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                    CONSUMER PRICE INDEX:  JANUARY 2004
 
      The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased
 0.5 percent in January, before seasonal adjustment, the Bureau of Labor
 Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today.  The January
 level of 185.2 (1982-84=100) was 1.9 percent higher than in January 2003.
      
      The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers
 (CPI-W) increased 0.6 percent in January, prior to seasonal adjustment.
 The January level of 180.9 (1982-84=100) was 1.8 percent higher than in
 January 2003.
      
      The Chained Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-U)
 increased 0.5 percent in January, prior to seasonal adjustment.  The
 January level of 108.1 (December 1999=100) was 1.6 percent higher than in
 January 2003.  Please note that the indexes for the post-2002 period are
 subject to revision.  Previously published and revised data for 2002 and
 2003 are shown on page 5.
 
 CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U)
      
      On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI-U increased 0.5 percent in
 January, following an increase of 0.2 percent in December.  Energy costs,
 which rose 0.3 percent in December, advanced 4.7 percent in January,
 accounting for over three-fourths of the overall January increase.  Within
 energy, the index for petroleum-based energy advanced 8.0 percent and the
 index for energy services rose 1.6 percent.  The index for food was
 unchanged in January.  The index for food at home declined 0.3 percent, 
 reflecting decreases in the indexes for fruits and vegetables and for beef.
 The index for all items less food and energy increased 0.2 percent in January,
 following a 0.1 percent rise in December.
 
    
 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                    2003            2004   3-mos. ended  ended
                     July Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan.    Jan.'04   Jan.'04
 All Items            .2    .4   .3  -.1  -.2   .2   .5    2.0       1.9
  Food and beverages  .1    .3   .3   .4   .4   .5  -.1    3.6       3.5
  Housing             .2    .1   .1   .2  -.1   .2   .4    2.2       2.2
  Apparel            -.2    .1   .2   .2  -.5  -.3  -.3   -4.5      -1.9
  Transportation      .1   1.2   .9 -1.4 -1.3  -.2  1.7     .5       1.0
  Medical care        .4    .3   .4   .2   .3   .5   .2    4.2       3.8
  Recreation          .1    .0   .1  -.1   .2   .1   .0    1.1        .9
  Education and                                                         
    communication     .3    .4   .2   .0   .2   .2   .1    1.8       1.3
  Other goods and                                                    
    services          .4    .2   .1   .1   .0   .2   .3    2.0       1.7
 Special indexes:                                                       
  Energy              .3   3.1  3.3 -3.5 -3.0   .3  4.7    7.8       7.8
  Food                .1    .4   .2   .5   .4   .5   .0    3.8       3.5
  All items less                                                        
    food and energy   .2    .1   .1   .2   .0   .1   .2     .8       1.1

 Note:  Seasonal factors have been recalculated to reflect developments
 during 2003.  For this reason, some of the seasonally adjusted figures
 above and elsewhere in this report differ from those previously published.
 See the technical note on page 10 for details.
 Effective with this month's release the CPI expenditure weights have been
 updated to 2001-02. See pages 7 - 9 for notes on changes introduced into
 the CPI in 2004.
     
      The food and beverages index declined 0.1 percent in January.  The
 index for food at home decreased 0.3 percent, following increases of 0.6
 percent or more in each of the preceding three months.  Five of the six
 major grocery store food groups either declined in January or advanced
 less than in December.  The index for cereal and bakery products increased
 the same in January as in December--up 0.1 percent.  The indexes for
 fruits and vegetables, for dairy products, and for other food at home
 declined 1.8, 0.3, and 0.4 percent, respectively.   Within the fruits and
 vegetables group, the indexes for fresh vegetables and for fresh fruits
 declined 3.3 and 1.4 percent, respectively, while the index for processed
 fruits and vegetables increased 0.4 percent.  (Prior to seasonal
 adjustment, fresh vegetable prices rose 0.5 percent, while fresh fruit
 prices declined 1.8 percent.)  The index for meats, poultry, fish, and
 eggs was unchanged in January.  Beef prices, which had risen sharply in
 the fourth quarter of 2003, declined in January--down 1.8 percent after
 seasonal adjustment.   This decline was offset by price increases for each
 of the other major components of the meats, poultry, fish, and eggs group.
 The index for nonalcoholic beverages increased 0.3 percent, following a
 0.7 percent rise in December.  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 0.4 percent in January, following a
 0.2 percent rise in December.  Larger increases in fuel prices, coupled
 with an upturn in the index for household furnishings and operations, more
 than offset a smaller increase in shelter costs.  The index for shelter,
 which increased 0.2 percent in December, rose 0.1 percent in January.
 Within shelter, the indexes for rent and for owners' equivalent rent each
 increased 0.1 percent while the index for lodging away from home fell 0.2
 percent.  (Prior to seasonal adjustment, the index for lodging away from
 home increased 3.8 percent.)   The index for fuels and utilities, which
 increased 0.5 percent in December, advanced 1.6 percent in January.  The
 index for fuel oil turned up in January, advancing 7.2 percent.  The
 indexes for natural gas and for electricity also accelerated, advancing
 3.8 and 0.6 percent, respectively.  The index for household furnishings
 and operations, which declined 0.1 percent in December, rose 0.4 percent
 in January.  Prices for most household furnishings, other than for major
 appliances, registered increases in January, but are still lower than in
 January 2003.
      
      The transportation index, which recorded declines in each of the
 preceding three months, increased 1.7 percent in January.  The index for
 gasoline increased 8.1 percent, accounting for over 90 percent of the
 January transportation advance.  The index for new vehicles decreased for
 the fifth consecutive month--down 0.1 percent in January.  (As of January,
 about 83 percent of the new vehicle sample was represented by 2004 models.
 The 2004 models will continue to be phased in, with appropriate
 adjustments for quality change, over the next several months as they
 replace old models at dealerships. For a report on quality changes for the
 2004 vehicles represented in the Producer Price Index sample, see news
 release USDL-03-721, dated November 14, 2003.)  The index for used cars
 and trucks decreased 0.2 percent in January.  Motor vehicle fees rose 6.2
 percent, reflecting increased charges for state and local registration and
 license fees.  The index for public transportation increased 0.2 percent
 in January, as increases in airline fares and intracity transportation
 more than offset a decline in other intercity transportation costs.
      
      The index for apparel declined 0.3 percent in January, the same as in
 December.  (Prior to seasonal adjustment, apparel prices fell 2.7 percent,
 reflecting post-holiday discounting.)
      
      Medical care costs rose 0.2 percent in January and are 3.8 percent
 higher than a year ago.  The index for medical care commodities--
 prescription drugs, nonprescription drugs, and medical supplies--increased
 0.1 percent.   The index for medical care services rose 0.3 percent in
 January.  The indexes for professional services and for hospital and
 related services increased 0.2 and 0.3 percent, respectively.
      
      The index for recreation was unchanged in January.  A 1.1 percent
 increase in the index for admissions to movies, theaters, concerts, and
 sporting events was largely offset by decreases in the indexes for toys
 and for televisions--down 1.3 and 1.8 percent, respectively.
      
      The index for education and communication increased 0.1 percent in
 January.  Educational costs increased 0.5 percent, reflecting a 1.0
 percent increase in the index for college tuition.  Communication costs
 declined 0.3 percent.  A 1.8 percent decline in the index for long
 distance telephone services more than offset increases in the indexes for
 local telephone services and for delivery services--up 0.2 and 8.1
 percent, respectively.
      
      The index for other goods and services increased 0.3 percent in
 January. The index for tobacco and smoking products rose 0.6 percent, its
 largest increase since a 0.6 percent rise in August.  Price increases were
 also recorded for the indexes for legal services, for funeral expenses,
 and for financial services--up 0.8, 0.6, and 0.4 percent, respectively.
      
 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 0.6 percent in January.
 

 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                    2003            2004   3-mos. ended  ended
                     July Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan.   Jan.'04   Jan.'04
 All Items            .1    .4   .3  -.2  -.3   .2   .6    1.8       1.8
  Food and beverages  .1    .4   .3   .5   .5   .4  -.1    3.6       3.6
  Housing             .1    .1   .2   .1  -.1   .2   .5    2.4       2.4
  Apparel            -.3    .1   .4   .2  -.4  -.3  -.1   -3.0      -1.4
  Transportation      .1   1.3   .8 -1.7 -1.6  -.2  1.8     .0        .2
  Medical care        .4    .3   .4   .3   .3   .4   .3    4.2       3.8
  Recreation          .1    .0   .0  -.1   .2   .1  -.1     .8        .5
  Education and                                                         
     communication    .3    .3   .1   .0   .1   .1   .1    1.1        .5
  Other goods and                                                    
     services         .5    .3  -.1   .1  -.1   .3   .3    2.0       1.2
 Special indexes:                                                       
  Energy              .5   3.3  3.4 -3.6 -3.1   .3  4.9    8.1       7.9
  Food                .1    .4   .3   .5   .5   .5  -.1    3.6       3.7
  All items less                                                        
     food and energy  .1    .1  -.1   .1  -.1   .1   .2     .9        .7

 
     Consumer Price Index data for February are scheduled for release on
 Wednesday, March 17, 2004, at 8:30 A.M. (EST).

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 CPI (Old Weights)
 
      For the first six months of 2004, BLS also will calculate Old Weights
 CPI-U and Old Weights CPI-W based on the 1999-2000 expenditure pattern
 used in the CPI from 2002 through 2003.  These Old Weight data are
 contained in tables 1(OW)-4(OW).  From December 2003 to January 2004, the
 Old Weight CPI-U rose 0.5 percent and the Old Weight CPI-W rose 0.6
 percent.  Note these series are not seasonally adjusted.
 
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 NOTE ON REVISIONS TO C-CPI-U INDEXES
                                     
      In accordance with the previously-announced schedule, the Bureau of
 Labor Statistics is revising the 2002 and 2003 values of the Chained
 Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-U), effective with the
 release of January 2004 data.
      The C-CPI-U was introduced with release of July data on August 16,
 2002. The index in its final form employs a Tornqvist formula and utilizes
 expenditure data in adjacent time periods in order to reflect the effect
 of any substitution that consumers make across item categories in response
 to changes in relative prices.  The  C-CPI-U was designed to be a closer
 approximation to a "cost-of-living" index than the CPI-U and CPI-W.  The
 use of expenditure data for both a base period and a current period
 distinguishes the C-CPI-U from the other CPI measures, which use only a
 single expenditure base period to compute price change over time.
      Because the current expenditure data required for the calculation of
 the C-CPI-U are available only with a time lag, the index is issued first
 in preliminary form, using the latest available expenditure data at the
 time of publication, and is subject to two subsequent revisions.  The
 preliminary values for each month of the preceding two years are revised
 annually with release of the January index.  Expenditure data for the year
 2002 are now available, and the C-CPI-U indexes for that year are now in
 final form. The initial indexes for 2003 are now revised interim indexes.
 The C-CPI-U U.S All Items index values for 2002 and 2003 as originally
 published and revised are shown below.

 For more information on the C-CPI-U, write to:
 Bureau of Labor Statistics
 Division of Consumer Prices and Price Indexes
 2 Massachusetts Ave. NE, Room 3130
 Washington, DC 20212
 
 Or contact Patrick Jackman or Rob Cage either by telephone at (202) 691-
 6952 or by electronic mail at Jackman_P@bls.gov or Cage_R@bls.gov .


            U.S. City Average C-CPI-U All Items
                             
       2002                  Interim           Final
       January                 104.1           104.2
       February                104.5           104.5
       March                   105.1           105.1
       April                   105.7           105.6
       May                     105.7           105.6
       June                    105.7           105.6
       July                    105.7           105.7
       August                  106.0           106.0
       September               106.2           106.3
       October                 106.4           106.4
       November                106.3           106.3
       December                106.0           106.0
       Annual average          105.6           105.6
                                                    
       2003                  Initial         Interim
       January                 106.4           106.4
       February                107.2           107.2
       March                   107.8           107.9
       April                   107.6           107.7
       May                     107.4           107.5
       June                    107.5           107.6
       July                    107.5           107.7
       August                  107.8           108.0
       September               108.1           108.3
       October                 108.1           108.2
       November                107.7           107.8
       December                107.5           107.6
       Annual average           n.a.           107.7

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 Over-the-month percent changes in the U.S. City Average Consumer Price
 Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for All Items and for All Items less
 food and energy, seasonally adjusted, using former and recalculated
 seasonal factors for 2003.

                                 All Items

    2003           Former      Recalculated     Difference
                                              
 January              .3             .3              .0
 February             .6             .5             -.1
 March                .3             .4              .1
 April               -.3            -.3              .0
 May                  .0            -.1             -.1
 June                 .2             .1             -.1
 July                 .2             .2              .0
 August               .3             .4              .1
 September            .3             .3              .0
 October              .0            -.1             -.1
 November            -.2            -.2              .0
 December             .2             .2              .0
                                                                                                 


                 All Items less food and energy

    2003           Former      Recalculated     Difference
                                              
 January              .1             .1              .0
 February             .1             .1              .0
 March                .0             .1              .1
 April                .0             .1              .1
 May                  .3             .2             -.1
 June                 .0             .1              .1
 July                 .2             .2              .0
 August               .1             .1              .0
 September            .1             .1              .0
 October              .2             .2              .0
 November            -.1             .0              .1
 December             .1             .1              .0

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 Changes in the Consumer Price Index in 2004
 
 Expenditure Weight Update
    As announced, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) has updated the
 consumption expenditure weights in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban
 Consumers (CPI-U) and Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and
 Clerical Workers (CPI-W) to the 2001-02 period.  The updated expenditure
 weights for these indexes replace the 1999-2000 weights that were
 introduced effective with the January 2002 CPI release.  As originally
 announced by BLS in December 1998, CPI expenditure weights will continue
 to be updated at two-year intervals subsequent to the 2004 updating.
    For the first six months of 2004, BLS will continue to calculate and
 publish selected CPI-U and CPI-W "overlap" indexes using the 1999-2000
 expenditure pattern that was introduced into the CPI in 2002.  These
 indexes will be compiled on a not seasonally adjusted basis.  Comparison
 of these index series to the corresponding updated series will enable
 users of the CPI to observe the effects of the expenditure weight change.
 The subsequent expenditure updates scheduled in 2006 and every two years
 thereafter also will be accompanied by the publication of overlap indexes
 for a six-month period using the previous expenditure pattern.
 C-CPI-U Index Revisions
    As scheduled, the Chained Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers
 (C-CPI-U) has undergone its second annual index revision.  C-CPI-U indexes
 for the 12 months of 2002 have been issued in final form and values for
 the 12 months of 2003 have been revised and issued as interim.
 Calculation of the preliminary versions of the C-CPI-U--the initial
 version for January and the subsequent months of 2004 and the interim
 (revised initial) indexes for 2003--will employ the 2001-02 expenditure
 weights also used in the CPI-U and CPI-W.  Note that the final values of
 the C-CPI-U employ monthly expenditure weights corresponding to the price
 collection period in their calculation.  Thus, in calculation of the final
 (revised interim) C-CPI-U values for the months of 2002, the biennial 1999-
 2000 expenditure weights have been replaced with separate monthly
 expenditure weights.
 Elementary Index Formula Changes
    Effective with release of data for January 2004, a geometric mean
 formula replaced the arithmetic mean formula in the calculation of the
 elementary indexes in the CPI-U, CPI-W, and C-CPI-U for (1) cable and
 satellite television and radio services (formerly cable TV) and for (2)
 eyeglasses and eye care.  The geometric mean formula at the elementary
 index level is more appropriate for use in categories in which the
 consumer may alter his or her spending in response to changing prices
 within that category.  Since the original decision to employ an arithmetic
 mean was made by BLS in 1998, changes in the markets for the above-
 mentioned categories have led to increased opportunity for consumer
 substitution behavior within those categories. The BLS introduced the
 geometric mean formula for calculating most of the basic components of the
 CPI-U and CPI-W with release of the CPI for January 1999.
    The BLS will continue to evaluate the appropriateness of the formula
 used in the calculation of the elementary item indexes and on an annual
 basis may change or adjust the formula for constructing these indexes.  A
 description of the 1999 adoption of the geometric mean formula is
 available on the internet at
 http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/1998/10/contents.htm
 
 Title Changes

    The following index and average price series have new titles beginning
 in January 2004.  These series are continuous. The new titles serve to
 clarify the content of each series.

 Index series with new titles

 Item    Old title                New title
 code

 SEHF02  Utility natural gas      Utility (piped) gas
         service                  service
 SERA02  Cable television         Cable and satellite
                                  television and radio
                                  service
 SEED01  Telephone services,      Land-line telephone
         local charges            services, local charges
 SEED02  Telephone services,      Land-line telephone
         long distance charges    services, long distance
                                  charges
 SS27051 Interstate toll calls    Land-line interstate toll
                                  calls
 SS27061 Intrastate toll calls    Land-line intrastate toll
                                  calls
 SEED03  Cellular telephone       Wireless telephone
         services                 services
 SEEE    Information and          Information technology,
         information processing   hardware, and services
         other than telephone
         services
 SEEE03  Computer information     Internet services and
         processing services      electronic information
                                  providers
 SEEE04  Other information        Telephone hardware,
         processing equipment     calculators, and other
                                  consumer information items

 Average price series with new titles

 Item     Old title               New title
 code

 72620    Utility natural gas     Utility (piped) gas per
          per therm               therm
 72601    Utility natural gas -   Utility (piped) gas - 40
          40 therms               therms
 72611    Utility natural gas -   Utility (piped) gas - 100
          100 therms              therms

 Expanded Collection of Price Data

    During the last year, the CPI program completed its conversion to
 Computer Assisted Data Collection (CADC).  Due to the efficiencies gained
 from the conversion to CADC, BLS has extended data collection to cover the
 entire month, beginning with data for January 2004.
    The new data collection process utilizes hand-held computers called
 penpads, along with software developed by BLS staff, to collect price and
 other item characteristic data in stores each month.  Data collection
 instructions are transmitted electronically from Washington to each data
 collector's penpad.   After completing collection the field staff transmit
 data back to Washington.  This electronic collection provides numerous
 benefits.  Many data edits can take place during collection.  The accuracy
 and efficiency of data entry and review are improved by having field staff
 directly enter data rather than filling out paper survey forms by hand for
 later computer input by clerical staff.  The progress of data collection
 also can be monitored more effectively throughout the month.
    Lastly, the introduction of CADC reduces the time required to transmit
 and process data.  With electronic collection and transmission, the CPI
 has been able to eliminate the mailing and data entry functions, allowing
 the BLS to collect prices during the entire index month without
 compromising the timeliness of the CPI release, which takes place during
 the middle of the subsequent month.
    CPI data collection is scheduled in terms of business days--weekdays
 excluding holidays.  Formerly, data collection covered three pricing
 periods, each comprising six business days in most months and five days in
 November and December.  Consequently, the last day of scheduled data
 collection was usually the 18th business day of the month.  This allowed
 time during the end of the month for the mailing of paper schedules back
 to the Washington Office and the data entry of the information on these
 schedules.  Starting in January 2004, the three pricing periods now have
 variable lengths, between six and eight business days long.  The third
 pricing period normally will end on the last business day of the month.
 
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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   					115.7
       Less previous index    			111.2
       Equals index point change  		4.5
       
       
                    Percent Change
       
       Index point difference			4.5
       Divided by the previous index		111.2
       Equals					0.040
       Results multiplied by one hundred	0.040 x 100
       Equals percent change			4.0

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 Regions Defined
 
 The states in the four regions shown in Tables 3 and 6 are listed below.
 
 The Northeast--Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York,
 New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont.

 The Midwest--Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota,
 Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin.

 The South--Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky,
 Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South
 Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of
 Columbia.

 The West--Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana,
 Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming.

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 A Note on Seasonally Adjusted and Unadjusted Data
 
   Because price data are used for different purposes by different groups,
 the Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes seasonally adjusted as well as
 unadjusted changes each month.
   
   For analyzing general price trends in the economy, seasonally adjusted
 changes are usually preferred since they eliminate the effect of changes
 that normally occur at the same time and in about the same magnitude every
 year--such as price movements resulting from changing climatic conditions,
 production cycles, model changeovers, holidays, and sales.
   
   The unadjusted data are of primary interest to consumers concerned about
 the prices they actually pay.  Unadjusted data also are used extensively
 for escalation purposes.  Many collective bargaining contract agreements
 and pension plans, for example, tie compensation changes to the Consumer
 Price Index unadjusted for seasonal variation.
   
   Seasonal factors used in computing the seasonally adjusted indexes are
 derived by the X-12-ARIMA Seasonal Adjustment Method.  The updated
 seasonal data at the end of 1977 replaced data from 1967 through 1977.
 Subsequent annual updates have replaced 5 years of seasonal data, e.g.,
 data from 1999 through 2003 were replaced at the end of 2003.  In January
 2002, dependently seasonally adjusted series were revised for January 1987-
 December 2001 as a result of a change in the aggregation weights for
 dependently adjusted series. For further information, please see
 "Aggregation of Dependently Adjusted Seasonally Adjusted Series," in the
 October 2001 issue of the CPI Detailed Report.
   
   The seasonal movement of All items and 54 other aggregations is derived
 by combining the seasonal movement of 73 selected components.  Each year
 the seasonal status of every series is reevaluated based upon certain
 statistical criteria.  If any of the 73 components change their seasonal
 adjustment status from seasonally adjusted to not seasonally adjusted, not
 seasonally adjusted data will be used for the last 5 years, but the
 seasonally adjusted indexes will be used before that period.  Note: 47 of
 the 73 components are seasonally adjusted for 2004.
   
   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
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 used for Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment.
   
        For the fuel oil, natural gas, motor fuels, and educational books
 and supplies indexes, this procedure was used to offset the effects that
 extreme price volatility would otherwise have had on the estimates of
 seasonally adjusted data for those series.   For the Nonalcoholic
 beverages index, the procedure was used to offset the effects of labor and
 supply problems for coffee.  The procedure was used to account for unusual
 butter fat supply reductions, decreases in milk supply, and large swings
 in soybean oil inventories affecting the Fats and oils series.  For the
 Water and sewerage maintenance index, the procedure was used to account
 for a data collection anomaly and dry weather in California.  For Dairy
 products, it mitigated the effects of significant changes in milk
 production levels and higher demand for cheese.  For Electricity, it was
 used to offset an increase in demand due to warmer than expected weather,
 increased rates to conserve supplies, and declining natural gas
 inventories.  For New vehicles, New cars, and New trucks, the procedure
 was used to offset the effects of a model changeover combined with
 financing incentives.
   
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 Table 1. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity
 and service group

 (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                   Unadjusted                           
                                                 Relative   Unadjusted indexes percent change to   Seasonally adjusted  
                                               importance,                      Jan. 2004 from-    percent change from- 
                     CPI-U                       December                                                               
                                                   2003       Dec.      Jan.                                            
                                                              2003      2004     Jan.     Dec.   Oct. to Nov. to Dec. to
                                                                                 2003     2003     Nov.    Dec.    Jan. 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                        
             Expenditure category                                                                                       
                                                                                                                        
 All items....................................    100.000     184.3     185.2      1.9      0.5    -0.2     0.2     0.5 
 All items (1967=100).........................          -     552.1     554.9        -        -       -       -       - 
                                                                                                                        
  Food and beverages..........................     15.384     184.1     184.3      3.5      0.1     0.4     0.5    -0.1 
   Food.......................................     14.383     183.6     183.8      3.5      0.1     0.4     0.5     0.0 
    Food at home..............................      8.256     184.1     184.0      4.1     -0.1     0.6     0.7    -0.3 
     Cereals and bakery products..............      1.202     202.9     203.9      2.1      0.5     0.1     0.1     0.1 
     Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs...........      2.320     181.1     179.9     11.3     -0.7     2.7     1.0     0.0 
     Dairy and related products...............       .842     173.0     172.4      3.6     -0.3    -0.4     1.1    -0.3 
     Fruits and vegetables....................      1.221     232.4     232.4      2.3      0.0     0.3     0.3    -1.8 
     Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage                                                                                
         materials............................       .905     139.3     140.7      0.1      1.0    -0.9     0.7     0.3 
     Other food at home.......................      1.765     163.0     162.8      0.6     -0.1    -0.5     0.6    -0.4 
      Sugar and sweets........................       .305     161.0     163.0      1.4      1.2     0.4    -0.5    -0.3 
      Fats and oils...........................       .251     157.7     160.7      3.1      1.9    -0.1     0.5     1.1 
      Other foods.............................      1.210     179.6     178.0     -0.1     -0.9    -0.8     0.8    -0.7 
       Other miscellaneous foods (1) (2)......       .308     109.8     109.1     -0.5     -0.6    -1.5     0.7    -0.6 
    Food away from home (1)...................      6.127     184.3     184.9      2.8      0.3     0.3     0.3     0.3 
     Other food away from home (2)............       .332     122.9     123.9      3.3      0.8     0.2     0.3     1.0 
   Alcoholic beverages (1)....................      1.001     188.7     189.4      1.9      0.4     0.3     0.1     0.4 
                                                                                                                        
  Housing.....................................     42.089     185.1     186.3      2.2      0.6    -0.1     0.2     0.4 
   Shelter....................................     32.878     214.1     215.2      2.0      0.5     0.1     0.2     0.1 
    Rent of primary residence (3).............      6.157     207.9     208.3      2.5      0.2     0.2     0.2     0.1 
    Lodging away from home (2)................      2.954     112.9     117.2      2.5      3.8    -0.7     1.1    -0.2 
    Owners' equivalent rent of primary                                                                                  
        residence (3) (4).....................     23.383     222.2     222.6      1.9      0.2     0.1     0.1     0.1 
    Tenants' and household insurance (1)                                                                                
        (2)...................................       .385     114.3     114.8      0.8      0.4    -1.5     0.0     0.4 
   Fuels and utilities........................      4.741     153.6     156.3      7.0      1.8    -0.7     0.5     1.6 
    Fuels.....................................      3.830     136.5     139.2      7.5      2.0    -1.0     0.4     1.9 
     Fuel oil and other fuels.................       .231     137.0     149.9      9.7      9.4     1.0    -0.5     6.8 
     Gas (piped) and electricity (3)..........      3.599     143.3     145.5      7.3      1.5    -1.2     0.6     1.6 
    Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                
        services (2)..........................       .910     119.8     120.6      5.1      0.7     0.6     0.3     0.5 
   Household furnishings and operations.......      4.470     124.7     125.3     -1.6      0.5    -0.2    -0.1     0.4 
    Household operations (1) (2)..............       .704     122.6     122.7      1.6      0.1    -0.2     0.2     0.1 
                                                                                                                        
  Apparel.....................................      3.975     119.0     115.8     -1.9     -2.7    -0.5    -0.3    -0.3 
   Men's and boys' apparel....................      1.024     118.0     115.5     -0.5     -2.1     0.1     0.0    -0.1 
   Women's and girls' apparel.................      1.704     110.9     105.7     -1.8     -4.7    -0.8    -0.4    -0.7 
   Infants' and toddlers' apparel.............       .195     119.2     117.7     -2.8     -1.3    -1.6    -0.8     0.2 
   Footwear...................................       .778     118.5     115.9     -3.2     -2.2    -0.3    -0.3    -0.8 
                                                                                                                        
  Transportation..............................     16.881     154.7     157.0      1.0      1.5    -1.3    -0.2     1.7 
   Private transportation.....................     15.817     150.8     153.2      0.9      1.6    -1.4    -0.2     1.9 
    New and used motor vehicles (2)...........      7.912      94.4      94.3     -4.0     -0.1    -0.4    -0.5    -0.1 
     New vehicles.............................      4.817     138.0     138.0     -1.2      0.0    -0.1    -0.1    -0.1 
     Used cars and trucks (1).................      2.007     131.0     130.8    -11.8     -0.2    -2.3    -0.8    -0.2 
    Motor fuel................................      3.249     127.8     136.7      8.2      7.0    -5.1     0.0     8.1 
     Gasoline (all types).....................      3.222     127.2     136.1      8.3      7.0    -5.1     0.1     8.1 
    Motor vehicle parts and equipment (1).....       .369     107.7     108.0      0.2      0.3     0.0    -0.2     0.3 
    Motor vehicle maintenance and repair......      1.349     198.0     198.2      2.3      0.1     0.2     0.5     0.1 
   Public transportation......................      1.064     205.6     206.3      2.0      0.3    -0.3    -0.8     0.2 
                                                                                                                        
  Medical care................................      6.074     302.1     303.6      3.8      0.5     0.3     0.5     0.2 
   Medical care commodities...................      1.499     265.0     265.5      2.0      0.2    -0.1     0.3     0.1 
   Medical care services......................      4.575     311.9     313.8      4.3      0.6     0.5     0.5     0.3 
    Professional services.....................      2.749     264.1     265.5      3.0      0.5     0.2     0.5     0.2 
    Hospital and related services (3).........      1.489     407.0     409.7      6.2      0.7     1.0     0.5     0.3 
                                                                                                                        
  Recreation (2)..............................      5.872     107.7     107.9      0.9      0.2     0.2     0.1     0.0 
   Video and audio (2)........................      1.736     103.3     103.6      0.2      0.3     0.1    -0.1    -0.3 
                                                                                                                        
  Education and communication (2).............      5.948     110.9     111.1      1.3      0.2     0.2     0.2     0.1 
   Education (2)..............................      2.841     139.4     140.1      7.3      0.5     0.4     0.7     0.5 
    Educational books and supplies............       .219     342.8     345.4      4.8      0.8    -0.1     2.4    -0.5 
    Tuition, other school fees, and                                                                                     
        childcare.............................      2.623     401.7     403.6      7.5      0.5     0.5     0.6     0.6 
   Communication (2)..........................      3.107      88.2      88.1     -4.2     -0.1    -0.1    -0.3    -0.3 
    Information and information processing (1)                                                                          
        (2)...................................      2.925      86.2      86.1     -4.7     -0.1    -0.2     0.0    -0.1 
     Telephone services (1) (2)...............      2.315      97.2      97.0     -3.4     -0.2     0.1     0.0    -0.2 
     Information technology, hardware and                                                                               
         services (1) (5).....................       .610      15.3      15.3    -10.5      0.0    -1.3    -0.6     0.0 
      Personal computers and peripheral                                                                                 
          equipment (1) (2)...................       .230      16.2      16.2    -16.9      0.0    -1.2    -0.6     0.0 
                                                                                                                        
  Other goods and services....................      3.776     300.2     301.4      1.7      0.4     0.0     0.2     0.3 
   Tobacco and smoking products (1)...........       .806     470.4     473.0      0.1      0.6    -0.1     0.3     0.6 
   Personal care..............................      2.970     179.0     179.7      2.2      0.4     0.0     0.2     0.2 
    Personal care products (1)................       .680     153.4     153.8      0.5      0.3    -0.3     0.1     0.3 
    Personal care services (1)................       .650     194.3     194.6      2.1      0.2    -0.7     0.1     0.2 
    Miscellaneous personal services...........      1.448     287.1     288.8      3.8      0.6     0.5     0.2     0.3 
                                                                                                                        
          Commodity and service group                                                                                   
                                                                                                                        
 Commodities..................................     40.117     150.4     151.1      0.7      0.5    -0.5     0.1     0.7 
  Food and beverages..........................     15.384     184.1     184.3      3.5      0.1     0.4     0.5    -0.1 
  Commodities less food and beverages.........     24.733     131.7     132.6     -1.0      0.7    -1.0    -0.2     1.1 
   Nondurables less food and beverages........     13.458     146.7     148.4      1.6      1.2    -0.3     0.7     1.2 
    Apparel...................................      3.975     119.0     115.8     -1.9     -2.7    -0.5    -0.3    -0.3 
    Nondurables less food, beverages, and                                                                               
        apparel...............................      9.483     167.7     172.3      2.9      2.7    -1.7     0.0     2.8 
   Durables...................................     11.275     115.0     115.1     -4.0      0.1    -0.3    -0.2    -0.1 
 Services.....................................     59.883     217.9     219.1      2.8      0.6     0.0     0.2     0.3 
  Rent of shelter (4).........................     32.494     222.9     224.1      2.1      0.5     0.0     0.2     0.1 
  Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)....       .385     114.3     114.8      0.8      0.4    -1.5     0.0     0.4 
  Gas (piped) and electricity (3).............      3.599     143.3     145.5      7.3      1.5    -1.2     0.6     1.6 
  Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                  
      services (2)............................       .910     119.8     120.6      5.1      0.7     0.6     0.3     0.5 
  Household operations (1) (2)................       .704     122.6     122.7      1.6      0.1    -0.2     0.2     0.1 
  Transportation services.....................      6.319     217.7     218.7      3.0      0.5    -0.2    -0.3     0.5 
  Medical care services.......................      4.575     311.9     313.8      4.3      0.6     0.5     0.5     0.3 
  Other services..............................     10.896     257.4     258.4      2.8      0.4     0.2     0.2     0.2 
                                                                                                                        
                Special indexes                                                                                         
                                                                                                                        
 All items less food..........................     85.617     184.4     185.5      1.7      0.6    -0.3     0.1     0.5 
 All items less shelter.......................     67.122     174.7     175.6      1.9      0.5    -0.3     0.2     0.6 
 All items less medical care..................     93.926     178.2     179.1      1.8      0.5    -0.2     0.2     0.4 
 Commodities less food........................     25.734     133.8     134.7     -0.8      0.7    -1.0    -0.1     1.0 
 Nondurables less food........................     14.459     149.2     150.8      1.6      1.1    -0.3     0.7     1.0 
 Nondurables less food and apparel............     10.484     168.8     173.0      2.9      2.5    -1.6     0.1     2.2 
 Nondurables..................................     28.842     165.4     166.4      2.6      0.6     0.2     0.6     0.5 
 Services less rent of shelter (4)............     27.389     228.4     229.7      3.7      0.6     0.0     0.3     0.3 
 Services less medical care services..........     55.308     209.9     211.0      2.7      0.5     0.0     0.3     0.1 
 Energy.......................................      7.080     131.8     137.4      7.8      4.2    -3.0     0.3     4.7 
 All items less energy........................     92.920     191.5     191.9      1.5      0.2     0.1     0.2     0.2 
  All items less food and energy..............     78.537     193.6     194.0      1.1      0.2     0.0     0.1     0.2 
   Commodities less food and energy                                                                                     
       commodities............................     22.254     139.0     138.5     -2.3     -0.4    -0.3    -0.1     0.0 
    Energy commodities........................      3.480     129.0     138.2      8.4      7.1    -4.8     0.0     8.0 
   Services less energy services..............     56.283     225.5     226.6      2.5      0.5     0.1     0.2     0.2 
 Purchasing power of the consumer dollar                                                                                
     (1982-84=$1.00)..........................          -    $ .543    $ .540        -        -       -       -       - 
 Purchasing power of the consumer dollar                                                                                
     (1967=$1.00).............................          -    $ .181    $ .180        -        -       -       -       - 

   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--   
                                                 Oct.    Nov.    Dec.    Jan.                                           
                                                 2003    2003    2003    2004                                           
                                                                                Apr.   July   Oct.   Jan.   July   Jan. 
                                                                                2003   2003   2003   2004   2003   2004 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                        
             Expenditure category                                                                                       
                                                                                                                        
 All items....................................  184.9   184.6   184.9   185.8    2.7    0.9    2.4    2.0    1.8    2.2 
                                                                                                                        
  Food and beverages..........................  182.3   183.1   184.0   183.9    2.7    3.2    4.3    3.6    2.9    3.9 
   Food.......................................  181.8   182.6   183.5   183.5    3.0    3.2    4.5    3.8    3.1    4.2 
    Food at home..............................  181.7   182.8   184.0   183.4    3.0    3.9    6.2    3.8    3.4    5.0 
     Cereals and bakery products..............  203.5   203.8   204.1   204.3    3.2    3.6    0.0    1.6    3.4    0.8 
     Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs...........  174.0   178.7   180.5   180.5    7.6    7.7   14.3   15.8    7.7   15.0 
     Dairy and related products...............  171.0   170.3   172.2   171.6    2.7   -2.8   14.0    1.4   -0.1    7.5 
     Fruits and vegetables....................  228.9   229.5   230.3   226.1   -0.7   16.1   -0.3   -4.8    7.4   -2.6 
     Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage                                                                                
         materials............................  140.2   139.0   140.0   140.4   -0.3   -5.9    6.2    0.6   -3.1    3.4 
     Other food at home.......................  163.1   162.3   163.2   162.6    1.2    0.5    1.7   -1.2    0.9    0.2 
      Sugar and sweets........................  162.7   163.3   162.5   162.0    4.6    1.5    1.2   -1.7    3.0   -0.2 
      Fats and oils...........................  158.2   158.0   158.8   160.6    1.0    0.3    5.2    6.2    0.6    5.7 
      Other foods.............................  179.2   177.8   179.3   178.0    0.4    0.4    1.1   -2.7    0.4   -0.8 
       Other miscellaneous foods (1) (2)......  110.7   109.0   109.8   109.1    2.6    3.3   -2.1   -5.7    2.9   -3.9 
    Food away from home (1)...................  183.3   183.8   184.3   184.9    2.7    2.7    2.2    3.5    2.7    2.9 
     Other food away from home (2)............  122.0   122.3   122.7   123.9    2.7    2.0    2.3    6.4    2.3    4.3 
   Alcoholic beverages (1)....................  188.1   188.6   188.7   189.4    1.3    1.7    1.9    2.8    1.5    2.4 
                                                                                                                        
  Housing.....................................  185.8   185.7   186.1   186.8    2.9    2.2    1.5    2.2    2.5    1.8 
   Shelter....................................  214.7   214.9   215.3   215.6    0.9    2.9    2.7    1.7    1.9    2.2 
    Rent of primary residence (3).............  207.0   207.4   207.8   208.1    2.8    2.6    2.4    2.1    2.7    2.2 
    Lodging away from home (2)................  121.5   120.7   122.0   121.7   -7.5   13.7    4.7    0.7    2.5    2.7 
    Owners' equivalent rent of primary                                                                                  
        residence (3) (4).....................  221.3   221.6   221.9   222.2    1.5    1.7    2.6    1.6    1.6    2.1 
    Tenants' and household insurance (1)                                                                                
        (2)...................................  116.0   114.3   114.3   114.8    1.1    5.0    1.4   -4.1    3.0   -1.4 
   Fuels and utilities........................  155.4   154.3   155.0   157.5   23.2    1.8   -1.5    5.5   12.0    1.9 
    Fuels.....................................  138.7   137.3   137.9   140.5   28.2    1.2   -3.1    5.3   13.9    1.0 
     Fuel oil and other fuels.................  135.6   136.9   136.2   145.4   33.4  -16.1   -2.3   32.2    5.8   13.6 
     Gas (piped) and electricity (3)..........  145.9   144.2   145.0   147.3   27.4    2.5   -3.2    3.9   14.3    0.3 
    Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                
        services (2)..........................  118.8   119.5   119.9   120.5    4.6    4.2    5.6    5.8    4.4    5.7 
   Household furnishings and operations.......  125.2   125.0   124.9   125.4   -2.2   -2.8   -2.2    0.6   -2.5   -0.8 
    Household operations (1) (2)..............  122.6   122.4   122.6   122.7    1.3    1.7    3.0    0.3    1.5    1.7 
                                                                                                                        
  Apparel.....................................  121.2   120.6   120.2   119.8   -4.8    0.3    2.0   -4.5   -2.3   -1.3 
   Men's and boys' apparel....................  118.0   118.1   118.1   118.0   -0.3   -4.6    3.1    0.0   -2.5    1.5 
   Women's and girls' apparel.................  113.8   112.9   112.5   111.7   -3.8    1.1    3.2   -7.2   -1.4   -2.1 
   Infants' and toddlers' apparel.............  122.3   120.3   119.3   119.5   -2.6   -1.6    2.0   -8.8   -2.1   -3.6 
   Footwear...................................  119.7   119.3   119.0   118.0  -11.6    3.8    1.3   -5.6   -4.2   -2.2 
                                                                                                                        
  Transportation..............................  157.7   155.6   155.3   157.9    5.2   -4.7    3.1    0.5    0.1    1.8 
   Private transportation.....................  153.6   151.4   151.1   153.9    5.6   -5.8    3.5    0.8   -0.3    2.1 
    New and used motor vehicles (2)...........   94.9    94.5    94.0    93.9   -0.8   -3.2   -7.6   -4.1   -2.0   -5.9 
     New vehicles.............................  137.2   137.1   137.0   136.9   -0.9   -2.3   -0.9   -0.9   -1.6   -0.9 
     Used cars and trucks (1).................  135.1   132.0   131.0   130.8    0.3   -7.1  -26.1  -12.1   -3.5  -19.4 
    Motor fuel................................  137.9   130.9   130.9   141.5   22.8  -23.2   31.0   10.9   -2.9   20.5 
     Gasoline (all types).....................  137.3   130.3   130.4   141.0   22.2  -23.1   31.6   11.2   -3.0   21.0 
    Motor vehicle parts and equipment (1).....  107.9   107.9   107.7   108.0   -0.4   -0.4    1.1    0.4   -0.4    0.7 
    Motor vehicle maintenance and repair......  196.7   197.0   197.9   198.0    2.1    3.5    0.8    2.7    2.8    1.7 
   Public transportation......................  212.0   211.3   209.7   210.1    2.5    9.2    0.4   -3.5    5.8   -1.6 
                                                                                                                        
  Medical care................................  300.3   301.3   302.7   303.4    2.6    4.3    4.0    4.2    3.4    4.1 
   Medical care commodities...................  264.9   264.7   265.4   265.7    1.5    2.3    2.9    1.2    1.9    2.1 
   Medical care services......................  309.6   311.0   312.6   313.5    2.8    5.0    4.2    5.1    3.9    4.7 
    Professional services.....................  263.3   263.7   264.9   265.5    2.5    3.6    2.5    3.4    3.0    2.9 
    Hospital and related services (3).........  401.2   405.1   407.0   408.4    4.1    7.7    5.5    7.4    5.9    6.4 
                                                                                                                        
  Recreation (2)..............................  107.7   107.9   108.0   108.0    1.1    1.9    0.0    1.1    1.5    0.6 
   Video and audio (2)........................  103.9   104.0   103.9   103.6    0.4    0.8    0.8   -1.1    0.6   -0.2 
                                                                                                                        
  Education and communication (2).............  110.2   110.4   110.6   110.7    1.1    0.4    2.2    1.8    0.7    2.0 
   Education (2)..............................  137.2   137.8   138.8   139.5    6.9    6.2    8.9    6.9    6.6    7.9 
    Educational books and supplies............  338.2   337.7   345.8   344.0    5.7    4.6    2.2    7.0    5.2    4.6 
    Tuition, other school fees, and                                                                                     
        childcare.............................  395.2   397.2   399.5   402.0    7.0    6.3    9.5    7.1    6.7    8.3 
   Communication (2)..........................   88.5    88.4    88.1    87.8   -4.3   -5.2   -4.0   -3.1   -4.7   -3.5 
    Information and information processing (1)                                                                          
        (2)...................................   86.4    86.2    86.2    86.1   -7.3   -4.9   -4.9   -1.4   -6.1   -3.2 
     Telephone services (1) (2)...............   97.1    97.2    97.2    97.0   -6.6   -2.4   -4.0   -0.4   -4.5   -2.2 
     Information technology, hardware and                                                                               
         services (1) (5).....................   15.6    15.4    15.3    15.3   -9.0  -15.7   -9.6   -7.5  -12.5   -8.6 
      Personal computers and peripheral                                                                                 
          equipment (1) (2)...................   16.5    16.3    16.2    16.2  -15.4  -28.4  -15.3   -7.1  -22.2  -11.3 
                                                                                                                        
  Other goods and services....................  300.2   300.1   300.8   301.7    1.6    1.6    1.5    2.0    1.6    1.7 
   Tobacco and smoking products (1)...........  469.5   469.1   470.4   473.0   -3.8    1.0    0.3    3.0   -1.4    1.7 
   Personal care..............................  179.1   179.1   179.5   179.9    3.2    1.8    1.8    1.8    2.5    1.8 
    Personal care products (1)................  153.6   153.2   153.4   153.8    2.9    0.3   -1.5    0.5    1.6   -0.5 
    Personal care services (1)................  195.6   194.2   194.3   194.6    4.0    1.5    5.1   -2.0    2.7    1.5 
    Miscellaneous personal services...........  286.2   287.5   288.2   289.1    4.7    3.5    3.1    4.1    4.1    3.6 
                                                                                                                        
          Commodity and service group                                                                                   
                                                                                                                        
 Commodities..................................  151.2   150.5   150.7   151.7    2.1   -2.4    1.9    1.3   -0.1    1.6 
  Food and beverages..........................  182.3   183.1   184.0   183.9    2.7    3.2    4.3    3.6    2.9    3.9 
  Commodities less food and beverages.........  133.8   132.4   132.2   133.7    1.5   -5.5    0.6   -0.3   -2.1    0.1 
   Nondurables less food and beverages........  149.9   149.4   150.4   152.2    0.0   -5.5    6.1    6.3   -2.8    6.2 
    Apparel...................................  121.2   120.6   120.2   119.8   -4.8    0.3    2.0   -4.5   -2.3   -1.3 
    Nondurables less food, beverages, and                                                                               
        apparel...............................  172.2   169.3   169.3   174.1    7.5   -8.3    9.3    4.5   -0.7    6.9 
   Durables...................................  115.4   115.0   114.8   114.7   -2.0   -4.9   -7.0   -2.4   -3.5   -4.7 
 Services.....................................  218.4   218.4   218.9   219.5    3.2    3.2    2.8    2.0    3.2    2.4 
  Rent of shelter (4).........................  223.6   223.7   224.1   224.3    1.1    3.1    2.7    1.3    2.1    2.0 
  Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)....  116.0   114.3   114.3   114.8    1.1    5.0    1.4   -4.1    3.0   -1.4 
  Gas (piped) and electricity (3).............  145.9   144.2   145.0   147.3   27.4    2.5   -3.2    3.9   14.3    0.3 
  Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                  
      services (2)............................  118.8   119.5   119.9   120.5    4.6    4.2    5.6    5.8    4.4    5.7 
  Household operations (1) (2)................  122.6   122.4   122.6   122.7    1.3    1.7    3.0    0.3    1.5    1.7 
  Transportation services.....................  219.2   218.8   218.2   219.2    3.8    4.7    3.4    0.0    4.3    1.7 
  Medical care services.......................  309.6   311.0   312.6   313.5    2.8    5.0    4.2    5.1    3.9    4.7 
  Other services..............................  256.6   257.0   257.6   258.0    2.7    2.7    3.5    2.2    2.7    2.9 
                                                                                                                        
                Special indexes                                                                                         
                                                                                                                        
 All items less food..........................  185.5   185.0   185.2   186.2    2.6    0.4    2.2    1.5    1.5    1.9 
 All items less shelter.......................  175.3   174.8   175.1   176.1    3.5    0.0    2.3    1.8    1.7    2.1 
 All items less medical care..................  179.0   178.6   178.9   179.7    2.7    0.7    2.5    1.6    1.7    2.0 
 Commodities less food........................  135.8   134.5   134.3   135.7    1.5   -5.1    0.6   -0.3   -1.9    0.1 
 Nondurables less food........................  152.1   151.7   152.8   154.3   -0.5   -4.4    5.4    5.9   -2.5    5.7 
 Nondurables less food and apparel............  172.8   170.0   170.2   173.9   10.3   -8.5    8.3    2.6    0.5    5.4 
 Nondurables..................................  166.1   166.4   167.4   168.2    1.5   -1.2    5.0    5.2    0.1    5.1 
 Services less rent of shelter (4)............  228.8   228.8   229.5   230.2    5.5    3.2    3.4    2.5    4.4    2.9 
 Services less medical care services..........  210.6   210.5   211.1   211.4    3.1    2.9    2.9    1.5    3.0    2.2 
 Energy.......................................  137.8   133.7   134.1   140.4   25.8  -11.1   11.5    7.8    5.8    9.6 
 All items less energy........................  191.5   191.6   191.9   192.2    1.1    1.9    1.7    1.5    1.5    1.6 
  All items less food and energy..............  194.0   194.0   194.1   194.4    0.8    1.7    1.2    0.8    1.3    1.0 
   Commodities less food and energy                                                                                     
       commodities............................  139.7   139.3   139.1   139.1   -2.0   -2.0   -3.4   -1.7   -2.0   -2.5 
    Energy commodities........................  138.5   131.9   131.9   142.4   23.4  -22.8   28.8   11.7   -2.4   20.0 
   Services less energy services..............  225.8   226.0   226.4   226.9    1.8    3.3    3.1    2.0    2.5    2.5 

   1 Not seasonally adjusted.
   2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
   3 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator.  All other item stratum index series were calculated
 using a geometric means estimator.
   4 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.
   5 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.
 NOTE:  Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

 Table 3. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Selected areas, all items index 

 (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                All items                                  
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
                                               Prici-           Indexes             Percent change to    Percent change to 
                     CPI-U                       ng                                  Jan. 2004 from--      Dec. 2003 from--  
                                               sched-                                                                      
                                                 ule   Oct.   Nov.   Dec.   Jan.                                           
                                                 (1)   2003   2003   2003   2004   Jan.   Nov.   Dec.   Dec.   Oct.   Nov. 
                                                                                   2003   2003   2003   2002   2003   2003 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                           
 U.S. city average............................   M    185.0  184.5  184.3  185.2    1.9    0.4    0.5    1.9   -0.4   -0.1 
                                                                                                                           
            Region and area size(2)                                                                                        
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
 Northeast urban..............................   M    195.4  195.1  194.9  195.9    2.8    0.4    0.5    2.8   -0.3   -0.1 
   Size A - More than 1,500,000...............   M    197.7  197.3  197.1  197.9    3.0    0.3    0.4    3.0   -0.3   -0.1 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).........   M    115.2  115.3  115.0  116.0    2.6    0.6    0.9    2.1   -0.2   -0.3 
                                                                                                                           
 Midwest urban................................   M    179.1  178.9  178.4  179.4    1.8    0.3    0.6    1.7   -0.4   -0.3 
   Size A - More than 1,500,000...............   M    181.7  181.4  180.9  181.8    2.0    0.2    0.5    1.7   -0.4   -0.3 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).........   M    113.6  113.6  113.3  114.1    1.9    0.4    0.7    1.7   -0.3   -0.3 
   Size D -  Nonmetropolitan  (less than                                                                                   
       50,000)................................   M    171.8  171.4  171.5  171.8    0.6    0.2    0.2    1.2   -0.2    0.1 
                                                                                                                           
 South urban..................................   M    178.1  177.5  177.5  178.2    1.8    0.4    0.4    1.7   -0.3    0.0 
   Size A - More than 1,500,000...............   M    180.1  179.1  179.2  179.8    1.8    0.4    0.3    1.9   -0.5    0.1 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).........   M    113.6  113.3  113.3  113.8    1.9    0.4    0.4    1.5   -0.3    0.0 
   Size D -  Nonmetropolitan  (less than                                                                                   
       50,000)................................   M    175.6  175.4  175.1  175.3    1.2   -0.1    0.1    1.6   -0.3   -0.2 
                                                                                                                           
 West urban...................................   M    189.4  188.5  188.3  189.4    1.5    0.5    0.6    1.5   -0.6   -0.1 
   Size A - More than 1,500,000...............   M    191.9  191.0  190.6  191.7    1.3    0.4    0.6    1.4   -0.7   -0.2 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).........   M    115.5  114.9  115.2  116.0    1.9    1.0    0.7    1.9   -0.3    0.3 
                                                                                                                           
                 Size classes                                                                                              
                                                                                                                           
   A (4)......................................   M    169.5  168.9  168.7  169.4    2.0    0.3    0.4    2.0   -0.5   -0.1 
   B/C (3)....................................   M    114.1  113.9  113.8  114.6    2.0    0.6    0.7    1.7   -0.3   -0.1 
   D..........................................   M    176.9  176.6  176.5  176.9    1.3    0.2    0.2    1.6   -0.2   -0.1 
                                                                                                                           
            Selected local areas(5)                                                                                        
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI...............   M    185.8  185.6  185.5  185.4    1.5   -0.1   -0.1    1.7   -0.2   -0.1 
 Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA......   M    187.8  187.1  187.0  188.5    1.8    0.7    0.8    1.8   -0.4   -0.1 
 New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island,                                                                                       
     NY-NJ-CT-PA..............................   M    200.0  199.4  199.3  199.9    2.7    0.3    0.3    3.2   -0.4   -0.1 
                                                                                                                           
 Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT..........   1        -  206.5      -  208.4    4.3    0.9      -      -      -      - 
 Cleveland-Akron, OH..........................   1        -  177.6      -  178.4    2.8    0.5      -      -      -      - 
 Dallas-Fort Worth, TX........................   1        -  175.9      -  175.7    1.0   -0.1      -      -      -      - 
 Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV (6)........   1        -  116.7      -  117.1    2.2    0.3      -      -      -      - 
                                                                                                                           
 Atlanta, GA..................................   2    180.1      -  179.0      -      -      -      -    1.0   -0.6      - 
 Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI..................   2    183.3      -  181.3      -      -      -      -    0.9   -1.1      - 
 Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX...............   2    166.1      -  164.1      -      -      -      -    2.7   -1.2      - 
 Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL....................   2    181.6      -  181.6      -      -      -      -    2.1    0.0      - 
 Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City,                                                                                    
     PA-NJ-DE-MD..............................   2    190.3      -  189.0      -      -      -      -    2.0   -0.7      - 
 San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA...........   2    196.3      -  195.3      -      -      -      -    1.1   -0.5      - 
 Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA.................   2    193.7      -  191.0      -      -      -      -    0.5   -1.4      - 

   1 Areas on pricing schedule 2 (see Table 10) will appear next month. 
   2 Regions defined as the four Census regions.  See technical notes.
   3 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base.
   4 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.
   5 In addition, the following metropolitan areas are published semiannually and appear in Tables 34 and 39 of the 
 January and July issues of the CPI Detailed Report: Anchorage, AK; Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN; Denver-Boulder-Greeley,
 CO; Honolulu, HI; Kansas City, MO-KS; Milwaukee-Racine, WI; Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI; Phoenix-Mesa, AZ; Pittsburgh, PA;
 Portland-Salem, OR-WA; St. Louis, MO-IL; San Diego, CA; Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL.
   6 Indexes on a November 1996=100 base.
   - Data not available.
 NOTE:  Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

 Table 4. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by expenditure
 category and commodity and service group

 (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                   Unadjusted                           
                                                 Relative   Unadjusted indexes percent change to   Seasonally adjusted  
                                               importance,                      Jan. 2004 from-    percent change from- 
                     CPI-W                       December                                                               
                                                   2003       Dec.      Jan.                                            
                                                              2003      2004     Jan.     Dec.   Oct. to Nov. to Dec. to
                                                                                 2003     2003     Nov.    Dec.    Jan. 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                        
             Expenditure category                                                                                       
                                                                                                                        
 All items....................................    100.000     179.9     180.9      1.8      0.6    -0.3     0.2     0.6 
 All items (1967=100).........................          -     536.0     538.7        -        -       -       -       - 
                                                                                                                        
  Food and beverages..........................     17.151     183.6     183.8      3.6      0.1     0.5     0.4    -0.1 
   Food.......................................     16.061     183.1     183.3      3.7      0.1     0.5     0.5    -0.1 
    Food at home..............................      9.637     183.3     183.2      4.3     -0.1     0.6     0.7    -0.3 
     Cereals and bakery products..............      1.364     202.9     203.8      2.0      0.4     0.1     0.1     0.1 
     Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs...........      2.908     181.0     179.9     11.4     -0.6     2.8     1.1    -0.1 
     Dairy and related products...............       .955     172.7     172.2      3.5     -0.3    -0.4     1.1    -0.3 
     Fruits and vegetables....................      1.344     229.7     229.7      1.8      0.0     0.2     0.2    -2.0 
     Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage                                                                                
         materials............................      1.076     138.6     140.0      0.1      1.0    -0.9     0.9     0.2 
     Other food at home.......................      1.991     162.5     162.3      0.6     -0.1    -0.4     0.4    -0.4 
      Sugar and sweets........................       .321     160.5     162.4      1.2      1.2     0.5    -0.9    -0.2 
      Fats and oils...........................       .303     157.7     160.7      3.2      1.9    -0.1     0.4     1.3 
      Other foods.............................      1.366     180.0     178.4     -0.1     -0.9    -0.6     0.7    -0.8 
       Other miscellaneous foods (1) (2)......       .350     110.3     109.6     -0.5     -0.6    -1.5     0.7    -0.6 
    Food away from home (1)...................      6.424     184.2     184.8      2.8      0.3     0.2     0.3     0.3 
     Other food away from home (2)............       .252     123.1     123.6      2.8      0.4     0.3     0.4     0.6 
   Alcoholic beverages (1)....................      1.090     188.9     189.5      2.2      0.3     0.4     0.1     0.3 
                                                                                                                        
  Housing.....................................     39.114     181.0     182.1      2.4      0.6    -0.1     0.2     0.5 
   Shelter....................................     30.151     208.2     209.2      2.1      0.5     0.1     0.1     0.3 
    Rent of primary residence (3).............      8.065     207.0     207.4      2.4      0.2     0.1     0.1     0.2 
    Lodging away from home (2)................      1.722     113.4     118.5      3.7      4.5    -0.5     0.7     0.7 
    Owners' equivalent rent of primary                                                                                  
        residence (3) (4).....................     20.026     201.7     202.1      1.8      0.2     0.1     0.1     0.2 
    Tenants' and household insurance (1)                                                                                
        (2)...................................       .337     114.4     114.9      1.1      0.4    -1.4     0.0     0.4 
   Fuels and utilities........................      5.079     153.0     155.6      7.1      1.7    -0.8     0.5     1.6 
    Fuels.....................................      4.146     135.4     138.0      7.6      1.9    -1.2     0.6     1.8 
     Fuel oil and other fuels.................       .216     136.2     149.6     10.2      9.8     0.8    -0.9     6.9 
     Gas (piped) and electricity (3)..........      3.930     142.5     144.7      7.4      1.5    -1.2     0.6     1.6 
    Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                
        services (2)..........................       .933     119.9     120.7      5.0      0.7     0.5     0.3     0.6 
   Household furnishings and operations.......      3.884     120.4     121.0     -1.8      0.5    -0.2     0.0     0.4 
    Household operations (1) (2)..............       .318     123.8     123.7      1.6     -0.1     0.0     0.1    -0.1 
                                                                                                                        
  Apparel.....................................      4.357     118.7     115.7     -1.4     -2.5    -0.4    -0.3    -0.1 
   Men's and boys' apparel....................      1.120     117.8     115.6     -0.1     -1.9     0.3     0.0     0.2 
   Women's and girls' apparel.................      1.727     110.5     105.5     -1.1     -4.5    -0.7    -0.3    -0.5 
   Infants' and toddlers' apparel.............       .250     121.4     120.1     -1.9     -1.1    -2.0    -0.6     0.7 
   Footwear...................................      1.011     117.8     115.6     -3.3     -1.9    -0.4    -0.4    -0.3 
                                                                                                                        
  Transportation..............................     19.145     152.5     154.9      0.2      1.6    -1.6    -0.2     1.8 
   Private transportation.....................     18.348     149.7     152.2      0.1      1.7    -1.7    -0.1     1.9 
    New and used motor vehicles (2)...........      9.305      92.8      92.7     -5.6     -0.1    -0.7    -0.5    -0.1 
     New vehicles.............................      4.864     139.2     139.2     -1.2      0.0    -0.1    -0.1    -0.1 
     Used cars and trucks (1).................      3.487     131.7     131.6    -11.8     -0.1    -2.3    -0.8    -0.1 
    Motor fuel................................      3.967     128.1     137.1      8.2      7.0    -5.1     0.1     8.1 
     Gasoline (all types).....................      3.936     127.6     136.6      8.3      7.1    -5.2     0.2     8.1 
    Motor vehicle parts and equipment (1).....       .456     107.3     107.6      0.5      0.3     0.0    -0.2     0.3 
    Motor vehicle maintenance and repair......      1.365     199.8     199.9      2.3      0.1     0.2     0.5     0.0 
   Public transportation......................       .797     203.6     204.6      3.1      0.5    -0.3    -0.8     0.4 
                                                                                                                        
  Medical care................................      4.969     301.4     302.8      3.8      0.5     0.3     0.4     0.3 
   Medical care commodities...................      1.142     259.4     259.8      2.0      0.2    -0.1     0.2     0.1 
   Medical care services......................      3.827     311.9     313.8      4.3      0.6     0.5     0.5     0.3 
    Professional services.....................      2.256     266.5     267.8      3.0      0.5     0.2     0.5     0.2 
    Hospital and related services (3).........      1.254     403.4     405.9      6.2      0.6     1.0     0.3     0.5 
                                                                                                                        
  Recreation (2)..............................      5.697     105.5     105.6      0.5      0.1     0.2     0.1    -0.1 
   Video and audio (2)........................      1.928     102.5     102.7      0.0      0.2     0.0    -0.1    -0.4 
                                                                                                                        
  Education and communication (2).............      5.645     109.7     109.8      0.5      0.1     0.1     0.1     0.1 
   Education (2)..............................      2.299     138.4     139.1      6.8      0.5     0.4     0.7     0.7 
    Educational books and supplies............       .215     343.8     346.1      4.7      0.7    -0.1     2.2    -0.7 
    Tuition, other school fees, and                                                                                     
        childcare.............................      2.084     390.7     392.8      7.0      0.5     0.4     0.5     0.7 
   Communication (2)..........................      3.345      89.7      89.6     -4.2     -0.1    -0.2    -0.3    -0.3 
    Information and information processing (1)                                                                          
        (2)...................................      3.194      88.3      88.2     -4.4     -0.1    -0.1    -0.1    -0.1 
     Telephone services (1) (2)...............      2.622      97.4      97.2     -3.5     -0.2     0.1     0.0    -0.2 
     Information technology, hardware and                                                                               
         services (1) (5).....................       .572      15.8      15.8    -10.7      0.0    -1.9    -0.6     0.0 
      Personal computers and peripheral                                                                                 
          equipment (1) (2)...................       .205      15.9      15.8    -17.3     -0.6    -1.2    -0.6    -0.6 
                                                                                                                        
  Other goods and services....................      3.923     308.1     309.3      1.2      0.4    -0.1     0.3     0.3 
   Tobacco and smoking products (1)...........      1.248     471.5     473.8     -0.1      0.5    -0.1     0.3     0.5 
   Personal care..............................      2.675     177.8     178.4      1.8      0.3    -0.1     0.3     0.2 
    Personal care products (1)................       .737     154.0     154.3      0.3      0.2    -0.2     0.1     0.2 
    Personal care services (1)................       .610     194.9     195.1      2.0      0.1    -0.8     0.1     0.1 
    Miscellaneous personal services...........      1.152     286.6     288.4      3.8      0.6     0.4     0.2     0.3 
                                                                                                                        
          Commodity and service group                                                                                   
                                                                                                                        
 Commodities..................................     44.582     150.7     151.5      0.5      0.5    -0.6     0.1     0.7 
  Food and beverages..........................     17.151     183.6     183.8      3.6      0.1     0.5     0.4    -0.1 
  Commodities less food and beverages.........     27.430     132.5     133.5     -1.3      0.8    -1.3    -0.2     1.3 
   Nondurables less food and beverages........     14.671     149.0     151.0      1.8      1.3    -0.3     0.8     1.3 
    Apparel...................................      4.357     118.7     115.7     -1.4     -2.5    -0.4    -0.3    -0.1 
    Nondurables less food, beverages, and                                                                               
        apparel...............................     10.315     171.3     176.5      3.2      3.0    -1.9     0.1     2.9 
   Durables...................................     12.759     114.0     114.0     -5.1      0.0    -0.7    -0.2    -0.1 
 Services.....................................     55.418     214.2     215.3      2.8      0.5     0.0     0.2     0.4 
  Rent of shelter (4).........................     29.813     200.6     201.4      2.1      0.4     0.1     0.2     0.2 
  Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)....       .337     114.4     114.9      1.1      0.4    -1.4     0.0     0.4 
  Gas (piped) and electricity (3).............      3.930     142.5     144.7      7.4      1.5    -1.2     0.6     1.6 
  Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                  
      services (2)............................       .933     119.9     120.7      5.0      0.7     0.5     0.3     0.6 
  Household operations (1) (2)................       .318     123.8     123.7      1.6     -0.1     0.0     0.1    -0.1 
  Transportation services.....................      6.241     218.0     219.1      3.3      0.5    -0.2    -0.2     0.5 
  Medical care services.......................      3.827     311.9     313.8      4.3      0.6     0.5     0.5     0.3 
  Other services..............................     10.020     250.9     251.8      2.3      0.4     0.2     0.2     0.2 
                                                                                                                        
                Special indexes                                                                                         
                                                                                                                        
 All items less food..........................     83.939     179.2     180.2      1.4      0.6    -0.4     0.1     0.7 
 All items less shelter.......................     69.849     171.6     172.5      1.6      0.5    -0.3     0.1     0.6 
 All items less medical care..................     95.031     174.7     175.6      1.7      0.5    -0.3     0.1     0.6 
 Commodities less food........................     28.520     134.5     135.5     -1.2      0.7    -1.1    -0.1     1.2 
 Nondurables less food........................     15.761     151.4     153.3      1.9      1.3    -0.3     0.7     1.2 
 Nondurables less food and apparel............     11.405     172.1     176.9      3.1      2.8    -1.8     0.1     2.4 
 Nondurables..................................     31.823     166.6     167.8      2.8      0.7     0.1     0.7     0.5 
 Services less rent of shelter (4)............     25.605     202.9     204.1      3.7      0.6     0.0     0.3     0.2 
 Services less medical care services..........     51.592     206.6     207.6      2.7      0.5     0.0     0.2     0.3 
 Energy.......................................      8.114     131.1     136.9      7.9      4.4    -3.1     0.3     4.9 
 All items less energy........................     91.886     186.9     187.2      1.3      0.2     0.0     0.2     0.2 
  All items less food and energy..............     75.825     188.0     188.3      0.7      0.2    -0.1     0.1     0.2 
   Commodities less food and energy                                                                                     
       commodities............................     24.337     138.7     138.2     -2.8     -0.4    -0.4    -0.1     0.0 
    Energy commodities........................      4.183     129.0     138.3      8.4      7.2    -4.8     0.0     8.0 
   Services less energy services..............     51.488     222.1     223.1      2.5      0.5     0.1     0.1     0.3 
 Purchasing power of the consumer dollar                                                                                
     (1982-84=$1.00)..........................          -    $ .556    $ .553        -        -       -       -       - 
 Purchasing power of the consumer dollar                                                                                
     (1967=$1.00).............................          -    $ .187    $ .186        -        -       -       -       - 

   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--   
                                                 Oct.    Nov.    Dec.    Jan.                                           
                                                 2003    2003    2003    2004                                           
                                                                                Apr.   July   Oct.   Jan.   July   Jan. 
                                                                                2003   2003   2003   2004   2003   2004 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                        
             Expenditure category                                                                                       
                                                                                                                        
 All items....................................  180.6   180.1   180.4   181.4    2.7    0.4    2.2    1.8    1.6    2.0 
                                                                                                                        
  Food and beverages..........................  181.8   182.7   183.5   183.4    3.0    3.2    4.8    3.6    3.1    4.2 
   Food.......................................  181.3   182.2   183.1   182.9    3.0    3.4    4.8    3.6    3.2    4.2 
    Food at home..............................  180.9   182.0   183.2   182.6    3.0    3.9    6.4    3.8    3.5    5.1 
     Cereals and bakery products..............  203.4   203.6   203.8   204.0    3.2    3.8   -0.4    1.2    3.5    0.4 
     Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs...........  173.8   178.6   180.5   180.4    7.9    7.7   13.7   16.1    7.8   14.9 
     Dairy and related products...............  170.8   170.1   171.9   171.4    2.4   -2.9   14.3    1.4   -0.2    7.6 
     Fruits and vegetables....................  227.2   227.6   228.1   223.6   -0.9   15.6   -0.4   -6.2    7.0   -3.3 
     Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage                                                                                
         materials............................  139.5   138.2   139.4   139.7   -0.9   -5.6    6.6    0.6   -3.3    3.5 
     Other food at home.......................  162.7   162.1   162.8   162.2    1.2    1.0    1.7   -1.2    1.1    0.2 
      Sugar and sweets........................  162.4   163.2   161.8   161.5    4.3    1.7    1.5   -2.2    3.0   -0.4 
      Fats and oils...........................  158.1   157.9   158.6   160.6    2.1    0.0    4.7    6.5    1.0    5.6 
      Other foods.............................  179.6   178.5   179.8   178.4    0.4    0.9    1.1   -2.6    0.7   -0.8 
       Other miscellaneous foods (1) (2)......  111.2   109.5   110.3   109.6    2.9    2.5   -1.4   -5.6    2.7   -3.6 
    Food away from home (1)...................  183.3   183.7   184.2   184.8    2.7    2.5    2.7    3.3    2.6    3.0 
     Other food away from home (2)............  122.1   122.5   123.0   123.7    2.0    2.0    2.0    5.3    2.0    3.7 
   Alcoholic beverages (1)....................  188.1   188.8   188.9   189.5    2.4    0.9    2.4    3.0    1.6    2.7 
                                                                                                                        
  Housing.....................................  181.4   181.3   181.6   182.5    3.6    1.8    1.6    2.4    2.7    2.0 
   Shelter....................................  208.3   208.5   208.8   209.5    1.6    2.4    2.5    2.3    2.0    2.4 
    Rent of primary residence (3).............  206.2   206.5   206.8   207.2    2.8    2.6    2.4    2.0    2.7    2.2 
    Lodging away from home (2)................  122.0   121.4   122.3   123.2   -5.6   11.8    5.8    4.0    2.7    4.9 
    Owners' equivalent rent of primary                                                                                  
        residence (3) (4).....................  200.9   201.2   201.4   201.9    1.4    1.6    2.4    2.0    1.5    2.2 
    Tenants' and household insurance (1)                                                                                
        (2)...................................  116.0   114.4   114.4   114.9    1.1    5.0    2.1   -3.7    3.0   -0.9 
   Fuels and utilities........................  154.9   153.6   154.4   156.9   24.3    1.6   -1.3    5.3   12.4    1.9 
    Fuels.....................................  137.7   136.1   136.9   139.4   28.5    1.2   -2.6    5.0   14.0    1.2 
     Fuel oil and other fuels.................  135.4   136.5   135.3   144.7   34.9  -15.2   -1.2   30.4    7.0   13.5 
     Gas (piped) and electricity (3)..........  145.1   143.3   144.2   146.5   28.4    1.9   -2.7    3.9   14.4    0.5 
    Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                
        services (2)..........................  118.9   119.5   119.9   120.6    4.6    4.2    5.6    5.8    4.4    5.7 
   Household furnishings and operations.......  121.0   120.7   120.7   121.2   -2.9   -2.6   -2.3    0.7   -2.7   -0.8 
    Household operations (1) (2)..............  123.7   123.7   123.8   123.7    1.7    1.6    3.3    0.0    1.7    1.6 
                                                                                                                        
  Apparel.....................................  120.4   119.9   119.6   119.5   -5.5    0.3    3.0   -3.0   -2.6    0.0 
   Men's and boys' apparel....................  117.5   117.9   117.9   118.1    0.0   -5.3    3.5    2.1   -2.7    2.8 
   Women's and girls' apparel.................  113.1   112.3   112.0   111.4   -5.2    1.8    5.1   -5.9   -1.8   -0.5 
   Infants' and toddlers' apparel.............  124.7   122.2   121.5   122.4   -2.5   -0.3    2.6   -7.2   -1.4   -2.4 
   Footwear...................................  119.1   118.6   118.1   117.7  -11.9    2.7    1.4   -4.6   -4.9   -1.7 
                                                                                                                        
  Transportation..............................  155.9   153.4   153.1   155.9    5.0   -5.2    1.6    0.0   -0.3    0.8 
   Private transportation.....................  153.0   150.4   150.2   153.0    5.1   -5.8    1.6    0.0   -0.5    0.8 
    New and used motor vehicles (2)...........   93.7    93.0    92.5    92.4   -1.2   -4.0  -11.1   -5.4   -2.6   -8.3 
     New vehicles.............................  138.4   138.3   138.2   138.1   -1.4   -2.3   -0.3   -0.9   -1.9   -0.6 
     Used cars and trucks (1).................  135.9   132.8   131.7   131.6    0.0   -7.3  -25.7  -12.1   -3.7  -19.2 
    Motor fuel................................  138.3   131.2   131.3   141.9   19.6  -20.6   30.1   10.8   -2.6   20.1 
     Gasoline (all types).....................  137.8   130.6   130.8   141.4   20.8  -20.9   30.2   10.9   -2.3   20.1 
    Motor vehicle parts and equipment (1).....  107.5   107.5   107.3   107.6    0.0   -0.4    1.9    0.4   -0.2    1.1 
    Motor vehicle maintenance and repair......  198.4   198.8   199.7   199.7    2.1    3.3    1.0    2.6    2.7    1.8 
   Public transportation......................  209.3   208.7   207.1   207.9    3.2   10.4    1.5   -2.6    6.8   -0.6 
                                                                                                                        
  Medical care................................  299.6   300.6   301.9   302.7    2.5    4.3    4.1    4.2    3.4    4.2 
   Medical care commodities...................  259.4   259.2   259.8   260.0    1.7    2.4    2.8    0.9    2.0    1.9 
   Medical care services......................  309.6   311.0   312.5   313.5    2.8    4.8    4.4    5.1    3.8    4.8 
    Professional services.....................  265.5   265.9   267.2   267.8    2.3    3.7    2.4    3.5    3.0    3.0 
    Hospital and related services (3).........  397.9   402.0   403.1   405.1    3.8    7.7    6.0    7.4    5.7    6.7 
                                                                                                                        
  Recreation (2)..............................  105.5   105.7   105.8   105.7    0.0    1.5   -0.4    0.8    0.8    0.2 
   Video and audio (2)........................  103.2   103.2   103.1   102.7    0.0    0.8    1.2   -1.9    0.4   -0.4 
                                                                                                                        
  Education and communication (2).............  109.2   109.3   109.4   109.5    0.4    0.0    1.5    1.1    0.2    1.3 
   Education (2)..............................  136.4   136.9   137.8   138.7    6.3    6.2    7.7    6.9    6.3    7.3 
    Educational books and supplies............  339.5   339.2   346.7   344.4    5.8    4.9    2.3    5.9    5.4    4.1 
    Tuition, other school fees, and                                                                                     
        childcare.............................  385.0   386.7   388.7   391.6    6.4    6.3    8.3    7.0    6.3    7.7 
   Communication (2)..........................   90.1    89.9    89.6    89.3   -4.2   -5.1   -3.5   -3.5   -4.7   -3.5 
    Information and information processing (1)                                                                          
        (2)...................................   88.5    88.4    88.3    88.2   -6.8   -4.8   -4.8   -1.3   -5.8   -3.1 
     Telephone services (1) (2)...............   97.3    97.4    97.4    97.2   -7.0   -2.4   -4.0   -0.4   -4.7   -2.2 
     Information technology, hardware and                                                                               
         services (1) (5).....................   16.2    15.9    15.8    15.8   -6.6  -19.1   -7.1   -9.5  -13.1   -8.3 
      Personal computers and peripheral                                                                                 
          equipment (1) (2)...................   16.2    16.0    15.9    15.8  -12.0  -30.4  -15.6   -9.5  -21.7  -12.6 
                                                                                                                        
  Other goods and services....................  308.0   307.8   308.7   309.5    0.4    1.4    0.9    2.0    0.9    1.4 
   Tobacco and smoking products (1)...........  470.7   470.2   471.5   473.8   -3.7    0.6    0.2    2.7   -1.6    1.4 
   Personal care..............................  177.9   177.8   178.3   178.6    2.5    1.8    1.4    1.6    2.2    1.5 
    Personal care products (1)................  154.1   153.8   154.0   154.3    2.1    0.5   -1.8    0.5    1.3   -0.6 
    Personal care services (1)................  196.3   194.8   194.9   195.1    4.0    1.5    5.0   -2.4    2.7    1.2 
    Miscellaneous personal services...........  285.9   287.1   287.7   288.6    4.4    3.8    3.0    3.8    4.1    3.4 
                                                                                                                        
          Commodity and service group                                                                                   
                                                                                                                        
 Commodities..................................  151.8   150.9   151.1   152.2    1.9   -2.3    1.6    1.1   -0.3    1.3 
  Food and beverages..........................  181.8   182.7   183.5   183.4    3.0    3.2    4.8    3.6    3.1    4.2 
  Commodities less food and beverages.........  134.9   133.2   133.0   134.7    1.2   -5.7    0.0   -0.6   -2.3   -0.3 
   Nondurables less food and beverages........  152.3   151.9   153.1   155.1   -0.5   -6.2    7.1    7.6   -3.4    7.3 
    Apparel...................................  120.4   119.9   119.6   119.5   -5.5    0.3    3.0   -3.0   -2.6    0.0 
    Nondurables less food, beverages, and                                                                               
        apparel...............................  176.5   173.2   173.3   178.3    7.9   -8.4   10.4    4.1   -0.6    7.2 
   Durables...................................  114.9   114.1   113.9   113.8   -2.0   -5.6   -8.9   -3.8   -3.8   -6.4 
 Services.....................................  214.4   214.4   214.8   215.6    3.7    3.1    2.5    2.3    3.4    2.4 
  Rent of shelter (4).........................  200.6   200.8   201.2   201.6    1.6    2.4    2.4    2.0    2.0    2.2 
  Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)....  116.0   114.4   114.4   114.9    1.1    5.0    2.1   -3.7    3.0   -0.9 
  Gas (piped) and electricity (3).............  145.1   143.3   144.2   146.5   28.4    1.9   -2.7    3.9   14.4    0.5 
  Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                  
      services (2)............................  118.9   119.5   119.9   120.6    4.6    4.2    5.6    5.8    4.4    5.7 
  Household operations (1) (2)................  123.7   123.7   123.8   123.7    1.7    1.6    3.3    0.0    1.7    1.6 
  Transportation services.....................  219.2   218.7   218.3   219.4    4.6    4.7    3.7    0.4    4.7    2.0 
  Medical care services.......................  309.6   311.0   312.5   313.5    2.8    4.8    4.4    5.1    3.8    4.8 
  Other services..............................  250.2   250.6   251.0   251.5    2.0    2.5    2.8    2.1    2.2    2.4 
                                                                                                                        
                Special indexes                                                                                         
                                                                                                                        
 All items less food..........................  180.3   179.6   179.7   180.9    2.7    0.0    1.6    1.3    1.3    1.5 
 All items less shelter.......................  172.4   171.8   172.0   173.1    3.3   -0.2    1.9    1.6    1.5    1.8 
 All items less medical care..................  175.5   175.0   175.2   176.2    2.8    0.5    2.1    1.6    1.6    1.8 
 Commodities less food........................  136.7   135.2   135.0   136.6    1.2   -5.4   -0.3   -0.3   -2.2   -0.3 
 Nondurables less food........................  154.6   154.2   155.3   157.1   -0.3   -5.6    7.0    6.6   -3.0    6.8 
 Nondurables less food and apparel............  176.8   173.6   173.8   177.9   10.8   -9.6    9.6    2.5    0.1    6.0 
 Nondurables..................................  167.4   167.6   168.7   169.6    1.5   -1.4    5.7    5.4    0.0    5.5 
 Services less rent of shelter (4)............  203.3   203.3   204.0   204.5    6.0    3.2    3.0    2.4    4.6    2.7 
 Services less medical care services..........  206.9   207.0   207.4   208.0    3.6    2.8    2.6    2.1    3.2    2.3 
 Energy.......................................  137.3   133.0   133.4   140.0   23.7  -10.1   12.2    8.1    5.5   10.1 
 All items less energy........................  186.8   186.8   187.1   187.4    1.1    1.5    1.3    1.3    1.3    1.3 
  All items less food and energy..............  188.3   188.2   188.3   188.7    0.6    1.3    0.4    0.9    1.0    0.6 
   Commodities less food and energy                                                                                     
       commodities............................  139.6   139.0   138.8   138.8   -2.2   -2.2   -4.7   -2.3   -2.2   -3.5 
    Energy commodities........................  138.7   132.0   132.0   142.6   20.6  -20.5   28.4   11.7   -2.1   19.8 
   Services less energy services..............  222.1   222.3   222.6   223.3    2.2    3.0    2.9    2.2    2.6    2.6 

   1 Not seasonally adjusted.
   2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
   3 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator.  All other item stratum index series were calculated
 using a geometric means estimator.
   4 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base
   5 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.
 NOTE:  Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

 Table 6. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Selected areas, all items index 

 (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                All items                                  
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
                                               Prici-           Indexes             Percent change to    Percent change to 
                     CPI-W                       ng                                  Jan. 2004 from--      Dec. 2003 from--  
                                               sched-                                                                      
                                                 ule   Oct.   Nov.   Dec.   Jan.                                           
                                                 (1)   2003   2003   2003   2004   Jan.   Nov.   Dec.   Dec.   Oct.   Nov. 
                                                                                   2003   2003   2003   2002   2003   2003 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                           
 U.S. city average............................   M    180.7  180.2  179.9  180.9    1.8    0.4    0.6    1.6   -0.4   -0.2 
                                                                                                                           
            Region and area size(2)                                                                                        
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
 Northeast urban..............................   M    192.1  191.9  191.7  192.6    2.9    0.4    0.5    2.7   -0.2   -0.1 
   Size A - More than 1,500,000...............   M    193.2  192.8  192.7  193.3    3.0    0.3    0.3    3.0   -0.3   -0.1 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).........   M    115.3  115.4  115.2  116.1    2.6    0.6    0.8    2.2   -0.1   -0.2 
                                                                                                                           
 Midwest urban................................   M    174.1  173.9  173.4  174.5    1.6    0.3    0.6    1.4   -0.4   -0.3 
   Size A - More than 1,500,000...............   M    176.0  175.7  175.1  176.2    1.9    0.3    0.6    1.6   -0.5   -0.3 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).........   M    112.7  112.7  112.4  113.3    1.4    0.5    0.8    1.3   -0.3   -0.3 
   Size D -  Nonmetropolitan  (less than                                                                                   
       50,000)................................   M    169.3  169.1  169.1  169.4    0.6    0.2    0.2    1.1   -0.1    0.0 
                                                                                                                           
 South urban..................................   M    174.9  174.3  174.2  175.0    1.4    0.4    0.5    1.3   -0.4   -0.1 
   Size A - More than 1,500,000...............   M    177.3  176.4  176.4  177.1    1.8    0.4    0.4    1.9   -0.5    0.0 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).........   M    112.1  111.9  111.8  112.3    1.3    0.4    0.4    0.9   -0.3   -0.1 
   Size D -  Nonmetropolitan  (less than                                                                                   
       50,000)................................   M    174.8  174.5  174.2  174.6    0.8    0.1    0.2    0.9   -0.3   -0.2 
                                                                                                                           
 West urban...................................   M    184.4  183.5  183.3  184.3    1.5    0.4    0.5    1.4   -0.6   -0.1 
   Size A - More than 1,500,000...............   M    185.4  184.4  183.9  185.0    1.4    0.3    0.6    1.3   -0.8   -0.3 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).........   M    115.0  114.6  114.8  115.4    1.9    0.7    0.5    1.7   -0.2    0.2 
                                                                                                                           
                 Size classes                                                                                              
                                                                                                                           
   A (4)......................................   M    167.7  167.1  166.8  167.6    2.0    0.3    0.5    1.9   -0.5   -0.2 
   B/C (3)....................................   M    113.2  113.0  112.9  113.6    1.6    0.5    0.6    1.3   -0.3   -0.1 
   D..........................................   M    174.9  174.5  174.3  174.8    0.9    0.2    0.3    1.0   -0.3   -0.1 
                                                                                                                           
            Selected local areas(5)                                                                                        
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI...............   M    179.1  179.1  178.8  179.0    1.5   -0.1    0.1    1.6   -0.2   -0.2 
 Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA......   M    181.2  180.5  180.2  181.7    2.2    0.7    0.8    2.0   -0.6   -0.2 
 New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island,                                                                                       
     NY-NJ-CT-PA..............................   M    195.2  194.7  194.6  194.9    2.7    0.1    0.2    3.1   -0.3   -0.1 
                                                                                                                           
 Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT..........   1        -  205.6      -  206.8    3.8    0.6      -      -      -      - 
 Cleveland-Akron, OH..........................   1        -  168.3      -  169.8    2.7    0.9      -      -      -      - 
 Dallas-Fort Worth, TX........................   1        -  175.6      -  175.7    1.4    0.1      -      -      -      - 
 Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV (6)........   1        -  116.1      -  116.5    2.1    0.3      -      -      -      - 
                                                                                                                           
 Atlanta, GA..................................   2    177.6      -  176.6      -      -      -      -    1.1   -0.6      - 
 Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI..................   2    178.2      -  175.9      -      -      -      -    0.9   -1.3      - 
 Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX...............   2    164.0      -  162.2      -      -      -      -    2.7   -1.1      - 
 Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL....................   2    179.0      -  178.9      -      -      -      -    2.1   -0.1      - 
 Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City,                                                                                    
     PA-NJ-DE-MD..............................   2    190.2      -  189.0      -      -      -      -    2.2   -0.6      - 
 San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA...........   2    191.9      -  191.1      -      -      -      -    0.8   -0.4      - 
 Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA.................   2    187.8      -  185.3      -      -      -      -    0.4   -1.3      - 

   1 Areas on pricing schedule 2 (see Table 10) will appear next month. 
   2 Regions defined as the four Census regions.  See technical notes.
   3 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base.
   4 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.
   5 In addition, the following metropolitan areas are published semiannually and appear in Tables 34 and 39 of the 
 January and July issues of the CPI Detailed Report: Anchorage, AK; Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN; Denver-Boulder-Greeley,
 CO; Honolulu, HI; Kansas City, MO-KS; Milwaukee-Racine, WI; Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI; Phoenix-Mesa, AZ; Pittsburgh, PA;
 Portland-Salem, OR-WA; St. Louis, MO-IL; San Diego, CA; Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL.
   6 Indexes on a November 1996=100 base.
   - Data not available.
 NOTE:  Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

 Table 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         Jan. 2004 from-  
                    C-CPI-U                     December                                          
                                                2001-2002                                         
                                                              Dec.      Jan.      Jan.      Dec.  
                                                              2003      2004      2003      2003  
                                                                                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                  
             Expenditure category                                                                 
                                                                                                  
 All items....................................    100.000     107.6     108.1       1.6       0.5 
                                                                                                  
  Food and beverages..........................     15.076     109.7     109.9       3.2       0.2 
   Food.......................................     14.086     109.7     109.9       3.3       0.2 
    Food at home..............................      8.062     109.1     109.1       3.7       0.0 
    Food away from home.......................      6.023     110.6     110.9       2.7       0.3 
   Alcoholic beverages........................       .990     109.4     109.7       1.9       0.3 
                                                                                                  
  Housing.....................................     41.793     111.4     112.1       2.1       0.6 
   Shelter....................................     32.380     113.2     113.8       2.2       0.5 
   Fuels and utilities........................      4.643     118.3     120.1       6.9       1.5 
   Household furnishings and operations.......      4.771      95.3      95.7      -2.0       0.4 
                                                                                                  
  Apparel.....................................      4.317      90.2      87.6      -1.8      -2.9 
                                                                                                  
  Transportation..............................     17.315     102.9     104.3       0.1       1.4 
   Private transportation.....................     16.206     102.9     104.4       0.0       1.5 
   Public transportation......................      1.109     102.1     102.4       1.9       0.3 
                                                                                                  
  Medical care................................      5.783     118.3     118.9       3.7       0.5 
   Medical care commodities...................      1.466     112.9     113.2       2.0       0.3 
   Medical care services......................      4.317     120.1     120.8       4.2       0.6 
                                                                                                  
  Recreation..................................      5.978     103.2     103.5       0.5       0.3 
                                                                                                  
  Education and communication.................      6.004      99.2      99.5      -0.3       0.3 
   Education..................................      2.560     128.4     129.0       7.2       0.5 
   Communication..............................      3.444      80.9      81.0      -5.7       0.1 
                                                                                                  
  Other goods and services....................      3.734     112.4     112.9       1.6       0.4 
                                                                                                  
          Commodity and service group                                                             
                                                                                                  
 Services.....................................     58.567     113.7     114.3       2.7       0.5 
 Commodities..................................     41.433      99.9     100.2       0.0       0.3 
  Durables....................................     12.521      87.1      87.1      -4.8       0.0 
 Nondurables..................................     28.912     105.7     106.3       2.3       0.6 
  All items less food and energy..............     78.985     106.5     106.7       0.8       0.2 
 Energy.......................................      6.929     116.1     120.9       7.7       4.1 

 Indexes for 2004 are initial estimates.  Indexes for 2003 are interim adjustments.
 NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

 Table 1 (OW). Old Weight Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U):  U.S. city
 average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group 

 (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
                                                                                               
                                                                                               
                                                                                  Unadjusted   
                                                 Relative       Unadjusted    percent change to
                                                importance,      indexes       Jan. 2004 from- 
                Item and group                   December                                      
                                                   2003                                        
                                                              Dec.     Jan.     Jan.     Dec.  
                                                              2003     2004     2003     2003  
                                                                                                                                                                                              
                                                                                               
             Expenditure category                                                              
                                                                                               
 All items....................................     100.000    184.3    185.3      2.0      0.5 
 All items (1967=100).........................           -    552.1    555.1        -        - 
                                                                                               
  Food and beverages..........................      15.832    184.1    184.3      3.5      0.1 
   Food.......................................      14.801    183.6    183.9      3.6      0.2 
    Food at home..............................       8.558    184.1    184.0      4.1     -0.1 
     Cereals and bakery products..............       1.293    202.9    204.1      2.2      0.6 
     Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs...........       2.433    181.1    179.8     11.3     -0.7 
     Dairy and related products...............        .889    173.0    172.4      3.6     -0.3 
     Fruits and vegetables....................       1.252    232.4    232.4      2.3      0.0 
     Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage                                                       
         materials............................        .933    139.3    140.9      0.2      1.1 
     Other food at home.......................       1.759    163.0    162.8      0.6     -0.1 
      Sugar and sweets........................        .311    161.0    163.0      1.4      1.2 
      Fats and oils...........................        .255    157.7    160.6      3.1      1.8 
      Other foods.............................       1.192    179.6    178.0     -0.1     -0.9 
       Other miscellaneous foods (1)..........        .280    109.8    109.1     -0.5     -0.6 
    Food away from home.......................       6.243    184.3    185.0      2.8      0.4 
     Other food away from home (1)............        .391    122.9    124.1      3.5      1.0 
   Alcoholic beverages........................       1.031    188.7    189.3      1.9      0.3 
                                                                                               
  Housing.....................................      40.998    185.1    186.3      2.2      0.6 
   Shelter....................................      31.834    214.1    215.3      2.1      0.6 
    Rent of primary residence (2).............       6.516    207.9    208.3      2.5      0.2 
    Lodging away from home (1)................       2.693    112.9    118.0      3.2      4.5 
    Owners' equivalent rent of primary                                                         
        residence (2) (3).....................      22.261    222.2    222.6      1.9      0.2 
    Tenants' and household insurance (1)......        .364    114.3    114.6      0.6      0.3 
   Fuels and utilities........................       4.674    153.6    156.2      6.9      1.7 
    Fuels.....................................       3.787    136.5    139.1      7.4      1.9 
     Fuel oil and other fuels.................        .220    137.0    149.9      9.7      9.4 
     Gas (piped) and electricity (2)..........       3.568    143.3    145.4      7.2      1.5 
    Water and sewer and trash collection                                                       
        services (1)..........................        .887    119.8    120.6      5.1      0.7 
   Household furnishings and operations.......       4.489    124.7    125.3     -1.6      0.5 
    Household operations (1)..................        .822    122.6    122.8      1.7      0.2 
                                                                                               
  Apparel.....................................       4.058    119.0    116.2     -1.6     -2.4 
   Men's and boys' apparel....................       1.034    118.0    115.6     -0.4     -2.0 
   Women's and girls' apparel.................       1.673    110.9    105.6     -1.9     -4.8 
   Infants' and toddlers' apparel.............        .180    119.2    117.5     -3.0     -1.4 
   Footwear...................................        .822    118.5    116.1     -3.0     -2.0 
                                                                                               
  Transportation..............................      17.035    154.7    157.1      1.0      1.6 
   Private transportation.....................      15.870    150.8    153.3      1.0      1.7 
    New and used motor vehicles (1)...........       7.674     94.4     94.3     -4.0     -0.1 
     New vehicles.............................       4.686    138.0    138.0     -1.2      0.0 
     Used cars and trucks.....................       1.753    131.0    130.8    -11.8     -0.2 
    Motor fuel................................       3.269    127.8    136.7      8.2      7.0 
     Gasoline (all types).....................       3.241    127.2    136.1      8.3      7.0 
    Motor vehicle parts and equipment.........        .411    107.7    108.0      0.2      0.3 
    Motor vehicle maintenance and repair......       1.426    198.0    198.2      2.3      0.1 
   Public transportation......................       1.165    205.6    206.3      2.0      0.3 
                                                                                               
  Medical care................................       6.067    302.1    303.6      3.8      0.5 
   Medical care commodities...................       1.390    265.0    265.5      2.0      0.2 
   Medical care services......................       4.677    311.9    313.9      4.4      0.6 
    Professional services.....................       2.833    264.1    265.5      3.0      0.5 
    Hospital and related services (2).........       1.515    407.0    409.8      6.2      0.7 
                                                                                               
  Recreation (1)..............................       5.897    107.7    108.0      1.0      0.3 
   Video and audio (1)........................       1.609    103.3    103.8      0.4      0.5 
                                                                                               
  Education and communication (1).............       5.780    110.9    111.2      1.4      0.3 
   Education (1)..............................       2.985    139.4    140.2      7.4      0.6 
    Educational books and supplies............        .246    342.8    345.5      4.9      0.8 
    Tuition, other school fees, and                                                            
        childcare.............................       2.740    401.7    403.9      7.6      0.5 
   Communication (1)..........................       2.794     88.2     88.1     -4.2     -0.1 
    Information and information processing                                                     
        (1)...................................       2.600     86.2     86.1     -4.7     -0.1 
     Telephone services (1)...................       2.171     97.2     97.1     -3.3     -0.1 
     Information technology, hardware and                                                      
         services (4).........................        .429     15.3     15.3    -10.5      0.0 
      Personal computers and peripheral                                                        
          equipment (1).......................        .169     16.2     16.2    -16.9      0.0 
                                                                                               
  Other goods and services....................       4.333    300.2    301.5      1.7      0.4 
   Tobacco and smoking products...............        .969    470.4    473.1      0.1      0.6 
   Personal care..............................       3.364    179.0    179.7      2.2      0.4 
    Personal care products....................        .668    153.4    153.9      0.6      0.3 
    Personal care services....................        .901    194.3    194.6      2.1      0.2 
    Miscellaneous personal services...........       1.601    287.1    288.9      3.9      0.6 
                                                                                               
          Commodity and service group                                                          
                                                                                               
 Commodities..................................      40.254    150.4    151.1      0.7      0.5 
  Food and beverages..........................      15.832    184.1    184.3      3.5      0.1 
  Commodities less food and beverages.........      24.422    131.7    132.7     -0.9      0.8 
   Nondurables less food and beverages........      13.706    146.7    148.5      1.6      1.2 
    Apparel...................................       4.058    119.0    116.2     -1.6     -2.4 
    Nondurables less food, beverages, and                                                      
        apparel...............................       9.648    167.7    172.3      2.9      2.7 
   Durables...................................      10.716    115.0    115.1     -4.0      0.1 
 Services.....................................      59.746    217.9    219.2      2.9      0.6 
  Rent of shelter (3).........................      31.470    222.9    224.2      2.1      0.6 
  Tenants' and household insurance (1)........        .364    114.3    114.6      0.6      0.3 
  Gas (piped) and electricity (2).............       3.568    143.3    145.4      7.2      1.5 
  Water and sewer and trash collection                                                         
      services (1)............................        .887    119.8    120.6      5.1      0.7 
  Household operations (1)....................        .822    122.6    122.8      1.7      0.2 
  Transportation services.....................       6.774    217.7    218.9      3.1      0.6 
  Medical care services.......................       4.677    311.9    313.9      4.4      0.6 
  Other services..............................      11.183    257.4    258.5      2.8      0.4 
                                                                                               
                Special indexes                                                                
                                                                                               
 All items less food..........................      85.199    184.4    185.6      1.8      0.7 
 All items less shelter.......................      68.166    174.7    175.6      1.9      0.5 
 All items less medical care..................      93.933    178.2    179.2      1.9      0.6 
 Commodities less food........................      25.453    133.8    134.7     -0.8      0.7 
 Nondurables less food........................      14.737    149.2    150.9      1.7      1.1 
 Nondurables less food and apparel............      10.679    168.8    173.0      2.9      2.5 
 Nondurables..................................      29.538    165.4    166.5      2.7      0.7 
 Services less rent of shelter (3)............      28.276    228.4    229.8      3.7      0.6 
 Services less medical care services..........      55.068    209.9    211.1      2.7      0.6 
 Energy.......................................       7.056    131.8    137.4      7.8      4.2 
 All items less energy........................      92.944    191.5    192.0      1.6      0.3 
  All items less food and energy..............      78.143    193.6    194.1      1.2      0.3 
   Commodities less food and energy                                                            
       commodities............................      21.965    139.0    138.5     -2.3     -0.4 
    Energy commodities........................       3.488    129.0    138.2      8.4      7.1 
   Services less energy services..............      56.178    225.5    226.7      2.6      0.5 
 Purchasing power of the consumer dollar                                                       
     (1982-84=$1.00)..........................           -   $ .543   $ .540        -        - 
 Purchasing power of the consumer dollar                                                       
     (1967=$1.00).............................           -   $ .181   $ .180        -        - 

   1 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
   2 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator.  All other item stratum
 index series were calculated using a geometric means estimator.
   3 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.
   4 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.
   - Data not available.
 NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

 Table 2 (OW).  Old Weight Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers
 (CPI-W):  U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group 

 (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
                                                                                               
                                                                                               
                                                                                  Unadjusted   
                                                 Relative       Unadjusted    percent change to
                                                importance,      indexes       Jan. 2004 from- 
                Item and group                   December                                      
                                                   2003                                        
                                                              Dec.     Jan.     Jan.     Dec.  
                                                              2003     2004     2003     2003  
                                                                                                                                                                                              
                                                                                               
             Expenditure category                                                              
                                                                                               
 All items....................................     100.000    179.9    180.9      1.8      0.6 
 All items (1967=100).........................           -    536.0    538.7        -        - 
                                                                                               
  Food and beverages..........................      17.410    183.6    183.8      3.6      0.1 
   Food.......................................      16.404    183.1    183.4      3.7      0.2 
    Food at home..............................       9.937    183.3    183.3      4.3      0.0 
     Cereals and bakery products..............       1.467    202.9    204.0      2.1      0.5 
     Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs...........       3.043    181.0    179.7     11.3     -0.7 
     Dairy and related products...............        .993    172.7    172.2      3.5     -0.3 
     Fruits and vegetables....................       1.355    229.7    230.1      1.9      0.2 
     Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage                                                       
         materials............................       1.096    138.6    140.1      0.1      1.1 
     Other food at home.......................       1.982    162.5    162.4      0.7     -0.1 
      Sugar and sweets........................        .335    160.5    162.7      1.4      1.4 
      Fats and oils...........................        .306    157.7    160.7      3.2      1.9 
      Other foods.............................       1.341    180.0    178.3     -0.1     -0.9 
       Other miscellaneous foods (1)..........        .302    110.3    109.5     -0.5     -0.7 
    Food away from home.......................       6.466    184.2    184.9      2.8      0.4 
     Other food away from home (1)............        .280    123.1    124.2      3.3      0.9 
   Alcoholic beverages........................       1.007    188.9    189.4      2.1      0.3 
                                                                                               
  Housing.....................................      38.367    181.0    182.0      2.3      0.6 
   Shelter....................................      29.566    208.2    209.1      2.0      0.4 
    Rent of primary residence (2).............       8.532    207.0    207.4      2.4      0.2 
    Lodging away from home (1)................       1.525    113.4    117.9      3.1      4.0 
    Owners' equivalent rent of primary                                                         
        residence (2) (3).....................      19.185    201.7    202.1      1.8      0.2 
    Tenants' and household insurance (1)......        .324    114.4    114.7      0.9      0.3 
   Fuels and utilities........................       5.017    153.0    155.6      7.1      1.7 
    Fuels.....................................       4.111    135.4    138.0      7.6      1.9 
     Fuel oil and other fuels.................        .206    136.2    149.6     10.2      9.8 
     Gas (piped) and electricity (2)..........       3.905    142.5    144.7      7.4      1.5 
    Water and sewer and trash collection                                                       
        services (1)..........................        .906    119.9    120.7      5.0      0.7 
   Household furnishings and operations.......       3.784    120.4    120.9     -1.9      0.4 
    Household operations (1)..................        .360    123.8    124.0      1.9      0.2 
                                                                                               
  Apparel.....................................       4.483    118.7    115.5     -1.5     -2.7 
   Men's and boys' apparel....................       1.147    117.8    115.3     -0.3     -2.1 
   Women's and girls' apparel.................       1.744    110.5    104.9     -1.7     -5.1 
   Infants' and toddlers' apparel.............        .230    121.4    119.6     -2.3     -1.5 
   Footwear...................................       1.090    117.8    115.8     -3.1     -1.7 
                                                                                               
  Transportation..............................      19.281    152.5    155.0      0.3      1.6 
   Private transportation.....................      18.361    149.7    152.3      0.2      1.7 
    New and used motor vehicles (1)...........       8.868     92.8     92.7     -5.6     -0.1 
     New vehicles.............................       4.524    139.2    139.2     -1.2      0.0 
     Used cars and trucks.....................       3.283    131.7    131.5    -11.9     -0.2 
    Motor fuel................................       4.029    128.1    137.1      8.2      7.0 
     Gasoline (all types).....................       3.995    127.6    136.6      8.3      7.1 
    Motor vehicle parts and equipment.........        .521    107.3    107.6      0.5      0.3 
    Motor vehicle maintenance and repair......       1.469    199.8    199.9      2.3      0.1 
   Public transportation......................        .920    203.6    204.4      3.0      0.4 
                                                                                               
  Medical care................................       4.844    301.4    303.0      3.8      0.5 
   Medical care commodities...................       1.017    259.4    259.9      2.0      0.2 
   Medical care services......................       3.827    311.9    314.0      4.4      0.7 
    Professional services.....................       2.290    266.5    267.9      3.0      0.5 
    Hospital and related services (2).........       1.232    403.4    406.3      6.3      0.7 
                                                                                               
  Recreation (1)..............................       5.515    105.5    105.8      0.7      0.3 
   Video and audio (1)........................       1.766    102.5    103.0      0.3      0.5 
                                                                                               
  Education and communication (1).............       5.559    109.7    109.9      0.6      0.2 
   Education (1)..............................       2.595    138.4    139.1      6.8      0.5 
    Educational books and supplies............        .226    343.8    346.2      4.7      0.7 
    Tuition, other school fees, and                                                            
        childcare.............................       2.369    390.7    392.7      6.9      0.5 
   Communication (1)..........................       2.965     89.7     89.6     -4.2     -0.1 
    Information and information processing                                                     
        (1)...................................       2.807     88.3     88.2     -4.4     -0.1 
     Telephone services (1)...................       2.427     97.4     97.3     -3.4     -0.1 
     Information technology, hardware and                                                      
         services (4).........................        .381     15.8     15.8    -10.7      0.0 
      Personal computers and peripheral                                                        
          equipment (1).......................        .154     15.9     15.9    -16.8      0.0 
                                                                                               
  Other goods and services....................       4.540    308.1    309.4      1.2      0.4 
   Tobacco and smoking products...............       1.508    471.5    474.2      0.0      0.6 
   Personal care..............................       3.033    177.8    178.4      1.8      0.3 
    Personal care products....................        .772    154.0    154.6      0.5      0.4 
    Personal care services....................        .901    194.9    195.1      2.0      0.1 
    Miscellaneous personal services...........       1.193    286.6    288.4      3.8      0.6 
                                                                                               
          Commodity and service group                                                          
                                                                                               
 Commodities..................................      44.446    150.7    151.5      0.5      0.5 
  Food and beverages..........................      17.410    183.6    183.8      3.6      0.1 
  Commodities less food and beverages.........      27.036    132.5    133.5     -1.3      0.8 
   Nondurables less food and beverages........      15.078    149.0    151.0      1.8      1.3 
    Apparel...................................       4.483    118.7    115.5     -1.5     -2.7 
    Nondurables less food, beverages, and                                                      
        apparel...............................      10.596    171.3    176.5      3.2      3.0 
   Durables...................................      11.957    114.0    114.0     -5.1      0.0 
 Services.....................................      55.554    214.2    215.3      2.8      0.5 
  Rent of shelter (3).........................      29.242    200.6    201.3      2.0      0.3 
  Tenants' and household insurance (1)........        .324    114.4    114.7      0.9      0.3 
  Gas (piped) and electricity (2).............       3.905    142.5    144.7      7.4      1.5 
  Water and sewer and trash collection                                                         
      services (1)............................        .906    119.9    120.7      5.0      0.7 
  Household operations (1)....................        .360    123.8    124.0      1.9      0.2 
  Transportation services.....................       6.796    218.0    219.3      3.4      0.6 
  Medical care services.......................       3.827    311.9    314.0      4.4      0.7 
  Other services..............................      10.194    250.9    251.8      2.3      0.4 
                                                                                               
                Special indexes                                                                
                                                                                               
 All items less food..........................      83.596    179.2    180.2      1.4      0.6 
 All items less shelter.......................      70.434    171.6    172.5      1.6      0.5 
 All items less medical care..................      95.156    174.7    175.6      1.7      0.5 
 Commodities less food........................      28.042    134.5    135.5     -1.2      0.7 
 Nondurables less food........................      16.085    151.4    153.3      1.9      1.3 
 Nondurables less food and apparel............      11.602    172.1    176.9      3.1      2.8 
 Nondurables..................................      32.489    166.6    167.7      2.8      0.7 
 Services less rent of shelter (3)............      26.312    202.9    204.2      3.7      0.6 
 Services less medical care services..........      51.727    206.6    207.6      2.7      0.5 
 Energy.......................................       8.139    131.1    136.9      7.9      4.4 
 All items less energy........................      91.861    186.9    187.2      1.3      0.2 
  All items less food and energy..............      75.457    188.0    188.3      0.7      0.2 
   Commodities less food and energy                                                            
       commodities............................      23.808    138.7    138.2     -2.8     -0.4 
    Energy commodities........................       4.234    129.0    138.2      8.3      7.1 
   Services less energy services..............      51.649    222.1    223.1      2.5      0.5 
 Purchasing power of the consumer dollar                                                       
     (1982-84=$1.00)..........................           -   $ .556   $ .553        -        - 
 Purchasing power of the consumer dollar                                                       
     (1967=$1.00).............................           -   $ .187   $ .186        -        - 

   1 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
   2 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator.  All other item stratum
 index series were calculated using a geometric means estimator.
   3 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base
   4 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.
   - Data not available.
 NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

 Table 3 (OW). Old Weight Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Selected areas, all items index 

 (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                All items                                  
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
                                               Prici-           Indexes             Percent change to    Percent change to 
                     Area                        ng                                  Jan.2004 from-       Dec.2003 from-   
                                               sched-                                                                      
                                                 ule                                                                       
                                                 (1)   Oct.   Nov.   Dec.   Jan.   Jan.   Nov.   Dec.   Dec.   Oct.   Nov. 
                                                       2003   2003   2003   2004   2003   2003   2003   2002   2003   2003 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                           
 U.S. city average............................   M    185.0  184.5  184.3  185.3    2.0    0.4    0.5    1.9   -0.4   -0.1 
                                                                                                                           
            Region and area size(2)                                                                                        
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
 Northeast urban..............................   M    195.4  195.1  194.9  195.9    2.8    0.4    0.5    2.8   -0.3   -0.1 
   Size A - More than 1,500,000...............   M    197.7  197.3  197.1  197.9    3.0    0.3    0.4    3.0   -0.3   -0.1 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).........   M    115.2  115.3  115.0  115.9    2.5    0.5    0.8    2.1   -0.2   -0.3 
                                                                                                                           
 Midwest urban................................   M    179.1  178.9  178.4  179.5    1.9    0.3    0.6    1.7   -0.4   -0.3 
   Size A - More than 1,500,000...............   M    181.7  181.4  180.9  182.0    2.1    0.3    0.6    1.7   -0.4   -0.3 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).........   M    113.6  113.6  113.3  114.1    1.9    0.4    0.7    1.7   -0.3   -0.3 
   Size D -  Nonmetropolitan  (less than                                                                                   
       50,000)................................   M    171.8  171.4  171.5  171.7    0.6    0.2    0.1    1.2   -0.2    0.1 
                                                                                                                           
 South urban..................................   M    178.1  177.5  177.5  178.2    1.8    0.4    0.4    1.7   -0.3    0.0 
   Size A - More than 1,500,000...............   M    180.1  179.1  179.2  179.9    1.8    0.4    0.4    1.9   -0.5    0.1 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).........   M    113.6  113.3  113.3  113.8    1.9    0.4    0.4    1.5   -0.3    0.0 
   Size D -  Nonmetropolitan  (less than                                                                                   
       50,000)................................   M    175.6  175.4  175.1  175.4    1.3    0.0    0.2    1.6   -0.3   -0.2 
                                                                                                                           
 West urban...................................   M    189.4  188.5  188.3  189.5    1.6    0.5    0.6    1.5   -0.6   -0.1 
   Size A - More than 1,500,000...............   M    191.9  191.0  190.6  191.9    1.4    0.5    0.7    1.4   -0.7   -0.2 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).........   M    115.5  114.9  115.2  116.0    1.9    1.0    0.7    1.9   -0.3    0.3 
                                                                                                                           
                 Size classes                                                                                              
                                                                                                                           
   A (4)......................................   M    169.5  168.9  168.7  169.6    2.1    0.4    0.5    2.0   -0.5   -0.1 
   B/C (3)....................................   M    114.1  113.9  113.8  114.6    2.0    0.6    0.7    1.7   -0.3   -0.1 
   D..........................................   M    176.9  176.6  176.5  176.9    1.3    0.2    0.2    1.6   -0.2   -0.1 
                                                                                                                           
            Selected local areas(5)                                                                                        
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI...............   M    185.8  185.6  185.5  185.3    1.4   -0.2   -0.1    1.7   -0.2   -0.1 
 Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA......   M    187.8  187.1  187.0  188.6    1.8    0.8    0.9    1.8   -0.4   -0.1 
 New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island,                                                                                       
     NY-NJ-CT-PA..............................   M    200.0  199.4  199.3  200.0    2.7    0.3    0.4    3.2   -0.4   -0.1 
                                                                                                                           
 Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT..........   1        -  206.5      -  208.0    4.1    0.7      -      -      -      - 
 Cleveland-Akron, OH..........................   1        -  177.6      -  178.3    2.8    0.4      -      -      -      - 
 Dallas-Fort Worth, TX........................   1        -  175.9      -  176.1    1.2    0.1      -      -      -      - 
 Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV (6)........   1        -  116.7      -  117.2    2.3    0.4      -      -      -      - 
                                                                                                                           
 Atlanta, GA..................................   2    180.1      -  179.0      -      -      -      -    1.0   -0.6      - 
 Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI..................   2    183.3      -  181.3      -      -      -      -    0.9   -1.1      - 
 Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX...............   2    166.1      -  164.1      -      -      -      -    2.7   -1.2      - 
 Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL....................   2    181.6      -  181.6      -      -      -      -    2.1    0.0      - 
 Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City,                                                                                    
     PA-NJ-DE-MD..............................   2    190.3      -  189.0      -      -      -      -    2.0   -0.7      - 
 San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA...........   2    196.3      -  195.3      -      -      -      -    1.1   -0.5      - 
 Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA.................   2    193.7      -  191.0      -      -      -      -    0.5   -1.4      - 

   1 Foods, fuels, and several other items priced every month in all areas;  
   most other goods and services priced as indicated:                      
        M - Every month.                                                   
         1 - January, March, May, July, September, and November.            
         2 - February, April, June, August, October, and December.          
   2 Regions defined as the four Census regions.  See map in technical notes.
   3 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base.
   4 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.
   5 In addition, the following metropolitan areas are published semiannually and appear in Tables 34 and 39 of the 
 January and July issues of the CPI Detailed Report: Anchorage, AK; Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN; Denver-Boulder-Greeley,
 CO; Honolulu, HI; Kansas City, MO-KS; Milwaukee-Racine, WI; Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI; 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: Local area indexes are byproducts of the national CPI program.  Each local index has a smaller sample size than the
 national index and is, therefore, subject to substantially more sampling and other measurement error. As a result, local
 area indexes show greater volatility than the national index, although their long-term trends are similar.  Therefore, the
 Bureau of Labor Statistics strongly urges users to consider adopting the national average CPI for use in their escalator
 clauses. 
 
 NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

 Table 4 (OW). Old Weight Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Selected areas, all
 items index 

 (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                All items                                  
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
                                               Prici-           Indexes             Percent change to    Percent change to 
                     Area                        ng                                  Jan.2004 from-       Dec.2003 from-   
                                               sched-                                                                      
                                                 ule                                                                       
                                                 (1)   Oct.   Nov.   Dec.   Jan.   Jan.   Nov.   Dec.   Dec.   Oct.   Nov. 
                                                       2003   2003   2003   2004   2003   2003   2003   2002   2003   2003 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                           
 U.S. city average............................   M    180.7  180.2  179.9  180.9    1.8    0.4    0.6    1.6   -0.4   -0.2 
                                                                                                                           
            Region and area size(2)                                                                                        
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
 Northeast urban..............................   M    192.1  191.9  191.7  192.5    2.8    0.3    0.4    2.7   -0.2   -0.1 
   Size A - More than 1,500,000...............   M    193.2  192.8  192.7  193.2    2.9    0.2    0.3    3.0   -0.3   -0.1 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).........   M    115.3  115.4  115.2  116.2    2.7    0.7    0.9    2.2   -0.1   -0.2 
                                                                                                                           
 Midwest urban................................   M    174.1  173.9  173.4  174.4    1.5    0.3    0.6    1.4   -0.4   -0.3 
   Size A - More than 1,500,000...............   M    176.0  175.7  175.1  176.1    1.9    0.2    0.6    1.6   -0.5   -0.3 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).........   M    112.7  112.7  112.4  113.3    1.4    0.5    0.8    1.3   -0.3   -0.3 
   Size D -  Nonmetropolitan  (less than                                                                                   
       50,000)................................   M    169.3  169.1  169.1  169.3    0.5    0.1    0.1    1.1   -0.1    0.0 
                                                                                                                           
 South urban..................................   M    174.9  174.3  174.2  175.0    1.4    0.4    0.5    1.3   -0.4   -0.1 
   Size A - More than 1,500,000...............   M    177.3  176.4  176.4  177.2    1.8    0.5    0.5    1.9   -0.5    0.0 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).........   M    112.1  111.9  111.8  112.3    1.3    0.4    0.4    0.9   -0.3   -0.1 
   Size D -  Nonmetropolitan  (less than                                                                                   
       50,000)................................   M    174.8  174.5  174.2  174.5    0.8    0.0    0.2    0.9   -0.3   -0.2 
                                                                                                                           
 West urban...................................   M    184.4  183.5  183.3  184.3    1.5    0.4    0.5    1.4   -0.6   -0.1 
   Size A - More than 1,500,000...............   M    185.4  184.4  183.9  185.1    1.4    0.4    0.7    1.3   -0.8   -0.3 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).........   M    115.0  114.6  114.8  115.4    1.9    0.7    0.5    1.7   -0.2    0.2 
                                                                                                                           
                 Size classes                                                                                              
                                                                                                                           
   A (4)......................................   M    167.7  167.1  166.8  167.6    2.0    0.3    0.5    1.9   -0.5   -0.2 
   B/C (3)....................................   M    113.2  113.0  112.9  113.6    1.6    0.5    0.6    1.3   -0.3   -0.1 
   D..........................................   M    174.9  174.5  174.3  174.7    0.9    0.1    0.2    1.0   -0.3   -0.1 
                                                                                                                           
            Selected local areas(5)                                                                                        
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI...............   M    179.1  179.1  178.8  178.9    1.4   -0.1    0.1    1.6   -0.2   -0.2 
 Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA......   M    181.2  180.5  180.2  181.6    2.1    0.6    0.8    2.0   -0.6   -0.2 
 New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island,                                                                                       
     NY-NJ-CT-PA..............................   M    195.2  194.7  194.6  195.0    2.8    0.2    0.2    3.1   -0.3   -0.1 
                                                                                                                           
 Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT..........   1        -  205.6      -  206.3    3.5    0.3      -      -      -      - 
 Cleveland-Akron, OH..........................   1        -  168.3      -  169.4    2.5    0.7      -      -      -      - 
 Dallas-Fort Worth, TX........................   1        -  175.6      -  175.8    1.4    0.1      -      -      -      - 
 Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV (6)........   1        -  116.1      -  116.6    2.2    0.4      -      -      -      - 
                                                                                                                           
 Atlanta, GA..................................   2    177.6      -  176.6      -      -      -      -    1.1   -0.6      - 
 Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI..................   2    178.2      -  175.9      -      -      -      -    0.9   -1.3      - 
 Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX...............   2    164.0      -  162.2      -      -      -      -    2.7   -1.1      - 
 Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL....................   2    179.0      -  178.9      -      -      -      -    2.1   -0.1      - 
 Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City,                                                                                    
     PA-NJ-DE-MD..............................   2    190.2      -  189.0      -      -      -      -    2.2   -0.6      - 
 San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA...........   2    191.9      -  191.1      -      -      -      -    0.8   -0.4      - 
 Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA.................   2    187.8      -  185.3      -      -      -      -    0.4   -1.3      - 

   1 Foods, fuels, and several other items priced every month in all areas;  
   most other goods and services priced as indicated:                      
        M - Every month.                                                   
         1 - January, March, May, July, September, and November.            
         2 - February, April, June, August, October, and December.          
   2 Regions defined as the four Census regions.  See map in technical notes.
   3 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base.
   4 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.
   5 In addition, the following metropolitan areas are published semiannually and appear in Tables 34 and 39 of the 
 January and July issues of the CPI Detailed Report: Anchorage, AK; Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN; Denver-Boulder-Greeley,
 CO; Honolulu, HI; Kansas City, MO-KS; Milwaukee-Racine, WI; Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI; 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: Local area indexes are byproducts of the national CPI program.  Each local index has a smaller sample size than the
 national index and is, therefore, subject to substantially more sampling and other measurement error. As a result, local
 area indexes show greater volatility than the national index, although their long-term trends are similar.  Therefore, the
 Bureau of Labor Statistics strongly urges users to consider adopting the national average CPI for use in their escalator
 clauses. 
 
 NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.