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                    CONSUMER PRICE INDEX:  JANUARY 2007
 
      The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased
 0.3 percent in January, before seasonal adjustment, the Bureau of Labor
 Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today.  The January
 level of 202.416 (1982-84=100) was 2.1 percent higher than in January
 2006.
      
      The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers
 (CPI-W) increased 0.2 percent in January, prior to seasonal adjustment.
 The January level of 197.559 (1982-84=100) was 1.8 percent higher than in
 January 2006.
      
      The Chained Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-U)
 increased 0.3 percent in January on a not seasonally adjusted basis.  The
 January level of 117.417 (December 1999=100) was 1.9 percent higher than
 in January 2006.  Please note that the indexes for the post-2005 period
 are subject to revision.  Previously published and revised data for 2005
 and 2006 are shown on page 5.
 
 CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U)
      
      On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI-U advanced 0.2 percent in
 January, following an increase  (cont.)
     

 Table A.  Percent changes in CPI for Urban Consumers (CPI-U)
                                   Seasonally adjusted                Un-
                                                          Compound  adjusted
     Expenditure        Changes from preceding month    annual rate  12-mos.
      Category                    2006             2007 3-mos. ended  ended
                     July Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan.   Jan.'07   Jan.'07
 All Items            .4    .3  -.5  -.4   .0   .4   .2    2.7       2.1
  Food and beverages  .2    .3   .4   .3  -.1  -.1   .7    2.5       2.4
  Housing             .3    .3   .3   .0   .4   .4   .2    4.4       3.0
  Apparel            -.6    .6   .5  -.5  -.1   .2   .3    1.6        .9
  Transportation     1.3    .2 -4.1 -3.0  -.8  1.7  -.8     .4       -.8
  Medical care        .3    .4   .3   .3   .2   .2   .8    5.0       4.3
  Recreation          .2    .0  -.1   .1   .1  -.3   .1    -.5       1.0
  Education and                                                         
      communication   .3    .3   .1   .2  -.2   .2  -.1    -.5       1.8
  Other goods and                                                    
      services       -.1    .3   .5   .2   .1   .6   .8    6.3       3.5
 Special indexes:                                                       
  Energy             2.5    .4 -7.3 -6.7  -.2  4.2 -1.5   10.1      -3.1
  Food                .2    .3   .4   .3  -.1   .0   .7    2.4       2.4
  All items less                                                        
    food and energy   .2    .2   .2   .1   .1   .1   .3    2.0       2.7
________________________________________________________________________
 Effective with this release, index levels are now published to three
 decimal places.  Percent changes based on these three-decimal place
 indexes will continue to be published to one decimal place.  See page 4
 for details.
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 Note:  Seasonal factors have been recalculated to reflect developments
 during 2006.  For this reason, some of the seasonally adjusted figures
 above and elsewhere in this report differ from those previously published.
 See the technical note on page 9 for details.

 of 0.4 percent in December.  Energy costs, which increased 4.2 percent in 
 December, declined 1.5 percent in January.  Within energy, the index for 
 petroleum-based energy fell 3.1 percent, while the index for energy services 
 rose 0.5 percent.  The food index rose 0.7 percent in January, its largest 
 advance since a 0.8 percent increase in April 2005.  The index for all items
 less food and energy advanced 0.3 percent in January, following a 0.1 percent
 rise in December; an increase in the index for medical care accounted for 
 about 60 percent of the acceleration.
      
      The food and beverages index rose 0.7 percent in January.  The index
 for food at home increased 0.9 percent, following a 0.3 percent decrease
 in December.  The index for fruits and vegetables, which declined 1.7
 percent in December, increased 1.3 percent in January.  The indexes for
 fresh fruits and for fresh vegetables increased 1.5 and 1.9 percent,
 respectively, while the index for processed fruits and vegetables
 decreased 0.3 percent.  The indexes for nonalcoholic beverages and for
 other food at home, each of which declined 0.2 percent in December,
 increased 0.8 and 0.9 percent, respectively, in January.  The index for
 dairy products advanced 1.3 percent in January, following a 0.1 percent
 rise in December, reflecting large price increases for milk, cheese and
 ice cream.  The index for meats, poultry, fish, and eggs, which also
 increased 0.1 percent in December, advanced 0.8 percent in January,
 reflecting increases in the indexes for other meats and for fish and
 seafood--up 2.7 and 1.4 percent, respectively.  The indexes for beef and
 for pork each increased 0.3 percent, while poultry prices fell 0.4
 percent.  The index for cereal and bakery products increased 0.3 percent
 in January, the same as in December.  The other two components of the food
 and beverages index--food away from home and alcoholic beverages--
 increased 0.5 and 0.9 percent, respectively.
      
      The index for housing rose 0.2 percent in January, following a 0.4
 percent increase in December.  The index for fuels and utilities, which
 increased 1.2 percent in December, rose 0.3 percent in January.  The index
 for fuel oil declined 5.6 percent in January, following a 2.8 percent
 increase in December.  The index for natural gas, which had increased
 sharply in November and December, declined 3.0 percent in January.   These
 declines were more than offset by increases in the indexes for electricity
 and for water, sewer and trash collection--up 2.0 and 1.0 percent,
 respectively.  The index for shelter increased 0.3 percent in January, the
 same as in December.  Within shelter, the index for rent rose 0.4 percent;
 owners' equivalent rent increased 0.2 percent; and the index for lodging
 away from home rose 1.1 percent.  (Prior to seasonal adjustment, the index
 for lodging away from home increased 4.6 percent.)  The index for
 household furnishings and operations, which rose 0.1 percent in December,
 declined 0.3 percent in January.
      
      The transportation index declined 0.8 percent in January.  The index
 for gasoline prices, which rose 6.9 percent in December, declined 3.0
 percent in January.  Gasoline prices, which rose sharply in the first part
 of 2006, before declining throughout most of the second part of the year,
 were 2.7 percent lower than a year ago   and 32.0 percent lower than their
 peak level recorded in July 2006.  The index for new vehicles was
 virtually unchanged in January, following declines in each of the
 preceding three months.  (As of January, about 82 percent of the new
 vehicle sample was represented by 2007 models.  The 2007 models will
 continue to be phased in, with appropriate adjustments for quality change,
 over the next several months as they replace old models at dealerships.)
 The index for used cars and trucks decreased 0.7 percent in January.  The
 index for public transportation rose 1.5 percent in January, reflecting a
 2.1 percent increase in the index for airline fares.
      
      The index for apparel rose 0.3 percent in January, following a 0.2
 percent increase in December.  (Prior to seasonal adjustment, apparel
 prices fell 2.2 percent, reflecting post-holiday discounting.)
      
      Medical care costs rose 0.8 percent in January and are 4.3 percent
 higher than a year ago.  The index for medical care commodities--
 prescription drugs, nonprescription drugs, and medical supplies--increased
 0.6 percent.   The index for medical care services advanced 0.9 percent.
 The indexes for professional services and for hospital and related
 services increased 0.8 and 0.6 percent, respectively.
      
      The index for recreation increased 0.1 percent in January.  Increases
 in the indexes for pets, pet products and services, for club membership
 dues and fees for participant sports, and for admissions to movies,
 theaters, concerts, and sporting events more than offset declines in the
 indexes for video and audio, for sporting goods, for photography, and for
 toys.
      
      The index for education and communication declined 0.1 percent in
 January.  Educational costs increased 0.1 percent, reflecting a 1.7
 percent increase in the index for college textbooks.  Communication costs
 decreased 0.4 percent.  Within the communication group, the index for
 information and information processing declined 0.4 percent as a 0.1
 percent increase in telephone services was more than offset by declines in
 the indexes for personal computers and peripheral equipment, for computer
 software and accessories and for internet services and electronic
 information providers.  The last mentioned component has declined in each
 of the last seven months and is 22.1 percent lower than in January 2006.
      
      The index for other goods and services increased 0.8 percent in
 January.  The index for tobacco and smoking products, which rose 1.5
 percent in December, increased 3.1 percent in January and accounted for
 four-fifths of the January advance in this major group.
      
      
 CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W)
 
      On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI for Urban Wage Earners and
 Clerical Workers increased 0.1 percent in January.
 

 Table B.  Percent changes in CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical
           Workers (CPI-W)
                                   Seasonally adjusted                Un-
                                                          Compound  adjusted
     Expenditure        Changes from preceding month    annual rate  12-mos.
      Category                    2006             2007 3-mos. ended  ended
                     July Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan.   Jan.'07   Jan.'07
 All Items            .5    .3  -.7  -.7   .1   .5   .1    2.7       1.8
  Food and beverages  .2    .3   .4   .3  -.1  -.1   .7    2.2       2.3
  Housing             .4    .3   .3  -.1   .4   .4   .3    4.5       2.9
  Apparel            -.9   1.0   .8  -.7  -.1   .2  -.1    -.2        .9
  Transportation     1.6    .2 -4.5 -3.3  -.9  1.9 -1.0     .0      -1.0
  Medical care        .3    .3   .3   .3   .2   .1   .8    4.8       4.3
  Recreation          .3   -.2  -.1   .1   .2  -.3   .1    -.2       1.0
  Education and                                                         
      communication   .3    .3   .2   .2  -.3   .1  -.1   -1.0       1.4
  Other goods and                                                    
      services        .0    .2   .3   .2   .0   .8  1.0    7.3       3.5
 Special indexes:                                                       
  Energy             2.8    .4 -7.7 -6.9  -.2  4.3 -1.5   10.2      -3.1
  Food                .2    .3   .4   .3  -.1  -.1   .6    2.1       2.3
  All items less                                                        
    food and energy   .2    .3   .2   .1   .0   .1   .2    1.8       2.5


     Consumer Price Index data for February are scheduled for release on
 Friday, March 16, 2007, at 8:30 A.M. (EDT).
     

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 Consumer Price Index Levels to Three Decimal Places
      
      Effective with this release of the Consumer Price Index (CPI), the
 Bureau of Labor Statistics has begun computing percent changes based upon
 three decimal place indexes rather than one decimal place indexes.  This
 change applies to the All Items Consumer Price Index and all component
 indexes for the CPI-U, CPI-W, and C-CPI-U, for the U.S. City Average and
 for all other published areas.  In addition, CPI index values are
 displayed to three decimal places in all paper and electronic
 publications.  As in the past, percent changes are rounded to one decimal
 place.
      
      This change in procedure addresses a rounding issue that has resulted
 in published percent changes that are 0.1 percentage point higher or lower
 than the same percent changes based on unrounded index values (i.e.,
 indexes to three or more decimal places).  These differences can be
 particularly important when percent changes are very small.  Publishing
 the index values to three decimal places, and using these values to
 compute percent changes, essentially eliminates the rounding differences.
 This change only affects the presentation of the index data.  Index values
 continue to be calculated from underlying price data in the same manner as
 in the past, and no systematic upward or downward effect on the data is
 introduced.  The levels of future indexes will be affected only in that
 they will be published to three decimal places rather than one.  Official
 CPI data previously published will not be revised.
      
      For more information contact Patrick Jackman or Ken Stewart either by
 telephone at (202) 691-6952 and (202) 691-6966, respectively, or by
 electronic mail at Jackman.Patrick@bls.gov or Stewart.Ken@bls.gov
 
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 Note on Sampling Error in the Consumer Price Index
                                     
      The CPI is a statistical estimate that is subject to sampling error
 because it is based upon a sample of retail prices and not the complete
 universe of all prices.  BLS calculates and publishes estimates of the 1-
 month, 2-month, 6-month and 12-month percent change standard errors
 annually, for the CPI-U.  These standard error estimates can be used to
 construct confidence intervals for hypothesis testing.  For example, the
 estimated standard error of the 1 month percent change is 0.06 percent for
 the U.S. All Items Consumer Price Index.  This means that if we repeatedly
 sample from the universe of all retail prices using the same methodology,
 and estimate a percentage change for each sample, then 95% of these
 estimates would be within 0.12 percent of the 1 month percentage change
 based on all retail prices.  For a 1-month change of 0.2 percent in the
 All Items CPI for All Urban Consumers, we are 95 percent confident that
 the actual percent change based on all retail prices would fall between
 0.08 and 0.32 percent.  For the latest data, including information on how
 to use the estimates of standard error, see "Variance Estimates for
 Changes in the Consumer Price Index, January 2005- December 2005 in the
 CPI Detailed Report, February 2006.  These data are available on the CPI
 home page (http://www.bls.gov/cpi), using the following link
 http://www.bls.gov/cpi/cpivar2006.pdf
 
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 C-CPI-U Index Revisions

      In accordance with the previously-announced schedule, the Bureau of
 Labor Statistics is revising the 2005 and 2006 values of the Chained
 Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-U), effective with the
 release of January 2007 data.
      
      The C-CPI-U was introduced with release of July data on August 16,
 2002. The index in its final form employs a Tornqvist formula and utilizes
 expenditure data in adjacent time periods in order to reflect the effect
 of any substitution that consumers make across item categories in response
 to changes in relative prices.  The  C-CPI-U was designed to be a closer
 approximation to a "cost-of-living" index than the CPI-U and CPI-W.  The
 use of expenditure data for both a base period and a current period
 distinguishes the C-CPI-U from the other CPI measures, which use only a
 single expenditure base period to compute price change over time.
      
      Because the current expenditure data required for the calculation of
 the C-CPI-U are available only with a time lag, the index is issued first
 in preliminary form, using the latest available expenditure data at the
 time of publication, and is subject to two subsequent revisions.  The
 preliminary values for each month of the preceding two years are revised
 annually with release of the January index.  Expenditure data for the year
 2005 are now available, and the C-CPI-U indexes for that year are now in
 final form. The initial indexes for 2006 are now revised interim indexes.
 The C-CPI-U U.S. All Items index values for 2005 and 2006 as originally
 published and revised are shown below.

 For more information on the C-CPI-U, write to:

 Bureau of Labor Statistics
 Division of Consumer Prices and Price Indexes
 2 Massachusetts Ave. NE, Room 3130
 Washington, DC 20212
 
 Or contact Patrick Jackman or Rob Cage either by telephone at (202) 691-
 6952 or by electronic mail at Jackman.Patrick@bls.gov or Cage.Rob@bls.gov


            U.S. City Average C-CPI-U All Items
                             
       2005                  Interim           Final
       January                 111.4           111.4
       February                112.0           111.9
       March                   112.7           112.6
       April                   113.3           113.4
       May                     113.3           113.3
       June                    113.3           113.2
       July                    113.6           113.7
       August                  114.0           114.3
       September               115.1           115.6
       October                 115.4           115.7
       November                114.8           114.9
       December                114.4           114.4
       Annual average          113.6           113.7
                                                    
       2006                  Initial         Interim
       January                 115.1           115.2
       February                115.4           115.5
       March                   116.1           116.1
       April                   116.8           116.8
       May                     117.2           117.3
       June                    117.5           117.5
       July                    117.6           117.7
       August                  117.9           117.9
       September               117.6           117.6
       October                 117.2           117.2
       November                117.0           117.0
       December                117.1           117.1
       Annual average           n.a.           116.9

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      Over-the-month percent changes in the U.S. City Average Consumer
 Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for All Items and for All
 Items less food and energy, seasonally adjusted, using former and
 recalculated seasonal factors for 2006.

                                 All Items

    2006           Former      Recalculated     Difference
                                              
 January              .7             .6             -.1
 February             .1             .1              .0
 March                .4             .3             -.1
 April                .6             .6              .0
 May                  .4             .5              .1
 June                 .2             .2              .0
 July                 .4             .4              .0
 August               .2             .3              .1
 September           -.5            -.5              .0
 October             -.5            -.4              .1
 November             .0             .0              .0
 December             .5             .4             -.1
                                                                                                 

                 All Items less food and energy

    2006           Former      Recalculated     Difference
                                              
 January              .2             .1             -.1
 February             .1             .2              .1
 March                .3             .3              .0
 April                .3             .3              .0
 May                  .3             .2             -.1
 June                 .3             .3              .0
 July                 .2             .2              .0
 August               .2             .2              .0
 September            .2             .2              .0
 October              .1             .1              .0
 November             .0             .1              .1
 December             .2             .1             -.1


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 Brief Explanation of the CPI
      
      The Consumer Price Index (CPI) is a measure of the average change in
 prices over time of goods and services purchased by households.  The
 Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes CPIs for two population groups:  (1)
 the CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W), which covers
 households of wage earners and clerical workers that comprise
 approximately 32 percent of the total population and (2) the CPI for All
 Urban Consumers (CPI-U) and the Chained CPI for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-
 U), which cover approximately 87 percent of the total population and
 include in addition to wage earners and clerical worker households, groups
 such as professional, managerial, and technical workers, the self-
 employed, short-term workers, the unemployed, and retirees and others not
 in the labor force.
      
      The CPIs are based on prices of food, clothing, shelter, and fuels,
 transportation fares, charges for doctors' and dentists' services, drugs,
 and other goods and services that people buy for day-to-day living.
 Prices are collected in 87 urban areas across the country from about
 50,000 housing units and approximately 23,000 retail establishments-
 department stores, supermarkets, hospitals, filling stations, and other
 types of stores and service establishments.  All taxes directly associated
 with the purchase and use of items are included in the index.  Prices of
 fuels and a few other items are obtained every month in all 87 locations.
 Prices of most other commodities and services are collected every month in
 the three largest geographic areas and every other month in other areas.
 Prices of most goods and services are obtained by personal visits or
 telephone calls of the Bureau's trained representatives.
      
      In calculating the index, price changes for the various items in each
 location are averaged together with weights, which represent their
 importance in the spending of the appropriate population group.  Local
 data are then combined to obtain a U.S. city average.  For the CPI-U and
 CPI-W separate indexes are also published by size of city, by region of
 the country, for cross-classifications of regions and population-size
 classes, and for 27 local areas.  Area indexes do not measure differences
 in the level of prices among cities; they only measure the average change
 in prices for each area since the base period.  For the C-CPI-U data are
 issued only at the national level.  It is important to note that the CPI-U
 and CPI-W are considered final when released, but the C-CPI-U is issued in
 preliminary form and subject to two annual revisions.
      
      The index measures price change from a designed reference date.  For
 the CPI-U and the CPI-W the reference base is 1982-84 equals 100.0. The
 reference base for the C-CPI-U is December 1999 equals 100.
 An increase of 16.5 percent from the reference base, for example, is shown
 as 116.5.  This change can also be expressed in dollars as follows:  the
 price of a base period market basket of goods and services in the CPI has
 risen from $10 in 1982-84 to $11.65.
      
      For further details visit the CPI home page on the Internet at
 http://www.bls.gov/cpi/ or contact our CPI Information and Analysis
 Section on (202) 691-7000.
 
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 Calculating Index Changes
 
       Movements of the indexes from one month to another are usually
 expressed as percent changes rather than changes in index points, because
 index point changes are affected by the level of the index in relation to
 its base period while percent changes are not.  The example below illustrates
 the computation of index point and percent changes.
      
       Percent changes for 3-month and 6-month periods are expressed as
 annual rates and are computed according to the standard formula for
 compound growth rates.  These data indicate what the percent change would
 be if the current rate were maintained for a 12-month period.
 

 Index Point Change
 
 CPI 					202.416
 Less previous index			201.800
 Equals index point change	           .616	
 
 
 Percent Change
 
 Index point difference			   .616
 Divided by the previous index          201.800
 Equals 				  0.003
 Results multiplied by one hundred    0.003x100
 Equals percent change                      0.3


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 Regions Defined


 The states in the four regions shown in Tables 3 and 6 are listed below.
 
 The Northeast--Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York,
 New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont.

 The Midwest--Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota,
 Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin.

 The South--Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky,
 Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South
 Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of
 Columbia.

 The West--Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana,
 Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming.

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 A Note on Seasonally Adjusted and Unadjusted Data
   
      Because price data are used for different purposes by different
 groups, the Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes seasonally adjusted as
 well as unadjusted changes each month.
      
      For analyzing general price trends in the economy, seasonally
 adjusted changes are usually preferred since they eliminate the effect of
 changes that normally occur at the same time and in about the same
 magnitude every year--such as price movements resulting from changing
 climatic conditions, production cycles, model changeovers, holidays, and
 sales.
      
      The unadjusted data are of primary interest to consumers concerned
 about the prices they actually pay.  Unadjusted data also are used
 extensively for escalation purposes.  Many collective bargaining contract
 agreements and pension plans, for example, tie compensation changes to the
 Consumer Price Index unadjusted for seasonal variation.
      
      Seasonal factors used in computing the seasonally adjusted indexes
 are derived by the X-12-ARIMA Seasonal Adjustment Method.  Seasonally
 adjusted indexes and seasonal factors are computed annually.  Each year,
 the last 5 years of seasonally adjusted data are revised.  Data from
 January 2002 through December 2006 were replaced in January 2007.
 Exceptions to the usual revision schedule were: the updated seasonal data
 at the end of 1977 replaced data from 1967 through 1977; and, in January
 2002, dependently seasonally adjusted series were revised for January 1987-
 December 2001 as a result of a change in the aggregation weights for
 dependently adjusted series. For further information, please see
 "Aggregation of Dependently Adjusted Seasonally Adjusted Series," in the
 October 2001 issue of the CPI Detailed Report.
      
      The seasonal movement of All items and 54 other aggregations is
 derived by combining the seasonal movement of 73 selected components.
 Each year the seasonal status of every series is reevaluated based upon
 certain statistical criteria.  If any of the 73 components change their
 seasonal adjustment status from seasonally adjusted to not seasonally
 adjusted, not seasonally adjusted data will be used in the aggregation of
 the dependent series for the last 5 years, but the seasonally adjusted
 indexes will be used before that period.  Note: 44 of the 73 components
 are seasonally adjusted for 2007.
      
      Seasonally adjusted data, including the All items index levels, are
 subject to revision for up to five years after their original release.
 For this reason, BLS advises against the use of these data in escalation
 agreements.
      
      Effective with the calculation of the seasonal factors for 1990, the
 Bureau of Labor Statistics has used an enhanced seasonal adjustment
 procedure called Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment for some CPI
 series.  Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment allows for better
 estimates of seasonally adjusted data.  Extreme values and/or sharp
 movements which might distort the seasonal pattern are estimated and
 removed from the data prior to calculation of seasonal factors.  Beginning
 with the calculation of seasonal factors for 1996, X-12-ARIMA software was
 used for Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment.
   
      In January 2007, BLS adjusted 37 series using Intervention Analysis
 Seasonal Adjustment, including selected food and beverage items, fuel oil,
 motor fuels, vehicles, jewelry, admission to sporting events and
 educational books and supplies.  For example, this procedure was used for
 the Motor fuel series to offset the effects of damage to oil refineries
 from Hurricane Katrina, as well as the effects of implementing new fuel
 requirements in the United States.
      
      For a complete list of Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment
 series and explanations, please refer to the article "Intervention
 Analysis Seasonal Adjustment", located on our website at:
 http://www.bls.gov/cpi/cpisapage.htm.
      
      For additional information on seasonal adjustment in the CPI, please
 write to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Division of Consumer Prices and
 Price Indexes, Washington, DC 20212 or contact Jeff Wilson on (202) 691-
 6968 by e-mail at Wilson.Jeff@bls.gov.  If you have general questions
 about the CPI, please call our information staff at (202) 691-7000.
       
 Table 1. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity
 and service group

 (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                    Unadjusted                          
                                                             Unadjusted indexes   percent change   Seasonally adjusted  
                                                 Relative                          to Jan. 2007    percent change from- 
                     CPI-U                     importance,                            from-                             
                                                 December                                                               
                                                   2006       Dec.       Jan.                      Oct.    Nov.    Dec. 
                                                              2006       2007      Jan.    Dec.     to      to      to  
                                                                                   2006    2006    Nov.    Dec.    Jan. 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                        
             Expenditure category                                                                                       
                                                                                                                        
 All items....................................    100.000      201.8    202.416     2.1     0.3     0.0     0.4     0.2 
 All items (1967=100).........................          -      604.5    606.348       -       -       -       -       - 
                                                                                                                        
  Food and beverages..........................     14.992      197.4    199.198     2.4     0.9    -0.1    -0.1     0.7 
   Food.......................................     13.885      197.0    198.812     2.4     0.9    -0.1     0.0     0.7 
    Food at home..............................      7.896      194.3    196.671     1.7     1.2    -0.3    -0.3     0.9 
     Cereals and bakery products..............      1.103      214.8    216.276     2.7     0.7     0.3     0.3     0.3 
     Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs...........      2.112      188.6    189.609     2.1     0.5     0.0     0.1     0.8 
     Dairy and related products...............       .821      181.0    183.453    -0.1     1.4    -0.5     0.1     1.3 
     Fruits and vegetables....................      1.211      257.2    262.949     1.7     2.2    -2.0    -1.7     1.3 
     Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage                                                                                
         materials............................       .906      148.5    151.127     2.7     1.8     0.7    -0.2     0.8 
     Other food at home.......................      1.743      168.7    170.878     1.1     1.3    -0.4    -0.2     0.9 
      Sugar and sweets........................       .302      172.4    175.151     3.5     1.6     0.2     0.3     0.6 
      Fats and oils...........................       .227      166.7    170.152     0.1     2.1     0.7    -0.3     0.0 
      Other foods (1).........................      1.214      183.5    185.499     0.7     1.1    -0.6    -0.3     1.1 
       Other miscellaneous foods (1) (2)......       .327      115.1    114.655     1.8    -0.4     0.1     1.1    -0.4 
    Food away from home (1)...................      5.989      202.2    203.171     3.3     0.5     0.2     0.3     0.5 
     Other food away from home (2)............       .281      139.1    140.919     5.1     1.3     0.5     0.5     1.3 
   Alcoholic beverages (1)....................      1.107      201.1    202.968     2.5     0.9    -0.1    -0.2     0.9 
                                                                                                                        
  Housing.....................................     42.691      204.8    206.057     3.0     0.6     0.4     0.4     0.2 
   Shelter....................................     32.776      235.1    236.504     4.3     0.6     0.4     0.3     0.3 
    Rent of primary residence (3).............      5.930      230.0    230.806     4.5     0.4     0.4     0.4     0.4 
    Lodging away from home (2)................      2.648      127.7    133.633     4.8     4.6     0.7     0.3     1.1 
    Owners' equivalent rent of primary                                                                                  
        residence (3) (4).....................     23.830      242.8    243.345     4.3     0.2     0.4     0.3     0.2 
    Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)..       .369      117.1    117.417     1.3     0.3     1.8    -1.0     0.3 
   Fuels and utilities........................      5.264      192.6    194.378    -2.2     0.9     1.0     1.2     0.3 
    Household energy..........................      4.368      174.2    175.718    -3.5     0.9     1.2     1.4     0.1 
     Fuel oil and other fuels.................       .338      233.2    227.930    -0.7    -2.3     0.0     2.1    -4.4 
     Gas (piped) and electricity (3)..........      4.029      179.0    181.064    -3.7     1.2     1.3     1.4     0.5 
    Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                
        services (2)..........................       .897      139.3    140.634     5.0     1.0     0.3     0.2     1.0 
   Household furnishings and operations.......      4.651      127.0    127.093     0.5     0.1    -0.2     0.1    -0.3 
    Household operations (1) (2)..............       .792      139.1    139.526     4.0     0.3     0.2     0.1     0.3 
                                                                                                                        
  Apparel.....................................      3.726      118.6    115.988     0.9    -2.2    -0.1     0.2     0.3 
   Men's and boys' apparel....................       .885      113.2    110.327    -1.8    -2.5    -0.7     0.3    -1.1 
   Women's and girls' apparel.................      1.590      110.2    105.891     2.8    -3.9     0.1     0.3     1.3 
   Infants' and toddlers' apparel.............       .177      114.1    112.444    -0.8    -1.5    -0.6    -1.4    -0.3 
   Footwear...................................       .749      123.0    120.915    -1.1    -1.7     0.1     0.2    -0.5 
                                                                                                                        
  Transportation..............................     17.249      175.4    174.463    -0.8    -0.5    -0.8     1.7    -0.8 
   Private transportation.....................     16.188      171.8    170.562    -0.9    -0.7    -0.8     1.8    -0.9 
    New and used motor vehicles (2)...........      7.581       94.8     94.840    -1.4     0.0    -0.7    -0.2    -0.2 
     New vehicles.............................      4.982      137.1    137.603    -1.2     0.4    -0.6    -0.1     0.0 
     Used cars and trucks (1).................      1.716      136.2    135.257    -2.9    -0.7    -1.4    -0.8    -0.7 
    Motor fuel................................      4.347      199.3    193.900    -2.7    -2.7    -1.6     7.0    -3.0 
     Gasoline (all types).....................      4.303      198.1    192.806    -2.7    -2.7    -1.6     6.9    -3.0 
    Motor vehicle parts and equipment (1).....       .370      119.5    119.759     4.7     0.2     0.5     0.0     0.2 
    Motor vehicle maintenance and repair......      1.145      218.8    219.262     3.8     0.2     0.0     0.3     0.1 
   Public transportation......................      1.060      217.8    221.403     0.7     1.7    -1.6     0.2     1.5 
                                                                                                                        
  Medical care................................      6.281      340.1    343.510     4.3     1.0     0.2     0.2     0.8 
   Medical care commodities...................      1.446      285.9    288.088     2.2     0.8    -0.2    -0.1     0.6 
   Medical care services......................      4.834      356.0    359.757     4.9     1.1     0.4     0.3     0.9 
    Professional services.....................      2.817      292.4    295.219     3.7     1.0     0.3     0.3     0.8 
    Hospital and related services (3).........      1.630      477.2    482.258     6.3     1.1     0.3     0.2     0.6 
                                                                                                                        
  Recreation (2)..............................      5.552      110.8    111.012     1.0     0.2     0.1    -0.3     0.1 
   Video and audio (2)........................      1.719      102.8    102.784    -1.3     0.0    -0.2    -0.6    -0.2 
                                                                                                                        
  Education and communication (2).............      6.034      118.0    117.815     1.8    -0.2    -0.2     0.2    -0.1 
   Education (2)..............................      3.076      167.6    167.624     5.9     0.0     0.5     0.5     0.1 
    Educational books and supplies............       .204      399.5    405.668     7.0     1.5     0.6     0.4     1.1 
    Tuition, other school fees, and childcare       2.872      484.0    483.705     5.8    -0.1     0.5     0.5     0.1 
   Communication (2)..........................      2.958       83.1     82.778    -2.0    -0.4    -0.8    -0.2    -0.4 
    Information and information processing (1)                                                                          
        (2)...................................      2.769       80.6     80.246    -2.3    -0.4    -0.9    -0.2    -0.4 
     Telephone services (1) (2)...............      2.225       96.8     96.898     1.8     0.1    -0.3     0.3     0.1 
     Information technology, hardware and                                                                               
         services (1) (5).....................       .543       11.2     10.900   -16.2    -2.7    -4.2    -1.8    -2.7 
      Personal computers and peripheral                                                                                 
          equipment (1) (2)...................       .203       10.3     10.259   -11.6    -0.4    -1.0     0.0    -0.4 
                                                                                                                        
  Other goods and services....................      3.476      326.7    329.198     3.5     0.8     0.1     0.6     0.8 
   Tobacco and smoking products (1)...........       .712      527.3    543.477     5.5     3.1    -0.3     1.5     3.1 
   Personal care..............................      2.764      193.3    193.560     2.9     0.1     0.2     0.4     0.2 
    Personal care products (1)................       .708      159.0    157.699     1.2    -0.8    -0.3     1.9    -0.8 
    Personal care services (1)................       .677      212.5    214.045     3.7     0.7     0.3     0.1     0.7 
    Miscellaneous personal services...........      1.188      318.7    320.047     3.8     0.4     0.2     0.3     0.2 
                                                                                                                        
          Commodity and service group                                                                                   
                                                                                                                        
 Commodities..................................     40.305      162.1    161.978     0.4    -0.1    -0.4     0.7    -0.1 
  Food and beverages..........................     14.992      197.4    199.198     2.4     0.9    -0.1    -0.1     0.7 
  Commodities less food and beverages.........     25.313      142.5    141.529    -0.8    -0.7    -0.6     1.1    -0.5 
   Nondurables less food and beverages........     14.191      170.9    168.788     0.1    -1.2     2.2     2.6    -1.5 
    Apparel...................................      3.726      118.6    115.988     0.9    -2.2    -0.1     0.2     0.3 
    Nondurables less food, beverages, and                                                                               
        apparel...............................     10.465      207.3    205.498    -0.2    -0.9    -1.1     3.0    -1.1 
   Durables...................................     11.122      113.3    113.263    -1.8     0.0    -0.4    -0.3    -0.3 
 Services.....................................     59.695      241.2    242.540     3.3     0.6     0.3     0.3     0.3 
  Rent of shelter (4).........................     32.407      245.0    246.476     4.4     0.6     0.4     0.4     0.3 
  Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)....       .369      117.1    117.417     1.3     0.3     1.8    -1.0     0.3 
  Gas (piped) and electricity (3).............      4.029      179.0    181.064    -3.7     1.2     1.3     1.4     0.5 
  Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                  
      services (2)............................       .897      139.3    140.634     5.0     1.0     0.3     0.2     1.0 
  Household operations (1) (2)................       .792      139.1    139.526     4.0     0.3     0.2     0.1     0.3 
  Transportation services.....................      5.638      230.8    231.367     1.4     0.2    -0.3     0.2     0.3 
  Medical care services.......................      4.834      356.0    359.757     4.9     1.1     0.4     0.3     0.9 
  Other services..............................     10.730      280.9    281.282     3.0     0.1     0.1     0.1     0.1 
                                                                                                                        
                Special indexes                                                                                         
                                                                                                                        
 All items less food..........................     86.115      202.6    203.035     2.0     0.2     0.0     0.6     0.0 
 All items less shelter.......................     67.224      191.1    191.328     1.1     0.1    -0.1     0.6     0.1 
 All items less medical care..................     93.719      194.8    195.295     1.9     0.3     0.0     0.5     0.1 
 Commodities less food........................     26.420      144.7    143.775    -0.6    -0.6    -0.6     1.1    -0.5 
 Nondurables less food........................     15.299      172.7    170.878     0.2    -1.1     2.1     2.4    -1.3 
 Nondurables less food and apparel............     11.572      205.8    204.403     0.1    -0.7    -1.0     2.7    -1.0 
 Nondurables..................................     29.183      184.5    184.284     1.3    -0.1     0.9     1.3    -0.4 
 Services less rent of shelter (4)............     27.288      254.9    256.164     2.0     0.5     0.1     0.4     0.3 
 Services less medical care services..........     54.861      231.7    232.892     3.1     0.5     0.2     0.3     0.3 
 Energy.......................................      8.715      185.2    183.567    -3.1    -0.9    -0.2     4.2    -1.5 
 All items less energy........................     91.285      205.1    205.993     2.6     0.4     0.1     0.1     0.3 
  All items less food and energy..............     77.401      207.3    208.009     2.7     0.3     0.1     0.1     0.3 
   Commodities less food and energy                                                                                     
       commodities............................     21.735      139.9    139.628    -0.2    -0.2    -0.4     0.0     0.1 
    Energy commodities........................      4.685      202.4    196.983    -2.5    -2.7    -1.5     6.6    -3.1 
   Services less energy services..............     55.666      247.5    248.836     3.8     0.5     0.3     0.2     0.3 
 Purchasing power of the consumer dollar                                                                                
     (1982-84=$1.00)..........................          -     $ .496     $ .494       -       -       -       -       - 
 Purchasing power of the consumer dollar                                                                                
     (1967=$1.00).............................          -     $ .165     $ .165       -       -       -       -       - 

   1 Not seasonally adjusted.
   2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
   3 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator.  All other item stratum index series were calculated
 using a geometric means estimator.
   4 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.
   5 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.
   - Data not available.
 NOTE:  Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

 Table 2. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, by expenditure category and
 commodity and service group

 (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                   
                                                  Seasonally adjusted indexes        Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change
                                                                                                          for                      
                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                   
                   CPI-U                                                                    3 months ended--            6 months   
                                                                                                                        ended--    
                                               Oct.      Nov.      Dec.      Jan.                                                  
                                               2006      2006      2006      2007                                                  
                                                                                      Apr.    July    Oct.    Jan.    July    Jan. 
                                                                                      2006    2006    2006    2007    2006    2007 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                   
            Expenditure category                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                   
 All items.................................    201.8     201.9     202.8   203.153     3.7     4.9    -2.7     2.7     4.3     0.0 
                                                                                                                                   
  Food and beverages.......................    197.4     197.3     197.2   198.604     1.2     2.5     3.5     2.5     1.9     3.0 
   Food....................................    197.0     196.8     196.8   198.173     0.8     2.7     3.7     2.4     1.8     3.1 
    Food at home...........................    195.0     194.4     193.9   195.562    -0.6     1.9     4.4     1.2     0.6     2.8 
     Cereals and bakery products...........    214.7     215.3     216.0   216.642    -0.4     5.4     2.1     3.7     2.5     2.9 
     Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs........    188.0     188.0     188.1   189.534     0.9    -2.1     6.4     3.3    -0.6     4.8 
     Dairy and related products............    181.2     180.3     180.4   182.720    -2.4    -1.1    -0.4     3.4    -1.7     1.5 
     Fruits and vegetables.................    261.8     256.6     252.3   255.519    -3.3     5.1    16.1    -9.3     0.8     2.6 
     Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage                                                                                           
         materials.........................    148.3     149.3     149.0   150.136     0.5     0.3     5.0     5.0     0.4     5.0 
     Other food at home....................    170.1     169.5     169.2   170.708    -0.5     5.3    -1.9     1.4     2.4    -0.2 
      Sugar and sweets.....................    173.1     173.5     174.0   175.043     3.6     4.0     1.6     4.6     3.8     3.1 
      Fats and oils........................    168.3     169.5     169.0   169.010    -8.9     6.5     1.9     1.7    -1.5     1.8 
      Other foods (1)......................    185.2     184.0     183.5   185.499     0.0     5.8    -3.6     0.6     2.8    -1.5 
       Other miscellaneous foods (1) (2)...    113.7     113.8     115.1   114.655     2.1     6.5    -4.4     3.4     4.3    -0.6 
    Food away from home (1)................    201.1     201.6     202.2   203.171     2.9     3.5     2.8     4.2     3.2     3.5 
     Other food away from home (2).........    137.9     138.6     139.3   141.129     4.5     2.7     3.6     9.7     3.6     6.6 
   Alcoholic beverages (1).................    201.9     201.6     201.1   202.968     4.3     2.4     1.2     2.1     3.4     1.7 
                                                                                                                                   
  Housing..................................    204.6     205.5     206.3   206.799     2.2     3.4     2.4     4.4     2.8     3.4 
   Shelter.................................    234.9     235.9     236.6   237.350     4.5     4.8     3.8     4.2     4.6     4.0 
    Rent of primary residence (3)..........    228.0     228.8     229.8   230.670     3.9     4.6     4.7     4.8     4.2     4.7 
    Lodging away from home (2).............    137.0     137.9     138.3   139.802     5.2     3.9     1.8     8.4     4.5     5.1 
    Owners' equivalent rent of primary                                                                                             
        residence (3) (4)..................    241.2     242.1     242.8   243.279     4.5     5.0     4.1     3.5     4.8     3.8 
    Tenants' and household insurance (1)                                                                                           
        (2)................................    116.2     118.3     117.1   117.417     1.0     0.7    -0.7     4.3     0.9     1.8 
   Fuels and utilities.....................    190.9     192.9     195.3   195.818    -9.3    -3.2    -4.9    10.7    -6.3     2.6 
    Household energy.......................    172.5     174.6     177.1   177.287   -11.5    -4.9    -6.7    11.6    -8.2     2.0 
     Fuel oil and other fuels..............    229.0     229.1     233.9   223.707    13.2    32.9   -28.9    -8.9    22.6   -19.5 
     Gas (piped) and electricity (3).......    177.4     179.7     182.2   183.084   -13.4    -7.4    -4.4    13.4   -10.5     4.1 
    Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                           
        services (2).......................    138.6     139.0     139.3   140.634     4.2     5.1     4.4     6.0     4.7     5.2 
   Household furnishings and operations....    127.5     127.3     127.4   127.017     0.6     1.9     0.9    -1.5     1.3    -0.3 
    Household operations (1) (2)...........    138.6     138.9     139.1   139.526     3.3     4.2     6.0     2.7     3.8     4.3 
                                                                                                                                   
  Apparel..................................    119.7     119.6     119.8   120.180     2.4    -2.3     2.4     1.6     0.0     2.0 
   Men's and boys' apparel.................    114.2     113.4     113.7   112.492     1.4    -3.8     1.1    -5.8    -1.2    -2.5 
   Women's and girls' apparel..............    111.0     111.1     111.4   112.856     3.7    -3.9     4.8     6.9    -0.2     5.8 
   Infants' and toddlers' apparel..........    117.2     116.5     114.9   114.536     2.8     4.9    -1.4    -8.8     3.8    -5.1 
   Footwear................................    123.1     123.2     123.5   122.910    -1.0    -3.8     1.0    -0.6    -2.4     0.2 
                                                                                                                                   
  Transportation...........................    175.5     174.1     177.0   175.661    11.0    15.3   -24.7     0.4    13.2   -13.1 
   Private transportation..................    171.4     170.1     173.1   171.516    11.8    15.9   -25.8     0.3    13.9   -13.8 
    New and used motor vehicles (2)........     95.4      94.7      94.5    94.328     0.8     0.8    -2.9    -4.4     0.8    -3.7 
     New vehicles..........................    137.3     136.5     136.4   136.360     0.3    -0.6    -1.7    -2.7    -0.1    -2.2 
     Used cars and trucks (1)..............    139.3     137.3     136.2   135.257     3.2     4.9    -7.7   -11.1     4.1    -9.4 
    Motor fuel.............................    196.2     193.0     206.5   200.234    44.2    57.5   -63.5     8.5    50.7   -37.1 
     Gasoline (all types)..................    195.1     192.0     205.3   199.170    44.4    57.5   -63.7     8.6    50.8   -37.2 
    Motor vehicle parts and equipment (1)..    118.9     119.5     119.5   119.759     5.0     7.5     3.4     2.9     6.2     3.2 
    Motor vehicle maintenance and repair...    218.3     218.2     218.8   219.001     6.2     5.1     2.8     1.3     5.7     2.0 
   Public transportation...................    227.0     223.4     223.8   227.138    -1.1     7.7    -3.8     0.2     3.2    -1.8 
                                                                                                                                   
  Medical care.............................    339.9     340.7     341.3   344.046     4.7     3.6     3.7     5.0     4.2     4.3 
   Medical care commodities................    287.8     287.1     286.9   288.720     3.6     2.3     1.5     1.3     2.9     1.4 
   Medical care services...................    355.0     356.3     357.2   360.250     5.1     4.0     4.5     6.0     4.5     5.3 
    Professional services..................    291.9     292.7     293.5   295.956     3.0     2.8     3.4     5.7     2.9     4.5 
    Hospital and related services (3)......    476.4     477.6     478.7   481.795     9.2     5.7     5.7     4.6     7.5     5.2 
                                                                                                                                   
  Recreation (2)...........................    111.3     111.4     111.1   111.160     2.6     1.8     0.0    -0.5     2.2    -0.3 
   Video and audio (2).....................    104.2     104.0     103.4   103.160     2.3    -0.4    -3.0    -3.9     1.0    -3.5 
                                                                                                                                   
  Education and communication (2)..........    117.7     117.5     117.7   117.558     3.2     2.4     2.4    -0.5     2.8     1.0 
   Education (2)...........................    165.0     165.9     166.7   166.913     6.0     6.1     6.6     4.7     6.0     5.6 
    Educational books and supplies.........    396.5     398.9     400.5   404.984     4.8     6.2     8.0     8.8     5.5     8.4 
    Tuition, other school fees, and                                                                                                
        childcare..........................    476.3     478.9     481.3   481.562     6.1     6.3     6.3     4.5     6.2     5.4 
   Communication (2).......................     84.0      83.3      83.1    82.775     0.0    -0.9    -1.4    -5.7    -0.5    -3.6 
    Information and information processing                                                                                         
        (1) (2)............................     81.5      80.8      80.6    80.246     0.0    -1.0    -1.9    -6.0    -0.5    -4.0 
     Telephone services (1) (2)............     96.8      96.5      96.8    96.898     0.8     0.8     5.1     0.4     0.8     2.7 
     Information technology, hardware and                                                                                          
         services (1) (5)..................     11.9      11.4      11.2    10.900    -3.0    -6.1   -22.9   -29.6    -4.6   -26.3 
      Personal computers and peripheral                                                                                            
          equipment (1) (2)................     10.4      10.3      10.3    10.259   -16.2   -16.8    -7.3    -5.3   -16.5    -6.3 
                                                                                                                                   
  Other goods and services.................    324.4     324.7     326.8   329.378     1.6     1.9     4.0     6.3     1.8     5.2 
   Tobacco and smoking products (1)........    521.1     519.4     527.3   543.477     2.4     2.7    -0.3    18.3     2.5     8.6 
   Personal care...........................    192.1     192.5     193.3   193.694     1.5     1.7     5.2     3.4     1.6     4.3 
    Personal care products (1).............    156.6     156.1     159.0   157.699    -2.0     0.0     4.2     2.8    -1.0     3.5 
    Personal care services (1).............    211.7     212.3     212.5   214.045     4.1     1.9     4.3     4.5     3.0     4.4 
    Miscellaneous personal services........    318.1     318.7     319.5   320.287     3.3     2.5     7.0     2.8     2.9     4.8 
                                                                                                                                   
        Commodity and service group                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                   
 Commodities...............................    162.3     161.7     162.8   162.690     5.5     7.0   -10.8     1.0     6.3    -5.1 
  Food and beverages.......................    197.4     197.3     197.2   198.604     1.2     2.5     3.5     2.5     1.9     3.0 
  Commodities less food and beverages......    142.7     141.9     143.5   142.779     8.0     9.9   -18.3     0.2     9.0    -9.5 
   Nondurables less food and beverages.....    168.4     172.1     176.6   173.869     9.3    14.5   -29.5    13.6    11.8   -10.5 
    Apparel................................    119.7     119.6     119.8   120.180     2.4    -2.3     2.4     1.6     0.0     2.0 
    Nondurables less food, beverages, and                                                                                          
        apparel............................    206.2     203.9     210.1   207.739    21.3    24.5   -36.3     3.0    22.9   -19.0 
   Durables................................    114.0     113.6     113.3   112.933    -0.7     0.0    -2.8    -3.7    -0.3    -3.2 
 Services..................................    240.9     241.7     242.5   243.298     2.6     3.4     3.0     4.0     3.0     3.5 
  Rent of shelter (4)......................    244.8     245.8     246.7   247.426     4.3     4.9     3.8     4.4     4.6     4.1 
  Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)     116.2     118.3     117.1   117.417     1.0     0.7    -0.7     4.3     0.9     1.8 
  Gas (piped) and electricity (3)..........    177.4     179.7     182.2   183.084   -13.4    -7.4    -4.4    13.4   -10.5     4.1 
  Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                             
      services (2).........................    138.6     139.0     139.3   140.634     4.2     5.1     4.4     6.0     4.7     5.2 
  Household operations (1) (2).............    138.6     138.9     139.1   139.526     3.3     4.2     6.0     2.7     3.8     4.3 
  Transportation services..................    232.0     231.4     231.8   232.384     0.9     2.8     1.2     0.7     1.8     0.9 
  Medical care services....................    355.0     356.3     357.2   360.250     5.1     4.0     4.5     6.0     4.5     5.3 
  Other services...........................    280.3     280.5     280.9   281.091     4.0     3.5     3.1     1.1     3.8     2.1 
                                                                                                                                   
              Special indexes                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                   
 All items less food.......................    202.6     202.7     203.9   203.999     4.1     5.5    -3.9     2.8     4.8    -0.6 
 All items less shelter....................    191.0     190.8     191.9   192.030     3.4     5.1    -6.0     2.2     4.3    -2.0 
 All items less medical care...............    194.8     194.8     195.8   196.033     3.8     5.0    -3.2     2.6     4.4    -0.4 
 Commodities less food.....................    144.9     144.1     145.7   144.991     7.6     9.5   -17.4     0.3     8.5    -9.0 
 Nondurables less food.....................    170.5     174.0     178.1   175.707     8.7    13.9   -27.7    12.8    11.3    -9.7 
 Nondurables less food and apparel.........    205.0     202.9     208.4   206.407    19.7    22.2   -33.4     2.8    21.0   -17.2 
 Nondurables...............................    183.4     185.1     187.5   186.765     4.9     7.9   -13.7     7.5     6.4    -3.7 
 Services less rent of shelter (4).........    254.4     254.6     255.5   256.241     0.8     3.4     0.8     2.9     2.1     1.9 
 Services less medical care services.......    231.6     232.0     232.8   233.396     2.5     4.1     2.6     3.1     3.3     2.9 
 Energy....................................    182.9     182.5     190.1   187.340    13.5    24.9   -43.1    10.1    19.1   -20.9 
 All items less energy.....................    205.3     205.5     205.8   206.414     2.8     3.2     2.4     2.2     3.0     2.3 
  All items less food and energy...........    207.6     207.8     208.1   208.632     3.2     3.2     2.3     2.0     3.2     2.2 
   Commodities less food and energy                                                                                                
       commodities.........................    140.7     140.1     140.1   140.209     0.9     0.3    -0.6    -1.4     0.6    -1.0 
    Energy commodities.....................    199.2     196.2     209.2   202.686    41.9    55.8   -61.9     7.2    48.7   -36.1 
   Services less energy services...........    247.4     248.1     248.7   249.469     4.1     4.2     3.6     3.4     4.1     3.5 

   1 Not seasonally adjusted.
   2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
   3 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator.  All other item stratum index series were calculated using a
 geometric means estimator.
   4 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.
   5 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.
 NOTE:  Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

 Table 3. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Selected areas, all items index 

 (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                   All items                                      
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                       Indexes                 Percent change to Percent change to
                    CPI-U                      Pricing                                          Jan. 2007 from--   Dec. 2006 from-- 
                                              schedule                                                                            
                                                 (1)      Oct.      Nov.      Dec.      Jan.                                      
                                                          2006      2006      2006      2007    Jan.  Nov.  Dec.  Dec.  Oct.  Nov.
                                                                                                2006  2006  2006  2005  2006  2006
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                  
 U.S. city average...........................    M        201.8     201.5     201.8   202.416   2.1   0.5   0.3   2.5   0.0   0.1 
                                                                                                                                  
           Region and area size(2)                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
 Northeast urban.............................    M        215.2     214.8     215.2   215.813   2.3   0.5   0.3   3.0   0.0   0.2 
   Size A - More than 1,500,000..............    M        217.7     217.4     217.8   218.365   2.4   0.4   0.3   3.1   0.0   0.2 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3)........    M        126.9     126.4     126.7   127.237   2.0   0.7   0.4   2.5  -0.2   0.2 
                                                                                                                                  
 Midwest urban...............................    M        192.3     192.8     192.9   193.068   1.2   0.1   0.1   1.7   0.3   0.1 
   Size A - More than 1,500,000..............    M        194.1     194.5     194.7   195.073   1.2   0.3   0.2   1.6   0.3   0.1 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3)........    M        122.6     123.1     123.0   122.861   1.0  -0.2  -0.1   1.7   0.3  -0.1 
   Size D -  Nonmetropolitan  (less than                                                                                          
       50,000)...............................    M        187.1     187.0     187.1   187.587   1.2   0.3   0.3   1.5   0.0   0.1 
                                                                                                                                  
 South urban.................................    M        194.7     194.3     194.8   195.021   1.8   0.4   0.1   2.5   0.1   0.3 
   Size A - More than 1,500,000..............    M        197.2     196.6     197.3   197.650   2.1   0.5   0.2   2.8   0.1   0.4 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3)........    M        123.7     123.4     123.8   123.817   1.5   0.3   0.0   2.1   0.1   0.3 
   Size D -  Nonmetropolitan  (less than                                                                                          
       50,000)...............................    M        195.7     195.4     196.0   196.077   2.7   0.3   0.0   3.3   0.2   0.3 
                                                                                                                                  
 West urban..................................    M        207.1     206.3     206.2   207.790   3.0   0.7   0.8   3.1  -0.4   0.0 
   Size A - More than 1,500,000..............    M        210.5     209.7     209.6   211.102   3.1   0.7   0.7   3.3  -0.4   0.0 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3)........    M        125.5     125.1     125.0   126.244   2.7   0.9   1.0   2.6  -0.4  -0.1 
                                                                                                                                  
                 Size classes                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                  
   A (4).....................................    M        185.0     184.7     184.9   185.608   2.3   0.5   0.4   2.7  -0.1   0.1 
   B/C (3)...................................    M        124.2     124.1     124.3   124.571   1.7   0.4   0.2   2.2   0.1   0.2 
   D.........................................    M        194.3     194.2     194.6   194.724   2.4   0.3   0.1   2.8   0.2   0.2 
                                                                                                                                  
           Selected local areas(5)                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI..............    M        197.5     197.9     197.8   199.401   1.0   0.8   0.8   0.7   0.2  -0.1 
 Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA.....    M        211.4     211.1     210.6   212.584   3.2   0.7   0.9   3.3  -0.4  -0.2 
 New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island,                                                                                              
     NY-NJ-CT-PA.............................    M        221.7     220.9     221.3   221.767   2.7   0.4   0.2   3.3  -0.2   0.2 
                                                                                                                                  
 Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT.........    1            -     223.1         -   224.432   1.8   0.6     -     -     -     - 
 Cleveland-Akron, OH.........................    1            -     189.4         -   191.610   0.7   1.2     -     -     -     - 
 Dallas-Fort Worth, TX.......................    1            -     188.4         -   188.890   0.2   0.3     -     -     -     - 
 Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV (6).......    1            -     129.3         -   129.956   2.9   0.5     -     -     -     - 
                                                                                                                                  
 Atlanta, GA.................................    2        192.7         -     194.8         -     -     -     -   3.2   1.1     - 
 Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI.................    2        196.6         -     196.4         -     -     -     -   2.1  -0.1     - 
 Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX..............    2        180.4         -     179.2         -     -     -     -   1.1  -0.7     - 
 Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL...................    2        204.8         -     205.4         -     -     -     -   4.1   0.3     - 
 Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City,                                                                                           
     PA-NJ-DE-MD.............................    2        211.6         -     211.6         -     -     -     -   3.3   0.0     - 
 San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA..........    2        211.0         -     210.4         -     -     -     -   3.4  -0.3     - 
 Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA................    2        209.8         -     209.3         -     -     -     -   4.2  -0.2     - 

   1 Areas on pricing schedule 2 (see Table 10) will appear next month. 
   2 Regions defined as the four Census regions.  See technical notes.
   3 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base.
   4 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.
   5 In addition, the following metropolitan areas are published semiannually and appear in Tables 34 and 39 of the January and
 July issues of the CPI Detailed Report: Anchorage, AK; Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN; Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO; Honolulu, HI;
 Kansas City, MO-KS; Milwaukee-Racine, WI; Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI; Phoenix-Mesa, AZ; Pittsburgh, PA; Portland-Salem, OR-WA;
 St. Louis, MO-IL; San Diego, CA; Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL.
   6 Indexes on a November 1996=100 base.
   - Data not available.
 NOTE:  Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

 Table 4. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by expenditure
 category and commodity and service group

 (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                    Unadjusted                          
                                                             Unadjusted indexes   percent change   Seasonally adjusted  
                                                 Relative                          to Jan. 2007    percent change from- 
                     CPI-W                     importance,                            from-                             
                                                 December                                                               
                                                   2006       Dec.       Jan.                      Oct.    Nov.    Dec. 
                                                              2006       2007      Jan.    Dec.     to      to      to  
                                                                                   2006    2006    Nov.    Dec.    Jan. 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                        
             Expenditure category                                                                                       
                                                                                                                        
 All items....................................    100.000      197.2    197.559     1.8     0.2     0.1     0.5     0.1 
 All items (1967=100).........................          -      587.3    588.467       -       -       -       -       - 
                                                                                                                        
  Food and beverages..........................     16.475      196.5    198.280     2.3     0.9    -0.1    -0.1     0.7 
   Food.......................................     15.457      196.1    197.886     2.3     0.9    -0.1    -0.1     0.6 
    Food at home..............................      9.244      193.2    195.531     1.6     1.2    -0.3    -0.3     0.8 
     Cereals and bakery products..............      1.285      215.2    216.416     2.7     0.6     0.3     0.3     0.1 
     Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs...........      2.623      188.0    189.119     2.0     0.6     0.1    -0.1     0.8 
     Dairy and related products...............       .928      180.3    182.711    -0.4     1.3    -0.6     0.2     1.2 
     Fruits and vegetables....................      1.332      254.7    260.176     1.6     2.1    -2.1    -1.9     1.0 
     Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage                                                                                
         materials............................      1.082      147.8    150.620     2.7     1.9     0.7    -0.3     0.9 
     Other food at home.......................      1.993      168.1    170.242     1.0     1.3    -0.2    -0.2     0.8 
      Sugar and sweets........................       .337      171.3    173.929     3.3     1.5     0.2     0.4     0.5 
      Fats and oils...........................       .283      167.3    170.559     0.1     1.9     0.7    -0.4    -0.3 
      Other foods (1).........................      1.373      183.7    185.681     0.7     1.1    -0.5    -0.3     1.1 
       Other miscellaneous foods (1) (2)......       .368      115.3    114.759     1.6    -0.5     0.3     1.1    -0.5 
    Food away from home (1)...................      6.213      202.0    202.905     3.3     0.4     0.3     0.3     0.4 
     Other food away from home (2)............       .279      138.7    140.499     5.1     1.3     0.6     0.5     1.4 
   Alcoholic beverages (1)....................      1.018      201.1    202.821     2.4     0.9     0.0    -0.4     0.9 
                                                                                                                        
  Housing.....................................     40.463      200.5    201.509     2.9     0.5     0.4     0.4     0.3 
   Shelter....................................     30.570      228.3    229.359     4.3     0.5     0.4     0.4     0.3 
    Rent of primary residence (3).............      8.021      229.1    229.921     4.5     0.4     0.4     0.4     0.3 
    Lodging away from home (2)................      1.430      127.1    132.607     5.2     4.3     0.6     0.7     1.0 
    Owners' equivalent rent of primary                                                                                  
        residence (3) (4).....................     20.776      220.1    220.602     4.2     0.2     0.3     0.3     0.2 
    Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)..       .342      117.4    117.748     1.3     0.3     1.7    -1.0     0.3 
   Fuels and utilities........................      5.779      190.9    192.895    -2.2     1.0     1.2     1.3     0.4 
    Household energy..........................      4.842      171.5    173.352    -3.5     1.1     1.3     1.5     0.3 
     Fuel oil and other fuels.................       .346      232.2    226.971    -0.8    -2.3     0.1     2.2    -4.3 
     Gas (piped) and electricity (3)..........      4.496      177.1    179.457    -3.7     1.3     1.4     1.4     0.6 
    Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                
        services (2)..........................       .937      139.6    140.947     4.9     1.0     0.2     0.2     1.0 
   Household furnishings and operations.......      4.114      122.6    122.623     0.5     0.0     0.0     0.0    -0.2 
    Household operations (1) (2)..............       .368      141.2    141.729     3.7     0.4     0.2     0.2     0.4 
                                                                                                                        
  Apparel.....................................      4.041      118.6    115.315     0.9    -2.8    -0.1     0.2    -0.1 
   Men's and boys' apparel....................       .954      113.0    109.762    -2.0    -2.9    -0.7     0.1    -1.6 
   Women's and girls' apparel.................      1.680      110.4    105.697     3.5    -4.3     0.4     0.5     1.1 
   Infants' and toddlers' apparel.............       .235      116.8    114.948    -0.7    -1.6    -0.4    -1.6    -0.1 
   Footwear...................................       .954      122.6    120.506    -0.9    -1.7    -0.2     0.2    -0.7 
                                                                                                                        
  Transportation..............................     19.515      174.4    173.182    -1.0    -0.7    -0.9     1.9    -1.0 
   Private transportation.....................     18.793      171.7    170.321    -1.1    -0.8    -0.8     1.9    -1.0 
    New and used motor vehicles (2)...........      8.626       93.7     93.709    -1.6     0.0    -0.7    -0.3    -0.2 
     New vehicles.............................      5.210      138.2    138.722    -1.1     0.4    -0.5    -0.1     0.0 
     Used cars and trucks (1).................      2.675      137.0    136.063    -2.9    -0.7    -1.4    -0.8    -0.7 
    Motor fuel................................      5.441      199.8    194.278    -2.8    -2.8    -1.6     6.9    -3.1 
     Gasoline (all types).....................      5.388      198.8    193.262    -2.8    -2.8    -1.6     7.0    -3.2 
    Motor vehicle parts and equipment (1).....       .444      119.2    119.464     4.9     0.2     0.5     0.0     0.2 
    Motor vehicle maintenance and repair......      1.145      221.4    221.769     3.8     0.2     0.0     0.3     0.1 
   Public transportation......................       .723      217.4    220.809     0.8     1.6    -1.5     0.1     1.4 
                                                                                                                        
  Medical care................................      5.228      340.0    343.138     4.3     0.9     0.2     0.1     0.8 
   Medical care commodities...................      1.135      279.1    281.098     2.2     0.7    -0.2    -0.1     0.6 
   Medical care services......................      4.094      356.7    360.251     4.8     1.0     0.4     0.2     0.8 
    Professional services.....................      2.338      294.7    297.335     3.5     0.9     0.3     0.3     0.7 
    Hospital and related services (3).........      1.378      473.0    477.603     6.1     1.0     0.3     0.1     0.6 
                                                                                                                        
  Recreation (2)..............................      5.022      108.1    108.281     1.0     0.2     0.2    -0.3     0.1 
   Video and audio (2)........................      1.867      102.4    102.334    -0.9    -0.1    -0.1    -0.5    -0.3 
                                                                                                                        
  Education and communication (2).............      5.605      114.8    114.703     1.4    -0.1    -0.3     0.1    -0.1 
   Education (2)..............................      2.329      165.5    165.789     5.8     0.2     0.5     0.5     0.2 
    Educational books and supplies............       .208      402.0    409.068     7.5     1.8     0.6     0.4     1.3 
    Tuition, other school fees, and childcare       2.121      468.3    468.417     5.7     0.0     0.5     0.5     0.1 
   Communication (2)..........................      3.276       85.2     85.030    -1.5    -0.2    -0.8    -0.1    -0.3 
    Information and information processing (1)                                                                          
        (2)...................................      3.124       83.5     83.256    -1.6    -0.3    -0.8    -0.2    -0.3 
     Telephone services (1) (2)...............      2.633       96.9     97.045     1.8     0.1    -0.2     0.2     0.1 
     Information technology, hardware and                                                                               
         services (1) (5).....................       .492       11.6     11.321   -16.8    -2.4    -4.0    -2.5    -2.4 
      Personal computers and peripheral                                                                                 
          equipment (1) (2)...................       .178       10.2     10.081   -11.6    -1.2     0.0     0.0    -1.2 
                                                                                                                        
  Other goods and services....................      3.652      335.7    339.084     3.5     1.0     0.0     0.8     1.0 
   Tobacco and smoking products (1)...........      1.139      528.6    544.568     5.3     3.0    -0.3     1.4     3.0 
   Personal care..............................      2.513      191.1    191.311     2.7     0.1     0.1     0.5     0.1 
    Personal care products (1)................       .771      158.6    157.505     1.1    -0.7    -0.3     1.7    -0.7 
    Personal care services (1)................       .618      212.7    214.254     3.7     0.7     0.3     0.1     0.7 
    Miscellaneous personal services...........       .962      318.7    319.885     3.7     0.4     0.2     0.2     0.2 
                                                                                                                        
          Commodity and service group                                                                                   
                                                                                                                        
 Commodities..................................     44.175      163.5    163.212     0.4    -0.2    -0.4     0.8    -0.2 
  Food and beverages..........................     16.475      196.5    198.280     2.3     0.9    -0.1    -0.1     0.7 
  Commodities less food and beverages.........     27.700      145.0    143.764    -0.7    -0.9    -0.6     1.3    -0.6 
   Nondurables less food and beverages........     15.699      176.1    173.542     0.0    -1.5     2.4     2.9    -1.8 
    Apparel...................................      4.041      118.6    115.315     0.9    -2.8    -0.1     0.2    -0.1 
    Nondurables less food, beverages, and                                                                               
        apparel...............................     11.658      215.7    213.546    -0.3    -1.0    -1.2     3.4    -1.2 
   Durables...................................     12.001      113.3    113.270    -1.7     0.0    -0.3    -0.4    -0.2 
 Services.....................................     55.825      236.6    237.761     3.1     0.5     0.3     0.3     0.3 
  Rent of shelter (4).........................     30.227      220.0    221.062     4.3     0.5     0.4     0.4     0.3 
  Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)....       .342      117.4    117.748     1.3     0.3     1.7    -1.0     0.3 
  Gas (piped) and electricity (3).............      4.496      177.1    179.457    -3.7     1.3     1.4     1.4     0.6 
  Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                  
      services (2)............................       .937      139.6    140.947     4.9     1.0     0.2     0.2     1.0 
  Household operations (1) (2)................       .368      141.2    141.729     3.7     0.4     0.2     0.2     0.4 
  Transportation services.....................      5.600      231.4    231.783     1.4     0.2    -0.2     0.2     0.2 
  Medical care services.......................      4.094      356.7    360.251     4.8     1.0     0.4     0.2     0.8 
  Other services..............................      9.761      270.9    271.323     2.6     0.2     0.0     0.1     0.1 
                                                                                                                        
                Special indexes                                                                                         
                                                                                                                        
 All items less food..........................     84.543      197.2    197.317     1.8     0.1     0.0     0.7     0.0 
 All items less shelter.......................     69.430      188.0    188.108     0.8     0.1    -0.2     0.6     0.0 
 All items less medical care..................     94.772      191.2    191.475     1.7     0.1     0.0     0.6     0.1 
 Commodities less food........................     28.718      147.0    145.822    -0.7    -0.8    -0.5     1.2    -0.6 
 Nondurables less food........................     16.717      177.7    175.341     0.1    -1.3     2.2     2.7    -1.7 
 Nondurables less food and apparel............     12.676      213.5    211.702    -0.1    -0.8    -1.1     3.1    -1.1 
 Nondurables..................................     32.174      186.9    186.434     1.2    -0.2     1.1     1.3    -0.5 
 Services less rent of shelter (4)............     25.598      225.8    226.994     1.6     0.5     0.1     0.4     0.3 
 Services less medical care services..........     51.732      227.6    228.608     2.9     0.4     0.2     0.4     0.2 
 Energy.......................................     10.282      184.7    182.878    -3.1    -1.0    -0.2     4.3    -1.5 
 All items less energy........................     89.718      199.6    200.245     2.5     0.3     0.1     0.1     0.3 
  All items less food and energy..............     74.261      200.7    201.110     2.5     0.2     0.0     0.1     0.2 
   Commodities less food and energy                                                                                     
       commodities............................     22.932      140.4    139.999    -0.1    -0.3    -0.4    -0.1     0.1 
    Energy commodities........................      5.786      202.1    196.605    -2.7    -2.7    -1.5     6.6    -3.2 
   Services less energy services..............     51.329      243.0    244.080     3.7     0.4     0.2     0.2     0.3 
 Purchasing power of the consumer dollar                                                                                
     (1982-84=$1.00)..........................          -     $ .507     $ .506       -       -       -       -       - 
 Purchasing power of the consumer dollar                                                                                
     (1967=$1.00).............................          -     $ .170     $ .170       -       -       -       -       - 

   1 Not seasonally adjusted.
   2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
   3 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator.  All other item stratum index series were calculated
 using a geometric means estimator.
   4 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base
   5 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.
   - Data not available.
 NOTE:  Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

 Table 5. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, by
 expenditure category and commodity and service group

 (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                   
                                                  Seasonally adjusted indexes        Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change
                                                                                                          for                      
                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                   
                   CPI-W                                                                    3 months ended--            6 months   
                                                                                                                        ended--    
                                               Oct.      Nov.      Dec.      Jan.                                                  
                                               2006      2006      2006      2007                                                  
                                                                                      Apr.    July    Oct.    Jan.    July    Jan. 
                                                                                      2006    2006    2006    2007    2006    2007 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                   
            Expenditure category                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                   
 All items.................................    196.9     197.0     198.0   198.225     4.0     5.2    -4.2     2.7     4.6    -0.8 
                                                                                                                                   
  Food and beverages.......................    196.6     196.5     196.4   197.677     1.0     2.3     3.7     2.2     1.7     3.0 
   Food....................................    196.2     196.1     196.0   197.244     0.6     2.5     4.0     2.1     1.6     3.1 
    Food at home...........................    194.1     193.6     193.0   194.473    -0.6     1.9     4.7     0.8     0.6     2.7 
     Cereals and bakery products...........    215.1     215.8     216.5   216.798    -0.2     5.2     2.5     3.2     2.5     2.8 
     Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs........    187.5     187.7     187.6   189.036     0.6    -2.3     6.4     3.3    -0.9     4.9 
     Dairy and related products............    180.5     179.5     179.8   181.898    -2.8    -1.1    -0.9     3.1    -2.0     1.1 
     Fruits and vegetables.................    260.7     255.2     250.4   253.022    -3.6     5.5    18.3   -11.3     0.8     2.4 
     Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage                                                                                           
         materials.........................    147.7     148.7     148.3   149.587     0.3     0.0     5.3     5.2     0.1     5.3 
     Other food at home....................    169.5     169.1     168.7   170.028    -0.5     5.6    -2.1     1.3     2.5    -0.4 
      Sugar and sweets.....................    171.9     172.3     173.0   173.813     3.9     4.3     0.7     4.5     4.1     2.6 
      Fats and oils........................    169.2     170.4     169.7   169.191    -7.8     6.9     1.9     0.0    -0.7     0.9 
      Other foods (1)......................    185.3     184.3     183.7   185.681     0.2     5.5    -3.6     0.8     2.8    -1.4 
       Other miscellaneous foods (1) (2)...    113.8     114.1     115.3   114.759     1.4     6.5    -4.8     3.4     3.9    -0.8 
    Food away from home (1)................    200.8     201.4     202.0   202.905     2.9     3.3     2.8     4.3     3.1     3.5 
     Other food away from home (2).........    137.3     138.1     138.8   140.765     4.9     2.1     3.0    10.5     3.5     6.7 
   Alcoholic beverages (1).................    201.8     201.9     201.1   202.821     4.7     1.0     2.0     2.0     2.8     2.0 
                                                                                                                                   
  Housing..................................    199.8     200.6     201.5   202.017     1.8     3.3     2.2     4.5     2.6     3.4 
   Shelter.................................    227.5     228.4     229.2   229.798     4.6     4.6     4.0     4.1     4.6     4.0 
    Rent of primary residence (3)..........    227.1     227.9     228.9   229.696     3.9     4.6     4.7     4.7     4.2     4.7 
    Lodging away from home (2).............    136.1     136.9     137.8   139.243     6.5     3.0     1.5     9.6     4.7     5.4 
    Owners' equivalent rent of primary                                                                                             
        residence (3) (4)..................    218.7     219.4     220.1   220.518     4.6     4.9     3.9     3.4     4.8     3.7 
    Tenants' and household insurance (1)                                                                                           
        (2)................................    116.6     118.6     117.4   117.748     1.0     0.7    -0.3     4.0     0.9     1.8 
   Fuels and utilities.....................    189.0     191.2     193.6   194.362    -9.5    -3.9    -5.1    11.8    -6.7     3.0 
    Household energy.......................    169.7     171.9     174.4   174.925   -11.8    -5.6    -6.8    12.9    -8.8     2.6 
     Fuel oil and other fuels..............    227.4     227.7     232.7   222.684    13.3    33.6   -30.6    -8.0    23.0   -20.1 
     Gas (piped) and electricity (3).......    175.4     177.8     180.3   181.459   -13.3    -8.1    -4.4    14.6   -10.8     4.6 
    Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                           
        services (2).......................    139.0     139.3     139.6   140.947     4.5     4.8     4.7     5.7     4.7     5.2 
   Household furnishings and operations....    122.9     122.9     122.9   122.595     0.7     2.3     0.0    -1.0     1.5    -0.5 
    Household operations (1) (2)...........    140.6     140.9     141.2   141.729     3.0     4.7     3.8     3.3     3.8     3.5 
                                                                                                                                   
  Apparel..................................    119.5     119.4     119.6   119.451     3.1    -3.3     4.5    -0.2    -0.2     2.1 
   Men's and boys' apparel.................    114.4     113.6     113.7   111.883     0.7    -1.7     1.8    -8.5    -0.5    -3.5 
   Women's and girls' apparel..............    110.5     110.9     111.4   112.603     6.0    -7.1     8.0     7.8    -0.7     7.9 
   Infants' and toddlers' apparel..........    119.7     119.2     117.3   117.148     0.3     4.5     1.0    -8.3     2.4    -3.7 
   Footwear................................    123.0     122.8     123.1   122.250     0.0    -3.2     2.0    -2.4    -1.6    -0.2 
                                                                                                                                   
  Transportation...........................    174.4     172.9     176.1   174.417    12.1    16.9   -26.7     0.0    14.4   -14.4 
   Private transportation..................    171.4     170.0     173.2   171.432    12.8    17.1   -27.6     0.1    14.9   -14.9 
    New and used motor vehicles (2)........     94.4      93.7      93.4    93.254     0.8     1.3    -3.7    -4.8     1.1    -4.2 
     New vehicles..........................    138.3     137.6     137.5   137.513     0.0    -0.6    -1.7    -2.3    -0.3    -2.0 
     Used cars and trucks (1)..............    140.1     138.1     137.0   136.063     3.5     4.9    -7.9   -11.0     4.2    -9.5 
    Motor fuel.............................    196.8     193.7     207.1   200.603    43.7    57.6   -63.5     8.0    50.5   -37.2 
     Gasoline (all types)..................    195.8     192.7     206.2   199.614    44.2    57.6   -63.7     8.0    50.8   -37.4 
    Motor vehicle parts and equipment (1)..    118.6     119.2     119.2   119.464     5.0     7.9     3.8     2.9     6.4     3.4 
    Motor vehicle maintenance and repair...    220.8     220.8     221.4   221.537     5.9     5.3     2.8     1.3     5.6     2.1 
   Public transportation...................    225.8     222.4     222.7   225.827    -0.4     5.8    -2.1     0.0     2.7    -1.0 
                                                                                                                                   
  Medical care.............................    339.6     340.4     340.9   343.619     4.6     3.8     3.9     4.8     4.2     4.3 
   Medical care commodities................    280.9     280.2     280.0   281.738     3.8     2.5     1.4     1.2     3.1     1.3 
   Medical care services...................    355.6     356.9     357.7   360.670     4.9     4.1     4.6     5.8     4.5     5.2 
    Professional services..................    294.1     295.0     295.8   297.931     2.8     2.8     3.2     5.3     2.8     4.2 
    Hospital and related services (3)......    472.0     473.4     474.0   477.026     8.3     6.0     5.8     4.3     7.2     5.1 
                                                                                                                                   
  Recreation (2)...........................    108.5     108.7     108.4   108.456     2.6     2.2    -0.7    -0.2     2.4    -0.4 
   Video and audio (2).....................    103.6     103.5     103.0   102.732     2.3     0.0    -2.7    -3.3     1.2    -3.0 
                                                                                                                                   
  Education and communication (2)..........    114.8     114.5     114.6   114.517     2.1     2.1     2.5    -1.0     2.1     0.7 
   Education (2)...........................    163.2     164.0     164.8   165.149     5.2     5.9     7.2     4.9     5.6     6.0 
    Educational books and supplies.........    399.0     401.5     403.2   408.325     5.0     6.1     9.2     9.7     5.6     9.4 
    Tuition, other school fees, and                                                                                                
        childcare..........................    461.5     463.8     466.0   466.513     5.3     6.1     6.9     4.4     5.7     5.6 
   Communication (2).......................     86.1      85.4      85.3    85.027     0.0    -0.5    -0.5    -4.9    -0.2    -2.7 
    Information and information processing                                                                                         
        (1) (2)............................     84.4      83.7      83.5    83.256     0.0    -0.5    -0.5    -5.3    -0.2    -2.9 
     Telephone services (1) (2)............     96.9      96.7      96.9    97.045     1.3     0.4     5.1     0.6     0.8     2.8 
     Information technology, hardware and                                                                                          
         services (1) (5)..................     12.4      11.9      11.6    11.321    -2.9    -5.8   -24.4   -30.5    -4.4   -27.5 
      Personal computers and peripheral                                                                                            
          equipment (1) (2)................     10.2      10.2      10.2    10.081   -13.3   -20.1    -7.5    -4.6   -16.8    -6.0 
                                                                                                                                   
  Other goods and services.................    333.2     333.1     335.7   339.151     1.6     2.3     2.8     7.3     2.0     5.0 
   Tobacco and smoking products (1)........    522.7     521.1     528.6   544.568     2.2     2.6    -0.5    17.8     2.4     8.3 
   Personal care...........................    190.0     190.2     191.1   191.366     1.3     2.2     4.3     2.9     1.7     3.6 
    Personal care products (1).............    156.5     156.0     158.6   157.505    -2.0     0.0     3.9     2.6    -1.0     3.3 
    Personal care services (1).............    211.9     212.5     212.7   214.254     3.9     2.1     4.3     4.5     3.0     4.4 
    Miscellaneous personal services........    318.2     318.9     319.6   320.102     3.5     2.7     6.0     2.4     3.1     4.2 
                                                                                                                                   
        Commodity and service group                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                   
 Commodities...............................    163.6     163.0     164.3   164.009     6.0     7.9   -12.2     1.0     7.0    -5.8 
  Food and beverages.......................    196.6     196.5     196.4   197.677     1.0     2.3     3.7     2.2     1.7     3.0 
  Commodities less food and beverages......    145.1     144.2     146.1   145.155     9.3    11.1   -20.2     0.2    10.2   -10.6 
   Nondurables less food and beverages.....    173.3     177.4     182.5   179.125    10.9    16.4   -32.1    14.1    13.6   -12.0 
    Apparel................................    119.5     119.4     119.6   119.451     3.1    -3.3     4.5    -0.2    -0.2     2.1 
    Nondurables less food, beverages, and                                                                                          
        apparel............................    214.4     211.8     219.0   216.359    23.4    27.2   -39.3     3.7    25.3   -20.7 
   Durables................................    114.0     113.7     113.3   113.096     0.0     0.0    -3.4    -3.1     0.0    -3.3 
 Services..................................    235.9     236.7     237.5   238.283     2.3     3.0     2.9     4.1     2.6     3.5 
  Rent of shelter (4)......................    219.3     220.1     220.9   221.587     4.2     4.7     4.1     4.2     4.5     4.2 
  Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)     116.6     118.6     117.4   117.748     1.0     0.7    -0.3     4.0     0.9     1.8 
  Gas (piped) and electricity (3)..........    175.4     177.8     180.3   181.459   -13.3    -8.1    -4.4    14.6   -10.8     4.6 
  Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                             
      services (2).........................    139.0     139.3     139.6   140.947     4.5     4.8     4.7     5.7     4.7     5.2 
  Household operations (1) (2).............    140.6     140.9     141.2   141.729     3.0     4.7     3.8     3.3     3.8     3.5 
  Transportation services..................    232.0     231.5     231.9   232.262     0.7     2.1     2.3     0.5     1.4     1.4 
  Medical care services....................    355.6     356.9     357.7   360.670     4.9     4.1     4.6     5.8     4.5     5.2 
  Other services...........................    270.8     270.8     271.0   271.240     3.7     3.2     3.0     0.7     3.4     1.8 
                                                                                                                                   
              Special indexes                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                   
 All items less food.......................    196.9     196.9     198.2   198.224     4.6     5.8    -5.5     2.7     5.2    -1.5 
 All items less shelter....................    187.9     187.6     188.8   188.864     3.7     5.6    -7.5     2.1     4.6    -2.8 
 All items less medical care...............    190.9     190.9     192.0   192.143     3.9     5.3    -4.7     2.6     4.6    -1.1 
 Commodities less food.....................    147.1     146.3     148.1   147.182     8.9    11.0   -19.5     0.2    10.0   -10.2 
 Nondurables less food.....................    175.0     178.9     183.8   180.624    10.4    15.3   -30.4    13.5    12.8   -11.1 
 Nondurables less food and apparel.........    212.4     210.1     216.6   214.118    22.0    25.4   -36.9     3.3    23.7   -19.3 
 Nondurables...............................    185.5     187.6     190.1   189.104     6.1     8.5   -15.5     8.0     7.3    -4.5 
 Services less rent of shelter (4).........    225.3     225.5     226.3   227.051     0.0     2.9     0.4     3.1     1.4     1.7 
 Services less medical care services.......    227.0     227.5     228.3   228.855     2.2     3.8     2.3     3.3     3.0     2.8 
 Energy....................................    182.3     181.9     189.7   186.769    14.7    26.6   -44.7    10.2    20.5   -21.9 
 All items less energy.....................    199.6     199.7     199.9   200.516     2.7     2.9     2.4     1.8     2.8     2.1 
  All items less food and energy...........    200.7     200.8     201.1   201.575     3.1     2.9     2.2     1.8     3.0     2.0 
   Commodities less food and energy                                                                                                
       commodities.........................    141.1     140.6     140.5   140.610     1.1     0.3    -0.6    -1.4     0.7    -1.0 
    Energy commodities.....................    199.0     196.1     209.1   202.399    41.9    56.3   -62.2     7.0    48.9   -36.4 
   Services less energy services...........    242.5     243.1     243.7   244.423     4.0     4.1     3.5     3.2     4.0     3.4 

   1 Not seasonally adjusted.
   2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
   3 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator.  All other item stratum index series were calculated using a
 geometric means estimator.
   4 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base
   5 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.
 NOTE:  Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

 Table 6. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Selected areas, all items index 

 (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                   All items                                      
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                       Indexes                 Percent change to Percent change to
                    CPI-W                      Pricing                                          Jan. 2007 from--   Dec. 2006 from-- 
                                              schedule                                                                            
                                                 (1)      Oct.      Nov.      Dec.      Jan.                                      
                                                          2006      2006      2006      2007    Jan.  Nov.  Dec.  Dec.  Oct.  Nov.
                                                                                                2006  2006  2006  2005  2006  2006
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                  
 U.S. city average...........................    M        197.0     196.8     197.2   197.559   1.8   0.4   0.2   2.4   0.1   0.2 
                                                                                                                                  
           Region and area size(2)                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
 Northeast urban.............................    M        211.1     210.9     211.5   212.054   2.2   0.5   0.3   2.9   0.2   0.3 
   Size A - More than 1,500,000..............    M        212.1     212.2     212.7   213.163   2.4   0.5   0.2   3.1   0.3   0.2 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3)........    M        127.0     126.5     126.9   127.395   1.8   0.7   0.4   2.6  -0.1   0.3 
                                                                                                                                  
 Midwest urban...............................    M        187.0     187.5     187.8   187.811   0.9   0.2   0.0   1.5   0.4   0.2 
   Size A - More than 1,500,000..............    M        187.9     188.3     188.6   188.802   0.8   0.3   0.1   1.3   0.4   0.2 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3)........    M        121.7     122.2     122.3   122.103   0.8  -0.1  -0.2   1.7   0.5   0.1 
   Size D -  Nonmetropolitan  (less than                                                                                          
       50,000)...............................    M        185.1     185.2     185.5   185.949   1.3   0.4   0.2   1.7   0.2   0.2 
                                                                                                                                  
 South urban.................................    M        191.5     191.1     191.8   191.671   1.5   0.3  -0.1   2.5   0.2   0.4 
   Size A - More than 1,500,000..............    M        195.0     194.4     195.1   195.057   1.8   0.3   0.0   2.8   0.1   0.4 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3)........    M        122.1     121.8     122.3   122.204   1.2   0.3  -0.1   2.1   0.2   0.4 
   Size D -  Nonmetropolitan  (less than                                                                                          
       50,000)...............................    M        195.2     195.2     195.7   195.466   2.3   0.1  -0.1   3.1   0.3   0.3 
                                                                                                                                  
 West urban..................................    M        201.3     200.6     200.8   201.946   2.9   0.7   0.6   3.0  -0.2   0.1 
   Size A - More than 1,500,000..............    M        203.0     202.2     202.4   203.537   3.0   0.7   0.6   3.2  -0.3   0.1 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3)........    M        125.0     124.5     124.6   125.593   2.7   0.9   0.8   2.7  -0.3   0.1 
                                                                                                                                  
                 Size classes                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                  
   A (4).....................................    M        182.8     182.6     183.0   183.443   2.0   0.5   0.2   2.6   0.1   0.2 
   B/C (3)...................................    M        123.3     123.1     123.4   123.578   1.5   0.4   0.1   2.2   0.1   0.2 
   D.........................................    M        192.5     192.5     192.9   192.985   2.3   0.3   0.0   2.7   0.2   0.2 
                                                                                                                                  
           Selected local areas(5)                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI..............    M        190.3     190.8     190.9   192.166   0.5   0.7   0.7   0.4   0.3   0.1 
 Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA.....    M        203.5     203.3     202.9   204.498   3.1   0.6   0.8   3.3  -0.3  -0.2 
 New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island,                                                                                              
     NY-NJ-CT-PA.............................    M        215.3     214.7     215.2   215.793   2.7   0.5   0.3   3.1   0.0   0.2 
                                                                                                                                  
 Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT.........    1            -     223.4         -   224.256   2.2   0.4     -     -     -     - 
 Cleveland-Akron, OH.........................    1            -     179.5         -   181.559   0.1   1.1     -     -     -     - 
 Dallas-Fort Worth, TX.......................    1            -     189.6         -   190.187   0.2   0.3     -     -     -     - 
 Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV (6).......    1            -     128.7         -   128.978   2.3   0.2     -     -     -     - 
                                                                                                                                  
 Atlanta, GA.................................    2        190.9         -     193.1         -     -     -     -   3.2   1.2     - 
 Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI.................    2        191.2         -     191.0         -     -     -     -   1.6  -0.1     - 
 Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX..............    2        178.9         -     177.5         -     -     -     -   1.4  -0.8     - 
 Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL...................    2        203.1         -     203.6         -     -     -     -   4.1   0.2     - 
 Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City,                                                                                           
     PA-NJ-DE-MD.............................    2        211.1         -     211.2         -     -     -     -   2.9   0.0     - 
 San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA..........    2        206.2         -     205.6         -     -     -     -   3.2  -0.3     - 
 Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA................    2        203.9         -     204.3         -     -     -     -   4.2   0.2     - 

   1 Areas on pricing schedule 2 (see Table 10) will appear next month. 
   2 Regions defined as the four Census regions.  See technical notes.
   3 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base.
   4 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.
   5 In addition, the following metropolitan areas are published semiannually and appear in Tables 34 and 39 of the January and
 July issues of the CPI Detailed Report: Anchorage, AK; Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN; Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO; Honolulu, HI;
 Kansas City, MO-KS; Milwaukee-Racine, WI; Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI; Phoenix-Mesa, AZ; Pittsburgh, PA; Portland-Salem, OR-WA;
 St. Louis, MO-IL; San Diego, CA; Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL.
   6 Indexes on a November 1996=100 base.
   - Data not available.
 NOTE:  Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

 Table 7. Chained Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-U): U.S. city average, by
 expenditure category and commodity and service group

 (December 1999=100, unless otherwise noted)
                                                                                                  
                                                                                                  
                                                                                    Unadjusted    
                                                 Relative       Unadjusted      percent change to 
                                               importance,       indexes         Jan. 2007 from-  
                    C-CPI-U                     December                                          
                                                2003-2004                                         
                                                              Dec.      Jan.      Jan.      Dec.  
                                                              2006      2007      2006      2006  
                                                                                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                  
             Expenditure category                                                                 
                                                                                                  
 All items....................................    100.000     117.1   117.417       1.9       0.3 
                                                                                                  
  Food and beverages..........................     15.072     116.4   117.404       2.4       0.9 
   Food.......................................     13.943     116.4   117.443       2.3       0.9 
    Food at home..............................      8.029     112.9   114.261       1.7       1.2 
    Food away from home.......................      5.914     121.2   121.759       3.4       0.5 
   Alcoholic beverages........................      1.130     116.1   117.175       2.4       0.9 
                                                                                                  
  Housing.....................................     42.173     122.5   123.285       3.1       0.6 
   Shelter....................................     32.495     124.2   125.036       4.3       0.7 
   Fuels and utilities........................      4.702     145.0   146.449      -1.3       1.0 
   Household furnishings and operations.......      4.977      96.2    96.222      -0.2       0.0 
                                                                                                  
  Apparel.....................................      4.076      89.4    87.178       0.4      -2.5 
                                                                                                  
  Transportation..............................     17.095     115.9   115.442      -0.7      -0.4 
   Private transportation.....................     15.988     116.7   116.066      -0.8      -0.5 
   Public transportation......................      1.107     107.1   108.921       0.6       1.7 
                                                                                                  
  Medical care................................      6.055     132.7   133.996       4.0       1.0 
   Medical care commodities...................      1.458     121.1   121.971       2.1       0.7 
   Medical care services......................      4.597     136.8   138.171       4.7       1.0 
                                                                                                  
  Recreation..................................      5.863     105.1   105.121       0.1       0.0 
                                                                                                  
  Education and communication.................      6.190     104.4   104.159       0.8      -0.2 
   Education..................................      2.751     155.8   155.847       5.8       0.0 
   Communication..............................      3.439      74.6    74.262      -3.1      -0.5 
                                                                                                  
  Other goods and services....................      3.475     121.6   122.480       3.3       0.7 
                                                                                                  
          Commodity and service group                                                             
                                                                                                  
 Services.....................................     58.763     125.5   126.251       3.2       0.6 
 Commodities..................................     41.237     106.6   106.504       0.2      -0.1 
  Durables....................................     12.340      85.8    85.715      -2.3      -0.1 
 Nondurables..................................     28.897     117.3   117.101       1.2      -0.2 
  All items less food and energy..............     78.707     113.5   113.853       2.3       0.3 
 Energy.......................................      7.351     159.6   158.361      -2.5      -0.8 

 Indexes for 2007 are initial estimates.  Indexes for 2006 are interim adjustments.
 NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.