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                      CONSUMER PRICE INDEX:  MAY 2004
 
      The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased
 0.6 percent in May, before seasonal adjustment, the Bureau of Labor
 Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today.  The May level
 of 189.1 (1982-84=100) was 3.1 percent higher than in May 2003.
      
      The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers
 (CPI-W) increased 0.7 percent in May, prior to seasonal adjustment.  The
 May level of 184.7 was 3.0 percent higher than in May 2003.
      
      The Chained Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-U)
 increased 0.4 percent in May on a not seasonally adjusted basis.  The May
 level of 110.1 (December 1999=100) was 2.4 percent higher than in May
 2003.  Please note that the indexes for the post-2002 period are subject
 to revision.
     
 CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U)
      
      On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI-U rose 0.6 percent in May,
 following a 0.2 percent increase in April.  Energy costs advanced sharply
 in May--up 4.6 percent.  Within energy, the index for petroleum-based
 energy increased 7.7 percent and the index for energy services increased
 1.1 percent.  The index for food rose 0.9 percent in May, following
 increases of 0.2 percent in each of the three preceding months.  Prices
 for dairy products rose 6.8 percent, accounting for about half of the 1.4
 percent rise in the index for food at home.  The index for all items less
 food and energy, which increased 0.3 percent in April, rose 0.2 percent in
 May.  A deceleration in shelter costs--up 0.2 percent in May after
 advancing 0.5 percent in April--was responsible for the smaller May
 advance.
 
     
 Table A.  Percent changes in CPI for Urban Consumers (CPI-U)
                                   Seasonally adjusted                Un-
                                                          Compound  adjusted
     Expenditure        Changes from preceding month    annual rate  12-mos.
      Category          2003             2004           3-mos. ended  ended
                     Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr.  May   May '04   May '04
 All Items           -.2    .2   .5   .3   .5   .2   .6    5.5       3.1
  Food and beverages  .4    .5  -.1   .2   .2   .2   .9    5.1       4.0
  Housing            -.1    .2   .4   .2   .3   .4   .4    4.3       2.4
  Apparel            -.5   -.3  -.3  -.1   .9   .0   .3    5.1        .7
  Transportation    -1.3   -.2  1.7   .7  1.1   .1  1.7   12.4       5.1
  Medical care        .3    .5   .2   .6   .6   .4   .3    4.9       4.6
  Recreation          .2    .1   .0   .3   .3   .2  -.2    1.1       1.1
  Education and                                                         
    communication     .2    .2   .1   .3   .1   .3   .0    1.4       1.8
  Other goods and                                                     
    services          .0    .2   .3   .2   .2   .1   .1    1.7       1.9
  Special Indexes                                                       
    Energy          -3.0    .3  4.7  1.7  1.9   .1  4.6   29.7      15.0
    Food              .4    .5   .0   .2   .2   .2   .9    5.1       4.1
    All Items less                                                       
      food and energy .0    .1   .2   .2   .4   .3   .2    3.3       1.7
     
     
      During the first five months of 2004, the CPI-U rose at a 5.1 percent
 seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR).  This compares with an increase of
 1.9 percent for all of 2003.  The index for energy, which increased 6.9
 percent in 2003, increased at a 35.9 percent SAAR in the first five months
 of 2004.  Petroleum-based energy costs increased at a 70.4 percent annual
 rate and charges for energy services rose at a 6.6 percent annual rate.
 The food index has increased at a 3.4 percent SAAR thus far this year,
 compared with an increase of 3.6 percent for all of 2003. Excluding food
 and energy, the CPI-U advanced at a 2.9 percent SAAR in the first five
 months, following a 1.1 percent rise in all of 2003.
      
      The food and beverages index increased 0.9 percent in May.  The index
 for food at home, which rose 0.1 percent in April, advanced 1.4 percent in
 May.  The index for dairy products rose 6.8 percent in May, following a
 1.6 percent rise in April, and accounted for about one-half of the May
 grocery store food increase.  Fresh whole milk prices rose 14.7 percent,
 its largest advance since a 15.5 percent rise in July 1946 after the end
 of World War II price controls.  The index for meats, poultry, fish, and
 eggs increased 1.6 percent in May.  The index for beef and veal, which
 declined sharply in each of the first three months of 2004, before turning
 back up in April, increased 2.8 percent.  The indexes for pork and for
 poultry also rose sharply, increasing 2.0 and 2.6 percent, respectively.
 The index for fruits and vegetables, which declined 0.6 percent in April,
 rose 0.7 percent in May.  The indexes for fresh vegetables and for fresh
 fruits increased 1.2 and 0.5 percent, respectively.  (Prior to seasonal
 adjustment, fresh vegetable prices fell 0.3 percent, while fresh fruit
 prices rose 3.2 percent.)  Among the other major food at home groups, the
 indexes for nonalcoholic beverages and for other food at home each
 increased 0.4 percent in May.  The index for cereal and bakery product
 rose 0.2 percent.  The other two components of the food and beverage index-
 -food away from home and alcoholic beverages--increased 0.2 percent and
 declined 0.1 percent, respectively.
      
      The index for housing rose 0.4 percent in May, the same as in April.
 Shelter costs, which advanced sharply in March and April, increased 0.2
 percent in May.  After registering increases of 3.8 and 1.6 percent in
 March and April, respectively, the index for lodging away from home rose
 0.2 percent in May.  The indexes for rent and for owners' equivalent rent
 increased 0.3 and 0.2 percent, respectively.  The index for fuels and
 utilities advanced 1.1 percent, following a 0.5 percent increase in April.
 Each of the three major household fuels contributed to the larger May
 advance--the index for fuel oil increased 3.5 percent and the indexes for
 natural gas and for electricity rose 1.2 and 1.1 percent, respectively.
 The index for household furnishings and operations rose 0.2 percent in
 May, following declines of 0.2 percent in each of the preceding two
 months.
      
      The transportation index increased 1.7 percent in May, reflecting an
 8.1 percent increase in the index for gasoline.   (Prior to seasonal
 adjustment, gasoline prices rose 9.3 percent and registered a new peak
 level.)  The index for new vehicles increased 0.1 percent in May,
 following declines of 0.1 percent in each of the preceding two months.
 During the last 12 months, new vehicle prices have fallen 0.5 percent.
 The index for used cars and trucks registered their fourth consecutive
 increase--up 0.4 percent in April--but during the last 12 months this
 index has declined 10.9 percent.  Airline fares, which had registered
 increases in each of the first four months of 2004, declined 0.8 percent
 in May.
      
      The index for apparel, which was unchanged in April, increased 0.3 in
 May.  (Prior to seasonal adjustment, apparel prices fell 0.7 percent,
 largely as a result of the discounting of women's and girls' apparel.)
      
      Medical care costs rose 0.3 percent in May to a level 4.6 percent
 higher than a year ago.  The index for medical care commodities--
 prescription drugs, nonprescription drugs, and medical supplies--increased
 0.2 percent.  The index for medical care services rose 0.3 percent in May.
 Charges for physician's services and for hospital and related services
 increased 0.2 and 0.5 percent, respectively.
      
      The index for recreation declined 0.2 percent in May, following an
 increase of 0.2 percent in April.  The index for admissions to movies,
 theaters, concerts, and sporting events declined 0.6 percent.  Also
 contributing to the decline in the recreation component were decreases in
 the indexes for video and audio, for sporting goods, and for toys.
      
      The index for education and communication was unchanged in May.  The
 education index rose 0.6 percent, while the index for communication costs
 declined 0.6 percent.  Within the latter group, the index for telephone
 services fell 0.6 percent, reflecting decreases in long distance charges.
 The indexes for personal computers and peripheral equipment and for
 computer software and accessories declined 1.3 and 0.3 percent,
 respectively.
      
      The index for other goods and services rose 0.1 percent in May.  The
 index for haircuts and other personal care services rose 0.3 percent.  The
 index for tobacco and smoking products was virtually unchanged in May,
 following a 0.1 percent decline in April.
      
 
 CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W)
 
      On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI for Urban Wage Earners and
 Clerical Workers increased 0.7 percent in May.
 

 Table B.  Percent changes in CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical
 Workers (CPI-W)
                                       Seasonally adjusted            Un-
                                                          Compound  adjusted
     Expenditure        Changes from preceding month    annual rate  12-mos.
      Category          2003             2004           3-mos. ended  ended
                     Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr.  May   May '04   May '04.
 All Items          -.3    .2   .6   .3   .5   .2   .7     5.6       3.0
  Food and beverages .5    .4  -.1   .2   .2   .2   .9     5.1       4.1
  Housing           -.1    .2   .5   .2   .2   .3   .3     3.3       2.3
  Apparel           -.4   -.3  -.1   .0   .8  -.1   .2     4.1       1.1
  Transportation   -1.6   -.2  1.8   .6  1.3  -.1  2.1    13.9       4.7
  Medical care       .3    .4   .3   .7   .6   .4   .3     4.9       4.7
  Recreation         .2    .1  -.1   .4   .3   .0   .0     1.1       1.0
  Education and                                                         
    communication    .1    .1   .1   .2   .1   .2  -.2      .4       1.1
  Other goods and                                                     
    services        -.1    .3   .3   .2   .2   .2   .1     1.7       1.8
  Special Indexes                                                       
    Energy         -3.1    .3  4.9  1.6  2.2  -.1  5.0    32.3      16.0
    Food             .5    .5  -.1   .2   .2   .1  1.0     5.3       4.2
    All Items less                                                       
      food and
      energy        -.1    .1   .2   .2   .3   .2   .1     2.6       1.3
 

     Consumer Price Index data for June are scheduled for release on
 Friday, July 16, 2004, at 8:30 A.M. (EDT).
 
 CPI (Old Weights)
 
      For the first six months of 2004, BLS also will calculate Old Weights
 CPI-U and Old Weights CPI-W based on the 1999-2000 expenditure pattern
 used in the CPI from 2002 through 2003.  These Old Weight data are
 contained in tables 1(OW)-4(OW).  From April to May, the Old Weight CPI-U
 rose 0.6 percent and the Old Weight CPI-W rose 0.7 percent.  Note these
 series are not seasonally adjusted.
 
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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.
 
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 http://www.bls.gov/cpi/ or contact our CPI Information and Analysis
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       Calculating Index Changes
 
            Movements of the indexes from one month to another are
       usually expressed as percent changes rather than changes in index 
       points, because index point changes are affected by the level of 
       the index in relation to its base period while percent changes are 
       not.  The example below illustrates the computation of index point 
       and percent changes.
       
            Percent changes for 3-month and 6-month periods are expressed 
       as annual rates and are computed according to the standard formula 
       for compound growth rates.  These data indicate what the percent 
       change would be if the current rate were maintained for a 12-month 
       period.
       
         
                    Index Point Change
       
       CPI   					115.7
       Less previous index    			111.2
       Equals index point change  		4.5
       
       
                    Percent Change
       
       Index point difference			4.5
       Divided by the previous index		111.2
       Equals					0.040
       Results multiplied by one hundred	0.040 x 100
       Equals percent change			4.0

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 Regions Defined
 
 The states in the four regions shown in Tables 3 and 6 are listed below.
 
 The Northeast--Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York,
 New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont.

 The Midwest--Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota,
 Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin.

 The South--Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky,
 Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South
 Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of
 Columbia.

 The West--Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana,
 Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming.

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 A Note on Seasonally Adjusted and Unadjusted Data
 
   Because price data are used for different purposes by different groups,
 the Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes seasonally adjusted as well as
 unadjusted changes each month.
   
   For analyzing general price trends in the economy, seasonally adjusted
 changes are usually preferred since they eliminate the effect of changes
 that normally occur at the same time and in about the same magnitude every
 year--such as price movements resulting from changing climatic conditions,
 production cycles, model changeovers, holidays, and sales.
   
   The unadjusted data are of primary interest to consumers concerned about
 the prices they actually pay.  Unadjusted data also are used extensively
 for escalation purposes.  Many collective bargaining contract agreements
 and pension plans, for example, tie compensation changes to the Consumer
 Price Index unadjusted for seasonal variation.
   
   Seasonal factors used in computing the seasonally adjusted indexes are
 derived by the X-12-ARIMA Seasonal Adjustment Method.  The updated
 seasonal data at the end of 1977 replaced data from 1967 through 1977.
 Subsequent annual updates have replaced 5 years of seasonal data, e.g.,
 data from 1999 through 2003 were replaced at the end of 2003.  In January
 2002, dependently seasonally adjusted series were revised for January 1987-
 December 2001 as a result of a change in the aggregation weights for
 dependently adjusted series. For further information, please see
 "Aggregation of Dependently Adjusted Seasonally Adjusted Series," in the
 October 2001 issue of the CPI Detailed Report.
   
   The seasonal movement of All items and 54 other aggregations is derived
 by combining the seasonal movement of 73 selected components.  Each year
 the seasonal status of every series is reevaluated based upon certain
 statistical criteria.  If any of the 73 components change their seasonal
 adjustment status from seasonally adjusted to not seasonally adjusted, not
 seasonally adjusted data will be used for the last 5 years, but the
 seasonally adjusted indexes will be used before that period.  Note: 47 of
 the 73 components are seasonally adjusted for 2004.
   
   Seasonally adjusted data, including the All items index levels, are
 subject to revision for up to five years after their original release.
 For this reason, BLS advises against the use of these data in escalation
 agreements.
   
        Effective with the calculation of the seasonal factors for 1990,
 the Bureau of Labor Statistics has used an enhanced seasonal adjustment
 procedure called Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment for some CPI
 series.  Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment allows for better
 estimates of seasonally adjusted data.  Extreme values and/or sharp
 movements which might distort the seasonal pattern are estimated and
 removed from the data prior to calculation of seasonal factors.  Beginning
 with the calculation of seasonal factors for 1996, X-12-ARIMA software was
 used for Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment.
   
        For the fuel oil, natural gas, motor fuels, and educational books
 and supplies indexes, this procedure was used to offset the effects that
 extreme price volatility would otherwise have had on the estimates of
 seasonally adjusted data for those series.   For the Nonalcoholic
 beverages index, the procedure was used to offset the effects of labor and
 supply problems for coffee.  The procedure was used to account for unusual
 butter fat supply reductions, decreases in milk supply, and large swings
 in soybean oil inventories affecting the Fats and oils series.  For the
 Water and sewerage maintenance index, the procedure was used to account
 for a data collection anomaly and dry weather in California.  For Dairy
 products, it mitigated the effects of significant changes in milk
 production levels and higher demand for cheese.  For Electricity, it was
 used to offset an increase in demand due to warmer than expected weather,
 increased rates to conserve supplies, and declining natural gas
 inventories.  For New vehicles, New cars, and New trucks, the procedure
 was used to offset the effects of a model changeover combined with
 financing incentives.
   
        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
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 Table 1. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity
 and service group

 (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                   Unadjusted                           
                                                 Relative   Unadjusted indexes percent change to   Seasonally adjusted  
                                               importance,                       May 2004 from-    percent change from- 
                     CPI-U                       December                                                               
                                                   2003       Apr.      May                                             
                                                              2004      2004      May     Apr.   Feb. to Mar. to Apr. to
                                                                                 2003     2004     Mar.    Apr.    May  
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                        
             Expenditure category                                                                                       
                                                                                                                        
 All items....................................    100.000     188.0     189.1      3.1      0.6     0.5     0.2     0.6 
 All items (1967=100).........................          -     563.2     566.4        -        -       -       -       - 
                                                                                                                        
  Food and beverages..........................     15.384     185.0     186.5      4.0      0.8     0.2     0.2     0.9 
   Food.......................................     14.383     184.5     186.1      4.1      0.9     0.2     0.2     0.9 
    Food at home..............................      8.256     184.1     186.6      4.9      1.4     0.2     0.1     1.4 
     Cereals and bakery products..............      1.202     205.5     206.1      1.5      0.3     0.5     0.0     0.2 
     Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs...........      2.320     179.2     181.1     10.0      1.1    -0.3     0.2     1.6 
     Dairy and related products...............       .842     174.0     185.9     12.4      6.8     0.5     1.6     6.8 
     Fruits and vegetables....................      1.221     228.3     231.7      2.4      1.5     0.3    -0.6     0.7 
     Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage                                                                                
         materials............................       .905     139.7     139.9     -0.3      0.1    -0.2    -0.6     0.4 
     Other food at home.......................      1.765     165.0     165.4      2.0      0.2     0.6     0.1     0.4 
      Sugar and sweets........................       .305     162.6     163.5      0.7      0.6    -0.3    -0.1     0.3 
      Fats and oils...........................       .251     166.2     169.4      7.5      1.9     2.5    -0.1     1.7 
      Other foods.............................      1.210     180.4     180.1      1.3     -0.2     0.4     0.1     0.2 
       Other miscellaneous foods (1) (2)......       .308     110.5     110.8      0.6      0.3     2.0    -1.1     0.3 
    Food away from home (1)...................      6.127     186.2     186.7      2.9      0.3     0.2     0.2     0.3 
     Other food away from home (2)............       .332     124.7     124.8      3.6      0.1     0.2     0.6     0.2 
   Alcoholic beverages (1)....................      1.001     191.8     191.7      2.7     -0.1     0.5     0.5    -0.1 
                                                                                                                        
  Housing.....................................     42.089     188.4     188.9      2.4      0.3     0.3     0.4     0.4 
   Shelter....................................     32.878     218.4     218.7      2.8      0.1     0.6     0.5     0.2 
    Rent of primary residence (3).............      6.157     209.7     210.2      2.6      0.2     0.2     0.3     0.3 
    Lodging away from home (2)................      2.954     129.1     128.2      5.6     -0.7     3.8     1.6     0.2 
    Owners' equivalent rent of primary                                                                                  
        residence (3) (4).....................     23.383     223.9     224.3      2.4      0.2     0.3     0.4     0.2 
    Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)..       .385     115.7     116.1      1.6      0.3     0.1     0.5     0.3 
   Fuels and utilities........................      4.741     155.6     158.1      2.9      1.6    -1.1     0.5     1.1 
    Fuels.....................................      3.830     138.0     140.4      2.1      1.7    -1.4     0.5     1.1 
     Fuel oil and other fuels.................       .231     149.6     150.4      9.8      0.5    -1.8    -0.1     3.1 
     Gas (piped) and electricity (3)..........      3.599     144.2     146.8      1.6      1.8    -1.4     0.5     1.1 
    Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                
        services (2)..........................       .910     122.3     123.3      5.9      0.8     0.1     0.3     0.8 
   Household furnishings and operations.......      4.470     125.6     125.4     -0.7     -0.2    -0.2    -0.2     0.2 
    Household operations (1) (2)..............       .704     123.8     124.0      2.2      0.2     0.2     0.2     0.2 
                                                                                                                        
  Apparel.....................................      3.975     124.3     123.4      0.7     -0.7     0.9     0.0     0.3 
   Men's and boys' apparel....................      1.024     120.3     120.3      0.7      0.0    -0.1    -0.2     0.3 
   Women's and girls' apparel.................      1.704     118.7     116.9      1.2     -1.5     1.5     0.1     0.6 
   Infants' and toddlers' apparel.............       .195     120.5     118.1     -4.4     -2.0     0.4    -0.8    -1.6 
   Footwear...................................       .778     121.0     120.3      0.5     -0.6     1.0    -0.2    -0.3 
                                                                                                                        
  Transportation..............................     16.881     161.8     165.2      5.1      2.1     1.1     0.1     1.7 
   Private transportation.....................     15.817     157.9     161.5      5.5      2.3     1.2     0.0     2.0 
    New and used motor vehicles (2)...........      7.912      94.1      94.0     -3.5     -0.1    -0.2     0.0     0.0 
     New vehicles.............................      4.817     137.6     137.4     -0.5     -0.1    -0.1    -0.1     0.1 
     Used cars and trucks (1).................      2.007     131.3     131.8    -10.9      0.4     0.2     0.1     0.4 
    Motor fuel................................      3.249     155.9     170.5     29.9      9.4     5.5    -0.3     8.0 
     Gasoline (all types).....................      3.222     155.3     169.8     30.0      9.3     5.5    -0.3     8.1 
    Motor vehicle parts and equipment (1).....       .369     107.9     107.9      0.1      0.0    -0.2     0.1     0.0 
    Motor vehicle maintenance and repair......      1.349     198.6     199.0      2.1      0.2     0.3     0.2     0.2 
   Public transportation......................      1.064     211.5     210.7     -0.4     -0.4     0.3     0.4    -1.3 
                                                                                                                        
  Medical care................................      6.074     308.3     309.0      4.6      0.2     0.6     0.4     0.3 
   Medical care commodities...................      1.499     268.5     269.1      2.8      0.2     0.2     0.4     0.2 
   Medical care services......................      4.575     319.2     319.8      5.1      0.2     0.7     0.3     0.3 
    Professional services.....................      2.749     270.6     270.9      3.8      0.1     0.7     0.3     0.2 
    Hospital and related services (3).........      1.489     413.6     414.6      6.6      0.2     0.5     0.3     0.5 
                                                                                                                        
  Recreation (2)..............................      5.872     109.0     108.8      1.1     -0.2     0.3     0.2    -0.2 
   Video and audio (2)........................      1.736     104.7     104.6      0.8     -0.1     0.3     0.4    -0.2 
                                                                                                                        
  Education and communication (2).............      5.948     110.9     110.6      1.8     -0.3     0.1     0.3     0.0 
   Education (2)..............................      2.841     140.7     140.9      7.2      0.1     0.6     0.6     0.6 
    Educational books and supplies............       .219     349.5     349.6      5.1      0.0     0.6     0.7     0.3 
    Tuition, other school fees, and childcare.      2.623     404.9     405.6      7.4      0.2     0.6     0.6     0.6 
   Communication (2)..........................      3.107      87.4      86.9     -3.2     -0.6    -0.3     0.0    -0.6 
    Information and information processing (1)                                                                          
        (2)...................................      2.925      85.4      84.8     -3.5     -0.7    -0.5    -0.4    -0.7 
     Telephone services (1) (2)...............      2.315      96.5      95.9     -2.2     -0.6    -0.4    -0.2    -0.6 
     Information technology, hardware and                                                                               
         services (1) (5).....................       .610      15.0      14.9     -9.1     -0.7     0.0    -1.3    -0.7 
      Personal computers and peripheral                                                                                 
          equipment (1) (2)...................       .230      15.9      15.7    -12.8     -1.3    -1.3     0.6    -1.3 
                                                                                                                        
  Other goods and services....................      3.776     303.6     303.8      1.9      0.1     0.2     0.1     0.1 
   Tobacco and smoking products (1)...........       .806     473.3     473.5      1.7      0.0     0.2    -0.1     0.0 
   Personal care..............................      2.970     181.3     181.4      2.0      0.1     0.2     0.2     0.1 
    Personal care products (1)................       .680     154.5     154.6      0.7      0.1     0.0     0.0     0.1 
    Personal care services (1)................       .650     196.1     196.6      1.9      0.3     0.3     0.2     0.3 
    Miscellaneous personal services...........      1.448     292.7     293.1      3.7      0.1     0.4     0.4     0.1 
                                                                                                                        
          Commodity and service group                                                                                   
                                                                                                                        
 Commodities..................................     40.117     154.3     156.0      3.4      1.1     0.7     0.0     1.2 
  Food and beverages..........................     15.384     185.0     186.5      4.0      0.8     0.2     0.2     0.9 
  Commodities less food and beverages.........     24.733     136.9     138.6      3.0      1.2     1.0     0.0     1.3 
   Nondurables less food and beverages........     13.458     157.2     160.9      8.1      2.4     1.6    -0.5     2.3 
    Apparel...................................      3.975     124.3     123.4      0.7     -0.7     0.9     0.0     0.3 
    Nondurables less food, beverages, and                                                                               
        apparel...............................      9.483     181.7     188.2     11.2      3.6     2.5    -0.4     3.6 
   Durables...................................     11.275     115.0     114.8     -3.1     -0.2    -0.2    -0.2    -0.1 
 Services.....................................     59.883     221.5     221.9      2.8      0.2     0.4     0.4     0.2 
  Rent of shelter (4).........................     32.494     227.4     227.7      2.8      0.1     0.6     0.4     0.3 
  Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)....       .385     115.7     116.1      1.6      0.3     0.1     0.5     0.3 
  Gas (piped) and electricity (3).............      3.599     144.2     146.8      1.6      1.8    -1.4     0.5     1.1 
  Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                  
      services (2)............................       .910     122.3     123.3      5.9      0.8     0.1     0.3     0.8 
  Household operations (1) (2)................       .704     123.8     124.0      2.2      0.2     0.2     0.2     0.2 
  Transportation services.....................      6.319     220.0     220.0      1.7      0.0     0.0     0.2     0.0 
  Medical care services.......................      4.575     319.2     319.8      5.1      0.2     0.7     0.3     0.3 
  Other services..............................     10.896     259.7     259.6      2.7      0.0     0.2     0.3     0.1 
                                                                                                                        
                Special indexes                                                                                         
                                                                                                                        
 All items less food..........................     85.617     188.6     189.6      2.9      0.5     0.5     0.3     0.5 
 All items less shelter.......................     67.122     178.2     179.6      3.2      0.8     0.4     0.1     0.8 
 All items less medical care..................     93.926     181.8     182.9      2.9      0.6     0.4     0.2     0.7 
 Commodities less food........................     25.734     138.9     140.6      3.0      1.2     1.0    -0.1     1.2 
 Nondurables less food........................     14.459     159.3     162.8      7.7      2.2     1.7    -0.6     2.2 
 Nondurables less food and apparel............     10.484     181.7     187.7     10.5      3.3     2.6     0.0     3.1 
 Nondurables..................................     28.842     171.4     174.1      6.0      1.6     0.8    -0.1     1.5 
 Services less rent of shelter (4)............     27.389     231.1     231.7      2.7      0.3    -0.1     0.3     0.3 
 Services less medical care services..........     55.308     213.2     213.6      2.6      0.2     0.4     0.3     0.3 
 Energy.......................................      7.080     145.9     154.1     15.0      5.6     1.9     0.1     4.6 
 All items less energy........................     92.920     194.1     194.3      2.1      0.1     0.4     0.3     0.3 
  All items less food and energy..............     78.537     196.5     196.5      1.7      0.0     0.4     0.3     0.2 
   Commodities less food and energy                                                                                     
       commodities............................     22.254     140.5     140.2     -1.1     -0.2     0.1     0.0     0.1 
    Energy commodities........................      3.480     156.3     170.1     28.6      8.8     5.0    -0.3     7.7 
   Services less energy services..............     56.283     229.4     229.6      2.9      0.1     0.5     0.4     0.2 
 Purchasing power of the consumer dollar                                                                                
     (1982-84=$1.00)..........................          -    $ .532    $ .529        -        -       -       -       - 
 Purchasing power of the consumer dollar                                                                                
     (1967=$1.00).............................          -    $ .178    $ .177        -        -       -       -       - 

   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--   
                                                 Feb.    Mar.    Apr.    May                                            
                                                 2004    2004    2004    2004                                           
                                                                                Aug.   Nov.   Feb.    May   Nov.    May 
                                                                                2003   2003   2004   2004   2003   2004 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                        
             Expenditure category                                                                                       
                                                                                                                        
 All items....................................  186.3   187.2   187.6   188.8    2.6    0.2    3.7    5.5    1.4    4.6 
                                                                                                                        
  Food and beverages..........................  184.3   184.7   185.0   186.6    3.6    4.7    2.6    5.1    4.2    3.9 
   Food.......................................  183.8   184.1   184.4   186.1    3.9    4.7    2.7    5.1    4.3    3.9 
    Food at home..............................  183.6   183.9   184.1   186.7    4.8    6.4    1.8    6.9    5.6    4.3 
     Cereals and bakery products..............  204.2   205.2   205.3   205.7    2.2    0.4    0.8    3.0    1.3    1.9 
     Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs...........  179.3   178.8   179.2   182.0   10.8   22.4    1.3    6.2   16.4    3.7 
     Dairy and related products...............  171.3   172.2   174.9   186.8    4.2    5.8    2.4   41.4    5.0   20.3 
     Fruits and vegetables....................  228.4   229.0   227.7   229.3    7.7    2.3   -1.9    1.6    5.0   -0.2 
     Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage                                                                                
         materials............................  140.5   140.2   139.4   139.9   -1.4   -2.3    4.4   -1.7   -1.8    1.3 
     Other food at home.......................  163.9   164.9   165.0   165.7    1.2   -1.5    4.0    4.5   -0.1    4.2 
      Sugar and sweets........................  163.3   162.8   162.7   163.2    0.7    2.5    0.0   -0.2    1.6   -0.1 
      Fats and oils...........................  162.3   166.3   166.2   169.0    0.0    1.5   11.3   17.6    0.8   14.4 
      Other foods.............................  179.4   180.2   180.4   180.7    1.6   -2.9    3.6    2.9   -0.7    3.3 
       Other miscellaneous foods (1) (2)......  109.5   111.7   110.5   110.8   -0.7   -3.2    1.8    4.8   -2.0    3.3 
    Food away from home (1)...................  185.5   185.8   186.2   186.7    2.4    2.7    3.8    2.6    2.6    3.2 
     Other food away from home (2)............  124.0   124.2   124.9   125.2    2.0    3.0    5.7    3.9    2.5    4.8 
   Alcoholic beverages (1)....................  189.9   190.8   191.8   191.7    0.9    3.2    2.8    3.8    2.0    3.3 
                                                                                                                        
  Housing.....................................  187.1   187.7   188.4   189.1    1.3    0.9    3.0    4.3    1.1    3.7 
   Shelter....................................  215.8   217.1   218.1   218.6    1.7    2.3    1.7    5.3    2.0    3.5 
    Rent of primary residence (3).............  208.6   209.0   209.7   210.4    2.4    2.1    2.3    3.5    2.3    2.9 
    Lodging away from home (2)................  119.8   124.4   126.4   126.7   -1.0    3.0   -2.9   25.1    1.0   10.2 
    Owners' equivalent rent of primary                                                                                  
        residence (3) (4).....................  222.7   223.3   224.1   224.6    1.8    2.2    2.0    3.5    2.0    2.7 
    Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)..  115.0   115.1   115.7   116.1    5.4   -5.1    2.5    3.9    0.0    3.2 
   Fuels and utilities........................  158.9   157.1   157.9   159.7    1.6   -4.3   12.5    2.0   -1.4    7.1 
    Fuels.....................................  141.8   139.8   140.5   142.1    0.9   -6.4   13.8    0.8   -2.9    7.1 
     Fuel oil and other fuels.................  146.9   144.2   144.1   148.5    8.5   -3.2   32.6    4.4    2.5   17.7 
     Gas (piped) and electricity (3)..........  148.6   146.5   147.3   148.9    0.5   -6.9   12.8    0.8   -3.2    6.6 
    Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                
        services (2)..........................  121.8   121.9   122.3   123.3    4.9    5.9    7.9    5.0    5.4    6.5 
   Household furnishings and operations.......  125.7   125.5   125.2   125.4   -2.2   -1.9    2.3   -1.0   -2.0    0.6 
    Household operations (1) (2)..............  123.4   123.6   123.8   124.0    1.7    2.0    3.3    2.0    1.8    2.6 
                                                                                                                        
  Apparel.....................................  119.7   120.8   120.8   121.2    1.0   -0.3   -3.0    5.1    0.3    1.0 
   Men's and boys' apparel....................  118.3   118.2   118.0   118.3   -2.7    4.9    0.7    0.0    1.0    0.3 
   Women's and girls' apparel.................  111.5   113.2   113.3   114.0    1.8   -0.7   -4.9    9.3    0.5    2.0 
   Infants' and toddlers' apparel.............  119.8   120.3   119.3   117.4   -1.3   -7.0   -1.7   -7.8   -4.2   -4.8 
   Footwear...................................  118.3   119.5   119.3   119.0    3.1    0.0   -3.3    2.4    1.5   -0.5 
                                                                                                                        
  Transportation..............................  159.0   160.8   160.9   163.7    6.0   -6.9    9.0   12.4   -0.6   10.7 
   Private transportation.....................  155.0   156.9   156.9   160.0    6.5   -7.5    9.9   13.5   -0.8   11.7 
    New and used motor vehicles (2)...........   94.1    93.9    93.9    93.9   -3.6   -8.0   -1.7   -0.8   -5.9   -1.3 
     New vehicles.............................  137.5   137.3   137.2   137.3    0.3   -2.9    1.2   -0.6   -1.3    0.3 
     Used cars and trucks (1).................  131.0   131.2   131.3   131.8  -11.9  -28.0   -3.0    2.5  -20.3   -0.3 
    Motor fuel................................  145.1   153.1   152.7   164.9   39.0  -18.8   51.0   66.8    6.2   58.7 
     Gasoline (all types).....................  144.5   152.4   151.9   164.2   39.3  -18.6   51.2   66.7    6.4   58.8 
    Motor vehicle parts and equipment (1).....  108.0   107.8   107.9   107.9    0.4    0.0    0.4   -0.4    0.2    0.0 
    Motor vehicle maintenance and repair......  197.8   198.3   198.6   199.0    2.5    1.8    1.6    2.4    2.2    2.0 
   Public transportation......................  210.0   210.6   211.5   208.8    1.7    1.3   -2.4   -2.3    1.5   -2.4 
                                                                                                                        
  Medical care................................  305.3   307.0   308.1   309.0    4.0    4.1    5.4    4.9    4.0    5.2 
   Medical care commodities...................  266.7   267.3   268.5   269.1    2.9    1.5    3.1    3.6    2.2    3.4 
   Medical care services......................  315.7   317.8   318.9   319.8    4.3    4.9    6.2    5.3    4.6    5.7 
    Professional services.....................  267.5   269.4   270.1   270.6    1.4    3.1    5.9    4.7    2.2    5.3 
    Hospital and related services (3).........  410.4   412.5   413.6   415.5    8.7    7.3    5.3    5.1    8.0    5.2 
                                                                                                                        
  Recreation (2)..............................  108.3   108.6   108.8   108.6    1.1    0.7    1.5    1.1    0.9    1.3 
   Video and audio (2)........................  103.7   104.0   104.4   104.2    0.8    1.2   -1.1    1.9    1.0    0.4 
                                                                                                                        
  Education and communication (2).............  111.0   111.1   111.4   111.4    2.2    1.5    2.2    1.4    1.8    1.8 
   Education (2)..............................  140.2   141.0   141.8   142.6    9.7    5.1    7.2    7.0    7.3    7.1 
    Educational books and supplies............  345.5   347.5   349.9   351.0    6.9   -2.0    9.6    6.5    2.4    8.0 
    Tuition, other school fees, and childcare.  403.8   406.3   408.6   410.9    9.7    6.0    6.8    7.2    7.8    7.0 
   Communication (2)..........................   87.8    87.5    87.5    87.0   -4.4   -2.7   -2.7   -3.6   -3.5   -3.1 
    Information and information processing (1)                                                                          
        (2)...................................   86.1    85.7    85.4    84.8   -4.0   -3.6   -0.5   -5.9   -3.8   -3.2 
     Telephone services (1) (2)...............   97.1    96.7    96.5    95.9   -1.2   -2.4   -0.4   -4.9   -1.8   -2.7 
     Information technology, hardware and                                                                               
         services (1) (5).....................   15.2    15.2    15.0    14.9  -16.0   -7.4   -5.1   -7.7  -11.8   -6.4 
      Personal computers and peripheral                                                                                 
          equipment (1) (2)...................   16.0    15.8    15.9    15.7  -25.9   -9.2   -7.2   -7.3  -18.0   -7.2 
                                                                                                                        
  Other goods and services....................  302.3   302.9   303.3   303.6    2.6    0.5    3.0    1.7    1.6    2.3 
   Tobacco and smoking products (1)...........  472.6   473.6   473.3   473.5    5.4   -2.3    3.0    0.8    1.5    1.9 
   Personal care..............................  180.4   180.7   181.1   181.3    1.8    1.4    2.9    2.0    1.6    2.5 
    Personal care products (1)................  154.5   154.5   154.5   154.6   -0.3   -0.8    3.4    0.3   -0.5    1.8 
    Personal care services (1)................  195.2   195.8   196.1   196.6    1.9    0.6    2.1    2.9    1.2    2.5 
    Miscellaneous personal services...........  289.9   291.1   292.4   292.8    2.7    4.7    3.4    4.1    3.7    3.7 
                                                                                                                        
          Commodity and service group                                                                                   
                                                                                                                        
 Commodities..................................  152.4   153.4   153.4   155.2    3.5   -2.6    5.1    7.6    0.4    6.3 
  Food and beverages..........................  184.3   184.7   185.0   186.6    3.6    4.7    2.6    5.1    4.2    3.9 
  Commodities less food and beverages.........  134.4   135.7   135.7   137.4    3.3   -6.7    6.2    9.2   -1.8    7.7 
   Nondurables less food and beverages........  152.8   155.3   154.6   158.1   10.8   -1.9    9.4   14.6    4.3   12.0 
    Apparel...................................  119.7   120.8   120.8   121.2    1.0   -0.3   -3.0    5.1    0.3    1.0 
    Nondurables less food, beverages, and                                                                               
        apparel...............................  176.0   180.4   179.7   186.2   13.3   -7.6   16.8   25.3    2.3   21.0 
   Durables...................................  115.2   115.0   114.8   114.7   -4.3   -7.0    0.7   -1.7   -5.7   -0.5 
 Services.....................................  220.0   220.8   221.6   222.1    2.2    2.0    3.0    3.9    2.1    3.4 
  Rent of shelter (4).........................  224.7   226.1   227.0   227.7    1.6    2.4    1.8    5.4    2.0    3.6 
  Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)....  115.0   115.1   115.7   116.1    5.4   -5.1    2.5    3.9    0.0    3.2 
  Gas (piped) and electricity (3).............  148.6   146.5   147.3   148.9    0.5   -6.9   12.8    0.8   -3.2    6.6 
  Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                  
      services (2)............................  121.8   121.9   122.3   123.3    4.9    5.9    7.9    5.0    5.4    6.5 
  Household operations (1) (2)................  123.4   123.6   123.8   124.0    1.7    2.0    3.3    2.0    1.8    2.6 
  Transportation services.....................  219.2   219.3   219.7   219.6    2.4    3.0    0.7    0.7    2.7    0.7 
  Medical care services.......................  315.7   317.8   318.9   319.8    4.3    4.9    6.2    5.3    4.6    5.7 
  Other services..............................  258.8   259.4   260.1   260.3    2.9    2.7    2.8    2.3    2.8    2.6 
                                                                                                                        
                Special indexes                                                                                         
                                                                                                                        
 All items less food..........................  186.7   187.7   188.2   189.2    2.4   -0.4    3.7    5.5    1.0    4.6 
 All items less shelter.......................  176.9   177.6   177.8   179.2    3.0   -0.7    4.9    5.3    1.2    5.1 
 All items less medical care..................  180.2   181.0   181.4   182.6    2.7    0.0    3.6    5.4    1.4    4.5 
 Commodities less food........................  136.5   137.8   137.7   139.4    3.3   -6.3    6.1    8.8   -1.6    7.4 
 Nondurables less food........................  154.9   157.5   156.6   160.1   10.9   -1.8    8.7   14.1    4.4   11.4 
 Nondurables less food and apparel............  176.1   180.6   180.6   186.2   10.9   -6.8   15.1   25.0    1.7   20.0 
 Nondurables..................................  168.8   170.2   170.0   172.5    7.3    1.7    5.9    9.1    4.5    7.5 
 Services less rent of shelter (4)............  231.1   230.9   231.5   232.2    2.9    2.5    4.1    1.9    2.7    3.0 
 Services less medical care services..........  211.7   212.5   213.2   213.8    2.1    2.1    2.3    4.0    2.1    3.2 
 Energy.......................................  142.8   145.5   145.7   152.4   17.3  -12.7   30.1   29.7    1.2   29.9 
 All items less energy........................  192.5   193.2   193.7   194.2    1.7    1.3    1.9    3.6    1.5    2.7 
  All items less food and energy..............  194.8   195.5   196.0   196.4    1.2    0.8    1.7    3.3    1.0    2.5 
   Commodities less food and energy                                                                                     
       commodities............................  139.4   139.6   139.6   139.7   -1.1   -4.2    0.3    0.9   -2.7    0.6 
    Energy commodities........................  146.0   153.3   152.9   164.7   37.0  -18.0   50.1   61.9    6.0   55.9 
   Services less energy services..............  227.2   228.3   229.2   229.6    2.4    2.7    2.1    4.3    2.5    3.2 

   1 Not seasonally adjusted.
   2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
   3 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator.  All other item stratum index series were calculated
 using a geometric means estimator.
   4 Indexes on a December 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                                  May 2004 from--       Apr.2004 from--  
                                               sched-                                                                      
                                                 ule   Feb.   Mar.   Apr.    May                                           
                                                 (1)   2004   2004   2004   2004    May   Mar.   Apr.   Apr.   Feb.   Mar. 
                                                                                   2003   2004   2004   2003   2004   2004 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                           
 U.S. city average............................   M    186.2  187.4  188.0  189.1    3.1    0.9    0.6    2.3    1.0    0.3 
                                                                                                                           
            Region and area size(2)                                                                                        
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
 Northeast urban..............................   M    196.8  198.6  199.4  199.9    3.7    0.7    0.3    3.5    1.3    0.4 
   Size A - More than 1,500,000...............   M    198.8  200.7  201.4  202.0    3.8    0.6    0.3    3.6    1.3    0.3 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).........   M    116.6  117.4  118.1  118.3    3.6    0.8    0.2    3.2    1.3    0.6 
                                                                                                                           
 Midwest urban................................   M    180.2  181.0  181.5  182.9    2.9    1.0    0.8    2.1    0.7    0.3 
   Size A - More than 1,500,000...............   M    182.5  183.1  183.7  185.0    2.9    1.0    0.7    2.2    0.7    0.3 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).........   M    114.7  115.2  115.6  116.4    3.0    1.0    0.7    2.1    0.8    0.3 
   Size D -  Nonmetropolitan  (less than                                                                                   
       50,000)................................   M    173.0  174.1  173.9  176.0    2.5    1.1    1.2    1.3    0.5   -0.1 
                                                                                                                           
 South urban..................................   M    179.1  180.1  180.9  182.0    2.9    1.1    0.6    2.0    1.0    0.4 
   Size A - More than 1,500,000...............   M    180.8  181.8  182.5  183.4    2.7    0.9    0.5    2.0    0.9    0.4 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).........   M    114.3  114.9  115.6  116.4    3.2    1.3    0.7    2.0    1.1    0.6 
   Size D -  Nonmetropolitan  (less than                                                                                   
       50,000)................................   M    176.8  177.7  178.7  179.4    2.7    1.0    0.4    1.8    1.1    0.6 
                                                                                                                           
 West urban...................................   M    190.8  192.2  192.3  193.4    2.6    0.6    0.6    1.9    0.8    0.1 
   Size A - More than 1,500,000...............   M    193.2  194.5  194.6  195.9    2.5    0.7    0.7    1.5    0.7    0.1 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).........   M    117.0  117.9  117.8  118.2    3.1    0.3    0.3    2.5    0.7   -0.1 
                                                                                                                           
                 Size classes                                                                                              
                                                                                                                           
   A (4)......................................   M    170.4  171.5  172.0  172.9    3.0    0.8    0.5    2.4    0.9    0.3 
   B/C (3)....................................   M    115.2  115.9  116.3  117.0    3.2    0.9    0.6    2.3    1.0    0.3 
   D..........................................   M    177.9  178.9  179.3  180.9    2.7    1.1    0.9    1.7    0.8    0.2 
                                                                                                                           
            Selected local areas(5)                                                                                        
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI...............   M    186.4  186.3  187.2  188.7    2.9    1.3    0.8    2.1    0.4    0.5 
 Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA......   M    190.1  191.5  191.9  193.3    3.7    0.9    0.7    2.3    0.9    0.2 
 New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island,                                                                                       
     NY-NJ-CT-PA..............................   M    201.1  203.4  204.0  204.4    3.9    0.5    0.2    3.7    1.4    0.3 
                                                                                                                           
 Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT..........   1        -  208.7      -  208.7    3.2    0.0      -      -      -      - 
 Cleveland-Akron, OH..........................   1        -  180.0      -  181.3    3.5    0.7      -      -      -      - 
 Dallas-Fort Worth, TX........................   1        -  177.7      -  179.1    1.2    0.8      -      -      -      - 
 Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV (6)........   1        -  118.1      -  118.9    2.8    0.7      -      -      -      - 
                                                                                                                           
 Atlanta, GA..................................   2    180.8      -  182.3      -      -      -      -    0.1    0.8      - 
 Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI..................   2    183.4      -  184.7      -      -      -      -    1.4    0.7      - 
 Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX...............   2    168.5      -  169.7      -      -      -      -    4.4    0.7      - 
 Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL....................   2    183.6      -  185.2      -      -      -      -    2.5    0.9      - 
 Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City,                                                                                    
     PA-NJ-DE-MD..............................   2    191.4      -  194.8      -      -      -      -    4.1    1.8      - 
 San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA...........   2    198.1      -  198.3      -      -      -      -    0.5    0.1      - 
 Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA.................   2    193.5      -  194.3      -      -      -      -    1.0    0.4      - 

   1 Areas on pricing schedule 2 (see Table 10) will appear next month. 
   2 Regions defined as the four Census regions.  See technical notes.
   3 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base.
   4 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.
   5 In addition, the following metropolitan areas are published semiannually and appear in Tables 34 and 39 of the 
 January and July issues of the CPI Detailed Report: Anchorage, AK; Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN; Denver-Boulder-Greeley,
 CO; Honolulu, HI; Kansas City, MO-KS; Milwaukee-Racine, WI; Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI; Phoenix-Mesa, AZ; Pittsburgh, PA;
 Portland-Salem, OR-WA; St. Louis, MO-IL; San Diego, CA; Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL.
   6 Indexes on a November 1996=100 base.
   - Data not available.
 NOTE:  Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

 Table 4. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by expenditure
 category and commodity and service group

 (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                   Unadjusted                           
                                                 Relative   Unadjusted indexes percent change to   Seasonally adjusted  
                                               importance,                       May 2004 from-    percent change from- 
                     CPI-W                       December                                                               
                                                   2003       Apr.      May                                             
                                                              2004      2004      May     Apr.   Feb. to Mar. to Apr. to
                                                                                 2003     2004     Mar.    Apr.    May  
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                        
             Expenditure category                                                                                       
                                                                                                                        
 All items....................................    100.000     183.5     184.7      3.0      0.7     0.5     0.2     0.7 
 All items (1967=100).........................          -     546.5     550.2        -        -       -       -       - 
                                                                                                                        
  Food and beverages..........................     17.151     184.5     186.0      4.1      0.8     0.2     0.2     0.9 
   Food.......................................     16.061     183.9     185.6      4.2      0.9     0.2     0.1     1.0 
    Food at home..............................      9.637     183.3     185.8      5.1      1.4     0.2     0.1     1.5 
     Cereals and bakery products..............      1.364     205.5     206.0      1.5      0.2     0.4     0.2     0.0 
     Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs...........      2.908     179.1     181.1     10.0      1.1    -0.2     0.1     1.6 
     Dairy and related products...............       .955     173.6     186.1     12.7      7.2     0.4     1.7     7.2 
     Fruits and vegetables....................      1.344     225.5     228.9      2.1      1.5     0.1    -0.8     0.9 
     Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage                                                                                
         materials............................      1.076     139.1     139.3     -0.3      0.1    -0.4    -0.4     0.4 
     Other food at home.......................      1.991     164.6     165.1      2.1      0.3     0.7    -0.1     0.6 
      Sugar and sweets........................       .321     161.9     162.9      0.5      0.6    -0.2    -0.1     0.3 
      Fats and oils...........................       .303     166.1     169.4      7.5      2.0     2.4     0.2     1.7 
      Other foods.............................      1.366     180.8     180.5      1.3     -0.2     0.5    -0.1     0.4 
       Other miscellaneous foods (1) (2)......       .350     111.0     111.2      0.6      0.2     1.9    -1.1     0.2 
    Food away from home (1)...................      6.424     186.1     186.6      2.9      0.3     0.2     0.3     0.3 
     Other food away from home (2)............       .252     124.3     124.6      3.1      0.2     0.1     0.4     0.2 
   Alcoholic beverages (1)....................      1.090     192.1     192.0      2.8     -0.1     0.6     0.5    -0.1 
                                                                                                                        
  Housing.....................................     39.114     183.6     184.1      2.3      0.3     0.2     0.3     0.3 
   Shelter....................................     30.151     211.5     211.8      2.6      0.1     0.4     0.4     0.2 
    Rent of primary residence (3).............      8.065     208.9     209.4      2.6      0.2     0.2     0.3     0.2 
    Lodging away from home (2)................      1.722     129.8     128.2      4.9     -1.2     3.6     1.8    -0.8 
    Owners' equivalent rent of primary                                                                                  
        residence (3) (4).....................     20.026     203.1     203.6      2.3      0.2     0.3     0.2     0.3 
    Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)..       .337     116.0     116.4      2.1      0.3     0.1     0.7     0.3 
   Fuels and utilities........................      5.079     155.1     157.4      2.9      1.5    -1.0     0.4     1.1 
    Fuels.....................................      4.146     137.0     139.3      2.2      1.7    -1.3     0.5     1.1 
     Fuel oil and other fuels.................       .216     148.9     149.6      9.9      0.5    -1.9     0.3     2.9 
     Gas (piped) and electricity (3)..........      3.930     143.5     146.1      1.8      1.8    -1.2     0.5     1.0 
    Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                
        services (2)..........................       .933     122.5     123.5      6.1      0.8     0.2     0.2     0.9 
   Household furnishings and operations.......      3.884     121.3     121.1     -0.7     -0.2     0.0    -0.3     0.0 
    Household operations (1) (2)..............       .318     125.6     125.9      2.9      0.2     0.4     0.2     0.2 
                                                                                                                        
  Apparel.....................................      4.357     123.8     122.8      1.1     -0.8     0.8    -0.1     0.2 
   Men's and boys' apparel....................      1.120     120.6     120.3      1.0     -0.2    -0.1    -0.1    -0.1 
   Women's and girls' apparel.................      1.727     118.4     116.7      2.2     -1.4     1.9     0.1     0.6 
   Infants' and toddlers' apparel.............       .250     123.4     120.9     -3.8     -2.0     0.4    -1.5    -1.5 
   Footwear...................................      1.011     119.6     119.0     -0.8     -0.5     0.3    -0.4    -0.2 
                                                                                                                        
  Transportation..............................     19.145     159.9     163.6      4.7      2.3     1.3    -0.1     2.1 
   Private transportation.....................     18.348     157.1     160.9      5.0      2.4     1.3    -0.1     2.2 
    New and used motor vehicles (2)...........      9.305      92.6      92.5     -5.0     -0.1    -0.1     0.0     0.1 
     New vehicles.............................      4.864     138.7     138.5     -0.4     -0.1    -0.2    -0.1     0.1 
     Used cars and trucks (1).................      3.487     132.1     132.6    -10.8      0.4     0.2     0.1     0.4 
    Motor fuel................................      3.967     156.5     171.1     30.1      9.3     5.4    -0.5     8.5 
     Gasoline (all types).....................      3.936     155.8     170.4     30.2      9.4     5.4    -0.5     8.4 
    Motor vehicle parts and equipment (1).....       .456     107.5     107.5      0.3      0.0    -0.2     0.1     0.0 
    Motor vehicle maintenance and repair......      1.365     200.4     200.8      2.2      0.2     0.2     0.1     0.2 
   Public transportation......................       .797     209.4     208.8      0.1     -0.3     0.3     0.5    -1.4 
                                                                                                                        
  Medical care................................      4.969     307.7     308.4      4.7      0.2     0.6     0.4     0.3 
   Medical care commodities...................      1.142     262.5     263.3      2.7      0.3     0.2     0.4     0.3 
   Medical care services......................      3.827     319.4     320.0      5.2      0.2     0.6     0.3     0.3 
    Professional services.....................      2.256     273.2     273.5      3.9      0.1     0.7     0.3     0.2 
    Hospital and related services (3).........      1.254     409.8     410.7      6.7      0.2     0.5     0.3     0.5 
                                                                                                                        
  Recreation (2)..............................      5.697     106.7     106.6      1.0     -0.1     0.3     0.0     0.0 
   Video and audio (2)........................      1.928     103.9     103.9      0.9      0.0     0.4     0.4    -0.1 
                                                                                                                        
  Education and communication (2).............      5.645     109.6     109.2      1.1     -0.4     0.1     0.2    -0.2 
   Education (2)..............................      2.299     139.7     139.9      6.7      0.1     0.6     0.5     0.4 
    Educational books and supplies............       .215     350.4     350.4      5.0      0.0     0.5     0.7     0.3 
    Tuition, other school fees, and childcare.      2.084     394.1     394.6      6.9      0.1     0.5     0.5     0.4 
   Communication (2)..........................      3.345      89.0      88.4     -3.2     -0.7    -0.3     0.0    -0.6 
    Information and information processing (1)                                                                          
        (2)...................................      3.194      87.5      87.0     -3.3     -0.6    -0.3    -0.5    -0.6 
     Telephone services (1) (2)...............      2.622      96.7      96.1     -2.2     -0.6    -0.4    -0.2    -0.6 
     Information technology, hardware and                                                                               
         services (1) (5).....................       .572      15.5      15.4     -9.4     -0.6    -0.6    -1.3    -0.6 
      Personal computers and peripheral                                                                                 
          equipment (1) (2)...................       .205      15.6      15.4    -13.5     -1.3    -1.3     0.6    -1.3 
                                                                                                                        
  Other goods and services....................      3.923     311.3     311.5      1.8      0.1     0.2     0.2     0.1 
   Tobacco and smoking products (1)...........      1.248     474.1     474.4      1.6      0.1     0.2     0.0     0.1 
   Personal care..............................      2.675     180.1     180.2      1.9      0.1     0.2     0.2     0.1 
    Personal care products (1)................       .737     155.1     155.1      0.6      0.0     0.0     0.1     0.0 
    Personal care services (1)................       .610     196.6     197.1      1.8      0.3     0.3     0.2     0.3 
    Miscellaneous personal services...........      1.152     292.9     293.1      3.8      0.1     0.4     0.7     0.1 
                                                                                                                        
          Commodity and service group                                                                                   
                                                                                                                        
 Commodities..................................     44.582     154.8     156.7      3.4      1.2     0.7     0.0     1.3 
  Food and beverages..........................     17.151     184.5     186.0      4.1      0.8     0.2     0.2     0.9 
  Commodities less food and beverages.........     27.430     138.0     140.0      2.9      1.4     1.0    -0.1     1.5 
   Nondurables less food and beverages........     14.671     160.5     164.7      9.0      2.6     1.9    -0.6     2.6 
    Apparel...................................      4.357     123.8     122.8      1.1     -0.8     0.8    -0.1     0.2 
    Nondurables less food, beverages, and                                                                               
        apparel...............................     10.315     187.0     194.5     12.4      4.0     2.8    -0.6     4.1 
   Durables...................................     12.759     113.9     113.9     -4.1      0.0    -0.2    -0.2     0.0 
 Services.....................................     55.418     217.1     217.6      2.6      0.2     0.2     0.3     0.2 
  Rent of shelter (4).........................     29.813     203.7     203.9      2.6      0.1     0.5     0.3     0.2 
  Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)....       .337     116.0     116.4      2.1      0.3     0.1     0.7     0.3 
  Gas (piped) and electricity (3).............      3.930     143.5     146.1      1.8      1.8    -1.2     0.5     1.0 
  Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                  
      services (2)............................       .933     122.5     123.5      6.1      0.8     0.2     0.2     0.9 
  Household operations (1) (2)................       .318     125.6     125.9      2.9      0.2     0.4     0.2     0.2 
  Transportation services.....................      6.241     220.2     220.3      1.9      0.0     0.1     0.2     0.0 
  Medical care services.......................      3.827     319.4     320.0      5.2      0.2     0.6     0.3     0.3 
  Other services..............................     10.020     253.0     252.7      2.3     -0.1     0.2     0.2     0.0 
                                                                                                                        
                Special indexes                                                                                         
                                                                                                                        
 All items less food..........................     83.939     183.2     184.4      2.7      0.7     0.5     0.2     0.7 
 All items less shelter.......................     69.849     175.3     176.8      3.2      0.9     0.4     0.1     0.9 
 All items less medical care..................     95.031     178.2     179.4      2.9      0.7     0.5     0.1     0.7 
 Commodities less food........................     28.520     139.9     141.8      2.8      1.4     0.9    -0.1     1.4 
 Nondurables less food........................     15.761     162.4     166.4      8.6      2.5     1.8    -0.6     2.4 
 Nondurables less food and apparel............     11.405     186.6     193.5     11.5      3.7     2.8    -0.1     3.6 
 Nondurables..................................     31.823     173.0     175.9      6.4      1.7     0.9    -0.2     1.8 
 Services less rent of shelter (4)............     25.605     205.2     205.8      2.7      0.3    -0.1     0.3     0.2 
 Services less medical care services..........     51.592     209.2     209.7      2.4      0.2     0.3     0.3     0.2 
 Energy.......................................      8.114     146.0     154.5     16.0      5.8     2.2    -0.1     5.0 
 All items less energy........................     91.886     189.0     189.3      1.8      0.2     0.3     0.2     0.3 
  All items less food and energy..............     75.825     190.4     190.4      1.3      0.0     0.3     0.2     0.1 
   Commodities less food and energy                                                                                     
       commodities............................     24.337     140.1     139.9     -1.6     -0.1     0.1     0.0     0.1 
    Energy commodities........................      4.183     156.7     170.7     29.0      8.9     5.1    -0.5     8.3 
   Services less energy services..............     51.488     225.3     225.5      2.7      0.1     0.4     0.3     0.2 
 Purchasing power of the consumer dollar                                                                                
     (1982-84=$1.00)..........................          -    $ .545    $ .541        -        -       -       -       - 
 Purchasing power of the consumer dollar                                                                                
     (1967=$1.00).............................          -    $ .183    $ .182        -        -       -       -       - 

   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--   
                                                 Feb.    Mar.    Apr.    May                                            
                                                 2004    2004    2004    2004                                           
                                                                                Aug.   Nov.   Feb.    May   Nov.    May 
                                                                                2003   2003   2004   2004   2003   2004 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                        
             Expenditure category                                                                                       
                                                                                                                        
 All items....................................  181.9   182.8   183.1   184.4    2.9   -0.7    4.1    5.6    1.1    4.8 
                                                                                                                        
  Food and beverages..........................  183.8   184.1   184.4   186.1    3.6    5.2    2.4    5.1    4.4    3.8 
   Food.......................................  183.3   183.6   183.8   185.7    3.9    5.2    2.4    5.3    4.5    3.9 
    Food at home..............................  182.8   183.1   183.2   185.9    5.1    6.6    1.8    7.0    5.8    4.3 
     Cereals and bakery products..............  204.2   205.1   205.5   205.6    2.4   -0.2    1.2    2.8    1.1    2.0 
     Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs...........  179.3   178.9   179.1   182.0   10.8   22.7    1.6    6.2   16.6    3.8 
     Dairy and related products...............  170.9   171.5   174.5   187.0    3.7    6.4    1.9   43.4    5.0   20.9 
     Fruits and vegetables....................  226.4   226.7   224.8   226.9    7.8    1.8   -2.1    0.9    4.7   -0.6 
     Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage                                                                                
         materials............................  139.9   139.4   138.8   139.3   -2.0   -2.3    5.0   -1.7   -2.1    1.6 
     Other food at home.......................  163.4   164.5   164.4   165.4    1.2   -0.7    3.2    5.0    0.2    4.1 
      Sugar and sweets........................  162.5   162.2   162.1   162.6    0.5    3.3   -1.7    0.2    1.9   -0.7 
      Fats and oils...........................  162.1   166.0   166.3   169.2    0.3    1.0   11.1   18.7    0.6   14.8 
      Other foods.............................  179.7   180.6   180.4   181.1    1.6   -2.0    2.7    3.2   -0.2    2.9 
       Other miscellaneous foods (1) (2)......  110.1   112.2   111.0   111.2   -1.4   -2.2    2.2    4.1   -1.8    3.1 
    Food away from home (1)...................  185.3   185.6   186.1   186.6    2.2    2.9    3.5    2.8    2.6    3.2 
     Other food away from home (2)............  123.9   124.0   124.5   124.8    2.0    2.7    4.7    2.9    2.3    3.8 
   Alcoholic beverages (1)....................  190.0   191.2   192.1   192.0    0.2    4.1    2.6    4.3    2.2    3.4 
                                                                                                                        
  Housing.....................................  182.8   183.2   183.8   184.3    1.6    0.9    3.4    3.3    1.2    3.3 
   Shelter....................................  209.6   210.5   211.3   211.7    2.0    2.1    2.1    4.1    2.0    3.1 
    Rent of primary residence (3).............  207.8   208.2   208.9   209.4    2.6    2.0    2.5    3.1    2.3    2.8 
    Lodging away from home (2)................  120.9   125.2   127.4   126.4   -0.3    3.4   -1.6   19.5    1.5    8.4 
    Owners' equivalent rent of primary                                                                                  
        residence (3) (4).....................  202.1   202.7   203.1   203.8    1.8    2.2    1.8    3.4    2.0    2.6 
    Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)..  115.1   115.2   116.0   116.4    6.1   -4.4    2.5    4.6    0.7    3.5 
   Fuels and utilities........................  158.3   156.7   157.4   159.1    1.6   -4.6   12.8    2.0   -1.5    7.3 
    Fuels.....................................  140.6   138.8   139.5   141.1    1.2   -6.8   13.9    1.4   -2.9    7.5 
     Fuel oil and other fuels.................  145.8   143.0   143.4   147.5    8.9   -2.0   30.2    4.7    3.3   16.8 
     Gas (piped) and electricity (3)..........  147.7   145.9   146.7   148.2    0.8   -6.9   12.9    1.4   -3.1    7.0 
    Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                
        services (2)..........................  121.9   122.2   122.4   123.5    4.9    5.5    8.3    5.4    5.2    6.8 
   Household furnishings and operations.......  121.4   121.4   121.0   121.0   -1.6   -2.3    2.3   -1.3   -2.0    0.5 
    Household operations (1) (2)..............  124.9   125.4   125.6   125.9    1.6    2.6    3.9    3.2    2.1    3.6 
                                                                                                                        
  Apparel.....................................  119.5   120.5   120.4   120.7    0.3    1.0   -1.3    4.1    0.7    1.3 
   Men's and boys' apparel....................  118.5   118.4   118.3   118.2   -2.7    6.0    2.1   -1.0    1.5    0.5 
   Women's and girls' apparel.................  111.0   113.1   113.2   113.9    2.5    0.4   -4.6   10.9    1.4    2.9 
   Infants' and toddlers' apparel.............  123.2   123.7   121.9   120.1   -1.6   -6.9    3.3   -9.7   -4.3   -3.4 
   Footwear...................................  117.9   118.2   117.7   117.5    0.7   -0.3   -2.3   -1.4    0.2   -1.8 
                                                                                                                        
  Transportation..............................  156.9   158.9   158.8   162.1    6.1   -9.6    9.4   13.9   -2.1   11.7 
   Private transportation.....................  154.1   156.1   155.9   159.4    6.2  -10.0   10.2   14.5   -2.2   12.3 
    New and used motor vehicles (2)...........   92.5    92.4    92.4    92.5   -4.8  -12.3   -2.1    0.0   -8.6   -1.1 
     New vehicles.............................  138.7   138.4   138.3   138.5    0.6   -2.6    1.2   -0.6   -1.0    0.3 
     Used cars and trucks (1).................  131.7   132.0   132.1   132.6  -12.1  -27.7   -3.3    2.8  -20.2   -0.3 
    Motor fuel................................  145.5   153.3   152.5   165.5   40.2  -19.2   51.3   67.4    6.4   59.1 
     Gasoline (all types).....................  144.9   152.7   152.0   164.8   40.0  -19.1   51.5   67.3    6.4   59.2 
    Motor vehicle parts and equipment (1).....  107.6   107.4   107.5   107.5    0.4    0.7    0.4   -0.4    0.6    0.0 
    Motor vehicle maintenance and repair......  199.7   200.1   200.4   200.8    2.3    2.2    1.8    2.2    2.3    2.0 
   Public transportation......................  208.1   208.8   209.8   206.9    2.1    2.1   -1.1   -2.3    2.1   -1.7 
                                                                                                                        
  Medical care................................  304.7   306.4   307.5   308.4    3.7    4.4    5.6    4.9    4.0    5.3 
   Medical care commodities...................  260.9   261.5   262.5   263.3    3.0    1.4    2.6    3.7    2.2    3.2 
   Medical care services......................  315.9   317.9   319.0   320.0    4.0    5.2    6.5    5.3    4.6    5.9 
    Professional services.....................  270.0   272.0   272.7   273.3    1.5    2.9    6.3    5.0    2.2    5.6 
    Hospital and related services (3).........  406.7   408.7   409.8   411.9    8.7    8.3    4.8    5.2    8.5    5.0 
                                                                                                                        
  Recreation (2)..............................  106.1   106.4   106.4   106.4    0.8    0.4    1.5    1.1    0.6    1.3 
   Video and audio (2)........................  102.8   103.2   103.6   103.5    0.8    1.2   -1.5    2.8    1.0    0.6 
                                                                                                                        
  Education and communication (2).............  109.7   109.8   110.0   109.8    1.5    0.7    1.5    0.4    1.1    0.9 
   Education (2)..............................  139.3   140.1   140.8   141.4    9.0    4.5    7.2    6.2    6.8    6.7 
    Educational books and supplies............  346.7   348.5   350.8   351.8    6.7   -1.5    9.1    6.0    2.5    7.6 
    Tuition, other school fees, and childcare.  393.3   395.4   397.3   399.0    9.2    5.3    7.0    5.9    7.3    6.5 
   Communication (2)..........................   89.4    89.1    89.1    88.6   -4.3   -2.6   -2.2   -3.5   -3.5   -2.9 
    Information and information processing (1)                                                                          
        (2)...................................   88.2    87.9    87.5    87.0   -3.9   -3.1   -0.9   -5.3   -3.5   -3.1 
     Telephone services (1) (2)...............   97.3    96.9    96.7    96.1   -1.2   -2.4   -0.4   -4.8   -1.8   -2.7 
     Information technology, hardware and                                                                               
         services (1) (5).....................   15.8    15.7    15.5    15.4  -15.5   -9.5   -2.5   -9.7  -12.5   -6.2 
      Personal computers and peripheral                                                                                 
          equipment (1) (2)...................   15.7    15.5    15.6    15.4  -29.7   -7.2   -7.3   -7.4  -19.2   -7.4 
                                                                                                                        
  Other goods and services....................  310.0   310.6   311.1   311.3    2.9   -0.4    2.9    1.7    1.2    2.3 
   Tobacco and smoking products (1)...........  473.2   474.2   474.1   474.4    5.6   -2.5    2.6    1.0    1.5    1.8 
   Personal care..............................  179.1   179.5   179.9   180.0    1.6    0.7    3.0    2.0    1.1    2.5 
    Personal care products (1)................  155.0   155.0   155.1   155.1    0.3   -1.3    3.2    0.3   -0.5    1.7 
    Personal care services (1)................  195.7   196.3   196.6   197.1    2.1    0.4    1.9    2.9    1.2    2.4 
    Miscellaneous personal services...........  289.6   290.7   292.6   292.8    3.2    4.0    3.5    4.5    3.6    4.0 
                                                                                                                        
          Commodity and service group                                                                                   
                                                                                                                        
 Commodities..................................  152.8   153.9   153.9   155.9    3.5   -3.4    5.1    8.4    0.0    6.7 
  Food and beverages..........................  183.8   184.1   184.4   186.1    3.6    5.2    2.4    5.1    4.4    3.8 
  Commodities less food and beverages.........  135.4   136.8   136.6   138.7    3.6   -8.5    6.8   10.1   -2.6    8.4 
   Nondurables less food and beverages........  155.7   158.6   157.7   161.8   11.5   -1.6   10.4   16.6    4.8   13.5 
    Apparel...................................  119.5   120.5   120.4   120.7    0.3    1.0   -1.3    4.1    0.7    1.3 
    Nondurables less food, beverages, and                                                                               
        apparel...............................  180.7   185.8   184.6   192.2   14.5   -8.1   18.5   28.0    2.6   23.1 
   Durables...................................  114.2   114.0   113.8   113.8   -5.3   -9.9    0.4   -1.4   -7.6   -0.5 
 Services.....................................  216.1   216.6   217.3   217.8    2.3    1.9    3.2    3.2    2.1    3.2 
  Rent of shelter (4).........................  201.8   202.8   203.5   203.9    1.8    2.2    2.0    4.2    2.0    3.1 
  Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)....  115.1   115.2   116.0   116.4    6.1   -4.4    2.5    4.6    0.7    3.5 
  Gas (piped) and electricity (3).............  147.7   145.9   146.7   148.2    0.8   -6.9   12.9    1.4   -3.1    7.0 
  Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                  
      services (2)............................  121.9   122.2   122.4   123.5    4.9    5.5    8.3    5.4    5.2    6.8 
  Household operations (1) (2)................  124.9   125.4   125.6   125.9    1.6    2.6    3.9    3.2    2.1    3.6 
  Transportation services.....................  219.4   219.6   220.0   220.0    2.6    3.0    1.3    1.1    2.8    1.2 
  Medical care services.......................  315.9   317.9   319.0   320.0    4.0    5.2    6.5    5.3    4.6    5.9 
  Other services..............................  252.2   252.7   253.3   253.2    2.4    2.3    2.6    1.6    2.4    2.1 
                                                                                                                        
                Special indexes                                                                                         
                                                                                                                        
 All items less food..........................  181.5   182.4   182.7   183.9    2.7   -1.5    4.3    5.4    0.6    4.8 
 All items less shelter.......................  173.9   174.6   174.8   176.4    3.3   -1.6    5.0    5.9    0.8    5.4 
 All items less medical care..................  176.7   177.5   177.7   179.0    2.8   -0.7    3.9    5.3    1.0    4.6 
 Commodities less food........................  137.4   138.7   138.6   140.6    3.6   -7.9    6.7    9.6   -2.3    8.1 
 Nondurables less food........................  157.8   160.7   159.7   163.5   11.6   -1.3    9.7   15.3    5.0   12.4 
 Nondurables less food and apparel............  180.4   185.4   185.3   191.9   11.6   -7.3   16.6   28.0    1.8   22.2 
 Nondurables..................................  170.2   171.8   171.4   174.5    7.3    1.7    6.4   10.5    4.4    8.4 
 Services less rent of shelter (4)............  205.3   205.1   205.8   206.2    3.0    2.2    4.0    1.8    2.6    2.9 
 Services less medical care services..........  208.2   208.8   209.5   209.9    2.0    2.2    2.3    3.3    2.1    2.8 
 Energy.......................................  142.3   145.4   145.3   152.6   19.1  -13.2   31.0   32.3    1.7   31.6 
 All items less energy........................  187.7   188.2   188.6   189.1    1.5    0.6    1.9    3.0    1.1    2.5 
  All items less food and energy..............  189.0   189.6   190.0   190.2    1.1   -0.2    1.7    2.6    0.4    2.1 
   Commodities less food and energy                                                                                     
       commodities............................  139.1   139.3   139.3   139.4   -1.7   -5.8    0.3    0.9   -3.8    0.6 
    Energy commodities........................  146.0   153.4   152.6   165.2   38.7  -18.4   49.7   63.9    6.3   56.6 
   Services less energy services..............  223.6   224.5   225.1   225.5    2.4    2.6    2.4    3.4    2.5    2.9 

   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                                  May 2004 from--       Apr.2004 from--  
                                               sched-                                                                      
                                                 ule   Feb.   Mar.   Apr.    May                                           
                                                 (1)   2004   2004   2004   2004    May   Mar.   Apr.   Apr.   Feb.   Mar. 
                                                                                   2003   2004   2004   2003   2004   2004 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                           
 U.S. city average............................   M    181.9  182.9  183.5  184.7    3.0    1.0    0.7    2.1    0.9    0.3 
                                                                                                                           
            Region and area size(2)                                                                                        
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
 Northeast urban..............................   M    193.6  195.1  195.7  196.4    3.8    0.7    0.4    3.3    1.1    0.3 
   Size A - More than 1,500,000...............   M    194.3  195.9  196.3  197.1    3.8    0.6    0.4    3.4    1.0    0.2 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).........   M    116.7  117.5  118.1  118.4    3.7    0.8    0.3    3.1    1.2    0.5 
                                                                                                                           
 Midwest urban................................   M    175.3  175.8  176.3  177.8    2.8    1.1    0.9    1.8    0.6    0.3 
   Size A - More than 1,500,000...............   M    176.9  177.2  177.9  179.4    3.0    1.2    0.8    2.1    0.6    0.4 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).........   M    113.8  114.2  114.6  115.5    2.8    1.1    0.8    1.8    0.7    0.4 
   Size D -  Nonmetropolitan  (less than                                                                                   
       50,000)................................   M    170.6  171.4  171.2  173.2    2.3    1.1    1.2    1.1    0.4   -0.1 
                                                                                                                           
 South urban..................................   M    175.8  176.7  177.6  178.8    2.8    1.2    0.7    1.7    1.0    0.5 
   Size A - More than 1,500,000...............   M    178.0  178.9  179.7  180.8    2.9    1.1    0.6    1.9    1.0    0.4 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).........   M    112.7  113.4  114.0  114.8    2.7    1.2    0.7    1.5    1.2    0.5 
   Size D -  Nonmetropolitan  (less than                                                                                   
       50,000)................................   M    176.0  176.9  177.8  179.0    2.5    1.2    0.7    1.4    1.0    0.5 
                                                                                                                           
 West urban...................................   M    185.7  187.1  187.3  188.6    2.6    0.8    0.7    1.7    0.9    0.1 
   Size A - More than 1,500,000...............   M    186.5  187.9  188.2  189.6    2.5    0.9    0.7    1.5    0.9    0.2 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).........   M    116.4  117.2  117.2  117.8    3.0    0.5    0.5    2.2    0.7    0.0 
                                                                                                                           
                 Size classes                                                                                              
                                                                                                                           
   A (4)......................................   M    168.6  169.6  170.0  171.2    3.1    0.9    0.7    2.2    0.8    0.2 
   B/C (3)....................................   M    114.2  114.9  115.3  116.0    2.9    1.0    0.6    1.9    1.0    0.3 
   D..........................................   M    175.8  176.7  177.2  178.8    2.5    1.2    0.9    1.3    0.8    0.3 
                                                                                                                           
            Selected local areas(5)                                                                                        
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI...............   M    179.9  179.7  180.6  182.2    2.8    1.4    0.9    1.8    0.4    0.5 
 Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA......   M    183.4  184.9  185.2  186.8    3.8    1.0    0.9    2.4    1.0    0.2 
 New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island,                                                                                       
     NY-NJ-CT-PA..............................   M    196.3  198.2  198.5  199.1    3.9    0.5    0.3    3.5    1.1    0.2 
                                                                                                                           
 Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT..........   1        -  207.4      -  207.9    3.0    0.2      -      -      -      - 
 Cleveland-Akron, OH..........................   1        -  171.0      -  172.6    3.8    0.9      -      -      -      - 
 Dallas-Fort Worth, TX........................   1        -  177.6      -  179.5    1.8    1.1      -      -      -      - 
 Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV (6)........   1        -  117.6      -  118.4    2.9    0.7      -      -      -      - 
                                                                                                                           
 Atlanta, GA..................................   2    178.7      -  180.0      -      -      -      -    0.4    0.7      - 
 Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI..................   2    178.1      -  179.3      -      -      -      -    1.6    0.7      - 
 Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX...............   2    165.7      -  166.8      -      -      -      -    3.7    0.7      - 
 Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL....................   2    180.8      -  182.6      -      -      -      -    2.4    1.0      - 
 Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City,                                                                                    
     PA-NJ-DE-MD..............................   2    191.2      -  194.0      -      -      -      -    4.1    1.5      - 
 San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA...........   2    194.1      -  194.7      -      -      -      -    0.6    0.3      - 
 Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA.................   2    187.8      -  189.1      -      -      -      -    1.1    0.7      - 

   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          May 2004 from-  
                    C-CPI-U                     December                                          
                                                2001-2002                                         
                                                              Apr.      May       May       Apr.  
                                                              2004      2004      2003      2004  
                                                                                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                  
             Expenditure category                                                                 
                                                                                                  
 All items....................................    100.000     109.7     110.1       2.4       0.4 
                                                                                                  
  Food and beverages..........................     15.076     110.3     111.2       3.7       0.8 
   Food.......................................     14.086     110.3     111.2       3.8       0.8 
    Food at home..............................      8.062     109.2     110.6       4.5       1.3 
    Food away from home.......................      6.023     111.7     112.0       2.8       0.3 
   Alcoholic beverages........................       .990     111.1     111.1       2.8       0.0 
                                                                                                  
  Housing.....................................     41.793     113.4     113.7       2.2       0.3 
   Shelter....................................     32.380     115.5     115.6       2.6       0.1 
   Fuels and utilities........................      4.643     119.6     121.5       2.8       1.6 
   Household furnishings and operations.......      4.771      95.9      95.7      -1.3      -0.2 
                                                                                                  
  Apparel.....................................      4.317      94.1      93.3       0.6      -0.9 
                                                                                                  
  Transportation..............................     17.315     107.0     108.8       3.5       1.7 
   Private transportation.....................     16.206     107.1     109.0       3.7       1.8 
   Public transportation......................      1.109     105.1     104.6      -0.6      -0.5 
                                                                                                  
  Medical care................................      5.783     120.7     120.9       4.4       0.2 
   Medical care commodities...................      1.466     114.4     114.7       2.8       0.3 
   Medical care services......................      4.317     122.9     123.1       5.0       0.2 
                                                                                                  
  Recreation..................................      5.978     104.0     103.7       0.1      -0.3 
                                                                                                  
  Education and communication.................      6.004      99.1      98.7       0.1      -0.4 
   Education..................................      2.560     129.6     129.7       7.1       0.1 
   Communication..............................      3.444      80.2      79.6      -4.8      -0.7 
                                                                                                  
  Other goods and services....................      3.734     113.6     113.7       1.9       0.1 
                                                                                                  
          Commodity and service group                                                             
                                                                                                  
 Services.....................................     58.567     115.5     115.7       2.5       0.2 
 Commodities..................................     41.433     102.2     103.0       2.3       0.8 
  Durables....................................     12.521      87.0      86.9      -3.8      -0.1 
 Nondurables..................................     28.912     109.3     110.7       5.2       1.3 
  All items less food and energy..............     78.985     108.1     108.0       1.2      -0.1 
 Energy.......................................      6.929     127.8     134.4      14.0       5.2 

 Indexes for 2004 are initial estimates.  Indexes for 2003 are interim adjustments.
 NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

 Table 1 (OW). Old Weight Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U):  U.S. city
 average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group 

 (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
                                                                                               
                                                                                               
                                                                                  Unadjusted   
                                                 Relative       Unadjusted    percent change to
                                                importance,      indexes        May 2004 from- 
                Item and group                   December                                      
                                                   2003                                        
                                                              Apr.      May      May     Apr.  
                                                              2004     2004     2003     2004  
                                                                                                                                                                                              
                                                                                               
             Expenditure category                                                              
                                                                                               
 All items....................................     100.000    188.0    189.1      3.1      0.6 
 All items (1967=100).........................           -    563.2    566.4        -        - 
                                                                                               
  Food and beverages..........................      15.832    185.0    186.5      4.0      0.8 
   Food.......................................      14.801    184.4    186.0      4.0      0.9 
    Food at home..............................       8.558    184.1    186.5      4.9      1.3 
     Cereals and bakery products..............       1.293    205.6    206.2      1.6      0.3 
     Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs...........       2.433    179.0    180.9      9.8      1.1 
     Dairy and related products...............        .889    173.9    185.5     12.2      6.7 
     Fruits and vegetables....................       1.252    228.3    231.3      2.3      1.3 
     Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage                                                       
         materials............................        .933    139.6    139.8     -0.4      0.1 
     Other food at home.......................       1.759    165.1    165.6      2.2      0.3 
      Sugar and sweets........................        .311    162.6    163.4      0.7      0.5 
      Fats and oils...........................        .255    166.5    169.9      7.8      2.0 
      Other foods.............................       1.192    180.5    180.1      1.3     -0.2 
       Other miscellaneous foods (1)..........        .280    110.3    110.6      0.5      0.3 
    Food away from home.......................       6.243    186.3    186.8      2.9      0.3 
     Other food away from home (1)............        .391    125.0    125.1      3.8      0.1 
   Alcoholic beverages........................       1.031    191.7    191.6      2.6     -0.1 
                                                                                               
  Housing.....................................      40.998    188.3    188.8      2.3      0.3 
   Shelter....................................      31.834    218.2    218.5      2.7      0.1 
    Rent of primary residence (2).............       6.516    209.7    210.2      2.6      0.2 
    Lodging away from home (1)................       2.693    128.9    127.8      5.3     -0.9 
    Owners' equivalent rent of primary                                                         
        residence (2) (3).....................      22.261    223.9    224.3      2.4      0.2 
    Tenants' and household insurance (1)......        .364    115.6    116.0      1.5      0.3 
   Fuels and utilities........................       4.674    155.6    158.1      2.9      1.6 
    Fuels.....................................       3.787    138.0    140.4      2.1      1.7 
     Fuel oil and other fuels.................        .220    149.9    150.8     10.1      0.6 
     Gas (piped) and electricity (2)..........       3.568    144.2    146.8      1.6      1.8 
    Water and sewer and trash collection                                                       
        services (1)..........................        .887    122.4    123.5      6.1      0.9 
   Household furnishings and operations.......       4.489    125.6    125.4     -0.7     -0.2 
    Household operations (1)..................        .822    124.1    124.4      2.6      0.2 
                                                                                               
  Apparel.....................................       4.058    124.6    123.9      1.1     -0.6 
   Men's and boys' apparel....................       1.034    120.5    120.3      0.7     -0.2 
   Women's and girls' apparel.................       1.673    119.0    117.5      1.7     -1.3 
   Infants' and toddlers' apparel.............        .180    120.1    117.9     -4.6     -1.8 
   Footwear...................................        .822    120.8    120.3      0.5     -0.4 
                                                                                               
  Transportation..............................      17.035    161.9    165.2      5.1      2.0 
   Private transportation.....................      15.870    158.0    161.6      5.6      2.3 
    New and used motor vehicles (1)...........       7.674     94.0     93.9     -3.6     -0.1 
     New vehicles.............................       4.686    137.7    137.5     -0.4     -0.1 
     Used cars and trucks.....................       1.753    131.3    131.8    -10.9      0.4 
    Motor fuel................................       3.269    156.0    170.5     29.9      9.3 
     Gasoline (all types).....................       3.241    155.3    169.8     30.0      9.3 
    Motor vehicle parts and equipment.........        .411    107.9    107.9      0.1      0.0 
    Motor vehicle maintenance and repair......       1.426    198.6    199.0      2.1      0.2 
   Public transportation......................       1.165    211.3    210.2     -0.7     -0.5 
                                                                                               
  Medical care................................       6.067    308.5    309.1      4.6      0.2 
   Medical care commodities...................       1.390    268.4    269.1      2.8      0.3 
   Medical care services......................       4.677    319.3    319.9      5.2      0.2 
    Professional services.....................       2.833    270.8    271.0      3.8      0.1 
    Hospital and related services (2).........       1.515    413.8    414.8      6.7      0.2 
                                                                                               
  Recreation (1)..............................       5.897    109.1    109.0      1.3     -0.1 
   Video and audio (1)........................       1.609    105.0    104.9      1.1     -0.1 
                                                                                               
  Education and communication (1).............       5.780    111.0    110.7      1.9     -0.3 
   Education (1)..............................       2.985    140.7    140.9      7.2      0.1 
    Educational books and supplies............        .246    349.8    349.9      5.2      0.0 
    Tuition, other school fees, and childcare.       2.740    405.1    405.7      7.4      0.1 
   Communication (1)..........................       2.794     87.4     86.9     -3.2     -0.6 
    Information and information processing (1)       2.600     85.4     84.8     -3.5     -0.7 
     Telephone services (1)...................       2.171     96.5     95.9     -2.2     -0.6 
     Information technology, hardware and                                                      
         services (4).........................        .429     15.0     14.8     -9.8     -1.3 
      Personal computers and peripheral                                                        
          equipment (1).......................        .169     15.9     15.7    -12.8     -1.3 
                                                                                               
  Other goods and services....................       4.333    303.6    303.9      1.9      0.1 
   Tobacco and smoking products...............        .969    472.8    472.9      1.6      0.0 
   Personal care..............................       3.364    181.4    181.6      2.1      0.1 
    Personal care products....................        .668    154.5    154.7      0.7      0.1 
    Personal care services....................        .901    196.1    196.6      1.9      0.3 
    Miscellaneous personal services...........       1.601    293.1    293.4      3.8      0.1 
                                                                                               
          Commodity and service group                                                          
                                                                                               
 Commodities..................................      40.254    154.4    156.1      3.4      1.1 
  Food and beverages..........................      15.832    185.0    186.5      4.0      0.8 
  Commodities less food and beverages.........      24.422    137.1    138.9      3.2      1.3 
   Nondurables less food and beverages........      13.706    157.2    161.0      8.1      2.4 
    Apparel...................................       4.058    124.6    123.9      1.1     -0.6 
    Nondurables less food, beverages, and                                                      
        apparel...............................       9.648    181.6    188.1     11.2      3.6 
   Durables...................................      10.716    115.0    114.8     -3.1     -0.2 
 Services.....................................      59.746    221.4    221.8      2.7      0.2 
  Rent of shelter (3).........................      31.470    227.2    227.5      2.7      0.1 
  Tenants' and household insurance (1)........        .364    115.6    116.0      1.5      0.3 
  Gas (piped) and electricity (2).............       3.568    144.2    146.8      1.6      1.8 
  Water and sewer and trash collection                                                         
      services (1)............................        .887    122.4    123.5      6.1      0.9 
  Household operations (1)....................        .822    124.1    124.4      2.6      0.2 
  Transportation services.....................       6.774    220.1    220.1      1.8      0.0 
  Medical care services.......................       4.677    319.3    319.9      5.2      0.2 
  Other services..............................      11.183    260.0    259.9      2.8      0.0 
                                                                                               
                Special indexes                                                                
                                                                                               
 All items less food..........................      85.199    188.7    189.6      2.9      0.5 
 All items less shelter.......................      68.166    178.3    179.7      3.2      0.8 
 All items less medical care..................      93.933    181.8    182.9      2.9      0.6 
 Commodities less food........................      25.453    139.1    140.8      3.2      1.2 
 Nondurables less food........................      14.737    159.3    162.8      7.7      2.2 
 Nondurables less food and apparel............      10.679    181.6    187.5     10.4      3.2 
 Nondurables..................................      29.538    171.4    174.1      6.0      1.6 
 Services less rent of shelter (3)............      28.276    231.2    231.9      2.8      0.3 
 Services less medical care services..........      55.068    213.1    213.5      2.5      0.2 
 Energy.......................................       7.056    146.1    154.3     15.1      5.6 
 All items less energy........................      92.944    194.1    194.4      2.2      0.2 
  All items less food and energy..............      78.143    196.5    196.6      1.8      0.1 
   Commodities less food and energy                                                            
       commodities............................      21.965    140.7    140.4     -0.9     -0.2 
    Energy commodities........................       3.488    156.4    170.2     28.6      8.8 
   Services less energy services..............      56.178    229.3    229.5      2.9      0.1 
 Purchasing power of the consumer dollar                                                       
     (1982-84=$1.00)..........................           -   $ .532   $ .529        -        - 
 Purchasing power of the consumer dollar                                                       
     (1967=$1.00).............................           -   $ .178   $ .177        -        - 

   1 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
   2 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator.  All other item stratum
 index series were calculated using a geometric means estimator.
   3 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.
   4 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.
   - Data not available.
 NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

 Table 2 (OW).  Old Weight Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers
 (CPI-W):  U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group 

 (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
                                                                                               
                                                                                               
                                                                                  Unadjusted   
                                                 Relative       Unadjusted    percent change to
                                                importance,      indexes        May 2004 from- 
                Item and group                   December                                      
                                                   2003                                        
                                                              Apr.      May      May     Apr.  
                                                              2004     2004     2003     2004  
                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                               
             Expenditure category                                                              
                                                                                               
 All items....................................     100.000    183.5    184.8      3.0      0.7 
 All items (1967=100).........................           -    546.6    550.3        -        - 
                                                                                               
  Food and beverages..........................      17.410    184.5    186.0      4.1      0.8 
   Food.......................................      16.404    183.9    185.6      4.2      0.9 
    Food at home..............................       9.937    183.3    185.7      5.0      1.3 
     Cereals and bakery products..............       1.467    205.5    206.1      1.6      0.3 
     Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs...........       3.043    179.0    180.9      9.9      1.1 
     Dairy and related products...............        .993    173.7    185.6     12.4      6.9 
     Fruits and vegetables....................       1.355    225.8    228.7      2.0      1.3 
     Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage                                                       
         materials............................       1.096    138.9    139.2     -0.4      0.2 
     Other food at home.......................       1.982    164.7    165.2      2.2      0.3 
      Sugar and sweets........................        .335    162.1    163.2      0.7      0.7 
      Fats and oils...........................        .306    166.4    169.6      7.6      1.9 
      Other foods.............................       1.341    180.8    180.5      1.3     -0.2 
       Other miscellaneous foods (1)..........        .302    110.8    111.0      0.5      0.2 
    Food away from home.......................       6.466    186.2    186.7      2.9      0.3 
     Other food away from home (1)............        .280    124.8    125.0      3.5      0.2 
   Alcoholic beverages........................       1.007    192.2    192.2      2.9      0.0 
                                                                                               
  Housing.....................................      38.367    183.5    184.1      2.3      0.3 
   Shelter....................................      29.566    211.3    211.7      2.6      0.2 
    Rent of primary residence (2).............       8.532    208.8    209.4      2.6      0.3 
    Lodging away from home (1)................       1.525    129.3    128.6      5.2     -0.5 
    Owners' equivalent rent of primary                                                         
        residence (2) (3).....................      19.185    203.2    203.6      2.3      0.2 
    Tenants' and household insurance (1)......        .324    115.8    116.2      1.9      0.3 
   Fuels and utilities........................       5.017    155.1    157.5      2.9      1.5 
    Fuels.....................................       4.111    137.0    139.2      2.1      1.6 
     Fuel oil and other fuels.................        .206    148.9    149.3      9.7      0.3 
     Gas (piped) and electricity (2)..........       3.905    143.6    146.0      1.7      1.7 
    Water and sewer and trash collection                                                       
        services (1)..........................        .906    122.5    123.7      6.3      1.0 
   Household furnishings and operations.......       3.784    121.3    121.1     -0.7     -0.2 
    Household operations (1)..................        .360    125.9    126.4      3.3      0.4 
                                                                                               
  Apparel.....................................       4.483    123.3    122.4      0.7     -0.7 
   Men's and boys' apparel....................       1.147    119.7    119.2      0.1     -0.4 
   Women's and girls' apparel.................       1.744    118.0    116.0      1.6     -1.7 
   Infants' and toddlers' apparel.............        .230    122.2    119.7     -4.8     -2.0 
   Footwear...................................       1.090    119.8    119.9      0.0      0.1 
                                                                                               
  Transportation..............................      19.281    160.1    163.8      4.9      2.3 
   Private transportation.....................      18.361    157.3    161.1      5.1      2.4 
    New and used motor vehicles (1)...........       8.868     92.5     92.5     -5.0      0.0 
     New vehicles.............................       4.524    138.8    138.6     -0.4     -0.1 
     Used cars and trucks.....................       3.283    132.1    132.6    -10.8      0.4 
    Motor fuel................................       4.029    156.4    171.0     30.0      9.3 
     Gasoline (all types).....................       3.995    155.8    170.3     30.1      9.3 
    Motor vehicle parts and equipment.........        .521    107.5    107.5      0.3      0.0 
    Motor vehicle maintenance and repair......       1.469    200.4    200.7      2.1      0.1 
   Public transportation......................        .920    208.8    208.2     -0.1     -0.3 
                                                                                               
  Medical care................................       4.844    308.0    308.6      4.8      0.2 
   Medical care commodities...................       1.017    262.6    263.2      2.7      0.2 
   Medical care services......................       3.827    319.6    320.2      5.3      0.2 
    Professional services.....................       2.290    273.3    273.6      3.9      0.1 
    Hospital and related services (2).........       1.232    410.5    411.6      6.9      0.3 
                                                                                               
  Recreation (1)..............................       5.515    107.1    106.9      1.3     -0.2 
   Video and audio (1)........................       1.766    104.2    104.1      1.1     -0.1 
                                                                                               
  Education and communication (1).............       5.559    109.6    109.3      1.2     -0.3 
   Education (1)..............................       2.595    139.7    139.8      6.6      0.1 
    Educational books and supplies............        .226    350.3    350.4      5.0      0.0 
    Tuition, other school fees, and childcare.       2.369    394.0    394.5      6.8      0.1 
   Communication (1)..........................       2.965     88.9     88.3     -3.3     -0.7 
    Information and information processing (1)       2.807     87.5     86.9     -3.4     -0.7 
     Telephone services (1)...................       2.427     96.7     96.1     -2.2     -0.6 
     Information technology, hardware and                                                      
         services (4).........................        .381     15.4     15.3    -10.0     -0.6 
      Personal computers and peripheral                                                        
          equipment (1).......................        .154     15.5     15.3    -14.0     -1.3 
                                                                                               
  Other goods and services....................       4.540    311.1    311.4      1.8      0.1 
   Tobacco and smoking products...............       1.508    473.8    473.9      1.5      0.0 
   Personal care..............................       3.033    180.0    180.2      1.9      0.1 
    Personal care products....................        .772    155.4    155.5      0.8      0.1 
    Personal care services....................        .901    196.7    197.1      1.8      0.2 
    Miscellaneous personal services...........       1.193    292.5    292.9      3.7      0.1 
                                                                                               
          Commodity and service group                                                          
                                                                                               
 Commodities..................................      44.446    154.9    156.8      3.4      1.2 
  Food and beverages..........................      17.410    184.5    186.0      4.1      0.8 
  Commodities less food and beverages.........      27.036    138.1    140.2      3.1      1.5 
   Nondurables less food and beverages........      15.078    160.3    164.5      8.9      2.6 
    Apparel...................................       4.483    123.3    122.4      0.7     -0.7 
    Nondurables less food, beverages, and                                                      
        apparel...............................      10.596    186.9    194.3     12.3      4.0 
   Durables...................................      11.957    114.0    114.0     -4.0      0.0 
 Services.....................................      55.554    217.1    217.6      2.6      0.2 
  Rent of shelter (3).........................      29.242    203.5    203.9      2.6      0.2 
  Tenants' and household insurance (1)........        .324    115.8    116.2      1.9      0.3 
  Gas (piped) and electricity (2).............       3.905    143.6    146.0      1.7      1.7 
  Water and sewer and trash collection                                                         
      services (1)............................        .906    122.5    123.7      6.3      1.0 
  Household operations (1)....................        .360    125.9    126.4      3.3      0.4 
  Transportation services.....................       6.796    220.4    220.4      2.0      0.0 
  Medical care services.......................       3.827    319.6    320.2      5.3      0.2 
  Other services..............................      10.194    253.1    253.0      2.4      0.0 
                                                                                               
                Special indexes                                                                
                                                                                               
 All items less food..........................      83.596    183.3    184.4      2.7      0.6 
 All items less shelter.......................      70.434    175.3    176.9      3.2      0.9 
 All items less medical care..................      95.156    178.2    179.4      2.9      0.7 
 Commodities less food........................      28.042    140.0    142.1      3.0      1.5 
 Nondurables less food........................      16.085    162.3    166.3      8.6      2.5 
 Nondurables less food and apparel............      11.602    186.7    193.5     11.5      3.6 
 Nondurables..................................      32.489    172.9    175.8      6.4      1.7 
 Services less rent of shelter (3)............      26.312    205.3    205.9      2.7      0.3 
 Services less medical care services..........      51.727    209.2    209.7      2.4      0.2 
 Energy.......................................       8.139    146.2    154.6     16.1      5.7 
 All items less energy........................      91.861    189.0    189.3      1.8      0.2 
  All items less food and energy..............      75.457    190.4    190.5      1.3      0.1 
   Commodities less food and energy                                                            
       commodities............................      23.808    140.2    140.0     -1.5     -0.1 
    Energy commodities........................       4.234    156.7    170.7     29.0      8.9 
   Services less energy services..............      51.649    225.2    225.5      2.7      0.1 
 Purchasing power of the consumer dollar                                                       
     (1982-84=$1.00)..........................           -   $ .545   $ .541        -        - 
 Purchasing power of the consumer dollar                                                       
     (1967=$1.00).............................           -   $ .183   $ .182        -        - 

   1 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
   2 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator.  All other item stratum
 index series were calculated using a geometric means estimator.
   3 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base
   4 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.
   - Data not available.
 NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

 Table 3 (OW). Old Weight Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Selected areas, all items index 

 (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                All items                                  
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
                                               Prici-           Indexes             Percent change to    Percent change to 
                     Area                        ng                                   May 2004 from-       Apr.2004 from-   
                                               sched-                                                                      
                                                 ule                                                                       
                                                 (1)   Feb.   Mar.   Apr.    May    May   Mar.   Apr.   Apr.   Feb.   Mar. 
                                                       2004   2004   2004   2004   2003   2004   2004   2003   2004   2004 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                           
 U.S. city average............................   M    186.3  187.5  188.0  189.1    3.1    0.9    0.6    2.3    0.9    0.3 
                                                                                                                           
            Region and area size(2)                                                                                        
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
 Northeast urban..............................   M    196.7  198.3  199.1  199.7    3.6    0.7    0.3    3.4    1.2    0.4 
   Size A - More than 1,500,000...............   M    198.7  200.4  201.1  201.8    3.7    0.7    0.3    3.4    1.2    0.3 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).........   M    116.5  117.3  117.9  118.3    3.6    0.9    0.3    3.1    1.2    0.5 
                                                                                                                           
 Midwest urban................................   M    180.3  181.0  181.5  182.8    2.9    1.0    0.7    2.1    0.7    0.3 
   Size A - More than 1,500,000...............   M    182.5  183.1  183.7  184.9    2.9    1.0    0.7    2.2    0.7    0.3 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).........   M    114.7  115.2  115.6  116.4    3.0    1.0    0.7    2.1    0.8    0.3 
   Size D -  Nonmetropolitan  (less than                                                                                   
       50,000)................................   M    173.1  174.3  174.0  176.2    2.6    1.1    1.3    1.3    0.5   -0.2 
                                                                                                                           
 South urban..................................   M    179.2  180.1  181.0  182.1    3.0    1.1    0.6    2.0    1.0    0.5 
   Size A - More than 1,500,000...............   M    181.0  181.9  182.7  183.6    2.8    0.9    0.5    2.1    0.9    0.4 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).........   M    114.3  115.0  115.5  116.4    3.2    1.2    0.8    1.9    1.0    0.4 
   Size D -  Nonmetropolitan  (less than                                                                                   
       50,000)................................   M    176.8  177.6  178.5  179.3    2.6    1.0    0.4    1.7    1.0    0.5 
                                                                                                                           
 West urban...................................   M    191.1  192.4  192.5  193.6    2.7    0.6    0.6    2.0    0.7    0.1 
   Size A - More than 1,500,000...............   M    193.6  194.9  195.0  196.2    2.6    0.7    0.6    1.7    0.7    0.1 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).........   M    117.0  117.9  117.8  118.2    3.1    0.3    0.3    2.5    0.7   -0.1 
                                                                                                                           
                 Size classes                                                                                              
                                                                                                                           
   A (4)......................................   M    170.5  171.6  172.0  172.9    3.0    0.8    0.5    2.4    0.9    0.2 
   B/C (3)....................................   M    115.2  115.9  116.3  117.0    3.2    0.9    0.6    2.3    1.0    0.3 
   D..........................................   M    177.9  179.0  179.3  181.0    2.8    1.1    0.9    1.7    0.8    0.2 
                                                                                                                           
            Selected local areas(5)                                                                                        
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI...............   M    186.3  186.3  187.2  188.6    2.8    1.2    0.7    2.1    0.5    0.5 
 Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA......   M    190.5  191.9  192.2  193.5    3.8    0.8    0.7    2.5    0.9    0.2 
 New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island,                                                                                       
     NY-NJ-CT-PA..............................   M    201.2  203.1  203.7  204.2    3.8    0.5    0.2    3.6    1.2    0.3 
                                                                                                                           
 Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT..........   1        -  208.7      -  208.8    3.2    0.0      -      -      -      - 
 Cleveland-Akron, OH..........................   1        -  180.2      -  181.6    3.7    0.8      -      -      -      - 
 Dallas-Fort Worth, TX........................   1        -  178.2      -  179.7    1.6    0.8      -      -      -      - 
 Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV (6)........   1        -  118.2      -  118.9    2.8    0.6      -      -      -      - 
                                                                                                                           
 Atlanta, GA..................................   2    181.1      -  182.4      -      -      -      -    0.2    0.7      - 
 Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI..................   2    183.3      -  184.5      -      -      -      -    1.3    0.7      - 
 Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX...............   2    168.5      -  169.6      -      -      -      -    4.4    0.7      - 
 Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL....................   2    183.5      -  185.3      -      -      -      -    2.6    1.0      - 
 Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City,                                                                                    
     PA-NJ-DE-MD..............................   2    191.1      -  194.3      -      -      -      -    3.8    1.7      - 
 San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA...........   2    199.0      -  198.9      -      -      -      -    0.8   -0.1      - 
 Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA.................   2    193.9      -  194.8      -      -      -      -    1.3    0.5      - 

   1 Foods, fuels, and several other items priced every month in all areas;  
   most other goods and services priced as indicated:                      
        M - Every month.                                                   
         1 - January, March, May, July, September, and November.            
         2 - February, April, June, August, October, and December.          
   2 Regions defined as the four Census regions.  See map in technical notes.
   3 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base.
   4 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.
   5 In addition, the following metropolitan areas are published semiannually and appear in Tables 34 and 39 of the 
 January and July issues of the CPI Detailed Report: Anchorage, AK; Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN; Denver-Boulder-Greeley,
 CO; Honolulu, HI; Kansas City, MO-KS; Milwaukee-Racine, WI; Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI; Phoenix-Mesa, AZ; Pittsburgh, PA;
 Portland-Salem, OR-WA; St. Louis, MO-IL; San Diego, CA; Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL.
   6 Indexes on a November 1996=100 base.
   - Data not available.
   
 NOTE: Local area indexes are byproducts of the national CPI program.  Each local index has a smaller sample size than the
 national index and is, therefore, subject to substantially more sampling and other measurement error. As a result, local
 area indexes show greater volatility than the national index, although their long-term trends are similar.  Therefore, the
 Bureau of Labor Statistics strongly urges users to consider adopting the national average CPI for use in their escalator
 clauses. 
 
 NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

 Table 4 (OW). Old Weight Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Selected areas, all
 items index 

 (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                All items                                  
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
                                               Prici-           Indexes             Percent change to    Percent change to 
                     Area                        ng                                   May 2004 from-       Apr.2004 from-   
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                                                 (1)   Feb.   Mar.   Apr.    May    May   Mar.   Apr.   Apr.   Feb.   Mar. 
                                                       2004   2004   2004   2004   2003   2004   2004   2003   2004   2004 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                           
 U.S. city average............................   M    181.9  182.9  183.5  184.8    3.0    1.0    0.7    2.1    0.9    0.3 
                                                                                                                           
            Region and area size(2)                                                                                        
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
 Northeast urban..............................   M    193.5  194.9  195.5  196.5    3.9    0.8    0.5    3.2    1.0    0.3 
   Size A - More than 1,500,000...............   M    194.1  195.5  196.1  197.1    3.8    0.8    0.5    3.3    1.0    0.3 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).........   M    116.8  117.6  118.2  118.6    3.9    0.9    0.3    3.2    1.2    0.5 
                                                                                                                           
 Midwest urban................................   M    175.2  175.8  176.3  177.8    2.8    1.1    0.9    1.8    0.6    0.3 
   Size A - More than 1,500,000...............   M    176.7  177.1  177.8  179.2    2.9    1.2    0.8    2.0    0.6    0.4 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).........   M    113.8  114.2  114.6  115.5    2.8    1.1    0.8    1.8    0.7    0.4 
   Size D -  Nonmetropolitan  (less than                                                                                   
       50,000)................................   M    170.6  171.6  171.4  173.5    2.5    1.1    1.2    1.2    0.5   -0.1 
                                                                                                                           
 South urban..................................   M    175.8  176.8  177.6  178.8    2.8    1.1    0.7    1.7    1.0    0.5 
   Size A - More than 1,500,000...............   M    178.2  179.0  179.8  180.9    3.0    1.1    0.6    2.0    0.9    0.4 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).........   M    112.7  113.4  113.9  114.8    2.7    1.2    0.8    1.4    1.1    0.4 
   Size D -  Nonmetropolitan  (less than                                                                                   
       50,000)................................   M    175.9  176.9  177.5  178.5    2.2    0.9    0.6    1.2    0.9    0.3 
                                                                                                                           
 West urban...................................   M    185.9  187.2  187.5  188.9    2.8    0.9    0.7    1.8    0.9    0.2 
   Size A - More than 1,500,000...............   M    186.7  188.1  188.4  189.9    2.6    1.0    0.8    1.6    0.9    0.2 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).........   M    116.3  117.2  117.4  117.9    3.1    0.6    0.4    2.4    0.9    0.2 
                                                                                                                           
                 Size classes                                                                                              
                                                                                                                           
   A (4)......................................   M    168.6  169.5  170.0  171.2    3.1    1.0    0.7    2.2    0.8    0.3 
   B/C (3)....................................   M    114.2  114.9  115.3  116.1    3.0    1.0    0.7    1.9    1.0    0.3 
   D..........................................   M    175.8  176.8  177.2  178.8    2.5    1.1    0.9    1.3    0.8    0.2 
                                                                                                                           
            Selected local areas(5)                                                                                        
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI...............   M    180.0  179.9  180.8  182.3    2.8    1.3    0.8    1.9    0.4    0.5 
 Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA......   M    183.5  185.0  185.5  187.2    4.1    1.2    0.9    2.5    1.1    0.3 
 New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island,                                                                                       
     NY-NJ-CT-PA..............................   M    196.2  197.9  198.3  199.3    4.0    0.7    0.5    3.4    1.1    0.2 
                                                                                                                           
 Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT..........   1        -  207.4      -  207.8    3.0    0.2      -      -      -      - 
 Cleveland-Akron, OH..........................   1        -  170.6      -  172.1    3.5    0.9      -      -      -      - 
 Dallas-Fort Worth, TX........................   1        -  178.2      -  180.1    2.1    1.1      -      -      -      - 
 Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV (6)........   1        -  117.5      -  118.4    2.9    0.8      -      -      -      - 
                                                                                                                           
 Atlanta, GA..................................   2    178.6      -  179.7      -      -      -      -    0.3    0.6      - 
 Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI..................   2    177.8      -  178.9      -      -      -      -    1.4    0.6      - 
 Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX...............   2    166.1      -  166.9      -      -      -      -    3.7    0.5      - 
 Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL....................   2    181.0      -  182.9      -      -      -      -    2.5    1.0      - 
 Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City,                                                                                    
     PA-NJ-DE-MD..............................   2    190.7      -  193.2      -      -      -      -    3.7    1.3      - 
 San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA...........   2    194.8      -  195.1      -      -      -      -    0.8    0.2      - 
 Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA.................   2    187.7      -  189.4      -      -      -      -    1.3    0.9      - 

   1 Foods, fuels, and several other items priced every month in all areas;  
   most other goods and services priced as indicated:                      
        M - Every month.                                                   
         1 - January, March, May, July, September, and November.            
         2 - February, April, June, August, October, and December.          
   2 Regions defined as the four Census regions.  See map in technical notes.
   3 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base.
   4 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.
   5 In addition, the following metropolitan areas are published semiannually and appear in Tables 34 and 39 of the 
 January and July issues of the CPI Detailed Report: Anchorage, AK; Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN; Denver-Boulder-Greeley,
 CO; Honolulu, HI; Kansas City, MO-KS; Milwaukee-Racine, WI; Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI; Phoenix-Mesa, AZ; Pittsburgh, PA;
 Portland-Salem, OR-WA; St. Louis, MO-IL; San Diego, CA; Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL.
   6 Indexes on a November 1996=100 base.
   - Data not available.
   
 NOTE: Local area indexes are byproducts of the national CPI program.  Each local index has a smaller sample size than the
 national index and is, therefore, subject to substantially more sampling and other measurement error. As a result, local
 area indexes show greater volatility than the national index, although their long-term trends are similar.  Therefore, the
 Bureau of Labor Statistics strongly urges users to consider adopting the national average CPI for use in their escalator
 clauses. 
 
 NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.