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                      CONSUMER PRICE INDEX:  MAY 2001
 
      The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased
 0.5 percent in May, before seasonal adjustment, to a level of 177.7 (1982-
 84=100), the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor
 reported today.  For the 12-month period ended in May, the CPI-U increased
 3.6 percent.
      
      The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers
 (CPI-W) also rose 0.5 percent in May, prior to seasonal adjustment.  The
 May level of 174.4 was 3.7 percent higher than the index in May  2000.
      
 CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U)
      
      On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI-U rose 0.4 percent in May,
 following a 0.3 percent increase in April.  The energy index, which
 increased 1.8 percent in April, rose 3.1 percent in May, accounting for
 about two-thirds of the overall May CPI advance.  The index for petroleum-
 based energy increased 5.6 percent and the index for energy services rose
 0.6 percent.  The food index increased 0.3 percent in May, following a 0.1
 percent rise in April.  Excluding food and energy, the CPI-U rose 0.1
 percent, its smallest monthly increase since December 2000.  Declines in
 the indexes for tobacco and smoking products and for recreation more than
 offset a larger increase in shelter costs and a smaller decline in apparel
 prices, accounting for the smaller advance in May than in April.


 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          2000             2001           3-mos. ended  ended
                     Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr.  May   May '01    May '01
 All Items            .2    .2   .6   .3   .1   .3   .4    3.0       3.6
  Food and beverages -.1    .5   .2   .5   .2   .2   .2    2.6       3.0
  Housing             .3    .3  1.0   .2   .2   .1   .4    3.0       4.6
  Apparel            -.5   -.3  -.2   .8   .4 -1.3  -.9   -7.2      -1.8
  Transportation      .3   -.1   .3   .4  -.9   .9  1.2    5.0       4.0
  Medical care        .3    .3   .6   .5   .4   .4   .3    4.4       4.6
  Recreation          .0    .0   .3   .1  -.1   .9  -.1    2.7       1.8
  Education and                                                         
    communication    -.2    .5   .4   .1   .5  -.1   .1    1.9       2.2
  Other goods and                                                     
    services         1.2   -.8   .7   .5   .1  1.3  -.4    4.2       3.7
  Special Indexes                                                       
    Energy            .2    .3  3.9  -.2 -2.1  1.8  3.1   11.5      15.8
    Food             -.1    .5   .3   .5   .2   .1   .3    2.6       3.1
    All Items less                                                       
      food and energy .3    .1   .3   .3   .2   .2   .1    2.2       2.5
 

 See page 4 for a note on planned changes in the CPI in 2002.
   
   
      During the first five months of 2001, the CPI-U rose at a 4.0 percent
 seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR).  This compares with an increase of
 3.4 percent for all of 2000.  The index for energy, which registered
 double-digit increases in both 1999 and 2000, continued this pattern
 during the first five months of 2001, increasing at a 16.3 percent SAAR.
 Food costs, which rose 2.8 percent in all of 2000, have increased at a 3.4
 percent SAAR thus far in 2001.  Excluding food and energy, the CPI-U has
 advanced at a 2.9 percent SAAR thus far in 2001, compared with a 2.6
 percent rise for all of 2000. Acceleration in the indexes for shelter, for
 medical care, and for tobacco and smoking products have contributed to the
 larger rate of advance thus far this year.
      
      The food and beverages index rose 0.2 percent in May.  The index for
 food at home rose 0.3 percent in May, following a 0.1 percent rise in
 April.  Increases in the indexes for other food at home and dairy products-
 -up 1.4 and 0.8 percent, respectively--more than offset a downturn in the
 index for fruits and vegetables and a smaller rise in the index for meats,
 poultry, fish, and eggs.  Within the indexes for dairy products and other
 food at home, fresh whole milk prices rose 1.7 percent; the index for
 cheese and related products increased 1.8 percent; and butter prices rose
 10.5 percent.  (Increases in the dairy support prices contributed to these
 advances.)  The index for fruits and vegetables declined 0.9 percent in
 May.  Within the fruits and vegetables group, the indexes for fresh fruits
 and for fresh vegetables declined 0.1 and 2.8 percent, respectively, more
 than offsetting a 1.2 percent increase in the index for processed fruits
 and vegetables.  The index for meats, poultry, fish, and eggs rose 0.1
 percent in May, following a 0.6 percent rise in April.  Egg prices, which
 rose 4.2 percent in April, declined 3.7 percent in May.  Poultry prices
 also turned down in May, declining 0.5 percent.  Beef prices, which have
 increased sharply over the past year, slowed in May, advancing 0.1
 percent.  Pork prices, however, turned up, advancing 0.6 percent.  The
 other two major food at home groups--cereal and bakery products and
 nonalcoholic beverages--rose 0.3 and declined 0.1 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 housing index rose 0.4 percent in May, following a 0.1 percent
 rise in April.  Each of the three major housing groups--shelter, fuels and
 utilities, and household furnishings and operations--contributed to the
 acceleration.  Shelter costs, which rose 0.3 percent in April, advanced
 0.5 percent in May.  Within shelter, the index for rent rose 0.5 percent;
 owners' equivalent rent, 0.3 percent; and lodging away from home, 0.7
 percent.  (Prior to seasonal adjustment, the index for lodging away from
 home fell 1.5 percent.)  The index for fuels and utilities rose 0.5
 percent in May, following declines in each of the preceding three months.
 The index for fuel oil, which had declined in each of the first four
 months of 2001, increased 0.5 percent in May.  The index for electricity
 rose 1.3 percent, more than offsetting a 0.5 percent drop in the index for
 natural gas.  The index for household furnishings and operations rose 0.1
 percent after registering declines in each of the preceding two months.
      
      The transportation component, which increased 0.9 percent in April,
 advanced 1.2 percent in May.  The index for gasoline rose 6.0 percent in
 May, following a 5.0 percent rise in April, accounting for virtually all
 of the May advance in the transportation component.  (Prior to seasonal
 adjustment, gasoline prices rose 9.9 percent in May.)  As of May, the
 price of gasoline was 5.6 percent higher than its previous peak level of
 June 2000.  The index for new vehicles declined 0.1 percent in May and is
 0.7 percent lower than its level a year ago.  The index for used cars and
 trucks declined for the second consecutive month--down 1.1 percent in May.
 The index for public transportation turned up in May as airline fares rose
 0.8 percent.
      
      The index for apparel, which declined 1.3 percent in April, fell 0.9
 percent in May.  (Prior to seasonal adjustment, apparel prices fell 1.6
 percent, reflecting discounting of women's and girls' clothing.)
      
      Medical care costs rose 0.3 percent in May to a level 4.6 percent
 higher than a year ago.  In May, the index for medical care commodities--
 prescription drugs, nonprescription drugs, and medical supplies--increased
 0.4 percent.  The index for medical care services rose 0.3 percent in May.
 Charges for professional services and for hospital and related services
 increased 0.1 and 0.7 percent, respectively.
      
      The index for recreation costs, which rose 0.9 percent in April,
 declined 0.1 percent in May.   The index for admissions declined 0.1
 percent, following a 2.2 percent rise in April.  Declines were also
 recorded in the indexes for video and audio; for photography; for pets,
 pet products and services; and for recreational reading materials.
      
      The index for education and communication rose 0.1 percent in May,
 following a 0.1 percent decline in April.  Educational costs rose 0.6
 percent, while the index for communication declined 0.4 percent.  Within
 the latter category, the index for telephone services decreased 0.3
 percent, as a 1.0 percent decline in long distance toll charges more than
 offset a 0.2 percent increase in local charges.  A 4.1 percent drop in the
 index for personal computers and peripheral equipment also contributed to
 the decline in the communication index.
      
      The index for other goods and services declined 0.4 percent in May.
 The index for tobacco and smoking products, which increased 4.0 percent in
 April, declined 1.3 percent in May.  Cigarette prices fell 1.3 percent
 despite a 14 cents per pack hike at the wholesale level announced late in
 April.
 
 CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W)
 
      On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI for Urban Wage Earners and
 Clerical Workers rose 0.3 percent in May.


 Table B.  Percent changes in CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical
 Workers (CPI-W)
                                   Seasonally adjusted                 Un-
                                                          Compound  adjusted
     Expenditure        Changes from preceding month    annual rate  12-mos.
      Category          2000             2001           3-mos. ended  ended
                     Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr.  May   May '01    May '01
 All Items            .2    .2   .6   .3   .0   .4   .3    3.0       3.7
  Food and beverages  .0    .5   .3   .5   .2   .2   .2    2.4       3.1
  Housing             .3    .4  1.1   .1   .2   .1   .4    3.1       4.8
  Apparel            -.5   -.3  -.5   .9   .5 -1.2  -.9   -6.4      -1.8
  Transportation      .4   -.1   .4   .4  -.9  1.0  1.3    5.8       4.4
  Medical care        .3    .3   .7   .5   .4   .3   .3    4.1       4.6
  Recreation         -.1    .1   .2  -.1   .0   .8  -.1    2.8       1.4
  Education and                                                         
    communication    -.3    .6   .3   .1   .5   .0   .1    2.3       2.0
  Other goods and                                                     
    services         1.5  -1.1   .9   .6   .1  1.7  -.5    5.2       4.1
  Special Indexes                                                       
    Energy            .2    .1  3.6  -.2 -2.3  2.3  3.4   13.8      15.7
    Food              .0    .5   .2   .5   .2   .2   .2    2.4       3.1
    All Items less                                                       
      food and energy .3    .1   .3   .3   .2   .2   .1    1.8       2.5


     Consumer Price Index data for June are scheduled for release on
 Wednesday, July 18, 2001, at 8:30 A.M. (EDT).

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 Planned Changes in the Consumer Price Index in 2002
                                     

 Expenditure Weight Update
 
      As announced in December 1998, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
 will update the consumption expenditure weights in the Consumer Price
 Index for all Urban Consumers (CPI-U) and in the Consumer Price Index for
 Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) to the 1999-2000 period,
 effective with release of data for January 2002.  The newer weights will
 replace the 1993-95 weights, which were first used in the index effective
 with January 1998 data.  Additionally, CPI expenditure weights will be
 updated at two-year intervals subsequent to the 2002 updating.  Thus, for
 example, CPI expenditure weights will be updated to the 2001-02 period
 effective with release of CPI data for January 2004.
      
      Historically, the introduction of a comprehensive new set of
 expenditure weights attached to the categories of goods and services in
 the CPI "market basket" has taken place in the context of the periodic
 major revisions of the index.  Such major revisions have taken place
 approximately once each decade-in 1940, 1953, 1964, 1978, 1987 and, most
 recently, in 1998.
      
      The goal in employing more current expenditure weights is to have the
 CPI reflect, as much as possible, the inflation currently experienced by
 consumers.  More specifically, the use of more current weights will help
 to ensure that the relative importance of CPI item categories, such as
 food away from home, college tuition, or medical care services, more
 accurately reflects how consumers are allocating their spending.
      
 Publication of Overlap CPIs
      
      For the first six months of 2002, BLS will continue to calculate and
 publish selected CPI-U and CPI-W "overlap" indexes on a not seasonally
 adjusted basis.  These indexes will be compiled using the 1993-95
 expenditure pattern that was introduced into the CPI in 1998.  Comparison
 of these index series to the corresponding updated series will enable
 users of the CPI to observe the effects of the expenditure weight change.
 The subsequent expenditure updates scheduled in 2004 and every two years
 thereafter also will be accompanied by the publication of overlap indexes
 for a six-month period using the previous expenditure pattern.
      
 Publication of CPI for the Phoenix Area
      
      Effective with release of the July 2002 Consumer Price Index (CPI),
 BLS will initiate publication of consumer price data specific to the
 Phoenix-Mesa, Arizona, Metropolitan Statistical Area.  As with the
 national CPI and other local area CPIs, data will be published for each of
 two population groups, that for all urban consumers (CPI-U) and that for
 urban wage earners and clerical workers (CPI-W).  The Phoenix-Mesa CPI
 will be published on a semi-annual basis with a reference base of December
 2001 = 100.  The same amount of item detail will be available for Phoenix-
 Mesa as is presently available for all other areas published on a semi-
 annual basis.
      
 Change to Published Item Structure
      
      Effective with release of the January 2002 CPI, BLS will begin
 publishing an item index for leased cars and trucks.  This index series
 will be available monthly at the U.S. City Average area level for both the
 CPI-U and CPI-W with a December 2001 = 100 reference base.

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 Brief Explanation of the CPI

      The Consumer Price Index (CPI) is a measure of the average
 change in prices over time in a market basket of goods and
 services.  The Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes CPIs for two
 population groups:  (1) a CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U)
 which covers approximately 87 percent of the total population and
 (2) a CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W)
 which covers 32 percent of the total population.  The CPI-U
 includes, in addition to wage earners and clerical workers, groups
 such as professional, managerial, and technical workers, the self-
 employed, short-term workers, the unemployed, and retirees and
 others not in the labor force.
 
      The CPI is based on prices of food, clothing, shelter, and
 fuels, transportation fares, charges for doctors' and dentists'
 services, drugs, and other goods and services that people buy for
 day-to-day living.  Prices are collected in 87 urban areas across
 the country from about 50,000 housing units and approximately
 23,000 retail establishments-department stores, supermarkets,
 hospitals, filling stations, and other types of stores and service
 establishments.  All taxes directly associated with the purchase
 and use of items are included in the index.  Prices of fuels and a
 few other items are obtained every month in all 87 locations.
 Prices of most other commodities and services are collected every
 month in the three largest geographic areas and every other month
 in other areas.  Prices of most goods and services are obtained by
 personal visits or telephone calls of the Bureau's trained
 representatives.
 
      In calculating the index, price changes for the various items
 in each location are averaged together with weights, which
 represent their importance in the spending of the appropriate
 population group.  Local data are then combined to obtain a U.S.
 city average.  Separate indexes are also published by size of
 city, by region of the country, for cross-classifications of
 regions and population-size classes, and for 26 local areas.  Area
 indexes do not measure differences in the level of prices among
 cities, they only measure the average change in prices for each
 area since the base period.
 
      The index measures price change from a designed reference
 date-1982-84 which equals 100.0.  An increase of 16.5 percent, for
 example, is shown as 116.5.  This change can also be expressed in
 dollars as follows:  the price of a base period market basket of
 goods and services in the CPI has risen from $10 in 1982-84 to
 $11.65.
 
      For further details visit the CPI home page on the Internet
 at http://stats.bls.gov/cpihome.htm or contact our CPI Information
 and Analysis Section on (202) 691-7000.
 
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       Calculating Index Changes
       
            Movements of the indexes from one month to another are
       usually expressed as percent changes rather than changes in index 
       points, because index point changes are affected by the level of 
       the index in relation to its base period while percent changes are 
       not.  The example below illustrates the computation of index point 
       and percent changes.
       
            Percent changes for 3-month and 6-month periods are expressed 
       as annual rates and are computed according to the standard formula 
       for compound growth rates.  These data indicate what the percent 
       change would be if the current rate were maintained for a 12-month 
       period.
       
         
                    Index Point Change
       
       CPI   					115.7
       Less previous index    			111.2
       Equals index point change  		4.5
       
       
                    Percent Change
       
       Index point difference			4.5
       Divided by the previous index		111.2
       Equals					0.040
       Results multiplied by one hundred	0.040 x 100
       Equals percent change			4.0
       
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 A Note on Seasonally Adjusted and Unadjusted Data
 
      Because price data are used for different purposes by
 different groups, the Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes
 seasonally adjusted as well as unadjusted changes each month.
 
      For analyzing general price trends in the economy, seasonally
 adjusted changes are usually preferred since they eliminate the
 effect of changes that normally occur at the same time and in
 about the same magnitude every year--such as price movements
 resulting from changing climatic conditions, production cycles,
 model changeovers, holidays, and sales.
 
      The unadjusted data are of primary interest to consumers
 concerned about the prices they actually pay.  Unadjusted data
 also are used extensively for escalation purposes.  Many
 collective bargaining contract agreements and pension plans, for
 example, tie compensation changes to the Consumer Price Index
 unadjusted for seasonal variation.
 
      Seasonal factors used in computing the seasonally adjusted
 indexes are derived by the X-12-ARIMA Seasonal Adjustment Method.
 The updated seasonal data at the end of 1977 replaced data from
 1967 through 1977.  Subsequent annual updates have replaced 5
 years of seasonal data, e.g., data from 1996 through 2000 were
 replaced at the end of 2000.  The seasonal movement of all items
 and 54 other aggregations is derived by combining the seasonal
 movement of 73 selected components.  Each year the seasonal status
 of every series is reevaluated based upon certain statistical
 criteria.  If any of the 73 components change their seasonal
 adjustment status from seasonally adjusted to not seasonally
 adjusted, not seasonally adjusted data will be used for the last 5
 years, but the seasonally adjusted indexes will be used before
 that period.  Note: 38 of the 73 components are seasonally
 adjusted for 2001.
 
   Seasonally adjusted data, including the All items index levels,
 are subject to revision for up to five years after their original
 release.  For this reason, BLS advises against the use of these
 data in escalation agreements.
 
      Effective with the calculation of the seasonal factors for
 1990, the Bureau of Labor Statistics has used an enhanced seasonal
 adjustment procedure called Intervention Analysis Seasonal
 Adjustment for some CPI series.  Intervention Analysis Seasonal
 Adjustment allows for better estimates of seasonally adjusted
 data.  Extreme values and/or sharp movements which might distort
 the seasonal pattern are estimated and removed from the data prior
 to calculation of seasonal factors.  Beginning with the
 calculation of seasonal factors for 1996, X-12-ARIMA software was
 used for Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment.
 
      For the fuel oil, natural gas, motor fuels, and educational
 books and supplies indexes, this procedure was used to offset the
 effects that extreme price volatility would otherwise have had on
 the estimates of seasonally adjusted data for those series.   For
 the Nonalcoholic beverages index, the procedure was used to offset
 the effects of a large increase in coffee prices due to adverse
 weather.  The procedure was used to account for unusual butter fat
 supply reductions affecting the Fats and oils series.  For the
 Water and sewerage maintenance index, the procedure was used to
 account for a data collection anomaly.
 
      A description of Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment,
 as well as a list of unusual events modeled and seasonal factors
 for these items may be obtained by writing the Bureau of Labor
 Statistics, Division of Consumer Prices and Price Indexes,
 Washington, DC 20212 or by calling Daniel Chow on (202) 691-6968
 or sending e-mail to Chow_Dan@BLS.GOV.  If you have general
 questions about the CPI, please call our information staff at
 (202) 691-7000.

 Table 1. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity
 and service group

 (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                   Unadjusted                           
                                                 Relative   Unadjusted indexes percent change to   Seasonally adjusted  
                                               importance,                       May 2001 from-    percent change from- 
                     CPI-U                       December                                                               
                                                   2000       Apr.      May                                             
                                                              2001      2001      May     Apr.   Feb. to Mar. to Apr. to
                                                                                 2000     2001     Mar.    Apr.    May  
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                        
             Expenditure category                                                                                       
                                                                                                                        
 All items ...................................    100.000     176.9     177.7      3.6      0.5     0.1     0.3     0.4 
 All items (1967=100) ........................          -     529.9     532.2        -        -       -       -       - 
                                                                                                                        
  Food and beverages .........................     16.198     172.4     172.9      3.0      0.3     0.2     0.2     0.2 
   Food ......................................     15.217     171.9     172.5      3.1      0.3     0.2     0.1     0.3 
    Food at home .............................      9.560     172.2     172.8      3.2      0.3     0.2     0.1     0.3 
     Cereals and bakery products .............      1.522     192.5     193.2      2.4      0.4     0.2     0.0     0.3 
     Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ..........      2.573     160.7     160.8      4.5      0.1     0.5     0.6     0.1 
     Dairy and related products (1)...........      1.050     163.4     164.7      3.2      0.8    -0.2     0.1     0.8 
     Fruits and vegetables ...................      1.454     213.3     213.1      4.3     -0.1     0.0     0.3    -0.9 
     Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage                                                                                
         materials ...........................      1.026     138.9     138.1      0.6     -0.6    -0.2    -0.1    -0.1 
     Other food at home ......................      1.935     157.6     159.6      2.7      1.3     0.4    -0.7     1.4 
      Sugar and sweets .......................       .363     154.0     155.8      1.4      1.2    -0.2    -0.8     1.1 
      Fats and oils ..........................       .288     151.5     154.7      5.2      2.1     0.6    -1.1     2.2 
      Other foods ............................      1.283     174.4     176.4      2.5      1.1     0.6    -0.6     1.3 
       Other miscellaneous foods (1) (2)......       .312     108.5     108.8      2.3      0.3    -0.3     0.1     0.3 
    Food away from home (1)...................      5.658     172.7     173.1      2.9      0.2     0.3     0.2     0.2 
     Other food away from home (1) (2)........       .177     111.8     112.4      4.0      0.5     0.2     0.2     0.5 
   Alcoholic beverages .......................       .981     178.1     178.5      2.7      0.2     0.1     0.3     0.3 
                                                                                                                        
  Housing ....................................     39.980     175.4     175.9      4.6      0.3     0.2     0.1     0.4 
   Shelter ...................................     30.251     199.2     199.6      3.7      0.2     0.5     0.3     0.5 
    Rent of primary residence (3).............      7.079     190.2     191.0      4.5      0.4     0.5     0.3     0.5 
    Lodging away from home (2) (3)............      2.346     121.8     120.0      2.1     -1.5     1.1    -0.8     0.7 
    Owners' equivalent rent of primary                                                                                  
        residence (3) (4).....................     20.460     204.2     204.9      3.7      0.3     0.3     0.4     0.3 
    Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)..       .366     105.5     106.8      2.9      1.2     0.3     0.1     1.2 
   Fuels and utilities .......................      5.123     149.7     151.3     14.3      1.1    -0.6    -0.5     0.5 
    Fuels ....................................      4.199     135.1     136.8     17.1      1.3    -0.7    -0.6     0.6 
     Fuel oil and other fuels ................       .361     134.4     131.9      8.5     -1.9    -4.0    -1.9     0.3 
     Gas (piped) and electricity (3)..........      3.838     141.6     143.8     17.9      1.6    -0.6    -0.4     0.6 
    Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                
        services (2)..........................       .924     108.8     109.1      2.7      0.3     0.3     0.1     0.2 
   Household furnishings and operations ......      4.605     129.1     128.9      0.6     -0.2    -0.2    -0.2     0.1 
    Household operations (1) (2)..............       .935     114.1     114.6      4.1      0.4     0.9    -1.0     0.4 
                                                                                                                        
  Apparel ....................................      4.453     131.9     129.8     -1.8     -1.6     0.4    -1.3    -0.9 
   Men's and boys' apparel ...................      1.257     128.2     129.1     -2.6      0.7    -0.6    -0.2     0.3 
   Women's and girls' apparel ................      1.787     127.0     122.3     -1.7     -3.7     0.8    -1.8    -2.5 
   Infants' and toddlers' apparel (1).........       .254     131.4     130.6     -0.8     -0.6     1.8    -0.2    -0.6 
   Footwear ..................................       .801     124.9     124.4     -1.3     -0.4     0.8    -2.1     0.2 
                                                                                                                        
  Transportation .............................     17.567     156.1     159.2      4.0      2.0    -0.9     0.9     1.2 
   Private transportation ....................     16.157     152.1     155.3      4.4      2.1    -0.7     1.1     1.2 
    New and used motor vehicles (2)...........      7.477     101.8     101.4      0.4     -0.4     0.0    -0.2    -0.5 
     New vehicles ............................      4.677     142.7     142.3     -0.7     -0.3    -0.3     0.0    -0.1 
     Used cars and trucks ....................      1.887     159.7     159.1      2.4     -0.4     0.3    -0.6    -1.1 
    Motor fuel ...............................      3.482     133.6     146.8     14.4      9.9    -3.7     4.8     6.1 
     Gasoline (all types) ....................      3.458     132.8     146.0     14.4      9.9    -3.8     5.0     6.0 
    Motor vehicle parts and equipment ........       .527     104.2     104.4      3.3      0.2     0.8    -0.2     0.3 
    Motor vehicle maintenance and repair .....      1.623     181.9     182.5      3.5      0.3     0.2     0.2     0.4 
   Public transportation .....................      1.410     208.3     209.3     -0.5      0.5    -2.5    -0.8     1.2 
                                                                                                                        
  Medical care ...............................      5.813     270.8     271.4      4.6      0.2     0.4     0.4     0.3 
   Medical care commodities ..................      1.261     245.7     246.6      3.8      0.4     0.3     0.2     0.4 
   Medical care services .....................      4.552     276.8     277.3      4.9      0.2     0.4     0.4     0.3 
    Professional services (3).................      2.876     245.6     245.8      3.7      0.1     0.2     0.3     0.1 
    Hospital and related services (3).........      1.424     333.6     335.1      6.9      0.4     0.8     0.5     0.7 
                                                                                                                        
  Recreation (2)..............................      5.908     105.0     105.0      1.8      0.0    -0.1     0.9    -0.1 
   Video and audio (2)........................      1.646     101.7     101.6      0.3     -0.1     0.0     0.3    -0.2 
                                                                                                                        
  Education and communication (2).............      5.311     104.1     104.0      2.2     -0.1     0.5    -0.1     0.1 
   Education (2)..............................      2.801     116.1     116.4      5.0      0.3     0.3     0.3     0.6 
    Educational books and supplies ...........       .212     290.8     290.7      5.0      0.0     0.6     0.3     0.4 
    Tuition, other school fees, and childcare       2.589     334.1     335.0      4.9      0.3     0.4     0.4     0.6 
   Communication (1) (2)......................      2.510      93.3      92.9     -0.9     -0.4     0.5    -0.4    -0.4 
    Information and information processing (1)                                                                          
        (2)...................................      2.312      92.3      91.8     -1.3     -0.5     0.5    -0.4    -0.5 
     Telephone services (1) (2)...............      2.150      99.0      98.7      0.2     -0.3     0.7    -0.4    -0.3 
     Information and information processing                                                                             
         other than telephone services (1) (5)       .163      22.1      21.7    -18.4     -1.8    -1.7    -1.8    -1.8 
      Personal computers and peripheral                                                                                 
          equipment (1) (2)...................       .079      31.7      30.4    -28.3     -4.1    -4.4    -2.2    -4.1 
                                                                                                                        
  Other goods and services ...................      4.769     281.3     280.2      3.7     -0.4     0.1     1.3    -0.4 
   Tobacco and smoking products (1)...........      1.308     424.2     418.7      6.4     -1.3    -0.2     4.0    -1.3 
   Personal care (1)..........................      3.461     169.6     169.5      2.7     -0.1     0.3     0.3    -0.1 
    Personal care products (1)................       .731     155.8     153.2      0.1     -1.7     0.3     0.1    -1.7 
    Personal care services (1)................       .987     183.4     184.1      3.8      0.4     0.2     0.7     0.4 
    Miscellaneous personal services ..........      1.510     260.2     261.0      3.7      0.3     0.3     0.3     0.3 
                                                                                                                        
          Commodity and service group                                                                                   
                                                                                                                        
 Commodities .................................     41.828     151.9     152.9      2.5      0.7    -0.3     0.5     0.3 
  Food and beverages .........................     16.198     172.4     172.9      3.0      0.3     0.2     0.2     0.2 
  Commodities less food and beverages ........     25.629     139.7     140.8      2.0      0.8    -0.6     0.7     0.4 
   Nondurables less food and beverages .......     15.056     151.0     153.5      4.0      1.7    -0.8     1.1     1.4 
    Apparel ..................................      4.453     131.9     129.8     -1.8     -1.6     0.4    -1.3    -0.9 
    Nondurables less food, beverages, and                                                                               
        apparel ..............................     10.603     167.0     172.0      6.5      3.0    -1.3     2.3     2.0 
   Durables ..................................     10.573     125.4     124.9     -0.7     -0.4    -0.2    -0.2    -0.3 
 Services ....................................     58.172     201.9     202.5      4.5      0.3     0.3     0.2     0.4 
  Rent of shelter (4).........................     29.885     207.4     207.8      3.7      0.2     0.5     0.3     0.4 
  Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)....       .366     105.5     106.8      2.9      1.2     0.3     0.1     1.2 
  Gas (piped) and electricity (3).............      3.838     141.6     143.8     17.9      1.6    -0.6    -0.4     0.6 
  Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                  
      services (2)............................       .924     108.8     109.1      2.7      0.3     0.3     0.1     0.2 
  Household operations (1) (2)................       .935     114.1     114.6      4.1      0.4     0.9    -1.0     0.4 
  Transportation services ....................      6.903     200.1     200.4      2.4      0.1    -0.3     0.1     0.3 
  Medical care services ......................      4.552     276.8     277.3      4.9      0.2     0.4     0.4     0.3 
  Other services .............................     10.768     236.2     236.4      3.5      0.1     0.3     0.5     0.2 
                                                                                                                        
                Special indexes                                                                                         
                                                                                                                        
 All items less food .........................     84.783     177.8     178.6      3.7      0.4     0.0     0.3     0.4 
 All items less shelter ......................     69.749     170.1     170.9      3.5      0.5    -0.1     0.3     0.4 
 All items less medical care .................     94.187     171.8     172.6      3.6      0.5     0.0     0.3     0.4 
 Commodities less food .......................     26.610     141.2     142.4      2.2      0.8    -0.6     0.6     0.4 
 Nondurables less food .......................     16.037     152.8     155.1      3.9      1.5    -0.9     1.2     1.3 
 Nondurables less food and apparel ...........     11.584     167.4     172.0      6.2      2.7    -1.3     2.1     1.9 
 Nondurables .................................     31.255     162.0     163.6      3.5      1.0    -0.2     0.6     0.9 
 Services less rent of shelter (4)............     28.287     210.6     211.4      5.2      0.4     0.0     0.1     0.4 
 Services less medical care services .........     53.620     195.2     195.7      4.4      0.3     0.2     0.3     0.4 
 Energy ......................................      7.681     133.1     140.1     15.8      5.3    -2.1     1.8     3.1 
 All items less energy .......................     92.319     182.9     182.9      2.6      0.0     0.2     0.2     0.1 
  All items less food and energy .............     77.102     185.6     185.5      2.5     -0.1     0.2     0.2     0.1 
   Commodities less food and energy                                                                                     
       commodities ...........................     22.768     146.6     145.7      0.1     -0.6    -0.1     0.0    -0.4 
    Energy commodities .......................      3.843     133.8     145.6     13.8      8.8    -3.7     4.2     5.6 
   Services less energy services .............     54.334     208.0     208.4      3.6      0.2     0.3     0.3     0.3 
 Purchasing power of the consumer dollar                                                                                
     (1982-84=$1.00) .........................          -    $ .565    $ .563        -        -       -       -       - 
 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--   
                                                 Feb.    Mar.    Apr.    May                                            
                                                 2001    2001    2001    2001                                           
                                                                                Aug.   Nov.   Feb.    May   Nov.    May 
                                                                                2000   2000   2001   2001   2000   2001 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                        
             Expenditure category                                                                                       
                                                                                                                        
 All items ...................................  176.2   176.3   176.8   177.5    3.5    3.5    4.4    3.0    3.5    3.7 
                                                                                                                        
  Food and beverages .........................  171.7   172.1   172.4   172.8    3.6    1.2    4.8    2.6    2.4    3.7 
   Food ......................................  171.4   171.8   172.0   172.5    3.4    1.2    5.1    2.6    2.3    3.8 
    Food at home .............................  171.6   171.9   172.0   172.5    3.9    0.7    6.0    2.1    2.3    4.1 
     Cereals and bakery products .............  192.1   192.5   192.5   193.0    1.3    1.9    4.7    1.9    1.6    3.3 
     Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ..........  159.3   160.1   161.0   161.1    5.0   -2.8   11.6    4.6    1.0    8.0 
     Dairy and related products (1)...........  163.6   163.2   163.4   164.7    3.6    1.0    5.6    2.7    2.3    4.1 
     Fruits and vegetables ...................  212.5   212.4   213.0   211.1    7.7    6.1    6.1   -2.6    6.9    1.6 
     Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage                                                                                
         materials ...........................  138.7   138.4   138.3   138.1    3.5   -0.3    1.2   -1.7    1.6   -0.3 
     Other food at home ......................  158.0   158.7   157.6   159.8    2.6    0.5    3.1    4.6    1.5    3.9 
      Sugar and sweets .......................  155.5   155.2   154.0   155.7    2.4   -0.5    3.1    0.5    0.9    1.8 
      Fats and oils ..........................  152.2   153.1   151.4   154.7    4.7   -4.5   14.9    6.7    0.0   10.8 
      Other foods ............................  174.0   175.1   174.1   176.4    2.1    1.9    0.5    5.6    2.0    3.0 
       Other miscellaneous foods (1) (2)......  108.7   108.4   108.5   108.8   12.2    1.8   -4.6    0.4    6.9   -2.2 
    Food away from home (1)...................  171.8   172.3   172.7   173.1    2.9    2.1    3.3    3.1    2.5    3.2 
     Other food away from home (1) (2)........  111.4   111.6   111.8   112.4    4.5    6.4    1.4    3.6    5.4    2.5 
   Alcoholic beverages .......................  177.3   177.4   177.9   178.4    4.7    2.1    1.6    2.5    3.4    2.0 
                                                                                                                        
  Housing ....................................  174.6   175.0   175.2   175.9    4.6    4.8    6.2    3.0    4.7    4.6 
   Shelter ...................................  197.1   198.0   198.5   199.4    3.2    3.6    3.5    4.8    3.4    4.1 
    Rent of primary residence (3).............  188.7   189.6   190.2   191.1    4.0    4.4    4.4    5.2    4.2    4.8 
    Lodging away from home (2) (3)............  110.3   111.5   110.6   111.4    4.1    1.8   -1.4    4.0    3.0    1.3 
    Owners' equivalent rent of primary                                                                                  
        residence (3) (4).....................  202.9   203.6   204.4   205.1    3.1    3.5    3.8    4.4    3.3    4.1 
    Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)..  105.1   105.4   105.5   106.8    0.8    1.9    2.3    6.6    1.4    4.5 
   Fuels and utilities .......................  152.8   151.9   151.2   152.0   16.2   15.6   29.3   -2.1   15.9   12.5 
    Fuels ....................................  137.9   136.9   136.1   136.9   19.8   18.5   36.0   -2.9   19.1   14.9 
     Fuel oil and other fuels ................  139.3   133.7   131.1   131.5   17.9   57.5   -6.1  -20.6   36.3  -13.6 
     Gas (piped) and electricity (3)..........  144.8   144.0   143.4   144.3   20.0   15.5   40.9   -1.4   17.7   17.9 
    Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                
        services (2)..........................  108.3   108.6   108.7   108.9    2.7    3.0    3.0    2.2    2.9    2.6 
   Household furnishings and operations ......  129.1   128.9   128.6   128.7    1.6    2.2   -0.3   -1.2    1.9   -0.8 
    Household operations (1) (2)..............  114.2   115.2   114.1   114.6    5.2    2.5    7.3    1.4    3.9    4.3 
                                                                                                                        
  Apparel ....................................  129.7   130.2   128.5   127.3   -4.8    4.1    0.9   -7.2   -0.5   -3.2 
   Men's and boys' apparel ...................  127.7   126.9   126.6   127.0   -5.1    1.2   -4.0   -2.2   -2.0   -3.1 
   Women's and girls' apparel ................  123.0   124.0   121.8   118.8   -1.0    3.7    4.3  -13.0    1.3   -4.7 
   Infants' and toddlers' apparel (1).........  129.3   131.6   131.4   130.6  -14.3   13.2   -4.2    4.1   -1.5   -0.2 
   Footwear ..................................  124.3   125.3   122.7   123.0   -8.1    5.3    2.0   -4.1   -1.6   -1.1 
                                                                                                                        
  Transportation .............................  156.1   154.7   156.1   158.0    3.2    4.8    2.6    5.0    4.0    3.8 
   Private transportation ....................  151.9   150.8   152.4   154.3    2.7    5.8    2.4    6.5    4.2    4.4 
    New and used motor vehicles (2)...........  102.4   102.4   102.2   101.7    0.4    0.8    3.2   -2.7    0.6    0.2 
     New vehicles ............................  142.6   142.2   142.2   142.0   -0.3   -1.4    0.3   -1.7   -0.8   -0.7 
     Used cars and trucks ....................  161.4   161.9   161.0   159.2   -1.0    6.6    9.7   -5.3    2.7    1.9 
    Motor fuel ...............................  132.2   127.3   133.4   141.5    8.3   23.3   -2.7   31.3   15.6   13.0 
     Gasoline (all types) ....................  131.5   126.5   132.8   140.8    8.4   23.5   -2.4   31.4   15.7   13.3 
    Motor vehicle parts and equipment ........  103.8   104.6   104.4   104.7    1.2    2.4    6.0    3.5    1.8    4.7 
    Motor vehicle maintenance and repair .....  181.3   181.7   182.0   182.7    4.4    2.7    3.8    3.1    3.5    3.5 
   Public transportation .....................  212.5   207.1   205.5   208.0   13.2   -8.4    2.7   -8.2    1.8   -2.9 
                                                                                                                        
  Medical care ...............................  268.8   269.8   270.9   271.7    4.5    3.9    5.9    4.4    4.2    5.1 
   Medical care commodities ..................  244.1   244.9   245.5   246.4    2.7    2.9    5.9    3.8    2.8    4.9 
   Medical care services .....................  274.4   275.4   276.6   277.3    5.1    4.2    5.9    4.3    4.7    5.1 
    Professional services (3).................  243.9   244.3   245.1   245.3    3.6    2.9    5.8    2.3    3.2    4.0 
    Hospital and related services (3).........  329.6   332.1   333.6   336.1    8.3    5.9    5.5    8.1    7.1    6.8 
                                                                                                                        
  Recreation (2)..............................  104.1   104.0   104.9   104.8    3.1    0.0    1.6    2.7    1.6    2.1 
   Video and audio (1) (2)....................  101.3   101.3   101.6   101.4    1.2   -0.4    0.0    0.4    0.4    0.2 
                                                                                                                        
  Education and communication (2).............  104.1   104.6   104.5   104.6    2.4    0.0    3.9    1.9    1.2    2.9 
   Education (2)..............................  116.3   116.7   117.1   117.8    5.1    5.4    4.2    5.3    5.2    4.7 
    Educational books and supplies ...........  288.1   289.7   290.5   291.6    5.7    4.6    4.9    4.9    5.2    4.9 
    Tuition, other school fees, and childcare   333.3   334.6   335.8   337.7    5.1    5.3    4.1    5.4    5.2    4.7 
   Communication (1) (2)......................   93.2    93.7    93.3    92.9    0.0   -5.8    4.0   -1.3   -3.0    1.3 
    Information and information processing (1)                                                                          
        (2)...................................   92.2    92.7    92.3    91.8    0.0   -6.3    3.1   -1.7   -3.2    0.7 
     Telephone services (1) (2)...............   98.7    99.4    99.0    98.7    1.6   -5.5    5.0    0.0   -2.0    2.5 
     Information and information processing                                                                             
         other than telephone services (1) (5)   22.9    22.5    22.1    21.7  -19.4  -15.0  -19.8  -19.4  -17.2  -19.6 
      Personal computers and peripheral                                                                                 
          equipment (1) (2)...................   33.9    32.4    31.7    30.4  -24.7  -20.5  -31.8  -35.3  -22.6  -33.6 
                                                                                                                        
  Other goods and services ...................  277.9   278.3   282.0   280.8    2.1    6.9    1.6    4.2    4.5    2.9 
   Tobacco and smoking products (1)...........  408.5   407.7   424.2   418.7    0.6   18.3   -2.4   10.4    9.1    3.8 
   Personal care (1)..........................  168.6   169.1   169.6   169.5    2.7    2.9    2.9    2.2    2.8    2.5 
    Personal care products (1)................  155.3   155.7   155.8   153.2    3.4   -1.0    3.7   -5.3    1.2   -0.9 
    Personal care services (1)................  181.9   182.2   183.4   184.1    4.6    2.9    2.9    4.9    3.8    3.9 
    Miscellaneous personal services ..........  258.1   259.0   259.7   260.5    3.9    4.0    3.2    3.8    3.9    3.5 
                                                                                                                        
          Commodity and service group                                                                                   
                                                                                                                        
 Commodities .................................  151.2   150.8   151.5   152.0    1.4    3.8    2.1    2.1    2.6    2.1 
  Food and beverages .........................  171.7   172.1   172.4   172.8    3.6    1.2    4.8    2.6    2.4    3.7 
  Commodities less food and beverages ........  139.0   138.2   139.1   139.7    0.3    5.4    0.3    2.0    2.8    1.2 
   Nondurables less food and beverages .......  149.1   147.9   149.5   151.6    1.7    9.9   -1.9    6.9    5.7    2.4 
    Apparel ..................................  129.7   130.2   128.5   127.3   -4.8    4.1    0.9   -7.2   -0.5   -3.2 
    Nondurables less food, beverages, and                                                                               
        apparel ..............................  165.3   163.1   166.8   170.2    3.8   13.3   -2.6   12.4    8.4    4.6 
   Durables ..................................  125.7   125.4   125.2   124.8   -1.3    0.0    1.3   -2.8   -0.6   -0.8 
 Services ....................................  201.0   201.6   202.0   202.8    4.8    3.5    6.0    3.6    4.2    4.8 
  Rent of shelter (4).........................  205.5   206.5   207.2   208.0    3.2    3.4    3.4    5.0    3.3    4.2 
  Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)....  105.1   105.4   105.5   106.8    0.8    1.9    2.3    6.6    1.4    4.5 
  Gas (piped) and electricity (3).............  144.8   144.0   143.4   144.3   20.0   15.5   40.9   -1.4   17.7   17.9 
  Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                  
      services (2)............................  108.3   108.6   108.7   108.9    2.7    3.0    3.0    2.2    2.9    2.6 
  Household operations (1) (2)................  114.2   115.2   114.1   114.6    5.2    2.5    7.3    1.4    3.9    4.3 
  Transportation services ....................  200.2   199.6   199.7   200.3    5.0    0.0    4.5    0.2    2.5    2.3 
  Medical care services ......................  274.4   275.4   276.6   277.3    5.1    4.2    5.9    4.3    4.7    5.1 
  Other services .............................  234.9   235.7   236.8   237.2    4.8    1.2    4.2    4.0    3.0    4.1 
                                                                                                                        
                Special indexes                                                                                         
                                                                                                                        
 All items less food .........................  176.9   176.9   177.5   178.2    3.5    4.2    4.2    3.0    3.9    3.6 
 All items less shelter ......................  169.6   169.4   169.9   170.5    3.4    3.7    4.9    2.1    3.6    3.5 
 All items less medical care .................  170.9   170.9   171.4   172.1    3.4    3.6    4.3    2.8    3.5    3.6 
 Commodities less food .......................  140.7   139.9   140.8   141.4    0.3    5.6    0.3    2.0    2.9    1.1 
 Nondurables less food .......................  150.9   149.6   151.4   153.3    1.9    8.9   -1.3    6.5    5.4    2.5 
 Nondurables less food and apparel ...........  165.8   163.7   167.2   170.3    4.1   11.9   -1.9   11.3    7.9    4.5 
 Nondurables .................................  160.7   160.3   161.2   162.6    2.3    5.2    1.8    4.8    3.7    3.3 
 Services less rent of shelter (4)............  210.7   210.8   211.1   212.0    6.1    3.2    9.4    2.5    4.6    5.9 
 Services less medical care services .........  194.5   194.9   195.4   196.1    4.8    3.2    6.6    3.3    4.0    5.0 
 Energy ......................................  134.1   131.3   133.7   137.8   14.5   20.6   16.8   11.5   17.5   14.1 
 All items less energy .......................  182.0   182.4   182.8   183.0    2.7    2.2    3.4    2.2    2.5    2.8 
  All items less food and energy .............  184.7   185.1   185.5   185.7    2.5    2.7    3.1    2.2    2.6    2.6 
   Commodities less food and energy                                                                                     
       commodities ...........................  145.9   145.8   145.8   145.2   -0.8    2.2    1.1   -1.9    0.7   -0.4 
    Energy commodities .......................  132.6   127.7   133.1   140.5    9.0   26.0   -3.3   26.0   17.2   10.4 
   Services less energy services .............  206.7   207.3   207.9   208.6    4.0    2.8    4.0    3.7    3.4    3.8 

   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                                  May2001 from--       Apr.2001 from--  
                                               sched-                                                                      
                                                 ule   Feb.   Mar.   Apr.    May                                           
                                                 (1)   2001   2001   2001   2001    May   Mar.   Apr.   Apr.   Feb.   Mar. 
                                                                                   2000   2001   2001   2000   2001   2001 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                           
 U.S. city average ...........................   M    175.8  176.2  176.9  177.7    3.6    0.9    0.5    3.3    0.6    0.4 
                                                                                                                           
            Region and area size(2)                                                                                        
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
 Northeast urban .............................   M    182.8  183.7  184.2  184.6    3.5    0.5    0.2    3.2    0.8    0.3 
   Size A -  More than 1,500,000 .............   M    183.7  184.6  185.0  185.6    3.6    0.5    0.3    3.2    0.7    0.2 
   Size B/C  50,000 to 1,500,000 (3)..........   M    109.8  110.4  110.7  110.8    3.2    0.4    0.1    3.0    0.8    0.3 
                                                                                                                           
 Midwest urban ...............................   M    172.1  171.7  172.8  174.2    4.0    1.5    0.8    3.5    0.4    0.6 
   Size A   - More than 1,500,000 ............   M    173.8  173.3  174.4  175.6    3.8    1.3    0.7    3.6    0.3    0.6 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).........   M    109.8  109.7  110.4  111.6    4.3    1.7    1.1    3.3    0.5    0.6 
   Size D -  Nonmetropolitan  (less than                                                                                   
       50,000) ...............................   M    166.3  165.9  166.7  167.9    4.0    1.2    0.7    3.3    0.2    0.5 
                                                                                                                           
 South urban .................................   M    170.2  170.6  171.4  171.7    3.0    0.6    0.2    2.8    0.7    0.5 
   Size A -  More than 1,500,000 .............   M    170.4  170.9  171.6  171.9    3.6    0.6    0.2    3.3    0.7    0.4 
   Size B/C -  50,000 to 1,500,000 (3)........   M    109.2  109.4  109.9  110.1    2.7    0.6    0.2    2.5    0.6    0.5 
   Size D -  Nonmetropolitan  (less than                                                                                   
       50,000) ...............................   M    169.1  169.5  170.6  171.0    2.3    0.9    0.2    2.3    0.9    0.6 
                                                                                                                           
 West urban ..................................   M    179.3  180.1  180.4  181.3    4.2    0.7    0.5    3.9    0.6    0.2 
   Size A   - More than 1,500,000 ............   M    181.3  182.0  182.5  183.4    4.5    0.8    0.5    4.2    0.7    0.3 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).........   M    110.1  110.7  110.6  111.1    3.5    0.4    0.5    3.2    0.5   -0.1 
                                                                                                                           
                 Size classes                                                                                              
                                                                                                                           
   A (4)......................................   M    159.9  160.3  160.9  161.6    3.9    0.8    0.4    3.6    0.6    0.4 
   B/C (3)....................................   M    109.6  109.8  110.2  110.7    3.3    0.8    0.5    2.8    0.5    0.4 
   D .........................................   M    170.1  170.3  171.2  171.9    3.0    0.9    0.4    2.6    0.6    0.5 
                                                                                                                           
            Selected local areas(5)                                                                                        
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI ..............   M    178.5  177.1  178.4  179.8    3.5    1.5    0.8    3.8   -0.1    0.7 
 Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA .....   M    175.4  176.2  176.6  177.5    3.7    0.7    0.5    3.5    0.7    0.2 
 New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island,                                                                                       
     NY-NJ-CT-PA .............................   M    185.3  186.4  186.6  187.3    3.3    0.5    0.4    2.9    0.7    0.1 
                                                                                                                           
 Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT .........   1        -  190.9      -  190.9    5.1    0.0      -      -      -      - 
 Cleveland-Akron, OH .........................   1        -  172.3      -  173.7    4.3    0.8      -      -      -      - 
 Dallas-Fort Worth, TX .......................   1        -  168.9      -  169.4    3.8    0.3      -      -      -      - 
 Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV (6)........   1        -  109.7      -  110.1    3.2    0.4      -      -      -      - 
                                                                                                                           
 Atlanta, GA .................................   2    175.3      -  176.6      -      -      -      -    3.9    0.7      - 
 Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI .................   2    173.2      -  174.5      -      -      -      -    3.7    0.8      - 
 Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX ..............   2    158.6      -  159.5      -      -      -      -    4.4    0.6      - 
 Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL ...................   2    171.9      -  172.8      -      -      -      -    3.5    0.5      - 
 Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City,                                                                                    
     PA-NJ-DE-MD .............................   2    179.0      -  181.2      -      -      -      -    3.1    1.2      - 
 San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA ..........   2    187.9      -  189.1      -      -      -      -    5.8    0.6      - 
 Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA ................   2    184.0      -  184.2      -      -      -      -    3.6    0.1      - 

   1 Areas on pricing schedule 2 (see Table 10) will appear next month. 
   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:  Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

 Table 4. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by expenditure
 category and commodity and service group

 (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                   Unadjusted                           
                                                 Relative   Unadjusted indexes percent change to   Seasonally adjusted  
                                               importance,                       May 2001 from-    percent change from- 
                     CPI-W                       December                                                               
                                                   2000       Apr.      May                                             
                                                              2001      2001      May     Apr.   Feb. to Mar. to Apr. to
                                                                                 2000     2001     Mar.    Apr.    May  
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                        
             Expenditure category                                                                                       
                                                                                                                        
 All items ...................................    100.000     173.5     174.4      3.7      0.5     0.0     0.4     0.3 
 All items (1967=100) ........................          -     516.7     519.4        -        -       -       -       - 
                                                                                                                        
  Food and beverages .........................     17.777     171.9     172.3      3.1      0.2     0.2     0.2     0.2 
   Food ......................................     16.736     171.4     171.9      3.1      0.3     0.2     0.2     0.2 
    Food at home .............................     10.686     171.3     171.8      3.2      0.3     0.2     0.1     0.2 
     Cereals and bakery products .............      1.663     192.2     192.9      2.4      0.4     0.2     0.0     0.3 
     Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ..........      3.059     160.7     160.6      4.6     -0.1     0.6     0.7    -0.1 
     Dairy and related products (1)...........      1.152     163.5     164.7      3.4      0.7    -0.2     0.2     0.7 
     Fruits and vegetables ...................      1.505     211.7     211.5      4.1     -0.1    -0.2     0.4    -0.9 
     Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage                                                                                
         materials ...........................      1.161     138.2     137.2      0.6     -0.7    -0.3     0.0    -0.4 
     Other food at home ......................      2.146     157.1     159.1      2.7      1.3     0.6    -0.8     1.4 
      Sugar and sweets .......................       .404     153.7     155.8      1.4      1.4     0.1    -1.1     1.4 
      Fats and oils ..........................       .330     151.4     154.3      5.0      1.9     0.7    -1.2     2.0 
      Other foods ............................      1.411     174.6     176.5      2.5      1.1     0.7    -0.6     1.3 
       Other miscellaneous foods (1) (2)......       .346     108.4     108.7      2.5      0.3     0.0    -0.1     0.3 
    Food away from home (1)...................      6.050     172.7     173.1      2.9      0.2     0.3     0.2     0.2 
     Other food away from home (1) (2)........       .219     112.0     112.5      3.7      0.4     0.2     0.2     0.4 
   Alcoholic beverages .......................      1.041     177.6     178.0      2.9      0.2     0.1     0.3     0.2 
                                                                                                                        
  Housing ....................................     36.775     171.0     171.7      4.8      0.4     0.2     0.1     0.4 
   Shelter ...................................     27.442     192.9     193.5      3.8      0.3     0.4     0.2     0.5 
    Rent of primary residence (3).............      8.571     189.6     190.4      4.5      0.4     0.5     0.3     0.5 
    Lodging away from home (2) (3)............      1.356     121.2     119.9      1.8     -1.1     1.3    -1.2     0.6 
    Owners' equivalent rent of primary                                                                                  
        residence (3) (4).....................     17.199     185.7     186.3      3.6      0.3     0.4     0.3     0.4 
    Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)..       .315     105.8     106.9      2.8      1.0     0.3     0.2     1.0 
   Fuels and utilities .......................      5.222     148.8     150.8     14.3      1.3    -0.7    -0.4     0.7 
    Fuels ....................................      4.311     133.6     135.7     17.0      1.6    -0.8    -0.5     0.8 
     Fuel oil and other fuels ................       .315     133.9     131.5      8.8     -1.8    -4.4    -2.2     0.4 
     Gas (piped) and electricity (3)..........      3.996     140.4     142.9     17.5      1.8    -0.6    -0.4     0.8 
    Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                
        services (2)..........................       .911     108.9     109.1      2.7      0.2     0.3     0.2     0.2 
   Household furnishings and operations ......      4.111     126.0     125.7      0.2     -0.2    -0.2    -0.2     0.0 
    Household operations (1) (2)..............       .414     114.5     115.0      3.8      0.4     1.2    -1.0     0.4 
                                                                                                                        
  Apparel ....................................      4.773     130.5     128.5     -1.8     -1.5     0.5    -1.2    -0.9 
   Men's and boys' apparel ...................      1.364     128.3     129.2     -2.6      0.7    -0.9    -0.2     0.2 
   Women's and girls' apparel ................      1.780     124.7     120.2     -1.6     -3.6     1.2    -1.6    -2.4 
   Infants' and toddlers' apparel (1).........       .321     133.2     132.0     -1.0     -0.9     1.8    -0.1    -0.9 
   Footwear ..................................       .963     125.2     124.5     -1.7     -0.6     1.0    -2.0     0.0 
                                                                                                                        
  Transportation .............................     19.881     155.8     159.2      4.4      2.2    -0.9     1.0     1.3 
   Private transportation ....................     18.788     153.2     156.6      4.6      2.2    -0.9     1.2     1.2 
    New and used motor vehicles (2)...........      8.845     102.4     102.0      0.5     -0.4    -0.2    -0.2    -0.5 
     New vehicles ............................      4.893     143.8     143.4     -0.8     -0.3    -0.4    -0.1    -0.1 
     Used cars and trucks ....................      3.168     160.9     160.2      2.2     -0.4     0.3    -0.6    -1.0 
    Motor fuel ...............................      4.283     134.0     147.4     14.7     10.0    -3.8     5.3     6.0 
     Gasoline (all types) ....................      4.254     133.3     146.7     14.7     10.1    -3.9     5.4     5.8 
    Motor vehicle parts and equipment ........       .653     103.5     103.6      3.1      0.1     0.7    -0.1     0.2 
    Motor vehicle maintenance and repair .....      1.689     183.4     184.1      3.5      0.4     0.1     0.2     0.5 
   Public transportation .....................      1.094     202.7     203.5     -0.2      0.4    -2.3    -0.8     1.2 
                                                                                                                        
  Medical care ...............................      4.746     269.9     270.4      4.6      0.2     0.4     0.3     0.3 
   Medical care commodities ..................       .928     241.0     241.7      3.8      0.3     0.3     0.2     0.3 
   Medical care services .....................      3.818     276.5     277.0      4.8      0.2     0.4     0.4     0.3 
    Professional services (3).................      2.435     247.8     248.0      3.8      0.1     0.2     0.3     0.1 
    Hospital and related services (3).........      1.170     329.1     330.6      6.8      0.5     0.7     0.4     0.8 
                                                                                                                        
  Recreation (2)..............................      5.679     103.7     103.7      1.4      0.0     0.0     0.8    -0.1 
   Video and audio (2)........................      1.830     101.2     101.1      0.1     -0.1    -0.2     0.4    -0.1 
                                                                                                                        
  Education and communication (2).............      5.186     104.2     104.1      2.0     -0.1     0.5     0.0     0.1 
   Education (2)..............................      2.576     116.4     116.7      4.9      0.3     0.5     0.4     0.5 
    Educational books and supplies ...........       .209     294.7     294.5      5.2     -0.1     0.7     0.3     0.3 
    Tuition, other school fees, and childcare       2.367     328.2     329.1      4.9      0.3     0.6     0.4     0.6 
   Communication (1) (2)......................      2.610      94.4      94.0     -0.7     -0.4     0.4    -0.4    -0.4 
    Information and information processing (1)                                                                          
        (2)...................................      2.464      93.8      93.4     -1.0     -0.4     0.4    -0.3    -0.4 
     Telephone services (1) (2)...............      2.327      99.2      98.8      0.1     -0.4     0.6    -0.3    -0.4 
     Information and information processing                                                                             
         other than telephone services (1) (5)       .137      22.8      22.4    -18.5     -1.8    -2.1    -2.1    -1.8 
      Personal computers and peripheral                                                                                 
          equipment (1) (2)...................       .064      31.1      29.9    -28.5     -3.9    -4.8    -2.2    -3.9 
                                                                                                                        
  Other goods and services ...................      5.182     288.2     286.8      4.1     -0.5     0.1     1.7    -0.5 
   Tobacco and smoking products (1)...........      1.906     424.8     419.8      6.6     -1.2    -0.2     4.0    -1.2 
   Personal care (1)..........................      3.276     169.4     169.3      2.7     -0.1     0.3     0.2    -0.1 
    Personal care products (1)................       .822     156.0     153.8      0.3     -1.4     0.1     0.1    -1.4 
    Personal care services (1)................       .989     183.9     184.7      3.9      0.4     0.2     0.6     0.4 
    Miscellaneous personal services ..........      1.268     260.0     260.7      3.8      0.3     0.4     0.2     0.3 
                                                                                                                        
          Commodity and service group                                                                                   
                                                                                                                        
 Commodities .................................     46.594     152.8     153.9      2.7      0.7    -0.3     0.6     0.3 
  Food and beverages .........................     17.777     171.9     172.3      3.1      0.2     0.2     0.2     0.2 
  Commodities less food and beverages ........     28.817     141.2     142.6      2.4      1.0    -0.6     0.9     0.4 
   Nondurables less food and beverages .......     16.480     153.1     156.2      4.6      2.0    -1.1     1.7     1.4 
    Apparel ..................................      4.773     130.5     128.5     -1.8     -1.5     0.5    -1.2    -0.9 
    Nondurables less food, beverages, and                                                                               
        apparel ..............................     11.707     170.5     176.3      7.2      3.4    -1.5     2.9     2.1 
   Durables ..................................     12.337     126.0     125.5     -0.6     -0.4    -0.2    -0.3    -0.3 
 Services ....................................     53.406     198.0     198.7      4.5      0.4     0.3     0.2     0.4 
  Rent of shelter (4).........................     27.126     185.8     186.3      3.7      0.3     0.5     0.3     0.5 
  Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)....       .315     105.8     106.9      2.8      1.0     0.3     0.2     1.0 
  Gas (piped) and electricity (3).............      3.996     140.4     142.9     17.5      1.8    -0.6    -0.4     0.8 
  Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                  
      services (2)............................       .911     108.9     109.1      2.7      0.2     0.3     0.2     0.2 
  Household operations (1) (2)................       .414     114.5     115.0      3.8      0.4     1.2    -1.0     0.4 
  Transportation services ....................      6.714     197.2     197.6      2.7      0.2    -0.2     0.1     0.3 
  Medical care services ......................      3.818     276.5     277.0      4.8      0.2     0.4     0.4     0.3 
  Other services .............................     10.112     231.9     232.2      3.4      0.1     0.4     0.4     0.2 
                                                                                                                        
                Special indexes                                                                                         
                                                                                                                        
 All items less food .........................     83.264     173.8     174.7      3.7      0.5    -0.1     0.4     0.4 
 All items less shelter ......................     72.558     168.0     169.1      3.7      0.7    -0.2     0.4     0.4 
 All items less medical care .................     95.254     169.1     170.0      3.6      0.5     0.0     0.4     0.4 
 Commodities less food .......................     29.858     142.7     144.1      2.4      1.0    -0.6     0.8     0.4 
 Nondurables less food .......................     17.521     154.7     157.6      4.4      1.9    -1.0     1.6     1.4 
 Nondurables less food and apparel ...........     12.748     170.5     175.9      6.9      3.2    -1.5     2.5     2.1 
 Nondurables .................................     34.257     163.0     164.8      3.8      1.1    -0.2     0.8     0.9 
 Services less rent of shelter (4)............     26.280     187.0     187.8      5.4      0.4     0.2     0.1     0.4 
 Services less medical care services .........     49.589     191.6     192.3      4.6      0.4     0.3     0.2     0.4 
 Energy ......................................      8.595     132.9     140.6     15.7      5.8    -2.3     2.3     3.4 
 All items less energy .......................     91.405     179.2     179.2      2.5      0.0     0.2     0.2     0.1 
  All items less food and energy .............     74.669     181.3     181.2      2.5     -0.1     0.2     0.2     0.1 
   Commodities less food and energy                                                                                     
       commodities ...........................     25.259     147.3     146.4      0.3     -0.6    -0.1     0.1    -0.5 
    Energy commodities .......................      4.598     134.2     146.6     14.3      9.2    -3.8     4.8     5.6 
   Services less energy services .............     49.410     204.4     204.8      3.6      0.2     0.3     0.2     0.4 
 Purchasing power of the consumer dollar                                                                                
     (1982-84=$1.00) .........................          -    $ .576    $ .574        -        -       -       -       - 
 Purchasing power of the consumer dollar                                                                                
     (1967=$1.00) ............................          -    $ .194    $ .193        -        -       -       -       - 

   1 Not seasonally adjusted.
   2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
   3 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator.  All other item stratum index series converted to a
 geometric means estimator in January, 1999.
   4 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base
   5 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.
   - Data not available.
 NOTE:  Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

 Table 5. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city
 average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group

 (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                                 Seasonally adjusted indexes    Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent 
                                                                                               change for               
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                     CPI-W                                                           3 months ended--         6 months  
                                                                                                              ended--   
                                                 Feb.    Mar.    Apr.    May                                            
                                                 2001    2001    2001    2001                                           
                                                                                Aug.   Nov.   Feb.    May   Nov.    May 
                                                                                2000   2000   2001   2001   2000   2001 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                        
             Expenditure category                                                                                       
                                                                                                                        
 All items ...................................  172.7   172.7   173.4   174.0    3.4    3.8    4.3    3.0    3.6    3.7 
                                                                                                                        
  Food and beverages .........................  171.3   171.7   172.0   172.3    3.6    1.2    5.1    2.4    2.4    3.7 
   Food ......................................  170.8   171.2   171.5   171.8    3.6    1.2    5.1    2.4    2.4    3.7 
    Food at home .............................  170.7   171.1   171.3   171.6    3.9    0.5    6.3    2.1    2.2    4.2 
     Cereals and bakery products .............  191.9   192.2   192.2   192.7    0.9    1.7    5.4    1.7    1.3    3.5 
     Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ..........  159.1   160.0   161.1   160.9    5.0   -2.5   11.6    4.6    1.2    8.0 
     Dairy and related products (1)...........  163.5   163.1   163.5   164.7    4.1    1.2    5.3    3.0    2.7    4.1 
     Fruits and vegetables ...................  212.1   211.6   212.4   210.4    7.1    6.2    6.7   -3.2    6.6    1.6 
     Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage                                                                                
         materials ...........................  138.0   137.6   137.6   137.1    4.2   -0.3    1.2   -2.6    1.9   -0.7 
     Other food at home ......................  157.3   158.2   157.0   159.2    2.3    0.8    2.8    4.9    1.6    3.9 
      Sugar and sweets .......................  155.1   155.3   153.6   155.7    2.1   -0.8    2.9    1.6    0.7    2.2 
      Fats and oils ..........................  151.9   153.0   151.1   154.1    4.2   -3.7   14.3    5.9    0.1   10.0 
      Other foods ............................  174.1   175.4   174.3   176.5    1.9    2.3    0.2    5.6    2.1    2.9 
       Other miscellaneous foods (1) (2)......  108.5   108.5   108.4   108.7   11.4    2.2   -4.0    0.7    6.7   -1.6 
    Food away from home (1)...................  171.8   172.3   172.7   173.1    2.9    2.4    3.1    3.1    2.6    3.1 
     Other food away from home (1) (2)........  111.6   111.8   112.0   112.5    4.1    6.0    1.4    3.3    5.0    2.4 
   Alcoholic beverages .......................  176.6   176.8   177.4   177.8    5.2    2.1    1.8    2.7    3.6    2.3 
                                                                                                                        
  Housing ....................................  170.4   170.8   171.0   171.7    4.7    4.9    6.3    3.1    4.8    4.7 
   Shelter ...................................  191.4   192.2   192.6   193.5    3.3    3.2    3.9    4.5    3.2    4.2 
    Rent of primary residence (3).............  188.1   189.0   189.6   190.6    4.2    3.7    4.6    5.4    4.0    5.0 
    Lodging away from home (2) (3)............  110.5   111.9   110.6   111.3    3.0    2.9   -1.4    2.9    2.9    0.7 
    Owners' equivalent rent of primary                                                                                  
        residence (3) (4).....................  184.5   185.2   185.7   186.5    2.9    3.1    3.8    4.4    3.0    4.1 
    Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)..  105.3   105.6   105.8   106.9    0.8    1.9    2.3    6.2    1.4    4.2 
   Fuels and utilities .......................  151.9   150.9   150.3   151.3   16.0   15.4   29.5   -1.6   15.7   12.9 
    Fuels ....................................  136.3   135.2   134.5   135.6   19.2   17.9   35.6   -2.0   18.5   15.3 
     Fuel oil and other fuels ................  139.7   133.6   130.6   131.1   17.6   56.6   -2.3  -22.4   35.7  -12.9 
     Gas (piped) and electricity (3)..........  143.4   142.6   142.1   143.3   19.3   15.6   38.9   -0.3   17.4   17.7 
    Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                
        services (2)..........................  108.3   108.6   108.8   109.0    2.7    3.4    2.6    2.6    3.0    2.6 
   Household furnishings and operations ......  126.0   125.8   125.6   125.6    1.3    1.9   -0.9   -1.3    1.6   -1.1 
    Household operations (1) (2)..............  114.3   115.7   114.5   115.0    5.2    2.5    5.1    2.5    3.8    3.8 
                                                                                                                        
  Apparel ....................................  128.2   128.8   127.3   126.1   -4.6    3.8    0.6   -6.4   -0.5   -2.9 
   Men's and boys' apparel ...................  127.9   126.8   126.6   126.9   -4.2    0.3   -3.4   -3.1   -2.0   -3.2 
   Women's and girls' apparel ................  120.4   121.8   119.9   117.0   -2.0    4.5    3.0  -10.8    1.2   -4.1 
   Infants' and toddlers' apparel (1).........  131.0   133.3   133.2   132.0  -14.2   14.1   -5.0    3.1   -1.0   -1.1 
   Footwear ..................................  124.2   125.5   123.0   123.0   -6.9    3.3    1.0   -3.8   -1.9   -1.4 
                                                                                                                        
  Transportation .............................  155.6   154.2   155.8   157.8    2.9    5.9    2.6    5.8    4.4    4.2 
   Private transportation ....................  152.9   151.6   153.4   155.3    2.4    6.9    2.7    6.4    4.6    4.5 
    New and used motor vehicles (2)...........  103.3   103.1   102.9   102.4   -0.4    1.6    4.4   -3.4    0.6    0.4 
     New vehicles ............................  143.9   143.3   143.2   143.1   -0.3   -1.7    0.8   -2.2   -1.0   -0.7 
     Used cars and trucks ....................  162.6   163.1   162.2   160.5   -1.3    6.5    9.1   -5.1    2.6    1.8 
    Motor fuel ...............................  132.3   127.3   134.0   142.0    7.3   26.0   -3.3   32.7   16.3   13.3 
     Gasoline (all types) ....................  131.6   126.5   133.3   141.0    7.0   26.2   -3.0   31.8   16.2   13.1 
    Motor vehicle parts and equipment ........  103.1   103.8   103.7   103.9    0.4    2.8    6.0    3.1    1.6    4.6 
    Motor vehicle maintenance and repair .....  182.9   183.1   183.4   184.3    4.3    2.9    3.8    3.1    3.6    3.5 
   Public transportation .....................  206.2   201.5   199.9   202.3   15.0   -9.4    2.8   -7.4    2.1   -2.4 
                                                                                                                        
  Medical care ...............................  267.8   268.8   269.7   270.5    4.4    3.9    5.9    4.1    4.1    5.0 
   Medical care commodities ..................  239.4   240.2   240.7   241.5    3.0    2.9    5.7    3.6    2.9    4.6 
   Medical care services .....................  274.2   275.2   276.3   277.0    4.9    3.9    6.1    4.1    4.4    5.1 
    Professional services (3).................  246.1   246.6   247.3   247.5    3.7    2.7    6.2    2.3    3.2    4.3 
    Hospital and related services (3).........  325.3   327.7   329.1   331.6    8.1    5.7    5.7    8.0    6.9    6.8 
                                                                                                                        
  Recreation (2)..............................  102.8   102.8   103.6   103.5    2.4   -0.4    0.8    2.8    1.0    1.8 
   Video and audio (1) (2)....................  100.9   100.7   101.1   101.0    0.8   -0.8    0.0    0.4    0.0    0.2 
                                                                                                                        
  Education and communication (2).............  104.1   104.6   104.6   104.7    2.8   -0.8    3.9    2.3    1.0    3.1 
   Education (2)..............................  116.3   116.9   117.4   118.0    4.7    5.4    3.5    6.0    5.0    4.7 
    Educational books and supplies ...........  291.7   293.6   294.4   295.4    6.1    4.9    4.5    5.2    5.5    4.8 
    Tuition, other school fees, and childcare   326.8   328.6   329.8   331.8    4.8    5.2    3.5    6.3    5.0    4.9 
   Communication (1) (2)......................   94.4    94.8    94.4    94.0    0.4   -6.2    4.8   -1.7   -2.9    1.5 
    Information and information processing (1)                                                                          
        (2)...................................   93.7    94.1    93.8    93.4    0.4   -6.6    3.9   -1.3   -3.2    1.3 
     Telephone services (1) (2)...............   98.9    99.5    99.2    98.8    1.6   -5.9    5.4   -0.4   -2.2    2.5 
     Information and information processing                                                                             
         other than telephone services (1) (5)   23.8    23.3    22.8    22.4  -18.9  -14.5  -19.2  -21.5  -16.7  -20.4 
      Personal computers and peripheral                                                                                 
          equipment (1) (2)...................   33.4    31.8    31.1    29.9  -23.4  -22.4  -31.4  -35.8  -22.9  -33.6 
                                                                                                                        
  Other goods and services ...................  283.5   283.8   288.5   287.1    2.0    8.2    1.3    5.2    5.1    3.2 
   Tobacco and smoking products (1)...........  409.2   408.5   424.8   419.8    0.5   18.5   -2.0   10.8    9.1    4.2 
   Personal care (1)..........................  168.5   169.0   169.4   169.3    2.9    2.4    3.4    1.9    2.7    2.7 
    Personal care products (1)................  155.7   155.9   156.0   153.8    4.2   -2.0    3.9   -4.8    1.0   -0.5 
    Personal care services (1)................  182.4   182.8   183.9   184.7    4.6    3.2    2.9    5.1    3.9    4.0 
    Miscellaneous personal services ..........  257.7   258.8   259.4   260.2    3.7    3.8    3.5    3.9    3.8    3.7 
                                                                                                                        
          Commodity and service group                                                                                   
                                                                                                                        
 Commodities .................................  152.0   151.6   152.5   153.0    1.3    4.3    2.1    2.7    2.8    2.4 
  Food and beverages .........................  171.3   171.7   172.0   172.3    3.6    1.2    5.1    2.4    2.4    3.7 
  Commodities less food and beverages ........  140.4   139.5   140.7   141.3    0.0    6.2    0.6    2.6    3.1    1.6 
   Nondurables less food and beverages .......  151.0   149.3   151.8   154.0    1.4   10.7   -1.6    8.2    5.9    3.2 
    Apparel ..................................  128.2   128.8   127.3   126.1   -4.6    3.8    0.6   -6.4   -0.5   -2.9 
    Nondurables less food, beverages, and                                                                               
        apparel ..............................  168.3   165.7   170.5   174.0    3.8   14.4   -2.3   14.3    8.9    5.6 
   Durables ..................................  126.6   126.3   125.9   125.5   -1.9    1.0    2.2   -3.4   -0.5   -0.6 
 Services ....................................  197.3   197.8   198.2   199.0    4.9    3.4    6.5    3.5    4.1    5.0 
  Rent of shelter (4).........................  184.2   185.1   185.6   186.5    3.4    3.6    3.1    5.1    3.5    4.1 
  Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)....  105.3   105.6   105.8   106.9    0.8    1.9    2.3    6.2    1.4    4.2 
  Gas (piped) and electricity (3).............  143.4   142.6   142.1   143.3   19.3   15.6   38.9   -0.3   17.4   17.7 
  Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                  
      services (2)............................  108.3   108.6   108.8   109.0    2.7    3.4    2.6    2.6    3.0    2.6 
  Household operations (1) (2)................  114.3   115.7   114.5   115.0    5.2    2.5    5.1    2.5    3.8    3.8 
  Transportation services ....................  197.0   196.6   196.8   197.4    4.9    0.4    4.6    0.8    2.6    2.7 
  Medical care services ......................  274.2   275.2   276.3   277.0    4.9    3.9    6.1    4.1    4.4    5.1 
  Other services .............................  230.5   231.5   232.4   232.9    4.3    1.2    3.9    4.2    2.8    4.1 
                                                                                                                        
                Special indexes                                                                                         
                                                                                                                        
 All items less food .........................  172.8   172.7   173.4   174.1    3.1    4.6    4.3    3.0    3.9    3.7 
 All items less shelter ......................  167.5   167.2   167.9   168.6    3.2    4.0    4.7    2.7    3.6    3.7 
 All items less medical care .................  168.3   168.3   168.9   169.6    3.2    3.9    4.4    3.1    3.6    3.8 
 Commodities less food .......................  142.1   141.2   142.4   143.0    0.3    6.1    0.6    2.6    3.2    1.6 
 Nondurables less food .......................  152.6   151.1   153.5   155.6    1.6   10.3   -1.6    8.1    5.9    3.2 
 Nondurables less food and apparel ...........  168.6   166.1   170.3   173.8    4.0   13.3   -1.9   12.9    8.5    5.3 
 Nondurables .................................  161.4   161.1   162.4   163.8    2.6    5.1    1.5    6.1    3.8    3.8 
 Services less rent of shelter (4)............  187.1   187.4   187.6   188.4    5.9    3.6    9.5    2.8    4.8    6.1 
 Services less medical care services .........  190.8   191.4   191.8   192.6    4.9    3.3    6.3    3.8    4.1    5.1 
 Energy ......................................  133.7   130.6   133.6   138.1   13.0   22.1   14.7   13.8   17.5   14.3 
 All items less energy .......................  178.4   178.8   179.1   179.3    2.3    2.3    3.7    2.0    2.3    2.8 
  All items less food and energy .............  180.5   180.9   181.2   181.3    2.3    2.5    3.2    1.8    2.4    2.5 
   Commodities less food and energy                                                                                     
       commodities ...........................  146.7   146.6   146.7   146.0   -1.1    2.8    1.4   -1.9    0.8   -0.3 
    Energy commodities .......................  132.8   127.7   133.8   141.3    8.0   27.9   -3.2   28.2   17.6   11.4 
   Services less energy services .............  203.3   204.0   204.5   205.3    3.7    2.6    4.0    4.0    3.2    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 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                                  May2001 from--       Apr.2001 from--  
                                               sched-                                                                      
                                                 ule   Feb.   Mar.   Apr.    May                                           
                                                 (1)   2001   2001   2001   2001    May   Mar.   Apr.   Apr.   Feb.   Mar. 
                                                                                   2000   2001   2001   2000   2001   2001 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                           
 U.S. city average ...........................   M    172.4  172.6  173.5  174.4    3.7    1.0    0.5    3.3    0.6    0.5 
                                                                                                                           
            Region and area size(2)                                                                                        
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
 Northeast urban .............................   M    179.5  180.3  180.9  181.6    3.5    0.7    0.4    3.1    0.8    0.3 
   Size A -  More than 1,500,000 .............   M    179.4  180.2  180.7  181.6    3.7    0.8    0.5    3.2    0.7    0.3 
   Size B/C  50,000 to 1,500,000 (3)..........   M    109.4  109.8  110.2  110.4    3.2    0.5    0.2    2.9    0.7    0.4 
                                                                                                                           
 Midwest urban ...............................   M    168.4  167.8  169.0  170.7    4.1    1.7    1.0    3.5    0.4    0.7 
   Size A   - More than 1,500,000 ............   M    169.1  168.5  169.6  171.0    3.9    1.5    0.8    3.6    0.3    0.7 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).........   M    109.9  109.6  110.6  112.0    4.7    2.2    1.3    3.5    0.6    0.9 
   Size D -  Nonmetropolitan  (less than                                                                                   
       50,000) ...............................   M    165.0  164.3  165.1  166.4    4.0    1.3    0.8    3.3    0.1    0.5 
                                                                                                                           
 South urban .................................   M    168.3  168.7  169.6  170.0    3.0    0.8    0.2    2.8    0.8    0.5 
   Size A -  More than 1,500,000 .............   M    167.9  168.4  169.3  169.7    3.6    0.8    0.2    3.4    0.8    0.5 
   Size B/C -  50,000 to 1,500,000 (3)........   M    109.0  109.1  109.7  109.9    2.7    0.7    0.2    2.5    0.6    0.5 
   Size D -  Nonmetropolitan  (less than                                                                                   
       50,000) ...............................   M    170.0  170.4  171.8  172.0    2.4    0.9    0.1    2.4    1.1    0.8 
                                                                                                                           
 West urban ..................................   M    174.6  175.3  175.8  176.7    4.2    0.8    0.5    3.8    0.7    0.3 
   Size A   - More than 1,500,000 ............   M    174.8  175.4  176.0  177.0    4.5    0.9    0.6    4.1    0.7    0.3 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).........   M    109.8  110.4  110.4  110.9    3.5    0.5    0.5    3.1    0.5    0.0 
                                                                                                                           
                 Size classes                                                                                              
                                                                                                                           
   A (4)......................................   M    158.3  158.6  159.3  160.2    4.0    1.0    0.6    3.6    0.6    0.4 
   B/C (3)....................................   M    109.4  109.5  110.1  110.7    3.5    1.1    0.5    2.9    0.6    0.5 
   D .........................................   M    169.4  169.5  170.5  171.1    2.9    0.9    0.4    2.6    0.6    0.6 
                                                                                                                           
            Selected local areas(5)                                                                                        
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI ..............   M    172.9  171.4  172.6  174.0    3.5    1.5    0.8    3.8   -0.2    0.7 
 Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA .....   M    168.3  169.1  169.6  170.5    3.7    0.8    0.5    3.4    0.8    0.3 
 New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island,                                                                                       
     NY-NJ-CT-PA .............................   M    180.8  181.8  181.9  183.0    3.4    0.7    0.6    2.9    0.6    0.1 
                                                                                                                           
 Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT .........   1        -  189.3      -  190.1    5.3    0.4      -      -      -      - 
 Cleveland-Akron, OH .........................   1        -  163.9      -  165.6    4.2    1.0      -      -      -      - 
 Dallas-Fort Worth, TX .......................   1        -  168.5      -  169.1    3.7    0.4      -      -      -      - 
 Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV (6)........   1        -  109.4      -  109.9    3.0    0.5      -      -      -      - 
                                                                                                                           
 Atlanta, GA .................................   2    172.7      -  173.8      -      -      -      -    3.9    0.6      - 
 Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI .................   2    167.7      -  169.1      -      -      -      -    3.7    0.8      - 
 Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX ..............   2    156.7      -  157.8      -      -      -      -    4.2    0.7      - 
 Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL ...................   2    169.3      -  170.4      -      -      -      -    3.5    0.6      - 
 Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City,                                                                                    
     PA-NJ-DE-MD .............................   2    178.2      -  180.7      -      -      -      -    2.8    1.4      - 
 San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA ..........   2    183.5      -  184.9      -      -      -      -    5.7    0.8      - 
 Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA ................   2    179.2      -  179.4      -      -      -      -    3.5    0.1      - 

   1 Areas on pricing schedule 2 (see Table 10) will appear next month. 
   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:  Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.