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                   CONSUMER PRICE INDEX:  FEBRUARY 2002

      The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) rose 0.4
 percent in February, before seasonal adjustment, to a level of 177.8 (1982-
 84=100), the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor
 reported today.  For the 12-month period ended in February, the CPI-U
 increased 1.1 percent.
      
      The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers
 (CPI-W) increased 0.3 percent in February, prior to seasonal adjustment.
 The February level of 173.7 was 0.8 percent higher than the index in
 February 2001.
      
 CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U)
      
      On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI-U increased 0.2 percent in
 February, the same as in January.  The energy index, which advanced 0.9
 percent in January, declined 0.8 percent in February.  The index for
 petroleum-based energy decreased 0.1 percent, and the index for energy
 services fell 1.3 percent.  The food index rose 0.2 percent in February,
 reflecting another large increase in the index for fruits and vegetables.
 Excluding food and energy, the CPI-U rose 0.3 percent in February after
 increasing 0.2 percent in January.  An upturn in the index for apparel,
 coupled with larger increases in the indexes for shelter and for tobacco
 and smoking products, accounted for the larger advance in February.
     

 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                 2001             2002    3-mos. ended ended
                     Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb.   Feb.'02   Feb.'02
 All Items            .1    .4  -.3  -.1  -.1   .2   .2    1.1       1.1
  Food and beverages  .2    .2   .4  -.1   .0   .3   .2    2.3       2.7
  Housing             .2   -.1   .0   .3   .2   .2   .3    2.7       2.2
  Apparel            -.6    .2   .4  -.6  -.6  -.7   .5   -3.5      -3.8
  Transportation     -.5   1.7 -2.1 -1.6  -.9   .3  -.2   -3.2      -4.2
  Medical care        .4    .4   .4   .4   .3   .5   .3    4.2       4.5
  Recreation          .2    .2   .2   .3  -.1   .2   .1     .8       1.5
  Education and                                                         
      communication   .3    .1   .6   .0   .2   .3   .2    2.7       3.2
  Other goods and                                                    
      services       -.9   1.6  -.8  1.3 -1.0   .3  1.0    1.4       4.7
 Special indexes:                                                       
  Energy            -1.9   2.8 -6.0 -4.9 -3.0   .9  -.8  -11.2     -15.9
  Food                .2    .2   .4  -.1   .0   .3   .2    2.3       2.7
  All items less                                                        
    food and energy   .2    .2   .2   .4   .1   .2   .3    2.1       2.6



 See pages 4 through 6 for notes on changes introduced into the CPI in 2002
 and for a note on a new supplemental index of consumer price change.
      
      The food and beverages index increased 0.2 percent in February.  The
 index for food at home, which increased 0.3 percent in January, rose 0.2
 percent in February.  Another sharp rise in the index for fruits and
 vegetables--up 2.5 percent in February after increasing 3.3 percent in
 January--was partially offset by declines in the indexes for meats,
 poultry, fish, and eggs, for nonalcoholic beverages, and for other food at
 home.  Within the fruits and vegetables group, the index for fresh
 vegetables rose 7.5 percent, while the index for fresh fruits declined 1.5
 percent.   Prices for processed fruits and vegetables rose 0.4 percent.
 The indexes for cereal and bakery products and for dairy products also
 contributed to the advance in February, advancing 0.4 and 0.1 percent,
 respectively.  On the other hand, the index for meats, poultry, fish, and
 eggs declined 0.2 percent.  In February, declines in the indexes for pork,
 for other meats, and for fish and seafood more than offset increases in
 prices for beef and for poultry--each up 0.6 percent.  The indexes for
 nonalcoholic beverages and for other food at home declined 0.4 and 0.5
 percent, respectively.  The other two components of the food and beverages
 index--food away from home and alcoholic beverages--each increased 0.3
 percent.
      
      The index for housing rose 0.3 percent in February.  Shelter costs
 advanced 0.5 percent in February, following a 0.3 percent increase in
 January.  Within shelter, the indexes for rent and for owners' equivalent
 rent each increased 0.4 percent, and the index for lodging away from home
 rose 1.7 percent.  The index for fuels and utilities declined 1.0 percent
 in February.  Each of the three major household fuels--natural gas,
 electricity, and fuel oil--contributed to the February decrease, down 3.3,
 0.7, and 0.9 percent, respectively.  The index for household furnishings
 and operations declined 0.2 percent.
      
      The transportation component turned back down in February, declining
 0.2 percent after increasing 0.3 percent in January.  The index for
 gasoline, which rose 2.7 percent in January, fell 0.4 percent in February.
 (Prior to seasonal adjustment, gasoline prices rose 0.4 percent in
 February.)   The index for new vehicles declined 0.9 percent, following a
 0.6 percent decrease in January.  (As of February, about 95 percent of the
 new vehicle sample was represented by 2002 models.  The 2002 models will
 continue to be phased in, with appropriate adjustments for quality change,
 as they replace old models at dealerships. For a report on quality changes
 for the 2002 vehicles represented in the Producer Price Index sample, see
 news release USDL-01-405, dated November 9, 2001.)  The index for used
 cars and trucks declined 0.7 percent.  During the last 12 months, the
 index for new vehicles has declined 1.5 percent and the index for used
 cars and trucks has fallen 4.1 percent.  Airline fares increased for the
 second consecutive month--up 1.0 percent in February--following declines
 in each of the last six months of 2001.
      
      The index for apparel, which had declined in each of the three
 preceding months, turned up in February, advancing 0.5 percent.  (Prior to
 seasonal adjustment, apparel prices rose 2.6 percent, reflecting the
 introduction of spring-summer wear.)
      
      Medical care costs rose 0.3 percent in February.  The index for
 medical care commodities--prescription drugs, nonprescription drugs, and
 medical supplies--increased 0.4 percent.  The index for medical care
 services rose 0.2 percent in February.  Charges for professional services
 were unchanged, while the index for hospital and related services
 increased 0.7 percent.
      
      The index for recreation rose 0.1 percent in February, following a
 0.2 percent increase in January.  A 1.0 percent decline in the index for
 admissions to movies, theaters, concerts, and sporting events was more
 than offset by small increases in the indexes for video and audio, for
 pets, pet products and services, for sporting goods, and for photography.
      
      The index for education and communication increased 0.2 percent in
 February.  Education costs rose 0.8 percent, largely as a result of a 3.7
 percent rise in the index for educational books and supplies.  The index
 for communication costs declined 0.3 percent, reflecting a 3.3 percent
 decline in prices for personal computers and peripheral equipment.
      
      The index for other goods and services which increased 0.3 percent in
 January, rose 1.0 percent in February.  A 4.0 percent increase in the
 index for cigarettes accounted for about four-fifths of the February
 increase in this major group.
 
 CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W)
 
      On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI for Urban Wage Earners and
 Clerical Workers increased 0.2 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                 2001             2002   3-mos. ended  ended
                     Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb.   Feb.'02   Feb.'02
 All Items            .0    .5  -.4  -.1  -.2   .2   .2     .7        .8
  Food and beverages  .2    .2   .4  -.1   .0   .3   .2    2.3       2.7
  Housing             .2    .0  -.1   .3   .2   .2   .2    2.3       2.0
  Apparel            -.5    .2   .3  -.4  -.7 -1.0   .5   -4.7      -3.6
  Transportation     -.4   1.9 -2.4 -1.8  -.9   .2  -.3   -3.7      -4.8
  Medical care        .5    .4   .4   .4   .3   .5   .2    4.1       4.4
  Recreation          .1    .2   .1   .1  -.1   .3   .1    1.2       1.4
  Education and                                                         
      communication   .4    .0   .6   .0   .1   .4   .1    2.3       3.0
  Other goods and                                                    
      services      -1.3   1.9 -1.0  1.7 -1.3   .2  1.5    1.4       5.3
 Special indexes:                                                       
  Energy            -1.7   3.6 -6.8 -5.3 -3.0  1.0  -.8  -11.0     -16.4
  Food                .2    .1   .4   .0  -.1   .3   .2    2.1       2.6
  All items less                                                        
    food and energy   .1    .3   .2   .4   .1   .1   .2    1.5       2.4

     
     Consumer Price Index data for March are scheduled for release on
 Tuesday, April 16, 2002, at 8:30 A.M. (EDT).
     
     CPI (Old Weights)
     
     For the first six months of 2002, BLS also will calculate Old Weights
 CPI-U and Old Weights CPI-W based on the 1993-95 expenditure pattern used
 in the CPI from 1998 through 2001.  These Old Weight data are contained in
 tables 1(OW)-4(OW).  From January to February 2002, the Old Weights CPI-U
 rose 0.4 percent and the Old Weights CPI-W rose 0.3 percent.  Note these
 series are not seasonally adjusted.

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 Over-the-month percent changes in the U.S. City Average Consumer Price
 Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for All Items and for All Items less
 food and energy, seasonally adjusted, using former and recalculated
 seasonal factors for 2001.

                                 All Items

     2001           Former      Recalculated     Difference
                                              
 January              .6             .6              .0
 February             .3             .2             -.1
 March                .1             .1              .0
 April                .3             .3              .0
 May                  .4             .5              .1
 June                 .2             .2              .0
 July                -.3            -.3              .0
 August               .1             .1              .0
 September            .4             .4              .0
 October             -.3            -.3              .0
 November             .0            -.1             -.1
 December            -.2            -.1              .1
                                                                                                 



                  All Items less food and energy

     2001           Former      Recalculated     Difference
                                              
 January              .3             .3              .0
 February             .3             .3              .0
 March                .2             .2              .0
 April                .2             .2              .0
 May                  .1             .2              .1
 June                 .3             .3              .0
 July                 .2             .2              .0
 August               .2             .2              .0
 September            .2             .2              .0
 October              .2             .2              .0
 November             .4             .4              .0
 December             .1             .1              .0
    
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               Changes in the Consumer Price Index in 2002
                                     
 Expenditure Weight Update
 
      As announced in December 1998, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
 has updated the consumption expenditure weights in the Consumer Price
 Index for all Urban Consumers (CPI-U) and in the Consumer Price Index for
 Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) to the 1999-2000 period,
 effective with release of data for January 2002.  The newer weights
 replace the 1993-95 weights, which were first used in the index effective
 with January 1998 data.  Additionally, CPI expenditure weights will be
 updated at two-year intervals subsequent to the 2002 updating.  Thus, for
 example, CPI expenditure weights will be updated to the 2001-02 period
 effective with release of CPI data for January 2004.
      
      Historically, the introduction of a comprehensive new set of
 expenditure weights attached to the categories of goods and services in
 the CPI "market basket" has taken place in the context of the periodic
 major revisions of the index.  Such major revisions have taken place
 approximately once each decade-in 1940, 1953, 1964, 1978, 1987 and, most
 recently, in 1998.
      
      The goal in employing more current expenditure weights is to have the
 CPI reflect, as much as possible, the inflation currently experienced by
 consumers.  More specifically, the use of more current weights will help
 to ensure that the relative importance of CPI item categories, such as
 food away from home, college tuition, or medical care services, more
 accurately reflects how consumers are allocating their spending.
      
 Publication of Overlap CPIs
      
      For the first six months of 2002, BLS will continue to calculate and
 publish selected CPI-U and CPI-W "overlap" indexes on a not seasonally
 adjusted basis.  These indexes will be compiled using the 1993-95
 expenditure pattern that was introduced into the CPI in 1998.  Comparison
 of these index series to the corresponding updated series will enable
 users of the CPI to observe the effects of the expenditure weight change.
 The subsequent expenditure updates scheduled in 2004 and every two years
 thereafter also will be accompanied by the publication of overlap indexes
 for a six-month period using the previous expenditure pattern.
      
 Publication of CPI for the Phoenix Area
      
      Effective with release of the July 2002 Consumer Price Index (CPI),
 BLS will initiate publication of consumer price data specific to the
 Phoenix-Mesa, Arizona, Metropolitan Statistical Area.  As with the
 national CPI and other local area CPIs, data will be published for each of
 two population groups, that for all urban consumers (CPI-U) and that for
 urban wage earners and clerical workers (CPI-W).  The Phoenix-Mesa CPI
 will be published on a semi-annual basis with a reference base of December
 2001 = 100.  The same amount of item detail will be available for Phoenix-
 Mesa as is presently available for all other areas published on a semi-
 annual basis.
      
 Change to Published Item Structure
      
      Effective with release of the January 2002 CPI, BLS began publishing
 an item index for leased cars and trucks.  This index series is available
 monthly at the U.S. City Average area level for both the CPI-U and CPI-W
 with a December 2001 = 100 reference base.

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                     NOTE ON A NEW, SUPPLEMENTAL INDEX
                          OF CONSUMER PRICE CHANGE
 
       The Bureau of Labor Statistics will begin publishing a 1consumer
 price index (CPI) called the Chained Consumer Price Index for All Urban
 Consumers, effective with release of July data in August 2002.  Designated
 the C-CPI-U, the index will supplement the existing indexes already
 produced by the BLS: the CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) and the CPI
 for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W).

      The C-CPI-U will employ a Tornqvist formula and utilize expenditure
 data in adjacent time periods in order to reflect the effect of any
 substitution that consumers make across item categories in response to
 changes in relative prices.  The new measure, said to be a "superlative"
 index, is designed to be a closer approximation to a "cost-of-living"
 index than the present measures.  The use of expenditure data for both a
 base period and the current period in order to average price change across
 item categories distinguishes the C-CPI-U from the existing CPI measures,
 which use only a single expenditure base period to compute the price
 change over time.  In 1999, the BLS introduced a geometric mean estimator
 for averaging prices within most of the index's item categories in order
 to approximate the effect of consumers' responses to changes in relative
 prices within these item categories.  The geometric mean estimator will be
 used in the C-CPI-U in the same item categories in which it is now used in
 the CPI-U and CPI-W.  (See Monthly Labor Review, October 1998, pp. 3-7.)

      Expenditure data required for the calculation of the C-CPI-U are
 available only with a time lag.  Thus, the C-CPI-U will be issued first in
 preliminary form using the latest available expenditure data at that time
 and will be subject to two subsequent revisions.  Accordingly, at the time
 of its introduction in August, "final" values of the C-CPI-U will be
 issued for the 12 months of 2000, "interim" values will be issued for the
 12 months of 2001, and "initial" values will be issued for January-July
 2of 2002.  In February 2003, with release of the January 2003 index,
 revised interim indexes for the 12 months of 2002 will be published, and
 the index values for 2001 will be revised and will become final.  Then, in
 February 2004, when the monthly expenditure data from calendar year 2002
 become available, C-CPI-U indexes for the 12 months of 2002 will be issued
 in final form and values for the 12 months of 2003 will be revised and
 issued as interim. The C-CPI-U index revisions are expected to be small,
 but in principle each monthly index could be revised from its previously
 published level.

      BLS previously has calculated superlative indexes on an experimental
 basis, although these are not comparable to the C-CPI-U in all
 computational details.  (See, for example, Monthly Labor Review, December
 1993, pp. 25-33.)  Based on BLS research, the C-CPI-U is estimated to
 increase at an average annual rate of 0.1 to 0.2 percentage point less
 than the CPI-U.

      The C-CPI-U will be issued for national averages only and will not be
 seasonally adjusted.  It will employ a December 1999=100 reference base.
 Data for periods prior to December 1999 will not be calculated.  The
 component series that will be published are listed below:


     All items                        Medical care
      Food and beverages               Medical care commodities
       Food                            Medical care services
        Food at home                  Recreation
        Food away from home           Education and communication
       Alcoholic beverages             Education
      Housing                          Communication
       Shelter                        Other goods and services
       Fuels and utilities          Services
       Household furnishings        Commodities
         and operations              Durables
      Apparel                        Nondurables 
      Transportation                All items less food and energy  
       Private transportation       Energy
       Public transportation         


      These indexes will be published monthly in the CPI news release and
 the CPI Detailed Report, and the series will be available electronically
 at the same site as other CPI data: http://www.bls.gov/cpi/.
       
 For more information on the C-CPI-U, write to:
 Bureau of Labor Statistics
 Division of Consumer Prices and Price Indexes
 2 Massachusetts Ave. NE, Room 3130
 Washington, DC 20212
 
 Or contact Patrick Jackman or Rob Cage either by telephone at (202) 691-
 6952 or by electronic mail at Jackman_P@bls.gov or Cage_R@bls.gov .
      
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 Brief Explanation of the CPI

      The Consumer Price Index (CPI) is a measure of the average change in
 prices over time in a market basket of goods and services.  The Bureau of
 Labor Statistics publishes CPIs for two population groups:  (1) a CPI for
 All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) which covers approximately 87 percent of the
 total population and (2) a CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers
 (CPI-W) which covers 32 percent of the total population.  The CPI-U
 includes, in addition to wage earners and clerical workers, groups such as
 professional, managerial, and technical workers, the self-employed, short-
 term workers, the unemployed, and retirees and others not in the labor
 force.
 
      The CPI is based on prices of food, clothing, shelter, and fuels,
 transportation fares, charges for doctors' and dentists' services, drugs,
 and other goods and services that people buy for day-to-day living.
 Prices are collected in 87 urban areas across the country from about
 50,000 housing units and approximately 23,000 retail establishments-
 department stores, supermarkets, hospitals, filling stations, and other
 types of stores and service establishments.  All taxes directly associated
 with the purchase and use of items are included in the index.  Prices of
 fuels and a few other items are obtained every month in all 87 locations.
 Prices of most other commodities and services are collected every month in
 the three largest geographic areas and every other month in other areas.
 Prices of most goods and services are obtained by personal visits or
 telephone calls of the Bureau's trained representatives.
 
      In calculating the index, price changes for the various items in each
 location are averaged together with weights, which represent their
 importance in the spending of the appropriate population group.  Local
 data are then combined to obtain a U.S. city average.  Separate indexes
 are also published by size of city, by region of the country, for cross-
 classifications of regions and population-size classes, and for 26 local
 areas.  Area indexes do not measure differences in the level of prices
 among cities, they only measure the average change in prices for each area
 since the base period.
 
      The index measures price change from a designed reference date-1982-
 84 which equals 100.0.  An increase of 16.5 percent, for example, is shown
 as 116.5.  This change can also be expressed in dollars as follows:  the
 price of a base period market basket of goods and services in the CPI has
 risen from $10 in 1982-84 to $11.65.
 
      For further details visit the CPI home page on the Internet at
 http://www.bls.gov/cpi/ or contact our CPI Information and Analysis
 Section on (202) 691-7000.
 
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       Calculating Index Changes
       
            Movements of the indexes from one month to another are
       usually expressed as percent changes rather than changes in index 
       points, because index point changes are affected by the level of 
       the index in relation to its base period while percent changes are 
       not.  The example below illustrates the computation of index point 
       and percent changes.
       
            Percent changes for 3-month and 6-month periods are expressed 
       as annual rates and are computed according to the standard formula 
       for compound growth rates.  These data indicate what the percent 
       change would be if the current rate were maintained for a 12-month 
       period.
       
         
                    Index Point Change
       
       CPI   					115.7
       Less previous index    			111.2
       Equals index point change  		4.5
       
       
                    Percent Change
       
       Index point difference			4.5
       Divided by the previous index		111.2
       Equals					0.040
       Results multiplied by one hundred	0.040 x 100
       Equals percent change			4.0


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 Regions Defined
 
 The states in the four regions shown in Tables 3 and 6 are listed below.
 
 The Northeast--Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York,
 New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont.

 The Midwest--Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota,
 Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin.

 The South--Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky,
 Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South
 Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of
 Columbia.

 The West--Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana,
 Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming.

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 A Note on Seasonally Adjusted and Unadjusted Data
 
      Because price data are used for different purposes by different groups,
 the Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes seasonally adjusted as well as
 unadjusted changes each month.
 
      For analyzing general price trends in the economy, seasonally adjusted
 changes are usually preferred since they eliminate the effect of changes
 that normally occur at the same time and in about the same magnitude every
 year--such as price movements resulting from changing climatic conditions,
 production cycles, model changeovers, holidays, and sales.
 
      The unadjusted data are of primary interest to consumers concerned about
 the prices they actually pay.  Unadjusted data also are used extensively
 for escalation purposes.  Many collective bargaining contract agreements
 and pension plans, for example, tie compensation changes to the Consumer
 Price Index unadjusted for seasonal variation.
 
      Seasonal factors used in computing the seasonally adjusted indexes are
 derived by the X-12-ARIMA Seasonal Adjustment Method.  The updated
 seasonal data at the end of 1977 replaced data from 1967 through 1977.
 Subsequent annual updates have replaced 5 years of seasonal data, e.g.,
 data from 1997 through 2001 were replaced at the end of 2001.  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: 39 of
 the 73 components are seasonally adjusted for 2002.
 
      Seasonally adjusted data, including the All items index levels, are
 subject to revision for up to five years after their original release.
 For this reason, BLS advises against the use of these data in escalation
 agreements.
 
      Effective with the calculation of the seasonal factors for 1990, the
 Bureau of Labor Statistics has used an enhanced seasonal adjustment
 procedure called Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment for some CPI
 series.  Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment allows for better
 estimates of seasonally adjusted data.  Extreme values and/or sharp
 movements which might distort the seasonal pattern are estimated and
 removed from the data prior to calculation of seasonal factors.  Beginning
 with the calculation of seasonal factors for 1996, X-12-ARIMA software was
 used for Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment.
 
      For the fuel oil, natural gas, motor fuels, and educational books and
 supplies indexes, this procedure was used to offset the effects that
 extreme price volatility would otherwise have had on the estimates of
 seasonally adjusted data for those series.   For the Nonalcoholic
 beverages index, the procedure was used to offset the effects of a large
 increase in coffee prices due to adverse weather.  The procedure was used
 to account for unusual butter fat supply reductions and decreases in milk
 supply affecting the Fats and oils series.  For the Water and sewerage
 maintenance index, the procedure was used to account for a data collection
 anomaly.  It was used to offset an increase in summer demand in the
 Midwest and South for Electricity.  For New vehicles, New cars, and New
 trucks, the procedure was used to offset the effects of a model changeover
 combined with financing incentives.
 
      A description of Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment, as well
 as a list of unusual events modeled and seasonal factors for these items
 may be obtained by writing the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Division of
 Consumer Prices and Price Indexes, Washington, DC 20212 or by calling
 Daniel Chow on (202) 691-6968 or sending e-mail to Chow_Dan@BLS.GOV.  If
 you have general questions about the CPI, please call our information
 staff at (202) 691-7000.

 Table 1. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity
 and service group

 (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                   Unadjusted                           
                                                 Relative   Unadjusted indexes percent change to   Seasonally adjusted  
                                               importance,                      Feb. 2002 from-    percent change from- 
                     CPI-U                       December                                                               
                                                   2001       Jan.      Feb.                                            
                                                              2002      2002     Feb.     Jan.   Nov. to Dec. to Jan. to
                                                                                 2001     2002     Dec.    Jan.    Feb. 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                        
             Expenditure category                                                                                       
                                                                                                                        
 All items ...................................    100.000     177.1     177.8      1.1      0.4    -0.1     0.2     0.2 
 All items (1967=100) ........................          -     530.6     532.7        -        -       -       -       - 
                                                                                                                        
  Food and beverages .........................     15.719     176.2     176.4      2.7      0.1     0.0     0.3     0.2 
   Food ......................................     14.688     175.8     175.9      2.7      0.1     0.0     0.3     0.2 
    Food at home .............................      8.468     176.2     176.0      2.4     -0.1    -0.1     0.3     0.2 
     Cereals and bakery products .............      1.298     196.7     197.6      3.0      0.5    -0.1     0.6     0.4 
     Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ..........      2.271     162.1     161.8      1.4     -0.2    -0.1     0.0    -0.2 
     Dairy and related products (1)...........       .916     169.9     170.1      4.0      0.1    -0.2    -0.5     0.1 
     Fruits and vegetables ...................      1.204     224.8     223.3      5.6     -0.7    -0.8     3.3     2.5 
     Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage                                                                                
         materials ...........................       .967     139.5     140.0      0.1      0.4     0.0    -0.6    -0.4 
     Other food at home ......................      1.811     161.3     160.4      1.6     -0.6     0.5    -0.3    -0.5 
      Sugar and sweets .......................       .315     158.4     158.5      1.7      0.1     0.4     0.3     0.3 
      Fats and oils ..........................       .265     158.3     157.2      3.0     -0.7     1.3    -0.3    -0.4 
      Other foods ............................      1.232     177.4     176.3      1.3     -0.6     0.3    -0.4    -0.7 
       Other miscellaneous foods (1) (2)......       .289     108.9     108.0     -0.6     -0.8    -1.9     0.4    -0.8 
    Food away from home (1)...................      6.220     176.4     177.0      3.0      0.3     0.1     0.2     0.3 
     Other food away from home (1) (2)........       .383     115.5     115.8      3.9      0.3     0.1     0.0     0.3 
   Alcoholic beverages .......................      1.031     181.8     182.6      2.8      0.4     0.0     0.3     0.3 
                                                                                                                        
  Housing ....................................     40.873     177.6     178.5      2.2      0.5     0.2     0.2     0.3 
   Shelter ...................................     31.522     204.5     206.1      4.3      0.8     0.4     0.3     0.5 
    Rent of primary residence (3).............      6.421     197.0     197.7      4.7      0.4     0.4     0.3     0.4 
    Lodging away from home (2) (3)............      2.702     113.1     119.3      0.2      5.5     0.6    -0.7     1.7 
    Owners' equivalent rent of primary                                                                                  
        residence (3) (4).....................     22.046     211.6     212.2      4.6      0.3     0.4     0.3     0.4 
    Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)..       .353     106.4     106.8      1.6      0.4    -0.6     0.1     0.4 
   Fuels and utilities .......................      4.511     141.5     140.0     -8.1     -1.1    -0.8    -0.2    -1.0 
    Fuels ....................................      3.654     125.3     123.7    -10.4     -1.3    -1.0    -0.4    -1.3 
     Fuel oil and other fuels ................       .188     112.9     112.3    -22.3     -0.5    -6.9    -0.9    -1.3 
     Gas (piped) and electricity (3)..........      3.466     132.4     130.6     -9.3     -1.4    -0.5    -0.4    -1.3 
    Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                
        services (2)..........................       .857     111.6     111.8      3.1      0.2     0.3     0.5     0.1 
   Household furnishings and operations ......      4.840     128.7     128.6     -0.4     -0.1     0.0    -0.4    -0.2 
    Household operations (1) (2)..............       .820     117.8     117.9      3.2      0.1     0.3     0.5     0.1 
                                                                                                                        
  Apparel ....................................      4.399     120.4     123.5     -3.8      2.6    -0.6    -0.7     0.5 
   Men's and boys' apparel ...................      1.122     120.8     122.0     -3.6      1.0    -1.5     0.1    -0.1 
   Women's and girls' apparel ................      1.807     109.7     115.3     -4.7      5.1    -0.1    -0.9     1.4 
   Infants' and toddlers' apparel (1).........       .203     125.0     127.2     -1.6      1.8    -2.9    -2.7     1.8 
   Footwear ..................................       .874     117.1     119.5     -2.5      2.0    -0.7    -1.6     1.4 
                                                                                                                        
  Transportation .............................     17.055     148.6     148.4     -4.2     -0.1    -0.9     0.3    -0.2 
   Private transportation ....................     15.845     144.4     144.1     -4.4     -0.2    -0.9     0.3    -0.2 
    New and used motor vehicles (2)...........      8.614     101.0     100.1     -2.1     -0.9     0.1    -0.5    -0.7 
     New vehicles ............................      5.083     142.7     141.2     -1.5     -1.1     0.1    -0.6    -0.9 
     Used cars and trucks ....................      2.195     155.6     153.9     -4.1     -1.1     0.0    -0.4    -0.7 
    Motor fuel ...............................      2.564      97.9      98.2    -23.0      0.3    -5.9     2.6    -0.1 
     Gasoline (all types) ....................      2.536      97.2      97.6    -23.0      0.4    -5.8     2.7    -0.4 
    Motor vehicle parts and equipment ........       .421     106.2     106.1      2.0     -0.1     0.0     0.4    -0.1 
    Motor vehicle maintenance and repair .....      1.400     187.1     188.0      3.6      0.5     0.2     0.3     0.4 
   Public transportation .....................      1.211     205.8     207.3     -2.3      0.7     0.3     0.2    -0.6 
                                                                                                                        
  Medical care ...............................      5.810     279.6     281.0      4.5      0.5     0.3     0.5     0.3 
   Medical care commodities ..................      1.377     252.6     253.7      4.1      0.4     0.3     0.3     0.4 
   Medical care services .....................      4.434     286.2     287.7      4.7      0.5     0.3     0.5     0.2 
    Professional services (3).................      2.784     250.6     251.4      3.0      0.3     0.2     0.3     0.0 
    Hospital and related services (3).........      1.353     353.1     356.4      7.7      0.9     0.5     0.9     0.7 
                                                                                                                        
  Recreation (2)..............................      6.019     105.7     105.9      1.5      0.2    -0.1     0.2     0.1 
   Video and audio (2)........................      1.645     102.1     102.9      1.3      0.8    -0.1     0.5     0.4 
                                                                                                                        
  Education and communication (2).............      5.813     107.2     107.3      3.2      0.1     0.2     0.3     0.2 
   Education (2)..............................      2.726     122.6     123.2      6.2      0.5     0.2     0.6     0.8 
    Educational books and supplies ...........       .220     303.0     314.4      8.3      3.8    -3.1     2.0     3.7 
    Tuition, other school fees, and childcare       2.506     353.2     353.9      6.1      0.2     0.4     0.5     0.5 
   Communication (1) (2)......................      3.087      93.4      93.1     -0.1     -0.3     0.1     0.0    -0.3 
    Information and information processing (1)                                                                          
        (2)...................................      2.903      92.2      92.0     -0.2     -0.2     0.1    -0.1    -0.2 
     Telephone services (1) (2)...............      2.324     100.3     100.3      1.6      0.0     0.1     0.6     0.0 
     Information and information processing                                                                             
         other than telephone services (1) (5)       .580      19.4      19.0    -17.0     -2.1    -1.0    -2.0    -2.1 
      Personal computers and peripheral                                                                                 
          equipment (1) (2)...................       .275      24.6      23.8    -29.8     -3.3    -1.9    -2.8    -3.3 
                                                                                                                        
  Other goods and services ...................      4.312     287.2     290.2      4.7      1.0    -1.0     0.3     1.0 
   Tobacco and smoking products (1)...........       .928     432.8     449.3     10.0      3.8    -3.4     0.3     3.8 
   Personal care (1)..........................      3.384     173.2     173.7      3.0      0.3     0.0     0.3     0.3 
    Personal care products (1)................       .706     155.2     155.5      0.1      0.2     0.0    -0.1     0.2 
    Personal care services (1)................       .901     186.3     186.4      2.5      0.1    -0.2    -0.1     0.1 
    Miscellaneous personal services ..........      1.562     270.4     271.8      5.1      0.5     0.3     0.6     0.2 
                                                                                                                        
          Commodity and service group                                                                                   
                                                                                                                        
 Commodities .................................     41.300     147.8     148.1     -1.7      0.2    -0.7     0.1     0.1 
  Food and beverages .........................     15.719     176.2     176.4      2.7      0.1     0.0     0.3     0.2 
  Commodities less food and beverages ........     25.582     131.6     132.1     -4.3      0.4    -1.1    -0.1     0.0 
   Nondurables less food and beverages .......     13.493     137.9     139.6     -5.5      1.2    -1.9     0.1     0.6 
    Apparel ..................................      4.399     120.4     123.5     -3.8      2.6    -0.6    -0.7     0.5 
    Nondurables less food, beverages, and                                                                               
        apparel ..............................      9.094     152.6     153.6     -6.2      0.7    -2.5     0.5     0.5 
   Durables ..................................     12.089     123.6     122.7     -2.5     -0.7    -0.1    -0.6    -0.6 
 Services ....................................     58.700     206.3     207.3      3.1      0.5     0.2     0.3     0.3 
  Rent of shelter (4).........................     31.169     213.0     214.7      4.4      0.8     0.4     0.3     0.5 
  Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)....       .353     106.4     106.8      1.6      0.4    -0.6     0.1     0.4 
  Gas (piped) and electricity (3).............      3.466     132.4     130.6     -9.3     -1.4    -0.5    -0.4    -1.3 
  Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                  
      services (2)............................       .857     111.6     111.8      3.1      0.2     0.3     0.5     0.1 
  Household operations (1) (2)................       .820     117.8     117.9      3.2      0.1     0.3     0.5     0.1 
  Transportation services ....................      6.638     205.2     206.5      3.1      0.6     0.3     0.3     0.3 
  Medical care services ......................      4.434     286.2     287.7      4.7      0.5     0.3     0.5     0.2 
  Other services .............................     10.963     242.9     243.5      3.7      0.2     0.2     0.4     0.2 
                                                                                                                        
                Special indexes                                                                                         
                                                                                                                        
 All items less food .........................     85.312     177.4     178.2      0.9      0.5    -0.2     0.2     0.2 
 All items less shelter ......................     68.478     168.4     168.7     -0.2      0.2    -0.4     0.2     0.1 
 All items less medical care .................     94.190     171.7     172.4      0.9      0.4    -0.1     0.2     0.2 
 Commodities less food .......................     26.612     133.5     133.9     -4.2      0.3    -1.0    -0.1     0.0 
 Nondurables less food .......................     14.524     140.5     142.2     -4.9      1.2    -1.9     0.1     0.6 
 Nondurables less food and apparel ...........     10.125     154.5     155.4     -5.4      0.6    -2.3     0.5     0.5 
 Nondurables .................................     29.212     157.0     158.0     -1.3      0.6    -0.9     0.1     0.4 
 Services less rent of shelter (4)............     27.531     213.9     214.3      1.8      0.2     0.1     0.1     0.1 
 Services less medical care services .........     54.266     199.2     200.2      3.0      0.5     0.3     0.1     0.4 
 Energy ......................................      6.218     111.7     111.0    -15.9     -0.6    -3.0     0.9    -0.8 
 All items less energy .......................     93.782     185.7     186.5      2.6      0.4     0.1     0.2     0.3 
  All items less food and energy .............     79.094     188.2     189.2      2.6      0.5     0.1     0.2     0.3 
   Commodities less food and energy                                                                                     
       commodities ...........................     23.860     143.7     144.2     -0.9      0.3    -0.4    -0.3     0.0 
    Energy commodities .......................      2.752      99.3      99.5    -22.9      0.2    -6.0     2.5    -0.1 
   Services less energy services .............     55.234     213.8     215.1      4.0      0.6     0.3     0.4     0.4 
 Purchasing power of the consumer dollar                                                                                
     (1982-84=$1.00) .........................          -    $ .565    $ .562        -        -       -       -       - 
 Purchasing power of the consumer dollar                                                                                
     (1967=$1.00) ............................          -    $ .188    $ .188        -        -       -       -       - 

   1 Not seasonally adjusted.
   2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
   3 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator.  All other item stratum index series converted to a
 geometric means estimator in January, 1999.
   4 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.
   5 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.
   - Data not available.
 NOTE:  Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

 Table 2. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, by expenditure
 category and commodity and service group

 (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                                 Seasonally adjusted indexes    Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent 
                                                                                               change for               
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                     CPI-U                                                           3 months ended--         6 months  
                                                                                                              ended--   
                                                 Nov.    Dec.    Jan.    Feb.                                           
                                                 2001    2001    2002    2002                                           
                                                                                 May   Aug.   Nov.   Feb.   Aug.   Feb. 
                                                                                2001   2001   2001   2002   2001   2002 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                        
             Expenditure category                                                                                       
                                                                                                                        
 All items ...................................  177.5   177.3   177.6   178.0    3.2    0.0    0.2    1.1    1.6    0.7 
                                                                                                                        
  Food and beverages .........................  175.3   175.3   175.9   176.3    2.6    3.5    2.1    2.3    3.0    2.2 
   Food ......................................  174.8   174.8   175.4   175.8    2.6    3.5    2.1    2.3    3.1    2.2 
    Food at home .............................  175.0   174.9   175.5   175.9    2.4    3.5    1.8    2.1    2.9    2.0 
     Cereals and bakery products .............  195.9   195.8   197.0   197.8    2.3    3.8    2.1    3.9    3.0    3.0 
     Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ..........  162.3   162.2   162.2   161.9    4.3    1.7    0.7   -1.0    3.0   -0.1 
     Dairy and related products (1)...........  171.2   170.8   169.9   170.1    2.7   10.6    5.6   -2.5    6.6    1.4 
     Fruits and vegetables ...................  213.6   211.8   218.7   224.1   -2.4    1.5    3.4   21.2   -0.5   12.0 
     Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage                                                                                
         materials ...........................  140.0   140.0   139.1   138.6   -0.6    4.7    0.0   -3.9    2.0   -2.0 
     Other food at home ......................  160.9   161.7   161.2   160.4    4.4    2.3    1.3   -1.2    3.3    0.0 
      Sugar and sweets .......................  156.4   157.1   157.5   157.9    1.0    1.0    1.0    3.9    1.0    2.5 
      Fats and oils ..........................  156.1   158.2   157.7   157.0    5.6    9.4   -5.0    2.3    7.5   -1.4 
      Other foods ............................  178.0   178.6   177.8   176.5    5.2    0.9    3.0   -3.3    3.0   -0.2 
       Other miscellaneous foods (1) (2)......  110.6   108.5   108.9   108.0    0.4    2.6    4.1   -9.1    1.5   -2.7 
    Food away from home (1)...................  175.8   176.0   176.4   177.0    3.1    3.7    2.5    2.8    3.4    2.7 
     Other food away from home (1) (2)........  115.4   115.5   115.5   115.8    3.6    6.9    3.9    1.4    5.3    2.6 
   Alcoholic beverages .......................  181.2   181.2   181.8   182.4    2.5    3.2    2.7    2.7    2.8    2.7 
                                                                                                                        
  Housing ....................................  177.5   177.9   178.2   178.7    3.2    2.3    0.7    2.7    2.8    1.7 
   Shelter ...................................  203.5   204.3   205.0   206.0    4.3    4.5    3.4    5.0    4.4    4.2 
    Rent of primary residence (3).............  195.4   196.2   196.8   197.5    5.0    4.5    4.6    4.4    4.7    4.5 
    Lodging away from home (2) (3)............  117.2   117.9   117.1   119.1    1.7    3.0   -9.9    6.6    2.4   -2.0 
    Owners' equivalent rent of primary                                                                                  
        residence (3) (4).....................  209.9   210.7   211.4   212.2    4.6    4.6    4.9    4.5    4.6    4.7 
    Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)..  106.9   106.3   106.4   106.8    6.6   -0.7    1.1   -0.4    2.9    0.4 
   Fuels and utilities .......................  144.5   143.4   143.1   141.6    0.5   -9.1  -13.9   -7.8   -4.4  -10.9 
    Fuels ....................................  128.9   127.6   127.1   125.4    0.3  -11.5  -17.1  -10.4   -5.8  -13.8 
     Fuel oil and other fuels ................  118.5   110.3   109.3   107.9  -19.4  -10.2  -26.8  -31.3  -14.9  -29.1 
     Gas (piped) and electricity (3)..........  135.9   135.2   134.7   132.9    2.2  -11.7  -16.6   -8.5   -5.0  -12.7 
    Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                
        services (2)..........................  110.8   111.1   111.7   111.8    2.2    3.7    2.9    3.7    3.0    3.3 
   Household furnishings and operations ......  129.3   129.3   128.8   128.6   -0.6    0.6    0.6   -2.1    0.0   -0.8 
    Household operations (1) (2)..............  116.9   117.2   117.8   117.9    1.4    6.1    2.1    3.5    3.7    2.8 
                                                                                                                        
  Apparel ....................................  125.7   124.9   124.0   124.6   -6.6   -4.6   -0.3   -3.5   -5.6   -1.9 
   Men's and boys' apparel ...................  124.9   123.0   123.1   123.0   -2.8   -8.8    3.6   -5.9   -5.9   -1.3 
   Women's and girls' apparel ................  116.4   116.3   115.3   116.9  -11.8   -4.6   -3.7    1.7   -8.3   -1.0 
   Infants' and toddlers' apparel (1).........  132.4   128.5   125.0   127.2    4.1  -12.5   20.8  -14.8   -4.6    1.4 
   Footwear ..................................  122.1   121.2   119.3   121.0   -3.5    0.7   -3.5   -3.6   -1.4   -3.5 
                                                                                                                        
  Transportation .............................  150.1   148.8   149.2   148.9    6.0  -11.4   -7.9   -3.2   -3.1   -5.5 
   Private transportation ....................  145.8   144.5   144.9   144.6    7.3  -12.6   -8.1   -3.3   -3.1   -5.7 
    New and used motor vehicles (2)...........  101.0   101.1   100.6    99.9   -1.9   -1.6    0.0   -4.3   -1.8   -2.2 
     New vehicles ............................  142.4   142.6   141.8   140.5   -1.1   -1.7    2.6   -5.2   -1.4   -1.4 
     Used cars and trucks ....................  156.3   156.3   155.6   154.5   -4.2   -2.7   -4.7   -4.5   -3.4   -4.6 
    Motor fuel ...............................  104.7    98.5   101.1   101.0   35.7  -48.1  -42.2  -13.4  -16.1  -29.3 
     Gasoline (all types) ....................  104.2    98.2   100.9   100.5   34.0  -47.9  -41.8  -13.5  -16.4  -29.0 
    Motor vehicle parts and equipment ........  105.8   105.8   106.2   106.1    1.5    1.9    3.5    1.1    1.7    2.3 
    Motor vehicle maintenance and repair .....  186.1   186.5   187.1   187.8    3.1    3.5    4.0    3.7    3.3    3.8 
   Public transportation .....................  207.8   208.4   208.9   207.7   -6.6    6.7   -8.4   -0.2   -0.2   -4.4 
                                                                                                                        
  Medical care ...............................  277.5   278.4   279.7   280.4    4.5    4.2    5.1    4.2    4.4    4.6 
   Medical care commodities ..................  251.3   252.0   252.8   253.9    4.2    3.8    4.2    4.2    4.0    4.2 
   Medical care services .....................  283.8   284.7   286.2   286.8    4.6    4.4    5.2    4.3    4.5    4.8 
    Professional services (3).................  249.6   250.2   250.9   250.9    3.0    3.6    3.3    2.1    3.3    2.7 
    Hospital and related services (3).........  347.4   349.3   352.4   355.0    7.6    5.7    8.4    9.0    6.7    8.7 
                                                                                                                        
  Recreation (2)..............................  105.7   105.6   105.8   105.9    2.3    0.4    2.7    0.8    1.3    1.7 
   Video and audio (1) (2)....................  101.8   101.7   102.2   102.6    0.4    0.0    1.6    3.2    0.2    2.4 
                                                                                                                        
  Education and communication (2).............  106.5   106.7   107.0   107.2    1.9    5.1    2.7    2.7    3.5    2.7 
   Education (2)..............................  121.3   121.5   122.2   123.2    5.3    7.3    6.2    6.4    6.3    6.3 
    Educational books and supplies ...........  304.7   295.4   301.2   312.2    6.1    9.8    7.1   10.2    7.9    8.7 
    Tuition, other school fees, and childcare   348.9   350.4   352.1   353.9    5.5    6.9    6.1    5.9    6.2    6.0 
   Communication (1) (2)......................   93.3    93.4    93.4    93.1   -1.3    2.6   -0.9   -0.9    0.6   -0.9 
    Information and information processing (1)                                                                          
        (2)...................................   92.2    92.3    92.2    92.0   -1.7    2.6   -0.9   -0.9    0.4   -0.9 
     Telephone services (1) (2)...............   99.6    99.7   100.3   100.3    0.0    3.7    0.0    2.8    1.8    1.4 
     Information and information processing                                                                             
         other than telephone services (1) (5)   20.0    19.8    19.4    19.0  -19.4  -17.2  -12.9  -18.5  -18.3  -15.8 
      Personal computers and peripheral                                                                                 
          equipment (1) (2)...................   25.8    25.3    24.6    23.8  -35.3  -30.1  -25.8  -27.6  -32.8  -26.7 
                                                                                                                        
  Other goods and services ...................  289.2   286.4   287.2   290.2    4.4    4.5    8.6    1.4    4.4    4.9 
   Tobacco and smoking products (1)...........  446.7   431.7   432.8   449.3   10.4    5.8   22.5    2.3    8.0   12.0 
   Personal care (1)..........................  172.6   172.6   173.2   173.7    2.2    4.1    3.3    2.6    3.1    2.9 
    Personal care products (1)................  155.4   155.4   155.2   155.5   -5.3    4.0    1.8    0.3   -0.8    1.0 
    Personal care services (1)................  186.8   186.4   186.3   186.4    4.9    2.4    3.5   -0.9    3.7    1.3 
    Miscellaneous personal services ..........  268.3   269.2   270.7   271.2    4.3    7.2    4.4    4.4    5.7    4.4 
                                                                                                                        
          Commodity and service group                                                                                   
                                                                                                                        
 Commodities .................................  149.2   148.2   148.3   148.4    2.7   -4.7   -2.6   -2.1   -1.1   -2.4 
  Food and beverages .........................  175.3   175.3   175.9   176.3    2.6    3.5    2.1    2.3    3.0    2.2 
  Commodities less food and beverages ........  134.1   132.6   132.5   132.5    2.9   -9.7   -5.7   -4.7   -3.6   -5.2 
   Nondurables less food and beverages .......  142.6   139.9   140.0   140.9    6.3  -12.8   -9.5   -4.7   -3.7   -7.1 
    Apparel ..................................  125.7   124.9   124.0   124.6   -6.6   -4.6   -0.3   -3.5   -5.6   -1.9 
    Nondurables less food, beverages, and                                                                               
        apparel ..............................  157.3   153.4   154.2   155.0   12.1  -16.3  -12.2   -5.7   -3.1   -9.0 
   Durables ..................................  124.0   123.9   123.2   122.4   -2.5   -1.9   -0.6   -5.1   -2.2   -2.9 
 Services ....................................  205.6   206.1   206.8   207.4    3.6    3.4    2.2    3.5    3.5    2.9 
  Rent of shelter (4).........................  212.0   212.9   213.5   214.5    4.6    4.5    3.5    4.8    4.5    4.1 
  Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)....  106.9   106.3   106.4   106.8    6.6   -0.7    1.1   -0.4    2.9    0.4 
  Gas (piped) and electricity (3).............  135.9   135.2   134.7   132.9    2.2  -11.7  -16.6   -8.5   -5.0  -12.7 
  Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                  
      services (2)............................  110.8   111.1   111.7   111.8    2.2    3.7    2.9    3.7    3.0    3.3 
  Household operations (1) (2)................  116.9   117.2   117.8   117.9    1.4    6.1    2.1    3.5    3.7    2.8 
  Transportation services ....................  204.3   204.9   205.6   206.3    0.6    5.3    2.6    4.0    2.9    3.3 
  Medical care services ......................  283.8   284.7   286.2   286.8    4.6    4.4    5.2    4.3    4.5    4.8 
  Other services .............................  241.6   242.0   242.9   243.4    3.8    4.1    4.1    3.0    4.0    3.5 
                                                                                                                        
                Special indexes                                                                                         
                                                                                                                        
 All items less food .........................  178.0   177.7   178.0   178.4    3.2   -0.7    0.0    0.9    1.2    0.4 
 All items less shelter ......................  169.2   168.6   168.9   169.0    2.6   -2.1   -1.2   -0.5    0.2   -0.8 
 All items less medical care .................  172.1   171.9   172.2   172.6    3.1   -0.2   -0.2    1.2    1.4    0.5 
 Commodities less food .......................  135.9   134.5   134.4   134.4    2.9   -9.3   -5.4   -4.3   -3.4   -4.9 
 Nondurables less food .......................  145.0   142.3   142.5   143.3    6.0  -11.7   -8.6   -4.6   -3.3   -6.6 
 Nondurables less food and apparel ...........  158.7   155.1   155.9   156.7   10.8  -14.4  -11.0   -4.9   -2.6   -8.0 
 Nondurables .................................  159.1   157.7   157.8   158.5    5.1   -4.8   -3.4   -1.5    0.0   -2.5 
 Services less rent of shelter (4)............  213.7   213.9   214.1   214.3    2.5    2.7    0.8    1.1    2.6    0.9 
 Services less medical care services .........  198.7   199.3   199.4   200.2    3.5    3.5    2.0    3.1    3.5    2.5 
 Energy ......................................  116.7   113.2   114.2   113.3   15.1  -30.3  -28.7  -11.2  -10.4  -20.4 
 All items less energy .......................  185.5   185.7   186.0   186.5    2.2    2.9    3.1    2.2    2.5    2.6 
  All items less food and energy .............  188.1   188.3   188.6   189.1    2.2    2.8    3.0    2.1    2.5    2.6 
   Commodities less food and energy                                                                                     
       commodities ...........................  145.4   144.8   144.3   144.3   -1.4   -0.8    1.7   -3.0   -1.1   -0.7 
    Energy commodities .......................  106.0    99.6   102.1   102.0   29.8  -45.6  -40.9  -14.3  -16.0  -28.8 
   Services less energy services .............  212.7   213.3   214.1   215.0    3.7    4.5    3.7    4.4    4.1    4.0 

   1 Not seasonally adjusted.
   2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
   3 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator.  All other item stratum index series converted to a
 geometric means estimator in January, 1999.
   4 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.
   5 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.
 NOTE:  Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

 Table 3. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Selected areas, all items index 

 (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                All items                                  
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
                                               Prici-           Indexes             Percent change to    Percent change to 
                     CPI-U                       ng                                  Feb.2002 from--      Jan.2002 from--  
                                               sched-                                                                      
                                                 ule   Nov.   Dec.   Jan.   Feb.                                           
                                                 (1)   2001   2001   2002   2002   Feb.   Dec.   Jan.   Jan.   Nov.   Dec. 
                                                                                   2001   2001   2002   2001   2001   2001 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                           
 U.S. city average ...........................   M    177.4  176.7  177.1  177.8    1.1    0.6    0.4    1.1   -0.2    0.2 
                                                                                                                           
            Region and area size(2)                                                                                        
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
 Northeast urban .............................   M    185.0  184.2  184.9  186.1    1.8    1.0    0.6    1.5   -0.1    0.4 
   Size A -  More than 1,500,000 .............   M    186.1  185.4  186.2  187.8    2.2    1.3    0.9    1.7    0.1    0.4 
   Size B/C  50,000 to 1,500,000 (3)..........   M    110.9  110.3  110.5  110.5    0.6    0.2    0.0    0.8   -0.4    0.2 
                                                                                                                           
 Midwest urban ...............................   M    172.5  171.9  172.1  172.5    0.2    0.3    0.2    0.1   -0.2    0.1 
   Size A   - More than 1,500,000 ............   M    174.2  173.8  174.1  174.7    0.5    0.5    0.3    0.3   -0.1    0.2 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).........   M    110.0  109.6  109.5  109.6   -0.2    0.0    0.1   -0.1   -0.5   -0.1 
   Size D -  Nonmetropolitan  (less than                                                                                   
       50,000) ...............................   M    166.3  165.5  166.2  166.6    0.2    0.7    0.2   -0.6   -0.1    0.4 
                                                                                                                           
 South urban .................................   M    171.0  170.3  170.6  171.0    0.5    0.4    0.2    0.8   -0.2    0.2 
   Size A -  More than 1,500,000 .............   M    172.2  171.7  171.7  172.4    1.2    0.4    0.4    1.4   -0.3    0.0 
   Size B/C -  50,000 to 1,500,000 (3)........   M    109.4  108.9  109.2  109.3    0.1    0.4    0.1    0.6   -0.2    0.3 
   Size D -  Nonmetropolitan  (less than                                                                                   
       50,000) ...............................   M    168.9  167.6  168.6  168.6   -0.3    0.6    0.0    0.2   -0.2    0.6 
                                                                                                                           
 West urban ..................................   M    182.3  181.6  182.4  183.2    2.2    0.9    0.4    2.3    0.1    0.4 
   Size A   - More than 1,500,000 ............   M    184.3  183.5  184.4  185.4    2.3    1.0    0.5    2.4    0.1    0.5 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).........   M    112.0  111.6  111.9  112.4    2.1    0.7    0.4    1.9   -0.1    0.3 
                                                                                                                           
                 Size classes                                                                                              
                                                                                                                           
   A (4)......................................   M    161.7  161.1  161.6  162.5    1.6    0.9    0.6    1.5   -0.1    0.3 
   B/C (3)....................................   M    110.2  109.7  109.9  110.1    0.5    0.4    0.2    0.6   -0.3    0.2 
   D .........................................   M    170.8  169.8  170.5  170.7    0.4    0.5    0.1    0.4   -0.2    0.4 
                                                                                                                           
            Selected local areas(5)                                                                                        
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI ..............   M    177.4  177.9  177.9  178.7    0.1    0.4    0.4   -0.1    0.3    0.0 
 Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA .....   M    178.1  177.1  178.9  180.1    2.7    1.7    0.7    2.7    0.4    1.0 
 New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island,                                                                                       
     NY-NJ-CT-PA .............................   M    187.8  187.3  188.5  189.9    2.5    1.4    0.7    1.9    0.4    0.6 
                                                                                                                           
 Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT .........   1    192.7      -  192.9      -      -      -      -    2.1    0.1      - 
 Cleveland-Akron, OH .........................   1    172.3      -  171.4      -      -      -      -    0.1   -0.5      - 
 Dallas-Fort Worth, TX .......................   1    171.5      -  170.6      -      -      -      -    2.0   -0.5      - 
 Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV (6)........   1    110.9      -  110.9      -      -      -      -    1.8    0.0      - 
                                                                                                                           
 Atlanta, GA .................................   2        -  174.8      -  176.1    0.5    0.7      -      -      -      - 
 Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI .................   2        -  173.5      -  176.2    1.7    1.6      -      -      -      - 
 Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX ..............   2        -  157.1      -  156.6   -1.3   -0.3      -      -      -      - 
 Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL ...................   2        -  173.1      -  175.0    1.8    1.1      -      -      -      - 
 Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City,                                                                                    
     PA-NJ-DE-MD .............................   2        -  179.9      -  182.0    1.7    1.2      -      -      -      - 
 San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA ..........   2        -  190.6      -  191.3    1.8    0.4      -      -      -      - 
 Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA ................   2        -  186.1      -  187.6    2.0    0.8      -      -      -      - 

   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; 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. 2002 from-    percent change from- 
                     CPI-W                       December                                                               
                                                   2001       Jan.      Feb.                                            
                                                              2002      2002     Feb.     Jan.   Nov. to Dec. to Jan. to
                                                                                 2001     2002     Dec.    Jan.    Feb. 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                        
             Expenditure category                                                                                       
                                                                                                                        
 All items ...................................    100.000     173.2     173.7      0.8      0.3    -0.2     0.2     0.2 
 All items (1967=100) ........................          -     515.9     517.5        -        -       -       -       - 
                                                                                                                        
  Food and beverages .........................     17.229     175.7     175.8      2.7      0.1     0.0     0.3     0.2 
   Food ......................................     16.228     175.2     175.3      2.6      0.1    -0.1     0.3     0.2 
    Food at home .............................      9.798     175.3     175.1      2.5     -0.1    -0.1     0.3     0.3 
     Cereals and bakery products .............      1.468     196.7     197.5      3.0      0.4    -0.2     0.8     0.3 
     Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ..........      2.831     162.0     161.6      1.5     -0.2    -0.1     0.0    -0.1 
     Dairy and related products (1)...........      1.021     169.7     170.0      4.0      0.2    -0.4    -0.5     0.2 
     Fruits and vegetables ...................      1.307     223.2     222.2      5.8     -0.4    -0.8     3.2     2.6 
     Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage                                                                                
         materials ...........................      1.132     138.8     139.5      0.1      0.5     0.0    -0.7    -0.3 
     Other food at home ......................      2.038     161.0     160.1      1.8     -0.6     0.5    -0.3    -0.4 
      Sugar and sweets .......................       .339     158.5     158.5      1.9      0.0     0.4     0.4     0.2 
      Fats and oils ..........................       .316     158.0     157.0      3.0     -0.6     1.3    -0.4    -0.3 
      Other foods ............................      1.383     177.9     176.8      1.6     -0.6     0.4    -0.5    -0.6 
       Other miscellaneous foods (1) (2)......       .310     109.3     108.5      0.0     -0.7    -1.6     0.3    -0.7 
    Food away from home (1)...................      6.430     176.4     176.9      3.0      0.3     0.1     0.2     0.3 
     Other food away from home (1) (2)........       .275     115.8     116.0      3.9      0.2     0.0     0.0     0.2 
   Alcoholic beverages .......................      1.001     181.4     182.1      2.9      0.4    -0.1     0.4     0.3 
                                                                                                                        
  Housing ....................................     38.141     173.4     173.9      2.0      0.3     0.2     0.2     0.2 
   Shelter ...................................     29.212     198.7     199.8      4.3      0.6     0.4     0.4     0.5 
    Rent of primary residence (3).............      8.395     196.3     197.0      4.6      0.4     0.4     0.3     0.4 
    Lodging away from home (2) (3)............      1.523     113.2     119.4      0.8      5.5     0.3     0.0     2.0 
    Owners' equivalent rent of primary                                                                                  
        residence (3) (4).....................     18.980     192.3     192.9      4.6      0.3     0.4     0.3     0.4 
    Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)..       .314     106.4     106.8      1.4      0.4    -0.7     0.1     0.4 
   Fuels and utilities .......................      4.829     140.8     139.4     -8.0     -1.0    -0.8    -0.2    -1.1 
    Fuels ....................................      3.955     124.2     122.7    -10.2     -1.2    -1.0    -0.3    -1.3 
     Fuel oil and other fuels ................       .177     113.0     112.4    -22.5     -0.5    -7.4    -1.1    -1.2 
     Gas (piped) and electricity (3)..........      3.778     131.4     129.7     -9.3     -1.3    -0.5    -0.4    -1.3 
    Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                
        services (2)..........................       .873     111.7     111.9      3.1      0.2     0.2     0.5     0.2 
   Household furnishings and operations ......      4.101     125.0     124.9     -0.8     -0.1     0.0    -0.5    -0.2 
    Household operations (1) (2)..............       .357     118.5     118.9      4.0      0.3     0.2     0.4     0.3 
                                                                                                                        
  Apparel ....................................      4.831     119.6     122.4     -3.6      2.3    -0.7    -1.0     0.5 
   Men's and boys' apparel ...................      1.243     121.0     122.2     -3.7      1.0    -1.3    -0.1     0.0 
   Women's and girls' apparel ................      1.864     108.5     113.8     -3.9      4.9    -0.2    -1.0     1.3 
   Infants' and toddlers' apparel (1).........       .256     126.7     128.4     -2.0      1.3    -3.0    -2.8     1.3 
   Footwear ..................................      1.165     117.7     119.3     -2.5      1.4    -0.7    -1.3     0.8 
                                                                                                                        
  Transportation .............................     19.393     147.5     147.1     -4.8     -0.3    -0.9     0.2    -0.3 
   Private transportation ....................     18.452     144.6     144.2     -4.9     -0.3    -1.0     0.3    -0.3 
    New and used motor vehicles (2)...........     10.145     101.3     100.3     -2.4     -1.0     0.1    -0.5    -0.8 
     New vehicles ............................      4.897     143.8     142.3     -1.5     -1.0     0.1    -0.8    -0.8 
     Used cars and trucks ....................      4.099     156.5     154.8     -4.3     -1.1    -0.1    -0.4    -0.8 
    Motor fuel ...............................      3.153      98.2      98.5    -22.9      0.3    -5.5     2.5    -0.2 
     Gasoline (all types) ....................      3.120      97.6      97.9    -23.0      0.3    -5.7     2.5    -0.1 
    Motor vehicle parts and equipment ........       .530     105.3     105.3      1.8      0.0    -0.1     0.4     0.0 
    Motor vehicle maintenance and repair .....      1.438     188.6     189.5      3.5      0.5     0.3     0.3     0.4 
   Public transportation .....................       .941     201.0     202.5     -1.6      0.7     0.2     0.2    -0.3 
                                                                                                                        
  Medical care ...............................      4.620     278.5     279.8      4.4      0.5     0.3     0.5     0.2 
   Medical care commodities ..................      1.006     247.6     248.5      3.9      0.4     0.3     0.3     0.4 
   Medical care services .....................      3.614     285.7     287.2      4.6      0.5     0.3     0.5     0.2 
    Professional services (3).................      2.245     252.8     253.6      2.9      0.3     0.2     0.3     0.0 
    Hospital and related services (3).........      1.092     348.2     351.4      7.6      0.9     0.5     0.9     0.6 
                                                                                                                        
  Recreation (2)..............................      5.649     104.2     104.5      1.4      0.3    -0.1     0.3     0.1 
   Video and audio (2)........................      1.803     101.4     102.2      1.0      0.8     0.0     0.5     0.4 
                                                                                                                        
  Education and communication (2).............      5.637     107.1     107.2      3.0      0.1     0.1     0.4     0.1 
   Education (2)..............................      2.382     122.7     123.3      6.1      0.5     0.1     0.5     0.7 
    Educational books and supplies ...........       .203     305.2     315.2      7.2      3.3    -3.5     0.7     3.2 
    Tuition, other school fees, and childcare       2.178     346.2     347.0      6.0      0.2     0.4     0.5     0.4 
   Communication (1) (2)......................      3.255      94.7      94.5      0.1     -0.2     0.1     0.1    -0.2 
    Information and information processing (1)                                                                          
        (2)...................................      3.107      94.0      93.7      0.0     -0.3     0.1     0.1    -0.3 
     Telephone services (1) (2)...............      2.591     100.4     100.5      1.6      0.1     0.2     0.5     0.1 
     Information and information processing                                                                             
         other than telephone services (1) (5)       .516      20.1      19.7    -17.2     -2.0    -1.0    -2.4    -2.0 
      Personal computers and peripheral                                                                                 
          equipment (1) (2)...................       .253      24.3      23.5    -29.6     -3.3    -2.0    -2.8    -3.3 
                                                                                                                        
  Other goods and services ...................      4.499     294.0     298.3      5.3      1.5    -1.3     0.2     1.5 
   Tobacco and smoking products (1)...........      1.441     433.5     450.7     10.1      4.0    -3.4     0.1     4.0 
   Personal care (1)..........................      3.059     172.7     173.2      2.8      0.3     0.0     0.2     0.3 
    Personal care products (1)................       .815     155.9     156.3      0.4      0.3    -0.1    -0.1     0.3 
    Personal care services (1)................       .900     187.0     187.1      2.6      0.1    -0.2    -0.1     0.1 
    Miscellaneous personal services ..........      1.161     269.8     271.4      5.0      0.6     0.3     0.4     0.4 
                                                                                                                        
          Commodity and service group                                                                                   
                                                                                                                        
 Commodities .................................     45.559     148.3     148.6     -1.8      0.2    -0.7     0.0     0.1 
  Food and beverages .........................     17.229     175.7     175.8      2.7      0.1     0.0     0.3     0.2 
  Commodities less food and beverages ........     28.330     132.7     133.1     -4.6      0.3    -1.2    -0.1     0.0 
   Nondurables less food and beverages .......     14.685     138.9     140.7     -5.8      1.3    -2.1    -0.1     0.7 
    Apparel ..................................      4.831     119.6     122.4     -3.6      2.3    -0.7    -1.0     0.5 
    Nondurables less food, beverages, and                                                                               
        apparel ..............................      9.854     154.2     155.4     -6.7      0.8    -2.6     0.5     0.7 
   Durables ..................................     13.645     124.1     123.1     -2.8     -0.8     0.0    -0.6    -0.7 
 Services ....................................     54.441     202.5     203.3      3.1      0.4     0.2     0.3     0.2 
  Rent of shelter (4).........................     28.898     191.4     192.5      4.4      0.6     0.4     0.3     0.5 
  Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)....       .314     106.4     106.8      1.4      0.4    -0.7     0.1     0.4 
  Gas (piped) and electricity (3).............      3.778     131.4     129.7     -9.3     -1.3    -0.5    -0.4    -1.3 
  Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                  
      services (2)............................       .873     111.7     111.9      3.1      0.2     0.2     0.5     0.2 
  Household operations (1) (2)................       .357     118.5     118.9      4.0      0.3     0.2     0.4     0.3 
  Transportation services ....................      6.573     203.4     204.7      3.8      0.6     0.3     0.3     0.4 
  Medical care services ......................      3.614     285.7     287.2      4.6      0.5     0.3     0.5     0.2 
  Other services .............................     10.033     238.3     239.0      3.6      0.3     0.2     0.3     0.3 
                                                                                                                        
                Special indexes                                                                                         
                                                                                                                        
 All items less food .........................     83.772     172.7     173.3      0.5      0.3    -0.2     0.2     0.2 
 All items less shelter ......................     70.788     165.8     166.1     -0.5      0.2    -0.4     0.1     0.1 
 All items less medical care .................     95.380     168.5     169.0      0.6      0.3    -0.2     0.2     0.2 
 Commodities less food .......................     29.331     134.5     134.8     -4.4      0.2    -1.2    -0.1    -0.1 
 Nondurables less food .......................     15.687     141.4     143.1     -5.3      1.2    -2.0     0.1     0.6 
 Nondurables less food and apparel ...........     10.855     155.8     157.0     -5.9      0.8    -2.5     0.4     0.6 
 Nondurables .................................     31.915     157.5     158.5     -1.4      0.6    -0.9     0.0     0.5 
 Services less rent of shelter (4)............     25.543     189.8     190.1      1.7      0.2     0.1     0.1     0.1 
 Services less medical care services .........     50.827     195.7     196.5      3.0      0.4     0.3     0.1     0.3 
 Energy ......................................      7.109     110.5     109.8    -16.4     -0.6    -3.0     1.0    -0.8 
 All items less energy .......................     92.891     181.8     182.5      2.4      0.4     0.1     0.1     0.3 
  All items less food and energy .............     76.663     183.6     184.4      2.4      0.4     0.1     0.1     0.2 
   Commodities less food and energy                                                                                     
       commodities ...........................     26.001     144.4     144.8     -1.0      0.3    -0.5    -0.4     0.0 
    Energy commodities .......................      3.330      99.2      99.5    -22.9      0.3    -5.7     2.4    -0.2 
   Services less energy services .............     50.663     210.4     211.5      4.1      0.5     0.3     0.4     0.4 
 Purchasing power of the consumer dollar                                                                                
     (1982-84=$1.00) .........................          -    $ .577    $ .576        -        -       -       -       - 
 Purchasing power of the consumer dollar                                                                                
     (1967=$1.00) ............................          -    $ .194    $ .193        -        -       -       -       - 

   1 Not seasonally adjusted.
   2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
   3 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator.  All other item stratum index series converted to a
 geometric means estimator in January, 1999.
   4 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base
   5 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.
   - Data not available.
 NOTE:  Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

 Table 5. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city
 average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group

 (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                                 Seasonally adjusted indexes    Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent 
                                                                                               change for               
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                     CPI-W                                                           3 months ended--         6 months  
                                                                                                              ended--   
                                                 Nov.    Dec.    Jan.    Feb.                                           
                                                 2001    2001    2002    2002                                           
                                                                                 May   Aug.   Nov.   Feb.   Aug.   Feb. 
                                                                                2001   2001   2001   2002   2001   2002 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                        
             Expenditure category                                                                                       
                                                                                                                        
 All items ...................................  173.7   173.3   173.7   174.0    3.3   -0.7    0.0    0.7    1.3    0.3 
                                                                                                                        
  Food and beverages .........................  174.7   174.7   175.3   175.7    2.6    3.5    2.1    2.3    3.1    2.2 
   Food ......................................  174.3   174.2   174.8   175.2    2.6    3.8    2.1    2.1    3.2    2.1 
    Food at home .............................  174.1   173.9   174.5   175.0    2.1    3.8    1.9    2.1    2.9    2.0 
     Cereals and bakery products .............  195.7   195.4   196.9   197.5    1.9    4.0    2.3    3.7    2.9    3.0 
     Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ..........  162.1   162.0   162.0   161.8    4.3    1.5    1.0   -0.7    2.9    0.1 
     Dairy and related products (1)...........  171.2   170.6   169.7   170.0    3.0   10.6    5.6   -2.8    6.7    1.3 
     Fruits and vegetables ...................  212.3   210.5   217.3   223.0   -2.4    2.3    2.9   21.7   -0.1   11.9 
     Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage                                                                                
         materials ...........................  139.3   139.3   138.3   137.9   -0.9    5.6   -0.3   -4.0    2.3   -2.1 
     Other food at home ......................  160.5   161.3   160.8   160.1    4.7    2.5    1.3   -1.0    3.6    0.1 
      Sugar and sweets .......................  156.3   156.9   157.6   157.9    1.6    0.8    1.0    4.2    1.2    2.6 
      Fats and oils ..........................  155.7   157.8   157.2   156.7    5.1    9.4   -4.7    2.6    7.2   -1.1 
      Other foods ............................  178.3   179.0   178.1   177.0    5.1    1.6    2.7   -2.9    3.4   -0.1 
       Other miscellaneous foods (1) (2)......  110.8   109.0   109.3   108.5    0.7    3.7    4.1   -8.0    2.2   -2.2 
    Food away from home (1)...................  175.8   176.0   176.4   176.9    3.1    3.7    2.5    2.5    3.4    2.5 
     Other food away from home (1) (2)........  115.8   115.8   115.8   116.0    3.3    6.9    5.0    0.7    5.1    2.8 
   Alcoholic beverages .......................  180.8   180.7   181.4   181.9    2.7    3.9    2.5    2.5    3.3    2.5 
                                                                                                                        
  Housing ....................................  173.2   173.5   173.8   174.2    3.3    1.9    0.9    2.3    2.6    1.6 
   Shelter ...................................  197.5   198.2   198.9   199.8    4.7    4.2    3.9    4.7    4.4    4.3 
    Rent of primary residence (3).............  194.8   195.5   196.1   196.8    5.2    4.5    4.6    4.2    4.8    4.4 
    Lodging away from home (2) (3)............  117.1   117.4   117.4   119.8    0.7    2.4   -8.7    9.5    1.5    0.0 
    Owners' equivalent rent of primary                                                                                  
        residence (3) (4).....................  190.8   191.5   192.1   192.9    4.6    4.6    4.7    4.5    4.6    4.6 
    Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)..  107.1   106.3   106.4   106.8    6.2   -0.4    1.1   -1.1    2.9    0.0 
   Fuels and utilities .......................  144.0   142.9   142.6   141.1    0.3   -8.9  -13.5   -7.8   -4.4  -10.7 
    Fuels ....................................  127.9   126.6   126.2   124.5   -0.6  -10.8  -16.8  -10.2   -5.9  -13.5 
     Fuel oil and other fuels ................  119.4   110.6   109.4   108.1  -22.2  -11.4  -21.9  -32.8  -17.0  -27.5 
     Gas (piped) and electricity (3)..........  135.0   134.3   133.8   132.0    1.4  -11.1  -16.4   -8.6   -5.0  -12.6 
    Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                
        services (2)..........................  110.9   111.1   111.7   111.9    2.2    3.7    2.9    3.7    3.0    3.3 
   Household furnishings and operations ......  125.8   125.8   125.2   125.0   -1.3    0.3    0.3   -2.5   -0.5   -1.1 
    Household operations (1) (2)..............  117.8   118.0   118.5   118.9    2.5    7.9    2.1    3.8    5.1    2.9 
                                                                                                                        
  Apparel ....................................  125.0   124.1   122.9   123.5   -6.1   -4.1    0.6   -4.7   -5.1   -2.1 
   Men's and boys' apparel ...................  124.8   123.2   123.1   123.1   -3.7   -8.0    2.3   -5.3   -5.9   -1.6 
   Women's and girls' apparel ................  115.1   114.9   113.7   115.2  -10.2   -4.7   -1.4    0.3   -7.5   -0.5 
   Infants' and toddlers' apparel (1).........  134.3   130.3   126.7   128.4    3.1  -10.7   20.1  -16.4   -4.1    0.2 
   Footwear ..................................  122.4   121.5   119.9   120.9   -3.2    0.7   -2.6   -4.8   -1.3   -3.7 
                                                                                                                        
  Transportation .............................  149.0   147.7   148.0   147.6    6.3  -12.3   -8.9   -3.7   -3.4   -6.3 
   Private transportation ....................  146.1   144.7   145.1   144.7    7.3  -13.4   -9.0   -3.8   -3.6   -6.4 
    New and used motor vehicles (2)...........  101.4   101.5   101.0   100.2   -3.1   -1.6   -0.4   -4.7   -2.3   -2.5 
     New vehicles ............................  143.7   143.9   142.8   141.6   -1.9   -1.4    3.1   -5.7   -1.7   -1.4 
     Used cars and trucks ....................  157.3   157.2   156.5   155.3   -4.6   -2.7   -4.9   -5.0   -3.7   -5.0 
    Motor fuel ...............................  104.6    98.8   101.3   101.1   36.5  -48.1  -42.8  -12.7  -15.8  -29.4 
     Gasoline (all types) ....................  104.1    98.2   100.7   100.6   35.9  -48.4  -42.4  -12.8  -16.3  -29.1 
    Motor vehicle parts and equipment ........  105.0   104.9   105.3   105.3    0.8    1.9    3.5    1.1    1.4    2.3 
    Motor vehicle maintenance and repair .....  187.5   188.0   188.6   189.3    2.9    3.7    3.5    3.9    3.3    3.7 
   Public transportation .....................  202.6   203.1   203.6   202.9   -5.9    6.9   -7.5    0.6    0.3   -3.5 
                                                                                                                        
  Medical care ...............................  276.4   277.3   278.6   279.2    4.4    4.2    4.9    4.1    4.3    4.5 
   Medical care commodities ..................  246.3   247.1   247.9   248.8    3.9    3.7    4.2    4.1    3.8    4.1 
   Medical care services .....................  283.4   284.3   285.7   286.3    4.5    4.4    5.1    4.2    4.4    4.6 
    Professional services (3).................  251.8   252.3   253.1   253.0    2.6    3.8    3.2    1.9    3.2    2.6 
    Hospital and related services (3).........  343.0   344.7   347.9   350.0    7.6    6.0    8.3    8.4    6.8    8.4 
                                                                                                                        
  Recreation (2)..............................  104.1   104.0   104.3   104.4    2.0    0.4    1.6    1.2    1.2    1.4 
   Video and audio (1) (2)....................  101.0   101.0   101.5   101.9    0.0   -0.4    0.8    3.6   -0.2    2.2 
                                                                                                                        
  Education and communication (2).............  106.5   106.6   107.0   107.1    2.3    5.1    2.3    2.3    3.7    2.3 
   Education (2)..............................  121.5   121.6   122.2   123.0    6.0    7.3    5.8    5.0    6.7    5.4 
    Educational books and supplies ...........  310.9   300.1   302.1   311.8    6.6   12.6    8.8    1.2    9.6    4.9 
    Tuition, other school fees, and childcare   342.1   343.5   345.2   346.7    5.9    7.0    5.4    5.5    6.5    5.5 
   Communication (1) (2)......................   94.5    94.6    94.7    94.5   -1.7    3.0   -0.8    0.0    0.6   -0.4 
    Information and information processing (1)                                                                          
        (2)...................................   93.8    93.9    94.0    93.7   -1.3    2.6   -0.8   -0.4    0.6   -0.6 
     Telephone services (1) (2)...............   99.7    99.9   100.4   100.5   -0.4    4.1   -0.4    3.2    1.8    1.4 
     Information and information processing                                                                             
         other than telephone services (1) (5)   20.8    20.6    20.1    19.7  -21.5  -15.1  -12.4  -19.5  -18.4  -16.0 
      Personal computers and peripheral                                                                                 
          equipment (1) (2)...................   25.5    25.0    24.3    23.5  -35.8  -29.5  -25.0  -27.9  -32.7  -26.4 
                                                                                                                        
  Other goods and services ...................  297.3   293.3   294.0   298.3    5.2    4.5   10.5    1.4    4.9    5.8 
   Tobacco and smoking products (1)...........  448.3   432.9   433.5   450.7   10.8    5.6   23.1    2.2    8.2   12.1 
   Personal care (1)..........................  172.3   172.3   172.7   173.2    1.9    3.8    3.3    2.1    2.9    2.7 
    Personal care products (1)................  156.1   156.0   155.9   156.3   -4.8    4.5    1.6    0.5   -0.3    1.0 
    Personal care services (1)................  187.4   187.1   187.0   187.1    5.1    2.6    3.3   -0.6    3.9    1.3 
    Miscellaneous personal services ..........  267.8   268.7   269.8   270.9    4.1    7.1    4.5    4.7    5.6    4.6 
                                                                                                                        
          Commodity and service group                                                                                   
                                                                                                                        
 Commodities .................................  149.9   148.8   148.8   148.9    2.9   -5.1   -2.6   -2.6   -1.2   -2.6 
  Food and beverages .........................  174.7   174.7   175.3   175.7    2.6    3.5    2.1    2.3    3.1    2.2 
  Commodities less food and beverages ........  135.4   133.8   133.6   133.6    3.5  -10.3   -6.0   -5.2   -3.7   -5.6 
   Nondurables less food and beverages .......  144.2   141.2   141.1   142.1    7.6  -14.3   -9.6   -5.7   -3.9   -7.7 
    Apparel ..................................  125.0   124.1   122.9   123.5   -6.1   -4.1    0.6   -4.7   -5.1   -2.1 
    Nondurables less food, beverages, and                                                                               
        apparel ..............................  159.4   155.2   155.9   157.0   14.5  -18.5  -13.5   -5.9   -3.4   -9.8 
   Durables ..................................  124.5   124.5   123.7   122.8   -2.5   -2.2   -1.0   -5.4   -2.4   -3.2 
 Services ....................................  201.8   202.2   202.9   203.4    3.7    3.0    2.4    3.2    3.4    2.8 
  Rent of shelter (4).........................  190.2   191.0   191.6   192.5    4.6    4.4    3.9    4.9    4.5    4.4 
  Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)....  107.1   106.3   106.4   106.8    6.2   -0.4    1.1   -1.1    2.9    0.0 
  Gas (piped) and electricity (3).............  135.0   134.3   133.8   132.0    1.4  -11.1  -16.4   -8.6   -5.0  -12.6 
  Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                  
      services (2)............................  110.9   111.1   111.7   111.9    2.2    3.7    2.9    3.7    3.0    3.3 
  Household operations (1) (2)................  117.8   118.0   118.5   118.9    2.5    7.9    2.1    3.8    5.1    2.9 
  Transportation services ....................  202.1   202.8   203.5   204.4    1.0    5.6    3.9    4.6    3.3    4.2 
  Medical care services ......................  283.4   284.3   285.7   286.3    4.5    4.4    5.1    4.2    4.4    4.6 
  Other services .............................  236.9   237.4   238.2   238.8    3.7    4.4    3.3    3.2    4.0    3.3 
                                                                                                                        
                Special indexes                                                                                         
                                                                                                                        
 All items less food .........................  173.4   173.0   173.3   173.6    3.3   -1.6   -0.5    0.5    0.8    0.0 
 All items less shelter ......................  166.8   166.1   166.3   166.4    2.9   -2.6   -1.7   -1.0    0.1   -1.3 
 All items less medical care .................  169.1   168.7   169.0   169.3    3.1   -0.9   -0.2    0.5    1.1    0.1 
 Commodities less food .......................  137.1   135.5   135.4   135.3    3.1   -9.7   -5.6   -5.1   -3.5   -5.4 
 Nondurables less food .......................  146.3   143.4   143.5   144.4    7.5  -13.2   -9.3   -5.1   -3.4   -7.2 
 Nondurables less food and apparel ...........  160.7   156.7   157.4   158.4   12.9  -16.4  -12.2   -5.6   -2.8   -8.9 
 Nondurables .................................  159.8   158.3   158.3   159.1    5.8   -5.7   -3.7   -1.7   -0.1   -2.7 
 Services less rent of shelter (4)............  189.7   189.8   190.0   190.1    2.8    2.4    0.6    0.8    2.6    0.7 
 Services less medical care services .........  195.2   195.7   195.9   196.5    3.8    3.4    2.1    2.7    3.6    2.4 
 Energy ......................................  115.4   111.9   113.0   112.1   16.5  -31.7  -30.1  -11.0  -10.8  -21.1 
 All items less energy .......................  181.7   181.8   182.0   182.5    2.3    2.9    2.9    1.8    2.6    2.3 
  All items less food and energy .............  183.7   183.8   184.0   184.4    2.0    2.7    3.3    1.5    2.3    2.4 
   Commodities less food and energy                                                                                     
       commodities ...........................  146.3   145.6   145.0   145.0   -1.6   -0.8    2.2   -3.5   -1.2   -0.7 
    Energy commodities .......................  105.7    99.7   102.1   101.9   31.7  -46.3  -41.6  -13.6  -15.9  -29.0 
   Services less energy services .............  209.2   209.8   210.6   211.4    3.8    4.6    3.9    4.3    4.2    4.1 

   1 Not seasonally adjusted.
   2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
   3 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator.  All other item stratum index series converted to a
 geometric means estimator in January, 1999.
   4 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base
   5 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.
 NOTE:  Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

 Table 6. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Selected areas, all items index 

 (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                All items                                  
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
                                               Prici-           Indexes             Percent change to    Percent change to 
                     CPI-W                       ng                                  Feb.2002 from--      Jan.2002 from--  
                                               sched-                                                                      
                                                 ule   Nov.   Dec.   Jan.   Feb.                                           
                                                 (1)   2001   2001   2002   2002   Feb.   Dec.   Jan.   Jan.   Nov.   Dec. 
                                                                                   2001   2001   2002   2001   2001   2001 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                           
 U.S. city average ...........................   M    173.7  172.9  173.2  173.7    0.8    0.5    0.3    0.9   -0.3    0.2 
                                                                                                                           
            Region and area size(2)                                                                                        
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
 Northeast urban .............................   M    181.8  181.0  181.4  182.3    1.6    0.7    0.5    1.3   -0.2    0.2 
   Size A -  More than 1,500,000 .............   M    181.9  181.1  181.6  182.8    1.9    0.9    0.7    1.6   -0.2    0.3 
   Size B/C  50,000 to 1,500,000 (3)..........   M    110.5  109.9  110.1  110.1    0.6    0.2    0.0    0.8   -0.4    0.2 
                                                                                                                           
 Midwest urban ...............................   M    168.2  167.6  167.7  168.1   -0.2    0.3    0.2   -0.3   -0.3    0.1 
   Size A   - More than 1,500,000 ............   M    169.1  168.7  168.8  169.4    0.2    0.4    0.4    0.0   -0.2    0.1 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).........   M    109.8  109.2  109.2  109.2   -0.6    0.0    0.0   -0.5   -0.5    0.0 
   Size D -  Nonmetropolitan  (less than                                                                                   
       50,000) ...............................   M    164.1  163.3  163.9  164.3   -0.4    0.6    0.2   -1.1   -0.1    0.4 
                                                                                                                           
 South urban .................................   M    169.0  168.1  168.3  168.6    0.2    0.3    0.2    0.5   -0.4    0.1 
   Size A -  More than 1,500,000 .............   M    169.6  169.0  169.0  169.5    1.0    0.3    0.3    1.3   -0.4    0.0 
   Size B/C -  50,000 to 1,500,000 (3)........   M    109.0  108.5  108.6  108.7   -0.3    0.2    0.1    0.2   -0.4    0.1 
   Size D -  Nonmetropolitan  (less than                                                                                   
       50,000) ...............................   M    169.9  168.3  169.2  168.9   -0.6    0.4   -0.2   -0.1   -0.4    0.5 
                                                                                                                           
 West urban ..................................   M    177.6  176.8  177.4  178.1    2.0    0.7    0.4    2.1   -0.1    0.3 
   Size A   - More than 1,500,000 ............   M    177.7  176.9  177.7  178.6    2.2    1.0    0.5    2.2    0.0    0.5 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).........   M    111.8  111.2  111.4  111.8    1.8    0.5    0.4    1.7   -0.4    0.2 
                                                                                                                           
                 Size classes                                                                                              
                                                                                                                           
   A (4)......................................   M    160.0  159.4  159.7  160.5    1.4    0.7    0.5    1.3   -0.2    0.2 
   B/C (3)....................................   M    109.9  109.3  109.4  109.5    0.1    0.2    0.1    0.4   -0.5    0.1 
   D .........................................   M    169.7  168.5  169.2  169.3   -0.1    0.5    0.1    0.0   -0.3    0.4 
                                                                                                                           
            Selected local areas(5)                                                                                        
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI ..............   M    171.2  171.7  171.6  172.4   -0.3    0.4    0.5   -0.6    0.2   -0.1 
 Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA .....   M    170.7  169.7  171.5  172.8    2.7    1.8    0.8    2.5    0.5    1.1 
 New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island,                                                                                       
     NY-NJ-CT-PA .............................   M    183.3  182.8  183.5  184.7    2.2    1.0    0.7    1.6    0.1    0.4 
                                                                                                                           
 Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT .........   1    191.9      -  191.8      -      -      -      -    2.3   -0.1      - 
 Cleveland-Akron, OH .........................   1    164.0      -  162.8      -      -      -      -   -0.3   -0.7      - 
 Dallas-Fort Worth, TX .......................   1    171.1      -  170.0      -      -      -      -    1.9   -0.6      - 
 Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV (6)........   1    110.7      -  110.5      -      -      -      -    1.7   -0.2      - 
                                                                                                                           
 Atlanta, GA .................................   2        -  172.0      -  173.2    0.3    0.7      -      -      -      - 
 Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI .................   2        -  167.9      -  170.5    1.7    1.5      -      -      -      - 
 Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX ..............   2        -  155.2      -  154.3   -1.5   -0.6      -      -      -      - 
 Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL ...................   2        -  170.5      -  172.3    1.8    1.1      -      -      -      - 
 Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City,                                                                                    
     PA-NJ-DE-MD .............................   2        -  179.2      -  181.4    1.8    1.2      -      -      -      - 
 San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA ..........   2        -  186.5      -  186.8    1.8    0.2      -      -      -      - 
 Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA ................   2        -  181.1      -  182.5    1.8    0.8      -      -      -      - 

   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; 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 1 (OW). Old Weight 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    percent change to
                                                importance,      indexes       Feb. 2002 from- 
                Item and group                   December                                      
                                                   2001                                        
                                                              Jan.     Feb.     Feb.     Jan.  
                                                              2002     2002     2001     2002  
                                                                                                                                                                                              
                                                                                               
             Expenditure category                                                              
                                                                                               
 All items ...................................     100.000    177.2    177.9      1.2      0.4 
 All items (1967=100) ........................           -    530.7    532.8        -        - 
                                                                                               
  Food and beverages .........................      16.393    176.3    176.5      2.7      0.1 
   Food ......................................      15.403    175.8    176.0      2.7      0.1 
    Food at home .............................       9.661    176.3    176.2      2.6     -0.1 
     Cereals and bakery products .............       1.535    196.8    197.6      3.0      0.4 
     Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ..........       2.620    162.0    162.1      1.6      0.1 
     Dairy and related products ..............       1.093    169.8    169.9      3.9      0.1 
     Fruits and vegetables ...................       1.427    224.4    223.1      5.5     -0.6 
     Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage                                                       
         materials ...........................       1.023    139.7    140.4      0.4      0.5 
     Other food at home ......................       1.961    161.5    160.8      1.8     -0.4 
      Sugar and sweets .......................        .364    158.5    158.6      1.8      0.1 
      Fats and oils ..........................        .297    158.5    157.3      3.1     -0.8 
      Other foods ............................       1.301    177.7    176.7      1.6     -0.6 
       Other miscellaneous foods (1)..........        .307    109.0    108.3     -0.4     -0.6 
    Food away from home ......................       5.743    176.4    176.8      2.9      0.2 
     Other food away from home (1)............        .182    115.6    115.8      3.9      0.2 
   Alcoholic beverages .......................        .990    182.0    182.7      2.8      0.4 
                                                                                               
  Housing ....................................      40.516    177.6    178.3      2.1      0.4 
   Shelter ...................................      31.037    204.4    205.8      4.1      0.7 
    Rent of primary residence (2).............       7.300    197.0    197.7      4.7      0.4 
    Lodging away from home (1) (2)............       2.306    112.8    118.6     -0.4      5.1 
    Owners' equivalent rent of primary                                                         
        residence (2) (3).....................      21.064    211.6    212.2      4.6      0.3 
    Tenants' and household insurance (1)......        .366    106.4    106.8      1.6      0.4 
   Fuels and utilities .......................       4.934    141.6    140.1     -8.0     -1.1 
    Fuels ....................................       3.998    125.5    123.8    -10.3     -1.4 
     Fuel oil and other fuels ................        .276    112.7    112.2    -22.4     -0.4 
     Gas (piped) and electricity (2)..........       3.722    132.6    130.7     -9.2     -1.4 
    Water and sewer and trash collection                                                       
        services (1)..........................        .936    111.6    111.8      3.1      0.2 
   Household furnishings and operations ......       4.545    128.8    128.8     -0.2      0.0 
    Household operations (1)..................        .959    117.8    117.8      3.2      0.0 
                                                                                               
  Apparel ....................................       4.242    120.5    123.1     -4.1      2.2 
   Men's and boys' apparel ...................       1.187    120.9    122.0     -3.6      0.9 
   Women's and girls' apparel ................       1.687    109.9    114.5     -5.4      4.2 
   Infants' and toddlers' apparel ............        .250    124.4    125.9     -2.6      1.2 
   Footwear ..................................        .769    117.5    119.7     -2.4      1.9 
                                                                                               
  Transportation .............................      16.639    148.7    148.7     -4.0      0.0 
   Private transportation ....................      15.281    144.5    144.4     -4.2     -0.1 
    New and used motor vehicles (1)...........       7.328    100.9    100.0     -2.2     -0.9 
     New vehicles ............................       4.604    142.5    141.1     -1.5     -1.0 
     Used cars and trucks ....................       1.824    155.6    153.9     -4.1     -1.1 
    Motor fuel ...............................       2.578     97.9     98.2    -23.0      0.3 
     Gasoline (all types) ....................       2.559     97.3     97.6    -23.0      0.3 
    Motor vehicle parts and equipment ........        .533    106.2    106.2      2.1      0.0 
    Motor vehicle maintenance and repair .....       1.656    187.1    187.9      3.5      0.4 
   Public transportation .....................       1.357    205.7    207.3     -2.3      0.8 
                                                                                               
  Medical care ...............................       5.995    279.7    281.3      4.6      0.6 
   Medical care commodities ..................       1.295    252.6    253.9      4.1      0.5 
   Medical care services .....................       4.700    286.2    287.9      4.7      0.6 
    Professional services (2).................       2.933    250.7    251.5      3.0      0.3 
    Hospital and related services (2).........       1.502    353.1    356.9      7.8      1.1 
                                                                                               
  Recreation (1)..............................       5.909    105.7    106.0      1.6      0.3 
   Video and audio (1)........................       1.629    102.0    102.8      1.2      0.8 
                                                                                               
  Education and communication (1).............       5.397    107.4    107.7      3.6      0.3 
   Education (1)..............................       2.914    122.6    123.2      6.2      0.5 
    Educational books and supplies ...........        .215    302.7    314.3      8.2      3.8 
    Tuition, other school fees, and childcare        2.699    353.3    354.0      6.1      0.2 
   Communication (1)..........................       2.483     93.7     93.7      0.5      0.0 
    Information and information processing (1)       2.279     92.6     92.6      0.4      0.0 
     Telephone services (1)...................       2.146    100.3    100.4      1.7      0.1 
     Information and information processing                                                    
         other than telephone services (4)....        .133     19.4     19.2    -16.2     -1.0 
      Personal computers and peripheral                                                        
          equipment (1).......................        .054     24.6     24.0    -29.2     -2.4 
                                                                                               
  Other goods and services ...................       4.909    287.1    290.8      4.9      1.3 
   Tobacco and smoking products ..............       1.402    432.4    448.8      9.9      3.8 
   Personal care .............................       3.507    173.1    173.6      3.0      0.3 
    Personal care products ...................        .719    155.0    155.5      0.1      0.3 
    Personal care services ...................       1.000    186.3    186.4      2.5      0.1 
    Miscellaneous personal services ..........       1.562    270.3    271.8      5.1      0.6 
                                                                                               
          Commodity and service group                                                          
                                                                                               
 Commodities .................................      40.624    147.9    148.3     -1.5      0.3 
  Food and beverages .........................      16.393    176.3    176.5      2.7      0.1 
  Commodities less food and beverages ........      24.231    131.7    132.3     -4.2      0.5 
   Nondurables less food and beverages .......      13.948    138.0    139.6     -5.5      1.2 
    Apparel ..................................       4.242    120.5    123.1     -4.1      2.2 
    Nondurables less food, beverages, and                                                      
        apparel ..............................       9.706    152.5    153.8     -6.0      0.9 
   Durables ..................................      10.283    123.6    122.8     -2.5     -0.6 
 Services ....................................      59.376    206.2    207.2      3.1      0.5 
  Rent of shelter (3).........................      30.671    212.9    214.4      4.2      0.7 
  Tenants' and household insurance (1)........        .366    106.4    106.8      1.6      0.4 
  Gas (piped) and electricity (2).............       3.722    132.6    130.7     -9.2     -1.4 
  Water and sewer and trash collection                                                         
      services (1)............................        .936    111.6    111.8      3.1      0.2 
  Household operations (1)....................        .959    117.8    117.8      3.2      0.0 
  Transportation services ....................       7.010    205.3    206.8      3.2      0.7 
  Medical care services ......................       4.700    286.2    287.9      4.7      0.6 
  Other services .............................      11.012    243.0    243.6      3.7      0.2 
                                                                                               
                Special indexes                                                                
                                                                                               
 All items less food .........................      84.597    177.4    178.2      0.9      0.5 
 All items less shelter ......................      68.963    168.5    168.9     -0.1      0.2 
 All items less medical care .................      94.005    171.7    172.4      0.9      0.4 
 Commodities less food .......................      25.221    133.6    134.1     -4.0      0.4 
 Nondurables less food .......................      14.938    140.5    142.2     -4.9      1.2 
 Nondurables less food and apparel ...........      10.696    154.4    155.6     -5.3      0.8 
 Nondurables .................................      30.341    157.1    158.1     -1.2      0.6 
 Services less rent of shelter (3)............      28.705    214.0    214.4      1.9      0.2 
 Services less medical care services .........      54.676    199.2    200.0      2.9      0.4 
 Energy ......................................       6.576    111.8    111.0    -15.9     -0.7 
 All items less energy .......................      93.424    185.7    186.6      2.6      0.5 
  All items less food and energy .............      78.020    188.2    189.2      2.6      0.5 
   Commodities less food and energy                                                            
       commodities ...........................      22.366    143.8    144.4     -0.8      0.4 
    Energy commodities .......................       2.855     99.3     99.5    -22.9      0.2 
   Services less energy services .............      55.654    213.8    215.0      4.0      0.6 
 Purchasing power of the consumer dollar                                                       
     (1982-84=$1.00) .........................           -   $ .564   $ .562        -        - 
 Purchasing power of the consumer dollar                                                       
     (1967=$1.00) ............................           -   $ .188   $ .188        -        - 

   1 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
   2 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator.  All other item stratum
 index series converted to a geometric means estimator in January, 1999.
   3 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.
   4 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 (OW).  Old Weight 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    percent change to
                                                importance,      indexes       Feb. 2002 from- 
                Item and group                   December                                      
                                                   2001                                        
                                                              Jan.     Feb.     Feb.     Jan.  
                                                              2002     2002     2001     2002  
                                                                                                                                                                                             
                                                                                               
             Expenditure category                                                              
                                                                                               
 All items ...................................     100.000    173.2    173.8      0.8      0.3 
 All items (1967=100) ........................           -    516.0    517.8        -        - 
                                                                                               
  Food and beverages .........................      18.048    175.6    175.8      2.7      0.1 
   Food ......................................      16.993    175.1    175.3      2.6      0.1 
    Food at home .............................      10.838    175.1    175.2      2.6      0.1 
     Cereals and bakery products .............       1.682    196.4    197.2      2.9      0.4 
     Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ..........       3.127    161.8    161.9      1.7      0.1 
     Dairy and related products ..............       1.202    169.5    169.7      3.8      0.1 
     Fruits and vegetables ...................       1.483    222.6    221.7      5.5     -0.4 
     Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage                                                       
         materials ...........................       1.162    139.1    139.8      0.4      0.5 
     Other food at home ......................       2.183    161.1    160.4      2.0     -0.4 
      Sugar and sweets .......................        .406    158.4    158.4      1.8      0.0 
      Fats and oils ..........................        .340    157.8    157.0      3.0     -0.5 
      Other foods ............................       1.437    178.1    177.1      1.7     -0.6 
       Other miscellaneous foods (1)..........        .343    109.3    108.6      0.1     -0.6 
    Food away from home ......................       6.155    176.3    176.8      2.9      0.3 
     Other food away from home (1)............        .224    115.9    116.2      4.1      0.3 
   Alcoholic beverages .......................       1.055    181.8    182.6      3.2      0.4 
                                                                                               
  Housing ....................................      37.348    173.3    173.8      1.9      0.3 
   Shelter ...................................      28.251    198.6    199.7      4.3      0.6 
    Rent of primary residence (2).............       8.858    196.3    197.0      4.6      0.4 
    Lodging away from home (1) (2)............       1.340    112.8    118.3     -0.2      4.9 
    Owners' equivalent rent of primary                                                         
        residence (2) (3).....................      17.737    192.3    192.8      4.5      0.3 
    Tenants' and household insurance (1)......        .316    106.4    106.8      1.4      0.4 
   Fuels and utilities .......................       5.046    141.0    139.5     -7.9     -1.1 
    Fuels ....................................       4.121    124.4    122.8    -10.1     -1.3 
     Fuel oil and other fuels ................        .243    113.1    112.5    -22.4     -0.5 
     Gas (piped) and electricity (2)..........       3.877    131.6    129.8     -9.2     -1.4 
    Water and sewer and trash collection                                                       
        services (1)..........................        .925    111.7    111.9      3.1      0.2 
   Household furnishings and operations ......       4.051    125.1    125.2     -0.6      0.1 
    Household operations (1)..................        .426    118.5    118.4      3.6     -0.1 
                                                                                               
  Apparel ....................................       4.577    119.5    121.8     -4.1      1.9 
   Men's and boys' apparel ...................       1.291    121.0    122.1     -3.8      0.9 
   Women's and girls' apparel ................       1.698    108.2    111.9     -5.5      3.4 
   Infants' and toddlers' apparel ............        .318    126.1    127.8     -2.4      1.3 
   Footwear ..................................        .928    117.9    119.7     -2.2      1.5 
                                                                                               
  Transportation .............................      18.798    147.6    147.4     -4.6     -0.1 
   Private transportation ....................      17.737    144.7    144.5     -4.7     -0.1 
    New and used motor vehicles (1)...........       8.672    101.2    100.3     -2.4     -0.9 
     New vehicles ............................       4.836    143.6    142.2     -1.6     -1.0 
     Used cars and trucks ....................       3.061    156.5    154.8     -4.3     -1.1 
    Motor fuel ...............................       3.192     98.3     98.4    -23.0      0.1 
     Gasoline (all types) ....................       3.168     97.6     97.8    -23.1      0.2 
    Motor vehicle parts and equipment ........        .661    105.3    105.2      1.7     -0.1 
    Motor vehicle maintenance and repair .....       1.727    188.5    189.4      3.4      0.5 
   Public transportation .....................       1.061    200.9    202.3     -1.7      0.7 
                                                                                               
  Medical care ...............................       4.906    278.5    280.1      4.5      0.6 
   Medical care commodities ..................        .956    247.6    248.6      4.0      0.4 
   Medical care services .....................       3.950    285.7    287.4      4.6      0.6 
    Professional services (2).................       2.490    252.8    253.7      3.0      0.4 
    Hospital and related services (2).........       1.238    348.4    352.0      7.8      1.0 
                                                                                               
  Recreation (1)..............................       5.670    104.1    104.4      1.3      0.3 
   Video and audio (1)........................       1.810    101.3    102.2      1.0      0.9 
                                                                                               
  Education and communication (1).............       5.277    107.4    107.7      3.5      0.3 
   Education (1)..............................       2.684    122.7    123.5      6.3      0.7 
    Educational books and supplies ...........        .213    305.7    318.7      8.4      4.3 
    Tuition, other school fees, and childcare        2.471    346.4    347.4      6.1      0.3 
   Communication (1)..........................       2.593     95.0     95.0      0.6      0.0 
    Information and information processing (1)       2.442     94.3     94.3      0.6      0.0 
     Telephone services (1)...................       2.329    100.5    100.5      1.6      0.0 
     Information and information processing                                                    
         other than telephone services (4)....        .113     20.2     20.0    -16.0     -1.0 
      Personal computers and peripheral                                                        
          equipment (1).......................        .044     24.3     23.7    -29.0     -2.5 
                                                                                               
  Other goods and services ...................       5.376    293.9    298.9      5.5      1.7 
   Tobacco and smoking products ..............       2.053    433.4    450.4     10.1      3.9 
   Personal care .............................       3.323    172.7    173.3      2.8      0.3 
    Personal care products ...................        .813    155.6    156.1      0.3      0.3 
    Personal care services ...................       1.006    187.0    187.2      2.6      0.1 
    Miscellaneous personal services ..........       1.314    270.2    271.6      5.1      0.5 
                                                                                               
          Commodity and service group                                                          
                                                                                               
 Commodities .................................      45.337    148.4    148.8     -1.7      0.3 
  Food and beverages .........................      18.048    175.6    175.8      2.7      0.1 
  Commodities less food and beverages ........      27.289    132.8    133.3     -4.4      0.4 
   Nondurables less food and beverages .......      15.269    139.0    140.7     -5.8      1.2 
    Apparel ..................................       4.577    119.5    121.8     -4.1      1.9 
    Nondurables less food, beverages, and                                                      
        apparel ..............................      10.692    154.1    155.6     -6.5      1.0 
   Durables ..................................      12.020    124.1    123.3     -2.6     -0.6 
 Services ....................................      54.663    202.5    203.3      3.1      0.4 
  Rent of shelter (3).........................      27.936    191.3    192.3      4.3      0.5 
  Tenants' and household insurance (1)........        .316    106.4    106.8      1.4      0.4 
  Gas (piped) and electricity (2).............       3.877    131.6    129.8     -9.2     -1.4 
  Water and sewer and trash collection                                                         
      services (1)............................        .925    111.7    111.9      3.1      0.2 
  Household operations (1)....................        .426    118.5    118.4      3.6     -0.1 
  Transportation services ....................       6.882    203.5    205.1      4.0      0.8 
  Medical care services ......................       3.950    285.7    287.4      4.6      0.6 
  Other services .............................      10.351    238.4    239.0      3.6      0.3 
                                                                                               
                Special indexes                                                                
                                                                                               
 All items less food .........................      83.007    172.7    173.4      0.5      0.4 
 All items less shelter ......................      71.749    165.9    166.3     -0.4      0.2 
 All items less medical care .................      95.094    168.6    169.1      0.7      0.3 
 Commodities less food .......................      28.344    134.6    135.1     -4.2      0.4 
 Nondurables less food .......................      16.324    141.5    143.1     -5.3      1.1 
 Nondurables less food and apparel ...........      11.747    155.8    157.2     -5.8      0.9 
 Nondurables .................................      33.317    157.5    158.5     -1.4      0.6 
 Services less rent of shelter (3)............      26.728    189.9    190.3      1.8      0.2 
 Services less medical care services .........      50.713    195.7    196.4      2.9      0.4 
 Energy ......................................       7.312    110.6    109.8    -16.4     -0.7 
 All items less energy .......................      92.688    181.9    182.6      2.5      0.4 
  All items less food and energy .............      75.695    183.7    184.6      2.5      0.5 
   Commodities less food and energy                                                            
       commodities ...........................      24.909    144.5    145.1     -0.8      0.4 
    Energy commodities .......................       3.435     99.3     99.4    -23.0      0.1 
   Services less energy services .............      50.786    210.4    211.5      4.1      0.5 
 Purchasing power of the consumer dollar                                                       
     (1982-84=$1.00) .........................           -   $ .577   $ .575        -        - 
 Purchasing power of the consumer dollar                                                       
     (1967=$1.00) ............................           -   $ .194   $ .193        -        - 

   1 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
   2 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator.  All other item stratum
 index series converted to a geometric means estimator in January, 1999.
   3 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base
   4 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 3 (OW). Old Weight 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 
                     Area                        ng                                  Feb.2002 from-       Jan.2002 from-   
                                               sched-                                                                      
                                                 ule                                                                       
                                                 (1)   Nov.   Dec.   Jan.   Feb.   Feb.   Dec.   Jan.   Jan.   Nov.   Dec. 
                                                       2001   2001   2002   2002   2001   2001   2002   2001   2001   2001 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                           
 U.S. city average ...........................   M    177.4  176.7  177.2  177.9    1.2    0.7    0.4    1.2   -0.1    0.3 
                                                                                                                           
            Region and area size(2)                                                                                        
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
 Northeast urban .............................   M    185.0  184.2  185.0  186.1    1.8    1.0    0.6    1.5    0.0    0.4 
   Size A -  More than 1,500,000 .............   M    186.1  185.4  186.3  187.8    2.2    1.3    0.8    1.8    0.1    0.5 
   Size B/C  50,000 to 1,500,000 (3)..........   M    110.9  110.3  110.5  110.6    0.7    0.3    0.1    0.8   -0.4    0.2 
                                                                                                                           
 Midwest urban ...............................   M    172.5  171.9  172.2  172.7    0.3    0.5    0.3    0.2   -0.2    0.2 
   Size A   - More than 1,500,000 ............   M    174.2  173.8  174.2  174.9    0.6    0.6    0.4    0.4    0.0    0.2 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).........   M    110.0  109.6  109.5  109.7   -0.1    0.1    0.2   -0.1   -0.5   -0.1 
   Size D -  Nonmetropolitan  (less than                                                                                   
       50,000) ...............................   M    166.3  165.5  165.9  166.5    0.1    0.6    0.4   -0.8   -0.2    0.2 
                                                                                                                           
 South urban .................................   M    171.0  170.3  170.7  171.1    0.5    0.5    0.2    0.8   -0.2    0.2 
   Size A -  More than 1,500,000 .............   M    172.2  171.7  171.6  172.2    1.1    0.3    0.3    1.4   -0.3   -0.1 
   Size B/C -  50,000 to 1,500,000 (3)........   M    109.4  108.9  109.2  109.4    0.2    0.5    0.2    0.6   -0.2    0.3 
   Size D -  Nonmetropolitan  (less than                                                                                   
       50,000) ...............................   M    168.9  167.6  168.6  168.6   -0.3    0.6    0.0    0.2   -0.2    0.6 
                                                                                                                           
 West urban ..................................   M    182.3  181.6  182.4  183.3    2.2    0.9    0.5    2.3    0.1    0.4 
   Size A   - More than 1,500,000 ............   M    184.3  183.5  184.4  185.3    2.2    1.0    0.5    2.4    0.1    0.5 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).........   M    112.0  111.6  112.0  112.6    2.3    0.9    0.5    2.0    0.0    0.4 
                                                                                                                           
                 Size classes                                                                                              
                                                                                                                           
   A (4)......................................   M    161.7  161.1  161.6  162.5    1.6    0.9    0.6    1.5   -0.1    0.3 
   B/C (3)....................................   M    110.2  109.7  110.0  110.2    0.5    0.5    0.2    0.7   -0.2    0.3 
   D .........................................   M    170.8  169.8  170.4  170.7    0.4    0.5    0.2    0.4   -0.2    0.4 
                                                                                                                           
            Selected local areas(5)                                                                                        
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI ..............   M    177.4  177.9  178.1  178.6    0.1    0.4    0.3    0.0    0.4    0.1 
 Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA .....   M    178.1  177.1  178.6  179.9    2.6    1.6    0.7    2.5    0.3    0.8 
 New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island,                                                                                       
     NY-NJ-CT-PA .............................   M    187.8  187.3  188.5  189.9    2.5    1.4    0.7    1.9    0.4    0.6 
                                                                                                                           
 Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT .........   1    192.7      -  193.0      -      -      -      -    2.1    0.2      - 
 Cleveland-Akron, OH .........................   1    172.3      -  171.7      -      -      -      -    0.2   -0.3      - 
 Dallas-Fort Worth, TX .......................   1    171.5      -  170.7      -      -      -      -    2.0   -0.5      - 
 Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV (6)........   1    110.9      -  110.7      -      -      -      -    1.7   -0.2      - 
                                                                                                                           
 Atlanta, GA .................................   2        -  174.8      -  175.4    0.1    0.3      -      -      -      - 
 Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI .................   2        -  173.5      -  176.6    2.0    1.8      -      -      -      - 
 Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX ..............   2        -  157.1      -  156.5   -1.3   -0.4      -      -      -      - 
 Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL ...................   2        -  173.1      -  175.1    1.9    1.2      -      -      -      - 
 Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City,                                                                                    
     PA-NJ-DE-MD .............................   2        -  179.9      -  182.1    1.7    1.2      -      -      -      - 
 San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA ..........   2        -  190.6      -  191.0    1.6    0.2      -      -      -      - 
 Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA ................   2        -  186.1      -  187.2    1.7    0.6      -      -      -      - 

   1 Foods, fuels, and several other items priced every month in all areas;  
   most other goods and services priced as indicated:                      
        M - Every month.                                                   
         1 - January, March, May, July, September, and November.            
         2 - February, April, June, August, October, and December.          
   2 Regions defined as the four Census regions.  See map in technical notes.
   3 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base.
   4 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.
   5 In addition, the following metropolitan areas are published semiannually and appear in Tables 34 and 39 of the 
 January and July issues of the CPI Detailed Report: Anchorage, AK; Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN; Denver-Boulder-Greeley,
 CO; Honolulu, HI; Kansas City, MO-KS; Milwaukee-Racine, WI; Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI; Pittsburgh, PA; Portland-Salem,
 OR-WA; St. Louis, MO-IL; San Diego, CA; Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL.
   6 Indexes on a November 1996=100 base.
   - Data not available.
   
 NOTE: Local area indexes are byproducts of the national CPI program.  Each local index has a smaller sample size than the
 national index and is, therefore, subject to substantially more sampling and other measurement error. As a result, local
 area indexes show greater volatility than the national index, although their long-term trends are similar.  Therefore, the
 Bureau of Labor Statistics strongly urges users to consider adopting the national average CPI for use in their escalator
 clauses. 
 
 NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

 Table 4 (OW). Old Weight 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 
                     Area                        ng                                  Feb.2002 from-       Jan.2002 from-   
                                               sched-                                                                      
                                                 ule                                                                       
                                                 (1)   Nov.   Dec.   Jan.   Feb.   Feb.   Dec.   Jan.   Jan.   Nov.   Dec. 
                                                       2001   2001   2002   2002   2001   2001   2002   2001   2001   2001 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                           
 U.S. city average ...........................   M    173.7  172.9  173.2  173.8    0.8    0.5    0.3    0.9   -0.3    0.2 
                                                                                                                           
            Region and area size(2)                                                                                        
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
 Northeast urban .............................   M    181.8  181.0  181.4  182.4    1.6    0.8    0.6    1.3   -0.2    0.2 
   Size A -  More than 1,500,000 .............   M    181.9  181.1  181.7  183.0    2.0    1.0    0.7    1.6   -0.1    0.3 
   Size B/C  50,000 to 1,500,000 (3)..........   M    110.5  109.9  110.0  110.1    0.6    0.2    0.1    0.7   -0.5    0.1 
                                                                                                                           
 Midwest urban ...............................   M    168.2  167.6  167.7  168.2   -0.1    0.4    0.3   -0.3   -0.3    0.1 
   Size A   - More than 1,500,000 ............   M    169.1  168.7  169.0  169.6    0.3    0.5    0.4    0.1   -0.1    0.2 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).........   M    109.8  109.2  109.1  109.3   -0.5    0.1    0.2   -0.5   -0.6   -0.1 
   Size D -  Nonmetropolitan  (less than                                                                                   
       50,000) ...............................   M    164.1  163.3  163.6  164.1   -0.5    0.5    0.3   -1.3   -0.3    0.2 
                                                                                                                           
 South urban .................................   M    169.0  168.1  168.4  168.7    0.2    0.4    0.2    0.5   -0.4    0.2 
   Size A -  More than 1,500,000 .............   M    169.6  169.0  168.9  169.2    0.8    0.1    0.2    1.2   -0.4   -0.1 
   Size B/C -  50,000 to 1,500,000 (3)........   M    109.0  108.5  108.7  108.9   -0.1    0.4    0.2    0.3   -0.3    0.2 
   Size D -  Nonmetropolitan  (less than                                                                                   
       50,000) ...............................   M    169.9  168.3  169.4  169.4   -0.4    0.7    0.0    0.0   -0.3    0.7 
                                                                                                                           
 West urban ..................................   M    177.6  176.8  177.4  178.2    2.1    0.8    0.5    2.1   -0.1    0.3 
   Size A   - More than 1,500,000 ............   M    177.7  176.9  177.7  178.4    2.1    0.8    0.4    2.2    0.0    0.5 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).........   M    111.8  111.2  111.6  112.1    2.1    0.8    0.4    1.9   -0.2    0.4 
                                                                                                                           
                 Size classes                                                                                              
                                                                                                                           
   A (4)......................................   M    160.0  159.4  159.7  160.5    1.4    0.7    0.5    1.3   -0.2    0.2 
   B/C (3)....................................   M    109.9  109.3  109.5  109.7    0.3    0.4    0.2    0.5   -0.4    0.2 
   D .........................................   M    169.7  168.5  169.2  169.5    0.1    0.6    0.2    0.0   -0.3    0.4 
                                                                                                                           
            Selected local areas(5)                                                                                        
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI ..............   M    171.2  171.7  171.7  172.2   -0.4    0.3    0.3   -0.5    0.3    0.0 
 Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA .....   M    170.7  169.7  171.1  172.3    2.4    1.5    0.7    2.3    0.2    0.8 
 New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island,                                                                                       
     NY-NJ-CT-PA .............................   M    183.3  182.8  183.5  184.7    2.2    1.0    0.7    1.6    0.1    0.4 
                                                                                                                           
 Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT .........   1    191.9      -  191.8      -      -      -      -    2.3   -0.1      - 
 Cleveland-Akron, OH .........................   1    164.0      -  163.3      -      -      -      -    0.0   -0.4      - 
 Dallas-Fort Worth, TX .......................   1    171.1      -  170.3      -      -      -      -    2.1   -0.5      - 
 Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV (6)........   1    110.7      -  110.3      -      -      -      -    1.6   -0.4      - 
                                                                                                                           
 Atlanta, GA .................................   2        -  172.0      -  172.7    0.0    0.4      -      -      -      - 
 Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI .................   2        -  167.9      -  171.1    2.0    1.9      -      -      -      - 
 Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX ..............   2        -  155.2      -  153.8   -1.9   -0.9      -      -      -      - 
 Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL ...................   2        -  170.5      -  172.0    1.6    0.9      -      -      -      - 
 Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City,                                                                                    
     PA-NJ-DE-MD .............................   2        -  179.2      -  181.4    1.8    1.2      -      -      -      - 
 San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA ..........   2        -  186.5      -  186.8    1.8    0.2      -      -      -      - 
 Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA ................   2        -  181.1      -  182.2    1.7    0.6      -      -      -      - 

   1 Foods, fuels, and several other items priced every month in all areas;  
   most other goods and services priced as indicated:                      
        M - Every month.                                                   
         1 - January, March, May, July, September, and November.            
         2 - February, April, June, August, October, and December.          
   2 Regions defined as the four Census regions.  See map in technical notes.
   3 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base.
   4 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.
   5 In addition, the following metropolitan areas are published semiannually and appear in Tables 34 and 39 of the 
 January and July issues of the CPI Detailed Report: Anchorage, AK; Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN; Denver-Boulder-Greeley,
 CO; Honolulu, HI; Kansas City, MO-KS; Milwaukee-Racine, WI; Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI; Pittsburgh, PA; Portland-Salem,
 OR-WA; St. Louis, MO-IL; San Diego, CA; Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL.
   6 Indexes on a November 1996=100 base.
   - Data not available.
   
 NOTE: Local area indexes are byproducts of the national CPI program.  Each local index has a smaller sample size than the
 national index and is, therefore, subject to substantially more sampling and other measurement error. As a result, local
 area indexes show greater volatility than the national index, although their long-term trends are similar.  Therefore, the
 Bureau of Labor Statistics strongly urges users to consider adopting the national average CPI for use in their escalator
 clauses. 
 
 NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.