   -4.8   -3.7   -0.4    0.8   -4.3    0.2 
     Information technology, hardware and                                                                               
         services (1) (5).....................   14.9    14.8    14.8    14.6   -9.7   -2.6  -10.1   -7.8   -6.2   -8.9 
      Personal computers and peripheral                                                                                 
          equipment (1) (2)...................   13.9    13.7    13.7    13.3   -7.4  -12.4  -24.3  -16.2   -9.9  -20.3 
                                                                                                                        
  Other goods and services....................  315.2   316.5   318.2   319.4    1.7    3.1    1.9    5.4    2.4    3.7 
   Tobacco and smoking products (1)...........  482.5   485.7   494.9   496.9    1.0    7.1   -0.1   12.5    4.0    6.0 
   Personal care..............................  181.9   182.4   182.3   182.9    2.0    1.3    2.9    2.2    1.7    2.6 
    Personal care products (1)................  154.3   153.8   153.3   154.2    0.3   -5.1    3.2   -0.3   -2.4    1.4 
    Personal care services (1)................  200.6   201.8   202.4   203.3    2.9    5.0    2.2    5.5    3.9    3.8 
    Miscellaneous personal services...........  298.0   299.5   299.5   299.2    4.2    3.6    3.7    1.6    3.9    2.7 
                                                                                                                        
          Commodity and service group                                                                                   
                                                                                                                        
 Commodities..................................  157.6   157.2   157.1   157.7    8.1   -1.5    5.8    0.3    3.2    3.0 
  Food and beverages..........................  188.4   188.4   188.5   188.6    4.6    2.2    3.0    0.4    3.4    1.7 
  Commodities less food and beverages.........  140.2   139.5   139.4   140.2   10.4   -4.0    7.8    0.0    3.0    3.8 
   Nondurables less food and beverages........  166.3   165.3   163.2   163.9   13.8    0.0   14.7   -5.6    6.7    4.0 
    Apparel...................................  119.9   119.5   120.1   120.0    3.0   -3.3    1.0    0.3   -0.2    0.7 
    Nondurables less food, beverages, and                                                                               
        apparel...............................  196.3   193.6   190.9   194.7   27.3   -7.8   16.6   -3.2    8.3    6.2 
   Durables...................................  114.9   115.0   115.3   115.4   -1.4   -1.1    5.4    1.8   -1.2    3.6 
 Services.....................................  220.9   221.4   221.8   222.6    3.0    3.0    2.8    3.1    3.0    2.9 
  Rent of shelter (4).........................  205.9   206.3   206.7   207.5    4.0    2.4    1.6    3.1    3.2    2.4 
  Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)....  118.1   118.9   118.8   118.9    4.6    0.3    5.6    2.7    2.4    4.2 
  Gas (piped) and electricity (3).............  153.7   154.3   154.5   155.6    0.0   10.4    4.5    5.0    5.1    4.8 
  Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                  
      services (2)............................  126.4   126.8   128.0   128.8    5.4    5.6    3.9    7.8    5.5    5.8 
  Household operations (1) (2)................  129.2   129.3   130.3   130.8    3.2    6.8    3.8    5.0    5.0    4.4 
  Transportation services.....................  223.2   222.9   223.2   223.1    0.9    2.6    3.3   -0.2    1.7    1.5 
  Medical care services.......................  327.0   328.4   329.6   332.0    5.3    4.4    4.5    6.3    4.9    5.4 
  Other services..............................  256.2   256.7   257.1   257.6    1.3    1.7    3.0    2.2    1.5    2.6 
                                                                                                                        
                Special indexes                                                                                         
                                                                                                                        
 All items less food..........................  186.4   186.3   186.5   187.3    5.4    0.7    4.4    1.9    3.0    3.2 
 All items less shelter.......................  178.9   178.7   178.7   179.4    5.9    0.5    5.1    1.1    3.1    3.1 
 All items less medical care..................  181.3   181.3   181.4   182.0    5.3    0.9    4.1    1.6    3.1    2.8 
 Commodities less food........................  142.1   141.5   141.3   142.2   10.3   -3.6    7.4    0.3    3.1    3.8 
 Nondurables less food........................  168.0   167.1   165.0   165.8   12.7    0.5   13.7   -5.1    6.4    3.8 
 Nondurables less food and apparel............  195.2   192.9   190.4   193.8   25.5   -7.3   15.2   -2.8    7.9    5.8 
 Nondurables..................................  177.7   177.3   176.2   176.8    9.2    0.9    8.0   -2.0    5.0    2.9 
 Services less rent of shelter (4)............  210.3   210.9   211.2   211.6    2.0    4.1    3.9    2.5    3.0    3.2 
 Services less medical care services..........  212.8   213.3   213.6   214.2    2.7    3.3    2.5    2.7    3.0    2.6 
 Energy.......................................  158.8   156.8   154.8   157.9   33.1   -4.9   20.1   -2.2   12.5    8.3 
 All items less energy........................  191.1   191.3   191.7   192.1    2.8    1.5    2.8    2.1    2.1    2.4 
  All items less food and energy..............  192.1   192.4   192.8   193.3    2.3    1.5    2.5    2.5    1.9    2.5 
   Commodities less food and energy                                                                                     
       commodities............................  140.0   140.1   140.6   140.6    0.9   -0.9    2.6    1.7    0.0    2.2 
    Energy commodities........................  172.5   168.0   164.1   169.2   67.0  -14.9   33.8   -7.4   19.2   11.3 
   Services less energy services..............  228.3   228.7   229.2   230.0    3.3    2.5    2.5    3.0    2.9    2.8 

   1 Not seasonally adjusted.
   2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
   3 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator.  All other item stratum index series were calculated
 using a geometric means estimator.
   4 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base
   5 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.
 NOTE:  Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

 Table 6. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Selected areas, all items index 

 (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                All items                                  
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
                                               Prici-           Indexes             Percent change to    Percent change to 
                     CPI-W                       ng                                  Feb. 2005 from--      Jan. 2005 from--  
                                               sched-                                                                      
                                                 ule   Nov.   Dec.   Jan.   Feb.                                           
                                                 (1)   2004   2004   2005   2005   Feb.   Dec.   Jan.   Jan.   Nov.   Dec. 
                                                                                   2004   2004   2005   2004   2004   2004 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                           
 U.S. city average............................   M    186.8  186.0  186.3  187.3    3.0    0.7    0.5    3.0   -0.3    0.2 
                                                                                                                           
            Region and area size(2)                                                                                        
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
 Northeast urban..............................   M    199.4  198.7  199.0  200.0    3.3    0.7    0.5    3.3   -0.2    0.2 
   Size A - More than 1,500,000...............   M    200.2  199.6  200.1  201.1    3.5    0.8    0.5    3.5    0.0    0.3 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).........   M    120.2  119.4  119.6  120.1    2.9    0.6    0.4    3.0   -0.5    0.2 
                                                                                                                           
 Midwest urban................................   M    179.8  178.8  179.1  180.2    2.8    0.8    0.6    2.6   -0.4    0.2 
   Size A - More than 1,500,000...............   M    181.2  180.1  180.4  181.3    2.5    0.7    0.5    2.4   -0.4    0.2 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).........   M    116.9  116.4  116.4  117.2    3.0    0.7    0.7    2.7   -0.4    0.0 
   Size D -  Nonmetropolitan  (less than                                                                                   
       50,000)................................   M    175.2  174.9  175.7  176.5    3.5    0.9    0.5    3.7    0.3    0.5 
                                                                                                                           
 South urban..................................   M    180.7  180.3  180.5  181.5    3.2    0.7    0.6    3.1   -0.1    0.1 
   Size A - More than 1,500,000...............   M    182.5  182.4  182.6  184.0    3.4    0.9    0.8    3.1    0.1    0.1 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).........   M    116.0  115.6  115.7  116.3    3.2    0.6    0.5    3.0   -0.3    0.1 
   Size D -  Nonmetropolitan  (less than                                                                                   
       50,000)................................   M    182.2  181.5  181.9  182.7    3.8    0.7    0.4    4.2   -0.2    0.2 
                                                                                                                           
 West urban...................................   M    190.2  189.4  189.5  190.5    2.6    0.6    0.5    2.8   -0.4    0.1 
   Size A - More than 1,500,000...............   M    191.2  190.2  190.1  191.6    2.7    0.7    0.8    2.8   -0.6   -0.1 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).........   M    118.9  118.6  118.9  119.0    2.2    0.3    0.1    3.0    0.0    0.3 
                                                                                                                           
                 Size classes                                                                                              
                                                                                                                           
   A (4)......................................   M    173.0  172.4  172.6  173.7    3.0    0.8    0.6    3.0   -0.2    0.1 
   B/C (3)....................................   M    117.3  116.9  117.0  117.5    2.9    0.5    0.4    3.0   -0.3    0.1 
   D..........................................   M    181.1  180.6  181.0  181.7    3.4    0.6    0.4    3.5   -0.1    0.2 
                                                                                                                           
            Selected local areas(5)                                                                                        
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI...............   M    184.2  183.1  183.5  184.2    2.4    0.6    0.4    2.5   -0.4    0.2 
 Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA......   M    190.3  188.5  188.5  190.3    3.8    1.0    1.0    3.7   -0.9    0.0 
 New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island,                                                                                       
     NY-NJ-CT-PA..............................   M    202.2  201.8  202.6  203.3    3.6    0.7    0.3    4.0    0.2    0.4 
                                                                                                                           
 Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT..........   1    211.0      -  210.3      -      -      -      -    1.7   -0.3      - 
 Cleveland-Akron, OH..........................   1    173.9      -  174.5      -      -      -      -    2.8    0.3      - 
 Dallas-Fort Worth, TX........................   1    180.5      -  180.3      -      -      -      -    2.6   -0.1      - 
 Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV (6)........   1    120.4      -  120.7      -      -      -      -    3.6    0.2      - 
                                                                                                                           
 Atlanta, GA..................................   2        -  181.5      -  183.4    2.6    1.0      -      -      -      - 
 Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI..................   2        -  180.7      -  182.6    2.5    1.1      -      -      -      - 
 Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX...............   2        -  167.7      -  171.8    3.7    2.4      -      -      -      - 
 Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL....................   2        -  186.6      -  188.3    4.1    0.9      -      -      -      - 
 Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City,                                                                                    
     PA-NJ-DE-MD..............................   2        -  197.9      -  200.0    4.6    1.1      -      -      -      - 
 San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA...........   2        -  195.9      -  197.3    1.6    0.7      -      -      -      - 
 Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA.................   2        -  190.3      -  192.4    2.4    1.1      -      -      -      - 

   1 Areas on pricing schedule 2 (see Table 10) will appear next month. 
   2 Regions defined as the four Census regions.  See technical notes.
   3 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base.
   4 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.
   5 In addition, the following metropolitan areas are published semiannually and appear in Tables 34 and 39 of the 
 January and July issues of the CPI Detailed Report: Anchorage, AK; Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN; Denver-Boulder-Greeley,
 CO; Honolulu, HI; Kansas City, MO-KS; Milwaukee-Racine, WI; Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI; Phoenix-Mesa, AZ; Pittsburgh, PA;
 Portland-Salem, OR-WA; St. Louis, MO-IL; San Diego, CA; Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL.
   6 Indexes on a November 1996=100 base.
   - Data not available.
 NOTE:  Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

 Table 7. Chained Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-U): U.S. city average, by
 expenditure category and commodity and service group

 (December 1999=100, unless otherwise noted)
                                                                                                  
                                                                                                  
                                                                                    Unadjusted    
                                                 Relative       Unadjusted      percent change to 
                                               importance,       indexes         Feb. 2005 from-  
                    C-CPI-U                     December                                          
                                                2001-2002                                         
                                                              Jan.      Feb.      Feb.      Jan.  
                                                              2005      2005      2004      2005  
                                                                                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                  
             Expenditure category                                                                 
                                                                                                  
 All items....................................    100.000     111.1     111.7       2.6       0.5 
                                                                                                  
  Food and beverages..........................     15.076     112.6     112.6       2.6       0.0 
   Food.......................................     14.086     112.7     112.6       2.6      -0.1 
    Food at home..............................      8.062     111.3     110.8       2.0      -0.4 
    Food away from home.......................      6.023     114.5     114.8       3.1       0.3 
   Alcoholic beverages........................       .990     112.1     112.7       2.7       0.5 
                                                                                                  
  Housing.....................................     41.793     115.4     116.0       2.9       0.5 
   Shelter....................................     32.380     116.5     117.4       3.0       0.8 
   Fuels and utilities........................      4.643     129.2     128.9       5.7      -0.2 
   Household furnishings and operations.......      4.771      96.6      96.6       0.0       0.0 
                                                                                                  
  Apparel.....................................      4.317      87.4      89.3      -0.4       2.2 
                                                                                                  
  Transportation..............................     17.315     109.0     110.2       4.1       1.1 
   Private transportation.....................     16.206     109.6     110.8       4.4       1.1 
   Public transportation......................      1.109     101.0     101.7      -1.4       0.7 
                                                                                                  
  Medical care................................      5.783     123.9     124.8       4.2       0.7 
   Medical care commodities...................      1.466     115.4     115.9       2.1       0.4 
   Medical care services......................      4.317     126.8     128.0       4.9       0.9 
                                                                                                  
  Recreation..................................      5.978     103.5     103.5      -0.5       0.0 
                                                                                                  
  Education and communication.................      6.004     100.3     100.2       0.0      -0.1 
   Education..................................      2.560     137.1     137.5       6.1       0.3 
   Communication..............................      3.444      78.0      77.9      -4.2      -0.1 
                                                                                                  
  Other goods and services....................      3.734     115.4     116.0       2.7       0.5 
                                                                                                  
          Commodity and service group                                                             
                                                                                                  
 Services.....................................     58.567     117.6     118.2       2.9       0.5 
 Commodities..................................     41.433     102.9     103.5       2.2       0.6 
  Durables....................................     12.521      88.5      88.4       0.2      -0.1 
 Nondurables..................................     28.912     109.8     110.7       3.1       0.8 
  All items less food and energy..............     78.985     108.9     109.5       2.0       0.6 
 Energy.......................................      6.929     133.3     136.0       9.8       2.0 

 Indexes for 2005 are initial estimates.  Indexes for 2004 are interim adjustments.
 NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.