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                     CONSUMER PRICE INDEX:  MARCH 2006
 
      The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased
 0.6 percent in March, before seasonal adjustment, the Bureau of Labor
 Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today.  The March
 level of 199.8 (1982-84=100) was 3.4 percent higher than in March 2005.
      
      The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers
 (CPI-W) increased 0.6 percent in March, prior to seasonal adjustment.  The
 March level of 195.3 (1982-84=100) was 3.6 percent higher than in March
 2005.
      
      The Chained Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-U)
 increased 0.5 percent in March on a not seasonally adjusted basis.  The
 March level of 116.1 (December 1999=100) was 3.0 percent higher than in
 March 2005.  Please note that the indexes for the post-2004 period are
 subject to revision.
 
 CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U)
      
 On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI-U advanced 0.4 percent in March,
 following a 0.1 percent rise in February.  Energy costs, which declined
 1.2 percent in February, increased 1.3 percent in March.  Within energy,
 the index for motor fuels increased 3.6 percent, while the index for
 household fuels fell 1.0 percent.  The food index rose 0.1 percent in
 March, the same as in February.  The index for food at home declined 0.1
 percent, reflecting a 1.7 percent decrease in the index for fruits and
 vegetables.  The index for all items less food and energy rose 0.3 percent
 in March, following a 0.1 percent increase in February; the indexes for
 apparel and for shelter accounted for about 70 percent of the March
 increase.
 

 Table A.  Percent changes in CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U)
                                   Seasonally adjusted                Un-
                                                          Compound  adjusted
     Expenditure        Changes from preceding month    annual rate  12-mos.
      Category               2005             2006      3-mos. ended  ended
                     Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar.   Mar. '06  Mar. '06
 All Items           1.2    .3  -.7  -.1   .7   .1   .4    4.3       3.4
  Food and beverages  .3    .2   .3   .1   .5   .2   .1    2.7       2.6
  Housing             .5    .9   .4   .2   .5   .1   .2    3.2       3.7
  Apparel            -.1   -.3   .1  -.3   .3 -1.0  1.0    1.4      -1.2
  Transportation     5.0  -1.2 -4.9  -.7  1.8  -.2   .9   10.5       5.1
  Medical care        .3    .6   .5   .2   .1   .5   .4    4.2       4.1
  Recreation          .4    .2  -.1   .1   .0   .1   .4    1.8       1.5
  Education and                                                         
    communication     .6    .0   .4   .2   .4   .2   .2    3.2       2.6
  Other goods and                                                     
    services          .2    .1   .3   .4   .3   .1   .2    2.3       2.8
  Special Indexes                                                       
    Energy          11.8    .0 -8.1 -2.1  5.0 -1.2  1.3   21.8      17.3
    Food              .2    .3   .3   .1   .5   .1   .1    2.5       2.6
    All Items less                                                       
      food and energy .1    .2   .2   .1   .2   .1   .3    2.8       2.1
     
     
      For the first three months of 2006, consumer prices increased at a
 seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR) of 4.3 percent.  This compares with
 an increase of 3.4 percent for all of 2005.  The index for energy, which
 rose 17.1 percent in 2005, advanced at a 21.8 percent SAAR in the first
 quarter of 2006 and accounted for about 42 percent of the first quarter
 advance in the overall CPI-U.  Petroleum-based energy costs increased at a
 36.9 percent annual rate and charges for energy services rose at a 7.0
 percent annual rate.  The food index rose at a 2.5 percent SAAR in the
 first quarter of 2006.  The index for grocery store food prices increased
 at a 1.7 percent annual rate, reflecting increases in each of the six
 major groups ranging from annual rates of 0.4 percent in the index for
 meats, poultry, fish, and eggs to 3.0 percent in the index for
 nonalcoholic beverages.
      
       Excluding food and energy, the CPI-U advanced at a 2.8 percent SAAR
 in the first quarter, following a 2.2 percent rise in all of 2005.  While
 most categories advanced at a faster rate in the first quarter of 2006
 than in all of 2005, about two-thirds of the acceleration was accounted
 for by a larger increase in the index for shelter--up at a 3.6 percent
 SAAR in the first quarter after increasing 2.6 percent in all of 2005.  An
 upturn in the index for apparel and a larger increase in the index for
 education and communication also contributed to the acceleration in the
 first quarter of 2006.  The annual rates for selected groups for the last
 seven and one-quarter years are shown below.
     

    			Percentage change 12 months		     SAAR 3	                       
                        ended in December                            mos. ended
                                                                     in March   
                     1999   2000    2001   2002   2003   2004   2005   2006
               
 All items            2.7    3.4     1.6    2.4    1.9    3.3    3.4    4.3
  Food and beverages  2.0    2.8     2.8    1.5    3.5    2.6    2.3    2.7
  Housing             2.2    4.3     2.9    2.4    2.2    3.0    4.0    3.2
  Apparel             -.5   -1.8    -3.2   -1.8   -2.1    -.2   -1.1    1.4
  Transportation      5.4    4.1    -3.8    3.8     .3    6.5    4.8   10.5 
  Medical care        3.7    4.2     4.7    5.0    3.7    4.2    4.3    4.2
  Recreation           .8    1.7     1.5    1.1    1.1     .7    1.1    1.8
  Education and
    communication     1.6    1.3     3.2    2.2    1.6    1.5    2.4    3.2
  Other goods
    and services      5.1    4.2     4.5    3.3    1.5    2.5    3.1    2.3

 Special indexes
  Energy             13.4   14.2   -13.0   10.7    6.9   16.6   17.1   21.8
   Energy 
     commodities     29.5   15.7   -24.5   23.7    6.9   26.7   16.7   36.9
   Energy
     services         1.2   12.7    -1.5     .4    6.9    6.8   17.6    7.0
  All items less
     energy           2.0    2.6     2.8    1.8    1.5    2.2    2.2    2.6
   Food               1.9    2.8     2.8    1.5    3.6    2.7    2.3    2.5
  All items less
     food and energy  1.9    2.6     2.7    1.9    1.1    2.2    2.2    2.8
                                 

     
      The food and beverages index rose 0.1 percent in March.  The index
 for food at home declined 0.1 percent, the same as in February.  A 1.7
 percent decline in the index for fruits and vegetables more than offset
 small to moderate increases in each of the other six major grocery store
 food groups.  The indexes for fresh fruits and for fresh vegetables
 decreased 1.2 and 3.4 percent, respectively, more than offsetting a 0.3
 percent increase in the index for processed fruits and vegetables.  Each
 of the other five major grocery store food groups turned up in March.  The
 index for nonalcoholic beverages registered the largest increase--up 0.7
 percent--reflecting a 2.0 percent increase in coffee prices.  The indexes
 for cereal and bakery products and for meats, poultry, fish, and eggs each
 increased 0.3 percent in March, following a decline of the same magnitude
 in February.  Within the latter group, prices for beef rose 0.5 percent;
 poultry, 0.4 percent; and pork, 0.2 percent. The indexes for dairy
 products and for other food at home each increased 0.1 percent.  Within
 the latter group, a 2.6 percent increase in prices for candy and gum more
 than offset a 1.8 percent decrease in prices for butter and margarine.
 The other two components of the food and beverages index--food away from
 home and alcoholic beverages--increased 0.2 and 0.3 percent, respectively.
      
      The index for housing, which rose 0.1 percent in February, increased
 0.2 percent in March.  The index for shelter increased 0.4 percent in
 March, the same as in February.  Within shelter, the indexes for rent and
 owners' equivalent rent each increased 0.4 percent and the index for
 lodging away from home rose 0.8 percent.  (Prior to seasonal adjustment,
 the index for lodging away from home increased 5.2 percent.)  The index
 for fuels and utilities declined 0.9 percent, following a 1.1 percent drop
 in February.  Declines in the indexes for natural gas and for fuel oil
 more than offset a small increase in charges for electricity.   The index
 for natural gas, which declined 4.5 percent in February, fell 4.3 percent
 in March.  The index for fuel oil declined for the sixth consecutive month-
 -down 0.3 percent in March.  The index for electricity rose 0.5 percent.
 During the last 12 months, charges for natural gas and for electricity
 have increased 21.9 and 14.9 percent, respectively, and fuel oil prices
 have risen 18.5 percent.  The index for household furnishings and
 operations, which was unchanged in February, increased 0.1 percent in
 March.
      
      The transportation index increased 0.9 percent in March after
 declining 0.2 percent in February, reflecting an upturn in gasoline
 prices.  The index for gasoline, which declined 1.0 percent in February,
 advanced 3.6 percent in March and accounted for virtually all of the
 transportation increase in March.  The index for new vehicles declined 0.1
 percent in March and was 0.2 percent lower than in March 2005.  The index
 for used cars and trucks increased 0.4 percent in March.  The index for
 public transportation declined 0.3 percent in March.  (Prior to seasonal
 adjustment, the index for public transportation rose 0.6 percent as an
 increase in airline fares more than offset declines in the index for other
 intercity transportation.)  Airline fares increased 1.1 percent in March,
 following increases of 1.2 percent in each of the first two months of the
 year.
      
      The index for apparel rose 1.0 percent in March, following a 1.0
 percent decrease in February.  (Prior to seasonal adjustment, apparel
 prices rose 4.6 percent, reflecting the continued introduction of spring-
 summer wear.  Prices for women's apparel registered the largest advance--
 up 9.1 percent.)
      
      Medical care costs rose 0.4 percent in March and are 4.1 percent
 higher than a year ago.  The index for medical care commodities--
 prescription drugs, nonprescription drugs, and medical supplies--increased
 0.4 percent.   The index for medical care services also rose 0.4 percent
 in March.  The indexes for professional services and for hospital and
 related services increased 0.4 and 0.6 percent, respectively.
      .
      The index for recreation, which rose 0.1 percent in February,
 increased 0.4 percent in March.  Two-thirds of the March advance was
 accounted for by a 1.3 percent increase in charges for cable and satellite
 television and radio service.  The index for newspapers and magazines rose
 1.5 percent.
      
      The index for education and communication rose 0.2 percent in March.
 Educational costs increased 0.5 percent, reflecting in part an increase in
 educational books and supplies.  Communication costs declined 0.1 percent,
 reflecting a decrease in telephone service charges.  A 0.1 percent
 increase in local land-line telephone charges was more than offset by a
 0.7 percent decrease in long distance land-line telephone charges.  The
 index for information technology, hardware and services was unchanged as a
 1.4 percent increase in the index for internet services and electronic
 information providers was offset by declines in the indexes for personal
 computers and peripheral equipment, for computer software and accessories,
 and for telephone hardware.
      
      The index for other goods and services rose 0.2 percent in March;
 increases in the indexes for tobacco and smoking products and for
 financial services accounted for over 90 percent of the advance.  Prices
 for tobacco and smoking products rose 0.6 percent.  The index for
 financial services increased 1.6 percent, largely as a result of a 2.4
 percent increase in charges for tax return preparation and other
 accounting fees.
      
 
 
 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 0.5 percent in March.
 

 Table B.  Percent changes in CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical
           Workers (CPI-W)
                                  Seasonally adjusted              
                                                        Compound      Un-
                                                                   adjusted
    Expenditure        Changes from preceding month    annual rate    12-
                                                                      mos.
      Category             2005              2006         3-mos.     ended
                                                          ended
                    Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar.   Mar. '06  Mar. '06
 All Items          1.4    .2  -.8  -.1   .7   .0   .5     4.6       3.6
  Food and beverages .2    .3   .3   .2   .4   .1   .1     2.5       2.5
  Housing            .6    .9   .4   .1   .5   .1   .2     3.3       4.1
  Apparel           -.4   -.2   .0  -.3   .0  -.7  1.1     1.7      -1.1
  Transportation    5.3  -1.3 -5.2  -.7  1.8  -.3  1.1    11.1       5.4
  Medical care       .3    .6   .6   .2   .1   .3   .5     3.7       4.0
  Recreation         .4    .3  -.2   .0   .0   .1   .4     1.9       1.3
  Education and                                                         
    communication    .7   -.1   .4   .1   .4   .1   .2     2.9       2.1
  Other goods and                                                     
    services         .3    .0   .3   .4   .3   .1   .3     3.0       3.1
  Special Indexes                                                       
   Energy          12.1   -.3 -8.7 -2.1  5.0 -1.3  1.4    22.1      17.1
   Food              .2    .3   .3   .2   .4   .1   .1     2.3       2.5
   All Items less                                                       
     food and energy .1    .3   .2   .2   .2   .2   .4     2.9       2.1
  


     Consumer Price Index data for April are scheduled for release on
 Wednesday, May 17, 2006, at 8:30 A.M. (EDT).
     

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 CPI (Old Weights)
 
      For the first six months of 2006, BLS also will calculate Old Weights
 CPI-U and Old Weights CPI-W based on the 2001-02 expenditure pattern used
 in the CPI from 2004 through 2005.  These Old Weight data are contained in
 tables 1(OW)-4(OW).  From February to March, the Old Weight CPI-U rose 0.7
 percent and the Old Weight CPI-W rose 0.6 percent.  Note these series are
 not seasonally adjusted.
 

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 Brief Explanation of the CPI

      The Consumer Price Index (CPI) is a measure of the average change in
 prices over time of goods and services purchased by households.  The
 Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes CPIs for two population groups:  (1)
 the CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W), which covers
 households of wage earners and clerical workers that comprise
 approximately 32 percent of the total population and (2) the CPI for All
 Urban Consumers (CPI-U) and the Chained CPI for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-
 U), which cover approximately 87 percent of the total population and
 include in addition to wage earners and clerical worker households, groups
 such as professional, managerial, and technical workers, the self-
 employed, short-term workers, the unemployed, and retirees and others not
 in the labor force.
 
      The CPIs are based on prices of food, clothing, shelter, and fuels,
 transportation fares, charges for doctors' and dentists' services, drugs,
 and other goods and services that people buy for day-to-day living.
 Prices are collected in 87 urban areas across the country from about
 50,000 housing units and approximately 23,000 retail establishments-
 department stores, supermarkets, hospitals, filling stations, and other
 types of stores and service establishments.  All taxes directly associated
 with the purchase and use of items are included in the index.  Prices of
 fuels and a few other items are obtained every month in all 87 locations.
 Prices of most other commodities and services are collected every month in
 the three largest geographic areas and every other month in other areas.
 Prices of most goods and services are obtained by personal visits or
 telephone calls of the Bureau's trained representatives.
 
      In calculating the index, price changes for the various items in each
 location are averaged together with weights, which represent their
 importance in the spending of the appropriate population group.  Local
 data are then combined to obtain a U.S. city average.  For the CPI-U and
 CPI-W separate indexes are also published by size of city, by region of
 the country, for cross-classifications of regions and population-size
 classes, and for 27 local areas.  Area indexes do not measure differences
 in the level of prices among cities; they only measure the average change
 in prices for each area since the base period.  For the C-CPI-U data are
 issued only at the national level.  It is important to note that the CPI-U
 and CPI-W are considered final when released, but the C-CPI-U is issued in
 preliminary form and subject to two annual revisions.
 
      The index measures price change from a designed reference date.  For
 the CPI-U and the CPI-W the reference base is 1982-84 equals 100.0. The
 reference base for the C-CPI-U is December 1999 equals 100.
 An increase of 16.5 percent from the reference base, for example, is shown
 as 116.5.  This change can also be expressed in dollars as follows:  the
 price of a base period market basket of goods and services in the CPI has
 risen from $10 in 1982-84 to $11.65.
 
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 http://www.bls.gov/cpi/ or contact our CPI Information and Analysis
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       Calculating Index Changes
 
            Movements of the indexes from one month to another are
       usually expressed as percent changes rather than changes in index 
       points, because index point changes are affected by the level of 
       the index in relation to its base period while percent changes are 
       not.  The example below illustrates the computation of index point 
       and percent changes.
       
            Percent changes for 3-month and 6-month periods are expressed 
       as annual rates and are computed according to the standard formula 
       for compound growth rates.  These data indicate what the percent 
       change would be if the current rate were maintained for a 12-month 
       period.
       
         
                    Index Point Change
       
       CPI   					115.7
       Less previous index    			111.2
       Equals index point change  		4.5
       
       
                    Percent Change
       
       Index point difference			4.5
       Divided by the previous index		111.2
       Equals					0.040
       Results multiplied by one hundred	0.040 x 100
       Equals percent change			4.0


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 Regions Defined
 
 The states in the four regions shown in Tables 3 and 6 are listed below.
 
 The Northeast--Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York,
 New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont.

 The Midwest--Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota,
 Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin.

 The South--Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky,
 Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South
 Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of
 Columbia.

 The West--Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana,
 Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming.


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 A Note on Seasonally Adjusted and Unadjusted Data
   
   Because price data are used for different purposes by different groups,
 the Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes seasonally adjusted as well as
 unadjusted changes each month.
   
   For analyzing general price trends in the economy, seasonally adjusted
 changes are usually preferred since they eliminate the effect of changes
 that normally occur at the same time and in about the same magnitude every
 year--such as price movements resulting from changing climatic conditions,
 production cycles, model changeovers, holidays, and sales.
   
   The unadjusted data are of primary interest to consumers concerned about
 the prices they actually pay.  Unadjusted data also are used extensively
 for escalation purposes.  Many collective bargaining contract agreements
 and pension plans, for example, tie compensation changes to the Consumer
 Price Index unadjusted for seasonal variation.
   
   Seasonal factors used in computing the seasonally adjusted indexes are
 derived by the X-12-ARIMA Seasonal Adjustment Method.  Seasonally adjusted
 indexes and seasonal factors are computed annually.  Each year, the last 5
 years of seasonally adjusted data are revised.  Data from January 2001
 through December 2005 were replaced in January 2006.  Exceptions to the
 usual revision schedule were: the updated seasonal data at the end of 1977
 replaced data from 1967 through 1977; and, in January 2002, dependently
 seasonally adjusted series were revised for January 1987-December 2001 as
 a result of a change in the aggregation weights for dependently adjusted
 series. For further information, please see "Aggregation of Dependently
 Adjusted Seasonally Adjusted Series," in the October 2001 issue of the CPI
 Detailed Report.
   
   The seasonal movement of All items and 54 other aggregations is derived
 by combining the seasonal movement of 73 selected components.  Each year
 the seasonal status of every series is reevaluated based upon certain
 statistical criteria.  If any of the 73 components change their seasonal
 adjustment status from seasonally adjusted to not seasonally adjusted, not
 seasonally adjusted data will be used for the last 5 years, but the
 seasonally adjusted indexes will be used before that period.  Note: 43 of
 the 73 components are seasonally adjusted for 2006.
   
   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, Utility (piped) 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  sharp
 rises in the price of coffee futures.  The procedure was used to account
 for unusual butter fat supply reductions, changes in milk supply, and
 large swings in soybean oil inventories affecting the Fats and oils
 series.  For Dairy products, it mitigated the effects of significant
 changes in milk, butter and cheese production levels.  For Fresh vegetable
 series, the method was used to account for the effects of hurricane-
 related disruptions.  For Electricity, it was used to offset an increase
 in demand due to warmer than expected weather, increased rates to conserve
 supplies, and declining natural gas inventories.  For New vehicle series,
 the procedure was used to offset the effects of a model changeover
 combined with financing incentives.
   
        For additional information on seasonal adjustment in the CPI,
 please write to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Division of Consumer
 Prices and Price Indexes, Washington, DC 20212 or contact Daniel Chow on
 (202) 691-6968 by e-mail at Chow.Daniel@bls.gov.  If you have general
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 Table 1. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity
 and service group

 (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                   Unadjusted                           
                                                 Relative   Unadjusted indexes percent change to   Seasonally adjusted  
                                               importance,                      Mar. 2006 from-    percent change from- 
                     CPI-U                       December                                                               
                                                   2005       Feb.      Mar.                                            
                                                              2006      2006     Mar.     Feb.   Dec. to Jan. to Feb. to
                                                                                 2005     2006     Jan.    Feb.    Mar. 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                        
             Expenditure category                                                                                       
                                                                                                                        
 All items....................................    100.000     198.7     199.8      3.4      0.6     0.7     0.1     0.4 
 All items (1967=100).........................          -     595.2     598.6        -        -       -       -       - 
                                                                                                                        
  Food and beverages..........................     15.051     194.4     194.5      2.6      0.1     0.5     0.2     0.1 
   Food.......................................     13.942     194.0     194.0      2.6      0.0     0.5     0.1     0.1 
    Food at home..............................      7.988     192.6     192.3      2.2     -0.2     0.5    -0.1    -0.1 
     Cereals and bakery products..............      1.098     210.3     210.9      1.2      0.3     0.5    -0.3     0.3 
     Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs...........      2.133     185.4     185.9      0.9      0.3     0.1    -0.3     0.3 
     Dairy and related products...............       .852     183.4     183.0      0.9     -0.2     0.5    -0.2     0.1 
     Fruits and vegetables....................      1.219     253.4     248.5      6.3     -1.9     1.7     0.7    -1.7 
     Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage                                                                                
         materials............................       .910     147.3     148.0      3.1      0.5     0.3    -0.2     0.7 
     Other food at home.......................      1.777     169.1     169.2      2.1      0.1     0.5    -0.1     0.1 
      Sugar and sweets........................       .302     167.3     170.1      4.6      1.7     0.2    -1.7     1.9 
      Fats and oils...........................       .231     170.4     168.5      0.9     -1.1     1.4     0.2    -1.4 
      Other foods (1).........................      1.244     184.7     184.5      1.8     -0.1     0.5     0.2    -0.1 
       Other miscellaneous foods (1) (2)......       .328     113.4     113.0      1.0     -0.4     0.2     0.7    -0.4 
    Food away from home (1)...................      5.953     197.2     197.6      3.1      0.2     0.3     0.3     0.2 
     Other food away from home (2)............       .277     134.7     135.2      4.5      0.4     0.2     0.3     0.4 
   Alcoholic beverages (1)....................      1.109     199.5     200.1      2.2      0.3     0.8     0.8     0.3 
                                                                                                                        
  Housing.....................................     42.380     200.5     201.3      3.7      0.4     0.5     0.1     0.2 
   Shelter....................................     32.260     228.3     229.9      2.5      0.7     0.1     0.4     0.4 
    Rent of primary residence (3).............      5.832     221.6     222.3      3.2      0.3     0.1     0.3     0.4 
    Lodging away from home (2)................      2.611     133.4     140.4      1.5      5.2     0.5     0.6     0.8 
    Owners' equivalent rent of primary                                                                                  
        residence (3) (4).....................     23.442     234.1     234.9      2.7      0.3     0.2     0.3     0.4 
    Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)..       .375     116.2     116.2     -2.4      0.0    -0.2     0.3     0.0 
   Fuels and utilities........................      5.371     194.6     192.3     15.4     -1.2     3.4    -1.1    -0.9 
    Fuels.....................................      4.494     177.5     174.8     17.8     -1.5     3.8    -1.4    -1.0 
     Fuel oil and other fuels.................       .339     230.5     230.4     17.9      0.0    -1.2    -2.8     0.4 
     Gas (piped) and electricity (3)..........      4.155     182.8     179.9     17.8     -1.6     4.2    -1.3    -1.1 
    Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                
        services (2)..........................       .877     135.0     135.1      4.8      0.1     0.7     0.8    -0.2 
   Household furnishings and operations.......      4.749     126.8     126.7      0.5     -0.1    -0.3     0.0     0.1 
    Household operations (1) (2)..............       .779     135.0     134.9      5.1     -0.1     0.6     0.7    -0.1 
                                                                                                                        
  Apparel.....................................      3.786     116.6     122.0     -1.2      4.6     0.3    -1.0     1.0 
   Men's and boys' apparel....................       .915     112.7     116.2     -2.8      3.1     0.2    -1.0     0.5 
   Women's and girls' apparel.................      1.612     106.3     115.0     -1.8      8.2    -0.6    -1.3     2.2 
   Infants' and toddlers' apparel.............       .183     116.6     118.7     -0.3      1.8     0.2     1.7    -0.2 
   Footwear...................................       .759     122.8     125.4      2.1      2.1     2.1    -0.7     0.4 
                                                                                                                        
  Transportation..............................     17.415     175.8     177.4      5.1      0.9     1.8    -0.2     0.9 
   Private transportation.....................     16.329     171.9     173.5      5.0      0.9     1.8    -0.2     1.0 
    New and used motor vehicles (2)...........      7.858      96.2      96.0      0.4     -0.2     0.3     0.1    -0.1 
     New vehicles.............................      5.155     139.3     138.8     -0.2     -0.4     0.6     0.1    -0.1 
     Used cars and trucks (1).................      1.799     139.5     140.0      1.7      0.4     0.1     0.1     0.4 
    Motor fuel................................      4.191     198.1     205.8     17.0      3.9     6.2    -0.9     3.6 
     Gasoline (all types).....................      4.148     197.0     204.7     17.0      3.9     6.4    -1.0     3.6 
    Motor vehicle parts and equipment (1).....       .362     114.9     115.4      4.1      0.4     0.4     0.4     0.4 
    Motor vehicle maintenance and repair......      1.131     212.9     213.4      4.3      0.2     0.2     0.9     0.3 
   Public transportation......................      1.087     221.3     222.6      5.9      0.6     1.3    -0.2    -0.3 
                                                                                                                        
  Medical care................................      6.220     332.1     333.8      4.1      0.5     0.1     0.5     0.4 
   Medical care commodities...................      1.457     283.1     284.3      4.1      0.4     0.4     0.3     0.4 
   Medical care services......................      4.764     346.1     348.0      4.1      0.5     0.0     0.5     0.4 
    Professional services.....................      2.815     286.5     287.8      2.9      0.5    -0.3     0.2     0.4 
    Hospital and related services (3).........      1.576     460.4     463.3      5.9      0.6     0.7     1.1     0.6 
                                                                                                                        
  Recreation (2)..............................      5.637     110.2     110.6      1.5      0.4     0.0     0.1     0.4 
   Video and audio (2)........................      1.783     104.3     105.2      0.6      0.9    -0.2    -0.2     0.9 
                                                                                                                        
  Education and communication (2).............      6.047     115.7     115.6      2.6     -0.1     0.4     0.2     0.2 
   Education (2)..............................      2.967     158.4     158.4      6.1      0.0     0.7     0.3     0.5 
    Educational books and supplies............       .196     382.0     383.1      6.2      0.3     0.5     0.1     0.5 
    Tuition, other school fees, and childcare.      2.771     457.2     457.2      6.1      0.0     0.7     0.3     0.5 
   Communication (2)..........................      3.080      84.5      84.4     -0.9     -0.1     0.2     0.0    -0.1 
    Information and information processing (1)                                                                          
        (2)...................................      2.895      82.0      81.9     -1.4     -0.1    -0.1    -0.1    -0.1 
     Telephone services (1) (2)...............      2.245      95.2      95.0      0.0     -0.2     0.0     0.0    -0.2 
     Information technology, hardware and                                                                               
         services (1) (5).....................       .650      13.0      13.0     -7.1      0.0    -0.8     0.0     0.0 
      Personal computers and peripheral                                                                                 
          equipment (1) (2)...................       .236      11.5      11.4    -14.9     -0.9    -0.9    -0.9    -0.9 
                                                                                                                        
  Other goods and services....................      3.463     319.1     320.0      2.8      0.3     0.3     0.1     0.2 
   Tobacco and smoking products (1)...........       .710     515.9     519.0      4.5      0.6     0.4     0.2     0.6 
   Personal care..............................      2.752     188.6     189.1      2.4      0.3     0.2     0.1     0.1 
    Personal care products (1)................       .710     155.6     155.2      1.4     -0.3     0.3    -0.1    -0.3 
    Personal care services (1)................       .675     207.9     208.5      2.6      0.3    -0.1     0.7     0.3 
    Miscellaneous personal services...........      1.172     309.3     310.9      3.4      0.5     0.3     0.1     0.5 
                                                                                                                        
          Commodity and service group                                                                                   
                                                                                                                        
 Commodities..................................     40.790     161.4     162.8      2.9      0.9     0.9    -0.1     0.6 
  Food and beverages..........................     15.051     194.4     194.5      2.6      0.1     0.5     0.2     0.1 
  Commodities less food and beverages.........     25.739     142.8     144.7      3.1      1.3     1.1    -0.3     0.8 
   Nondurables less food and beverages........     14.163     169.1     173.3      5.9      2.5     2.3    -1.8     0.8 
    Apparel...................................      3.786     116.6     122.0     -1.2      4.6     0.3    -1.0     1.0 
    Nondurables less food, beverages, and                                                                               
        apparel...............................     10.377     205.7     209.3      8.6      1.8     2.5    -0.3     1.8 
   Durables...................................     11.576     115.3     115.1     -0.5     -0.2     0.1    -0.1     0.0 
 Services.....................................     59.210     235.7     236.6      3.8      0.4     0.5     0.2     0.2 
  Rent of shelter (4).........................     31.884     237.8     239.6      2.5      0.8     0.1     0.4     0.3 
  Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)....       .375     116.2     116.2     -2.4      0.0    -0.2     0.3     0.0 
  Gas (piped) and electricity (3).............      4.155     182.8     179.9     17.8     -1.6     4.2    -1.3    -1.1 
  Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                  
      services (2)............................       .877     135.0     135.1      4.8      0.1     0.7     0.8    -0.2 
  Household operations (1) (2)................       .779     135.0     134.9      5.1     -0.1     0.6     0.7    -0.1 
  Transportation services.....................      5.707     228.7     228.8      2.5      0.0     0.4     0.0    -0.1 
  Medical care services.......................      4.764     346.1     348.0      4.1      0.5     0.0     0.5     0.4 
  Other services..............................     10.669     273.9     274.6      3.2      0.3     0.3     0.2     0.4 
                                                                                                                        
                Special indexes                                                                                         
                                                                                                                        
 All items less food..........................     86.058     199.5     200.8      3.5      0.7     0.7     0.1     0.4 
 All items less shelter.......................     67.740     189.4     190.3      3.9      0.5     0.9    -0.1     0.4 
 All items less medical care..................     93.780     191.9     193.0      3.3      0.6     0.7     0.0     0.4 
 Commodities less food........................     26.848     144.9     146.8      3.0      1.3     1.1    -0.3     0.8 
 Nondurables less food........................     15.272     171.0     175.0      5.7      2.3     2.2    -1.7     0.8 
 Nondurables less food and apparel............     11.486     204.2     207.5      8.0      1.6     2.3    -0.1     1.6 
 Nondurables..................................     29.214     182.2     184.4      4.2      1.2     1.5    -0.9     0.5 
 Services less rent of shelter (4)............     27.325     251.0     250.9      5.2      0.0     0.9    -0.1     0.0 
 Services less medical care services..........     54.446     226.5     227.3      3.7      0.4     0.5     0.0     0.2 
 Energy.......................................      8.685     186.4     188.6     17.3      1.2     5.0    -1.2     1.3 
 All items less energy........................     91.315     201.6     202.6      2.2      0.5     0.2     0.2     0.2 
  All items less food and energy..............     77.373     203.6     204.9      2.1      0.6     0.2     0.1     0.3 
   Commodities less food and energy                                                                                     
       commodities............................     22.319     140.3     141.5      0.3      0.9     0.2    -0.1     0.3 
    Energy commodities........................      4.530     201.1     208.3     17.0      3.6     5.7    -1.0     3.3 
   Services less energy services..............     55.055     241.1     242.4      2.8      0.5     0.2     0.3     0.3 
 Purchasing power of the consumer dollar                                                                                
     (1982-84=$1.00)..........................          -    $ .503    $ .500        -        -       -       -       - 
 Purchasing power of the consumer dollar                                                                                
     (1967=$1.00).............................          -    $ .168    $ .167        -        -       -       -       - 

   1 Not seasonally adjusted.
   2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
   3 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator.  All other item stratum index series were calculated
 using a geometric means estimator.
   4 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.
   5 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.
   - Data not available.
 NOTE:  Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

 Table 2. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, by expenditure
 category and commodity and service group

 (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                                 Seasonally adjusted indexes    Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent 
                                                                                               change for               
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                     CPI-U                                                           3 months ended--         6 months  
                                                                                                              ended--   
                                                 Dec.    Jan.    Feb.    Mar.                                           
                                                 2005    2006    2006    2006                                           
                                                                                June   Sep.   Dec.   Mar.   Sep.   Mar. 
                                                                                2005   2005   2005   2006   2005   2006 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                        
             Expenditure category                                                                                       
                                                                                                                        
 All items....................................  197.7   199.0   199.1   199.8    1.5   10.1   -1.8    4.3    5.7    1.2 
                                                                                                                        
  Food and beverages..........................  193.1   194.0   194.3   194.4    3.0    2.1    2.3    2.7    2.5    2.5 
   Food.......................................  192.7   193.6   193.8   193.9    3.4    1.9    2.5    2.5    2.7    2.5 
    Food at home..............................  191.4   192.4   192.3   192.2    3.4    1.3    2.3    1.7    2.4    2.0 
     Cereals and bakery products..............  209.9   211.0   210.3   210.9    0.0    0.2    2.3    1.9    0.1    2.1 
     Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs...........  185.7   185.8   185.3   185.9    2.0   -0.9    2.0    0.4    0.5    1.2 
     Dairy and related products...............  182.5   183.4   183.1   183.2    2.4   -2.4    2.0    1.5    0.0    1.8 
     Fruits and vegetables....................  247.2   251.5   253.2   248.8   10.5    7.0    5.5    2.6    8.7    4.1 
     Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage                                                                                
         materials............................  146.1   146.5   146.2   147.2    4.3    3.4    1.4    3.0    3.8    2.2 
     Other food at home.......................  168.1   169.0   168.8   169.0    3.4    1.7    1.2    2.2    2.6    1.7 
      Sugar and sweets........................  169.0   169.3   166.5   169.7    7.9    1.2    7.9    1.7    4.5    4.8 
      Fats and oils...........................  167.1   169.4   169.8   167.5   -1.7    8.2   -3.5    1.0    3.2   -1.3 
      Other foods (1).........................  183.3   184.3   184.7   184.5    3.6    0.4    0.4    2.6    2.0    1.5 
       Other miscellaneous foods (1) (2)......  112.4   112.6   113.4   113.0   -5.9    4.8    3.3    2.2   -0.7    2.7 
    Food away from home (1)...................  196.0   196.6   197.2   197.6    3.2    2.9    2.9    3.3    3.0    3.1 
     Other food away from home (2)............  133.9   134.2   134.6   135.2    7.0    4.3    2.7    3.9    5.6    3.3 
   Alcoholic beverages (1)....................  196.4   198.0   199.5   200.1    0.4    1.4   -0.4    7.8    0.9    3.6 
                                                                                                                        
  Housing.....................................  199.7   200.6   200.8   201.3    1.7    4.4    6.0    3.2    3.0    4.6 
   Shelter....................................  227.2   227.4   228.2   229.2    1.1    1.1    4.5    3.6    1.1    4.0 
    Rent of primary residence (3).............  220.4   220.7   221.4   222.3    3.0    3.0    3.3    3.5    3.0    3.4 
    Lodging away from home (2)................  132.8   133.4   134.2   135.3  -10.6   -9.5   21.5    7.7  -10.1   14.4 
    Owners' equivalent rent of primary                                                                                  
        residence (3) (4).....................  232.7   233.2   233.9   234.9    2.3    2.3    2.6    3.8    2.3    3.2 
    Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)..  116.1   115.9   116.2   116.2   -3.3   -4.7   -1.7    0.3   -4.0   -0.7 
   Fuels and utilities........................  193.5   200.0   197.9   196.1    8.0   31.0   18.9    5.5   18.9   12.0 
    Fuels.....................................  176.8   183.6   181.0   179.1    8.7   38.0   22.1    5.3   22.5   13.4 
     Fuel oil and other fuels.................  230.7   227.9   221.6   222.4   19.0  119.2  -14.2  -13.6   61.5  -13.9 
     Gas (piped) and electricity (3)..........  182.1   189.8   187.3   185.2    7.9   32.6   25.9    7.0   19.6   16.1 
    Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                
        services (2)..........................  133.1   134.0   135.1   134.8    4.7    4.1    5.3    5.2    4.4    5.2 
   Household furnishings and operations.......  126.8   126.4   126.4   126.5    0.0    0.3    2.6   -0.9    0.2    0.8 
    Household operations (1) (2)..............  133.3   134.1   135.0   134.9    5.7    2.8    7.2    4.9    4.3    6.0 
                                                                                                                        
  Apparel.....................................  118.7   119.1   117.9   119.1   -4.2    0.0   -2.0    1.4   -2.1   -0.3 
   Men's and boys' apparel....................  114.6   114.8   113.6   114.2   -5.0   -3.4   -1.4   -1.4   -4.2   -1.4 
   Women's and girls' apparel.................  110.2   109.5   108.1   110.5   -6.9   -2.2    0.7    1.1   -4.6    0.9 
   Infants' and toddlers' apparel.............  114.8   115.0   117.0   116.8    2.1   -9.8    0.0    7.2   -4.1    3.5 
   Footwear...................................  122.2   124.8   123.9   124.4    2.0    5.7   -6.0    7.4    3.8    0.5 
                                                                                                                        
  Transportation..............................  174.1   177.2   176.9   178.5    0.7   44.8  -24.2   10.5   20.8   -8.5 
   Private transportation.....................  170.2   173.3   172.9   174.6    0.0   47.6  -25.5   10.7   21.5   -9.2 
    New and used motor vehicles (2)...........   95.4    95.7    95.8    95.7    2.1    0.4   -2.1    1.3    1.3   -0.4 
     New vehicles.............................  137.4   138.2   138.3   138.2    0.0   -4.3    1.2    2.3   -2.2    1.8 
     Used cars and trucks (1).................  139.2   139.3   139.5   140.0    6.5    4.7   -6.3    2.3    5.6   -2.1 
    Motor fuel................................  194.1   206.2   204.4   211.7   -5.0  267.4  -62.1   41.5   86.8  -26.8 
     Gasoline (all types).....................  193.0   205.4   203.3   210.6   -5.0  269.7  -62.4   41.8   87.4  -26.9 
    Motor vehicle parts and equipment (1).....  114.0   114.4   114.9   115.4    1.1    5.5    4.7    5.0    3.3    4.8 
    Motor vehicle maintenance and repair......  210.4   210.8   212.7   213.4    3.4    4.7    3.1    5.8    4.0    4.5 
   Public transportation......................  222.3   225.1   224.6   223.9   12.7    5.6    2.7    2.9    9.1    2.8 
                                                                                                                        
  Medical care................................  329.4   329.8   331.4   332.8    3.5    3.3    5.3    4.2    3.4    4.7 
   Medical care commodities...................  281.1   282.3   283.1   284.3    3.1    3.4    5.1    4.6    3.2    4.9 
   Medical care services......................  343.2   343.3   345.1   346.6    3.8    3.3    5.3    4.0    3.5    4.7 
    Professional services.....................  286.3   285.3   285.9   287.0    3.5    3.2    4.0    1.0    3.3    2.5 
    Hospital and related services (3).........  449.7   452.7   457.7   460.5    3.8    2.9    7.2   10.0    3.3    8.5 
                                                                                                                        
  Recreation (2)..............................  110.0   110.0   110.1   110.5    0.4    3.0    0.7    1.8    1.7    1.3 
   Video and audio (2)........................  104.4   104.2   104.0   104.9   -4.5    6.4   -1.1    1.9    0.8    0.4 
                                                                                                                        
  Education and communication (2).............  115.0   115.5   115.7   115.9    1.8    2.8    2.5    3.2    2.3    2.8 
   Education (2)..............................  156.8   157.9   158.3   159.1    6.8    5.9    5.8    6.0    6.4    5.9 
    Educational books and supplies............  376.9   378.9   379.4   381.2    5.7    7.8    6.7    4.6    6.7    5.7 
    Tuition, other school fees, and childcare.  452.7   455.8   457.2   459.5    6.7    5.9    5.8    6.1    6.3    6.0 
   Communication (2)..........................   84.3    84.5    84.5    84.4   -2.8    0.0   -1.4    0.5   -1.4   -0.5 
    Information and information processing (1)                                                                          
        (2)...................................   82.2    82.1    82.0    81.9   -3.3    0.0   -1.0   -1.5   -1.7   -1.2 
     Telephone services (1) (2)...............   95.2    95.2    95.2    95.0   -1.7    2.1    0.4   -0.8    0.2   -0.2 
     Information technology, hardware and                                                                               
         services (1) (5).....................   13.1    13.0    13.0    13.0  -10.9   -8.5   -5.9   -3.0   -9.8   -4.5 
      Personal computers and peripheral                                                                                 
          equipment (1) (2)...................   11.7    11.6    11.5    11.4  -11.4  -19.9  -18.1   -9.9  -15.7  -14.1 
                                                                                                                        
  Other goods and services....................  317.7   318.5   318.8   319.5    1.8    3.8    3.2    2.3    2.8    2.7 
   Tobacco and smoking products (1)...........  513.1   515.1   515.9   519.0    1.0   10.3    2.4    4.7    5.5    3.5 
   Personal care..............................  187.9   188.3   188.5   188.7    2.2    2.0    3.5    1.7    2.1    2.6 
    Personal care products (1)................  155.4   155.8   155.6   155.2    3.4    1.3    1.6   -0.5    2.4    0.5 
    Personal care services (1)................  206.6   206.4   207.9   208.5   -0.6    3.2    4.0    3.7    1.3    3.8 
    Miscellaneous personal services...........  307.6   308.5   308.9   310.3    3.5    2.9    3.6    3.6    3.2    3.6 
                                                                                                                        
          Commodity and service group                                                                                   
                                                                                                                        
 Commodities..................................  160.7   162.1   161.9   162.8    0.8   18.9  -11.1    5.3    9.4   -3.2 
  Food and beverages..........................  193.1   194.0   194.3   194.4    3.0    2.1    2.3    2.7    2.5    2.5 
  Commodities less food and beverages.........  142.3   143.9   143.5   144.7   -0.9   30.4  -18.4    6.9   13.7   -6.6 
   Nondurables less food and beverages........  170.0   173.9   170.8   172.1    4.8   46.3  -21.8    5.0   23.8   -9.4 
    Apparel...................................  118.7   119.1   117.9   119.1   -4.2    0.0   -2.0    1.4   -2.1   -0.3 
    Nondurables less food, beverages, and                                                                               
        apparel...............................  203.4   208.5   207.9   211.6   -0.2   84.4  -35.4   17.1   35.7  -13.0 
   Durables...................................  114.8   114.9   114.8   114.8    0.0   -0.7   -1.4    0.0   -0.3   -0.7 
 Services.....................................  234.4   235.5   236.0   236.5    2.1    4.1    5.3    3.6    3.1    4.5 
  Rent of shelter (4).........................  236.6   236.9   237.8   238.6    0.9    1.2    4.3    3.4    1.0    3.9 
  Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)....  116.1   115.9   116.2   116.2   -3.3   -4.7   -1.7    0.3   -4.0   -0.7 
  Gas (piped) and electricity (3).............  182.1   189.8   187.3   185.2    7.9   32.6   25.9    7.0   19.6   16.1 
  Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                  
      services (2)............................  133.1   134.0   135.1   134.8    4.7    4.1    5.3    5.2    4.4    5.2 
  Household operations (1) (2)................  133.3   134.1   135.0   134.9    5.7    2.8    7.2    4.9    4.3    6.0 
  Transportation services.....................  228.3   229.1   229.0   228.8    4.0    4.3    0.9    0.9    4.2    0.9 
  Medical care services.......................  343.2   343.3   345.1   346.6    3.8    3.3    5.3    4.0    3.5    4.7 
  Other services..............................  272.4   273.1   273.7   274.7    2.0    4.1    3.3    3.4    3.0    3.4 
                                                                                                                        
                Special indexes                                                                                         
                                                                                                                        
 All items less food..........................  198.6   199.9   200.0   200.8    1.2   11.4   -2.4    4.5    6.2    1.0 
 All items less shelter.......................  188.4   190.1   189.9   190.6    2.0   14.4   -4.5    4.8    8.0    0.0 
 All items less medical care..................  191.0   192.3   192.3   193.0    1.5   10.2   -2.1    4.3    5.8    1.0 
 Commodities less food........................  144.4   146.0   145.6   146.8   -0.8   29.2  -17.7    6.8   13.2   -6.2 
 Nondurables less food........................  171.6   175.4   172.5   173.8    4.4   43.1  -20.8    5.2   22.3   -8.7 
 Nondurables less food and apparel............  202.0   206.6   206.3   209.6   -0.2   75.9  -33.0   15.9   32.5  -11.9 
 Nondurables..................................  181.8   184.6   182.9   183.9    3.9   22.3  -11.2    4.7   12.7   -3.6 
 Services less rent of shelter (4)............  249.5   251.7   251.5   251.4    4.6    6.8    6.2    3.1    5.7    4.6 
 Services less medical care services..........  225.4   226.6   226.7   227.1    2.6    3.9    5.3    3.1    3.2    4.2 
 Energy.......................................  184.3   193.5   191.2   193.6    1.5  134.3  -34.7   21.8   54.2  -10.8 
 All items less energy........................  200.7   201.1   201.5   202.0    1.6    1.6    2.8    2.6    1.6    2.7 
  All items less food and energy..............  202.8   203.2   203.5   204.2    1.2    1.8    2.6    2.8    1.5    2.7 
   Commodities less food and energy                                                                                     
       commodities............................  140.2   140.5   140.3   140.7   -0.3    0.0   -0.3    1.4   -0.1    0.6 
    Energy commodities........................  197.3   208.6   206.5   213.4   -3.7  255.4  -60.0   36.9   85.0  -26.0 
   Services less energy services..............  239.8   240.2   241.0   241.8    1.9    2.2    3.9    3.4    2.1    3.7 

   1 Not seasonally adjusted.
   2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
   3 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator.  All other item stratum index series were calculated
 using a geometric means estimator.
   4 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.
   5 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.
 NOTE:  Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

 Table 3. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Selected areas, all items index 

 (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                All items                                  
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
                                               Prici-           Indexes             Percent change to    Percent change to 
                     CPI-U                       ng                                  Mar. 2006 from--      Feb. 2006 from--  
                                               sched-                                                                      
                                                 ule   Dec.   Jan.   Feb.   Mar.                                           
                                                 (1)   2005   2006   2006   2006   Mar.   Jan.   Feb.   Feb.   Dec.   Jan. 
                                                                                   2005   2006   2006   2005   2005   2006 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                           
 U.S. city average............................   M    196.8  198.3  198.7  199.8    3.4    0.8    0.6    3.6    1.0    0.2 
                                                                                                                           
            Region and area size(2)                                                                                        
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
 Northeast urban..............................   M    209.0  211.0  211.6  212.8    3.3    0.9    0.6    3.9    1.2    0.3 
   Size A - More than 1,500,000...............   M    211.3  213.2  213.8  215.0    3.1    0.8    0.6    3.8    1.2    0.3 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).........   M    123.6  124.8  125.2  126.0    3.9    1.0    0.6    4.2    1.3    0.3 
                                                                                                                           
 Midwest urban................................   M    189.7  190.8  190.7  192.0    3.1    0.6    0.7    3.0    0.5   -0.1 
   Size A - More than 1,500,000...............   M    191.6  192.7  192.5  193.8    2.9    0.6    0.7    2.9    0.5   -0.1 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).........   M    120.9  121.6  121.6  122.3    3.0    0.6    0.6    3.0    0.6    0.0 
   Size D -  Nonmetropolitan  (less than                                                                                   
       50,000)................................   M    184.4  185.3  185.2  186.7    3.8    0.8    0.8    3.3    0.4   -0.1 
                                                                                                                           
 South urban..................................   M    190.1  191.5  191.8  192.8    3.7    0.7    0.5    3.8    0.9    0.2 
   Size A - More than 1,500,000...............   M    191.9  193.6  193.9  194.6    3.6    0.5    0.4    3.9    1.0    0.2 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).........   M    121.2  122.0  122.1  123.0    3.9    0.8    0.7    3.7    0.7    0.1 
   Size D -  Nonmetropolitan  (less than                                                                                   
       50,000)................................   M    189.7  191.0  191.1  192.3    4.2    0.7    0.6    4.4    0.7    0.1 
                                                                                                                           
 West urban...................................   M    200.0  201.7  202.7  203.8    3.4    1.0    0.5    3.6    1.4    0.5 
   Size A - More than 1,500,000...............   M    203.0  204.7  205.7  206.8    3.5    1.0    0.5    3.7    1.3    0.5 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).........   M    121.8  122.9  123.7  124.2    3.2    1.1    0.4    3.4    1.6    0.7 
                                                                                                                           
                 Size classes                                                                                              
                                                                                                                           
   A (4)......................................   M    180.0  181.4  181.9  182.8    3.3    0.8    0.5    3.6    1.1    0.3 
   B/C (3)....................................   M    121.6  122.5  122.7  123.5    3.6    0.8    0.7    3.5    0.9    0.2 
   D..........................................   M    189.3  190.1  190.2  191.6    3.7    0.8    0.7    3.5    0.5    0.1 
                                                                                                                           
            Selected local areas(5)                                                                                        
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI...............   M    196.4  197.5  197.2  197.6    3.3    0.1    0.2    3.5    0.4   -0.2 
 Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA......   M    203.9  206.0  207.5  208.5    4.7    1.2    0.5    5.1    1.8    0.7 
 New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island,                                                                                       
     NY-NJ-CT-PA..............................   M    214.2  215.9  216.4  218.2    2.7    1.1    0.8    3.6    1.0    0.2 
                                                                                                                           
 Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT..........   1        -  220.5      -  221.3    3.3    0.4      -      -      -      - 
 Cleveland-Akron, OH..........................   1        -  190.3      -  190.7    2.4    0.2      -      -      -      - 
 Dallas-Fort Worth, TX........................   1        -  188.6      -  188.4    3.9   -0.1      -      -      -      - 
 Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV (6)........   1        -  126.3      -  126.8    3.3    0.4      -      -      -      - 
                                                                                                                           
 Atlanta, GA..................................   2    188.7      -  189.8      -      -      -      -    2.4    0.6      - 
 Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI..................   2    192.4      -  194.8      -      -      -      -    3.7    1.2      - 
 Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX...............   2    177.2      -  178.6      -      -      -      -    2.3    0.8      - 
 Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL....................   2    197.4      -  202.2      -      -      -      -    6.1    2.4      - 
 Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City,                                                                                    
     PA-NJ-DE-MD..............................   2    204.9      -  209.0      -      -      -      -    4.4    2.0      - 
 San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA...........   2    203.4      -  207.1      -      -      -      -    2.9    1.8      - 
 Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA.................   2    200.9      -  203.6      -      -      -      -    3.0    1.3      - 

   1 Areas on pricing schedule 2 (see Table 10) will appear next month. 
   2 Regions defined as the four Census regions.  See technical notes.
   3 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base.
   4 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.
   5 In addition, the following metropolitan areas are published semiannually and appear in Tables 34 and 39 of the 
 January and July issues of the CPI Detailed Report: Anchorage, AK; Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN; Denver-Boulder-Greeley,
 CO; Honolulu, HI; Kansas City, MO-KS; Milwaukee-Racine, WI; Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI; Phoenix-Mesa, AZ; Pittsburgh, PA;
 Portland-Salem, OR-WA; St. Louis, MO-IL; San Diego, CA; Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL.
   6 Indexes on a November 1996=100 base.
   - Data not available.
 NOTE:  Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

 Table 4. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by expenditure
 category and commodity and service group

 (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                   Unadjusted                           
                                                 Relative   Unadjusted indexes percent change to   Seasonally adjusted  
                                               importance,                      Mar. 2006 from-    percent change from- 
                     CPI-W                       December                                                               
                                                   2005       Feb.      Mar.                                            
                                                              2006      2006     Mar.     Feb.   Dec. to Jan. to Feb. to
                                                                                 2005     2006     Jan.    Feb.    Mar. 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                        
             Expenditure category                                                                                       
                                                                                                                        
 All items....................................    100.000     194.2     195.3      3.6      0.6     0.7     0.0     0.5 
 All items (1967=100).........................          -     578.6     581.8        -        -       -       -       - 
                                                                                                                        
  Food and beverages..........................     16.537     193.7     193.8      2.5      0.1     0.4     0.1     0.1 
   Food.......................................     15.519     193.3     193.2      2.5     -0.1     0.4     0.1     0.1 
    Food at home..............................      9.347     191.7     191.4      2.1     -0.2     0.5    -0.1    -0.1 
     Cereals and bakery products..............      1.275     210.5     211.1      1.3      0.3     0.7    -0.5     0.4 
     Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs...........      2.653     185.1     185.8      0.8      0.4    -0.1    -0.2     0.4 
     Dairy and related products...............       .965     183.3     182.7      0.8     -0.3     0.3     0.1    -0.1 
     Fruits and vegetables....................      1.338     251.3     245.9      6.3     -2.1     1.5     0.9    -2.0 
     Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage                                                                                
         materials............................      1.087     146.7     147.3      3.0      0.4     0.3    -0.3     0.8 
     Other food at home.......................      2.030     168.7     168.7      2.1      0.0     0.5     0.0     0.1 
      Sugar and sweets........................       .337     166.5     169.0      4.4      1.5     0.1    -1.5     1.8 
      Fats and oils...........................       .287     171.2     169.4      1.3     -1.1     1.5     0.4    -1.3 
      Other foods (1).........................      1.406     185.0     184.8      1.7     -0.1     0.4     0.3    -0.1 
       Other miscellaneous foods (1) (2)......       .370     113.8     113.4      0.8     -0.4     0.1     0.7    -0.4 
    Food away from home (1)...................      6.172     197.0     197.4      3.0      0.2     0.3     0.3     0.2 
     Other food away from home (2)............       .275     134.4     134.8      4.4      0.3     0.1     0.4     0.4 
   Alcoholic beverages (1)....................      1.018     199.4     200.5      2.3      0.6     0.9     0.7     0.6 
                                                                                                                        
  Housing.....................................     40.161     196.1     196.6      4.1      0.3     0.5     0.1     0.2 
   Shelter....................................     30.069     221.2     222.4      2.6      0.5     0.0     0.4     0.5 
    Rent of primary residence (3).............      7.880     220.8     221.4      3.2      0.3     0.1     0.3     0.4 
    Lodging away from home (2)................      1.412     133.1     140.4      2.4      5.5    -0.5     1.3     1.6 
    Owners' equivalent rent of primary                                                                                  
        residence (3) (4).....................     20.429     212.4     213.0      2.7      0.3     0.2     0.3     0.4 
    Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)..       .348     116.5     116.5     -2.4      0.0    -0.2     0.3     0.0 
   Fuels and utilities........................      5.900     193.2     190.8     15.1     -1.2     3.3    -1.1    -0.9 
    Fuels.....................................      4.984     175.0     172.4     17.4     -1.5     3.8    -1.4    -1.1 
     Fuel oil and other fuels.................       .347     229.7     229.8     17.7      0.0    -1.6    -2.8     0.5 
     Gas (piped) and electricity (3)..........      4.637     181.1     178.3     17.5     -1.5     4.2    -1.4    -1.1 
    Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                
        services (2)..........................       .916     135.3     135.4      4.8      0.1     0.7     0.7    -0.1 
   Household furnishings and operations.......      4.193     122.4     122.5      0.5      0.1    -0.2     0.2     0.0 
    Household operations (1) (2)..............       .363     137.5     137.3      5.5     -0.1     0.5     0.6    -0.1 
                                                                                                                        
  Apparel.....................................      4.090     116.1     121.6     -1.1      4.7     0.0    -0.7     1.1 
   Men's and boys' apparel....................       .982     112.7     115.7     -3.3      2.7     0.1    -0.7     0.0 
   Women's and girls' apparel.................      1.689     105.4     114.3     -2.1      8.4    -1.1    -1.0     2.1 
   Infants' and toddlers' apparel.............       .242     118.1     120.8     -0.9      2.3     0.3     0.8     0.8 
   Footwear...................................       .964     122.1     124.7      2.5      2.1     1.8    -0.6     0.9 
                                                                                                                        
  Transportation..............................     19.669     174.8     176.6      5.4      1.0     1.8    -0.3     1.1 
   Private transportation.....................     18.931     172.0     173.8      5.4      1.0     1.9    -0.3     1.2 
    New and used motor vehicles (2)...........      8.944      95.2      95.1      0.6     -0.1     0.3     0.0     0.1 
     New vehicles.............................      5.380     140.3     139.9     -0.1     -0.3     0.6     0.0     0.1 
     Used cars and trucks (1).................      2.801     140.3     140.8      1.7      0.4     0.1     0.1     0.4 
    Motor fuel................................      5.244     198.7     206.5     17.0      3.9     6.2    -1.1     3.7 
     Gasoline (all types).....................      5.193     197.7     205.6     17.0      4.0     6.2    -1.1     3.7 
    Motor vehicle parts and equipment (1).....       .434     114.3     114.9      4.0      0.5     0.3     0.4     0.5 
    Motor vehicle maintenance and repair......      1.130     215.4     215.8      4.3      0.2     0.2     0.8     0.3 
   Public transportation......................       .738     220.4     221.6      6.0      0.5     1.3    -0.1    -0.3 
                                                                                                                        
  Medical care................................      5.171     331.5     333.2      4.0      0.5     0.1     0.3     0.5 
   Medical care commodities...................      1.140     276.3     277.3      4.0      0.4     0.4     0.4     0.4 
   Medical care services......................      4.030     346.4     348.3      4.0      0.5     0.0     0.3     0.6 
    Professional services.....................      2.336     288.9     290.2      2.8      0.4    -0.3     0.2     0.3 
    Hospital and related services (3).........      1.332     455.4     458.4      5.7      0.7     0.6     0.9     0.6 
                                                                                                                        
  Recreation (2)..............................      5.097     107.5     107.9      1.3      0.4     0.0     0.1     0.4 
   Video and audio (2)........................      1.928     103.6     104.4      0.5      0.8    -0.2     0.0     0.7 
                                                                                                                        
  Education and communication (2).............      5.635     113.1     113.0      2.1     -0.1     0.4     0.1     0.2 
   Education (2)..............................      2.243     156.7     156.8      6.1      0.1     0.8     0.3     0.4 
    Educational books and supplies............       .199     383.5     384.9      6.2      0.4     0.6     0.3     0.4 
    Tuition, other school fees, and childcare.      2.044     443.2     443.1      6.0      0.0     0.8     0.3     0.4 
   Communication (2)..........................      3.392      86.3      86.2     -0.7     -0.1     0.1     0.0    -0.1 
    Information and information processing (1)                                                                          
        (2)...................................      3.244      84.6      84.5     -0.9     -0.1     0.0     0.0    -0.1 
     Telephone services (1) (2)...............      2.653      95.4      95.2      0.1     -0.2     0.0     0.1    -0.2 
     Information technology, hardware and                                                                               
         services (1) (5).....................       .590      13.5      13.6     -6.2      0.7     0.0    -0.7     0.7 
      Personal computers and peripheral                                                                                 
          equipment (1) (2)...................       .208      11.3      11.3    -14.4      0.0    -1.7    -0.9     0.0 
                                                                                                                        
  Other goods and services....................      3.640     328.4     329.4      3.1      0.3     0.3     0.1     0.3 
   Tobacco and smoking products (1)...........      1.137     517.9     520.9      4.7      0.6     0.4     0.2     0.6 
   Personal care..............................      2.504     186.8     187.2      2.3      0.2     0.3     0.1     0.2 
    Personal care products (1)................       .774     155.6     155.2      1.2     -0.3     0.3    -0.1    -0.3 
    Personal care services (1)................       .616     208.0     208.5      2.4      0.2    -0.1     0.7     0.2 
    Miscellaneous personal services...........       .949     309.7     311.4      3.5      0.5     0.3     0.2     0.5 
                                                                                                                        
          Commodity and service group                                                                                   
                                                                                                                        
 Commodities..................................     44.601     162.7     164.3      3.2      1.0     1.0    -0.2     0.7 
  Food and beverages..........................     16.537     193.7     193.8      2.5      0.1     0.4     0.1     0.1 
  Commodities less food and beverages.........     28.064     145.1     147.2      3.5      1.4     1.2    -0.3     1.0 
   Nondurables less food and beverages........     15.599     174.0     178.7      6.5      2.7     2.5    -1.8     0.8 
    Apparel...................................      4.090     116.1     121.6     -1.1      4.7     0.0    -0.7     1.1 
    Nondurables less food, beverages, and                                                                               
        apparel...............................     11.509     213.9     218.1      9.4      2.0     2.7    -0.3     1.9 
   Durables...................................     12.465     115.3     115.2     -0.1     -0.1     0.2     0.0     0.0 
 Services.....................................     55.399     231.2     231.8      3.9      0.3     0.5     0.1     0.3 
  Rent of shelter (4).........................     29.721     213.1     214.3      2.6      0.6     0.0     0.4     0.5 
  Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)....       .348     116.5     116.5     -2.4      0.0    -0.2     0.3     0.0 
  Gas (piped) and electricity (3).............      4.637     181.1     178.3     17.5     -1.5     4.2    -1.4    -1.1 
  Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                  
      services (2)............................       .916     135.3     135.4      4.8      0.1     0.7     0.7    -0.1 
  Household operations (1) (2)................       .363     137.5     137.3      5.5     -0.1     0.5     0.6    -0.1 
  Transportation services.....................      5.659     229.0     229.0      2.2      0.0     0.2     0.0     0.0 
  Medical care services.......................      4.030     346.4     348.3      4.0      0.5     0.0     0.3     0.6 
  Other services..............................      9.726     265.0     265.7      2.9      0.3     0.3     0.2     0.3 
                                                                                                                        
                Special indexes                                                                                         
                                                                                                                        
 All items less food..........................     84.481     194.2     195.5      3.7      0.7     0.8    -0.1     0.5 
 All items less shelter.......................     69.931     186.5     187.6      4.0      0.6     1.0    -0.2     0.4 
 All items less medical care..................     94.829     188.4     189.5      3.5      0.6     0.7     0.0     0.4 
 Commodities less food........................     29.082     147.0     149.1      3.5      1.4     1.2    -0.3     1.0 
 Nondurables less food........................     16.617     175.6     180.1      6.3      2.6     2.4    -1.7     0.9 
 Nondurables less food and apparel............     12.527     211.7     215.6      8.7      1.8     2.6    -0.3     1.8 
 Nondurables..................................     32.136     184.5     186.9      4.4      1.3     1.5    -0.8     0.5 
 Services less rent of shelter (4)............     25.679     222.9     222.7      5.2     -0.1     1.0    -0.2     0.0 
 Services less medical care services..........     51.369     222.5     223.0      3.9      0.2     0.5     0.0     0.1 
 Energy.......................................     10.228     185.9     188.4     17.1      1.3     5.0    -1.3     1.4 
 All items less energy........................     89.772     196.1     197.0      2.1      0.5     0.2     0.2     0.3 
  All items less food and energy..............     74.253     197.1     198.2      2.1      0.6     0.2     0.2     0.4 
   Commodities less food and energy                                                                                     
       commodities............................     23.491     140.7     141.9      0.4      0.9     0.1     0.0     0.3 
    Energy commodities........................      5.591     200.9     208.4     17.0      3.7     5.7    -1.2     3.4 
   Services less energy services..............     50.762     236.5     237.5      2.8      0.4     0.1     0.3     0.4 
 Purchasing power of the consumer dollar                                                                                
     (1982-84=$1.00)..........................          -    $ .515    $ .512        -        -       -       -       - 
 Purchasing power of the consumer dollar                                                                                
     (1967=$1.00).............................          -    $ .173    $ .172        -        -       -       -       - 

   1 Not seasonally adjusted.
   2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
   3 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator.  All other item stratum index series were calculated
 using a geometric means estimator.
   4 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base
   5 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.
   - Data not available.
 NOTE:  Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

 Table 5. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city
 average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group

 (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                                 Seasonally adjusted indexes    Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent 
                                                                                               change for               
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                     CPI-W                                                           3 months ended--         6 months  
                                                                                                              ended--   
                                                 Dec.    Jan.    Feb.    Mar.                                           
                                                 2005    2006    2006    2006                                           
                                                                                June   Sep.   Dec.   Mar.   Sep.   Mar. 
                                                                                2005   2005   2005   2006   2005   2006 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                        
             Expenditure category                                                                                       
                                                                                                                        
 All items....................................  193.3   194.6   194.6   195.5    1.7   11.7   -3.0    4.6    6.6    0.7 
                                                                                                                        
  Food and beverages..........................  192.5   193.3   193.5   193.7    3.0    1.7    2.7    2.5    2.3    2.6 
   Food.......................................  192.1   192.9   193.1   193.2    3.2    1.7    2.8    2.3    2.5    2.5 
    Food at home..............................  190.6   191.5   191.4   191.3    3.5    1.1    2.6    1.5    2.3    2.0 
     Cereals and bakery products..............  209.9   211.3   210.3   211.1    0.6   -0.4    2.7    2.3    0.1    2.5 
     Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs...........  185.6   185.4   185.0   185.8    2.0   -0.9    1.7    0.4    0.5    1.1 
     Dairy and related products...............  182.3   182.9   183.0   182.8    2.4   -2.6    1.8    1.1   -0.1    1.4 
     Fruits and vegetables....................  245.3   249.0   251.2   246.2   10.6    6.9    6.8    1.5    8.7    4.1 
     Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage                                                                                
         materials............................  145.5   146.0   145.5   146.6    4.6    3.1    1.7    3.1    3.8    2.4 
     Other food at home.......................  167.6   168.4   168.4   168.5    2.9    1.7    1.4    2.2    2.3    1.8 
      Sugar and sweets........................  168.1   168.3   165.7   168.7    7.4    1.5    7.7    1.4    4.4    4.5 
      Fats and oils...........................  167.4   169.9   170.6   168.4   -2.4    9.0   -3.3    2.4    3.2   -0.5 
      Other foods (1).........................  183.7   184.4   185.0   184.8    3.1    0.2    1.1    2.4    1.7    1.8 
       Other miscellaneous foods (1) (2)......  112.9   113.0   113.8   113.4   -6.9    5.2    3.6    1.8   -1.1    2.7 
    Food away from home (1)...................  195.8   196.4   197.0   197.4    3.0    2.9    2.9    3.3    2.9    3.1 
     Other food away from home (2)............  133.7   133.9   134.4   135.0    7.0    4.3    2.7    3.9    5.7    3.3 
   Alcoholic beverages (1)....................  196.3   198.0   199.4   200.5   -0.6    0.6    0.6    8.8    0.0    4.6 
                                                                                                                        
  Housing.....................................  195.2   196.2   196.4   196.8    2.6    4.9    5.7    3.3    3.7    4.5 
   Shelter....................................  220.1   220.2   221.0   222.0    1.7    1.5    3.9    3.5    1.6    3.7 
    Rent of primary residence (3).............  219.6   219.9   220.5   221.4    3.0    3.0    3.5    3.3    3.0    3.4 
    Lodging away from home (2)................  132.5   131.9   133.6   135.8   -7.9  -12.0   22.7   10.3  -10.0   16.3 
    Owners' equivalent rent of primary                                                                                  
        residence (3) (4).....................  211.0   211.5   212.2   213.0    2.3    2.1    2.5    3.8    2.2    3.2 
    Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)..  116.4   116.2   116.5   116.5   -3.6   -4.7   -1.7    0.3   -4.1   -0.7 
   Fuels and utilities........................  192.2   198.6   196.4   194.7    8.6   29.8   19.1    5.3   18.7   12.0 
    Fuels.....................................  174.5   181.1   178.5   176.6    9.1   36.1   22.1    4.9   21.8   13.2 
     Fuel oil and other fuels.................  230.4   226.8   220.4   221.4   19.6  120.4  -14.8  -14.7   62.4  -14.8 
     Gas (piped) and electricity (3)..........  180.5   188.1   185.5   183.4    8.4   30.9   25.6    6.6   19.1   15.7 
    Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                
        services (2)..........................  133.4   134.3   135.3   135.1    4.7    4.0    5.3    5.2    4.4    5.2 
   Household furnishings and operations.......  122.2   121.9   122.2   122.2    0.3    0.0    1.3    0.0    0.2    0.7 
    Household operations (1) (2)..............  136.0   136.7   137.5   137.3    8.2    2.1    7.7    3.9    5.1    5.8 
                                                                                                                        
  Apparel.....................................  118.2   118.2   117.4   118.7   -4.3   -0.7   -1.7    1.7   -2.5    0.0 
   Men's and boys' apparel....................  114.2   114.3   113.5   113.5   -6.3   -3.1   -1.0   -2.4   -4.7   -1.7 
   Women's and girls' apparel.................  109.6   108.4   107.3   109.6   -7.0   -2.9    1.5    0.0   -4.9    0.7 
   Infants' and toddlers' apparel.............  117.3   117.6   118.5   119.4   -0.7  -10.2    1.0    7.4   -5.6    4.1 
   Footwear...................................  121.5   123.7   123.0   124.1    3.0    4.3   -5.7    8.8    3.7    1.3 
                                                                                                                        
  Transportation..............................  173.2   176.4   175.9   177.8    0.7   48.7  -25.6   11.1   22.4   -9.1 
   Private transportation.....................  170.3   173.5   173.0   175.0    0.2   50.6  -26.6   11.5   22.9   -9.5 
    New and used motor vehicles (2)...........   94.5    94.8    94.8    94.9    2.6    1.3   -2.9    1.7    1.9   -0.6 
     New vehicles.............................  138.4   139.2   139.2   139.3    0.0   -3.7    0.9    2.6   -1.9    1.7 
     Used cars and trucks (1).................  140.0   140.1   140.3   140.8    6.5    4.9   -6.6    2.3    5.7   -2.2 
    Motor fuel................................  195.1   207.1   204.8   212.3   -4.8  267.8  -61.9   40.2   87.2  -26.9 
     Gasoline (all types).....................  194.1   206.1   203.8   211.3   -4.8  267.8  -62.0   40.4   87.1  -26.9 
    Motor vehicle parts and equipment (1).....  113.6   113.9   114.3   114.9    1.1    5.5    4.7    4.7    3.3    4.7 
    Motor vehicle maintenance and repair......  212.9   213.4   215.2   215.8    3.5    4.9    3.3    5.6    4.2    4.4 
   Public transportation......................  220.8   223.6   223.3   222.7   11.1    6.3    3.3    3.5    8.7    3.4 
                                                                                                                        
  Medical care................................  329.2   329.5   330.5   332.2    3.8    3.0    5.7    3.7    3.4    4.7 
   Medical care commodities...................  274.2   275.3   276.3   277.3    2.7    2.7    6.1    4.6    2.7    5.3 
   Medical care services......................  344.0   344.0   345.0   346.9    4.1    3.1    5.5    3.4    3.6    4.5 
    Professional services.....................  288.7   287.7   288.3   289.3    3.7    2.8    3.7    0.8    3.3    2.2 
    Hospital and related services (3).........  446.2   448.7   452.7   455.6    4.0    2.3    7.9    8.7    3.1    8.3 
                                                                                                                        
  Recreation (2)..............................  107.3   107.3   107.4   107.8    0.4    2.7    0.4    1.9    1.5    1.1 
   Video and audio (2)........................  103.6   103.4   103.4   104.1   -4.2    6.0   -1.5    1.9    0.8    0.2 
                                                                                                                        
  Education and communication (2).............  112.4   112.9   113.0   113.2    1.5    2.5    1.8    2.9    2.0    2.3 
   Education (2)..............................  155.0   156.2   156.6   157.3    6.3    5.7    5.9    6.1    6.0    6.0 
    Educational books and supplies............  377.9   380.2   381.2   382.9    5.5    7.4    6.3    5.4    6.5    5.8 
    Tuition, other school fees, and childcare.  438.3   442.0   443.2   444.9    6.4    5.6    5.8    6.2    6.0    6.0 
   Communication (2)..........................   86.2    86.3    86.3    86.2   -2.3    0.5   -0.9    0.0   -0.9   -0.5 
    Information and information processing (1)                                                                          
        (2)...................................   84.6    84.6    84.6    84.5   -2.3    0.0   -0.9   -0.5   -1.2   -0.7 
     Telephone services (1) (2)...............   95.3    95.3    95.4    95.2   -1.3    2.1    0.0   -0.4    0.4   -0.2 
     Information technology, hardware and                                                                               
         services (1) (5).....................   13.6    13.6    13.5    13.6   -8.0   -8.2   -8.4    0.0   -8.1   -4.3 
      Personal computers and peripheral                                                                                 
          equipment (1) (2)...................   11.6    11.4    11.3    11.3  -14.3  -17.6  -15.5  -10.0  -16.0  -12.8 
                                                                                                                        
  Other goods and services....................  326.8   327.8   328.1   329.2    1.9    4.7    2.7    3.0    3.3    2.9 
   Tobacco and smoking products (1)...........  515.0   517.1   517.9   520.9    1.2   11.1    2.2    4.7    6.0    3.4 
   Personal care..............................  186.0   186.5   186.6   187.0    2.2    1.8    3.1    2.2    2.0    2.6 
    Personal care products (1)................  155.4   155.8   155.6   155.2    3.2    1.3    1.0   -0.5    2.2    0.3 
    Personal care services (1)................  206.9   206.6   208.0   208.5   -0.6    3.0    4.2    3.1    1.2    3.6 
    Miscellaneous personal services...........  308.0   308.9   309.4   310.8    3.8    2.9    3.7    3.7    3.4    3.7 
                                                                                                                        
          Commodity and service group                                                                                   
                                                                                                                        
 Commodities..................................  161.9   163.5   163.2   164.3    0.8   20.7  -12.3    6.1   10.3   -3.6 
  Food and beverages..........................  192.5   193.3   193.5   193.7    3.0    1.7    2.7    2.5    2.3    2.6 
  Commodities less food and beverages.........  144.5   146.3   145.9   147.3   -0.6   34.1  -20.0    8.0   15.5   -7.1 
   Nondurables less food and beverages........  174.9   179.3   176.0   177.4    5.1   50.6  -23.5    5.8   25.8  -10.0 
    Apparel...................................  118.2   118.2   117.4   118.7   -4.3   -0.7   -1.7    1.7   -2.5    0.0 
    Nondurables less food, beverages, and                                                                               
        apparel...............................  211.5   217.2   216.5   220.7   -1.6   95.5  -37.4   18.6   38.7  -13.9 
   Durables...................................  114.8   115.0   115.0   115.0    0.7   -0.3   -1.4    0.7    0.2   -0.3 
 Services.....................................  230.0   231.1   231.4   232.0    2.5    4.3    5.2    3.5    3.4    4.4 
  Rent of shelter (4).........................  212.1   212.1   212.9   213.9    1.7    1.7    3.9    3.4    1.7    3.7 
  Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)....  116.4   116.2   116.5   116.5   -3.6   -4.7   -1.7    0.3   -4.1   -0.7 
  Gas (piped) and electricity (3).............  180.5   188.1   185.5   183.4    8.4   30.9   25.6    6.6   19.1   15.7 
  Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                  
      services (2)............................  133.4   134.3   135.3   135.1    4.7    4.0    5.3    5.2    4.4    5.2 
  Household operations (1) (2)................  136.0   136.7   137.5   137.3    8.2    2.1    7.7    3.9    5.1    5.8 
  Transportation services.....................  228.5   229.0   228.9   228.9    3.1    3.8    1.4    0.7    3.4    1.1 
  Medical care services.......................  344.0   344.0   345.0   346.9    4.1    3.1    5.5    3.4    3.6    4.5 
  Other services..............................  263.6   264.3   264.8   265.7    1.6    3.9    3.1    3.2    2.7    3.2 
                                                                                                                        
                Special indexes                                                                                         
                                                                                                                        
 All items less food..........................  193.3   194.8   194.7   195.7    1.5   13.5   -4.2    5.1    7.3    0.3 
 All items less shelter.......................  185.6   187.4   187.1   187.9    1.8   16.1   -5.8    5.0    8.7   -0.5 
 All items less medical care..................  187.5   188.9   188.9   189.7    1.8   12.0   -3.5    4.8    6.8    0.5 
 Commodities less food........................  146.4   148.2   147.8   149.3   -0.6   32.2  -19.2    8.2   14.6   -6.5 
 Nondurables less food........................  176.3   180.5   177.4   179.0    4.6   47.2  -22.2    6.3   24.1   -9.1 
 Nondurables less food and apparel............  209.2   214.6   214.0   217.8   -0.8   85.5  -35.5   17.5   35.6  -12.9 
 Nondurables..................................  184.1   186.9   185.4   186.3    3.6   23.9  -11.9    4.9   13.3   -3.9 
 Services less rent of shelter (4)............  221.7   223.9   223.4   223.3    4.6    7.1    6.4    2.9    5.8    4.6 
 Services less medical care services..........  221.4   222.6   222.7   223.0    3.0    4.3    5.0    2.9    3.7    4.0 
 Energy.......................................  183.9   193.1   190.6   193.3    1.2  140.3  -36.9   22.1   55.9  -12.2 
 All items less energy........................  195.3   195.7   196.0   196.6    1.7    1.9    2.3    2.7    1.8    2.5 
  All items less food and energy..............  196.3   196.6   197.0   197.7    1.5    1.7    2.3    2.9    1.6    2.6 
   Commodities less food and energy                                                                                     
       commodities............................  140.5   140.7   140.7   141.1    0.3    0.6   -0.8    1.7    0.4    0.4 
    Energy commodities........................  197.6   208.8   206.3   213.4   -3.5  257.8  -60.2   36.0   85.9  -26.4 
   Services less energy services..............  235.3   235.6   236.3   237.2    2.1    2.3    3.7    3.3    2.2    3.5 

   1 Not seasonally adjusted.
   2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
   3 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator.  All other item stratum index series were calculated
 using a geometric means estimator.
   4 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base
   5 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.
 NOTE:  Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

 Table 6. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Selected areas, all items index 

 (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                All items                                  
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
                                               Prici-           Indexes             Percent change to    Percent change to 
                     CPI-W                       ng                                  Mar. 2006 from--      Feb. 2006 from--  
                                               sched-                                                                      
                                                 ule   Dec.   Jan.   Feb.   Mar.                                           
                                                 (1)   2005   2006   2006   2006   Mar.   Jan.   Feb.   Feb.   Dec.   Jan. 
                                                                                   2005   2006   2006   2005   2005   2006 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                           
 U.S. city average............................   M    192.5  194.0  194.2  195.3    3.6    0.7    0.6    3.7    0.9    0.1 
                                                                                                                           
            Region and area size(2)                                                                                        
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
 Northeast urban..............................   M    205.5  207.5  207.9  209.0    3.6    0.7    0.5    4.0    1.2    0.2 
   Size A - More than 1,500,000...............   M    206.4  208.2  208.6  209.7    3.4    0.7    0.5    3.7    1.1    0.2 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).........   M    123.7  125.2  125.5  126.1    4.0    0.7    0.5    4.5    1.5    0.2 
                                                                                                                           
 Midwest urban................................   M    185.1  186.2  185.9  187.0    3.2    0.4    0.6    3.2    0.4   -0.2 
   Size A - More than 1,500,000...............   M    186.2  187.3  186.9  188.0    3.0    0.4    0.6    3.1    0.4   -0.2 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).........   M    120.3  121.1  121.0  121.7    3.3    0.5    0.6    3.2    0.6   -0.1 
   Size D -  Nonmetropolitan  (less than                                                                                   
       50,000)................................   M    182.4  183.5  183.2  184.7    4.2    0.7    0.8    3.8    0.4   -0.2 
                                                                                                                           
 South urban..................................   M    187.2  188.8  188.9  189.9    3.9    0.6    0.5    4.1    0.9    0.1 
   Size A - More than 1,500,000...............   M    189.7  191.6  191.8  192.4    3.8    0.4    0.3    4.2    1.1    0.1 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).........   M    119.8  120.7  120.7  121.6    3.9    0.7    0.7    3.8    0.8    0.0 
   Size D -  Nonmetropolitan  (less than                                                                                   
       50,000)................................   M    189.8  191.0  191.1  192.4    4.5    0.7    0.7    4.6    0.7    0.1 
                                                                                                                           
 West urban...................................   M    194.9  196.3  197.2  198.3    3.3    1.0    0.6    3.5    1.2    0.5 
   Size A - More than 1,500,000...............   M    196.2  197.6  198.6  199.7    3.4    1.1    0.6    3.7    1.2    0.5 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).........   M    121.3  122.3  123.1  123.6    3.2    1.1    0.4    3.4    1.5    0.7 
                                                                                                                           
                 Size classes                                                                                              
                                                                                                                           
   A (4)......................................   M    178.4  179.8  180.0  181.0    3.4    0.7    0.6    3.6    0.9    0.1 
   B/C (3)....................................   M    120.7  121.7  121.9  122.6    3.6    0.7    0.6    3.7    1.0    0.2 
   D..........................................   M    187.9  188.7  188.7  190.2    4.0    0.8    0.8    3.9    0.4    0.0 
                                                                                                                           
            Selected local areas(5)                                                                                        
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI...............   M    190.2  191.2  190.6  190.9    3.3   -0.2    0.2    3.5    0.2   -0.3 
 Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA......   M    196.5  198.3  199.9  200.8    4.5    1.3    0.5    5.0    1.7    0.8 
 New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island,                                                                                       
     NY-NJ-CT-PA..............................   M    208.7  210.2  210.6  212.0    3.2    0.9    0.7    3.6    0.9    0.2 
                                                                                                                           
 Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT..........   1        -  219.5      -  220.5    3.5    0.5      -      -      -      - 
 Cleveland-Akron, OH..........................   1        -  181.4      -  181.6    2.5    0.1      -      -      -      - 
 Dallas-Fort Worth, TX........................   1        -  189.9      -  189.7    4.5   -0.1      -      -      -      - 
 Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV (6)........   1        -  126.1      -  126.4    3.4    0.2      -      -      -      - 
                                                                                                                           
 Atlanta, GA..................................   2    187.2      -  188.5      -      -      -      -    2.8    0.7      - 
 Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI..................   2    187.9      -  189.6      -      -      -      -    3.8    0.9      - 
 Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX...............   2    175.1      -  176.7      -      -      -      -    2.9    0.9      - 
 Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL....................   2    195.5      -  199.9      -      -      -      -    6.2    2.3      - 
 Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City,                                                                                    
     PA-NJ-DE-MD..............................   2    205.2      -  209.1      -      -      -      -    4.6    1.9      - 
 San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA...........   2    199.3      -  202.5      -      -      -      -    2.6    1.6      - 
 Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA.................   2    196.1      -  198.0      -      -      -      -    2.9    1.0      - 

   1 Areas on pricing schedule 2 (see Table 10) will appear next month. 
   2 Regions defined as the four Census regions.  See technical notes.
   3 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base.
   4 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.
   5 In addition, the following metropolitan areas are published semiannually and appear in Tables 34 and 39 of the 
 January and July issues of the CPI Detailed Report: Anchorage, AK; Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN; Denver-Boulder-Greeley,
 CO; Honolulu, HI; Kansas City, MO-KS; Milwaukee-Racine, WI; Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI; Phoenix-Mesa, AZ; Pittsburgh, PA;
 Portland-Salem, OR-WA; St. Louis, MO-IL; San Diego, CA; Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL.
   6 Indexes on a November 1996=100 base.
   - Data not available.
 NOTE:  Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

 Table 7. Chained Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-U): U.S. city average, by
 expenditure category and commodity and service group

 (December 1999=100, unless otherwise noted)
                                                                                                  
                                                                                                  
                                                                                    Unadjusted    
                                                 Relative       Unadjusted      percent change to 
                                               importance,       indexes         Mar. 2006 from-  
                    C-CPI-U                     December                                          
                                                2003-2004                                         
                                                              Feb.      Mar.      Mar.      Feb.  
                                                              2006      2006      2005      2006  
                                                                                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                  
             Expenditure category                                                                 
                                                                                                  
 All items....................................    100.000    R115.5     116.1       3.0       0.5 
                                                                                                  
  Food and beverages..........................     15.072     114.9     114.9       2.4       0.0 
   Food.......................................     13.943     114.9     114.9       2.5       0.0 
    Food at home..............................      8.029     112.5     112.4       2.2      -0.1 
    Food away from home.......................      5.914     118.2     118.4       3.0       0.2 
   Alcoholic beverages........................      1.130     114.9     115.2       2.1       0.3 
                                                                                                  
  Housing.....................................     42.173     120.4     120.9       3.5       0.4 
   Shelter....................................     32.495     120.7     121.6       2.6       0.7 
   Fuels and utilities........................      4.702     149.4     147.8      14.2      -1.1 
   Household furnishings and operations.......      4.977      96.9      96.8       0.0      -0.1 
                                                                                                  
  Apparel.....................................      4.076      87.6      91.7      -1.2       4.7 
                                                                                                  
  Transportation..............................     17.095     116.6     117.4       4.3       0.7 
   Private transportation.....................     15.988     117.2     118.1       4.2       0.8 
   Public transportation......................      1.107     108.8     109.5       5.6       0.6 
                                                                                                  
  Medical care................................      6.055     129.8     130.4       3.9       0.5 
   Medical care commodities...................      1.458     119.8     120.3       3.9       0.4 
   Medical care services......................      4.597     133.2     133.9       4.0       0.5 
                                                                                                  
  Recreation..................................      5.863     105.3     105.7       1.1       0.4 
                                                                                                  
  Education and communication.................      6.190     102.8     102.7       1.6      -0.1 
   Education..................................      2.751     147.1     147.1       6.1       0.0 
   Communication..............................      3.439      76.4      76.3      -1.9      -0.1 
                                                                                                  
  Other goods and services....................      3.475     118.8     119.1       2.7       0.3 
                                                                                                  
          Commodity and service group                                                             
                                                                                                  
 Services.....................................     58.763     122.9     123.4       3.6       0.4 
 Commodities..................................     41.237     106.1     107.0       2.2       0.8 
  Durables....................................     12.340      88.1      87.9      -0.9      -0.2 
 Nondurables..................................     28.897     114.9     116.3       3.6       1.2 
  All items less food and energy..............     78.707     111.8     112.5       2.0       0.6 
 Energy.......................................      7.351     162.0     163.7      16.6       1.0 

   R Revised.
 Indexes for 2006 are initial estimates.  Indexes for 2005 are interim adjustments.
 NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

 Table 1 (OW). Old Weight Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U):  U.S. city
 average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group 

 (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
                                                                                               
                                                                                               
                                                                                  Unadjusted   
                                                 Relative       Unadjusted    percent change to
                                                importance,      indexes       Mar. 2006 from- 
                Item and group                   December                                      
                                                   2005                                        
                                                              Feb.     Mar.     Mar.     Feb.  
                                                              2006     2006     2005     2006  
                                                                                                                                                                                             
                                                                                               
             Expenditure category                                                              
                                                                                               
 All items....................................     100.000    198.7    200.0      3.5      0.7 
 All items (1967=100).........................           -    595.3    599.0        -        - 
                                                                                               
  Food and beverages..........................      15.127    194.4    194.5      2.6      0.1 
   Food.......................................      14.151    194.0    194.0      2.6      0.0 
    Food at home..............................       8.049    192.7    192.5      2.3     -0.1 
     Cereals and bakery products..............       1.157    210.4    210.9      1.2      0.2 
     Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs...........       2.229    185.5    186.0      0.9      0.3 
     Dairy and related products...............        .836    183.4    182.9      0.8     -0.3 
     Fruits and vegetables....................       1.242    253.6    248.8      6.5     -1.9 
     Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage                                                       
         materials............................        .885    147.5    148.2      3.2      0.5 
     Other food at home.......................       1.700    169.1    169.4      2.2      0.2 
      Sugar and sweets........................        .297    167.5    170.2      4.7      1.6 
      Fats and oils...........................        .246    170.5    168.6      1.0     -1.1 
      Other foods.............................       1.157    184.6    184.7      1.9      0.1 
       Other miscellaneous foods (1)..........        .295    113.2    113.0      1.0     -0.2 
    Food away from home.......................       6.102    197.1    197.5      3.0      0.2 
     Other food away from home (1)............        .338    134.5    135.0      4.3      0.4 
   Alcoholic beverages........................        .976    199.6    200.3      2.4      0.4 
                                                                                               
  Housing.....................................      42.224    200.5    201.4      3.8      0.4 
   Shelter....................................      32.442    228.4    230.2      2.6      0.8 
    Rent of primary residence (2).............       6.116    221.6    222.3      3.2      0.3 
    Lodging away from home (1)................       3.009    132.6    139.8      1.1      5.4 
    Owners' equivalent rent of primary                                                         
        residence (2) (3).....................      22.951    234.2    234.9      2.7      0.3 
    Tenants' and household insurance (1)......        .366    116.2    116.2     -2.4      0.0 
   Fuels and utilities........................       5.538    193.9    191.4     14.8     -1.3 
    Fuels.....................................       4.592    176.6    173.9     17.2     -1.5 
     Fuel oil and other fuels.................        .360    230.4    230.3     17.8      0.0 
     Gas (piped) and electricity (2)..........       4.233    181.9    178.8     17.1     -1.7 
    Water and sewer and trash collection                                                       
        services (1)..........................        .946    135.0    135.1      4.8      0.1 
   Household furnishings and operations.......       4.243    126.8    126.8      0.6      0.0 
    Household operations (1)..................        .717    134.7    134.8      5.1      0.1 
                                                                                               
  Apparel.....................................       3.677    116.4    121.9     -1.3      4.7 
   Men's and boys' apparel....................        .927    112.5    115.8     -3.2      2.9 
   Women's and girls' apparel.................       1.568    106.0    114.9     -1.9      8.4 
   Infants' and toddlers' apparel.............        .177    116.9    119.2      0.2      2.0 
   Footwear...................................        .747    123.1    125.6      2.3      2.0 
                                                                                               
  Transportation..............................      17.650    175.8    177.6      5.2      1.0 
   Private transportation.....................      16.595    172.0    173.7      5.1      1.0 
    New and used motor vehicles (1)...........       7.519     96.1     96.0      0.4     -0.1 
     New vehicles.............................       4.521    139.3    138.8     -0.2     -0.4 
     Used cars and trucks.....................       1.998    139.5    139.9      1.6      0.3 
    Motor fuel................................       4.460    198.1    205.8     17.0      3.9 
     Gasoline (all types).....................       4.418    197.0    204.8     17.0      4.0 
    Motor vehicle parts and equipment.........        .366    114.9    115.4      4.1      0.4 
    Motor vehicle maintenance and repair......       1.344    213.0    213.5      4.3      0.2 
   Public transportation......................       1.055    221.2    222.5      5.9      0.6 
                                                                                               
  Medical care................................       6.186    332.2    333.8      4.1      0.5 
   Medical care commodities...................       1.488    283.4    284.5      4.1      0.4 
   Medical care services......................       4.698    346.1    347.9      4.1      0.5 
    Professional services.....................       2.776    286.5    287.7      2.9      0.4 
    Hospital and related services (2).........       1.540    460.2    463.1      5.9      0.6 
                                                                                               
  Recreation (1)..............................       5.605    110.4    110.8      1.7      0.4 
   Video and audio (1)........................       1.637    104.3    105.1      0.5      0.8 
                                                                                               
  Education and communication (1).............       5.791    115.8    115.7      2.7     -0.1 
   Education (1)..............................       3.008    158.5    158.5      6.2      0.0 
    Educational books and supplies............        .223    381.9    383.1      6.2      0.3 
    Tuition, other school fees, and childcare.       2.784    457.4    457.4      6.1      0.0 
   Communication (1)..........................       2.784     84.5     84.5     -0.8      0.0 
    Information and information processing (1)       2.612     82.1     82.0     -1.3     -0.1 
     Telephone services (1)...................       2.123     95.2     95.1      0.1     -0.1 
     Information technology, hardware and                                                      
         services (4).........................        .489     12.9     13.0     -7.1      0.8 
      Personal computers and peripheral                                                        
          equipment (1).......................        .156     11.5     11.4    -14.9     -0.9 
                                                                                               
  Other goods and services....................       3.739    319.1    320.1      2.9      0.3 
   Tobacco and smoking products...............        .824    515.9    518.9      4.5      0.6 
   Personal care..............................       2.916    188.6    189.1      2.4      0.3 
    Personal care products....................        .645    155.3    155.1      1.4     -0.1 
    Personal care services....................        .647    208.0    208.4      2.5      0.2 
    Miscellaneous personal services...........       1.449    309.2    310.7      3.3      0.5 
                                                                                               
          Commodity and service group                                                          
                                                                                               
 Commodities..................................      39.974    161.5    163.0      3.0      0.9 
  Food and beverages..........................      15.127    194.4    194.5      2.6      0.1 
  Commodities less food and beverages.........      24.847    143.0    145.0      3.3      1.4 
   Nondurables less food and beverages........      14.289    169.3    173.6      6.0      2.5 
    Apparel...................................       3.677    116.4    121.9     -1.3      4.7 
    Nondurables less food, beverages, and                                                      
        apparel...............................      10.612    205.9    209.7      8.8      1.8 
   Durables...................................      10.558    115.4    115.2     -0.4     -0.2 
 Services.....................................      60.026    235.6    236.6      3.8      0.4 
  Rent of shelter (3).........................      32.076    237.9    239.9      2.7      0.8 
  Tenants' and household insurance (1)........        .366    116.2    116.2     -2.4      0.0 
  Gas (piped) and electricity (2).............       4.233    181.9    178.8     17.1     -1.7 
  Water and sewer and trash collection                                                         
      services (1)............................        .946    135.0    135.1      4.8      0.1 
  Household operations (1)....................        .717    134.7    134.8      5.1      0.1 
  Transportation services.....................       6.194    228.6    228.7      2.4      0.0 
  Medical care services.......................       4.698    346.1    347.9      4.1      0.5 
  Other services..............................      10.795    274.1    274.8      3.3      0.3 
                                                                                               
                Special indexes                                                                
                                                                                               
 All items less food..........................      85.849    199.6    201.0      3.6      0.7 
 All items less shelter.......................      67.558    189.4    190.4      3.9      0.5 
 All items less medical care..................      93.814    191.9    193.1      3.4      0.6 
 Commodities less food........................      25.823    145.1    147.1      3.2      1.4 
 Nondurables less food........................      15.265    171.1    175.3      5.9      2.5 
 Nondurables less food and apparel............      11.588    204.5    208.0      8.3      1.7 
 Nondurables..................................      29.416    182.3    184.6      4.3      1.3 
 Services less rent of shelter (3)............      27.950    250.8    250.6      5.1     -0.1 
 Services less medical care services..........      55.328    226.4    227.4      3.7      0.4 
 Energy.......................................       9.052    186.1    188.3     17.1      1.2 
 All items less energy........................      90.948    201.6    202.7      2.2      0.5 
  All items less food and energy..............      76.797    203.7    205.0      2.1      0.6 
   Commodities less food and energy                                                            
       commodities............................      21.004    140.4    141.6      0.4      0.9 
    Energy commodities........................       4.819    201.1    208.4     17.1      3.6 
   Services less energy services..............      55.793    241.1    242.5      2.9      0.6 
 Purchasing power of the consumer dollar                                                       
     (1982-84=$1.00)..........................           -   $ .503   $ .500        -        - 
 Purchasing power of the consumer dollar                                                       
     (1967=$1.00).............................           -   $ .168   $ .167        -        - 

   1 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
   2 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator.  All other item stratum
 index series were calculated using a geometric means estimator.
   3 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.
   4 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.
   - Data not available.
 NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

 Table 2 (OW).  Old Weight Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers
 (CPI-W):  U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group 

 (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
                                                                                               
                                                                                               
                                                                                  Unadjusted   
                                                 Relative       Unadjusted    percent change to
                                                importance,      indexes       Mar. 2006 from- 
                Item and group                   December                                      
                                                   2005                                        
                                                              Feb.     Mar.     Mar.     Feb.  
                                                              2006     2006     2005     2006  
                                                                                                                                                                                              
                                                                                               
             Expenditure category                                                              
                                                                                               
 All items....................................     100.000    194.3    195.4      3.6      0.6 
 All items (1967=100).........................           -    578.8    582.1        -        - 
                                                                                               
  Food and beverages..........................      16.817    193.7    193.8      2.5      0.1 
   Food.......................................      15.758    193.3    193.3      2.5      0.0 
    Food at home..............................       9.374    191.7    191.5      2.2     -0.1 
     Cereals and bakery products..............       1.310    210.5    210.9      1.2      0.2 
     Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs...........       2.787    185.2    185.8      0.8      0.3 
     Dairy and related products...............        .946    183.4    182.7      0.8     -0.4 
     Fruits and vegetables....................       1.365    251.2    246.1      6.4     -2.0 
     Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage                                                       
         materials............................       1.051    146.8    147.5      3.1      0.5 
     Other food at home.......................       1.914    168.7    168.9      2.2      0.1 
      Sugar and sweets........................        .312    167.0    169.7      4.9      1.6 
      Fats and oils...........................        .298    170.5    168.6      0.8     -1.1 
      Other foods.............................       1.304    185.0    185.1      1.9      0.1 
       Other miscellaneous foods (1)..........        .335    113.8    113.5      0.9     -0.3 
    Food away from home.......................       6.385    196.9    197.3      3.0      0.2 
     Other food away from home (1)............        .255    134.4    134.9      4.5      0.4 
   Alcoholic beverages........................       1.059    199.0    200.2      2.1      0.6 
                                                                                               
  Housing.....................................      39.247    196.2    196.7      4.1      0.3 
   Shelter....................................      29.666    221.4    222.7      2.7      0.6 
    Rent of primary residence (2).............       8.000    220.7    221.4      3.2      0.3 
    Lodging away from home (1)................       1.739    133.3    140.3      2.3      5.3 
    Owners' equivalent rent of primary                                                         
        residence (2) (3).....................      19.607    212.4    213.0      2.7      0.3 
    Tenants' and household insurance (1)......        .321    116.3    116.3     -2.6      0.0 
   Fuels and utilities........................       5.903    192.7    190.2     14.8     -1.3 
    Fuels.....................................       4.935    174.5    171.8     17.0     -1.5 
     Fuel oil and other fuels.................        .337    229.9    230.1     17.8      0.1 
     Gas (piped) and electricity (2)..........       4.598    180.6    177.5     16.9     -1.7 
    Water and sewer and trash collection                                                       
        services (1)..........................        .968    135.3    135.5      4.9      0.1 
   Household furnishings and operations.......       3.677    122.4    122.5      0.5      0.1 
    Household operations (1)..................        .326    137.5    137.5      5.6      0.0 
                                                                                               
  Apparel.....................................       4.020    116.6    121.5     -1.2      4.2 
   Men's and boys' apparel....................       1.009    112.3    115.1     -3.8      2.5 
   Women's and girls' apparel.................       1.582    106.1    114.5     -2.0      7.9 
   Infants' and toddlers' apparel.............        .226    120.0    122.0      0.1      1.7 
   Footwear...................................        .970    122.4    124.7      2.5      1.9 
                                                                                               
  Transportation..............................      20.141    174.8    176.7      5.4      1.1 
   Private transportation.....................      19.348    172.0    173.9      5.5      1.1 
    New and used motor vehicles (1)...........       8.889     95.2     95.1      0.6     -0.1 
     New vehicles.............................       4.550    140.3    139.9     -0.1     -0.3 
     Used cars and trucks.....................       3.465    140.3    140.8      1.7      0.4 
    Motor fuel................................       5.443    198.7    206.6     17.1      4.0 
     Gasoline (all types).....................       5.396    197.8    205.7     17.1      4.0 
    Motor vehicle parts and equipment.........        .451    114.5    115.0      4.1      0.4 
    Motor vehicle maintenance and repair......       1.362    215.6    216.1      4.4      0.2 
   Public transportation......................        .793    219.9    220.9      5.7      0.5 
                                                                                               
  Medical care................................       5.059    331.7    333.3      4.1      0.5 
   Medical care commodities...................       1.127    276.3    277.3      4.0      0.4 
   Medical care services......................       3.931    346.7    348.4      4.1      0.5 
    Professional services.....................       2.275    288.9    290.2      2.8      0.4 
    Hospital and related services (2).........       1.297    456.0    458.7      5.8      0.6 
                                                                                               
  Recreation (1)..............................       5.408    107.6    108.0      1.4      0.4 
   Video and audio (1)........................       1.816    103.5    104.4      0.5      0.9 
                                                                                               
  Education and communication (1).............       5.419    113.1    113.1      2.2      0.0 
   Education (1)..............................       2.416    156.7    156.7      6.0      0.0 
    Educational books and supplies............        .220    383.3    384.2      6.0      0.2 
    Tuition, other school fees, and childcare.       2.196    443.1    443.1      6.0      0.0 
   Communication (1)..........................       3.003     86.3     86.2     -0.7     -0.1 
    Information and information processing (1)       2.861     84.6     84.5     -0.9     -0.1 
     Telephone services (1)...................       2.399     95.4     95.3      0.2     -0.1 
     Information technology, hardware and                                                      
         services (4).........................        .462     13.5     13.6     -6.2      0.7 
      Personal computers and peripheral                                                        
          equipment (1).......................        .140     11.3     11.3    -14.4      0.0 
                                                                                               
  Other goods and services....................       3.889    328.3    329.4      3.1      0.3 
   Tobacco and smoking products...............       1.275    517.9    520.8      4.7      0.6 
   Personal care..............................       2.614    186.8    187.2      2.3      0.2 
    Personal care products....................        .696    155.4    155.1      1.2     -0.2 
    Personal care services....................        .605    208.1    208.6      2.5      0.2 
    Miscellaneous personal services...........       1.154    309.7    311.3      3.5      0.5 
                                                                                               
          Commodity and service group                                                          
                                                                                               
 Commodities..................................      44.564    162.8    164.3      3.2      0.9 
  Food and beverages..........................      16.817    193.7    193.8      2.5      0.1 
  Commodities less food and beverages.........      27.747    145.3    147.4      3.7      1.4 
   Nondurables less food and beverages........      15.719    174.3    178.8      6.6      2.6 
    Apparel...................................       4.020    116.6    121.5     -1.2      4.2 
    Nondurables less food, beverages, and                                                      
        apparel...............................      11.700    214.0    218.3      9.5      2.0 
   Durables...................................      12.027    115.3    115.2     -0.1     -0.1 
 Services.....................................      55.436    231.2    231.9      3.9      0.3 
  Rent of shelter (3).........................      29.345    213.3    214.6      2.8      0.6 
  Tenants' and household insurance (1)........        .321    116.3    116.3     -2.6      0.0 
  Gas (piped) and electricity (2).............       4.598    180.6    177.5     16.9     -1.7 
  Water and sewer and trash collection                                                         
      services (1)............................        .968    135.3    135.5      4.9      0.1 
  Household operations (1)....................        .326    137.5    137.5      5.6      0.0 
  Transportation services.....................       6.109    229.0    229.0      2.2      0.0 
  Medical care services.......................       3.931    346.7    348.4      4.1      0.5 
  Other services..............................       9.837    265.1    265.8      3.0      0.3 
                                                                                               
                Special indexes                                                                
                                                                                               
 All items less food..........................      84.242    194.3    195.6      3.8      0.7 
 All items less shelter.......................      70.334    186.6    187.6      4.0      0.5 
 All items less medical care..................      94.941    188.5    189.6      3.5      0.6 
 Commodities less food........................      28.806    147.2    149.3      3.6      1.4 
 Nondurables less food........................      16.778    175.9    180.2      6.3      2.4 
 Nondurables less food and apparel............      12.759    211.8    215.8      8.8      1.9 
 Nondurables..................................      32.537    184.6    186.9      4.4      1.2 
 Services less rent of shelter (3)............      26.091    222.8    222.5      5.2     -0.1 
 Services less medical care services..........      51.504    222.5    223.1      3.9      0.3 
 Energy.......................................      10.378    185.7    188.3     17.0      1.4 
 All items less energy........................      89.622    196.2    197.1      2.2      0.5 
  All items less food and energy..............      73.864    197.2    198.3      2.1      0.6 
   Commodities less food and energy                                                            
       commodities............................      23.026    140.8    141.9      0.4      0.8 
    Energy commodities........................       5.780    201.0    208.6     17.1      3.8 
   Services less energy services..............      50.838    236.7    237.7      2.9      0.4 
 Purchasing power of the consumer dollar                                                       
     (1982-84=$1.00)..........................           -   $ .515   $ .512        -        - 
 Purchasing power of the consumer dollar                                                       
     (1967=$1.00).............................           -   $ .173   $ .172        -        - 

   1 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
   2 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator.  All other item stratum
 index series were calculated using a geometric means estimator.
   3 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base
   4 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.
   - Data not available.
 NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

 Table 3 (OW). Old Weight Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Selected areas, all items index 

 (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                All items                                  
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
                                               Prici-           Indexes             Percent change to    Percent change to 
                     Area                        ng                                  Mar. 2006 from-       Feb. 2006 from-   
                                               sched-                                                                      
                                                 ule                                                                       
                                                 (1)   Dec.   Jan.   Feb.   Mar.   Mar.   Jan.   Feb.   Feb.   Dec.   Jan. 
                                                       2005   2006   2006   2006   2005   2006   2006   2005   2005   2006 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                           
 U.S. city average............................   M    196.8  198.3  198.7  200.0    3.5    0.9    0.7    3.6    1.0    0.2 
                                                                                                                           
            Region and area size(2)                                                                                        
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
 Northeast urban..............................   M    209.0  211.1  211.8  213.3    3.5    1.0    0.7    4.0    1.3    0.3 
   Size A - More than 1,500,000...............   M    211.3  213.3  214.1  215.4    3.3    1.0    0.6    3.9    1.3    0.4 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).........   M    123.6  124.9  125.3  126.3    4.1    1.1    0.8    4.3    1.4    0.3 
                                                                                                                           
 Midwest urban................................   M    189.7  190.8  190.7  192.0    3.1    0.6    0.7    3.0    0.5   -0.1 
   Size A - More than 1,500,000...............   M    191.6  192.7  192.5  193.8    2.9    0.6    0.7    2.9    0.5   -0.1 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).........   M    120.9  121.6  121.6  122.3    3.0    0.6    0.6    3.0    0.6    0.0 
   Size D -  Nonmetropolitan  (less than                                                                                   
       50,000)................................   M    184.4  185.4  185.3  187.0    3.9    0.9    0.9    3.4    0.5   -0.1 
                                                                                                                           
 South urban..................................   M    190.1  191.6  191.8  192.9    3.8    0.7    0.6    3.8    0.9    0.1 
   Size A - More than 1,500,000...............   M    191.9  193.7  193.8  194.7    3.6    0.5    0.5    3.9    1.0    0.1 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).........   M    121.2  122.0  122.1  123.0    3.9    0.8    0.7    3.7    0.7    0.1 
   Size D -  Nonmetropolitan  (less than                                                                                   
       50,000)................................   M    189.7  191.1  191.3  192.3    4.2    0.6    0.5    4.5    0.8    0.1 
                                                                                                                           
 West urban...................................   M    200.0  201.6  202.7  203.7    3.3    1.0    0.5    3.6    1.4    0.5 
   Size A - More than 1,500,000...............   M    203.0  204.6  205.7  206.8    3.5    1.1    0.5    3.7    1.3    0.5 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).........   M    121.8  122.9  123.7  124.2    3.2    1.1    0.4    3.4    1.6    0.7 
                                                                                                                           
                 Size classes                                                                                              
                                                                                                                           
   A (4)......................................   M    180.0  181.5  181.9  182.9    3.3    0.8    0.5    3.6    1.1    0.2 
   B/C (3)....................................   M    121.6  122.5  122.8  123.6    3.7    0.9    0.7    3.6    1.0    0.2 
   D..........................................   M    189.3  190.2  190.2  191.8    3.8    0.8    0.8    3.5    0.5    0.0 
                                                                                                                           
            Selected local areas(5)                                                                                        
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI...............   M    196.4  197.6  197.2  197.6    3.3    0.0    0.2    3.5    0.4   -0.2 
 Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA......   M    203.9  205.9  207.6  208.5    4.7    1.3    0.4    5.2    1.8    0.8 
 New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island,                                                                                       
     NY-NJ-CT-PA..............................   M    214.2  215.9  216.6  218.6    2.9    1.3    0.9    3.7    1.1    0.3 
                                                                                                                           
 Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT..........   1        -  221.0      -  221.6    3.5    0.3      -      -      -      - 
 Cleveland-Akron, OH..........................   1        -  190.3      -  191.0    2.5    0.4      -      -      -      - 
 Dallas-Fort Worth, TX........................   1        -  188.7      -  188.5    4.0   -0.1      -      -      -      - 
 Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV (6)........   1        -  126.3      -  127.2    3.7    0.7      -      -      -      - 
                                                                                                                           
 Atlanta, GA..................................   2    188.7      -  189.8      -      -      -      -    2.4    0.6      - 
 Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI..................   2    192.4      -  194.8      -      -      -      -    3.7    1.2      - 
 Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX...............   2    177.2      -  178.9      -      -      -      -    2.5    1.0      - 
 Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL....................   2    197.4      -  201.2      -      -      -      -    5.6    1.9      - 
 Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City,                                                                                    
     PA-NJ-DE-MD..............................   2    204.9      -  209.5      -      -      -      -    4.7    2.2      - 
 San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA...........   2    203.4      -  206.8      -      -      -      -    2.8    1.7      - 
 Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA.................   2    200.9      -  203.6      -      -      -      -    3.0    1.3      - 

   1 Foods, fuels, and several other items priced every month in all areas;  
   most other goods and services priced as indicated:                      
        M - Every month.                                                   
         1 - January, March, May, July, September, and November.            
         2 - February, April, June, August, October, and December.          
   2 Regions defined as the four Census regions.  See technical notes.
   3 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base.
   4 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.
   5 In addition, the following metropolitan areas are published semiannually and appear in Tables 34 and 39 of the 
 January and July issues of the CPI Detailed Report: Anchorage, AK; Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN; Denver-Boulder-Greeley,
 CO; Honolulu, HI; Kansas City, MO-KS; Milwaukee-Racine, WI; Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI; Phoenix-Mesa, AZ; Pittsburgh, PA;
 Portland-Salem, OR-WA; St. Louis, MO-IL; San Diego, CA; Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL.
   6 Indexes on a November 1996=100 base.
   - Data not available.
   
 NOTE: Local area indexes are byproducts of the national CPI program.  Each local index has a smaller sample size than the
 national index and is, therefore, subject to substantially more sampling and other measurement error. As a result, local
 area indexes show greater volatility than the national index, although their long-term trends are similar.  Therefore, the
 Bureau of Labor Statistics strongly urges users to consider adopting the national average CPI for use in their escalator
 clauses. 
 
 NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

 Table 4 (OW). Old Weight Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Selected areas, all
 items index 

 (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                All items                                  
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
                                               Prici-           Indexes             Percent change to    Percent change to 
                     Area                        ng                                  Mar. 2006 from-       Feb. 2006 from-   
                                               sched-                                                                      
                                                 ule                                                                       
                                                 (1)   Dec.   Jan.   Feb.   Mar.   Mar.   Jan.   Feb.   Feb.   Dec.   Jan. 
                                                       2005   2006   2006   2006   2005   2006   2006   2005   2005   2006 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                           
 U.S. city average............................   M    192.5  194.0  194.3  195.4    3.6    0.7    0.6    3.7    0.9    0.2 
                                                                                                                           
            Region and area size(2)                                                                                        
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
 Northeast urban..............................   M    205.5  207.6  208.1  209.2    3.7    0.8    0.5    4.1    1.3    0.2 
   Size A - More than 1,500,000...............   M    206.4  208.4  208.9  209.9    3.5    0.7    0.5    3.9    1.2    0.2 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).........   M    123.7  125.1  125.4  126.2    4.1    0.9    0.6    4.4    1.4    0.2 
                                                                                                                           
 Midwest urban................................   M    185.1  186.2  185.9  187.2    3.3    0.5    0.7    3.2    0.4   -0.2 
   Size A - More than 1,500,000...............   M    186.2  187.4  187.0  188.2    3.1    0.4    0.6    3.1    0.4   -0.2 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).........   M    120.3  121.0  121.0  121.8    3.4    0.7    0.7    3.2    0.6    0.0 
   Size D -  Nonmetropolitan  (less than                                                                                   
       50,000)................................   M    182.4  183.5  183.2  184.7    4.2    0.7    0.8    3.8    0.4   -0.2 
                                                                                                                           
 South urban..................................   M    187.2  188.9  188.9  189.9    3.9    0.5    0.5    4.1    0.9    0.0 
   Size A - More than 1,500,000...............   M    189.7  191.8  191.9  192.6    3.9    0.4    0.4    4.3    1.2    0.1 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).........   M    119.8  120.7  120.7  121.5    3.8    0.7    0.7    3.8    0.8    0.0 
   Size D -  Nonmetropolitan  (less than                                                                                   
       50,000)................................   M    189.8  191.3  191.3  192.3    4.5    0.5    0.5    4.7    0.8    0.0 
                                                                                                                           
 West urban...................................   M    194.9  196.4  197.4  198.4    3.3    1.0    0.5    3.6    1.3    0.5 
   Size A - More than 1,500,000...............   M    196.2  197.8  198.7  199.9    3.5    1.1    0.6    3.7    1.3    0.5 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).........   M    121.3  122.4  123.1  123.6    3.2    1.0    0.4    3.4    1.5    0.6 
                                                                                                                           
                 Size classes                                                                                              
                                                                                                                           
   A (4)......................................   M    178.4  179.9  180.2  181.1    3.5    0.7    0.5    3.7    1.0    0.2 
   B/C (3)....................................   M    120.7  121.7  121.9  122.6    3.6    0.7    0.6    3.7    1.0    0.2 
   D..........................................   M    187.9  188.9  188.8  190.3    4.0    0.7    0.8    3.9    0.5   -0.1 
                                                                                                                           
            Selected local areas(5)                                                                                        
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI...............   M    190.2  191.4  190.7  190.9    3.3   -0.3    0.1    3.5    0.3   -0.4 
 Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA......   M    196.5  198.4  200.1  200.9    4.6    1.3    0.4    5.1    1.8    0.9 
 New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island,                                                                                       
     NY-NJ-CT-PA..............................   M    208.7  210.2  210.8  212.3    3.3    1.0    0.7    3.7    1.0    0.3 
                                                                                                                           
 Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT..........   1        -  219.9      -  220.4    3.4    0.2      -      -      -      - 
 Cleveland-Akron, OH..........................   1        -  181.5      -  181.9    2.7    0.2      -      -      -      - 
 Dallas-Fort Worth, TX........................   1        -  190.1      -  189.8    4.5   -0.2      -      -      -      - 
 Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV (6)........   1        -  126.2      -  126.8    3.7    0.5      -      -      -      - 
                                                                                                                           
 Atlanta, GA..................................   2    187.2      -  188.6      -      -      -      -    2.8    0.7      - 
 Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI..................   2    187.9      -  190.0      -      -      -      -    4.1    1.1      - 
 Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX...............   2    175.1      -  176.8      -      -      -      -    2.9    1.0      - 
 Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL....................   2    195.5      -  199.3      -      -      -      -    5.8    1.9      - 
 Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City,                                                                                    
     PA-NJ-DE-MD..............................   2    205.2      -  209.2      -      -      -      -    4.6    1.9      - 
 San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA...........   2    199.3      -  202.6      -      -      -      -    2.7    1.7      - 
 Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA.................   2    196.1      -  198.5      -      -      -      -    3.2    1.2      - 

   1 Foods, fuels, and several other items priced every month in all areas;  
   most other goods and services priced as indicated:                      
        M - Every month.                                                   
         1 - January, March, May, July, September, and November.            
         2 - February, April, June, August, October, and December.          
   2 Regions defined as the four Census regions.  See technical notes.
   3 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base.
   4 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.
   5 In addition, the following metropolitan areas are published semiannually and appear in Tables 34 and 39 of the 
 January and July issues of the CPI Detailed Report: Anchorage, AK; Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN; Denver-Boulder-Greeley,
 CO; Honolulu, HI; Kansas City, MO-KS; Milwaukee-Racine, WI; Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI; Phoenix-Mesa, AZ; Pittsburgh, PA;
 Portland-Salem, OR-WA; St. Louis, MO-IL; San Diego, CA; Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL.
   6 Indexes on a November 1996=100 base.
   - Data not available.
   
 NOTE: Local area indexes are byproducts of the national CPI program.  Each local index has a smaller sample size than the
 national index and is, therefore, subject to substantially more sampling and other measurement error. As a result, local
 area indexes show greater volatility than the national index, although their long-term trends are similar.  Therefore, the
 Bureau of Labor Statistics strongly urges users to consider adopting the national average CPI for use in their escalator
 clauses. 
 
 NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.