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                     CONSUMER PRICE INDEX:  JULY 2001
 
      The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) declined 0.3
 percent in July, before seasonal adjustment, to a level of 177.5 (1982-
 84=100), the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor
 reported today.  For the 12-month period ended in July, the CPI-U
 increased 2.7 percent.
      
      The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers
 (CPI-W) declined 0.5 percent in July, prior to seasonal adjustment.  The
 July level of 173.8 was 2.6 percent higher than the index in July 2000.
      
 CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U)
      
      On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI-U fell 0.3 percent in July,
 its first monthly decline since April 2000.   The energy index--down 5.6
 percent in July--recorded its largest drop since April 1986.  The index
 for petroleum-based energy declined 10.3 percent and the index for energy
 services fell 1.0 percent.  The food index, which increased 0.4 percent in
 June, rose 0.3 percent in July.  Excluding food and energy, the CPI-U rose
 0.2 percent, following a 0.3 percent increase in June.  Downturns in the
 indexes for lodging away from home and for airline fares more than offset
 a sharp increase in the index for tobacco and smoking products.

 Table A.  Percent changes in CPI for Urban Consumers (CPI-U)
                                   Seasonally adjusted                Un-
                                                          Compound  adjusted
     Expenditure        Changes from preceding month    annual rate  12-mos.
      Category                      2001                3-mos. ended  ended
                    Jan.  Feb. Mar. Apr.  May June July   July '01  July '01
 All Items            .6    .3   .1   .3   .4   .2  -.3    1.4       2.7
  Food and beverages  .2    .5   .2   .2   .2   .4   .3    4.0       3.1
  Housing            1.0    .2   .2   .1   .4   .4   .0    3.2       4.1
  Apparel            -.2    .8   .4 -1.3  -.9  -.3  -.6   -7.3      -1.5
  Transportation      .3    .4  -.9   .9  1.2  -.2 -2.3   -5.0       -.4
  Medical care        .6    .5   .4   .4   .3   .4   .1    3.1       4.5
  Recreation          .3    .1  -.1   .9  -.1  -.2   .2    -.4       1.3
  Education and                                                         
    communication     .4    .1   .5  -.1   .1   .5   .5    4.3       2.7
  Other goods and                                                     
    services          .7    .5   .1  1.3  -.4   .4  1.6    6.5       5.0
  Special Indexes                                                       
   Energy            3.9   -.2 -2.1  1.8  3.1  -.9 -5.6  -13.6       2.1
   Food               .3    .5   .2   .1   .3   .4   .3    4.3       3.2
   All Items less                                                       
     food and energy  .3    .3   .2   .2   .1   .3   .2    2.4       2.7

 See page 3 for a technical note on the data released today.
 See page 4 for a note on planned changes in the CPI in 2002.
      
      During the first seven months of 2001, the CPI-U rose at a 2.8
 percent seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR).  This compares with an
 increase of 3.4 percent for all of 2000.  The index for energy, which
 registered double-digit increases in both 1999 and 2000, declined at a 0.7
 percent SAAR during the first seven months of 2001.  Food costs, which
 rose 2.8 percent in all of 2000, have increased at a 3.8 percent SAAR thus
 far in 2001.  Excluding food and energy, the CPI-U has advanced at a 2.9
 percent SAAR thus far in 2001, compared with a 2.6 percent rise for all of
 2000. Acceleration in the indexes for shelter, for medical care, and for
 tobacco and smoking products have contributed to the larger rate of
 advance thus far this year.
      
      The food and beverages index increased 0.3 percent in July.  The
 index for food at home, which rose 0.5 percent in June, increased 0.3
 percent in July.  Deceleration in the index for fruits and vegetables was
 largely responsible for the moderation in grocery store food prices.  The
 index for fruits and vegetables was unchanged in July after increasing 1.4
 percent in June.  A 0.8 percent decline in the index for fresh fruits was
 offset by increases in the indexes for fresh vegetables and for processed
 fruits and vegetables--up 0.3 and 0.7 percent, respectively.  The recent
 increase in dairy support prices continued to impact the index for dairy
 products, which rose 0.8 percent in July, following increases of 0.8 and
 1.3 percent in the preceding two months.  The index for other food at home-
 -up 0.6 percent in July--also reflected this impact with sharp increases
 in the prices for butter and for margarine.  The index for meats, poultry,
 fish, and eggs rose 0.3 percent in July.  Beef prices, which had increased
 8.8 percent over the 12-month period ended in June, turned down in July,
 declining 0.2 percent.  The indexes for poultry and pork rose 1.3 and 0.4
 percent, respectively.  The other two major food at home groups--cereal
 and bakery products and nonalcoholic beverages-- rose 0.4 and 0.1 percent,
 respectively.  The other two components of the food and beverages index--
 food away from home and alcoholic beverages--each increased 0.3 percent.
      
      The housing index was unchanged in July, following increases of 0.4
 percent in each of the preceding two months.  Each of the three major
 housing groups--shelter, fuels and utilities, and household furnishings
 and operations--contributed to the deceleration.  Shelter costs, which
 rose 0.5 percent in June, increased 0.1 percent in July.  Within shelter,
 the indexes for rent and owners' equivalent rent rose 0.4 and 0.3 percent
 respectively, while the index for lodging away from home declined 1.8
 percent.  (Prior to seasonal adjustment, the index for lodging away from
 home rose 0.2 percent.)  The index for fuels and utilities fell 0.9
 percent, following a 0.4 percent rise in June.  Declines in the indexes
 for fuel oil and for natural gas--down 2.8 and 4.1 percent, respectively--
 more than offset a 0.6 percent increase in the index for electricity.  The
 index for household furnishings and operations, which rose 0.3 percent in
 June, was unchanged in July.
      
      The transportation component declined for the second consecutive
 month, falling 2.3 percent in July, largely as a result of a sharp decline
 in gasoline prices.  The index for gasoline fell 11.0 percent in July, its
 sharpest drop since an 11.2 percent decline in April 1986.  The index for
 new vehicles was unchanged in July.  (Prior to seasonal adjustment, prices
 for new vehicles fell 0.4 percent.)  The index for used cars and trucks
 declined for the fourth consecutive month--down 0.4 percent in July.  The
 index for public transportation, which rose 3.8 percent in June, declined
 1.1 percent in July.  Airline fares, which rose 5.0 percent in June,
 declined 0.2 percent in July.
      
      The index for apparel declined for the fourth consecutive month--down
 0.6 percent in July.  (Prior to seasonal adjustment, apparel prices fell
 2.9 percent, reflecting seasonal price discounting on spring-summer wear.)
      
      Medical care costs rose 0.1 percent in July to a level 4.5 percent
 higher than a year ago.  In July, the index for medical care commodities--
 prescription drugs, nonprescription drugs, and medical supplies--increased
 0.2 percent.  The index for medical care services rose 0.1 percent in
 July.  Charges for professional services and for hospital and related
 services each increased 0.2 percent.
      
      The index for recreation, which declined in both May and June, rose
 0.2 percent in July.  An upturn in the index for cable television and a
 0.7 percent rise in the index for newspapers and magazines were largely
 responsible for the July increase.
      
      The index for education and communication increased 0.5 percent in
 July, the same as in June.  Educational costs rose 0.4 percent and the
 index for communication advanced 0.5 percent.  Within the later group, the
 indexes for postage and for telephone services increased 1.2 and 0.6
 percent, respectively, while the index for personal computers and
 peripheral equipment declined 1.7 percent.
      
      The index for other goods and services, which rose 0.4 percent in
 June, increased 1.6 percent in July.  A 4.8 percent increase in the index
 for tobacco and smoking products accounted for over four-fifths of the
 July advance in this major group.
 
 CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W)
 
      On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI for Urban Wage Earners and
 Clerical Workers declined 0.3 percent in July.
 

 Table B.  Percent changes in CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical
 Workers (CPI-W)
                                  Seasonally adjusted                Un-
                                                          Compound  adjusted
     Expenditure        Changes from preceding month    annual rate  12-mos.
      Category                      2001                3-mos. ended  ended
                    Jan.  Feb. Mar. Apr.  May June July   July '01  July '01 
 All Items            .6    .3   .0   .4   .3   .2  -.3     .7       2.6
  Food and beverages  .3    .5   .2   .2   .2   .4   .3    3.8       3.2
  Housing            1.1    .1   .2   .1   .4   .3   .1    3.3       4.1
  Apparel            -.5    .9   .5 -1.2  -.9  -.3  -.6   -7.3      -1.4
  Transportation      .4    .4  -.9  1.0  1.3  -.5 -2.5   -7.0       -.6
  Medical care        .7    .5   .4   .3   .3   .3   .2    3.2       4.4
  Recreation          .2   -.1   .0   .8  -.1  -.2   .3     .0       1.0
  Education and                                                         
    communication     .3    .1   .5   .0   .1   .5   .5    4.3       2.6
  Other goods and                                                     
    services          .9    .6   .1  1.7  -.5   .4  2.1    8.1       5.7
  Special Indexes                                                       
   Energy            3.6   -.2 -2.3  2.3  3.4 -1.3 -6.2  -16.3        .9
   Food               .2    .5   .2   .2   .2   .4   .3    3.8       3.2
   All Items less                                                       
     food and energy  .3    .3   .2   .2   .1   .3   .3    2.5       2.7


 Technical Note on July data:
      Consumer Price Index data for July 2001 released today reflect
 adjustments that correct errors found in the data on sales taxes used in
 the index.  Prices used in the CPI are measured inclusive of sales and
 excise taxes wherever those apply, whether those taxes are imposed by
 federal, state, or local jurisdictions.  In the course of a BLS review of
 its sales tax data, a number of instances were identified where changes in
 coverage had not been recorded.
      The most notable adjustment in this release occurs as a result of tax
 exemptions applied to apparel in New York.  In March 2000, the State of
 New York eliminated the 4 percent sales tax on many apparel items priced
 under $110.  Some local jurisdictions, including New York City, also
 eliminated their sales taxes on those items.  Unfortunately, the prices
 used in the CPI were not adjusted for these changes.
      Note that no revisions have been made to previously published index
 values. Calculation and publication of revised historical indexes would
 have delayed the introduction of the correct sales tax values into the
 current CPI index.  For this reason, and because the errors would not have
 led to revision of any monthly U.S. All Items index, the decision was made
 to incorporate all of the changes into this month's index.
   
      
      Consumer Price Index data for August are scheduled for release on
 Tuesday, September 18, 2001, at 8:30 A.M. (EDT).

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 Planned Changes in the Consumer Price Index in 2002
                                     

 Expenditure Weight Update
 
      As announced in December 1998, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
 will update the consumption expenditure weights in the Consumer Price
 Index for all Urban Consumers (CPI-U) and in the Consumer Price Index for
 Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) to the 1999-2000 period,
 effective with release of data for January 2002.  The newer weights will
 replace the 1993-95 weights, which were first used in the index effective
 with January 1998 data.  Additionally, CPI expenditure weights will be
 updated at two-year intervals subsequent to the 2002 updating.  Thus, for
 example, CPI expenditure weights will be updated to the 2001-02 period
 effective with release of CPI data for January 2004.
      
      Historically, the introduction of a comprehensive new set of
 expenditure weights attached to the categories of goods and services in
 the CPI "market basket" has taken place in the context of the periodic
 major revisions of the index.  Such major revisions have taken place
 approximately once each decade-in 1940, 1953, 1964, 1978, 1987 and, most
 recently, in 1998.
      
      The goal in employing more current expenditure weights is to have the
 CPI reflect, as much as possible, the inflation currently experienced by
 consumers.  More specifically, the use of more current weights will help
 to ensure that the relative importance of CPI item categories, such as
 food away from home, college tuition, or medical care services, more
 accurately reflects how consumers are allocating their spending.
      
 Publication of Overlap CPIs
      
      For the first six months of 2002, BLS will continue to calculate and
 publish selected CPI-U and CPI-W "overlap" indexes on a not seasonally
 adjusted basis.  These indexes will be compiled using the 1993-95
 expenditure pattern that was introduced into the CPI in 1998.  Comparison
 of these index series to the corresponding updated series will enable
 users of the CPI to observe the effects of the expenditure weight change.
 The subsequent expenditure updates scheduled in 2004 and every two years
 thereafter also will be accompanied by the publication of overlap indexes
 for a six-month period using the previous expenditure pattern.
      
 Publication of CPI for the Phoenix Area
      
      Effective with release of the July 2002 Consumer Price Index (CPI),
 BLS will initiate publication of consumer price data specific to the
 Phoenix-Mesa, Arizona, Metropolitan Statistical Area.  As with the
 national CPI and other local area CPIs, data will be published for each of
 two population groups, that for all urban consumers (CPI-U) and that for
 urban wage earners and clerical workers (CPI-W).  The Phoenix-Mesa CPI
 will be published on a semi-annual basis with a reference base of December
 2001 = 100.  The same amount of item detail will be available for Phoenix-
 Mesa as is presently available for all other areas published on a semi-
 annual basis.
      
 Change to Published Item Structure
      
      Effective with release of the January 2002 CPI, BLS will begin
 publishing an item index for leased cars and trucks.  This index series
 will be available monthly at the U.S. City Average area level for both the
 CPI-U and CPI-W with a December 2001 = 100 reference base.

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 Brief Explanation of the CPI

      The Consumer Price Index (CPI) is a measure of the average
 change in prices over time in a market basket of goods and
 services.  The Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes CPIs for two
 population groups:  (1) a CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U)
 which covers approximately 87 percent of the total population and
 (2) a CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W)
 which covers 32 percent of the total population.  The CPI-U
 includes, in addition to wage earners and clerical workers, groups
 such as professional, managerial, and technical workers, the self-
 employed, short-term workers, the unemployed, and retirees and
 others not in the labor force.
 
      The CPI is based on prices of food, clothing, shelter, and
 fuels, transportation fares, charges for doctors' and dentists'
 services, drugs, and other goods and services that people buy for
 day-to-day living.  Prices are collected in 87 urban areas across
 the country from about 50,000 housing units and approximately
 23,000 retail establishments-department stores, supermarkets,
 hospitals, filling stations, and other types of stores and service
 establishments.  All taxes directly associated with the purchase
 and use of items are included in the index.  Prices of fuels and a
 few other items are obtained every month in all 87 locations.
 Prices of most other commodities and services are collected every
 month in the three largest geographic areas and every other month
 in other areas.  Prices of most goods and services are obtained by
 personal visits or telephone calls of the Bureau's trained
 representatives.
 
      In calculating the index, price changes for the various items
 in each location are averaged together with weights, which
 represent their importance in the spending of the appropriate
 population group.  Local data are then combined to obtain a U.S.
 city average.  Separate indexes are also published by size of
 city, by region of the country, for cross-classifications of
 regions and population-size classes, and for 26 local areas.  Area
 indexes do not measure differences in the level of prices among
 cities, they only measure the average change in prices for each
 area since the base period.
 
      The index measures price change from a designed reference
 date-1982-84 which equals 100.0.  An increase of 16.5 percent, for
 example, is shown as 116.5.  This change can also be expressed in
 dollars as follows:  the price of a base period market basket of
 goods and services in the CPI has risen from $10 in 1982-84 to
 $11.65.
 
      For further details visit the CPI home page on the Internet
 at http://www.bls.gov/cpihome.htm or contact our CPI Information
 and Analysis Section on (202) 691-7000.
 
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       Calculating Index Changes
       
            Movements of the indexes from one month to another are
       usually expressed as percent changes rather than changes in index 
       points, because index point changes are affected by the level of 
       the index in relation to its base period while percent changes are 
       not.  The example below illustrates the computation of index point 
       and percent changes.
       
            Percent changes for 3-month and 6-month periods are expressed 
       as annual rates and are computed according to the standard formula 
       for compound growth rates.  These data indicate what the percent 
       change would be if the current rate were maintained for a 12-month 
       period.
       
         
                    Index Point Change
       
       CPI   					115.7
       Less previous index    			111.2
       Equals index point change  		4.5
       
       
                    Percent Change
       
       Index point difference			4.5
       Divided by the previous index		111.2
       Equals					0.040
       Results multiplied by one hundred	0.040 x 100
       Equals percent change			4.0


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 Regions Defined
 
 The states in the four regions shown in Tables 3 and 6 are listed below.
 
 The Northeast--Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York,
 New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont.

 The Midwest--Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota,
 Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin.

 The South--Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky,
 Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South
 Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of
 Columbia.

 The West--Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana,
 Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming.
  

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 A Note on Seasonally Adjusted and Unadjusted Data
 
      Because price data are used for different purposes by
 different groups, the Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes
 seasonally adjusted as well as unadjusted changes each month.
 
      For analyzing general price trends in the economy, seasonally
 adjusted changes are usually preferred since they eliminate the
 effect of changes that normally occur at the same time and in
 about the same magnitude every year--such as price movements
 resulting from changing climatic conditions, production cycles,
 model changeovers, holidays, and sales.
 
      The unadjusted data are of primary interest to consumers
 concerned about the prices they actually pay.  Unadjusted data
 also are used extensively for escalation purposes.  Many
 collective bargaining contract agreements and pension plans, for
 example, tie compensation changes to the Consumer Price Index
 unadjusted for seasonal variation.
 
      Seasonal factors used in computing the seasonally adjusted
 indexes are derived by the X-12-ARIMA Seasonal Adjustment Method.
 The updated seasonal data at the end of 1977 replaced data from
 1967 through 1977.  Subsequent annual updates have replaced 5
 years of seasonal data, e.g., data from 1996 through 2000 were
 replaced at the end of 2000.  The seasonal movement of all items
 and 54 other aggregations is derived by combining the seasonal
 movement of 73 selected components.  Each year the seasonal status
 of every series is reevaluated based upon certain statistical
 criteria.  If any of the 73 components change their seasonal
 adjustment status from seasonally adjusted to not seasonally
 adjusted, not seasonally adjusted data will be used for the last 5
 years, but the seasonally adjusted indexes will be used before
 that period.  Note: 38 of the 73 components are seasonally
 adjusted for 2001.
 
   Seasonally adjusted data, including the All items index levels,
 are subject to revision for up to five years after their original
 release.  For this reason, BLS advises against the use of these
 data in escalation agreements.
 
      Effective with the calculation of the seasonal factors for
 1990, the Bureau of Labor Statistics has used an enhanced seasonal
 adjustment procedure called Intervention Analysis Seasonal
 Adjustment for some CPI series.  Intervention Analysis Seasonal
 Adjustment allows for better estimates of seasonally adjusted
 data.  Extreme values and/or sharp movements which might distort
 the seasonal pattern are estimated and removed from the data prior
 to calculation of seasonal factors.  Beginning with the
 calculation of seasonal factors for 1996, X-12-ARIMA software was
 used for Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment.
 
      For the fuel oil, natural gas, motor fuels, and educational
 books and supplies indexes, this procedure was used to offset the
 effects that extreme price volatility would otherwise have had on
 the estimates of seasonally adjusted data for those series.   For
 the Nonalcoholic beverages index, the procedure was used to offset
 the effects of a large increase in coffee prices due to adverse
 weather.  The procedure was used to account for unusual butter fat
 supply reductions affecting the Fats and oils series.  For the
 Water and sewerage maintenance index, the procedure was used to
 account for a data collection anomaly.
 
      A description of Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment,
 as well as a list of unusual events modeled and seasonal factors
 for these items may be obtained by writing the Bureau of Labor
 Statistics, Division of Consumer Prices and Price Indexes,
 Washington, DC 20212 or by calling Daniel Chow on (202) 691-6968
 or sending e-mail to Chow_Dan@BLS.GOV.  If you have general
 questions about the CPI, please call our information staff at
 (202) 691-7000.

 Table 1. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity
 and service group

 (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                   Unadjusted                           
                                                 Relative   Unadjusted indexes percent change to   Seasonally adjusted  
                                               importance,                      July 2001 from-    percent change from- 
                     CPI-U                       December                                                               
                                                   2000       June      July                                            
                                                              2001      2001     July     June   Apr. to  May to June to
                                                                                 2000     2001     May     June    July 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                        
             Expenditure category                                                                                       
                                                                                                                        
 All items ...................................    100.000     178.0     177.5      2.7     -0.3     0.4     0.2    -0.3 
 All items (1967=100) ........................          -     533.3     531.6        -        -       -       -       - 
                                                                                                                        
  Food and beverages .........................     16.198     173.4     174.0      3.1      0.3     0.2     0.4     0.3 
   Food ......................................     15.217     173.0     173.5      3.2      0.3     0.3     0.4     0.3 
    Food at home .............................      9.560     173.3     173.9      3.3      0.3     0.3     0.5     0.3 
     Cereals and bakery products .............      1.522     194.2     194.9      2.8      0.4     0.3     0.2     0.4 
     Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ..........      2.573     161.7     162.3      4.2      0.4     0.1     0.4     0.3 
     Dairy and related products (1)...........      1.050     166.9     168.3      4.9      0.8     0.8     1.3     0.8 
     Fruits and vegetables ...................      1.454     211.8     210.7      4.8     -0.5    -0.9     1.4     0.0 
     Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage                                                                                
         materials ...........................      1.026     138.6     138.9      0.3      0.2    -0.1     0.5     0.1 
     Other food at home ......................      1.935     159.5     160.4      2.4      0.6     1.4    -0.3     0.6 
      Sugar and sweets .......................       .363     155.7     156.1      1.3      0.3     1.1    -0.1     0.4 
      Fats and oils ..........................       .288     156.7     157.8      6.5      0.7     2.2     1.6     0.2 
      Other foods ............................      1.283     175.7     176.8      1.9      0.6     1.3    -0.7     0.6 
       Other miscellaneous foods (1) (2)......       .312     107.7     109.6      0.7      1.8     0.3    -1.0     1.8 
    Food away from home (1)...................      5.658     173.6     174.1      3.0      0.3     0.2     0.3     0.3 
     Other food away from home (1) (2)........       .177     112.6     113.8      4.7      1.1     0.5     0.2     1.1 
   Alcoholic beverages .......................       .981     179.1     179.7      2.6      0.3     0.3     0.4     0.3 
                                                                                                                        
  Housing ....................................     39.980     177.3     177.6      4.1      0.2     0.4     0.4     0.0 
   Shelter ...................................     30.251     200.7     201.4      3.8      0.3     0.5     0.5     0.1 
    Rent of primary residence (3).............      7.079     191.6     192.3      4.6      0.4     0.5     0.4     0.4 
    Lodging away from home (2) (3)............      2.346     123.7     124.0      1.0      0.2     0.7     1.5    -1.8 
    Owners' equivalent rent of primary                                                                                  
        residence (3) (4).....................     20.460     205.7     206.3      3.9      0.3     0.3     0.4     0.3 
    Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)..       .366     107.0     106.6      2.3     -0.4     1.2     0.2    -0.4 
   Fuels and utilities .......................      5.123     155.7     154.8      9.6     -0.6     0.5     0.4    -0.9 
    Fuels ....................................      4.199     141.6     140.5     11.1     -0.8     0.6     0.4    -1.1 
     Fuel oil and other fuels ................       .361     129.6     123.8      2.5     -4.5     0.3     0.6    -2.6 
     Gas (piped) and electricity (3)..........      3.838     149.4     148.6     11.7     -0.5     0.6     0.4    -1.0 
    Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                
        services (2)..........................       .924     109.1     109.5      2.6      0.4     0.2     0.1     0.3 
   Household furnishings and operations ......      4.605     129.2     129.2      0.5      0.0     0.1     0.3     0.0 
    Household operations (1) (2)..............       .935     115.5     115.8      4.2      0.3     0.4     0.8     0.3 
                                                                                                                        
  Apparel ....................................      4.453     126.3     122.6     -1.5     -2.9    -0.9    -0.3    -0.6 
   Men's and boys' apparel ...................      1.257     125.8     122.5     -3.1     -2.6     0.3    -0.6    -0.9 
   Women's and girls' apparel ................      1.787     117.5     111.6     -2.0     -5.0    -2.5    -0.4    -0.7 
   Infants' and toddlers' apparel (1).........       .254     127.3     124.5     -2.8     -2.2    -0.6    -2.5    -2.2 
   Footwear ..................................       .801     122.1     121.3      0.8     -0.7     0.2    -0.7     0.3 
                                                                                                                        
  Transportation .............................     17.567     158.3     154.4     -0.4     -2.5     1.2    -0.2    -2.3 
   Private transportation ....................     16.157     154.0     149.9     -0.5     -2.7     1.2    -0.6    -2.3 
    New and used motor vehicles (2)...........      7.477     101.1     100.8      0.2     -0.3    -0.5    -0.1    -0.1 
     New vehicles ............................      4.677     141.7     141.2     -0.9     -0.4    -0.1    -0.1     0.0 
     Used cars and trucks ....................      1.887     158.9     158.3      1.9     -0.4    -1.1    -0.2    -0.4 
    Motor fuel ...............................      3.482     142.0     125.6     -7.7    -11.5     6.1    -2.5   -10.9 
     Gasoline (all types) ....................      3.458     141.3     124.9     -7.8    -11.6     6.0    -2.6   -11.0 
    Motor vehicle parts and equipment ........       .527     104.4     105.1      3.5      0.7     0.3    -0.1     0.7 
    Motor vehicle maintenance and repair .....      1.623     182.7     183.4      3.5      0.4     0.4     0.1     0.4 
   Public transportation .....................      1.410     216.3     216.1      1.1     -0.1     1.2     3.8    -1.1 
                                                                                                                        
  Medical care ...............................      5.813     272.5     273.1      4.5      0.2     0.3     0.4     0.1 
   Medical care commodities ..................      1.261     248.1     248.5      4.1      0.2     0.4     0.5     0.2 
   Medical care services .....................      4.552     278.3     278.9      4.6      0.2     0.3     0.4     0.1 
    Professional services (3).................      2.876     246.5     246.8      3.6      0.1     0.1     0.3     0.2 
    Hospital and related services (3).........      1.424     336.6     337.9      6.2      0.4     0.7     0.4     0.2 
                                                                                                                        
  Recreation (2)..............................      5.908     104.8     105.0      1.3      0.2    -0.1    -0.2     0.2 
   Video and audio (2)........................      1.646     101.3     101.7      0.4      0.4    -0.2    -0.3     0.5 
                                                                                                                        
  Education and communication (2).............      5.311     104.4     104.8      2.7      0.4     0.1     0.5     0.5 
   Education (2)..............................      2.801     116.9     117.2      4.8      0.3     0.6     0.7     0.4 
    Educational books and supplies ...........       .212     293.9     295.1      6.1      0.4     0.4     1.3     0.7 
    Tuition, other school fees, and childcare       2.589     336.2     337.2      4.8      0.3     0.6     0.7     0.4 
   Communication (1) (2)......................      2.510      93.1      93.6      0.3      0.5    -0.4     0.2     0.5 
    Information and information processing (1)                                                                          
        (2)...................................      2.312      92.1      92.5      0.0      0.4    -0.5     0.3     0.4 
     Telephone services (1) (2)...............      2.150      99.0      99.6      1.4      0.6    -0.3     0.3     0.6 
     Information and information processing                                                                             
         other than telephone services (1) (5)       .163      21.4      21.3    -17.1     -0.5    -1.8    -1.4    -0.5 
      Personal computers and peripheral                                                                                 
          equipment (1) (2)...................       .079      29.8      29.3    -27.3     -1.7    -4.1    -2.0    -1.7 
                                                                                                                        
  Other goods and services ...................      4.769     281.2     285.8      5.0      1.6    -0.4     0.4     1.6 
   Tobacco and smoking products (1)...........      1.308     421.0     441.2     10.1      4.8    -1.3     0.5     4.8 
   Personal care (1)..........................      3.461     170.0     170.7      3.0      0.4    -0.1     0.3     0.4 
    Personal care products (1)................       .731     154.6     155.1      0.9      0.3    -1.7     0.9     0.3 
    Personal care services (1)................       .987     184.1     184.8      3.7      0.4     0.4     0.0     0.4 
    Miscellaneous personal services ..........      1.510     261.8     263.2      4.1      0.5     0.3     0.4     0.7 
                                                                                                                        
          Commodity and service group                                                                                   
                                                                                                                        
 Commodities .................................     41.828     152.1     150.4      0.7     -1.1     0.3    -0.1    -0.8 
  Food and beverages .........................     16.198     173.4     174.0      3.1      0.3     0.2     0.4     0.3 
  Commodities less food and beverages ........     25.629     139.4     136.5     -0.9     -2.1     0.4    -0.4    -1.5 
   Nondurables less food and beverages .......     15.056     151.3     146.3     -0.8     -3.3     1.4    -0.6    -2.3 
    Apparel ..................................      4.453     126.3     122.6     -1.5     -2.9    -0.9    -0.3    -0.6 
    Nondurables less food, beverages, and                                                                               
        apparel ..............................     10.603     170.4     164.5     -0.5     -3.5     2.0    -0.8    -3.1 
   Durables ..................................     10.573     124.5     124.2     -0.8     -0.2    -0.3    -0.2    -0.2 
 Services ....................................     58.172     204.0     204.5      4.2      0.2     0.4     0.4     0.1 
  Rent of shelter (4).........................     29.885     209.0     209.7      3.8      0.3     0.4     0.5     0.1 
  Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)....       .366     107.0     106.6      2.3     -0.4     1.2     0.2    -0.4 
  Gas (piped) and electricity (3).............      3.838     149.4     148.6     11.7     -0.5     0.6     0.4    -1.0 
  Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                  
      services (2)............................       .924     109.1     109.5      2.6      0.4     0.2     0.1     0.3 
  Household operations (1) (2)................       .935     115.5     115.8      4.2      0.3     0.4     0.8     0.3 
  Transportation services ....................      6.903     202.0     202.6      3.1      0.3     0.3     1.0     0.1 
  Medical care services ......................      4.552     278.3     278.9      4.6      0.2     0.3     0.4     0.1 
  Other services .............................     10.768     236.7     237.7      3.4      0.4     0.2     0.2     0.4 
                                                                                                                        
                Special indexes                                                                                         
                                                                                                                        
 All items less food .........................     84.783     179.0     178.2      2.6     -0.4     0.4     0.2    -0.4 
 All items less shelter ......................     69.749     171.0     170.0      2.3     -0.6     0.4     0.2    -0.5 
 All items less medical care .................     94.187     172.9     172.3      2.6     -0.3     0.4     0.2    -0.3 
 Commodities less food .......................     26.610     141.0     138.2     -0.7     -2.0     0.4    -0.4    -1.4 
 Nondurables less food .......................     16.037     153.1     148.3     -0.7     -3.1     1.3    -0.5    -2.2 
 Nondurables less food and apparel ...........     11.584     170.6     165.2     -0.3     -3.2     1.9    -0.7    -2.8 
 Nondurables .................................     31.255     162.7     160.3      1.2     -1.5     0.9     0.1    -1.0 
 Services less rent of shelter (4)............     28.287     213.3     213.7      4.7      0.2     0.4     0.5     0.0 
 Services less medical care services .........     53.620     197.2     197.8      4.2      0.3     0.4     0.5     0.1 
 Energy ......................................      7.681     140.5     132.4      2.1     -5.8     3.1    -0.9    -5.6 
 All items less energy .......................     92.319     183.3     183.6      2.7      0.2     0.1     0.3     0.3 
  All items less food and energy .............     77.102     185.9     186.2      2.7      0.2     0.1     0.3     0.2 
   Commodities less food and energy                                                                                     
       commodities ...........................     22.768     144.9     144.4      0.4     -0.3    -0.4     0.0     0.1 
    Energy commodities .......................      3.843     141.1     125.6     -7.0    -11.0     5.6    -2.2   -10.3 
   Services less energy services .............     54.334     209.4     210.1      3.7      0.3     0.3     0.5     0.2 
 Purchasing power of the consumer dollar                                                                                
     (1982-84=$1.00) .........................          -    $ .562    $ .563        -        -       -       -       - 
 Purchasing power of the consumer dollar                                                                                
     (1967=$1.00) ............................          -    $ .188    $ .188        -        -       -       -       - 

   1 Not seasonally adjusted.
   2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
   3 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator.  All other item stratum index series converted to a
 geometric means estimator in January, 1999.
   4 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.
   5 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.
   - Data not available.
 NOTE:  Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

 Table 2. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, by expenditure
 category and commodity and service group

 (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                                 Seasonally adjusted indexes    Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent 
                                                                                               change for               
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                     CPI-U                                                           3 months ended--         6 months  
                                                                                                              ended--   
                                                 Apr.    May     June    July                                           
                                                 2001    2001    2001    2001                                           
                                                                                Oct.   Jan.   Apr.   July   Jan.   July 
                                                                                2000   2001   2001   2001   2001   2001 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                        
             Expenditure category                                                                                       
                                                                                                                        
 All items ...................................  176.8   177.5   177.9   177.4    2.8    4.2    2.5    1.4    3.5    1.9 
                                                                                                                        
  Food and beverages .........................  172.4   172.8   173.5   174.1    2.4    2.6    3.6    4.0    2.5    3.8 
   Food ......................................  172.0   172.5   173.2   173.8    2.4    2.9    3.3    4.3    2.6    3.8 
    Food at home .............................  172.0   172.5   173.4   174.0    2.4    2.9    3.6    4.7    2.6    4.1 
     Cereals and bakery products .............  192.5   193.0   193.4   194.1    3.2    2.1    2.5    3.4    2.7    2.9 
     Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ..........  161.0   161.1   161.7   162.2    1.3    4.4    8.1    3.0    2.8    5.5 
     Dairy and related products (1)...........  163.4   164.7   166.9   168.3    3.5    4.3   -0.5   12.5    3.9    5.8 
     Fruits and vegetables ...................  213.0   211.1   214.0   214.0    8.5   -2.3   11.7    1.9    3.0    6.7 
     Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage                                                                                
         materials ...........................  138.3   138.1   138.8   139.0   -1.7    3.2   -2.3    2.0    0.7   -0.1 
     Other food at home ......................  157.6   159.8   159.4   160.3    0.0    4.2   -1.0    7.0    2.1    2.9 
      Sugar and sweets .......................  154.0   155.7   155.5   156.1   -0.3    2.1   -2.1    5.6    0.9    1.7 
      Fats and oils ..........................  151.4   154.7   157.2   157.5    3.8    8.9   -2.9   17.1    6.3    6.7 
      Other foods ............................  174.1   176.4   175.2   176.3   -0.7    3.5   -0.2    5.2    1.4    2.4 
       Other miscellaneous foods (1) (2)......  108.5   108.8   107.7   109.6   -7.2    8.5   -1.8    4.1    0.4    1.1 
    Food away from home (1)...................  172.7   173.1   173.6   174.1    2.9    2.6    3.1    3.3    2.7    3.2 
     Other food away from home (1) (2)........  111.8   112.4   112.6   113.8    6.8    2.9    1.8    7.3    4.8    4.5 
   Alcoholic beverages .......................  177.9   178.4   179.1   179.7    2.1    2.5    1.6    4.1    2.3    2.8 
                                                                                                                        
  Housing ....................................  175.2   175.9   176.6   176.6    4.3    6.7    2.1    3.2    5.5    2.7 
   Shelter ...................................  198.5   199.4   200.3   200.5    3.6    2.9    4.6    4.1    3.2    4.3 
    Rent of primary residence (3).............  190.2   191.1   191.8   192.5    4.4    4.4    4.5    4.9    4.4    4.7 
    Lodging away from home (2) (3)............  110.6   111.4   113.1   111.1    1.8   -3.9    4.5    1.8   -1.1    3.1 
    Owners' equivalent rent of primary                                                                                  
        residence (3) (4).....................  204.4   205.1   205.9   206.5    3.3    3.6    4.4    4.2    3.4    4.3 
    Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)..  105.5   106.8   107.0   106.6    0.0    3.1    1.9    4.2    1.5    3.1 
   Fuels and utilities .......................  151.2   152.0   152.6   151.3   13.7   37.1   -8.0    0.3   24.8   -4.0 
    Fuels ....................................  136.1   136.9   137.5   136.0   17.0   45.0   -9.9   -0.3   30.3   -5.2 
     Fuel oil and other fuels ................  131.1   131.5   132.3   128.8   48.7   16.5  -31.7   -6.8   31.6  -20.2 
     Gas (piped) and electricity (3)..........  143.4   144.3   144.9   143.5   14.4   47.7   -7.7    0.3   30.0   -3.8 
    Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                
        services (2)..........................  108.7   108.9   109.0   109.3    2.7    3.0    3.0    2.2    2.8    2.6 
   Household furnishings and operations ......  128.6   128.7   129.1   129.1    1.6    0.3   -1.2    1.6    0.9    0.2 
    Household operations (1) (2)..............  114.1   114.6   115.5   115.8    2.9    6.2    1.8    6.1    4.6    3.9 
                                                                                                                        
  Apparel ....................................  128.5   127.3   126.9   126.1    6.4   -3.9   -0.6   -7.3    1.1   -4.0 
   Men's and boys' apparel ...................  126.6   127.0   126.3   125.2   -2.5   -1.9   -3.4   -4.4   -2.2   -3.9 
   Women's and girls' apparel ................  121.8   118.8   118.3   117.5   13.7   -9.9    4.0  -13.4    1.2   -5.1 
   Infants' and toddlers' apparel (1).........  131.4   130.6   127.3   124.5    8.7  -10.0   13.2  -19.4   -1.1   -4.5 
   Footwear ..................................  122.7   123.0   122.2   122.6    6.7   -1.3   -1.6   -0.3    2.6   -1.0 
                                                                                                                        
  Transportation .............................  156.1   158.0   157.7   154.1    0.0    2.3    1.6   -5.0    1.2   -1.8 
   Private transportation ....................  152.4   154.3   153.4   149.8    0.8    1.6    2.9   -6.7    1.2   -2.0 
    New and used motor vehicles (2)...........  102.2   101.7   101.6   101.5    0.0    4.8   -1.2   -2.7    2.4   -1.9 
     New vehicles ............................  142.2   142.0   141.8   141.8   -2.2    2.0   -2.2   -1.1   -0.1   -1.7 
     Used cars and trucks ....................  161.0   159.2   158.9   158.3    2.9   11.2    1.0   -6.5    6.9   -2.8 
    Motor fuel ...............................  133.4   141.5   138.0   122.9    0.0   -7.0    8.5  -28.0   -3.6  -11.6 
     Gasoline (all types) ....................  132.8   140.8   137.2   122.1   -0.3   -6.8    9.2  -28.5   -3.6  -11.6 
    Motor vehicle parts and equipment ........  104.4   104.7   104.6   105.3    0.0    6.4    4.3    3.5    3.2    3.9 
    Motor vehicle maintenance and repair .....  182.0   182.7   182.9   183.6    3.9    3.4    3.1    3.6    3.6    3.3 
   Public transportation .....................  205.5   208.0   216.0   213.6   -6.3   12.3  -14.8   16.7    2.6   -0.3 
                                                                                                                        
  Medical care ...............................  270.9   271.7   272.7   273.0    4.5    4.8    5.3    3.1    4.6    4.2 
   Medical care commodities ..................  245.5   246.4   247.6   248.0    3.2    4.2    5.0    4.1    3.7    4.6 
   Medical care services .....................  276.6   277.3   278.3   278.6    4.9    5.0    5.4    2.9    4.9    4.1 
    Professional services (3).................  245.1   245.3   246.0   246.5    3.6    4.6    3.8    2.3    4.1    3.1 
    Hospital and related services (3).........  333.6   336.1   337.6   338.3    7.1    5.2    7.1    5.8    6.1    6.4 
                                                                                                                        
  Recreation (2)..............................  104.9   104.8   104.6   104.8    0.8    1.2    3.5   -0.4    1.0    1.5 
   Video and audio (1) (2)....................  101.6   101.4   101.1   101.6    0.4    0.0    1.2    0.0    0.2    0.6 
                                                                                                                        
  Education and communication (2).............  104.5   104.6   105.1   105.6    2.0    2.7    1.9    4.3    2.3    3.1 
   Education (2)..............................  117.1   117.8   118.6   119.1    3.9    4.6    4.2    7.0    4.3    5.6 
    Educational books and supplies ...........  290.5   291.6   295.4   297.5    5.2    5.8    3.5   10.0    5.5    6.7 
    Tuition, other school fees, and childcare   335.8   337.7   339.9   341.3    3.9    4.6    4.3    6.7    4.2    5.5 
   Communication (1) (2)......................   93.3    92.9    93.1    93.6   -0.9    0.9    0.0    1.3    0.0    0.6 
    Information and information processing (1)                                                                          
        (2)...................................   92.3    91.8    92.1    92.5   -0.9    0.4   -0.4    0.9   -0.2    0.2 
     Telephone services (1) (2)...............   99.0    98.7    99.0    99.6    0.4    2.1    0.8    2.4    1.2    1.6 
     Information and information processing                                                                             
         other than telephone services (1) (5)   22.1    21.7    21.4    21.3  -14.7  -22.2  -17.7  -13.7  -18.5  -15.7 
      Personal computers and peripheral                                                                                 
          equipment (1) (2)...................   31.7    30.4    29.8    29.3  -18.4  -30.3  -32.7  -27.0  -24.6  -29.9 
                                                                                                                        
  Other goods and services ...................  282.0   280.8   281.9   286.5    1.0    4.3    8.2    6.5    2.7    7.4 
   Tobacco and smoking products (1)...........  424.2   418.7   421.0   441.2   -3.9    7.9   21.2   17.0    1.8   19.1 
   Personal care (1)..........................  169.6   169.5   170.0   170.7    3.2    2.9    3.4    2.6    3.0    3.0 
    Personal care products (1)................  155.8   153.2   154.6   155.1   -0.8    5.0    1.3   -1.8    2.1   -0.3 
    Personal care services (1)................  183.4   184.1   184.1   184.8    4.8    2.9    4.0    3.1    3.9    3.6 
    Miscellaneous personal services ..........  259.7   260.5   261.5   263.2    3.7    4.1    3.0    5.5    3.9    4.2 
                                                                                                                        
          Commodity and service group                                                                                   
                                                                                                                        
 Commodities .................................  151.5   152.0   151.9   150.7    1.6    1.1    2.4   -2.1    1.3    0.1 
  Food and beverages .........................  172.4   172.8   173.5   174.1    2.4    2.6    3.6    4.0    2.5    3.8 
  Commodities less food and beverages ........  139.1   139.7   139.2   137.1    1.2    0.0    1.5   -5.6    0.6   -2.2 
   Nondurables less food and beverages .......  149.5   151.6   150.7   147.2    1.1   -0.8    3.0   -6.0    0.1   -1.6 
    Apparel ..................................  128.5   127.3   126.9   126.1    6.4   -3.9   -0.6   -7.3    1.1   -4.0 
    Nondurables less food, beverages, and                                                                               
        apparel ..............................  166.8   170.2   168.8   163.5    0.5    0.0    5.5   -7.7    0.2   -1.3 
   Durables ..................................  125.2   124.8   124.6   124.4   -0.6    1.0   -1.0   -2.5    0.2   -1.7 
 Services ....................................  202.0   202.8   203.7   203.9    3.7    6.2    3.0    3.8    5.0    3.4 
  Rent of shelter (4).........................  207.2   208.0   209.0   209.3    3.4    2.8    5.0    4.1    3.1    4.5 
  Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)....  105.5   106.8   107.0   106.6    0.0    3.1    1.9    4.2    1.5    3.1 
  Gas (piped) and electricity (3).............  143.4   144.3   144.9   143.5   14.4   47.7   -7.7    0.3   30.0   -3.8 
  Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                  
      services (2)............................  108.7   108.9   109.0   109.3    2.7    3.0    3.0    2.2    2.8    2.6 
  Household operations (1) (2)................  114.1   114.6   115.5   115.8    2.9    6.2    1.8    6.1    4.6    3.9 
  Transportation services ....................  199.7   200.3   202.4   202.6    0.8    5.6    0.2    5.9    3.2    3.0 
  Medical care services ......................  276.6   277.3   278.3   278.6    4.9    5.0    5.4    2.9    4.9    4.1 
  Other services .............................  236.8   237.2   237.7   238.7    2.6    3.5    4.2    3.2    3.1    3.7 
                                                                                                                        
                Special indexes                                                                                         
                                                                                                                        
 All items less food .........................  177.5   178.2   178.6   177.9    3.0    4.2    2.5    0.9    3.6    1.7 
 All items less shelter ......................  169.9   170.5   170.8   170.0    2.7    4.6    1.7    0.2    3.6    0.9 
 All items less medical care .................  171.4   172.1   172.5   172.0    2.9    3.8    2.4    1.4    3.4    1.9 
 Commodities less food .......................  140.8   141.4   140.9   138.9    0.9    0.3    1.4   -5.3    0.6   -2.0 
 Nondurables less food .......................  151.4   153.3   152.5   149.1    1.1   -0.5    3.0   -5.9    0.3   -1.6 
 Nondurables less food and apparel ...........  167.2   170.3   169.1   164.4    0.7   -0.2    5.4   -6.5    0.2   -0.7 
 Nondurables .................................  161.2   162.6   162.7   161.0    1.0    1.0    3.6   -0.5    1.0    1.5 
 Services less rent of shelter (4)............  211.1   212.0   213.0   213.0    4.4    9.0    1.7    3.6    6.7    2.7 
 Services less medical care services .........  195.4   196.1   197.0   197.2    3.6    6.4    2.9    3.7    5.0    3.3 
 Energy ......................................  133.7   137.8   136.5   128.9    8.5   18.6   -2.1  -13.6   13.4   -8.0 
 All items less energy .......................  182.8   183.0   183.6   184.1    2.3    2.9    3.1    2.9    2.6    3.0 
  All items less food and energy .............  185.5   185.7   186.3   186.6    2.4    2.9    3.1    2.4    2.7    2.7 
   Commodities less food and energy                                                                                     
       commodities ...........................  145.8   145.2   145.2   145.4    1.1    0.8    0.8   -1.1    1.0   -0.1 
    Energy commodities .......................  133.1   140.5   137.4   123.3    3.1   -5.0    4.3  -26.4   -1.1  -12.3 
   Services less energy services .............  207.9   208.6   209.6   210.0    3.0    3.8    3.7    4.1    3.4    3.9 

   1 Not seasonally adjusted.
   2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
   3 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator.  All other item stratum index series converted to a
 geometric means estimator in January, 1999.
   4 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.
   5 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.
 NOTE:  Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

 Table 3. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Selected areas, all items index 

 (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                All items                                  
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
                                               Prici-           Indexes             Percent change to    Percent change to 
                     CPI-U                       ng                                  July 2001 from--      June 2001 from--  
                                               sched-                                                                      
                                                 ule   Apr.    May   June   July                                           
                                                 (1)   2001   2001   2001   2001   July    May   June   June   Apr.    May 
                                                                                   2000   2001   2001   2000   2001   2001 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                           
 U.S. city average ...........................   M    176.9  177.7  178.0  177.5    2.7   -0.1   -0.3    3.2    0.6    0.2 
                                                                                                                           
            Region and area size(2)                                                                                        
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
 Northeast urban .............................   M    184.2  184.6  185.3  185.0    2.9    0.2   -0.2    3.5    0.6    0.4 
   Size A -  More than 1,500,000 .............   M    185.0  185.6  186.4  186.2    3.2    0.3   -0.1    3.7    0.8    0.4 
   Size B/C  50,000 to 1,500,000 (3)..........   M    110.7  110.8  111.0  110.7    2.3   -0.1   -0.3    3.1    0.3    0.2 
                                                                                                                           
 Midwest urban ...............................   M    172.8  174.2  173.8  172.5    2.2   -1.0   -0.7    2.4    0.6   -0.2 
   Size A   - More than 1,500,000 ............   M    174.4  175.6  175.3  174.3    2.2   -0.7   -0.6    2.3    0.5   -0.2 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).........   M    110.4  111.6  111.2  110.0    2.1   -1.4   -1.1    2.6    0.7   -0.4 
   Size D -  Nonmetropolitan  (less than                                                                                   
       50,000) ...............................   M    166.7  167.9  167.5  166.1    1.8   -1.1   -0.8    2.7    0.5   -0.2 
                                                                                                                           
 South urban .................................   M    171.4  171.7  172.2  171.6    2.1   -0.1   -0.3    2.8    0.5    0.3 
   Size A -  More than 1,500,000 .............   M    171.6  171.9  172.7  172.5    2.7    0.3   -0.1    3.3    0.6    0.5 
   Size B/C -  50,000 to 1,500,000 (3)........   M    109.9  110.1  110.3  109.8    1.9   -0.3   -0.5    2.5    0.4    0.2 
   Size D -  Nonmetropolitan  (less than                                                                                   
       50,000) ...............................   M    170.6  171.0  171.4  170.1    1.4   -0.5   -0.8    2.6    0.5    0.2 
                                                                                                                           
 West urban ..................................   M    180.4  181.3  182.0  182.0    3.9    0.4    0.0    4.4    0.9    0.4 
   Size A   - More than 1,500,000 ............   M    182.5  183.4  184.4  184.2    4.2    0.4   -0.1    4.9    1.0    0.5 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).........   M    110.6  111.1  111.2  111.4    3.1    0.3    0.2    3.2    0.5    0.1 
                                                                                                                           
                 Size classes                                                                                              
                                                                                                                           
   A (4)......................................   M    160.9  161.6  162.1  161.8    3.2    0.1   -0.2    3.6    0.7    0.3 
   B/C (3)....................................   M    110.2  110.7  110.8  110.3    2.2   -0.4   -0.5    2.8    0.5    0.1 
   D .........................................   M    171.2  171.9  172.1  171.0    1.9   -0.5   -0.6    2.7    0.5    0.1 
                                                                                                                           
            Selected local areas(5)                                                                                        
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI ..............   M    178.4  179.8  179.2  177.7    1.8   -1.2   -0.8    1.8    0.4   -0.3 
 Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA .....   M    176.6  177.5  178.9  178.3    3.8    0.5   -0.3    4.6    1.3    0.8 
 New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island,                                                                                       
     NY-NJ-CT-PA .............................   M    186.6  187.3  188.3  187.8    2.7    0.3   -0.3    3.5    0.9    0.5 
                                                                                                                           
 Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT .........   1        -  190.9      -  192.1    4.9    0.6      -      -      -      - 
 Cleveland-Akron, OH .........................   1        -  173.7      -  173.4    3.0   -0.2      -      -      -      - 
 Dallas-Fort Worth, TX .......................   1        -  169.4      -  171.5    3.2    1.2      -      -      -      - 
 Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV (6)........   1        -  110.1      -  110.8    2.2    0.6      -      -      -      - 
                                                                                                                           
 Atlanta, GA .................................   2    176.6      -  177.8      -      -      -      -    3.8    0.7      - 
 Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI .................   2    174.5      -  175.8      -      -      -      -    2.9    0.7      - 
 Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX ..............   2    159.5      -  159.6      -      -      -      -    3.6    0.1      - 
 Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL ...................   2    172.8      -  173.5      -      -      -      -    3.3    0.4      - 
 Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City,                                                                                    
     PA-NJ-DE-MD .............................   2    181.2      -  182.5      -      -      -      -    3.3    0.7      - 
 San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA ..........   2    189.1      -  190.9      -      -      -      -    6.6    1.0      - 
 Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA ................   2    184.2      -  186.3      -      -      -      -    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; Pittsburgh, PA; Portland-Salem,
 OR-WA; St. Louis, MO-IL; San Diego, CA; Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL.
   6 Indexes on a November 1996=100 base.
   - Data not available.
 NOTE:  Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

 Table 4. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by expenditure
 category and commodity and service group

 (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                   Unadjusted                           
                                                 Relative   Unadjusted indexes percent change to   Seasonally adjusted  
                                               importance,                      July 2001 from-    percent change from- 
                     CPI-W                       December                                                               
                                                   2000       June      July                                            
                                                              2001      2001     July     June   Apr. to  May to June to
                                                                                 2000     2001     May     June    July 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                        
             Expenditure category                                                                                       
                                                                                                                        
 All items ...................................    100.000     174.6     173.8      2.6     -0.5     0.3     0.2    -0.3 
 All items (1967=100) ........................          -     520.0     517.8        -        -       -       -       - 
                                                                                                                        
  Food and beverages .........................     17.777     172.8     173.4      3.2      0.3     0.2     0.4     0.3 
   Food ......................................     16.736     172.4     173.0      3.2      0.3     0.2     0.4     0.3 
    Food at home .............................     10.686     172.4     173.0      3.4      0.3     0.2     0.5     0.3 
     Cereals and bakery products .............      1.663     193.9     194.5      2.8      0.3     0.3     0.2     0.3 
     Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ..........      3.059     161.4     162.1      4.3      0.4    -0.1     0.4     0.3 
     Dairy and related products (1)...........      1.152     166.9     168.3      4.9      0.8     0.7     1.3     0.8 
     Fruits and vegetables ...................      1.505     210.5     209.5      4.8     -0.5    -0.9     1.4     0.0 
     Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage                                                                                
         materials ...........................      1.161     137.8     138.0      0.4      0.1    -0.4     0.5     0.1 
     Other food at home ......................      2.146     159.1     160.0      2.6      0.6     1.4    -0.2     0.6 
      Sugar and sweets .......................       .404     155.5     156.0      1.2      0.3     1.4    -0.2     0.4 
      Fats and oils ..........................       .330     156.4     157.4      6.4      0.6     2.0     1.8     0.0 
      Other foods ............................      1.411     176.0     177.2      2.1      0.7     1.3    -0.6     0.6 
       Other miscellaneous foods (1) (2)......       .346     108.0     109.9      1.4      1.8     0.3    -0.6     1.8 
    Food away from home (1)...................      6.050     173.5     174.0      2.9      0.3     0.2     0.2     0.3 
     Other food away from home (1) (2)........       .219     112.8     114.0      4.8      1.1     0.4     0.3     1.1 
   Alcoholic beverages .......................      1.041     178.4     179.2      2.8      0.4     0.2     0.3     0.4 
                                                                                                                        
  Housing ....................................     36.775     173.0     173.3      4.1      0.2     0.4     0.3     0.1 
   Shelter ...................................     27.442     194.4     195.0      3.8      0.3     0.5     0.4     0.2 
    Rent of primary residence (3).............      8.571     191.0     191.7      4.5      0.4     0.5     0.3     0.4 
    Lodging away from home (2) (3)............      1.356     123.2     123.7      0.5      0.4     0.6     1.2    -1.4 
    Owners' equivalent rent of primary                                                                                  
        residence (3) (4).....................     17.199     187.0     187.5      3.7      0.3     0.4     0.3     0.3 
    Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)..       .315     107.2     106.7      2.2     -0.5     1.0     0.3    -0.5 
   Fuels and utilities .......................      5.222     155.2     154.4      9.5     -0.5     0.7     0.3    -0.8 
    Fuels ....................................      4.311     140.5     139.5     11.0     -0.7     0.8     0.3    -1.0 
     Fuel oil and other fuels ................       .315     129.2     123.1      2.5     -4.7     0.4     0.5    -2.7 
     Gas (piped) and electricity (3)..........      3.996     148.5     147.8     11.5     -0.5     0.8     0.2    -0.8 
    Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                
        services (2)..........................       .911     109.1     109.5      2.7      0.4     0.2     0.1     0.3 
   Household furnishings and operations ......      4.111     125.9     125.8      0.1     -0.1     0.0     0.2    -0.2 
    Household operations (1) (2)..............       .414     116.4     116.8      4.4      0.3     0.4     1.2     0.3 
                                                                                                                        
  Apparel ....................................      4.773     125.2     121.9     -1.4     -2.6    -0.9    -0.3    -0.6 
   Men's and boys' apparel ...................      1.364     126.3     122.9     -2.9     -2.7     0.2    -0.2    -1.0 
   Women's and girls' apparel ................      1.780     115.6     110.2     -1.8     -4.7    -2.4    -0.4    -0.8 
   Infants' and toddlers' apparel (1).........       .321     128.6     126.2     -2.8     -1.9    -0.9    -2.6    -1.9 
   Footwear ..................................       .963     122.1     121.4      0.4     -0.6     0.0    -0.7     0.7 
                                                                                                                        
  Transportation .............................     19.881     157.9     153.4     -0.6     -2.8     1.3    -0.5    -2.5 
   Private transportation ....................     18.788     155.1     150.4     -0.8     -3.0     1.2    -0.7    -2.7 
    New and used motor vehicles (2)...........      8.845     101.7     101.4      0.3     -0.3    -0.5    -0.2    -0.2 
     New vehicles ............................      4.893     142.7     142.3     -1.0     -0.3    -0.1    -0.1     0.0 
     Used cars and trucks ....................      3.168     160.0     159.3      1.7     -0.4    -1.0    -0.3    -0.4 
    Motor fuel ...............................      4.283     142.1     124.9     -8.3    -12.1     6.0    -2.9   -11.5 
     Gasoline (all types) ....................      4.254     141.4     124.2     -8.3    -12.2     5.8    -2.6   -11.7 
    Motor vehicle parts and equipment ........       .653     103.6     104.3      3.5      0.7     0.2    -0.1     0.6 
    Motor vehicle maintenance and repair .....      1.689     184.4     185.0      3.5      0.3     0.5     0.2     0.3 
   Public transportation .....................      1.094     209.5     209.5      1.3      0.0     1.2     3.3    -0.8 
                                                                                                                        
  Medical care ...............................      4.746     271.5     272.0      4.4      0.2     0.3     0.3     0.2 
   Medical care commodities ..................       .928     243.2     243.6      4.0      0.2     0.3     0.5     0.2 
   Medical care services .....................      3.818     278.0     278.5      4.5      0.2     0.3     0.3     0.2 
    Professional services (3).................      2.435     248.7     249.0      3.6      0.1     0.1     0.3     0.2 
    Hospital and related services (3).........      1.170     332.0     333.5      6.1      0.5     0.8     0.4     0.2 
                                                                                                                        
  Recreation (2)..............................      5.679     103.5     103.7      1.0      0.2    -0.1    -0.2     0.3 
   Video and audio (2)........................      1.830     100.7     101.1      0.2      0.4    -0.1    -0.5     0.6 
                                                                                                                        
  Education and communication (2).............      5.186     104.5     104.9      2.6      0.4     0.1     0.5     0.5 
   Education (2)..............................      2.576     117.2     117.6      4.9      0.3     0.5     0.7     0.4 
    Educational books and supplies ...........       .209     298.2     299.3      6.3      0.4     0.3     1.5     0.7 
    Tuition, other school fees, and childcare       2.367     330.3     331.3      4.8      0.3     0.6     0.5     0.4 
   Communication (1) (2)......................      2.610      94.3      94.8      0.5      0.5    -0.4     0.3     0.5 
    Information and information processing (1)                                                                          
        (2)...................................      2.464      93.6      94.0      0.1      0.4    -0.4     0.2     0.4 
     Telephone services (1) (2)...............      2.327      99.2      99.7      1.3      0.5    -0.4     0.4     0.5 
     Information and information processing                                                                             
         other than telephone services (1) (5)       .137      22.2      22.0    -17.3     -0.9    -1.8    -0.9    -0.9 
      Personal computers and peripheral                                                                                 
          equipment (1) (2)...................       .064      29.4      28.7    -27.9     -2.4    -3.9    -1.7    -2.4 
                                                                                                                        
  Other goods and services ...................      5.182     287.9     293.8      5.7      2.0    -0.5     0.4     2.1 
   Tobacco and smoking products (1)...........      1.906     421.6     441.9     10.2      4.8    -1.2     0.4     4.8 
   Personal care (1)..........................      3.276     169.9     170.6      3.1      0.4    -0.1     0.4     0.4 
    Personal care products (1)................       .822     155.4     155.9      1.2      0.3    -1.4     1.0     0.3 
    Personal care services (1)................       .989     184.8     185.4      3.8      0.3     0.4     0.1     0.3 
    Miscellaneous personal services ..........      1.268     261.6     263.2      4.4      0.6     0.3     0.5     0.7 
                                                                                                                        
          Commodity and service group                                                                                   
                                                                                                                        
 Commodities .................................     46.594     153.0     151.2      0.7     -1.2     0.3    -0.1    -0.9 
  Food and beverages .........................     17.777     172.8     173.4      3.2      0.3     0.2     0.4     0.3 
  Commodities less food and beverages ........     28.817     141.1     138.0     -0.9     -2.2     0.4    -0.5    -1.6 
   Nondurables less food and beverages .......     16.480     153.6     148.2     -1.0     -3.5     1.4    -0.7    -2.7 
    Apparel ..................................      4.773     125.2     121.9     -1.4     -2.6    -0.9    -0.3    -0.6 
    Nondurables less food, beverages, and                                                                               
        apparel ..............................     11.707     174.1     167.3     -0.8     -3.9     2.1    -1.0    -3.5 
   Durables ..................................     12.337     125.2     124.8     -0.6     -0.3    -0.3    -0.2    -0.3 
 Services ....................................     53.406     200.1     200.6      4.3      0.2     0.4     0.4     0.2 
  Rent of shelter (4).........................     27.126     187.2     187.8      3.8      0.3     0.5     0.4     0.2 
  Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)....       .315     107.2     106.7      2.2     -0.5     1.0     0.3    -0.5 
  Gas (piped) and electricity (3).............      3.996     148.5     147.8     11.5     -0.5     0.8     0.2    -0.8 
  Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                  
      services (2)............................       .911     109.1     109.5      2.7      0.4     0.2     0.1     0.3 
  Household operations (1) (2)................       .414     116.4     116.8      4.4      0.3     0.4     1.2     0.3 
  Transportation services ....................      6.714     198.9     199.5      3.4      0.3     0.3     0.9     0.3 
  Medical care services ......................      3.818     278.0     278.5      4.5      0.2     0.3     0.3     0.2 
  Other services .............................     10.112     232.6     233.6      3.4      0.4     0.2     0.2     0.5 
                                                                                                                        
                Special indexes                                                                                         
                                                                                                                        
 All items less food .........................     83.264     174.9     173.9      2.5     -0.6     0.4     0.1    -0.5 
 All items less shelter ......................     72.558     169.0     167.8      2.1     -0.7     0.4     0.0    -0.5 
 All items less medical care .................     95.254     170.2     169.4      2.5     -0.5     0.4     0.1    -0.4 
 Commodities less food .......................     29.858     142.6     139.6     -0.7     -2.1     0.4    -0.5    -1.5 
 Nondurables less food .......................     17.521     155.3     150.1     -0.7     -3.3     1.4    -0.6    -2.5 
 Nondurables less food and apparel ...........     12.748     173.9     167.7     -0.6     -3.6     2.1    -0.9    -3.2 
 Nondurables .................................     34.257     163.8     161.2      1.1     -1.6     0.9     0.0    -1.3 
 Services less rent of shelter (4)............     26.280     189.6     189.9      4.7      0.2     0.4     0.4     0.0 
 Services less medical care services .........     49.589     193.6     194.2      4.2      0.3     0.4     0.4     0.1 
 Energy ......................................      8.595     140.3     131.3      0.9     -6.4     3.4    -1.3    -6.2 
 All items less energy .......................     91.405     179.5     179.8      2.7      0.2     0.1     0.3     0.3 
  All items less food and energy .............     74.669     181.4     181.7      2.7      0.2     0.1     0.3     0.3 
   Commodities less food and energy                                                                                     
       commodities ...........................     25.259     145.6     145.4      0.6     -0.1    -0.5    -0.1     0.3 
    Energy commodities .......................      4.598     141.5     125.0     -7.7    -11.7     5.6    -2.6   -11.0 
   Services less energy services .............     49.410     205.7     206.3      3.7      0.3     0.4     0.4     0.3 
 Purchasing power of the consumer dollar                                                                                
     (1982-84=$1.00) .........................          -    $ .573    $ .575        -        -       -       -       - 
 Purchasing power of the consumer dollar                                                                                
     (1967=$1.00) ............................          -    $ .192    $ .193        -        -       -       -       - 

   1 Not seasonally adjusted.
   2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
   3 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator.  All other item stratum index series converted to a
 geometric means estimator in January, 1999.
   4 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base
   5 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.
   - Data not available.
 NOTE:  Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

 Table 5. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city
 average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group

 (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                                 Seasonally adjusted indexes    Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent 
                                                                                               change for               
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                     CPI-W                                                           3 months ended--         6 months  
                                                                                                              ended--   
                                                 Apr.    May     June    July                                           
                                                 2001    2001    2001    2001                                           
                                                                                Oct.   Jan.   Apr.   July   Jan.   July 
                                                                                2000   2001   2001   2001   2001   2001 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                        
             Expenditure category                                                                                       
                                                                                                                        
 All items ...................................  173.4   174.0   174.3   173.7    2.9    4.0    2.8    0.7    3.5    1.7 
                                                                                                                        
  Food and beverages .........................  172.0   172.3   173.0   173.6    2.4    3.1    3.6    3.8    2.8    3.7 
   Food ......................................  171.5   171.8   172.5   173.1    2.4    2.9    3.8    3.8    2.6    3.8 
    Food at home .............................  171.3   171.6   172.5   173.1    2.2    3.1    4.1    4.3    2.6    4.2 
     Cereals and bakery products .............  192.2   192.7   193.1   193.7    3.4    2.3    2.3    3.2    2.9    2.7 
     Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ..........  161.1   160.9   161.5   162.0    1.3    5.0    8.9    2.3    3.1    5.5 
     Dairy and related products (1)...........  163.5   164.7   166.9   168.3    3.5    4.8   -0.7   12.3    4.2    5.6 
     Fruits and vegetables ...................  212.4   210.4   213.3   213.3    8.1   -2.5   12.4    1.7    2.7    6.9 
     Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage                                                                                
         materials ...........................  137.6   137.1   137.8   138.0   -0.9    3.8   -2.6    1.2    1.5   -0.7 
     Other food at home ......................  157.0   159.2   158.9   159.8    0.3    3.6   -0.8    7.3    1.9    3.2 
      Sugar and sweets .......................  153.6   155.7   155.4   156.0   -0.5    1.0   -2.1    6.4    0.3    2.1 
      Fats and oils ..........................  151.1   154.1   156.9   156.9    4.4    9.4   -3.6   16.3    6.9    5.9 
      Other foods ............................  174.3   176.5   175.5   176.6   -0.5    3.0    0.5    5.4    1.3    2.9 
       Other miscellaneous foods (1) (2)......  108.4   108.7   108.0   109.9   -7.5    8.5   -0.4    5.7    0.2    2.6 
    Food away from home (1)...................  172.7   173.1   173.5   174.0    2.9    2.6    3.1    3.0    2.7    3.1 
     Other food away from home (1) (2)........  112.0   112.5   112.8   114.0    7.9    2.2    1.8    7.3    5.0    4.5 
   Alcoholic beverages .......................  177.4   177.8   178.4   179.2    1.6    3.2    2.1    4.1    2.4    3.1 
                                                                                                                        
  Housing ....................................  171.0   171.7   172.3   172.4    4.4    7.4    1.7    3.3    5.9    2.5 
   Shelter ...................................  192.6   193.5   194.3   194.7    3.2    3.4    4.0    4.4    3.3    4.2 
    Rent of primary residence (3).............  189.6   190.6   191.2   191.9    4.4    4.2    4.6    4.9    4.3    4.7 
    Lodging away from home (2) (3)............  110.6   111.3   112.6   111.0    1.1   -4.3    4.1    1.5   -1.6    2.8 
    Owners' equivalent rent of primary                                                                                  
        residence (3) (4).....................  185.7   186.5   187.1   187.7    2.9    3.6    4.0    4.4    3.2    4.2 
    Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)..  105.8   106.9   107.2   106.7    0.0    3.1    2.3    3.4    1.5    2.9 
   Fuels and utilities .......................  150.3   151.3   151.7   150.5   14.1   36.9   -8.3    0.5   25.0   -4.0 
    Fuels ....................................  134.5   135.6   136.0   134.6   16.8   45.1  -10.5    0.3   30.2   -5.3 
     Fuel oil and other fuels ................  130.6   131.1   131.7   128.1   48.1   22.9  -34.6   -7.4   34.9  -22.2 
     Gas (piped) and electricity (3)..........  142.1   143.3   143.6   142.4   14.9   46.4   -8.3    0.8   29.7   -3.8 
    Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                
        services (2)..........................  108.8   109.0   109.1   109.4    3.0    3.0    3.0    2.2    3.0    2.6 
   Household furnishings and operations ......  125.6   125.6   125.8   125.6    1.3    0.0   -0.9    0.0    0.6   -0.5 
    Household operations (1) (2)..............  114.5   115.0   116.4   116.8    2.5    5.1    1.8    8.3    3.8    5.0 
                                                                                                                        
  Apparel ....................................  127.3   126.1   125.7   124.9    6.1   -4.9    0.9   -7.3    0.5   -3.3 
   Men's and boys' apparel ...................  126.6   126.9   126.7   125.4   -2.1   -2.5   -3.4   -3.7   -2.3   -3.6 
   Women's and girls' apparel ................  119.9   117.0   116.5   115.6   13.9  -10.7    6.2  -13.6    0.9   -4.2 
   Infants' and toddlers' apparel (1).........  133.2   132.0   128.6   126.2    8.9  -10.4   13.7  -19.4   -1.2   -4.3 
   Footwear ..................................  123.0   123.0   122.1   122.9    4.7   -1.6   -1.0   -0.3    1.5   -0.6 
                                                                                                                        
  Transportation .............................  155.8   157.8   157.0   153.0    0.3    2.6    2.1   -7.0    1.4   -2.6 
   Private transportation ....................  153.4   155.3   154.2   150.1    0.5    2.1    3.2   -8.3    1.3   -2.7 
    New and used motor vehicles (2)...........  102.9   102.4   102.2   102.0    0.0    5.2   -0.8   -3.5    2.6   -2.1 
     New vehicles ............................  143.2   143.1   142.9   142.9   -2.5    2.0   -2.5   -0.8   -0.3   -1.7 
     Used cars and trucks ....................  162.2   160.5   160.0   159.3    3.1   10.3    1.2   -7.0    6.6   -2.9 
    Motor fuel ...............................  134.0   142.0   137.9   122.1    0.3   -6.2    9.1  -31.1   -3.0  -13.3 
     Gasoline (all types) ....................  133.3   141.0   137.3   121.3    0.6   -6.5    9.5  -31.4   -3.0  -13.3 
    Motor vehicle parts and equipment ........  103.7   103.9   103.8   104.4    0.8    6.1    4.4    2.7    3.4    3.5 
    Motor vehicle maintenance and repair .....  183.4   184.3   184.6   185.2    3.9    3.4    2.9    4.0    3.6    3.4 
   Public transportation .....................  199.9   202.3   209.0   207.3   -5.4   10.9  -13.4   15.7    2.5    0.1 
                                                                                                                        
  Medical care ...............................  269.7   270.5   271.3   271.8    4.4    5.0    4.9    3.2    4.7    4.0 
   Medical care commodities ..................  240.7   241.5   242.7   243.2    3.1    4.3    4.6    4.2    3.7    4.4 
   Medical care services .....................  276.3   277.0   277.7   278.3    4.7    5.0    5.2    2.9    4.9    4.1 
    Professional services (3).................  247.3   247.5   248.2   248.7    3.7    5.2    3.3    2.3    4.5    2.8 
    Hospital and related services (3).........  329.1   331.6   333.0   333.5    6.7    5.0    7.4    5.5    5.8    6.4 
                                                                                                                        
  Recreation (2)..............................  103.6   103.5   103.3   103.6    0.4    0.8    2.7    0.0    0.6    1.4 
   Video and audio (1) (2)....................  101.1   101.0   100.5   101.1    0.0    0.0    0.8    0.0    0.0    0.4 
                                                                                                                        
  Education and communication (2).............  104.6   104.7   105.2   105.7    2.0    2.3    2.3    4.3    2.1    3.3 
   Education (2)..............................  117.4   118.0   118.8   119.3    3.9    4.6    4.6    6.6    4.3    5.6 
    Educational books and supplies ...........  294.4   295.4   299.7   301.7    5.6    6.3    3.2   10.3    5.9    6.7 
    Tuition, other school fees, and childcare   329.8   331.8   333.6   334.9    3.8    4.4    4.6    6.3    4.1    5.5 
   Communication (1) (2)......................   94.4    94.0    94.3    94.8   -0.4    0.9    0.0    1.7    0.2    0.8 
    Information and information processing (1)                                                                          
        (2)...................................   93.8    93.4    93.6    94.0   -0.4    0.0    0.0    0.9   -0.2    0.4 
     Telephone services (1) (2)...............   99.2    98.8    99.2    99.7    0.8    1.6    0.8    2.0    1.2    1.4 
     Information and information processing                                                                             
         other than telephone services (1) (5)   22.8    22.4    22.2    22.0  -15.5  -21.5  -18.5  -13.3  -18.6  -16.0 
      Personal computers and peripheral                                                                                 
          equipment (1) (2)...................   31.1    29.9    29.4    28.7  -18.6  -32.2  -32.4  -27.5  -25.7  -30.0 
                                                                                                                        
  Other goods and services ...................  288.5   287.1   288.2   294.2    0.4    5.0    9.7    8.1    2.7    8.9 
   Tobacco and smoking products (1)...........  424.8   419.8   421.6   441.9   -3.8    7.9   21.5   17.1    1.9   19.3 
   Personal care (1)..........................  169.4   169.3   169.9   170.6    3.2    3.2    3.1    2.9    3.2    3.0 
    Personal care products (1)................  156.0   153.8   155.4   155.9   -0.5    4.8    0.8   -0.3    2.1    0.3 
    Personal care services (1)................  183.9   184.7   184.8   185.4    5.0    2.9    4.0    3.3    4.0    3.7 
    Miscellaneous personal services ..........  259.4   260.2   261.6   263.4    3.5    4.1    3.5    6.3    3.8    4.9 
                                                                                                                        
          Commodity and service group                                                                                   
                                                                                                                        
 Commodities .................................  152.5   153.0   152.8   151.4    1.3    1.3    2.9   -2.9    1.3    0.0 
  Food and beverages .........................  172.0   172.3   173.0   173.6    2.4    3.1    3.6    3.8    2.8    3.7 
  Commodities less food and beverages ........  140.7   141.3   140.6   138.3    1.2    0.3    2.3   -6.7    0.7   -2.3 
   Nondurables less food and beverages .......  151.8   154.0   152.9   148.8    0.3   -0.3    4.1   -7.7    0.0   -2.0 
    Apparel ..................................  127.3   126.1   125.7   124.9    6.1   -4.9    0.9   -7.3    0.5   -3.3 
    Nondurables less food, beverages, and                                                                               
        apparel ..............................  170.5   174.0   172.2   166.1    0.0    1.2    6.1   -9.9    0.6   -2.2 
   Durables ..................................  125.9   125.5   125.3   124.9   -0.3    2.2   -1.6   -3.1    1.0   -2.4 
 Services ....................................  198.2   199.0   199.8   200.1    3.8    6.3    2.9    3.9    5.1    3.4 
  Rent of shelter (4).........................  185.6   186.5   187.2   187.6    3.6    3.3    4.0    4.4    3.5    4.2 
  Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)....  105.8   106.9   107.2   106.7    0.0    3.1    2.3    3.4    1.5    2.9 
  Gas (piped) and electricity (3).............  142.1   143.3   143.6   142.4   14.9   46.4   -8.3    0.8   29.7   -3.8 
  Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                  
      services (2)............................  108.8   109.0   109.1   109.4    3.0    3.0    3.0    2.2    3.0    2.6 
  Household operations (1) (2)................  114.5   115.0   116.4   116.8    2.5    5.1    1.8    8.3    3.8    5.0 
  Transportation services ....................  196.8   197.4   199.1   199.6    1.2    5.0    1.4    5.8    3.1    3.6 
  Medical care services ......................  276.3   277.0   277.7   278.3    4.7    5.0    5.2    2.9    4.9    4.1 
  Other services .............................  232.4   232.9   233.4   234.5    2.9    3.2    4.1    3.7    3.0    3.9 
                                                                                                                        
                Special indexes                                                                                         
                                                                                                                        
 All items less food .........................  173.4   174.1   174.3   173.5    2.9    4.3    2.6    0.2    3.6    1.4 
 All items less shelter ......................  167.9   168.6   168.6   167.8    2.7    4.2    2.2   -0.2    3.4    1.0 
 All items less medical care .................  168.9   169.6   169.8   169.2    2.7    3.9    2.6    0.7    3.3    1.7 
 Commodities less food .......................  142.4   143.0   142.3   140.1    0.9    0.6    2.3   -6.3    0.7   -2.1 
 Nondurables less food .......................  153.5   155.6   154.6   150.7    0.5   -0.5    4.6   -7.1    0.0   -1.4 
 Nondurables less food and apparel ...........  170.3   173.8   172.2   166.7    0.0   -0.2    6.6   -8.2   -0.1   -1.1 
 Nondurables .................................  162.4   163.8   163.8   161.7    0.8    0.0    5.6   -1.7    0.4    1.9 
 Services less rent of shelter (4)............  187.6   188.4   189.2   189.2    4.3   10.0    1.3    3.5    7.1    2.4 
 Services less medical care services .........  191.8   192.6   193.4   193.6    3.7    6.6    2.8    3.8    5.1    3.3 
 Energy ......................................  133.6   138.1   136.3   127.8    8.1   16.4   -1.2  -16.3   12.2   -9.0 
 All items less energy .......................  179.1   179.3   179.8   180.3    2.1    3.0    3.2    2.7    2.5    2.9 
  All items less food and energy .............  181.2   181.3   181.8   182.3    2.3    2.9    2.9    2.5    2.6    2.7 
   Commodities less food and energy                                                                                     
       commodities ...........................  146.7   146.0   145.9   146.3    0.8    1.4    1.4   -1.1    1.1    0.1 
    Energy commodities .......................  133.8   141.3   137.6   122.5    2.7   -4.4    5.6  -29.7   -0.9  -13.9 
   Services less energy services .............  204.5   205.3   206.1   206.7    3.0    3.6    3.8    4.4    3.3    4.1 

   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 converted to a
 geometric means estimator in January, 1999.
   4 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base
   5 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.
 NOTE:  Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

 Table 6. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Selected areas, all items index 

 (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                All items                                  
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
                                               Prici-           Indexes             Percent change to    Percent change to 
                     CPI-W                       ng                                  July 2001 from--      June 2001 from--  
                                               sched-                                                                      
                                                 ule   Apr.    May   June   July                                           
                                                 (1)   2001   2001   2001   2001   July    May   June   June   Apr.    May 
                                                                                   2000   2001   2001   2000   2001   2001 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                           
 U.S. city average ...........................   M    173.5  174.4  174.6  173.8    2.6   -0.3   -0.5    3.2    0.6    0.1 
                                                                                                                           
            Region and area size(2)                                                                                        
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
 Northeast urban .............................   M    180.9  181.6  182.1  181.8    2.9    0.1   -0.2    3.5    0.7    0.3 
   Size A -  More than 1,500,000 .............   M    180.7  181.6  182.3  182.1    3.2    0.3   -0.1    3.8    0.9    0.4 
   Size B/C  50,000 to 1,500,000 (3)..........   M    110.2  110.4  110.5  110.1    2.2   -0.3   -0.4    3.0    0.3    0.1 
                                                                                                                           
 Midwest urban ...............................   M    169.0  170.7  170.1  168.4    2.0   -1.3   -1.0    2.3    0.7   -0.4 
   Size A   - More than 1,500,000 ............   M    169.6  171.0  170.5  169.3    2.0   -1.0   -0.7    2.2    0.5   -0.3 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).........   M    110.6  112.0  111.4  109.8    1.9   -2.0   -1.4    2.5    0.7   -0.5 
   Size D -  Nonmetropolitan  (less than                                                                                   
       50,000) ...............................   M    165.1  166.4  165.8  164.2    1.5   -1.3   -1.0    2.5    0.4   -0.4 
                                                                                                                           
 South urban .................................   M    169.6  170.0  170.3  169.7    2.0   -0.2   -0.4    2.7    0.4    0.2 
   Size A -  More than 1,500,000 .............   M    169.3  169.7  170.5  170.3    2.8    0.4   -0.1    3.3    0.7    0.5 
   Size B/C -  50,000 to 1,500,000 (3)........   M    109.7  109.9  110.0  109.5    1.8   -0.4   -0.5    2.4    0.3    0.1 
   Size D -  Nonmetropolitan  (less than                                                                                   
       50,000) ...............................   M    171.8  172.0  172.3  170.8    1.3   -0.7   -0.9    2.5    0.3    0.2 
                                                                                                                           
 West urban ..................................   M    175.8  176.7  177.3  177.2    3.7    0.3   -0.1    4.4    0.9    0.3 
   Size A   - More than 1,500,000 ............   M    176.0  177.0  177.9  177.8    4.2    0.5   -0.1    4.9    1.1    0.5 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).........   M    110.4  110.9  110.9  111.0    2.9    0.1    0.1    3.3    0.5    0.0 
                                                                                                                           
                 Size classes                                                                                              
                                                                                                                           
   A (4)......................................   M    159.3  160.2  160.6  160.2    3.1    0.0   -0.2    3.5    0.8    0.2 
   B/C (3)....................................   M    110.1  110.7  110.6  109.9    2.0   -0.7   -0.6    2.7    0.5   -0.1 
   D .........................................   M    170.5  171.1  171.2  169.8    1.7   -0.8   -0.8    2.6    0.4    0.1 
                                                                                                                           
            Selected local areas(5)                                                                                        
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI ..............   M    172.6  174.0  173.4  171.7    1.7   -1.3   -1.0    1.8    0.5   -0.3 
 Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA .....   M    169.6  170.5  171.9  171.3    3.8    0.5   -0.3    4.6    1.4    0.8 
 New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island,                                                                                       
     NY-NJ-CT-PA .............................   M    181.9  183.0  183.8  183.5    2.9    0.3   -0.2    3.5    1.0    0.4 
                                                                                                                           
 Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT .........   1        -  190.1      -  191.3    4.9    0.6      -      -      -      - 
 Cleveland-Akron, OH .........................   1        -  165.6      -  164.9    2.7   -0.4      -      -      -      - 
 Dallas-Fort Worth, TX .......................   1        -  169.1      -  171.6    3.2    1.5      -      -      -      - 
 Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV (6)........   1        -  109.9      -  110.6    2.2    0.6      -      -      -      - 
                                                                                                                           
 Atlanta, GA .................................   2    173.8      -  175.4      -      -      -      -    3.8    0.9      - 
 Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI .................   2    169.1      -  170.4      -      -      -      -    2.8    0.8      - 
 Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX ..............   2    157.8      -  158.4      -      -      -      -    3.5    0.4      - 
 Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL ...................   2    170.4      -  171.2      -      -      -      -    3.3    0.5      - 
 Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City,                                                                                    
     PA-NJ-DE-MD .............................   2    180.7      -  182.0      -      -      -      -    3.4    0.7      - 
 San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA ..........   2    184.9      -  186.9      -      -      -      -    6.7    1.1      - 
 Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA ................   2    179.4      -  181.3      -      -      -      -    3.9    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; 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.