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                     CONSUMER PRICE INDEX:  JULY 2000
 
      The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased
 0.2 percent in July, before seasonal adjustment, to a level of 172.6 (1982-
 84=100), the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor
 reported today.  For the 12-month period ended in July, the CPI-U
 increased 3.5 percent.
      
      The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers
 (CPI-W) rose 0.1 percent in July, prior to seasonal adjustment.  The July
 level of 169.3 was 3.7 percent higher than the index in July 1999.
      
 CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U)
      
      On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI-U rose 0.2 percent in July
 after increasing 0.6 percent in June. The energy index, which advanced 5.6
 percent in June, rose 0.1 percent in July.  A 2.0 percent increase in the
 index for energy services was largely offset by 1.6 percent decline in the
 index for petroleum-based energy.  The food index advanced 0.5 percent in
 July, following a 0.1 percent increase in June.  The index for food at
 home rose 0.7 percent, reflecting increases of 1.0 percent each in the
 indexes for fruits and vegetables, for cereals and bakery products, and
 for nonalcoholic beverages.  Excluding food and energy, the CPI-U rose 0.2
 percent in July, the same as in each of the previous 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                      2000                3-mos. ended  ended
                     Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr.  May June July   July '00   July '00
 All Items            .2    .5   .7   .0   .1   .6   .2    3.6       3.5
  Food and beverages  .0    .4   .1   .1   .5   .1   .5    4.6       2.7
  Housing             .3    .5   .4   .1   .2   .5   .4    4.6       3.5
  Apparel           -1.1    .2   .3  -.5  -.2  -.6 -1.0   -7.2      -2.2
  Transportation      .1   1.3  2.5  -.7  -.5  1.8  -.3    4.5       7.1
  Medical care        .3    .4   .5   .3   .3   .4   .3    4.2       4.1
  Recreation          .2    .0   .4   .0   .3   .3   .3    3.6       1.5
  Education and                                                         
     communication    .5   -.5   .0   .0   .1  -.1   .6    2.4       1.6
  Other goods and                                                     
     services         .6    .8   .5  1.4  -.6  -.2  1.0     .6       5.4
  Special Indexes                                                       
   Energy            1.0   4.6  4.9 -1.9 -1.9  5.6   .1   15.6      19.3
   Food              -.1    .4   .1   .1   .5   .1   .5    4.6       2.6
   All Items less                                                       
     food and energy  .2    .2   .4   .2   .2   .2   .2    2.2       2.4


 See page 4 for a note on the use of hedonic models to adjust prices of
 selected products in the CPI for changes in quality.
 
      During the first seven months of 2000, the CPI-U rose at a 4.0
 percent seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR).  This compares with an
 increase of 2.7 percent for all of 1999.  The acceleration thus far in
 2000 largely has been due to energy costs, which increased at a 22.6
 percent annual rate in the first seven months of 2000 after advancing 13.4
 percent in all of 1999.  Food costs, which rose 1.9 percent in 1999, have
 risen at a 2.8 percent SAAR in the first seven months of 2000.  Excluding
 food and energy, the CPI-U has advanced at a 2.6 percent rate compared
 with a 1.9 percent rise for all of 1999.
      
      The food and beverages index increased 0.5 percent in July.  The
 index for food at home, which rose 0.1 percent in June, increased 0.7
 percent in July.  Most of the major food at home groups contributed to the
 acceleration in July. The indexes for cereals and bakery products and for
 fruits and vegetables, each of which declined 0.7 percent in June, turned
 up in July, each advancing 1.0 percent.  The index for nonalcoholic
 beverages also increased 1.0 percent, reflecting a 1.5 percent rise in the
 index for carbonated drinks.  Within the fruits and vegetables group, a
 3.2 percent increase in the index for fresh fruits more than offset a 0.7
 percent decline in the index for fresh vegetables.  The index for
 processed fruits and vegetables rose 0.3 percent.  The index for dairy
 products turned up in July, advancing 0.6 percent, largely as a result of
 a 1.2 percent increase in milk prices.  The index for meats, poultry,
 fish, and eggs rose 0.5 percent in July, the same as in June. In July, the
 indexes for pork and for poultry turned up, increasing 0.8 and 1.6
 percent, respectively.  The index for beef, which had risen 0.9 percent or
 more in each of the preceding 5 months, rose 0.1 percent in July.  The
 index for other food at home was the only major grocery store food group
 to advance less in July than in the previous month, rising 0.2 percent
 after increasing 0.4 percent in June. The other two components of the food
 and beverages index--food away from home and alcoholic beverages--
 increased 0.3 and 0.6 percent, respectively.
      
      The index for housing increased 0.4 percent in July, following a 0.5
 percent rise in June.  The index for fuels and utilities rose sharply for
 the second consecutive month, advancing 1.6 percent in July after rising
 2.2 percent in June.  The index for natural gas, which rose 7.8 percent in
 June, increased 3.8 percent in July and has risen 20.1 percent in the
 first seven months of 2000.  The index for electricity increased 1.1
 percent in July.  The index for fuel oil increased 1.5 percent in July and
 has risen 45.4 percent over the past 12 months.  Shelter costs, which rose
 0.4 percent in June, increased 0.2 percent in July.  Within shelter, the
 indexes for rent and for owners' equivalent rent rose 0.4 and 0.2 percent,
 respectively, while the index for lodging away from home declined 0.5
 percent.  (Prior to seasonal adjustment, the index for lodging away from
 home rose 1.9 percent.)  The index for household furnishings and
 operations, which declined slightly in June, advanced 0.5 percent in July,
 reflecting a 2.5 percent increase in the index for window and floor
 coverings and other linens.
      
      The transportation component, which advanced 1.8 percent in June,
 declined 0.3 percent in July.  The index for gasoline fell 2.0 percent,
 following an 8.8 percent increase in June. Despite the July decline,
 gasoline prices have advanced 18.3 percent since December after advancing
 30.1 percent in all of 1999.  The index for new vehicles, which declined
 0.1 percent in June, rose 0.2 percent in July.  (Prior to seasonal
 adjustment, new vehicle prices fell 0.3 percent In July.)  The index for
 used cars and trucks turned down in July, declining 0.3 percent.  Public
 transportation costs increased 0.5 percent, largely as a result of a 0.7
 percent rise in airline fares.  Airline fares have risen 9.7 percent thus
 far in 2000.
      
      The index for apparel declined for the fourth consecutive month, down
 1.0 percent in July.  (Prior to seasonal adjustment, apparel prices fell
 3.0 percent, reflecting seasonal price discounting on spring-summer wear.)
      
      Medical care costs rose 0.3 percent in July to a level 4.1 percent
 higher than a year ago.  In July, the index for medical care commodities--
 prescription drugs and nonprescription drugs and medical supplies--rose
 0.2 percent.  The index for medical care services rose 0.4 percent.
 Charges for professional services and for hospital and related services
 increased 0.2 and 0.6 percent, respectively.
      
      The index for recreation costs increased 0.3 percent in July, the
 same as in each of the preceding two months.  The index for admissions to
 movies, theaters, concerts, and sporting events rose 1.1 percent in July,
 accounting for more than half of the overall increase in the July
 recreation index.
      
      The index for education and communication rose 0.6 percent in July,
 following a 0.1 percent decrease in June.  Educational costs rose 0.5
 percent in July.  The index for communication recorded its first increase
 since January, advancing 0.8 percent.  An increase in the index for
 telephone services, reflecting a 1.4 percent rise in local charges, more
 than offset a 2.2 percent decrease in prices for personal computers and
 peripheral equipment.
      
      The index for other goods and services increased 1.0 percent in July,
 following declines in each of the preceding two months. Cigarette prices,
 which fell 1.4 percent in June, rose 3.2 percent in July and have risen
 8.8 percent thus far in 2000.
      
      CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W)
      
      On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI for Urban Wage Earners and
 Clerical Workers increased 0.2 percent in July.


 Table B.  Percent changes in CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical
 Workers (CPI-W)
                                   Seasonally adjusted                 Un-
                                                          Compound   adjusted
     Expenditure        Changes from preceding month    annual rate   12-mos.
      Category                      2000                3-mos. ended  ended
                     Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr.  May June July   July '00   July '00
 All Items            .2    .5   .7   .0   .1   .6   .2    3.4       3.7
  Food and beverages -.1    .4   .2   .1   .5   .1   .5    4.6       2.8
  Housing             .2    .6   .2   .2   .2   .5   .5    5.0       3.4
  Apparel           -1.0    .1   .2  -.5  -.2  -.5 -1.2   -7.3      -2.2
  Transportation      .2   1.3  2.6  -.8  -.5  2.0  -.5    4.5       7.4
  Medical care        .3    .4   .5   .4   .3   .4   .3    4.3       4.1
  Recreation          .2   -.1   .4   .0   .4   .3   .1    3.2       1.1
  Education and                                                         
    communication     .6   -.5  -.1   .0   .2  -.3   .6    2.0       1.4
  Other goods and                                                     
    services          .7    .9   .6  1.8 -1.0  -.3  1.2    -.3       6.1
 Special Indexes                                                        
  Energy             1.0   4.5  5.5 -2.4 -1.9  6.2  -.5   15.9      20.0
  Food               -.1    .4   .2   .1   .5   .1   .5    4.4       2.8
  All Items less                                                        
    food and energy   .1    .2   .3   .2   .2   .1   .2    2.1       2.3


     Consumer Price Index data for August are scheduled for release on
 Friday, September 15, 2000, at 8:30 A.M. (EDT).

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 Extending  the use of hedonic  models  to
 adjust prices for changes in quality
 
    The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) is continuing to expand the use in
 the Consumer Price Index (CPI) of quality adjustments derived from hedonic
 models.  As first announced at the time of the April 2000 CPI release,
 hedonic quality adjustments for Refrigerator/freezers, Microwave ovens, and
 College textbooks are being incorporated into the index effective with the
 July 2000 CPI. Refrigerator/freezers and Microwave ovens are part of the
 Major appliances stratum; The item College textbooks is part of the
 Educational books and supplies stratum.  Papers describing these
 adjustments will be available on the CPI's web site
 (http://stats.bls.gov/cpihome.htm).

    Effective with the CPI for October 2000, BLS will extend hedonic quality
 adjustment to Washing machines and Clothes dryers.  These items are both
 part of the Major appliances stratum.

    A hedonic model decomposes the price of a consumer product into implicit
 prices for each of its important features and components, thereby providing
 an estimate of the value of each feature and component. BLS plans to extend
 this method to additional items in the CPI.  As BLS does so, it will give
 CPI users notice at least three months before the first use of hedonic
 quality adjustment for each additional item and will have detailed papers
 on the models to be employed available by the time of first use.

   The relative importance (share of weight), as of December 1999, of the
 Major appliances stratum was 0.205 percent in the CPI for all Urban
 Consumers (CPI-U) and 0.236 percent in the CPI for Urban Wage Earners and
 Clerical Workers (CPI-W). Within Major appliances, Washing machines are
 estimated to represent 18 percent of the weight and Clothes dryers about 13
 percent. Refrigerator/freezers are estimated to represent 33 percent of the
 weight and Microwave ovens about 11 percent.  BLS does not employ hedonic
 quality adjustment for the remaining items in this stratum.  Those items
 include home freezers and conventional stoves and ovens.

   The hedonic models that BLS analysts developed for Washing machines and
 Clothes dryers use observations collected for the CPI, supplemented with
 additional observations that the BLS collected specifically for this
 purpose. Papers describing this work are in preparation and will be
 available before release of the October 2000 CPI.

   Additional work on hedonic quality adjustment is underway at BLS.
 
   For more information on these changes, write to
          Bureau of Labor Statistics
          Division of Consumer Prices and Price Indexes
          2 Massachusetts Ave. NE, Room 3260
          Washington, DC 20212

 or  contact  Paul  Liegey  either by telephone  at  (202)  691-5394  or  by
 electronic mail at Liegey_P@bls.gov.

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       Brief Explanation of the CPI

            The Consumer Price Index (CPI) is a measure of the
       average change in prices over time in a market basket of
       goods and services.  The Bureau of Labor Statistics
       publishes CPIs for two population groups:  (1) a CPI for All
       Urban Consumers (CPI-U) which covers approximately 87
       percent of the total population and (2) a CPI for Urban Wage
       Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) which covers 32 percent
       of the total population.  The CPI-U includes, in addition to
       wage earners and clerical workers, groups such as
       professional, managerial, and technical workers, the self-
       employed, short-term workers, the unemployed, and retirees
       and others not in the labor force.
       
            The CPI is based on prices of food, clothing, shelter,
       and fuels, transportation fares, charges for doctors' and
       dentists' services, drugs, and other goods and services that
       people buy for day-to-day living.  Prices are collected in
       87 urban areas across the country from about 50,000 housing
       units and approximately 23,000 retail establishments-
       department stores, supermarkets, hospitals, filling
       stations, and other types of stores and service
       establishments.  All taxes directly associated with the
       purchase and use of items are included in the index.  Prices
       of fuels and a few other items are obtained every month in
       all 87 locations.  Prices of most other commodities and
       services are collected every month in the three largest
       geographic areas and every other month in other areas.
       Prices of most goods and services are obtained by personal
       visits or telephone calls of the Bureau's trained
       representatives.
       
            In calculating the index, price changes for the various
       items in each location are averaged together with weights
       which represent their importance in the spending of the
       appropriate population group.  Local data are then combined
       to obtain a U.S. city average.  Separate indexes are also
       published by size of city, by region of the country, for
       cross-classifications of regions and population-size
       classes, and for 26 local areas.  Area indexes do not
       measure differences in the level of prices among cities,
       they only measure the average change in prices for each area
       since the base period.
       
            The index measures price change from a designed
       reference date-1982-84 which equals 100.0.  An increase of
       16.5 percent, for example, is shown as 116.5.  This change
       can also be expressed in dollars as follows:  the price of a
       base period market basket of goods and services in the CPI
       has risen from $10 in 1982-84 to $11.65.
       
            For further details visit the CPI home page on the
       Internet at http://stats.bls.gov/cpihome.htm or contact our
       CPI Information and Analysis Section on (202) 691-7000.
       
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       Calculating Index Changes
       
            Movements of the indexes from one month to another are
       usually expressed as percent changes rather than changes in index 
       points, because index point changes are affected by the level of 
       the index in relation to its base period while percent changes are 
       not.  The example below illustrates the computation of index point 
       and percent changes.
       
            Percent changes for 3-month and 6-month periods are expressed 
       as annual rates and are computed according to the standard formula 
       for compound growth rates.  These data indicate what the percent 
       change would be if the current rate were maintained for a 12-month 
       period.
       
         
                    Index Point Change
       
       CPI   					115.7
       Less previous index    			111.2
       Equals index point change  		4.5
       
       
                    Percent Change
       
       Index point difference			4.5
       Divided by the previous index		111.2
       Equals					0.040
       Results multiplied by one hundred	0.040x100
       Equals percent change			4.0
       
       
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       A Note on Seasonally Adjusted and Unadjusted Data

            Because price data are used for different purposes by
       different groups, the Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes
       seasonally adjusted as well as unadjusted changes each
       month.
       
            For analyzing general price trends in the economy,
       seasonally adjusted changes are usually preferred since they
       eliminate the effect of changes that normally occur at the
       same time and in about the same magnitude every year--such
       as price movements resulting from changing climatic
       conditions, production cycles, model changeovers, holidays,
       and sales.
       
            The unadjusted data are of primary interest to
       consumers concerned about the prices they actually pay.
       Unadjusted data also are used extensively for escalation
       purposes.  Many collective bargaining contract agreements
       and pension plans, for example, tie compensation changes to
       the Consumer Price Index unadjusted for seasonal variation.
       
            Seasonal factors used in computing the seasonally
       adjusted indexes are derived by the X-12-ARIMA Seasonal
       Adjustment Method.  The updated seasonal data at the end of
       1977 replaced data from 1967 through 1977.  Subsequent
       annual updates have replaced 5 years of seasonal data, e.g.,
       data from 1995 through 1999 were replaced at the end of
       1999.  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.
       
            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 and the motor fuels 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
       breakfast cereal index, the procedure was used to offset the
       effects of price-cutting among cereal manufacturers.  For
       the educational books and supplies index, the procedure was
       used to account for greater than normal sale prices on
       educational reference books.  For some alcoholic beverage
       series, Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment was used
       to offset the effects of increased brewer's costs along with
       increased demand for specialty beers.  For the nonalcoholic
       beverages index, the procedure was used to offset the
       effects of a large increase in coffee prices due to adverse
       weather.  For the fats and oils series, the procedure was
       used to account for lower domestic butter stocks, lower cold
       storage supplies, and anticipation of a bumper soybean crop.
       For the new trucks index, the procedure was applied to
       account for loyalty rebates offered to customers by American
       automakers.   For the water and sewerage maintenance index, 
       the procedure was used to account for a data collection anomaly.
       
            A description of Intervention Analysis Seasonal
       Adjustment, as well as a list of unusual events modeled and
       seasonal factors for these items may be obtained by writing
       the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Division of Consumer Prices
       and Price Indexes, Washington, DC 20212 or by calling Claire
       McAnaw Gallagher on (202) 691-6968 or sending e-mail to
       Gallagher_C@BLS.GOV.
    

 Table 1. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity
 and service group

 (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                   Unadjusted                           
                                                 Relative   Unadjusted indexes percent change to   Seasonally adjusted  
                                               importance,                      July 2000 from-    percent change from- 
                     CPI-U                       December                                                               
                                                   1999       June      July                                            
                                                              2000      2000     July     June   Apr. to  May to June to
                                                                                 1999     2000     May     June    July 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                        
             Expenditure category                                                                                       
                                                                                                                        
 All items ...................................    100.000     172.3     172.6      3.5      0.2     0.1     0.6     0.2 
 All items (1967=100) ........................          -     516.1     517.2        -        -       -       -       - 
                                                                                                                        
  Food and beverages .........................     16.302     167.9     168.7      2.7      0.5     0.5     0.1     0.5 
   Food ......................................     15.315     167.3     168.1      2.6      0.5     0.5     0.1     0.5 
    Food at home .............................      9.603     167.3     168.3      2.8      0.6     0.7     0.1     0.7 
     Cereals and bakery products .............      1.534     187.7     189.6      1.8      1.0     0.7    -0.7     1.0 
     Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ..........      2.543     154.9     155.8      5.8      0.6     0.8     0.5     0.5 
     Dairy and related products (1)...........      1.090     159.5     160.5      3.1      0.6    -0.6    -0.1     0.6 
     Fruits and vegetables ...................      1.429     199.9     201.0     -0.5      0.6     1.6    -0.7     1.0 
     Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage                                                                                
         materials ...........................      1.045     137.5     138.5      3.1      0.7     0.1     0.4     1.0 
     Other food at home ......................      1.962     156.2     156.6      1.9      0.3     1.2     0.4     0.2 
      Sugar and sweets .......................       .373     154.0     154.1      1.1      0.1     0.9     0.2     0.3 
      Fats and oils ..........................       .288     146.6     148.1      0.0      1.0     2.0    -0.5     0.7 
      Other foods ............................      1.301     173.4     173.5      2.5      0.1     1.2     0.6     0.1 
       Other miscellaneous foods (1) (2)......       .314     108.4     108.8      4.4      0.4     1.1     1.9     0.4 
    Food away from home (1)...................      5.712     168.6     169.1      2.4      0.3     0.1     0.2     0.3 
     Other food away from home (1) (2)........       .176     108.1     108.7      3.0      0.6     0.1     0.0     0.6 
   Alcoholic beverages .......................       .987     174.4     175.2      3.1      0.5     0.0     0.6     0.6 
                                                                                                                        
  Housing ....................................     39.636     169.4     170.4      3.5      0.6     0.2     0.5     0.4 
   Shelter ...................................     30.235     192.9     193.7      3.0      0.4     0.3     0.4     0.2 
    Rent of primary residence (3).............      7.036     182.8     183.5      3.4      0.4     0.3     0.2     0.4 
    Lodging away from home (2) (3)............      2.359     120.5     122.8      4.9      1.9     0.7     1.3    -0.5 
    Owners' equivalent rent of primary                                                                                  
        residence (3) (4).....................     20.470     197.7     198.2      2.7      0.3     0.2     0.3     0.2 
    Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)..       .370     103.9     104.2      2.1      0.3     0.7     0.1     0.3 
   Fuels and utilities .......................      4.722     138.9     141.3      7.8      1.7    -0.1     2.2     1.6 
    Fuels ....................................      3.794     124.0     126.5      9.1      2.0    -0.2     2.7     1.9 
     Fuel oil and other fuels ................       .273     120.9     120.8     38.1     -0.1    -0.7     0.8     1.6 
     Gas (piped) and electricity (3)..........      3.521     130.2     133.0      7.3      2.2    -0.1     2.9     2.0 
    Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                
        services (2)..........................       .928     106.3     106.7      2.5      0.4     0.2     0.1     0.2 
   Household furnishings and operations ......      4.680     128.1     128.6      1.4      0.4     0.1    -0.1     0.5 
    Household operations (1) (2)..............       .910     110.6     111.1      6.5      0.5     0.5     0.5     0.5 
                                                                                                                        
  Apparel ....................................      4.684     128.3     124.5     -2.2     -3.0    -0.2    -0.6    -1.0 
   Men's and boys' apparel ...................      1.335     129.4     126.4     -1.5     -2.3     0.5    -0.3    -0.9 
   Women's and girls' apparel ................      1.879     119.2     113.9     -1.9     -4.4    -0.5    -0.7    -0.8 
   Infants' and toddlers' apparel (1).........       .272     130.5     128.1      0.5     -1.8    -0.5    -0.9    -1.8 
   Footwear ..................................       .828     123.9     120.3     -3.9     -2.9    -0.1    -0.5    -2.3 
                                                                                                                        
  Transportation .............................     17.450     155.7     155.0      7.1     -0.4    -0.5     1.8    -0.3 
   Private transportation ....................     16.050     151.4     150.6      7.1     -0.5    -0.5     1.9    -0.3 
    New and used motor vehicles (2)...........      7.652     100.8     100.6      0.8     -0.2     0.4     0.0     0.1 
     New vehicles ............................      4.835     142.9     142.5      0.4     -0.3     0.2    -0.1     0.2 
     Used cars and trucks (1).................      1.888     155.7     155.3      2.0     -0.3     0.9     0.2    -0.3 
    Motor fuel ...............................      3.160     139.0     136.1     32.8     -2.1    -3.6     8.8    -1.9 
     Gasoline (all types) ....................      3.140     138.3     135.4     32.9     -2.1    -3.5     8.8    -2.0 
    Motor vehicle parts and equipment ........       .533     101.2     101.5      1.5      0.3     0.2     0.0     0.3 
    Motor vehicle maintenance and repair (1)..      1.622     176.8     177.2      3.0      0.2     0.2     0.3     0.2 
   Public transportation (1)..................      1.400     212.6     213.7      6.4      0.5     0.6     1.0     0.5 
                                                                                                                        
  Medical care ...............................      5.768     260.5     261.4      4.1      0.3     0.3     0.4     0.3 
   Medical care commodities ..................      1.268     238.2     238.6      3.0      0.2     0.3     0.2     0.2 
   Medical care services .....................      4.501     265.6     266.7      4.4      0.4     0.3     0.5     0.4 
    Professional services (3).................      2.867     237.9     238.3      3.7      0.2     0.2     0.4     0.2 
    Hospital and related services (3).........      1.386     315.6     318.1      6.3      0.8     0.4     0.8     0.6 
                                                                                                                        
  Recreation (2)..............................      6.008     103.4     103.7      1.5      0.3     0.3     0.3     0.3 
   Video and audio (1) (2)....................      1.691     101.5     101.3      0.7     -0.2     1.2     0.2    -0.1 
                                                                                                                        
  Education and communication (2).............      5.419     101.5     102.0      1.6      0.5     0.1    -0.1     0.6 
   Education (2)..............................      2.741     111.5     111.8      5.5      0.3     0.4     0.8     0.5 
    Educational books and supplies ...........       .196     277.5     278.1      6.0      0.2     0.4     0.5     0.5 
    Tuition, other school fees, and childcare       2.544     320.9     321.7      5.3      0.2     0.4     0.8     0.5 
   Communication (1) (2)......................      2.679      92.6      93.3     -2.3      0.8    -0.1    -1.2     0.8 
    Information and information processing (1)                                                                          
        (2)...................................      2.474      91.8      92.5     -2.5      0.8    -0.1    -1.3     0.8 
     Telephone services (1) (2)...............      2.274      97.2      98.2     -1.3      1.0    -0.1    -1.3     1.0 
     Information and information processing                                                                             
         other than telephone services (1) (5)       .200      26.0      25.7    -14.3     -1.2    -0.4    -2.3    -1.2 
      Personal computers and peripheral                                                                                 
          equipment (1) (2)...................       .106      41.2      40.3    -23.8     -2.2    -0.7    -2.8    -2.2 
                                                                                                                        
  Other goods and services ...................      4.733     269.6     272.2      5.4      1.0    -0.6    -0.2     1.0 
   Tobacco and smoking products (1)...........      1.258     388.5     400.7     12.6      3.1    -2.7    -1.3     3.1 
   Personal care (1)..........................      3.475     165.4     165.7      2.9      0.2     0.2     0.2     0.2 
    Personal care products (1)................       .741     153.6     153.7      1.1      0.1    -0.3     0.4     0.1 
    Personal care services (1)................       .982     177.9     178.2      4.0      0.2     0.6     0.3     0.2 
    Miscellaneous personal services ..........      1.506     252.0     252.9      4.1      0.4     0.3     0.2     0.4 
                                                                                                                        
          Commodity and service group                                                                                   
                                                                                                                        
 Commodities .................................     42.141     149.7     149.3      3.8     -0.3    -0.1     0.6     0.1 
  Food and beverages .........................     16.302     167.9     168.7      2.7      0.5     0.5     0.1     0.5 
  Commodities less food and beverages ........     25.840     138.6     137.7      4.4     -0.6    -0.7     1.0    -0.3 
   Nondurables less food and beverages .......     14.906     149.1     147.5      7.9     -1.1    -0.7     2.0    -0.1 
    Apparel ..................................      4.684     128.3     124.5     -2.2     -3.0    -0.2    -0.6    -1.0 
    Nondurables less food, beverages, and                                                                               
        apparel ..............................     10.222     165.8     165.4     12.7     -0.2    -1.2     3.0    -0.1 
   Durables ..................................     10.934     125.4     125.2     -0.3     -0.2     0.3    -0.2    -0.1 
 Services ....................................     57.859     195.0     196.1      3.5      0.6     0.3     0.5     0.4 
  Rent of shelter (4).........................     29.865     200.8     201.7      3.1      0.4     0.3     0.3     0.2 
  Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)....       .370     103.9     104.2      2.1      0.3     0.7     0.1     0.3 
  Gas (piped) and electricity (3).............      3.521     130.2     133.0      7.3      2.2    -0.1     2.9     2.0 
  Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                  
      services (2)............................       .928     106.3     106.7      2.5      0.4     0.2     0.1     0.2 
  Household operations (1) (2)................       .910     110.6     111.1      6.5      0.5     0.5     0.5     0.5 
  Transportation services ....................      6.940     196.1     196.5      2.9      0.2     0.3     0.3     0.3 
  Medical care services ......................      4.501     265.6     266.7      4.4      0.4     0.3     0.5     0.4 
  Other services .............................     10.825     228.7     229.9      3.3      0.5     0.2     0.2     0.6 
                                                                                                                        
                Special indexes                                                                                         
                                                                                                                        
 All items less food .........................     84.685     173.2     173.5      3.8      0.2     0.0     0.6     0.2 
 All items less shelter ......................     69.765     166.0     166.2      3.8      0.1     0.0     0.7     0.2 
 All items less medical care .................     94.232     167.5     167.8      3.6      0.2     0.1     0.5     0.2 
 Commodities less food .......................     26.827     140.1     139.2      4.3     -0.6    -0.5     0.9    -0.2 
 Nondurables less food .......................     15.893     150.7     149.3      7.6     -0.9    -0.7     2.0    -0.3 
 Nondurables less food and apparel ...........     11.209     166.0     165.7     11.8     -0.2    -1.0     2.8     0.1 
 Nondurables .................................     31.208     158.8     158.4      5.2     -0.3    -0.1     1.1     0.1 
 Services less rent of shelter (4)............     27.994     202.9     204.2      3.9      0.6     0.3     0.7     0.4 
 Services less medical care services .........     53.358     188.6     189.6      3.4      0.5     0.4     0.4     0.4 
 Energy ......................................      6.954     129.6     129.7     19.3      0.1    -1.9     5.6     0.1 
 All items less energy .......................     93.046     178.2     178.5      2.4      0.2     0.3     0.1     0.3 
  All items less food and energy .............     77.731     180.8     181.1      2.4      0.2     0.2     0.2     0.2 
   Commodities less food and energy                                                                                     
       commodities ...........................     23.393     144.5     143.8      0.4     -0.5     0.0    -0.2     0.0 
    Energy commodities .......................      3.433     137.6     135.0     33.3     -1.9    -3.4     8.1    -1.6 
   Services less energy services .............     54.338     201.6     202.5      3.3      0.4     0.2     0.3     0.2 
 Purchasing power of the consumer dollar                                                                                
     (1982-84=$1.00) .........................          -    $ .580    $ .579        -        -       -       -       - 
 Purchasing power of the consumer dollar                                                                                
     (1967=$1.00) ............................          -    $ .194    $ .193        -        -       -       -       - 

   1 Not seasonally adjusted.
   2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
   3 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator.  All other item stratum index series converted to a
 geometric means estimator in January, 1999.
   4 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.
   5 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.
   - Data not available.
 NOTE:  Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

 Table 2. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, by expenditure
 category and commodity and service group

 (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                                 Seasonally adjusted indexes    Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent 
                                                                                               change for               
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                     CPI-U                                                           3 months ended--         6 months  
                                                                                                              ended--   
                                                 Apr.    May     June    July                                           
                                                 2000    2000    2000    2000                                           
                                                                                Oct.   Jan.   Apr.   July   Jan.   July 
                                                                                1999   2000   2000   2000   2000   2000 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                        
             Expenditure category                                                                                       
                                                                                                                        
 All items ...................................  171.2   171.3   172.3   172.7    3.4    2.4    5.1    3.6    2.9    4.3 
                                                                                                                        
  Food and beverages .........................  167.0   167.8   168.0   168.9    3.0    1.2    2.2    4.6    2.1    3.4 
   Food ......................................  166.6   167.5   167.6   168.5    3.0    1.0    2.2    4.6    2.0    3.4 
    Food at home .............................  166.1   167.3   167.4   168.5    3.2    0.0    2.2    5.9    1.6    4.0 
     Cereals and bakery products .............  187.0   188.4   187.0   188.8   -0.2    0.2    3.1    3.9    0.0    3.5 
     Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ..........  153.3   154.5   155.3   156.0    3.0    2.7   10.3    7.2    2.9    8.7 
     Dairy and related products (1)...........  160.6   159.6   159.5   160.5   23.4   -8.7    0.5   -0.2    6.1    0.1 
     Fruits and vegetables ...................  200.0   203.2   201.8   203.8    0.0   -3.8   -5.6    7.8   -1.9    0.9 
     Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage                                                                                
         materials ...........................  136.8   137.0   137.5   138.9    0.3    6.4   -0.3    6.3    3.3    2.9 
     Other food at home ......................  153.8   155.7   156.3   156.6    0.0    1.0   -1.0    7.5    0.5    3.1 
      Sugar and sweets .......................  152.1   153.4   153.7   154.1    2.7    2.4   -5.3    5.4    2.5   -0.1 
      Fats and oils ..........................  144.7   147.6   146.9   147.9    1.9   -5.8   -4.6    9.1   -2.0    2.1 
      Other foods ............................  170.2   172.2   173.2   173.4   -0.9    2.4    0.9    7.7    0.7    4.3 
       Other miscellaneous foods (1) (2)......  105.2   106.4   108.4   108.8    0.4    0.0    3.5   14.4    0.2    8.8 
    Food away from home (1)...................  168.1   168.3   168.6   169.1    2.7    2.4    2.2    2.4    2.6    2.3 
     Other food away from home (1) (2)........  108.0   108.1   108.1   108.7    5.0    2.6    1.9    2.6    3.8    2.2 
   Alcoholic beverages .......................  173.4   173.4   174.4   175.4    1.4    4.3    2.3    4.7    2.8    3.5 
                                                                                                                        
  Housing ....................................  167.6   168.0   168.9   169.5    2.2    2.7    4.2    4.6    2.5    4.4 
   Shelter ...................................  191.4   191.9   192.6   192.9    2.2    3.0    3.6    3.2    2.6    3.4 
    Rent of primary residence (3).............  181.9   182.5   182.9   183.7    2.7    4.1    2.9    4.0    3.4    3.5 
    Lodging away from home (2) (3)............  109.5   110.3   111.7   111.1    2.7   -0.4   11.8    6.0    1.1    8.8 
    Owners' equivalent rent of primary                                                                                  
        residence (3) (4).....................  197.0   197.4   197.9   198.2    1.9    3.1    3.1    2.5    2.5    2.8 
    Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)..  103.1   103.8   103.9   104.2    0.4    0.8    2.8    4.3    0.6    3.5 
   Fuels and utilities .......................  133.5   133.4   136.3   138.5    6.1    1.2    9.5   15.8    3.6   12.6 
    Fuels ....................................  117.3   117.1   120.3   122.6    6.6    1.4   10.9   19.3    4.0   15.1 
     Fuel oil and other fuels ................  122.2   121.4   122.4   124.4   44.0   62.9   44.3    7.4   53.1   24.5 
     Gas (piped) and electricity (3)..........  122.8   122.7   126.2   128.7    4.4   -2.3    8.6   20.6    1.0   14.5 
    Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                
        services (2)..........................  105.9   106.1   106.2   106.4    2.7    1.9    3.5    1.9    2.3    2.7 
   Household furnishings and operations ......  127.9   128.0   127.9   128.5    0.3    1.6    2.2    1.9    1.0    2.1 
    Household operations (1) (2)..............  109.5   110.1   110.6   111.1    3.5    8.6    8.1    6.0    6.0    7.0 
                                                                                                                        
  Apparel ....................................  130.0   129.7   128.9   127.6    5.0   -5.9    0.0   -7.2   -0.6   -3.7 
   Men's and boys' apparel ...................  129.8   130.5   130.1   128.9    3.1   -1.2   -4.8   -2.7    0.9   -3.8 
   Women's and girls' apparel ................  121.5   120.9   120.0   119.1   12.4  -11.9    1.3   -7.7   -0.5   -3.3 
   Infants' and toddlers' apparel (1).........  132.3   131.7   130.5   128.1   16.6    2.7   -3.0  -12.1    9.5   -7.6 
   Footwear ..................................  125.0   124.9   124.3   121.4   -6.2   -2.9    5.3  -11.0   -4.5   -3.2 
                                                                                                                        
  Transportation .............................  153.2   152.5   155.3   154.9    6.8    4.1   13.0    4.5    5.5    8.7 
   Private transportation ....................  149.2   148.4   151.2   150.7    7.3    4.8   12.4    4.1    6.1    8.2 
    New and used motor vehicles (2)...........  100.8   101.2   101.2   101.3    2.8   -1.6    0.4    2.0    0.6    1.2 
     New vehicles ............................  142.9   143.2   143.0   143.3    0.6   -1.4    1.4    1.1   -0.4    1.3 
     Used cars and trucks (1).................  154.0   155.4   155.7   155.3   11.2   -6.2    0.3    3.4    2.1    1.8 
    Motor fuel ...............................  130.4   125.7   136.7   134.1   32.2   27.6   64.7   11.8   29.9   35.7 
     Gasoline (all types) ....................  129.6   125.0   136.0   133.3   32.9   27.7   64.1   11.9   30.3   35.5 
    Motor vehicle parts and equipment ........  101.2   101.4   101.4   101.7    1.2    0.0    2.8    2.0    0.6    2.4 
    Motor vehicle maintenance and repair (1)..  175.9   176.3   176.8   177.2    2.6    3.3    3.0    3.0    2.9    3.0 
   Public transportation (1)..................  209.2   210.4   212.6   213.7    1.4   -3.9   20.9    8.9   -1.3   14.7 
                                                                                                                        
  Medical care ...............................  258.8   259.6   260.6   261.5    3.5    3.7    4.9    4.2    3.6    4.6 
   Medical care commodities ..................  236.5   237.3   237.7   238.2    4.0    3.6    1.5    2.9    3.8    2.2 
   Medical care services .....................  263.6   264.4   265.6   266.7    3.3    3.8    5.8    4.8    3.6    5.3 
    Professional services (3).................  236.2   236.6   237.6   238.0    3.0    3.7    5.1    3.1    3.3    4.1 
    Hospital and related services (3).........  312.7   314.1   316.6   318.4    5.2    5.4    6.9    7.5    5.3    7.2 
                                                                                                                        
  Recreation (2)..............................  102.6   102.9   103.2   103.5   -1.6    2.4    1.6    3.6    0.4    2.6 
   Video and audio (1) (2)....................  100.0   101.2   101.4   101.3   -0.8    1.2   -2.8    5.3    0.2    1.2 
                                                                                                                        
  Education and communication (2).............  102.3   102.4   102.3   102.9    2.0    4.0   -1.9    2.4    3.0    0.2 
   Education (2)..............................  111.7   112.2   113.1   113.7    4.1    5.2    5.2    7.4    4.7    6.3 
    Educational books and supplies ...........  276.4   277.6   278.9   280.4    5.7    5.8    6.6    5.9    5.8    6.3 
    Tuition, other school fees, and childcare   320.3   321.7   324.4   326.0    4.1    5.1    5.0    7.3    4.6    6.2 
   Communication (1) (2)......................   93.8    93.7    92.6    93.3   -0.8    3.0   -8.9   -2.1    1.0   -5.5 
    Information and information processing (1)                                                                          
        (2)...................................   93.1    93.0    91.8    92.5   -0.8    3.4   -9.7   -2.6    1.3   -6.2 
     Telephone services (1) (2)...............   98.6    98.5    97.2    98.2    1.2    4.5   -8.8   -1.6    2.8   -5.3 
     Information and information processing                                                                             
         other than telephone services (1) (5)   26.7    26.6    26.0    25.7  -16.2   -9.4  -17.3  -14.2  -12.9  -15.8 
      Personal computers and peripheral                                                                                 
          equipment (1) (2)...................   42.7    42.4    41.2    40.3  -31.1  -14.1  -28.3  -20.7  -23.1  -24.6 
                                                                                                                        
  Other goods and services ...................  272.5   270.8   270.3   272.9    7.8    2.3   11.3    0.6    5.0    5.8 
   Tobacco and smoking products (1)...........  404.4   393.5   388.5   400.7   20.9    1.9   35.1   -3.6   11.0   14.1 
   Personal care (1)..........................  164.8   165.1   165.4   165.7    3.3    2.5    3.5    2.2    2.9    2.8 
    Personal care products (1)................  153.4   153.0   153.6   153.7    3.7   -1.6    1.6    0.8    1.1    1.2 
    Personal care services (1)................  176.2   177.3   177.9   178.2    3.5    4.7    3.0    4.6    4.1    3.8 
    Miscellaneous personal services ..........  250.4   251.2   251.8   252.9    4.9    3.8    3.8    4.1    4.3    3.9 
                                                                                                                        
          Commodity and service group                                                                                   
                                                                                                                        
 Commodities .................................  148.9   148.7   149.6   149.7    4.5    1.7    6.4    2.2    3.1    4.3 
  Food and beverages .........................  167.0   167.8   168.0   168.9    3.0    1.2    2.2    4.6    2.1    3.4 
  Commodities less food and beverages ........  138.1   137.2   138.6   138.2    5.9    1.5    9.8    0.3    3.7    5.0 
   Nondurables less food and beverages .......  147.0   146.0   148.9   148.7    8.4    3.8   15.2    4.7    6.0    9.8 
    Apparel ..................................  130.0   129.7   128.9   127.6    5.0   -5.9    0.0   -7.2   -0.6   -3.7 
    Nondurables less food, beverages, and                                                                               
        apparel ..............................  162.1   160.2   165.0   164.9   12.0    8.2   24.0    7.1   10.1   15.3 
   Durables ..................................  125.4   125.8   125.6   125.5    0.6   -2.2    0.3    0.3   -0.8    0.3 
 Services ....................................  193.5   194.0   194.9   195.7    2.3    3.0    4.0    4.6    2.7    4.3 
  Rent of shelter (4).........................  199.6   200.1   200.8   201.3    2.1    3.1    3.7    3.5    2.6    3.6 
  Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)....  103.1   103.8   103.9   104.2    0.4    0.8    2.8    4.3    0.6    3.5 
  Gas (piped) and electricity (3).............  122.8   122.7   126.2   128.7    4.4   -2.3    8.6   20.6    1.0   14.5 
  Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                  
      services (2)............................  105.9   106.1   106.2   106.4    2.7    1.9    3.5    1.9    2.3    2.7 
  Household operations (1) (2)................  109.5   110.1   110.6   111.1    3.5    8.6    8.1    6.0    6.0    7.0 
  Transportation services ....................  195.2   195.7   196.3   196.8    0.8    1.9    5.5    3.3    1.4    4.4 
  Medical care services ......................  263.6   264.4   265.6   266.7    3.3    3.8    5.8    4.8    3.6    5.3 
  Other services .............................  228.6   229.1   229.6   230.9    2.5    4.9    1.6    4.1    3.7    2.8 
                                                                                                                        
                Special indexes                                                                                         
                                                                                                                        
 All items less food .........................  171.9   171.9   173.0   173.3    3.4    2.6    5.5    3.3    3.0    4.4 
 All items less shelter ......................  164.8   164.8   165.9   166.3    4.1    2.0    5.5    3.7    3.0    4.6 
 All items less medical care .................  166.1   166.3   167.2   167.6    3.3    2.2    5.0    3.7    2.7    4.3 
 Commodities less food .......................  139.6   138.9   140.2   139.9    5.5    1.8    9.1    0.9    3.6    4.9 
 Nondurables less food .......................  148.8   147.7   150.7   150.3    8.0    4.3   14.3    4.1    6.1    9.1 
 Nondurables less food and apparel ...........  162.5   160.8   165.3   165.4   11.0    7.3   22.4    7.3    9.1   14.6 
 Nondurables .................................  157.4   157.2   159.0   159.2    5.1    2.4    8.6    4.7    3.7    6.6 
 Services less rent of shelter (4)............  200.6   201.3   202.7   203.6    2.7    3.1    3.7    6.1    2.9    4.9 
 Services less medical care services .........  186.9   187.6   188.4   189.1    2.4    3.3    3.1    4.8    2.9    3.9 
 Energy ......................................  122.2   119.9   126.6   126.7   17.2   12.1   33.9   15.6   14.6   24.4 
 All items less energy .......................  177.8   178.3   178.5   179.0    2.5    1.6    3.0    2.7    2.1    2.9 
  All items less food and energy .............  180.6   180.9   181.2   181.6    2.3    1.8    3.2    2.2    2.0    2.7 
   Commodities less food and energy                                                                                     
       commodities ...........................  145.0   145.0   144.7   144.7    2.8   -1.9    2.0   -0.8    0.4    0.6 
    Energy commodities .......................  129.6   125.2   135.4   133.2   33.1   30.1   63.0   11.6   31.6   34.9 
   Services less energy services .............  200.7   201.2   201.9   202.4    2.1    3.5    3.7    3.4    2.8    3.6 

   1 Not seasonally adjusted.
   2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
   3 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator.  All other item stratum index series converted to a
 geometric means estimator in January, 1999.
   4 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.
   5 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.
 NOTE:  Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

 Table 3. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Selected areas, all items index 

 (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                All items                                  
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
                                               Prici-           Indexes             Percent change to    Percent change to 
                     CPI-U                       ng                                  July 2000 from--      June 2000 from--  
                                               sched-                                                                      
                                                 ule   Apr.    May   June   July                                           
                                                 (1)   2000   2000   2000   2000   July    May   June   June   Apr.    May 
                                                                                   1999   2000   2000   1999   2000   2000 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                           
 U.S. city average ...........................   M    171.2  171.3  172.3  172.6    3.5    0.8    0.2    3.7    0.6    0.6 
                                                                                                                           
            Region and area size(2)                                                                                        
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
 Northeast urban .............................   M    178.4  178.2  178.8  179.6    3.6    0.8    0.4    3.3    0.2    0.3 
   Size A -  More than 1,500,000 .............   M    179.1  179.0  179.6  180.4    3.4    0.8    0.4    3.2    0.3    0.3 
   Size B/C  50,000 to 1,500,000 (3)..........   M    107.4  107.3  107.6  108.1    4.0    0.7    0.5    3.7    0.2    0.3 
                                                                                                                           
 Midwest urban ...............................   M    166.9  167.4  169.5  168.7    3.6    0.8   -0.5    4.3    1.6    1.3 
   Size A   - More than 1,500,000 ............   M    168.2  169.0  171.2  170.3    3.5    0.8   -0.5    4.3    1.8    1.3 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).........   M    106.8  106.9  108.3  107.6    3.6    0.7   -0.6    4.4    1.4    1.3 
   Size D -  Nonmetropolitan  (less than                                                                                   
       50,000) ...............................   M    161.3  161.4  163.1  163.1    3.8    1.1    0.0    4.0    1.1    1.1 
                                                                                                                           
 South urban .................................   M    166.6  166.6  167.4  167.9    3.5    0.8    0.3    3.5    0.5    0.5 
   Size A -  More than 1,500,000 .............   M    166.1  165.9  167.1  167.8    4.0    1.1    0.4    3.9    0.6    0.7 
   Size B/C -  50,000 to 1,500,000 (3)........   M    107.1  107.1  107.6  107.7    3.3    0.6    0.1    3.4    0.5    0.5 
   Size D -  Nonmetropolitan  (less than                                                                                   
       50,000) ...............................   M    166.7  167.0  166.9  167.6    3.1    0.4    0.4    3.0    0.1   -0.1 
                                                                                                                           
 West urban ..................................   M    173.7  173.9  174.3  175.2    3.7    0.7    0.5    3.6    0.3    0.2 
   Size A   - More than 1,500,000 ............   M    175.1  175.4  175.7  176.7    4.0    0.7    0.6    3.8    0.3    0.2 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).........   M    107.2  107.3  107.6  108.1    3.1    0.7    0.5    3.0    0.4    0.3 
                                                                                                                           
                 Size classes                                                                                              
                                                                                                                           
   A (4)......................................   M    155.2  155.4  156.3  156.7    3.7    0.8    0.3    3.7    0.7    0.6 
   B/C (3)....................................   M    107.1  107.1  107.7  107.8    3.5    0.7    0.1    3.6    0.6    0.6 
   D .........................................   M    166.7  166.8  167.4  167.7    3.3    0.5    0.2    3.3    0.4    0.4 
                                                                                                                           
            Selected local areas(5)                                                                                        
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI ..............   M    171.7  173.5  175.8  174.4    3.0    0.5   -0.8    4.1    2.4    1.3 
 Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA .....   M    170.6  171.1  170.9  171.7    3.6    0.4    0.5    3.3    0.2   -0.1 
 New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island,                                                                                       
     NY-NJ-CT-PA .............................   M    181.2  181.3  181.9  182.7    3.1    0.8    0.4    2.9    0.4    0.3 
                                                                                                                           
 Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT .........   1        -  181.6      -  183.2    4.5    0.9      -      -      -      - 
 Cleveland-Akron, OH .........................   1        -  166.4      -  168.1    3.3    1.0      -      -      -      - 
 Dallas-Fort Worth, TX .......................   1        -  163.2      -  166.2    5.0    1.8      -      -      -      - 
 Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV (6)........   1        -  106.7      -  108.4    3.6    1.6      -      -      -      - 
                                                                                                                           
 Atlanta, GA .................................   2    169.8      -  171.1      -      -      -      -    3.8    0.8      - 
 Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI .................   2    168.1      -  170.8      -      -      -      -    4.3    1.6      - 
 Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX ..............   2    152.7      -  154.0      -      -      -      -    3.8    0.9      - 
 Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL ...................   2    166.9      -  168.0      -      -      -      -    4.2    0.7      - 
 Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City,                                                                                    
     PA-NJ-DE-MD .............................   2    175.7      -  176.4      -      -      -      -    2.5    0.4      - 
 San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA ..........   2    178.6      -  179.0      -      -      -      -    4.2    0.2      - 
 Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA ................   2    177.7      -  179.1      -      -      -      -    3.7    0.8      - 

   1 Areas on pricing schedule 2 (see Table 10) will appear next month. 
   2 Regions defined as the four Census regions.  See map in technical notes.
   3 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base.
   4 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.
   5 In addition, the following metropolitan areas are published semiannually and appear in Tables 34 and 39 of the 
 January and July issues of the CPI Detailed Report: Anchorage, AK; Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN; Denver-Boulder-Greeley,
 CO; Honolulu, HI; Kansas City, MO-KS; Milwaukee-Racine, WI; Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI; Pittsburgh, PA; Portland-Salem,
 OR-WA; St. Louis, MO-IL; San Diego, CA; Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL.
   6 Indexes on a November 1996=100 base.
   - Data not available.
 NOTE:  Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

 Table 4. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by expenditure
 category and commodity and service group

 (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                   Unadjusted                           
                                                 Relative   Unadjusted indexes percent change to   Seasonally adjusted  
                                               importance,                      July 2000 from-    percent change from- 
                     CPI-W                       December                                                               
                                                   1999       June      July                                            
                                                              2000      2000     July     June   Apr. to  May to June to
                                                                                 1999     2000     May     June    July 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                        
             Expenditure category                                                                                       
                                                                                                                        
 All items ...................................    100.000     169.1     169.3      3.7      0.1     0.1     0.6     0.2 
 All items (1967=100) ........................          -     503.8     504.4        -        -       -       -       - 
                                                                                                                        
  Food and beverages .........................     17.879     167.3     168.0      2.8      0.4     0.5     0.1     0.5 
   Food ......................................     16.832     166.8     167.6      2.8      0.5     0.5     0.1     0.5 
    Food at home .............................     10.725     166.3     167.3      3.0      0.6     0.8     0.1     0.6 
     Cereals and bakery products .............      1.676     187.3     189.2      1.7      1.0     0.8    -0.9     1.1 
     Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ..........      3.022     154.6     155.4      5.9      0.5     0.8     0.5     0.4 
     Dairy and related products (1)...........      1.195     159.4     160.5      3.3      0.7    -0.6     0.1     0.7 
     Fruits and vegetables ...................      1.479     198.9     200.0     -0.5      0.6     1.4    -0.7     0.8 
     Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage                                                                                
         materials ...........................      1.180     136.7     137.5      3.3      0.6     0.1     0.4     1.0 
     Other food at home ......................      2.173     155.6     156.0      2.0      0.3     1.3     0.3     0.2 
      Sugar and sweets .......................       .415     153.9     154.2      1.4      0.2     0.7     0.3     0.4 
      Fats and oils ..........................       .329     146.4     147.9      0.1      1.0     2.1    -0.5     0.7 
      Other foods ............................      1.429     173.4     173.5      2.5      0.1     1.3     0.5     0.0 
       Other miscellaneous foods (1) (2)......       .347     108.0     108.4      4.3      0.4     1.3     1.8     0.4 
    Food away from home (1)...................      6.107     168.6     169.1      2.5      0.3     0.1     0.2     0.3 
     Other food away from home (1) (2)........       .217     108.4     108.8      3.3      0.4     0.2    -0.1     0.4 
   Alcoholic beverages .......................      1.047     173.6     174.4      3.1      0.5    -0.1     0.6     0.6 
                                                                                                                        
  Housing ....................................     36.452     165.2     166.1      3.4      0.5     0.2     0.5     0.5 
   Shelter ...................................     27.425     186.8     187.5      3.0      0.4     0.3     0.3     0.3 
    Rent of primary residence (3).............      8.523     182.3     183.1      3.4      0.4     0.3     0.3     0.4 
    Lodging away from home (2) (3)............      1.364     120.9     123.1      5.5      1.8     1.5     1.4    -0.3 
    Owners' equivalent rent of primary                                                                                  
        residence (3) (4).....................     17.221     180.0     180.4      2.7      0.2     0.3     0.2     0.2 
    Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)..       .318     104.1     104.4      2.2      0.3     0.7     0.1     0.3 
   Fuels and utilities .......................      4.825     138.7     141.0      7.6      1.7    -0.1     2.3     1.5 
    Fuels ....................................      3.911     123.3     125.7      8.6      1.9    -0.2     2.8     1.8 
     Fuel oil and other fuels ................       .240     120.2     120.1     37.1     -0.1    -0.5     0.8     1.6 
     Gas (piped) and electricity (3)..........      3.671     129.9     132.5      7.2      2.0    -0.2     3.0     1.8 
    Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                
        services (2)..........................       .914     106.3     106.6      2.3      0.3     0.2     0.1     0.2 
   Household furnishings and operations ......      4.202     125.3     125.7      0.6      0.3     0.0    -0.1     0.3 
    Household operations (1) (2)..............       .401     111.3     111.9      6.8      0.5     0.6     0.5     0.5 
                                                                                                                        
  Apparel ....................................      5.026     127.3     123.6     -2.2     -2.9    -0.2    -0.5    -1.2 
   Men's and boys' apparel ...................      1.450     129.5     126.6     -1.6     -2.2     0.7    -0.3    -1.0 
   Women's and girls' apparel ................      1.875     117.4     112.2     -1.9     -4.4    -0.8    -0.4    -0.8 
   Infants' and toddlers' apparel (1).........       .345     132.0     129.8      1.1     -1.7    -0.5    -1.0    -1.7 
   Footwear ..................................       .997     124.6     120.9     -3.9     -3.0     0.1    -0.3    -2.4 
                                                                                                                        
  Transportation .............................     19.716     155.5     154.4      7.4     -0.7    -0.5     2.0    -0.5 
   Private transportation ....................     18.628     152.8     151.6      7.6     -0.8    -0.5     2.1    -0.5 
    New and used motor vehicles (2)...........      9.030     101.4     101.1      1.0     -0.3     0.4     0.0     0.0 
     New vehicles ............................      5.063     144.1     143.7      0.3     -0.3     0.2    -0.1     0.1 
     Used cars and trucks (1).................      3.170     157.1     156.6      1.9     -0.3     0.9     0.2    -0.3 
    Motor fuel ...............................      3.896     140.1     136.2     32.7     -2.8    -3.4     9.5    -2.5 
     Gasoline (all types) ....................      3.872     139.4     135.5     32.7     -2.8    -3.3     9.4    -2.6 
    Motor vehicle parts and equipment ........       .661     100.5     100.8      1.3      0.3    -0.1    -0.1     0.3 
    Motor vehicle maintenance and repair (1)..      1.687     178.3     178.7      3.0      0.2     0.2     0.3     0.2 
   Public transportation (1)..................      1.088     205.5     206.9      5.7      0.7     0.5     0.8     0.7 
                                                                                                                        
  Medical care ...............................      4.711     259.7     260.6      4.1      0.3     0.3     0.4     0.3 
   Medical care commodities ..................       .934     233.7     234.2      2.8      0.2     0.2     0.1     0.3 
   Medical care services .....................      3.776     265.6     266.6      4.4      0.4     0.3     0.5     0.4 
    Professional services (3).................      2.425     239.9     240.3      3.8      0.2     0.2     0.3     0.3 
    Hospital and related services (3).........      1.139     311.7     314.2      6.4      0.8     0.5     0.9     0.5 
                                                                                                                        
  Recreation (2)..............................      5.787     102.5     102.7      1.1      0.2     0.4     0.3     0.1 
   Video and audio (1) (2)....................      1.882     101.2     100.9      0.5     -0.3     1.3     0.2    -0.3 
                                                                                                                        
  Education and communication (2).............      5.300     101.7     102.2      1.4      0.5     0.2    -0.3     0.6 
   Education (2)..............................      2.519     111.8     112.1      5.5      0.3     0.4     0.7     0.4 
    Educational books and supplies ...........       .192     280.9     281.5      6.2      0.2     0.4     0.6     0.5 
    Tuition, other school fees, and childcare       2.327     315.4     316.2      5.3      0.3     0.5     0.8     0.3 
   Communication (1) (2)......................      2.781      93.6      94.3     -2.1      0.7    -0.1    -1.2     0.7 
    Information and information processing (1)                                                                          
        (2)...................................      2.631      93.0      93.9     -2.2      1.0    -0.1    -1.4     1.0 
     Telephone services (1) (2)...............      2.462      97.4      98.4     -1.3      1.0    -0.1    -1.3     1.0 
     Information and information processing                                                                             
         other than telephone services (1) (5)       .169      27.0      26.6    -14.5     -1.5    -0.4    -1.8    -1.5 
      Personal computers and peripheral                                                                                 
          equipment (1) (2)...................       .086      40.7      39.8    -24.2     -2.2    -0.5    -2.6    -2.2 
                                                                                                                        
  Other goods and services ...................      5.129     274.5     277.9      6.1      1.2    -1.0    -0.3     1.2 
   Tobacco and smoking products (1)...........      1.836     388.7     400.9     12.4      3.1    -2.8    -1.3     3.1 
   Personal care (1)..........................      3.293     165.3     165.5      2.6      0.1     0.2     0.2     0.1 
    Personal care products (1)................       .835     154.0     154.1      0.9      0.1    -0.3     0.4     0.1 
    Personal care services (1)................       .984     178.3     178.6      4.0      0.2     0.6     0.3     0.2 
    Miscellaneous personal services ..........      1.266     251.4     252.2      3.7      0.3     0.4     0.2     0.5 
                                                                                                                        
          Commodity and service group                                                                                   
                                                                                                                        
 Commodities .................................     46.879     150.6     150.1      4.1     -0.3    -0.2     0.8    -0.1 
  Food and beverages .........................     17.879     167.3     168.0      2.8      0.4     0.5     0.1     0.5 
  Commodities less food and beverages ........     29.000     140.3     139.2      4.9     -0.8    -0.6     1.2    -0.4 
   Nondurables less food and beverages .......     16.279     151.5     149.7      8.9     -1.2    -0.8     2.4    -0.3 
    Apparel ..................................      5.026     127.3     123.6     -2.2     -2.9    -0.2    -0.5    -1.2 
    Nondurables less food, beverages, and                                                                               
        apparel ..............................     11.253     169.6     168.7     13.9     -0.5    -1.3     3.6    -0.3 
   Durables ..................................     12.721     125.9     125.6     -0.1     -0.2     0.2    -0.2    -0.2 
 Services ....................................     53.121     191.2     192.2      3.4      0.5     0.3     0.5     0.4 
  Rent of shelter (4).........................     27.107     179.9     180.6      3.0      0.4     0.4     0.3     0.2 
  Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)....       .318     104.1     104.4      2.2      0.3     0.7     0.1     0.3 
  Gas (piped) and electricity (3).............      3.671     129.9     132.5      7.2      2.0    -0.2     3.0     1.8 
  Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                  
      services (2)............................       .914     106.3     106.6      2.3      0.3     0.2     0.1     0.2 
  Household operations (1) (2)................       .401     111.3     111.9      6.8      0.5     0.6     0.5     0.5 
  Transportation services ....................      6.751     192.6     193.0      2.7      0.2     0.2     0.2     0.3 
  Medical care services ......................      3.776     265.6     266.6      4.4      0.4     0.3     0.5     0.4 
  Other services .............................     10.181     224.7     225.9      3.1      0.5     0.3     0.1     0.6 
                                                                                                                        
                Special indexes                                                                                         
                                                                                                                        
 All items less food .........................     83.168     169.5     169.6      3.9      0.1     0.0     0.7     0.1 
 All items less shelter ......................     72.575     164.3     164.3      4.0      0.0    -0.1     0.7     0.2 
 All items less medical care .................     95.289     165.0     165.1      3.7      0.1     0.1     0.6     0.2 
 Commodities less food .......................     30.047     141.7     140.6      4.8     -0.8    -0.6     1.1    -0.4 
 Nondurables less food .......................     17.326     152.9     151.2      8.5     -1.1    -0.7     2.2    -0.3 
 Nondurables less food and apparel ...........     12.300     169.4     168.7     13.0     -0.4    -1.2     3.2    -0.2 
 Nondurables .................................     34.158     159.9     159.4      5.7     -0.3    -0.1     1.2     0.1 
 Services less rent of shelter (4)............     26.014     180.2     181.3      3.8      0.6     0.3     0.7     0.6 
 Services less medical care services .........     49.345     185.1     186.0      3.3      0.5     0.4     0.4     0.4 
 Energy ......................................      7.807     130.9     130.1     20.0     -0.6    -1.9     6.2    -0.5 
 All items less energy .......................     92.193     174.6     174.9      2.3      0.2     0.3     0.1     0.3 
  All items less food and energy .............     75.361     176.6     176.8      2.3      0.1     0.2     0.1     0.2 
   Commodities less food and energy                                                                                     
       commodities ...........................     25.911     145.0     144.5      0.7     -0.3    -0.1    -0.2     0.0 
    Energy commodities .......................      4.136     139.1     135.4     33.0     -2.7    -3.2     8.9    -2.3 
   Services less energy services .............     49.450     198.0     198.8      3.1      0.4     0.4     0.2     0.4 
 Purchasing power of the consumer dollar                                                                                
     (1982-84=$1.00) .........................          -    $ .591    $ .591        -        -       -       -       - 
 Purchasing power of the consumer dollar                                                                                
     (1967=$1.00) ............................          -    $ .198    $ .198        -        -       -       -       - 

   1 Not seasonally adjusted.
   2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
   3 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator.  All other item stratum index series converted to a
 geometric means estimator in January, 1999.
   4 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base
   5 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.
   - Data not available.
 NOTE:  Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

 Table 5. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city
 average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group

 (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                                 Seasonally adjusted indexes    Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent 
                                                                                               change for               
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                     CPI-W                                                           3 months ended--         6 months  
                                                                                                              ended--   
                                                 Apr.    May     June    July                                           
                                                 2000    2000    2000    2000                                           
                                                                                Oct.   Jan.   Apr.   July   Jan.   July 
                                                                                1999   2000   2000   2000   2000   2000 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                        
             Expenditure category                                                                                       
                                                                                                                        
 All items ...................................  167.9   168.0   169.0   169.3    3.7    2.4    5.2    3.4    3.1    4.3 
                                                                                                                        
  Food and beverages .........................  166.5   167.3   167.5   168.4    3.2    1.0    2.7    4.6    2.1    3.7 
   Food ......................................  166.0   166.9   167.0   167.8    3.2    1.0    2.7    4.4    2.1    3.5 
    Food at home .............................  165.2   166.5   166.6   167.6    3.5    0.0    2.7    5.9    1.7    4.3 
     Cereals and bakery products .............  186.7   188.2   186.6   188.6   -0.2    0.2    2.6    4.1    0.0    3.4 
     Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ..........  153.0   154.2   155.0   155.6    3.6    2.2   10.9    7.0    2.9    8.9 
     Dairy and related products (1)...........  160.2   159.3   159.4   160.5   24.4   -9.6    0.8    0.8    6.0    0.8 
     Fruits and vegetables ...................  200.2   203.0   201.6   203.2   -0.8   -2.9   -4.1    6.1   -1.9    0.9 
     Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage                                                                                
         materials ...........................  135.9   136.1   136.7   138.0    0.6    6.4    0.3    6.3    3.5    3.3 
     Other food at home ......................  153.1   155.1   155.6   155.9    0.5    1.0   -1.0    7.5    0.8    3.2 
      Sugar and sweets .......................  152.0   153.1   153.6   154.2    3.5    1.8   -5.1    5.9    2.6    0.3 
      Fats and oils ..........................  144.4   147.5   146.7   147.7    1.6   -5.3   -4.8    9.5   -1.9    2.1 
      Other foods ............................  170.2   172.4   173.3   173.3   -0.7    2.2    1.4    7.5    0.7    4.4 
       Other miscellaneous foods (1) (2)......  104.7   106.1   108.0   108.4   -0.4    0.4    3.1   14.9    0.0    8.8 
    Food away from home (1)...................  168.1   168.3   168.6   169.1    2.9    2.4    2.4    2.4    2.7    2.4 
     Other food away from home (1) (2)........  108.3   108.5   108.4   108.8    5.0    3.0    3.4    1.9    4.0    2.6 
   Alcoholic beverages .......................  172.7   172.5   173.6   174.6    0.9    5.3    2.1    4.5    3.1    3.3 
                                                                                                                        
  Housing ....................................  163.4   163.8   164.6   165.4    2.3    2.5    4.0    5.0    2.4    4.5 
   Shelter ...................................  185.7   186.3   186.8   187.3    2.0    3.3    3.3    3.5    2.7    3.4 
    Rent of primary residence (3).............  181.4   182.0   182.5   183.2    2.7    4.1    2.7    4.0    3.4    3.4 
    Lodging away from home (2) (3)............  108.7   110.3   111.8   111.5    3.1   -1.5   10.2   10.7    0.8   10.4 
    Owners' equivalent rent of primary                                                                                  
        residence (3) (4).....................  179.3   179.8   180.1   180.5    1.8    3.2    3.0    2.7    2.5    2.8 
    Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)..  103.3   104.0   104.1   104.4    0.8    0.8    2.8    4.3    0.8    3.5 
   Fuels and utilities .......................  132.7   132.6   135.7   137.7    5.8    1.2    8.6   15.9    3.5   12.2 
    Fuels ....................................  116.2   116.0   119.3   121.4    6.6    0.7   10.2   19.1    3.6   14.6 
     Fuel oil and other fuels ................  121.4   120.8   121.8   123.7   43.9   59.9   42.6    7.8   51.7   24.0 
     Gas (piped) and electricity (3)..........  122.1   121.9   125.6   127.8    4.8   -2.3    8.3   20.0    1.2   14.0 
    Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                
        services (2)..........................  105.9   106.1   106.2   106.4    2.3    1.9    3.5    1.9    2.1    2.7 
   Household furnishings and operations ......  125.3   125.3   125.2   125.6   -0.3    0.3    1.9    1.0    0.0    1.4 
    Household operations (1) (2)..............  110.1   110.8   111.3   111.9    3.5    7.0   10.0    6.7    5.2    8.4 
                                                                                                                        
  Apparel ....................................  128.7   128.4   127.8   126.3    4.1   -4.8   -0.6   -7.3   -0.5   -4.0 
   Men's and boys' apparel ...................  129.7   130.6   130.2   128.9    2.8   -1.5   -5.1   -2.4    0.6   -3.8 
   Women's and girls' apparel ................  119.5   118.6   118.1   117.1   10.4  -10.3    1.0   -7.8   -0.5   -3.5 
   Infants' and toddlers' apparel (1).........  134.1   133.4   132.0   129.8   19.0    2.4   -2.4  -12.2   10.4   -7.4 
   Footwear ..................................  125.4   125.5   125.1   122.1   -7.0   -2.2    4.6  -10.1   -4.7   -3.0 
                                                                                                                        
  Transportation .............................  152.5   151.8   154.9   154.2    7.7    4.7   12.7    4.5    6.2    8.6 
   Private transportation ....................  149.8   149.0   152.2   151.4    8.2    5.1   12.4    4.3    6.6    8.3 
    New and used motor vehicles (2)...........  101.3   101.7   101.7   101.7    4.0   -2.3    0.8    1.6    0.8    1.2 
     New vehicles ............................  144.1   144.4   144.3   144.5    0.6   -1.1    1.1    1.1   -0.3    1.1 
     Used cars and trucks (1).................  155.4   156.8   157.1   156.6   10.8   -5.9    0.3    3.1    2.1    1.7 
    Motor fuel ...............................  130.0   125.6   137.5   134.0   33.7   28.4   60.5   12.9   31.0   34.6 
     Gasoline (all types) ....................  129.3   125.0   136.7   133.2   33.4   28.6   60.4   12.6   31.0   34.4 
    Motor vehicle parts and equipment ........  100.9   100.8   100.7   101.0    0.4    0.8    3.6    0.4    0.6    2.0 
    Motor vehicle maintenance and repair (1)..  177.4   177.8   178.3   178.7    2.8    3.2    3.0    3.0    3.0    3.0 
   Public transportation (1)..................  202.9   203.9   205.5   206.9    1.2   -3.0   17.7    8.1   -0.9   12.8 
                                                                                                                        
  Medical care ...............................  257.9   258.6   259.7   260.6    3.6    3.7    5.1    4.3    3.6    4.7 
   Medical care commodities ..................  232.2   232.7   233.0   233.7    4.3    2.3    2.3    2.6    3.3    2.4 
   Medical care services .....................  263.6   264.4   265.6   266.6    3.3    4.1    5.8    4.6    3.7    5.2 
    Professional services (3).................  238.1   238.6   239.4   240.1    3.0    4.4    4.8    3.4    3.7    4.1 
    Hospital and related services (3).........  308.7   310.1   312.9   314.5    5.2    5.2    7.5    7.7    5.2    7.6 
                                                                                                                        
  Recreation (2)..............................  101.7   102.1   102.4   102.5   -1.6    1.6    1.2    3.2    0.0    2.2 
   Video and audio (1) (2)....................   99.7   101.0   101.2   100.9   -1.2    1.2   -2.8    4.9    0.0    1.0 
                                                                                                                        
  Education and communication (2).............  102.5   102.7   102.4   103.0    2.0    4.4   -2.3    2.0    3.2   -0.2 
   Education (2)..............................  112.1   112.6   113.4   113.9    4.1    5.6    5.5    6.6    4.9    6.1 
    Educational books and supplies ...........  279.6   280.8   282.4   283.8    5.8    6.2    6.9    6.1    6.0    6.5 
    Tuition, other school fees, and childcare   314.9   316.4   318.9   320.0    3.9    5.3    5.4    6.6    4.6    6.0 
   Communication (1) (2)......................   94.8    94.7    93.6    94.3    0.0    3.4   -9.1   -2.1    1.7   -5.7 
    Information and information processing (1)                                                                          
        (2)...................................   94.4    94.3    93.0    93.9   -0.4    3.4   -9.2   -2.1    1.5   -5.7 
     Telephone services (1) (2)...............   98.8    98.7    97.4    98.4    1.2    4.5   -8.8   -1.6    2.8   -5.3 
     Information and information processing                                                                             
         other than telephone services (1) (5)   27.6    27.5    27.0    26.6  -14.6  -12.7  -16.8  -13.7  -13.6  -15.3 
      Personal computers and peripheral                                                                                 
          equipment (1) (2)...................   42.0    41.8    40.7    39.8  -29.5  -18.5  -28.7  -19.4  -24.2  -24.2 
                                                                                                                        
  Other goods and services ...................  278.4   275.7   274.8   278.2    9.3    2.1   13.7   -0.3    5.6    6.5 
   Tobacco and smoking products (1)...........  404.9   393.7   388.7   400.9   21.0    1.8   34.9   -3.9   11.0   13.9 
   Personal care (1)..........................  164.6   164.9   165.3   165.5    3.3    2.2    2.7    2.2    2.7    2.5 
    Personal care products (1)................  153.9   153.4   154.0   154.1    3.7   -1.8    1.3    0.5    0.9    0.9 
    Personal care services (1)................  176.6   177.7   178.3   178.6    3.3    4.9    3.0    4.6    4.1    3.8 
    Miscellaneous personal services ..........  249.7   250.7   251.2   252.4    4.0    3.5    2.9    4.4    3.7    3.7 
                                                                                                                        
          Commodity and service group                                                                                   
                                                                                                                        
 Commodities .................................  149.6   149.3   150.5   150.4    5.4    1.6    7.0    2.2    3.5    4.5 
  Food and beverages .........................  166.5   167.3   167.5   168.4    3.2    1.0    2.7    4.6    2.1    3.7 
  Commodities less food and beverages ........  139.2   138.4   140.0   139.5    6.8    1.8   10.1    0.9    4.3    5.4 
   Nondurables less food and beverages .......  148.8   147.6   151.2   150.7    9.3    4.6   16.9    5.2    6.9   10.9 
    Apparel ..................................  128.7   128.4   127.8   126.3    4.1   -4.8   -0.6   -7.3   -0.5   -4.0 
    Nondurables less food, beverages, and                                                                               
        apparel ..............................  165.0   162.9   168.7   168.2   13.3    8.4   26.8    8.0   10.8   17.0 
   Durables ..................................  126.0   126.3   126.0   125.7    1.3   -2.2    1.3   -0.9   -0.5    0.2 
 Services ....................................  189.7   190.2   191.1   191.9    2.4    3.0    3.7    4.7    2.7    4.2 
  Rent of shelter (4).........................  178.7   179.4   179.9   180.2    2.5    3.2    2.7    3.4    2.9    3.1 
  Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)....  103.3   104.0   104.1   104.4    0.8    0.8    2.8    4.3    0.8    3.5 
  Gas (piped) and electricity (3).............  122.1   121.9   125.6   127.8    4.8   -2.3    8.3   20.0    1.2   14.0 
  Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                  
      services (2)............................  105.9   106.1   106.2   106.4    2.3    1.9    3.5    1.9    2.1    2.7 
  Household operations (1) (2)................  110.1   110.8   111.3   111.9    3.5    7.0   10.0    6.7    5.2    8.4 
  Transportation services ....................  192.0   192.4   192.8   193.3    0.9    2.1    4.7    2.7    1.5    3.7 
  Medical care services ......................  263.6   264.4   265.6   266.6    3.3    4.1    5.8    4.6    3.7    5.2 
  Other services .............................  224.6   225.2   225.5   226.8    2.6    4.6    1.1    4.0    3.6    2.5 
                                                                                                                        
                Special indexes                                                                                         
                                                                                                                        
 All items less food .........................  167.9   167.9   169.1   169.3    3.7    2.7    5.7    3.4    3.2    4.5 
 All items less shelter ......................  162.9   162.8   164.0   164.3    4.4    2.0    5.9    3.5    3.2    4.7 
 All items less medical care .................  163.6   163.7   164.7   165.1    3.8    2.3    5.0    3.7    3.0    4.4 
 Commodities less food .......................  140.8   140.0   141.6   141.1    6.7    2.1    9.6    0.9    4.4    5.2 
 Nondurables less food .......................  150.3   149.3   152.6   152.2    8.8    4.5   15.8    5.2    6.7   10.3 
 Nondurables less food and apparel ...........  165.1   163.2   168.5   168.1   12.1    8.3   24.5    7.5   10.2   15.7 
 Nondurables .................................  158.1   158.0   159.9   160.0    5.7    2.4    9.7    4.9    4.0    7.2 
 Services less rent of shelter (4)............  178.0   178.6   179.8   180.8    2.8    2.8    3.2    6.4    2.8    4.8 
 Services less medical care services .........  183.4   184.1   184.9   185.7    2.2    3.1    2.9    5.1    2.7    4.0 
 Energy ......................................  122.5   120.2   127.7   127.1   19.0   13.7   33.8   15.9   16.3   24.5 
 All items less energy .......................  174.3   174.8   174.9   175.4    2.6    1.4    3.0    2.5    2.0    2.8 
  All items less food and energy .............  176.6   176.9   177.1   177.5    2.6    1.6    3.0    2.1    2.1    2.5 
   Commodities less food and energy                                                                                     
       commodities ...........................  145.7   145.6   145.3   145.3    3.1   -1.9    2.8   -1.1    0.6    0.8 
    Energy commodities .......................  129.5   125.4   136.6   133.4   33.9   30.4   59.1   12.6   32.1   33.9 
   Services less energy services .............  197.4   198.1   198.5   199.2    2.1    3.3    3.3    3.7    2.7    3.5 

   1 Not seasonally adjusted.
   2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
   3 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator.  All other item stratum index series converted to a
 geometric means estimator in January, 1999.
   4 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base
   5 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.
 NOTE:  Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

 Table 6. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Selected areas, all items index 

 (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                All items                                  
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
                                               Prici-           Indexes             Percent change to    Percent change to 
                     CPI-W                       ng                                  July 2000 from--      June 2000 from--  
                                               sched-                                                                      
                                                 ule   Apr.    May   June   July                                           
                                                 (1)   2000   2000   2000   2000   July    May   June   June   Apr.    May 
                                                                                   1999   2000   2000   1999   2000   2000 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                           
 U.S. city average ...........................   M    167.9  168.1  169.1  169.3    3.7    0.7    0.1    3.9    0.7    0.6 
                                                                                                                           
            Region and area size(2)                                                                                        
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
 Northeast urban .............................   M    175.3  175.3  175.8  176.6    3.8    0.7    0.5    3.4    0.3    0.3 
   Size A -  More than 1,500,000 .............   M    175.0  175.0  175.5  176.4    3.6    0.8    0.5    3.3    0.3    0.3 
   Size B/C  50,000 to 1,500,000 (3)..........   M    107.0  106.9  107.2  107.6    4.1    0.7    0.4    3.7    0.2    0.3 
                                                                                                                           
 Midwest urban ...............................   M    163.2  163.8  166.1  165.0    3.7    0.7   -0.7    4.8    1.8    1.4 
   Size A   - More than 1,500,000 ............   M    163.6  164.5  166.8  165.7    3.6    0.7   -0.7    4.7    2.0    1.4 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).........   M    106.9  107.0  108.6  107.6    3.7    0.6   -0.9    5.0    1.6    1.5 
   Size D -  Nonmetropolitan  (less than                                                                                   
       50,000) ...............................   M    159.9  160.0  161.7  161.6    4.0    1.0   -0.1    4.4    1.1    1.1 
                                                                                                                           
 South urban .................................   M    164.9  164.9  165.7  166.2    3.8    0.8    0.3    3.8    0.5    0.5 
   Size A -  More than 1,500,000 .............   M    163.7  163.7  164.9  165.6    4.2    1.2    0.4    4.1    0.7    0.7 
   Size B/C -  50,000 to 1,500,000 (3)........   M    106.9  107.0  107.4  107.6    3.6    0.6    0.2    3.7    0.5    0.4 
   Size D -  Nonmetropolitan  (less than                                                                                   
       50,000) ...............................   M    167.6  167.9  168.0  168.5    3.4    0.4    0.3    3.5    0.2    0.1 
                                                                                                                           
 West urban ..................................   M    169.4  169.6  169.9  170.7    3.6    0.6    0.5    3.5    0.3    0.2 
   Size A   - More than 1,500,000 ............   M    169.0  169.3  169.6  170.6    4.0    0.8    0.6    3.7    0.4    0.2 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).........   M    107.1  107.1  107.4  107.9    3.1    0.7    0.5    3.0    0.3    0.3 
                                                                                                                           
                 Size classes                                                                                              
                                                                                                                           
   A (4)......................................   M    153.7  154.0  155.0  155.3    3.8    0.8    0.2    3.9    0.8    0.6 
   B/C (3)....................................   M    106.9  107.0  107.6  107.6    3.6    0.6    0.0    3.9    0.7    0.6 
   D .........................................   M    166.0  166.1  166.8  166.9    3.5    0.5    0.1    3.7    0.5    0.4 
                                                                                                                           
            Selected local areas(5)                                                                                        
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI ..............   M    166.1  167.9  170.2  168.7    3.2    0.5   -0.9    4.4    2.5    1.4 
 Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA .....   M    163.9  164.4  164.2  164.9    3.6    0.3    0.4    3.3    0.2   -0.1 
 New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island,                                                                                       
     NY-NJ-CT-PA .............................   M    176.6  176.9  177.4  178.2    3.3    0.7    0.5    3.1    0.5    0.3 
                                                                                                                           
 Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT .........   1        -  180.5      -  182.2    5.1    0.9      -      -      -      - 
 Cleveland-Akron, OH .........................   1        -  158.9      -  160.4    3.6    0.9      -      -      -      - 
 Dallas-Fort Worth, TX .......................   1        -  163.1      -  166.2    5.2    1.9      -      -      -      - 
 Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV (6)........   1        -  106.6      -  108.2    3.7    1.5      -      -      -      - 
                                                                                                                           
 Atlanta, GA .................................   2    167.2      -  168.7      -      -      -      -    4.2    0.9      - 
 Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI .................   2    162.8      -  165.6      -      -      -      -    4.6    1.7      - 
 Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX ..............   2    151.3      -  153.0      -      -      -      -    4.0    1.1      - 
 Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL ...................   2    164.5      -  165.7      -      -      -      -    4.3    0.7      - 
 Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City,                                                                                    
     PA-NJ-DE-MD .............................   2    175.7      -  176.0      -      -      -      -    2.4    0.2      - 
 San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA ..........   2    174.8      -  175.2      -      -      -      -    4.1    0.2      - 
 Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA ................   2    173.2      -  174.4      -      -      -      -    3.8    0.7      - 

   1 Areas on pricing schedule 2 (see Table 10) will appear next month. 
   2 Regions defined as the four Census regions.  See map in technical notes.
   3 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base.
   4 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.
   5 In addition, the following metropolitan areas are published semiannually and appear in Tables 34 and 39 of the 
 January and July issues of the CPI Detailed Report: Anchorage, AK; Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN; Denver-Boulder-Greeley,
 CO; Honolulu, HI; Kansas City, MO-KS; Milwaukee-Racine, WI; Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI; Pittsburgh, PA; Portland-Salem,
 OR-WA; St. Louis, MO-IL; San Diego, CA; Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL.
   6 Indexes on a November 1996=100 base.
   - Data not available.
 NOTE:  Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.