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                    CONSUMER PRICE INDEX:  AUGUST 2001
 
      The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) was
 unchanged in August, before seasonal adjustment, remaining at a level of
 177.5 (1982-84=100), the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department
 of Labor reported today.  For the 12-month period ended in August, the CPI-
 U increased 2.7 percent.
      
      The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers
 (CPI-W) also was unchanged in August, prior to seasonal adjustment.  The
 August level of 173.8 was 2.7 percent higher than the index in August
 2000.
      
 CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U)
      
      On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI-U rose 0.1 percent in August,
 following a 0.3 percent decline in July.   The energy index declined for
 the third consecutive month--down 1.9 percent in August, following a 5.6
 percent drop in July.  In August, the index for petroleum-based energy
 declined 2.4 percent and the index for energy services fell 1.4 percent.
 The food index, which increased 0.3 percent in July, rose 0.2 percent in
 August.  Excluding food and energy, the CPI-U rose 0.2 percent, the same
 as in July.  Larger increases in the indexes for shelter--up 0.5 percent
 in August, following a 0.1 percent increase in July--and medical care were
 offset by a downturn in the index for tobacco and smoking products and a
 larger decline in airline fares.
     
     
 Table A.  Percent changes in CPI for Urban Consumers (CPI-U)
                                   Seasonally adjusted                 Un-
                                                         Compound   adjusted
     Expenditure        Changes from preceding month   annual rate   12-mos.
      Category                      2001               3-mos. ended  ended
                    Feb.  Mar. Apr.  May June July Aug.  Aug. '01   Aug. '01
 All Items            .3    .1   .3   .4   .2  -.3   .1     .0       2.7
  Food and beverages  .5    .2   .2   .2   .4   .3   .2    3.8       3.1
  Housing             .2    .2   .1   .4   .4   .0   .3    2.8       4.2
  Apparel             .8    .4 -1.3  -.9  -.3  -.6  -.6   -5.8      -2.2
  Transportation      .4   -.9   .9  1.2  -.2 -2.3  -.5  -11.1        .1
  Medical care        .5    .4   .4   .3   .4   .1   .5    4.2       4.5
  Recreation          .1   -.1   .9  -.1  -.2   .2   .2     .8       1.2
  Education and                                                         
    communication     .1    .5  -.1   .1   .5   .5   .5    5.9       2.9
  Other goods and                                                     
    services          .5    .1  1.3  -.4   .4  1.6  -.9    4.6       4.3
  Special Indexes                                                       
   Energy            -.2  -2.1  1.8  3.1  -.9 -5.6 -1.9  -29.0       2.8
   Food               .5    .2   .1   .3   .4   .3   .2    3.8       3.1
   All Items less                                                       
     food and energy  .3    .2   .2   .1   .3   .2   .2    2.8       2.7


 See page 4 for a note on planned changes in the CPI in 2002.
      
      
      
      During the first eight months of 2001, the CPI-U rose at a 2.5
 percent seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR).  This compares with an
 increase of 3.4 percent for all of 2000.  The index for energy, which
 registered double-digit increases in both 1999 and 2000, declined at a 3.3
 percent SAAR during the first eight months of 2001.  Food costs, which
 rose 2.8 percent in all of 2000, have increased at a 3.5 percent SAAR thus
 far in 2001.  Excluding food and energy, the CPI-U has advanced at a 2.9
 percent SAAR thus far in 2001, compared with a 2.6 percent rise for all of
 2000. Acceleration in the indexes for shelter, for medical care, and for
 tobacco and smoking products have contributed to the larger rate of
 advance thus far this year.
      
      The food and beverages index increased 0.2 percent in August.  The
 index for food at home, which rose 0.3 percent in July, increased 0.1
 percent in August.  Downturns in the indexes for fruits and vegetables and
 for meats, poultry, fish, and eggs were largely responsible for the
 moderation in grocery store food prices.  The index for fruits and
 vegetables, which was unchanged in July, declined 0.6 percent in August.
 A 2.6 percent decline in the index for fresh fruits more than offset
 increases in the indexes for fresh vegetables and for processed fruits and
 vegetables--up 0.9 and 0.3 percent, respectively.  The index for meats,
 poultry, fish, and eggs fell 0.4 percent.  Beef prices declined for the
 second consecutive month--down 0.7 percent in August.  Despite these
 declines, beef prices are 7.0 percent higher than in August 2000.  The
 indexes for poultry and pork rose 0.5 and 0.2 percent, respectively. The
 index for nonalcoholic beverages rose 0.9 percent, reflecting a sharp
 upturn in the price of carbonated drinks.  The index for dairy products
 rose 0.4 percent in August.  Increases in the indexes for ice cream and
 for cheese more than offset a 0.4 percent decline in milk prices. The
 other two major food at home groups--cereal and bakery products and other
 food at home--rose 0.4 and 0.2 percent, respectively.  The other two
 components of the food and beverages index--food away from home and
 alcoholic beverages--each increased 0.3 percent.
      
      The housing index, which was unchanged in July, increased 0.3 percent
 in August.  Shelter costs, which increased 0.1 percent in July, rose 0.5
 percent in August.  Within shelter, the index for rent rose 0.4 percent;
 owners' equivalent rent rose 0.5 percent; and the index for lodging away
 from home increased 1.0 percent.  The index for fuels and utilities
 declined for the second consecutive month--down 1.0 percent in August.
 All three major household fuels registered price decreases: the index for
 fuel oil declined 1.2 percent and the indexes for natural gas and for
 electricity fell 3.4 and 0.4 percent, respectively.  The index for
 household furnishings and operations, which was unchanged in July,
 declined 0.1 percent in August.
      
      The transportation component declined for the third consecutive month-
 -down 0.5 percent in August--reflecting another drop in gasoline prices.
 The index for gasoline registered its third consecutive decrease in August-
 -down 2.4 percent.  As of August, gasoline prices were 17.0 percent lower
 than their peak level of May 2001.  The index for new vehicles declined
 0.2 percent in August.  (Prior to seasonal adjustment, prices for new
 vehicles fell 0.6 percent.)  The index for used cars and trucks declined
 for the fifth consecutive month--down 0.2 percent in August.  Airline
 fares declined for the second consecutive month following a sharp increase
 in June.
      
      The index for apparel declined for the fifth consecutive month--down
 0.6 percent in August.  (Prior to seasonal adjustment, apparel prices were
 unchanged as price increases associated with the introduction of fall-
 winter wear were offset by seasonal price discounting on spring-summer
 wear.)
      
      Medical care costs rose 0.5 percent in August to a level 4.5 percent
 higher than a year ago.  In August, the index for medical care commodities-
 -prescription drugs, nonprescription drugs, and medical supplies--
 increased 0.3 percent.  The index for medical care services rose 0.6
 percent in August.  Charges for professional services and for hospital and
 related services increased 0.5 and 0.7 percent, respectively.
      
      The index for recreation increased 0.2 percent in August, the same as
 in July.  Increases in the August indexes for admissions to movies,
 theaters, concerts, and sporting events and for pets, pet products and
 services
 --up 0.8 and 0.9 percent--more than offset declines in the indexes for
 video and audio, for photography, and for toys.
      
      The index for education and communication increased 0.5 percent in
 August, the same as in each of the preceding two months.  In August,
 educational costs rose 0.9 percent, while the index for communication
 declined 0.1 percent.  Within the former group, the indexes for college
 tuition and fees and for elementary and high school tuition and fees
 increased 1.7 and 1.3 percent, respectively.  (Prior to seasonal
 adjustment, these indexes rose 2.7 and 3.7 percent, respectively.)
      
      The index for other goods and services, which rose 1.6 percent in
 July, fell 0.9 percent in August.  The index for tobacco and smoking
 products--down 3.8 percent in August after increasing 4.8 percent in July-
 -was responsible for both the July increase and the August decline in this
 major group.
 
 CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W)
 
           On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI for Urban Wage Earners
 and Clerical Workers was unchanged in August.
 


 Table B.  Percent changes in CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical
 Workers (CPI-W)
                                  Seasonally adjusted                 Un-
                                                         Compound   adjusted
     Expenditure        Changes from preceding month   annual rate   12-mos.
      Category                      2001               3-mos. ended  ended
                    Feb.  Mar. Apr.  May June July Aug.  Aug. '01   Aug. '01 
 All Items            .3    .0   .4   .3   .2  -.3   .0    -.7       2.7
  Food and beverages  .5    .2   .2   .2   .4   .3   .2    3.8       3.1
  Housing             .1    .2   .1   .4   .3   .1   .1    2.1       4.1
  Apparel             .9    .5 -1.2  -.9  -.3  -.6  -.5   -5.6      -1.9
  Transportation      .4   -.9  1.0  1.3  -.5 -2.5  -.3  -12.8        .1
  Medical care        .5    .4   .3   .3   .3   .2   .6    4.2       4.5
  Recreation         -.1    .0   .8  -.1  -.2   .3   .1     .8       1.0
  Education and                                                         
    communication     .1    .5   .0   .1   .5   .5   .4    5.5       2.7
  Other goods and                                                     
    Services          .6    .1  1.7  -.5   .4  2.1 -1.3    4.5       4.8
  Special Indexes                                                       
   Energy            -.2  -2.3  2.3  3.4 -1.3 -6.2 -1.6  -31.1       2.3
   Food               .5    .2   .2   .2   .4   .3   .2    3.8       3.2
   All Items less                                                       
     food and energy  .3    .2   .2   .1   .3   .3   .1    2.7       2.6

     
      Consumer Price Index data for September are scheduled for release on
 Friday, October 19, 2001, at 8:30 A.M. (EDT).
     
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 Planned Changes in the Consumer Price Index in 2002
                                     

 Expenditure Weight Update
 
      As announced in December 1998, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
 will update the consumption expenditure weights in the Consumer Price
 Index for all Urban Consumers (CPI-U) and in the Consumer Price Index for
 Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) to the 1999-2000 period,
 effective with release of data for January 2002.  The newer weights will
 replace the 1993-95 weights, which were first used in the index effective
 with January 1998 data.  Additionally, CPI expenditure weights will be
 updated at two-year intervals subsequent to the 2002 updating.  Thus, for
 example, CPI expenditure weights will be updated to the 2001-02 period
 effective with release of CPI data for January 2004.
      
      Historically, the introduction of a comprehensive new set of
 expenditure weights attached to the categories of goods and services in
 the CPI "market basket" has taken place in the context of the periodic
 major revisions of the index.  Such major revisions have taken place
 approximately once each decade-in 1940, 1953, 1964, 1978, 1987 and, most
 recently, in 1998.
      
      The goal in employing more current expenditure weights is to have the
 CPI reflect, as much as possible, the inflation currently experienced by
 consumers.  More specifically, the use of more current weights will help
 to ensure that the relative importance of CPI item categories, such as
 food away from home, college tuition, or medical care services, more
 accurately reflects how consumers are allocating their spending.
      
 Publication of Overlap CPIs
      
      For the first six months of 2002, BLS will continue to calculate and
 publish selected CPI-U and CPI-W "overlap" indexes on a not seasonally
 adjusted basis.  These indexes will be compiled using the 1993-95
 expenditure pattern that was introduced into the CPI in 1998.  Comparison
 of these index series to the corresponding updated series will enable
 users of the CPI to observe the effects of the expenditure weight change.
 The subsequent expenditure updates scheduled in 2004 and every two years
 thereafter also will be accompanied by the publication of overlap indexes
 for a six-month period using the previous expenditure pattern.
      
 Publication of CPI for the Phoenix Area
      
      Effective with release of the July 2002 Consumer Price Index (CPI),
 BLS will initiate publication of consumer price data specific to the
 Phoenix-Mesa, Arizona, Metropolitan Statistical Area.  As with the
 national CPI and other local area CPIs, data will be published for each of
 two population groups, that for all urban consumers (CPI-U) and that for
 urban wage earners and clerical workers (CPI-W).  The Phoenix-Mesa CPI
 will be published on a semi-annual basis with a reference base of December
 2001 = 100.  The same amount of item detail will be available for Phoenix-
 Mesa as is presently available for all other areas published on a semi-
 annual basis.
      
 Change to Published Item Structure
      
      Effective with release of the January 2002 CPI, BLS will begin
 publishing an item index for leased cars and trucks.  This index series
 will be available monthly at the U.S. City Average area level for both the
 CPI-U and CPI-W with a December 2001 = 100 reference base.

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 Brief Explanation of the CPI

      The Consumer Price Index (CPI) is a measure of the average
 change in prices over time in a market basket of goods and
 services.  The Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes CPIs for two
 population groups:  (1) a CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U)
 which covers approximately 87 percent of the total population and
 (2) a CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W)
 which covers 32 percent of the total population.  The CPI-U
 includes, in addition to wage earners and clerical workers, groups
 such as professional, managerial, and technical workers, the self-
 employed, short-term workers, the unemployed, and retirees and
 others not in the labor force.
 
      The CPI is based on prices of food, clothing, shelter, and
 fuels, transportation fares, charges for doctors' and dentists'
 services, drugs, and other goods and services that people buy for
 day-to-day living.  Prices are collected in 87 urban areas across
 the country from about 50,000 housing units and approximately
 23,000 retail establishments-department stores, supermarkets,
 hospitals, filling stations, and other types of stores and service
 establishments.  All taxes directly associated with the purchase
 and use of items are included in the index.  Prices of fuels and a
 few other items are obtained every month in all 87 locations.
 Prices of most other commodities and services are collected every
 month in the three largest geographic areas and every other month
 in other areas.  Prices of most goods and services are obtained by
 personal visits or telephone calls of the Bureau's trained
 representatives.
 
      In calculating the index, price changes for the various items
 in each location are averaged together with weights, which
 represent their importance in the spending of the appropriate
 population group.  Local data are then combined to obtain a U.S.
 city average.  Separate indexes are also published by size of
 city, by region of the country, for cross-classifications of
 regions and population-size classes, and for 26 local areas.  Area
 indexes do not measure differences in the level of prices among
 cities, they only measure the average change in prices for each
 area since the base period.
 
      The index measures price change from a designed reference
 date-1982-84 which equals 100.0.  An increase of 16.5 percent, for
 example, is shown as 116.5.  This change can also be expressed in
 dollars as follows:  the price of a base period market basket of
 goods and services in the CPI has risen from $10 in 1982-84 to
 $11.65.
 
      For further details visit the CPI home page on the Internet
 at http://www.bls.gov/cpihome.htm or contact our CPI Information
 and Analysis Section on (202) 691-7000.
 
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       Calculating Index Changes
       
            Movements of the indexes from one month to another are
       usually expressed as percent changes rather than changes in index 
       points, because index point changes are affected by the level of 
       the index in relation to its base period while percent changes are 
       not.  The example below illustrates the computation of index point 
       and percent changes.
       
            Percent changes for 3-month and 6-month periods are expressed 
       as annual rates and are computed according to the standard formula 
       for compound growth rates.  These data indicate what the percent 
       change would be if the current rate were maintained for a 12-month 
       period.
       
         
                    Index Point Change
       
       CPI   					115.7
       Less previous index    			111.2
       Equals index point change  		4.5
       
       
                    Percent Change
       
       Index point difference			4.5
       Divided by the previous index		111.2
       Equals					0.040
       Results multiplied by one hundred	0.040 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 1996 through 2000 were
 replaced at the end of 2000.  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: 38 of the 73 components are seasonally
 adjusted for 2001.
 
   Seasonally adjusted data, including the All items index levels,
 are subject to revision for up to five years after their original
 release.  For this reason, BLS advises against the use of these
 data in escalation agreements.
 
      Effective with the calculation of the seasonal factors for
 1990, the Bureau of Labor Statistics has used an enhanced seasonal
 adjustment procedure called Intervention Analysis Seasonal
 Adjustment for some CPI series.  Intervention Analysis Seasonal
 Adjustment allows for better estimates of seasonally adjusted
 data.  Extreme values and/or sharp movements which might distort
 the seasonal pattern are estimated and removed from the data prior
 to calculation of seasonal factors.  Beginning with the
 calculation of seasonal factors for 1996, X-12-ARIMA software was
 used for Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment.
 
      For the fuel oil, natural gas, motor fuels, and educational
 books and supplies indexes, this procedure was used to offset the
 effects that extreme price volatility would otherwise have had on
 the estimates of seasonally adjusted data for those series.   For
 the Nonalcoholic beverages index, the procedure was used to offset
 the effects of a large increase in coffee prices due to adverse
 weather.  The procedure was used to account for unusual butter fat
 supply reductions affecting the Fats and oils series.  For the
 Water and sewerage maintenance index, the procedure was used to
 account for a data collection anomaly.
 
      A description of Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment,
 as well as a list of unusual events modeled and seasonal factors
 for these items may be obtained by writing the Bureau of Labor
 Statistics, Division of Consumer Prices and Price Indexes,
 Washington, DC 20212 or by calling Daniel Chow on (202) 691-6968
 or sending e-mail to Chow_Dan@BLS.GOV.  If you have general
 questions about the CPI, please call our information staff at
 (202) 691-7000.

 Table 1. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity
 and service group

 (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                   Unadjusted                           
                                                 Relative   Unadjusted indexes percent change to   Seasonally adjusted  
                                               importance,                      Aug. 2001 from-    percent change from- 
                     CPI-U                       December                                                               
                                                   2000       July      Aug.                                            
                                                              2001      2001     Aug.     July    May to June to July to
                                                                                 2000     2001     June    July    Aug. 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                        
             Expenditure category                                                                                       
                                                                                                                        
 All items ...................................    100.000     177.5     177.5      2.7      0.0     0.2    -0.3     0.1 
 All items (1967=100) ........................          -     531.6     531.8        -        -       -       -       - 
                                                                                                                        
  Food and beverages .........................     16.198     174.0     174.4      3.1      0.2     0.4     0.3     0.2 
   Food ......................................     15.217     173.5     173.9      3.1      0.2     0.4     0.3     0.2 
    Food at home .............................      9.560     173.9     174.2      3.1      0.2     0.5     0.3     0.1 
     Cereals and bakery products .............      1.522     194.9     195.9      3.2      0.5     0.2     0.4     0.4 
     Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ..........      2.573     162.3     162.4      3.6      0.1     0.4     0.3    -0.4 
     Dairy and related products (1)...........      1.050     168.3     168.9      4.9      0.4     1.3     0.8     0.4 
     Fruits and vegetables ...................      1.454     210.7     208.8      3.1     -0.9     1.4     0.0    -0.6 
     Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage                                                                                
         materials ...........................      1.026     138.9     140.0      1.3      0.8     0.5     0.1     0.9 
     Other food at home ......................      1.935     160.4     161.0      2.6      0.4    -0.3     0.6     0.2 
      Sugar and sweets .......................       .363     156.1     156.1      1.0      0.0    -0.1     0.4     0.0 
      Fats and oils ..........................       .288     157.8     158.5      6.4      0.4     1.6     0.2     0.4 
      Other foods ............................      1.283     176.8     177.6      2.2      0.5    -0.7     0.6     0.3 
       Other miscellaneous foods (1) (2)......       .312     109.6     109.5      0.0     -0.1    -1.0     1.8    -0.1 
    Food away from home (1)...................      5.658     174.1     174.7      3.1      0.3     0.3     0.3     0.3 
     Other food away from home (1) (2)........       .177     113.8     114.3      4.6      0.4     0.2     1.1     0.4 
   Alcoholic beverages .......................       .981     179.7     180.0      2.5      0.2     0.4     0.3     0.3 
                                                                                                                        
  Housing ....................................     39.980     177.6     178.0      4.2      0.2     0.4     0.0     0.3 
   Shelter ...................................     30.251     201.4     202.4      4.0      0.5     0.5     0.1     0.5 
    Rent of primary residence (3).............      7.079     192.3     193.1      4.6      0.4     0.4     0.4     0.4 
    Lodging away from home (2) (3)............      2.346     124.0     125.2      1.8      1.0     1.5    -1.8     1.0 
    Owners' equivalent rent of primary                                                                                  
        residence (3) (4).....................     20.460     206.3     207.3      4.1      0.5     0.4     0.3     0.5 
    Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)..       .366     106.6     106.6      2.5      0.0     0.2    -0.4     0.0 
   Fuels and utilities .......................      5.123     154.8     152.7      8.4     -1.4     0.4    -0.9    -1.0 
    Fuels ....................................      4.199     140.5     138.0      9.6     -1.8     0.4    -1.1    -1.3 
     Fuel oil and other fuels ................       .361     123.8     122.1      1.1     -1.4     0.6    -2.6    -1.0 
     Gas (piped) and electricity (3)..........      3.838     148.6     146.0     10.3     -1.7     0.4    -1.0    -1.4 
    Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                
        services (2)..........................       .924     109.5     110.2      3.0      0.6     0.1     0.3     0.5 
   Household furnishings and operations ......      4.605     129.2     129.1      0.4     -0.1     0.3     0.0    -0.1 
    Household operations (1) (2)..............       .935     115.8     116.3      4.3      0.4     0.8     0.3     0.4 
                                                                                                                        
  Apparel ....................................      4.453     122.6     122.6     -2.2      0.0    -0.3    -0.6    -0.6 
   Men's and boys' apparel ...................      1.257     122.5     121.4     -4.3     -0.9    -0.6    -0.9    -1.6 
   Women's and girls' apparel ................      1.787     111.6     112.1     -3.0      0.4    -0.4    -0.7    -0.5 
   Infants' and toddlers' apparel (1).........       .254     124.5     126.3     -0.3      1.4    -2.5    -2.2     1.4 
   Footwear ..................................       .801     121.3     121.9      1.0      0.5    -0.7     0.3     0.7 
                                                                                                                        
  Transportation .............................     17.567     154.4     153.3      0.1     -0.7    -0.2    -2.3    -0.5 
   Private transportation ....................     16.157     149.9     148.8      0.1     -0.7    -0.6    -2.3    -0.5 
    New and used motor vehicles (2)...........      7.477     100.8     100.5      0.1     -0.3    -0.1    -0.1    -0.1 
     New vehicles ............................      4.677     141.2     140.3     -1.1     -0.6    -0.1     0.0    -0.2 
     Used cars and trucks ....................      1.887     158.3     158.0      1.8     -0.2    -0.2    -0.4    -0.2 
    Motor fuel ...............................      3.482     125.6     121.9     -5.1     -2.9    -2.5   -10.9    -2.4 
     Gasoline (all types) ....................      3.458     124.9     121.2     -5.1     -3.0    -2.6   -11.0    -2.4 
    Motor vehicle parts and equipment ........       .527     105.1     104.9      3.3     -0.2    -0.1     0.7    -0.2 
    Motor vehicle maintenance and repair .....      1.623     183.4     184.0      3.3      0.3     0.1     0.4     0.3 
   Public transportation .....................      1.410     216.1     213.7     -0.9     -1.1     3.8    -1.1     0.1 
                                                                                                                        
  Medical care ...............................      5.813     273.1     274.4      4.5      0.5     0.4     0.1     0.5 
   Medical care commodities ..................      1.261     248.5     249.1      4.1      0.2     0.5     0.2     0.3 
   Medical care services .....................      4.552     278.9     280.5      4.7      0.6     0.4     0.1     0.6 
    Professional services (3).................      2.876     246.8     247.7      3.7      0.4     0.3     0.2     0.5 
    Hospital and related services (3).........      1.424     337.9     341.2      6.2      1.0     0.4     0.2     0.7 
                                                                                                                        
  Recreation (2)..............................      5.908     105.0     105.1      1.2      0.1    -0.2     0.2     0.2 
   Video and audio (2)........................      1.646     101.7     101.7      0.1      0.0    -0.3     0.5    -0.1 
                                                                                                                        
  Education and communication (2).............      5.311     104.8     105.8      2.9      1.0     0.5     0.5     0.5 
   Education (2)..............................      2.801     117.2     119.5      5.8      2.0     0.7     0.4     0.9 
    Educational books and supplies ...........       .212     295.1     298.0      6.4      1.0     1.3     0.7     0.7 
    Tuition, other school fees, and childcare       2.589     337.2     343.9      5.7      2.0     0.7     0.4     0.9 
   Communication (1) (2)......................      2.510      93.6      93.5     -0.2     -0.1     0.2     0.5    -0.1 
    Information and information processing (1)                                                                          
        (2)...................................      2.312      92.5      92.4     -0.6     -0.1     0.3     0.4    -0.1 
     Telephone services (1) (2)...............      2.150      99.6      99.6      0.7      0.0     0.3     0.6     0.0 
     Information and information processing                                                                             
         other than telephone services (1) (5)       .163      21.3      20.7    -17.9     -2.8    -1.4    -0.5    -2.8 
      Personal computers and peripheral                                                                                 
          equipment (1) (2)...................       .079      29.3      27.8    -29.6     -5.1    -2.0    -1.7    -5.1 
                                                                                                                        
  Other goods and services ...................      4.769     285.8     283.3      4.3     -0.9     0.4     1.6    -0.9 
   Tobacco and smoking products (1)...........      1.308     441.2     424.6      7.7     -3.8     0.5     4.8    -3.8 
   Personal care (1)..........................      3.461     170.7     171.2      3.0      0.3     0.3     0.4     0.3 
    Personal care products (1)................       .731     155.1     154.7      0.3     -0.3     0.9     0.3    -0.3 
    Personal care services (1)................       .987     184.8     185.2      3.3      0.2     0.0     0.4     0.2 
    Miscellaneous personal services ..........      1.510     263.2     265.5      4.7      0.9     0.4     0.7     0.9 
                                                                                                                        
          Commodity and service group                                                                                   
                                                                                                                        
 Commodities .................................     41.828     150.4     149.8      0.8     -0.4    -0.1    -0.8    -0.3 
  Food and beverages .........................     16.198     174.0     174.4      3.1      0.2     0.4     0.3     0.2 
  Commodities less food and beverages ........     25.629     136.5     135.4     -0.7     -0.8    -0.4    -1.5    -0.7 
   Nondurables less food and beverages .......     15.056     146.3     144.8     -0.5     -1.0    -0.6    -2.3    -1.2 
    Apparel ..................................      4.453     122.6     122.6     -2.2      0.0    -0.3    -0.6    -0.6 
    Nondurables less food, beverages, and                                                                               
        apparel ..............................     10.603     164.5     162.1      0.1     -1.5    -0.8    -3.1    -1.3 
   Durables ..................................     10.573     124.2     123.6     -0.9     -0.5    -0.2    -0.2    -0.2 
 Services ....................................     58.172     204.5     205.2      4.2      0.3     0.4     0.1     0.4 
  Rent of shelter (4).........................     29.885     209.7     210.8      4.0      0.5     0.5     0.1     0.4 
  Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)....       .366     106.6     106.6      2.5      0.0     0.2    -0.4     0.0 
  Gas (piped) and electricity (3).............      3.838     148.6     146.0     10.3     -1.7     0.4    -1.0    -1.4 
  Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                  
      services (2)............................       .924     109.5     110.2      3.0      0.6     0.1     0.3     0.5 
  Household operations (1) (2)................       .935     115.8     116.3      4.3      0.4     0.8     0.3     0.4 
  Transportation services ....................      6.903     202.6     202.7      2.7      0.0     1.0     0.1     0.3 
  Medical care services ......................      4.552     278.9     280.5      4.7      0.6     0.4     0.1     0.6 
  Other services .............................     10.768     237.7     239.4      3.5      0.7     0.2     0.4     0.5 
                                                                                                                        
                Special indexes                                                                                         
                                                                                                                        
 All items less food .........................     84.783     178.2     178.2      2.7      0.0     0.2    -0.4     0.1 
 All items less shelter ......................     69.749     170.0     169.7      2.2     -0.2     0.2    -0.5    -0.1 
 All items less medical care .................     94.187     172.3     172.3      2.6      0.0     0.2    -0.3     0.1 
 Commodities less food .......................     26.610     138.2     137.2     -0.6     -0.7    -0.4    -1.4    -0.7 
 Nondurables less food .......................     16.037     148.3     146.9     -0.4     -0.9    -0.5    -2.2    -1.0 
 Nondurables less food and apparel ...........     11.584     165.2     163.0      0.2     -1.3    -0.7    -2.8    -1.2 
 Nondurables .................................     31.255     160.3     159.7      1.3     -0.4     0.1    -1.0    -0.6 
 Services less rent of shelter (4)............     28.287     213.7     214.0      4.4      0.1     0.5     0.0     0.2 
 Services less medical care services .........     53.620     197.8     198.4      4.1      0.3     0.5     0.1     0.3 
 Energy ......................................      7.681     132.4     129.4      2.8     -2.3    -0.9    -5.6    -1.9 
 All items less energy .......................     92.319     183.6     184.1      2.8      0.3     0.3     0.3     0.2 
  All items less food and energy .............     77.102     186.2     186.6      2.7      0.2     0.3     0.2     0.2 
   Commodities less food and energy                                                                                     
       commodities ...........................     22.768     144.4     143.8      0.1     -0.4     0.0     0.1    -0.4 
    Energy commodities .......................      3.843     125.6     122.0     -4.6     -2.9    -2.2   -10.3    -2.4 
   Services less energy services .............     54.334     210.1     211.2      3.8      0.5     0.5     0.2     0.5 
 Purchasing power of the consumer dollar                                                                                
     (1982-84=$1.00) .........................          -    $ .563    $ .563        -        -       -       -       - 
 Purchasing power of the consumer dollar                                                                                
     (1967=$1.00) ............................          -    $ .188    $ .188        -        -       -       -       - 

   1 Not seasonally adjusted.
   2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
   3 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator.  All other item stratum index series converted to a
 geometric means estimator in January, 1999.
   4 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.
   5 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.
   - Data not available.
 NOTE:  Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

 Table 2. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, by expenditure
 category and commodity and service group

 (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                                 Seasonally adjusted indexes    Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent 
                                                                                               change for               
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                     CPI-U                                                           3 months ended--         6 months  
                                                                                                              ended--   
                                                 May     June    July    Aug.                                           
                                                 2001    2001    2001    2001                                           
                                                                                Nov.   Feb.    May   Aug.   Feb.   Aug. 
                                                                                2000   2001   2001   2001   2001   2001 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                        
             Expenditure category                                                                                       
                                                                                                                        
 All items ...................................  177.5   177.9   177.4   177.5    3.5    4.4    3.0    0.0    4.0    1.5 
                                                                                                                        
  Food and beverages .........................  172.8   173.5   174.1   174.4    1.2    4.8    2.6    3.8    3.0    3.2 
   Food ......................................  172.5   173.2   173.8   174.1    1.2    5.1    2.6    3.8    3.1    3.2 
    Food at home .............................  172.5   173.4   174.0   174.1    0.7    6.0    2.1    3.8    3.3    2.9 
     Cereals and bakery products .............  193.0   193.4   194.1   194.9    1.9    4.7    1.9    4.0    3.3    2.9 
     Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ..........  161.1   161.7   162.2   161.6   -2.8   11.6    4.6    1.2    4.1    2.9 
     Dairy and related products (1)...........  164.7   166.9   168.3   168.9    1.0    5.6    2.7   10.6    3.3    6.6 
     Fruits and vegetables ...................  211.1   214.0   214.0   212.7    6.1    6.1   -2.6    3.1    6.1    0.2 
     Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage                                                                                
         materials ...........................  138.1   138.8   139.0   140.3   -0.3    1.2   -1.7    6.5    0.4    2.3 
     Other food at home ......................  159.8   159.4   160.3   160.7    0.5    3.1    4.6    2.3    1.8    3.4 
      Sugar and sweets .......................  155.7   155.5   156.1   156.1   -0.5    3.1    0.5    1.0    1.3    0.8 
      Fats and oils ..........................  154.7   157.2   157.5   158.2   -4.5   14.9    6.7    9.4    4.8    8.0 
      Other foods ............................  176.4   175.2   176.3   176.9    1.9    0.5    5.6    1.1    1.2    3.4 
       Other miscellaneous foods (1) (2)......  108.8   107.7   109.6   109.5    1.8   -4.6    0.4    2.6   -1.5    1.5 
    Food away from home (1)...................  173.1   173.6   174.1   174.7    2.1    3.3    3.1    3.7    2.7    3.4 
     Other food away from home (1) (2)........  112.4   112.6   113.8   114.3    6.4    1.4    3.6    6.9    3.9    5.3 
   Alcoholic beverages .......................  178.4   179.1   179.7   180.2    2.1    1.6    2.5    4.1    1.8    3.3 
                                                                                                                        
  Housing ....................................  175.9   176.6   176.6   177.1    4.8    6.2    3.0    2.8    5.5    2.9 
   Shelter ...................................  199.4   200.3   200.5   201.6    3.6    3.5    4.8    4.5    3.5    4.6 
    Rent of primary residence (3).............  191.1   191.8   192.5   193.2    4.4    4.4    5.2    4.5    4.4    4.8 
    Lodging away from home (2) (3)............  111.4   113.1   111.1   112.2    1.8   -1.4    4.0    2.9    0.2    3.5 
    Owners' equivalent rent of primary                                                                                  
        residence (3) (4).....................  205.1   205.9   206.5   207.6    3.5    3.8    4.4    5.0    3.6    4.7 
    Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)..  106.8   107.0   106.6   106.6    1.9    2.3    6.6   -0.7    2.1    2.9 
   Fuels and utilities .......................  152.0   152.6   151.3   149.8   15.6   29.3   -2.1   -5.7   22.2   -3.9 
    Fuels ....................................  136.9   137.5   136.0   134.2   18.5   36.0   -2.9   -7.7   26.9   -5.3 
     Fuel oil and other fuels ................  131.5   132.3   128.8   127.5   57.5   -6.1  -20.6  -11.6   21.6  -16.2 
     Gas (piped) and electricity (3)..........  144.3   144.9   143.5   141.5   15.5   40.9   -1.4   -7.5   27.6   -4.5 
    Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                
        services (2)..........................  108.9   109.0   109.3   109.9    3.0    3.0    2.2    3.7    3.0    3.0 
   Household furnishings and operations ......  128.7   129.1   129.1   129.0    2.2   -0.3   -1.2    0.9    0.9   -0.2 
    Household operations (1) (2)..............  114.6   115.5   115.8   116.3    2.5    7.3    1.4    6.1    4.9    3.7 
                                                                                                                        
  Apparel ....................................  127.3   126.9   126.1   125.4    4.1    0.9   -7.2   -5.8    2.5   -6.5 
   Men's and boys' apparel ...................  127.0   126.3   125.2   123.2    1.2   -4.0   -2.2  -11.4   -1.4   -6.9 
   Women's and girls' apparel ................  118.8   118.3   117.5   116.9    3.7    4.3  -13.0   -6.2    4.0   -9.7 
   Infants' and toddlers' apparel (1).........  130.6   127.3   124.5   126.3   13.2   -4.2    4.1  -12.5    4.1   -4.6 
   Footwear ..................................  123.0   122.2   122.6   123.4    5.3    2.0   -4.1    1.3    3.6   -1.4 
                                                                                                                        
  Transportation .............................  158.0   157.7   154.1   153.4    4.8    2.6    5.0  -11.1    3.7   -3.4 
   Private transportation ....................  154.3   153.4   149.8   149.1    5.8    2.4    6.5  -12.8    4.1   -3.7 
    New and used motor vehicles (2)...........  101.7   101.6   101.5   101.4    0.8    3.2   -2.7   -1.2    2.0   -1.9 
     New vehicles ............................  142.0   141.8   141.8   141.5   -1.4    0.3   -1.7   -1.4   -0.6   -1.5 
     Used cars and trucks ....................  159.2   158.9   158.3   158.0    6.6    9.7   -5.3   -3.0    8.1   -4.2 
    Motor fuel ...............................  141.5   138.0   122.9   119.9   23.3   -2.7   31.3  -48.4    9.6  -17.7 
     Gasoline (all types) ....................  140.8   137.2   122.1   119.2   23.5   -2.4   31.4  -48.6    9.8  -17.8 
    Motor vehicle parts and equipment ........  104.7   104.6   105.3   105.1    2.4    6.0    3.5    1.5    4.2    2.5 
    Motor vehicle maintenance and repair .....  182.7   182.9   183.6   184.1    2.7    3.8    3.1    3.1    3.3    3.1 
   Public transportation .....................  208.0   216.0   213.6   213.9   -8.4    2.7   -8.2   11.8   -3.0    1.3 
                                                                                                                        
  Medical care ...............................  271.7   272.7   273.0   274.5    3.9    5.9    4.4    4.2    4.9    4.3 
   Medical care commodities ..................  246.4   247.6   248.0   248.8    2.9    5.9    3.8    4.0    4.4    3.9 
   Medical care services .....................  277.3   278.3   278.6   280.2    4.2    5.9    4.3    4.2    5.1    4.3 
    Professional services (3).................  245.3   246.0   246.5   247.7    2.9    5.8    2.3    4.0    4.3    3.1 
    Hospital and related services (3).........  336.1   337.6   338.3   340.5    5.9    5.5    8.1    5.3    5.7    6.7 
                                                                                                                        
  Recreation (2)..............................  104.8   104.6   104.8   105.0    0.0    1.6    2.7    0.8    0.8    1.7 
   Video and audio (1) (2)....................  101.4   101.1   101.6   101.5   -0.4    0.0    0.4    0.4   -0.2    0.4 
                                                                                                                        
  Education and communication (2).............  104.6   105.1   105.6   106.1    0.0    3.9    1.9    5.9    1.9    3.9 
   Education (2)..............................  117.8   118.6   119.1   120.2    5.4    4.2    5.3    8.4    4.8    6.8 
    Educational books and supplies ...........  291.6   295.4   297.5   299.5    4.6    4.9    4.9   11.3    4.7    8.1 
    Tuition, other school fees, and childcare   337.7   339.9   341.3   344.3    5.3    4.1    5.4    8.0    4.7    6.7 
   Communication (1) (2)......................   92.9    93.1    93.6    93.5   -5.8    4.0   -1.3    2.6   -1.1    0.6 
    Information and information processing (1)                                                                          
        (2)...................................   91.8    92.1    92.5    92.4   -6.3    3.1   -1.7    2.6   -1.7    0.4 
     Telephone services (1) (2)...............   98.7    99.0    99.6    99.6   -5.5    5.0    0.0    3.7   -0.4    1.8 
     Information and information processing                                                                             
         other than telephone services (1) (5)   21.7    21.4    21.3    20.7  -15.0  -19.8  -19.4  -17.2  -17.4  -18.3 
      Personal computers and peripheral                                                                                 
          equipment (1) (2)...................   30.4    29.8    29.3    27.8  -20.5  -31.8  -35.3  -30.1  -26.3  -32.8 
                                                                                                                        
  Other goods and services ...................  280.8   281.9   286.5   284.0    6.9    1.6    4.2    4.6    4.2    4.4 
   Tobacco and smoking products (1)...........  418.7   421.0   441.2   424.6   18.3   -2.4   10.4    5.8    7.4    8.0 
   Personal care (1)..........................  169.5   170.0   170.7   171.2    2.9    2.9    2.2    4.1    2.9    3.1 
    Personal care products (1)................  153.2   154.6   155.1   154.7   -1.0    3.7   -5.3    4.0    1.3   -0.8 
    Personal care services (1)................  184.1   184.1   184.8   185.2    2.9    2.9    4.9    2.4    2.9    3.7 
    Miscellaneous personal services ..........  260.5   261.5   263.2   265.5    4.0    3.2    3.8    7.9    3.6    5.8 
                                                                                                                        
          Commodity and service group                                                                                   
                                                                                                                        
 Commodities .................................  152.0   151.9   150.7   150.2    3.8    2.1    2.1   -4.7    3.0   -1.3 
  Food and beverages .........................  172.8   173.5   174.1   174.4    1.2    4.8    2.6    3.8    3.0    3.2 
  Commodities less food and beverages ........  139.7   139.2   137.1   136.1    5.4    0.3    2.0   -9.9    2.8   -4.1 
   Nondurables less food and beverages .......  151.6   150.7   147.2   145.5    9.9   -1.9    6.9  -15.1    3.9   -4.8 
    Apparel ..................................  127.3   126.9   126.1   125.4    4.1    0.9   -7.2   -5.8    2.5   -6.5 
    Nondurables less food, beverages, and                                                                               
        apparel ..............................  170.2   168.8   163.5   161.4   13.3   -2.6   12.4  -19.1    5.0   -4.7 
   Durables ..................................  124.8   124.6   124.4   124.1    0.0    1.3   -2.8   -2.2    0.6   -2.5 
 Services ....................................  202.8   203.7   203.9   204.7    3.5    6.0    3.6    3.8    4.7    3.7 
  Rent of shelter (4).........................  208.0   209.0   209.3   210.1    3.4    3.4    5.0    4.1    3.4    4.5 
  Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)....  106.8   107.0   106.6   106.6    1.9    2.3    6.6   -0.7    2.1    2.9 
  Gas (piped) and electricity (3).............  144.3   144.9   143.5   141.5   15.5   40.9   -1.4   -7.5   27.6   -4.5 
  Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                  
      services (2)............................  108.9   109.0   109.3   109.9    3.0    3.0    2.2    3.7    3.0    3.0 
  Household operations (1) (2)................  114.6   115.5   115.8   116.3    2.5    7.3    1.4    6.1    4.9    3.7 
  Transportation services ....................  200.3   202.4   202.6   203.3    0.0    4.5    0.2    6.1    2.2    3.1 
  Medical care services ......................  277.3   278.3   278.6   280.2    4.2    5.9    4.3    4.2    5.1    4.3 
  Other services .............................  237.2   237.7   238.7   239.8    1.2    4.2    4.0    4.5    2.7    4.2 
                                                                                                                        
                Special indexes                                                                                         
                                                                                                                        
 All items less food .........................  178.2   178.6   177.9   178.0    4.2    4.2    3.0   -0.4    4.2    1.2 
 All items less shelter ......................  170.5   170.8   170.0   169.8    3.7    4.9    2.1   -1.6    4.3    0.2 
 All items less medical care .................  172.1   172.5   172.0   172.1    3.6    4.3    2.8    0.0    4.0    1.4 
 Commodities less food .......................  141.4   140.9   138.9   137.9    5.6    0.3    2.0   -9.5    2.9   -3.9 
 Nondurables less food .......................  153.3   152.5   149.1   147.6    8.9   -1.3    6.5  -14.1    3.7   -4.3 
 Nondurables less food and apparel ...........  170.3   169.1   164.4   162.5   11.9   -1.9   11.3  -17.1    4.7   -3.9 
 Nondurables .................................  162.6   162.7   161.0   160.0    5.2    1.8    4.8   -6.2    3.4   -0.9 
 Services less rent of shelter (4)............  212.0   213.0   213.0   213.4    3.2    9.4    2.5    2.7    6.3    2.6 
 Services less medical care services .........  196.1   197.0   197.2   197.8    3.2    6.6    3.3    3.5    4.9    3.4 
 Energy ......................................  137.8   136.5   128.9   126.5   20.6   16.8   11.5  -29.0   18.7  -11.0 
 All items less energy .......................  183.0   183.6   184.1   184.4    2.2    3.4    2.2    3.1    2.8    2.7 
  All items less food and energy .............  185.7   186.3   186.6   187.0    2.7    3.1    2.2    2.8    2.9    2.5 
   Commodities less food and energy                                                                                     
       commodities ...........................  145.2   145.2   145.4   144.8    2.2    1.1   -1.9   -1.1    1.7   -1.5 
    Energy commodities .......................  140.5   137.4   123.3   120.4   26.0   -3.3   26.0  -46.1   10.4  -17.6 
   Services less energy services .............  208.6   209.6   210.0   211.0    2.8    4.0    3.7    4.7    3.4    4.2 

   1 Not seasonally adjusted.
   2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
   3 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator.  All other item stratum index series converted to a
 geometric means estimator in January, 1999.
   4 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.
   5 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.
 NOTE:  Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

 Table 3. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Selected areas, all items index 

 (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                All items                                  
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
                                               Prici-           Indexes             Percent change to    Percent change to 
                     CPI-U                       ng                                  Aug. 2001 from--      July 2001 from--  
                                               sched-                                                                      
                                                 ule    May   June   July   Aug.                                           
                                                 (1)   2001   2001   2001   2001   Aug.   June   July   July    May   June 
                                                                                   2000   2001   2001   2000   2001   2001 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                           
 U.S. city average ...........................   M    177.7  178.0  177.5  177.5    2.7   -0.3    0.0    2.7   -0.1   -0.3 
                                                                                                                           
            Region and area size(2)                                                                                        
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
 Northeast urban .............................   M    184.6  185.3  185.0  185.1    2.9   -0.1    0.1    2.9    0.2   -0.2 
   Size A -  More than 1,500,000 .............   M    185.6  186.4  186.2  186.5    3.2    0.1    0.2    3.2    0.3   -0.1 
   Size B/C  50,000 to 1,500,000 (3)..........   M    110.8  111.0  110.7  110.5    2.3   -0.5   -0.2    2.3   -0.1   -0.3 
                                                                                                                           
 Midwest urban ...............................   M    174.2  173.8  172.5  173.0    2.9   -0.5    0.3    2.2   -1.0   -0.7 
   Size A   - More than 1,500,000 ............   M    175.6  175.3  174.3  174.8    2.8   -0.3    0.3    2.2   -0.7   -0.6 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).........   M    111.6  111.2  110.0  110.3    3.0   -0.8    0.3    2.1   -1.4   -1.1 
   Size D -  Nonmetropolitan  (less than                                                                                   
       50,000) ...............................   M    167.9  167.5  166.1  166.8    2.6   -0.4    0.4    1.8   -1.1   -0.8 
                                                                                                                           
 South urban .................................   M    171.7  172.2  171.6  171.5    2.1   -0.4   -0.1    2.1   -0.1   -0.3 
   Size A -  More than 1,500,000 .............   M    171.9  172.7  172.5  172.3    2.6   -0.2   -0.1    2.7    0.3   -0.1 
   Size B/C -  50,000 to 1,500,000 (3)........   M    110.1  110.3  109.8  109.8    1.9   -0.5    0.0    1.9   -0.3   -0.5 
   Size D -  Nonmetropolitan  (less than                                                                                   
       50,000) ...............................   M    171.0  171.4  170.1  170.1    1.4   -0.8    0.0    1.4   -0.5   -0.8 
                                                                                                                           
 West urban ..................................   M    181.3  182.0  182.0  181.9    3.4   -0.1   -0.1    3.9    0.4    0.0 
   Size A   - More than 1,500,000 ............   M    183.4  184.4  184.2  184.1    3.7   -0.2   -0.1    4.2    0.4   -0.1 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).........   M    111.1  111.2  111.4  111.2    2.7    0.0   -0.2    3.1    0.3    0.2 
                                                                                                                           
                 Size classes                                                                                              
                                                                                                                           
   A (4)......................................   M    161.6  162.1  161.8  161.9    3.1   -0.1    0.1    3.2    0.1   -0.2 
   B/C (3)....................................   M    110.7  110.8  110.3  110.2    2.2   -0.5   -0.1    2.2   -0.4   -0.5 
   D .........................................   M    171.9  172.1  171.0  171.2    2.1   -0.5    0.1    1.9   -0.5   -0.6 
                                                                                                                           
            Selected local areas(5)                                                                                        
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI ..............   M    179.8  179.2  177.7  178.1    2.5   -0.6    0.2    1.8   -1.2   -0.8 
 Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA .....   M    177.5  178.9  178.3  178.4    3.6   -0.3    0.1    3.8    0.5   -0.3 
 New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island,                                                                                       
     NY-NJ-CT-PA .............................   M    187.3  188.3  187.8  188.1    2.7   -0.1    0.2    2.7    0.3   -0.3 
                                                                                                                           
 Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT .........   1    190.9      -  192.1      -      -      -      -    4.9    0.6      - 
 Cleveland-Akron, OH .........................   1    173.7      -  173.4      -      -      -      -    3.0   -0.2      - 
 Dallas-Fort Worth, TX .......................   1    169.4      -  171.5      -      -      -      -    3.2    1.2      - 
 Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV (6)........   1    110.1      -  110.8      -      -      -      -    2.2    0.6      - 
                                                                                                                           
 Atlanta, GA .................................   2        -  177.8      -  176.9    2.8   -0.5      -      -      -      - 
 Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI .................   2        -  175.8      -  175.1    2.9   -0.4      -      -      -      - 
 Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX ..............   2        -  159.6      -  158.6    2.7   -0.6      -      -      -      - 
 Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL ...................   2        -  173.5      -  173.5    3.0    0.0      -      -      -      - 
 Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City,                                                                                    
     PA-NJ-DE-MD .............................   2        -  182.5      -  182.8    3.0    0.2      -      -      -      - 
 San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA ..........   2        -  190.9      -  191.0    5.1    0.1      -      -      -      - 
 Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA ................   2        -  186.3      -  186.8    3.6    0.3      -      -      -      - 

   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; 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,                      Aug. 2001 from-    percent change from- 
                     CPI-W                       December                                                               
                                                   2000       July      Aug.                                            
                                                              2001      2001     Aug.     July    May to June to July to
                                                                                 2000     2001     June    July    Aug. 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                        
             Expenditure category                                                                                       
                                                                                                                        
 All items ...................................    100.000     173.8     173.8      2.7      0.0     0.2    -0.3     0.0 
 All items (1967=100) ........................          -     517.8     517.6        -        -       -       -       - 
                                                                                                                        
  Food and beverages .........................     17.777     173.4     173.8      3.1      0.2     0.4     0.3     0.2 
   Food ......................................     16.736     173.0     173.4      3.2      0.2     0.4     0.3     0.2 
    Food at home .............................     10.686     173.0     173.3      3.2      0.2     0.5     0.3     0.1 
     Cereals and bakery products .............      1.663     194.5     195.6      3.2      0.6     0.2     0.3     0.5 
     Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ..........      3.059     162.1     162.0      3.5     -0.1     0.4     0.3    -0.4 
     Dairy and related products (1)...........      1.152     168.3     168.9      5.0      0.4     1.3     0.8     0.4 
     Fruits and vegetables ...................      1.505     209.5     208.0      3.2     -0.7     1.4     0.0    -0.5 
     Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage                                                                                
         materials ...........................      1.161     138.0     139.3      1.4      0.9     0.5     0.1     1.2 
     Other food at home ......................      2.146     160.0     160.5      2.8      0.3    -0.2     0.6     0.3 
      Sugar and sweets .......................       .404     156.0     156.1      1.1      0.1    -0.2     0.4    -0.1 
      Fats and oils ..........................       .330     157.4     158.0      6.3      0.4     1.8     0.0     0.5 
      Other foods ............................      1.411     177.2     177.9      2.5      0.4    -0.6     0.6     0.3 
       Other miscellaneous foods (1) (2)......       .346     109.9     109.7      0.6     -0.2    -0.6     1.8    -0.2 
    Food away from home (1)...................      6.050     174.0     174.7      3.1      0.4     0.2     0.3     0.4 
     Other food away from home (1) (2)........       .219     114.0     114.4      4.4      0.4     0.3     1.1     0.4 
   Alcoholic beverages .......................      1.041     179.2     179.7      2.9      0.3     0.3     0.4     0.4 
                                                                                                                        
  Housing ....................................     36.775     173.3     173.5      4.1      0.1     0.3     0.1     0.1 
   Shelter ...................................     27.442     195.0     195.9      4.0      0.5     0.4     0.2     0.4 
    Rent of primary residence (3).............      8.571     191.7     192.4      4.5      0.4     0.3     0.4     0.4 
    Lodging away from home (2) (3)............      1.356     123.7     124.4      1.6      0.6     1.2    -1.4     0.8 
    Owners' equivalent rent of primary                                                                                  
        residence (3) (4).....................     17.199     187.5     188.5      4.0      0.5     0.3     0.3     0.4 
    Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)..       .315     106.7     106.8      2.5      0.1     0.3    -0.5     0.1 
   Fuels and utilities .......................      5.222     154.4     152.2      8.4     -1.4     0.3    -0.8    -1.1 
    Fuels ....................................      4.311     139.5     137.0      9.6     -1.8     0.3    -1.0    -1.3 
     Fuel oil and other fuels ................       .315     123.1     121.5      1.2     -1.3     0.5    -2.7    -0.8 
     Gas (piped) and electricity (3)..........      3.996     147.8     145.2     10.2     -1.8     0.2    -0.8    -1.4 
    Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                
        services (2)..........................       .911     109.5     110.2      3.0      0.6     0.1     0.3     0.5 
   Household furnishings and operations ......      4.111     125.8     125.7      0.0     -0.1     0.2    -0.2     0.1 
    Household operations (1) (2)..............       .414     116.8     117.2      4.5      0.3     1.2     0.3     0.3 
                                                                                                                        
  Apparel ....................................      4.773     121.9     121.6     -1.9     -0.2    -0.3    -0.6    -0.5 
   Men's and boys' apparel ...................      1.364     122.9     121.6     -4.1     -1.1    -0.2    -1.0    -1.4 
   Women's and girls' apparel ................      1.780     110.2     110.1     -2.7     -0.1    -0.4    -0.8    -0.5 
   Infants' and toddlers' apparel (1).........       .321     126.2     128.3     -0.1      1.7    -2.6    -1.9     1.7 
   Footwear ..................................       .963     121.4     122.0      0.4      0.5    -0.7     0.7     0.5 
                                                                                                                        
  Transportation .............................     19.881     153.4     152.5      0.1     -0.6    -0.5    -2.5    -0.3 
   Private transportation ....................     18.788     150.4     149.5      0.1     -0.6    -0.7    -2.7    -0.3 
    New and used motor vehicles (2)...........      8.845     101.4     101.0      0.1     -0.4    -0.2    -0.2    -0.1 
     New vehicles ............................      4.893     142.3     141.4     -1.2     -0.6    -0.1     0.0    -0.3 
     Used cars and trucks ....................      3.168     159.3     159.0      1.6     -0.2    -0.3    -0.4    -0.2 
    Motor fuel ...............................      4.283     124.9     122.0     -4.7     -2.3    -2.9   -11.5    -1.6 
     Gasoline (all types) ....................      4.254     124.2     121.3     -4.7     -2.3    -2.6   -11.7    -1.6 
    Motor vehicle parts and equipment ........       .653     104.3     104.1      3.4     -0.2    -0.1     0.6    -0.1 
    Motor vehicle maintenance and repair .....      1.689     185.0     185.6      3.3      0.3     0.2     0.3     0.4 
   Public transportation .....................      1.094     209.5     207.7     -0.5     -0.9     3.3    -0.8     0.8 
                                                                                                                        
  Medical care ...............................      4.746     272.0     273.4      4.5      0.5     0.3     0.2     0.6 
   Medical care commodities ..................       .928     243.6     244.1      4.0      0.2     0.5     0.2     0.3 
   Medical care services .....................      3.818     278.5     280.2      4.6      0.6     0.3     0.2     0.6 
    Professional services (3).................      2.435     249.0     249.9      3.7      0.4     0.3     0.2     0.5 
    Hospital and related services (3).........      1.170     333.5     337.0      6.3      1.0     0.4     0.2     0.8 
                                                                                                                        
  Recreation (2)..............................      5.679     103.7     103.9      1.0      0.2    -0.2     0.3     0.1 
   Video and audio (2)........................      1.830     101.1     101.0     -0.3     -0.1    -0.5     0.6    -0.3 
                                                                                                                        
  Education and communication (2).............      5.186     104.9     105.8      2.7      0.9     0.5     0.5     0.4 
   Education (2)..............................      2.576     117.6     119.6      5.7      1.7     0.7     0.4     0.9 
    Educational books and supplies ...........       .209     299.3     302.2      6.6      1.0     1.5     0.7     0.7 
    Tuition, other school fees, and childcare       2.367     331.3     337.3      5.7      1.8     0.5     0.4     0.9 
   Communication (1) (2)......................      2.610      94.8      94.7     -0.1     -0.1     0.3     0.5    -0.1 
    Information and information processing (1)                                                                          
        (2)...................................      2.464      94.0      94.0     -0.4      0.0     0.2     0.4     0.0 
     Telephone services (1) (2)...............      2.327      99.7      99.8      0.7      0.1     0.4     0.5     0.1 
     Information and information processing                                                                             
         other than telephone services (1) (5)       .137      22.0      21.5    -17.6     -2.3    -0.9    -0.9    -2.3 
      Personal computers and peripheral                                                                                 
          equipment (1) (2)...................       .064      28.7      27.4    -29.9     -4.5    -1.7    -2.4    -4.5 
                                                                                                                        
  Other goods and services ...................      5.182     293.8     290.0      4.8     -1.3     0.4     2.1    -1.3 
   Tobacco and smoking products (1)...........      1.906     441.9     425.6      8.0     -3.7     0.4     4.8    -3.7 
   Personal care (1)..........................      3.276     170.6     170.9      2.9      0.2     0.4     0.4     0.2 
    Personal care products (1)................       .822     155.9     155.5      0.3     -0.3     1.0     0.3    -0.3 
    Personal care services (1)................       .989     185.4     185.9      3.5      0.3     0.1     0.3     0.3 
    Miscellaneous personal services ..........      1.268     263.2     264.9      4.7      0.6     0.5     0.7     0.7 
                                                                                                                        
          Commodity and service group                                                                                   
                                                                                                                        
 Commodities .................................     46.594     151.2     150.5      0.8     -0.5    -0.1    -0.9    -0.3 
  Food and beverages .........................     17.777     173.4     173.8      3.1      0.2     0.4     0.3     0.2 
  Commodities less food and beverages ........     28.817     138.0     136.9     -0.6     -0.8    -0.5    -1.6    -0.7 
   Nondurables less food and beverages .......     16.480     148.2     146.5     -0.5     -1.1    -0.7    -2.7    -1.2 
    Apparel ..................................      4.773     121.9     121.6     -1.9     -0.2    -0.3    -0.6    -0.5 
    Nondurables less food, beverages, and                                                                               
        apparel ..............................     11.707     167.3     164.8      0.1     -1.5    -1.0    -3.5    -1.4 
   Durables ..................................     12.337     124.8     124.3     -0.7     -0.4    -0.2    -0.3    -0.2 
 Services ....................................     53.406     200.6     201.2      4.2      0.3     0.4     0.2     0.3 
  Rent of shelter (4).........................     27.126     187.8     188.7      4.0      0.5     0.4     0.2     0.4 
  Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)....       .315     106.7     106.8      2.5      0.1     0.3    -0.5     0.1 
  Gas (piped) and electricity (3).............      3.996     147.8     145.2     10.2     -1.8     0.2    -0.8    -1.4 
  Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                  
      services (2)............................       .911     109.5     110.2      3.0      0.6     0.1     0.3     0.5 
  Household operations (1) (2)................       .414     116.8     117.2      4.5      0.3     1.2     0.3     0.3 
  Transportation services ....................      6.714     199.5     199.8      3.1      0.2     0.9     0.3     0.5 
  Medical care services ......................      3.818     278.5     280.2      4.6      0.6     0.3     0.2     0.6 
  Other services .............................     10.112     233.6     235.1      3.4      0.6     0.2     0.5     0.4 
                                                                                                                        
                Special indexes                                                                                         
                                                                                                                        
 All items less food .........................     83.264     173.9     173.7      2.5     -0.1     0.1    -0.5    -0.1 
 All items less shelter ......................     72.558     167.8     167.5      2.2     -0.2     0.0    -0.5    -0.2 
 All items less medical care .................     95.254     169.4     169.3      2.6     -0.1     0.1    -0.4    -0.1 
 Commodities less food .......................     29.858     139.6     138.5     -0.4     -0.8    -0.5    -1.5    -0.6 
 Nondurables less food .......................     17.521     150.1     148.5     -0.3     -1.1    -0.6    -2.5    -1.1 
 Nondurables less food and apparel ...........     12.748     167.7     165.4      0.3     -1.4    -0.9    -3.2    -1.1 
 Nondurables .................................     34.257     161.2     160.5      1.4     -0.4     0.0    -1.3    -0.4 
 Services less rent of shelter (4)............     26.280     189.9     190.1      4.5      0.1     0.4     0.0     0.2 
 Services less medical care services .........     49.589     194.2     194.7      4.2      0.3     0.4     0.1     0.4 
 Energy ......................................      8.595     131.3     128.6      2.3     -2.1    -1.3    -6.2    -1.6 
 All items less energy .......................     91.405     179.8     180.1      2.7      0.2     0.3     0.3     0.1 
  All items less food and energy .............     74.669     181.7     181.9      2.6      0.1     0.3     0.3     0.1 
   Commodities less food and energy                                                                                     
       commodities ...........................     25.259     145.4     144.6      0.3     -0.6    -0.1     0.3    -0.5 
    Energy commodities .......................      4.598     125.0     122.1     -4.4     -2.3    -2.6   -11.0    -1.6 
   Services less energy services .............     49.410     206.3     207.3      3.8      0.5     0.4     0.3     0.4 
 Purchasing power of the consumer dollar                                                                                
     (1982-84=$1.00) .........................          -    $ .575    $ .576        -        -       -       -       - 
 Purchasing power of the consumer dollar                                                                                
     (1967=$1.00) ............................          -    $ .193    $ .193        -        -       -       -       - 

   1 Not seasonally adjusted.
   2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
   3 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator.  All other item stratum index series converted to a
 geometric means estimator in January, 1999.
   4 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base
   5 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.
   - Data not available.
 NOTE:  Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

 Table 5. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city
 average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group

 (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                                 Seasonally adjusted indexes    Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent 
                                                                                               change for               
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                     CPI-W                                                           3 months ended--         6 months  
                                                                                                              ended--   
                                                 May     June    July    Aug.                                           
                                                 2001    2001    2001    2001                                           
                                                                                Nov.   Feb.    May   Aug.   Feb.   Aug. 
                                                                                2000   2001   2001   2001   2001   2001 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                        
             Expenditure category                                                                                       
                                                                                                                        
 All items ...................................  174.0   174.3   173.7   173.7    3.8    4.3    3.0   -0.7    4.1    1.2 
                                                                                                                        
  Food and beverages .........................  172.3   173.0   173.6   173.9    1.2    5.1    2.4    3.8    3.1    3.1 
   Food ......................................  171.8   172.5   173.1   173.4    1.2    5.1    2.4    3.8    3.1    3.1 
    Food at home .............................  171.6   172.5   173.1   173.2    0.5    6.3    2.1    3.8    3.4    3.0 
     Cereals and bakery products .............  192.7   193.1   193.7   194.6    1.7    5.4    1.7    4.0    3.5    2.8 
     Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ..........  160.9   161.5   162.0   161.3   -2.5   11.6    4.6    1.0    4.3    2.8 
     Dairy and related products (1)...........  164.7   166.9   168.3   168.9    1.2    5.3    3.0   10.6    3.3    6.7 
     Fruits and vegetables ...................  210.4   213.3   213.3   212.3    6.2    6.7   -3.2    3.7    6.4    0.2 
     Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage                                                                                
         materials ...........................  137.1   137.8   138.0   139.6   -0.3    1.2   -2.6    7.5    0.4    2.3 
     Other food at home ......................  159.2   158.9   159.8   160.2    0.8    2.8    4.9    2.5    1.8    3.7 
      Sugar and sweets .......................  155.7   155.4   156.0   155.9   -0.8    2.9    1.6    0.5    1.0    1.0 
      Fats and oils ..........................  154.1   156.9   156.9   157.7   -3.7   14.3    5.9    9.7    4.9    7.8 
      Other foods ............................  176.5   175.5   176.6   177.2    2.3    0.2    5.6    1.6    1.3    3.6 
       Other miscellaneous foods (1) (2)......  108.7   108.0   109.9   109.7    2.2   -4.0    0.7    3.7   -0.9    2.2 
    Food away from home (1)...................  173.1   173.5   174.0   174.7    2.4    3.1    3.1    3.7    2.7    3.4 
     Other food away from home (1) (2)........  112.5   112.8   114.0   114.4    6.0    1.4    3.3    6.9    3.7    5.1 
   Alcoholic beverages .......................  177.8   178.4   179.2   179.9    2.1    1.8    2.7    4.8    2.0    3.8 
                                                                                                                        
  Housing ....................................  171.7   172.3   172.4   172.6    4.9    6.3    3.1    2.1    5.6    2.6 
   Shelter ...................................  193.5   194.3   194.7   195.5    3.2    3.9    4.5    4.2    3.5    4.3 
    Rent of primary residence (3).............  190.6   191.2   191.9   192.6    3.7    4.6    5.4    4.3    4.2    4.8 
    Lodging away from home (2) (3)............  111.3   112.6   111.0   111.9    2.9   -1.4    2.9    2.2    0.7    2.5 
    Owners' equivalent rent of primary                                                                                  
        residence (3) (4).....................  186.5   187.1   187.7   188.5    3.1    3.8    4.4    4.4    3.4    4.4 
    Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)..  106.9   107.2   106.7   106.8    1.9    2.3    6.2   -0.4    2.1    2.9 
   Fuels and utilities .......................  151.3   151.7   150.5   148.9   15.4   29.5   -1.6   -6.2   22.2   -3.9 
    Fuels ....................................  135.6   136.0   134.6   132.8   17.9   35.6   -2.0   -8.0   26.5   -5.1 
     Fuel oil and other fuels ................  131.1   131.7   128.1   127.1   56.6   -2.3  -22.4  -11.7   23.7  -17.2 
     Gas (piped) and electricity (3)..........  143.3   143.6   142.4   140.4   15.6   38.9   -0.3   -7.9   26.7   -4.1 
    Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                
        services (2)..........................  109.0   109.1   109.4   109.9    3.4    2.6    2.6    3.3    3.0    3.0 
   Household furnishings and operations ......  125.6   125.8   125.6   125.7    1.9   -0.9   -1.3    0.3    0.5   -0.5 
    Household operations (1) (2)..............  115.0   116.4   116.8   117.2    2.5    5.1    2.5    7.9    3.8    5.1 
                                                                                                                        
  Apparel ....................................  126.1   125.7   124.9   124.3    3.8    0.6   -6.4   -5.6    2.2   -6.0 
   Men's and boys' apparel ...................  126.9   126.7   125.4   123.6    0.3   -3.4   -3.1  -10.0   -1.5   -6.6 
   Women's and girls' apparel ................  117.0   116.5   115.6   115.0    4.5    3.0  -10.8   -6.7    3.8   -8.8 
   Infants' and toddlers' apparel (1).........  132.0   128.6   126.2   128.3   14.1   -5.0    3.1  -10.7    4.1   -4.1 
   Footwear ..................................  123.0   122.1   122.9   123.5    3.3    1.0   -3.8    1.6    2.1   -1.1 
                                                                                                                        
  Transportation .............................  157.8   157.0   153.0   152.5    5.9    2.6    5.8  -12.8    4.2   -3.9 
   Private transportation ....................  155.3   154.2   150.1   149.6    6.9    2.7    6.4  -13.9    4.7   -4.3 
    New and used motor vehicles (2)...........  102.4   102.2   102.0   101.9    1.6    4.4   -3.4   -1.9    3.0   -2.7 
     New vehicles ............................  143.1   142.9   142.9   142.4   -1.7    0.8   -2.2   -1.9   -0.4   -2.1 
     Used cars and trucks ....................  160.5   160.0   159.3   159.0    6.5    9.1   -5.1   -3.7    7.8   -4.4 
    Motor fuel ...............................  142.0   137.9   122.1   120.1   26.0   -3.3   32.7  -48.8   10.4  -17.6 
     Gasoline (all types) ....................  141.0   137.3   121.3   119.3   26.2   -3.0   31.8  -48.8   10.7  -17.8 
    Motor vehicle parts and equipment ........  103.9   103.8   104.4   104.3    2.8    6.0    3.1    1.5    4.4    2.3 
    Motor vehicle maintenance and repair .....  184.3   184.6   185.2   185.9    2.9    3.8    3.1    3.5    3.4    3.3 
   Public transportation .....................  202.3   209.0   207.3   209.0   -9.4    2.8   -7.4   13.9   -3.5    2.7 
                                                                                                                        
  Medical care ...............................  270.5   271.3   271.8   273.3    3.9    5.9    4.1    4.2    4.9    4.1 
   Medical care commodities ..................  241.5   242.7   243.2   243.9    2.9    5.7    3.6    4.0    4.3    3.8 
   Medical care services .....................  277.0   277.7   278.3   279.9    3.9    6.1    4.1    4.3    5.0    4.2 
    Professional services (3).................  247.5   248.2   248.7   249.9    2.7    6.2    2.3    3.9    4.5    3.1 
    Hospital and related services (3).........  331.6   333.0   333.5   336.3    5.7    5.7    8.0    5.8    5.7    6.9 
                                                                                                                        
  Recreation (2)..............................  103.5   103.3   103.6   103.7   -0.4    0.8    2.8    0.8    0.2    1.8 
   Video and audio (1) (2)....................  101.0   100.5   101.1   100.8   -0.8    0.0    0.4   -0.8   -0.4   -0.2 
                                                                                                                        
  Education and communication (2).............  104.7   105.2   105.7   106.1   -0.8    3.9    2.3    5.5    1.6    3.9 
   Education (2)..............................  118.0   118.8   119.3   120.4    5.4    3.5    6.0    8.4    4.4    7.2 
    Educational books and supplies ...........  295.4   299.7   301.7   303.8    4.9    4.5    5.2   11.9    4.7    8.5 
    Tuition, other school fees, and childcare   331.8   333.6   334.9   338.0    5.2    3.5    6.3    7.7    4.4    7.0 
   Communication (1) (2)......................   94.0    94.3    94.8    94.7   -6.2    4.8   -1.7    3.0   -0.8    0.6 
    Information and information processing (1)                                                                          
        (2)...................................   93.4    93.6    94.0    94.0   -6.6    3.9   -1.3    2.6   -1.5    0.6 
     Telephone services (1) (2)...............   98.8    99.2    99.7    99.8   -5.9    5.4   -0.4    4.1   -0.4    1.8 
     Information and information processing                                                                             
         other than telephone services (1) (5)   22.4    22.2    22.0    21.5  -14.5  -19.2  -21.5  -15.1  -16.8  -18.4 
      Personal computers and peripheral                                                                                 
          equipment (1) (2)...................   29.9    29.4    28.7    27.4  -22.4  -31.4  -35.8  -29.5  -27.0  -32.7 
                                                                                                                        
  Other goods and services ...................  287.1   288.2   294.2   290.3    8.2    1.3    5.2    4.5    4.7    4.9 
   Tobacco and smoking products (1)...........  419.8   421.6   441.9   425.6   18.5   -2.0   10.8    5.6    7.8    8.2 
   Personal care (1)..........................  169.3   169.9   170.6   170.9    2.4    3.4    1.9    3.8    2.9    2.9 
    Personal care products (1)................  153.8   155.4   155.9   155.5   -2.0    3.9   -4.8    4.5    0.9   -0.3 
    Personal care services (1)................  184.7   184.8   185.4   185.9    3.2    2.9    5.1    2.6    3.0    3.9 
    Miscellaneous personal services ..........  260.2   261.6   263.4   265.2    3.8    3.5    3.9    7.9    3.7    5.9 
                                                                                                                        
          Commodity and service group                                                                                   
                                                                                                                        
 Commodities .................................  153.0   152.8   151.4   150.9    4.3    2.1    2.7   -5.4    3.2   -1.4 
  Food and beverages .........................  172.3   173.0   173.6   173.9    1.2    5.1    2.4    3.8    3.1    3.1 
  Commodities less food and beverages ........  141.3   140.6   138.3   137.3    6.2    0.6    2.6  -10.9    3.4   -4.4 
   Nondurables less food and beverages .......  154.0   152.9   148.8   147.0   10.7   -1.6    8.2  -17.0    4.4   -5.2 
    Apparel ..................................  126.1   125.7   124.9   124.3    3.8    0.6   -6.4   -5.6    2.2   -6.0 
    Nondurables less food, beverages, and                                                                               
        apparel ..............................  174.0   172.2   166.1   163.8   14.4   -2.3   14.3  -21.5    5.7   -5.3 
   Durables ..................................  125.5   125.3   124.9   124.7    1.0    2.2   -3.4   -2.5    1.6   -3.0 
 Services ....................................  199.0   199.8   200.1   200.7    3.4    6.5    3.5    3.5    4.9    3.5 
  Rent of shelter (4).........................  186.5   187.2   187.6   188.3    3.6    3.1    5.1    3.9    3.3    4.5 
  Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)....  106.9   107.2   106.7   106.8    1.9    2.3    6.2   -0.4    2.1    2.9 
  Gas (piped) and electricity (3).............  143.3   143.6   142.4   140.4   15.6   38.9   -0.3   -7.9   26.7   -4.1 
  Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                  
      services (2)............................  109.0   109.1   109.4   109.9    3.4    2.6    2.6    3.3    3.0    3.0 
  Household operations (1) (2)................  115.0   116.4   116.8   117.2    2.5    5.1    2.5    7.9    3.8    5.1 
  Transportation services ....................  197.4   199.1   199.6   200.6    0.4    4.6    0.8    6.6    2.5    3.7 
  Medical care services ......................  277.0   277.7   278.3   279.9    3.9    6.1    4.1    4.3    5.0    4.2 
  Other services .............................  232.9   233.4   234.5   235.5    1.2    3.9    4.2    4.5    2.6    4.4 
                                                                                                                        
                Special indexes                                                                                         
                                                                                                                        
 All items less food .........................  174.1   174.3   173.5   173.4    4.6    4.3    3.0   -1.6    4.4    0.7 
 All items less shelter ......................  168.6   168.6   167.8   167.5    4.0    4.7    2.7   -2.6    4.3    0.0 
 All items less medical care .................  169.6   169.8   169.2   169.1    3.9    4.4    3.1   -1.2    4.2    1.0 
 Commodities less food .......................  143.0   142.3   140.1   139.2    6.1    0.6    2.6  -10.2    3.3   -4.0 
 Nondurables less food .......................  155.6   154.6   150.7   149.1   10.3   -1.6    8.1  -15.7    4.2   -4.5 
 Nondurables less food and apparel ...........  173.8   172.2   166.7   164.8   13.3   -1.9   12.9  -19.2    5.4   -4.5 
 Nondurables .................................  163.8   163.8   161.7   161.0    5.1    1.5    6.1   -6.7    3.3   -0.5 
 Services less rent of shelter (4)............  188.4   189.2   189.2   189.6    3.6    9.5    2.8    2.6    6.5    2.7 
 Services less medical care services .........  192.6   193.4   193.6   194.3    3.3    6.3    3.8    3.6    4.8    3.7 
 Energy ......................................  138.1   136.3   127.8   125.8   22.1   14.7   13.8  -31.1   18.3  -11.5 
 All items less energy .......................  179.3   179.8   180.3   180.5    2.3    3.7    2.0    2.7    3.0    2.4 
  All items less food and energy .............  181.3   181.8   182.3   182.5    2.5    3.2    1.8    2.7    2.8    2.2 
   Commodities less food and energy                                                                                     
       commodities ...........................  146.0   145.9   146.3   145.6    2.8    1.4   -1.9   -1.1    2.1   -1.5 
    Energy commodities .......................  141.3   137.6   122.5   120.5   27.9   -3.2   28.2  -47.1   11.3  -17.7 
   Services less energy services .............  205.3   206.1   206.7   207.6    2.6    4.0    4.0    4.6    3.3    4.3 

   1 Not seasonally adjusted.
   2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
   3 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator.  All other item stratum index series converted to a
 geometric means estimator in January, 1999.
   4 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base
   5 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.
 NOTE:  Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

 Table 6. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Selected areas, all items index 

 (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                All items                                  
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
                                               Prici-           Indexes             Percent change to    Percent change to 
                     CPI-W                       ng                                  Aug. 2001 from--      July 2001 from--  
                                               sched-                                                                      
                                                 ule    May   June   July   Aug.                                           
                                                 (1)   2001   2001   2001   2001   Aug.   June   July   July    May   June 
                                                                                   2000   2001   2001   2000   2001   2001 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                           
 U.S. city average ...........................   M    174.4  174.6  173.8  173.8    2.7   -0.5    0.0    2.6   -0.3   -0.5 
                                                                                                                           
            Region and area size(2)                                                                                        
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
 Northeast urban .............................   M    181.6  182.1  181.8  181.7    2.9   -0.2   -0.1    2.9    0.1   -0.2 
   Size A -  More than 1,500,000 .............   M    181.6  182.3  182.1  182.2    3.1   -0.1    0.1    3.2    0.3   -0.1 
   Size B/C  50,000 to 1,500,000 (3)..........   M    110.4  110.5  110.1  109.8    2.2   -0.6   -0.3    2.2   -0.3   -0.4 
                                                                                                                           
 Midwest urban ...............................   M    170.7  170.1  168.4  168.9    2.8   -0.7    0.3    2.0   -1.3   -1.0 
   Size A   - More than 1,500,000 ............   M    171.0  170.5  169.3  169.8    2.7   -0.4    0.3    2.0   -1.0   -0.7 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).........   M    112.0  111.4  109.8  110.1    3.0   -1.2    0.3    1.9   -2.0   -1.4 
   Size D -  Nonmetropolitan  (less than                                                                                   
       50,000) ...............................   M    166.4  165.8  164.2  164.9    2.5   -0.5    0.4    1.5   -1.3   -1.0 
                                                                                                                           
 South urban .................................   M    170.0  170.3  169.7  169.4    2.0   -0.5   -0.2    2.0   -0.2   -0.4 
   Size A -  More than 1,500,000 .............   M    169.7  170.5  170.3  169.8    2.6   -0.4   -0.3    2.8    0.4   -0.1 
   Size B/C -  50,000 to 1,500,000 (3)........   M    109.9  110.0  109.5  109.3    1.7   -0.6   -0.2    1.8   -0.4   -0.5 
   Size D -  Nonmetropolitan  (less than                                                                                   
       50,000) ...............................   M    172.0  172.3  170.8  170.7    1.2   -0.9   -0.1    1.3   -0.7   -0.9 
                                                                                                                           
 West urban ..................................   M    176.7  177.3  177.2  176.9    3.3   -0.2   -0.2    3.7    0.3   -0.1 
   Size A   - More than 1,500,000 ............   M    177.0  177.9  177.8  177.4    3.6   -0.3   -0.2    4.2    0.5   -0.1 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).........   M    110.9  110.9  111.0  110.8    2.6   -0.1   -0.2    2.9    0.1    0.1 
                                                                                                                           
                 Size classes                                                                                              
                                                                                                                           
   A (4)......................................   M    160.2  160.6  160.2  160.1    3.0   -0.3   -0.1    3.1    0.0   -0.2 
   B/C (3)....................................   M    110.7  110.6  109.9  109.8    2.2   -0.7   -0.1    2.0   -0.7   -0.6 
   D .........................................   M    171.1  171.2  169.8  170.0    1.9   -0.7    0.1    1.7   -0.8   -0.8 
                                                                                                                           
            Selected local areas(5)                                                                                        
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI ..............   M    174.0  173.4  171.7  172.0    2.4   -0.8    0.2    1.7   -1.3   -1.0 
 Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA .....   M    170.5  171.9  171.3  171.1    3.5   -0.5   -0.1    3.8    0.5   -0.3 
 New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island,                                                                                       
     NY-NJ-CT-PA .............................   M    183.0  183.8  183.5  183.5    2.8   -0.2    0.0    2.9    0.3   -0.2 
                                                                                                                           
 Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT .........   1    190.1      -  191.3      -      -      -      -    4.9    0.6      - 
 Cleveland-Akron, OH .........................   1    165.6      -  164.9      -      -      -      -    2.7   -0.4      - 
 Dallas-Fort Worth, TX .......................   1    169.1      -  171.6      -      -      -      -    3.2    1.5      - 
 Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV (6)........   1    109.9      -  110.6      -      -      -      -    2.2    0.6      - 
                                                                                                                           
 Atlanta, GA .................................   2        -  175.4      -  174.2    2.7   -0.7      -      -      -      - 
 Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI .................   2        -  170.4      -  169.4    2.9   -0.6      -      -      -      - 
 Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX ..............   2        -  158.4      -  157.0    2.5   -0.9      -      -      -      - 
 Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL ...................   2        -  171.2      -  170.9    3.1   -0.2      -      -      -      - 
 Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City,                                                                                    
     PA-NJ-DE-MD .............................   2        -  182.0      -  182.2    2.9    0.1      -      -      -      - 
 San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA ..........   2        -  186.9      -  186.7    5.0   -0.1      -      -      -      - 
 Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA ................   2        -  181.3      -  181.5    3.5    0.1      -      -      -      - 

   1 Areas on pricing schedule 2 (see Table 10) will appear next month. 
   2 Regions defined as the four Census regions.  See technical notes.
   3 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base.
   4 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.
   5 In addition, the following metropolitan areas are published semiannually and appear in Tables 34 and 39 of the 
 January and July issues of the CPI Detailed Report: Anchorage, AK; Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN; Denver-Boulder-Greeley,
 CO; Honolulu, HI; Kansas City, MO-KS; Milwaukee-Racine, WI; Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI; 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.