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                    CONSUMER PRICE INDEX:  JANUARY 2005
 
      The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased
 0.2 percent in January, before seasonal adjustment, the Bureau of Labor
 Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today.  The January
 level of 190.7 (1982-84=100) was 3.0 percent higher than in January 2004.
      
      The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers
 (CPI-W) increased 0.2 percent in January, prior to seasonal adjustment.
 The January level of 186.3 (1982-84=100) was 3.0 percent higher than in
 January 2004.
      
      The Chained Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-U)
 increased 0.2 percent in January on a not seasonally adjusted basis.  The
 January level of 111.1 (December 1999=100) was 2.6 percent higher than in
 January 2004.  Please note that the indexes for the post-2003 period are
 subject to revision.  Previously published and revised data for 2003 and
 2004 are shown below.
 
 CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U)
      
      On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI-U, which was unchanged in
 December, increased 0.1 percent in January.  The food index also increased
 0.1 percent in January after registering no change in December.  A 0.2
 percent decrease in the index for food at home was more than offset by a
 0.5 percent increase in the index for food away from home.  Energy costs
 declined 1.1 percent, following a 1.3 percent drop in December.  Within
 energy, the index for petroleum-based energy declined 2.2 percent while
 the index for energy services rose 0.1 percent.  The index for all items
 less food and energy increased 0.2 percent in January, the same as in each
 of the preceding three months.
     

 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                    2004             2005 3-mos. ended  ended
                     July Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan.   Jan.'05   Jan.'05
 All Items           -.1    .1   .2   .6   .3   .0   .1    1.3       3.0
  Food and beverages  .3    .0   .0   .5   .3   .0   .1    1.5       2.8
  Housing             .3    .1   .3   .2   .3   .2   .1    2.5       3.0
  Apparel            -.5   -.3   .0   .0   .2  -.4   .3     .7        .3
  Transportation    -1.1   -.3   .2  2.1   .2  -.7  -.2   -2.6       4.5
  Medical care        .3    .3   .3   .4   .3   .3   .4    3.9       4.3
  Recreation         -.1   -.2   .2   .1   .1   .0   .1     .7        .9
  Education and                                                         
      communication   .1    .0   .4  -.2   .4   .1   .1    2.2       1.4
  Other goods and                                                    
      services        .3    .2   .2   .2   .1   .4   .4    3.6       2.6
 Special indexes:                                                       
  Energy            -2.4   -.3  -.3  4.0  1.0 -1.3 -1.1   -6.0      10.6
  Food                .3    .0  -.1   .6   .3   .0   .1    1.5       2.9
  All items less                                                        
    food and energy   .1    .1   .3   .2   .2   .2   .2    2.0       2.3

 Note:  Seasonal factors have been recalculated to reflect developments
 during 2004.  For this reason, some of the seasonally adjusted figures
 above and elsewhere in this report differ from those previously published.
 See the technical note below for details.
      
      The food and beverages index rose 0.1 percent in January.  The index
 for food at home decreased for the second consecutive month--down 0.2
 percent in January.  A 4.6 percent decline in the index for fruits and
 vegetables more than offset increases in the other five major grocery
 store food groups.  Within the fruits and vegetables group, the index for
 fresh vegetables declined 11.8 percent while the index for fresh fruits
 was virtually unchanged.  The index for processed fruits and vegetables
 increased 1.0 percent.  (Prior to seasonal adjustment, fresh vegetable and
 fresh fruit prices declined 8.2 and 1.0 percent, respectively, while
 prices for processed fruits and vegetables rose 3.2 percent.)  The index
 for dairy products, which declined in each of the preceding six months
 after advancing sharply in the first half of 2004, increased 2.2 percent
 in January.  Fresh whole milk prices rose 3.8 percent to a level 10.5
 percent above their level in January 2004.   The index for meats, poultry,
 fish, and eggs increased 0.2 percent in January.  Price increases for
 pork, poultry, beef, and fish and seafood were partially offset by a
 decrease in egg prices. The index for eggs fell 3.2 percent in January and
 was 23.0 percent lower than a year ago.  The index for other food at home
 rose 0.8 percent, reflecting increases in the indexes for spices,
 seasonings, condiments, and sauces and for butter and margarine.  The
 indexes for nonalcoholic beverages and for cereal and bakery products
 increased 0.4 and 0.1 percent, respectively.  The other two components of
 the food and beverages index--food away from home and alcoholic beverages-
 -increased 0.5 and 0.2 percent, respectively.
      
      The index for housing increased 0.1 percent in January, following a
 0.2 percent rise in December.  The index for shelter increased 0.2 percent
 in January, the same as in December.  Within shelter, the indexes for rent
 and for owners' equivalent rent each increased 0.3 percent, while the
 index for lodging away from home fell 0.7 percent.  (Prior to seasonal
 adjustment, the index for lodging away from home increased 3.3 percent.)
 The index for fuels and utilities, which increased 0.2 percent in
 December, declined 0.1 percent in January.  The index for fuel oil
 declined sharply for the second consecutive month--down 5.2 percent in
 January.  The index for energy services rose 0.1 percent, as a 3.0 percent
 decrease in the index for natural gas was more than offset by a 1.7
 percent increase in the index for electricity.  The index for water and
 sewerage maintenance rose 1.3 percent in January.  The index for household
 furnishings and operations, which was unchanged in December, rose 0.1
 percent in January.
      
      The transportation index fell 0.2 percent in January as a decrease in
 gasoline prices more than offset an increase in prices for new and used
 vehicles.  The gasoline index declined 2.1 percent in January.  (Prior to
 seasonal adjustment, gasoline prices declined for the sixth time in the
 last seven months--down 3.0 percent in January to a level 9.9 percent
 lower than their peak level recorded in June 2004.)  The index for new
 vehicles increased for the fourth consecutive month--up 0.7 percent in
 January.  (As of January, about 80 percent of the new vehicle sample was
 represented by 2005 models.  The 2005 models will continue to be phased
 in, with appropriate adjustments for quality change, over the next several
 months as they replace old models at dealerships.)  The index for used
 cars and trucks increased 0.1 percent in January.  The index for public
 transportation decreased 0.8 percent in January, reflecting another
 decline in airline fares.  Airline fares fell 0.9 percent in January and
 were 3.2 percent lower than a year earlier.
      
      The index for apparel rose 0.3 percent in January, following a 0.4
 percent decline in December.  (Prior to seasonal adjustment, apparel
 prices fell 2.3 percent, reflecting post-holiday discounting.)
      
      Medical care costs rose 0.4 percent in January and are 4.3 percent
 higher than a year ago.  The index for medical care commodities--
 prescription drugs, nonprescription drugs, and medical supplies--increased
 0.3 percent.   The index for medical care services rose 0.4 percent in
 January.  The indexes for professional services and for hospital and
 related services increased 0.3 and 0.5 percent, respectively.
      
      The index for recreation increased 0.1 percent in January.  Increases
 in the indexes for sporting goods and for admissions to movies, theaters,
 concerts, and sporting events--up 0.7 and 0.8 percent, respectively--more
 than offset declines in the indexes for most other recreational goods.
      
      The index for education and communication increased 0.1 percent in
 January.  Educational costs increased 0.3 percent, while communication
 costs were unchanged.  Within the latter group, an increase in the index
 for personal computers and peripheral equipment--up 0.7 percent--was
 offset by declines in the indexes for computer software and accessories
 and for telephone hardware, calculators, and other consumer information
 items--down 0.7 and 1.2 percent, respectively.
      
      The index for other goods and services increased 0.4 percent in
 January, reflecting a 1.9 percent increase in the index for tobacco and
 smoking products.  Prices for cigarettes rose 2.0 percent, reflecting the
 pass through of a wholesale price increase, decreased discounting, and
 selected state tax increases.  It was their largest increase since a 2.5
 percent rise in August 2002.
      
 CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W)
 
      On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI for Urban Wage Earners and
 Clerical Workers increased 0.1 percent in January.
 

 Table B.  Percent changes in CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical
           Workers (CPI-W)
                                   Seasonally adjusted                Un-
                                                          Compound  adjusted
     Expenditure        Changes from preceding month    annual rate  12-mos.
      Category                    2004             2005 3-mos. ended  ended
                     July Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan.   Jan.'05   Jan.'05
 All Items           -.1    .1   .2   .6   .3  -.1   .1    1.3       3.0
  Food and beverages  .2    .1  -.1   .5   .3   .0   .1    1.3       2.8
  Housing             .2    .2   .2   .2   .3   .2   .2    2.8       2.9
  Apparel            -.4   -.3   .1   .0   .2  -.3   .5    1.3        .3
  Transportation    -1.0   -.2   .4  2.2   .1  -.5  -.3   -3.1       5.0
  Medical care        .3    .3   .4   .3   .3   .3   .3    3.9       4.5
  Recreation         -.3   -.1   .1   .1   .1  -.1   .2     .8        .9
  Education and                                                         
     communication    .0   -.1   .4  -.3   .3   .1   .1    1.8        .7
  Other goods and                                                    
     services         .4    .2   .2   .1   .2   .4   .5    4.5       2.8
 Special indexes:                                                       
  Energy            -2.4   -.5  -.3  4.2   .7 -1.3 -1.3   -7.2      10.6
  Food                .3    .0  -.1   .6   .3   .0   .1    1.3       2.8
  All items less                                                        
     food and energy  .2    .1   .3   .2   .2   .2   .2    2.1       2.2


     Consumer Price Index data for February are scheduled for release on
 Wednesday, March 23, 2005, at 8:30 A.M. (EST).


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 NOTE ON REVISIONS TO C-CPI-U INDEXES
                                     
      In accordance with the previously-announced schedule, the Bureau of
 Labor Statistics is revising the 2003 and 2004 values of the Chained
 Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-U), effective with the
 release of January 2005 data.
 
     The C-CPI-U was introduced with release of July data on August 16,
 2002. The index in its final form employs a Tornqvist formula and utilizes
 expenditure data in adjacent time periods in order to reflect the effect
 of any substitution that consumers make across item categories in response
 to changes in relative prices.  The  C-CPI-U was designed to be a closer
 approximation to a "cost-of-living" index than the CPI-U and CPI-W.  The
 use of expenditure data for both a base period and a current period
 distinguishes the C-CPI-U from the other CPI measures, which use only a
 single expenditure base period to compute price change over time.

      Because the current expenditure data required for the calculation of
 the C-CPI-U are available only with a time lag, the index is issued first
 in preliminary form, using the latest available expenditure data at the
 time of publication, and is subject to two subsequent revisions.  The
 preliminary values for each month of the preceding two years are revised
 annually with release of the January index.  Expenditure data for the year
 2003 are now available, and the C-CPI-U indexes for that year are now in
 final form. The initial indexes for 2004 are now revised interim indexes.
 The C-CPI-U U.S. All Items index values for 2003 and 2004 as originally
 published and revised are shown below.

 For more information on the C-CPI-U, write to:

 Bureau of Labor Statistics
 Division of Consumer Prices and Price Indexes
 2 Massachusetts Ave. NE, Room 3130
 Washington, DC 20212
 
 Or contact Patrick Jackman or Rob Cage either by telephone at (202) 691-
 6952 or by electronic mail at Jackman.Patrick@bls.gov or Cage.Rob@bls.gov
 

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            U.S. City Average C-CPI-U All Items
                             
       2003                  Interim           Final
       January                 106.4           106.5
       February                107.2           107.3
       March                   107.9           107.9
       April                   107.7           107.7
       May                     107.5           107.5
       June                    107.6           107.6
       July                    107.7           107.7
       August                  108.0           108.2
       September               108.3           108.5
       October                 108.2           108.4
       November                107.8           108.0
       December                107.6           107.8
       Annual average          107.7           107.8
                                                    
       2004                  Initial         Interim
       January                 108.1           108.3
       February                108.7           108.9
       March                   109.4           109.6
       April                   109.7           109.9
       May                     110.1           110.3
       June                    110.4           110.6
       July                    110.3           110.5
       August                  110.3           110.5
       September               110.6           110.8
       October                 111.1           111.3
       November                111.1           111.3
       December                110.7           110.9
       Annual average           n.a.           110.2


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 Over-the-month percent changes in the U.S. City Average Consumer Price
 Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for All Items and for All Items less
 food and energy, seasonally adjusted, using former and recalculated
 seasonal factors for 2004.

                                 All Items

    2004           Former      Recalculated     Difference
                                              
 January              .5             .5              .0
 February             .3             .3              .0
 March                .5             .4             -.1
 April                .2             .2              .0
 May                  .6             .6              .0
 June                 .3             .3              .0
 July                -.1            -.1              .0
 August               .1             .1              .0
 September            .2             .2              .0
 October              .6             .6              .0
 November             .2             .3              .1
 December            -.1             .0              .1
                                                                                                 



                 All Items less food and energy

    2004           Former      Recalculated     Difference
                                              
 January              .2             .2              .0
 February             .2             .2              .0
 March                .4             .3             -.1
 April                .3             .2             -.1
 May                  .2             .2              .0
 June                 .1             .2              .1
 July                 .1             .1              .0
 August               .1             .1              .0
 September            .3             .3              .0
 October              .2             .2              .0
 November             .2             .2              .0
 December             .2             .2              .0

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 Brief Explanation of the CPI

      The Consumer Price Index (CPI) is a measure of the average change in
 prices over time of goods and services purchased by households.  The
 Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes CPIs for two population groups:  (1)
 the CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W), which covers
 households of wage earners and clerical workers that comprise
 approximately 32 percent of the total population and (2) the CPI for All
 Urban Consumers (CPI-U) and the Chained CPI for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-
 U), which cover approximately 87 percent of the total population and
 include in addition to wage earners and clerical worker households, groups
 such as professional, managerial, and technical workers, the self-
 employed, short-term workers, the unemployed, and retirees and others not
 in the labor force.
 
      The CPIs are based on prices of food, clothing, shelter, and fuels,
 transportation fares, charges for doctors' and dentists' services, drugs,
 and other goods and services that people buy for day-to-day living.
 Prices are collected in 87 urban areas across the country from about
 50,000 housing units and approximately 23,000 retail establishments-
 department stores, supermarkets, hospitals, filling stations, and other
 types of stores and service establishments.  All taxes directly associated
 with the purchase and use of items are included in the index.  Prices of
 fuels and a few other items are obtained every month in all 87 locations.
 Prices of most other commodities and services are collected every month in
 the three largest geographic areas and every other month in other areas.
 Prices of most goods and services are obtained by personal visits or
 telephone calls of the Bureau's trained representatives.
 
      In calculating the index, price changes for the various items in each
 location are averaged together with weights, which represent their
 importance in the spending of the appropriate population group.  Local
 data are then combined to obtain a U.S. city average.  For the CPI-U and
 CPI-W separate indexes are also published by size of city, by region of
 the country, for cross-classifications of regions and population-size
 classes, and for 27 local areas.  Area indexes do not measure differences
 in the level of prices among cities; they only measure the average change
 in prices for each area since the base period.  For the C-CPI-U data are
 issued only at the national level.  It is important to note that the CPI-U
 and CPI-W are considered final when released, but the C-CPI-U is issued in
 preliminary form and subject to two annual revisions.
 
      The index measures price change from a designed reference date.  For
 the CPI-U and the CPI-W the reference base is 1982-84 equals 100.0. The
 reference base for the C-CPI-U is December 1999 equals 100.
 An increase of 16.5 percent from the reference base, for example, is shown
 as 116.5.  This change can also be expressed in dollars as follows:  the
 price of a base period market basket of goods and services in the CPI has
 risen from $10 in 1982-84 to $11.65.
 
      For further details visit the CPI home page on the Internet at
 http://www.bls.gov/cpi/ or contact our CPI Information and Analysis
 Section on (202) 691-7000.

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       Calculating Index Changes
 
            Movements of the indexes from one month to another are
       usually expressed as percent changes rather than changes in index 
       points, because index point changes are affected by the level of 
       the index in relation to its base period while percent changes are 
       not.  The example below illustrates the computation of index point 
       and percent changes.
       
            Percent changes for 3-month and 6-month periods are expressed 
       as annual rates and are computed according to the standard formula 
       for compound growth rates.  These data indicate what the percent 
       change would be if the current rate were maintained for a 12-month 
       period.
       
         
                    Index Point Change
       
       CPI   					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 2000
 through December 2004 were replaced in January 2005.  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 2005.
   
   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 labor and
 supply problems for coffee.  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
 questions about the CPI, please call our information staff at (202) 691-
 7000.

 Table 1. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity
 and service group

 (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                   Unadjusted                           
                                                 Relative   Unadjusted indexes percent change to   Seasonally adjusted  
                                               importance,                      Jan. 2005 from-    percent change from- 
                     CPI-U                       December                                                               
                                                   2004       Dec.      Jan.                                            
                                                              2004      2005     Jan.     Dec.   Oct. to Nov. to Dec. to
                                                                                 2004     2004     Nov.    Dec.    Jan. 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                        
             Expenditure category                                                                                       
                                                                                                                        
 All items....................................    100.000     190.3     190.7      3.0      0.2     0.3     0.0     0.1 
 All items (1967=100).........................          -     570.1     571.2        -        -       -       -       - 
                                                                                                                        
  Food and beverages..........................     15.291     188.9     189.5      2.8      0.3     0.3     0.0     0.1 
   Food.......................................     14.295     188.5     189.1      2.9      0.3     0.3     0.0     0.1 
    Food at home..............................      8.183     188.5     188.9      2.7      0.2     0.3    -0.1    -0.2 
     Cereals and bakery products..............      1.185     206.4     207.6      1.8      0.6     0.3    -0.1     0.1 
     Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs...........      2.272     183.1     183.4      1.9      0.2    -0.3     0.5     0.2 
     Dairy and related products...............       .849     180.1     183.3      6.3      1.8    -0.3    -0.5     2.2 
     Fruits and vegetables....................      1.276     250.8     242.9      4.5     -3.1     3.1    -0.6    -4.6 
     Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage                                                                                
         materials............................       .884     140.6     142.2      1.1      1.1     0.2     0.2     0.4 
     Other food at home.......................      1.716     163.6     165.6      1.7      1.2    -0.3    -0.4     0.8 
      Sugar and sweets........................       .296     161.3     163.0      0.0      1.1     1.0    -1.0    -0.2 
      Fats and oils...........................       .258     167.4     170.4      6.0      1.8     0.1     0.1     0.6 
      Other foods (1).........................      1.163     178.3     180.3      1.3      1.1    -0.7    -0.3     1.1 
       Other miscellaneous foods (1) (2)......       .301     110.8     110.1      0.9     -0.6     0.5     0.3    -0.6 
    Food away from home (1)...................      6.113     189.9     190.8      3.2      0.5     0.1     0.2     0.5 
     Other food away from home (2)............       .332     127.0     127.5      2.9      0.4     0.0     0.3     0.5 
   Alcoholic beverages (1)....................       .996     193.9     194.3      2.6      0.2     0.2    -0.1     0.2 
                                                                                                                        
  Housing.....................................     41.993     190.7     191.8      3.0      0.6     0.3     0.2     0.1 
   Shelter....................................     32.686     219.8     221.0      2.7      0.5     0.0     0.2     0.2 
    Rent of primary residence (3).............      6.133     213.9     214.5      3.0      0.3     0.1     0.3     0.3 
    Lodging away from home (2)................      3.008     118.7     122.6      4.6      3.3    -0.2     0.3    -0.7 
    Owners' equivalent rent of primary                                                                                  
        residence (3) (4).....................     23.158     227.2     227.8      2.3      0.3     0.1     0.2     0.3 
    Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)..       .387     118.7     118.5      3.2     -0.2     1.2     0.8    -0.2 
   Fuels and utilities........................      4.951     165.7     166.9      6.8      0.7     2.4     0.2    -0.1 
    Fuels.....................................      4.021     148.0     149.0      7.0      0.7     3.0     0.1    -0.3 
     Fuel oil and other fuels.................       .300     183.7     181.2     20.9     -1.4     4.8    -2.0    -4.9 
     Gas (piped) and electricity (3)..........      3.722     153.0     154.3      6.0      0.8     2.8     0.3     0.1 
    Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                
        services (2)..........................       .930     126.3     127.6      5.8      1.0     0.3     0.2     0.9 
   Household furnishings and operations.......      4.355     125.5     126.1      0.6      0.5    -0.2     0.0     0.1 
    Household operations (1) (2)..............       .707     127.0     127.9      4.2      0.7     0.6     0.0     0.7 
                                                                                                                        
  Apparel.....................................      3.841     118.8     116.1      0.3     -2.3     0.2    -0.4     0.3 
   Men's and boys' apparel....................       .977     116.3     115.0     -0.4     -1.1     0.0     0.3     1.0 
   Women's and girls' apparel.................      1.638     110.0     105.1     -0.6     -4.5     0.4    -1.6    -0.4 
   Infants' and toddlers' apparel.............       .188     118.6     117.5     -0.2     -0.9     0.0     0.2     1.1 
   Footwear...................................       .765     120.3     119.4      3.0     -0.7     0.1     0.4     1.4 
                                                                                                                        
  Transportation..............................     17.414     164.8     164.0      4.5     -0.5     0.2    -0.7    -0.2 
   Private transportation.....................     16.385     161.3     160.5      4.8     -0.5     0.0    -0.6    -0.2 
    New and used motor vehicles (2)...........      7.744      95.4      95.8      1.6      0.4     0.4     0.0     0.4 
     New vehicles.............................      4.692     138.8     139.8      1.3      0.7     0.7     0.3     0.7 
     Used cars and trucks (1).................      2.037     137.3     137.5      5.1      0.1    -0.1     0.4     0.1 
    Motor fuel................................      3.969     161.2     156.4     14.4     -3.0    -0.9    -2.8    -2.0 
     Gasoline (all types).....................      3.934     160.4     155.6     14.3     -3.0    -0.9    -2.7    -2.1 
    Motor vehicle parts and equipment (1).....       .364     109.9     110.6      2.4      0.6     0.4     0.0     0.6 
    Motor vehicle maintenance and repair......      1.341     203.3     204.0      2.9      0.3     0.4     0.2     0.4 
   Public transportation......................      1.029     205.4     204.4     -0.9     -0.5     1.9    -1.0    -0.8 
                                                                                                                        
  Medical care................................      6.132     314.9     316.8      4.3      0.6     0.3     0.3     0.4 
   Medical care commodities...................      1.484     270.8     271.6      2.3      0.3    -0.1    -0.1     0.3 
   Medical care services......................      4.649     327.3     329.5      5.0      0.7     0.4     0.4     0.4 
    Professional services.....................      2.767     274.6     276.2      4.0      0.6     0.3     0.2     0.3 
    Hospital and related services (3).........      1.516     428.0     431.0      5.2      0.7     0.4     0.7     0.5 
                                                                                                                        
  Recreation (2)..............................      5.733     108.5     108.9      0.9      0.4     0.1     0.0     0.1 
   Video and audio (2)........................      1.691     103.9     104.2      0.6      0.3    -0.2     0.2    -0.2 
                                                                                                                        
  Education and communication (2).............      5.846     112.6     112.7      1.4      0.1     0.4     0.1     0.1 
   Education (2)..............................      2.931     148.5     148.8      6.2      0.2     0.6     0.5     0.3 
    Educational books and supplies............       .220     355.9     357.4      3.5      0.4     0.8     0.7    -0.5 
    Tuition, other school fees, and childcare.      2.712     428.9     429.7      6.5      0.2     0.6     0.5     0.3 
   Communication (2)..........................      2.914      85.4      85.4     -3.1      0.0     0.1    -0.2     0.0 
    Information and information processing (1)                                                                          
        (2)...................................      2.737      83.3      83.2     -3.4     -0.1     0.1    -0.2    -0.1 
     Telephone services (1) (2)...............      2.187      94.8      94.8     -2.3      0.0     0.3    -0.1     0.0 
     Information technology, hardware and                                                                               
         services (1) (5).....................       .550      14.2      14.2     -7.2      0.0    -1.4    -0.7     0.0 
      Personal computers and peripheral                                                                                 
          equipment (1) (2)...................       .192      13.9      14.0    -13.6      0.7    -2.7    -2.1     0.7 
                                                                                                                        
  Other goods and services....................      3.750     307.8     309.3      2.6      0.5     0.1     0.4     0.4 
   Tobacco and smoking products (1)...........       .804     484.8     493.9      4.4      1.9    -0.1     0.6     1.9 
   Personal care..............................      2.946     183.3     183.5      2.1      0.1     0.2     0.3    -0.1 
    Personal care products (1)................       .658     153.4     153.1     -0.5     -0.2    -0.1    -0.3    -0.2 
    Personal care services (1)................       .652     201.2     201.9      3.8      0.3     0.3     0.6     0.3 
    Miscellaneous personal services...........      1.454     297.7     298.5      3.4      0.3     0.2     0.4     0.0 
                                                                                                                        
          Commodity and service group                                                                                   
                                                                                                                        
 Commodities..................................     40.239     155.8     155.4      2.8     -0.3     0.1    -0.3     0.0 
  Food and beverages..........................     15.291     188.9     189.5      2.8      0.3     0.3     0.0     0.1 
  Commodities less food and beverages.........     24.948     137.2     136.4      2.9     -0.6     0.0    -0.5    -0.1 
   Nondurables less food and beverages........     13.980     157.4     155.2      4.6     -1.4     0.7    -0.6    -1.2 
    Apparel...................................      3.841     118.8     116.1      0.3     -2.3     0.2    -0.4     0.3 
    Nondurables less food, beverages, and                                                                               
        apparel...............................     10.139     185.2     183.3      6.4     -1.0    -0.2    -1.3    -1.3 
   Durables...................................     10.967     115.5     116.0      0.8      0.4     0.2     0.1     0.3 
 Services.....................................     59.761     224.6     225.6      3.0      0.4     0.4     0.2     0.2 
  Rent of shelter (4).........................     32.300     228.9     230.1      2.7      0.5     0.0     0.2     0.2 
  Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)....       .387     118.7     118.5      3.2     -0.2     1.2     0.8    -0.2 
  Gas (piped) and electricity (3).............      3.722     153.0     154.3      6.0      0.8     2.8     0.3     0.1 
  Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                  
      services (2)............................       .930     126.3     127.6      5.8      1.0     0.3     0.2     0.9 
  Household operations (1) (2)................       .707     127.0     127.9      4.2      0.7     0.6     0.0     0.7 
  Transportation services.....................      6.235     221.8     221.7      1.4      0.0     0.5    -0.3     0.0 
  Medical care services.......................      4.649     327.3     329.5      5.0      0.7     0.4     0.4     0.4 
  Other services..............................     10.833     264.3     265.1      2.6      0.3     0.3     0.3     0.2 
                                                                                                                        
                Special indexes                                                                                         
                                                                                                                        
 All items less food..........................     85.705     190.6     190.9      2.9      0.2     0.3    -0.1     0.1 
 All items less shelter.......................     67.314     180.9     180.9      3.0      0.0     0.3    -0.1     0.1 
 All items less medical care..................     93.868     183.9     184.2      2.8      0.2     0.2     0.0     0.1 
 Commodities less food........................     25.943     139.3     138.6      2.9     -0.5     0.0    -0.5    -0.1 
 Nondurables less food........................     14.976     159.5     157.5      4.4     -1.3     0.7    -0.5    -1.2 
 Nondurables less food and apparel............     11.135     185.1     183.5      6.1     -0.9    -0.2    -1.2    -1.2 
 Nondurables..................................     29.271     173.3     172.5      3.7     -0.5     0.4    -0.2    -0.5 
 Services less rent of shelter (4)............     27.462     236.5     237.4      3.4      0.4     0.7     0.3     0.1 
 Services less medical care services..........     55.113     216.0     217.0      2.8      0.5     0.3     0.2     0.2 
 Energy.......................................      7.991     153.7     151.9     10.6     -1.2     1.0    -1.3    -1.1 
 All items less energy........................     92.009     195.8     196.4      2.3      0.3     0.2     0.1     0.2 
  All items less food and energy..............     77.714     197.8     198.4      2.3      0.3     0.2     0.2     0.2 
   Commodities less food and energy                                                                                     
       commodities............................     21.674     139.8     139.7      0.9     -0.1     0.1     0.0     0.3 
    Energy commodities........................      4.269     163.4     158.7     14.8     -2.9    -0.5    -2.7    -2.2 
   Services less energy services..............     56.040     231.9     232.9      2.8      0.4     0.2     0.2     0.2 
 Purchasing power of the consumer dollar                                                                                
     (1982-84=$1.00)..........................          -    $ .525    $ .524        -        -       -       -       - 
 Purchasing power of the consumer dollar                                                                                
     (1967=$1.00).............................          -    $ .175    $ .175        -        -       -       -       - 

   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--   
                                                 Oct.    Nov.    Dec.    Jan.                                           
                                                 2004    2004    2004    2005                                           
                                                                                Apr.   July   Oct.   Jan.   July   Jan. 
                                                                                2004   2004   2004   2005   2004   2005 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                        
             Expenditure category                                                                                       
                                                                                                                        
 All items....................................  190.7   191.2   191.2   191.3    3.9    3.2    3.2    1.3    3.6    2.2 
                                                                                                                        
  Food and beverages..........................  188.4   188.9   188.9   189.1    3.1    4.8    2.2    1.5    4.0    1.8 
   Food.......................................  187.9   188.4   188.4   188.6    2.6    5.1    2.2    1.5    3.9    1.8 
    Food at home..............................  187.9   188.5   188.4   188.0    2.6    6.4    1.3    0.2    4.5    0.7 
     Cereals and bakery products..............  207.4   208.0   207.8   208.0    2.0    1.6    2.5    1.2    1.8    1.9 
     Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs...........  182.7   182.2   183.2   183.5   -0.4    9.0   -1.9    1.8    4.2   -0.1 
     Dairy and related products...............  180.7   180.1   179.2   183.1    5.0   39.1  -17.1    5.4   20.8   -6.5 
     Fruits and vegetables....................  241.3   248.7   247.3   235.9    6.4   -2.8   26.6   -8.7    1.7    7.5 
     Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage                                                                                
         materials............................  140.6   140.9   141.2   141.7   -2.0    2.0    1.1    3.2    0.0    2.2 
     Other food at home.......................  165.3   164.8   164.2   165.5    5.8    2.2   -1.4    0.5    4.0   -0.5 
      Sugar and sweets........................  162.9   164.5   162.9   162.5    0.7    1.0   -0.7   -1.0    0.9   -0.9 
      Fats and oils...........................  169.0   169.2   169.3   170.3   15.0   13.9   -6.4    3.1   14.4   -1.7 
      Other foods (1).........................  180.1   178.9   178.3   180.3    5.5   -0.2   -0.4    0.4    2.6    0.0 
       Other miscellaneous foods (1) (2)......  109.9   110.5   110.8   110.1    5.2   -3.9    1.8    0.7    0.6    1.3 
    Food away from home (1)...................  189.4   189.6   189.9   190.8    2.8    3.5    3.5    3.0    3.2    3.2 
     Other food away from home (2)............  126.5   126.5   126.9   127.5    2.6    1.6    4.2    3.2    2.1    3.7 
   Alcoholic beverages (1)....................  193.6   194.0   193.9   194.3    5.2    0.8    2.9    1.5    3.0    2.2 
                                                                                                                        
  Housing.....................................  191.1   191.7   192.1   192.3    3.2    3.4    2.3    2.5    3.3    2.4 
   Shelter....................................  220.7   220.8   221.3   221.7    3.8    2.8    2.4    1.8    3.3    2.1 
    Rent of primary residence (3).............  212.9   213.1   213.7   214.3    3.1    3.3    2.9    2.7    3.2    2.8 
    Lodging away from home (2)................  128.5   128.3   128.7   127.8   12.0    3.9    5.1   -2.2    7.8    1.4 
    Owners' equivalent rent of primary                                                                                  
        residence (3) (4).....................  226.4   226.6   227.0   227.6    2.9    2.5    1.8    2.1    2.7    2.0 
    Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)..  116.3   117.7   118.7   118.5    3.2    1.4    0.7    7.8    2.3    4.2 
   Fuels and utilities........................  163.4   167.4   167.7   167.6    3.6   10.8    2.0   10.7    7.1    6.2 
    Fuels.....................................  145.6   149.9   150.1   149.7    3.2   11.8    1.4   11.7    7.4    6.4 
     Fuel oil and other fuels.................  180.3   189.0   185.2   176.1    3.1   30.8   73.9   -9.0   16.1   25.8 
     Gas (piped) and electricity (3)..........  150.6   154.8   155.3   155.4    3.0   10.7   -2.6   13.4    6.8    5.1 
    Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                
        services (2)..........................  125.9   126.3   126.5   127.7    5.1    7.4    4.6    5.8    6.2    5.2 
   Household furnishings and operations.......  126.2   126.0   126.0   126.1   -0.6   -0.3    3.6   -0.3   -0.5    1.6 
    Household operations (1) (2)..............  126.2   127.0   127.0   127.9    3.6    5.6    2.2    5.5    4.6    3.9 
                                                                                                                        
  Apparel.....................................  120.1   120.4   119.9   120.3    2.4   -1.0   -1.3    0.7    0.7   -0.3 
   Men's and boys' apparel....................  116.0   116.0   116.4   117.6   -0.7    1.0   -7.2    5.6    0.2   -1.0 
   Women's and girls' apparel.................  113.3   113.7   111.9   111.5    4.3   -1.1    0.7   -6.2    1.6   -2.8 
   Infants' and toddlers' apparel.............  117.9   117.9   118.1   119.4   -1.0   -4.0   -0.7    5.2   -2.5    2.2 
   Footwear...................................  119.7   119.8   120.3   122.0    2.4   -5.3    7.7    7.9   -1.5    7.8 
                                                                                                                        
  Transportation..............................  166.4   166.7   165.6   165.3    8.3    4.8    8.1   -2.6    6.6    2.6 
   Private transportation.....................  162.9   162.9   162.0   161.7    8.8    5.2    9.1   -2.9    7.0    2.9 
    New and used motor vehicles (2)...........   94.6    95.0    95.0    95.4    0.0   -0.4    3.5    3.4   -0.2    3.4 
     New vehicles.............................  136.5   137.4   137.8   138.8    0.6   -1.4   -0.6    6.9   -0.4    3.1 
     Used cars and trucks (1).................  136.8   136.7   137.3   137.5    1.5    2.5   15.0    2.1    2.0    8.3 
    Motor fuel................................  171.9   170.4   165.7   162.4   41.6   18.5   28.0  -20.3   29.5    1.0 
     Gasoline (all types).....................  171.0   169.5   165.0   161.6   41.4   18.3   27.9  -20.2   29.3    1.0 
    Motor vehicle parts and equipment (1).....  109.5   109.9   109.9   110.6   -0.4    3.4    2.6    4.1    1.5    3.3 
    Motor vehicle maintenance and repair......  201.7   202.6   203.0   203.8    1.6    3.5    2.4    4.2    2.5    3.3 
   Public transportation......................  207.7   211.6   209.5   207.9    1.5   -3.4   -2.5    0.4   -1.0   -1.0 
                                                                                                                        
  Medical care................................  313.9   314.7   315.6   316.9    5.8    3.8    4.0    3.9    4.8    4.0 
   Medical care commodities...................  271.8   271.6   271.2   272.1    3.7    1.7    3.6    0.4    2.6    2.0 
   Medical care services......................  325.5   326.7   328.1   329.5    6.4    4.6    4.2    5.0    5.5    4.6 
    Professional services.....................  274.2   275.0   275.5   276.2    6.8    3.1    3.1    2.9    5.0    3.0 
    Hospital and related services (3).........  423.3   424.9   427.7   429.7    5.4    6.3    3.1    6.2    5.9    4.6 
                                                                                                                        
  Recreation (2)..............................  108.8   108.9   108.9   109.0    2.6    0.0    0.4    0.7    1.3    0.6 
   Video and audio (2)........................  104.5   104.3   104.5   104.3    2.7   -0.4    0.8   -0.8    1.2    0.0 
                                                                                                                        
  Education and communication (2).............  111.8   112.2   112.3   112.4    1.5    1.1    0.7    2.2    1.3    1.4 
   Education (2)..............................  146.2   147.1   147.9   148.3    6.8    6.4    6.3    5.9    6.6    6.1 
    Educational books and supplies............  353.4   356.4   358.9   357.1    4.2    2.3    3.1    4.3    3.3    3.7 
    Tuition, other school fees, and childcare.  422.0   424.4   426.6   428.0    6.8    6.7    6.6    5.8    6.8    6.2 
   Communication (2)..........................   85.5    85.6    85.4    85.4   -3.1   -4.1   -4.5   -0.5   -3.6   -2.5 
    Information and information processing (1)                                                                          
        (2)...................................   83.4    83.5    83.3    83.2   -3.2   -4.1   -5.1   -1.0   -3.7   -3.1 
     Telephone services (1) (2)...............   94.6    94.9    94.8    94.8   -2.0   -3.7   -4.1    0.8   -2.9   -1.7 
     Information technology, hardware and                                                                               
         services (1) (5).....................   14.5    14.3    14.2    14.2   -7.6   -5.2   -7.9   -8.0   -6.4   -7.9 
      Personal computers and peripheral                                                                                 
          equipment (1) (2)...................   14.6    14.2    13.9    14.0   -7.2  -14.3  -17.1  -15.5  -10.8  -16.3 
                                                                                                                        
  Other goods and services....................  306.9   307.3   308.5   309.6    1.9    2.5    2.5    3.6    2.2    3.0 
   Tobacco and smoking products (1)...........  482.3   481.7   484.8   493.9    0.3    6.2    1.5   10.0    3.2    5.7 
   Personal care..............................  182.9   183.2   183.8   183.7    2.2    1.6    2.9    1.8    1.9    2.3 
    Personal care products (1)................  154.0   153.8   153.4   153.1    1.8   -2.8    1.6   -2.3   -0.5   -0.4 
    Personal care services (1)................  199.4   200.0   201.2   201.9    3.1    2.9    3.9    5.1    3.0    4.5 
    Miscellaneous personal services...........  296.8   297.5   298.8   298.8    4.5    2.9    3.4    2.7    3.7    3.1 
                                                                                                                        
          Commodity and service group                                                                                   
                                                                                                                        
 Commodities..................................  156.6   156.7   156.2   156.2    5.1    3.2    4.5   -1.0    4.1    1.7 
  Food and beverages..........................  188.4   188.9   188.9   189.1    3.1    4.8    2.2    1.5    4.0    1.8 
  Commodities less food and beverages.........  138.6   138.6   137.9   137.8    6.7    2.1    5.7   -2.3    4.4    1.6 
   Nondurables less food and beverages........  161.1   162.3   161.4   159.4    6.2    9.6    7.5   -4.2    7.9    1.5 
    Apparel...................................  120.1   120.4   119.9   120.3    2.4   -1.0   -1.3    0.7    0.7   -0.3 
    Nondurables less food, beverages, and                                                                               
        apparel...............................  190.4   190.0   187.6   185.2   16.8    7.3   14.4  -10.5   11.9    1.2 
   Durables...................................  115.0   115.2   115.3   115.7   -0.3   -1.4    2.5    2.5   -0.9    2.5 
 Services.....................................  224.5   225.3   225.7   226.2    3.5    3.3    2.2    3.1    3.4    2.6 
  Rent of shelter (4).........................  229.8   229.9   230.4   230.8    4.0    2.9    2.3    1.8    3.4    2.0 
  Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)....  116.3   117.7   118.7   118.5    3.2    1.4    0.7    7.8    2.3    4.2 
  Gas (piped) and electricity (3).............  150.6   154.8   155.3   155.4    3.0   10.7   -2.6   13.4    6.8    5.1 
  Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                  
      services (2)............................  125.9   126.3   126.5   127.7    5.1    7.4    4.6    5.8    6.2    5.2 
  Household operations (1) (2)................  126.2   127.0   127.0   127.9    3.6    5.6    2.2    5.5    4.6    3.9 
  Transportation services.....................  221.8   222.8   222.2   222.3    0.7    2.0    1.8    0.9    1.4    1.4 
  Medical care services.......................  325.5   326.7   328.1   329.5    6.4    4.6    4.2    5.0    5.5    4.6 
  Other services..............................  262.9   263.8   264.5   265.0    2.5    2.3    2.3    3.2    2.4    2.8 
                                                                                                                        
                Special indexes                                                                                         
                                                                                                                        
 All items less food..........................  191.2   191.7   191.6   191.8    4.4    2.8    3.4    1.3    3.6    2.3 
 All items less shelter.......................  181.1   181.7   181.5   181.6    4.1    3.4    3.6    1.1    3.8    2.4 
 All items less medical care..................  184.4   184.8   184.8   184.9    3.8    3.3    3.1    1.1    3.6    2.1 
 Commodities less food........................  140.7   140.7   140.0   139.8    6.3    2.0    5.9   -2.5    4.2    1.6 
 Nondurables less food........................  163.1   164.2   163.3   161.4    6.1    9.0    7.4   -4.1    7.5    1.5 
 Nondurables less food and apparel............  189.9   189.5   187.2   185.0   15.8    7.3   13.2   -9.9   11.4    1.0 
 Nondurables..................................  175.0   175.7   175.3   174.4    4.3    7.0    4.7   -1.4    5.7    1.6 
 Services less rent of shelter (4)............  235.2   236.9   237.6   237.9    2.6    3.9    2.2    4.7    3.2    3.4 
 Services less medical care services..........  216.1   216.7   217.2   217.6    3.1    3.2    2.3    2.8    3.1    2.5 
 Energy.......................................  157.5   159.0   156.9   155.1   20.5   14.9   14.4   -6.0   17.7    3.7 
 All items less energy........................  195.8   196.2   196.4   196.8    2.7    2.3    2.3    2.1    2.5    2.2 
  All items less food and energy..............  197.9   198.2   198.5   198.9    2.7    1.9    2.3    2.0    2.3    2.1 
   Commodities less food and energy                                                                                     
       commodities............................  139.8   140.0   140.0   140.4    1.2   -0.9    1.4    1.7    0.1    1.6 
    Energy commodities........................  173.3   172.4   167.7   164.0   39.1   19.0   30.6  -19.8   28.7    2.4 
   Services less energy services..............  232.0   232.5   232.9   233.4    3.4    2.8    2.5    2.4    3.1    2.4 

   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                                  Jan. 2005 from--      Dec. 2004 from--  
                                               sched-                                                                      
                                                 ule   Oct.   Nov.   Dec.   Jan.                                           
                                                 (1)   2004   2004   2004   2005   Jan.   Nov.   Dec.   Dec.   Oct.   Nov. 
                                                                                   2004   2004   2004   2003   2004   2004 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                           
 U.S. city average............................   M    190.9  191.0  190.3  190.7    3.0   -0.2    0.2    3.3   -0.3   -0.4 
                                                                                                                           
            Region and area size(2)                                                                                        
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
 Northeast urban..............................   M    202.5  202.6  201.9  202.6    3.4    0.0    0.3    3.6   -0.3   -0.3 
   Size A - More than 1,500,000...............   M    204.5  204.6  204.1  205.0    3.6    0.2    0.4    3.6   -0.2   -0.2 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).........   M    120.1  120.1  119.2  119.4    2.9   -0.6    0.2    3.7   -0.7   -0.7 
                                                                                                                           
 Midwest urban................................   M    184.5  184.8  183.8  184.1    2.6   -0.4    0.2    3.0   -0.4   -0.5 
   Size A - More than 1,500,000...............   M    186.8  186.9  185.7  185.9    2.3   -0.5    0.1    2.7   -0.6   -0.6 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).........   M    117.4  117.7  117.3  117.3    2.8   -0.3    0.0    3.5   -0.1   -0.3 
   Size D -  Nonmetropolitan  (less than                                                                                   
       50,000)................................   M    177.1  177.7  177.2  178.2    3.7    0.3    0.6    3.3    0.1   -0.3 
                                                                                                                           
 South urban..................................   M    183.7  183.7  183.3  183.6    3.0   -0.1    0.2    3.3   -0.2   -0.2 
   Size A - More than 1,500,000...............   M    185.0  185.0  184.9  185.2    3.0    0.1    0.2    3.2   -0.1   -0.1 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).........   M    117.4  117.4  117.1  117.1    2.9   -0.3    0.0    3.4   -0.3   -0.3 
   Size D -  Nonmetropolitan  (less than                                                                                   
       50,000)................................   M    182.8  182.5  181.9  182.3    4.0   -0.1    0.2    3.9   -0.5   -0.3 
                                                                                                                           
 West urban...................................   M    195.0  195.1  194.2  194.5    2.7   -0.3    0.2    3.1   -0.4   -0.5 
   Size A - More than 1,500,000...............   M    197.5  197.6  196.5  196.7    2.6   -0.5    0.1    3.1   -0.5   -0.6 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).........   M    119.2  119.3  119.0  119.5    3.0    0.2    0.4    3.3   -0.2   -0.3 
                                                                                                                           
                 Size classes                                                                                              
                                                                                                                           
   A (4)......................................   M    174.6  174.6  174.0  174.3    2.9   -0.2    0.2    3.1   -0.3   -0.3 
   B/C (3)....................................   M    118.1  118.2  117.7  117.9    2.9   -0.3    0.2    3.4   -0.3   -0.4 
   D..........................................   M    182.9  183.0  182.4  183.0    3.4    0.0    0.3    3.3   -0.3   -0.3 
                                                                                                                           
            Selected local areas(5)                                                                                        
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI...............   M    190.8  190.7  189.6  189.9    2.4   -0.4    0.2    2.2   -0.6   -0.6 
 Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA......   M    196.3  196.9  195.2  195.4    3.7   -0.8    0.1    4.4   -0.6   -0.9 
 New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island,                                                                                       
     NY-NJ-CT-PA..............................   M    207.3  207.2  206.8  208.1    4.1    0.4    0.6    3.8   -0.2   -0.2 
                                                                                                                           
 Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT..........   1        -  211.7      -  211.3    1.4   -0.2      -      -      -      - 
 Cleveland-Akron, OH..........................   1        -  183.2      -  183.3    2.7    0.1      -      -      -      - 
 Dallas-Fort Worth, TX........................   1        -  179.9      -  180.0    2.4    0.1      -      -      -      - 
 Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV (6)........   1        -  120.9      -  121.3    3.6    0.3      -      -      -      - 
                                                                                                                           
 Atlanta, GA..................................   2    183.9      -  183.2      -      -      -      -    2.3   -0.4      - 
 Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI..................   2    187.6      -  185.3      -      -      -      -    2.2   -1.2      - 
 Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX...............   2    171.8      -  170.0      -      -      -      -    3.6   -1.0      - 
 Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL....................   2    187.0      -  188.6      -      -      -      -    3.9    0.9      - 
 Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City,                                                                                    
     PA-NJ-DE-MD..............................   2    200.2      -  197.8      -      -      -      -    4.7   -1.2      - 
 San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA...........   2    200.3      -  199.5      -      -      -      -    2.2   -0.4      - 
 Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA.................   2    196.5      -  195.1      -      -      -      -    2.1   -0.7      - 

   1 Areas on pricing schedule 2 (see Table 10) will appear next month. 
   2 Regions defined as the four Census regions.  See technical notes.
   3 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base.
   4 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.
   5 In addition, the following metropolitan areas are published semiannually and appear in Tables 34 and 39 of the 
 January and July issues of the CPI Detailed Report: Anchorage, AK; Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN; Denver-Boulder-Greeley,
 CO; Honolulu, HI; Kansas City, MO-KS; Milwaukee-Racine, WI; Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI; Phoenix-Mesa, AZ; Pittsburgh, PA;
 Portland-Salem, OR-WA; St. Louis, MO-IL; San Diego, CA; Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL.
   6 Indexes on a November 1996=100 base.
   - Data not available.
 NOTE:  Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

 Table 4. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by expenditure
 category and commodity and service group

 (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                   Unadjusted                           
                                                 Relative   Unadjusted indexes percent change to   Seasonally adjusted  
                                               importance,                      Jan. 2005 from-    percent change from- 
                     CPI-W                       December                                                               
                                                   2004       Dec.      Jan.                                            
                                                              2004      2005     Jan.     Dec.   Oct. to Nov. to Dec. to
                                                                                 2004     2004     Nov.    Dec.    Jan. 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                        
             Expenditure category                                                                                       
                                                                                                                        
 All items....................................    100.000     186.0     186.3      3.0      0.2     0.3    -0.1     0.1 
 All items (1967=100).........................          -     554.2     554.9        -        -       -       -       - 
                                                                                                                        
  Food and beverages..........................     17.024     188.4     189.0      2.8      0.3     0.3     0.0     0.1 
   Food.......................................     15.940     187.9     188.5      2.8      0.3     0.3     0.0     0.1 
    Food at home..............................      9.540     187.6     188.0      2.6      0.2     0.4    -0.1    -0.3 
     Cereals and bakery products..............      1.342     206.3     207.6      1.9      0.6     0.4    -0.1     0.0 
     Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs...........      2.845     183.2     183.4      1.9      0.1    -0.3     0.5     0.2 
     Dairy and related products...............       .962     179.9     183.2      6.4      1.8    -0.2    -0.6     2.2 
     Fruits and vegetables....................      1.407     248.6     240.1      4.5     -3.4     3.4    -0.7    -5.1 
     Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage                                                                                
         materials............................      1.051     140.0     141.6      1.1      1.1     0.1     0.4     0.4 
     Other food at home.......................      1.934     163.2     165.3      1.8      1.3    -0.3    -0.4     0.9 
      Sugar and sweets........................       .311     160.6     162.2     -0.1      1.0     0.5    -0.8    -0.3 
      Fats and oils...........................       .311     167.3     170.4      6.0      1.9     0.1     0.0     0.7 
      Other foods (1).........................      1.312     178.6     180.8      1.3      1.2    -0.6    -0.3     1.2 
       Other miscellaneous foods (1) (2)......       .341     111.3     110.7      1.0     -0.5     0.7     0.2    -0.5 
    Food away from home (1)...................      6.400     189.7     190.6      3.1      0.5     0.1     0.1     0.5 
     Other food away from home (2)............       .251     127.0     127.3      3.0      0.2     0.1     0.3     0.3 
   Alcoholic beverages (1)....................      1.084     194.2     194.4      2.6      0.1     0.2     0.0     0.1 
                                                                                                                        
  Housing.....................................     38.973     186.4     187.3      2.9      0.5     0.3     0.2     0.2 
   Shelter....................................     29.902     213.5     214.4      2.5      0.4     0.1     0.2     0.2 
    Rent of primary residence (3).............      8.025     213.0     213.7      3.0      0.3     0.1     0.2     0.3 
    Lodging away from home (2)................      1.742     118.6     122.2      3.1      3.0    -0.5     0.5    -0.9 
    Owners' equivalent rent of primary                                                                                  
        residence (3) (4).....................     19.795     206.1     206.6      2.2      0.2     0.1     0.1     0.2 
    Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)..       .339     118.9     118.8      3.4     -0.1     1.4     0.7    -0.1 
   Fuels and utilities........................      5.288     164.7     166.0      6.7      0.8     2.3     0.2    -0.1 
    Fuels.....................................      4.336     146.4     147.4      6.8      0.7     2.7     0.3    -0.3 
     Fuel oil and other fuels.................       .281     183.4     180.9     20.9     -1.4     5.0    -1.7    -5.9 
     Gas (piped) and electricity (3)..........      4.055     152.0     153.3      5.9      0.9     2.6     0.4     0.1 
    Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                
        services (2)..........................       .952     126.5     127.9      6.0      1.1     0.2     0.3     0.9 
   Household furnishings and operations.......      3.783     121.3     121.9      0.7      0.5    -0.2     0.2     0.1 
    Household operations (1) (2)..............       .321     129.3     130.3      5.3      0.8     1.0     0.1     0.8 
                                                                                                                        
  Apparel.....................................      4.208     118.6     116.1      0.3     -2.1     0.2    -0.3     0.5 
   Men's and boys' apparel....................      1.063     115.7     114.6     -0.9     -1.0    -0.1     0.3     0.9 
   Women's and girls' apparel.................      1.664     110.2     105.3     -0.2     -4.4     0.2    -1.4    -0.4 
   Infants' and toddlers' apparel.............       .242     121.4     120.5      0.3     -0.7     0.0     0.2     1.7 
   Footwear...................................       .991     119.4     118.8      2.8     -0.5     0.1     0.6     1.4 
                                                                                                                        
  Transportation..............................     19.845     163.4     162.6      5.0     -0.5     0.1    -0.5    -0.3 
   Private transportation.....................     19.072     160.9     160.0      5.1     -0.6    -0.1    -0.6    -0.3 
    New and used motor vehicles (2)...........      9.146      94.3      94.6      2.0      0.3     0.4     0.1     0.3 
     New vehicles.............................      4.725     139.8     140.7      1.1      0.6     0.8     0.2     0.6 
     Used cars and trucks (1).................      3.536     138.1     138.3      5.1      0.1    -0.1     0.4     0.1 
    Motor fuel................................      4.843     161.7     156.9     14.4     -3.0    -1.0    -2.6    -2.1 
     Gasoline (all types).....................      4.803     160.9     156.1     14.3     -3.0    -1.0    -2.7    -2.1 
    Motor vehicle parts and equipment (1).....       .449     109.3     110.1      2.3      0.7     0.5    -0.1     0.7 
    Motor vehicle maintenance and repair......      1.357     205.3     206.0      3.1      0.3     0.5     0.1     0.4 
   Public transportation......................       .773     204.2     203.4     -0.6     -0.4     2.1    -0.9    -0.6 
                                                                                                                        
  Medical care................................      5.014     314.4     316.3      4.5      0.6     0.3     0.3     0.3 
   Medical care commodities...................      1.126     264.4     265.2      2.1      0.3     0.0    -0.2     0.3 
   Medical care services......................      3.888     327.7     330.0      5.2      0.7     0.4     0.4     0.4 
    Professional services.....................      2.270     277.2     278.9      4.1      0.6     0.4     0.1     0.3 
    Hospital and related services (3).........      1.276     424.2     427.4      5.3      0.8     0.4     0.7     0.6 
                                                                                                                        
  Recreation (2)..............................      5.546     106.1     106.5      0.9      0.4     0.1    -0.1     0.2 
   Video and audio (2)........................      1.878     103.2     103.4      0.7      0.2    -0.2     0.1    -0.2 
                                                                                                                        
  Education and communication (2).............      5.498     110.5     110.6      0.7      0.1     0.3     0.1     0.1 
   Education (2)..............................      2.361     147.0     147.3      5.9      0.2     0.6     0.5     0.3 
    Educational books and supplies............       .217     357.6     359.0      3.7      0.4     0.8     0.7    -0.5 
    Tuition, other school fees, and childcare.      2.145     415.8     416.8      6.1      0.2     0.5     0.5     0.3 
   Communication (2)..........................      3.137      87.0      87.0     -2.9      0.0     0.1    -0.2     0.0 
    Information and information processing (1)                                                                          
        (2)...................................      2.990      85.5      85.5     -3.1      0.0     0.1    -0.2     0.0 
     Telephone services (1) (2)...............      2.473      95.0      94.9     -2.4     -0.1     0.3    -0.1    -0.1 
     Information technology, hardware and                                                                               
         services (1) (5).....................       .517      14.8      14.8     -6.3      0.0    -0.7    -0.7     0.0 
      Personal computers and peripheral                                                                                 
          equipment (1) (2)...................       .171      13.7      13.7    -13.3      0.0    -2.8    -1.4     0.0 
                                                                                                                        
  Other goods and services....................      3.891     315.9     318.0      2.8      0.7     0.2     0.4     0.5 
   Tobacco and smoking products (1)...........      1.244     485.7     494.9      4.5      1.9    -0.1     0.7     1.9 
   Personal care..............................      2.648     181.9     182.1      2.1      0.1     0.3     0.3    -0.1 
    Personal care products (1)................       .712     153.8     153.3     -0.6     -0.3     0.0    -0.3    -0.3 
    Personal care services (1)................       .611     201.8     202.4      3.7      0.3     0.4     0.6     0.3 
    Miscellaneous personal services...........      1.160     298.4     299.2      3.7      0.3     0.3     0.5     0.0 
                                                                                                                        
          Commodity and service group                                                                                   
                                                                                                                        
 Commodities..................................     44.809     156.6     156.3      3.2     -0.2     0.1    -0.3    -0.1 
  Food and beverages..........................     17.024     188.4     189.0      2.8      0.3     0.3     0.0     0.1 
  Commodities less food and beverages.........     27.786     138.8     138.0      3.4     -0.6    -0.1    -0.5    -0.1 
   Nondurables less food and beverages........     15.322     160.9     158.8      5.2     -1.3     0.8    -0.6    -1.3 
    Apparel...................................      4.208     118.6     116.1      0.3     -2.1     0.2    -0.3     0.5 
    Nondurables less food, beverages, and                                                                               
        apparel...............................     11.113     190.8     188.8      7.0     -1.0    -0.2    -1.4    -1.4 
   Durables...................................     12.464     115.1     115.5      1.3      0.3     0.3     0.1     0.3 
 Services.....................................     55.191     220.5     221.5      2.9      0.5     0.4     0.2     0.2 
  Rent of shelter (4).........................     29.562     205.6     206.5      2.5      0.4     0.0     0.2     0.2 
  Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)....       .339     118.9     118.8      3.4     -0.1     1.4     0.7    -0.1 
  Gas (piped) and electricity (3).............      4.055     152.0     153.3      5.9      0.9     2.6     0.4     0.1 
  Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                  
      services (2)............................       .952     126.5     127.9      6.0      1.1     0.2     0.3     0.9 
  Household operations (1) (2)................       .321     129.3     130.3      5.3      0.8     1.0     0.1     0.8 
  Transportation services.....................      6.166     222.7     222.8      1.7      0.0     0.4    -0.1     0.1 
  Medical care services.......................      3.888     327.7     330.0      5.2      0.7     0.4     0.4     0.4 
  Other services..............................      9.907     256.5     257.2      2.1      0.3     0.4     0.2     0.2 
                                                                                                                        
                Special indexes                                                                                         
                                                                                                                        
 All items less food..........................     84.060     185.5     185.7      3.1      0.1     0.3    -0.1     0.1 
 All items less shelter.......................     70.098     178.0     178.0      3.2      0.0     0.3    -0.1     0.0 
 All items less medical care..................     94.986     180.6     180.8      3.0      0.1     0.2     0.0     0.1 
 Commodities less food........................     28.870     140.7     140.0      3.3     -0.5    -0.1    -0.4    -0.1 
 Nondurables less food........................     16.406     162.9     160.9      5.0     -1.2     0.7    -0.5    -1.3 
 Nondurables less food and apparel............     12.197     190.3     188.5      6.6     -0.9    -0.3    -1.2    -1.3 
 Nondurables..................................     32.346     175.1     174.3      3.9     -0.5     0.5    -0.2    -0.6 
 Services less rent of shelter (4)............     25.628     209.9     210.8      3.3      0.4     0.7     0.3     0.1 
 Services less medical care services..........     51.303     212.4     213.2      2.7      0.4     0.3     0.2     0.1 
 Energy.......................................      9.179     153.3     151.4     10.6     -1.2     0.7    -1.3    -1.3 
 All items less energy........................     90.821     191.0     191.5      2.3      0.3     0.2     0.1     0.2 
  All items less food and energy..............     74.881     192.0     192.4      2.2      0.2     0.2     0.2     0.2 
   Commodities less food and energy                                                                                     
       commodities............................     23.745     139.9     139.9      1.2      0.0     0.1     0.1     0.4 
    Energy commodities........................      5.124     163.4     158.7     14.8     -2.9    -0.6    -2.6    -2.3 
   Services less energy services..............     51.136     228.1     229.0      2.6      0.4     0.2     0.2     0.2 
 Purchasing power of the consumer dollar                                                                                
     (1982-84=$1.00)..........................          -    $ .537    $ .537        -        -       -       -       - 
 Purchasing power of the consumer dollar                                                                                
     (1967=$1.00).............................          -    $ .180    $ .180        -        -       -       -       - 

   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--   
                                                 Oct.    Nov.    Dec.    Jan.                                           
                                                 2004    2004    2004    2005                                           
                                                                                Apr.   July   Oct.   Jan.   July   Jan. 
                                                                                2004   2004   2004   2005   2004   2005 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                        
             Expenditure category                                                                                       
                                                                                                                        
 All items....................................  186.3   186.8   186.7   186.9    4.0    3.5    3.3    1.3    3.8    2.3 
                                                                                                                        
  Food and beverages..........................  187.9   188.4   188.4   188.5    2.9    5.1    2.2    1.3    4.0    1.7 
   Food.......................................  187.4   187.9   187.9   188.0    2.7    5.5    1.9    1.3    4.1    1.6 
    Food at home..............................  187.0   187.7   187.6   187.1    2.4    6.9    0.9    0.2    4.7    0.5 
     Cereals and bakery products..............  207.2   208.0   207.7   207.8    2.4    1.8    2.0    1.2    2.1    1.6 
     Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs...........  182.8   182.3   183.2   183.5   -0.9    9.5   -1.7    1.5    4.2   -0.1 
     Dairy and related products...............  180.4   180.0   179.0   183.0    4.7   40.4  -17.7    5.9   21.3   -6.6 
     Fruits and vegetables....................  239.2   247.4   245.6   233.1    6.2   -2.6   28.0   -9.8    1.7    7.4 
     Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage                                                                                
         materials............................  139.9   140.1   140.6   141.1   -1.1    1.7    0.9    3.5    0.3    2.2 
     Other food at home.......................  164.8   164.3   163.7   165.1    6.3    2.0   -1.7    0.7    4.1   -0.5 
      Sugar and sweets........................  162.5   163.3   162.0   161.5    1.0    0.5    0.2   -2.4    0.7   -1.1 
      Fats and oils...........................  168.9   169.1   169.1   170.2   15.3   14.2   -6.8    3.1   14.7   -2.0 
      Other foods (1).........................  180.3   179.2   178.6   180.8    5.5   -0.2   -0.9    1.1    2.6    0.1 
       Other miscellaneous foods (1) (2)......  110.3   111.1   111.3   110.7    5.2   -4.6    2.2    1.5    0.2    1.8 
    Food away from home (1)...................  189.3   189.5   189.7   190.6    2.8    3.3    3.7    2.8    3.1    3.2 
     Other food away from home (2)............  126.4   126.5   126.9   127.3    2.6    2.3    4.2    2.9    2.4    3.5 
   Alcoholic beverages (1)....................  193.9   194.2   194.2   194.4    5.6    0.2    3.6    1.0    2.9    2.3 
                                                                                                                        
  Housing.....................................  186.4   187.0   187.4   187.7    3.1    3.3    2.4    2.8    3.2    2.6 
   Shelter....................................  213.8   214.0   214.4   214.8    3.3    2.7    2.3    1.9    3.0    2.1 
    Rent of primary residence (3).............  212.1   212.4   212.9   213.5    3.1    3.1    3.1    2.7    3.1    2.9 
    Lodging away from home (2)................  128.5   127.9   128.5   127.3   10.8    3.2    3.2   -3.7    6.9   -0.3 
    Owners' equivalent rent of primary                                                                                  
        residence (3) (4).....................  205.4   205.6   205.9   206.4    2.8    2.6    1.8    2.0    2.7    1.9 
    Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)..  116.5   118.1   118.9   118.8    3.9    1.0    0.7    8.1    2.5    4.3 
   Fuels and utilities........................  162.7   166.4   166.8   166.7    3.4   11.1    1.5   10.2    7.1    5.8 
    Fuels.....................................  144.3   148.2   148.6   148.2    2.9   11.9    0.8   11.3    7.3    5.9 
     Fuel oil and other fuels.................  180.2   189.3   186.1   175.1    2.5   32.8   76.2  -10.8   16.7   25.3 
     Gas (piped) and electricity (3)..........  149.8   153.7   154.3   154.5    3.0   10.7   -2.9   13.2    6.8    4.8 
    Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                
        services (2)..........................  126.1   126.4   126.8   128.0    5.4    7.4    4.9    6.2    6.4    5.5 
   Household furnishings and operations.......  121.8   121.6   121.8   121.9   -0.3   -1.3    4.0    0.3   -0.8    2.2 
    Household operations (1) (2)..............  127.9   129.2   129.3   130.3    6.3    6.2    1.3    7.7    6.2    4.4 
                                                                                                                        
  Apparel.....................................  119.7   119.9   119.5   120.1    2.0   -1.0   -1.0    1.3    0.5    0.2 
   Men's and boys' apparel....................  115.8   115.7   116.0   117.1   -0.3    0.3   -7.6    4.6    0.0   -1.7 
   Women's and girls' apparel.................  113.3   113.5   111.9   111.5    5.9   -1.1    1.1   -6.2    2.3   -2.6 
   Infants' and toddlers' apparel.............  120.7   120.7   120.9   123.0   -1.9   -3.9    0.0    7.8   -2.9    3.8 
   Footwear...................................  118.4   118.5   119.2   120.9    0.3   -3.0    5.2    8.7   -1.4    7.0 
                                                                                                                        
  Transportation..............................  165.2   165.3   164.4   163.9    9.3    5.1    9.5   -3.1    7.2    3.0 
   Private transportation.....................  162.7   162.6   161.7   161.2    9.2    5.7   10.2   -3.6    7.4    3.0 
    New and used motor vehicles (2)...........   93.5    93.9    94.0    94.3    0.0   -0.4    5.3    3.5   -0.2    4.4 
     New vehicles.............................  137.4   138.5   138.8   139.7    0.3   -1.7   -0.9    6.9   -0.7    2.9 
     Used cars and trucks (1).................  137.6   137.5   138.1   138.3    1.5    2.8   14.6    2.1    2.1    8.1 
    Motor fuel................................  172.6   170.9   166.4   162.9   41.5   19.0   28.2  -20.7   29.7    0.9 
     Gasoline (all types).....................  171.9   170.2   165.6   162.1   41.3   19.4   28.0  -20.9   29.9    0.6 
    Motor vehicle parts and equipment (1).....  108.9   109.4   109.3   110.1   -0.4    2.6    2.6    4.5    1.1    3.5 
    Motor vehicle maintenance and repair......  203.7   204.7   205.0   205.8    1.6    3.6    2.8    4.2    2.6    3.5 
   Public transportation......................  205.5   209.8   207.9   206.7    2.1   -3.2   -3.4    2.4   -0.6   -0.6 
                                                                                                                        
  Medical care................................  313.2   314.2   315.1   316.2    6.1    3.7    4.1    3.9    4.9    4.0 
   Medical care commodities...................  265.5   265.4   264.9   265.7    3.4    1.2    3.5    0.3    2.3    1.9 
   Medical care services......................  325.7   327.0   328.4   329.6    6.8    4.5    4.3    4.9    5.6    4.6 
    Professional services.....................  276.8   277.9   278.3   279.1    6.6    3.0    3.4    3.4    4.8    3.4 
    Hospital and related services (3).........  419.2   420.8   423.6   426.1    5.4    6.1    3.0    6.7    5.8    4.9 
                                                                                                                        
  Recreation (2)..............................  106.4   106.5   106.4   106.6    2.7   -0.4    0.4    0.8    1.1    0.6 
   Video and audio (2)........................  103.8   103.6   103.7   103.5    2.8    0.4    0.8   -1.2    1.6   -0.2 
                                                                                                                        
  Education and communication (2).............  109.9   110.2   110.3   110.4    0.7    0.0    0.0    1.8    0.4    0.9 
   Education (2)..............................  144.9   145.7   146.4   146.8    5.9    5.8    6.3    5.3    5.9    5.8 
    Educational books and supplies............  355.2   357.9   360.3   358.6    4.8    2.2    4.0    3.9    3.5    4.0 
    Tuition, other school fees, and childcare.  409.7   411.9   413.8   415.2    6.3    6.2    6.5    5.5    6.2    6.0 
   Communication (2)..........................   87.1    87.2    87.0    87.0   -2.7   -4.0   -4.5   -0.5   -3.3   -2.5 
    Information and information processing (1)                                                                          
        (2)...................................   85.6    85.7    85.5    85.5   -3.1   -3.6   -5.0   -0.5   -3.4   -2.7 
     Telephone services (1) (2)...............   94.8    95.1    95.0    94.9   -2.0   -3.7   -4.1    0.4   -2.9   -1.9 
     Information technology, hardware and                                                                               
         services (1) (5).....................   15.0    14.9    14.8    14.8   -7.4   -5.1   -7.6   -5.2   -6.2   -6.4 
      Personal computers and peripheral                                                                                 
          equipment (1) (2)...................   14.3    13.9    13.7    13.7   -5.0  -14.5  -17.4  -15.8   -9.9  -16.6 
                                                                                                                        
  Other goods and services....................  314.7   315.2   316.5   318.2    1.8    2.7    2.2    4.5    2.3    3.4 
   Tobacco and smoking products (1)...........  483.0   482.5   485.7   494.9    0.3    6.5    1.2   10.2    3.3    5.6 
   Personal care..............................  181.4   181.9   182.4   182.3    2.5    1.1    2.7    2.0    1.8    2.3 
    Personal care products (1)................  154.3   154.3   153.8   153.3    2.1   -3.1    1.0   -2.6   -0.5   -0.8 
    Personal care services (1)................  199.9   200.6   201.8   202.4    3.1    3.1    3.7    5.1    3.1    4.4 
    Miscellaneous personal services...........  297.1   298.0   299.5   299.5    5.2    2.9    3.6    3.3    4.1    3.4 
                                                                                                                        
          Commodity and service group                                                                                   
                                                                                                                        
 Commodities..................................  157.5   157.6   157.2   157.1    5.4    3.7    5.0   -1.0    4.5    1.9 
  Food and beverages..........................  187.9   188.4   188.4   188.5    2.9    5.1    2.2    1.3    4.0    1.7 
  Commodities less food and beverages.........  140.3   140.2   139.5   139.4    7.0    2.4    7.1   -2.5    4.7    2.2 
   Nondurables less food and beverages........  165.0   166.3   165.3   163.2    6.9   10.8    7.9   -4.3    8.8    1.6 
    Apparel...................................  119.7   119.9   119.5   120.1    2.0   -1.0   -1.0    1.3    0.5    0.2 
    Nondurables less food, beverages, and                                                                               
        apparel...............................  196.7   196.3   193.6   190.9   17.9    9.1   14.9  -11.3   13.4    0.9 
   Durables...................................  114.5   114.9   115.0   115.3   -0.4   -1.4    4.3    2.8   -0.9    3.6 
 Services.....................................  220.1   220.9   221.4   221.8    3.2    3.2    2.0    3.1    3.2    2.6 
  Rent of shelter (4).........................  205.8   205.9   206.3   206.7    3.8    2.6    2.0    1.8    3.2    1.9 
  Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)....  116.5   118.1   118.9   118.8    3.9    1.0    0.7    8.1    2.5    4.3 
  Gas (piped) and electricity (3).............  149.8   153.7   154.3   154.5    3.0   10.7   -2.9   13.2    6.8    4.8 
  Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                  
      services (2)............................  126.1   126.4   126.8   128.0    5.4    7.4    4.9    6.2    6.4    5.5 
  Household operations (1) (2)................  127.9   129.2   129.3   130.3    6.3    6.2    1.3    7.7    6.2    4.4 
  Transportation services.....................  222.3   223.2   222.9   223.2    0.9    2.4    2.0    1.6    1.6    1.8 
  Medical care services.......................  325.7   327.0   328.4   329.6    6.8    4.5    4.3    4.9    5.6    4.6 
  Other services..............................  255.3   256.2   256.7   257.1    2.2    1.6    1.9    2.9    1.9    2.4 
                                                                                                                        
                Special indexes                                                                                         
                                                                                                                        
 All items less food..........................  185.9   186.4   186.3   186.5    4.3    3.1    3.5    1.3    3.7    2.4 
 All items less shelter.......................  178.3   178.9   178.7   178.7    4.2    3.7    3.9    0.9    4.0    2.4 
 All items less medical care..................  180.9   181.3   181.3   181.4    3.9    3.4    3.4    1.1    3.7    2.2 
 Commodities less food........................  142.2   142.1   141.5   141.3    6.9    2.6    6.7   -2.5    4.7    2.0 
 Nondurables less food........................  166.8   168.0   167.1   165.0    6.5   10.1    7.8   -4.2    8.3    1.6 
 Nondurables less food and apparel............  195.7   195.2   192.9   190.4   16.4    8.7   14.0  -10.4   12.5    1.1 
 Nondurables..................................  176.9   177.7   177.3   176.2    4.8    7.4    4.9   -1.6    6.1    1.6 
 Services less rent of shelter (4)............  208.8   210.3   210.9   211.2    2.6    3.9    1.9    4.7    3.3    3.3 
 Services less medical care services..........  212.1   212.8   213.3   213.6    2.7    3.3    1.9    2.9    3.0    2.4 
 Energy.......................................  157.7   158.8   156.8   154.8   21.2   15.8   14.7   -7.2   18.5    3.2 
 All items less energy........................  190.7   191.1   191.3   191.7    2.6    2.1    2.3    2.1    2.4    2.2 
  All items less food and energy..............  191.8   192.1   192.4   192.8    2.6    1.7    2.3    2.1    2.1    2.2 
   Commodities less food and energy                                                                                     
       commodities............................  139.8   140.0   140.1   140.6    0.9   -0.6    2.3    2.3    0.1    2.3 
    Energy commodities........................  173.6   172.5   168.0   164.1   39.1   19.6   30.3  -20.2   29.0    2.0 
   Services less energy services..............  227.9   228.3   228.7   229.2    3.3    2.7    2.3    2.3    3.0    2.3 

   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                                  Jan. 2005 from--      Dec. 2004 from--  
                                               sched-                                                                      
                                                 ule   Oct.   Nov.   Dec.   Jan.                                           
                                                 (1)   2004   2004   2004   2005   Jan.   Nov.   Dec.   Dec.   Oct.   Nov. 
                                                                                   2004   2004   2004   2003   2004   2004 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                           
 U.S. city average............................   M    186.5  186.8  186.0  186.3    3.0   -0.3    0.2    3.4   -0.3   -0.4 
                                                                                                                           
            Region and area size(2)                                                                                        
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
 Northeast urban..............................   M    199.0  199.4  198.7  199.0    3.3   -0.2    0.2    3.7   -0.2   -0.4 
   Size A - More than 1,500,000...............   M    199.7  200.2  199.6  200.1    3.5    0.0    0.3    3.6   -0.1   -0.3 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).........   M    120.1  120.2  119.4  119.6    3.0   -0.5    0.2    3.6   -0.6   -0.7 
                                                                                                                           
 Midwest urban................................   M    179.5  179.8  178.8  179.1    2.6   -0.4    0.2    3.1   -0.4   -0.6 
   Size A - More than 1,500,000...............   M    181.1  181.2  180.1  180.4    2.4   -0.4    0.2    2.9   -0.6   -0.6 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).........   M    116.6  116.9  116.4  116.4    2.7   -0.4    0.0    3.6   -0.2   -0.4 
   Size D -  Nonmetropolitan  (less than                                                                                   
       50,000)................................   M    174.4  175.2  174.9  175.7    3.7    0.3    0.5    3.4    0.3   -0.2 
                                                                                                                           
 South urban..................................   M    180.6  180.7  180.3  180.5    3.1   -0.1    0.1    3.5   -0.2   -0.2 
   Size A - More than 1,500,000...............   M    182.5  182.5  182.4  182.6    3.1    0.1    0.1    3.4   -0.1   -0.1 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).........   M    115.9  116.0  115.6  115.7    3.0   -0.3    0.1    3.4   -0.3   -0.3 
   Size D -  Nonmetropolitan  (less than                                                                                   
       50,000)................................   M    182.3  182.2  181.5  181.9    4.2   -0.2    0.2    4.2   -0.4   -0.4 
                                                                                                                           
 West urban...................................   M    190.0  190.2  189.4  189.5    2.8   -0.4    0.1    3.3   -0.3   -0.4 
   Size A - More than 1,500,000...............   M    191.0  191.2  190.2  190.1    2.8   -0.6   -0.1    3.4   -0.4   -0.5 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).........   M    118.7  118.9  118.6  118.9    3.0    0.0    0.3    3.3   -0.1   -0.3 
                                                                                                                           
                 Size classes                                                                                              
                                                                                                                           
   A (4)......................................   M    172.8  173.0  172.4  172.6    3.0   -0.2    0.1    3.4   -0.2   -0.3 
   B/C (3)....................................   M    117.2  117.3  116.9  117.0    3.0   -0.3    0.1    3.5   -0.3   -0.3 
   D..........................................   M    180.8  181.1  180.6  181.0    3.5   -0.1    0.2    3.6   -0.1   -0.3 
                                                                                                                           
            Selected local areas(5)                                                                                        
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI...............   M    184.0  184.2  183.1  183.5    2.5   -0.4    0.2    2.4   -0.5   -0.6 
 Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA......   M    189.8  190.3  188.5  188.5    3.7   -0.9    0.0    4.6   -0.7   -0.9 
 New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island,                                                                                       
     NY-NJ-CT-PA..............................   M    201.9  202.2  201.8  202.6    4.0    0.2    0.4    3.7    0.0   -0.2 
                                                                                                                           
 Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT..........   1        -  211.0      -  210.3    1.7   -0.3      -      -      -      - 
 Cleveland-Akron, OH..........................   1        -  173.9      -  174.5    2.8    0.3      -      -      -      - 
 Dallas-Fort Worth, TX........................   1        -  180.5      -  180.3    2.6   -0.1      -      -      -      - 
 Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV (6)........   1        -  120.4      -  120.7    3.6    0.2      -      -      -      - 
                                                                                                                           
 Atlanta, GA..................................   2    181.7      -  181.5      -      -      -      -    2.8   -0.1      - 
 Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI..................   2    183.0      -  180.7      -      -      -      -    2.7   -1.3      - 
 Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX...............   2    169.5      -  167.7      -      -      -      -    3.4   -1.1      - 
 Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL....................   2    185.1      -  186.6      -      -      -      -    4.3    0.8      - 
 Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City,                                                                                    
     PA-NJ-DE-MD..............................   2    199.8      -  197.9      -      -      -      -    4.7   -1.0      - 
 San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA...........   2    196.4      -  195.9      -      -      -      -    2.5   -0.3      - 
 Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA.................   2    191.6      -  190.3      -      -      -      -    2.7   -0.7      - 

   1 Areas on pricing schedule 2 (see Table 10) will appear next month. 
   2 Regions defined as the four Census regions.  See technical notes.
   3 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base.
   4 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.
   5 In addition, the following metropolitan areas are published semiannually and appear in Tables 34 and 39 of the 
 January and July issues of the CPI Detailed Report: Anchorage, AK; Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN; Denver-Boulder-Greeley,
 CO; Honolulu, HI; Kansas City, MO-KS; Milwaukee-Racine, WI; Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI; Phoenix-Mesa, AZ; Pittsburgh, PA;
 Portland-Salem, OR-WA; St. Louis, MO-IL; San Diego, CA; Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL.
   6 Indexes on a November 1996=100 base.
   - Data not available.
 NOTE:  Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

 Table 7. Chained Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-U): U.S. city average, by
 expenditure category and commodity and service group

 (December 1999=100, unless otherwise noted)
                                                                                                  
                                                                                                  
                                                                                    Unadjusted    
                                                 Relative       Unadjusted      percent change to 
                                               importance,       indexes         Jan. 2005 from-  
                    C-CPI-U                     December                                          
                                                2001-2002                                         
                                                              Dec.      Jan.      Jan.      Dec.  
                                                              2004      2005      2004      2004  
                                                                                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                  
             Expenditure category                                                                 
                                                                                                  
 All items....................................    100.000     110.9     111.1       2.6       0.2 
                                                                                                  
  Food and beverages..........................     15.076     112.2     112.6       2.7       0.4 
   Food.......................................     14.086     112.2     112.7       2.7       0.4 
    Food at home..............................      8.062     110.9     111.3       2.5       0.4 
    Food away from home.......................      6.023     113.9     114.5       3.2       0.5 
   Alcoholic beverages........................       .990     111.9     112.1       2.5       0.2 
                                                                                                  
  Housing.....................................     41.793     114.8     115.4       2.8       0.5 
   Shelter....................................     32.380     115.9     116.5       2.6       0.5 
   Fuels and utilities........................      4.643     128.1     129.2       6.3       0.9 
   Household furnishings and operations.......      4.771      96.2      96.6       0.2       0.4 
                                                                                                  
  Apparel.....................................      4.317      89.7      87.4      -0.1      -2.6 
                                                                                                  
  Transportation..............................     17.315     109.4     109.0       4.0      -0.4 
   Private transportation.....................     16.206     110.0     109.6       4.4      -0.4 
   Public transportation......................      1.109     101.5     101.0      -1.2      -0.5 
                                                                                                  
  Medical care................................      5.783     123.2     123.9       4.2       0.6 
   Medical care commodities...................      1.466     115.1     115.4       2.1       0.3 
   Medical care services......................      4.317     126.0     126.8       4.9       0.6 
                                                                                                  
  Recreation..................................      5.978     103.3     103.5      -0.1       0.2 
                                                                                                  
  Education and communication.................      6.004     100.2     100.3       0.2       0.1 
   Education..................................      2.560     136.8     137.1       6.0       0.2 
   Communication..............................      3.444      78.1      78.0      -4.1      -0.1 
                                                                                                  
  Other goods and services....................      3.734     114.9     115.4       2.4       0.4 
                                                                                                  
          Commodity and service group                                                             
                                                                                                  
 Services.....................................     58.567     117.1     117.6       2.7       0.4 
 Commodities..................................     41.433     103.1     102.9       2.4      -0.2 
  Durables....................................     12.521      88.1      88.5       0.5       0.5 
 Nondurables..................................     28.912     110.3     109.8       3.2      -0.5 
  All items less food and energy..............     78.985     108.7     108.9       1.9       0.2 
 Energy.......................................      6.929     134.6     133.3      10.0      -1.0 

 Indexes for 2005 are initial estimates.  Indexes for 2004 are interim adjustments.
 NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.