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                CONSUMER PRICE INDEX:  JANUARY 2002
 
      The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) rose 0.2
 percent in January, before seasonal adjustment, to a level of 177.1 (1982-
 84=100), the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor
 reported today.  For the 12-month period ended in January, the CPI-U
 increased 1.1 percent.
      
      The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers
 (CPI-W) also increased 0.2 percent in January, prior to seasonal
 adjustment.  The January level of 173.2 was 0.9 percent higher than the
 index in January 2001.
      
 CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U)
      
      On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI-U increased 0.2 percent in
 January, following a 0.1 percent decline in December.  The energy index,
 which declined sharply in each of the preceding three months, advanced 0.9
 percent in January.  The index for petroleum-based energy increased 2.5
 percent, while the index for energy services fell 0.4 percent.  The food
 index, which was unchanged in December, rose 0.3 percent in January,
 reflecting an upturn in prices for fruits and vegetables.  Excluding food
 and energy, the CPI-U rose 0.2 percent in January after increasing 0.1
 percent in December.  Upturns in the indexes for tobacco and smoking
 products and for recreation, coupled with a larger increase in the index
 for medical care, accounted for the larger advance in January.

     
 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             2002 3-mos. ended  ended
                     July Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan.   Jan.'02   Jan.'02
 All Items           -.3    .1   .4  -.3  -.1  -.1   .2    0.0       1.1
  Food and beverages  .3    .2   .2   .4  -.1   .0   .3    1.1       2.8
  Housing             .0    .2  -.1   .0   .3   .2   .2    2.7       2.0
  Apparel            -.5   -.6   .2   .4  -.6  -.6  -.7   -7.7      -4.0
  Transportation    -2.3   -.5  1.7 -2.1 -1.6  -.9   .3   -8.4      -3.8
  Medical care        .2    .4   .4   .4   .4   .3   .5    5.0       4.7
  Recreation          .2    .2   .2   .2   .3  -.1   .2    1.5       1.5
  Education and                                                         
     communication    .6    .3   .1   .6   .0   .2   .3    1.9       3.2
  Other goods and                                                    
     services        1.6   -.9  1.6  -.8  1.3 -1.0   .3    2.3       4.1
 Special indexes:                                                       
  Energy            -5.9  -1.9  2.8 -6.0 -4.9 -3.0   .9  -25.0     -15.7
  Food                .3    .2   .2   .4  -.1   .0   .3    1.1       2.9
  All items less                                                        
     food and energy  .2    .2   .2   .2   .4   .1   .2    2.6       2.6

 Note:  Seasonal factors have been recalculated to reflect developments
 during 2001.  For this reason, some of the seasonally adjusted figures
 above and elsewhere in this report differ from those previously published.
 See the technical note on page 10 for details.
 Effective with this month's release the CPI expenditure weights have been
 updated to 1999-2000.  See pages 5 through 7 for notes on changes
 introduced into the CPI in 2002 and for a note on a new supplemental index
 of consumer price change.
      
      The food and beverages index increased 0.3 percent in January.  The
 index for food at home, which declined 0.1 percent in December, increased
 0.3 percent in January.  A sharp increase in the index for fruits and
 vegetables--up 3.3 percent--was primarily responsible for the upturn.
 Within the fruits and vegetables group, the indexes for fresh vegetables
 and for fresh fruits increased 4.1 and 3.0 percent, respectively.   Prices
 for processed fruits and vegetables rose 2.3 percent.  Also contributing
 to the advance in January were upturns in the indexes for cereal and
 bakery products and for meats, poultry, fish, and eggs.  The index for
 cereal and bakery products, which declined 0.1 percent in December, rose
 0.6 percent in January, reflecting increases in prices for flour and
 breakfast cereal.  The index for meats, poultry, fish, and eggs was
 unchanged in January after declining 0.1 percent in December.  In January,
 beef and poultry prices fell 0.3 and 0.5 percent, respectively, while the
 index for pork increased 0.9 percent.  Among the other food at home
 groups, the indexes for dairy products, for nonalcoholic beverages, and
 for other food at home each declined in January, down 0.5, 0.6, and 0.3
 percent, respectively.  The other two components of the food and beverages
 index--food away from home and alcoholic beverages--increased 0.2 and 0.3
 percent, respectively.
      
      The index for housing rose 0.2 percent in January, the same as in
 December.  Shelter costs advanced 0.3 percent in January.  Within shelter,
 the indexes for rent and for owners' equivalent rent each increased 0.3
 percent, while the index for lodging away from home fell 0.7 percent.  The
 index for fuels and utilities registered a 0.2 percent decrease in
 January.  A 1.2 percent increase in the index for natural gas was more
 than offset by declines in the indexes for fuel oil and for electricity,
 down 1.7 and 1.2 percent, respectively.  The index for household
 furnishings and operations declined 0.4 percent.
      
      The transportation component increased 0.3 percent in January,
 reflecting an upturn in the index for gasoline.  Gasoline prices rose 1.9
 percent in January after declining 27.0 percent in the preceding three-
 month period.   Partially offsetting this increase was a 0.6 percent
 decrease in the index for new vehicles.  (As of January, about 85 percent
 of the new vehicle sample was represented by 2002 models.  The 2002 models
 will continue to be phased in, with appropriate adjustments for quality
 change, as they replace old models at dealerships. For a report on quality
 changes for the 2002 vehicles represented in the Producer Price Index
 sample, see news release USDL-01-405, dated November 9, 2001.)  The index
 for used cars and trucks declined 0.4 percent.  During the last 12 months,
 the index for new vehicles has declined 0.7 percent and the index for used
 cars and trucks has fallen 3.0 percent.  The index for public
 transportation rose 0.2 percent in January.  Airline fares rose 0.4
 percent, following declines in each of the last six months of 2001.
      
      The index for apparel declined for the third consecutive month, down
 0.7 percent in January.  (Prior to seasonal adjustment, apparel prices
 fell 2.7 percent, reflecting post-holiday discounting.)
      
      Medical care costs rose 0.5 percent in January.  The index for
 medical care commodities--prescription drugs, nonprescription drugs, and
 medical supplies--increased 0.3 percent.  The index for medical care
 services rose 0.5 percent in January.  Charges for professional services
 and for hospital and related services increased 0.3 and 0.9 percent,
 respectively.
      
      The index for recreation rose 0.2 percent in January, following a 0.1
 percent decline in December.  The indexes for toys and for video and audio
 turned up in January, advancing 1.2 and 0.5 percent, respectively, after
 declining 1.3 and 0.1 percent in December.
      
      The index for education and communication increased 0.3 percent in
 January.  Education costs rose 0.6 percent, while the index for
 communication costs was unchanged.  Within the latter category, increases
 in the indexes for telephone services and for delivery services--up 0.6
 and 0.7 percent, respectively--were largely offset by the continued
 decline in prices for personal computers and peripheral equipment--down
 2.8 percent.
      
      The index for other goods and services increased 0.3 percent in
 January.  The index for cigarettes increased 0.2 percent in January, as a
 5 cent a pack increase in the federal excise tax on cigarettes was largely
 offset by discounting of selected major brands.
 CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W)
 
      On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI for Urban Wage Earners and
 Clerical Workers increased 0.2 percent in January.
 

 Table B.  Percent changes in CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical
 Workers (CPI-W)
                                   Seasonally adjusted                Un-
                                                          Compound  adjusted
     Expenditure        Changes from preceding month    annual rate  12-mos.
      Category                    2001             2002 3-mos. ended  ended
                     July Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan.   Jan.'02   Jan.'02
 All Items           -.3    .0   .5  -.4  -.1  -.2   .2   -0.5       0.9
  Food and beverages  .3    .2   .2   .4  -.1   .0   .3    1.1       2.9
  Housing             .0    .2   .0  -.1   .3   .2   .2    2.6       1.9
  Apparel            -.5   -.5   .2   .3  -.4  -.7 -1.0   -8.0      -3.6
  Transportation    -2.6   -.4  1.9 -2.4 -1.8  -.9   .2   -9.4      -4.2
  Medical care        .2    .5   .4   .4   .4   .3   .5    4.9       4.6
  Recreation          .2    .1   .2   .1   .1  -.1   .3    1.2       1.2
  Education and                                                         
     communication    .5    .4   .0   .6   .0   .1   .4    1.9       3.0
  Other goods and                                                    
     services         2.0  -1.3  1.9 -1.0  1.7 -1.3   .2    2.2       4.4
 Special indexes:                                                       
  Energy             -6.5  -1.7  3.6 -6.8 -5.3 -3.0  1.0  -26.2     -16.2
  Food                 .3    .2   .1   .4   .0  -.1   .3    1.2       2.9
  All items less                                                        
     food and energy   .3    .1   .3   .2   .4   .1   .1    2.2       2.4

     
     Consumer Price Index data for February are scheduled for release on
 Thursday, March 21, 2002, at 8:30 A.M. (EST).
  
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 CPI (Old Weights)
     
     For the first six months of 2002, BLS also will calculate Old Weights
 CPI-U and Old Weights CPI-W based on the 1993-95 expenditure pattern used
 in the CPI from 1998 through 2001.  These Old Weight data are contained in
 tables 1(OW)-4(OW).  From December 2001 to January 2002, the Old Weights
 CPI-U rose 0.3 percent and the Old Weights CPI-W rose 0.2 percent.  Note
 these series are not seasonally adjusted.
 
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 Over-the-month percent changes in the U.S. City Average Consumer Price
 Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for All Items and for All Items less
 food and energy, seasonally adjusted, using former and recalculated
 seasonal factors for 2001.

                                 All Items

     2001           Former      Recalculated     Difference
                                              
 January              .6             .6              .0
 February             .3             .2             -.1
 March                .1             .1              .0
 April                .3             .3              .0
 May                  .4             .5              .1
 June                 .2             .2              .0
 July                -.3            -.3              .0
 August               .1             .1              .0
 September            .4             .4              .0
 October             -.3            -.3              .0
 November             .0            -.1             -.1
 December            -.2            -.1              .1
                                                                                                 



                  All Items less food and energy

     2001           Former      Recalculated     Difference
                                              
 January              .3             .3              .0
 February             .3             .3              .0
 March                .2             .2              .0
 April                .2             .2              .0
 May                  .1             .2              .1
 June                 .3             .3              .0
 July                 .2             .2              .0
 August               .2             .2              .0
 September            .2             .2              .0
 October              .2             .2              .0
 November             .4             .4              .0
 December             .1             .1              .0
    
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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)
 has updated 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
 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 began publishing
 an item index for leased cars and trucks.  This index series is 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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                     NOTE ON A NEW, SUPPLEMENTAL INDEX
                          OF CONSUMER PRICE CHANGE
 
       The Bureau of Labor Statistics will begin publishing a consumer
 price index (CPI) called the Chained Consumer Price Index for All Urban
 Consumers, effective with release of July data in August 2002.  Designated
 the C-CPI-U, the index will supplement the existing indexes already
 produced by the BLS: the CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) and the CPI
 for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W).

      The C-CPI-U will employ a Tornqvist formula and utilize expenditure
 data in adjacent time periods in order to reflect the effect of any
 substitution that consumers make across item categories in response to
 changes in relative prices.  The new measure, said to be a "superlative"
 index, is designed to be a closer approximation to a "cost-of-living"
 index than the present measures.  The use of expenditure data for both a
 base period and the current period in order to average price change across
 item categories distinguishes the C-CPI-U from the existing CPI measures,
 which use only a single expenditure base period to compute the price
 change over time.  In 1999, the BLS introduced a geometric mean estimator
 for averaging prices within most of the index's item categories in order
 to approximate the effect of consumers' responses to changes in relative
 prices within these item categories.  The geometric mean estimator will be
 used in the C-CPI-U in the same item categories in which it is now used in
 the CPI-U and CPI-W.  (See Monthly Labor Review, October 1998, pp. 3-7.)

      Expenditure data required for the calculation of the C-CPI-U are
 available only with a time lag.  Thus, the C-CPI-U will be issued first in
 preliminary form using the latest available expenditure data at that time
 and will be subject to two subsequent revisions.  Accordingly, at the time
 of its introduction in August, "final" values of the C-CPI-U will be
 issued for the 12 months of 2000, "interim" values will be issued for the
 12 months of 2001, and "initial" values will be issued for January-July
 2of 2002.  In February 2003, with release of the January 2003 index,
 revised interim indexes for the 12 months of 2002 will be published, and
 the index values for 2001 will be revised and will become final.  Then, in
 February 2004, when the monthly expenditure data from calendar year 2002
 become available, C-CPI-U indexes for the 12 months of 2002 will be issued
 in final form and values for the 12 months of 2003 will be revised and
 issued as interim. The C-CPI-U index revisions are expected to be small,
 but in principle each monthly index could be revised from its previously
 published level.

      BLS previously has calculated superlative indexes on an experimental
 basis, although these are not comparable to the C-CPI-U in all
 computational details.  (See, for example, Monthly Labor Review, December
 1993, pp. 25-33.)  Based on BLS research, the C-CPI-U is estimated to
 increase at an average annual rate of 0.1 to 0.2 percentage point less
 than the CPI-U.

      The C-CPI-U will be issued for national averages only and will not be
 seasonally adjusted.  It will employ a December 1999=100 reference base.
 Data for periods prior to December 1999 will not be calculated.  The
 component series that will be published are listed below:


     All items                        Medical care
      Food and beverages               Medical care commodities
       Food                            Medical care services
        Food at home                  Recreation
        Food away from home           Education and communication
       Alcoholic beverages             Education
      Housing                          Communication
       Shelter                        Other goods and services
       Fuels and utilities          Services
       Household furnishings        Commodities
         and operations              Durables
      Apparel                        Nondurables 
      Transportation                All items less food and energy  
       Private transportation       Energy
       Public transportation         


      These indexes will be published monthly in the CPI news release and
 the CPI Detailed Report, and the series will be available electronically
 at the same site as other CPI data: http://www.bls.gov/cpi/.
      
      The Bureau of Labor Statistics will brief reporters and other CPI
 users on the new C-CPI-U index at 10:00 a.m. EST, Friday, Feb. 22, in
 Conference Center Rooms 1 and 2 of the Postal Square Building, 2
 Massachusetts Ave., N.E.
      
 For more information on the C-CPI-U, write to:
 Bureau of Labor Statistics
 Division of Consumer Prices and Price Indexes
 2 Massachusetts Ave. NE, Room 3130
 Washington, DC 20212
 
 Or contact Patrick Jackman or Rob Cage either by telephone at (202) 691-
 6952 or by electronic mail at Jackman_P@bls.gov or Cage_R@bls.gov .
      
 
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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/cpi/ or contact our CPI Information and Analysis
 Section on (202) 691-7000.
 
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       Calculating Index Changes
       
            Movements of the indexes from one month to another are
       usually expressed as percent changes rather than changes in index 
       points, because index point changes are affected by the level of 
       the index in relation to its base period while percent changes are 
       not.  The example below illustrates the computation of index point 
       and percent changes.
       
            Percent changes for 3-month and 6-month periods are expressed 
       as annual rates and are computed according to the standard formula 
       for compound growth rates.  These data indicate what the percent 
       change would be if the current rate were maintained for a 12-month 
       period.
       
         
                    Index Point Change
       
       CPI   					115.7
       Less previous index    			111.2
       Equals index point change  		4.5
       
       
                    Percent Change
       
       Index point difference			4.5
       Divided by the previous index		111.2
       Equals					0.040
       Results multiplied by one hundred	0.040 x 100
       Equals percent change			4.0


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 Regions Defined
 
 The states in the four regions shown in Tables 3 and 6 are listed below.
 
 The Northeast--Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York,
 New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont.

 The Midwest--Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota,
 Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin.

 The South--Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky,
 Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South
 Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of
 Columbia.

 The West--Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana,
 Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming.

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 A Note on Seasonally Adjusted and Unadjusted Data
 
      Because price data are used for different purposes by different groups,
 the Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes seasonally adjusted as well as
 unadjusted changes each month.
 
      For analyzing general price trends in the economy, seasonally adjusted
 changes are usually preferred since they eliminate the effect of changes
 that normally occur at the same time and in about the same magnitude every
 year--such as price movements resulting from changing climatic conditions,
 production cycles, model changeovers, holidays, and sales.
 
      The unadjusted data are of primary interest to consumers concerned about
 the prices they actually pay.  Unadjusted data also are used extensively
 for escalation purposes.  Many collective bargaining contract agreements
 and pension plans, for example, tie compensation changes to the Consumer
 Price Index unadjusted for seasonal variation.
 
      Seasonal factors used in computing the seasonally adjusted indexes are
 derived by the X-12-ARIMA Seasonal Adjustment Method.  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 1997 through 2001 were replaced at the end of 2001.  In January
 2002, dependently seasonally adjusted series were revised for January 1987-
 December 2001 as a result of a change in the aggregation weights for
 dependently adjusted series. For further information, please see
 "Aggregation of Dependently Adjusted Seasonally Adjusted Series," in the
 October 2001 issue of the CPI Detailed Report.
 
      The seasonal movement of all items and 54 other aggregations is derived by
 combining the seasonal movement of 73 selected components.  Each year the
 seasonal status of every series is reevaluated based upon certain
 statistical criteria.  If any of the 73 components change their seasonal
 adjustment status from seasonally adjusted to not seasonally adjusted, not
 seasonally adjusted data will be used for the last 5 years, but the
 seasonally adjusted indexes will be used before that period.  Note: 39 of
 the 73 components are seasonally adjusted for 2002.
 
      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 and decreases in milk
 supply affecting the Fats and oils series.  For the Water and sewerage
 maintenance index, the procedure was used to account for a data collection
 anomaly.  It was used to offset an increase in summer demand in the
 Midwest and South for Electricity.  For New vehicles, New cars, and New
 trucks, the procedure was used to offset the effects of a model changeover
 combined with financing incentives.
 
      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,                      Jan. 2002 from-    percent change from- 
                     CPI-U                       December                                                               
                                                   2001       Dec.      Jan.                                            
                                                              2001      2002     Jan.     Dec.   Oct. to Nov. to Dec. to
                                                                                 2001     2001     Nov.    Dec.    Jan. 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                        
             Expenditure category                                                                                       
                                                                                                                        
 All items ...................................    100.000     176.7     177.1      1.1      0.2    -0.1    -0.1     0.2 
 All items (1967=100) ........................          -     529.2     530.6        -        -       -       -       - 
                                                                                                                        
  Food and beverages .........................     15.719     175.2     176.2      2.8      0.6    -0.1     0.0     0.3 
   Food ......................................     14.688     174.7     175.8      2.9      0.6    -0.1     0.0     0.3 
    Food at home .............................      8.468     174.7     176.2      2.9      0.9    -0.1    -0.1     0.3 
     Cereals and bakery products .............      1.298     195.3     196.7      2.9      0.7     0.3    -0.1     0.6 
     Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ..........      2.271     162.0     162.1      2.6      0.1    -0.4    -0.1     0.0 
     Dairy and related products (1)...........       .916     170.8     169.9      3.9     -0.5     0.2    -0.2    -0.5 
     Fruits and vegetables ...................      1.204     214.4     224.8      5.7      4.9    -0.4    -0.8     3.3 
     Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage                                                                                
         materials ...........................       .967     138.5     139.5      0.1      0.7    -0.1     0.0    -0.6 
     Other food at home ......................      1.811     160.9     161.3      2.2      0.2    -0.2     0.5    -0.3 
      Sugar and sweets .......................       .315     156.1     158.4      1.7      1.5    -0.1     0.4     0.3 
      Fats and oils ..........................       .265     156.9     158.3      3.5      0.9    -1.8     1.3    -0.3 
      Other foods ............................      1.232     177.9     177.4      2.1     -0.3     0.2     0.3    -0.4 
       Other miscellaneous foods (1) (2)......       .289     108.5     108.9     -0.1      0.4     1.6    -1.9     0.4 
    Food away from home (1)...................      6.220     176.0     176.4      2.9      0.2     0.1     0.1     0.2 
     Other food away from home (1) (2)........       .383     115.5     115.5      3.8      0.0     0.0     0.1     0.0 
   Alcoholic beverages .......................      1.031     180.9     181.8      2.6      0.5     0.2     0.0     0.3 
                                                                                                                        
  Housing ....................................     40.873     176.9     177.6      2.0      0.4     0.3     0.2     0.2 
   Shelter ...................................     31.522     203.2     204.5      4.1      0.6     0.5     0.4     0.3 
    Rent of primary residence (3).............      6.421     196.4     197.0      4.7      0.3     0.4     0.4     0.3 
    Lodging away from home (2) (3)............      2.702     108.6     113.1     -0.9      4.1     1.5     0.6    -0.7 
    Owners' equivalent rent of primary                                                                                  
        residence (3) (4).....................     22.046     210.9     211.6      4.5      0.3     0.4     0.4     0.3 
    Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)..       .353     106.3     106.4      1.3      0.1     0.0    -0.6     0.1 
   Fuels and utilities .......................      4.511     142.2     141.5     -8.0     -0.5    -0.6    -0.8    -0.2 
    Fuels ....................................      3.654     126.2     125.3    -10.4     -0.7    -0.6    -1.0    -0.4 
     Fuel oil and other fuels ................       .188     112.7     112.9    -24.3      0.2    -3.8    -6.9    -0.9 
     Gas (piped) and electricity (3)..........      3.466     133.5     132.4     -9.1     -0.8    -0.4    -0.5    -0.4 
    Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                
        services (2)..........................       .857     111.0     111.6      3.2      0.5     0.2     0.3     0.5 
   Household furnishings and operations ......      4.840     128.9     128.7     -0.1     -0.2     0.1     0.0    -0.4 
    Household operations (1) (2)..............       .820     117.2     117.8      3.7      0.5     0.2     0.3     0.5 
                                                                                                                        
  Apparel ....................................      4.399     123.7     120.4     -4.0     -2.7    -0.6    -0.6    -0.7 
   Men's and boys' apparel ...................      1.122     122.8     120.8     -3.7     -1.6    -0.1    -1.5     0.1 
   Women's and girls' apparel ................      1.807     114.8     109.7     -5.0     -4.4    -1.0    -0.1    -0.9 
   Infants' and toddlers' apparel (1).........       .203     128.5     125.0     -1.9     -2.7     0.7    -2.9    -2.7 
   Footwear ..................................       .874     120.6     117.1     -3.5     -2.9    -0.8    -0.7    -1.6 
                                                                                                                        
  Transportation .............................     17.055     148.5     148.6     -3.8      0.1    -1.6    -0.9     0.3 
   Private transportation ....................     15.845     144.3     144.4     -3.9      0.1    -1.8    -0.9     0.3 
    New and used motor vehicles (2)...........      8.614     101.6     101.0     -1.3     -0.6     0.2     0.1    -0.5 
     New vehicles ............................      5.083     143.5     142.7     -0.7     -0.6     0.4     0.1    -0.6 
     Used cars and trucks ....................      2.195     157.2     155.6     -3.0     -1.0    -0.4     0.0    -0.4 
    Motor fuel ...............................      2.564      96.1      97.9    -22.7      1.9   -10.4    -5.9     2.6 
     Gasoline (all types) ....................      2.536      95.4      97.2    -22.7      1.9   -10.5    -5.8     2.7 
    Motor vehicle parts and equipment ........       .421     105.8     106.2      2.5      0.4     0.3     0.0     0.4 
    Motor vehicle maintenance and repair .....      1.400     186.4     187.1      3.6      0.4     0.3     0.2     0.3 
   Public transportation .....................      1.211     204.8     205.8     -2.1      0.5    -0.5     0.3     0.2 
                                                                                                                        
  Medical care ...............................      5.810     277.3     279.6      4.7      0.8     0.4     0.3     0.5 
   Medical care commodities ..................      1.377     251.6     252.6      4.3      0.4     0.3     0.3     0.3 
   Medical care services .....................      4.434     283.5     286.2      4.8      1.0     0.5     0.3     0.5 
    Professional services (3).................      2.784     248.9     250.6      3.3      0.7     0.3     0.2     0.3 
    Hospital and related services (3).........      1.353     348.3     353.1      7.5      1.4     0.7     0.5     0.9 
                                                                                                                        
  Recreation (2)..............................      6.019     105.3     105.7      1.5      0.4     0.3    -0.1     0.2 
   Video and audio (2)........................      1.645     101.2     102.1      0.9      0.9     0.2    -0.1     0.5 
                                                                                                                        
  Education and communication (2).............      5.813     106.9     107.2      3.2      0.3     0.0     0.2     0.3 
   Education (2)..............................      2.726     122.0     122.6      5.9      0.5     0.4     0.2     0.6 
    Educational books and supplies ...........       .220     294.7     303.0      4.8      2.8    -0.1    -3.1     2.0 
    Tuition, other school fees, and childcare       2.506     352.2     353.2      6.0      0.3     0.5     0.4     0.5 
   Communication (1) (2)......................      3.087      93.4      93.4      0.1      0.0    -0.3     0.1     0.0 
    Information and information processing (1)                                                                          
        (2)...................................      2.903      92.3      92.2     -0.2     -0.1    -0.3     0.1    -0.1 
     Telephone services (1) (2)...............      2.324      99.7     100.3      1.5      0.6    -0.3     0.1     0.6 
     Information and information processing                                                                             
         other than telephone services (1) (5)       .580      19.8      19.4    -16.4     -2.0    -1.0    -1.0    -2.0 
      Personal computers and peripheral                                                                                 
          equipment (1) (2)...................       .275      25.3      24.6    -29.7     -2.8    -2.3    -1.9    -2.8 
                                                                                                                        
  Other goods and services ...................      4.312     286.4     287.2      4.1      0.3     1.3    -1.0     0.3 
   Tobacco and smoking products (1)...........       .928     431.7     432.8      7.0      0.3     3.9    -3.4     0.3 
   Personal care (1)..........................      3.384     172.6     173.2      3.0      0.3     0.2     0.0     0.3 
    Personal care products (1)................       .706     155.4     155.2     -0.1     -0.1     0.0     0.0    -0.1 
    Personal care services (1)................       .901     186.4     186.3      2.6     -0.1     0.5    -0.2    -0.1 
    Miscellaneous personal services ..........      1.562     268.5     270.4      5.1      0.7     0.4     0.3     0.6 
                                                                                                                        
          Commodity and service group                                                                                   
                                                                                                                        
 Commodities .................................     41.300     147.9     147.8     -1.5     -0.1    -0.7    -0.7     0.1 
  Food and beverages .........................     15.719     175.2     176.2      2.8      0.6    -0.1     0.0     0.3 
  Commodities less food and beverages ........     25.582     132.3     131.6     -4.2     -0.5    -1.2    -1.1    -0.1 
   Nondurables less food and beverages .......     13.493     138.4     137.9     -5.8     -0.4    -1.5    -1.9     0.1 
    Apparel ..................................      4.399     123.7     120.4     -4.0     -2.7    -0.6    -0.6    -0.7 
    Nondurables less food, beverages, and                                                                               
        apparel ..............................      9.094     151.6     152.6     -6.5      0.7    -1.7    -2.5     0.5 
   Durables ..................................     12.089     124.3     123.6     -1.8     -0.6     0.1    -0.1    -0.6 
 Services ....................................     58.700     205.3     206.3      3.0      0.5     0.4     0.2     0.3 
  Rent of shelter (4).........................     31.169     211.7     213.0      4.2      0.6     0.5     0.4     0.3 
  Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)....       .353     106.3     106.4      1.3      0.1     0.0    -0.6     0.1 
  Gas (piped) and electricity (3).............      3.466     133.5     132.4     -9.1     -0.8    -0.4    -0.5    -0.4 
  Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                  
      services (2)............................       .857     111.0     111.6      3.2      0.5     0.2     0.3     0.5 
  Household operations (1) (2)................       .820     117.2     117.8      3.7      0.5     0.2     0.3     0.5 
  Transportation services ....................      6.638     204.5     205.2      3.1      0.3     0.5     0.3     0.3 
  Medical care services ......................      4.434     283.5     286.2      4.8      1.0     0.5     0.3     0.5 
  Other services .............................     10.963     241.9     242.9      3.8      0.4     0.3     0.2     0.4 
                                                                                                                        
                Special indexes                                                                                         
                                                                                                                        
 All items less food .........................     85.312     177.0     177.4      0.9      0.2    -0.1    -0.2     0.2 
 All items less shelter ......................     68.478     168.2     168.4     -0.1      0.1    -0.4    -0.4     0.2 
 All items less medical care .................     94.190     171.3     171.7      0.9      0.2    -0.1    -0.1     0.2 
 Commodities less food .......................     26.612     134.1     133.5     -4.0     -0.4    -1.2    -1.0    -0.1 
 Nondurables less food .......................     14.524     140.9     140.5     -5.3     -0.3    -1.2    -1.9     0.1 
 Nondurables less food and apparel ...........     10.125     153.4     154.5     -5.7      0.7    -1.6    -2.3     0.5 
 Nondurables .................................     29.212     156.8     157.0     -1.3      0.1    -0.6    -0.9     0.1 
 Services less rent of shelter (4)............     27.531     213.2     213.9      1.9      0.3     0.2     0.1     0.1 
 Services less medical care services .........     54.266     198.3     199.2      2.9      0.5     0.4     0.3     0.1 
 Energy ......................................      6.218     111.4     111.7    -15.7      0.3    -4.9    -3.0     0.9 
 All items less energy .......................     93.782     185.2     185.7      2.6      0.3     0.3     0.1     0.2 
  All items less food and energy .............     79.094     187.8     188.2      2.6      0.2     0.4     0.1     0.2 
   Commodities less food and energy                                                                                     
       commodities ...........................     23.860     144.7     143.7     -0.8     -0.7     0.2    -0.4    -0.3 
    Energy commodities .......................      2.752      97.6      99.3    -22.8      1.7    -9.7    -6.0     2.5 
   Services less energy services .............     55.234     212.6     213.8      3.9      0.6     0.5     0.3     0.4 
 Purchasing power of the consumer dollar                                                                                
     (1982-84=$1.00) .........................          -    $ .566    $ .565        -        -       -       -       - 
 Purchasing power of the consumer dollar                                                                                
     (1967=$1.00) ............................          -    $ .189    $ .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--   
                                                 Oct.    Nov.    Dec.    Jan.                                           
                                                 2001    2001    2001    2002                                           
                                                                                Apr.   July   Oct.   Jan.   July   Jan. 
                                                                                2001   2001   2001   2002   2001   2002 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                        
             Expenditure category                                                                                       
                                                                                                                        
 All items ...................................  177.6   177.5   177.3   177.6    2.3    1.6    0.7    0.0    1.9    0.3 
                                                                                                                        
  Food and beverages .........................  175.4   175.3   175.3   175.9    3.3    4.0    3.0    1.1    3.7    2.1 
   Food ......................................  174.9   174.8   174.8   175.4    3.6    4.0    3.0    1.1    3.8    2.1 
    Food at home .............................  175.2   175.0   174.9   175.5    3.8    4.2    2.8    0.7    4.0    1.7 
     Cereals and bakery products .............  195.4   195.9   195.8   197.0    2.3    3.2    2.9    3.3    2.7    3.1 
     Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ..........  162.9   162.3   162.2   162.2    8.3    2.8    1.2   -1.7    5.5   -0.2 
     Dairy and related products (1)...........  170.8   171.2   170.8   169.9   -0.5   12.5    6.1   -2.1    5.8    1.9 
     Fruits and vegetables ...................  214.5   213.6   211.8   218.7   10.4    1.9    2.7    8.1    6.1    5.3 
     Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage                                                                                
         materials ...........................  140.1   140.0   140.0   139.1   -1.4    1.7    2.9   -2.8    0.1    0.0 
     Other food at home ......................  161.2   160.9   161.7   161.2   -0.3    6.2    3.0    0.0    2.9    1.5 
      Sugar and sweets .......................  156.6   156.4   157.1   157.5   -1.3    4.8    1.5    2.3    1.7    1.9 
      Fats and oils ..........................  159.0   156.1   158.2   157.7   -2.3   17.1    3.9   -3.2    6.9    0.3 
      Other foods ............................  177.6   178.0   178.6   177.8    0.7    4.2    3.2    0.5    2.4    1.8 
       Other miscellaneous foods (1) (2)......  108.9   110.6   108.5   108.9   -1.8    4.1   -2.5    0.0    1.1   -1.3 
    Food away from home (1)...................  175.6   175.8   176.0   176.4    3.1    3.3    3.5    1.8    3.2    2.7 
     Other food away from home (1) (2)........  115.4   115.4   115.5   115.5    1.8    7.3    5.7    0.3    4.5    3.0 
   Alcoholic beverages .......................  180.8   181.2   181.2   181.8    2.3    3.0    2.9    2.2    2.6    2.6 
                                                                                                                        
  Housing ....................................  177.0   177.5   177.9   178.2    1.8    3.5    0.5    2.7    2.7    1.6 
   Shelter ...................................  202.5   203.5   204.3   205.0    4.1    4.3    3.2    5.0    4.2    4.1 
    Rent of primary residence (3).............  194.7   195.4   196.2   196.8    4.8    4.9    4.7    4.4    4.8    4.5 
    Lodging away from home (2) (3)............  115.5   117.2   117.9   117.1    2.0    1.0  -11.6    5.7    1.5   -3.3 
    Owners' equivalent rent of primary                                                                                  
        residence (3) (4).....................  209.0   209.9   210.7   211.4    4.2    4.4    4.9    4.7    4.3    4.8 
    Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)..  106.9   106.9   106.3   106.4    1.9    4.2    1.1   -1.9    3.1   -0.4 
   Fuels and utilities .......................  145.3   144.5   143.4   143.1   -8.0   -0.3  -15.4   -5.9   -4.2  -10.8 
    Fuels ....................................  129.7   128.9   127.6   127.1  -10.1   -0.9  -19.4   -7.8   -5.6  -13.8 
     Fuel oil and other fuels ................  123.2   118.5   110.3   109.3  -30.4  -11.0  -14.4  -38.1  -21.3  -27.2 
     Gas (piped) and electricity (3)..........  136.5   135.9   135.2   134.7   -8.2    0.0  -19.7   -5.2   -4.2  -12.7 
    Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                
        services (2)..........................  110.6   110.8   111.1   111.7    2.6    3.0    3.7    4.0    2.8    3.9 
   Household furnishings and operations ......  129.2   129.3   129.3   128.8   -0.9    0.9    0.6   -1.2    0.0   -0.3 
    Household operations (1) (2)..............  116.7   116.9   117.2   117.8    1.8    6.1    3.1    3.8    3.9    3.5 
                                                                                                                        
  Apparel ....................................  126.5   125.7   124.9   124.0   -1.5   -6.1    0.0   -7.7   -3.8   -3.9 
   Men's and boys' apparel ...................  125.0   124.9   123.0   123.1   -3.7   -4.0   -1.0   -5.9   -3.9   -3.5 
   Women's and girls' apparel ................  117.6   116.4   116.3   115.3    0.7  -10.1   -2.3   -7.6   -4.9   -5.0 
   Infants' and toddlers' apparel (1).........  131.5   132.4   128.5   125.0   13.2  -19.4   24.5  -18.4   -4.5    0.8 
   Footwear ..................................  123.1   122.1   121.2   119.3   -2.6   -0.6    1.6  -11.8   -1.6   -5.3 
                                                                                                                        
  Transportation .............................  152.5   150.1   148.8   149.2    0.8   -4.1   -3.8   -8.4   -1.7   -6.1 
   Private transportation ....................  148.4   145.8   144.5   144.9    2.1   -5.7   -3.2   -9.1   -1.8   -6.2 
    New and used motor vehicles (2)...........  100.8   101.0   101.1   100.6   -1.6   -2.0   -1.2   -0.8   -1.8   -1.0 
     New vehicles ............................  141.8   142.4   142.6   141.8   -2.2   -0.8    0.0    0.0   -1.5    0.0 
     Used cars and trucks ....................  156.9   156.3   156.3   155.6    0.0   -4.7   -4.0   -3.3   -2.4   -3.6 
    Motor fuel ...............................  116.8   104.7    98.5   101.1    5.9  -24.8  -20.0  -43.9  -10.7  -33.0 
     Gasoline (all types) ....................  116.4   104.2    98.2   100.9    2.5  -23.2  -19.5  -43.5  -11.3  -32.6 
    Motor vehicle parts and equipment ........  105.5   105.8   105.8   106.2    2.3    3.5    1.5    2.7    2.9    2.1 
    Motor vehicle maintenance and repair .....  185.6   186.1   186.5   187.1    3.4    3.8    4.2    3.3    3.6    3.7 
   Public transportation .....................  208.9   207.8   208.4   208.9  -13.5   14.5   -7.3    0.0   -0.5   -3.7 
                                                                                                                        
  Medical care ...............................  276.3   277.5   278.4   279.7    4.7    3.9    5.1    5.0    4.3    5.0 
   Medical care commodities ..................  250.6   251.3   252.0   252.8    4.9    4.1    4.3    3.6    4.5    3.9 
   Medical care services .....................  282.5   283.8   284.7   286.2    4.8    3.8    5.4    5.3    4.3    5.4 
    Professional services (3).................  248.9   249.6   250.2   250.9    3.3    2.8    3.8    3.3    3.1    3.5 
    Hospital and related services (3).........  344.9   347.4   349.3   352.4    7.3    5.8    7.9    9.0    6.5    8.4 
                                                                                                                        
  Recreation (2)..............................  105.4   105.7   105.6   105.8    3.1   -0.8    2.3    1.5    1.2    1.9 
   Video and audio (1) (2)....................  101.6   101.8   101.7   102.2    0.8    0.4    0.0    2.4    0.6    1.2 
                                                                                                                        
  Education and communication (2).............  106.5   106.5   106.7   107.0    2.3    4.3    3.8    1.9    3.3    2.9 
   Education (2)..............................  120.8   121.3   121.5   122.2    5.3    6.3    7.3    4.7    5.8    6.0 
    Educational books and supplies ...........  304.9   304.7   295.4   301.2    5.7    8.5   10.3   -4.8    7.1    2.5 
    Tuition, other school fees, and childcare   347.3   348.9   350.4   352.1    5.0    6.2    7.0    5.6    5.6    6.3 
   Communication (1) (2)......................   93.6    93.3    93.4    93.4    0.0    1.3    0.0   -0.9    0.6   -0.4 
    Information and information processing (1)                                                                          
        (2)...................................   92.5    92.2    92.3    92.2   -0.4    0.9    0.0   -1.3    0.2   -0.6 
     Telephone services (1) (2)...............   99.9    99.6    99.7   100.3    0.8    2.4    1.2    1.6    1.6    1.4 
     Information and information processing                                                                             
         other than telephone services (1) (5)   20.2    20.0    19.8    19.4  -17.7  -13.7  -19.1  -14.9  -15.7  -17.0 
      Personal computers and peripheral                                                                                 
          equipment (1) (2)...................   26.4    25.8    25.3    24.6  -32.7  -27.0  -34.1  -24.6  -29.9  -29.5 
                                                                                                                        
  Other goods and services ...................  285.6   289.2   286.4   287.2    8.1    6.6   -0.3    2.3    7.3    1.0 
   Tobacco and smoking products (1)...........  429.9   446.7   431.7   432.8   21.2   17.0   -9.9    2.7   19.1   -3.8 
   Personal care (1)..........................  172.3   172.6   172.6   173.2    3.4    2.6    3.8    2.1    3.0    3.0 
    Personal care products (1)................  155.4   155.4   155.4   155.2    1.3   -1.8    0.8   -0.5   -0.3    0.1 
    Personal care services (1)................  185.9   186.8   186.4   186.3    4.0    3.1    2.4    0.9    3.6    1.6 
    Miscellaneous personal services ..........  267.2   268.3   269.2   270.7    3.6    5.3    6.1    5.3    4.5    5.7 
                                                                                                                        
          Commodity and service group                                                                                   
                                                                                                                        
 Commodities .................................  150.3   149.2   148.2   148.3    1.9   -1.3   -1.3   -5.2    0.3   -3.3 
  Food and beverages .........................  175.4   175.3   175.3   175.9    3.3    4.0    3.0    1.1    3.7    2.1 
  Commodities less food and beverages ........  135.7   134.1   132.6   132.5    0.9   -4.8   -4.0   -9.1   -2.0   -6.6 
   Nondurables less food and beverages .......  144.7   142.6   139.9   140.0    1.6   -5.8   -6.1  -12.4   -2.1   -9.3 
    Apparel ..................................  126.5   125.7   124.9   124.0   -1.5   -6.1    0.0   -7.7   -3.8   -3.9 
    Nondurables less food, beverages, and                                                                               
        apparel ..............................  160.1   157.3   153.4   154.2    2.4   -5.9   -7.8  -13.9   -1.8  -10.9 
   Durables ..................................  123.9   124.0   123.9   123.2   -1.0   -2.2   -1.9   -2.2   -1.6   -2.1 
 Services ....................................  204.8   205.6   206.1   206.8    2.6    3.8    2.0    4.0    3.2    3.0 
  Rent of shelter (4).........................  210.9   212.0   212.9   213.5    4.4    4.1    3.3    5.0    4.2    4.2 
  Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)....  106.9   106.9   106.3   106.4    1.9    4.2    1.1   -1.9    3.1   -0.4 
  Gas (piped) and electricity (3).............  136.5   135.9   135.2   134.7   -8.2    0.0  -19.7   -5.2   -4.2  -12.7 
  Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                  
      services (2)............................  110.6   110.8   111.1   111.7    2.6    3.0    3.7    4.0    2.8    3.9 
  Household operations (1) (2)................  116.7   116.9   117.2   117.8    1.8    6.1    3.1    3.8    3.9    3.5 
  Transportation services ....................  203.3   204.3   204.9   205.6    0.0    5.7    2.0    4.6    2.8    3.3 
  Medical care services ......................  282.5   283.8   284.7   286.2    4.8    3.8    5.4    5.3    4.3    5.4 
  Other services .............................  240.8   241.6   242.0   242.9    4.2    2.9    4.4    3.5    3.5    4.0 
                                                                                                                        
                Special indexes                                                                                         
                                                                                                                        
 All items less food .........................  178.1   178.0   177.7   178.0    2.1    1.4    0.2   -0.2    1.7    0.0 
 All items less shelter ......................  169.8   169.2   168.6   168.9    1.7    0.5   -0.5   -2.1    1.1   -1.3 
 All items less medical care .................  172.3   172.1   171.9   172.2    2.1    1.6    0.2   -0.2    1.9    0.0 
 Commodities less food .......................  137.5   135.9   134.5   134.4    1.1   -4.5   -3.7   -8.7   -1.7   -6.2 
 Nondurables less food .......................  146.8   145.0   142.3   142.5    1.9   -5.4   -5.8  -11.2   -1.9   -8.5 
 Nondurables less food and apparel ...........  161.3   158.7   155.1   155.9    2.7   -5.4   -6.9  -12.7   -1.4   -9.9 
 Nondurables .................................  160.0   159.1   157.7   157.8    3.0   -0.7   -2.0   -5.4    1.1   -3.7 
 Services less rent of shelter (4)............  213.2   213.7   213.9   214.1    1.5    3.7    0.6    1.7    2.6    1.1 
 Services less medical care services .........  198.0   198.7   199.3   199.4    3.1    3.7    1.8    2.9    3.4    2.3 
 Energy ......................................  122.7   116.7   113.2   114.2   -3.2  -12.2  -19.4  -25.0   -7.8  -22.2 
 All items less energy .......................  184.9   185.5   185.7   186.0    2.9    2.9    2.4    2.4    2.9    2.4 
  All items less food and energy .............  187.4   188.1   188.3   188.6    2.6    2.6    2.4    2.6    2.6    2.5 
   Commodities less food and energy                                                                                     
       commodities ...........................  145.1   145.4   144.8   144.3    0.3   -0.5   -0.8   -2.2   -0.1   -1.5 
    Energy commodities .......................  117.4   106.0    99.6   102.1    2.1  -23.8  -19.7  -42.8  -11.8  -32.2 
   Services less energy services .............  211.7   212.7   213.3   214.1    3.7    4.1    3.5    4.6    3.9    4.0 

   1 Not seasonally adjusted.
   2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
   3 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator.  All other item stratum index series 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                                  Jan.2002 from--      Dec.2001 from--  
                                               sched-                                                                      
                                                 ule   Oct.   Nov.   Dec.   Jan.                                           
                                                 (1)   2001   2001   2001   2002   Jan.   Nov.   Dec.   Dec.   Oct.   Nov. 
                                                                                   2001   2001   2001   2000   2001   2001 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                           
 U.S. city average ...........................   M    177.7  177.4  176.7  177.1    1.1   -0.2    0.2    1.6   -0.6   -0.4 
                                                                                                                           
            Region and area size(2)                                                                                        
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
 Northeast urban .............................   M    185.0  185.0  184.2  184.9    1.5   -0.1    0.4    1.6   -0.4   -0.4 
   Size A -  More than 1,500,000 .............   M    186.3  186.1  185.4  186.2    1.7    0.1    0.4    1.7   -0.5   -0.4 
   Size B/C  50,000 to 1,500,000 (3)..........   M    110.6  110.9  110.3  110.5    0.8   -0.4    0.2    1.4   -0.3   -0.5 
                                                                                                                           
 Midwest urban ...............................   M    172.6  172.5  171.9  172.1    0.1   -0.2    0.1    1.0   -0.4   -0.3 
   Size A   - More than 1,500,000 ............   M    174.5  174.2  173.8  174.1    0.3   -0.1    0.2    1.3   -0.4   -0.2 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).........   M    110.0  110.0  109.6  109.5   -0.1   -0.5   -0.1    0.8   -0.4   -0.4 
   Size D -  Nonmetropolitan  (less than                                                                                   
       50,000) ...............................   M    166.9  166.3  165.5  166.2   -0.6   -0.1    0.4    0.4   -0.8   -0.5 
                                                                                                                           
 South urban .................................   M    171.7  171.0  170.3  170.6    0.8   -0.2    0.2    1.1   -0.8   -0.4 
   Size A -  More than 1,500,000 .............   M    173.1  172.2  171.7  171.7    1.4   -0.3    0.0    2.0   -0.8   -0.3 
   Size B/C -  50,000 to 1,500,000 (3)........   M    109.7  109.4  108.9  109.2    0.6   -0.2    0.3    0.7   -0.7   -0.5 
   Size D -  Nonmetropolitan  (less than                                                                                   
       50,000) ...............................   M    169.9  168.9  167.6  168.6    0.2   -0.2    0.6    0.3   -1.4   -0.8 
                                                                                                                           
 West urban ..................................   M    182.5  182.3  181.6  182.4    2.3    0.1    0.4    2.5   -0.5   -0.4 
   Size A   - More than 1,500,000 ............   M    184.6  184.3  183.5  184.4    2.4    0.1    0.5    2.5   -0.6   -0.4 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).........   M    112.1  112.0  111.6  111.9    1.9   -0.1    0.3    2.5   -0.4   -0.4 
                                                                                                                           
                 Size classes                                                                                              
                                                                                                                           
   A (4)......................................   M    162.0  161.7  161.1  161.6    1.5   -0.1    0.3    1.9   -0.6   -0.4 
   B/C (3)....................................   M    110.3  110.2  109.7  109.9    0.6   -0.3    0.2    1.1   -0.5   -0.5 
   D .........................................   M    171.5  170.8  169.8  170.5    0.4   -0.2    0.4    0.8   -1.0   -0.6 
                                                                                                                           
            Selected local areas(5)                                                                                        
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI ..............   M    178.1  177.4  177.9  177.9   -0.1    0.3    0.0    1.2   -0.1    0.3 
 Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA .....   M    178.3  178.1  177.1  178.9    2.7    0.4    1.0    2.1   -0.7   -0.6 
 New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island,                                                                                       
     NY-NJ-CT-PA .............................   M    187.8  187.8  187.3  188.5    1.9    0.4    0.6    1.7   -0.3   -0.3 
                                                                                                                           
 Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT .........   1        -  192.7      -  192.9    2.1    0.1      -      -      -      - 
 Cleveland-Akron, OH .........................   1        -  172.3      -  171.4    0.1   -0.5      -      -      -      - 
 Dallas-Fort Worth, TX .......................   1        -  171.5      -  170.6    2.0   -0.5      -      -      -      - 
 Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV (6)........   1        -  110.9      -  110.9    1.8    0.0      -      -      -      - 
                                                                                                                           
 Atlanta, GA .................................   2    176.7      -  174.8      -      -      -      -    1.7   -1.1      - 
 Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI .................   2    174.8      -  173.5      -      -      -      -    1.0   -0.7      - 
 Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX ..............   2    159.4      -  157.1      -      -      -      -    0.6   -1.4      - 
 Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL ...................   2    174.2      -  173.1      -      -      -      -    2.1   -0.6      - 
 Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City,                                                                                    
     PA-NJ-DE-MD .............................   2    182.9      -  179.9      -      -      -      -    1.4   -1.6      - 
 San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA ..........   2    191.7      -  190.6      -      -      -      -    3.5   -0.6      - 
 Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA ................   2    187.9      -  186.1      -      -      -      -    2.5   -1.0      - 

   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,                      Jan. 2002 from-    percent change from- 
                     CPI-W                       December                                                               
                                                   2001       Dec.      Jan.                                            
                                                              2001      2002     Jan.     Dec.   Oct. to Nov. to Dec. to
                                                                                 2001     2001     Nov.    Dec.    Jan. 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                        
             Expenditure category                                                                                       
                                                                                                                        
 All items ...................................    100.000     172.9     173.2      0.9      0.2    -0.1    -0.2     0.2 
 All items (1967=100) ........................          -     515.0     515.9        -        -       -       -       - 
                                                                                                                        
  Food and beverages .........................     17.229     174.6     175.7      2.9      0.6    -0.1     0.0     0.3 
   Food ......................................     16.228     174.1     175.2      2.9      0.6     0.0    -0.1     0.3 
    Food at home .............................      9.798     173.7     175.3      2.9      0.9    -0.1    -0.1     0.3 
     Cereals and bakery products .............      1.468     195.1     196.7      3.0      0.8     0.2    -0.2     0.8 
     Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ..........      2.831     161.8     162.0      2.6      0.1    -0.3    -0.1     0.0 
     Dairy and related products (1)...........      1.021     170.6     169.7      3.6     -0.5     0.2    -0.4    -0.5 
     Fruits and vegetables ...................      1.307     212.8     223.2      5.8      4.9    -0.4    -0.8     3.2 
     Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage                                                                                
         materials ...........................      1.132     137.7     138.8      0.1      0.8    -0.1     0.0    -0.7 
     Other food at home ......................      2.038     160.5     161.0      2.4      0.3    -0.1     0.5    -0.3 
      Sugar and sweets .......................       .339     155.9     158.5      2.0      1.7    -0.1     0.4     0.4 
      Fats and oils ..........................       .316     156.5     158.0      3.4      1.0    -1.8     1.3    -0.4 
      Other foods ............................      1.383     178.3     177.9      2.2     -0.2     0.2     0.4    -0.5 
       Other miscellaneous foods (1) (2)......       .310     109.0     109.3      0.7      0.3     1.2    -1.6     0.3 
    Food away from home (1)...................      6.430     176.0     176.4      2.9      0.2     0.1     0.1     0.2 
     Other food away from home (1) (2)........       .275     115.8     115.8      3.9      0.0     0.1     0.0     0.0 
   Alcoholic beverages .......................      1.001     180.5     181.4      2.8      0.5     0.1    -0.1     0.4 
                                                                                                                        
  Housing ....................................     38.141     172.9     173.4      1.9      0.3     0.3     0.2     0.2 
   Shelter ...................................     29.212     197.7     198.7      4.2      0.5     0.5     0.4     0.4 
    Rent of primary residence (3).............      8.395     195.7     196.3      4.6      0.3     0.4     0.4     0.3 
    Lodging away from home (2) (3)............      1.523     108.8     113.2     -0.5      4.0     1.4     0.3     0.0 
    Owners' equivalent rent of primary                                                                                  
        residence (3) (4).....................     18.980     191.7     192.3      4.5      0.3     0.4     0.4     0.3 
    Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)..       .314     106.3     106.4      1.1      0.1     0.1    -0.7     0.1 
   Fuels and utilities .......................      4.829     141.5     140.8     -8.1     -0.5    -0.4    -0.8    -0.2 
    Fuels ....................................      3.955     125.2     124.2    -10.4     -0.8    -0.5    -1.0    -0.3 
     Fuel oil and other fuels ................       .177     112.7     113.0    -24.7      0.3    -3.4    -7.4    -1.1 
     Gas (piped) and electricity (3)..........      3.778     132.5     131.4     -9.3     -0.8    -0.4    -0.5    -0.4 
    Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                
        services (2)..........................       .873     111.0     111.7      3.2      0.6     0.3     0.2     0.5 
   Household furnishings and operations ......      4.101     125.4     125.0     -0.6     -0.3     0.2     0.0    -0.5 
    Household operations (1) (2)..............       .357     118.0     118.5      3.9      0.4     0.2     0.2     0.4 
                                                                                                                        
  Apparel ....................................      4.831     123.0     119.6     -3.6     -2.8    -0.4    -0.7    -1.0 
   Men's and boys' apparel ...................      1.243     122.7     121.0     -3.8     -1.4     0.0    -1.3    -0.1 
   Women's and girls' apparel ................      1.864     113.5     108.5     -4.2     -4.4    -0.8    -0.2    -1.0 
   Infants' and toddlers' apparel (1).........       .256     130.3     126.7     -1.8     -2.8     0.6    -3.0    -2.8 
   Footwear ..................................      1.165     121.0     117.7     -3.1     -2.7    -0.6    -0.7    -1.3 
                                                                                                                        
  Transportation .............................     19.393     147.4     147.5     -4.2      0.1    -1.8    -0.9     0.2 
   Private transportation ....................     18.452     144.5     144.6     -4.4      0.1    -1.8    -1.0     0.3 
    New and used motor vehicles (2)...........     10.145     102.0     101.3     -1.6     -0.7     0.1     0.1    -0.5 
     New vehicles ............................      4.897     144.7     143.8     -0.7     -0.6     0.6     0.1    -0.8 
     Used cars and trucks ....................      4.099     158.1     156.5     -3.2     -1.0    -0.3    -0.1    -0.4 
    Motor fuel ...............................      3.153      96.3      98.2    -22.6      2.0   -10.4    -5.5     2.5 
     Gasoline (all types) ....................      3.120      95.7      97.6    -22.7      2.0   -10.4    -5.7     2.5 
    Motor vehicle parts and equipment ........       .530     104.9     105.3      2.2      0.4     0.3    -0.1     0.4 
    Motor vehicle maintenance and repair .....      1.438     187.9     188.6      3.6      0.4     0.2     0.3     0.3 
   Public transportation .....................       .941     200.1     201.0     -1.6      0.4    -0.5     0.2     0.2 
                                                                                                                        
  Medical care ...............................      4.620     276.2     278.5      4.6      0.8     0.4     0.3     0.5 
   Medical care commodities ..................      1.006     246.7     247.6      4.1      0.4     0.3     0.3     0.3 
   Medical care services .....................      3.614     283.0     285.7      4.7      1.0     0.4     0.3     0.5 
    Professional services (3).................      2.245     251.0     252.8      3.2      0.7     0.3     0.2     0.3 
    Hospital and related services (3).........      1.092     343.6     348.2      7.5      1.3     0.7     0.5     0.9 
                                                                                                                        
  Recreation (2)..............................      5.649     103.8     104.2      1.2      0.4     0.1    -0.1     0.3 
   Video and audio (2)........................      1.803     100.5     101.4      0.6      0.9     0.1     0.0     0.5 
                                                                                                                        
  Education and communication (2).............      5.637     106.9     107.1      3.0      0.2     0.0     0.1     0.4 
   Education (2)..............................      2.382     122.1     122.7      5.8      0.5     0.4     0.1     0.5 
    Educational books and supplies ...........       .203     297.3     305.2      4.2      2.7     0.0    -3.5     0.7 
    Tuition, other school fees, and childcare       2.178     345.2     346.2      5.9      0.3     0.4     0.4     0.5 
   Communication (1) (2)......................      3.255      94.6      94.7      0.3      0.1    -0.4     0.1     0.1 
    Information and information processing (1)                                                                          
        (2)...................................      3.107      93.9      94.0      0.2      0.1    -0.4     0.1     0.1 
     Telephone services (1) (2)...............      2.591      99.9     100.4      1.4      0.5    -0.4     0.2     0.5 
     Information and information processing                                                                             
         other than telephone services (1) (5)       .516      20.6      20.1    -16.3     -2.4    -1.0    -1.0    -2.4 
      Personal computers and peripheral                                                                                 
          equipment (1) (2)...................       .253      25.0      24.3    -29.2     -2.8    -2.3    -2.0    -2.8 
                                                                                                                        
  Other goods and services ...................      4.499     293.3     294.0      4.4      0.2     1.7    -1.3     0.2 
   Tobacco and smoking products (1)...........      1.441     432.9     433.5      7.1      0.1     4.0    -3.4     0.1 
   Personal care (1)..........................      3.059     172.3     172.7      2.7      0.2     0.2     0.0     0.2 
    Personal care products (1)................       .815     156.0     155.9      0.1     -0.1     0.0    -0.1    -0.1 
    Personal care services (1)................       .900     187.1     187.0      2.7     -0.1     0.5    -0.2    -0.1 
    Miscellaneous personal services ..........      1.161     268.0     269.8      5.0      0.7     0.4     0.3     0.4 
                                                                                                                        
          Commodity and service group                                                                                   
                                                                                                                        
 Commodities .................................     45.559     148.4     148.3     -1.7     -0.1    -0.7    -0.7     0.0 
  Food and beverages .........................     17.229     174.6     175.7      2.9      0.6    -0.1     0.0     0.3 
  Commodities less food and beverages ........     28.330     133.4     132.7     -4.4     -0.5    -1.2    -1.2    -0.1 
   Nondurables less food and beverages .......     14.685     139.4     138.9     -6.2     -0.4    -1.3    -2.1    -0.1 
    Apparel ..................................      4.831     123.0     119.6     -3.6     -2.8    -0.4    -0.7    -1.0 
    Nondurables less food, beverages, and                                                                               
        apparel ..............................      9.854     153.1     154.2     -7.1      0.7    -1.8    -2.6     0.5 
   Durables ..................................     13.645     124.9     124.1     -2.0     -0.6     0.0     0.0    -0.6 
 Services ....................................     54.441     201.7     202.5      3.0      0.4     0.4     0.2     0.3 
  Rent of shelter (4).........................     28.898     190.4     191.4      4.2      0.5     0.4     0.4     0.3 
  Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)....       .314     106.3     106.4      1.1      0.1     0.1    -0.7     0.1 
  Gas (piped) and electricity (3).............      3.778     132.5     131.4     -9.3     -0.8    -0.4    -0.5    -0.4 
  Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                  
      services (2)............................       .873     111.0     111.7      3.2      0.6     0.3     0.2     0.5 
  Household operations (1) (2)................       .357     118.0     118.5      3.9      0.4     0.2     0.2     0.4 
  Transportation services ....................      6.573     202.6     203.4      3.8      0.4     0.6     0.3     0.3 
  Medical care services ......................      3.614     283.0     285.7      4.7      1.0     0.4     0.3     0.5 
  Other services .............................     10.033     237.3     238.3      3.7      0.4     0.2     0.2     0.3 
                                                                                                                        
                Special indexes                                                                                         
                                                                                                                        
 All items less food .........................     83.772     172.5     172.7      0.5      0.1    -0.2    -0.2     0.2 
 All items less shelter ......................     70.788     165.7     165.8     -0.4      0.1    -0.4    -0.4     0.1 
 All items less medical care .................     95.380     168.3     168.5      0.7      0.1    -0.2    -0.2     0.2 
 Commodities less food .......................     29.331     135.1     134.5     -4.1     -0.4    -1.2    -1.2    -0.1 
 Nondurables less food .......................     15.687     141.8     141.4     -5.7     -0.3    -1.3    -2.0     0.1 
 Nondurables less food and apparel ...........     10.855     154.7     155.8     -6.3      0.7    -1.7    -2.5     0.4 
 Nondurables .................................     31.915     157.3     157.5     -1.5      0.1    -0.6    -0.9     0.0 
 Services less rent of shelter (4)............     25.543     189.2     189.8      1.7      0.3     0.3     0.1     0.1 
 Services less medical care services .........     50.827     195.0     195.7      2.8      0.4     0.4     0.3     0.1 
 Energy ......................................      7.109     110.0     110.5    -16.2      0.5    -5.3    -3.0     1.0 
 All items less energy .......................     92.891     181.5     181.8      2.5      0.2     0.3     0.1     0.1 
  All items less food and energy .............     76.663     183.5     183.6      2.4      0.1     0.4     0.1     0.1 
   Commodities less food and energy                                                                                     
       commodities ...........................     26.001     145.6     144.4     -0.8     -0.8     0.3    -0.5    -0.4 
    Energy commodities .......................      3.330      97.5      99.2    -22.8      1.7   -10.0    -5.7     2.4 
   Services less energy services .............     50.663     209.4     210.4      4.1      0.5     0.4     0.3     0.4 
 Purchasing power of the consumer dollar                                                                                
     (1982-84=$1.00) .........................          -    $ .578    $ .577        -        -       -       -       - 
 Purchasing power of the consumer dollar                                                                                
     (1967=$1.00) ............................          -    $ .194    $ .194        -        -       -       -       - 

   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--   
                                                 Oct.    Nov.    Dec.    Jan.                                           
                                                 2001    2001    2001    2002                                           
                                                                                Apr.   July   Oct.   Jan.   July   Jan. 
                                                                                2001   2001   2001   2002   2001   2002 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                        
             Expenditure category                                                                                       
                                                                                                                        
 All items ...................................  173.9   173.7   173.3   173.7    2.6    0.9    0.5   -0.5    1.7    0.0 
                                                                                                                        
  Food and beverages .........................  174.8   174.7   174.7   175.3    3.6    3.8    3.0    1.1    3.7    2.1 
   Food ......................................  174.3   174.3   174.2   174.8    3.6    3.8    3.0    1.2    3.7    2.1 
    Food at home .............................  174.3   174.1   173.9   174.5    3.8    4.3    2.8    0.5    4.0    1.6 
     Cereals and bakery products .............  195.4   195.7   195.4   196.9    2.3    3.2    3.6    3.1    2.7    3.3 
     Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ..........  162.6   162.1   162.0   162.0    8.4    2.5    1.0   -1.5    5.4   -0.2 
     Dairy and related products (1)...........  170.8   171.2   170.6   169.7   -0.7   12.3    6.1   -2.6    5.6    1.7 
     Fruits and vegetables ...................  213.1   212.3   210.5   217.3   10.7    1.9    2.7    8.1    6.2    5.4 
     Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage                                                                                
         materials ...........................  139.4   139.3   139.3   138.3   -1.4    1.8    3.2   -3.1    0.1    0.0 
     Other food at home ......................  160.7   160.5   161.3   160.8    0.0    6.5    2.8    0.2    3.2    1.5 
      Sugar and sweets .......................  156.4   156.3   156.9   157.6   -1.3    5.3    1.3    3.1    2.0    2.2 
      Fats and oils ..........................  158.6   155.7   157.8   157.2   -2.3   16.5    3.9   -3.5    6.7    0.1 
      Other foods ............................  177.9   178.3   179.0   178.1    0.9    4.7    3.0    0.5    2.8    1.7 
       Other miscellaneous foods (1) (2)......  109.5   110.8   109.0   109.3   -0.4    5.7   -1.4   -0.7    2.6   -1.1 
    Food away from home (1)...................  175.6   175.8   176.0   176.4    3.1    3.0    3.7    1.8    3.1    2.8 
     Other food away from home (1) (2)........  115.7   115.8   115.8   115.8    1.8    7.3    6.1    0.3    4.5    3.2 
   Alcoholic beverages .......................  180.7   180.8   180.7   181.4    2.5    3.4    3.6    1.6    3.0    2.6 
                                                                                                                        
  Housing ....................................  172.7   173.2   173.5   173.8    1.7    3.1    0.5    2.6    2.4    1.5 
   Shelter ...................................  196.6   197.5   198.2   198.9    4.0    4.2    4.0    4.8    4.1    4.4 
    Rent of primary residence (3).............  194.0   194.8   195.5   196.1    4.8    4.7    4.4    4.4    4.7    4.4 
    Lodging away from home (2) (3)............  115.5   117.1   117.4   117.4    2.7   -0.7  -10.4    6.7    1.0   -2.2 
    Owners' equivalent rent of primary                                                                                  
        residence (3) (4).....................  190.0   190.8   191.5   192.1    4.0    4.4    5.0    4.5    4.2    4.7 
    Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)..  107.0   107.1   106.3   106.4    2.3    3.4    1.1   -2.2    2.9   -0.6 
   Fuels and utilities .......................  144.6   144.0   142.9   142.6   -8.5    0.0  -15.7   -5.4   -4.4  -10.7 
    Fuels ....................................  128.6   127.9   126.6   126.2  -10.7   -0.3  -19.6   -7.3   -5.6  -13.6 
     Fuel oil and other fuels ................  123.6   119.4   110.6   109.4  -33.3  -12.5  -10.6  -38.6  -23.6  -25.9 
     Gas (piped) and electricity (3)..........  135.5   135.0   134.3   133.8   -8.7    0.3  -20.1   -4.9   -4.3  -12.8 
    Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                
        services (2)..........................  110.6   110.9   111.1   111.7    2.6    2.6    3.7    4.0    2.6    3.9 
   Household furnishings and operations ......  125.6   125.8   125.8   125.2   -0.9    0.3   -0.3   -1.3   -0.3   -0.8 
    Household operations (1) (2)..............  117.6   117.8   118.0   118.5    1.8    8.3    2.8    3.1    5.0    2.9 
                                                                                                                        
  Apparel ....................................  125.5   125.0   124.1   122.9   -0.6   -5.8    0.3   -8.0   -3.3   -3.9 
   Men's and boys' apparel ...................  124.8   124.8   123.2   123.1   -3.7   -3.7   -2.5   -5.3   -3.7   -3.9 
   Women's and girls' apparel ................  116.0   115.1   114.9   113.7    2.4   -9.4   -1.7   -7.7   -3.7   -4.7 
   Infants' and toddlers' apparel (1).........  133.5   134.3   130.3   126.7   13.7  -19.4   25.2  -18.9   -4.3    0.8 
   Footwear ..................................  123.1   122.4   121.5   119.9   -1.9   -1.0    1.0  -10.0   -1.4   -4.7 
                                                                                                                        
  Transportation .............................  151.7   149.0   147.7   148.0    1.8   -6.0   -3.6   -9.4   -2.2   -6.6 
   Private transportation ....................  148.8   146.1   144.7   145.1    2.4   -6.9   -3.7   -9.6   -2.4   -6.7 
    New and used motor vehicles (2)...........  101.3   101.4   101.5   101.0   -0.8   -2.3   -1.6   -1.2   -1.6   -1.4 
     New vehicles ............................  142.9   143.7   143.9   142.8   -1.7   -0.8    0.0   -0.3   -1.2   -0.1 
     Used cars and trucks ....................  157.8   157.3   157.2   156.5   -0.2   -5.1   -4.2   -3.3   -2.7   -3.7 
    Motor fuel ...............................  116.8   104.6    98.8   101.3    7.2  -28.0  -18.2  -43.4  -12.1  -32.0 
     Gasoline (all types) ....................  116.2   104.1    98.2   100.7    6.9  -27.7  -18.0  -43.6  -12.1  -32.0 
    Motor vehicle parts and equipment ........  104.7   105.0   104.9   105.3    2.0    3.1    1.5    2.3    2.5    1.9 
    Motor vehicle maintenance and repair .....  187.1   187.5   188.0   188.6    3.1    3.8    4.2    3.2    3.4    3.7 
   Public transportation .....................  203.7   202.6   203.1   203.6  -11.8   13.2   -5.9   -0.2   -0.1   -3.1 
                                                                                                                        
  Medical care ...............................  275.3   276.4   277.3   278.6    4.7    3.6    5.3    4.9    4.2    5.1 
   Medical care commodities ..................  245.5   246.3   247.1   247.9    4.6    3.9    4.0    4.0    4.2    4.0 
   Medical care services .....................  282.2   283.4   284.3   285.7    4.8    3.5    5.6    5.1    4.1    5.3 
    Professional services (3).................  251.1   251.8   252.3   253.1    3.0    2.9    3.7    3.2    3.0    3.5 
    Hospital and related services (3).........  340.6   343.0   344.7   347.9    7.2    5.8    8.3    8.9    6.5    8.6 
                                                                                                                        
  Recreation (2)..............................  104.0   104.1   104.0   104.3    2.0    0.0    1.6    1.2    1.0    1.4 
   Video and audio (1) (2)....................  100.9   101.0   101.0   101.5    0.4    0.0   -0.4    2.4    0.2    1.0 
                                                                                                                        
  Education and communication (2).............  106.5   106.5   106.6   107.0    2.7    3.9    3.8    1.9    3.3    2.9 
   Education (2)..............................  121.0   121.5   121.6   122.2    4.9    6.7    7.3    4.0    5.8    5.6 
    Educational books and supplies ...........  310.9   310.9   300.1   302.1    5.6   11.2   12.5  -10.9    8.4    0.1 
    Tuition, other school fees, and childcare   340.7   342.1   343.5   345.2    5.0    6.2    6.9    5.4    5.6    6.1 
   Communication (1) (2)......................   94.9    94.5    94.6    94.7    0.0    1.7    0.4   -0.8    0.8   -0.2 
    Information and information processing (1)                                                                          
        (2)...................................   94.2    93.8    93.9    94.0    0.0    0.9    0.9   -0.8    0.4    0.0 
     Telephone services (1) (2)...............  100.1    99.7    99.9   100.4    0.8    2.0    1.6    1.2    1.4    1.4 
     Information and information processing                                                                             
         other than telephone services (1) (5)   21.0    20.8    20.6    20.1  -18.5  -13.3  -17.0  -16.1  -16.0  -16.5 
      Personal computers and peripheral                                                                                 
          equipment (1) (2)...................   26.1    25.5    25.0    24.3  -32.4  -27.5  -31.6  -24.9  -30.0  -28.3 
                                                                                                                        
  Other goods and services ...................  292.4   297.3   293.3   294.0    9.9    8.0   -1.9    2.2    8.9    0.1 
   Tobacco and smoking products (1)...........  430.9   448.3   432.9   433.5   21.5   17.1   -9.6    2.4   19.3   -3.8 
   Personal care (1)..........................  171.9   172.3   172.3   172.7    3.1    2.9    3.1    1.9    3.0    2.5 
    Personal care products (1)................  156.1   156.1   156.0   155.9    0.8   -0.3    0.5   -0.5    0.3    0.0 
    Personal care services (1)................  186.5   187.4   187.1   187.0    4.0    3.3    2.4    1.1    3.7    1.7 
    Miscellaneous personal services ..........  266.8   267.8   268.7   269.8    4.1    5.8    5.3    4.6    5.0    4.9 
                                                                                                                        
          Commodity and service group                                                                                   
                                                                                                                        
 Commodities .................................  151.0   149.9   148.8   148.8    2.4   -2.1   -1.3   -5.7    0.1   -3.5 
  Food and beverages .........................  174.8   174.7   174.7   175.3    3.6    3.8    3.0    1.1    3.7    2.1 
  Commodities less food and beverages ........  137.0   135.4   133.8   133.6    1.7   -5.6   -4.3   -9.6   -2.0   -7.0 
   Nondurables less food and beverages .......  146.1   144.2   141.2   141.1    2.1   -6.7   -6.8  -13.0   -2.4  -10.0 
    Apparel ..................................  125.5   125.0   124.1   122.9   -0.6   -5.8    0.3   -8.0   -3.3   -3.9 
    Nondurables less food, beverages, and                                                                               
        apparel ..............................  162.4   159.4   155.2   155.9    3.4   -7.6   -8.4  -15.1   -2.3  -11.8 
   Durables ..................................  124.5   124.5   124.5   123.7   -1.3   -2.2   -1.9   -2.5   -1.7   -2.2 
 Services ....................................  201.0   201.8   202.2   202.9    2.7    3.9    1.8    3.8    3.3    2.8 
  Rent of shelter (4).........................  189.4   190.2   191.0   191.6    4.2    3.9    4.1    4.7    4.1    4.4 
  Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)....  107.0   107.1   106.3   106.4    2.3    3.4    1.1   -2.2    2.9   -0.6 
  Gas (piped) and electricity (3).............  135.5   135.0   134.3   133.8   -8.7    0.3  -20.1   -4.9   -4.3  -12.8 
  Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                  
      services (2)............................  110.6   110.9   111.1   111.7    2.6    2.6    3.7    4.0    2.6    3.9 
  Household operations (1) (2)................  117.6   117.8   118.0   118.5    1.8    8.3    2.8    3.1    5.0    2.9 
  Transportation services ....................  200.9   202.1   202.8   203.5    1.4    5.4    3.0    5.3    3.4    4.2 
  Medical care services ......................  282.2   283.4   284.3   285.7    4.8    3.5    5.6    5.1    4.1    5.3 
  Other services .............................  236.4   236.9   237.4   238.2    3.9    3.3    4.2    3.1    3.6    3.6 
                                                                                                                        
                Special indexes                                                                                         
                                                                                                                        
 All items less food .........................  173.7   173.4   173.0   173.3    2.3    0.5    0.0   -0.9    1.4   -0.5 
 All items less shelter ......................  167.4   166.8   166.1   166.3    1.9    0.0   -1.0   -2.6    1.0   -1.8 
 All items less medical care .................  169.4   169.1   168.7   169.0    2.4    1.0    0.2   -0.9    1.7   -0.4 
 Commodities less food .......................  138.7   137.1   135.5   135.4    2.0   -5.2   -3.9   -9.2   -1.7   -6.6 
 Nondurables less food .......................  148.2   146.3   143.4   143.5    1.9   -5.9   -6.2  -12.1   -2.1   -9.2 
 Nondurables less food and apparel ...........  163.4   160.7   156.7   157.4    3.4   -6.9   -7.0  -13.9   -1.9  -10.5 
 Nondurables .................................  160.8   159.8   158.3   158.3    3.8   -1.5   -1.7   -6.1    1.1   -3.9 
 Services less rent of shelter (4)............  189.2   189.7   189.8   190.0    1.5    3.5    0.2    1.7    2.5    1.0 
 Services less medical care services .........  194.5   195.2   195.7   195.9    3.0    3.8    1.9    2.9    3.4    2.4 
 Energy ......................................  121.9   115.4   111.9   113.0   -2.4  -14.9  -18.8  -26.2   -8.9  -22.5 
 All items less energy .......................  181.2   181.7   181.8   182.0    3.0    2.7    2.5    1.8    2.8    2.1 
  All items less food and energy .............  183.0   183.7   183.8   184.0    2.7    2.7    2.2    2.2    2.7    2.2 
   Commodities less food and energy                                                                                     
       commodities ...........................  145.8   146.3   145.6   145.0    1.1   -0.5   -1.4   -2.2    0.3   -1.8 
    Energy commodities .......................  117.4   105.7    99.7   102.1    4.0  -27.3  -17.5  -42.8  -13.0  -31.3 
   Services less energy services .............  208.3   209.2   209.8   210.6    3.8    4.2    3.9    4.5    4.0    4.2 

   1 Not seasonally adjusted.
   2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
   3 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator.  All other item stratum index series 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                                  Jan.2002 from--      Dec.2001 from--  
                                               sched-                                                                      
                                                 ule   Oct.   Nov.   Dec.   Jan.                                           
                                                 (1)   2001   2001   2001   2002   Jan.   Nov.   Dec.   Dec.   Oct.   Nov. 
                                                                                   2001   2001   2001   2000   2001   2001 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                           
 U.S. city average ...........................   M    174.0  173.7  172.9  173.2    0.9   -0.3    0.2    1.3   -0.6   -0.5 
                                                                                                                           
            Region and area size(2)                                                                                        
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
 Northeast urban .............................   M    181.8  181.8  181.0  181.4    1.3   -0.2    0.2    1.5   -0.4   -0.4 
   Size A -  More than 1,500,000 .............   M    182.0  181.9  181.1  181.6    1.6   -0.2    0.3    1.6   -0.5   -0.4 
   Size B/C  50,000 to 1,500,000 (3)..........   M    110.2  110.5  109.9  110.1    0.8   -0.4    0.2    1.2   -0.3   -0.5 
                                                                                                                           
 Midwest urban ...............................   M    168.4  168.2  167.6  167.7   -0.3   -0.3    0.1    0.7   -0.5   -0.4 
   Size A   - More than 1,500,000 ............   M    169.4  169.1  168.7  168.8    0.0   -0.2    0.1    1.0   -0.4   -0.2 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).........   M    109.7  109.8  109.2  109.2   -0.5   -0.5    0.0    0.4   -0.5   -0.5 
   Size D -  Nonmetropolitan  (less than                                                                                   
       50,000) ...............................   M    164.9  164.1  163.3  163.9   -1.1   -0.1    0.4   -0.1   -1.0   -0.5 
                                                                                                                           
 South urban .................................   M    169.8  169.0  168.1  168.3    0.5   -0.4    0.1    0.8   -1.0   -0.5 
   Size A -  More than 1,500,000 .............   M    170.7  169.6  169.0  169.0    1.3   -0.4    0.0    1.7   -1.0   -0.4 
   Size B/C -  50,000 to 1,500,000 (3)........   M    109.4  109.0  108.5  108.6    0.2   -0.4    0.1    0.5   -0.8   -0.5 
   Size D -  Nonmetropolitan  (less than                                                                                   
       50,000) ...............................   M    170.8  169.9  168.3  169.2   -0.1   -0.4    0.5   -0.1   -1.5   -0.9 
                                                                                                                           
 West urban ..................................   M    177.8  177.6  176.8  177.4    2.1   -0.1    0.3    2.3   -0.6   -0.5 
   Size A   - More than 1,500,000 ............   M    178.0  177.7  176.9  177.7    2.2    0.0    0.5    2.3   -0.6   -0.5 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).........   M    111.8  111.8  111.2  111.4    1.7   -0.4    0.2    2.3   -0.5   -0.5 
                                                                                                                           
                 Size classes                                                                                              
                                                                                                                           
   A (4)......................................   M    160.3  160.0  159.4  159.7    1.3   -0.2    0.2    1.7   -0.6   -0.4 
   B/C (3)....................................   M    110.0  109.9  109.3  109.4    0.4   -0.5    0.1    0.8   -0.6   -0.5 
   D .........................................   M    170.4  169.7  168.5  169.2    0.0   -0.3    0.4    0.4   -1.1   -0.7 
                                                                                                                           
            Selected local areas(5)                                                                                        
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI ..............   M    171.9  171.2  171.7  171.6   -0.6    0.2   -0.1    0.8   -0.1    0.3 
 Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA .....   M    171.0  170.7  169.7  171.5    2.5    0.5    1.1    1.8   -0.8   -0.6 
 New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island,                                                                                       
     NY-NJ-CT-PA .............................   M    183.3  183.3  182.8  183.5    1.6    0.1    0.4    1.6   -0.3   -0.3 
                                                                                                                           
 Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT .........   1        -  191.9      -  191.8    2.3   -0.1      -      -      -      - 
 Cleveland-Akron, OH .........................   1        -  164.0      -  162.8   -0.3   -0.7      -      -      -      - 
 Dallas-Fort Worth, TX .......................   1        -  171.1      -  170.0    1.9   -0.6      -      -      -      - 
 Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV (6)........   1        -  110.7      -  110.5    1.7   -0.2      -      -      -      - 
                                                                                                                           
 Atlanta, GA .................................   2    174.1      -  172.0      -      -      -      -    1.4   -1.2      - 
 Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI .................   2    169.1      -  167.9      -      -      -      -    1.0   -0.7      - 
 Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX ..............   2    157.8      -  155.2      -      -      -      -    0.2   -1.6      - 
 Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL ...................   2    171.7      -  170.5      -      -      -      -    2.0   -0.7      - 
 Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City,                                                                                    
     PA-NJ-DE-MD .............................   2    182.3      -  179.2      -      -      -      -    1.2   -1.7      - 
 San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA ..........   2    187.5      -  186.5      -      -      -      -    3.5   -0.5      - 
 Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA ................   2    183.1      -  181.1      -      -      -      -    2.3   -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 1 (OW). Old Weight Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U):  U.S. city
 average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group 

 (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
                                                                                               
                                                                                               
                                                                                  Unadjusted   
                                                 Relative       Unadjusted    percent change to
                                                importance,      indexes       Jan. 2002 from- 
                Item and group                   December                                      
                                                   2001                                        
                                                              Dec.     Jan.     Jan.     Dec.  
                                                              2001     2002     2001     2001  
                                                                                                                                                                                        
                                                                                               
             Expenditure category                                                              
                                                                                               
 All items ...................................     100.000    176.7    177.2      1.2      0.3 
 All items (1967=100) ........................           -    529.2    530.7        -        - 
                                                                                               
  Food and beverages .........................      16.393    175.2    176.3      2.9      0.6 
   Food ......................................      15.403    174.7    175.8      2.9      0.6 
    Food at home .............................       9.661    174.7    176.3      2.9      0.9 
     Cereals and bakery products .............       1.535    195.3    196.8      3.0      0.8 
     Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ..........       2.620    162.0    162.0      2.5      0.0 
     Dairy and related products ..............       1.093    170.8    169.8      3.8     -0.6 
     Fruits and vegetables ...................       1.427    214.4    224.4      5.6      4.7 
     Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage                                                       
         materials ...........................       1.023    138.5    139.7      0.2      0.9 
     Other food at home ......................       1.961    160.9    161.5      2.3      0.4 
      Sugar and sweets .......................        .364    156.1    158.5      1.8      1.5 
      Fats and oils ..........................        .297    156.9    158.5      3.6      1.0 
      Other foods ............................       1.301    177.9    177.7      2.2     -0.1 
       Other miscellaneous foods (1)..........        .307    108.5    109.0      0.0      0.5 
    Food away from home ......................       5.743    176.0    176.4      2.9      0.2 
     Other food away from home (1)............        .182    115.5    115.6      3.9      0.1 
   Alcoholic beverages .......................        .990    180.9    182.0      2.7      0.6 
                                                                                               
  Housing ....................................      40.516    176.9    177.6      2.0      0.4 
   Shelter ...................................      31.037    203.2    204.4      4.1      0.6 
    Rent of primary residence (2).............       7.300    196.4    197.0      4.7      0.3 
    Lodging away from home (1) (2)............       2.306    108.6    112.8     -1.1      3.9 
    Owners' equivalent rent of primary                                                         
        residence (2) (3).....................      21.064    210.9    211.6      4.5      0.3 
    Tenants' and household insurance (1)......        .366    106.3    106.4      1.3      0.1 
   Fuels and utilities .......................       4.934    142.2    141.6     -7.9     -0.4 
    Fuels ....................................       3.998    126.2    125.5    -10.2     -0.6 
     Fuel oil and other fuels ................        .276    112.7    112.7    -24.4      0.0 
     Gas (piped) and electricity (2)..........       3.722    133.5    132.6     -9.0     -0.7 
    Water and sewer and trash collection                                                       
        services (1)..........................        .936    111.0    111.6      3.2      0.5 
   Household furnishings and operations ......       4.545    128.9    128.8      0.0     -0.1 
    Household operations (1)..................        .959    117.2    117.8      3.7      0.5 
                                                                                               
  Apparel ....................................       4.242    123.7    120.5     -3.9     -2.6 
   Men's and boys' apparel ...................       1.187    122.8    120.9     -3.7     -1.5 
   Women's and girls' apparel ................       1.687    114.8    109.9     -4.8     -4.3 
   Infants' and toddlers' apparel ............        .250    128.5    124.4     -2.4     -3.2 
   Footwear ..................................        .769    120.6    117.5     -3.2     -2.6 
                                                                                               
  Transportation .............................      16.639    148.5    148.7     -3.7      0.1 
   Private transportation ....................      15.281    144.3    144.5     -3.9      0.1 
    New and used motor vehicles (1)...........       7.328    101.6    100.9     -1.4     -0.7 
     New vehicles ............................       4.604    143.5    142.5     -0.8     -0.7 
     Used cars and trucks ....................       1.824    157.2    155.6     -3.0     -1.0 
    Motor fuel ...............................       2.578     96.1     97.9    -22.7      1.9 
     Gasoline (all types) ....................       2.559     95.4     97.3    -22.7      2.0 
    Motor vehicle parts and equipment ........        .533    105.8    106.2      2.5      0.4 
    Motor vehicle maintenance and repair .....       1.656    186.4    187.1      3.6      0.4 
   Public transportation .....................       1.357    204.8    205.7     -2.1      0.4 
                                                                                               
  Medical care ...............................       5.995    277.3    279.7      4.7      0.9 
   Medical care commodities ..................       1.295    251.6    252.6      4.3      0.4 
   Medical care services .....................       4.700    283.5    286.2      4.8      1.0 
    Professional services (2).................       2.933    248.9    250.7      3.3      0.7 
    Hospital and related services (2).........       1.502    348.3    353.1      7.5      1.4 
                                                                                               
  Recreation (1)..............................       5.909    105.3    105.7      1.5      0.4 
   Video and audio (1)........................       1.629    101.2    102.0      0.8      0.8 
                                                                                               
  Education and communication (1).............       5.397    106.9    107.4      3.4      0.5 
   Education (1)..............................       2.914    122.0    122.6      5.9      0.5 
    Educational books and supplies ...........        .215    294.7    302.7      4.7      2.7 
    Tuition, other school fees, and childcare        2.699    352.2    353.3      6.0      0.3 
   Communication (1)..........................       2.483     93.4     93.7      0.4      0.3 
    Information and information processing (1)       2.279     92.3     92.6      0.2      0.3 
     Telephone services (1)...................       2.146     99.7    100.3      1.5      0.6 
     Information and information processing                                                    
         other than telephone services (4)....        .133     19.8     19.4    -16.4     -2.0 
      Personal computers and peripheral                                                        
          equipment (1).......................        .054     25.3     24.6    -29.7     -2.8 
                                                                                               
  Other goods and services ...................       4.909    286.4    287.1      4.1      0.2 
   Tobacco and smoking products ..............       1.402    431.7    432.4      7.0      0.2 
   Personal care .............................       3.507    172.6    173.1      2.9      0.3 
    Personal care products ...................        .719    155.4    155.0     -0.2     -0.3 
    Personal care services ...................       1.000    186.4    186.3      2.6     -0.1 
    Miscellaneous personal services ..........       1.562    268.5    270.3      5.1      0.7 
                                                                                               
          Commodity and service group                                                          
                                                                                               
 Commodities .................................      40.624    147.9    147.9     -1.4      0.0 
  Food and beverages .........................      16.393    175.2    176.3      2.9      0.6 
  Commodities less food and beverages ........      24.231    132.3    131.7     -4.1     -0.5 
   Nondurables less food and beverages .......      13.948    138.4    138.0     -5.7     -0.3 
    Apparel ..................................       4.242    123.7    120.5     -3.9     -2.6 
    Nondurables less food, beverages, and                                                      
        apparel ..............................       9.706    151.6    152.5     -6.6      0.6 
   Durables ..................................      10.283    124.3    123.6     -1.8     -0.6 
 Services ....................................      59.376    205.3    206.2      3.0      0.4 
  Rent of shelter (3).........................      30.671    211.7    212.9      4.1      0.6 
  Tenants' and household insurance (1)........        .366    106.3    106.4      1.3      0.1 
  Gas (piped) and electricity (2).............       3.722    133.5    132.6     -9.0     -0.7 
  Water and sewer and trash collection                                                         
      services (1)............................        .936    111.0    111.6      3.2      0.5 
  Household operations (1)....................        .959    117.2    117.8      3.7      0.5 
  Transportation services ....................       7.010    204.5    205.3      3.1      0.4 
  Medical care services ......................       4.700    283.5    286.2      4.8      1.0 
  Other services .............................      11.012    241.9    243.0      3.8      0.5 
                                                                                               
                Special indexes                                                                
                                                                                               
 All items less food .........................      84.597    177.0    177.4      0.9      0.2 
 All items less shelter ......................      68.963    168.2    168.5     -0.1      0.2 
 All items less medical care .................      94.005    171.3    171.7      0.9      0.2 
 Commodities less food .......................      25.221    134.1    133.6     -3.9     -0.4 
 Nondurables less food .......................      14.938    140.9    140.5     -5.3     -0.3 
 Nondurables less food and apparel ...........      10.696    153.4    154.4     -5.8      0.7 
 Nondurables .................................      30.341    156.8    157.1     -1.3      0.2 
 Services less rent of shelter (3)............      28.705    213.2    214.0      1.9      0.4 
 Services less medical care services .........      54.676    198.3    199.2      2.9      0.5 
 Energy ......................................       6.576    111.4    111.8    -15.6      0.4 
 All items less energy .......................      93.424    185.2    185.7      2.6      0.3 
  All items less food and energy .............      78.020    187.8    188.2      2.6      0.2 
   Commodities less food and energy                                                            
       commodities ...........................      22.366    144.7    143.8     -0.7     -0.6 
    Energy commodities .......................       2.855     97.6     99.3    -22.8      1.7 
   Services less energy services .............      55.654    212.6    213.8      3.9      0.6 
 Purchasing power of the consumer dollar                                                       
     (1982-84=$1.00) .........................           -   $ .566   $ .564        -        - 
 Purchasing power of the consumer dollar                                                       
     (1967=$1.00) ............................           -   $ .189   $ .188        -        - 

   1 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
   2 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator.  All other item stratum
 index series converted to a geometric means estimator in January, 1999.
   3 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.
   4 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.
   - Data not available.
 NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

 Table 2 (OW).  Old Weight Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers
 (CPI-W):  U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group 

 (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
                                                                                               
                                                                                               
                                                                                  Unadjusted   
                                                 Relative       Unadjusted    percent change to
                                                importance,      indexes       Jan. 2002 from- 
                Item and group                   December                                      
                                                   2001                                        
                                                              Dec.     Jan.     Jan.     Dec.  
                                                              2001     2002     2001     2001  
                                                                                                                                                                                          
                                                                                               
             Expenditure category                                                              
                                                                                               
 All items ...................................     100.000    172.9    173.2      0.9      0.2 
 All items (1967=100) ........................           -    515.0    516.0        -        - 
                                                                                               
  Food and beverages .........................      18.048    174.6    175.6      2.8      0.6 
   Food ......................................      16.993    174.1    175.1      2.8      0.6 
    Food at home .............................      10.838    173.7    175.1      2.8      0.8 
     Cereals and bakery products .............       1.682    195.1    196.4      2.9      0.7 
     Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ..........       3.127    161.8    161.8      2.5      0.0 
     Dairy and related products ..............       1.202    170.6    169.5      3.5     -0.6 
     Fruits and vegetables ...................       1.483    212.8    222.6      5.5      4.6 
     Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage                                                       
         materials ...........................       1.162    137.7    139.1      0.3      1.0 
     Other food at home ......................       2.183    160.5    161.1      2.4      0.4 
      Sugar and sweets .......................        .406    155.9    158.4      1.9      1.6 
      Fats and oils ..........................        .340    156.5    157.8      3.3      0.8 
      Other foods ............................       1.437    178.3    178.1      2.4     -0.1 
       Other miscellaneous foods (1)..........        .343    109.0    109.3      0.7      0.3 
    Food away from home ......................       6.155    176.0    176.3      2.9      0.2 
     Other food away from home (1)............        .224    115.8    115.9      3.9      0.1 
   Alcoholic beverages .......................       1.055    180.5    181.8      3.0      0.7 
                                                                                               
  Housing ....................................      37.348    172.9    173.3      1.8      0.2 
   Shelter ...................................      28.251    197.7    198.6      4.2      0.5 
    Rent of primary residence (2).............       8.858    195.7    196.3      4.6      0.3 
    Lodging away from home (1) (2)............       1.340    108.8    112.8     -0.9      3.7 
    Owners' equivalent rent of primary                                                         
        residence (2) (3).....................      17.737    191.7    192.3      4.5      0.3 
    Tenants' and household insurance (1)......        .316    106.3    106.4      1.1      0.1 
   Fuels and utilities .......................       5.046    141.5    141.0     -8.0     -0.4 
    Fuels ....................................       4.121    125.2    124.4    -10.2     -0.6 
     Fuel oil and other fuels ................        .243    112.7    113.1    -24.7      0.4 
     Gas (piped) and electricity (2)..........       3.877    132.5    131.6     -9.1     -0.7 
    Water and sewer and trash collection                                                       
        services (1)..........................        .925    111.0    111.7      3.2      0.6 
   Household furnishings and operations ......       4.051    125.4    125.1     -0.5     -0.2 
    Household operations (1)..................        .426    118.0    118.5      3.9      0.4 
                                                                                               
  Apparel ....................................       4.577    123.0    119.5     -3.7     -2.8 
   Men's and boys' apparel ...................       1.291    122.7    121.0     -3.8     -1.4 
   Women's and girls' apparel ................       1.698    113.5    108.2     -4.4     -4.7 
   Infants' and toddlers' apparel ............        .318    130.3    126.1     -2.2     -3.2 
   Footwear ..................................        .928    121.0    117.9     -3.0     -2.6 
                                                                                               
  Transportation .............................      18.798    147.4    147.6     -4.2      0.1 
   Private transportation ....................      17.737    144.5    144.7     -4.3      0.1 
    New and used motor vehicles (1)...........       8.672    102.0    101.2     -1.7     -0.8 
     New vehicles ............................       4.836    144.7    143.6     -0.8     -0.8 
     Used cars and trucks ....................       3.061    158.1    156.5     -3.2     -1.0 
    Motor fuel ...............................       3.192     96.3     98.3    -22.5      2.1 
     Gasoline (all types) ....................       3.168     95.7     97.6    -22.7      2.0 
    Motor vehicle parts and equipment ........        .661    104.9    105.3      2.2      0.4 
    Motor vehicle maintenance and repair .....       1.727    187.9    188.5      3.5      0.3 
   Public transportation .....................       1.061    200.1    200.9     -1.7      0.4 
                                                                                               
  Medical care ...............................       4.906    276.2    278.5      4.6      0.8 
   Medical care commodities ..................        .956    246.7    247.6      4.1      0.4 
   Medical care services .....................       3.950    283.0    285.7      4.7      1.0 
    Professional services (2).................       2.490    251.0    252.8      3.2      0.7 
    Hospital and related services (2).........       1.238    343.6    348.4      7.6      1.4 
                                                                                               
  Recreation (1)..............................       5.670    103.8    104.1      1.1      0.3 
   Video and audio (1)........................       1.810    100.5    101.3      0.5      0.8 
                                                                                               
  Education and communication (1).............       5.277    106.9    107.4      3.3      0.5 
   Education (1)..............................       2.684    122.1    122.7      5.8      0.5 
    Educational books and supplies ...........        .213    297.3    305.7      4.4      2.8 
    Tuition, other school fees, and childcare        2.471    345.2    346.4      5.9      0.3 
   Communication (1)..........................       2.593     94.6     95.0      0.6      0.4 
    Information and information processing (1)       2.442     93.9     94.3      0.5      0.4 
     Telephone services (1)...................       2.329     99.9    100.5      1.5      0.6 
     Information and information processing                                                    
         other than telephone services (4)....        .113     20.6     20.2    -15.8     -1.9 
      Personal computers and peripheral                                                        
          equipment (1).......................        .044     25.0     24.3    -29.2     -2.8 
                                                                                               
  Other goods and services ...................       5.376    293.3    293.9      4.4      0.2 
   Tobacco and smoking products ..............       2.053    432.9    433.4      7.1      0.1 
   Personal care .............................       3.323    172.3    172.7      2.7      0.2 
    Personal care products ...................        .813    156.0    155.6     -0.1     -0.3 
    Personal care services ...................       1.006    187.1    187.0      2.7     -0.1 
    Miscellaneous personal services ..........       1.314    268.0    270.2      5.1      0.8 
                                                                                               
          Commodity and service group                                                          
                                                                                               
 Commodities .................................      45.337    148.4    148.4     -1.6      0.0 
  Food and beverages .........................      18.048    174.6    175.6      2.8      0.6 
  Commodities less food and beverages ........      27.289    133.4    132.8     -4.3     -0.4 
   Nondurables less food and beverages .......      15.269    139.4    139.0     -6.1     -0.3 
    Apparel ..................................       4.577    123.0    119.5     -3.7     -2.8 
    Nondurables less food, beverages, and                                                      
        apparel ..............................      10.692    153.1    154.1     -7.2      0.7 
   Durables ..................................      12.020    124.9    124.1     -2.0     -0.6 
 Services ....................................      54.663    201.7    202.5      3.0      0.4 
  Rent of shelter (3).........................      27.936    190.4    191.3      4.2      0.5 
  Tenants' and household insurance (1)........        .316    106.3    106.4      1.1      0.1 
  Gas (piped) and electricity (2).............       3.877    132.5    131.6     -9.1     -0.7 
  Water and sewer and trash collection                                                         
      services (1)............................        .925    111.0    111.7      3.2      0.6 
  Household operations (1)....................        .426    118.0    118.5      3.9      0.4 
  Transportation services ....................       6.882    202.6    203.5      3.8      0.4 
  Medical care services ......................       3.950    283.0    285.7      4.7      1.0 
  Other services .............................      10.351    237.3    238.4      3.7      0.5 
                                                                                               
                Special indexes                                                                
                                                                                               
 All items less food .........................      83.007    172.5    172.7      0.5      0.1 
 All items less shelter ......................      71.749    165.7    165.9     -0.4      0.1 
 All items less medical care .................      95.094    168.3    168.6      0.7      0.2 
 Commodities less food .......................      28.344    135.1    134.6     -4.1     -0.4 
 Nondurables less food .......................      16.324    141.8    141.5     -5.6     -0.2 
 Nondurables less food and apparel ...........      11.747    154.7    155.8     -6.3      0.7 
 Nondurables .................................      33.317    157.3    157.5     -1.5      0.1 
 Services less rent of shelter (3)............      26.728    189.2    189.9      1.8      0.4 
 Services less medical care services .........      50.713    195.0    195.7      2.8      0.4 
 Energy ......................................       7.312    110.0    110.6    -16.1      0.5 
 All items less energy .......................      92.688    181.5    181.9      2.5      0.2 
  All items less food and energy .............      75.695    183.5    183.7      2.5      0.1 
   Commodities less food and energy                                                            
       commodities ...........................      24.909    145.6    144.5     -0.7     -0.8 
    Energy commodities .......................       3.435     97.5     99.3    -22.7      1.8 
   Services less energy services .............      50.786    209.4    210.4      4.1      0.5 
 Purchasing power of the consumer dollar                                                       
     (1982-84=$1.00) .........................           -   $ .578   $ .577        -        - 
 Purchasing power of the consumer dollar                                                       
     (1967=$1.00) ............................           -   $ .194   $ .194        -        - 

   1 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
   2 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator.  All other item stratum
 index series converted to a geometric means estimator in January, 1999.
   3 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base
   4 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.
   - Data not available.
 NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

 Table 3 (OW). Old Weight Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Selected areas, all items index 

 (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                All items                                  
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
                                               Prici-           Indexes             Percent change to    Percent change to 
                     Area                        ng                                  Jan.2002 from-       Dec.2001 from-   
                                               sched-                                                                      
                                                 ule                                                                       
                                                 (1)   Oct.   Nov.   Dec.   Jan.   Jan.   Nov.   Dec.   Dec.   Oct.   Nov. 
                                                       2001   2001   2001   2002   2001   2001   2001   2000   2001   2001 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                           
 U.S. city average ...........................   M    177.7  177.4  176.7  177.2    1.2   -0.1    0.3    1.6   -0.6   -0.4 
                                                                                                                           
            Region and area size(2)                                                                                        
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
 Northeast urban .............................   M    185.0  185.0  184.2  185.0    1.5    0.0    0.4    1.6   -0.4   -0.4 
   Size A -  More than 1,500,000 .............   M    186.3  186.1  185.4  186.3    1.8    0.1    0.5    1.7   -0.5   -0.4 
   Size B/C  50,000 to 1,500,000 (3)..........   M    110.6  110.9  110.3  110.5    0.8   -0.4    0.2    1.4   -0.3   -0.5 
                                                                                                                           
 Midwest urban ...............................   M    172.6  172.5  171.9  172.2    0.2   -0.2    0.2    1.0   -0.4   -0.3 
   Size A   - More than 1,500,000 ............   M    174.5  174.2  173.8  174.2    0.4    0.0    0.2    1.3   -0.4   -0.2 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).........   M    110.0  110.0  109.6  109.5   -0.1   -0.5   -0.1    0.8   -0.4   -0.4 
   Size D -  Nonmetropolitan  (less than                                                                                   
       50,000) ...............................   M    166.9  166.3  165.5  165.9   -0.8   -0.2    0.2    0.4   -0.8   -0.5 
                                                                                                                           
 South urban .................................   M    171.7  171.0  170.3  170.7    0.8   -0.2    0.2    1.1   -0.8   -0.4 
   Size A -  More than 1,500,000 .............   M    173.1  172.2  171.7  171.6    1.4   -0.3   -0.1    2.0   -0.8   -0.3 
   Size B/C -  50,000 to 1,500,000 (3)........   M    109.7  109.4  108.9  109.2    0.6   -0.2    0.3    0.7   -0.7   -0.5 
   Size D -  Nonmetropolitan  (less than                                                                                   
       50,000) ...............................   M    169.9  168.9  167.6  168.6    0.2   -0.2    0.6    0.3   -1.4   -0.8 
                                                                                                                           
 West urban ..................................   M    182.5  182.3  181.6  182.4    2.3    0.1    0.4    2.5   -0.5   -0.4 
   Size A   - More than 1,500,000 ............   M    184.6  184.3  183.5  184.4    2.4    0.1    0.5    2.5   -0.6   -0.4 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).........   M    112.1  112.0  111.6  112.0    2.0    0.0    0.4    2.5   -0.4   -0.4 
                                                                                                                           
                 Size classes                                                                                              
                                                                                                                           
   A (4)......................................   M    162.0  161.7  161.1  161.6    1.5   -0.1    0.3    1.9   -0.6   -0.4 
   B/C (3)....................................   M    110.3  110.2  109.7  110.0    0.7   -0.2    0.3    1.1   -0.5   -0.5 
   D .........................................   M    171.5  170.8  169.8  170.4    0.4   -0.2    0.4    0.8   -1.0   -0.6 
                                                                                                                           
            Selected local areas(5)                                                                                        
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI ..............   M    178.1  177.4  177.9  178.1    0.0    0.4    0.1    1.2   -0.1    0.3 
 Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA .....   M    178.3  178.1  177.1  178.6    2.5    0.3    0.8    2.1   -0.7   -0.6 
 New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island,                                                                                       
     NY-NJ-CT-PA .............................   M    187.8  187.8  187.3  188.5    1.9    0.4    0.6    1.7   -0.3   -0.3 
                                                                                                                           
 Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT .........   1        -  192.7      -  193.0    2.1    0.2      -      -      -      - 
 Cleveland-Akron, OH .........................   1        -  172.3      -  171.7    0.2   -0.3      -      -      -      - 
 Dallas-Fort Worth, TX .......................   1        -  171.5      -  170.7    2.0   -0.5      -      -      -      - 
 Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV (6)........   1        -  110.9      -  110.7    1.7   -0.2      -      -      -      - 
                                                                                                                           
 Atlanta, GA .................................   2    176.7      -  174.8      -      -      -      -    1.7   -1.1      - 
 Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI .................   2    174.8      -  173.5      -      -      -      -    1.0   -0.7      - 
 Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX ..............   2    159.4      -  157.1      -      -      -      -    0.6   -1.4      - 
 Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL ...................   2    174.2      -  173.1      -      -      -      -    2.1   -0.6      - 
 Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City,                                                                                    
     PA-NJ-DE-MD .............................   2    182.9      -  179.9      -      -      -      -    1.4   -1.6      - 
 San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA ..........   2    191.7      -  190.6      -      -      -      -    3.5   -0.6      - 
 Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA ................   2    187.9      -  186.1      -      -      -      -    2.5   -1.0      - 

   1 Foods, fuels, and several other items priced every month in all areas;  
   most other goods and services priced as indicated:                      
        M - Every month.                                                   
         1 - January, March, May, July, September, and November.            
         2 - February, April, June, August, October, and December.          
   2 Regions defined as the four Census regions.  See map in technical notes.
   3 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base.
   4 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.
   5 In addition, the following metropolitan areas are published semiannually and appear in Tables 34 and 39 of the 
 January and July issues of the CPI Detailed Report: Anchorage, AK; Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN; Denver-Boulder-Greeley,
 CO; Honolulu, HI; Kansas City, MO-KS; Milwaukee-Racine, WI; Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI; Pittsburgh, PA; Portland-Salem,
 OR-WA; St. Louis, MO-IL; San Diego, CA; Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL.
   6 Indexes on a November 1996=100 base.
   - Data not available.
   
 NOTE: Local area indexes are byproducts of the national CPI program.  Each local index has a smaller sample size than the
 national index and is, therefore, subject to substantially more sampling and other measurement error. As a result, local
 area indexes show greater volatility than the national index, although their long-term trends are similar.  Therefore, the
 Bureau of Labor Statistics strongly urges users to consider adopting the national average CPI for use in their escalator
 clauses. 
 
 NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

 Table 4 (OW). Old Weight Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Selected areas, all
 items index 

 (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                All items                                  
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
                                               Prici-           Indexes             Percent change to    Percent change to 
                     Area                        ng                                  Jan.2002 from-       Dec.2001 from-   
                                               sched-                                                                      
                                                 ule                                                                       
                                                 (1)   Oct.   Nov.   Dec.   Jan.   Jan.   Nov.   Dec.   Dec.   Oct.   Nov. 
                                                       2001   2001   2001   2002   2001   2001   2001   2000   2001   2001 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                           
 U.S. city average ...........................   M    174.0  173.7  172.9  173.2    0.9   -0.3    0.2    1.3   -0.6   -0.5 
                                                                                                                           
            Region and area size(2)                                                                                        
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
 Northeast urban .............................   M    181.8  181.8  181.0  181.4    1.3   -0.2    0.2    1.5   -0.4   -0.4 
   Size A -  More than 1,500,000 .............   M    182.0  181.9  181.1  181.7    1.6   -0.1    0.3    1.6   -0.5   -0.4 
   Size B/C  50,000 to 1,500,000 (3)..........   M    110.2  110.5  109.9  110.0    0.7   -0.5    0.1    1.2   -0.3   -0.5 
                                                                                                                           
 Midwest urban ...............................   M    168.4  168.2  167.6  167.7   -0.3   -0.3    0.1    0.7   -0.5   -0.4 
   Size A   - More than 1,500,000 ............   M    169.4  169.1  168.7  169.0    0.1   -0.1    0.2    1.0   -0.4   -0.2 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).........   M    109.7  109.8  109.2  109.1   -0.5   -0.6   -0.1    0.4   -0.5   -0.5 
   Size D -  Nonmetropolitan  (less than                                                                                   
       50,000) ...............................   M    164.9  164.1  163.3  163.6   -1.3   -0.3    0.2   -0.1   -1.0   -0.5 
                                                                                                                           
 South urban .................................   M    169.8  169.0  168.1  168.4    0.5   -0.4    0.2    0.8   -1.0   -0.5 
   Size A -  More than 1,500,000 .............   M    170.7  169.6  169.0  168.9    1.2   -0.4   -0.1    1.7   -1.0   -0.4 
   Size B/C -  50,000 to 1,500,000 (3)........   M    109.4  109.0  108.5  108.7    0.3   -0.3    0.2    0.5   -0.8   -0.5 
   Size D -  Nonmetropolitan  (less than                                                                                   
       50,000) ...............................   M    170.8  169.9  168.3  169.4    0.0   -0.3    0.7   -0.1   -1.5   -0.9 
                                                                                                                           
 West urban ..................................   M    177.8  177.6  176.8  177.4    2.1   -0.1    0.3    2.3   -0.6   -0.5 
   Size A   - More than 1,500,000 ............   M    178.0  177.7  176.9  177.7    2.2    0.0    0.5    2.3   -0.6   -0.5 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).........   M    111.8  111.8  111.2  111.6    1.9   -0.2    0.4    2.3   -0.5   -0.5 
                                                                                                                           
                 Size classes                                                                                              
                                                                                                                           
   A (4)......................................   M    160.3  160.0  159.4  159.7    1.3   -0.2    0.2    1.7   -0.6   -0.4 
   B/C (3)....................................   M    110.0  109.9  109.3  109.5    0.5   -0.4    0.2    0.8   -0.6   -0.5 
   D .........................................   M    170.4  169.7  168.5  169.2    0.0   -0.3    0.4    0.4   -1.1   -0.7 
                                                                                                                           
            Selected local areas(5)                                                                                        
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI ..............   M    171.9  171.2  171.7  171.7   -0.5    0.3    0.0    0.8   -0.1    0.3 
 Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA .....   M    171.0  170.7  169.7  171.1    2.3    0.2    0.8    1.8   -0.8   -0.6 
 New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island,                                                                                       
     NY-NJ-CT-PA .............................   M    183.3  183.3  182.8  183.5    1.6    0.1    0.4    1.6   -0.3   -0.3 
                                                                                                                           
 Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT .........   1        -  191.9      -  191.8    2.3   -0.1      -      -      -      - 
 Cleveland-Akron, OH .........................   1        -  164.0      -  163.3    0.0   -0.4      -      -      -      - 
 Dallas-Fort Worth, TX .......................   1        -  171.1      -  170.3    2.1   -0.5      -      -      -      - 
 Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV (6)........   1        -  110.7      -  110.3    1.6   -0.4      -      -      -      - 
                                                                                                                           
 Atlanta, GA .................................   2    174.1      -  172.0      -      -      -      -    1.4   -1.2      - 
 Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI .................   2    169.1      -  167.9      -      -      -      -    1.0   -0.7      - 
 Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX ..............   2    157.8      -  155.2      -      -      -      -    0.2   -1.6      - 
 Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL ...................   2    171.7      -  170.5      -      -      -      -    2.0   -0.7      - 
 Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City,                                                                                    
     PA-NJ-DE-MD .............................   2    182.3      -  179.2      -      -      -      -    1.2   -1.7      - 
 San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA ..........   2    187.5      -  186.5      -      -      -      -    3.5   -0.5      - 
 Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA ................   2    183.1      -  181.1      -      -      -      -    2.3   -1.1      - 

   1 Foods, fuels, and several other items priced every month in all areas;  
   most other goods and services priced as indicated:                      
        M - Every month.                                                   
         1 - January, March, May, July, September, and November.            
         2 - February, April, June, August, October, and December.          
   2 Regions defined as the four Census regions.  See map in technical notes.
   3 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base.
   4 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.
   5 In addition, the following metropolitan areas are published semiannually and appear in Tables 34 and 39 of the 
 January and July issues of the CPI Detailed Report: Anchorage, AK; Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN; Denver-Boulder-Greeley,
 CO; Honolulu, HI; Kansas City, MO-KS; Milwaukee-Racine, WI; Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI; Pittsburgh, PA; Portland-Salem,
 OR-WA; St. Louis, MO-IL; San Diego, CA; Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL.
   6 Indexes on a November 1996=100 base.
   - Data not available.
   
 NOTE: Local area indexes are byproducts of the national CPI program.  Each local index has a smaller sample size than the
 national index and is, therefore, subject to substantially more sampling and other measurement error. As a result, local
 area indexes show greater volatility than the national index, although their long-term trends are similar.  Therefore, the
 Bureau of Labor Statistics strongly urges users to consider adopting the national average CPI for use in their escalator
 clauses. 
 
 NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.