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                  CONSUMER PRICE INDEX:  NOVEMBER 2004
 
      The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased
 0.1 percent in November, before seasonal adjustment, the Bureau of Labor
 Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today.  The November
 level of 191.0 (1982-84=100) was 3.5 percent higher than in November 2003.
      
      The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers
 (CPI-W) increased 0.2 percent in November, prior to seasonal adjustment.
 The November level of 186.8 was 3.7 percent higher than in November 2003.
      
      The Chained Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-U)
 was unchanged in November on a not seasonally adjusted basis.  The
 November level of 111.1 (December 1999=100) was 3.1 percent higher than in
 November 2003.  Please note that the indexes for the post-2002 period are
 subject to revision.
      
 CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U)
      
 On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI-U increased 0.2 percent in
 November, following a 0.6 percent rise in October.  Energy costs, which
 advanced 4.2 percent in October, increased 0.2 percent in November.
 Within energy, the index for household fuels rose 2.5 percent, while the
 index for motor fuels decreased 1.8 percent. The index for food, which
 rose 0.6 percent in October, increased 0.2 percent in November.  The index
 for food at home rose 0.3 percent, reflecting a 3.3 percent increase in
 the index for fruits and vegetables.  The index for all items less food
 and energy advanced 0.2 percent in November, the same as in October.
 Deceleration in the indexes for shelter and household furnishings and
 operations was largely offset by a larger increase in the index for new
 vehicles and an upturn in the index for telephone services.
     

 Table A.  Percent changes in CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U)
                                   Seasonally adjusted                Un-
                                                          Compound  adjusted
     Expenditure        Changes from preceding month    annual rate  12-mos.
      Category                      2004                3-mos. ended  ended
                     May  June July Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov.   Nov. '04  Nov. '04
 All Items            .6    .3  -.1   .1   .2   .6  .2     3.9       3.5
  Food and beverages  .9    .2   .2   .1   .0   .5  .2     3.0       3.1
  Housing             .4    .3   .2   .2   .2   .2  .3     2.8       3.1
  Apparel             .3    .2  -.8  -.2   .0   .2  .1     1.0       -.1
  Transportation     1.7    .8  -.8  -.3   .2  2.3 -.1     9.9       7.4
  Medical care        .3    .3   .3   .2   .3   .4  .2     3.9       4.4
  Recreation         -.2    .3  -.2  -.2   .2   .1  .1     1.5        .8
  Education and                                                         
    communication     .0    .2  -.1   .1   .4  -.3  .4     2.2       1.7
  Other goods and                                                     
    services          .1    .1   .3   .2   .3   .2  .1     2.2       2.3
  Special Indexes                                                       
   Energy            4.6   2.6 -1.9  -.3  -.4  4.2  .2    16.9      19.2
   Food               .9    .2   .3   .1   .0   .6  .2     3.0       3.2
   All Items less                                                       
     food and energy  .2    .1   .1   .1   .3   .2  .2     2.7       2.2
     
     
      During the first 11 months of 2004, the CPI-U rose at a 3.7 percent
 seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR).  This compares with an increase of
 1.9 percent for all of 2003.   The index for energy, which increased 6.9
 percent in 2003, advanced at a 20.5 percent SAAR in the first 11 months of
 2004.  Petroleum-based energy costs increased at a 34.9 percent annual
 rate and charges for energy services rose at a 6.8 percent annual rate.
 The food index has increased at a 2.9 percent rate thus far in 2004,
 following a 3.6 percent rise for all of 2003.  Excluding food and energy,
 the CPI-U advanced at a 2.3 percent SAAR in the first 11 months of 2004
 after increasing 1.1 percent in 2003.
      
      The food and beverages index increased 0.2 percent in November.  The
 index for food at home advanced 0.3 percent, reflecting a 3.3 percent
 increase in the index for fruits and vegetables.  The indexes for fresh
 fruits and for fresh vegetables rose 1.7 and 6.3 percent, respectively.
 The index for processed fruits and vegetables rose 0.4 percent.  Increases
 in the indexes for cereal and bakery products and for nonalcoholic
 beverages--each up 0.3 percent--also contributed to the November advance.
 Partially offsetting these increases were declines in the other three
 major grocery store food groups--for meats, poultry, fish, and eggs, for
 dairy products, and for other food at home.  The index for meats, poultry,
 fish, and eggs declined 0.5 percent.  Declines in the indexes for poultry,
 beef, other meats, and eggs more than offset small increases in the
 indexes for pork and for fish and seafood.  During the last 12 months,
 poultry prices have increased 6.3 percent, pork prices, 5.2 percent, and
 beef prices, 0.6 percent, while egg prices have fallen 21.1 percent.  In
 November, the index for dairy products declined 0.7 percent.  Fresh whole
 milk prices, which registered sharp increases earlier this year, declined
 for the fifth consecutive month, but were 6.8 percent higher than in
 November 2003.  The other two components of the food and beverage index--
 food away from home and alcoholic beverages--increased 0.1 and 0.2
 percent, respectively.
      
      The index for housing rose 0.3 percent in November, following
 increases of 0.2 percent in each of the preceding four months.  A sharp
 upturn in the index for fuels and utilities more than offset a
 deceleration in the index for shelter and a downturn in the index for
 household furnishings and operations.  Shelter costs, which rose 0.1
 percent in October, were virtually unchanged in November.  A 0.5 percent
 decline in the index for lodging away from home offset a 0.2 percent
 increase in the index for residential rent; the index for owners'
 equivalent rent was virtually unchanged.  The index for fuels and
 utilities rose 2.1 percent in November.  The index for fuel oil rose 3.6
 percent in November and was 46.1 percent higher than in November 2003.
 The index for natural gas increased 5.4 percent in November to a level
 17.1 percent higher than a year ago.  The index for electricity increased
 0.9 percent and was 2.3 percent above its level a year ago.  (Prior to
 seasonal adjustment, charges for electricity fell 2.0 percent, reflecting
 the shift to off-season rates in some areas.)  The index for household
 furnishings and operations, which increased 1.0 percent in October,
 declined 0.2 percent in November.
      
      The transportation index, which advanced 2.3 percent in October,
 declined 0.1 percent in November as a result of a downturn in the index
 for motor fuel.  The index for gasoline, which advanced 8.6 percent in
 October, fell 1.8 percent in November.  The index for new vehicles, which
 turned up in October, increased 0.7 percent in November. (Prior to
 seasonal adjustment, new vehicle prices rose 1.5 percent, their largest
 monthly increase since a 1.8 percent rise in November 1989. About 55
 percent of the new car sample in November was represented by 2005 models.)
 New vehicle prices are 0.3 percent higher than in November 2003.  The
 index for used cars and trucks declined 0.1 percent in November, but are
 3.6 percent higher than a year ago.  The index for public transportation,
 reflecting increases in airline fares and intracity transportation costs,
 advanced 2.4 percent in November.
      
      The index for apparel rose 0.1 percent in November, following a 0.2
 percent increase in October.  (Prior to seasonal adjustment, apparel
 prices declined 0.9 percent, reflecting seasonal discounting on women's
 and girls' clothing.)  During the last 12 months, the index for apparel
 has decreased 0.1 percent, with declines in prices for men's and boys' and
 for infants' and toddlers' apparel slightly offsetting an increase in
 prices for women's and girls' clothing.
      
      Medical care costs rose 0.2 percent in November to a level 4.4
 percent higher than a year ago.  The index for medical care commodities--
 prescription drugs, nonprescription drugs, and medical supplies--rose 0.1
 percent.  The index for medical care services rose 0.3 percent in
 November.  Charges for professional services and for hospital and related
 services increased 0.3 and 0.4 percent, respectively.
      
      The index for recreation rose 0.1 percent in November, the same as in
 October.  Advances in the indexes for admissions to sporting events--up
 1.4 percent--for club membership dues--up 0.6 percent--and for sporting
 goods--up 0.4 percent--were partially offset by declines in the indexes
 for video and audio--down 0.4 percent--and for photography--down 0.2
 percent.
      
      The index for education and communication increased 0.4 percent in
 November.  Educational costs rose 0.6 percent, reflecting an increase in
 the index for educational books and supplies.  The index for
 communication, which declined 0.9 percent in October, rose 0.1 percent in
 November.  Within this category, the index for telephone services rose 0.3
 percent, reflecting a 1.3 percent increase in long distance charges.
 Partially offsetting this increase was a 2.7 percent decline in the index
 for personal computers and peripheral equipment.
      
      The index for other goods and services rose 0.1 percent in November.
 The index for personal care increased 0.2 percent, more than offsetting a
 0.1 percent decrease in the index for tobacco and smoking products.
 
 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 November.
 

 Table B.  Percent changes in CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical
           Workers (CPI-W)
                                   Seasonally adjusted                  Un-
                                                          Compound   adjusted
     Expenditure        Changes from preceding month    annual rate   12-mos.
      Category                      2004                3-mos. ended   ended
                     May  June July Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov.   Nov. '04   Nov. '04          
 All Items            .7    .3  -.1   .1   .2   .6  .2     3.9       3.7
  Food and beverages  .9    .2   .3   .1   .0   .5  .2     2.8       3.1
  Housing             .3    .4   .3   .2   .1   .2  .3     2.2       3.0
  Apparel             .2    .0  -.7  -.4   .3   .3 -.1     1.7        .0
  Transportation     2.1    .7  -.9  -.2   .4  2.3 -.2    10.5       7.9
  Medical care        .3    .3   .3   .2   .4   .3  .3     4.0       4.5
  Recreation          .0    .2  -.3  -.2   .2   .1  .1     1.5        .7
  Education and                                                         
    communication    -.2    .2  -.1   .0   .4  -.3  .3     1.5        .9
  Other goods and                                                     
    services          .1    .1   .4   .2   .3   .1  .1     2.1       2.3
  Special Indexes                                                       
   Energy            5.0   2.7 -2.0  -.5  -.3  4.3  .0    17.2      19.7
   Food              1.0    .1   .3   .1  -.1   .5  .2     2.8       3.1
   All Items less                                                       
     food and energy  .1    .2   .1   .1   .3   .2  .2     2.5       2.0



     Consumer Price Index data for December are scheduled for release on
 Wednesday, January 19, 2005, at 8:30 A.M. (EST).  Releases for the
 remainder of 2005:
     
                     Feb. 23                               Aug. 16
                     Mar. 23                               Sep. 15
                     Apr. 20                               Oct. 14
                     May  18                               Nov. 16
                     June 15                               Dec. 15
                     July 14                               Jan. 18, 2006
     

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 Brief Explanation of the CPI

      The Consumer Price Index (CPI) is a measure of the average change in
 prices over time of goods and services purchased by households.  The
 Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes CPIs for two population groups:  (1)
 the CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W), which covers
 households of wage earners and clerical workers that comprise
 approximately 32 percent of the total population and (2) the CPI for All
 Urban Consumers (CPI-U) and the Chained CPI for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-
 U), which cover approximately 87 percent of the total population and
 include in addition to wage earners and clerical worker households, groups
 such as professional, managerial, and technical workers, the self-
 employed, short-term workers, the unemployed, and retirees and others not
 in the labor force.
 
      The CPIs are based on prices of food, clothing, shelter, and fuels,
 transportation fares, charges for doctors' and dentists' services, drugs,
 and other goods and services that people buy for day-to-day living.
 Prices are collected in 87 urban areas across the country from about
 50,000 housing units and approximately 23,000 retail establishments-
 department stores, supermarkets, hospitals, filling stations, and other
 types of stores and service establishments.  All taxes directly associated
 with the purchase and use of items are included in the index.  Prices of
 fuels and a few other items are obtained every month in all 87 locations.
 Prices of most other commodities and services are collected every month in
 the three largest geographic areas and every other month in other areas.
 Prices of most goods and services are obtained by personal visits or
 telephone calls of the Bureau's trained representatives.
 
      In calculating the index, price changes for the various items in each
 location are averaged together with weights, which represent their
 importance in the spending of the appropriate population group.  Local
 data are then combined to obtain a U.S. city average.  For the CPI-U and
 CPI-W separate indexes are also published by size of city, by region of
 the country, for cross-classifications of regions and population-size
 classes, and for 27 local areas.  Area indexes do not measure differences
 in the level of prices among cities; they only measure the average change
 in prices for each area since the base period.  For the C-CPI-U data are
 issued only at the national level.  It is important to note that the CPI-U
 and CPI-W are considered final when released, but the C-CPI-U is issued in
 preliminary form and subject to two annual revisions.
 
      The index measures price change from a designed reference date.  For
 the CPI-U and the CPI-W the reference base is 1982-84 equals 100.0. The
 reference base for the C-CPI-U is December 1999 equals 100.
 An increase of 16.5 percent from the reference base, for example, is shown
 as 116.5.  This change can also be expressed in dollars as follows:  the
 price of a base period market basket of goods and services in the CPI has
 risen from $10 in 1982-84 to $11.65.
 
      For further details visit the CPI home page on the Internet at
 http://www.bls.gov/cpi/ or contact our CPI Information and Analysis
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       Calculating Index Changes
 
            Movements of the indexes from one month to another are
       usually expressed as percent changes rather than changes in index 
       points, because index point changes are affected by the level of 
       the index in relation to its base period while percent changes are 
       not.  The example below illustrates the computation of index point 
       and percent changes.
       
            Percent changes for 3-month and 6-month periods are expressed 
       as annual rates and are computed according to the standard formula 
       for compound growth rates.  These data indicate what the percent 
       change would be if the current rate were maintained for a 12-month 
       period.
       
         
                    Index Point Change
       
       CPI   					115.7
       Less previous index    			111.2
       Equals index point change  		4.5
       
       
                    Percent Change
       
       Index point difference			4.5
       Divided by the previous index		111.2
       Equals					0.040
       Results multiplied by one hundred	0.040 x 100
       Equals percent change			4.0

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 Regions Defined
 
 The states in the four regions shown in Tables 3 and 6 are listed below.
 
 The Northeast--Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York,
 New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont.

 The Midwest--Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota,
 Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin.

 The South--Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky,
 Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South
 Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of
 Columbia.

 The West--Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana,
 Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming.

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 A Note on Seasonally Adjusted and Unadjusted Data
 
   Because price data are used for different purposes by different groups,
 the Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes seasonally adjusted as well as
 unadjusted changes each month.
   
   For analyzing general price trends in the economy, seasonally adjusted
 changes are usually preferred since they eliminate the effect of changes
 that normally occur at the same time and in about the same magnitude every
 year--such as price movements resulting from changing climatic conditions,
 production cycles, model changeovers, holidays, and sales.
   
   The unadjusted data are of primary interest to consumers concerned about
 the prices they actually pay.  Unadjusted data also are used extensively
 for escalation purposes.  Many collective bargaining contract agreements
 and pension plans, for example, tie compensation changes to the Consumer
 Price Index unadjusted for seasonal variation.
   
   Seasonal factors used in computing the seasonally adjusted indexes are
 derived by the X-12-ARIMA Seasonal Adjustment Method.  The updated
 seasonal data at the end of 1977 replaced data from 1967 through 1977.
 Subsequent annual updates have replaced 5 years of seasonal data, e.g.,
 data from 1999 through 2003 were replaced at the end of 2003.  In January
 2002, dependently seasonally adjusted series were revised for January 1987-
 December 2001 as a result of a change in the aggregation weights for
 dependently adjusted series. For further information, please see
 "Aggregation of Dependently Adjusted Seasonally Adjusted Series," in the
 October 2001 issue of the CPI Detailed Report.
   
   The seasonal movement of All items and 54 other aggregations is derived
 by combining the seasonal movement of 73 selected components.  Each year
 the seasonal status of every series is reevaluated based upon certain
 statistical criteria.  If any of the 73 components change their seasonal
 adjustment status from seasonally adjusted to not seasonally adjusted, not
 seasonally adjusted data will be used for the last 5 years, but the
 seasonally adjusted indexes will be used before that period.  Note: 47 of
 the 73 components are seasonally adjusted for 2004.
   
   Seasonally adjusted data, including the All items index levels, are
 subject to revision for up to five years after their original release.
 For this reason, BLS advises against the use of these data in escalation
 agreements.
   
        Effective with the calculation of the seasonal factors for 1990,
 the Bureau of Labor Statistics has used an enhanced seasonal adjustment
 procedure called Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment for some CPI
 series.  Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment allows for better
 estimates of seasonally adjusted data.  Extreme values and/or sharp
 movements which might distort the seasonal pattern are estimated and
 removed from the data prior to calculation of seasonal factors.  Beginning
 with the calculation of seasonal factors for 1996, X-12-ARIMA software was
 used for Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment.
   
        For the fuel oil, natural gas, motor fuels, and educational books
 and supplies indexes, this procedure was used to offset the effects that
 extreme price volatility would otherwise have had on the estimates of
 seasonally adjusted data for those series.   For the Nonalcoholic
 beverages index, the procedure was used to offset the effects of labor and
 supply problems for coffee.  The procedure was used to account for unusual
 butter fat supply reductions, decreases in milk supply, and large swings
 in soybean oil inventories affecting the Fats and oils series.  For the
 Water and sewerage maintenance index, the procedure was used to account
 for a data collection anomaly and dry weather in California.  For Dairy
 products, it mitigated the effects of significant changes in milk
 production levels and higher demand for cheese.  For Electricity, it was
 used to offset an increase in demand due to warmer than expected weather,
 increased rates to conserve supplies, and declining natural gas
 inventories.  For New vehicles, New cars, and New trucks, the procedure
 was used to offset the effects of a model changeover combined with
 financing incentives.
   
        For additional information on seasonal adjustment in the CPI,
 please write to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Division of Consumer
 Prices and Price Indexes, Washington, DC 20212 or contact Daniel Chow on
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 Table 1. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity
 and service group

 (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                   Unadjusted                           
                                                 Relative   Unadjusted indexes percent change to   Seasonally adjusted  
                                               importance,                      Nov. 2004 from-    percent change from- 
                     CPI-U                       December                                                               
                                                   2003       Oct.      Nov.                                            
                                                              2004      2004     Nov.     Oct.   Aug. to Sep. to Oct. to
                                                                                 2003     2004     Sep.    Oct.    Nov. 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                        
             Expenditure category                                                                                       
                                                                                                                        
 All items....................................    100.000     190.9     191.0      3.5      0.1     0.2     0.6     0.2 
 All items (1967=100).........................          -     571.9     572.2        -        -       -       -       - 
                                                                                                                        
  Food and beverages..........................     15.384     188.4     188.6      3.1      0.1     0.0     0.5     0.2 
   Food.......................................     14.383     187.9     188.2      3.2      0.2     0.0     0.6     0.2 
    Food at home..............................      8.256     187.9     188.1      3.1      0.1    -0.2     0.8     0.3 
     Cereals and bakery products..............      1.202     207.0     206.8      2.1     -0.1     0.1     0.4     0.3 
     Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs...........      2.320     182.9     182.4      1.7     -0.3    -0.3    -0.3    -0.5 
     Dairy and related products...............       .842     182.1     180.9      5.7     -0.7    -2.0    -0.2    -0.7 
     Fruits and vegetables....................      1.221     240.0     248.3      9.1      3.5     0.7     6.0     3.3 
     Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage                                                                                
         materials............................       .905     140.6     139.6      1.2     -0.7     0.3    -0.3     0.3 
     Other food at home.......................      1.765     165.4     164.4      1.5     -0.6    -0.5     0.3    -0.5 
      Sugar and sweets........................       .305     162.6     163.1      0.9      0.3    -0.4    -0.4     1.2 
      Fats and oils...........................       .251     170.2     167.8      6.7     -1.4     0.4    -0.8    -0.1 
      Other foods.............................      1.210     180.1     178.9      0.6     -0.7    -0.7     0.7    -1.0 
       Other miscellaneous foods (1) (2)......       .308     109.9     110.5      1.4      0.5    -0.9    -0.5     0.5 
    Food away from home (1)...................      6.127     189.4     189.6      3.2      0.1     0.3     0.3     0.1 
     Other food away from home (2)............       .332     126.8     126.7      3.3     -0.1     0.1     0.7    -0.1 
   Alcoholic beverages (1)....................      1.001     193.6     194.0      2.9      0.2     0.5     0.1     0.2 
                                                                                                                        
  Housing.....................................     42.089     191.0     190.8      3.1     -0.1     0.2     0.2     0.3 
   Shelter....................................     32.878     220.6     219.9      2.7     -0.3     0.4     0.1     0.0 
    Rent of primary residence (3).............      6.157     212.8     213.2      2.7      0.2     0.1     0.2     0.2 
    Lodging away from home (2)................      2.954     128.0     121.9      6.0     -4.8     2.9     0.2    -0.5 
    Owners' equivalent rent of primary                                                                                  
        residence (3) (4).....................     23.383     226.5     226.8      2.2      0.1     0.1     0.2     0.0 
    Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)..       .385     116.3     117.7      3.0      1.2     0.3    -0.3     1.2 
   Fuels and utilities........................      4.741     162.8     165.6      8.3      1.7    -0.5    -0.2     2.1 
    Fuels.....................................      3.830     144.9     147.8      8.9      2.0    -0.9    -0.2     2.5 
     Fuel oil and other fuels.................       .231     177.3     186.6     38.4      5.2     1.9     8.1     3.5 
     Gas (piped) and electricity (3)..........      3.599     150.0     152.7      7.1      1.8    -1.0    -0.9     2.4 
    Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                
        services (2)..........................       .910     126.0     126.2      5.7      0.2     0.4     0.3     0.2 
   Household furnishings and operations.......      4.470     126.1     125.8      0.7     -0.2     0.0     1.0    -0.2 
    Household operations (1) (2)..............       .704     126.2     127.0      3.8      0.6     0.0     0.1     0.6 
                                                                                                                        
  Apparel.....................................      3.975     124.1     123.0     -0.1     -0.9     0.0     0.2     0.1 
   Men's and boys' apparel....................      1.024     118.3     118.9     -2.1      0.5    -0.3    -1.1     0.2 
   Women's and girls' apparel.................      1.704     119.2     116.8      1.0     -2.0    -0.6     1.8    -0.1 
   Infants' and toddlers' apparel.............       .195     120.6     120.3     -2.2     -0.2     1.9    -0.8    -0.2 
   Footwear...................................       .778     122.1     121.8      0.7     -0.2     2.0    -1.1     0.2 
                                                                                                                        
  Transportation..............................     16.881     166.4     167.2      7.4      0.5     0.2     2.3    -0.1 
   Private transportation.....................     15.817     162.9     163.6      7.8      0.4     0.3     2.3    -0.2 
    New and used motor vehicles (2)...........      7.912      94.3      95.2      0.6      1.0     0.5     0.2     0.4 
     New vehicles.............................      4.817     135.9     137.9      0.3      1.5    -0.2     0.4     0.7 
     Used cars and trucks (1).................      2.007     136.8     136.7      3.6     -0.1     2.0     0.2    -0.1 
    Motor fuel................................      3.249     173.1     171.9     31.0     -0.7     0.1     8.6    -1.8 
     Gasoline (all types).....................      3.222     172.2     171.0     30.9     -0.7     0.1     8.6    -1.8 
    Motor vehicle parts and equipment (1).....       .369     109.5     109.9      1.9      0.4     0.3     0.2     0.4 
    Motor vehicle maintenance and repair......      1.349     201.7     202.9      2.9      0.6    -0.2     0.4     0.6 
   Public transportation......................      1.064     206.5     208.6      0.3      1.0    -1.1     1.4     2.4 
                                                                                                                        
  Medical care................................      6.074     313.3     314.1      4.4      0.3     0.3     0.4     0.2 
   Medical care commodities...................      1.499     271.7     271.2      2.7     -0.2     0.4     0.4     0.1 
   Medical care services......................      4.575     324.8     326.0      5.0      0.4     0.3     0.4     0.3 
    Professional services.....................      2.749     273.7     274.2      4.3      0.2     0.1     0.1     0.3 
    Hospital and related services (3).........      1.489     422.5     425.0      4.8      0.6     0.6     0.4     0.4 
                                                                                                                        
  Recreation (2)..............................      5.872     108.7     108.7      0.8      0.0     0.2     0.1     0.1 
   Video and audio (2)........................      1.736     104.2     104.0      0.2     -0.2     0.3     0.2    -0.4 
                                                                                                                        
  Education and communication (2).............      5.948     112.5     112.7      1.7      0.2     0.4    -0.3     0.4 
   Education (2)..............................      2.841     148.3     148.4      6.8      0.1     0.6     0.4     0.6 
    Educational books and supplies............       .219     353.8     354.4      5.5      0.2    -0.9     0.3     1.1 
    Tuition, other school fees, and childcare.      2.623     428.2     428.7      6.9      0.1     0.6     0.4     0.6 
   Communication (2)..........................      3.107      85.5      85.6     -2.9      0.1     0.3    -0.9     0.1 
    Information and information processing (1)                                                                          
        (2)...................................      2.925      83.4      83.5     -3.1      0.1     0.1    -0.8     0.1 
     Telephone services (1) (2)...............      2.315      94.6      94.9     -2.4      0.3     0.3    -0.7     0.3 
     Information technology, hardware and                                                                               
         services (1) (5).....................       .610      14.5      14.3     -7.1     -1.4     0.0    -1.4    -1.4 
      Personal computers and peripheral                                                                                 
          equipment (1) (2)...................       .230      14.6      14.2    -12.9     -2.7    -0.7    -2.7    -2.7 
                                                                                                                        
  Other goods and services....................      3.776     306.8     307.0      2.3      0.1     0.3     0.2     0.1 
   Tobacco and smoking products (1)...........       .806     482.3     481.7      2.7     -0.1     0.3    -0.1    -0.1 
   Personal care..............................      2.970     182.8     183.0      2.2      0.1     0.2     0.3     0.2 
    Personal care products (1)................       .680     154.0     153.8      0.4     -0.1     0.5     0.3    -0.1 
    Personal care services (1)................       .650     199.4     200.0      3.0      0.3     0.1     0.2     0.3 
    Miscellaneous personal services...........      1.448     296.3     296.9      3.4      0.2     0.3     0.1     0.3 
                                                                                                                        
          Commodity and service group                                                                                   
                                                                                                                        
 Commodities..................................     40.117     157.1     157.2      4.2      0.1     0.1     1.3    -0.1 
  Food and beverages..........................     15.384     188.4     188.6      3.1      0.1     0.0     0.5     0.2 
  Commodities less food and beverages.........     24.733     139.4     139.4      4.9      0.0     0.1     1.8    -0.2 
   Nondurables less food and beverages........     13.458     162.6     162.0      8.7     -0.4    -1.1     3.8     0.9 
    Apparel...................................      3.975     124.1     123.0     -0.1     -0.9     0.0     0.2     0.1 
    Nondurables less food, beverages, and                                                                               
        apparel...............................      9.483     190.6     190.2     12.5     -0.2     0.1     3.8    -0.5 
   Durables...................................     11.275     114.7     115.3      0.2      0.5     0.4     0.3     0.1 
 Services.....................................     59.883     224.5     224.6      3.1      0.0     0.3     0.1     0.3 
  Rent of shelter (4).........................     32.494     229.8     229.0      2.7     -0.3     0.3     0.1    -0.1 
  Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)....       .385     116.3     117.7      3.0      1.2     0.3    -0.3     1.2 
  Gas (piped) and electricity (3).............      3.599     150.0     152.7      7.1      1.8    -1.0    -0.9     2.4 
  Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                  
      services (2)............................       .910     126.0     126.2      5.7      0.2     0.4     0.3     0.2 
  Household operations (1) (2)................       .704     126.2     127.0      3.8      0.6     0.0     0.1     0.6 
  Transportation services.....................      6.319     221.4     222.8      1.9      0.6     0.0     0.4     0.6 
  Medical care services.......................      4.575     324.8     326.0      5.0      0.4     0.3     0.4     0.3 
  Other services..............................     10.896     263.7     264.2      2.7      0.2     0.5     0.0     0.4 
                                                                                                                        
                Special indexes                                                                                         
                                                                                                                        
 All items less food..........................     85.617     191.4     191.5      3.6      0.1     0.2     0.6     0.2 
 All items less shelter.......................     67.122     181.4     181.9      4.0      0.3     0.1     0.8     0.2 
 All items less medical care..................     93.926     184.6     184.7      3.5      0.1     0.2     0.6     0.2 
 Commodities less food........................     25.734     141.4     141.4      4.7      0.0     0.2     1.7    -0.1 
 Nondurables less food........................     14.459     164.5     163.9      8.3     -0.4    -1.0     3.6     0.7 
 Nondurables less food and apparel............     10.484     190.0     189.7     11.6     -0.2     0.2     3.5    -0.5 
 Nondurables..................................     28.842     175.8     175.6      5.7     -0.1    -0.6     2.2     0.5 
 Services less rent of shelter (4)............     27.389     235.1     236.4      3.6      0.6     0.1     0.0     0.9 
 Services less medical care services..........     55.308     216.0     216.1      3.0      0.0     0.2     0.1     0.3 
 Energy.......................................      7.080     157.7     158.6     19.2      0.6    -0.4     4.2     0.2 
 All items less energy........................     92.920     196.0     196.0      2.3      0.0     0.3     0.3     0.2 
  All items less food and energy..............     78.537     198.2     198.1      2.2     -0.1     0.3     0.2     0.2 
   Commodities less food and energy                                                                                     
       commodities............................     22.254     140.5     140.6      0.5      0.1     0.2     0.4     0.1 
    Energy commodities........................      3.480     174.2     173.6     31.4     -0.3     0.2     8.5    -1.4 
   Services less energy services..............     56.283     232.1     231.9      2.8     -0.1     0.3     0.2     0.2 
 Purchasing power of the consumer dollar                                                                                
     (1982-84=$1.00)..........................          -    $ .524    $ .524        -        -       -       -       - 
 Purchasing power of the consumer dollar                                                                                
     (1967=$1.00).............................          -    $ .175    $ .175        -        -       -       -       - 

   1 Not seasonally adjusted.
   2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
   3 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator.  All other item stratum index series were calculated
 using a geometric means estimator.
   4 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.
   5 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.
   - Data not available.
 NOTE:  Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

 Table 2. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, by expenditure
 category and commodity and service group

 (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                                 Seasonally adjusted indexes    Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent 
                                                                                               change for               
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                     CPI-U                                                           3 months ended--         6 months  
                                                                                                              ended--   
                                                 Aug.    Sep.    Oct.    Nov.                                           
                                                 2004    2004    2004    2004                                           
                                                                                Feb.    May   Aug.   Nov.    May   Nov. 
                                                                                2004   2004   2004   2004   2004   2004 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                        
             Expenditure category                                                                                       
                                                                                                                        
 All items....................................  189.4   189.7   190.9   191.2    3.7    5.5    1.3    3.9    4.6    2.6 
                                                                                                                        
  Food and beverages..........................  187.5   187.5   188.5   188.9    2.6    5.1    1.9    3.0    3.9    2.5 
   Food.......................................  187.0   187.0   188.1   188.4    2.7    5.1    1.9    3.0    3.9    2.5 
    Food at home..............................  187.0   186.6   188.1   188.6    1.8    6.9    0.6    3.5    4.3    2.0 
     Cereals and bakery products..............  206.3   206.6   207.4   208.1    0.8    3.0    1.2    3.5    1.9    2.3 
     Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs...........  183.9   183.4   182.9   181.9    1.3    6.2    4.2   -4.3    3.7   -0.1 
     Dairy and related products...............  185.3   181.6   181.2   180.0    2.4   41.4   -3.2  -11.0   20.3   -7.1 
     Fruits and vegetables....................  227.4   228.9   242.6   250.5   -1.9    1.6   -3.3   47.3   -0.2   19.3 
     Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage                                                                                
         materials............................  140.3   140.7   140.3   140.7    4.4   -1.7    1.1    1.1    1.3    1.1 
     Other food at home.......................  165.9   165.1   165.6   164.8    4.0    4.5    0.5   -2.6    4.2   -1.1 
      Sugar and sweets........................  164.2   163.5   162.8   164.7    0.0   -0.2    2.5    1.2   -0.1    1.8 
      Fats and oils...........................  169.4   170.0   168.6   168.5   11.3   17.6    1.0   -2.1   14.4   -0.6 
      Other foods.............................  180.6   179.4   180.7   178.9    3.6    2.9   -0.2   -3.7    3.3   -2.0 
       Other miscellaneous foods (1) (2)......  111.5   110.5   109.9   110.5    1.8    4.8    2.6   -3.5    3.3   -0.5 
    Food away from home (1)...................  188.4   188.9   189.4   189.6    3.8    2.6    3.7    2.6    3.2    3.1 
     Other food away from home (2)............  125.4   125.5   126.4   126.3    5.7    3.9    0.6    2.9    4.8    1.8 
   Alcoholic beverages (1)....................  192.5   193.4   193.6   194.0    2.8    3.8    1.7    3.2    3.3    2.4 
                                                                                                                        
  Housing.....................................  190.3   190.7   191.1   191.6    3.0    4.3    2.6    2.8    3.7    2.7 
   Shelter....................................  219.5   220.4   220.7   220.8    1.7    5.3    1.7    2.4    3.5    2.0 
    Rent of primary residence (3).............  212.1   212.4   212.8   213.2    2.3    3.5    3.3    2.1    2.9    2.7 
    Lodging away from home (2)................  124.9   128.5   128.7   128.1   -2.9   25.1   -5.6   10.6   10.2    2.2 
    Owners' equivalent rent of primary                                                                                  
        residence (3) (4).....................  225.9   226.1   226.5   226.6    2.0    3.5    2.3    1.2    2.7    1.8 
    Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)..  116.3   116.6   116.3   117.7    2.5    3.9    0.7    4.9    3.2    2.8 
   Fuels and utilities........................  164.6   163.7   163.4   166.8   12.5    2.0   12.8    5.5    7.1    9.1 
    Fuels.....................................  147.2   145.9   145.6   149.2   13.8    0.8   15.1    5.5    7.1   10.2 
     Fuel oil and other fuels.................  166.2   169.3   183.0   189.4   32.6    4.4   56.9   68.7   17.7   62.7 
     Gas (piped) and electricity (3)..........  153.3   151.7   150.4   154.0   12.8    0.8   12.4    1.8    6.6    7.0 
    Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                
        services (2)..........................  125.1   125.6   126.0   126.2    7.9    5.0    6.0    3.6    6.5    4.8 
   Household furnishings and operations.......  124.9   124.9   126.2   125.9    2.3   -1.0   -1.6    3.2    0.6    0.8 
    Household operations (1) (2)..............  126.1   126.1   126.2   127.0    3.3    2.0    6.9    2.9    2.6    4.9 
                                                                                                                        
  Apparel.....................................  120.1   120.1   120.3   120.4   -3.0    5.1   -3.6    1.0    1.0   -1.3 
   Men's and boys' apparel....................  117.1   116.8   115.5   115.7    0.7    0.0   -4.0   -4.7    0.3   -4.3 
   Women's and girls' apparel.................  112.7   112.0   114.0   113.9   -4.9    9.3   -4.5    4.3    2.0   -0.2 
   Infants' and toddlers' apparel.............  116.6   118.8   117.8   117.6   -1.7   -7.8   -2.7    3.5   -4.8    0.3 
   Footwear...................................  118.8   121.2   119.9   120.1   -3.3    2.4   -0.7    4.4   -0.5    1.9 
                                                                                                                        
  Transportation..............................  163.1   163.4   167.1   167.0    9.0   12.4   -1.5    9.9   10.7    4.1 
   Private transportation.....................  159.4   159.9   163.6   163.2    9.9   13.5   -1.5    9.9   11.7    4.0 
    New and used motor vehicles (2)...........   93.9    94.4    94.6    95.0   -1.7   -0.8    0.0    4.8   -1.3    2.4 
     New vehicles.............................  136.3   136.0   136.5   137.5    1.2   -0.6   -2.9    3.6    0.3    0.3 
     Used cars and trucks (1).................  133.8   136.5   136.8   136.7   -3.0    2.5    6.2    9.0   -0.3    7.6 
    Motor fuel................................  160.7   160.9   174.7   171.5   51.0   66.8   -9.8   29.7   58.7    8.2 
     Gasoline (all types).....................  160.0   160.1   173.8   170.7   51.2   66.7   -9.8   29.6   58.8    8.1 
    Motor vehicle parts and equipment (1).....  109.0   109.3   109.5   109.9    0.4   -0.4    4.1    3.3    0.0    3.7 
    Motor vehicle maintenance and repair......  201.2   200.7   201.5   202.7    1.6    2.4    4.5    3.0    2.0    3.8 
   Public transportation......................  206.6   204.3   207.1   212.0   -2.4   -2.3   -4.1   10.9   -2.4    3.1 
                                                                                                                        
  Medical care................................  311.6   312.6   313.9   314.6    5.4    4.9    3.4    3.9    5.2    3.7 
   Medical care commodities...................  269.7   270.9   271.9   272.1    3.1    3.6    0.9    3.6    3.4    2.2 
   Medical care services......................  323.1   324.0   325.4   326.4    6.2    5.3    4.2    4.1    5.7    4.2 
    Professional services.....................  273.3   273.6   273.9   274.8    5.9    4.7    4.1    2.2    5.3    3.1 
    Hospital and related services (3).........  418.8   421.2   423.0   424.6    5.3    5.1    3.2    5.7    5.2    4.4 
                                                                                                                        
  Recreation (2)..............................  108.5   108.7   108.8   108.9    1.5    1.1   -0.4    1.5    1.3    0.6 
   Video and audio (2)........................  104.1   104.4   104.6   104.2   -1.1    1.9   -0.4    0.4    0.4    0.0 
                                                                                                                        
  Education and communication (2).............  111.6   112.1   111.8   112.2    2.2    1.4    0.7    2.2    1.8    1.4 
   Education (2)..............................  144.8   145.6   146.2   147.1    7.2    7.0    6.3    6.5    7.1    6.4 
    Educational books and supplies............  354.3   351.1   352.1   356.1    9.6    6.5    3.8    2.0    8.0    2.9 
    Tuition, other school fees, and childcare.  417.5   420.2   421.9   424.4    6.8    7.2    6.6    6.8    7.0    6.7 
   Communication (2)..........................   86.1    86.4    85.6    85.7   -2.7   -3.6   -4.1   -1.8   -3.1   -3.0 
    Information and information processing (1)                                                                          
        (2)...................................   84.0    84.1    83.4    83.5   -0.5   -5.9   -3.7   -2.4   -3.2   -3.0 
     Telephone services (1) (2)...............   95.0    95.3    94.6    94.9   -0.4   -4.9   -3.7   -0.4   -2.7   -2.1 
     Information technology, hardware and                                                                               
         services (1) (5).....................   14.7    14.7    14.5    14.3   -5.1   -7.7   -5.3  -10.4   -6.4   -7.9 
      Personal computers and peripheral                                                                                 
          equipment (1) (2)...................   15.1    15.0    14.6    14.2   -7.2   -7.3  -14.4  -21.8   -7.2  -18.2 
                                                                                                                        
  Other goods and services....................  305.5   306.3   306.8   307.2    3.0    1.7    2.5    2.2    2.3    2.4 
   Tobacco and smoking products (1)...........  481.6   482.9   482.3   481.7    3.0    0.8    7.0    0.1    1.9    3.5 
   Personal care..............................  181.9   182.3   182.8   183.2    2.9    2.0    1.3    2.9    2.5    2.1 
    Personal care products (1)................  152.8   153.5   154.0   153.8    3.4    0.3   -4.6    2.6    1.8   -1.0 
    Personal care services (1)................  198.9   199.1   199.4   200.0    2.1    2.9    4.8    2.2    2.5    3.5 
    Miscellaneous personal services...........  295.2   296.2   296.5   297.5    3.4    4.1    3.3    3.2    3.7    3.2 
                                                                                                                        
          Commodity and service group                                                                                   
                                                                                                                        
 Commodities..................................  154.8   155.0   157.0   156.9    5.1    7.6   -1.0    5.5    6.3    2.2 
  Food and beverages..........................  187.5   187.5   188.5   188.9    2.6    5.1    1.9    3.0    3.9    2.5 
  Commodities less food and beverages.........  136.5   136.7   139.1   138.8    6.2    9.2   -2.6    6.9    7.7    2.0 
   Nondurables less food and beverages........  157.0   155.2   161.1   162.5    9.4   14.6   -2.8   14.8   12.0    5.6 
    Apparel...................................  120.1   120.1   120.3   120.4   -3.0    5.1   -3.6    1.0    1.0   -1.3 
    Nondurables less food, beverages, and                                                                               
        apparel...............................  184.1   184.3   191.3   190.4   16.8   25.3   -4.4   14.4   21.0    4.6 
   Durables...................................  114.2   114.6   115.0   115.1    0.7   -1.7   -1.7    3.2   -0.5    0.7 
 Services.....................................  223.7   224.3   224.5   225.2    3.0    3.9    2.9    2.7    3.4    2.8 
  Rent of shelter (4).........................  228.8   229.5   229.8   229.6    1.8    5.4    1.9    1.4    3.6    1.7 
  Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)....  116.3   116.6   116.3   117.7    2.5    3.9    0.7    4.9    3.2    2.8 
  Gas (piped) and electricity (3).............  153.3   151.7   150.4   154.0   12.8    0.8   12.4    1.8    6.6    7.0 
  Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                  
      services (2)............................  125.1   125.6   126.0   126.2    7.9    5.0    6.0    3.6    6.5    4.8 
  Household operations (1) (2)................  126.1   126.1   126.2   127.0    3.3    2.0    6.9    2.9    2.6    4.9 
  Transportation services.....................  220.8   220.8   221.6   222.9    0.7    0.7    2.2    3.9    0.7    3.0 
  Medical care services.......................  323.1   324.0   325.4   326.4    6.2    5.3    4.2    4.1    5.7    4.2 
  Other services..............................  261.8   263.0   262.9   263.9    2.8    2.3    2.3    3.2    2.6    2.8 
                                                                                                                        
                Special indexes                                                                                         
                                                                                                                        
 All items less food..........................  189.8   190.2   191.4   191.7    3.7    5.5    1.3    4.1    4.6    2.7 
 All items less shelter.......................  179.7   179.9   181.3   181.7    4.9    5.3    1.1    4.5    5.1    2.8 
 All items less medical care..................  183.1   183.4   184.5   184.8    3.6    5.4    1.1    3.8    4.5    2.4 
 Commodities less food........................  138.5   138.8   141.1   140.9    6.1    8.8   -2.6    7.1    7.4    2.2 
 Nondurables less food........................  159.2   157.6   163.2   164.4    8.7   14.1   -2.2   13.7   11.4    5.4 
 Nondurables less food and apparel............  183.9   184.2   190.7   189.7   15.1   25.0   -4.9   13.2   20.0    3.8 
 Nondurables..................................  172.4   171.4   175.1   176.0    5.9    9.1   -0.2    8.6    7.5    4.1 
 Services less rent of shelter (4)............  234.7   235.0   235.1   237.1    4.1    1.9    4.4    4.2    3.0    4.3 
 Services less medical care services..........  215.3   215.7   216.0   216.7    2.3    4.0    2.8    2.6    3.2    2.7 
 Energy.......................................  153.0   152.4   158.8   159.1   30.1   29.7    1.6   16.9   29.9    9.0 
 All items less energy........................  194.8   195.3   195.8   196.1    1.9    3.6    1.2    2.7    2.7    2.0 
  All items less food and energy..............  196.9   197.5   197.9   198.2    1.7    3.3    1.0    2.7    2.5    1.8 
   Commodities less food and energy                                                                                     
       commodities............................  139.1   139.4   139.9   140.0    0.3    0.9   -1.7    2.6    0.6    0.4 
    Energy commodities........................  161.8   162.2   176.0   173.5   50.1   61.9   -6.9   32.2   55.9   11.0 
   Services less energy services..............  230.9   231.7   232.1   232.5    2.1    4.3    2.3    2.8    3.2    2.5 

   1 Not seasonally adjusted.
   2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
   3 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator.  All other item stratum index series were calculated
 using a geometric means estimator.
   4 Indexes on a December 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                                  Nov. 2004 from--      Oct. 2004 from--  
                                               sched-                                                                      
                                                 ule   Aug.   Sep.   Oct.   Nov.                                           
                                                 (1)   2004   2004   2004   2004   Nov.   Sep.   Oct.   Oct.   Aug.   Sep. 
                                                                                   2003   2004   2004   2003   2004   2004 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                           
 U.S. city average............................   M    189.5  189.9  190.9  191.0    3.5    0.6    0.1    3.2    0.7    0.5 
                                                                                                                           
            Region and area size(2)                                                                                        
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
 Northeast urban..............................   M    201.0  201.2  202.5  202.6    3.8    0.7    0.0    3.6    0.7    0.6 
   Size A - More than 1,500,000...............   M    203.1  203.2  204.5  204.6    3.7    0.7    0.0    3.4    0.7    0.6 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).........   M    118.9  119.2  120.1  120.1    4.2    0.8    0.0    4.3    1.0    0.8 
                                                                                                                           
 Midwest urban................................   M    183.3  183.6  184.5  184.8    3.3    0.7    0.2    3.0    0.7    0.5 
   Size A - More than 1,500,000...............   M    185.6  185.9  186.8  186.9    3.0    0.5    0.1    2.8    0.6    0.5 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).........   M    116.5  116.8  117.4  117.7    3.6    0.8    0.3    3.3    0.8    0.5 
   Size D -  Nonmetropolitan  (less than                                                                                   
       50,000)................................   M    176.3  176.4  177.1  177.7    3.7    0.7    0.3    3.1    0.5    0.4 
                                                                                                                           
 South urban..................................   M    182.6  182.8  183.7  183.7    3.5    0.5    0.0    3.1    0.6    0.5 
   Size A - More than 1,500,000...............   M    183.7  184.0  185.0  185.0    3.3    0.5    0.0    2.7    0.7    0.5 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).........   M    116.9  116.9  117.4  117.4    3.6    0.4    0.0    3.3    0.4    0.4 
   Size D -  Nonmetropolitan  (less than                                                                                   
       50,000)................................   M    180.0  181.2  182.8  182.5    4.0    0.7   -0.2    4.1    1.6    0.9 
                                                                                                                           
 West urban...................................   M    193.0  193.8  195.0  195.1    3.5    0.7    0.1    3.0    1.0    0.6 
   Size A - More than 1,500,000...............   M    195.5  196.4  197.5  197.6    3.5    0.6    0.1    2.9    1.0    0.6 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).........   M    118.1  118.4  119.2  119.3    3.8    0.8    0.1    3.2    0.9    0.7 
                                                                                                                           
                 Size classes                                                                                              
                                                                                                                           
   A (4)......................................   M    173.2  173.6  174.6  174.6    3.4    0.6    0.0    3.0    0.8    0.6 
   B/C (3)....................................   M    117.3  117.4  118.1  118.2    3.8    0.7    0.1    3.5    0.7    0.6 
   D..........................................   M    181.0  181.8  182.9  183.0    3.6    0.7    0.1    3.4    1.0    0.6 
                                                                                                                           
            Selected local areas(5)                                                                                        
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI...............   M    190.2  190.0  190.8  190.7    2.7    0.4   -0.1    2.7    0.3    0.4 
 Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA......   M    193.1  194.5  196.3  196.9    5.2    1.2    0.3    4.5    1.7    0.9 
 New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island,                                                                                       
     NY-NJ-CT-PA..............................   M    205.7  205.9  207.3  207.2    3.9    0.6    0.0    3.7    0.8    0.7 
                                                                                                                           
 Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT..........   1        -  209.8      -  211.7    2.5    0.9      -      -      -      - 
 Cleveland-Akron, OH..........................   1        -  183.8      -  183.2    3.2   -0.3      -      -      -      - 
 Dallas-Fort Worth, TX........................   1        -  179.7      -  179.9    2.3    0.1      -      -      -      - 
 Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV (6)........   1        -  120.8      -  120.9    3.6    0.1      -      -      -      - 
                                                                                                                           
 Atlanta, GA..................................   2    184.1      -  183.9      -      -      -      -    2.1   -0.1      - 
 Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI..................   2    186.8      -  187.6      -      -      -      -    2.3    0.4      - 
 Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX...............   2    169.1      -  171.8      -      -      -      -    3.4    1.6      - 
 Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL....................   2    185.1      -  187.0      -      -      -      -    3.0    1.0      - 
 Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City,                                                                                    
     PA-NJ-DE-MD..............................   2    199.1      -  200.2      -      -      -      -    5.2    0.6      - 
 San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA...........   2    198.7      -  200.3      -      -      -      -    2.0    0.8      - 
 Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA.................   2    194.6      -  196.5      -      -      -      -    1.4    1.0      - 

   1 Areas on pricing schedule 2 (see Table 10) will appear next month. 
   2 Regions defined as the four Census regions.  See technical notes.
   3 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base.
   4 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.
   5 In addition, the following metropolitan areas are published semiannually and appear in Tables 34 and 39 of the 
 January and July issues of the CPI Detailed Report: Anchorage, AK; Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN; Denver-Boulder-Greeley,
 CO; Honolulu, HI; Kansas City, MO-KS; Milwaukee-Racine, WI; Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI; Phoenix-Mesa, AZ; Pittsburgh, PA;
 Portland-Salem, OR-WA; St. Louis, MO-IL; San Diego, CA; Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL.
   6 Indexes on a November 1996=100 base.
   - Data not available.
 NOTE:  Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

 Table 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,                      Nov. 2004 from-    percent change from- 
                     CPI-W                       December                                                               
                                                   2003       Oct.      Nov.                                            
                                                              2004      2004     Nov.     Oct.   Aug. to Sep. to Oct. to
                                                                                 2003     2004     Sep.    Oct.    Nov. 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                        
             Expenditure category                                                                                       
                                                                                                                        
 All items....................................    100.000     186.5     186.8      3.7      0.2     0.2     0.6     0.2 
 All items (1967=100).........................          -     555.7     556.3        -        -       -       -       - 
                                                                                                                        
  Food and beverages..........................     17.151     187.9     188.1      3.1      0.1     0.0     0.5     0.2 
   Food.......................................     16.061     187.4     187.6      3.1      0.1    -0.1     0.5     0.2 
    Food at home..............................      9.637     187.1     187.3      3.1      0.1    -0.3     0.8     0.2 
     Cereals and bakery products..............      1.364     206.9     206.8      2.2      0.0     0.1     0.3     0.4 
     Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs...........      2.908     183.0     182.4      1.8     -0.3    -0.2    -0.4    -0.6 
     Dairy and related products...............       .955     181.8     180.8      5.7     -0.6    -2.0    -0.4    -0.6 
     Fruits and vegetables....................      1.344     238.0     246.4      9.4      3.5     0.6     6.2     3.5 
     Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage                                                                                
         materials............................      1.076     140.0     138.9      1.2     -0.8     0.3    -0.4     0.1 
     Other food at home.......................      1.991     165.0     163.8      1.4     -0.7    -0.5     0.2    -0.4 
      Sugar and sweets........................       .321     162.2     162.1      0.4     -0.1    -0.3    -0.4     0.9 
      Fats and oils...........................       .303     170.0     167.7      6.6     -1.4     0.1    -0.9    -0.1 
      Other foods.............................      1.366     180.3     179.2      0.5     -0.6    -0.7     0.7    -0.9 
       Other miscellaneous foods (1) (2)......       .350     110.3     111.1      1.5      0.7    -0.9    -0.6     0.7 
    Food away from home (1)...................      6.424     189.3     189.5      3.2      0.1     0.3     0.3     0.1 
     Other food away from home (2)............       .252     126.8     126.8      3.2      0.0     0.2     0.7     0.0 
   Alcoholic beverages (1)....................      1.090     193.9     194.2      2.9      0.2     0.6    -0.1     0.2 
                                                                                                                        
  Housing.....................................     39.114     186.2     186.4      3.0      0.1     0.1     0.2     0.3 
   Shelter....................................     30.151     213.8     213.4      2.5     -0.2     0.2     0.2     0.0 
    Rent of primary residence (3).............      8.065     212.0     212.4      2.8      0.2     0.2     0.3     0.1 
    Lodging away from home (2)................      1.722     128.3     121.8      4.8     -5.1     1.7     0.0    -0.9 
    Owners' equivalent rent of primary                                                                                  
        residence (3) (4).....................     20.026     205.5     205.8      2.2      0.1     0.1     0.2     0.0 
    Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)..       .337     116.5     118.1      3.2      1.4     0.3    -0.3     1.4 
   Fuels and utilities........................      5.079     161.9     164.5      8.0      1.6    -0.6    -0.2     2.0 
    Fuels.....................................      4.146     143.5     146.2      8.5      1.9    -0.8    -0.5     2.4 
     Fuel oil and other fuels.................       .216     177.2     186.5     38.8      5.2     2.2     8.3     3.2 
     Gas (piped) and electricity (3)..........      3.930     149.1     151.7      6.9      1.7    -1.0    -1.0     2.3 
    Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                
        services (2)..........................       .933     126.1     126.4      5.8      0.2     0.4     0.3     0.2 
   Household furnishings and operations.......      3.884     121.7     121.5      0.7     -0.2     0.2     0.9    -0.2 
    Household operations (1) (2)..............       .318     127.9     129.2      4.4      1.0    -0.3     0.2     1.0 
                                                                                                                        
  Apparel.....................................      4.357     123.5     122.6      0.0     -0.7     0.3     0.3    -0.1 
   Men's and boys' apparel....................      1.120     117.8     118.6     -2.1      0.7    -0.1    -0.9     0.1 
   Women's and girls' apparel.................      1.727     119.3     116.9      1.4     -2.0    -0.4     2.1    -0.3 
   Infants' and toddlers' apparel.............       .250     123.3     123.1     -1.5     -0.2     2.1    -0.9    -0.1 
   Footwear...................................      1.011     120.6     120.6      0.2      0.0     1.9    -1.0     0.1 
                                                                                                                        
  Transportation..............................     19.145     165.3     165.8      7.9      0.3     0.4     2.3    -0.2 
   Private transportation.....................     18.348     162.7     163.2      8.2      0.3     0.4     2.4    -0.3 
    New and used motor vehicles (2)...........      9.305      93.3      94.0      1.0      0.8     0.8     0.3     0.3 
     New vehicles.............................      4.864     136.9     138.9      0.1      1.5    -0.1     0.4     0.7 
     Used cars and trucks (1).................      3.487     137.6     137.5      3.5     -0.1     2.0     0.2    -0.1 
    Motor fuel................................      3.967     173.6     172.3     31.0     -0.7     0.2     8.6    -1.9 
     Gasoline (all types).....................      3.936     172.9     171.6     31.1     -0.8     0.1     8.6    -1.9 
    Motor vehicle parts and equipment (1).....       .456     108.9     109.4      1.8      0.5     0.3     0.2     0.5 
    Motor vehicle maintenance and repair......      1.365     203.8     204.9      3.0      0.5    -0.2     0.4     0.6 
   Public transportation......................       .797     204.2     207.1      0.6      1.4    -1.5     1.3     2.6 
                                                                                                                        
  Medical care................................      4.969     312.7     313.6      4.5      0.3     0.4     0.3     0.3 
   Medical care commodities...................      1.142     265.4     264.9      2.5     -0.2     0.5     0.3     0.0 
   Medical care services......................      3.827     325.0     326.3      5.1      0.4     0.4     0.2     0.4 
    Professional services.....................      2.256     276.3     276.9      4.4      0.2     0.1     0.1     0.4 
    Hospital and related services (3).........      1.254     418.5     421.0      4.6      0.6     0.6     0.4     0.4 
                                                                                                                        
  Recreation (2)..............................      5.697     106.2     106.3      0.7      0.1     0.2     0.1     0.1 
   Video and audio (2)........................      1.928     103.5     103.3      0.3     -0.2     0.2     0.4    -0.5 
                                                                                                                        
  Education and communication (2).............      5.645     110.5     110.6      0.9      0.1     0.4    -0.3     0.3 
   Education (2)..............................      2.299     146.7     146.8      6.4      0.1     0.5     0.6     0.5 
    Educational books and supplies............       .215     355.6     356.1      5.5      0.1    -0.8     0.4     1.0 
    Tuition, other school fees, and childcare.      2.084     415.2     415.6      6.5      0.1     0.6     0.5     0.5 
   Communication (2)..........................      3.345      87.1      87.2     -2.9      0.1     0.3    -0.9     0.1 
    Information and information processing (1)                                                                          
        (2)...................................      3.194      85.6      85.7     -3.1      0.1     0.1    -0.8     0.1 
     Telephone services (1) (2)...............      2.622      94.8      95.1     -2.4      0.3     0.3    -0.7     0.3 
     Information technology, hardware and                                                                               
         services (1) (5).....................       .572      15.0      14.9     -6.3     -0.7    -0.7    -1.3    -0.7 
      Personal computers and peripheral                                                                                 
          equipment (1) (2)...................       .205      14.3      13.9    -13.1     -2.8    -0.7    -3.4    -2.8 
                                                                                                                        
  Other goods and services....................      3.923     314.7     314.9      2.3      0.1     0.3     0.1     0.1 
   Tobacco and smoking products (1)...........      1.248     483.0     482.5      2.6     -0.1     0.3    -0.2    -0.1 
   Personal care..............................      2.675     181.4     181.7      2.3      0.2     0.2     0.3     0.3 
    Personal care products (1)................       .737     154.3     154.3      0.3      0.0     0.6     0.2     0.0 
    Personal care services (1)................       .610     199.9     200.6      3.0      0.4     0.1     0.1     0.4 
    Miscellaneous personal services...........      1.152     296.6     297.5      3.8      0.3     0.4     0.1     0.4 
                                                                                                                        
          Commodity and service group                                                                                   
                                                                                                                        
 Commodities..................................     44.582     158.0     158.1      4.5      0.1     0.3     1.3    -0.1 
  Food and beverages..........................     17.151     187.9     188.1      3.1      0.1     0.0     0.5     0.2 
  Commodities less food and beverages.........     27.430     141.0     141.0      5.4      0.0     0.4     1.8    -0.3 
   Nondurables less food and beverages........     14.671     166.5     165.9      9.6     -0.4    -1.2     4.2     0.8 
    Apparel...................................      4.357     123.5     122.6      0.0     -0.7     0.3     0.3    -0.1 
    Nondurables less food, beverages, and                                                                               
        apparel...............................     10.315     196.9     196.5     13.6     -0.2     0.1     4.2    -0.4 
   Durables...................................     12.759     114.3     114.8      0.5      0.4     0.7     0.4     0.3 
 Services.....................................     55.418     220.0     220.4      2.9      0.2     0.1     0.1     0.3 
  Rent of shelter (4).........................     29.813     205.9     205.5      2.5     -0.2     0.3     0.1     0.0 
  Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)....       .337     116.5     118.1      3.2      1.4     0.3    -0.3     1.4 
  Gas (piped) and electricity (3).............      3.930     149.1     151.7      6.9      1.7    -1.0    -1.0     2.3 
  Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                  
      services (2)............................       .933     126.1     126.4      5.8      0.2     0.4     0.3     0.2 
  Household operations (1) (2)................       .318     127.9     129.2      4.4      1.0    -0.3     0.2     1.0 
  Transportation services.....................      6.241     222.0     223.4      2.1      0.6     0.0     0.3     0.5 
  Medical care services.......................      3.827     325.0     326.3      5.1      0.4     0.4     0.2     0.4 
  Other services..............................     10.020     255.9     256.3      2.2      0.2     0.5     0.0     0.3 
                                                                                                                        
                Special indexes                                                                                         
                                                                                                                        
 All items less food..........................     83.939     186.2     186.4      3.7      0.1     0.3     0.6     0.1 
 All items less shelter.......................     69.849     178.6     179.1      4.2      0.3     0.2     0.8     0.2 
 All items less medical care..................     95.031     181.1     181.3      3.6      0.1     0.2     0.7     0.1 
 Commodities less food........................     28.520     142.9     142.9      5.2      0.0     0.4     1.7    -0.3 
 Nondurables less food........................     15.761     168.2     167.6      9.0     -0.4    -1.1     4.0     0.7 
 Nondurables less food and apparel............     11.405     195.8     195.4     12.6     -0.2     0.1     4.0    -0.6 
 Nondurables..................................     31.823     177.7     177.5      6.1     -0.1    -0.6     2.3     0.5 
 Services less rent of shelter (4)............     25.605     208.6     209.8      3.5      0.6     0.2     0.0     0.8 
 Services less medical care services..........     51.592     212.0     212.3      2.8      0.1     0.1     0.0     0.3 
 Energy.......................................      8.114     157.8     158.5     19.7      0.4    -0.3     4.3     0.0 
 All items less energy........................     91.886     191.0     191.1      2.2      0.1     0.3     0.3     0.2 
  All items less food and energy..............     75.825     192.1     192.2      2.0      0.1     0.3     0.2     0.2 
   Commodities less food and energy                                                                                     
       commodities............................     24.337     140.5     140.6      0.6      0.1     0.4     0.3     0.1 
    Energy commodities........................      4.183     174.5     173.7     31.5     -0.5     0.3     8.6    -1.7 
   Services less energy services..............     51.488     227.9     228.0      2.7      0.0     0.3     0.1     0.2 
 Purchasing power of the consumer dollar                                                                                
     (1982-84=$1.00)..........................          -    $ .536    $ .535        -        -       -       -       - 
 Purchasing power of the consumer dollar                                                                                
     (1967=$1.00).............................          -    $ .180    $ .180        -        -       -       -       - 

   1 Not seasonally adjusted.
   2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
   3 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator.  All other item stratum index series were calculated
 using a geometric means estimator.
   4 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base
   5 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.
   - Data not available.
 NOTE:  Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

 Table 5. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city
 average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group

 (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                                 Seasonally adjusted indexes    Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent 
                                                                                               change for               
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                     CPI-W                                                           3 months ended--         6 months  
                                                                                                              ended--   
                                                 Aug.    Sep.    Oct.    Nov.                                           
                                                 2004    2004    2004    2004                                           
                                                                                Feb.    May   Aug.   Nov.    May   Nov. 
                                                                                2004   2004   2004   2004   2004   2004 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                        
             Expenditure category                                                                                       
                                                                                                                        
 All items....................................  185.0   185.3   186.5   186.8    4.1    5.6    1.3    3.9    4.8    2.6 
                                                                                                                        
  Food and beverages..........................  187.0   187.0   188.0   188.3    2.4    5.1    1.9    2.8    3.8    2.4 
   Food.......................................  186.6   186.5   187.5   187.9    2.4    5.3    2.0    2.8    3.9    2.4 
    Food at home..............................  186.4   185.9   187.3   187.7    1.8    7.0    1.1    2.8    4.3    1.9 
     Cereals and bakery products..............  206.2   206.5   207.1   208.0    1.2    2.8    1.2    3.5    2.0    2.3 
     Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs...........  184.0   183.6   182.9   181.8    1.6    6.2    4.5   -4.7    3.8   -0.2 
     Dairy and related products...............  185.4   181.6   180.9   179.9    1.9   43.4   -3.4  -11.3   20.9   -7.4 
     Fruits and vegetables....................  225.1   226.4   240.5   248.9   -2.1    0.9   -3.1   49.5   -0.6   20.3 
     Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage                                                                                
         materials............................  139.8   140.2   139.7   139.9    5.0   -1.7    1.4    0.3    1.6    0.9 
     Other food at home.......................  165.6   164.7   165.1   164.4    3.2    5.0    0.5   -2.9    4.1   -1.2 
      Sugar and sweets........................  163.6   163.1   162.5   163.9   -1.7    0.2    2.5    0.7   -0.7    1.6 
      Fats and oils...........................  169.7   169.9   168.4   168.3   11.1   18.7    1.2   -3.3   14.8   -1.1 
      Other foods.............................  181.0   179.7   180.9   179.3    2.7    3.2   -0.2   -3.7    2.9   -2.0 
       Other miscellaneous foods (1) (2)......  112.0   111.0   110.3   111.1    2.2    4.1    2.9   -3.2    3.1   -0.2 
    Food away from home (1)...................  188.2   188.8   189.3   189.5    3.5    2.8    3.5    2.8    3.2    3.1 
     Other food away from home (2)............  125.3   125.5   126.4   126.4    4.7    2.9    1.6    3.6    3.8    2.6 
   Alcoholic beverages (1)....................  192.8   194.0   193.9   194.2    2.6    4.3    1.7    2.9    3.4    2.3 
                                                                                                                        
  Housing.....................................  185.9   186.1   186.4   186.9    3.4    3.3    3.5    2.2    3.3    2.8 
   Shelter....................................  213.0   213.5   213.9   213.9    2.1    4.1    2.5    1.7    3.1    2.1 
    Rent of primary residence (3).............  211.2   211.6   212.2   212.4    2.5    3.1    3.5    2.3    2.8    2.9 
    Lodging away from home (2)................  126.5   128.7   128.7   127.5   -1.6   19.5    0.3    3.2    8.4    1.7 
    Owners' equivalent rent of primary                                                                                  
        residence (3) (4).....................  204.9   205.1   205.5   205.6    1.8    3.4    2.2    1.4    2.6    1.8 
    Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)..  116.5   116.8   116.5   118.1    2.5    4.6    0.3    5.6    3.5    2.9 
   Fuels and utilities........................  164.0   163.0   162.6   165.8   12.8    2.0   12.9    4.5    7.3    8.6 
    Fuels.....................................  145.9   144.8   144.1   147.6   13.9    1.4   14.3    4.7    7.5    9.4 
     Fuel oil and other fuels.................  165.9   169.6   183.6   189.4   30.2    4.7   60.0   69.9   16.8   64.9 
     Gas (piped) and electricity (3)..........  152.5   151.0   149.5   153.0   12.9    1.4   12.1    1.3    7.0    6.6 
    Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                
        services (2)..........................  125.2   125.7   126.1   126.4    8.3    5.4    5.6    3.9    6.8    4.8 
   Household furnishings and operations.......  120.4   120.6   121.7   121.5    2.3   -1.3   -2.0    3.7    0.5    0.8 
    Household operations (1) (2)..............  128.0   127.6   127.9   129.2    3.9    3.2    6.8    3.8    3.6    5.3 
                                                                                                                        
  Apparel.....................................  119.4   119.7   120.0   119.9   -1.3    4.1   -4.2    1.7    1.3   -1.3 
   Men's and boys' apparel....................  116.6   116.5   115.4   115.5    2.1   -1.0   -5.3   -3.7    0.5   -4.5 
   Women's and girls' apparel.................  112.2   111.8   114.1   113.8   -4.6   10.9   -5.8    5.8    2.9   -0.2 
   Infants' and toddlers' apparel.............  119.0   121.5   120.4   120.3    3.3   -9.7   -3.6    4.4   -3.4    0.3 
   Footwear...................................  117.7   119.9   118.7   118.8   -2.3   -1.4    0.7    3.8   -1.8    2.2 
                                                                                                                        
  Transportation..............................  161.5   162.1   165.9   165.6    9.4   13.9   -1.5   10.5   11.7    4.4 
   Private transportation.....................  158.9   159.6   163.4   162.9   10.2   14.5   -1.2   10.5   12.3    4.4 
    New and used motor vehicles (2)...........   92.6    93.3    93.6    93.9   -2.1    0.0    0.4    5.7   -1.1    3.0 
     New vehicles.............................  137.3   137.1   137.6   138.5    1.2   -0.6   -3.4    3.5    0.3    0.0 
     Used cars and trucks (1).................  134.6   137.3   137.6   137.5   -3.3    2.8    6.2    8.9   -0.3    7.5 
    Motor fuel................................  161.1   161.5   175.4   172.0   51.3   67.4  -10.2   29.9   59.1    8.0 
     Gasoline (all types).....................  160.5   160.7   174.6   171.2   51.5   67.3  -10.0   29.5   59.2    7.9 
    Motor vehicle parts and equipment (1).....  108.4   108.7   108.9   109.4    0.4   -0.4    3.4    3.7    0.0    3.6 
    Motor vehicle maintenance and repair......  203.1   202.7   203.6   204.9    1.8    2.2    4.7    3.6    2.0    4.1 
   Public transportation......................  205.1   202.1   204.8   210.1   -1.1   -2.3   -3.4   10.1   -1.7    3.1 
                                                                                                                        
  Medical care................................  310.9   312.2   313.0   314.0    5.6    4.9    3.3    4.0    5.3    3.7 
   Medical care commodities...................  263.6   264.8   265.7   265.7    2.6    3.7    0.5    3.2    3.2    1.8 
   Medical care services......................  323.2   324.6   325.4   326.7    6.5    5.3    4.1    4.4    5.9    4.2 
    Professional services.....................  275.8   276.2   276.6   277.7    6.3    5.0    3.7    2.8    5.6    3.2 
    Hospital and related services (3).........  414.9   417.3   418.9   420.6    4.8    5.2    2.9    5.6    5.0    4.3 
                                                                                                                        
  Recreation (2)..............................  106.1   106.3   106.4   106.5    1.5    1.1   -1.1    1.5    1.3    0.2 
   Video and audio (2)........................  103.4   103.6   104.0   103.5   -1.5    2.8   -0.4    0.4    0.6    0.0 
                                                                                                                        
  Education and communication (2).............  109.9   110.3   110.0   110.3    1.5    0.4    0.4    1.5    0.9    0.9 
   Education (2)..............................  143.5   144.2   145.0   145.7    7.2    6.2    6.1    6.3    6.7    6.2 
    Educational books and supplies............  355.8   353.1   354.5   357.9    9.1    6.0    4.6    2.4    7.6    3.5 
    Tuition, other school fees, and childcare.  405.4   407.9   409.9   411.9    7.0    5.9    6.6    6.6    6.5    6.6 
   Communication (2)..........................   87.7    88.0    87.2    87.3   -2.2   -3.5   -4.0   -1.8   -2.9   -2.9 
    Information and information processing (1)                                                                          
        (2)...................................   86.2    86.3    85.6    85.7   -0.9   -5.3   -3.6   -2.3   -3.1   -3.0 
     Telephone services (1) (2)...............   95.2    95.5    94.8    95.1   -0.4   -4.8   -3.7   -0.4   -2.7   -2.1 
     Information technology, hardware and                                                                               
         services (1) (5).....................   15.3    15.2    15.0    14.9   -2.5   -9.7   -2.6  -10.1   -6.2   -6.4 
      Personal computers and peripheral                                                                                 
          equipment (1) (2)...................   14.9    14.8    14.3    13.9   -7.3   -7.4  -12.4  -24.3   -7.4  -18.5 
                                                                                                                        
  Other goods and services....................  313.5   314.4   314.7   315.1    2.9    1.7    2.9    2.1    2.3    2.5 
   Tobacco and smoking products (1)...........  482.6   483.9   483.0   482.5    2.6    1.0    7.1   -0.1    1.8    3.4 
   Personal care..............................  180.5   180.9   181.4   181.9    3.0    2.0    1.1    3.1    2.5    2.1 
    Personal care products (1)................  153.1   154.0   154.3   154.3    3.2    0.3   -5.1    3.2    1.7   -1.0 
    Personal care services (1)................  199.5   199.7   199.9   200.6    1.9    2.9    5.0    2.2    2.4    3.6 
    Miscellaneous personal services...........  295.4   296.5   296.9   298.1    3.5    4.5    3.6    3.7    4.0    3.7 
                                                                                                                        
          Commodity and service group                                                                                   
                                                                                                                        
 Commodities..................................  155.5   155.9   157.9   157.8    5.1    8.4   -1.0    6.0    6.7    2.5 
  Food and beverages..........................  187.0   187.0   188.0   188.3    2.4    5.1    1.9    2.8    3.8    2.4 
  Commodities less food and beverages.........  137.8   138.3   140.8   140.4    6.8   10.1   -2.6    7.8    8.4    2.5 
   Nondurables less food and beverages........  160.3   158.4   165.1   166.4   10.4   16.6   -3.7   16.1   13.5    5.8 
    Apparel...................................  119.4   119.7   120.0   119.9   -1.3    4.1   -4.2    1.7    1.3   -1.3 
    Nondurables less food, beverages, and                                                                               
        apparel...............................  189.6   189.8   197.7   196.9   18.5   28.0   -5.3   16.3   23.1    5.0 
   Durables...................................  113.3   114.1   114.5   114.8    0.4   -1.4   -1.7    5.4   -0.5    1.8 
 Services.....................................  219.6   219.9   220.1   220.8    3.2    3.2    3.3    2.2    3.2    2.8 
  Rent of shelter (4).........................  205.1   205.7   205.9   206.0    2.0    4.2    2.4    1.8    3.1    2.1 
  Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)....  116.5   116.8   116.5   118.1    2.5    4.6    0.3    5.6    3.5    2.9 
  Gas (piped) and electricity (3).............  152.5   151.0   149.5   153.0   12.9    1.4   12.1    1.3    7.0    6.6 
  Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                  
      services (2)............................  125.2   125.7   126.1   126.4    8.3    5.4    5.6    3.9    6.8    4.8 
  Household operations (1) (2)................  128.0   127.6   127.9   129.2    3.9    3.2    6.8    3.8    3.6    5.3 
  Transportation services.....................  221.4   221.4   222.1   223.3    1.3    1.1    2.6    3.5    1.2    3.0 
  Medical care services.......................  323.2   324.6   325.4   326.7    6.5    5.3    4.1    4.4    5.9    4.2 
  Other services..............................  254.3   255.5   255.4   256.2    2.6    1.6    1.7    3.0    2.1    2.4 
                                                                                                                        
                Special indexes                                                                                         
                                                                                                                        
 All items less food..........................  184.5   185.0   186.2   186.4    4.3    5.4    1.3    4.2    4.8    2.7 
 All items less shelter.......................  176.8   177.1   178.6   178.9    5.0    5.9    0.9    4.8    5.4    2.9 
 All items less medical care..................  179.6   179.9   181.1   181.3    3.9    5.3    1.3    3.8    4.6    2.6 
 Commodities less food........................  139.7   140.3   142.7   142.3    6.7    9.6   -2.5    7.7    8.1    2.4 
 Nondurables less food........................  162.3   160.5   167.0   168.1    9.7   15.3   -2.9   15.1   12.4    5.7 
 Nondurables less food and apparel............  189.0   189.1   196.6   195.4   16.6   28.0   -5.9   14.2   22.2    3.7 
 Nondurables..................................  174.2   173.1   177.0   177.9    6.4   10.5   -0.7    8.8    8.4    3.9 
 Services less rent of shelter (4)............  208.3   208.7   208.8   210.4    4.0    1.8    4.1    4.1    2.9    4.1 
 Services less medical care services..........  211.6   211.9   212.0   212.7    2.3    3.3    3.3    2.1    2.8    2.7 
 Energy.......................................  152.8   152.4   159.0   159.0   31.0   32.3    0.5   17.2   31.6    8.6 
 All items less energy........................  189.8   190.3   190.8   191.1    1.9    3.0    1.5    2.8    2.5    2.1 
  All items less food and energy..............  190.9   191.4   191.8   192.1    1.7    2.6    1.5    2.5    2.1    2.0 
   Commodities less food and energy                                                                                     
       commodities............................  139.0   139.5   139.9   140.0    0.3    0.9   -1.1    2.9    0.6    0.9 
    Energy commodities........................  162.0   162.5   176.5   173.5   49.7   63.9   -7.5   31.6   56.6   10.3 
   Services less energy services..............  227.0   227.6   227.9   228.3    2.4    3.4    2.7    2.3    2.9    2.5 

   1 Not seasonally adjusted.
   2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
   3 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator.  All other item stratum index series were calculated
 using a geometric means estimator.
   4 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base
   5 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.
 NOTE:  Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

 Table 6. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Selected areas, all items index 

 (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                All items                                  
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
                                               Prici-           Indexes             Percent change to    Percent change to 
                     CPI-W                       ng                                  Nov. 2004 from--      Oct. 2004 from--  
                                               sched-                                                                      
                                                 ule   Aug.   Sep.   Oct.   Nov.                                           
                                                 (1)   2004   2004   2004   2004   Nov.   Sep.   Oct.   Oct.   Aug.   Sep. 
                                                                                   2003   2004   2004   2003   2004   2004 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                           
 U.S. city average............................   M    185.0  185.4  186.5  186.8    3.7    0.8    0.2    3.2    0.8    0.6 
                                                                                                                           
            Region and area size(2)                                                                                        
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
 Northeast urban..............................   M    197.2  197.7  199.0  199.4    3.9    0.9    0.2    3.6    0.9    0.7 
   Size A - More than 1,500,000...............   M    198.1  198.4  199.7  200.2    3.8    0.9    0.3    3.4    0.8    0.7 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).........   M    118.7  119.2  120.1  120.2    4.2    0.8    0.1    4.2    1.2    0.8 
                                                                                                                           
 Midwest urban................................   M    178.2  178.6  179.5  179.8    3.4    0.7    0.2    3.1    0.7    0.5 
   Size A - More than 1,500,000...............   M    179.8  180.2  181.1  181.2    3.1    0.6    0.1    2.9    0.7    0.5 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).........   M    115.7  115.9  116.6  116.9    3.7    0.9    0.3    3.5    0.8    0.6 
   Size D -  Nonmetropolitan  (less than                                                                                   
       50,000)................................   M    173.4  173.7  174.4  175.2    3.6    0.9    0.5    3.0    0.6    0.4 
                                                                                                                           
 South urban..................................   M    179.4  179.7  180.6  180.7    3.7    0.6    0.1    3.3    0.7    0.5 
   Size A - More than 1,500,000...............   M    181.2  181.4  182.5  182.5    3.5    0.6    0.0    2.9    0.7    0.6 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).........   M    115.3  115.4  115.9  116.0    3.7    0.5    0.1    3.4    0.5    0.4 
   Size D -  Nonmetropolitan  (less than                                                                                   
       50,000)................................   M    179.5  180.7  182.3  182.2    4.4    0.8   -0.1    4.3    1.6    0.9 
                                                                                                                           
 West urban...................................   M    188.0  188.8  190.0  190.2    3.7    0.7    0.1    3.0    1.1    0.6 
   Size A - More than 1,500,000...............   M    188.9  189.9  191.0  191.2    3.7    0.7    0.1    3.0    1.1    0.6 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).........   M    117.6  117.8  118.7  118.9    3.8    0.9    0.2    3.2    0.9    0.8 
                                                                                                                           
                 Size classes                                                                                              
                                                                                                                           
   A (4)......................................   M    171.4  171.8  172.8  173.0    3.5    0.7    0.1    3.0    0.8    0.6 
   B/C (3)....................................   M    116.2  116.5  117.2  117.3    3.8    0.7    0.1    3.5    0.9    0.6 
   D..........................................   M    178.8  179.7  180.8  181.1    3.8    0.8    0.2    3.4    1.1    0.6 
                                                                                                                           
            Selected local areas(5)                                                                                        
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI...............   M    183.2  183.1  184.0  184.2    2.8    0.6    0.1    2.7    0.4    0.5 
 Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA......   M    186.5  187.8  189.8  190.3    5.4    1.3    0.3    4.7    1.8    1.1 
 New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island,                                                                                       
     NY-NJ-CT-PA..............................   M    200.3  200.6  201.9  202.2    3.9    0.8    0.1    3.4    0.8    0.6 
                                                                                                                           
 Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT..........   1        -  208.8      -  211.0    2.6    1.1      -      -      -      - 
 Cleveland-Akron, OH..........................   1        -  174.8      -  173.9    3.3   -0.5      -      -      -      - 
 Dallas-Fort Worth, TX........................   1        -  180.0      -  180.5    2.8    0.3      -      -      -      - 
 Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV (6)........   1        -  120.4      -  120.4    3.7    0.0      -      -      -      - 
                                                                                                                           
 Atlanta, GA..................................   2    182.5      -  181.7      -      -      -      -    2.3   -0.4      - 
 Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI..................   2    181.5      -  183.0      -      -      -      -    2.7    0.8      - 
 Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX...............   2    167.4      -  169.5      -      -      -      -    3.4    1.3      - 
 Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL....................   2    182.9      -  185.1      -      -      -      -    3.4    1.2      - 
 Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City,                                                                                    
     PA-NJ-DE-MD..............................   2    198.0      -  199.8      -      -      -      -    5.0    0.9      - 
 San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA...........   2    195.0      -  196.4      -      -      -      -    2.3    0.7      - 
 Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA.................   2    189.6      -  191.6      -      -      -      -    2.0    1.1      - 

   1 Areas on pricing schedule 2 (see Table 10) will appear next month. 
   2 Regions defined as the four Census regions.  See technical notes.
   3 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base.
   4 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.
   5 In addition, the following metropolitan areas are published semiannually and appear in Tables 34 and 39 of the 
 January and July issues of the CPI Detailed Report: Anchorage, AK; Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN; Denver-Boulder-Greeley,
 CO; Honolulu, HI; Kansas City, MO-KS; Milwaukee-Racine, WI; Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI; Phoenix-Mesa, AZ; Pittsburgh, PA;
 Portland-Salem, OR-WA; St. Louis, MO-IL; San Diego, CA; Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL.
   6 Indexes on a November 1996=100 base.
   - Data not available.
 NOTE:  Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

 Table 7. Chained Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-U): U.S. city average, by
 expenditure category and commodity and service group

 (December 1999=100, unless otherwise noted)
                                                                                                  
                                                                                                  
                                                                                    Unadjusted    
                                                 Relative       Unadjusted      percent change to 
                                               importance,       indexes         Nov. 2004 from-  
                    C-CPI-U                     December                                          
                                                2001-2002                                         
                                                              Oct.      Nov.      Nov.      Oct.  
                                                              2004      2004      2003      2004  
                                                                                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                  
             Expenditure category                                                                 
                                                                                                  
 All items....................................    100.000     111.1     111.1       3.1       0.0 
                                                                                                  
  Food and beverages..........................     15.076     112.2     112.3       2.9       0.1 
   Food.......................................     14.086     112.2     112.3       2.9       0.1 
    Food at home..............................      8.062     111.3     111.2       2.9      -0.1 
    Food away from home.......................      6.023     113.5     113.7       3.1       0.2 
   Alcoholic beverages........................       .990     112.1     112.4       2.8       0.3 
                                                                                                  
  Housing.....................................     41.793     114.9     114.7       2.9      -0.2 
   Shelter....................................     32.380     116.6     116.2       2.6      -0.3 
   Fuels and utilities (1)....................      4.643    R125.1     126.4       7.4       1.0 
   Household furnishings and operations.......      4.771      96.1      95.8       0.3      -0.3 
                                                                                                  
  Apparel.....................................      4.317      93.6      92.9      -0.4      -0.7 
                                                                                                  
  Transportation..............................     17.315     109.5     110.1       6.3       0.5 
   Private transportation.....................     16.206     110.0     110.5       6.7       0.5 
   Public transportation......................      1.109     101.9     103.5       0.0       1.6 
                                                                                                  
  Medical care................................      5.783     122.6     122.9       4.3       0.2 
   Medical care commodities...................      1.466     115.7     115.5       2.6      -0.2 
   Medical care services......................      4.317     124.9     125.4       4.8       0.4 
                                                                                                  
  Recreation..................................      5.978     103.4     103.4       0.0       0.0 
                                                                                                  
  Education and communication.................      6.004      99.6      99.7       0.5       0.1 
   Education..................................      2.560     136.3     136.4       6.6       0.1 
   Communication..............................      3.444      78.0      78.0      -3.7       0.0 
                                                                                                  
  Other goods and services....................      3.734     114.8     114.8       2.2       0.0 
                                                                                                  
          Commodity and service group                                                             
                                                                                                  
 Services.....................................     58.567     116.9     117.0       2.9       0.1 
 Commodities..................................     41.433     103.6     103.6       3.4       0.0 
  Durables....................................     12.521      86.7      87.1      -0.1       0.5 
 Nondurables..................................     28.912     111.7     111.5       5.0      -0.2 
  All items less food and energy..............     78.985     108.8     108.8       1.9       0.0 
 Energy (2)...................................      6.929    R137.6     138.1      17.8       0.4 

   1 Revised indexes: Sep. 2004=128.4, Aug. 2004=129.2, July 2004=128.3, June 2004=127.5.
   2 Revised indexes: Sep. 2004=135.7, Aug. 2004=136.5, July 2004=137.2, June 2004=139.8.
   R Revised.
 Indexes for 2004 are initial estimates.  Indexes for 2003 are interim adjustments.
 NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.