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                     CONSUMER PRICE INDEX:  JUNE 2007
 
      The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased
 0.2 percent in June, before seasonal adjustment, the Bureau of Labor
 Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today.  The June level
 of 208.352 (1982-84=100) was 2.7 percent higher than in June 2006.
      
      The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers
 (CPI-W) increased 0.1 percent in June prior to seasonal adjustment.  The
 June level of 203.906 (1982-84=100) was 2.7 percent higher than in June
 2006.
      
      The Chained Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-U)
 increased 0.2 percent in June on a not seasonally adjusted basis.  The
 June level of 120.221 (December 1999=100) was 2.3 percent higher than in
 June 2006.  Please note that the indexes for the post-2005 period are
 subject to revision.
 
 CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U)
      
      On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI-U advanced 0.2 percent in
 June, following a 0.7 percent increase in May.   The index for energy,
 which had increased sharply in each of the preceding three months,
 declined 0.5 percent in June.  The index for petroleum-based energy
 decreased 0.9 percent and the index for energy services fell 0.1 percent.
 The food index rose 0.5 percent in June with grocery store food prices up
 0.6 percent.  The index for all items less food and energy advanced 0.2
 percent in June, following a 0.1 percent rise in May.  A larger increase
 in the index for shelter and an upturn in the index for new and used
 vehicles were responsible for the larger advance.
     

 Table A.  Percent changes in CPI for Urban Consumers (CPI-U)
                                   Seasonally adjusted                Un-
                                                          Compound  adjusted
     Expenditure        Changes from preceding month    annual rate  12-mos.
      Category       2006              2007             3-mos. ended  ended
                     Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr.  May June   June '07   June '07
 All Items            .4    .2   .4   .6   .4   .7   .2    5.2       2.7
  Food and beverages -.1    .7   .8   .3   .4   .3   .5    4.9       4.0
  Housing             .4    .2   .4   .2   .2   .2   .3    3.0       3.4
  Apparel             .2    .3   .5 -1.0  -.3  -.3  -.6   -4.8      -1.4
  Transportation     1.7   -.8   .1  2.8  1.2  2.8  -.2   16.5       0.9
  Medical care        .2    .8   .5   .1   .4   .3   .2    3.8       4.0
  Recreation         -.3    .1   .0   .0   .1   .2   .0    1.1        .3
  Education and                                                         
    communication     .2   -.1   .3   .5   .3   .6   .0    3.5       2.4
  Other goods and                                                     
    services          .6    .8   .2   .2   .3   .3   .3    3.4       3.7
  Special Indexes                                                       
    Energy           4.2  -1.5   .9  5.9  2.4  5.4  -.5   32.9       4.6
    Food              .0    .7   .8   .3   .4   .3   .5    5.1       4.1
    All Items less                                                       
      food and energy .1    .3   .2   .1   .2   .1   .2    2.3       2.2
     
          
      Consumer prices increased at a seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR)
 of 5.2 percent in the second quarter after advancing at a 4.7 percent rate
 in the first three months of 2007.  This brings the year-to-date annual
 rate to 5.0 percent and compares with an increase of 2.5 percent in all of
 2006.  The index for energy, which rose 2.9 percent in all of 2006,
 advanced at a 27.8 percent SAAR in the first half of 2007 and accounted
 for about 48 percent of the advance in the overall CPI-U during that
 period.  Petroleum-based energy costs increased at a 48.3 percent annual
 rate and charges for energy services rose at a 5.5 percent annual rate.
 The food index rose at a 6.2 percent SAAR in the first half of 2007 and
 contributed about 17 percent to the overall CPI-U increase in the first
 six months.   Grocery store food prices increased at a 8.0 percent annual
 rate in the first half of 2007, reflecting acceleration over the last year
 in each of the six major groups.  These increases ranged from annual rates
 of 14.8 percent in the index for dairy products to 5.5 percent in the
 index for other food at home.
      
       The CPI-U excluding food and energy advanced at a 2.3 percent SAAR
 in the second quarter, the same  rate as in the first three months of
 2007.  The advance at a 2.3 percent SAAR for the first half of 2007
 compares with a 2.6 percent rise in all of 2006.  The deceleration largely
 reflects a smaller increase in the index for shelter and a downturn in the
 index for apparel.  Shelter costs, which rose 4.2 percent in all of 2006,
 have risen at a 3.4 percent annual rate in the first half of 2007.  The
 index for apparel, which registered in first annual increase in 2006 since
 1997, has declined at an annual rate of 2.9 percent thus far in 2007.  The
 annual rates for selected groups for the last seven and one-half years are
 shown below.
      

                            Percentage change 12 months		      SAAR 6                              
                            ended in December                         mos. ended        
								      in June
                     2000    2001   2002   2003   2004   2005   2006    2007
               
 All items            3.4     1.6    2.4    1.9    3.3    3.4    2.5     5.0
  Food and beverages  2.8     2.8    1.5    3.5    2.6    2.3    2.2     6.2
  Housing             4.3     2.9    2.4    2.2    3.0    4.0    3.3     3.2
  Apparel            -1.8    -3.2   -1.8   -2.1    -.2   -1.1     .9    -2.9 
  Transportation      4.1    -3.8    3.8     .3    6.5    4.8    1.6    12.3
  Medical care        4.2     4.7    5.0    3.7    4.2    4.3    3.6     4.7
  Recreation          1.7     1.5    1.1    1.1     .7    1.1    1.0      .6
  Education and
    communication     1.3     3.2    2.2    1.6    1.5    2.4    2.3     3.1
  Other goods
    and services      4.2     4.5    3.3    1.5    2.5    3.1    3.0     4.1

 Special indexes
  Energy             14.2   -13.0   10.7    6.9   16.6   17.1    2.9    27.8
    Energy 
      commodities    15.7   -24.5   23.7    6.9   26.7   16.7    6.1    48.3
    Energy
      services       12.7    -1.5     .4    6.9    6.8   17.6    -.6     5.5
  All items less 
    energy            2.6     2.8    1.8    1.5    2.2    2.2    2.5     2.8
    Food              2.8     2.8    1.5    3.6    2.7    2.3    2.1     6.2
  All items less  
    food and energy   2.6     2.7    1.9    1.1    2.2    2.2    2.6     2.3
                    
    
       The food and beverages index rose 0.5 percent in June.  The index
 for food at home, which rose 0.4 percent in May, increased 0.6 percent in
 June.  The index for dairy products increased 3.2 percent, accounting for
 over half of the June food at home advance.  Milk prices rose 3.5 percent
 and have risen 9.9 percent since the beginning of the year.  The index for
 fruits and vegetables declined for the second consecutive month--down 1.1
 percent in June.  The indexes for fresh vegetables and for fresh fruits
 declined 2.7 and 0.7 percent, respectively, while the index for processed
 fruits and vegetables increased 1.4 percent.  The index for meats,
 poultry, fish, and eggs increased 0.5 percent.  The indexes for pork and
 for beef increased 0.5 and 0.2 percent, respectively.  Poultry prices rose
 2.1 percent.  Through the first six months of 2007, beef and pork prices
 have each risen 5.2 percent and poultry prices, 6.5 percent.   The indexes
 for cereal and bakery products and for other food at home each increased
 0.7 percent.  The index for nonalcoholic beverages rose 0.3 percent.  The
 other two components of the food and beverages index--food away from home
 and alcoholic beverages--increased 0.3 and 0.4 percent, respectively.
      
      The index for housing increased 0.3 percent in June, following
 increases of 0.2 percent in each of the preceding three months.  The index
 for shelter rose 0.4 percent, following an increase of 0.2 percent in May.
 Within shelter, the index for rent rose 0.3 percent; the index for owners'
 equivalent rent, 0.2 percent; and the index for lodging away from home,
 2.5 percent.  The index for household energy increased 0.1 percent as a
 2.5 percent increase in the index for fuel oil was partially offset by
 decreases in the indexes for natural gas and for electricity--each down
 0.1 percent.  (Prior to seasonal adjustment, charges for electricity rose
 6.9 percent, reflecting in part the switch to seasonal rates in some
 areas.)  The index for household furnishings and operations increased 0.1
 percent in June.
      
      The transportation index, which had risen sharply in each of the
 preceding three months, declined 0.2 percent in June, reflecting a
 downturn in the index for motor fuels.  The index for gasoline prices,
 which had increased 28.0 percent during the previous three months,
 declined 1.1 percent in June.  (Prior to seasonal adjustment, gasoline
 prices fell 1.9 percent from their peak level recorded in May.)  The index
 for new vehicles was virtually unchanged.  The index for used cars and
 trucks increased 0.4 percent.  During the last 12 months  new vehicle
 prices have declined 1.0 percent and prices for used cars and trucks, 4.5
 percent.  The index for public transportation rose 0.8 percent in June,
 reflecting a 0.9 percent increase in the index for airline fares.  (Prior
 to seasonal adjustment, airline fares advanced 2.8 percent.)
      
      The index for apparel declined for the fourth consecutive month, down
 0.6 percent in June.  (Prior to seasonal adjustment, apparel prices
 decreased 3.5 percent.  Prices for women's and girls' apparel registered
 the largest decline--down 5.8 percent.)
      
      Medical care costs rose 0.2 percent in June and are 4.0 percent
 higher than a year ago.  The index for medical care commodities--
 prescription drugs, nonprescription drugs, and medical supplies--was
 virtually unchanged.  The index for medical care services rose 0.3
 percent.  The indexes for professional services and for hospital and
 related services increased 0.2 and 0.3 percent, respectively.
      
      The index for recreation was virtually unchanged in June.  Increases
 in the indexes for pets, pet products and services and for video and audio-
 -up 0.6 and 0.2 percent, respectively--were offset by decreases in most
 other recreation categories.  The index for admissions to movies,
 theaters, concerts, and sporting events declined 1.1 percent.
      
      The index for education and communication, which advanced 0.6 percent
 in May, was virtually unchanged in June.  Educational costs rose 0.2
 percent and the index for communication costs decreased 0.2 percent.
 Within the communication group, the index for information and information
 processing declined 0.3 percent; the indexes for personal computers and
 peripheral equipment and for internet services and electronic information
 providers declined 2.7 and 1.2 percent, respectively.
      
      The index for other goods and services increased 0.3 percent in May.
 The index for tobacco and smoking products rose 0.5 percent and has
 increased 5.9 percent during the last 12 months.  The index for
 miscellaneous personal services rose 0.3 percent, reflecting a 1.1 percent
 increase in the index for financial services.
 
 CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W)
 
      On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI for Urban Wage Earners and
 Clerical Workers increased 0.1 percent in June.
 
 Table B.  Percent changes in CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical
 Workers (CPI-W)
              			   Seasonally adjusted                Un-
                                                          Compound  adjusted
     Expenditure        Changes from preceding month    annual rate  12-mos.
      Category       2006              2007             3-mos. ended  ended
                     Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr.  May June   June '07   June '07
 All Items           .5    .1   .4   .8   .5   .8   .1     5.6       2.7
  Food & beverages  -.1    .7   .8   .3   .4   .4   .5     5.2       4.1
  Housing            .4    .3   .4   .3   .2   .2   .2     2.4       3.4
  Apparel            .2   -.1   .5  -.8  -.4  -.3  -.9    -6.3      -1.7
  Transportation    1.9  -1.0   .0  3.0  1.4  3.1  -.2    18.6       1.1
  Medical care       .1    .8   .5   .1   .4   .3   .2     3.7       4.1
  Recreation        -.3    .1   .0  -.1   .0   .2  -.1      .6        .1
  Education and                                                         
    communication    .1   -.1   .3   .4   .3   .6   .0     3.4       2.2
  Other goods and                                                     
    services         .8   1.0   .4   .2   .1   .3   .3     3.1       4.0
  Special Indexes                                                       
   Energy           4.3  -1.5   .8  6.2  2.6  5.8  -.7    34.7       4.7
   Food             -.1    .6   .8   .3   .4   .4   .5     5.3       4.1
   All Items less                                                       
     food and energy .1    .2   .2   .1   .2   .1   .2     1.8       2.0

 
     Consumer Price Index data for July are scheduled for release on
 Wednesday, August 15, 2007, at 8:30 A.M. (EDT).

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 Consumer Price Index Levels to Three Decimal Places
      
      Effective with the January 2007 release of the Consumer Price Index
 (CPI), the Bureau of Labor Statistics began computing percent changes
 based upon three decimal place indexes rather than one decimal place
 indexes.  This change applied to the All Items Consumer Price Index and
 all component indexes for the CPI-U, CPI-W, and C-CPI-U, for the U.S. City
 Average and for all other published areas.  In addition, CPI index values
 were displayed to three decimal places in all paper and electronic
 publications.  As in the past, percent changes were rounded and displayed
 to one decimal place.
      
      The change in procedure addressed a rounding issue that resulted in
 published percent changes that were 0.1 percentage point higher or lower
 than the same percent changes based on unrounded index values (i.e.,
 indexes to three or more decimal places).  These differences were
 particularly important when percent changes were very small.  Publishing
 the index values to three decimal places, and using these values to
 compute percent changes, essentially eliminated the possibility of
 rounding differences.  This change only affected the presentation of the
 index data.  Index values continue to be calculated from underlying price
 data in the same manner as in the past, and no systematic upward or
 downward effect on the data was introduced.  The levels of the indexes are
 affected only in that they are published to three decimal places rather
 than one place.  Official CPI data previously published were not be
 revised.
      
      For more information contact Patrick Jackman or Ken Stewart either by
 telephone at (202) 691-6952 and (202) 691-6966, respectively, or by
 electronic mail at Jackman.Patrick@bls.gov or Stewart.Ken@bls.gov

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 Note on Sampling Error in the Consumer Price Index
                                     
      The CPI is a statistical estimate that is subject to sampling error
 because it is based upon a sample of retail prices and not the complete
 universe of all prices.  BLS calculates and publishes estimates of the 1-
 month, 2-month, 6-month and 12-month percent change standard errors
 annually, for the CPI-U.  These standard error estimates can be used to
 construct confidence intervals for hypothesis testing.  For example, the
 estimated standard error of the 1 month percent change is 0.06 percent for
 the U.S. All Items Consumer Price Index.  This means that if we repeatedly
 sample from the universe of all retail prices using the same methodology,
 and estimate a percentage change for each sample, then 95% of these
 estimates would be within 0.12 percent of the 1 month percentage change
 based on all retail prices.  For a 1-month change of 0.2 percent in the
 All Items CPI for All Urban Consumers, we are 95 percent confident that
 the actual percent change based on all retail prices would fall between
 0.08 and 0.32 percent.  For the latest data, including information on how
 to use the estimates of standard error, see "Variance Estimates for
 Changes in the Consumer Price Index, January 2005- December 2005 in the
 CPI Detailed Report, February 2006.  These data are available on the CPI
 home page (http://www.bls.gov/cpi), using the following link
 http://www.bls.gov/cpi/cpivar2006.pdf


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 Brief Explanation of the CPI
      
      The Consumer Price Index (CPI) is a measure of the average change in
 prices over time of goods and services purchased by households.  The
 Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes CPIs for two population groups:  (1)
 the CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W), which covers
 households of wage earners and clerical workers that comprise
 approximately 32 percent of the total population and (2) the CPI for All
 Urban Consumers (CPI-U) and the Chained CPI for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-
 U), which cover approximately 87 percent of the total population and
 include in addition to wage earners and clerical worker households, groups
 such as professional, managerial, and technical workers, the self-
 employed, short-term workers, the unemployed, and retirees and others not
 in the labor force.
      
      The CPIs are based on prices of food, clothing, shelter, and fuels,
 transportation fares, charges for doctors' and dentists' services, drugs,
 and other goods and services that people buy for day-to-day living.
 Prices are collected in 87 urban areas across the country from about
 50,000 housing units and approximately 23,000 retail establishments-
 department stores, supermarkets, hospitals, filling stations, and other
 types of stores and service establishments.  All taxes directly associated
 with the purchase and use of items are included in the index.  Prices of
 fuels and a few other items are obtained every month in all 87 locations.
 Prices of most other commodities and services are collected every month in
 the three largest geographic areas and every other month in other areas.
 Prices of most goods and services are obtained by personal visits or
 telephone calls of the Bureau's trained representatives.
      
      In calculating the index, price changes for the various items in each
 location are averaged together with weights, which represent their
 importance in the spending of the appropriate population group.  Local
 data are then combined to obtain a U.S. city average.  For the CPI-U and
 CPI-W separate indexes are also published by size of city, by region of
 the country, for cross-classifications of regions and population-size
 classes, and for 27 local areas.  Area indexes do not measure differences
 in the level of prices among cities; they only measure the average change
 in prices for each area since the base period.  For the C-CPI-U data are
 issued only at the national level.  It is important to note that the CPI-U
 and CPI-W are considered final when released, but the C-CPI-U is issued in
 preliminary form and subject to two annual revisions.
      
      The index measures price change from a designed reference date.  For
 the CPI-U and the CPI-W the reference base is 1982-84 equals 100.0. The
 reference base for the C-CPI-U is December 1999 equals 100.
 An increase of 16.5 percent from the reference base, for example, is shown
 as 116.5.  This change can also be expressed in dollars as follows:  the
 price of a base period market basket of goods and services in the CPI has
 risen from $10 in 1982-84 to $11.65.
      
      For further details visit the CPI home page on the Internet at
 http://www.bls.gov/cpi/ or contact our CPI Information and Analysis
 Section on (202) 691-7000.
 
 
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 Calculating Index Changes
 
       Movements of the indexes from one month to another are usually
 expressed as percent changes rather than changes in index points, because
 index point changes are affected by the level of the index in relation to
 its base period while percent changes are not.  The example below illustrates
 the computation of index point and percent changes.
      
       Percent changes for 3-month and 6-month periods are expressed as
 annual rates and are computed according to the standard formula for
 compound growth rates.  These data indicate what the percent change would
 be if the current rate were maintained for a 12-month period.
 

 Index Point Change
 
 CPI 					202.416
 Less previous index			201.800
 Equals index point change	           .616	
 
 
 Percent Change
 
 Index point difference			   .616
 Divided by the previous index          201.800
 Equals 				  0.003
 Results multiplied by one hundred    0.003x100
 Equals percent change                      0.3
 

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 Regions Defined


 The states in the four regions shown in Tables 3 and 6 are listed below.
 
 The Northeast--Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York,
 New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont.

 The Midwest--Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota,
 Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin.

 The South--Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky,
 Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South
 Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of
 Columbia.

 The West--Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana,
 Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming. 


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 A Note on Seasonally Adjusted and Unadjusted Data
   
      Because price data are used for different purposes by different
 groups, the Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes seasonally adjusted as
 well as unadjusted changes each month.
      
      For analyzing general price trends in the economy, seasonally
 adjusted changes are usually preferred since they eliminate the effect of
 changes that normally occur at the same time and in about the same
 magnitude every year--such as price movements resulting from changing
 climatic conditions, production cycles, model changeovers, holidays, and
 sales.
      
      The unadjusted data are of primary interest to consumers concerned
 about the prices they actually pay.  Unadjusted data also are used
 extensively for escalation purposes.  Many collective bargaining contract
 agreements and pension plans, for example, tie compensation changes to the
 Consumer Price Index unadjusted for seasonal variation.
      
      Seasonal factors used in computing the seasonally adjusted indexes
 are derived by the X-12-ARIMA Seasonal Adjustment Method.  Seasonally
 adjusted indexes and seasonal factors are computed annually.  Each year,
 the last 5 years of seasonally adjusted data are revised.  Data from
 January 2002 through December 2006 were replaced in January 2007.
 Exceptions to the usual revision schedule were: the updated seasonal data
 at the end of 1977 replaced data from 1967 through 1977; and, in January
 2002, dependently seasonally adjusted series were revised for January 1987-
 December 2001 as a result of a change in the aggregation weights for
 dependently adjusted series. For further information, please see
 "Aggregation of Dependently Adjusted Seasonally Adjusted Series," in the
 October 2001 issue of the CPI Detailed Report.
      
      The seasonal movement of All items and 54 other aggregations is
 derived by combining the seasonal movement of 73 selected components.
 Each year the seasonal status of every series is reevaluated based upon
 certain statistical criteria.  If any of the 73 components change their
 seasonal adjustment status from seasonally adjusted to not seasonally
 adjusted, not seasonally adjusted data will be used in the aggregation of
 the dependent series for the last 5 years, but the seasonally adjusted
 indexes will be used before that period.  Note: 44 of the 73 components
 are seasonally adjusted for 2007.
      
      Seasonally adjusted data, including the All items index levels, are
 subject to revision for up to five years after their original release.
 For this reason, BLS advises against the use of these data in escalation
 agreements.
      
      Effective with the calculation of the seasonal factors for 1990, the
 Bureau of Labor Statistics has used an enhanced seasonal adjustment
 procedure called Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment for some CPI
 series.  Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment allows for better
 estimates of seasonally adjusted data.  Extreme values and/or sharp
 movements which might distort the seasonal pattern are estimated and
 removed from the data prior to calculation of seasonal factors.  Beginning
 with the calculation of seasonal factors for 1996, X-12-ARIMA software was
 used for Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment.
   
      In January 2007, BLS adjusted 37 series using Intervention Analysis
 Seasonal Adjustment, including selected food and beverage items, fuel oil,
 motor fuels, vehicles, jewelry, admission to sporting events and
 educational books and supplies.  For example, this procedure was used for
 the Motor fuel series to offset the effects of damage to oil refineries
 from Hurricane Katrina, as well as the effects of implementing new fuel
 requirements in the United States.
      
      For a complete list of Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment
 series and explanations, please refer to the article "Intervention
 Analysis Seasonal Adjustment", located on our website at:
 http://www.bls.gov/cpi/cpisapage.htm.
      
      For additional information on seasonal adjustment in the CPI, please
 write to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Division of Consumer Prices and
 Price Indexes, Washington, DC 20212 or contact Jeff Wilson on (202) 691-
 6968 by e-mail at Wilson.Jeff@bls.gov.  If you have general questions
 about the CPI, please call our information staff at (202) 691-7000.
  

 Table 1. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity
 and service group

 (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                    Unadjusted                          
                                                             Unadjusted indexes   percent change   Seasonally adjusted  
                                                 Relative                          to June 2007    percent change from- 
                     CPI-U                     importance,                            from-                             
                                                 December                                                               
                                                   2006        May       June                      Mar.    Apr.    May  
                                                              2007       2007      June    May      to      to      to  
                                                                                   2006    2007    Apr.    May     June 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                        
             Expenditure category                                                                                       
                                                                                                                        
 All items....................................    100.000    207.949    208.352     2.7     0.2     0.4     0.7     0.2 
 All items (1967=100).........................          -    622.921    624.129       -       -       -       -       - 
                                                                                                                        
  Food and beverages..........................     14.992    202.225    202.885     4.0     0.3     0.4     0.3     0.5 
   Food.......................................     13.885    201.791    202.441     4.1     0.3     0.4     0.3     0.5 
    Food at home..............................      7.896    200.334    200.950     4.6     0.3     0.5     0.4     0.6 
     Cereals and bakery products..............      1.103    220.939    222.605     4.6     0.8     0.9     0.0     0.7 
     Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs...........      2.112    195.886    197.175     6.0     0.7     0.9     1.2     0.5 
     Dairy and related products...............       .821    187.266    191.435     6.6     2.2     0.5     0.5     3.2 
     Fruits and vegetables....................      1.211    264.710    258.337     4.2    -2.4     0.4    -0.5    -1.1 
     Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage                                                                                
         materials............................       .906    152.869    153.104     4.4     0.2    -0.8     0.9     0.3 
     Other food at home.......................      1.743    172.657    173.790     2.2     0.7     0.5     0.0     0.7 
      Sugar and sweets........................       .302    175.453    176.665     2.8     0.7     0.7    -0.2     0.6 
      Fats and oils...........................       .227    171.495    171.581     2.6     0.1    -0.1     0.8     0.6 
      Other foods (1).........................      1.214    187.921    189.353     2.0     0.8     0.6    -0.1     0.8 
       Other miscellaneous foods (1) (2)......       .327    114.692    116.101     1.5     1.2     0.9    -0.5     1.2 
    Food away from home (1)...................      5.989    205.233    205.934     3.4     0.3     0.3     0.2     0.3 
     Other food away from home (2)............       .281    143.160    143.157     5.0     0.0     1.2     0.1     0.0 
   Alcoholic beverages (1)....................      1.107    206.599    207.383     2.9     0.4     0.2     0.2     0.4 
                                                                                                                        
  Housing.....................................     42.691    208.902    210.649     3.4     0.8     0.2     0.2     0.3 
   Shelter....................................     32.776    239.877    240.980     3.8     0.5     0.3     0.2     0.4 
    Rent of primary residence (3).............      5.930    233.549    234.071     4.3     0.2     0.2     0.3     0.3 
    Lodging away from home (2)................      2.648    144.112    148.622     6.8     3.1     1.9     1.6     2.5 
    Owners' equivalent rent of primary                                                                                  
        residence (3) (4).....................     23.830    245.236    245.690     3.3     0.2     0.2     0.1     0.2 
    Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)..       .369    116.386    117.106     0.6     0.6     0.2    -1.0     0.6 
   Fuels and utilities........................      5.264    198.574    206.199     4.4     3.8     0.0     0.0     0.1 
    Household energy..........................      4.368    179.798    188.040     4.2     4.6    -0.1    -0.1     0.1 
     Fuel oil and other fuels.................       .338    241.473    241.589     1.0     0.0     2.1     1.8     1.9 
     Gas (piped) and electricity (3)..........      4.029    184.737    193.911     4.5     5.0    -0.2    -0.2    -0.1 
    Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                
        services (2)..........................       .897    142.552    142.805     4.8     0.2     0.3     0.3     0.2 
   Household furnishings and operations.......      4.651    127.309    127.361     0.0     0.0    -0.3     0.0     0.1 
    Household operations (1) (2)..............       .792    140.465    140.527     3.1     0.0     0.3     0.2     0.0 
                                                                                                                        
  Apparel.....................................      3.726    121.452    117.225    -1.4    -3.5    -0.3    -0.3    -0.6 
   Men's and boys' apparel....................       .885    114.342    110.869    -1.9    -3.0     0.6    -0.4    -0.2 
   Women's and girls' apparel.................      1.590    114.444    107.826    -2.2    -5.8    -0.5    -0.5    -1.9 
   Infants' and toddlers' apparel.............       .177    113.632    111.546    -3.0    -1.8    -1.9    -1.2     0.6 
   Footwear...................................       .749    123.041    120.602    -1.9    -2.0    -0.5     0.0    -0.3 
                                                                                                                        
  Transportation..............................     17.249    189.961    189.064     0.9    -0.5     1.2     2.8    -0.2 
   Private transportation.....................     16.188    186.376    185.175     1.1    -0.6     1.4     3.0    -0.2 
    New and used motor vehicles (2)...........      7.581     93.981     93.842    -1.9    -0.1    -0.1    -0.2     0.1 
     New vehicles.............................      4.982    136.295    135.820    -1.0    -0.3     0.0    -0.2     0.0 
     Used cars and trucks (1).................      1.716    134.481    135.067    -4.5     0.4     0.0     0.1     0.4 
    Motor fuel................................      4.347    265.781    260.655     4.9    -1.9     4.7    10.4    -1.0 
     Gasoline (all types).....................      4.303    264.830    259.686     5.0    -1.9     4.7    10.5    -1.1 
    Motor vehicle parts and equipment (1).....       .370    120.990    120.885     3.3    -0.1     0.2     0.2    -0.1 
    Motor vehicle maintenance and repair......      1.145    221.999    222.553     3.3     0.2     0.3     0.2     0.3 
   Public transportation......................      1.060    228.251    233.389    -0.4     2.3    -0.4    -0.5     0.8 
                                                                                                                        
  Medical care................................      6.281    349.087    349.510     4.0     0.1     0.4     0.3     0.2 
   Medical care commodities...................      1.446    288.661    288.508     0.8    -0.1     0.4     0.0     0.0 
   Medical care services......................      4.834    367.127    367.758     5.0     0.2     0.4     0.4     0.3 
    Professional services.....................      2.817    299.700    300.052     3.8     0.1     0.0     0.2     0.2 
    Hospital and related services (3).........      1.630    494.122    494.916     5.8     0.2     0.8     0.7     0.3 
                                                                                                                        
  Recreation (2)..............................      5.552    111.659    111.563     0.3    -0.1     0.1     0.2     0.0 
   Video and audio (2)........................      1.719    103.560    103.416    -1.7    -0.1     0.0     0.6     0.2 
                                                                                                                        
  Education and communication (2).............      6.034    118.787    118.734     2.4     0.0     0.3     0.6     0.0 
   Education (2)..............................      3.076    168.403    168.601     5.7     0.1     0.4     0.4     0.2 
    Educational books and supplies............       .204    414.694    415.635     7.5     0.2     0.5     0.3     0.3 
    Tuition, other school fees, and childcare       2.872    485.337    485.868     5.6     0.1     0.4     0.5     0.2 
   Communication (2)..........................      2.958     83.772     83.594    -0.8    -0.2     0.1     0.7    -0.2 
    Information and information processing (1)                                                                          
        (2)...................................      2.769     81.151     80.880    -1.1    -0.3     0.1     0.6    -0.3 
     Telephone services (1) (2)...............      2.225     98.491     98.485     3.2     0.0     0.1     0.9     0.0 
     Information technology, hardware and                                                                               
         services (1) (5).....................       .543     10.787     10.597   -16.6    -1.8     0.1    -0.8    -1.8 
      Personal computers and peripheral                                                                                 
          equipment (1) (2)...................       .203      9.971      9.700    -9.3    -2.7    -0.2    -2.0    -2.7 
                                                                                                                        
  Other goods and services....................      3.476    332.785    333.378     3.7     0.2     0.3     0.3     0.3 
   Tobacco and smoking products (1)...........       .712    549.703    552.314     5.9     0.5    -0.4     0.4     0.5 
   Personal care..............................      2.764    195.641    195.835     3.1     0.1     0.4     0.3     0.2 
    Personal care products (1)................       .708    158.594    158.771     2.3     0.1     0.0     0.0     0.1 
    Personal care services (1)................       .677    216.228    215.860     3.2    -0.2     0.1     0.4    -0.2 
    Miscellaneous personal services...........      1.188    324.661    325.259     3.8     0.2     0.7     0.3     0.3 
                                                                                                                        
          Commodity and service group                                                                                   
                                                                                                                        
 Commodities..................................     40.305    169.767    168.921     1.6    -0.5     0.7     1.3     0.0 
  Food and beverages..........................     14.992    202.225    202.885     4.0     0.3     0.4     0.3     0.5 
  Commodities less food and beverages.........     25.313    151.136    149.669     0.2    -1.0     0.8     1.9    -0.2 
   Nondurables less food and beverages........     14.191    190.075    187.249     1.9    -1.5     1.0     2.9    -0.3 
    Apparel...................................      3.726    121.452    117.225    -1.4    -3.5    -0.3    -0.3    -0.6 
    Nondurables less food, beverages, and                                                                               
        apparel...............................     10.465    237.116    235.097     2.9    -0.9     2.3     5.0    -0.6 
   Durables...................................     11.122    112.637    112.375    -1.9    -0.2    -0.2    -0.2    -0.1 
 Services.....................................     59.695    245.793    247.450     3.4     0.7     0.3     0.2     0.3 
  Rent of shelter (4).........................     32.407    250.055    251.200     3.8     0.5     0.3     0.3     0.4 
  Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)....       .369    116.386    117.106     0.6     0.6     0.2    -1.0     0.6 
  Gas (piped) and electricity (3).............      4.029    184.737    193.911     4.5     5.0    -0.2    -0.2    -0.1 
  Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                  
      services (2)............................       .897    142.552    142.805     4.8     0.2     0.3     0.3     0.2 
  Household operations (1) (2)................       .792    140.465    140.527     3.1     0.0     0.3     0.2     0.0 
  Transportation services.....................      5.638    231.777    233.202     0.6     0.6    -0.2    -0.4     0.4 
  Medical care services.......................      4.834    367.127    367.758     5.0     0.2     0.4     0.4     0.3 
  Other services..............................     10.730    284.541    284.656     2.9     0.0     0.4     0.6     0.1 
                                                                                                                        
                Special indexes                                                                                         
                                                                                                                        
 All items less food..........................     86.115    208.991    209.353     2.5     0.2     0.4     0.7     0.1 
 All items less shelter.......................     67.224    197.783    197.913     2.2     0.1     0.5     0.9     0.1 
 All items less medical care..................     93.719    200.779    201.178     2.6     0.2     0.4     0.7     0.2 
 Commodities less food........................     26.420    153.228    151.825     0.3    -0.9     0.8     1.8    -0.2 
 Nondurables less food........................     15.299    191.064    188.463     1.9    -1.4     1.0     2.7    -0.3 
 Nondurables less food and apparel............     11.572    233.150    231.414     2.9    -0.7     2.1     4.5    -0.4 
 Nondurables..................................     29.183    196.916    195.749     2.9    -0.6     0.7     1.6     0.0 
 Services less rent of shelter (4)............     27.288    259.262    261.677     3.1     0.9     0.2     0.4     0.4 
 Services less medical care services..........     54.861    235.870    237.565     3.3     0.7     0.3     0.3     0.4 
 Energy.......................................      8.715    219.071    221.088     4.6     0.9     2.4     5.4    -0.5 
 All items less energy........................     91.285    208.400    208.636     2.5     0.1     0.2     0.2     0.3 
  All items less food and energy..............     77.401    210.316    210.474     2.2     0.1     0.2     0.1     0.2 
   Commodities less food and energy                                                                                     
       commodities............................     21.735    140.518    139.589    -0.8    -0.7    -0.1    -0.1    -0.1 
    Energy commodities........................      4.685    265.562    260.739     4.7    -1.8     4.6     9.8    -0.9 
   Services less energy services..............     55.666    252.050    252.955     3.4     0.4     0.3     0.3     0.3 
 Purchasing power of the consumer dollar                                                                                
     (1982-84=$1.00)..........................          -     $ .481     $ .480       -       -       -       -       - 
 Purchasing power of the consumer dollar                                                                                
     (1967=$1.00).............................          -     $ .161     $ .160       -       -       -       -       - 

   1 Not seasonally adjusted.
   2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
   3 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator.  All other item stratum index series were calculated
 using a geometric means estimator.
   4 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.
   5 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.
   - Data not available.
 NOTE:  Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

 Table 2. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, by expenditure category and
 commodity and service group

 (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                   
                                                  Seasonally adjusted indexes        Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change
                                                                                                          for                      
                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                   
                   CPI-U                                                                    3 months ended--            6 months   
                                                                                                                        ended--    
                                               Mar.      Apr.      May       June                                                  
                                               2007      2007      2007      2007                                                  
                                                                                      Sep.    Dec.    Mar.    June    Dec.    June 
                                                                                      2006    2006    2007    2007    2006    2007 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                   
            Expenditure category                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                   
 All items.................................  205.146   205.999   207.387   207.784     0.6     0.2     4.7     5.2     0.4     5.0 
                                                                                                                                   
  Food and beverages.......................  200.756   201.562   202.227   203.192     3.1     0.6     7.4     4.9     1.9     6.2 
   Food....................................  200.281   201.111   201.794   202.773     3.3     0.6     7.3     5.1     2.0     6.2 
    Food at home...........................  198.554   199.525   200.339   201.525     3.8    -1.2    10.0     6.1     1.2     8.0 
     Cereals and bakery products...........  218.512   220.386   220.379   221.959     3.8     3.4     4.7     6.5     3.6     5.6 
     Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs........  192.493   194.211   196.611   197.568     3.0     0.9     9.7    11.0     1.9    10.3 
     Dairy and related products............  185.540   186.388   187.354   193.257    -2.4     0.4    11.9    17.7    -1.0    14.8 
     Fruits and vegetables.................  263.665   264.641   263.352   260.558    18.6   -12.8    19.3    -4.6     1.7     6.7 
     Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage                                                                                           
         materials.........................  153.069   151.879   153.191   153.685     1.9     3.0    11.4     1.6     2.5     6.4 
     Other food at home....................  171.658   172.566   172.559   173.792    -0.5    -1.4     5.9     5.1    -0.9     5.5 
      Sugar and sweets.....................  174.394   175.639   175.236   176.267     2.1     3.8     0.9     4.4     2.9     2.6 
      Fats and oils........................  169.938   169.685   171.038   172.105    -0.5     3.4     2.2     5.2     1.4     3.7 
      Other foods (1)......................  186.962   188.103   187.921   189.353    -1.3    -3.2     7.8     5.2    -2.3     6.5 
       Other miscellaneous foods (1) (2)...  114.331   115.310   114.692   116.101    -0.7     3.2    -2.6     6.3     1.2     1.7 
    Food away from home (1)................  204.082   204.725   205.233   205.934     2.6     3.4     3.8     3.7     3.0     3.7 
     Other food away from home (2).........  141.393   143.105   143.226   143.183     3.6     5.3     6.1     5.2     4.5     5.7 
   Alcoholic beverages (1).................  205.663   206.166   206.599   207.383    -0.4    -0.6     9.4     3.4    -0.5     6.3 
                                                                                                                                   
  Housing..................................  208.072   208.547   208.912   209.617     3.8     3.4     3.5     3.0     3.6     3.2 
   Shelter.................................  238.176   238.981   239.550   240.547     4.0     4.2     2.7     4.0     4.1     3.4 
    Rent of primary residence (3)..........  232.437   233.001   233.654   234.254     4.5     4.8     4.7     3.2     4.7     3.9 
    Lodging away from home (2).............  136.702   139.332   141.581   145.059     3.9     3.5    -4.5    26.8     3.7    10.0 
    Owners' equivalent rent of primary                                                                                             
        residence (3) (4)..................  244.646   245.079   245.277   245.778     4.1     4.1     3.1     1.9     4.1     2.5 
    Tenants' and household insurance (1)                                                                                           
        (2)................................  117.333   117.559   116.386   117.106     0.0     2.4     0.8    -0.8     1.2     0.0 
   Fuels and utilities.....................  200.689   200.647   200.602   200.780     5.1     1.0    11.5     0.2     3.0     5.7 
    Household energy.......................  182.293   182.151   182.006   182.136     4.9     0.7    12.3    -0.3     2.8     5.8 
     Fuel oil and other fuels..............  231.088   235.916   240.264   244.933    -2.9   -10.7    -4.7    26.2    -6.9     9.7 
     Gas (piped) and electricity (3).......  188.185   187.716   187.275   187.119     5.5     1.8    13.8    -2.2     3.6     5.5 
    Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                           
        services (2).......................  141.806   142.184   142.552   142.805     6.0     3.2     7.4     2.8     4.6     5.1 
   Household furnishings and operations....  127.483   127.151   127.099   127.183     0.9     0.0     0.3    -0.9     0.5    -0.3 
    Household operations (1) (2)...........  139.861   140.252   140.465   140.527     3.3     5.0     2.2     1.9     4.2     2.1 
                                                                                                                                   
  Apparel..................................  119.541   119.165   118.772   118.065     2.0    -1.7    -0.9    -4.8     0.2    -2.9 
   Men's and boys' apparel.................  111.598   112.218   111.817   111.634     5.0    -5.1    -7.2     0.1    -0.2    -3.6 
   Women's and girls' apparel..............  112.077   111.548   110.951   108.817     2.5    -2.1     2.5   -11.1     0.2    -4.6 
   Infants' and toddlers' apparel..........  115.794   113.572   112.180   112.895    -1.4    -3.7     3.1    -9.6    -2.6    -3.5 
   Footwear................................  122.184   121.597   121.648   121.283    -2.9     2.3    -4.2    -2.9    -0.3    -3.6 
                                                                                                                                   
  Transportation...........................  180.584   182.835   187.879   187.592   -10.1    -8.6     8.3    16.5    -9.3    12.3 
   Private transportation..................  176.599   178.995   184.318   183.924   -10.7    -8.5     8.3    17.7    -9.6    12.9 
    New and used motor vehicles (2)........   94.273    94.193    94.027    94.126    -1.2    -4.9    -1.0    -0.6    -3.1    -0.8 
     New vehicles..........................  136.601   136.633   136.303   136.317    -0.6    -3.2     0.6    -0.8    -1.9    -0.1 
     Used cars and trucks (1)..............  134.382   134.363   134.481   135.067    -1.4   -12.9    -5.2     2.1    -7.4    -1.7 
    Motor fuel.............................  222.136   232.663   256.776   254.122   -32.5   -21.7    33.9    71.3   -27.3    51.4 
     Gasoline (all types)..................  221.080   231.531   255.731   253.031   -32.4   -22.1    34.5    71.6   -27.4    51.9 
    Motor vehicle parts and equipment (1)..  120.485   120.714   120.990   120.885     5.9     2.7     3.3     1.3     4.3     2.3 
    Motor vehicle maintenance and repair...  221.071   221.683   222.104   222.723     2.8     3.0     4.2     3.0     2.9     3.6 
   Public transportation...................  228.152   227.233   226.040   227.879     0.0    -8.5     8.0    -0.5    -4.3     3.7 
                                                                                                                                   
  Medical care.............................  345.994   347.316   348.467   349.272     3.7     2.9     5.6     3.8     3.3     4.7 
   Medical care commodities................  286.925   288.197   288.277   288.154     2.5    -1.1     0.0     1.7     0.7     0.9 
   Medical care services...................  363.568   364.892   366.427   367.567     4.2     4.0     7.3     4.5     4.1     5.9 
    Professional services..................  298.146   298.225   298.929   299.630     3.2     3.3     6.5     2.0     3.3     4.2 
    Hospital and related services (3)......  486.910   490.706   493.924   495.327     5.6     3.7     7.0     7.1     4.6     7.1 
                                                                                                                                   
  Recreation (2)...........................  111.118   111.184   111.400   111.424     0.4    -0.4     0.1     1.1     0.0     0.6 
   Video and audio (2).....................  102.541   102.512   103.089   103.318    -1.5    -4.9    -3.3     3.1    -3.2    -0.2 
                                                                                                                                   
  Education and communication (2)..........  118.496   118.824   119.491   119.517     2.8     0.7     2.7     3.5     1.7     3.1 
   Education (2)...........................  168.862   169.614   170.365   170.781     6.3     6.5     5.3     4.6     6.4     5.0 
    Educational books and supplies.........  412.206   414.225   415.517   416.568     6.2     7.3    12.2     4.3     6.8     8.2 
    Tuition, other school fees, and                                                                                                
        childcare..........................  486.972   489.125   491.336   492.532     6.4     6.5     4.8     4.6     6.4     4.7 
   Communication (2).......................   83.117    83.201    83.771    83.594    -0.5    -5.1     0.1     2.3    -2.8     1.2 
    Information and information processing                                                                                         
        (1) (2)............................   80.601    80.683    81.151    80.880    -0.5    -5.3     0.0     1.4    -2.9     0.7 
     Telephone services (1) (2)............   97.514    97.617    98.491    98.485     3.0     2.9     3.0     4.0     3.0     3.5 
     Information technology, hardware and                                                                                          
         services (1) (5)..................   10.860    10.869    10.787    10.597   -12.0   -31.3   -11.6    -9.3   -22.2   -10.5 
      Personal computers and peripheral                                                                                            
          equipment (1) (2)................   10.191    10.172     9.971     9.700    -7.3    -7.4    -4.2   -17.9    -7.3   -11.3 
                                                                                                                                   
  Other goods and services.................  330.604   331.436   332.499   333.375     2.6     4.0     4.7     3.4     3.3     4.1 
   Tobacco and smoking products (1)........  550.021   547.663   549.703   552.314    -0.5     5.1    18.4     1.7     2.2     9.7 
   Personal care...........................  193.988   194.830   195.427   195.833     3.4     3.8     1.4     3.9     3.6     2.6 
    Personal care products (1).............  158.592   158.657   158.594   158.771     3.1     6.8    -1.0     0.5     5.0    -0.3 
    Personal care services (1).............  215.091   215.380   216.228   215.860     3.1     3.5     5.0     1.4     3.3     3.2 
    Miscellaneous personal services........  320.565   322.914   324.032   325.136     4.3     3.8     1.3     5.8     4.1     3.6 
                                                                                                                                   
        Commodity and service group                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                   
 Commodities...............................  165.295   166.375   168.578   168.620    -3.8    -3.8     6.3     8.3    -3.8     7.3 
  Food and beverages.......................  200.756   201.562   202.227   203.192     3.1     0.6     7.4     4.9     1.9     6.2 
  Commodities less food and beverages......  145.505   146.671   149.471   149.116    -7.3    -6.7     5.7    10.3    -7.0     8.0 
   Nondurables less food and beverages.....  178.529   180.348   185.615   184.980   -13.4     3.2     4.4    15.3    -5.4     9.7 
    Apparel................................  119.541   119.165   118.772   118.065     2.0    -1.7    -0.9    -4.8     0.2    -2.9 
    Nondurables less food, beverages, and                                                                                          
        apparel............................  218.217   223.233   234.300   232.988   -17.0   -10.7    16.4    30.0   -13.9    23.0 
   Durables................................  112.900   112.714   112.434   112.361    -1.0    -3.5    -1.4    -1.9    -2.3    -1.7 
 Services..................................  244.701   245.331   245.870   246.637     3.9     3.0     3.7     3.2     3.5     3.4 
  Rent of shelter (4)......................  248.206   249.045   249.718   250.724     4.4     4.3     2.5     4.1     4.4     3.3 
  Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)   117.333   117.559   116.386   117.106     0.0     2.4     0.8    -0.8     1.2     0.0 
  Gas (piped) and electricity (3)..........  188.185   187.716   187.275   187.119     5.5     1.8    13.8    -2.2     3.6     5.5 
  Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                             
      services (2).........................  141.806   142.184   142.552   142.805     6.0     3.2     7.4     2.8     4.6     5.1 
  Household operations (1) (2).............  139.861   140.252   140.465   140.527     3.3     5.0     2.2     1.9     4.2     2.1 
  Transportation services..................  232.641   232.243   231.426   232.372     1.7    -0.3     1.5    -0.5     0.7     0.5 
  Medical care services....................  363.568   364.892   366.427   367.567     4.2     4.0     7.3     4.5     4.1     5.9 
  Other services...........................  282.570   283.650   285.213   285.569     3.1     1.9     2.4     4.3     2.5     3.4 
                                                                                                                                   
              Special indexes                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                   
 All items less food.......................  205.973   206.831   208.336   208.636     0.4     0.2     4.1     5.3     0.3     4.7 
 All items less shelter....................  194.509   195.393   197.122   197.285    -0.8    -1.7     5.6     5.8    -1.2     5.7 
 All items less medical care...............  198.011   198.840   200.225   200.603     0.6     0.0     4.6     5.3     0.3     5.0 
 Commodities less food.....................  147.723   148.873   151.608   151.287    -7.2    -6.1     5.7    10.0    -6.6     7.8 
 Nondurables less food.....................  180.116   181.876   186.872   186.289   -12.5     3.0     4.6    14.4    -5.1     9.4 
 Nondurables less food and apparel.........  216.051   220.611   230.622   229.586   -15.5    -9.7    15.5    27.5   -12.7    21.4 
 Nondurables...............................  190.237   191.486   194.573   194.630    -5.2     1.9     6.0     9.6    -1.7     7.7 
 Services less rent of shelter (4).........  258.518   259.061   260.009   261.082     3.2     0.3     4.8     4.0     1.7     4.4 
 Services less medical care services.......  234.638   235.366   236.073   237.044     3.5     2.4     3.2     4.2     3.0     3.7 
 Energy....................................  200.164   204.969   216.073   214.911   -17.1   -11.5    22.9    32.9   -14.3    27.8 
 All items less energy.....................  207.278   207.720   208.092   208.656     2.8     1.6     2.9     2.7     2.2     2.8 
  All items less food and energy...........  209.263   209.634   209.948   210.436     2.7     1.6     2.3     2.3     2.1     2.3 
   Commodities less food and energy                                                                                                
       commodities.........................  140.229   140.050   139.880   139.809     0.3    -2.5     0.4    -1.2    -1.1    -0.4 
    Energy commodities.....................  223.786   234.008   257.001   254.792   -30.9   -21.0    30.9    68.0   -26.1    48.3 
   Services less energy services...........  250.502   251.242   251.880   252.739     3.6     3.3     2.9     3.6     3.5     3.3 

   1 Not seasonally adjusted.
   2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
   3 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator.  All other item stratum index series were calculated using a
 geometric means estimator.
   4 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.
   5 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.
 NOTE:  Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

 Table 3. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Selected areas, all items index 

 (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                   All items                                      
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                       Indexes                 Percent change to Percent change to
                    CPI-U                      Pricing                                          June 2007 from--    May 2007 from-- 
                                              schedule                                                                            
                                                 (1)      Mar.      Apr.      May       June                                      
                                                          2007      2007      2007      2007    June  Apr.  May   May   Mar.  Apr.
                                                                                                2006  2007  2007  2006  2007  2007
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
 U.S. city average...........................    M      205.352   206.686   207.949   208.352   2.7   0.8   0.2   2.7   1.3   0.6 
                                                                                                                                  
           Region and area size(2)                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
 Northeast urban.............................    M      218.334   219.501   220.591   221.579   2.3   0.9   0.4   2.3   1.0   0.5 
   Size A - More than 1,500,000..............    M      220.936   222.001   222.924   224.036   2.2   0.9   0.5   2.2   0.9   0.4 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3)........    M      128.691   129.563   130.488   130.893   2.5   1.0   0.3   2.4   1.4   0.7 
                                                                                                                                  
 Midwest urban...............................    M      196.389   197.405   199.194   199.263   2.7   0.9   0.0   2.9   1.4   0.9 
   Size A - More than 1,500,000..............    M      198.335   199.378   200.818   200.666   2.6   0.6  -0.1   2.9   1.3   0.7 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3)........    M      125.151   125.724   127.247   127.372   2.7   1.3   0.1   2.9   1.7   1.2 
   Size D -  Nonmetropolitan  (less than                                                                                          
       50,000)...............................    M      190.365   191.685   193.467   194.442   2.7   1.4   0.5   2.9   1.6   0.9 
                                                                                                                                  
 South urban.................................    M      197.904   199.618   200.804   201.675   2.7   1.0   0.4   2.7   1.5   0.6 
   Size A - More than 1,500,000..............    M      200.538   201.818   202.840   204.152   3.0   1.2   0.6   2.8   1.1   0.5 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3)........    M      125.726   127.000   127.893   128.265   2.6   1.0   0.3   2.6   1.7   0.7 
   Size D -  Nonmetropolitan  (less than                                                                                          
       50,000)...............................    M      198.204   200.366   200.919   201.445   2.4   0.5   0.3   2.6   1.4   0.3 
                                                                                                                                  
 West urban..................................    M      210.778   212.036   213.063   212.680   3.0   0.3  -0.2   3.0   1.1   0.5 
   Size A - More than 1,500,000..............    M      214.393   215.540   216.640   215.901   3.1   0.2  -0.3   3.0   1.0   0.5 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3)........    M      127.848   128.843   129.129   129.262   2.9   0.3   0.1   2.7   1.0   0.2 
                                                                                                                                  
                 Size classes                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                  
   A (4).....................................    M      188.309   189.327   190.327   190.637   2.7   0.7   0.2   2.7   1.1   0.5 
   B/C (3)...................................    M      126.424   127.440   128.347   128.628   2.7   0.9   0.2   2.7   1.5   0.7 
   D.........................................    M      196.999   198.516   200.118   200.800   2.8   1.2   0.3   2.9   1.6   0.8 
                                                                                                                                  
           Selected local areas(5)                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI..............    M      202.483   204.019   205.686   206.092   3.6   1.0   0.2   3.7   1.6   0.8 
 Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA.....    M      216.500   217.845   218.596   217.273   2.9  -0.3  -0.6   2.9   1.0   0.3 
 New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island,                                                                                              
     NY-NJ-CT-PA.............................    M      224.551   225.780   227.146   228.258   2.5   1.1   0.5   2.5   1.2   0.6 
                                                                                                                                  
 Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT.........    1      226.427         -   226.247         -     -     -     -   1.5  -0.1     - 
 Cleveland-Akron, OH.........................    1      194.244         -   196.216         -     -     -     -   2.0   1.0     - 
 Dallas-Fort Worth, TX.......................    1      190.156         -   192.779         -     -     -     -   0.8   1.4     - 
 Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV (6).......    1      131.945         -   132.982         -     -     -     -   3.2   0.8     - 
                                                                                                                                  
 Atlanta, GA.................................    2            -   199.039         -   202.200   3.2   1.6     -     -     -     - 
 Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI.................    2            -   200.418         -   201.585   2.4   0.6     -     -     -     - 
 Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX..............    2            -   184.140         -   184.529   1.2   0.2     -     -     -     - 
 Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL...................    2            -   210.904         -   212.820   4.4   0.9     -     -     -     - 
 Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City,                                                                                           
     PA-NJ-DE-MD.............................    2            -   215.270         -   217.255   1.6   0.9     -     -     -     - 
 San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA..........    2            -   215.842         -   216.123   3.4   0.1     -     -     -     - 
 Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA................    2            -   215.767         -   215.510   3.5  -0.1     -     -     -     - 

   1 Areas on pricing schedule 2 (see Table 10) will appear next month. 
   2 Regions defined as the four Census regions.  See technical notes.
   3 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base.
   4 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.
   5 In addition, the following metropolitan areas are published semiannually and appear in Tables 34 and 39 of the January and
 July issues of the CPI Detailed Report: Anchorage, AK; Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN; Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO; Honolulu, HI;
 Kansas City, MO-KS; Milwaukee-Racine, WI; Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI; Phoenix-Mesa, AZ; Pittsburgh, PA; Portland-Salem, OR-WA;
 St. Louis, MO-IL; San Diego, CA; Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL.
   6 Indexes on a November 1996=100 base.
   - Data not available.
 NOTE:  Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

 Table 4. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by expenditure
 category and commodity and service group

 (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                    Unadjusted                          
                                                             Unadjusted indexes   percent change   Seasonally adjusted  
                                                 Relative                          to June 2007    percent change from- 
                     CPI-W                     importance,                            from-                             
                                                 December                                                               
                                                   2006        May       June                      Mar.    Apr.    May  
                                                              2007       2007      June    May      to      to      to  
                                                                                   2006    2007    Apr.    May     June 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                        
             Expenditure category                                                                                       
                                                                                                                        
 All items....................................    100.000    203.661    203.906     2.7     0.1     0.5     0.8     0.1 
 All items (1967=100).........................          -    606.643    607.374       -       -       -       -       - 
                                                                                                                        
  Food and beverages..........................     16.475    201.478    202.185     4.1     0.4     0.4     0.4     0.5 
   Food.......................................     15.457    201.043    201.722     4.1     0.3     0.4     0.4     0.5 
    Food at home..............................      9.244    199.355    200.059     4.6     0.4     0.5     0.5     0.6 
     Cereals and bakery products..............      1.285    221.259    223.009     4.6     0.8     0.9     0.0     0.7 
     Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs...........      2.623    195.331    196.660     6.1     0.7     0.9     1.3     0.4 
     Dairy and related products...............       .928    186.948    191.235     6.8     2.3     0.5     0.6     3.2 
     Fruits and vegetables....................      1.332    262.669    256.565     4.4    -2.3     0.6    -0.5    -1.0 
     Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage                                                                                
         materials............................      1.082    152.173    152.501     4.4     0.2    -0.8     0.9     0.3 
     Other food at home.......................      1.993    172.024    173.049     2.1     0.6     0.5     0.0     0.7 
      Sugar and sweets........................       .337    174.084    175.073     2.4     0.6     0.7    -0.3     0.5 
      Fats and oils...........................       .283    172.401    172.222     2.6    -0.1    -0.2     0.8     0.6 
      Other foods (1).........................      1.373    188.049    189.456     1.9     0.7     0.6    -0.1     0.7 
       Other miscellaneous foods (1) (2)......       .368    115.035    116.366     1.2     1.2     0.9    -0.3     1.2 
    Food away from home (1)...................      6.213    205.046    205.691     3.4     0.3     0.3     0.3     0.3 
     Other food away from home (2)............       .279    143.031    143.018     5.2     0.0     1.2     0.1    -0.1 
   Alcoholic beverages (1)....................      1.018    206.636    207.767     3.4     0.5     0.3     0.1     0.5 
                                                                                                                        
  Housing.....................................     40.463    204.033    205.711     3.4     0.8     0.2     0.2     0.2 
   Shelter....................................     30.570    232.181    233.040     3.7     0.4     0.3     0.2     0.3 
    Rent of primary residence (3).............      8.021    232.690    233.188     4.3     0.2     0.3     0.3     0.2 
    Lodging away from home (2)................      1.430    143.880    148.948     7.4     3.5     2.4     2.0     2.5 
    Owners' equivalent rent of primary                                                                                  
        residence (3) (4).....................     20.776    222.264    222.671     3.2     0.2     0.2     0.1     0.2 
    Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)..       .342    116.828    117.503     0.7     0.6     0.2    -0.9     0.6 
   Fuels and utilities........................      5.779    197.052    204.396     4.3     3.7     0.0    -0.1    -0.1 
    Household energy..........................      4.842    177.372    185.178     4.1     4.4    -0.1    -0.1    -0.2 
     Fuel oil and other fuels.................       .346    241.052    241.249     1.2     0.1     2.3     1.9     2.0 
     Gas (piped) and electricity (3)..........      4.496    183.103    191.771     4.4     4.7    -0.2    -0.3    -0.3 
    Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                
        services (2)..........................       .937    142.786    143.086     4.7     0.2     0.3     0.2     0.2 
   Household furnishings and operations.......      4.114    122.786    122.826    -0.1     0.0    -0.2    -0.1     0.1 
    Household operations (1) (2)..............       .368    142.780    142.941     2.8     0.1     0.3     0.2     0.1 
                                                                                                                        
  Apparel.....................................      4.041    120.931    116.389    -1.7    -3.8    -0.4    -0.3    -0.9 
   Men's and boys' apparel....................       .954    113.986    110.739    -2.0    -2.8     0.3    -0.6     0.0 
   Women's and girls' apparel.................      1.680    114.316    107.422    -2.2    -6.0    -0.5    -0.5    -2.1 
   Infants' and toddlers' apparel.............       .235    115.555    113.427    -2.9    -1.8    -2.0    -1.0     0.6 
   Footwear...................................       .954    122.983    120.367    -1.8    -2.1    -0.4     0.2    -0.5 
                                                                                                                        
  Transportation..............................     19.515    190.265    189.205     1.1    -0.6     1.4     3.1    -0.2 
   Private transportation.....................     18.793    187.595    186.374     1.2    -0.7     1.5     3.3    -0.2 
    New and used motor vehicles (2)...........      8.626     93.000     92.917    -2.1    -0.1     0.0    -0.1     0.1 
     New vehicles.............................      5.210    137.535    137.060    -0.9    -0.3     0.0    -0.2     0.0 
     Used cars and trucks (1).................      2.675    135.320    135.917    -4.6     0.4     0.0     0.1     0.4 
    Motor fuel................................      5.441    266.737    261.679     5.2    -1.9     4.8    10.5    -1.1 
     Gasoline (all types).....................      5.388    265.874    260.799     5.2    -1.9     4.8    10.6    -1.1 
    Motor vehicle parts and equipment (1).....       .444    120.709    120.666     3.5     0.0     0.2     0.3     0.0 
    Motor vehicle maintenance and repair......      1.145    224.623    225.172     3.3     0.2     0.3     0.2     0.3 
   Public transportation......................       .723    227.024    231.549    -0.2     2.0    -0.2    -0.6     0.8 
                                                                                                                        
  Medical care................................      5.228    348.801    349.145     4.1     0.1     0.4     0.3     0.2 
   Medical care commodities...................      1.135    281.502    280.862     0.5    -0.2     0.5     0.0    -0.2 
   Medical care services......................      4.094    367.696    368.384     5.1     0.2     0.4     0.4     0.3 
    Professional services.....................      2.338    301.979    302.346     3.7     0.1     0.0     0.2     0.3 
    Hospital and related services (3).........      1.378    488.523    489.292     5.7     0.2     0.8     0.5     0.3 
                                                                                                                        
  Recreation (2)..............................      5.022    108.905    108.681     0.1    -0.2     0.0     0.2    -0.1 
   Video and audio (2)........................      1.867    103.137    103.001    -1.4    -0.1     0.1     0.6     0.2 
                                                                                                                        
  Education and communication (2).............      5.605    115.830    115.746     2.2    -0.1     0.3     0.6     0.0 
   Education (2)..............................      2.329    166.667    166.758     5.7     0.1     0.5     0.4     0.1 
    Educational books and supplies............       .208    417.791    418.705     7.9     0.2     0.5     0.3     0.2 
    Tuition, other school fees, and childcare       2.121    470.148    470.329     5.4     0.0     0.5     0.4     0.1 
   Communication (2)..........................      3.276     86.140     85.999    -0.1    -0.2     0.1     0.7    -0.2 
    Information and information processing (1)                                                                          
        (2)...................................      3.124     84.304     84.095    -0.4    -0.2     0.1     0.6    -0.2 
     Telephone services (1) (2)...............      2.633     98.610     98.603     3.2     0.0     0.1     0.9     0.0 
     Information technology, hardware and                                                                               
         services (1) (5).....................       .492     11.243     11.062   -16.8    -1.6     0.3    -0.7    -1.6 
      Personal computers and peripheral                                                                                 
          equipment (1) (2)...................       .178      9.843      9.583    -8.7    -2.6     0.0    -1.9    -2.6 
                                                                                                                        
  Other goods and services....................      3.652    343.096    343.939     4.0     0.2     0.1     0.3     0.3 
   Tobacco and smoking products (1)...........      1.139    550.888    553.538     5.7     0.5    -0.4     0.4     0.5 
   Personal care..............................      2.513    193.595    193.858     3.2     0.1     0.4     0.3     0.2 
    Personal care products (1)................       .771    158.566    158.739     2.3     0.1     0.0     0.0     0.1 
    Personal care services (1)................       .618    216.489    216.174     3.3    -0.1     0.2     0.4    -0.1 
    Miscellaneous personal services...........       .962    325.617    326.572     4.1     0.3     0.8     0.4     0.4 
                                                                                                                        
          Commodity and service group                                                                                   
                                                                                                                        
 Commodities..................................     44.175    172.126    171.216     1.8    -0.5     0.7     1.6     0.0 
  Food and beverages..........................     16.475    201.478    202.185     4.1     0.4     0.4     0.4     0.5 
  Commodities less food and beverages.........     27.700    154.964    153.367     0.4    -1.0     0.9     2.3    -0.3 
   Nondurables less food and beverages........     15.699    198.237    195.053     2.2    -1.6     1.2     3.3    -0.5 
    Apparel...................................      4.041    120.931    116.389    -1.7    -3.8    -0.4    -0.3    -0.9 
    Nondurables less food, beverages, and                                                                               
        apparel...............................     11.658    250.737    248.347     3.4    -1.0     2.6     5.6    -1.0 
   Durables...................................     12.001    112.686    112.485    -2.0    -0.2    -0.2    -0.2     0.0 
 Services.....................................     55.825    240.672    242.241     3.4     0.7     0.2     0.2     0.2 
  Rent of shelter (4).........................     30.227    223.833    224.655     3.8     0.4     0.3     0.2     0.3 
  Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)....       .342    116.828    117.503     0.7     0.6     0.2    -0.9     0.6 
  Gas (piped) and electricity (3).............      4.496    183.103    191.771     4.4     4.7    -0.2    -0.3    -0.3 
  Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                  
      services (2)............................       .937    142.786    143.086     4.7     0.2     0.3     0.2     0.2 
  Household operations (1) (2)................       .368    142.780    142.941     2.8     0.1     0.3     0.2     0.1 
  Transportation services.....................      5.600    231.542    232.623     0.7     0.5    -0.1    -0.4     0.4 
  Medical care services.......................      4.094    367.696    368.384     5.1     0.2     0.4     0.4     0.3 
  Other services..............................      9.761    274.697    274.670     2.6     0.0     0.4     0.6     0.0 
                                                                                                                        
                Special indexes                                                                                         
                                                                                                                        
 All items less food..........................     84.543    203.955    204.121     2.4     0.1     0.5     0.9     0.0 
 All items less shelter.......................     69.430    195.463    195.489     2.2     0.0     0.5     1.1     0.0 
 All items less medical care..................     94.772    197.543    197.783     2.6     0.1     0.5     0.8     0.1 
 Commodities less food........................     28.718    156.872    155.339     0.5    -1.0     0.9     2.2    -0.3 
 Nondurables less food........................     16.717    198.945    195.988     2.3    -1.5     1.1     3.2    -0.4 
 Nondurables less food and apparel............     12.676    245.886    243.806     3.4    -0.8     2.4     5.2    -0.5 
 Nondurables..................................     32.174    200.781    199.476     3.1    -0.6     0.8     1.9    -0.1 
 Services less rent of shelter (4)............     25.598    229.694    231.965     3.0     1.0     0.2     0.4     0.4 
 Services less medical care services..........     51.732    231.253    232.848     3.3     0.7     0.3     0.3     0.4 
 Energy.......................................     10.282    220.348    221.832     4.7     0.7     2.6     5.8    -0.7 
 All items less energy........................     89.718    202.489    202.582     2.4     0.0     0.2     0.2     0.2 
  All items less food and energy..............     74.261    203.163    203.132     2.0     0.0     0.2     0.1     0.2 
   Commodities less food and energy                                                                                     
       commodities............................     22.932    141.011    140.019    -0.8    -0.7    -0.1    -0.1    -0.1 
    Energy commodities........................      5.786    266.260    261.460     5.0    -1.8     4.6    10.0    -0.9 
   Services less energy services..............     51.329    246.894    247.606     3.3     0.3     0.3     0.2     0.3 
 Purchasing power of the consumer dollar                                                                                
     (1982-84=$1.00)..........................          -     $ .491     $ .490       -       -       -       -       - 
 Purchasing power of the consumer dollar                                                                                
     (1967=$1.00).............................          -     $ .165     $ .165       -       -       -       -       - 

   1 Not seasonally adjusted.
   2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
   3 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator.  All other item stratum index series were calculated
 using a geometric means estimator.
   4 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base
   5 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.
   - Data not available.
 NOTE:  Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

 Table 5. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, by
 expenditure category and commodity and service group

 (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                   
                                                  Seasonally adjusted indexes        Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change
                                                                                                          for                      
                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                   
                   CPI-W                                                                    3 months ended--            6 months   
                                                                                                                        ended--    
                                               Mar.      Apr.      May       June                                                  
                                               2007      2007      2007      2007                                                  
                                                                                      Sep.    Dec.    Mar.    June    Dec.    June 
                                                                                      2006    2006    2007    2007    2006    2007 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                   
            Expenditure category                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                   
 All items.................................  200.527   201.449   203.070   203.289     0.2    -0.4     5.2     5.6    -0.1     5.4 
                                                                                                                                   
  Food and beverages.......................  199.913   200.788   201.521   202.484     3.3     0.6     7.3     5.2     2.0     6.3 
   Food....................................  199.437   200.328   201.088   202.040     3.3     0.8     7.2     5.3     2.1     6.3 
    Food at home...........................  197.484   198.516   199.429   200.582     4.0    -1.2     9.6     6.4     1.4     8.0 
     Cereals and bakery products...........  218.810   220.802   220.710   222.309     4.2     3.6     4.3     6.6     3.9     5.4 
     Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs........  191.953   193.636   196.102   196.937     3.3     1.1     9.6    10.8     2.2    10.2 
     Dairy and related products............  184.953   185.923   187.105   193.100    -2.4     0.2    12.0    18.8    -1.1    15.3 
     Fruits and vegetables.................  261.391   262.893   261.575   258.830    20.5   -13.4    18.7    -3.9     2.1     6.8 
     Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage                                                                                           
         materials.........................  152.389   151.119   152.510   152.979     1.6     3.0    11.5     1.6     2.3     6.4 
     Other food at home....................  170.984   171.861   171.900   173.083    -0.5    -1.4     5.5     5.0    -0.9     5.3 
      Sugar and sweets.....................  173.102   174.315   173.743   174.680     2.1     3.8     0.2     3.7     3.0     2.0 
      Fats and oils........................  170.779   170.483   171.928   172.917    -0.2     2.9     2.6     5.1     1.3     3.8 
      Other foods (1)......................  187.026   188.165   188.049   189.456    -1.3    -3.4     7.4     5.3    -2.4     6.4 
       Other miscellaneous foods (1) (2)...  114.402   115.432   115.035   116.366    -1.7     2.8    -3.1     7.0     0.5     1.9 
    Food away from home (1)................  203.838   204.519   205.046   205.691     2.6     3.6     3.7     3.7     3.1     3.7 
     Other food away from home (2).........  141.285   142.978   143.120   143.004     2.7     5.7     7.4     5.0     4.2     6.1 
   Alcoholic beverages (1).................  205.729   206.342   206.636   207.767    -0.2     0.4     9.5     4.0     0.1     6.7 
                                                                                                                                   
  Housing..................................  203.510   203.924   204.238   204.709     3.9     3.2     4.1     2.4     3.6     3.2 
   Shelter.................................  230.875   231.576   232.091   232.821     4.2     4.3     3.0     3.4     4.2     3.2 
    Rent of primary residence (3)..........  231.583   232.171   232.806   233.368     4.5     4.9     4.8     3.1     4.7     3.9 
    Lodging away from home (2).............  135.688   138.971   141.776   145.318     1.8     5.7    -6.0    31.6     3.7    11.2 
    Owners' equivalent rent of primary                                                                                             
        residence (3) (4)..................  221.773   222.148   222.344   222.727     4.1     3.9     3.1     1.7     4.0     2.4 
    Tenants' and household insurance (1)                                                                                           
        (2)................................  117.653   117.945   116.828   117.503     0.3     2.1     0.9    -0.5     1.2     0.2 
   Fuels and utilities.....................  199.210   199.188   199.088   198.891     4.7     1.5    12.1    -0.6     3.1     5.5 
    Household energy.......................  179.858   179.743   179.556   179.274     4.2     1.2    13.1    -1.3     2.7     5.7 
     Fuel oil and other fuels..............  230.061   235.366   239.903   244.615    -3.8   -10.6    -4.5    27.8    -7.2    10.5 
     Gas (piped) and electricity (3).......  186.511   186.072   185.598   185.008     5.1     2.0    14.5    -3.2     3.5     5.3 
    Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                           
        services (2).......................  142.070   142.451   142.786   143.086     5.7     3.2     7.3     2.9     4.4     5.1 
   Household furnishings and operations....  122.902   122.617   122.542   122.643     1.0    -0.3     0.0    -0.8     0.3    -0.4 
    Household operations (1) (2)...........  142.069   142.471   142.780   142.941     2.3     4.1     2.5     2.5     3.2     2.5 
                                                                                                                                   
  Apparel..................................  119.132   118.646   118.255   117.216     3.4    -2.3    -1.6    -6.3     0.5    -3.9 
   Men's and boys' apparel.................  111.739   112.055   111.391   111.352     7.2    -6.4    -6.7    -1.4     0.2    -4.1 
   Women's and girls' apparel..............  111.805   111.258   110.729   108.380     4.8    -2.5     1.5   -11.7     1.1    -5.3 
   Infants' and toddlers' apparel..........  117.687   115.362   114.205   114.892    -0.3    -3.0     1.3    -9.2    -1.7    -4.1 
   Footwear................................  121.891   121.393   121.623   120.984    -1.9     1.6    -3.9    -2.9    -0.2    -3.4 
                                                                                                                                   
  Transportation...........................  179.761   182.297   187.996   187.605   -10.7    -9.2     8.6    18.6   -10.0    13.5 
   Private transportation..................  176.866   179.472   185.340   184.886   -11.3    -9.3     8.7    19.4   -10.3    13.9 
    New and used motor vehicles (2)........   93.159    93.122    93.015    93.140    -1.3    -6.2    -1.0    -0.1    -3.7    -0.6 
     New vehicles..........................  137.675   137.725   137.497   137.508    -0.6    -3.1     0.5    -0.5    -1.9     0.0 
     Used cars and trucks (1)..............  135.203   135.192   135.320   135.917    -1.4   -13.1    -5.1     2.1    -7.4    -1.6 
    Motor fuel.............................  222.605   233.190   257.662   254.852   -31.8   -21.8    33.5    71.8   -26.9    51.4 
     Gasoline (all types)..................  221.570   232.197   256.779   253.987   -32.0   -21.6    33.3    72.7   -27.0    51.7 
    Motor vehicle parts and equipment (1)..  120.170   120.367   120.709   120.666     6.3     2.7     3.3     1.7     4.5     2.5 
    Motor vehicle maintenance and repair...  223.605   224.295   224.729   225.350     2.6     3.3     4.0     3.2     3.0     3.6 
   Public transportation...................  226.760   226.292   224.919   226.686     0.2    -7.7     7.5    -0.1    -3.8     3.6 
                                                                                                                                   
  Medical care.............................  345.778   347.186   348.209   348.922     3.9     2.9     5.8     3.7     3.4     4.8 
   Medical care commodities................  279.756   281.058   281.075   280.455     2.5    -1.0    -0.3     1.0     0.7     0.3 
   Medical care services...................  364.265   365.689   367.054   368.229     4.3     4.0     7.5     4.4     4.2     6.0 
    Professional services..................  300.458   300.604   301.184   301.939     3.2     3.3     6.4     2.0     3.3     4.2 
    Hospital and related services (3)......  482.119   486.111   488.533   489.841     5.9     3.4     7.0     6.6     4.7     6.8 
                                                                                                                                   
  Recreation (2)...........................  108.351   108.379   108.634   108.505     0.0     0.0    -0.2     0.6     0.0     0.2 
   Video and audio (2).....................  102.032   102.106   102.693   102.875    -1.1    -4.2    -3.7     3.3    -2.7    -0.2 
                                                                                                                                   
  Education and communication (2)..........  115.329   115.644   116.328   116.283     2.8     0.0     2.6     3.4     1.4     3.0 
   Education (2)...........................  166.936   167.711   168.397   168.623     6.9     6.3     5.3     4.1     6.6     4.7 
    Educational books and supplies.........  415.361   417.479   418.662   419.674     6.2     8.7    12.6     4.2     7.4     8.3 
    Tuition, other school fees, and                                                                                                
        childcare..........................  471.264   473.429   475.426   476.013     7.0     6.1     4.6     4.1     6.5     4.3 
   Communication (2).......................   85.404    85.521    86.139    85.998     0.5    -4.1     0.5     2.8    -1.8     1.6 
    Information and information processing                                                                                         
        (1) (2)............................   83.645    83.760    84.304    84.095     0.0    -4.2     0.7     2.2    -2.1     1.4 
     Telephone services (1) (2)............   97.625    97.738    98.610    98.603     3.0     2.9     3.0     4.1     3.0     3.5 
     Information technology, hardware and                                                                                          
         services (1) (5)..................   11.292    11.322    11.243    11.062   -11.5   -34.6   -10.2    -7.9   -23.9    -9.1 
      Personal computers and peripheral                                                                                            
          equipment (1) (2)................   10.040    10.036     9.843     9.583    -7.4    -3.8    -6.1   -17.0    -5.6   -11.7 
                                                                                                                                   
  Other goods and services.................  341.327   341.796   342.916   343.960     1.9     4.0     6.9     3.1     3.0     5.0 
   Tobacco and smoking products (1)........  551.161   548.812   550.888   553.538    -0.8     4.8    18.2     1.7     2.0     9.7 
   Personal care...........................  192.086   192.859   193.446   193.875     3.2     3.6     2.1     3.8     3.4     2.9 
    Personal care products (1).............  158.528   158.578   158.566   158.739     3.1     6.0    -0.2     0.5     4.6     0.2 
    Personal care services (1).............  215.318   215.658   216.489   216.174     3.1     3.7     5.0     1.6     3.4     3.3 
    Miscellaneous personal services........  321.437   323.928   325.230   326.471     4.0     3.6     2.3     6.4     3.8     4.3 
                                                                                                                                   
        Commodity and service group                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                   
 Commodities...............................  166.963   168.201   170.823   170.779    -4.2    -4.3     6.6     9.5    -4.2     8.0 
  Food and beverages.......................  199.913   200.788   201.521   202.484     3.3     0.6     7.3     5.2     2.0     6.3 
  Commodities less food and beverages......  148.351   149.718   153.103   152.618    -7.9    -7.3     6.3    12.0    -7.6     9.1 
   Nondurables less food and beverages.....  184.774   187.019   193.212   192.248   -14.6     3.8     5.1    17.2    -5.9    11.0 
    Apparel................................  119.132   118.646   118.255   117.216     3.4    -2.3    -1.6    -6.3     0.5    -3.9 
    Nondurables less food, beverages, and                                                                                          
        apparel............................  228.357   234.256   247.338   244.925   -17.3   -11.5    18.2    32.3   -14.5    25.1 
   Durables................................  112.934   112.746   112.470   112.454    -1.7    -3.5    -1.3    -1.7    -2.6    -1.5 
 Services..................................  239.874   240.432   240.902   241.430     3.6     3.1     4.1     2.6     3.4     3.3 
  Rent of shelter (4)......................  222.481   223.171   223.723   224.459     4.3     4.3     2.9     3.6     4.3     3.2 
  Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)   117.653   117.945   116.828   117.503     0.3     2.1     0.9    -0.5     1.2     0.2 
  Gas (piped) and electricity (3)..........  186.511   186.072   185.598   185.008     5.1     2.0    14.5    -3.2     3.5     5.3 
  Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                             
      services (2).........................  142.070   142.451   142.786   143.086     5.7     3.2     7.3     2.9     4.4     5.1 
  Household operations (1) (2).............  142.069   142.471   142.780   142.941     2.3     4.1     2.5     2.5     3.2     2.5 
  Transportation services..................  232.557   232.280   231.324   232.207     1.9     0.3     1.1    -0.6     1.1     0.3 
  Medical care services....................  364.265   365.689   367.054   368.229     4.3     4.0     7.5     4.4     4.2     6.0 
  Other services...........................  272.525   273.512   275.131   275.263     3.0     1.2     2.3     4.1     2.1     3.2 
                                                                                                                                   
              Special indexes                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                   
 All items less food.......................  200.544   201.471   203.249   203.332    -0.2    -0.6     4.8     5.7    -0.4     5.2 
 All items less shelter....................  191.634   192.646   194.686   194.721    -1.3    -2.3     6.1     6.6    -1.8     6.4 
 All items less medical care...............  194.431   195.330   196.957   197.159     0.2    -0.6     5.2     5.7    -0.2     5.4 
 Commodities less food.....................  150.381   151.734   155.051   154.607    -7.6    -7.0     6.3    11.7    -7.3     9.0 
 Nondurables less food.....................  186.144   188.232   194.216   193.378   -13.6     3.6     5.2    16.5    -5.4    10.7 
 Nondurables less food and apparel.........  225.427   230.802   242.814   241.567   -17.4   -10.4    17.3    31.9   -14.0    24.4 
 Nondurables...............................  193.124   194.614   198.318   198.136    -5.9     1.9     6.5    10.8    -2.1     8.6 
 Services less rent of shelter (4).........  229.109   229.610   230.420   231.283     3.2    -0.2     5.1     3.8     1.5     4.5 
 Services less medical care services.......  230.290   230.911   231.538   232.397     3.4     2.3     3.5     3.7     2.9     3.6 
 Energy....................................  200.028   205.146   217.017   215.500   -17.9   -11.9    23.6    34.7   -15.0    29.1 
 All items less energy.....................  201.470   201.876   202.235   202.670     2.9     1.0     3.2     2.4     1.9     2.8 
  All items less food and energy...........  202.268   202.572   202.846   203.171     2.6     1.2     2.3     1.8     1.9     2.1 
   Commodities less food and energy                                                                                                
       commodities.........................  140.665   140.479   140.348   140.228     0.3    -2.8     0.5    -1.2    -1.3    -0.4 
    Energy commodities.....................  223.710   234.055   257.569   255.141   -30.5   -21.2    31.0    69.2   -26.0    48.9 
   Services less energy services...........  245.594   246.269   246.851   247.513     3.6     3.2     3.1     3.2     3.4     3.2 

   1 Not seasonally adjusted.
   2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
   3 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator.  All other item stratum index series were calculated using a
 geometric means estimator.
   4 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base
   5 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.
 NOTE:  Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

 Table 6. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Selected areas, all items index 

 (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                   All items                                      
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                       Indexes                 Percent change to Percent change to
                    CPI-W                      Pricing                                          June 2007 from--    May 2007 from-- 
                                              schedule                                                                            
                                                 (1)      Mar.      Apr.      May       June                                      
                                                          2007      2007      2007      2007    June  Apr.  May   May   Mar.  Apr.
                                                                                                2006  2007  2007  2006  2007  2007
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                  
 U.S. city average...........................    M      200.612   202.130   203.661   203.906   2.7   0.9   0.1   2.8   1.5   0.8 
                                                                                                                                  
           Region and area size(2)                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
 Northeast urban.............................    M      214.517   215.802   217.008   217.794   2.3   0.9   0.4   2.3   1.2   0.6 
   Size A - More than 1,500,000..............    M      215.629   216.766   217.739   218.624   2.2   0.9   0.4   2.3   1.0   0.4 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3)........    M      128.888   129.856   130.881   131.234   2.4   1.1   0.3   2.3   1.5   0.8 
                                                                                                                                  
 Midwest urban...............................    M      191.145   192.379   194.553   194.538   2.7   1.1   0.0   2.9   1.8   1.1 
   Size A - More than 1,500,000..............    M      192.051   193.403   195.325   195.105   2.6   0.9  -0.1   3.0   1.7   1.0 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3)........    M      124.508   125.159   126.897   126.995   2.7   1.5   0.1   2.9   1.9   1.4 
   Size D -  Nonmetropolitan  (less than                                                                                          
       50,000)...............................    M      188.484   189.901   191.801   192.455   2.6   1.3   0.3   2.9   1.8   1.0 
                                                                                                                                  
 South urban.................................    M      194.734   196.730   198.175   198.838   2.8   1.1   0.3   2.7   1.8   0.7 
   Size A - More than 1,500,000..............    M      198.254   199.837   201.167   202.215   3.0   1.2   0.5   2.8   1.5   0.7 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3)........    M      124.185   125.598   126.639   126.930   2.6   1.1   0.2   2.7   2.0   0.8 
   Size D -  Nonmetropolitan  (less than                                                                                          
       50,000)...............................    M      197.902   200.520   201.358   201.709   2.4   0.6   0.2   2.6   1.7   0.4 
                                                                                                                                  
 West urban..................................    M      205.173   206.521   207.795   207.311   2.9   0.4  -0.2   2.9   1.3   0.6 
   Size A - More than 1,500,000..............    M      207.180   208.393   209.674   208.726   2.8   0.2  -0.5   3.0   1.2   0.6 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3)........    M      127.333   128.376   128.962   129.097   2.9   0.6   0.1   2.7   1.3   0.5 
                                                                                                                                  
                 Size classes                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                  
   A (4).....................................    M      186.331   187.531   188.791   188.909   2.7   0.7   0.1   2.8   1.3   0.7 
   B/C (3)...................................    M      125.513   126.624   127.710   127.942   2.7   1.0   0.2   2.7   1.8   0.9 
   D.........................................    M      195.247   197.059   198.771   199.237   2.6   1.1   0.2   2.8   1.8   0.9 
                                                                                                                                  
           Selected local areas(5)                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI..............    M      195.472   197.067   199.109   199.279   3.6   1.1   0.1   3.7   1.9   1.0 
 Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA.....    M      208.929   210.195   211.145   209.614   2.7  -0.3  -0.7   3.0   1.1   0.5 
 New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island,                                                                                              
     NY-NJ-CT-PA.............................    M      218.510   219.791   221.396   222.322   2.6   1.2   0.4   2.7   1.3   0.7 
                                                                                                                                  
 Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT.........    1      225.918         -   225.395         -     -     -     -   1.1  -0.2     - 
 Cleveland-Akron, OH.........................    1      184.014         -   186.889         -     -     -     -   1.7   1.6     - 
 Dallas-Fort Worth, TX.......................    1      191.750         -   195.216         -     -     -     -   1.2   1.8     - 
 Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV (6).......    1      131.234         -   132.330         -     -     -     -   3.2   0.8     - 
                                                                                                                                  
 Atlanta, GA.................................    2            -   197.856         -   200.943   3.4   1.6     -     -     -     - 
 Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI.................    2            -   195.417         -   196.701   2.4   0.7     -     -     -     - 
 Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX..............    2            -   182.774         -   183.380   1.1   0.3     -     -     -     - 
 Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL...................    2            -   208.921         -   210.938   4.2   1.0     -     -     -     - 
 Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City,                                                                                           
     PA-NJ-DE-MD.............................    2            -   214.668         -   216.511   1.6   0.9     -     -     -     - 
 San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA..........    2            -   211.189         -   211.422   3.0   0.1     -     -     -     - 
 Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA................    2            -   210.388         -   210.550   3.3   0.1     -     -     -     - 

   1 Areas on pricing schedule 2 (see Table 10) will appear next month. 
   2 Regions defined as the four Census regions.  See technical notes.
   3 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base.
   4 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.
   5 In addition, the following metropolitan areas are published semiannually and appear in Tables 34 and 39 of the January and
 July issues of the CPI Detailed Report: Anchorage, AK; Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN; Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO; Honolulu, HI;
 Kansas City, MO-KS; Milwaukee-Racine, WI; Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI; Phoenix-Mesa, AZ; Pittsburgh, PA; Portland-Salem, OR-WA;
 St. Louis, MO-IL; San Diego, CA; Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL.
   6 Indexes on a November 1996=100 base.
   - Data not available.
 NOTE:  Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

 Table 7. Chained Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-U): U.S. city average, by
 expenditure category and commodity and service group

 (December 1999=100, unless otherwise noted)
                                                                                                  
                                                                                                  
                                                                                    Unadjusted    
                                                 Relative       Unadjusted      percent change to 
                                               importance,       indexes         June 2007 from-  
                    C-CPI-U                     December                                          
                                                2003-2004                                         
                                                              May       June      June      May   
                                                              2007      2007      2006      2007  
                                                                                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                  
             Expenditure category                                                                 
                                                                                                  
 All items....................................    100.000   120.032   120.221       2.3       0.2 
                                                                                                  
  Food and beverages..........................     15.072   119.151   119.518       3.8       0.3 
   Food.......................................     13.943   119.165   119.525       3.9       0.3 
    Food at home..............................      8.029   116.325   116.642       4.4       0.3 
    Food away from home.......................      5.914   122.983   123.404       3.4       0.3 
   Alcoholic beverages........................      1.130   119.237   119.690       2.8       0.4 
                                                                                                  
  Housing.....................................     42.173   124.894   125.839       3.3       0.8 
   Shelter....................................     32.495   126.754   127.298       3.7       0.4 
   Fuels and utilities........................      4.702   149.589   155.348       4.5       3.8 
   Household furnishings and operations.......      4.977    96.293    96.314      -0.4       0.0 
                                                                                                  
  Apparel.....................................      4.076    91.417    88.075      -1.7      -3.7 
                                                                                                  
  Transportation..............................     17.095   122.721   122.385       0.3      -0.3 
   Private transportation.....................     15.988   123.649   123.099       0.4      -0.4 
   Public transportation......................      1.107   112.257   114.763      -0.6       2.2 
                                                                                                  
  Medical care................................      6.055   136.026   136.168       3.7       0.1 
   Medical care commodities...................      1.458   122.069   121.996       0.6      -0.1 
   Medical care services......................      4.597   140.898   141.118       4.8       0.2 
                                                                                                  
  Recreation..................................      5.863   105.491   105.312      -0.6      -0.2 
                                                                                                  
  Education and communication.................      6.190   104.949   104.780       1.4      -0.2 
   Education..................................      2.751   156.594   156.766       5.6       0.1 
   Communication..............................      3.439    74.991    74.708      -1.8      -0.4 
                                                                                                  
  Other goods and services....................      3.475   123.773   123.973       3.5       0.2 
                                                                                                  
          Commodity and service group                                                             
                                                                                                  
 Services.....................................     58.763   127.890   128.673       3.3       0.6 
 Commodities..................................     41.237   110.303   109.766       1.0      -0.5 
  Durables....................................     12.340    85.155    84.914      -2.4      -0.3 
 Nondurables..................................     28.897   123.450   122.743       2.5      -0.6 
  All items less food and energy..............     78.707   115.036   115.047       1.8       0.0 
 Energy.......................................      7.351   186.106   188.863       4.6       1.5 

 Indexes for 2007 are initial estimates.  Indexes for 2006 are interim adjustments.
 NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.