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                   CONSUMER PRICE INDEX:  DECEMBER 2005
 
      The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) decreased
 0.4 percent in December, before seasonal adjustment, the Bureau of Labor
 Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today.  The December
 level of 196.8 (1982-84=100) was 3.4 percent higher than in December 2004.
      
      The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers
 (CPI-W) decreased 0.5 percent in December, prior to seasonal adjustment.
 The December level of 192.5 was 3.5 percent higher than in December 2004.
      
      The Chained Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-U)
 decreased 0.3 percent in December on a not seasonally adjusted basis.  The
 December level of 114.0 (December 1999=100) was 2.8 percent higher than in
 December 2004.  Please note that the indexes for the post-2003 period are
 subject to revision.
      
 CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U)
      
      On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI-U decreased for the second
 consecutive month--down 0.1 percent in December--again reflecting a large
 decline in energy prices.  The index for energy declined 2.2 percent in
 December, its third consecutive monthly decrease.   Within energy, the
 index for petroleum-based energy declined 2.7 percent and the index for
 energy services fell 1.7 percent.  The index for food rose 0.2 percent in
 December, following increases of 0.3 percent in each of the preceding
 three months.  The index for all items less food and energy rose 0.2
 percent in December, the same as in each of the preceding two months,
 after registering increases of 0.1 percent in each of the prior five
 months.  Shelter costs rose 0.3 percent in December and accounted for
 about 70 percent of the advance in the index for all items less food and
 energy.
     
  Table A.  Percent changes in CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U)
                                   Seasonally adjusted                Un-
                                                          Compound  adjusted
     Expenditure        Changes from preceding month    annual rate  12-mos.
      Category                      2005                3-mos. ended  ended
                    June July Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec.   Dec. '05  Dec. '05
 All Items            .0    .5   .5  1.2   .2  -.6  -.1    -1.6       3.4
  Food and beverages  .0    .2   .1   .2   .3   .3   .1     2.7       2.3
  Housing             .1    .4   .2   .4   .9   .5   .1     6.0       4.0
  Apparel            -.7   -.9  1.0  -.1  -.4   .2  -.3    -2.3      -1.1
  Transportation     -.1   1.5  2.2  5.1 -1.3 -4.8  -.8   -24.6       4.8
  Medical care        .2    .4   .0   .3   .5   .6   .1     5.1       4.3
  Recreation         -.3    .1   .3   .4   .2   .0   .0     0.7       1.1
  Education and                                                         
    communication     .1    .2  -.1   .7  -.1   .4   .3     2.5       2.4
  Other goods and                                                     
    services          .0    .6   .2   .1   .1   .3   .5     4.0       3.1
  Special Indexes                                                       
   Energy            -.5   3.8  5.0 12.0  -.2 -8.0 -2.2   -35.2      17.1
   Food               .1    .2   .0   .3   .3   .3   .2     3.0       2.3
   All Items less                                                       
     food and energy  .1    .1   .1   .1   .2   .2   .2     2.8       2.2


      Consumer prices declined at a seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR)
 of 1.6 percent in the fourth quarter of 2005.  This followed increases in
 the first three quarters at annual rates of 4.3, 1.9, and 9.4 percent,
 respectively.  For the 12 month period ended in December, the CPI rose 3.4
 percent.  This compares with an increase of 3.3 percent in 2004.  In 2005,
 the index for energy rose 17.1 percent, following a 16.6 percent increase
 in 2004, and accounted for about 40 percent of the overall advance in the
 CPI-U.  While the increases in the overall energy indexes for 2004 and
 2005 were similar, the composition was different.  Petroleum based energy
 accounted for nearly 80 percent of the 2004 increase, but just over half
 of the 2005 increase in the energy component. The food index, which rose
 2.7 percent in 2004, increased 2.3 percent in 2005.  The index for food at
 home rose 1.7 percent in 2005, following a 2.4 percent increase in 2004.
 Smaller increases in the indexes for fruits and vegetables and for dairy
 products were largely responsible for the moderation.
      
       Excluding food and energy, the CPI-U advanced at a 2.8 percent SAAR
 in the fourth quarter, following increases at rates of 3.3, 1.2, and 1.4
 percent in the first three quarters of 2005.  The 2.2 percent advance for
 all of 2005 was the same as in 2004.  Even within the index for all items
 less food and energy, price movements of the major groups were similar in
 the two years.  The larger increase in the housing group and the smaller
 advance in the transportation component in 2005 were largely attributable
 to the relative movements of the energy components within the groups
 during the two years. Household fuels rose 18.0 percent in 2005 after
 advancing 8.4 percent in 2004, while motor fuels rose 16.2 percent after
 increasing 26.1 percent in 2004.  The annual rates for selected groups for
 the last eight years are shown below.
     
                          Percentage change 12 months                       
                          ended in December                         
                                                                     
                     1998   1999   2000    2001   2002   2003   2004   2005
               
 All items            1.6    2.7    3.4     1.6    2.4    1.9    3.3    3.4
  Food and beverages  2.3    2.0    2.8     2.8    1.5    3.5    2.6    2.3
  Housing             2.3    2.2    4.3     2.9    2.4    2.2    3.0    4.0
  Apparel             -.7    -.5   -1.8    -3.2   -1.8   -2.1    -.2   -1.1
  Transportation     -1.7    5.4    4.1    -3.8    3.8     .3    6.5    4.8
  Medical care        3.4    3.7    4.2     4.7    5.0    3.7    4.2    4.3
  Recreation          1.2     .8    1.7     1.5    1.1    1.1     .7    1.1
  Education and
    communication      .7    1.6    1.3     3.2    2.2    1.6    1.5    2.4
  Other goods
    and services      8.8    5.1    4.2     4.5    3.3    1.5    2.5    3.1

 Special indexes
  Energy             -8.8   13.4   14.2   -13.0   10.7    6.9   16.6   17.1
   Energy 
     commodities    -15.1   29.5   15.7   -24.5   23.7    6.9   26.7   16.7
   Energy
     services        -3.3    1.2   12.7    -1.5     .4    6.9    6.8   17.6
  All items less
     energy           2.4    2.0    2.6     2.8    1.8    1.5    2.2    2.2
   Food               2.3    1.9    2.8     2.8    1.5    3.6    2.7    2.3
  All items less
     food and energy  2.4    1.9    2.6     2.7    1.9    1.1    2.2    2.2



      The food and beverages index rose 0.1 percent in December.  The index
 for food at home also advanced 0.1 percent after registering increases of
 0.3 percent in each of the preceding three months.  The index for fruits
 and vegetables increased 0.9 percent in December.  Increases in the
 indexes for fresh vegetables and for processed fruits and vegetables--up
 2.8 and 1.7 percent, respectively--more than offset a 1.4 percent decrease
 in the index for fresh fruits.  (Prior to seasonal adjustment, fresh fruit
 prices rose 0.5 percent.)   The index for other food at home increased 0.3
 percent, reflecting a 1.0 percent increase in the sugar and sweets
 component.  Partially offsetting these increases were declines in the
 indexes for cereal and bakery products, for dairy products, and for
 nonalcoholic beverages--down 0.2, 0.3, and 0.5 percent, respectively.  The
 index for meats, poultry, fish and eggs was unchanged in December.  A 1.2
 percent increase in beef prices was offset by declines in prices for
 poultry, for pork, and for other meats.  During the 12 month period ended
 in December 2005, prices for beef and poultry increased 2.2 and 0.3
 percent, respectively, while pork prices declined 0.1 percent.  In 2005
 each of the six major grocery store food groups registered an increase in
 prices, with the index for nonalcoholic beverages the largest at 3.5
 percent and the index for fruits and vegetables the smallest at 0.6
 percent.  The other two components of the food and beverages index--food
 away from home and alcoholic beverages--increased 0.2 and declined 0.4
 percent, respectively, in December and rose 3.2 and 1.3 percent in 2005.
      
      The index for housing increased 0.1 percent in December.  Increases
 in the indexes for shelter and for household furnishings and operations--
 up 0.3 and 0.5 percent, respectively--more than offset a 1.4 percent drop
 in the index for fuels and utilities.  The index for fuel oil declined for
 the third consecutive month--down 2.5 percent in December--but advanced
 27.2 percent during the last 12 months.  In December, the indexes for
 natural gas and for electricity declined 3.5 and 0.6 percent,
 respectively.  During the 12 month period ended in December, however,
 charges for natural gas and for electricity rose 30.2 and 10.7 percent.
 Within shelter, the indexes for owners' equivalent rent and for rent rose
 0.3 and 0.1 percent, respectively, and the index for lodging away from
 home rose 0.9 percent.  (Prior to seasonal adjustment, the index for
 lodging away from home declined 1.9 percent.)  During the 12 month period
 ended in December, the indexes for lodging away from home, for rent, and
 for owners' equivalent rent, rose 3.5, 3.1, and 2.5 percent, respectively.
 The index for household furnishings and operations rose 0.7 percent during
 the last 12 months, following an increase of 0.6 percent in all of 2004.
      
      The index for apparel declined 0.3 percent in December.  (Prior to
 seasonal adjustment, apparel prices fell 3.3 percent, largely as a result
 of pre-holiday discounting.)   During the 12 month period ended in
 December, apparel prices declined 1.1 percent, their eighth consecutive
 annual decline.  Prices for men's, for boys', and for girls' apparel each
 were lower than 12 months earlier, but prices for women's clothing rose
 slightly in 2005.
      
      The transportation index decreased 0.8 percent in December, largely
 reflecting a 2.6 percent drop in the index for gasoline.  Gasoline prices
 declined for the third consecutive month--down 6.2 percent in December
 --and have fallen 25.1 percent from their peak level reached in September.
 As of December, however, gasoline prices were 16.1 percent higher than
 their level a year ago.  The index for new vehicles decreased for the
 second consecutive month--down 0.1 percent in December.  (As of December,
 about 70 percent of the new vehicle sample was represented by 2006 models.
 The 2006 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.)  New vehicle prices were 0.4 percent
 lower than in December 2004.  The index for used cars and trucks also
 decreased 0.1 percent in December, but this index has risen 1.4 percent in
 the last 12 months.  The index for public transportation declined 0.9
 percent in December, reflecting a 2.9 percent drop in airline fares.
 Despite registering declines in four of the last five months, airline
 fares increased 6.4 percent in 2005, their first annual advance since a
 5.9 percent increase in 2000.
      
      Medical care costs rose 0.1 percent in December.  The index for
 medical care commodities--prescription drugs, nonprescription drugs, and
 medical supplies--increased 0.2 percent.   The index for medical care
 services rose 0.1 percent in December.  The index for professional
 services rose 0.1 percent while the index for hospital and related
 services decreased 0.1 percent.  (Prior to seasonal adjustment, the index
 for hospital and related services increased less than 0.1 percent.)  In
 the 12 months ended in December 2005, the index for medical care rose 4.3
 percent after increasing 4.2 percent in 2004.  The index for prescription
 drugs rose 4.4 percent during the 12 months ended in December, following
 increases of 3.5 percent in 2004 and 2.5 percent in 2003.  Charges for
 hospital and related services increased 5.1 percent in the 12 month period
 ended in December 2005, following a 5.2 percent rise in 2004.
      
      The index for recreation was unchanged in December.  Price increases
 for cable and satellite television and radio service, for pets, pet
 products and services, and for admissions to movies, theaters, concerts,
 and sporting events were largely offset by decreases in the indexes for
 toys, for sporting goods, for photography, and for recreational books.
 During the 12 months ended in December, the indexes for cable and
 satellite services and for admissions increased 3.3 and 3.5 percent,
 respectively, accounting for over 95 percent of the advance in the
 recreation index in 2005.
      
      The index for education and communication rose 0.3 percent in
 December.  Educational costs increased 0.5 percent, while communication
 costs declined 0.1 percent.  During the 12 months ended in December,
 educational costs rose 6.1 percent, largely as a result of a 6.6 percent
 rise in the index for college tuition and fees.  The index for
 communication declined 1.3 percent during the last 12 months, reflecting
 declines in prices for land-line long distance telephone services, for
 wireless telephone services, and for personal computers and peripheral
 equipment--down 1.7, 1.5, and 15.8 percent, respectively. Partially
 offsetting these declines was a 3.3 percent increase in land-line local
 telephone service charges.
      
      The index for other goods and services increased 0.5 percent in
 December to a level 3.1 percent higher than in December 2004.  The index
 for tobacco and smoking products rose 0.4 percent in December and 5.8
 percent during the last 12 months.
      
 CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W)
      
      On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI for Urban Wage Earners and
 Clerical Workers decreased 0.1 percent in December.
 

 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                      2005                3-mos. ended  ended
                    June July Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec.   Dec. '05  Dec. '05                                                                  9
 All Items           .0    .6   .6  1.4   .1  -.8  -.1     -3.0       3.5
  Food and beverages .0    .2   .1   .2   .3   .3   .1      2.7       2.2
  Housing            .2    .4   .2   .5   .9   .5   .1      6.2       4.2
  Apparel           -.8   -.6   .8  -.3  -.4   .1  -.2     -2.0      -1.2
  Transportation    -.1   1.6  2.4  5.4 -1.4 -5.1  -.9    -26.0       5.0
  Medical care       .2    .4   .0   .2   .6   .7   .1      5.7       4.4
  Recreation        -.4    .0   .3   .4   .3  -.1   .0       .7        .9
  Education and                                                         
    communication   -.1    .2  -.2   .7  -.1   .4   .1      1.8       1.9
  Other goods and                                                     
    services         .0    .7   .3   .2   .0   .3   .5      3.4       3.4
  Special Indexes                                                       
    Energy          -.6   4.1  5.1 12.3  -.5 -8.5 -2.2    -37.2      17.0
    Food            -.1    .2   .1   .2   .3   .3   .1      3.0       2.3
    All Items less                                                       
     food and energy .1    .2   .2   .1   .2   .2   .2      2.3       2.0

 
     Consumer Price Index data for January are scheduled for release on
 Wednesday, February 22, 2006, at 8:30 A.M. (EST).
 

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 Recalculated Seasonally Adjusted Indexes to be Available on February 17, 2006
 
 Each year with the release of the January CPI, seasonal adjustment factors
 are recalculated to reflect price movements from the just-completed
 calendar year.  This routine annual recalculation may result in revisions
 to seasonally adjusted indexes for the previous 5 years.  BLS will make
 available recalculated seasonally adjusted indexes, as well as
 recalculated seasonal adjustment factors, for the period January 2001
 through December 2005, on Friday, February 17, 2006.  This date is two
 working days before the scheduled release of the January 2006 CPI on
 Wednesday, February 22, 2006.
 
 The revised indexes and seasonal factors will be available on the
 internet.  The address is http://www.bls.gov/cpi.  Look under Tables
 Created by BLS and select Revised Seasonally Adjusted Data, 2005.
 
 For further information please contact Dan Chow or Jeff Wilson on (202)
 691-6968.


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 Planned Changes in the Consumer Price Index in 2006

 
 Expenditure Weight Update
    Effective with release of data for January 2006, the Bureau of Labor
 Statistics (BLS) will update the consumption expenditure weights in the
 Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) and Consumer Price
 Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) to the 2003-04
 period.  The updated expenditure weights for these indexes will replace
 the 2001-2002 weights that were introduced effective with the January 2004
 CPI release.  As originally announced by BLS in December 1998, CPI
 expenditure weights will continue to be updated at two-year intervals
 subsequent to the 2006 updating.
    For the first six months of 2006, BLS will continue to calculate and
 publish selected CPI-U and CPI-W "overlap" indexes using the 2001-2002
 expenditure pattern that was introduced into the CPI in 2004.  These
 indexes will be compiled on a not seasonally adjusted basis.  Comparison
 of these index series to the corresponding updated series will enable
 users of the CPI to observe the effects of the expenditure weight change.
 The subsequent expenditure updates scheduled in 2008 and every two years
 thereafter also will be accompanied by the publication of overlap indexes
 for a six-month period using the previous expenditure pattern.


 C-CPI-U Index Revisions
    As scheduled, effective with release of data for January 2006, the
 Chained Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-U) will
 undergo its fourth annual index revision.  C-CPI-U indexes for the 12
 months of 2004 will be issued in final form and values for the 12 months
 of 2005 will be revised and issued as interim.  Calculation of the
 preliminary versions of the C-CPI-U--the initial version for January and
 the subsequent months of 2006 and the interim (revised initial) indexes
 for 2005--will employ the 2003-04 expenditure weights also used in the CPI-
 U and CPI-W.  Note that the final values of the C-CPI-U employ monthly
 expenditure weights corresponding to the price collection period in their
 calculation.  Thus, in calculation of the final (revised interim) C-CPI-U
 values for the months of 2004, the biennial 2001-2002 expenditure weights
 will be replaced with separate monthly expenditure weights.
   

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 Brief Explanation of the CPI

      The Consumer Price Index (CPI) is a measure of the average change in
 prices over time of goods and services purchased by households.  The
 Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes CPIs for two population groups:  (1)
 the CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W), which covers
 households of wage earners and clerical workers that comprise
 approximately 32 percent of the total population and (2) the CPI for All
 Urban Consumers (CPI-U) and the Chained CPI for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-
 U), which cover approximately 87 percent of the total population and
 include in addition to wage earners and clerical worker households, groups
 such as professional, managerial, and technical workers, the self-
 employed, short-term workers, the unemployed, and retirees and others not
 in the labor force.
 
      The CPIs are based on prices of food, clothing, shelter, and fuels,
 transportation fares, charges for doctors' and dentists' services, drugs,
 and other goods and services that people buy for day-to-day living.
 Prices are collected in 87 urban areas across the country from about
 50,000 housing units and approximately 23,000 retail establishments-
 department stores, supermarkets, hospitals, filling stations, and other
 types of stores and service establishments.  All taxes directly associated
 with the purchase and use of items are included in the index.  Prices of
 fuels and a few other items are obtained every month in all 87 locations.
 Prices of most other commodities and services are collected every month in
 the three largest geographic areas and every other month in other areas.
 Prices of most goods and services are obtained by personal visits or
 telephone calls of the Bureau's trained representatives.
 
      In calculating the index, price changes for the various items in each
 location are averaged together with weights, which represent their
 importance in the spending of the appropriate population group.  Local
 data are then combined to obtain a U.S. city average.  For the CPI-U and
 CPI-W separate indexes are also published by size of city, by region of
 the country, for cross-classifications of regions and population-size
 classes, and for 27 local areas.  Area indexes do not measure differences
 in the level of prices among cities; they only measure the average change
 in prices for each area since the base period.  For the C-CPI-U data are
 issued only at the national level.  It is important to note that the CPI-U
 and CPI-W are considered final when released, but the C-CPI-U is issued in
 preliminary form and subject to two annual revisions.
 
      The index measures price change from a designed reference date.  For
 the CPI-U and the CPI-W the reference base is 1982-84 equals 100.0. The
 reference base for the C-CPI-U is December 1999 equals 100.
 An increase of 16.5 percent from the reference base, for example, is shown
 as 116.5.  This change can also be expressed in dollars as follows:  the
 price of a base period market basket of goods and services in the CPI has
 risen from $10 in 1982-84 to $11.65.
 
      For further details visit the CPI home page on the Internet at
 http://www.bls.gov/cpi/ or contact our CPI Information and Analysis
 Section on (202) 691-7000.

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       Calculating Index Changes
 
            Movements of the indexes from one month to another are
       usually expressed as percent changes rather than changes in index 
       points, because index point changes are affected by the level of 
       the index in relation to its base period while percent changes are 
       not.  The example below illustrates the computation of index point 
       and percent changes.
       
            Percent changes for 3-month and 6-month periods are expressed 
       as annual rates and are computed according to the standard formula 
       for compound growth rates.  These data indicate what the percent 
       change would be if the current rate were maintained for a 12-month 
       period.
       
         
                    Index Point Change
       
       CPI   					115.7
       Less previous index    			111.2
       Equals index point change  		4.5
       
       
                    Percent Change
       
       Index point difference			4.5
       Divided by the previous index		111.2
       Equals					0.040
       Results multiplied by one hundred	0.040 x 100
       Equals percent change			4.0

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 Regions Defined
 
 The states in the four regions shown in Tables 3 and 6 are listed below.
 
 The Northeast--Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York,
 New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont.

 The Midwest--Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota,
 Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin.

 The South--Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky,
 Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South
 Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of
 Columbia.

 The West--Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana,
 Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming.

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 A Note on Seasonally Adjusted and Unadjusted Data
   
   Because price data are used for different purposes by different groups,
 the Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes seasonally adjusted as well as
 unadjusted changes each month.
   
   For analyzing general price trends in the economy, seasonally adjusted
 changes are usually preferred since they eliminate the effect of changes
 that normally occur at the same time and in about the same magnitude every
 year--such as price movements resulting from changing climatic conditions,
 production cycles, model changeovers, holidays, and sales.
   
   The unadjusted data are of primary interest to consumers concerned about
 the prices they actually pay.  Unadjusted data also are used extensively
 for escalation purposes.  Many collective bargaining contract agreements
 and pension plans, for example, tie compensation changes to the Consumer
 Price Index unadjusted for seasonal variation.
   
   Seasonal factors used in computing the seasonally adjusted indexes are
 derived by the X-12-ARIMA Seasonal Adjustment Method.  Seasonally adjusted
 indexes and seasonal factors are computed annually.  Each year, the last 5
 years of seasonally adjusted data are revised.  Data from January 2000
 through December 2004 were replaced in January 2005.  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 for the last 5 years, but the
 seasonally adjusted indexes will be used before that period.  Note: 43 of
 the 73 components are seasonally adjusted for 2005.
   
   Seasonally adjusted data, including the All items index levels, are
 subject to revision for up to five years after their original release.
 For this reason, BLS advises against the use of these data in escalation
 agreements.
   
        Effective with the calculation of the seasonal factors for 1990,
 the Bureau of Labor Statistics has used an enhanced seasonal adjustment
 procedure called Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment for some CPI
 series.  Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment allows for better
 estimates of seasonally adjusted data.  Extreme values and/or sharp
 movements which might distort the seasonal pattern are estimated and
 removed from the data prior to calculation of seasonal factors.  Beginning
 with the calculation of seasonal factors for 1996, X-12-ARIMA software was
 used for Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment.
   
        For the fuel oil, utility (piped) gas, motor fuels, and educational
 books and supplies indexes, this procedure was used to offset the effects
 that extreme price volatility would otherwise have had on the estimates of
 seasonally adjusted data for those series.   For the Nonalcoholic
 beverages index, the procedure was used to offset the effects of labor and
 supply problems for coffee.  The procedure was used to account for unusual
 butter fat supply reductions, changes in milk supply, and large swings in
 soybean oil inventories affecting the Fats and oils series.  For Dairy
 products, it mitigated the effects of significant changes in milk, butter
 and cheese production levels.  For Fresh vegetable series, the method was
 used to account for the effects of hurricane-related disruptions.  For
 Electricity, it was used to offset an increase in demand due to warmer
 than expected weather, increased rates to conserve supplies, and declining
 natural gas inventories.  For new vehicle series, the procedure was used
 to offset the effects of a model changeover combined with financing
 incentives.
   
        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 Daniel Chow on
 (202) 691-6968 by e-mail at Chow.Daniel@bls.gov.  If you have general
 questions about the CPI, please call our information staff at (202) 691-
 7000.


 Table 1. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity
 and service group

 (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                   Unadjusted                           
                                                 Relative   Unadjusted indexes percent change to   Seasonally adjusted  
                                               importance,                      Dec. 2005 from-    percent change from- 
                     CPI-U                       December                                                               
                                                   2004       Nov.      Dec.                                            
                                                              2005      2005     Dec.     Nov.   Sep. to Oct. to Nov. to
                                                                                 2004     2005     Oct.    Nov.    Dec. 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                        
             Expenditure category                                                                                       
                                                                                                                        
 All items....................................    100.000     197.6     196.8      3.4     -0.4     0.2    -0.6    -0.1 
 All items (1967=100).........................          -     592.0     589.4        -        -       -       -       - 
                                                                                                                        
  Food and beverages..........................     15.291     192.8     193.2      2.3      0.2     0.3     0.3     0.1 
   Food.......................................     14.295     192.4     192.9      2.3      0.3     0.3     0.3     0.2 
    Food at home..............................      8.183     191.0     191.7      1.7      0.4     0.3     0.3     0.1 
     Cereals and bakery products..............      1.185     209.1     208.4      1.0     -0.3     0.6     0.2    -0.2 
     Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs...........      2.272     185.8     185.7      1.4     -0.1    -0.2     0.7     0.0 
     Dairy and related products...............       .849     183.5     183.2      1.7     -0.2     0.0     0.9    -0.3 
     Fruits and vegetables....................      1.276     246.4     252.3      0.6      2.4     1.3    -0.2     0.9 
     Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage                                                                                
         materials............................       .884     145.5     145.5      3.5      0.0    -0.1     0.8    -0.5 
     Other food at home.......................      1.716     167.3     167.6      2.4      0.2     0.4    -0.3     0.3 
      Sugar and sweets........................       .296     166.5     167.8      4.0      0.8     0.5     0.7     1.0 
      Fats and oils...........................       .258     166.2     165.2     -1.3     -0.6    -0.9     0.1    -0.4 
      Other foods (1).........................      1.163     183.0     183.3      2.8      0.2     0.5    -0.5     0.2 
       Other miscellaneous foods (1) (2)......       .301     112.7     112.4      1.4     -0.3     0.5     0.5    -0.3 
    Food away from home (1)...................      6.113     195.6     196.0      3.2      0.2     0.3     0.2     0.2 
     Other food away from home (2)............       .332     133.7     133.7      5.3      0.0     0.1     0.2     0.1 
   Alcoholic beverages (1)....................       .996     197.1     196.4      1.3     -0.4     0.1     0.2    -0.4 
                                                                                                                        
  Housing.....................................     41.993     198.5     198.3      4.0     -0.1     0.9     0.5     0.1 
   Shelter....................................     32.686     225.4     225.6      2.6      0.1     0.5     0.3     0.3 
    Rent of primary residence (3).............      6.133     220.0     220.5      3.1      0.2     0.4     0.2     0.1 
    Lodging away from home (2)................      3.008     125.2     122.8      3.5     -1.9     3.5     1.3     0.9 
    Owners' equivalent rent of primary                                                                                  
        residence (3) (4).....................     23.158     232.2     232.8      2.5      0.3     0.1     0.2     0.3 
    Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)..       .387     115.9     116.1     -2.2      0.2    -0.7     0.1     0.2 
   Fuels and utilities........................      4.951     194.6     191.6     15.6     -1.5     4.4     1.4    -1.4 
    Fuels.....................................      4.021     178.0     174.7     18.0     -1.9     5.2     1.6    -1.7 
     Fuel oil and other fuels.................       .300     231.5     227.8     24.0     -1.6     0.9    -4.3    -2.1 
     Gas (piped) and electricity (3)..........      3.722     183.4     180.0     17.6     -1.9     5.6     2.1    -1.7 
    Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                
        services (2)..........................       .930     132.5     132.9      5.2      0.3     0.4     0.5     0.5 
   Household furnishings and operations.......      4.355     126.1     126.4      0.7      0.2     0.2     0.2     0.5 
    Household operations (1) (2)..............       .707     132.5     133.3      5.0      0.6     0.5     0.7     0.6 
                                                                                                                        
  Apparel.....................................      3.841     121.5     117.5     -1.1     -3.3    -0.4     0.2    -0.3 
   Men's and boys' apparel....................       .977     117.4     114.1     -1.9     -2.8     0.3    -0.3    -0.3 
   Women's and girls' apparel.................      1.638     113.9     108.9     -1.0     -4.4    -0.4     1.5    -0.3 
   Infants' and toddlers' apparel.............       .188     115.3     115.0     -3.0     -0.3    -0.6    -0.7     1.4 
   Footwear...................................       .765     124.3     121.4      0.9     -2.3    -0.7    -1.7    -0.7 
                                                                                                                        
  Transportation..............................     17.414     175.6     172.7      4.8     -1.7    -1.3    -4.8    -0.8 
   Private transportation.....................     16.385     171.8     168.9      4.7     -1.7    -1.5    -5.1    -0.8 
    New and used motor vehicles (2)...........      7.744      95.8      95.8      0.4      0.0     0.0    -0.3    -0.2 
     New vehicles.............................      4.692     138.0     138.3     -0.4      0.2     0.5    -0.1    -0.1 
     Used cars and trucks (1).................      2.037     139.4     139.2      1.4     -0.1    -0.6    -0.9    -0.1 
    Motor fuel................................      3.969     199.7     187.3     16.2     -6.2    -4.4   -16.0    -2.7 
     Gasoline (all types).....................      3.934     198.6     186.2     16.1     -6.2    -4.5   -16.0    -2.6 
    Motor vehicle parts and equipment (1).....       .364     113.6     114.0      3.7      0.4     0.3     0.5     0.4 
    Motor vehicle maintenance and repair......      1.341     210.5     210.7      3.6      0.1     0.4     0.2     0.1 
   Public transportation......................      1.029     220.8     217.6      5.9     -1.4     1.4     0.0    -0.9 
                                                                                                                        
  Medical care................................      6.132     328.1     328.4      4.3      0.1     0.5     0.6     0.1 
   Medical care commodities...................      1.484     280.3     280.8      3.7      0.2     0.5     0.6     0.2 
   Medical care services......................      4.649     341.7     342.0      4.5      0.1     0.5     0.6     0.1 
    Professional services.....................      2.767     284.5     284.9      3.8      0.1     0.5     0.3     0.1 
    Hospital and related services (3).........      1.516     449.6     449.7      5.1      0.0     0.8     1.1    -0.1 
                                                                                                                        
  Recreation (2)..............................      5.733     109.8     109.7      1.1     -0.1     0.2     0.0     0.0 
   Video and audio (2)........................      1.691     104.2     103.9      0.0     -0.3    -0.1    -0.2     0.0 
                                                                                                                        
  Education and communication (2).............      5.846     115.3     115.3      2.4      0.0    -0.1     0.4     0.3 
   Education (2)..............................      2.931     157.5     157.6      6.1      0.1     0.3     0.6     0.5 
    Educational books and supplies............       .220     373.6     374.3      5.2      0.2     0.5     0.6     0.4 
    Tuition, other school fees, and childcare.      2.712     455.1     455.3      6.2      0.0     0.2     0.6     0.5 
   Communication (2)..........................      2.914      84.4      84.3     -1.3     -0.1    -0.5     0.2    -0.1 
    Information and information processing (1)                                                                          
        (2)...................................      2.737      82.2      82.2     -1.3      0.0    -0.5     0.2     0.0 
     Telephone services (1) (2)...............      2.187      95.2      95.2      0.4      0.0    -0.5     0.6     0.0 
     Information technology, hardware and                                                                               
         services (1) (5).....................       .550      13.1      13.1     -7.7      0.0     0.0    -1.5     0.0 
      Personal computers and peripheral                                                                                 
          equipment (1) (2)...................       .192      12.0      11.7    -15.8     -2.5    -0.8    -1.6    -2.5 
                                                                                                                        
  Other goods and services....................      3.750     316.2     317.3      3.1      0.3     0.1     0.3     0.5 
   Tobacco and smoking products (1)...........       .804     511.2     513.1      5.8      0.4    -0.1     0.4     0.4 
   Personal care..............................      2.946     186.9     187.6      2.3      0.4     0.2     0.4     0.6 
    Personal care products (1)................       .658     155.0     155.4      1.3      0.3     0.1     0.0     0.3 
    Personal care services (1)................       .652     205.2     206.6      2.7      0.7     0.1     0.2     0.7 
    Miscellaneous personal services...........      1.454     305.9     306.6      3.0      0.2     0.2     0.3     0.4 
                                                                                                                        
          Commodity and service group                                                                                   
                                                                                                                        
 Commodities..................................     40.239     161.5     160.0      2.7     -0.9    -0.5    -2.2    -0.3 
  Food and beverages..........................     15.291     192.8     193.2      2.3      0.2     0.3     0.3     0.1 
  Commodities less food and beverages.........     24.948     143.6     141.3      3.0     -1.6    -1.0    -3.5    -0.6 
   Nondurables less food and beverages........     13.980     171.1     166.3      5.7     -2.8    -1.2    -4.9    -0.6 
    Apparel...................................      3.841     121.5     117.5     -1.1     -3.3    -0.4     0.2    -0.3 
    Nondurables less food, beverages, and                                                                               
        apparel...............................     10.139     205.9     200.4      8.2     -2.7    -1.9    -7.6    -1.3 
   Durables...................................     10.967     114.9     114.9     -0.5      0.0     0.1    -0.3    -0.2 
 Services.....................................     59.761     233.5     233.2      3.8     -0.1     0.7     0.5     0.1 
  Rent of shelter (4).........................     32.300     234.9     235.0      2.7      0.0     0.6     0.3     0.3 
  Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)....       .387     115.9     116.1     -2.2      0.2    -0.7     0.1     0.2 
  Gas (piped) and electricity (3).............      3.722     183.4     180.0     17.6     -1.9     5.6     2.1    -1.7 
  Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                  
      services (2)............................       .930     132.5     132.9      5.2      0.3     0.4     0.5     0.5 
  Household operations (1) (2)................       .707     132.5     133.3      5.0      0.6     0.5     0.7     0.6 
  Transportation services.....................      6.235     228.4     227.8      2.7     -0.3     0.0     0.2     0.0 
  Medical care services.......................      4.649     341.7     342.0      4.5      0.1     0.5     0.6     0.1 
  Other services..............................     10.833     272.1     272.3      3.0      0.1     0.1     0.4     0.3 
                                                                                                                        
                Special indexes                                                                                         
                                                                                                                        
 All items less food..........................     85.705     198.5     197.4      3.6     -0.6     0.2    -0.7    -0.1 
 All items less shelter.......................     67.314     189.0     187.7      3.8     -0.7     0.1    -1.0    -0.2 
 All items less medical care..................     93.868     190.9     190.0      3.3     -0.5     0.2    -0.7    -0.1 
 Commodities less food........................     25.943     145.6     143.3      2.9     -1.6    -1.0    -3.4    -0.6 
 Nondurables less food........................     14.976     172.7     168.1      5.4     -2.7    -1.4    -4.5    -0.6 
 Nondurables less food and apparel............     11.135     204.2     199.2      7.6     -2.4    -1.8    -7.0    -1.3 
 Nondurables..................................     29.271     182.4     180.1      3.9     -1.3    -0.5    -2.4    -0.2 
 Services less rent of shelter (4)............     27.462     249.5     248.8      5.2     -0.3     0.9     0.7     0.0 
 Services less medical care services..........     55.113     224.4     224.2      3.8     -0.1     0.9     0.4     0.2 
 Energy.......................................      7.991     187.6     180.0     17.1     -4.1    -0.2    -8.0    -2.2 
 All items less energy........................     92.009     200.2     200.1      2.2      0.0     0.3     0.3     0.2 
  All items less food and energy..............     77.714     202.3     202.1      2.2     -0.1     0.2     0.2     0.2 
   Commodities less food and energy                                                                                     
       commodities............................     21.674     140.8     140.1      0.2     -0.5     0.0    -0.1     0.0 
    Energy commodities........................      4.269     202.7     190.7     16.7     -5.9    -4.1   -15.2    -2.7 
   Services less energy services..............     56.040     238.6     238.7      2.9      0.0     0.3     0.4     0.3 
 Purchasing power of the consumer dollar                                                                                
     (1982-84=$1.00)..........................          -    $ .506    $ .508        -        -       -       -       - 
 Purchasing power of the consumer dollar                                                                                
     (1967=$1.00).............................          -    $ .169    $ .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 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--   
                                                 Sep.    Oct.    Nov.    Dec.                                           
                                                 2005    2005    2005    2005                                           
                                                                                Mar.   June   Sep.   Dec.   June   Dec. 
                                                                                2005   2005   2005   2005   2005   2005 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                        
             Expenditure category                                                                                       
                                                                                                                        
 All items....................................  198.5   198.9   197.8   197.7    4.3    1.9    9.4   -1.6    3.1    3.7 
                                                                                                                        
  Food and beverages..........................  191.9   192.5   193.0   193.2    1.5    3.0    1.9    2.7    2.2    2.3 
   Food.......................................  191.5   192.1   192.6   192.9    1.3    3.4    1.9    3.0    2.3    2.4 
    Food at home..............................  190.2   190.8   191.4   191.6   -0.8    3.4    1.3    3.0    1.3    2.1 
     Cereals and bakery products..............  208.5   209.8   210.3   209.9    1.7   -0.2   -0.2    2.7    0.8    1.3 
     Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs...........  184.8   184.4   185.7   185.7    2.6    1.7   -0.9    2.0    2.2    0.5 
     Dairy and related products...............  181.1   181.1   182.8   182.3    6.2    1.3   -3.0    2.7    3.7   -0.2 
     Fruits and vegetables....................  244.1   247.2   246.7   249.0  -21.1   11.8    7.5    8.3   -6.1    7.9 
     Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage                                                                                
         materials............................  145.7   145.6   146.8   146.0    4.9    3.4    4.5    0.8    4.1    2.7 
     Other food at home.......................  167.6   168.2   167.7   168.2    3.2    3.4    1.7    1.4    3.3    1.6 
      Sugar and sweets........................  165.8   166.6   167.8   169.5   -2.4    9.2    0.7    9.2    3.2    4.9 
      Fats and oils...........................  168.9   167.4   167.6   167.0   -6.2   -3.8    9.8   -4.4   -5.0    2.4 
      Other foods (1).........................  183.1   184.0   183.0   183.3    6.9    3.6    0.4    0.4    5.2    0.4 
       Other miscellaneous foods (1) (2)......  111.5   112.1   112.7   112.4    4.0   -5.9    4.8    3.3   -1.1    4.0 
    Food away from home (1)...................  194.6   195.2   195.6   196.0    3.8    3.2    2.9    2.9    3.5    2.9 
     Other food away from home (2)............  133.1   133.2   133.4   133.6    8.1    7.6    4.0    1.5    7.9    2.8 
   Alcoholic beverages (1)....................  196.6   196.8   197.1   196.4    3.8    0.4    1.4   -0.4    2.1    0.5 
                                                                                                                        
  Housing.....................................  196.7   198.5   199.5   199.6    3.8    1.9    4.0    6.0    2.8    5.0 
   Shelter....................................  224.6   225.7   226.4   227.1    4.4    0.7    0.9    4.5    2.5    2.7 
    Rent of primary residence (3).............  218.6   219.5   220.0   220.3    3.0    3.2    3.0    3.1    3.1    3.1 
    Lodging away from home (2)................  125.7   130.1   131.8   133.0   18.6  -13.5  -11.2   25.3    1.2    5.5 
    Owners' equivalent rent of primary                                                                                  
        residence (3) (4).....................  231.2   231.5   232.0   232.6    3.0    2.3    2.1    2.4    2.7    2.3 
    Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)..  116.6   115.8   115.9   116.1    1.0   -3.3   -4.7   -1.7   -1.2   -3.2 
   Fuels and utilities........................  185.5   193.6   196.4   193.7    3.1   11.6   30.1   18.9    7.3   24.4 
    Fuels.....................................  168.4   177.2   180.0   176.9    2.4   13.0   36.8   21.8    7.6   29.1 
     Fuel oil and other fuels.................  242.7   245.0   234.5   229.6    3.7   27.5  123.0  -19.9   15.0   33.7 
     Gas (piped) and electricity (3)..........  172.0   181.6   185.4   182.3    2.3   12.0   31.2   26.2    7.1   28.7 
    Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                
        services (2)..........................  131.3   131.8   132.5   133.1    7.1    4.7    3.4    5.6    5.9    4.5 
   Household furnishings and operations.......  125.8   126.0   126.3   126.9   -0.3    0.0   -0.3    3.5   -0.2    1.6 
    Household operations (1) (2)..............  131.0   131.6   132.5   133.3    4.2    5.7    2.8    7.2    4.9    5.0 
                                                                                                                        
  Apparel.....................................  119.3   118.8   119.0   118.6    3.4   -5.2    0.0   -2.3   -1.0   -1.2 
   Men's and boys' apparel....................  114.6   114.9   114.6   114.2    5.3   -6.3   -4.7   -1.4   -0.7   -3.1 
   Women's and girls' apparel.................  109.8   109.4   111.0   110.7    4.0   -7.9   -3.2    3.3   -2.1    0.0 
   Infants' and toddlers' apparel.............  114.4   113.7   112.9   114.5   -3.3    4.2  -12.5    0.4    0.3   -6.3 
   Footwear...................................  125.2   124.3   122.2   121.4    5.4    1.3    9.8  -11.6    3.4   -1.5 
                                                                                                                        
  Transportation..............................  186.4   183.9   175.1   173.7   10.3    2.9   41.5  -24.6    6.5    3.3 
   Private transportation.....................  183.0   180.3   171.1   169.8   10.8    2.2   43.8  -25.9    6.4    3.3 
    New and used motor vehicles (2)...........   95.9    95.9    95.6    95.4    1.7    1.7    0.4   -2.1    1.7   -0.8 
     New vehicles.............................  137.0   137.7   137.5   137.3    2.0    0.0   -4.3    0.9    1.0   -1.7 
     Used cars and trucks (1).................  141.5   140.6   139.4   139.2    1.2    6.5    4.7   -6.3    3.8   -1.0 
    Motor fuel................................  246.3   235.5   197.9   192.5   42.4    2.5  234.7  -62.7   20.8   11.7 
     Gasoline (all types).....................  245.3   234.3   196.8   191.6   41.6    2.2  237.3  -62.8   20.3   12.1 
    Motor vehicle parts and equipment (1).....  112.7   113.0   113.6   114.0    3.7    1.1    5.5    4.7    2.4    5.1 
    Motor vehicle maintenance and repair......  208.9   209.8   210.3   210.5    3.4    3.2    5.1    3.1    3.3    4.1 
   Public transportation......................  220.9   224.0   224.0   222.0    2.5   14.8    5.0    2.0    8.5    3.5 
                                                                                                                        
  Medical care................................  325.0   326.7   328.7   329.1    6.0    3.3    2.8    5.1    4.6    3.9 
   Medical care commodities...................  277.4   278.9   280.6   281.3    3.0    3.1    3.1    5.7    3.0    4.4 
   Medical care services......................  338.6   340.4   342.4   342.7    6.9    3.3    2.8    4.9    5.1    3.8 
    Professional services.....................  283.3   284.6   285.4   285.7    5.5    3.5    2.4    3.4    4.5    2.9 
    Hospital and related services (3).........  441.1   444.5   449.6   449.2    7.5    3.4    1.7    7.6    5.4    4.6 
                                                                                                                        
  Recreation (2)..............................  109.8   110.0   110.0   110.0   -0.4    0.7    3.0    0.7    0.2    1.8 
   Video and audio (2)........................  104.8   104.7   104.5   104.5   -0.8   -5.3    7.6   -1.1   -3.0    3.1 
                                                                                                                        
  Education and communication (2).............  114.4   114.3   114.8   115.1    2.2    2.1    3.2    2.5    2.1    2.8 
   Education (2)..............................  154.8   155.2   156.1   156.9    5.2    7.1    6.4    5.5    6.2    6.0 
    Educational books and supplies............  371.7   373.6   375.8   377.3   -0.4    5.6    9.5    6.2    2.5    7.8 
    Tuition, other school fees, and childcare.  447.0   448.0   450.6   453.0    5.7    7.1    6.4    5.5    6.4    5.9 
   Communication (2)..........................   84.6    84.2    84.4    84.3   -0.9   -2.8    0.0   -1.4   -1.9   -0.7 
    Information and information processing (1)                                                                          
        (2)...................................   82.4    82.0    82.2    82.2   -1.0   -3.3    0.0   -1.0   -2.1   -0.5 
     Telephone services (1) (2)...............   95.1    94.6    95.2    95.2    0.8   -1.7    2.1    0.4   -0.4    1.3 
     Information technology, hardware and                                                                               
         services (1) (5).....................   13.3    13.3    13.1    13.1   -5.5  -10.9   -8.5   -5.9   -8.3   -7.2 
      Personal computers and peripheral                                                                                 
          equipment (1) (2)...................   12.3    12.2    12.0    11.7  -13.6  -11.4  -19.9  -18.1  -12.5  -19.0 
                                                                                                                        
  Other goods and services....................  315.0   315.3   316.4   318.1    3.3    1.7    3.5    4.0    2.5    3.7 
   Tobacco and smoking products (1)...........  510.1   509.4   511.2   513.1   10.1    1.0   10.3    2.4    5.4    6.2 
   Personal care..............................  186.1   186.4   187.1   188.2    1.5    2.0    1.5    4.6    1.7    3.0 
    Personal care products (1)................  154.8   155.0   155.0   155.4   -1.0    3.4    1.3    1.6    1.2    1.4 
    Personal care services (1)................  204.6   204.8   205.2   206.6    4.2   -0.6    3.2    4.0    1.8    3.6 
    Miscellaneous personal services...........  305.0   305.6   306.5   307.8    1.5    3.7    3.2    3.7    2.6    3.5 
                                                                                                                        
          Commodity and service group                                                                                   
                                                                                                                        
 Commodities..................................  165.4   164.6   161.0   160.5    5.2    1.5   17.7  -11.3    3.4    2.2 
  Food and beverages..........................  191.9   192.5   193.0   193.2    1.5    3.0    1.9    2.7    2.2    2.3 
  Commodities less food and beverages.........  149.6   148.1   142.9   142.1    7.5    0.6   28.2  -18.6    4.0    2.1 
   Nondurables less food and beverages........  182.5   180.3   171.5   170.5    3.0    0.5   57.9  -23.8    1.7    9.7 
    Apparel...................................  119.3   118.8   119.0   118.6    3.4   -5.2    0.0   -2.3   -1.0   -1.2 
    Nondurables less food, beverages, and                                                                               
        apparel...............................  226.9   222.6   205.7   203.1   15.8    3.1   79.2  -35.8    9.3    7.3 
   Durables...................................  115.1   115.2   114.9   114.7    0.7   -0.3   -1.0   -1.4    0.2   -1.2 
 Services.....................................  231.4   233.0   234.2   234.4    4.0    2.3    3.9    5.3    3.1    4.6 
  Rent of shelter (4).........................  233.8   235.1   235.8   236.4    4.6    1.0    0.3    4.5    2.8    2.4 
  Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)....  116.6   115.8   115.9   116.1    1.0   -3.3   -4.7   -1.7   -1.2   -3.2 
  Gas (piped) and electricity (3).............  172.0   181.6   185.4   182.3    2.3   12.0   31.2   26.2    7.1   28.7 
  Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                  
      services (2)............................  131.3   131.8   132.5   133.1    7.1    4.7    3.4    5.6    5.9    4.5 
  Household operations (1) (2)................  131.0   131.6   132.5   133.3    4.2    5.7    2.8    7.2    4.9    5.0 
  Transportation services.....................  227.9   228.0   228.4   228.3    1.6    4.4    4.3    0.7    3.0    2.5 
  Medical care services.......................  338.6   340.4   342.4   342.7    6.9    3.3    2.8    4.9    5.1    3.8 
  Other services..............................  270.3   270.7   271.7   272.5    2.3    2.3    4.3    3.3    2.3    3.8 
                                                                                                                        
                Special indexes                                                                                         
                                                                                                                        
 All items less food..........................  199.7   200.1   198.6   198.5    4.9    1.7   10.7   -2.4    3.3    3.9 
 All items less shelter.......................  190.5   190.7   188.8   188.4    4.3    2.6   13.4   -4.3    3.4    4.2 
 All items less medical care..................  192.0   192.4   191.1   190.9    4.2    1.9    9.7   -2.3    3.1    3.5 
 Commodities less food........................  151.5   150.0   144.9   144.1    7.3    0.6   27.0  -18.2    3.9    2.0 
 Nondurables less food........................  183.8   181.3   173.1   172.1    3.2    0.5   54.7  -23.1    1.8    9.1 
 Nondurables less food and apparel............  223.4   219.4   204.0   201.4   15.1    2.9   71.2  -33.9    8.8    6.3 
 Nondurables..................................  188.0   187.1   182.6   182.3    2.3    3.0   25.6  -11.6    2.6    5.4 
 Services less rent of shelter (4)............  245.9   248.2   250.0   250.1    2.2    4.4    7.5    7.0    3.3    7.2 
 Services less medical care services..........  222.4   224.3   225.1   225.5    3.4    2.4    3.9    5.7    2.9    4.8 
 Energy.......................................  204.6   204.1   187.8   183.6   21.1    7.5  122.1  -35.2   14.1   20.0 
 All items less energy........................  199.3   199.8   200.3   200.7    2.9    1.4    1.6    2.8    2.1    2.2 
  All items less food and energy..............  201.4   201.9   202.4   202.8    3.3    1.2    1.4    2.8    2.2    2.1 
   Commodities less food and energy                                                                                     
       commodities............................  140.3   140.3   140.2   140.2    1.1   -0.3    0.0   -0.3    0.4   -0.1 
    Energy commodities........................  247.3   237.2   201.2   195.7   39.6    3.8  226.3  -60.8   20.4   13.1 
   Services less energy services..............  237.5   238.3   239.2   239.8    4.0    1.7    2.2    3.9    2.9    3.1 

   1 Not seasonally adjusted.
   2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
   3 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator.  All other item stratum index series were calculated
 using a geometric means estimator.
   4 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.
   5 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.
 NOTE:  Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

 Table 3. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Selected areas, all items index 

 (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                All items                                  
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
                                               Prici-           Indexes             Percent change to    Percent change to 
                     CPI-U                       ng                                  Dec. 2005 from--      Nov. 2005 from--  
                                               sched-                                                                      
                                                 ule   Sep.   Oct.   Nov.   Dec.                                           
                                                 (1)   2005   2005   2005   2005   Dec.   Oct.   Nov.   Nov.   Sep.   Oct. 
                                                                                   2004   2005   2005   2004   2005   2005 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                           
 U.S. city average............................   M    198.8  199.2  197.6  196.8    3.4   -1.2   -0.4    3.5   -0.6   -0.8 
                                                                                                                           
            Region and area size(2)                                                                                        
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
 Northeast urban..............................   M    210.8  211.5  210.0  209.0    3.5   -1.2   -0.5    3.7   -0.4   -0.7 
   Size A - More than 1,500,000...............   M    213.2  213.8  212.2  211.3    3.5   -1.2   -0.4    3.7   -0.5   -0.7 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).........   M    124.5  125.2  124.3  123.6    3.7   -1.3   -0.6    3.5   -0.2   -0.7 
                                                                                                                           
 Midwest urban................................   M    192.5  192.1  190.3  189.7    3.2   -1.2   -0.3    3.0   -1.1   -0.9 
   Size A - More than 1,500,000...............   M    193.8  193.7  192.1  191.6    3.2   -1.1   -0.3    2.8   -0.9   -0.8 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).........   M    123.1  122.6  121.3  120.9    3.1   -1.4   -0.3    3.1   -1.5   -1.1 
   Size D -  Nonmetropolitan  (less than                                                                                   
       50,000)................................   M    187.2  186.8  185.0  184.4    4.1   -1.3   -0.3    4.1   -1.2   -1.0 
                                                                                                                           
 South urban..................................   M    192.0  192.5  190.7  190.1    3.7   -1.2   -0.3    3.8   -0.7   -0.9 
   Size A - More than 1,500,000...............   M    193.9  194.5  192.9  191.9    3.8   -1.3   -0.5    4.3   -0.5   -0.8 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).........   M    122.3  122.5  121.4  121.2    3.5   -1.1   -0.2    3.4   -0.7   -0.9 
   Size D -  Nonmetropolitan  (less than                                                                                   
       50,000)................................   M    191.9  193.6  190.7  189.7    4.3   -2.0   -0.5    4.5   -0.6   -1.5 
                                                                                                                           
 West urban...................................   M    201.7  202.6  201.4  200.0    3.0   -1.3   -0.7    3.2   -0.1   -0.6 
   Size A - More than 1,500,000...............   M    204.5  205.4  204.2  203.0    3.3   -1.2   -0.6    3.3   -0.1   -0.6 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).........   M    123.1  123.6  122.8  121.8    2.4   -1.5   -0.8    2.9   -0.2   -0.6 
                                                                                                                           
                 Size classes                                                                                              
                                                                                                                           
   A (4)......................................   M    181.7  182.1  180.8  180.0    3.4   -1.2   -0.4    3.6   -0.5   -0.7 
   B/C (3)....................................   M    122.9  123.1  122.0  121.6    3.3   -1.2   -0.3    3.2   -0.7   -0.9 
   D..........................................   M    191.5  192.2  190.2  189.3    3.8   -1.5   -0.5    3.9   -0.7   -1.0 
                                                                                                                           
            Selected local areas(5)                                                                                        
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI...............   M    198.3  197.9  197.3  196.4    3.6   -0.8   -0.5    3.5   -0.5   -0.3 
 Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA......   M    205.8  206.9  205.6  203.9    4.5   -1.4   -0.8    4.4   -0.1   -0.6 
 New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island,                                                                                       
     NY-NJ-CT-PA..............................   M    215.8  216.6  215.3  214.2    3.6   -1.1   -0.5    3.9   -0.2   -0.6 
                                                                                                                           
 Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT..........   1    220.1      -  218.6      -      -      -      -    3.3   -0.7      - 
 Cleveland-Akron, OH..........................   1    191.6      -  189.9      -      -      -      -    3.7   -0.9      - 
 Dallas-Fort Worth, TX........................   1    188.9      -  187.8      -      -      -      -    4.4   -0.6      - 
 Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV (6)........   1    126.7      -  125.4      -      -      -      -    3.7   -1.0      - 
                                                                                                                           
 Atlanta, GA..................................   2        -  193.9      -  188.7    3.0   -2.7      -      -      -      - 
 Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI..................   2        -  195.1      -  192.4    3.8   -1.4      -      -      -      - 
 Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX...............   2        -  179.2      -  177.2    4.2   -1.1      -      -      -      - 
 Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL....................   2        -  198.8      -  197.4    4.7   -0.7      -      -      -      - 
 Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City,                                                                                    
     PA-NJ-DE-MD..............................   2        -  207.5      -  204.9    3.6   -1.3      -      -      -      - 
 San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA...........   2        -  205.9      -  203.4    2.0   -1.2      -      -      -      - 
 Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA.................   2        -  203.3      -  200.9    3.0   -1.2      -      -      -      - 

   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                           
                                                 Relative   Unadjusted indexes percent change to   Seasonally adjusted  
                                               importance,                      Dec. 2005 from-    percent change from- 
                     CPI-W                       December                                                               
                                                   2004       Nov.      Dec.                                            
                                                              2005      2005     Dec.     Nov.   Sep. to Oct. to Nov. to
                                                                                 2004     2005     Oct.    Nov.    Dec. 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                        
             Expenditure category                                                                                       
                                                                                                                        
 All items....................................    100.000     193.4     192.5      3.5     -0.5     0.1    -0.8    -0.1 
 All items (1967=100).........................          -     576.1     573.3        -        -       -       -       - 
                                                                                                                        
  Food and beverages..........................     17.024     192.1     192.5      2.2      0.2     0.3     0.3     0.1 
   Food.......................................     15.940     191.7     192.2      2.3      0.3     0.3     0.3     0.1 
    Food at home..............................      9.540     190.1     190.7      1.7      0.3     0.3     0.4     0.1 
     Cereals and bakery products..............      1.342     208.9     208.4      1.0     -0.2     0.7     0.2    -0.1 
     Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs...........      2.845     185.8     185.6      1.3     -0.1    -0.2     0.8     0.0 
     Dairy and related products...............       .962     183.3     183.0      1.7     -0.2     0.0     0.8    -0.2 
     Fruits and vegetables....................      1.407     243.4     249.6      0.4      2.5     1.4     0.0     0.9 
     Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage                                                                                
         materials............................      1.051     144.8     144.9      3.5      0.1    -0.2     0.9    -0.4 
     Other food at home.......................      1.934     166.9     167.1      2.4      0.1     0.4    -0.2     0.2 
      Sugar and sweets........................       .311     165.7     166.9      3.9      0.7     0.7     0.6     0.8 
      Fats and oils...........................       .311     166.3     165.6     -1.0     -0.4    -0.8     0.1    -0.2 
      Other foods (1).........................      1.312     183.4     183.7      2.9      0.2     0.5    -0.4     0.2 
       Other miscellaneous foods (1) (2)......       .341     113.2     112.9      1.4     -0.3     0.5     0.6    -0.3 
    Food away from home (1)...................      6.400     195.5     195.8      3.2      0.2     0.4     0.2     0.2 
     Other food away from home (2)............       .251     133.5     133.6      5.2      0.1     0.2     0.3     0.2 
   Alcoholic beverages (1)....................      1.084     197.0     196.3      1.1     -0.4     0.3     0.3    -0.4 
                                                                                                                        
  Housing.....................................     38.973     194.4     194.2      4.2     -0.1     0.9     0.5     0.1 
   Shelter....................................     29.902     218.9     219.2      2.7      0.1     0.4     0.3     0.3 
    Rent of primary residence (3).............      8.025     219.1     219.7      3.1      0.3     0.3     0.3     0.3 
    Lodging away from home (2)................      1.742     124.5     122.4      3.2     -1.7     3.4     0.9     1.6 
    Owners' equivalent rent of primary                                                                                  
        residence (3) (4).....................     19.795     210.7     211.2      2.5      0.2     0.1     0.2     0.2 
    Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)..       .339     116.2     116.4     -2.1      0.2    -0.8     0.2     0.2 
   Fuels and utilities........................      5.288     193.0     190.2     15.5     -1.5     4.2     1.5    -1.3 
    Fuels.....................................      4.336     175.5     172.4     17.8     -1.8     5.0     1.7    -1.6 
     Fuel oil and other fuels.................       .281     231.3     227.4     24.0     -1.7     1.3    -4.3    -1.7 
     Gas (piped) and electricity (3)..........      4.055     181.6     178.3     17.3     -1.8     5.3     2.2    -1.6 
    Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                
        services (2)..........................       .952     132.7     133.2      5.3      0.4     0.5     0.4     0.5 
   Household furnishings and operations.......      3.783     121.8     121.9      0.5      0.1     0.2     0.0     0.4 
    Household operations (1) (2)..............       .321     135.3     136.0      5.2      0.5     0.7     0.6     0.5 
                                                                                                                        
  Apparel.....................................      4.208     121.0     117.2     -1.2     -3.1    -0.4     0.1    -0.2 
   Men's and boys' apparel....................      1.063     116.9     113.5     -1.9     -2.9     0.4    -0.4    -0.3 
   Women's and girls' apparel.................      1.664     113.4     108.3     -1.7     -4.5    -0.4     1.4     0.0 
   Infants' and toddlers' apparel.............       .242     117.8     117.6     -3.1     -0.2    -0.2    -0.6     1.5 
   Footwear...................................       .991     123.2     120.9      1.3     -1.9    -0.9    -1.7    -0.3 
                                                                                                                        
  Transportation..............................     19.845     174.7     171.6      5.0     -1.8    -1.4    -5.1    -0.9 
   Private transportation.....................     19.072     171.9     168.8      4.9     -1.8    -1.5    -5.3    -0.8 
    New and used motor vehicles (2)...........      9.146      94.9      94.8      0.5     -0.1    -0.1    -0.4    -0.2 
     New vehicles.............................      4.725     139.1     139.3     -0.4      0.1     0.5    -0.1    -0.3 
     Used cars and trucks (1).................      3.536     140.2     140.0      1.4     -0.1    -0.7    -0.8    -0.1 
    Motor fuel................................      4.843     200.5     188.0     16.3     -6.2    -4.3   -15.9    -2.8 
     Gasoline (all types).....................      4.803     199.4     187.0     16.2     -6.2    -4.2   -15.9    -2.8 
    Motor vehicle parts and equipment (1).....       .449     113.2     113.6      3.9      0.4     0.3     0.5     0.4 
    Motor vehicle maintenance and repair......      1.357     213.1     213.2      3.8      0.0     0.5     0.2     0.0 
   Public transportation......................       .773     219.4     216.6      6.1     -1.3     1.7    -0.1    -0.8 
                                                                                                                        
  Medical care................................      5.014     327.9     328.2      4.4      0.1     0.6     0.7     0.1 
   Medical care commodities...................      1.126     273.4     273.9      3.6      0.2     0.7     0.8     0.2 
   Medical care services......................      3.888     342.6     342.8      4.6      0.1     0.6     0.6     0.1 
    Professional services.....................      2.270     287.1     287.4      3.7      0.1     0.4     0.4     0.1 
    Hospital and related services (3).........      1.276     446.4     446.4      5.2      0.0     0.9     1.3    -0.1 
                                                                                                                        
  Recreation (2)..............................      5.546     107.2     107.1      0.9     -0.1     0.3    -0.1     0.0 
   Video and audio (2)........................      1.878     103.5     103.2      0.0     -0.3     0.0    -0.2    -0.1 
                                                                                                                        
  Education and communication (2).............      5.498     112.7     112.6      1.9     -0.1    -0.1     0.4     0.1 
   Education (2)..............................      2.361     155.5     155.6      5.9      0.1     0.3     0.7     0.5 
    Educational books and supplies............       .217     374.8     375.5      5.0      0.2     0.5     0.5     0.4 
    Tuition, other school fees, and childcare.      2.145     440.3     440.5      5.9      0.0     0.3     0.6     0.4 
   Communication (2)..........................      3.137      86.2      86.2     -0.9      0.0    -0.6     0.3     0.0 
    Information and information processing (1)                                                                          
        (2)...................................      2.990      84.7      84.6     -1.1     -0.1    -0.5     0.4    -0.1 
     Telephone services (1) (2)...............      2.473      95.3      95.3      0.3      0.0    -0.5     0.5     0.0 
     Information technology, hardware and                                                                               
         services (1) (5).....................       .517      13.7      13.6     -8.1     -0.7    -0.7    -0.7    -0.7 
      Personal computers and peripheral                                                                                 
          equipment (1) (2)...................       .171      11.8      11.6    -15.3     -1.7    -0.8    -1.7    -1.7 
                                                                                                                        
  Other goods and services....................      3.891     325.4     326.6      3.4      0.4     0.0     0.3     0.5 
   Tobacco and smoking products (1)...........      1.244     513.2     515.0      6.0      0.4    -0.2     0.4     0.4 
   Personal care..............................      2.648     185.1     185.8      2.1      0.4     0.1     0.3     0.6 
    Personal care products (1)................       .712     154.9     155.4      1.0      0.3     0.0    -0.1     0.3 
    Personal care services (1)................       .611     205.5     206.9      2.5      0.7     0.1     0.2     0.7 
    Miscellaneous personal services...........      1.160     306.2     307.0      2.9      0.3     0.2     0.2     0.5 
                                                                                                                        
          Commodity and service group                                                                                   
                                                                                                                        
 Commodities..................................     44.809     162.8     161.2      2.9     -1.0    -0.5    -2.4    -0.3 
  Food and beverages..........................     17.024     192.1     192.5      2.2      0.2     0.3     0.3     0.1 
  Commodities less food and beverages.........     27.786     145.9     143.4      3.3     -1.7    -1.0    -3.8    -0.7 
   Nondurables less food and beverages........     15.322     176.1     170.8      6.2     -3.0    -1.3    -5.5    -0.5 
    Apparel...................................      4.208     121.0     117.2     -1.2     -3.1    -0.4     0.1    -0.2 
    Nondurables less food, beverages, and                                                                               
        apparel...............................     11.113     214.2     207.8      8.9     -3.0    -2.0    -8.3    -1.4 
   Durables...................................     12.464     114.9     114.9     -0.2      0.0     0.2    -0.3    -0.2 
 Services.....................................     55.191     229.3     229.2      3.9      0.0     0.7     0.5     0.1 
  Rent of shelter (4).........................     29.562     210.9     211.2      2.7      0.1     0.4     0.2     0.3 
  Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)....       .339     116.2     116.4     -2.1      0.2    -0.8     0.2     0.2 
  Gas (piped) and electricity (3).............      4.055     181.6     178.3     17.3     -1.8     5.3     2.2    -1.6 
  Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                  
      services (2)............................       .952     132.7     133.2      5.3      0.4     0.5     0.4     0.5 
  Household operations (1) (2)................       .321     135.3     136.0      5.2      0.5     0.7     0.6     0.5 
  Transportation services.....................      6.166     228.5     228.3      2.5     -0.1     0.0     0.2     0.1 
  Medical care services.......................      3.888     342.6     342.8      4.6      0.1     0.6     0.6     0.1 
  Other services..............................      9.907     263.2     263.5      2.7      0.1     0.2     0.4     0.2 
                                                                                                                        
                Special indexes                                                                                         
                                                                                                                        
 All items less food..........................     84.060     193.5     192.3      3.7     -0.6     0.1    -1.0    -0.2 
 All items less shelter.......................     70.098     186.2     184.8      3.8     -0.8     0.1    -1.3    -0.3 
 All items less medical care..................     94.986     187.7     186.7      3.4     -0.5     0.1    -0.8    -0.1 
 Commodities less food........................     28.870     147.8     145.3      3.3     -1.7    -1.0    -3.7    -0.6 
 Nondurables less food........................     16.406     177.4     172.4      5.8     -2.8    -1.2    -5.1    -0.6 
 Nondurables less food and apparel............     12.197     211.8     205.9      8.2     -2.8    -1.9    -7.6    -1.3 
 Nondurables..................................     32.346     184.7     182.2      4.1     -1.4    -0.5    -2.7    -0.3 
 Services less rent of shelter (4)............     25.628     221.7     221.1      5.3     -0.3     1.1     0.7     0.0 
 Services less medical care services..........     51.303     220.7     220.6      3.9      0.0     0.7     0.5     0.1 
 Energy.......................................      9.179     187.1     179.3     17.0     -4.2    -0.5    -8.5    -2.2 
 All items less energy........................     90.821     195.0     194.9      2.0     -0.1     0.3     0.2     0.2 
  All items less food and energy..............     74.881     196.1     195.9      2.0     -0.1     0.2     0.2     0.2 
   Commodities less food and energy                                                                                     
       commodities............................     23.745     141.2     140.4      0.4     -0.6     0.0    -0.1    -0.1 
    Energy commodities........................      5.124     202.8     190.7     16.7     -6.0    -4.0   -15.3    -2.7 
   Services less energy services..............     51.136     234.4     234.6      2.8      0.1     0.3     0.3     0.3 
 Purchasing power of the consumer dollar                                                                                
     (1982-84=$1.00)..........................          -    $ .517    $ .520        -        -       -       -       - 
 Purchasing power of the consumer dollar                                                                                
     (1967=$1.00).............................          -    $ .174    $ .174        -        -       -       -       - 

   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--   
                                                 Sep.    Oct.    Nov.    Dec.                                           
                                                 2005    2005    2005    2005                                           
                                                                                Mar.   June   Sep.   Dec.   June   Dec. 
                                                                                2005   2005   2005   2005   2005   2005 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                        
             Expenditure category                                                                                       
                                                                                                                        
 All items....................................  194.7   194.9   193.4   193.2    4.4    2.1   11.0   -3.0    3.2    3.7 
                                                                                                                        
  Food and beverages..........................  191.2   191.8   192.4   192.5    1.3    3.0    1.7    2.7    2.1    2.2 
   Food.......................................  190.8   191.4   192.0   192.2    1.3    3.0    1.9    3.0    2.1    2.4 
    Food at home..............................  189.3   189.8   190.5   190.7   -0.6    3.2    1.1    3.0    1.3    2.0 
     Cereals and bakery products..............  208.3   209.7   210.2   209.9    1.9    0.0   -0.8    3.1    1.0    1.2 
     Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs...........  184.7   184.3   185.7   185.7    2.6    1.7   -1.1    2.2    2.2    0.5 
     Dairy and related products...............  181.0   181.0   182.4   182.1    6.2    1.5   -3.0    2.5    3.8   -0.3 
     Fruits and vegetables....................  241.3   244.6   244.5   246.7  -21.9   11.0    7.5    9.3   -6.9    8.4 
     Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage                                                                                
         materials............................  145.1   144.8   146.1   145.5    4.6    3.4    4.8    1.1    4.0    3.0 
     Other food at home.......................  167.0   167.6   167.3   167.6    3.5    2.9    1.7    1.4    3.2    1.6 
      Sugar and sweets........................  164.9   166.0   167.0   168.4   -1.7    8.7    0.5    8.8    3.4    4.5 
      Fats and oils...........................  168.9   167.6   167.7   167.4   -5.6   -4.0    9.8   -3.5   -4.8    2.9 
      Other foods (1).........................  183.2   184.1   183.4   183.7    7.1    3.1    0.2    1.1    5.1    0.7 
       Other miscellaneous foods (1) (2)......  111.9   112.5   113.2   112.9    4.4   -6.9    5.2    3.6   -1.4    4.4 
    Food away from home (1)...................  194.4   195.1   195.5   195.8    4.1    3.0    2.9    2.9    3.5    2.9 
     Other food away from home (2)............  132.7   132.9   133.3   133.5    7.4    8.0    3.1    2.4    7.7    2.8 
   Alcoholic beverages (1)....................  196.0   196.5   197.0   196.3    3.8   -0.6    0.6    0.6    1.6    0.6 
                                                                                                                        
  Housing.....................................  192.4   194.2   195.1   195.3    3.5    2.8    4.5    6.2    3.1    5.3 
   Shelter....................................  217.9   218.7   219.4   220.1    3.8    1.5    1.3    4.1    2.6    2.7 
    Rent of primary residence (3).............  217.7   218.4   219.1   219.7    3.2    2.8    3.0    3.7    3.0    3.4 
    Lodging away from home (2)................  125.1   129.4   130.6   132.7   15.8   -9.8  -14.0   26.6    2.2    4.4 
    Owners' equivalent rent of primary                                                                                  
        residence (3) (4).....................  209.7   210.0   210.5   211.0    2.9    2.3    2.1    2.5    2.6    2.3 
    Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)..  116.9   116.0   116.2   116.4    1.7   -3.6   -4.7   -1.7   -1.0   -3.2 
   Fuels and utilities........................  184.2   192.0   194.9   192.4    3.2   12.2   28.5   19.0    7.6   23.7 
    Fuels.....................................  166.2   174.5   177.5   174.7    2.2   13.8   34.6   22.1    7.8   28.2 
     Fuel oil and other fuels.................  242.1   245.3   234.8   230.8   -0.2   29.7  121.3  -17.4   13.8   35.2 
     Gas (piped) and electricity (3)..........  170.7   179.7   183.6   180.7    2.4   13.0   29.6   25.6    7.5   27.5 
    Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                
        services (2)..........................  131.6   132.2   132.7   133.4    7.1    4.4    3.7    5.6    5.8    4.7 
   Household furnishings and operations.......  121.6   121.9   121.9   122.4   -0.7    0.3   -0.3    2.7   -0.2    1.2 
    Household operations (1) (2)..............  133.5   134.5   135.3   136.0    2.8    8.2    2.1    7.7    5.5    4.9 
                                                                                                                        
  Apparel.....................................  118.7   118.2   118.3   118.1    3.7   -5.5   -0.7   -2.0   -1.0   -1.3 
   Men's and boys' apparel....................  114.1   114.6   114.1   113.8    6.4   -8.5   -3.8   -1.0   -1.4   -2.4 
   Women's and girls' apparel.................  109.0   108.6   110.1   110.1    3.3   -9.6   -3.6    4.1   -3.4    0.2 
   Infants' and toddlers' apparel.............  116.4   116.2   115.5   117.2   -2.9    2.4  -13.5    2.8   -0.3   -5.7 
   Footwear...................................  124.2   123.1   121.0   120.6    6.9    2.7    7.4  -11.1    4.8   -2.3 
                                                                                                                        
  Transportation..............................  186.2   183.6   174.2   172.7   10.6    2.6   44.9  -26.0    6.6    3.6 
   Private transportation.....................  183.7   180.9   171.3   169.9   11.1    2.2   46.8  -26.8    6.5    3.6 
    New and used motor vehicles (2)...........   95.2    95.1    94.7    94.5    1.3    2.6    1.3   -2.9    1.9   -0.8 
     New vehicles.............................  138.1   138.8   138.7   138.3    1.7    0.3   -4.0    0.6    1.0   -1.7 
     Used cars and trucks (1).................  142.4   141.4   140.2   140.0    1.2    6.5    4.9   -6.6    3.8   -1.0 
    Motor fuel................................  247.1   236.5   198.9   193.4   41.9    2.0  236.1  -62.5   20.3   12.3 
     Gasoline (all types).....................  245.8   235.4   197.9   192.4   41.8    2.2  234.9  -62.5   20.4   12.1 
    Motor vehicle parts and equipment (1).....  112.3   112.6   113.2   113.6    4.5    1.1    5.5    4.7    2.8    5.1 
    Motor vehicle maintenance and repair......  211.3   212.4   212.9   213.0    3.8    3.3    5.3    3.3    3.5    4.3 
   Public transportation......................  218.8   222.5   222.3   220.6    3.3   13.0    5.1    3.3    8.0    4.2 
                                                                                                                        
  Medical care................................  324.4   326.3   328.6   328.9    5.7    3.7    2.5    5.7    4.7    4.1 
   Medical care commodities...................  270.0   271.8   273.9   274.4    2.6    2.4    2.7    6.7    2.5    4.7 
   Medical care services......................  339.1   341.0   343.2   343.5    6.7    3.9    2.5    5.3    5.3    3.9 
    Professional services.....................  286.1   287.2   288.3   288.5    4.7    3.6    3.0    3.4    4.1    3.2 
    Hospital and related services (3).........  436.8   440.6   446.4   445.9    8.1    3.5    1.1    8.6    5.7    4.8 
                                                                                                                        
  Recreation (2)..............................  107.2   107.5   107.4   107.4    0.0    0.4    2.7    0.7    0.2    1.7 
   Video and audio (2)........................  104.0   104.0   103.8   103.7   -0.4   -4.9    6.8   -1.1   -2.7    2.8 
                                                                                                                        
  Education and communication (2).............  111.9   111.8   112.3   112.4    1.8    1.1    2.9    1.8    1.5    2.4 
   Education (2)..............................  152.8   153.3   154.3   155.0    5.3    6.3    6.0    5.9    5.8    5.9 
    Educational books and supplies............  372.9   374.7   376.7   378.2   -0.1    5.6    8.8    5.8    2.7    7.3 
    Tuition, other school fees, and childcare.  432.2   433.6   436.4   438.3    5.8    6.4    5.7    5.8    6.1    5.7 
   Communication (2)..........................   86.4    85.9    86.2    86.2   -0.9   -2.3    0.5   -0.9   -1.6   -0.2 
    Information and information processing (1)                                                                          
        (2)...................................   84.8    84.4    84.7    84.6   -0.9   -2.3    0.0   -0.9   -1.6   -0.5 
     Telephone services (1) (2)...............   95.3    94.8    95.3    95.3    0.4   -1.3    2.1    0.0   -0.4    1.1 
     Information technology, hardware and                                                                               
         services (1) (5).....................   13.9    13.8    13.7    13.6   -7.9   -8.0   -8.2   -8.4   -7.9   -8.3 
      Personal computers and peripheral                                                                                 
          equipment (1) (2)...................   12.1    12.0    11.8    11.6  -13.8  -14.3  -17.6  -15.5  -14.1  -16.6 
                                                                                                                        
  Other goods and services....................  324.6   324.5   325.6   327.3    3.7    1.6    5.0    3.4    2.7    4.2 
   Tobacco and smoking products (1)...........  512.2   511.3   513.2   515.0   10.0    1.2   11.1    2.2    5.5    6.6 
   Personal care..............................  184.6   184.7   185.3   186.4    0.9    2.0    2.0    4.0    1.4    3.0 
    Personal care products (1)................  155.0   155.0   154.9   155.4   -1.3    3.2    1.3    1.0    0.9    1.2 
    Personal care services (1)................  204.8   205.0   205.5   206.9    3.6   -0.6    3.0    4.2    1.5    3.6 
    Miscellaneous personal services...........  305.4   306.1   306.8   308.2    0.5    4.5    2.9    3.7    2.5    3.3 
                                                                                                                        
          Commodity and service group                                                                                   
                                                                                                                        
 Commodities..................................  167.2   166.3   162.3   161.8    5.5    1.5   19.6  -12.3    3.5    2.4 
  Food and beverages..........................  191.2   191.8   192.4   192.5    1.3    3.0    1.7    2.7    2.1    2.2 
  Commodities less food and beverages.........  152.6   151.0   145.2   144.2    8.3    0.8   31.1  -20.3    4.5    2.3 
   Nondurables less food and beverages........  189.0   186.6   176.4   175.5    3.7    0.5   64.1  -25.7    2.1   10.4 
    Apparel...................................  118.7   118.2   118.3   118.1    3.7   -5.5   -0.7   -2.0   -1.0   -1.3 
    Nondurables less food, beverages, and                                                                               
        apparel...............................  238.0   233.3   214.0   211.0   18.0    3.0   87.8  -38.2   10.3    7.7 
   Durables...................................  115.1   115.3   115.0   114.8    0.3    0.7   -0.7   -1.0    0.5   -0.9 
 Services.....................................  227.1   228.7   229.8   230.0    3.3    2.9    4.2    5.2    3.1    4.7 
  Rent of shelter (4).........................  209.9   210.8   211.3   212.0    4.1    1.7    1.2    4.1    2.9    2.6 
  Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)....  116.9   116.0   116.2   116.4    1.7   -3.6   -4.7   -1.7   -1.0   -3.2 
  Gas (piped) and electricity (3).............  170.7   179.7   183.6   180.7    2.4   13.0   29.6   25.6    7.5   27.5 
  Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                  
      services (2)............................  131.6   132.2   132.7   133.4    7.1    4.4    3.7    5.6    5.8    4.7 
  Household operations (1) (2)................  133.5   134.5   135.3   136.0    2.8    8.2    2.1    7.7    5.5    4.9 
  Transportation services.....................  227.8   227.9   228.3   228.5    1.6    3.4    3.8    1.2    2.5    2.5 
  Medical care services.......................  339.1   341.0   343.2   343.5    6.7    3.9    2.5    5.3    5.3    3.9 
  Other services..............................  261.7   262.1   263.1   263.7    2.2    1.6    4.1    3.1    1.9    3.6 
                                                                                                                        
                Special indexes                                                                                         
                                                                                                                        
 All items less food..........................  195.3   195.4   193.5   193.2    5.0    1.9   12.8   -4.2    3.5    3.9 
 All items less shelter.......................  188.3   188.4   186.0   185.5    4.6    2.5   15.1   -5.8    3.5    4.1 
 All items less medical care..................  189.1   189.3   187.7   187.5    4.0    2.2   11.3   -3.3    3.1    3.7 
 Commodities less food........................  154.3   152.7   147.0   146.1    8.2    0.6   30.0  -19.6    4.3    2.2 
 Nondurables less food........................  189.6   187.4   177.8   176.8    3.9   -0.2   59.9  -24.4    1.8   10.0 
 Nondurables less food and apparel............  233.5   229.1   211.6   208.9   16.7    2.2   80.0  -35.9    9.2    7.4 
 Nondurables..................................  191.0   190.1   184.9   184.4    2.7    2.0   28.5  -13.1    2.4    5.7 
 Services less rent of shelter (4)............  218.3   220.6   222.2   222.2    2.1    4.2    7.9    7.3    3.2    7.6 
 Services less medical care services..........  218.6   220.1   221.2   221.5    2.7    2.8    4.5    5.4    2.7    5.0 
 Energy.......................................  205.8   204.7   187.3   183.2   22.0    7.0  127.3  -37.2   14.2   19.5 
 All items less energy........................  194.1   194.6   195.0   195.3    2.5    1.7    1.7    2.5    2.1    2.1 
  All items less food and energy..............  195.2   195.6   196.0   196.3    2.7    1.5    1.7    2.3    2.1    2.0 
   Commodities less food and energy                                                                                     
       commodities............................  140.7   140.7   140.6   140.5    1.4    0.0    0.3   -0.6    0.7   -0.1 
    Energy commodities........................  247.8   237.9   201.4   196.0   39.3    3.3  229.0  -60.9   20.0   13.5 
   Services less energy services..............  233.2   233.9   234.7   235.3    3.5    2.1    2.3    3.7    2.8    3.0 

   1 Not seasonally adjusted.
   2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
   3 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator.  All other item stratum index series were calculated
 using a geometric means estimator.
   4 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base
   5 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.
 NOTE:  Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

 Table 6. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Selected areas, all items index 

 (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                All items                                  
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
                                               Prici-           Indexes             Percent change to    Percent change to 
                     CPI-W                       ng                                  Dec. 2005 from--      Nov. 2005 from--  
                                               sched-                                                                      
                                                 ule   Sep.   Oct.   Nov.   Dec.                                           
                                                 (1)   2005   2005   2005   2005   Dec.   Oct.   Nov.   Nov.   Sep.   Oct. 
                                                                                   2004   2005   2005   2004   2005   2005 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                           
 U.S. city average............................   M    195.0  195.2  193.4  192.5    3.5   -1.4   -0.5    3.5   -0.8   -0.9 
                                                                                                                           
            Region and area size(2)                                                                                        
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
 Northeast urban..............................   M    207.9  208.1  206.5  205.5    3.4   -1.2   -0.5    3.6   -0.7   -0.8 
   Size A - More than 1,500,000...............   M    209.0  208.9  207.3  206.4    3.4   -1.2   -0.4    3.5   -0.8   -0.8 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).........   M    124.8  125.4  124.4  123.7    3.6   -1.4   -0.6    3.5   -0.3   -0.8 
                                                                                                                           
 Midwest urban................................   M    188.2  187.6  185.6  185.1    3.5   -1.3   -0.3    3.2   -1.4   -1.1 
   Size A - More than 1,500,000...............   M    188.7  188.5  186.7  186.2    3.4   -1.2   -0.3    3.0   -1.1   -1.0 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).........   M    122.9  122.2  120.6  120.3    3.4   -1.6   -0.2    3.2   -1.9   -1.3 
   Size D -  Nonmetropolitan  (less than                                                                                   
       50,000)................................   M    185.6  184.9  183.0  182.4    4.3   -1.4   -0.3    4.5   -1.4   -1.0 
                                                                                                                           
 South urban..................................   M    189.8  190.2  188.0  187.2    3.8   -1.6   -0.4    4.0   -0.9   -1.2 
   Size A - More than 1,500,000...............   M    192.6  193.2  191.1  189.7    4.0   -1.8   -0.7    4.7   -0.8   -1.1 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).........   M    121.3  121.4  120.0  119.8    3.6   -1.3   -0.2    3.4   -1.1   -1.2 
   Size D -  Nonmetropolitan  (less than                                                                                   
       50,000)................................   M    192.6  194.4  191.0  189.8    4.6   -2.4   -0.6    4.8   -0.8   -1.7 
                                                                                                                           
 West urban...................................   M    197.1  197.8  196.4  194.9    2.9   -1.5   -0.8    3.3   -0.4   -0.7 
   Size A - More than 1,500,000...............   M    198.4  199.1  197.7  196.2    3.2   -1.5   -0.8    3.4   -0.4   -0.7 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).........   M    122.8  123.2  122.4  121.3    2.3   -1.5   -0.9    2.9   -0.3   -0.6 
                                                                                                                           
                 Size classes                                                                                              
                                                                                                                           
   A (4)......................................   M    180.7  180.9  179.3  178.4    3.5   -1.4   -0.5    3.6   -0.8   -0.9 
   B/C (3)....................................   M    122.4  122.4  121.2  120.7    3.3   -1.4   -0.4    3.3   -1.0   -1.0 
   D..........................................   M    190.7  191.3  189.0  187.9    4.0   -1.8   -0.6    4.4   -0.9   -1.2 
                                                                                                                           
            Selected local areas(5)                                                                                        
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI...............   M    192.2  191.9  191.1  190.2    3.9   -0.9   -0.5    3.7   -0.6   -0.4 
 Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA......   M    199.0  200.0  198.4  196.5    4.2   -1.8   -1.0    4.3   -0.3   -0.8 
 New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island,                                                                                       
     NY-NJ-CT-PA..............................   M    211.0  211.0  209.9  208.7    3.4   -1.1   -0.6    3.8   -0.5   -0.5 
                                                                                                                           
 Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT..........   1    220.2      -  217.7      -      -      -      -    3.2   -1.1      - 
 Cleveland-Akron, OH..........................   1    183.1      -  180.8      -      -      -      -    4.0   -1.3      - 
 Dallas-Fort Worth, TX........................   1    190.8      -  188.9      -      -      -      -    4.7   -1.0      - 
 Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV (6)........   1    127.2      -  125.2      -      -      -      -    4.0   -1.6      - 
                                                                                                                           
 Atlanta, GA..................................   2        -  193.1      -  187.2    3.1   -3.1      -      -      -      - 
 Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI..................   2        -  190.5      -  187.9    4.0   -1.4      -      -      -      - 
 Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX...............   2        -  178.4      -  175.1    4.4   -1.8      -      -      -      - 
 Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL....................   2        -  197.4      -  195.5    4.8   -1.0      -      -      -      - 
 Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City,                                                                                    
     PA-NJ-DE-MD..............................   2        -  207.6      -  205.2    3.7   -1.2      -      -      -      - 
 San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA...........   2        -  202.6      -  199.3    1.7   -1.6      -      -      -      - 
 Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA.................   2        -  198.6      -  196.1    3.0   -1.3      -      -      -      - 

   1 Areas on pricing schedule 2 (see Table 10) will appear next month. 
   2 Regions defined as the four Census regions.  See technical notes.
   3 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base.
   4 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.
   5 In addition, the following metropolitan areas are published semiannually and appear in Tables 34 and 39 of the 
 January and July issues of the CPI Detailed Report: Anchorage, AK; Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN; Denver-Boulder-Greeley,
 CO; Honolulu, HI; Kansas City, MO-KS; Milwaukee-Racine, WI; Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI; Phoenix-Mesa, AZ; Pittsburgh, PA;
 Portland-Salem, OR-WA; St. Louis, MO-IL; San Diego, CA; Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL.
   6 Indexes on a November 1996=100 base.
   - Data not available.
 NOTE:  Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

 Table 7. Chained Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-U): U.S. city average, by
 expenditure category and commodity and service group

 (December 1999=100, unless otherwise noted)
                                                                                                  
                                                                                                  
                                                                                    Unadjusted    
                                                 Relative       Unadjusted      percent change to 
                                               importance,       indexes         Dec. 2005 from-  
                    C-CPI-U                     December                                          
                                                2001-2002                                         
                                                              Nov.      Dec.      Dec.      Nov.  
                                                              2005      2005      2004      2005  
                                                                                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                  
             Expenditure category                                                                 
                                                                                                  
 All items....................................    100.000     114.4     114.0       2.8      -0.3 
                                                                                                  
  Food and beverages..........................     15.076     114.5     114.7       2.2       0.2 
   Food.......................................     14.086     114.6     114.8       2.3       0.2 
    Food at home..............................      8.062     112.4     112.7       1.6       0.3 
    Food away from home.......................      6.023     117.4     117.6       3.2       0.2 
   Alcoholic beverages........................       .990     113.7     113.3       1.3      -0.4 
                                                                                                  
  Housing.....................................     41.793     118.8     118.7       3.4      -0.1 
   Shelter....................................     32.380     118.9     118.9       2.6       0.0 
   Fuels and utilities........................      4.643     147.3     145.9      13.9      -1.0 
   Household furnishings and operations.......      4.771      96.2      96.3       0.1       0.1 
                                                                                                  
  Apparel.....................................      4.317      91.4      88.4      -1.4      -3.3 
                                                                                                  
  Transportation..............................     17.315     115.1     113.7       3.9      -1.2 
   Private transportation.....................     16.206     115.5     114.2       3.8      -1.1 
   Public transportation......................      1.109     109.2     107.5       5.9      -1.6 
                                                                                                  
  Medical care................................      5.783     128.2     128.3       4.1       0.1 
   Medical care commodities...................      1.466     119.0     119.2       3.6       0.2 
   Medical care services......................      4.317     131.4     131.5       4.4       0.1 
                                                                                                  
  Recreation..................................      5.978     103.8     103.6       0.3      -0.2 
                                                                                                  
  Education and communication.................      6.004     101.3     101.2       1.0      -0.1 
   Education..................................      2.560     144.9     145.0       6.0       0.1 
   Communication..............................      3.444      76.3      76.0      -2.7      -0.4 
                                                                                                  
  Other goods and services....................      3.734     117.8     118.2       2.9       0.3 
                                                                                                  
          Commodity and service group                                                             
                                                                                                  
 Services.....................................     58.567     121.3     121.2       3.5      -0.1 
 Commodities..................................     41.433     105.8     105.0       1.8      -0.8 
  Durables....................................     12.521      87.2      87.2      -1.0       0.0 
 Nondurables..................................     28.912     114.9     113.7       3.1      -1.0 
  All items less food and energy..............     78.985     110.8     110.6       1.7      -0.2 
 Energy.......................................      6.929     162.0     156.2      16.0      -3.6 

 Indexes for 2005 are initial estimates.  Indexes for 2004 are interim adjustments.
 NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

 Table 1A. 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)
                                                                                              
                                                                                              
                                                              Annual      Annual     Percent  
                           CPI-U                             average     average      change  
                                                               2004        2005     from 2004 
                                                                                     to 2005  
                                                                                                                                                                                           
                                                                                              
                   Expenditure category                                                       
                                                                                              
 All items................................................      188.9       195.3         3.4 
 All items (1967=100).....................................      565.8       585.0           - 
                                                                                              
  Food and beverages......................................      186.6       191.2         2.5 
   Food...................................................      186.2       190.7         2.4 
    Food at home..........................................      186.2       189.8         1.9 
     Cereals and bakery products..........................      206.0       209.0         1.5 
     Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs.......................      181.7       184.7         1.7 
     Dairy and related products...........................      180.2       182.4         1.2 
     Fruits and vegetables................................      232.7       241.4         3.7 
     Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials........      140.4       144.4         2.8 
     Other food at home...................................      164.9       167.0         1.3 
      Sugar and sweets....................................      163.2       165.2         1.2 
      Fats and oils.......................................      167.8       167.7         -.1 
      Other foods.........................................      179.7       182.5         1.6 
       Other miscellaneous foods (1)......................      110.4       111.3          .8 
    Food away from home...................................      187.5       193.4         3.1 
     Other food away from home (1)........................      125.3       131.3         4.8 
   Alcoholic beverages....................................      192.1       195.9         2.0 
                                                                                              
  Housing.................................................      189.5       195.7         3.3 
   Shelter................................................      218.8       224.4         2.6 
    Rent of primary residence.............................      211.0       217.3         3.0 
    Lodging away from home (1)............................      125.9       130.3         3.5 
    Owners' equivalent rent of primary residence (2)......      224.9       230.2         2.4 
    Tenants' and household insurance (1)..................      116.2       117.6         1.2 
   Fuels and utilities....................................      161.9       179.0        10.6 
    Fuels.................................................      144.4       161.6        11.9 
     Fuel oil and other fuels.............................      160.5       208.6        30.0 
     Gas (piped) and electricity..........................      150.6       166.5        10.6 
   Household furnishings and operations...................      125.5       126.1          .5 
                                                                                              
  Apparel.................................................      120.4       119.5         -.7 
   Men's and boys' apparel................................      117.5       116.1        -1.2 
   Women's and girls' apparel.............................      113.0       110.8        -1.9 
   Infants' and toddlers' apparel.........................      118.5       116.7        -1.5 
   Footwear...............................................      119.3       122.6         2.8 
                                                                                              
  Transportation..........................................      163.1       173.9         6.6 
   Private transportation.................................      159.4       170.2         6.8 
    New and used motor vehicles (1).......................       94.2        95.6         1.5 
     New vehicles.........................................      137.1       137.9          .6 
     Used cars and trucks.................................      133.3       139.4         4.6 
    Motor fuel............................................      160.4       195.7        22.0 
     Gasoline (all types).................................      159.7       194.7        21.9 
    Motor vehicle parts and equipment.....................      108.7       111.9         2.9 
    Motor vehicle maintenance and repair..................      200.2       206.9         3.3 
   Public transportation..................................      209.1       217.3         3.9 
                                                                                              
  Medical care............................................      310.1       323.2         4.2 
   Medical care commodities...............................      269.3       276.0         2.5 
   Medical care services..................................      321.3       336.7         4.8 
    Professional services.................................      271.5       281.7         3.8 
    Hospital and related services.........................      417.9       439.9         5.3 
                                                                                              
  Recreation (1)..........................................      108.6       109.4          .7 
   Video and audio (1)....................................      104.2       104.2          .0 
                                                                                              
  Education and communication (1).........................      111.6       113.7         1.9 
   Education (1)..........................................      143.7       152.7         6.3 
    Educational books and supplies........................      351.0       365.6         4.2 
    Tuition, other school fees, and childcare.............      414.3       440.9         6.4 
   Communication (1)......................................       86.7        84.7        -2.3 
    Information and information processing (1)............       84.6        82.6        -2.4 
     Telephone services (1)...............................       95.8        94.9         -.9 
     Information technology, hardware and services (3)....       14.8        13.6        -8.1 
      Personal computers and peripheral equipment (1).....       15.3        12.8       -16.3 
                                                                                              
  Other goods and services................................      304.7       313.4         2.9 
   Tobacco and smoking products...........................      478.0       502.8         5.2 
   Personal care..........................................      181.7       185.6         2.1 
    Personal care products................................      153.9       154.4          .3 
    Personal care services................................      197.6       203.9         3.2 
    Miscellaneous personal services.......................      293.9       303.0         3.1 
                                                                                              
                Commodity and service group                                                   
                                                                                              
 Commodities..............................................      154.7       160.2         3.6 
  Food and beverages......................................      186.6       191.2         2.5 
  Commodities less food and beverages.....................      136.7       142.5         4.2 
   Nondurables less food and beverages....................      157.2       168.4         7.1 
    Apparel...............................................      120.4       119.5         -.7 
    Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel.........      183.9       202.6        10.2 
   Durables...............................................      114.8       115.3          .4 
 Services.................................................      222.8       230.1         3.3 
  Rent of shelter (2).....................................      227.9       233.7         2.5 
  Transportation services.................................      220.6       225.7         2.3 
  Other services..........................................      261.3       268.4         2.7 
                                                                                              
                      Special indexes                                                         
                                                                                              
 All items less food......................................      189.4       196.0         3.5 
 All items less shelter...................................      179.3       186.1         3.8 
 All items less medical care..............................      182.7       188.7         3.3 
 Commodities less food....................................      138.8       144.5         4.1 
 Nondurables less food....................................      159.3       170.1         6.8 
 Nondurables less food and apparel........................      183.8       201.2         9.5 
 Nondurables..............................................      172.2       180.2         4.6 
 Services less rent of shelter (2)........................      233.5       243.2         4.2 
 Services less medical care services......................      214.5       221.2         3.1 
 Energy...................................................      151.4       177.1        17.0 
 All items less energy....................................      194.4       198.7         2.2 
  All items less food and energy..........................      196.6       200.9         2.2 
   Commodities less food and energy commodities...........      139.6       140.3          .5 
    Energy commodities....................................      161.2       197.4        22.5 
   Services less energy services..........................      230.2       236.6         2.8 
 Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1982-84=$1.00)..     $ .530      $ .512           - 
 Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1967=$1.00).....     $ .177      $ .171           - 

   1 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
   2 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.
   3 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.
   - Data not available.

 Table 4A. 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)
                                                                                              
                                                                                              
                                                              Annual      Annual     Percent  
                           CPI-W                             average     average      change  
                                                               2004        2005     from 2004 
                                                                                     to 2005  
                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                              
                   Expenditure category                                                       
                                                                                              
 All items................................................      184.5       191.0         3.5 
 All items (1967=100).....................................      549.5       568.9           - 
                                                                                              
  Food and beverages......................................      186.2       190.5         2.3 
   Food...................................................      185.7       190.1         2.4 
    Food at home..........................................      185.4       188.9         1.9 
     Cereals and bakery products..........................      206.0       208.9         1.4 
     Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs.......................      181.8       184.7         1.6 
     Dairy and related products...........................      180.0       182.2         1.2 
     Fruits and vegetables................................      230.4       238.9         3.7 
     Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials........      139.7       143.7         2.9 
     Other food at home...................................      164.5       166.5         1.2 
      Sugar and sweets....................................      162.5       164.3         1.1 
      Fats and oils.......................................      167.8       167.8          .0 
      Other foods.........................................      180.1       182.8         1.5 
       Other miscellaneous foods (1)......................      110.9       111.8          .8 
    Food away from home...................................      187.4       193.3         3.1 
     Other food away from home (1)........................      125.1       131.1         4.8 
   Alcoholic beverages....................................      192.4       195.8         1.8 
                                                                                              
  Housing.................................................      185.0       191.2         3.4 
   Shelter................................................      212.2       217.5         2.5 
    Rent of primary residence.............................      210.2       216.5         3.0 
    Lodging away from home (1)............................      126.4       130.0         2.8 
    Owners' equivalent rent of primary residence (2)......      204.1       208.8         2.3 
    Tenants' and household insurance (1)..................      116.4       117.9         1.3 
   Fuels and utilities....................................      161.2       177.9        10.4 
    Fuels.................................................      143.2       159.7        11.5 
     Fuel oil and other fuels.............................      160.0       208.1        30.1 
     Gas (piped) and electricity..........................      149.8       165.4        10.4 
    Water and sewer and trash collection services (1).....      124.1       130.6         5.2 
   Household furnishings and operations...................      121.1       121.8          .6 
    Household operations (1)..............................      126.8       132.8         4.7 
                                                                                              
  Apparel.................................................      120.0       119.1         -.8 
   Men's and boys' apparel................................      117.3       115.6        -1.4 
   Women's and girls' apparel.............................      112.8       110.4        -2.1 
   Infants' and toddlers' apparel.........................      121.3       119.3        -1.6 
   Footwear...............................................      118.2       121.8         3.0 
                                                                                              
  Transportation..........................................      161.5       173.0         7.1 
   Private transportation.................................      158.8       170.3         7.2 
    New and used motor vehicles (1).......................       92.8        94.7         2.0 
     New vehicles.........................................      138.1       138.9          .6 
     Used cars and trucks.................................      134.1       140.3         4.6 
    Motor fuel............................................      160.9       196.3        22.0 
     Gasoline (all types).................................      160.2       195.4        22.0 
    Motor vehicle parts and equipment.....................      108.2       111.5         3.0 
    Motor vehicle maintenance and repair..................      202.0       209.3         3.6 
   Public transportation..................................      207.1       215.5         4.1 
                                                                                              
  Medical care............................................      309.5       322.8         4.3 
   Medical care commodities...............................      263.2       269.2         2.3 
   Medical care services..................................      321.5       337.3         4.9 
    Professional services.................................      274.0       284.3         3.8 
    Hospital and related services.........................      414.0       436.1         5.3 
                                                                                              
  Recreation (1)..........................................      106.3       106.8          .5 
   Video and audio (1)....................................      103.4       103.4          .0 
                                                                                              
  Education and communication (1).........................      110.0       111.4         1.3 
   Education (1)..........................................      142.5       151.0         6.0 
    Educational books and supplies........................      352.2       367.1         4.2 
    Tuition, other school fees, and childcare.............      402.5       427.1         6.1 
   Communication (1)......................................       88.3        86.4        -2.2 
    Information and information processing (1)............       86.8        84.9        -2.2 
     Telephone services (1)...............................       96.0        95.0        -1.0 
     Information technology, hardware and services (3)....       15.3        14.2        -7.2 
      Personal computers and peripheral equipment (1).....       15.0        12.6       -16.0 
                                                                                              
  Other goods and services................................      312.6       322.2         3.1 
   Tobacco and smoking products...........................      478.8       504.2         5.3 
   Personal care..........................................      180.4       184.0         2.0 
    Personal care products................................      154.4       154.5          .1 
    Personal care services................................      198.2       204.2         3.0 
    Miscellaneous personal services.......................      294.0       303.4         3.2 
                                                                                              
                Commodity and service group                                                   
                                                                                              
 Commodities..............................................      155.4       161.4         3.9 
  Food and beverages......................................      186.2       190.5         2.3 
  Commodities less food and beverages.....................      138.1       144.7         4.8 
   Nondurables less food and beverages....................      160.6       173.2         7.8 
    Apparel...............................................      120.0       119.1         -.8 
    Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel.........      189.6       210.6        11.1 
   Durables...............................................      114.0       115.1         1.0 
 Services.................................................      218.6       225.7         3.2 
  Rent of shelter (2).....................................      204.3       209.5         2.5 
  Tenants' and household insurance (1)....................      116.4       117.9         1.3 
  Gas (piped) and electricity.............................      149.8       165.4        10.4 
  Water and sewer and trash collection services (1).......      124.1       130.6         5.2 
  Household operations (1)................................      126.8       132.8         4.7 
  Transportation services.................................      220.9       225.9         2.3 
  Medical care services...................................      321.5       337.3         4.9 
  Other services..........................................      254.1       260.0         2.3 
                                                                                              
                      Special indexes                                                         
                                                                                              
 All items less food......................................      184.1       191.0         3.7 
 All items less shelter...................................      176.4       183.4         4.0 
 All items less medical care..............................      179.1       185.4         3.5 
 Commodities less food....................................      140.0       146.5         4.6 
 Nondurables less food....................................      162.6       174.6         7.4 
 Nondurables less food and apparel........................      189.0       208.4        10.3 
 Nondurables..............................................      173.9       182.5         4.9 
 Services less rent of shelter (2)........................      207.4       215.9         4.1 
 Services less medical care services......................      210.6       217.2         3.1 
 Energy...................................................      151.3       177.2        17.1 
 All items less energy....................................      189.5       193.5         2.1 
  All items less food and energy..........................      190.6       194.6         2.1 
   Commodities less food and energy commodities...........      139.4       140.6          .9 
    Energy commodities....................................      161.5       197.7        22.4 
   Services less energy services..........................      226.2       232.3         2.7 
 Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1982-84=$1.00)..     $ .542      $ .524           - 
 Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1967=$1.00).....     $ .182      $ .176           - 

   1 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
   2 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base
   3 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.
   - Data not available.