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                     CONSUMER PRICE INDEX:  MARCH 2007
 
      The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased
 0.9 percent in March, before seasonal adjustment, the Bureau of Labor
 Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today.  The March
 level of 205.352 (1982-84=100) was 2.8 percent higher than in March 2006.
      
      The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers
 (CPI-W) increased 1.0 percent in March, prior to seasonal adjustment.  The
 March level of 200.612 (1982-84=100) was 2.7 percent higher than in March
 2006.
      
      The Chained Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-U)
 increased 0.8 percent in March on a not seasonally adjusted basis.  The
 March level of 118.953 (December 1999=100) was 2.5 percent higher than in
 March 2006.  Please note that the indexes for the post-2005 period are
 subject to revision.
 
 CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U)
      
      On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI-U advanced 0.6 percent in
 March, following a 0.4 percent increase in February.   Overall energy
 costs increased 5.9 percent in March, with the index for petroleum-based
 energy up 10.1 percent and the index for natural gas and electricity up
 1.3 percent.  The food index rose 0.3 percent in March, following larger
 increases earlier this year.  Grocery store foods also rose less in March,
 largely reflecting a downturn in the index for fruits and vegetables.  The
 index for all items less food and energy advanced 0.1 percent in March,
 following a 0.2 percent rise in February; the index for shelter rose 0.1
 percent after advancing 0.3 percent in February, resulting from a 2.3
 percent decline in the index for lodging away from home.

     
 Table A.  Percent changes in CPI for Urban Consumers (CPI-U)
                                   Seasonally adjusted                Un-
                                                          Compound  adjusted
     Expenditure        Changes from preceding month    annual rate  12-mos.
      Category               2006             2007      3-mos. ended  ended
                     Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar.   Mar. '07  Mar. '07
 All Items           -.5   -.4   .0   .4   .2   .4   .6    4.7       2.8
  Food and beverages  .4    .3  -.1  -.1   .7   .8   .3    7.4       3.3
  Housing             .3    .0   .4   .4   .2   .4   .2    3.5       3.4
  Apparel             .5   -.5  -.1   .2   .3   .5 -1.0    -.9        .5
  Transportation    -4.1  -3.0  -.8  1.7  -.8   .1  2.8    8.3       1.7
  Medical care        .3    .3   .2   .2   .8   .5   .1    5.6       4.0
  Recreation         -.1    .1   .1  -.3   .1   .0   .0     .1        .6
  Education and                                                         
    communication     .1    .2  -.2   .2  -.1   .3   .5    2.7       2.3
  Other goods and                                                     
    services          .5    .2   .1   .6   .8   .2   .2    4.7       3.5
  Special Indexes                                                       
   Energy           -7.3  -6.7  -.2  4.2 -1.5   .9  5.9   22.9       4.4
   Food               .4    .3  -.1   .0   .7   .8   .3    7.3       3.3
   All Items less                                                       
     food and energy  .2    .1   .1   .1   .3   .2   .1    2.3       2.5
    
     
      For the first three months of 2007, consumer prices increased at a
 seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR) of 4.7 percent.  This compares with
 an increase of 2.5 percent for all of 2006.  The index for energy, which
 rose 2.9 percent in all of 2006, advanced at a 22.9 percent SAAR in the
 first quarter of 2007 and accounted for about 41 percent of the first
 quarter advance in the overall CPI-U.  Petroleum-based energy costs and
 charges for natural gas and electricity contributed about 29 and 12
 percent, respectively.  The food index rose at a 7.3 percent SAAR in the
 first quarter of 2007, accounting for 21 percent of the first quarter
 advance in the overall CPI-U.  The index for grocery store food prices
 increased at a 10.0 percent annual rate, reflecting acceleration over the
 last year in each of the six major groups.  These increases ranged from
 annual rates of 4.7 percent in the index for cereal and bakery products to
 19.3 percent in the index for fruits and vegetables.
      
       Excluding food and energy, the CPI-U advanced at a 2.3 percent SAAR
 in the first quarter, following a 2.6 percent rise in all of 2006.  The
 deceleration in the first quarter of 2007 compared with all of 2006
 reflects a  slower rate of advance in the index for shelter--up at a 2.7
 percent SAAR in the first quarter after increasing 4.2 percent in all of
 2006--and a downturn in the apparel index.  The annual rates for selected
 groups for the last seven and one-quarter years are shown below.
     

                            Percentage change 12 months		     SAAR 3                              
                            ended in December                        mos. ended        
								     in March
                     2000    2001   2002   2003   2004   2005   2006    2007
               
 All items            3.4     1.6    2.4    1.9    3.3    3.4    2.5     4.7
  Food and beverages  2.8     2.8    1.5    3.5    2.6    2.3    2.2     7.4
  Housing             4.3     2.9    2.4    2.2    3.0    4.0    3.3     3.5
  Apparel            -1.8    -3.2   -1.8   -2.1    -.2   -1.1     .9     -.9 
  Transportation      4.1    -3.8    3.8     .3    6.5    4.8    1.6     8.3
  Medical care        4.2     4.7    5.0    3.7    4.2    4.3    3.6     5.6
  Recreation          1.7     1.5    1.1    1.1     .7    1.1    1.0      .1
  Education and
    communication     1.3     3.2    2.2    1.6    1.5    2.4    2.3     2.7
  Other goods
    and services      4.2     4.5    3.3    1.5    2.5    3.1    3.0     4.7

 Special indexes
  Energy             14.2   -13.0   10.7    6.9   16.6   17.1    2.9    22.9
    Energy 
      commodities    15.7   -24.5   23.7    6.9   26.7   16.7    6.1    30.9
    Energy
      services       12.7    -1.5     .4    6.9    6.8   17.6    -.6    13.8
  All items less
    energy            2.6     2.8    1.8    1.5    2.2    2.2    2.5     2.9
   Food               2.8     2.8    1.5    3.6    2.7    2.3    2.1     7.3
  All items less  
    food and energy   2.6     2.7    1.9    1.1    2.2    2.2    2.6     2.3

    
      The food and beverages index rose 0.3 percent in March.  The index
 for food at home, which increased 1.1 percent in February, rose 0.4
 percent in March.  Downturns in the indexes for fruits and vegetables and
 for cereal and bakery products were partially offset by larger increases
 in the indexes for meats, poultry, fish, and eggs, for dairy products, and
 for nonalcoholic beverages.  The index for fruits and vegetables, which
 rose sharply in January and February, reflecting the effects of adverse
 weather on supplies, declined 1.4 percent in March.  The indexes for fresh
 fruits and for fresh vegetables declined 2.3 and 1.2 percent,
 respectively, while the index for processed fruits and vegetables was
 virtually unchanged.  The index for cereal and bakery products declined
 0.3 percent after increasing 1.1 percent in February.  Conversely, the
 index for meats, poultry, fish, and eggs, which increased 0.4 in February,
 advanced 1.1 percent in March.  Prices for beef, for pork, for poultry and
 for other meats all registered increases ranging between 1.0 and 2.0
 percent.  The index for dairy products rose 1.3 percent, reflecting large
 increases in prices for cheese and ice cream.  The index for nonalcoholic
 beverages rose 1.7 percent, largely as a result of a 2.8 percent increase
 in the index for carbonated drinks. The index for other food at home
 increased 0.2 percent.  The other two components of the food and beverages
 index--food away from home and alcoholic beverages--increased 0.1 and 0.6
 percent, respectively.
      
      The index for housing rose 0.2 percent in March, following a 0.4
 percent increase in February.  The index for shelter increased 0.1 percent
 in March, following increases of 0.3 percent in each of the preceding
 three months.  Within shelter, the indexes for rent and owners' equivalent
 rent each increased 0.3 percent, while the index for lodging away from
 home declined 2.3 percent.  (Prior to seasonal adjustment, the index for
 lodging away from home increased 2.2 percent.)  The index for fuels and
 utilities increased 1.2 percent in March, the same as in February.  The
 index for fuel oil rose 3.8 percent in March.  The index for natural gas
 advanced sharply for the second consecutive month--up 3.0 percent in
 March.   Charges for electricity increased 0.5 percent in March.  The
 index for household furnishings and operations rose 0.2 percent in March,
 the same as in February.
      
      The transportation index rose 2.8 percent in March, reflecting a 10.6
 percent increase in the index for motor fuels.   (Prior to seasonal
 adjustment, gasoline prices rose 13.0 percent in March and were 7.2
 percent higher than a year ago, but 13.8 percent lower than their peak
 level recorded in July 2006.)  The index for new vehicles rose 0.3 percent
 in March, its first advance since a 0.1 percent rise in July last year.
 (Prior to seasonal adjustment, new vehicle prices declined 0.1 percent in
 March and were 1.1 percent lower than in March 2006.)  The index for used
 cars and trucks decreased 0.2 percent in March.  The index for public
 transportation rose 0.1 percent in March, as a 0.3 percent increase in the
 index for airline fares more than offset a 1.1 percent decline in the
 index for other intercity transportation.  (Prior to seasonal adjustment,
 airline fares rose 1.5 percent.)
      
      The index for apparel declined 1.0 percent in March, following a 0.5
 percent in increase in February.  (Prior to seasonal adjustment, apparel
 prices rose 3.0 percent, reflecting the continued introduction of spring-
 summer wear.  Prices for women's and girls' apparel registered the largest
 advance--up 5.4 percent.)
      
      Medical care costs rose 0.1 percent in March and are 4.0 percent
 higher than a year ago.  The index for medical care commodities--
 prescription drugs, nonprescription drugs, and medical supplies--decreased
 0.3 percent.   The index for medical care services advanced 0.2 percent.
 The indexes for professional services and for hospital and related
 services increased 0.1 and 0.4 percent, respectively.
      
      The index for recreation was virtually unchanged in March.  Increases
 in the indexes for admissions to movies, theaters, concerts, and sporting
 events, for fees for lessons and instructions, and for sporting goods--up
 0.6, 0.8 and 0.4 percent, respectively--offset declines in the indexes for
 video and audio, for photography, and for toys.
      
      The index for education and communication increased 0.5 percent in
 March.  Educational costs rose 0.6 percent, reflecting a 1.7 percent
 increase in educational books and supplies.  The index for communication
 costs rose 0.3 percent.  Within the communication group, the index for
 telephone services rose 0.4 percent.  Land-line local and long distance
 charges increased 0.5 and 0.9 percent respectively, while wireless
 telephone service charges were unchanged. The indexes for personal
 computers and peripheral equipment and for internet services and
 electronic information providers turned up in March, each advancing 0.2
 percent, while the index for computer software and accessories declined
 0.5 percent.
      
      The index for other goods and services increased 0.2 percent in
 March.  The index for tobacco and smoking products rose 0.2 percent,
 following large increases in each of the preceding three months.  The
 index for personal care increased 0.1 percent.
      
      
 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 0.8 percent in March.
 

 Table B.  Percent changes in CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical
           Workers (CPI-W)
                                   Seasonally adjusted                 Un-
                                                          Compound  adjusted
     Expenditure        Changes from preceding month    annual rate  12-mos.
      Category               2006             2007      3-mos. ended  ended
                     Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar.   Mar. '07  Mar. '07
 All Items          -.7   -.7   .1   .5   .1   .4   .8     5.2       2.7
  Food and beverages .4    .3  -.1  -.1   .7   .8   .3     7.3       3.2
  Housing            .3   -.1   .4   .4   .3   .4   .3     4.1       3.4
  Apparel            .8   -.7  -.1   .2  -.1   .5  -.8    -1.6        .3
  Transportation   -4.5  -3.3  -.9  1.9 -1.0   .0  3.0     8.6       1.7
  Medical care       .3    .3   .2   .1   .8   .5   .1     5.8       4.1
  Recreation        -.1    .1   .2  -.3   .1   .0  -.1     -.2        .5
  Education and                                                         
    communication    .2    .2  -.3   .1  -.1   .3   .4     2.6       1.9
  Other goods and                                                     
    services         .3    .2   .0   .8  1.0   .4   .2     6.9       3.7
  Special Indexes                                                       
   Energy          -7.7  -6.9  -.2  4.3 -1.5   .8  6.2    23.6       4.5
   Food              .4    .3  -.1  -.1   .6   .8   .3     7.2       3.3
   All Items less                                                       
     food and energy .2    .1   .0   .1   .2   .2   .1     2.3       2.3
 

     Consumer Price Index data for April are scheduled for release on
 Tuesday, May 15, 2007, at 8:30 A.M. (EDT).
     
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 Consumer Price Index Levels to Three Decimal Places
      
      Effective with this release of the Consumer Price Index (CPI), the
 Bureau of Labor Statistics has begun computing percent changes based upon
 three decimal place indexes rather than one decimal place indexes.  This
 change applies to the All Items Consumer Price Index and all component
 indexes for the CPI-U, CPI-W, and C-CPI-U, for the U.S. City Average and
 for all other published areas.  In addition, CPI index values are
 displayed to three decimal places in all paper and electronic
 publications.  As in the past, percent changes are rounded to one decimal
 place.
      
      This change in procedure addresses a rounding issue that has resulted
 in published percent changes that are 0.1 percentage point higher or lower
 than the same percent changes based on unrounded index values (i.e.,
 indexes to three or more decimal places).  These differences can be
 particularly important when percent changes are very small.  Publishing
 the index values to three decimal places, and using these values to
 compute percent changes, essentially eliminates the rounding differences.
 This change only affects the presentation of the index data.  Index values
 continue to be calculated from underlying price data in the same manner as
 in the past, and no systematic upward or downward effect on the data is
 introduced.  The levels of future indexes will be affected only in that
 they will be published to three decimal places rather than one.  Official
 CPI data previously published will not be revised.
      
      For more information contact Patrick Jackman or Ken Stewart either by
 telephone at (202) 691-6952 and (202) 691-6966, respectively, or by
 electronic mail at Jackman.Patrick@bls.gov or Stewart.Ken@bls.gov
 
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 Note on Sampling Error in the Consumer Price Index
                                     
      The CPI is a statistical estimate that is subject to sampling error
 because it is based upon a sample of retail prices and not the complete
 universe of all prices.  BLS calculates and publishes estimates of the 1-
 month, 2-month, 6-month and 12-month percent change standard errors
 annually, for the CPI-U.  These standard error estimates can be used to
 construct confidence intervals for hypothesis testing.  For example, the
 estimated standard error of the 1 month percent change is 0.06 percent for
 the U.S. All Items Consumer Price Index.  This means that if we repeatedly
 sample from the universe of all retail prices using the same methodology,
 and estimate a percentage change for each sample, then 95% of these
 estimates would be within 0.12 percent of the 1 month percentage change
 based on all retail prices.  For a 1-month change of 0.2 percent in the
 All Items CPI for All Urban Consumers, we are 95 percent confident that
 the actual percent change based on all retail prices would fall between
 0.08 and 0.32 percent.  For the latest data, including information on how
 to use the estimates of standard error, see "Variance Estimates for
 Changes in the Consumer Price Index, January 2005- December 2005 in the
 CPI Detailed Report, February 2006.  These data are available on the CPI
 home page (http://www.bls.gov/cpi), using the following link
 http://www.bls.gov/cpi/cpivar2006.pdf
  
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 Brief Explanation of the CPI
      
      The Consumer Price Index (CPI) is a measure of the average change in
 prices over time of goods and services purchased by households.  The
 Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes CPIs for two population groups:  (1)
 the CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W), which covers
 households of wage earners and clerical workers that comprise
 approximately 32 percent of the total population and (2) the CPI for All
 Urban Consumers (CPI-U) and the Chained CPI for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-
 U), which cover approximately 87 percent of the total population and
 include in addition to wage earners and clerical worker households, groups
 such as professional, managerial, and technical workers, the self-
 employed, short-term workers, the unemployed, and retirees and others not
 in the labor force.
      
      The CPIs are based on prices of food, clothing, shelter, and fuels,
 transportation fares, charges for doctors' and dentists' services, drugs,
 and other goods and services that people buy for day-to-day living.
 Prices are collected in 87 urban areas across the country from about
 50,000 housing units and approximately 23,000 retail establishments-
 department stores, supermarkets, hospitals, filling stations, and other
 types of stores and service establishments.  All taxes directly associated
 with the purchase and use of items are included in the index.  Prices of
 fuels and a few other items are obtained every month in all 87 locations.
 Prices of most other commodities and services are collected every month in
 the three largest geographic areas and every other month in other areas.
 Prices of most goods and services are obtained by personal visits or
 telephone calls of the Bureau's trained representatives.
      
      In calculating the index, price changes for the various items in each
 location are averaged together with weights, which represent their
 importance in the spending of the appropriate population group.  Local
 data are then combined to obtain a U.S. city average.  For the CPI-U and
 CPI-W separate indexes are also published by size of city, by region of
 the country, for cross-classifications of regions and population-size
 classes, and for 27 local areas.  Area indexes do not measure differences
 in the level of prices among cities; they only measure the average change
 in prices for each area since the base period.  For the C-CPI-U data are
 issued only at the national level.  It is important to note that the CPI-U
 and CPI-W are considered final when released, but the C-CPI-U is issued in
 preliminary form and subject to two annual revisions.
      
      The index measures price change from a designed reference date.  For
 the CPI-U and the CPI-W the reference base is 1982-84 equals 100.0. The
 reference base for the C-CPI-U is December 1999 equals 100.
 An increase of 16.5 percent from the reference base, for example, is shown
 as 116.5.  This change can also be expressed in dollars as follows:  the
 price of a base period market basket of goods and services in the CPI has
 risen from $10 in 1982-84 to $11.65.
      
      For further details visit the CPI home page on the Internet at
 http://www.bls.gov/cpi/ or contact our CPI Information and Analysis
 Section on (202) 691-7000.
 
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 Calculating Index Changes
 
       Movements of the indexes from one month to another are usually
 expressed as percent changes rather than changes in index points, because
 index point changes are affected by the level of the index in relation to
 its base period while percent changes are not.  The example below illustrates
 the computation of index point and percent changes.
      
       Percent changes for 3-month and 6-month periods are expressed as
 annual rates and are computed according to the standard formula for
 compound growth rates.  These data indicate what the percent change would
 be if the current rate were maintained for a 12-month period.
 

 Index Point Change
 
 CPI 					202.416
 Less previous index			201.800
 Equals index point change	           .616	
 
 
 Percent Change
 
 Index point difference			   .616
 Divided by the previous index          201.800
 Equals 				  0.003
 Results multiplied by one hundred    0.003x100
 Equals percent change                      0.3


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 Regions Defined


 The states in the four regions shown in Tables 3 and 6 are listed below.
 
 The Northeast--Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York,
 New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont.

 The Midwest--Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota,
 Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin.

 The South--Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky,
 Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South
 Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of
 Columbia.

 The West--Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana,
 Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming. 


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 A Note on Seasonally Adjusted and Unadjusted Data
   
      Because price data are used for different purposes by different
 groups, the Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes seasonally adjusted as
 well as unadjusted changes each month.
      
      For analyzing general price trends in the economy, seasonally
 adjusted changes are usually preferred since they eliminate the effect of
 changes that normally occur at the same time and in about the same
 magnitude every year--such as price movements resulting from changing
 climatic conditions, production cycles, model changeovers, holidays, and
 sales.
      
      The unadjusted data are of primary interest to consumers concerned
 about the prices they actually pay.  Unadjusted data also are used
 extensively for escalation purposes.  Many collective bargaining contract
 agreements and pension plans, for example, tie compensation changes to the
 Consumer Price Index unadjusted for seasonal variation.
      
      Seasonal factors used in computing the seasonally adjusted indexes
 are derived by the X-12-ARIMA Seasonal Adjustment Method.  Seasonally
 adjusted indexes and seasonal factors are computed annually.  Each year,
 the last 5 years of seasonally adjusted data are revised.  Data from
 January 2002 through December 2006 were replaced in January 2007.
 Exceptions to the usual revision schedule were: the updated seasonal data
 at the end of 1977 replaced data from 1967 through 1977; and, in January
 2002, dependently seasonally adjusted series were revised for January 1987-
 December 2001 as a result of a change in the aggregation weights for
 dependently adjusted series. For further information, please see
 "Aggregation of Dependently Adjusted Seasonally Adjusted Series," in the
 October 2001 issue of the CPI Detailed Report.
      
      The seasonal movement of All items and 54 other aggregations is
 derived by combining the seasonal movement of 73 selected components.
 Each year the seasonal status of every series is reevaluated based upon
 certain statistical criteria.  If any of the 73 components change their
 seasonal adjustment status from seasonally adjusted to not seasonally
 adjusted, not seasonally adjusted data will be used in the aggregation of
 the dependent series for the last 5 years, but the seasonally adjusted
 indexes will be used before that period.  Note: 44 of the 73 components
 are seasonally adjusted for 2007.
      
      Seasonally adjusted data, including the All items index levels, are
 subject to revision for up to five years after their original release.
 For this reason, BLS advises against the use of these data in escalation
 agreements.
      
      Effective with the calculation of the seasonal factors for 1990, the
 Bureau of Labor Statistics has used an enhanced seasonal adjustment
 procedure called Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment for some CPI
 series.  Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment allows for better
 estimates of seasonally adjusted data.  Extreme values and/or sharp
 movements which might distort the seasonal pattern are estimated and
 removed from the data prior to calculation of seasonal factors.  Beginning
 with the calculation of seasonal factors for 1996, X-12-ARIMA software was
 used for Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment.
   
      In January 2007, BLS adjusted 37 series using Intervention Analysis
 Seasonal Adjustment, including selected food and beverage items, fuel oil,
 motor fuels, vehicles, jewelry, admission to sporting events and
 educational books and supplies.  For example, this procedure was used for
 the Motor fuel series to offset the effects of damage to oil refineries
 from Hurricane Katrina, as well as the effects of implementing new fuel
 requirements in the United States.
      
      For a complete list of Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment
 series and explanations, please refer to the article "Intervention
 Analysis Seasonal Adjustment", located on our website at:
 http://www.bls.gov/cpi/cpisapage.htm.
      
      For additional information on seasonal adjustment in the CPI, please
 write to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Division of Consumer Prices and
 Price Indexes, Washington, DC 20212 or contact Jeff Wilson on (202) 691-
 6968 by e-mail at Wilson.Jeff@bls.gov.  If you have general questions
 about the CPI, please call our information staff at (202) 691-7000.

 Table 1. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity
 and service group

 (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                    Unadjusted                          
                                                             Unadjusted indexes   percent change   Seasonally adjusted  
                                                 Relative                          to Mar. 2007    percent change from- 
                     CPI-U                     importance,                            from-                             
                                                 December                                                               
                                                   2006       Feb.       Mar.                      Dec.    Jan.    Feb. 
                                                              2007       2007      Mar.    Feb.     to      to      to  
                                                                                   2006    2007    Jan.    Feb.    Mar. 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                        
             Expenditure category                                                                                       
                                                                                                                        
 All items....................................    100.000    203.499    205.352     2.8     0.9     0.2     0.4     0.6 
 All items (1967=100).........................          -    609.594    615.145       -       -       -       -       - 
                                                                                                                        
  Food and beverages..........................     14.992    200.402    200.869     3.3     0.2     0.7     0.8     0.3 
   Food.......................................     13.885    200.000    200.403     3.3     0.2     0.7     0.8     0.3 
    Food at home..............................      7.896    198.193    198.766     3.4     0.3     0.9     1.1     0.4 
     Cereals and bakery products..............      1.103    219.041    218.458     3.6    -0.3     0.3     1.1    -0.3 
     Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs...........      2.112    190.491    192.508     3.6     1.1     0.8     0.4     1.1 
     Dairy and related products...............       .821    183.779    185.724     1.5     1.1     1.3     0.2     1.3 
     Fruits and vegetables....................      1.211    268.565    263.910     6.2    -1.7     1.3     4.7    -1.4 
     Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage                                                                                
         materials............................       .906    151.716    153.894     4.0     1.4     0.8     0.2     1.7 
     Other food at home.......................      1.743    171.483    171.819     1.5     0.2     0.9     0.3     0.2 
      Sugar and sweets........................       .302    174.300    174.633     2.7     0.2     0.6    -0.7     0.4 
      Fats and oils...........................       .227    171.667    170.851     1.4    -0.5     0.0     0.9    -0.3 
      Other foods (1).........................      1.214    186.358    186.962     1.3     0.3     1.1     0.5     0.3 
       Other miscellaneous foods (1) (2)......       .327    114.939    114.331     1.2    -0.5    -0.4     0.2    -0.5 
    Food away from home (1)...................      5.989    203.909    204.082     3.3     0.1     0.5     0.4     0.1 
     Other food away from home (2)............       .281    141.626    141.366     4.6    -0.2     1.3     0.3    -0.1 
   Alcoholic beverages (1)....................      1.107    204.385    205.663     2.8     0.6     0.9     0.7     0.6 
                                                                                                                        
  Housing.....................................     42.691    207.177    208.080     3.4     0.4     0.2     0.4     0.2 
   Shelter....................................     32.776    237.972    238.980     3.9     0.4     0.3     0.3     0.1 
    Rent of primary residence (3).............      5.930    231.739    232.495     4.6     0.3     0.4     0.4     0.3 
    Lodging away from home (2)................      2.648    139.160    142.247     1.3     2.2     1.1     0.1    -2.3 
    Owners' equivalent rent of primary                                                                                  
        residence (3) (4).....................     23.830    244.020    244.602     4.1     0.2     0.2     0.3     0.3 
    Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)..       .369    117.320    117.333     1.0     0.0     0.3    -0.1     0.0 
   Fuels and utilities........................      5.264    194.890    196.414     2.1     0.8     0.3     1.2     1.2 
    Household energy..........................      4.368    176.092    177.635     1.6     0.9     0.1     1.4     1.4 
     Fuel oil and other fuels.................       .338    231.800    236.863     2.8     2.2    -4.4    -0.2     3.5 
     Gas (piped) and electricity (3)..........      4.029    181.232    182.624     1.5     0.8     0.5     1.5     1.3 
    Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                
        services (2)..........................       .897    141.349    141.806     5.0     0.3     1.0     0.5     0.3 
   Household furnishings and operations.......      4.651    127.495    127.655     0.8     0.1    -0.3     0.2     0.2 
    Household operations (1) (2)..............       .792    139.733    139.861     3.7     0.1     0.3     0.1     0.1 
                                                                                                                        
  Apparel.....................................      3.726    119.017    122.582     0.5     3.0     0.3     0.5    -1.0 
   Men's and boys' apparel....................       .885    111.233    113.685    -2.2     2.2    -1.1    -0.2    -0.6 
   Women's and girls' apparel.................      1.590    110.871    116.911     1.7     5.4     1.3     0.7    -1.4 
   Infants' and toddlers' apparel.............       .177    115.416    117.996    -0.6     2.2    -0.3     0.9     0.2 
   Footwear...................................       .749    121.930    123.505    -1.5     1.3    -0.5     0.1    -0.7 
                                                                                                                        
  Transportation..............................     17.249    174.799    180.346     1.7     3.2    -0.8     0.1     2.8 
   Private transportation.....................     16.188    170.775    176.468     1.7     3.3    -0.9     0.0     2.9 
    New and used motor vehicles (2)...........      7.581     94.591     94.493    -1.6    -0.1    -0.2    -0.2     0.1 
     New vehicles.............................      4.982    137.340    137.228    -1.1    -0.1     0.0    -0.1     0.3 
     Used cars and trucks (1).................      1.716    134.597    134.382    -4.0    -0.2    -0.7    -0.5    -0.2 
    Motor fuel................................      4.347    195.377    220.515     7.2    12.9    -3.0     0.3    10.6 
     Gasoline (all types).....................      4.303    194.282    219.473     7.2    13.0    -3.0     0.3    10.6 
    Motor vehicle parts and equipment (1).....       .370    120.196    120.485     4.4     0.2     0.2     0.4     0.2 
    Motor vehicle maintenance and repair......      1.145    220.530    221.160     3.6     0.3     0.1     0.6     0.4 
   Public transportation......................      1.060    224.061    225.893     1.5     0.8     1.5     0.3     0.1 
                                                                                                                        
  Medical care................................      6.281    346.457    347.172     4.0     0.2     0.8     0.5     0.1 
   Medical care commodities...................      1.446    287.703    286.940     0.9    -0.3     0.6    -0.3    -0.3 
   Medical care services......................      4.834    363.908    365.164     4.9     0.3     0.9     0.7     0.2 
    Professional services.....................      2.817    298.393    298.990     3.9     0.2     0.8     0.7     0.1 
    Hospital and related services (3).........      1.630    487.881    490.104     5.8     0.5     0.6     0.6     0.4 
                                                                                                                        
  Recreation (2)..............................      5.552    111.174    111.244     0.6     0.1     0.1     0.0     0.0 
   Video and audio (2)........................      1.719    103.144    102.886    -2.2    -0.3    -0.2    -0.1    -0.5 
                                                                                                                        
  Education and communication (2).............      6.034    117.971    118.231     2.3     0.2    -0.1     0.3     0.5 
   Education (2)..............................      3.076    167.927    168.114     6.1     0.1     0.1     0.6     0.6 
    Educational books and supplies............       .204    407.809    413.665     8.0     1.4     1.1     0.1     1.7 
    Tuition, other school fees, and childcare       2.872    484.459    484.532     6.0     0.0     0.1     0.6     0.5 
   Communication (2)..........................      2.958     82.845     83.122    -1.5     0.3    -0.4     0.1     0.3 
    Information and information processing (1)                                                                          
        (2)...................................      2.769     80.311     80.601    -1.6     0.4    -0.4     0.1     0.4 
     Telephone services (1) (2)...............      2.225     97.096     97.514     2.6     0.4     0.1     0.2     0.4 
     Information technology, hardware and                                                                               
         services (1) (5).....................       .543     10.853     10.860   -16.5     0.1    -2.7    -0.4     0.1 
      Personal computers and peripheral                                                                                 
          equipment (1) (2)...................       .203     10.174     10.191   -10.6     0.2    -0.4    -0.8     0.2 
                                                                                                                        
  Other goods and services....................      3.476    330.459    331.144     3.5     0.2     0.8     0.2     0.2 
   Tobacco and smoking products (1)...........       .712    548.896    550.021     6.0     0.2     3.1     1.0     0.2 
   Personal care..............................      2.764    193.987    194.390     2.8     0.2     0.2     0.0     0.1 
    Personal care products (1)................       .708    158.038    158.592     2.2     0.4    -0.8     0.2     0.4 
    Personal care services (1)................       .677    214.616    215.091     3.2     0.2     0.7     0.3     0.2 
    Miscellaneous personal services...........      1.188    320.725    321.299     3.3     0.2     0.2     0.0     0.1 
                                                                                                                        
          Commodity and service group                                                                                   
                                                                                                                        
 Commodities..................................     40.305    162.890    165.710     1.8     1.7    -0.1     0.4     1.2 
  Food and beverages..........................     14.992    200.402    200.869     3.3     0.2     0.7     0.8     0.3 
  Commodities less food and beverages.........     25.313    142.290    146.037     0.9     2.6    -0.5     0.1     1.8 
   Nondurables less food and beverages........     14.191    170.479    178.548     3.0     4.7    -1.5    -0.2     2.9 
    Apparel...................................      3.726    119.017    122.582     0.5     3.0     0.3     0.5    -1.0 
    Nondurables less food, beverages, and                                                                               
        apparel...............................     10.465    206.395    217.451     3.9     5.4    -1.1     0.2     4.9 
   Durables...................................     11.122    113.210    113.163    -1.7     0.0    -0.3    -0.1     0.1 
 Services.....................................     59.695    243.793    244.671     3.4     0.4     0.3     0.4     0.2 
  Rent of shelter (4).........................     32.407    248.024    249.087     4.0     0.4     0.3     0.3     0.0 
  Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)....       .369    117.320    117.333     1.0     0.0     0.3    -0.1     0.0 
  Gas (piped) and electricity (3).............      4.029    181.232    182.624     1.5     0.8     0.5     1.5     1.3 
  Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                  
      services (2)............................       .897    141.349    141.806     5.0     0.3     1.0     0.5     0.3 
  Household operations (1) (2)................       .792    139.733    139.861     3.7     0.1     0.3     0.1     0.1 
  Transportation services.....................      5.638    232.077    232.200     1.5     0.1     0.3     0.1     0.0 
  Medical care services.......................      4.834    363.908    365.164     4.9     0.3     0.9     0.7     0.2 
  Other services..............................     10.730    281.864    282.431     2.9     0.2     0.1     0.2     0.3 
                                                                                                                        
                Special indexes                                                                                         
                                                                                                                        
 All items less food..........................     86.115    204.101    206.195     2.7     1.0     0.0     0.3     0.7 
 All items less shelter.......................     67.224    192.272    194.482     2.2     1.1     0.1     0.4     0.9 
 All items less medical care..................     93.719    196.298    198.179     2.7     1.0     0.1     0.4     0.6 
 Commodities less food........................     26.420    144.558    148.240     1.0     2.5    -0.5     0.2     1.7 
 Nondurables less food........................     15.299    172.552    180.197     3.0     4.4    -1.3    -0.2     2.8 
 Nondurables less food and apparel............     11.572    205.347    215.400     3.8     4.9    -1.0     0.2     4.5 
 Nondurables..................................     29.183    185.751    190.212     3.2     2.4    -0.4     0.3     1.6 
 Services less rent of shelter (4)............     27.288    257.147    257.864     2.8     0.3     0.3     0.4     0.4 
 Services less medical care services..........     54.861    233.963    234.809     3.3     0.4     0.3     0.3     0.2 
 Energy.......................................      8.715    184.451    196.929     4.4     6.8    -1.5     0.9     5.9 
 All items less energy........................     91.285    207.106    207.850     2.6     0.4     0.3     0.3     0.1 
  All items less food and energy..............     77.401    209.112    209.923     2.5     0.4     0.3     0.2     0.1 
   Commodities less food and energy                                                                                     
       commodities............................     21.735    140.305    141.056    -0.3     0.5     0.1     0.1    -0.1 
    Energy commodities........................      4.685    198.617    222.620     6.9    12.1    -3.1     0.3    10.1 
   Services less energy services..............     55.666    250.199    251.026     3.6     0.3     0.3     0.3     0.1 
 Purchasing power of the consumer dollar                                                                                
     (1982-84=$1.00)..........................          -     $ .491     $ .487       -       -       -       -       - 
 Purchasing power of the consumer dollar                                                                                
     (1967=$1.00).............................          -     $ .164     $ .163       -       -       -       -       - 

   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--    
                                               Dec.      Jan.      Feb.      Mar.                                                  
                                               2006      2007      2007      2007                                                  
                                                                                      June    Sep.    Dec.    Mar.    Sep.    Mar. 
                                                                                      2006    2006    2006    2007    2006    2007 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                   
            Expenditure category                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                   
 All items.................................    202.8   203.153   203.906   205.146     5.7     0.6     0.2     4.7     3.1     2.4 
                                                                                                                                   
  Food and beverages.......................    197.2   198.604   200.150   200.756     2.1     3.1     0.6     7.4     2.6     4.0 
   Food....................................    196.8   198.173   199.728   200.281     2.1     3.3     0.6     7.3     2.7     3.9 
    Food at home...........................    193.9   195.562   197.721   198.554     1.0     3.8    -1.2    10.0     2.4     4.2 
     Cereals and bakery products...........    216.0   216.642   219.067   218.512     2.3     3.8     3.4     4.7     3.1     4.1 
     Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs........    188.1   189.534   190.383   192.493     0.9     3.0     0.9     9.7     1.9     5.2 
     Dairy and related products............    180.4   182.720   183.143   185.540    -3.2    -2.4     0.4    11.9    -2.8     6.0 
     Fruits and vegetables.................    252.3   255.519   267.426   263.665     3.3    18.6   -12.8    19.3    10.7     2.0 
     Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage                                                                                           
         materials.........................    149.0   150.136   150.507   153.069     0.0     1.9     3.0    11.4     1.0     7.1 
     Other food at home....................    169.2   170.708   171.243   171.658     2.4    -0.5    -1.4     5.9     0.9     2.2 
      Sugar and sweets.....................    174.0   175.043   173.767   174.394     3.8     2.1     3.8     0.9     3.0     2.3 
      Fats and oils........................    169.0   169.010   170.528   169.938     0.5    -0.5     3.4     2.2     0.0     2.8 
      Other foods (1)......................    183.5   185.499   186.358   186.962     2.4    -1.3    -3.2     7.8     0.5     2.1 
       Other miscellaneous foods (1) (2)...    115.1   114.655   114.939   114.331     5.0    -0.7     3.2    -2.6     2.1     0.2 
    Food away from home (1)................    202.2   203.171   203.909   204.082     3.3     2.6     3.4     3.8     3.0     3.6 
     Other food away from home (2).........    139.3   141.129   141.604   141.393     3.3     3.6     5.3     6.1     3.4     5.7 
   Alcoholic beverages (1).................    201.1   202.968   204.385   205.663     3.0    -0.4    -0.6     9.4     1.3     4.3 
                                                                                                                                   
  Housing..................................    206.3   206.799   207.616   208.072     2.8     3.8     3.4     3.5     3.3     3.4 
   Shelter.................................    236.6   237.350   238.043   238.176     5.0     4.0     4.2     2.7     4.5     3.4 
    Rent of primary residence (3)..........    229.8   230.670   231.642   232.437     4.4     4.5     4.8     4.7     4.5     4.8 
    Lodging away from home (2).............    138.3   139.802   139.913   136.702     2.7     3.9     3.5    -4.5     3.3    -0.6 
    Owners' equivalent rent of primary                                                                                             
        residence (3) (4)..................    242.8   243.279   243.988   244.646     5.4     4.1     4.1     3.1     4.7     3.6 
    Tenants' and household insurance (1)                                                                                           
        (2)................................    117.1   117.417   117.320   117.333     0.7     0.0     2.4     0.8     0.3     1.6 
   Fuels and utilities.....................    195.3   195.818   198.215   200.689    -7.9     5.1     1.0    11.5    -1.6     6.1 
    Household energy.......................    177.1   177.287   179.714   182.293   -10.1     4.9     0.7    12.3    -2.9     6.3 
     Fuel oil and other fuels..............    233.9   223.707   223.344   231.088    35.2    -2.9   -10.7    -4.7    14.6    -7.8 
     Gas (piped) and electricity (3).......    182.2   183.084   185.812   188.185   -12.9     5.5     1.8    13.8    -4.2     7.6 
    Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                           
        services (2).......................    139.3   140.634   141.349   141.806     3.3     6.0     3.2     7.4     4.6     5.3 
   Household furnishings and operations....    127.4   127.017   127.238   127.483     1.9     0.9     0.0     0.3     1.4     0.1 
    Household operations (1) (2)...........    139.1   139.526   139.733   139.861     4.2     3.3     5.0     2.2     3.7     3.6 
                                                                                                                                   
  Apparel..................................    119.8   120.180   120.805   119.541     2.4     2.0    -1.7    -0.9     2.2    -1.3 
   Men's and boys' apparel.................    113.7   112.492   112.314   111.598    -1.0     5.0    -5.1    -7.2     1.9    -6.2 
   Women's and girls' apparel..............    111.4   112.856   113.628   112.077     4.1     2.5    -2.1     2.5     3.3     0.1 
   Infants' and toddlers' apparel..........    114.9   114.536   115.619   115.794    -0.3    -1.4    -3.7     3.1    -0.9    -0.4 
   Footwear................................    123.5   122.910   122.984   122.184    -1.3    -2.9     2.3    -4.2    -2.1    -1.0 
                                                                                                                                   
  Transportation...........................    177.0   175.661   175.749   180.584    20.0   -10.1    -8.6     8.3     3.9    -0.5 
   Private transportation..................    173.1   171.516   171.567   176.599    20.8   -10.7    -8.5     8.3     3.8    -0.5 
    New and used motor vehicles (2)........     94.5    94.328    94.141    94.273     0.8    -1.2    -4.9    -1.0    -0.2    -3.0 
     New vehicles..........................    136.4   136.360   136.204   136.601    -1.4    -0.6    -3.2     0.6    -1.0    -1.3 
     Used cars and trucks (1)..............    136.2   135.257   134.597   134.382     4.4    -1.4   -12.9    -5.2     1.4    -9.2 
    Motor fuel.............................    206.5   200.234   200.921   222.136    86.3   -32.5   -21.7    33.9    12.1     2.4 
     Gasoline (all types)..................    205.3   199.170   199.842   221.080    86.6   -32.4   -22.1    34.5    12.3     2.4 
    Motor vehicle parts and equipment (1)..    119.5   119.759   120.196   120.485     5.7     5.9     2.7     3.3     5.8     3.0 
    Motor vehicle maintenance and repair...    218.8   219.001   220.213   221.071     4.6     2.8     3.0     4.2     3.7     3.6 
   Public transportation...................    223.8   227.138   227.931   228.152     7.3     0.0    -8.5     8.0     3.6    -0.6 
                                                                                                                                   
  Medical care.............................    341.3   344.046   345.686   345.994     3.8     3.7     2.9     5.6     3.8     4.2 
   Medical care commodities................    286.9   288.720   287.830   286.925     2.3     2.5    -1.1     0.0     2.4    -0.5 
   Medical care services...................    357.2   360.250   362.812   363.568     4.2     4.2     4.0     7.3     4.2     5.7 
    Professional services..................    293.5   295.956   297.958   298.146     2.5     3.2     3.3     6.5     2.9     4.9 
    Hospital and related services (3)......    478.7   481.795   484.918   486.910     6.9     5.6     3.7     7.0     6.2     5.3 
                                                                                                                                   
  Recreation (2)...........................    111.1   111.160   111.150   111.118     2.2     0.4    -0.4     0.1     1.3    -0.1 
   Video and audio (2).....................    103.4   103.160   103.065   102.541     1.1    -1.5    -4.9    -3.3    -0.2    -4.1 
                                                                                                                                   
  Education and communication (2)..........    117.7   117.558   117.952   118.496     2.8     2.8     0.7     2.7     2.8     1.7 
   Education (2)...........................    166.7   166.913   167.882   168.862     6.4     6.3     6.5     5.3     6.4     5.9 
    Educational books and supplies.........    400.5   404.984   405.288   412.206     6.3     6.2     7.3    12.2     6.3     9.7 
    Tuition, other school fees, and                                                                                                
        childcare..........................    481.3   481.562   484.536   486.972     6.2     6.4     6.5     4.8     6.3     5.6 
   Communication (2).......................     83.1    82.775    82.841    83.117    -0.5    -0.5    -5.1     0.1    -0.5    -2.6 
    Information and information processing                                                                                         
        (1) (2)............................     80.6    80.246    80.311    80.601    -0.5    -0.5    -5.3     0.0    -0.5    -2.7 
     Telephone services (1) (2)............     96.8    96.898    97.096    97.514     1.7     3.0     2.9     3.0     2.3     3.0 
     Information technology, hardware and                                                                                          
         services (1) (5)..................     11.2    10.900    10.853    10.860    -8.9   -12.0   -31.3   -11.6   -10.5   -22.0 
      Personal computers and peripheral                                                                                            
          equipment (1) (2)................     10.3    10.259    10.174    10.191   -22.4    -7.3    -7.4    -4.2   -15.2    -5.8 
                                                                                                                                   
  Other goods and services.................    326.8   329.378   330.076   330.604     2.4     2.6     4.0     4.7     2.5     4.4 
   Tobacco and smoking products (1)........    527.3   543.477   548.896   550.021     1.9    -0.5     5.1    18.4     0.7    11.5 
   Personal care...........................    193.3   193.694   193.702   193.988     2.6     3.4     3.8     1.4     3.0     2.6 
    Personal care products (1).............    159.0   157.699   158.038   158.592     0.0     3.1     6.8    -1.0     1.6     2.8 
    Personal care services (1).............    212.5   214.045   214.616   215.091     1.2     3.1     3.5     5.0     2.1     4.2 
    Miscellaneous personal services........    319.5   320.287   320.360   320.565     3.9     4.3     3.8     1.3     4.1     2.6 
                                                                                                                                   
        Commodity and service group                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                   
 Commodities...............................    162.8   162.690   163.297   165.295     9.2    -3.8    -3.8     6.3     2.5     1.1 
  Food and beverages.......................    197.2   198.604   200.150   200.756     2.1     3.1     0.6     7.4     2.6     4.0 
  Commodities less food and beverages......    143.5   142.779   142.968   145.505    13.4    -7.3    -6.7     5.7     2.5    -0.7 
   Nondurables less food and beverages.....    176.6   173.869   173.440   178.529    20.6   -13.4     3.2     4.4     2.2     3.8 
    Apparel................................    119.8   120.180   120.805   119.541     2.4     2.0    -1.7    -0.9     2.2    -1.3 
    Nondurables less food, beverages, and                                                                                          
        apparel............................    210.1   207.739   208.104   218.217    35.1   -17.0   -10.7    16.4     5.9     2.0 
   Durables................................    113.3   112.933   112.806   112.900    -0.7    -1.0    -3.5    -1.4    -0.9    -2.4 
 Services..................................    242.5   243.298   244.229   244.701     3.1     3.9     3.0     3.7     3.5     3.4 
  Rent of shelter (4)......................    246.7   247.426   248.104   248.206     4.6     4.4     4.3     2.5     4.5     3.4 
  Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)     117.1   117.417   117.320   117.333     0.7     0.0     2.4     0.8     0.3     1.6 
  Gas (piped) and electricity (3)..........    182.2   183.084   185.812   188.185   -12.9     5.5     1.8    13.8    -4.2     7.6 
  Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                             
      services (2).........................    139.3   140.634   141.349   141.806     3.3     6.0     3.2     7.4     4.6     5.3 
  Household operations (1) (2).............    139.1   139.526   139.733   139.861     4.2     3.3     5.0     2.2     3.7     3.6 
  Transportation services..................    231.8   232.384   232.643   232.641     3.2     1.7    -0.3     1.5     2.5     0.6 
  Medical care services....................    357.2   360.250   362.812   363.568     4.2     4.2     4.0     7.3     4.2     5.7 
  Other services...........................    280.9   281.091   281.756   282.570     4.0     3.1     1.9     2.4     3.5     2.1 
                                                                                                                                   
              Special indexes                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                   
 All items less food.......................    203.9   203.999   204.620   205.973     6.1     0.4     0.2     4.1     3.2     2.1 
 All items less shelter....................    191.9   192.030   192.816   194.509     6.0    -0.8    -1.7     5.6     2.5     1.9 
 All items less medical care...............    195.8   196.033   196.746   198.011     5.7     0.6     0.0     4.6     3.1     2.3 
 Commodities less food.....................    145.7   144.991   145.217   147.723    13.2    -7.2    -6.1     5.7     2.5    -0.4 
 Nondurables less food.....................    178.1   175.707   175.288   180.116    19.3   -12.5     3.0     4.6     2.2     3.8 
 Nondurables less food and apparel.........    208.4   206.407   206.835   216.051    31.9   -15.5    -9.7    15.5     5.6     2.1 
 Nondurables...............................    187.5   186.765   187.249   190.237    10.6    -5.2     1.9     6.0     2.4     3.9 
 Services less rent of shelter (4).........    255.5   256.241   257.370   258.518     2.9     3.2     0.3     4.8     3.0     2.5 
 Services less medical care services.......    232.8   233.396   234.204   234.638     4.1     3.5     2.4     3.2     3.8     2.8 
 Energy....................................    190.1   187.340   188.952   200.164    31.8   -17.1   -11.5    22.9     4.5     4.3 
 All items less energy.....................    205.8   206.414   207.083   207.278     3.2     2.8     1.6     2.9     3.0     2.2 
  All items less food and energy...........    208.1   208.632   209.135   209.263     3.4     2.7     1.6     2.3     3.1     1.9 
   Commodities less food and energy                                                                                                
       commodities.........................    140.1   140.209   140.330   140.229     0.9     0.3    -2.5     0.4     0.6    -1.1 
    Energy commodities.....................    209.2   202.686   203.310   223.786    82.5   -30.9   -21.0    30.9    12.3     1.7 
   Services less energy services...........    248.7   249.469   250.220   250.502     4.4     3.6     3.3     2.9     4.0     3.1 

   1 Not seasonally adjusted.
   2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
   3 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator.  All other item stratum index series were calculated using a
 geometric means estimator.
   4 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.
   5 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.
 NOTE:  Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

 Table 3. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Selected areas, all items index 

 (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                   All items                                      
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                       Indexes                 Percent change to Percent change to
                    CPI-U                      Pricing                                          Mar. 2007 from--   Feb. 2007 from-- 
                                              schedule                                                                            
                                                 (1)      Dec.      Jan.      Feb.      Mar.                                      
                                                          2006      2007      2007      2007    Mar.  Jan.  Feb.  Feb.  Dec.  Jan.
                                                                                                2006  2007  2007  2006  2006  2007
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                  
 U.S. city average...........................    M        201.8   202.416   203.499   205.352   2.8   1.5   0.9   2.4   0.8   0.5 
                                                                                                                                  
           Region and area size(2)                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
 Northeast urban.............................    M        215.2   215.813   216.651   218.334   2.6   1.2   0.8   2.4   0.7   0.4 
   Size A - More than 1,500,000..............    M        217.8   218.365   219.330   220.936   2.8   1.2   0.7   2.6   0.7   0.4 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3)........    M        126.7   127.237   127.546   128.691   2.1   1.1   0.9   1.9   0.7   0.2 
                                                                                                                                  
 Midwest urban...............................    M        192.9   193.068   194.458   196.389   2.3   1.7   1.0   2.0   0.8   0.7 
   Size A - More than 1,500,000..............    M        194.7   195.073   196.507   198.335   2.3   1.7   0.9   2.1   0.9   0.7 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3)........    M        123.0   122.861   123.854   125.151   2.3   1.9   1.0   1.9   0.7   0.8 
   Size D -  Nonmetropolitan  (less than                                                                                          
       50,000)...............................    M        187.1   187.587   188.122   190.365   2.0   1.5   1.2   1.6   0.5   0.3 
                                                                                                                                  
 South urban.................................    M        194.8   195.021   195.950   197.904   2.6   1.5   1.0   2.2   0.6   0.5 
   Size A - More than 1,500,000..............    M        197.3   197.650   198.516   200.538   3.1   1.5   1.0   2.4   0.6   0.4 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3)........    M        123.8   123.817   124.521   125.726   2.2   1.5   1.0   2.0   0.6   0.6 
   Size D -  Nonmetropolitan  (less than                                                                                          
       50,000)...............................    M        196.0   196.077   196.043   198.204   3.1   1.1   1.1   2.6   0.0   0.0 
                                                                                                                                  
 West urban..................................    M        206.2   207.790   208.995   210.778   3.4   1.4   0.9   3.1   1.4   0.6 
   Size A - More than 1,500,000..............    M        209.6   211.102   212.549   214.393   3.7   1.6   0.9   3.3   1.4   0.7 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3)........    M        125.0   126.244   126.805   127.848   2.9   1.3   0.8   2.5   1.4   0.4 
                                                                                                                                  
                 Size classes                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                  
   A (4).....................................    M        184.9   185.608   186.673   188.309   3.0   1.5   0.9   2.6   1.0   0.6 
   B/C (3)...................................    M        124.3   124.571   125.243   126.424   2.4   1.5   0.9   2.1   0.8   0.5 
   D.........................................    M        194.6   194.724   194.945   196.999   2.8   1.2   1.1   2.5   0.2   0.1 
                                                                                                                                  
           Selected local areas(5)                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI..............    M        197.8   199.401   200.630   202.483   2.5   1.5   0.9   1.7   1.4   0.6 
 Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA.....    M        210.6   212.584   214.760   216.500   3.8   1.8   0.8   3.5   2.0   1.0 
 New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island,                                                                                              
     NY-NJ-CT-PA.............................    M        221.3   221.767   223.066   224.551   2.9   1.3   0.7   3.1   0.8   0.6 
                                                                                                                                  
 Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT.........    1            -   224.432         -   226.427   2.3   0.9     -     -     -     - 
 Cleveland-Akron, OH.........................    1            -   191.610         -   194.244   1.9   1.4     -     -     -     - 
 Dallas-Fort Worth, TX.......................    1            -   188.890         -   190.156   0.9   0.7     -     -     -     - 
 Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV (6).......    1            -   129.956         -   131.945   4.1   1.5     -     -     -     - 
                                                                                                                                  
 Atlanta, GA.................................    2        194.8         -   194.886         -     -     -     -   2.7   0.0     - 
 Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI.................    2        196.4         -   198.064         -     -     -     -   1.7   0.8     - 
 Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX..............    2        179.2         -   181.217         -     -     -     -   1.5   1.1     - 
 Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL...................    2        205.4         -   207.989         -     -     -     -   2.9   1.3     - 
 Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City,                                                                                           
     PA-NJ-DE-MD.............................    2        211.6         -   213.152         -     -     -     -   2.0   0.7     - 
 San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA..........    2        210.4         -   213.688         -     -     -     -   3.2   1.6     - 
 Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA................    2        209.3         -   211.704         -     -     -     -   4.0   1.1     - 

   1 Areas on pricing schedule 2 (see Table 10) will appear next month. 
   2 Regions defined as the four Census regions.  See technical notes.
   3 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base.
   4 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.
   5 In addition, the following metropolitan areas are published semiannually and appear in Tables 34 and 39 of the January and
 July issues of the CPI Detailed Report: Anchorage, AK; Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN; Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO; Honolulu, HI;
 Kansas City, MO-KS; Milwaukee-Racine, WI; Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI; Phoenix-Mesa, AZ; Pittsburgh, PA; Portland-Salem, OR-WA;
 St. Louis, MO-IL; San Diego, CA; Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL.
   6 Indexes on a November 1996=100 base.
   - Data not available.
 NOTE:  Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

 Table 4. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by expenditure
 category and commodity and service group

 (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                    Unadjusted                          
                                                             Unadjusted indexes   percent change   Seasonally adjusted  
                                                 Relative                          to Mar. 2007    percent change from- 
                     CPI-W                     importance,                            from-                             
                                                 December                                                               
                                                   2006       Feb.       Mar.                      Dec.    Jan.    Feb. 
                                                              2007       2007      Mar.    Feb.     to      to      to  
                                                                                   2006    2007    Jan.    Feb.    Mar. 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                        
             Expenditure category                                                                                       
                                                                                                                        
 All items....................................    100.000    198.544    200.612     2.7     1.0     0.1     0.4     0.8 
 All items (1967=100).........................          -    591.403    597.561       -       -       -       -       - 
                                                                                                                        
  Food and beverages..........................     16.475    199.540    200.056     3.2     0.3     0.7     0.8     0.3 
   Food.......................................     15.457    199.111    199.589     3.3     0.2     0.6     0.8     0.3 
    Food at home..............................      9.244    197.044    197.735     3.3     0.4     0.8     1.1     0.5 
     Cereals and bakery products..............      1.285    219.191    218.799     3.6    -0.2     0.1     1.1    -0.1 
     Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs...........      2.623    189.996    192.013     3.3     1.1     0.8     0.4     1.1 
     Dairy and related products...............       .928    183.185    185.095     1.3     1.0     1.2     0.3     1.3 
     Fruits and vegetables....................      1.332    266.159    261.627     6.4    -1.7     1.0     4.7    -1.3 
     Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage                                                                                
         materials............................      1.082    150.968    153.329     4.1     1.6     0.9     0.1     1.8 
     Other food at home.......................      1.993    170.861    171.183     1.5     0.2     0.8     0.3     0.2 
      Sugar and sweets........................       .337    173.081    173.248     2.5     0.1     0.5    -0.8     0.4 
      Fats and oils...........................       .283    172.380    172.005     1.5    -0.2    -0.3     1.1    -0.2 
      Other foods (1).........................      1.373    186.473    187.026     1.2     0.3     1.1     0.4     0.3 
       Other miscellaneous foods (1) (2)......       .368    115.151    114.402     0.9    -0.7    -0.5     0.3    -0.7 
    Food away from home (1)...................      6.213    203.689    203.838     3.3     0.1     0.4     0.4     0.1 
     Other food away from home (2)............       .279    141.274    141.119     4.7    -0.1     1.4     0.4     0.0 
   Alcoholic beverages (1)....................      1.018    204.616    205.729     2.6     0.5     0.9     0.9     0.5 
                                                                                                                        
  Housing.....................................     40.463    202.370    203.203     3.4     0.4     0.3     0.4     0.3 
   Shelter....................................     30.570    230.472    231.315     4.0     0.4     0.3     0.3     0.2 
    Rent of primary residence (3).............      8.021    230.860    231.634     4.6     0.3     0.3     0.4     0.4 
    Lodging away from home (2)................      1.430    138.083    141.335     0.7     2.4     1.0    -0.4    -2.1 
    Owners' equivalent rent of primary                                                                                  
        residence (3) (4).....................     20.776    221.185    221.704     4.1     0.2     0.2     0.3     0.3 
    Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)..       .342    117.622    117.653     1.0     0.0     0.3    -0.1     0.0 
   Fuels and utilities........................      5.779    193.330    194.963     2.2     0.8     0.4     1.2     1.3 
    Household energy..........................      4.842    173.654    175.303     1.7     0.9     0.3     1.3     1.5 
     Fuel oil and other fuels.................       .346    231.136    236.103     2.7     2.1    -4.3     0.3     3.0 
     Gas (piped) and electricity (3)..........      4.496    179.550    181.092     1.6     0.9     0.6     1.4     1.4 
    Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                
        services (2)..........................       .937    141.636    142.070     4.9     0.3     1.0     0.5     0.3 
   Household furnishings and operations.......      4.114    122.962    123.134     0.5     0.1    -0.2     0.1     0.1 
    Household operations (1) (2)..............       .368    141.886    142.069     3.5     0.1     0.4     0.1     0.1 
                                                                                                                        
  Apparel.....................................      4.041    118.211    122.021     0.3     3.2    -0.1     0.5    -0.8 
   Men's and boys' apparel....................       .954    111.079    113.921    -1.5     2.6    -1.6     0.0    -0.1 
   Women's and girls' apparel.................      1.680    110.214    116.275     1.7     5.5     1.1     0.5    -1.2 
   Infants' and toddlers' apparel.............       .235    118.037    120.167    -0.5     1.8    -0.1     1.0    -0.5 
   Footwear...................................       .954    121.679    122.870    -1.5     1.0    -0.7     0.5    -0.8 
                                                                                                                        
  Transportation..............................     19.515    173.518    179.541     1.7     3.5    -1.0     0.0     3.0 
   Private transportation.....................     18.793    170.588    176.695     1.7     3.6    -1.0     0.0     3.1 
    New and used motor vehicles (2)...........      8.626     93.459     93.365    -1.8    -0.1    -0.2    -0.2     0.1 
     New vehicles.............................      5.210    138.451    138.315    -1.1    -0.1     0.0    -0.2     0.3 
     Used cars and trucks (1).................      2.675    135.411    135.203    -4.0    -0.2    -0.7    -0.5    -0.2 
    Motor fuel................................      5.441    195.934    221.011     7.0    12.8    -3.1     0.4    10.5 
     Gasoline (all types).....................      5.388    194.923    220.052     7.0    12.9    -3.2     0.4    10.5 
    Motor vehicle parts and equipment (1).....       .444    119.897    120.170     4.6     0.2     0.2     0.4     0.2 
    Motor vehicle maintenance and repair......      1.145    223.054    223.683     3.7     0.3     0.1     0.5     0.4 
   Public transportation......................       .723    223.338    224.973     1.5     0.7     1.4     0.4     0.1 
                                                                                                                        
  Medical care................................      5.228    346.191    346.946     4.1     0.2     0.8     0.5     0.1 
   Medical care commodities...................      1.135    280.597    279.762     0.9    -0.3     0.6    -0.4    -0.3 
   Medical care services......................      4.094    364.519    365.827     5.0     0.4     0.8     0.8     0.2 
    Professional services.....................      2.338    300.720    301.339     3.8     0.2     0.7     0.8     0.1 
    Hospital and related services (3).........      1.378    482.895    485.074     5.8     0.5     0.6     0.7     0.4 
                                                                                                                        
  Recreation (2)..............................      5.022    108.484    108.461     0.5     0.0     0.1     0.0    -0.1 
   Video and audio (2)........................      1.867    102.653    102.363    -2.0    -0.3    -0.3    -0.1    -0.6 
                                                                                                                        
  Education and communication (2).............      5.605    114.870    115.161     1.9     0.3    -0.1     0.3     0.4 
   Education (2)..............................      2.329    166.144    166.341     6.1     0.1     0.2     0.5     0.6 
    Educational books and supplies............       .208    411.130    417.027     8.3     1.4     1.3     0.1     1.7 
    Tuition, other school fees, and childcare       2.121    469.284    469.224     5.9     0.0     0.1     0.6     0.5 
   Communication (2)..........................      3.276     85.112     85.408    -0.9     0.3    -0.3     0.1     0.3 
    Information and information processing (1)                                                                          
        (2)...................................      3.124     83.337     83.645    -1.0     0.4    -0.3     0.1     0.4 
     Telephone services (1) (2)...............      2.633     97.233     97.625     2.5     0.4     0.1     0.2     0.4 
     Information technology, hardware and                                                                               
         services (1) (5).....................       .492     11.272     11.292   -17.0     0.2    -2.4    -0.4     0.2 
      Personal computers and peripheral                                                                                 
          equipment (1) (2)...................       .178      9.997     10.040   -11.2     0.4    -1.2    -0.8     0.4 
                                                                                                                        
  Other goods and services....................      3.652    340.917    341.719     3.7     0.2     1.0     0.4     0.2 
   Tobacco and smoking products (1)...........      1.139    550.097    551.161     5.8     0.2     3.0     1.0     0.2 
   Personal care..............................      2.513    191.922    192.411     2.8     0.3     0.1     0.1     0.2 
    Personal care products (1)................       .771    157.992    158.528     2.1     0.3    -0.7     0.3     0.3 
    Personal care services (1)................       .618    214.773    215.318     3.3     0.3     0.7     0.2     0.3 
    Miscellaneous personal services...........       .962    321.269    322.090     3.4     0.3     0.2     0.3     0.1 
                                                                                                                        
          Commodity and service group                                                                                   
                                                                                                                        
 Commodities..................................     44.175    164.171    167.350     1.9     1.9    -0.2     0.4     1.4 
  Food and beverages..........................     16.475    199.540    200.056     3.2     0.3     0.7     0.8     0.3 
  Commodities less food and beverages.........     27.700    144.567    148.836     1.1     3.0    -0.6     0.1     2.1 
   Nondurables less food and beverages........     15.699    175.371    184.604     3.3     5.3    -1.8    -0.3     3.4 
    Apparel...................................      4.041    118.211    122.021     0.3     3.2    -0.1     0.5    -0.8 
    Nondurables less food, beverages, and                                                                               
        apparel...............................     11.658    214.738    227.564     4.3     6.0    -1.2     0.3     5.2 
   Durables...................................     12.001    113.178    113.107    -1.8    -0.1    -0.2    -0.2     0.0 
 Services.....................................     55.825    238.783    239.586     3.4     0.3     0.3     0.4     0.3 
  Rent of shelter (4).........................     30.227    222.150    222.970     4.0     0.4     0.3     0.2     0.2 
  Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)....       .342    117.622    117.653     1.0     0.0     0.3    -0.1     0.0 
  Gas (piped) and electricity (3).............      4.496    179.550    181.092     1.6     0.9     0.6     1.4     1.4 
  Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                  
      services (2)............................       .937    141.636    142.070     4.9     0.3     1.0     0.5     0.3 
  Household operations (1) (2)................       .368    141.886    142.069     3.5     0.1     0.4     0.1     0.1 
  Transportation services.....................      5.600    232.362    232.332     1.5     0.0     0.2     0.1     0.0 
  Medical care services.......................      4.094    364.519    365.827     5.0     0.4     0.8     0.8     0.2 
  Other services..............................      9.761    271.921    272.474     2.5     0.2     0.1     0.2     0.3 
                                                                                                                        
                Special indexes                                                                                         
                                                                                                                        
 All items less food..........................     84.543    198.258    200.616     2.6     1.2     0.0     0.3     0.9 
 All items less shelter.......................     69.430    189.058    191.591     2.1     1.3     0.0     0.4     1.0 
 All items less medical care..................     94.772    192.389    194.481     2.6     1.1     0.1     0.4     0.8 
 Commodities less food........................     28.718    146.653    150.856     1.2     2.9    -0.6     0.2     2.0 
 Nondurables less food........................     16.717    177.171    185.979     3.3     5.0    -1.7    -0.2     3.2 
 Nondurables less food and apparel............     12.676    212.940    224.712     4.2     5.5    -1.1     0.3     5.0 
 Nondurables..................................     32.174    187.995    193.028     3.3     2.7    -0.5     0.3     1.9 
 Services less rent of shelter (4)............     25.598    227.801    228.479     2.6     0.3     0.3     0.4     0.5 
 Services less medical care services..........     51.732    229.453    230.221     3.2     0.3     0.2     0.3     0.3 
 Energy.......................................     10.282    183.842    196.940     4.5     7.1    -1.5     0.8     6.2 
 All items less energy........................     89.718    201.238    201.948     2.5     0.4     0.3     0.3     0.1 
  All items less food and energy..............     74.261    202.056    202.816     2.3     0.4     0.2     0.2     0.1 
   Commodities less food and energy                                                                                     
       commodities............................     22.932    140.680    141.482    -0.3     0.6     0.1     0.1    -0.1 
    Energy commodities........................      5.786    198.398    222.509     6.8    12.2    -3.2     0.4    10.1 
   Services less energy services..............     51.329    245.211    245.923     3.5     0.3     0.3     0.3     0.2 
 Purchasing power of the consumer dollar                                                                                
     (1982-84=$1.00)..........................          -     $ .504     $ .498       -       -       -       -       - 
 Purchasing power of the consumer dollar                                                                                
     (1967=$1.00).............................          -     $ .169     $ .167       -       -       -       -       - 

   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--    
                                               Dec.      Jan.      Feb.      Mar.                                                  
                                               2006      2007      2007      2007                                                  
                                                                                      June    Sep.    Dec.    Mar.    Sep.    Mar. 
                                                                                      2006    2006    2006    2007    2006    2007 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                   
            Expenditure category                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                   
 All items.................................    198.0   198.225   198.984   200.527     5.9     0.2    -0.4     5.2     3.0     2.4 
                                                                                                                                   
  Food and beverages.......................    196.4   197.677   199.249   199.913     1.7     3.3     0.6     7.3     2.5     3.9 
   Food....................................    196.0   197.244   198.801   199.437     1.9     3.3     0.8     7.2     2.6     4.0 
    Food at home...........................    193.0   194.473   196.534   197.484     1.1     4.0    -1.2     9.6     2.5     4.1 
     Cereals and bakery products...........    216.5   216.798   219.095   218.810     2.5     4.2     3.6     4.3     3.3     4.0 
     Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs........    187.6   189.036   189.882   191.953    -0.4     3.3     1.1     9.6     1.4     5.3 
     Dairy and related products............    179.8   181.898   182.501   184.953    -3.9    -2.4     0.2    12.0    -3.2     5.9 
     Fruits and vegetables.................    250.4   253.022   264.940   261.391     3.5    20.5   -13.4    18.7    11.6     1.4 
     Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage                                                                                           
         materials.........................    148.3   149.587   149.749   152.389     0.5     1.6     3.0    11.5     1.1     7.2 
     Other food at home....................    168.7   170.028   170.572   170.984     2.4    -0.5    -1.4     5.5     1.0     2.0 
      Sugar and sweets.....................    173.0   173.813   172.484   173.102     3.8     2.1     3.8     0.2     3.0     2.0 
      Fats and oils........................    169.7   169.191   171.051   170.779     1.0    -0.2     2.9     2.6     0.4     2.7 
      Other foods (1)......................    183.7   185.681   186.473   187.026     2.4    -1.3    -3.4     7.4     0.5     1.9 
       Other miscellaneous foods (1) (2)...    115.3   114.759   115.151   114.402     5.8    -1.7     2.8    -3.1     1.9    -0.2 
    Food away from home (1)................    202.0   202.905   203.689   203.838     3.1     2.6     3.6     3.7     2.9     3.7 
     Other food away from home (2).........    138.8   140.765   141.338   141.285     3.0     2.7     5.7     7.4     2.8     6.5 
   Alcoholic beverages (1).................    201.1   202.821   204.616   205.729     1.0    -0.2     0.4     9.5     0.4     4.9 
                                                                                                                                   
  Housing..................................    201.5   202.017   202.830   203.510     2.3     3.9     3.2     4.1     3.1     3.6 
   Shelter.................................    229.2   229.798   230.467   230.875     4.6     4.2     4.3     3.0     4.4     3.6 
    Rent of primary residence (3)..........    228.9   229.696   230.703   231.583     4.2     4.5     4.9     4.8     4.4     4.8 
    Lodging away from home (2).............    137.8   139.243   138.634   135.688     1.5     1.8     5.7    -6.0     1.6    -0.3 
    Owners' equivalent rent of primary                                                                                             
        residence (3) (4)..................    220.1   220.518   221.169   221.773     5.2     4.1     3.9     3.1     4.7     3.5 
    Tenants' and household insurance (1)                                                                                           
        (2)................................    117.4   117.748   117.622   117.653     0.7     0.3     2.1     0.9     0.5     1.5 
   Fuels and utilities.....................    193.6   194.362   196.694   199.210    -8.5     4.7     1.5    12.1    -2.1     6.6 
    Household energy.......................    174.4   174.925   177.263   179.858   -10.6     4.2     1.2    13.1    -3.5     7.0 
     Fuel oil and other fuels..............    232.7   222.684   223.337   230.061    35.6    -3.8   -10.6    -4.5    14.2    -7.6 
     Gas (piped) and electricity (3).......    180.3   181.459   184.020   186.511   -13.2     5.1     2.0    14.5    -4.5     8.1 
    Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                           
        services (2).......................    139.6   140.947   141.636   142.070     3.6     5.7     3.2     7.3     4.6     5.2 
   Household furnishings and operations....    122.9   122.595   122.719   122.902     1.3     1.0    -0.3     0.0     1.1    -0.2 
    Household operations (1) (2)...........    141.2   141.729   141.886   142.069     5.0     2.3     4.1     2.5     3.7     3.3 
                                                                                                                                   
  Apparel..................................    119.6   119.451   120.061   119.132     2.0     3.4    -2.3    -1.6     2.7    -1.9 
   Men's and boys' apparel.................    113.7   111.883   111.899   111.739     0.4     7.2    -6.4    -6.7     3.7    -6.6 
   Women's and girls' apparel..............    111.4   112.603   113.167   111.805     3.7     4.8    -2.5     1.5     4.2    -0.5 
   Infants' and toddlers' apparel..........    117.3   117.148   118.322   117.687     0.0    -0.3    -3.0     1.3    -0.2    -0.9 
   Footwear................................    123.1   122.250   122.846   121.891    -1.6    -1.9     1.6    -3.9    -1.8    -1.2 
                                                                                                                                   
  Transportation...........................    176.1   174.417   174.491   179.761    21.4   -10.7    -9.2     8.6     4.1    -0.7 
   Private transportation..................    173.2   171.432   171.483   176.866    22.1   -11.3    -9.3     8.7     4.1    -0.7 
    New and used motor vehicles (2)........     93.4    93.254    93.035    93.159     0.8    -1.3    -6.2    -1.0    -0.2    -3.6 
     New vehicles..........................    137.5   137.513   137.293   137.675    -1.4    -0.6    -3.1     0.5    -1.0    -1.3 
     Used cars and trucks (1)..............    137.0   136.063   135.411   135.203     4.6    -1.4   -13.1    -5.1     1.6    -9.2 
    Motor fuel.............................    207.1   200.603   201.411   222.605    84.1   -31.8   -21.8    33.5    12.1     2.2 
     Gasoline (all types)..................    206.2   199.614   200.433   221.570    84.6   -32.0   -21.6    33.3    12.0     2.3 
    Motor vehicle parts and equipment (1)..    119.2   119.464   119.897   120.170     6.1     6.3     2.7     3.3     6.2     3.0 
    Motor vehicle maintenance and repair...    221.4   221.537   222.687   223.605     4.7     2.6     3.3     4.0     3.6     3.7 
   Public transportation...................    222.7   225.827   226.645   226.760     6.8     0.2    -7.7     7.5     3.4    -0.4 
                                                                                                                                   
  Medical care.............................    340.9   343.619   345.415   345.778     3.9     3.9     2.9     5.8     3.9     4.3 
   Medical care commodities................    280.0   281.738   280.701   279.756     2.5     2.5    -1.0    -0.3     2.5    -0.7 
   Medical care services...................    357.7   360.670   363.443   364.265     4.3     4.3     4.0     7.5     4.3     5.8 
    Professional services..................    295.8   297.931   300.252   300.458     2.4     3.2     3.3     6.4     2.8     4.9 
    Hospital and related services (3)......    474.0   477.026   480.230   482.119     6.9     5.9     3.4     7.0     6.4     5.2 
                                                                                                                                   
  Recreation (2)...........................    108.4   108.456   108.489   108.351     2.2     0.0     0.0    -0.2     1.1    -0.1 
   Video and audio (2).....................    103.0   102.732   102.658   102.032     1.2    -1.1    -4.2    -3.7     0.0    -3.9 
                                                                                                                                   
  Education and communication (2)..........    114.6   114.517   114.825   115.329     2.1     2.8     0.0     2.6     2.5     1.3 
   Education (2)...........................    164.8   165.149   166.001   166.936     6.0     6.9     6.3     5.3     6.5     5.8 
    Educational books and supplies.........    403.2   408.325   408.597   415.361     6.0     6.2     8.7    12.6     6.1    10.6 
    Tuition, other school fees, and                                                                                                
        childcare..........................    466.0   466.513   469.130   471.264     6.0     7.0     6.1     4.6     6.5     5.3 
   Communication (2).......................     85.3    85.027    85.107    85.404    -0.5     0.5    -4.1     0.5     0.0    -1.8 
    Information and information processing                                                                                         
        (1) (2)............................     83.5    83.256    83.337    83.645    -0.5     0.0    -4.2     0.7    -0.2    -1.8 
     Telephone services (1) (2)............     96.9    97.045    97.233    97.625     1.3     3.0     2.9     3.0     2.1     3.0 
     Information technology, hardware and                                                                                          
         services (1) (5)..................     11.6    11.321    11.272    11.292    -8.5   -11.5   -34.6   -10.2   -10.0   -23.4 
      Personal computers and peripheral                                                                                            
          equipment (1) (2)................     10.2    10.081     9.997    10.040   -25.5    -7.4    -3.8    -6.1   -16.9    -5.0 
                                                                                                                                   
  Other goods and services.................    335.7   339.151   340.563   341.327     2.1     1.9     4.0     6.9     2.0     5.4 
   Tobacco and smoking products (1)........    528.6   544.568   550.097   551.161     2.0    -0.8     4.8    18.2     0.6    11.3 
   Personal care...........................    191.1   191.366   191.628   192.086     2.2     3.2     3.6     2.1     2.7     2.9 
    Personal care products (1).............    158.6   157.505   157.992   158.528    -0.3     3.1     6.0    -0.2     1.4     2.9 
    Personal care services (1).............    212.7   214.254   214.773   215.318     1.3     3.1     3.7     5.0     2.2     4.3 
    Miscellaneous personal services........    319.6   320.102   321.057   321.437     3.8     4.0     3.6     2.3     3.9     2.9 
                                                                                                                                   
        Commodity and service group                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                   
 Commodities...............................    164.3   164.009   164.641   166.963    10.1    -4.2    -4.3     6.6     2.7     1.0 
  Food and beverages.......................    196.4   197.677   199.249   199.913     1.7     3.3     0.6     7.3     2.5     3.9 
  Commodities less food and beverages......    146.1   145.155   145.360   148.351    15.3    -7.9    -7.3     6.3     3.0    -0.7 
   Nondurables less food and beverages.....    182.5   179.125   178.618   184.774    22.2   -14.6     3.8     5.1     2.1     4.4 
    Apparel................................    119.6   119.451   120.061   119.132     2.0     3.4    -2.3    -1.6     2.7    -1.9 
    Nondurables less food, beverages, and                                                                                          
        apparel............................    219.0   216.359   217.028   228.357    36.9   -17.3   -11.5    18.2     6.4     2.3 
   Durables................................    113.3   113.096   112.926   112.934    -0.7    -1.7    -3.5    -1.3    -1.2    -2.4 
 Services..................................    237.5   238.283   239.197   239.874     2.6     3.6     3.1     4.1     3.1     3.6 
  Rent of shelter (4)......................    220.9   221.587   222.103   222.481     4.8     4.3     4.3     2.9     4.5     3.6 
  Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)     117.4   117.748   117.622   117.653     0.7     0.3     2.1     0.9     0.5     1.5 
  Gas (piped) and electricity (3)..........    180.3   181.459   184.020   186.511   -13.2     5.1     2.0    14.5    -4.5     8.1 
  Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                             
      services (2).........................    139.6   140.947   141.636   142.070     3.6     5.7     3.2     7.3     4.6     5.2 
  Household operations (1) (2).............    141.2   141.729   141.886   142.069     5.0     2.3     4.1     2.5     3.7     3.3 
  Transportation services..................    231.9   232.262   232.505   232.557     2.5     1.9     0.3     1.1     2.2     0.7 
  Medical care services....................    357.7   360.670   363.443   364.265     4.3     4.3     4.0     7.5     4.3     5.8 
  Other services...........................    271.0   271.240   271.752   272.525     3.8     3.0     1.2     2.3     3.4     1.7 
                                                                                                                                   
              Special indexes                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                   
 All items less food.......................    198.2   198.224   198.835   200.544     6.5    -0.2    -0.6     4.8     3.1     2.1 
 All items less shelter....................    188.8   188.864   189.663   191.634     6.3    -1.3    -2.3     6.1     2.5     1.8 
 All items less medical care...............    192.0   192.143   192.863   194.431     5.8     0.2    -0.6     5.2     3.0     2.2 
 Commodities less food.....................    148.1   147.182   147.428   150.381    14.4    -7.6    -7.0     6.3     2.8    -0.6 
 Nondurables less food.....................    183.8   180.624   180.295   186.144    20.7   -13.6     3.6     5.2     2.1     4.4 
 Nondurables less food and apparel.........    216.6   214.118   214.716   225.427    35.8   -17.4   -10.4    17.3     5.9     2.6 
 Nondurables...............................    190.1   189.104   189.616   193.124    11.4    -5.9     1.9     6.5     2.4     4.2 
 Services less rent of shelter (4).........    226.3   227.051   228.013   229.109     2.3     3.2    -0.2     5.1     2.8     2.4 
 Services less medical care services.......    228.3   228.855   229.602   230.290     3.6     3.4     2.3     3.5     3.5     2.9 
 Energy....................................    189.7   186.769   188.349   200.028    33.4   -17.9   -11.9    23.6     4.7     4.4 
 All items less energy.....................    199.9   200.516   201.176   201.470     2.9     2.9     1.0     3.2     2.9     2.1 
  All items less food and energy...........    201.1   201.575   202.045   202.268     3.1     2.6     1.2     2.3     2.9     1.8 
   Commodities less food and energy                                                                                                
       commodities.........................    140.5   140.610   140.753   140.665     0.9     0.3    -2.8     0.5     0.6    -1.2 
    Energy commodities.....................    209.1   202.399   203.201   223.710    81.0   -30.5   -21.2    31.0    12.2     1.6 
   Services less energy services...........    243.7   244.423   245.136   245.594     4.3     3.6     3.2     3.1     3.9     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 1984=100 base
   5 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.
 NOTE:  Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

 Table 6. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Selected areas, all items index 

 (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                   All items                                      
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                       Indexes                 Percent change to Percent change to
                    CPI-W                      Pricing                                          Mar. 2007 from--   Feb. 2007 from-- 
                                              schedule                                                                            
                                                 (1)      Dec.      Jan.      Feb.      Mar.                                      
                                                          2006      2007      2007      2007    Mar.  Jan.  Feb.  Feb.  Dec.  Jan.
                                                                                                2006  2007  2007  2006  2006  2007
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                  
 U.S. city average...........................    M        197.2   197.559   198.544   200.612   2.7   1.5   1.0   2.2   0.7   0.5 
                                                                                                                                  
           Region and area size(2)                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
 Northeast urban.............................    M        211.5   212.054   212.649   214.517   2.6   1.2   0.9   2.3   0.5   0.3 
   Size A - More than 1,500,000..............    M        212.7   213.163   213.892   215.629   2.8   1.2   0.8   2.5   0.6   0.3 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3)........    M        126.9   127.395   127.587   128.888   2.2   1.2   1.0   1.7   0.5   0.2 
                                                                                                                                  
 Midwest urban...............................    M        187.8   187.811   189.121   191.145   2.2   1.8   1.1   1.7   0.7   0.7 
   Size A - More than 1,500,000..............    M        188.6   188.802   190.087   192.051   2.2   1.7   1.0   1.7   0.8   0.7 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3)........    M        122.3   122.103   123.121   124.508   2.3   2.0   1.1   1.8   0.7   0.8 
   Size D -  Nonmetropolitan  (less than                                                                                          
       50,000)...............................    M        185.5   185.949   186.458   188.484   2.0   1.4   1.1   1.8   0.5   0.3 
                                                                                                                                  
 South urban.................................    M        191.8   191.671   192.574   194.734   2.5   1.6   1.1   1.9   0.4   0.5 
   Size A - More than 1,500,000..............    M        195.1   195.057   196.032   198.254   3.0   1.6   1.1   2.2   0.5   0.5 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3)........    M        122.3   122.204   122.842   124.185   2.1   1.6   1.1   1.8   0.4   0.5 
   Size D -  Nonmetropolitan  (less than                                                                                          
       50,000)...............................    M        195.7   195.466   195.444   197.902   2.9   1.2   1.3   2.3  -0.1   0.0 
                                                                                                                                  
 West urban..................................    M        200.8   201.946   203.036   205.173   3.5   1.6   1.1   3.0   1.1   0.5 
   Size A - More than 1,500,000..............    M        202.4   203.537   204.885   207.180   3.7   1.8   1.1   3.2   1.2   0.7 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3)........    M        124.6   125.593   126.161   127.333   3.0   1.4   0.9   2.5   1.3   0.5 
                                                                                                                                  
                 Size classes                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                  
   A (4).....................................    M        183.0   183.443   184.447   186.331   2.9   1.6   1.0   2.5   0.8   0.5 
   B/C (3)...................................    M        123.4   123.578   124.203   125.513   2.4   1.6   1.1   1.9   0.7   0.5 
   D.........................................    M        192.9   192.985   193.060   195.247   2.7   1.2   1.1   2.3   0.1   0.0 
                                                                                                                                  
           Selected local areas(5)                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI..............    M        190.9   192.166   193.451   195.472   2.4   1.7   1.0   1.5   1.3   0.7 
 Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA.....    M        202.9   204.498   206.632   208.929   4.0   2.2   1.1   3.4   1.8   1.0 
 New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island,                                                                                              
     NY-NJ-CT-PA.............................    M        215.2   215.793   216.771   218.510   3.1   1.3   0.8   2.9   0.7   0.5 
                                                                                                                                  
 Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT.........    1            -   224.256         -   225.918   2.5   0.7     -     -     -     - 
 Cleveland-Akron, OH.........................    1            -   181.559         -   184.014   1.3   1.4     -     -     -     - 
 Dallas-Fort Worth, TX.......................    1            -   190.187         -   191.750   1.1   0.8     -     -     -     - 
 Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV (6).......    1            -   128.978         -   131.234   3.8   1.7     -     -     -     - 
                                                                                                                                  
 Atlanta, GA.................................    2        193.1         -   193.446         -     -     -     -   2.6   0.2     - 
 Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI.................    2        191.0         -   192.717         -     -     -     -   1.6   0.9     - 
 Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX..............    2        177.5         -   179.288         -     -     -     -   1.5   1.0     - 
 Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL...................    2        203.6         -   205.688         -     -     -     -   2.9   1.0     - 
 Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City,                                                                                           
     PA-NJ-DE-MD.............................    2        211.2         -   212.986         -     -     -     -   1.9   0.8     - 
 San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA..........    2        205.6         -   208.803         -     -     -     -   3.1   1.6     - 
 Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA................    2        204.3         -   205.746         -     -     -     -   3.9   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         Mar. 2007 from-  
                    C-CPI-U                     December                                          
                                                2003-2004                                         
                                                              Feb.      Mar.      Mar.      Feb.  
                                                              2007      2007      2006      2007  
                                                                                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                  
             Expenditure category                                                                 
                                                                                                  
 All items....................................    100.000   118.021   118.953       2.5       0.8 
                                                                                                  
  Food and beverages..........................     15.072   118.076   118.366       3.1       0.2 
   Food.......................................     13.943   118.107   118.359       3.2       0.2 
    Food at home..............................      8.029   115.078   115.435       3.2       0.3 
    Food away from home.......................      5.914   122.199   122.301       3.3       0.1 
   Alcoholic beverages........................      1.130   117.962   118.710       2.7       0.6 
                                                                                                  
  Housing.....................................     42.173   123.949   124.462       3.3       0.4 
   Shelter....................................     32.495   125.797   126.316       3.9       0.4 
   Fuels and utilities........................      4.702   146.794   147.974       2.5       0.8 
   Household furnishings and operations.......      4.977    96.577    96.629       0.2       0.1 
                                                                                                  
  Apparel.....................................      4.076    89.374    92.243       0.0       3.2 
                                                                                                  
  Transportation..............................     17.095   115.616   118.479       1.2       2.5 
   Private transportation.....................     15.988   116.162   119.171       1.2       2.6 
   Public transportation......................      1.107   110.166   111.096       1.4       0.8 
                                                                                                  
  Medical care................................      6.055   135.056   135.269       3.7       0.2 
   Medical care commodities...................      1.458   121.638   121.296       0.7      -0.3 
   Medical care services......................      4.597   139.733   140.149       4.7       0.3 
                                                                                                  
  Recreation..................................      5.863   105.241   105.266      -0.3       0.0 
                                                                                                  
  Education and communication.................      6.190   104.264   104.456       1.2       0.2 
   Education..................................      2.751   156.152   156.322       6.1       0.1 
   Communication..............................      3.439    74.281    74.462      -2.5       0.2 
                                                                                                  
  Other goods and services....................      3.475   122.936   123.167       3.2       0.2 
                                                                                                  
          Commodity and service group                                                             
                                                                                                  
 Services.....................................     58.763   126.885   127.328       3.4       0.3 
 Commodities..................................     41.237   107.071   108.594       1.2       1.4 
  Durables....................................     12.340    85.684    85.616      -2.3      -0.1 
 Nondurables..................................     28.897   118.009   120.452       2.8       2.1 
  All items less food and energy..............     78.707   114.434   114.870       2.1       0.4 
 Energy.......................................      7.351   159.100   169.314       4.5       6.4 

 Indexes for 2007 are initial estimates.  Indexes for 2006 are interim adjustments.
 NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.