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                   CONSUMER PRICE INDEX:  FEBRUARY 2006
 
      The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased
 0.2 percent in February, before seasonal adjustment, the Bureau of Labor
 Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today.  The February
 level of 198.7 (1982-84=100) was 3.6 percent higher than in February 2005.
      
      The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers
 (CPI-W) increased 0.1 percent in February, prior to seasonal adjustment.
 The February level of 194.2 (1982-84=100) was 3.7 percent higher than in
 February 2005.
      
      The Chained Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-U)
 increased 0.2 percent in February on a not seasonally adjusted basis.  The
 February level of 115.4 (December 1999=100) was 3.0 percent higher than in
 February 2005.  Please note that the indexes for the post-2004 period are
 subject to revision.
 
 CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U)
      
 On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI-U advanced 0.1 percent in
 February, following a 0.7 percent rise in January.  Energy costs, which
 increased 5.0 percent in January, declined 1.2 percent in February.
 Within energy, the index for petroleum-based energy decreased 1.0 percent
 and the index for energy services fell 1.3 percent.  The food index rose
 0.1 percent in February after increasing 0.5 percent in January.  The
 index for food at home declined 0.1 percent, reflecting decreases in five
 of the six major subgroups.  The index for all items less food and energy
 rose 0.1 percent in February, following a 0.2 percent increase in January;
 shelter costs rose 0.4 percent and accounted for about four-fifths of the
 February increase.


 Table A.  Percent changes in CPI for Urban Consumers (CPI-U)
                                   Seasonally adjusted                Un-
                                                          Compound  adjusted
     Expenditure        Changes from preceding month    annual rate  12-mos.
      Category                 2005              2006   3-mos. ended  ended
                     Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb.   Feb.'06   Feb.'06
 All Items            .6   1.2   .3  -.7  -.1   .7   .1    2.7       3.6
  Food and beverages  .1    .3   .2   .3   .1   .5   .2    2.9       2.7
  Housing             .2    .5   .9   .4   .2   .5   .1    2.8       4.0
  Apparel             .7   -.1  -.3   .1  -.3   .3 -1.0   -3.6      -1.8
  Transportation     2.3   5.0 -1.2 -4.9  -.7  1.8  -.2    3.5       5.8
  Medical care        .1    .3   .6   .5   .2   .1   .5    3.3       4.0
  Recreation          .3    .4   .2  -.1   .1   .0   .1     .7       1.1
  Education and                                                         
      communication   .0    .6   .0   .4   .2   .4   .2    3.2       2.6
  Other goods and                                                    
      services        .2    .2   .1   .3   .4   .3   .1    2.9       2.7
 Special indexes:                                                       
  Energy             5.1  11.8   .0 -8.1 -2.1  5.0 -1.2    6.3      20.1
  Food                .1    .2   .3   .3   .1   .5   .1    2.7       2.8
  All items less                                                        
    food and energy   .1    .1   .2   .2   .1   .2   .1    2.0       2.1
     
          
      During the first 2 months of 2006, the CPI-U rose at a 4.3 percent
 seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR).  This compares with an increase of
 3.4 percent for all of 2005.   The index for energy, which increased 17.1
 percent in 2005, advanced at a 24.7 percent SAAR in the first 2 months of
 2006.  Petroleum-based energy costs increased at a 31.4 percent annual
 rate and charges for energy services rose at an 18.4 percent annual rate.
 The food index has increased at a 3.5 percent rate thus far in 2006,
 following a 2.3 percent rise for all of 2005.  Excluding food and energy,
 the CPI-U advanced at a 2.1 percent SAAR in the first 2 months of 2006
 after advancing 2.2 percent in 2005.
      
      The food and beverages index rose 0.2 percent in February.  The index
 for food at home declined 0.1 percent, following a 0.5 percent increase in
 January.  Each of the six major grocery store food groups contributed to
 the deceleration in February.  The index for fruits and vegetables, which
 rose 1.7 percent in January, increased 0.7 percent in February.  The
 indexes for fresh fruits and for processed fruits and vegetables increased
 2.5 and 0.7 percent, respectively, more than offsetting a 1.1 percent drop
 in the index for fresh vegetables.  (Prior to seasonal adjustment, the
 indexes for fresh fruits and for fresh vegetables declined 1.6 and 3.6
 percent, respectively.)  Each of the other five major grocery store food
 groups turned down in February.  The indexes for cereal and bakery
 products and for meats, poultry, fish, and eggs each declined 0.3 percent
 in February.  Within the latter group, a 0.2 percent increase in meat
 prices was more than offset by a sharp drop in egg prices and small
 declines in prices for poultry and for fish and seafood.  The indexes for
 dairy products and for nonalcoholic beverages each decreased 0.2 percent.
 Within the former group, declines in prices for cheese and for ice cream
 more than offset an increase in milk prices.  The index for other food at
 home declined 0.1 percent, reflecting decreases in the indexes for sugar
 and sweets and for butter and margarine.  The other two components of the
 food and beverages index--food away from home and alcoholic beverages--
 increased 0.3 and 0.8 percent, respectively.
      
      The index for housing, which advanced 0.5 percent in January, rose
 0.1 percent in February.  The index for fuels and utilities declined 1.1
 percent after increasing 3.4 percent in January.  Each of the three major
 household fuels contributed to the deceleration.  The index for natural
 gas turned down in February, declining 4.5 percent after increasing 1.7
 percent in January.  Charges for electricity, which registered a record
 5.5 percent increase in January, rose 0.4 percent in February.  The index
 for fuel oil declined for the fifth consecutive month--down 2.8 percent in
 February, following a 1.9 percent drop in January.  The index for shelter
 increased 0.4 percent in February, following a 0.1 percent rise in
 January.  Within shelter, the indexes for rent and owners' equivalent rent
 each increased 0.3 percent and the index for lodging away from home rose
 0.6 percent.  (Prior to seasonal adjustment, the index for lodging away
 from home increased 4.6 percent.)  The index for household furnishings and
 operations, which declined 0.3 percent in January, was unchanged in
 February.
      
      The transportation index declined 0.2 percent, following a 1.8
 percent increase in January, largely as a result of the deceleration in
 gasoline prices.  The index for gasoline, which rose 6.4 percent in
 January, declined 1.0 percent in February.  The index for new vehicles
 also decelerated in February--up 0.1 percent after increasing 0.6 percent
 in January.  (As of February, about 90 percent of the new vehicle sample
 was represented by 2006 models.  The 2006 models will continue to be
 phased in, with appropriate adjustments for quality change, as they
 replace old models at dealerships.)  The index for used cars and trucks
 increased 0.1 percent in February.  The index for public transportation
 declined 0.2 percent in February as an increase in airline fares was more
 than offset by declines in the indexes for other intercity transportation
 and for intracity transportation.  Airline fares increased 1.2 percent in
 February, the same as in January.
      
      The index for apparel fell 1.0 percent in February, following a 0.3
 percent increase in January.  (Prior to seasonal adjustment, apparel
 prices rose 1.5 percent, reflecting the introduction of spring-summer
 wear.  Prices for women's apparel registered the largest advance--up 3.3
 percent.)
      
      Medical care costs rose 0.5 percent in January and are 4.0 percent
 higher than a year ago.  The index for medical care commodities--
 prescription drugs, nonprescription drugs, and medical supplies--increased
 0.3 percent.   The index for medical care services rose 0.5 percent in
 February.  The indexes for professional services and for hospital and
 related services increased 0.2 and 1.1 percent, respectively.
      .
      The index for recreation, which was unchanged in January, rose 0.1
 percent in February.  An increase in the index for recreational services,
 reflecting in part a 0.9 percent rise in the index for club membership
 dues and fees for participant sports, more than offset declines in the
 indexes for video and audio, for newspapers and magazines, for toys, and
 for photography.
      
      The index for education and communication rose 0.2 percent in
 February.  Educational costs increased 0.3 percent, reflecting a 0.8
 percent increase in the index for college textbooks.  Communication costs
 were unchanged as a 0.1 percent increase in local land-line telephone
 charges was offset by a 0.9 percent decrease in the index for personal
 computers and peripheral equipment.
      
      The index for other goods and services increased 0.1 percent in
 February, reflecting in part an increase of 0.8 percent in the index for
 haircuts and other personal care services.
      
 
 CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W)
 
      On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI for Urban Wage Earners and
 Clerical Workers was unchanged in February.
 

 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                 2005              2006   3-mos. ended  ended
                     Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb.   Feb.'06   Feb.'06
 All Items            .7   1.4   .2  -.8  -.1   .7   .0    2.3       3.7
  Food and beverages  .1    .2   .3   .3   .2   .4   .1    2.7       2.6
  Housing             .3    .6   .9   .4   .1   .5   .1    2.7       4.3
  Apparel             .6   -.4  -.2   .0  -.3   .0  -.7   -3.7      -2.1
  Transportation     2.5   5.3 -1.3 -5.2  -.7  1.8  -.3    3.2       6.1
  Medical care        .1    .3   .6   .6   .2   .1   .3    2.3       4.0
  Recreation          .3    .4   .3  -.2   .0   .0   .1     .4        .9
  Education and                                                         
    communication    -.1    .7  -.1   .4   .1   .4   .1    2.5       2.2
  Other goods and                                                     
    services          .2    .3   .0   .3   .4   .3   .1    3.1       2.8
 Special indexes                                                       
  Energy             5.3  12.1  -.3 -8.7 -2.1  5.0 -1.3    5.9      19.9
  Food                .1    .2   .3   .3   .2   .4   .1    2.7       2.7
  All items less                                                         
    food and energy   .2    .1   .3   .2   .2   .2   .2    2.1       1.9


     Consumer Price Index data for March are scheduled for release on
 Wednesday, April 19, 2006, at 8:30 A.M. (EDT).
     

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 CPI (Old Weights)
 
      For the first six months of 2006, BLS also will calculate Old Weights
 CPI-U and Old Weights CPI-W based on the 2001-02 expenditure pattern used
 in the CPI from 2004 through 2005.  These Old Weight data are contained in
 tables 1(OW)-4(OW).  From January to February, the Old Weight CPI-U rose
 0.2 percent and the Old Weight CPI-W also rose 0.2 percent.  Note these
 series are not seasonally adjusted.
 
     
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 Brief Explanation of the CPI

      The Consumer Price Index (CPI) is a measure of the average change in
 prices over time of goods and services purchased by households.  The
 Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes CPIs for two population groups:  (1)
 the CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W), which covers
 households of wage earners and clerical workers that comprise
 approximately 32 percent of the total population and (2) the CPI for All
 Urban Consumers (CPI-U) and the Chained CPI for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-
 U), which cover approximately 87 percent of the total population and
 include in addition to wage earners and clerical worker households, groups
 such as professional, managerial, and technical workers, the self-
 employed, short-term workers, the unemployed, and retirees and others not
 in the labor force.
 
      The CPIs are based on prices of food, clothing, shelter, and fuels,
 transportation fares, charges for doctors' and dentists' services, drugs,
 and other goods and services that people buy for day-to-day living.
 Prices are collected in 87 urban areas across the country from about
 50,000 housing units and approximately 23,000 retail establishments-
 department stores, supermarkets, hospitals, filling stations, and other
 types of stores and service establishments.  All taxes directly associated
 with the purchase and use of items are included in the index.  Prices of
 fuels and a few other items are obtained every month in all 87 locations.
 Prices of most other commodities and services are collected every month in
 the three largest geographic areas and every other month in other areas.
 Prices of most goods and services are obtained by personal visits or
 telephone calls of the Bureau's trained representatives.
 
      In calculating the index, price changes for the various items in each
 location are averaged together with weights, which represent their
 importance in the spending of the appropriate population group.  Local
 data are then combined to obtain a U.S. city average.  For the CPI-U and
 CPI-W separate indexes are also published by size of city, by region of
 the country, for cross-classifications of regions and population-size
 classes, and for 27 local areas.  Area indexes do not measure differences
 in the level of prices among cities; they only measure the average change
 in prices for each area since the base period.  For the C-CPI-U data are
 issued only at the national level.  It is important to note that the CPI-U
 and CPI-W are considered final when released, but the C-CPI-U is issued in
 preliminary form and subject to two annual revisions.
 
      The index measures price change from a designed reference date.  For
 the CPI-U and the CPI-W the reference base is 1982-84 equals 100.0. The
 reference base for the C-CPI-U is December 1999 equals 100.
 An increase of 16.5 percent from the reference base, for example, is shown
 as 116.5.  This change can also be expressed in dollars as follows:  the
 price of a base period market basket of goods and services in the CPI has
 risen from $10 in 1982-84 to $11.65.
 
      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.  Seasonally adjusted
 indexes and seasonal factors are computed annually.  Each year, the last 5
 years of seasonally adjusted data are revised.  Data from January 2001
 through December 2005 were replaced in January 2006.  Exceptions to the
 usual revision schedule were: the updated seasonal data at the end of 1977
 replaced data from 1967 through 1977; and, in January 2002, dependently
 seasonally adjusted series were revised for January 1987-December 2001 as
 a result of a change in the aggregation weights for dependently adjusted
 series. For further information, please see "Aggregation of Dependently
 Adjusted Seasonally Adjusted Series," in the October 2001 issue of the CPI
 Detailed Report.
   
   The seasonal movement of All items and 54 other aggregations is derived
 by combining the seasonal movement of 73 selected components.  Each year
 the seasonal status of every series is reevaluated based upon certain
 statistical criteria.  If any of the 73 components change their seasonal
 adjustment status from seasonally adjusted to not seasonally adjusted, not
 seasonally adjusted data will be used for the last 5 years, but the
 seasonally adjusted indexes will be used before that period.  Note: 43 of
 the 73 components are seasonally adjusted for 2006.
   
   Seasonally adjusted data, including the All items index levels, are
 subject to revision for up to five years after their original release.
 For this reason, BLS advises against the use of these data in escalation
 agreements.
   
        Effective with the calculation of the seasonal factors for 1990,
 the Bureau of Labor Statistics has used an enhanced seasonal adjustment
 procedure called Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment for some CPI
 series.  Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment allows for better
 estimates of seasonally adjusted data.  Extreme values and/or sharp
 movements which might distort the seasonal pattern are estimated and
 removed from the data prior to calculation of seasonal factors.  Beginning
 with the calculation of seasonal factors for 1996, X-12-ARIMA software was
 used for Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment.
   
        For the Fuel oil, Utility (piped) gas, Motor fuels, and Educational
 books and supplies indexes, this procedure was used to offset the effects
 that extreme price volatility would otherwise have had on the estimates of
 seasonally adjusted data for those series.   For the Nonalcoholic
 beverages index, the procedure was used to offset the effects of  sharp
 rises in the price of coffee futures.  The procedure was used to account
 for unusual butter fat supply reductions, changes in milk supply, and
 large swings in soybean oil inventories affecting the Fats and oils
 series.  For Dairy products, it mitigated the effects of significant
 changes in milk, butter and cheese production levels.  For Fresh vegetable
 series, the method was used to account for the effects of hurricane-
 related disruptions.  For Electricity, it was used to offset an increase
 in demand due to warmer than expected weather, increased rates to conserve
 supplies, and declining natural gas inventories.  For New vehicle series,
 the procedure was used to offset the effects of a model changeover
 combined with financing incentives.
   
        For additional information on seasonal adjustment in the CPI,
 please write to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Division of Consumer
 Prices and Price Indexes, Washington, DC 20212 or contact Daniel Chow on
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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,                      Feb. 2006 from-    percent change from- 
                     CPI-U                       December                                                               
                                                   2005       Jan.      Feb.                                            
                                                              2006      2006     Feb.     Jan.   Nov. to Dec. to Jan. to
                                                                                 2005     2006     Dec.    Jan.    Feb. 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                        
             Expenditure category                                                                                       
                                                                                                                        
 All items....................................    100.000     198.3     198.7      3.6      0.2    -0.1     0.7     0.1 
 All items (1967=100).........................          -     593.9     595.2        -        -       -       -       - 
                                                                                                                        
  Food and beverages..........................     15.051     194.5     194.4      2.7     -0.1     0.1     0.5     0.2 
   Food.......................................     13.942     194.1     194.0      2.8     -0.1     0.1     0.5     0.1 
    Food at home..............................      7.988     193.4     192.6      2.4     -0.4     0.1     0.5    -0.1 
     Cereals and bakery products..............      1.098     210.6     210.3      0.9     -0.1    -0.1     0.5    -0.3 
     Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs...........      2.133     185.8     185.4      0.8     -0.2     0.0     0.1    -0.3 
     Dairy and related products...............       .852     183.7     183.4      0.9     -0.2    -0.3     0.5    -0.2 
     Fruits and vegetables....................      1.219     258.5     253.4      7.9     -2.0     0.7     1.7     0.7 
     Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage                                                                                
         materials............................       .910     147.2     147.3      3.4      0.1    -0.1     0.3    -0.2 
     Other food at home.......................      1.777     169.1     169.1      2.3      0.0     0.2     0.5    -0.1 
      Sugar and sweets........................       .302     169.3     167.3      1.9     -1.2     1.0     0.2    -1.7 
      Fats and oils...........................       .231     169.9     170.4      0.6      0.3    -0.3     1.4     0.2 
      Other foods (1).........................      1.244     184.3     184.7      2.8      0.2     0.2     0.5     0.2 
       Other miscellaneous foods (1) (2)......       .328     112.6     113.4      2.8      0.7    -0.3     0.2     0.7 
    Food away from home (1)...................      5.953     196.6     197.2      3.0      0.3     0.2     0.3     0.3 
     Other food away from home (2)............       .277     134.1     134.7      4.7      0.4     0.2     0.2     0.3 
   Alcoholic beverages (1)....................      1.109     198.0     199.5      2.2      0.8    -0.4     0.8     0.8 
                                                                                                                        
  Housing.....................................     42.380     200.0     200.5      4.0      0.3     0.2     0.5     0.1 
   Shelter....................................     32.260     226.8     228.3      2.6      0.7     0.3     0.1     0.4 
    Rent of primary residence (3).............      5.832     220.9     221.6      3.1      0.3     0.2     0.1     0.3 
    Lodging away from home (2)................      2.611     127.5     133.4      3.5      4.6     0.8     0.5     0.6 
    Owners' equivalent rent of primary                                                                                  
        residence (3) (4).....................     23.442     233.4     234.1      2.5      0.3     0.3     0.2     0.3 
    Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)..       .375     115.9     116.2     -2.1      0.3     0.2    -0.2     0.3 
   Fuels and utilities........................      5.371     198.7     194.6     16.9     -2.1    -1.3     3.4    -1.1 
    Fuels.....................................      4.494     182.1     177.5     19.9     -2.5    -1.6     3.8    -1.4 
     Fuel oil and other fuels.................       .339     229.5     230.5     22.3      0.4    -1.0    -1.2    -2.8 
     Gas (piped) and electricity (3)..........      4.155     188.1     182.8     19.6     -2.8    -1.6     4.2    -1.3 
    Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                
        services (2)..........................       .877     134.0     135.0      5.1      0.7     0.4     0.7     0.8 
   Household furnishings and operations.......      4.749     126.5     126.8      0.6      0.2     0.5    -0.3     0.0 
    Household operations (1) (2)..............       .779     134.1     135.0      5.0      0.7     0.6     0.6     0.7 
                                                                                                                        
  Apparel.....................................      3.786     114.9     116.6     -1.8      1.5    -0.3     0.3    -1.0 
   Men's and boys' apparel....................       .915     112.4     112.7     -3.1      0.3    -0.3     0.2    -1.0 
   Women's and girls' apparel.................      1.612     103.0     106.3     -2.7      3.2    -0.4    -0.6    -1.3 
   Infants' and toddlers' apparel.............       .183     113.3     116.6     -1.3      2.9     0.8     0.2     1.7 
   Footwear...................................       .759     122.3     122.8      1.4      0.4    -0.4     2.1    -0.7 
                                                                                                                        
  Transportation..............................     17.415     175.9     175.8      5.8     -0.1    -0.7     1.8    -0.2 
   Private transportation.....................     16.329     172.1     171.9      5.7     -0.1    -0.8     1.8    -0.2 
    New and used motor vehicles (2)...........      7.858      96.2      96.2      0.3      0.0    -0.2     0.3     0.1 
     New vehicles.............................      5.155     139.3     139.3     -0.4      0.0    -0.1     0.6     0.1 
     Used cars and trucks (1).................      1.799     139.3     139.5      1.4      0.1    -0.1     0.1     0.1 
    Motor fuel................................      4.191     199.2     198.1     20.6     -0.6    -2.7     6.2    -0.9 
     Gasoline (all types).....................      4.148     198.2     197.0     20.6     -0.6    -2.7     6.4    -1.0 
    Motor vehicle parts and equipment (1).....       .362     114.4     114.9      3.6      0.4     0.4     0.4     0.4 
    Motor vehicle maintenance and repair......      1.131     211.2     212.9      4.4      0.8     0.1     0.2     0.9 
   Public transportation......................      1.087     219.9     221.3      7.5      0.6    -0.5     1.3    -0.2 
                                                                                                                        
  Medical care................................      6.220     329.5     332.1      4.0      0.8     0.2     0.1     0.5 
   Medical care commodities...................      1.457     282.0     283.1      3.8      0.4     0.2     0.4     0.3 
   Medical care services......................      4.764     342.9     346.1      4.1      0.9     0.2     0.0     0.5 
    Professional services.....................      2.815     284.7     286.5      2.8      0.6     0.2    -0.3     0.2 
    Hospital and related services (3).........      1.576     453.6     460.4      5.9      1.5     0.2     0.7     1.1 
                                                                                                                        
  Recreation (2)..............................      5.637     109.9     110.2      1.1      0.3     0.1     0.0     0.1 
   Video and audio (2)........................      1.783     104.1     104.3      0.0      0.2     0.0    -0.2    -0.2 
                                                                                                                        
  Education and communication (2).............      6.047     115.7     115.7      2.6      0.0     0.2     0.4     0.2 
   Education (2)..............................      2.967     158.3     158.4      6.2      0.1     0.4     0.7     0.3 
    Educational books and supplies............       .196     379.2     382.0      6.1      0.7     0.5     0.5     0.1 
    Tuition, other school fees, and childcare.      2.771     457.2     457.2      6.2      0.0     0.5     0.7     0.3 
   Communication (2)..........................      3.080      84.5      84.5     -1.1      0.0    -0.1     0.2     0.0 
    Information and information processing (1)                                                                          
        (2)...................................      2.895      82.1      82.0     -1.6     -0.1     0.0    -0.1    -0.1 
     Telephone services (1) (2)...............      2.245      95.2      95.2      0.1      0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0 
     Information technology, hardware and                                                                               
         services (1) (5).....................       .650      13.0      13.0     -7.1      0.0     0.0    -0.8     0.0 
      Personal computers and peripheral                                                                                 
          equipment (1) (2)...................       .236      11.6      11.5    -14.8     -0.9    -2.5    -0.9    -0.9 
                                                                                                                        
  Other goods and services....................      3.463     318.2     319.1      2.7      0.3     0.4     0.3     0.1 
   Tobacco and smoking products (1)...........       .710     515.1     515.9      4.0      0.2     0.4     0.4     0.2 
   Personal care..............................      2.752     188.1     188.6      2.3      0.3     0.4     0.2     0.1 
    Personal care products (1)................       .710     155.8     155.6      1.1     -0.1     0.3     0.3    -0.1 
    Personal care services (1)................       .675     206.4     207.9      2.5      0.7     0.7    -0.1     0.7 
    Miscellaneous personal services...........      1.172     308.2     309.3      3.2      0.4     0.4     0.3     0.1 
                                                                                                                        
          Commodity and service group                                                                                   
                                                                                                                        
 Commodities..................................     40.790     161.3     161.4      3.1      0.1    -0.3     0.9    -0.1 
  Food and beverages..........................     15.051     194.5     194.4      2.7     -0.1     0.1     0.5     0.2 
  Commodities less food and beverages.........     25.739     142.6     142.8      3.4      0.1    -0.6     1.1    -0.3 
   Nondurables less food and beverages........     14.163     168.7     169.1      6.6      0.2    -0.7     2.3    -1.8 
    Apparel...................................      3.786     114.9     116.6     -1.8      1.5    -0.3     0.3    -1.0 
    Nondurables less food, beverages, and                                                                               
        apparel...............................     10.377     206.0     205.7      9.8     -0.1    -1.1     2.5    -0.3 
   Durables...................................     11.576     115.3     115.3     -0.6      0.0    -0.1     0.1    -0.1 
 Services.....................................     59.210     234.9     235.7      3.9      0.3     0.1     0.5     0.2 
  Rent of shelter (4).........................     31.884     236.2     237.8      2.6      0.7     0.3     0.1     0.4 
  Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)....       .375     115.9     116.2     -2.1      0.3     0.2    -0.2     0.3 
  Gas (piped) and electricity (3).............      4.155     188.1     182.8     19.6     -2.8    -1.6     4.2    -1.3 
  Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                  
      services (2)............................       .877     134.0     135.0      5.1      0.7     0.4     0.7     0.8 
  Household operations (1) (2)................       .779     134.1     135.0      5.0      0.7     0.6     0.6     0.7 
  Transportation services.....................      5.707     228.2     228.7      2.8      0.2     0.0     0.4     0.0 
  Medical care services.......................      4.764     342.9     346.1      4.1      0.9     0.2     0.0     0.5 
  Other services..............................     10.669     273.2     273.9      3.0      0.3     0.3     0.3     0.2 
                                                                                                                        
                Special indexes                                                                                         
                                                                                                                        
 All items less food..........................     86.058     199.0     199.5      3.7      0.3    -0.1     0.7     0.1 
 All items less shelter.......................     67.740     189.3     189.4      4.1      0.1    -0.2     0.9    -0.1 
 All items less medical care..................     93.780     191.6     191.9      3.6      0.2    -0.1     0.7     0.0 
 Commodities less food........................     26.848     144.7     144.9      3.4      0.1    -0.5     1.1    -0.3 
 Nondurables less food........................     15.272     170.5     171.0      6.3      0.3    -0.7     2.2    -1.7 
 Nondurables less food and apparel............     11.486     204.3     204.2      9.1      0.0    -1.0     2.3    -0.1 
 Nondurables..................................     29.214     182.0     182.2      4.6      0.1    -0.3     1.5    -0.9 
 Services less rent of shelter (4)............     27.325     251.2     251.0      5.5     -0.1     0.0     0.9    -0.1 
 Services less medical care services..........     54.446     225.9     226.5      3.9      0.3     0.2     0.5     0.0 
 Energy.......................................      8.685     189.5     186.4     20.1     -1.6    -2.1     5.0    -1.2 
 All items less energy........................     91.315     200.8     201.6      2.2      0.4     0.2     0.2     0.2 
  All items less food and energy..............     77.373     202.6     203.6      2.1      0.5     0.1     0.2     0.1 
   Commodities less food and energy                                                                                     
       commodities............................     22.319     139.9     140.3      0.0      0.3     0.0     0.2    -0.1 
    Energy commodities........................      4.530     202.1     201.1     20.7     -0.5    -2.6     5.7    -1.0 
   Services less energy services..............     55.055     239.7     241.1      2.9      0.6     0.3     0.2     0.3 
 Purchasing power of the consumer dollar                                                                                
     (1982-84=$1.00)..........................          -    $ .504    $ .503        -        -       -       -       - 
 Purchasing power of the consumer dollar                                                                                
     (1967=$1.00).............................          -    $ .168    $ .168        -        -       -       -       - 

   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--   
                                                 Nov.    Dec.    Jan.    Feb.                                           
                                                 2005    2005    2006    2006                                           
                                                                                 May   Aug.   Nov.   Feb.   Aug.   Feb. 
                                                                                2005   2005   2005   2006   2005   2006 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                        
             Expenditure category                                                                                       
                                                                                                                        
 All items....................................  197.8   197.7   199.0   199.1    4.0    4.6    3.3    2.7    4.3    3.0 
                                                                                                                        
  Food and beverages..........................  192.9   193.1   194.0   194.3    3.9    1.1    3.0    2.9    2.4    2.9 
   Food.......................................  192.5   192.7   193.6   193.8    4.3    1.1    3.0    2.7    2.7    2.8 
    Food at home..............................  191.2   191.4   192.4   192.3    5.4   -0.6    2.8    2.3    2.4    2.5 
     Cereals and bakery products..............  210.1   209.9   211.0   210.3    1.4    0.6    1.5    0.4    1.0    1.0 
     Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs...........  185.7   185.7   185.8   185.3    3.5   -3.0    3.5   -0.9    0.2    1.3 
     Dairy and related products...............  183.0   182.5   183.4   183.1    4.5   -1.5    0.7    0.2    1.4    0.4 
     Fruits and vegetables....................  245.5   247.2   251.5   253.2   15.3   -3.2    7.3   13.1    5.6   10.2 
     Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage                                                                                
         materials............................  146.2   146.1   146.5   146.2    9.4    0.6    3.9    0.0    4.9    1.9 
     Other food at home.......................  167.7   168.1   169.0   168.8    3.2    3.4    0.0    2.6    3.3    1.3 
      Sugar and sweets........................  167.4   169.0   169.3   166.5   -0.7    3.2    7.5   -2.1    1.2    2.6 
      Fats and oils...........................  167.6   167.1   169.4   169.8   -2.1   -0.5    0.2    5.4   -1.3    2.8 
      Other foods (1).........................  183.0   183.3   184.3   184.7    5.2    4.2   -1.9    3.8    4.7    0.9 
       Other miscellaneous foods (1) (2)......  112.7   112.4   112.6   113.4    1.8    3.7    3.3    2.5    2.7    2.9 
    Food away from home (1)...................  195.6   196.0   196.6   197.2    2.5    3.4    2.9    3.3    2.9    3.1 
     Other food away from home (2)............  133.6   133.9   134.2   134.6    6.0    6.6    3.1    3.0    6.3    3.0 
   Alcoholic beverages (1)....................  197.1   196.4   198.0   199.5    0.6    0.8    2.5    5.0    0.7    3.7 
                                                                                                                        
  Housing.....................................  199.4   199.7   200.6   200.8    3.1    2.7    7.6    2.8    2.9    5.2 
   Shelter....................................  226.5   227.2   227.4   228.2    2.2    2.2    2.9    3.0    2.2    3.0 
    Rent of primary residence (3).............  219.9   220.4   220.7   221.4    3.2    3.0    3.3    2.8    3.1    3.0 
    Lodging away from home (2)................  131.8   132.8   133.4   134.2   -0.9    0.6    7.0    7.5   -0.2    7.2 
    Owners' equivalent rent of primary                                                                                  
        residence (3) (4).....................  232.1   232.7   233.2   233.9    2.3    2.3    2.3    3.1    2.3    2.7 
    Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)..  115.9   116.1   115.9   116.2   -2.3   -0.7   -6.3    1.0   -1.5   -2.7 
   Fuels and utilities........................  196.0   193.5   200.0   197.9   10.8    9.8   48.7    3.9   10.3   24.3 
    Fuels.....................................  179.6   176.8   183.6   181.0   12.8   11.0   60.0    3.2   11.9   28.5 
     Fuel oil and other fuels.................  233.0   230.7   227.9   221.6   27.4   59.7   34.2  -18.2   42.6    4.8 
     Gas (piped) and electricity (3)..........  185.1   182.1   189.8   187.3   11.4    7.7   62.7    4.8    9.5   30.6 
    Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                
        services (2)..........................  132.6   133.1   134.0   135.1    3.1    4.7    5.0    7.8    3.9    6.4 
   Household furnishings and operations.......  126.2   126.8   126.4   126.4    2.6   -1.6    0.3    0.6    0.5    0.5 
    Household operations (1) (2)..............  132.5   133.3   134.1   135.0    3.5    3.1    5.6    7.8    3.3    6.7 
                                                                                                                        
  Apparel.....................................  119.0   118.7   119.1   117.9    0.0   -2.0   -1.3   -3.6   -1.0   -2.5 
   Men's and boys' apparel....................  114.9   114.6   114.8   113.6   -0.3   -4.7   -3.1   -4.4   -2.5   -3.8 
   Women's and girls' apparel.................  110.6   110.2   109.5   108.1    0.4   -3.2    1.1   -8.7   -1.4   -3.9 
   Infants' and toddlers' apparel.............  113.9   114.8   115.0   117.0    0.0   -8.5   -6.7   11.3   -4.3    1.9 
   Footwear...................................  122.7   122.2   124.8   123.9    0.0    4.0   -2.2    4.0    2.0    0.8 
                                                                                                                        
  Transportation..............................  175.4   174.1   177.2   176.9    8.4   18.3   -5.1    3.5   13.2   -0.9 
   Private transportation.....................  171.5   170.2   173.3   172.9    8.3   18.7   -5.6    3.3   13.4   -1.3 
    New and used motor vehicles (2)...........   95.6    95.4    95.7    95.8    0.8   -0.8    0.4    0.8    0.0    0.6 
     New vehicles.............................  137.6   137.4   138.2   138.3   -0.9   -6.5    3.9    2.1   -3.7    3.0 
     Used cars and trucks (1).................  139.4   139.2   139.3   139.5    3.5    9.5   -7.1    0.3    6.5   -3.5 
    Motor fuel................................  199.4   194.1   206.2   204.4   31.2   83.1  -20.2   10.4   55.0   -6.2 
     Gasoline (all types).....................  198.4   193.0   205.4   203.3   30.8   84.4  -20.5   10.3   55.3   -6.4 
    Motor vehicle parts and equipment (1).....  113.6   114.0   114.4   114.9    0.4    5.1    4.3    4.7    2.7    4.5 
    Motor vehicle maintenance and repair......  210.1   210.4   210.8   212.7    4.6    3.5    4.7    5.0    4.1    4.9 
   Public transportation......................  223.4   222.3   225.1   224.6   13.5    8.6    5.9    2.2   11.0    4.0 
                                                                                                                        
  Medical care................................  328.7   329.4   329.8   331.4    4.5    2.9    5.7    3.3    3.7    4.5 
   Medical care commodities...................  280.5   281.1   282.3   283.1    2.7    3.2    5.6    3.8    3.0    4.7 
   Medical care services......................  342.5   343.2   343.3   345.1    4.9    2.8    5.8    3.1    3.8    4.4 
    Professional services.....................  285.6   286.3   285.3   285.9    4.1    2.3    4.6    0.4    3.2    2.5 
    Hospital and related services (3).........  448.7   449.7   452.7   457.7    5.5    3.0    6.8    8.3    4.3    7.5 
                                                                                                                        
  Recreation (2)..............................  109.9   110.0   110.0   110.1    1.5    0.4    1.8    0.7    0.9    1.3 
   Video and audio (2)........................  104.4   104.4   104.2   104.0    1.2    0.4    0.0   -1.5    0.8   -0.8 
                                                                                                                        
  Education and communication (2).............  114.8   115.0   115.5   115.7    2.1    0.7    4.3    3.2    1.4    3.7 
   Education (2)..............................  156.1   156.8   157.9   158.3    6.6    5.7    6.4    5.8    6.1    6.1 
    Educational books and supplies............  374.9   376.9   378.9   379.4    5.8    3.6   10.2    4.9    4.7    7.5 
    Tuition, other school fees, and childcare.  450.5   452.7   455.8   457.2    6.9    5.8    5.9    6.1    6.3    6.0 
   Communication (2)..........................   84.4    84.3    84.5    84.5   -2.3   -4.2    1.9    0.5   -3.3    1.2 
    Information and information processing (1)                                                                          
        (2)...................................   82.2    82.2    82.1    82.0   -2.9   -4.3    2.0   -1.0   -3.6    0.5 
     Telephone services (1) (2)...............   95.2    95.2    95.2    95.2   -1.3   -2.9    4.8    0.0   -2.1    2.4 
     Information technology, hardware and                                                                               
         services (1) (5).....................   13.1    13.1    13.0    13.0   -5.6  -11.1   -8.7   -3.0   -8.4   -5.9 
      Personal computers and peripheral                                                                                 
          equipment (1) (2)...................   12.0    11.7    11.6    11.5   -8.6  -22.1  -12.3  -15.7  -15.6  -14.0 
                                                                                                                        
  Other goods and services....................  316.5   317.7   318.5   318.8    2.1    3.2    2.4    2.9    2.7    2.7 
   Tobacco and smoking products (1)...........  511.2   513.1   515.1   515.9    1.5    7.0    3.8    3.7    4.2    3.7 
   Personal care..............................  187.2   187.9   188.3   188.5    2.2    2.2    2.2    2.8    2.2    2.5 
    Personal care products (1)................  155.0   155.4   155.8   155.6    1.3    2.1   -0.5    1.6    1.7    0.5 
    Personal care services (1)................  205.2   206.6   206.4   207.9   -0.2    2.6    2.2    5.4    1.2    3.8 
    Miscellaneous personal services...........  306.5   307.6   308.5   308.9    3.8    2.5    3.2    3.2    3.2    3.2 
                                                                                                                        
          Commodity and service group                                                                                   
                                                                                                                        
 Commodities..................................  161.2   160.7   162.1   161.9    4.9    7.5   -1.2    1.7    6.2    0.2 
  Food and beverages..........................  192.9   193.1   194.0   194.3    3.9    1.1    3.0    2.9    2.4    2.9 
  Commodities less food and beverages.........  143.1   142.3   143.9   143.5    5.3   11.6   -3.8    1.1    8.4   -1.4 
   Nondurables less food and beverages........  171.2   170.0   173.9   170.8   12.3   19.2   -2.5   -0.9   15.7   -1.7 
    Apparel...................................  119.0   118.7   119.1   117.9    0.0   -2.0   -1.3   -3.6   -1.0   -2.5 
    Nondurables less food, beverages, and                                                                               
        apparel...............................  205.6   203.4   208.5   207.9   13.1   35.2   -9.2    4.6   23.6   -2.5 
   Durables...................................  114.9   114.8   114.9   114.8   -0.3   -1.7   -0.3   -0.3   -1.0   -0.3 
 Services.....................................  234.1   234.4   235.5   236.0    3.2    2.8    6.6    3.3    3.0    4.9 
  Rent of shelter (4).........................  235.9   236.6   236.9   237.8    2.3    2.3    2.8    3.3    2.3    3.0 
  Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)....  115.9   116.1   115.9   116.2   -2.3   -0.7   -6.3    1.0   -1.5   -2.7 
  Gas (piped) and electricity (3).............  185.1   182.1   189.8   187.3   11.4    7.7   62.7    4.8    9.5   30.6 
  Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                  
      services (2)............................  132.6   133.1   134.0   135.1    3.1    4.7    5.0    7.8    3.9    6.4 
  Household operations (1) (2)................  132.5   133.3   134.1   135.0    3.5    3.1    5.6    7.8    3.3    6.7 
  Transportation services.....................  228.3   228.3   229.1   229.0    4.0    4.3    2.1    1.2    4.2    1.7 
  Medical care services.......................  342.5   343.2   343.3   345.1    4.9    2.8    5.8    3.1    3.8    4.4 
  Other services..............................  271.6   272.4   273.1   273.7    2.9    1.8    4.4    3.1    2.3    3.8 
                                                                                                                        
                Special indexes                                                                                         
                                                                                                                        
 All items less food..........................  198.7   198.6   199.9   200.0    3.8    5.5    3.3    2.6    4.6    3.0 
 All items less shelter.......................  188.8   188.4   190.1   189.9    4.9    6.0    3.5    2.4    5.4    2.9 
 All items less medical care..................  191.1   191.0   192.3   192.3    3.9    4.8    3.2    2.5    4.4    2.9 
 Commodities less food........................  145.1   144.4   146.0   145.6    5.5   11.1   -3.8    1.4    8.3   -1.2 
 Nondurables less food........................  172.8   171.6   175.4   172.5   11.3   18.2   -2.3   -0.7   14.7   -1.5 
 Nondurables less food and apparel............  204.0   202.0   206.6   206.3   11.9   32.1   -8.4    4.6   21.6   -2.1 
 Nondurables..................................  182.4   181.8   184.6   182.9    7.3   10.0    0.0    1.1    8.6    0.5 
 Services less rent of shelter (4)............  249.5   249.5   251.7   251.5    5.0    3.9   10.0    3.2    4.4    6.6 
 Services less medical care services..........  224.9   225.4   226.6   226.7    3.5    2.9    5.9    3.2    3.2    4.6 
 Energy.......................................  188.3   184.3   193.5   191.2   21.7   44.4   11.4    6.3   32.6    8.8 
 All items less energy........................  200.3   200.7   201.1   201.5    2.5    1.4    2.4    2.4    1.9    2.4 
  All items less food and energy..............  202.5   202.8   203.2   203.5    2.2    1.4    2.6    2.0    1.8    2.3 
   Commodities less food and energy                                                                                     
       commodities............................  140.2   140.2   140.5   140.3    0.6   -0.9    0.0    0.3   -0.1    0.1 
    Energy commodities........................  202.5   197.3   208.6   206.5   30.9   81.5  -17.4    8.1   54.1   -5.5 
   Services less energy services..............  239.2   239.8   240.2   241.0    2.8    2.4    3.4    3.0    2.6    3.2 

   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                                  Feb. 2006 from--      Jan. 2006 from--  
                                               sched-                                                                      
                                                 ule   Nov.   Dec.   Jan.   Feb.                                           
                                                 (1)   2005   2005   2006   2006   Feb.   Dec.   Jan.   Jan.   Nov.   Dec. 
                                                                                   2005   2005   2006   2005   2005   2005 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                           
 U.S. city average............................   M    197.6  196.8  198.3  198.7    3.6    1.0    0.2    4.0    0.4    0.8 
                                                                                                                           
            Region and area size(2)                                                                                        
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
 Northeast urban..............................   M    210.0  209.0  211.0  211.6    3.9    1.2    0.3    4.1    0.5    1.0 
   Size A - More than 1,500,000...............   M    212.2  211.3  213.2  213.8    3.8    1.2    0.3    4.0    0.5    0.9 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).........   M    124.3  123.6  124.8  125.2    4.2    1.3    0.3    4.5    0.4    1.0 
                                                                                                                           
 Midwest urban................................   M    190.3  189.7  190.8  190.7    3.0    0.5   -0.1    3.6    0.3    0.6 
   Size A - More than 1,500,000...............   M    192.1  191.6  192.7  192.5    2.9    0.5   -0.1    3.7    0.3    0.6 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).........   M    121.3  120.9  121.6  121.6    3.0    0.6    0.0    3.7    0.2    0.6 
   Size D -  Nonmetropolitan  (less than                                                                                   
       50,000)................................   M    185.0  184.4  185.3  185.2    3.3    0.4   -0.1    4.0    0.2    0.5 
                                                                                                                           
 South urban..................................   M    190.7  190.1  191.5  191.8    3.8    0.9    0.2    4.3    0.4    0.7 
   Size A - More than 1,500,000...............   M    192.9  191.9  193.6  193.9    3.9    1.0    0.2    4.5    0.4    0.9 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).........   M    121.4  121.2  122.0  122.1    3.7    0.7    0.1    4.2    0.5    0.7 
   Size D -  Nonmetropolitan  (less than                                                                                   
       50,000)................................   M    190.7  189.7  191.0  191.1    4.4    0.7    0.1    4.8    0.2    0.7 
                                                                                                                           
 West urban...................................   M    201.4  200.0  201.7  202.7    3.6    1.4    0.5    3.7    0.1    0.9 
   Size A - More than 1,500,000...............   M    204.2  203.0  204.7  205.7    3.7    1.3    0.5    4.1    0.2    0.8 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).........   M    122.8  121.8  122.9  123.7    3.4    1.6    0.7    2.8    0.1    0.9 
                                                                                                                           
                 Size classes                                                                                              
                                                                                                                           
   A (4)......................................   M    180.8  180.0  181.4  181.9    3.6    1.1    0.3    4.1    0.3    0.8 
   B/C (3)....................................   M    122.0  121.6  122.5  122.7    3.5    0.9    0.2    3.9    0.4    0.7 
   D..........................................   M    190.2  189.3  190.1  190.2    3.5    0.5    0.1    3.9   -0.1    0.4 
                                                                                                                           
            Selected local areas(5)                                                                                        
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI...............   M    197.3  196.4  197.5  197.2    3.5    0.4   -0.2    4.0    0.1    0.6 
 Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA......   M    205.6  203.9  206.0  207.5    5.1    1.8    0.7    5.4    0.2    1.0 
 New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island,                                                                                       
     NY-NJ-CT-PA..............................   M    215.3  214.2  215.9  216.4    3.6    1.0    0.2    3.7    0.3    0.8 
                                                                                                                           
 Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT..........   1    218.6      -  220.5      -      -      -      -    4.4    0.9      - 
 Cleveland-Akron, OH..........................   1    189.9      -  190.3      -      -      -      -    3.8    0.2      - 
 Dallas-Fort Worth, TX........................   1    187.8      -  188.6      -      -      -      -    4.8    0.4      - 
 Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV (6)........   1    125.4      -  126.3      -      -      -      -    4.1    0.7      - 
                                                                                                                           
 Atlanta, GA..................................   2        -  188.7      -  189.8    2.4    0.6      -      -      -      - 
 Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI..................   2        -  192.4      -  194.8    3.7    1.2      -      -      -      - 
 Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX...............   2        -  177.2      -  178.6    2.3    0.8      -      -      -      - 
 Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL....................   2        -  197.4      -  202.2    6.1    2.4      -      -      -      - 
 Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City,                                                                                    
     PA-NJ-DE-MD..............................   2        -  204.9      -  209.0    4.4    2.0      -      -      -      - 
 San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA...........   2        -  203.4      -  207.1    2.9    1.8      -      -      -      - 
 Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA.................   2        -  200.9      -  203.6    3.0    1.3      -      -      -      - 

   1 Areas on pricing schedule 2 (see Table 10) will appear next month. 
   2 Regions defined as the four Census regions.  See technical notes.
   3 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base.
   4 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.
   5 In addition, the following metropolitan areas are published semiannually and appear in Tables 34 and 39 of the 
 January and July issues of the CPI Detailed Report: Anchorage, AK; Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN; Denver-Boulder-Greeley,
 CO; Honolulu, HI; Kansas City, MO-KS; Milwaukee-Racine, WI; Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI; Phoenix-Mesa, AZ; Pittsburgh, PA;
 Portland-Salem, OR-WA; St. Louis, MO-IL; San Diego, CA; Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL.
   6 Indexes on a November 1996=100 base.
   - Data not available.
 NOTE:  Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

 Table 4. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by expenditure
 category and commodity and service group

 (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                   Unadjusted                           
                                                 Relative   Unadjusted indexes percent change to   Seasonally adjusted  
                                               importance,                      Feb. 2006 from-    percent change from- 
                     CPI-W                       December                                                               
                                                   2005       Jan.      Feb.                                            
                                                              2006      2006     Feb.     Jan.   Nov. to Dec. to Jan. to
                                                                                 2005     2006     Dec.    Jan.    Feb. 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                        
             Expenditure category                                                                                       
                                                                                                                        
 All items....................................    100.000     194.0     194.2      3.7      0.1    -0.1     0.7     0.0 
 All items (1967=100).........................          -     577.7     578.6        -        -       -       -       - 
                                                                                                                        
  Food and beverages..........................     16.537     193.8     193.7      2.6     -0.1     0.2     0.4     0.1 
   Food.......................................     15.519     193.4     193.3      2.7     -0.1     0.2     0.4     0.1 
    Food at home..............................      9.347     192.4     191.7      2.4     -0.4     0.2     0.5    -0.1 
     Cereals and bakery products..............      1.275     210.8     210.5      1.0     -0.1     0.0     0.7    -0.5 
     Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs...........      2.653     185.4     185.1      0.7     -0.2    -0.1    -0.1    -0.2 
     Dairy and related products...............       .965     183.5     183.3      0.9     -0.1    -0.3     0.3     0.1 
     Fruits and vegetables....................      1.338     256.2     251.3      8.2     -1.9     0.9     1.5     0.9 
     Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage                                                                                
         materials............................      1.087     146.7     146.7      3.5      0.0     0.0     0.3    -0.3 
     Other food at home.......................      2.030     168.5     168.7      2.2      0.1     0.2     0.5     0.0 
      Sugar and sweets........................       .337     168.3     166.5      1.8     -1.1     0.9     0.1    -1.5 
      Fats and oils...........................       .287     170.4     171.2      1.2      0.5    -0.2     1.5     0.4 
      Other foods (1).........................      1.406     184.4     185.0      2.7      0.3     0.2     0.4     0.3 
       Other miscellaneous foods (1) (2)......       .370     113.0     113.8      2.6      0.7    -0.3     0.1     0.7 
    Food away from home (1)...................      6.172     196.4     197.0      3.0      0.3     0.2     0.3     0.3 
     Other food away from home (2)............       .275     133.7     134.4      4.7      0.5     0.3     0.1     0.4 
   Alcoholic beverages (1)....................      1.018     198.0     199.4      2.2      0.7    -0.4     0.9     0.7 
                                                                                                                        
  Housing.....................................     40.161     195.8     196.1      4.3      0.2     0.1     0.5     0.1 
   Shelter....................................     30.069     220.0     221.2      2.5      0.5     0.3     0.0     0.4 
    Rent of primary residence (3).............      7.880     220.1     220.8      3.1      0.3     0.3     0.1     0.3 
    Lodging away from home (2)................      1.412     126.1     133.1      3.1      5.6     1.1    -0.5     1.3 
    Owners' equivalent rent of primary                                                                                  
        residence (3) (4).....................     20.429     211.7     212.4      2.5      0.3     0.2     0.2     0.3 
    Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)..       .348     116.2     116.5     -2.0      0.3     0.2    -0.2     0.3 
   Fuels and utilities........................      5.900     197.3     193.2     16.8     -2.1    -1.2     3.3    -1.1 
    Fuels.....................................      4.984     179.7     175.0     19.4     -2.6    -1.5     3.8    -1.4 
     Fuel oil and other fuels.................       .347     228.9     229.7     22.4      0.3    -0.9    -1.6    -2.8 
     Gas (piped) and electricity (3)..........      4.637     186.4     181.1     19.1     -2.8    -1.5     4.2    -1.4 
    Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                
        services (2)..........................       .916     134.3     135.3      5.0      0.7     0.4     0.7     0.7 
   Household furnishings and operations.......      4.193     122.0     122.4      0.4      0.3     0.2    -0.2     0.2 
    Household operations (1) (2)..............       .363     136.7     137.5      5.1      0.6     0.5     0.5     0.6 
                                                                                                                        
  Apparel.....................................      4.090     114.3     116.1     -2.1      1.6    -0.3     0.0    -0.7 
   Men's and boys' apparel....................       .982     112.0     112.7     -2.9      0.6    -0.3     0.1    -0.7 
   Women's and girls' apparel.................      1.689     102.1     105.4     -3.6      3.2    -0.3    -1.1    -1.0 
   Infants' and toddlers' apparel.............       .242     115.8     118.1     -2.4      2.0     0.8     0.3     0.8 
   Footwear...................................       .964     121.6     122.1      1.2      0.4    -0.2     1.8    -0.6 
                                                                                                                        
  Transportation..............................     19.669     174.9     174.8      6.1     -0.1    -0.7     1.8    -0.3 
   Private transportation.....................     18.931     172.2     172.0      6.0     -0.1    -0.8     1.9    -0.3 
    New and used motor vehicles (2)...........      8.944      95.2      95.2      0.5      0.0    -0.2     0.3     0.0 
     New vehicles.............................      5.380     140.3     140.3     -0.3      0.0    -0.1     0.6     0.0 
     Used cars and trucks (1).................      2.801     140.1     140.3      1.4      0.1    -0.1     0.1     0.1 
    Motor fuel................................      5.244     199.9     198.7     20.5     -0.6    -2.6     6.2    -1.1 
     Gasoline (all types).....................      5.193     198.9     197.7     20.5     -0.6    -2.6     6.2    -1.1 
    Motor vehicle parts and equipment (1).....       .434     113.9     114.3      3.5      0.4     0.4     0.3     0.4 
    Motor vehicle maintenance and repair......      1.130     213.6     215.4      4.5      0.8     0.1     0.2     0.8 
   Public transportation......................       .738     219.0     220.4      7.6      0.6    -0.4     1.3    -0.1 
                                                                                                                        
  Medical care................................      5.171     329.1     331.5      4.0      0.7     0.2     0.1     0.3 
   Medical care commodities...................      1.140     275.0     276.3      3.8      0.5     0.2     0.4     0.4 
   Medical care services......................      4.030     343.6     346.4      4.0      0.8     0.2     0.0     0.3 
    Professional services.....................      2.336     287.2     288.9      2.7      0.6     0.2    -0.3     0.2 
    Hospital and related services (3).........      1.332     450.1     455.4      5.7      1.2     0.2     0.6     0.9 
                                                                                                                        
  Recreation (2)..............................      5.097     107.2     107.5      0.9      0.3     0.0     0.0     0.1 
   Video and audio (2)........................      1.928     103.3     103.6      0.1      0.3    -0.1    -0.2     0.0 
                                                                                                                        
  Education and communication (2).............      5.635     113.1     113.1      2.2      0.0     0.1     0.4     0.1 
   Education (2)..............................      2.243     156.7     156.7      6.1      0.0     0.5     0.8     0.3 
    Educational books and supplies............       .199     380.6     383.5      6.1      0.8     0.5     0.6     0.3 
    Tuition, other school fees, and childcare.      2.044     443.3     443.2      6.1      0.0     0.5     0.8     0.3 
   Communication (2)..........................      3.392      86.3      86.3     -0.8      0.0     0.0     0.1     0.0 
    Information and information processing (1)                                                                          
        (2)...................................      3.244      84.6      84.6     -1.1      0.0    -0.1     0.0     0.0 
     Telephone services (1) (2)...............      2.653      95.3      95.4      0.1      0.1     0.0     0.0     0.1 
     Information technology, hardware and                                                                               
         services (1) (5).....................       .590      13.6      13.5     -7.5     -0.7    -0.7     0.0    -0.7 
      Personal computers and peripheral                                                                                 
          equipment (1) (2)...................       .208      11.4      11.3    -15.0     -0.9    -1.7    -1.7    -0.9 
                                                                                                                        
  Other goods and services....................      3.640     327.6     328.4      2.8      0.2     0.4     0.3     0.1 
   Tobacco and smoking products (1)...........      1.137     517.1     517.9      4.2      0.2     0.4     0.4     0.2 
   Personal care..............................      2.504     186.3     186.8      2.1      0.3     0.4     0.3     0.1 
    Personal care products (1)................       .774     155.8     155.6      0.9     -0.1     0.3     0.3    -0.1 
    Personal care services (1)................       .616     206.6     208.0      2.3      0.7     0.7    -0.1     0.7 
    Miscellaneous personal services...........       .949     308.6     309.7      3.3      0.4     0.4     0.3     0.2 
                                                                                                                        
          Commodity and service group                                                                                   
                                                                                                                        
 Commodities..................................     44.601     162.6     162.7      3.4      0.1    -0.4     1.0    -0.2 
  Food and beverages..........................     16.537     193.8     193.7      2.6     -0.1     0.2     0.4     0.1 
  Commodities less food and beverages.........     28.064     144.8     145.1      3.8      0.2    -0.6     1.2    -0.3 
   Nondurables less food and beverages........     15.599     173.5     174.0      7.1      0.3    -0.8     2.5    -1.8 
    Apparel...................................      4.090     114.3     116.1     -2.1      1.6    -0.3     0.0    -0.7 
    Nondurables less food, beverages, and                                                                               
        apparel...............................     11.509     214.2     213.9     10.7     -0.1    -1.2     2.7    -0.3 
   Durables...................................     12.465     115.2     115.3     -0.2      0.1    -0.1     0.2     0.0 
 Services.....................................     55.399     230.7     231.2      4.0      0.2     0.1     0.5     0.1 
  Rent of shelter (4).........................     29.721     211.9     213.1      2.6      0.6     0.3     0.0     0.4 
  Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)....       .348     116.2     116.5     -2.0      0.3     0.2    -0.2     0.3 
  Gas (piped) and electricity (3).............      4.637     186.4     181.1     19.1     -2.8    -1.5     4.2    -1.4 
  Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                  
      services (2)............................       .916     134.3     135.3      5.0      0.7     0.4     0.7     0.7 
  Household operations (1) (2)................       .363     136.7     137.5      5.1      0.6     0.5     0.5     0.6 
  Transportation services.....................      5.659     228.6     229.0      2.5      0.2     0.1     0.2     0.0 
  Medical care services.......................      4.030     343.6     346.4      4.0      0.8     0.2     0.0     0.3 
  Other services..............................      9.726     264.4     265.0      2.8      0.2     0.2     0.3     0.2 
                                                                                                                        
                Special indexes                                                                                         
                                                                                                                        
 All items less food..........................     84.481     193.9     194.2      3.9      0.2    -0.2     0.8    -0.1 
 All items less shelter.......................     69.931     186.6     186.5      4.2     -0.1    -0.3     1.0    -0.2 
 All items less medical care..................     94.829     188.2     188.4      3.7      0.1    -0.1     0.7     0.0 
 Commodities less food........................     29.082     146.8     147.0      3.7      0.1    -0.6     1.2    -0.3 
 Nondurables less food........................     16.617     175.1     175.6      6.8      0.3    -0.7     2.4    -1.7 
 Nondurables less food and apparel............     12.527     211.9     211.7      9.9     -0.1    -1.2     2.6    -0.3 
 Nondurables..................................     32.136     184.2     184.5      4.8      0.2    -0.3     1.5    -0.8 
 Services less rent of shelter (4)............     25.679     223.4     222.9      5.5     -0.2     0.0     1.0    -0.2 
 Services less medical care services..........     51.369     222.2     222.5      4.0      0.1     0.2     0.5     0.0 
 Energy.......................................     10.228     188.8     185.9     19.9     -1.5    -2.1     5.0    -1.3 
 All items less energy........................     89.772     195.4     196.1      2.0      0.4     0.2     0.2     0.2 
  All items less food and energy..............     74.253     196.2     197.1      1.9      0.5     0.2     0.2     0.2 
   Commodities less food and energy                                                                                     
       commodities............................     23.491     140.2     140.7      0.1      0.4    -0.1     0.1     0.0 
    Energy commodities........................      5.591     202.0     200.9     20.6     -0.5    -2.5     5.7    -1.2 
   Services less energy services..............     50.762     235.4     236.5      2.8      0.5     0.3     0.1     0.3 
 Purchasing power of the consumer dollar                                                                                
     (1982-84=$1.00)..........................          -    $ .516    $ .515        -        -       -       -       - 
 Purchasing power of the consumer dollar                                                                                
     (1967=$1.00).............................          -    $ .173    $ .173        -        -       -       -       - 

   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--   
                                                 Nov.    Dec.    Jan.    Feb.                                           
                                                 2005    2005    2006    2006                                           
                                                                                 May   Aug.   Nov.   Feb.   Aug.   Feb. 
                                                                                2005   2005   2005   2006   2005   2006 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                        
             Expenditure category                                                                                       
                                                                                                                        
 All items....................................  193.5   193.3   194.6   194.6    3.9    5.6    2.9    2.3    4.7    2.6 
                                                                                                                        
  Food and beverages..........................  192.2   192.5   193.3   193.5    3.9    0.8    3.0    2.7    2.3    2.9 
   Food.......................................  191.8   192.1   192.9   193.1    4.1    0.8    3.0    2.7    2.5    2.9 
    Food at home..............................  190.3   190.6   191.5   191.4    5.5   -0.8    2.8    2.3    2.3    2.6 
     Cereals and bakery products..............  210.0   209.9   211.3   210.3    1.2    0.2    1.7    0.6    0.7    1.2 
     Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs...........  185.7   185.6   185.4   185.0    3.8   -3.0    3.5   -1.5    0.3    1.0 
     Dairy and related products...............  182.8   182.3   182.9   183.0    4.5   -1.1    0.2    0.4    1.7    0.3 
     Fruits and vegetables....................  243.2   245.3   249.0   251.2   16.2   -3.3    7.2   13.8    6.0   10.5 
     Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage                                                                                
         materials............................  145.5   145.5   146.0   145.5    9.7    0.0    4.2    0.0    4.7    2.1 
     Other food at home.......................  167.2   167.6   168.4   168.4    2.7    3.2    0.2    2.9    2.9    1.6 
      Sugar and sweets........................  166.6   168.1   168.3   165.7   -2.0    4.0    7.5   -2.1    1.0    2.6 
      Fats and oils...........................  167.7   167.4   169.9   170.6   -1.4   -0.7    0.5    7.1   -1.1    3.7 
      Other foods (1).........................  183.4   183.7   184.4   185.0    4.7    3.8   -1.3    3.5    4.3    1.1 
       Other miscellaneous foods (1) (2)......  113.2   112.9   113.0   113.8    1.5    2.9    4.0    2.1    2.2    3.1 
    Food away from home (1)...................  195.5   195.8   196.4   197.0    2.5    3.4    3.1    3.1    3.0    3.1 
     Other food away from home (2)............  133.3   133.7   133.9   134.4    4.4    8.3    2.7    3.3    6.3    3.0 
   Alcoholic beverages (1)....................  197.0   196.3   198.0   199.4    0.2    0.0    3.5    5.0    0.1    4.2 
                                                                                                                        
  Housing.....................................  195.1   195.2   196.2   196.4    3.2    3.2    8.0    2.7    3.2    5.3 
   Shelter....................................  219.5   220.1   220.2   221.0    2.1    2.6    2.6    2.8    2.3    2.7 
    Rent of primary residence (3).............  219.0   219.6   219.9   220.5    3.0    3.0    3.4    2.8    3.0    3.1 
    Lodging away from home (2)................  131.0   132.5   131.9   133.6   -1.2    1.9    3.7    8.2    0.3    5.9 
    Owners' equivalent rent of primary                                                                                  
        residence (3) (4).....................  210.6   211.0   211.5   212.2    1.9    2.5    2.3    3.1    2.2    2.7 
    Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)..  116.2   116.4   116.2   116.5   -2.0   -0.7   -6.3    1.0   -1.3   -2.7 
   Fuels and utilities........................  194.6   192.2   198.6   196.4   10.6    9.4   48.1    3.8   10.0   24.0 
    Fuels.....................................  177.1   174.5   181.1   178.5   12.3   10.5   58.3    3.2   11.4   27.8 
     Fuel oil and other fuels.................  232.4   230.4   226.8   220.4   30.0   58.3   34.5  -19.1   43.4    4.3 
     Gas (piped) and electricity (3)..........  183.3   180.5   188.1   185.5   11.2    7.7   60.3    4.9    9.5   29.7 
    Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                
        services (2)..........................  132.9   133.4   134.3   135.3    2.8    5.0    5.0    7.4    3.9    6.2 
   Household furnishings and operations.......  121.9   122.2   121.9   122.2    2.3   -1.6    0.3    1.0    0.3    0.7 
    Household operations (1) (2)..............  135.3   136.0   136.7   137.5    4.4    4.3    5.2    6.7    4.3    5.9 
                                                                                                                        
  Apparel.....................................  118.5   118.2   118.2   117.4   -1.0   -1.3   -2.3   -3.7   -1.2   -3.0 
   Men's and boys' apparel....................  114.5   114.2   114.3   113.5   -1.0   -4.1   -3.1   -3.4   -2.5   -3.3 
   Women's and girls' apparel.................  109.9   109.6   108.4   107.3   -1.1   -2.9   -0.7   -9.1   -2.0   -5.0 
   Infants' and toddlers' apparel.............  116.4   117.3   117.6   118.5   -0.7   -9.2   -6.3    7.4   -5.0    0.3 
   Footwear...................................  121.7   121.5   123.7   123.0   -0.3    4.7   -3.5    4.3    2.2    0.3 
                                                                                                                        
  Transportation..............................  174.5   173.2   176.4   175.9    8.7   20.0   -5.7    3.2   14.2   -1.4 
   Private transportation.....................  171.6   170.3   173.5   173.0    8.6   20.9   -6.5    3.3   14.6   -1.7 
    New and used motor vehicles (2)...........   94.7    94.5    94.8    94.8    1.7    0.8   -0.8    0.4    1.3   -0.2 
     New vehicles.............................  138.6   138.4   139.2   139.2   -0.3   -6.2    3.8    1.7   -3.3    2.8 
     Used cars and trucks (1).................  140.2   140.0   140.1   140.3    3.5    9.8   -7.3    0.3    6.6   -3.6 
    Motor fuel................................  200.4   195.1   207.1   204.8   30.5   83.9  -19.5    9.1   54.9   -6.3 
     Gasoline (all types).....................  199.3   194.1   206.1   203.8   30.7   83.7  -19.8    9.3   54.9   -6.4 
    Motor vehicle parts and equipment (1).....  113.2   113.6   113.9   114.3    0.4    5.2    4.7    3.9    2.7    4.3 
    Motor vehicle maintenance and repair......  212.6   212.9   213.4   215.2    4.7    3.7    4.8    5.0    4.2    4.9 
   Public transportation......................  221.6   220.8   223.6   223.3   11.9    8.7    6.8    3.1   10.3    4.9 
                                                                                                                        
  Medical care................................  328.6   329.2   329.5   330.5    4.5    2.9    6.1    2.3    3.7    4.2 
   Medical care commodities...................  273.7   274.2   275.3   276.3    2.3    3.2    5.8    3.9    2.7    4.8 
   Medical care services......................  343.4   344.0   344.0   345.0    5.2    2.8    6.2    1.9    4.0    4.0 
    Professional services.....................  288.2   288.7   287.7   288.3    4.3    2.3    4.4    0.1    3.3    2.3 
    Hospital and related services (3).........  445.5   446.2   448.7   452.7    5.6    2.6    7.8    6.6    4.1    7.2 
                                                                                                                        
  Recreation (2)..............................  107.3   107.3   107.3   107.4    1.1    0.0    1.9    0.4    0.6    1.1 
   Video and audio (2)........................  103.7   103.6   103.4   103.4    0.8    0.8    0.0   -1.2    0.8   -0.6 
                                                                                                                        
  Education and communication (2).............  112.3   112.4   112.9   113.0    1.5    0.0    4.4    2.5    0.7    3.4 
   Education (2)..............................  154.2   155.0   156.2   156.6    6.7    5.2    6.2    6.4    5.9    6.3 
    Educational books and supplies............  376.0   377.9   380.2   381.2    6.0    3.0    9.9    5.6    4.5    7.8 
    Tuition, other school fees, and childcare.  436.3   438.3   442.0   443.2    6.7    5.4    5.9    6.5    6.0    6.2 
   Communication (2)..........................   86.2    86.2    86.3    86.3   -2.3   -3.6    2.4    0.5   -3.0    1.4 
    Information and information processing (1)                                                                          
        (2)...................................   84.7    84.6    84.6    84.6   -2.3   -4.2    2.9   -0.5   -3.2    1.2 
     Telephone services (1) (2)...............   95.3    95.3    95.3    95.4   -1.7   -2.5    4.3    0.4   -2.1    2.3 
     Information technology, hardware and                                                                               
         services (1) (5).....................   13.7    13.6    13.6    13.5   -8.0   -8.1   -8.3   -5.7   -8.1   -7.0 
      Personal computers and peripheral                                                                                 
          equipment (1) (2)...................   11.8    11.6    11.4    11.3   -8.7  -22.4  -12.5  -15.9  -15.9  -14.2 
                                                                                                                        
  Other goods and services....................  325.6   326.8   327.8   328.1    1.5    4.1    2.4    3.1    2.8    2.7 
   Tobacco and smoking products (1)...........  513.2   515.0   517.1   517.9    1.5    8.1    3.7    3.7    4.7    3.7 
   Personal care..............................  185.3   186.0   186.5   186.6    1.5    2.2    1.7    2.8    1.9    2.3 
    Personal care products (1)................  154.9   155.4   155.8   155.6    0.8    2.4   -1.3    1.8    1.6    0.3 
    Personal care services (1)................  205.5   206.9   206.6   208.0   -0.4    2.6    2.2    5.0    1.1    3.6 
    Miscellaneous personal services...........  306.7   308.0   308.9   309.4    4.6    2.3    2.9    3.6    3.4    3.2 
                                                                                                                        
          Commodity and service group                                                                                   
                                                                                                                        
 Commodities..................................  162.5   161.9   163.5   163.2    5.2    8.5   -1.7    1.7    6.8    0.0 
  Food and beverages..........................  192.2   192.5   193.3   193.5    3.9    0.8    3.0    2.7    2.3    2.9 
  Commodities less food and beverages.........  145.4   144.5   146.3   145.9    5.8   13.6   -4.5    1.4    9.6   -1.6 
   Nondurables less food and beverages........  176.3   174.9   179.3   176.0   12.5   21.7   -3.1   -0.7   17.0   -1.9 
    Apparel...................................  118.5   118.2   118.2   117.4   -1.0   -1.3   -2.3   -3.7   -1.2   -3.0 
    Nondurables less food, beverages, and                                                                               
        apparel...............................  214.1   211.5   217.2   216.5   14.6   38.1   -9.5    4.6   25.8   -2.7 
   Durables...................................  114.9   114.8   115.0   115.0    0.3   -0.3   -1.0    0.3    0.0   -0.3 
 Services.....................................  229.8   230.0   231.1   231.4    3.3    2.9    6.9    2.8    3.1    4.8 
  Rent of shelter (4).........................  211.5   212.1   212.1   212.9    2.3    2.5    2.9    2.7    2.4    2.8 
  Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)....  116.2   116.4   116.2   116.5   -2.0   -0.7   -6.3    1.0   -1.3   -2.7 
  Gas (piped) and electricity (3).............  183.3   180.5   188.1   185.5   11.2    7.7   60.3    4.9    9.5   29.7 
  Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                  
      services (2)............................  132.9   133.4   134.3   135.3    2.8    5.0    5.0    7.4    3.9    6.2 
  Household operations (1) (2)................  135.3   136.0   136.7   137.5    4.4    4.3    5.2    6.7    4.3    5.9 
  Transportation services.....................  228.2   228.5   229.0   228.9    3.1    4.0    1.8    1.2    3.5    1.5 
  Medical care services.......................  343.4   344.0   344.0   345.0    5.2    2.8    6.2    1.9    4.0    4.0 
  Other services..............................  263.0   263.6   264.3   264.8    2.8    1.2    4.4    2.8    2.0    3.6 
                                                                                                                        
                Special indexes                                                                                         
                                                                                                                        
 All items less food..........................  193.6   193.3   194.8   194.7    4.1    6.3    2.9    2.3    5.2    2.6 
 All items less shelter.......................  186.1   185.6   187.4   187.1    5.0    6.8    3.1    2.2    5.9    2.6 
 All items less medical care..................  187.7   187.5   188.9   188.9    4.0    5.8    2.6    2.6    4.9    2.6 
 Commodities less food........................  147.3   146.4   148.2   147.8    5.7   13.1   -4.2    1.4    9.3   -1.5 
 Nondurables less food........................  177.5   176.3   180.5   177.4   11.8   20.4   -3.1   -0.2   16.0   -1.7 
 Nondurables less food and apparel............  211.7   209.2   214.6   214.0   12.4   35.7   -8.7    4.4   23.5   -2.4 
 Nondurables..................................  184.7   184.1   186.9   185.4    7.9   10.6   -0.4    1.5    9.2    0.5 
 Services less rent of shelter (4)............  221.7   221.7   223.9   223.4    5.0    3.8   10.6    3.1    4.4    6.8 
 Services less medical care services..........  221.0   221.4   222.6   222.7    3.2    3.4    6.2    3.1    3.3    4.6 
 Energy.......................................  187.9   183.9   193.1   190.6   22.0   47.0    8.8    5.9   33.9    7.3 
 All items less energy........................  195.0   195.3   195.7   196.0    2.3    1.5    2.3    2.1    1.9    2.2 
  All items less food and energy..............  196.0   196.3   196.6   197.0    1.9    1.7    2.1    2.1    1.8    2.1 
   Commodities less food and energy                                                                                     
       commodities............................  140.6   140.5   140.7   140.7    0.6    0.0   -0.3    0.3    0.3    0.0 
    Energy commodities........................  202.7   197.6   208.8   206.3   30.3   82.6  -17.4    7.3   54.2   -5.8 
   Services less energy services..............  234.7   235.3   235.6   236.3    2.5    2.6    3.1    2.8    2.5    2.9 

   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                                  Feb. 2006 from--      Jan. 2006 from--  
                                               sched-                                                                      
                                                 ule   Nov.   Dec.   Jan.   Feb.                                           
                                                 (1)   2005   2005   2006   2006   Feb.   Dec.   Jan.   Jan.   Nov.   Dec. 
                                                                                   2005   2005   2006   2005   2005   2005 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                           
 U.S. city average............................   M    193.4  192.5  194.0  194.2    3.7    0.9    0.1    4.1    0.3    0.8 
                                                                                                                           
            Region and area size(2)                                                                                        
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
 Northeast urban..............................   M    206.5  205.5  207.5  207.9    4.0    1.2    0.2    4.3    0.5    1.0 
   Size A - More than 1,500,000...............   M    207.3  206.4  208.2  208.6    3.7    1.1    0.2    4.0    0.4    0.9 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).........   M    124.4  123.7  125.2  125.5    4.5    1.5    0.2    4.7    0.6    1.2 
                                                                                                                           
 Midwest urban................................   M    185.6  185.1  186.2  185.9    3.2    0.4   -0.2    4.0    0.3    0.6 
   Size A - More than 1,500,000...............   M    186.7  186.2  187.3  186.9    3.1    0.4   -0.2    3.8    0.3    0.6 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).........   M    120.6  120.3  121.1  121.0    3.2    0.6   -0.1    4.0    0.4    0.7 
   Size D -  Nonmetropolitan  (less than                                                                                   
       50,000)................................   M    183.0  182.4  183.5  183.2    3.8    0.4   -0.2    4.4    0.3    0.6 
                                                                                                                           
 South urban..................................   M    188.0  187.2  188.8  188.9    4.1    0.9    0.1    4.6    0.4    0.9 
   Size A - More than 1,500,000...............   M    191.1  189.7  191.6  191.8    4.2    1.1    0.1    4.9    0.3    1.0 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).........   M    120.0  119.8  120.7  120.7    3.8    0.8    0.0    4.3    0.6    0.8 
   Size D -  Nonmetropolitan  (less than                                                                                   
       50,000)................................   M    191.0  189.8  191.0  191.1    4.6    0.7    0.1    5.0    0.0    0.6 
                                                                                                                           
 West urban...................................   M    196.4  194.9  196.3  197.2    3.5    1.2    0.5    3.6   -0.1    0.7 
   Size A - More than 1,500,000...............   M    197.7  196.2  197.6  198.6    3.7    1.2    0.5    3.9   -0.1    0.7 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).........   M    122.4  121.3  122.3  123.1    3.4    1.5    0.7    2.9   -0.1    0.8 
                                                                                                                           
                 Size classes                                                                                              
                                                                                                                           
   A (4)......................................   M    179.3  178.4  179.8  180.0    3.6    0.9    0.1    4.2    0.3    0.8 
   B/C (3)....................................   M    121.2  120.7  121.7  121.9    3.7    1.0    0.2    4.0    0.4    0.8 
   D..........................................   M    189.0  187.9  188.7  188.7    3.9    0.4    0.0    4.3   -0.2    0.4 
                                                                                                                           
            Selected local areas(5)                                                                                        
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI...............   M    191.1  190.2  191.2  190.6    3.5    0.2   -0.3    4.2    0.1    0.5 
 Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA......   M    198.4  196.5  198.3  199.9    5.0    1.7    0.8    5.2   -0.1    0.9 
 New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island,                                                                                       
     NY-NJ-CT-PA..............................   M    209.9  208.7  210.2  210.6    3.6    0.9    0.2    3.8    0.1    0.7 
                                                                                                                           
 Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT..........   1    217.7      -  219.5      -      -      -      -    4.4    0.8      - 
 Cleveland-Akron, OH..........................   1    180.8      -  181.4      -      -      -      -    4.0    0.3      - 
 Dallas-Fort Worth, TX........................   1    188.9      -  189.9      -      -      -      -    5.3    0.5      - 
 Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV (6)........   1    125.2      -  126.1      -      -      -      -    4.5    0.7      - 
                                                                                                                           
 Atlanta, GA..................................   2        -  187.2      -  188.5    2.8    0.7      -      -      -      - 
 Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI..................   2        -  187.9      -  189.6    3.8    0.9      -      -      -      - 
 Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX...............   2        -  175.1      -  176.7    2.9    0.9      -      -      -      - 
 Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL....................   2        -  195.5      -  199.9    6.2    2.3      -      -      -      - 
 Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City,                                                                                    
     PA-NJ-DE-MD..............................   2        -  205.2      -  209.1    4.6    1.9      -      -      -      - 
 San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA...........   2        -  199.3      -  202.5    2.6    1.6      -      -      -      - 
 Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA.................   2        -  196.1      -  198.0    2.9    1.0      -      -      -      - 

   1 Areas on pricing schedule 2 (see Table 10) will appear next month. 
   2 Regions defined as the four Census regions.  See technical notes.
   3 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base.
   4 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.
   5 In addition, the following metropolitan areas are published semiannually and appear in Tables 34 and 39 of the 
 January and July issues of the CPI Detailed Report: Anchorage, AK; Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN; Denver-Boulder-Greeley,
 CO; Honolulu, HI; Kansas City, MO-KS; Milwaukee-Racine, WI; Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI; Phoenix-Mesa, AZ; Pittsburgh, PA;
 Portland-Salem, OR-WA; St. Louis, MO-IL; San Diego, CA; Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL.
   6 Indexes on a November 1996=100 base.
   - Data not available.
 NOTE:  Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

 Table 7. Chained Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-U): U.S. city average, by
 expenditure category and commodity and service group

 (December 1999=100, unless otherwise noted)
                                                                                                  
                                                                                                  
                                                                                    Unadjusted    
                                                 Relative       Unadjusted      percent change to 
                                               importance,       indexes         Feb. 2006 from-  
                    C-CPI-U                     December                                          
                                                2003-2004                                         
                                                              Jan.      Feb.      Feb.      Jan.  
                                                              2006      2006      2005      2006  
                                                                                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                  
             Expenditure category                                                                 
                                                                                                  
 All items....................................    100.000     115.2     115.4       3.0       0.2 
                                                                                                  
  Food and beverages..........................     15.072     114.9     114.9       2.6       0.0 
   Food.......................................     13.943     115.0     114.9       2.6      -0.1 
    Food at home..............................      8.029     112.9     112.5       2.4      -0.4 
    Food away from home.......................      5.914     117.8     118.2       3.0       0.3 
   Alcoholic beverages........................      1.130     114.0     114.9       2.2       0.8 
                                                                                                  
  Housing.....................................     42.173     120.0     120.4       3.6       0.3 
   Shelter....................................     32.495     119.9     120.7       2.5       0.7 
   Fuels and utilities........................      4.702     152.0     149.4      15.6      -1.7 
   Household furnishings and operations.......      4.977      96.7      96.9       0.0       0.2 
                                                                                                  
  Apparel.....................................      4.076      86.3      87.6      -1.8       1.5 
                                                                                                  
  Transportation..............................     17.095     116.6     116.6       5.0       0.0 
   Private transportation.....................     15.988     117.3     117.2       4.7      -0.1 
   Public transportation......................      1.107     108.1     108.8       7.2       0.6 
                                                                                                  
  Medical care................................      6.055     128.8     129.8       3.9       0.8 
   Medical care commodities...................      1.458     119.4     119.8       3.5       0.3 
   Medical care services......................      4.597     132.0     133.2       4.0       0.9 
                                                                                                  
  Recreation..................................      5.863     105.1     105.3       0.8       0.2 
                                                                                                  
  Education and communication.................      6.190     102.8     102.8       1.6       0.0 
   Education..................................      2.751     147.0     147.1       6.2       0.1 
   Communication..............................      3.439      76.4      76.4      -2.1       0.0 
                                                                                                  
  Other goods and services....................      3.475     118.5     118.8       2.5       0.3 
                                                                                                  
          Commodity and service group                                                             
                                                                                                  
 Services.....................................     58.763     122.5     122.9       3.6       0.3 
 Commodities..................................     41.237     106.0     106.1       2.3       0.1 
  Durables....................................     12.340      88.1      88.1      -1.0       0.0 
 Nondurables..................................     28.897     114.7     114.9       3.9       0.2 
  All items less food and energy..............     78.707     111.3     111.8       1.8       0.4 
 Energy.......................................      7.351     164.3     162.0      19.3      -1.4 

 Indexes for 2006 are initial estimates.  Indexes for 2005 are interim adjustments.
 NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

 Table 1 (OW). Old Weight Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U):  U.S. city
 average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group 

 (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
                                                                                               
                                                                                               
                                                                                  Unadjusted   
                                                 Relative       Unadjusted    percent change to
                                                importance,      indexes       Feb. 2006 from- 
                Item and group                   December                                      
                                                   2005                                        
                                                              Jan.     Feb.     Feb.     Jan.  
                                                              2006     2006     2005     2006  
                                                                                                                                                                                             
                                                                                               
             Expenditure category                                                              
                                                                                               
 All items....................................     100.000    198.3    198.7      3.6      0.2 
 All items (1967=100).........................           -    594.0    595.3        -        - 
                                                                                               
  Food and beverages..........................      15.127    194.5    194.4      2.7     -0.1 
   Food.......................................      14.151    194.2    194.0      2.8     -0.1 
    Food at home..............................       8.049    193.4    192.7      2.5     -0.4 
     Cereals and bakery products..............       1.157    210.5    210.4      1.0      0.0 
     Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs...........       2.229    186.0    185.5      0.9     -0.3 
     Dairy and related products...............        .836    183.6    183.4      0.9     -0.1 
     Fruits and vegetables....................       1.242    258.5    253.6      8.0     -1.9 
     Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage                                                       
         materials............................        .885    147.4    147.5      3.5      0.1 
     Other food at home.......................       1.700    169.2    169.1      2.3     -0.1 
      Sugar and sweets........................        .297    169.3    167.5      2.0     -1.1 
      Fats and oils...........................        .246    169.9    170.5      0.7      0.4 
      Other foods.............................       1.157    184.3    184.6      2.7      0.2 
       Other miscellaneous foods (1)..........        .295    112.7    113.2      2.6      0.4 
    Food away from home.......................       6.102    196.6    197.1      3.0      0.3 
     Other food away from home (1)............        .338    134.0    134.5      4.5      0.4 
   Alcoholic beverages........................        .976    198.0    199.6      2.3      0.8 
                                                                                               
  Housing.....................................      42.224    200.0    200.5      4.0      0.3 
   Shelter....................................      32.442    226.7    228.4      2.7      0.7 
    Rent of primary residence (2).............       6.116    220.9    221.6      3.1      0.3 
    Lodging away from home (1)................       3.009    126.9    132.6      2.9      4.5 
    Owners' equivalent rent of primary                                                         
        residence (2) (3).....................      22.951    233.4    234.2      2.5      0.3 
    Tenants' and household insurance (1)......        .366    115.9    116.2     -2.1      0.3 
   Fuels and utilities........................       5.538    198.4    193.9     16.5     -2.3 
    Fuels.....................................       4.592    181.9    176.6     19.2     -2.9 
     Fuel oil and other fuels.................        .360    229.8    230.4     22.2      0.3 
     Gas (piped) and electricity (2)..........       4.233    187.8    181.9     19.0     -3.1 
    Water and sewer and trash collection                                                       
        services (1)..........................        .946    134.0    135.0      5.1      0.7 
   Household furnishings and operations.......       4.243    126.6    126.8      0.6      0.2 
    Household operations (1)..................        .717    134.0    134.7      4.7      0.5 
                                                                                               
  Apparel.....................................       3.677    114.6    116.4     -1.9      1.6 
   Men's and boys' apparel....................        .927    112.2    112.5     -3.3      0.3 
   Women's and girls' apparel.................       1.568    102.5    106.0     -3.0      3.4 
   Infants' and toddlers' apparel.............        .177    113.1    116.9     -1.0      3.4 
   Footwear...................................        .747    122.6    123.1      1.7      0.4 
                                                                                               
  Transportation..............................      17.650    175.9    175.8      5.8     -0.1 
   Private transportation.....................      16.595    172.2    172.0      5.8     -0.1 
    New and used motor vehicles (1)...........       7.519     96.2     96.1      0.2     -0.1 
     New vehicles.............................       4.521    139.3    139.3     -0.4      0.0 
     Used cars and trucks.....................       1.998    139.3    139.5      1.4      0.1 
    Motor fuel................................       4.460    199.2    198.1     20.6     -0.6 
     Gasoline (all types).....................       4.418    198.2    197.0     20.6     -0.6 
    Motor vehicle parts and equipment.........        .366    114.4    114.9      3.6      0.4 
    Motor vehicle maintenance and repair......       1.344    211.2    213.0      4.5      0.9 
   Public transportation......................       1.055    219.8    221.2      7.4      0.6 
                                                                                               
  Medical care................................       6.186    329.5    332.2      4.0      0.8 
   Medical care commodities...................       1.488    282.1    283.4      3.9      0.5 
   Medical care services......................       4.698    342.9    346.1      4.1      0.9 
    Professional services.....................       2.776    284.7    286.5      2.8      0.6 
    Hospital and related services (2).........       1.540    453.4    460.2      5.9      1.5 
                                                                                               
  Recreation (1)..............................       5.605    110.1    110.4      1.3      0.3 
   Video and audio (1)........................       1.637    104.0    104.3      0.0      0.3 
                                                                                               
  Education and communication (1).............       5.791    115.7    115.8      2.7      0.1 
   Education (1)..............................       3.008    158.4    158.5      6.2      0.1 
    Educational books and supplies............        .223    379.4    381.9      6.1      0.7 
    Tuition, other school fees, and childcare.       2.784    457.4    457.4      6.2      0.0 
   Communication (1)..........................       2.784     84.5     84.5     -1.1      0.0 
    Information and information processing (1)       2.612     82.1     82.1     -1.4      0.0 
     Telephone services (1)...................       2.123     95.2     95.2      0.1      0.0 
     Information technology, hardware and                                                      
         services (4).........................        .489     13.0     12.9     -7.9     -0.8 
      Personal computers and peripheral                                                        
          equipment (1).......................        .156     11.6     11.5    -14.8     -0.9 
                                                                                               
  Other goods and services....................       3.739    318.2    319.1      2.7      0.3 
   Tobacco and smoking products...............        .824    515.3    515.9      4.0      0.1 
   Personal care..............................       2.916    188.0    188.6      2.3      0.3 
    Personal care products....................        .645    155.5    155.3      0.9     -0.1 
    Personal care services....................        .647    206.4    208.0      2.5      0.8 
    Miscellaneous personal services...........       1.449    308.1    309.2      3.1      0.4 
                                                                                               
          Commodity and service group                                                          
                                                                                               
 Commodities..................................      39.974    161.4    161.5      3.2      0.1 
  Food and beverages..........................      15.127    194.5    194.4      2.7     -0.1 
  Commodities less food and beverages.........      24.847    142.7    143.0      3.5      0.2 
   Nondurables less food and beverages........      14.289    168.8    169.3      6.7      0.3 
    Apparel...................................       3.677    114.6    116.4     -1.9      1.6 
    Nondurables less food, beverages, and                                                      
        apparel...............................      10.612    206.2    205.9      9.9     -0.1 
   Durables...................................      10.558    115.3    115.4     -0.5      0.1 
 Services.....................................      60.026    234.9    235.6      3.9      0.3 
  Rent of shelter (3).........................      32.076    236.2    237.9      2.7      0.7 
  Tenants' and household insurance (1)........        .366    115.9    116.2     -2.1      0.3 
  Gas (piped) and electricity (2).............       4.233    187.8    181.9     19.0     -3.1 
  Water and sewer and trash collection                                                         
      services (1)............................        .946    134.0    135.0      5.1      0.7 
  Household operations (1)....................        .717    134.0    134.7      4.7      0.5 
  Transportation services.....................       6.194    228.1    228.6      2.8      0.2 
  Medical care services.......................       4.698    342.9    346.1      4.1      0.9 
  Other services..............................      10.795    273.3    274.1      3.1      0.3 
                                                                                               
                Special indexes                                                                
                                                                                               
 All items less food..........................      85.849    199.0    199.6      3.8      0.3 
 All items less shelter.......................      67.558    189.4    189.4      4.1      0.0 
 All items less medical care..................      93.814    191.6    191.9      3.6      0.2 
 Commodities less food........................      25.823    144.8    145.1      3.5      0.2 
 Nondurables less food........................      15.265    170.6    171.1      6.4      0.3 
 Nondurables less food and apparel............      11.588    204.6    204.5      9.2      0.0 
 Nondurables..................................      29.416    182.0    182.3      4.6      0.2 
 Services less rent of shelter (3)............      27.950    251.1    250.8      5.4     -0.1 
 Services less medical care services..........      55.328    225.9    226.4      3.9      0.2 
 Energy.......................................       9.052    189.4    186.1     19.9     -1.7 
 All items less energy........................      90.948    200.7    201.6      2.2      0.4 
  All items less food and energy..............      76.797    202.6    203.7      2.1      0.5 
   Commodities less food and energy                                                            
       commodities............................      21.004    139.9    140.4      0.1      0.4 
    Energy commodities........................       4.819    202.1    201.1     20.7     -0.5 
   Services less energy services..............      55.793    239.7    241.1      2.9      0.6 
 Purchasing power of the consumer dollar                                                       
     (1982-84=$1.00)..........................           -   $ .504   $ .503        -        - 
 Purchasing power of the consumer dollar                                                       
     (1967=$1.00).............................           -   $ .168   $ .168        -        - 

   1 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
   2 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator.  All other item stratum
 index series were calculated using a geometric means estimator.
   3 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.
   4 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.
   - Data not available.
 NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

 Table 2 (OW).  Old Weight Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers
 (CPI-W):  U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group 

 (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
                                                                                               
                                                                                               
                                                                                  Unadjusted   
                                                 Relative       Unadjusted    percent change to
                                                importance,      indexes       Feb. 2006 from- 
                Item and group                   December                                      
                                                   2005                                        
                                                              Jan.     Feb.     Feb.     Jan.  
                                                              2006     2006     2005     2006  
                                                                                                                                                                                           
                                                                                               
             Expenditure category                                                              
                                                                                               
 All items....................................     100.000    194.0    194.3      3.7      0.2 
 All items (1967=100).........................           -    578.0    578.8        -        - 
                                                                                               
  Food and beverages..........................      16.817    193.9    193.7      2.6     -0.1 
   Food.......................................      15.758    193.5    193.3      2.7     -0.1 
    Food at home..............................       9.374    192.5    191.7      2.4     -0.4 
     Cereals and bakery products..............       1.310    210.5    210.5      1.0      0.0 
     Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs...........       2.787    185.9    185.2      0.7     -0.4 
     Dairy and related products...............        .946    183.3    183.4      1.0      0.1 
     Fruits and vegetables....................       1.365    256.1    251.2      8.2     -1.9 
     Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage                                                       
         materials............................       1.051    146.8    146.8      3.5      0.0 
     Other food at home.......................       1.914    168.6    168.7      2.2      0.1 
      Sugar and sweets........................        .312    168.5    167.0      2.1     -0.9 
      Fats and oils...........................        .298    170.0    170.5      0.8      0.3 
      Other foods.............................       1.304    184.6    185.0      2.7      0.2 
       Other miscellaneous foods (1)..........        .335    113.2    113.8      2.6      0.5 
    Food away from home.......................       6.385    196.4    196.9      3.0      0.3 
     Other food away from home (1)............        .255    133.8    134.4      4.7      0.4 
   Alcoholic beverages........................       1.059    197.7    199.0      1.9      0.7 
                                                                                               
  Housing.....................................      39.247    195.9    196.2      4.3      0.2 
   Shelter....................................      29.666    220.1    221.4      2.6      0.6 
    Rent of primary residence (2).............       8.000    220.1    220.7      3.0      0.3 
    Lodging away from home (1)................       1.739    127.3    133.3      3.3      4.7 
    Owners' equivalent rent of primary                                                         
        residence (2) (3).....................      19.607    211.7    212.4      2.5      0.3 
    Tenants' and household insurance (1)......        .321    116.1    116.3     -2.2      0.2 
   Fuels and utilities........................       5.903    197.1    192.7     16.5     -2.2 
    Fuels.....................................       4.935    179.5    174.5     19.0     -2.8 
     Fuel oil and other fuels.................        .337    229.2    229.9     22.5      0.3 
     Gas (piped) and electricity (2)..........       4.598    186.1    180.6     18.8     -3.0 
    Water and sewer and trash collection                                                       
        services (1)..........................        .968    134.3    135.3      5.0      0.7 
   Household furnishings and operations.......       3.677    122.0    122.4      0.4      0.3 
    Household operations (1)..................        .326    136.6    137.5      5.1      0.7 
                                                                                               
  Apparel.....................................       4.020    114.5    116.6     -1.7      1.8 
   Men's and boys' apparel....................       1.009    111.9    112.3     -3.3      0.4 
   Women's and girls' apparel.................       1.582    102.2    106.1     -2.9      3.8 
   Infants' and toddlers' apparel.............        .226    115.7    120.0     -0.8      3.7 
   Footwear...................................        .970    122.0    122.4      1.5      0.3 
                                                                                               
  Transportation..............................      20.141    174.9    174.8      6.1     -0.1 
   Private transportation.....................      19.348    172.2    172.0      6.0     -0.1 
    New and used motor vehicles (1)...........       8.889     95.2     95.2      0.5      0.0 
     New vehicles.............................       4.550    140.4    140.3     -0.3     -0.1 
     Used cars and trucks.....................       3.465    140.1    140.3      1.4      0.1 
    Motor fuel................................       5.443    199.9    198.7     20.5     -0.6 
     Gasoline (all types).....................       5.396    199.0    197.8     20.5     -0.6 
    Motor vehicle parts and equipment.........        .451    114.0    114.5      3.7      0.4 
    Motor vehicle maintenance and repair......       1.362    213.7    215.6      4.6      0.9 
   Public transportation......................        .793    218.5    219.9      7.3      0.6 
                                                                                               
  Medical care................................       5.059    329.2    331.7      4.0      0.8 
   Medical care commodities...................       1.127    275.0    276.3      3.8      0.5 
   Medical care services......................       3.931    343.7    346.7      4.1      0.9 
    Professional services.....................       2.275    287.3    288.9      2.7      0.6 
    Hospital and related services (2).........       1.297    450.0    456.0      5.8      1.3 
                                                                                               
  Recreation (1)..............................       5.408    107.3    107.6      1.0      0.3 
   Video and audio (1)........................       1.816    103.2    103.5      0.0      0.3 
                                                                                               
  Education and communication (1).............       5.419    113.1    113.1      2.2      0.0 
   Education (1)..............................       2.416    156.6    156.7      6.1      0.1 
    Educational books and supplies............        .220    380.4    383.3      6.0      0.8 
    Tuition, other school fees, and childcare.       2.196    443.1    443.1      6.1      0.0 
   Communication (1)..........................       3.003     86.3     86.3     -0.8      0.0 
    Information and information processing (1)       2.861     84.6     84.6     -1.1      0.0 
     Telephone services (1)...................       2.399     95.3     95.4      0.1      0.1 
     Information technology, hardware and                                                      
         services (4).........................        .462     13.6     13.5     -7.5     -0.7 
      Personal computers and peripheral                                                        
          equipment (1).......................        .140     11.4     11.3    -15.0     -0.9 
                                                                                               
  Other goods and services....................       3.889    327.6    328.3      2.8      0.2 
   Tobacco and smoking products...............       1.275    517.4    517.9      4.2      0.1 
   Personal care..............................       2.614    186.2    186.8      2.1      0.3 
    Personal care products....................        .696    155.5    155.4      0.8     -0.1 
    Personal care services....................        .605    206.6    208.1      2.4      0.7 
    Miscellaneous personal services...........       1.154    308.4    309.7      3.3      0.4 
                                                                                               
          Commodity and service group                                                          
                                                                                               
 Commodities..................................      44.564    162.7    162.8      3.4      0.1 
  Food and beverages..........................      16.817    193.9    193.7      2.6     -0.1 
  Commodities less food and beverages.........      27.747    145.0    145.3      3.9      0.2 
   Nondurables less food and beverages........      15.719    173.8    174.3      7.3      0.3 
    Apparel...................................       4.020    114.5    116.6     -1.7      1.8 
    Nondurables less food, beverages, and                                                      
        apparel...............................      11.700    214.3    214.0     10.7     -0.1 
   Durables...................................      12.027    115.3    115.3     -0.2      0.0 
 Services.....................................      55.436    230.8    231.2      4.0      0.2 
  Rent of shelter (3).........................      29.345    212.1    213.3      2.7      0.6 
  Tenants' and household insurance (1)........        .321    116.1    116.3     -2.2      0.2 
  Gas (piped) and electricity (2).............       4.598    186.1    180.6     18.8     -3.0 
  Water and sewer and trash collection                                                         
      services (1)............................        .968    134.3    135.3      5.0      0.7 
  Household operations (1)....................        .326    136.6    137.5      5.1      0.7 
  Transportation services.....................       6.109    228.5    229.0      2.5      0.2 
  Medical care services.......................       3.931    343.7    346.7      4.1      0.9 
  Other services..............................       9.837    264.4    265.1      2.8      0.3 
                                                                                               
                Special indexes                                                                
                                                                                               
 All items less food..........................      84.242    194.0    194.3      3.9      0.2 
 All items less shelter.......................      70.334    186.6    186.6      4.2      0.0 
 All items less medical care..................      94.941    188.3    188.5      3.7      0.1 
 Commodities less food........................      28.806    146.9    147.2      3.9      0.2 
 Nondurables less food........................      16.778    175.3    175.9      7.0      0.3 
 Nondurables less food and apparel............      12.759    212.0    211.8      9.9     -0.1 
 Nondurables..................................      32.537    184.4    184.6      4.8      0.1 
 Services less rent of shelter (3)............      26.091    223.3    222.8      5.5     -0.2 
 Services less medical care services..........      51.504    222.2    222.5      4.0      0.1 
 Energy.......................................      10.378    188.8    185.7     19.8     -1.6 
 All items less energy........................      89.622    195.5    196.2      2.1      0.4 
  All items less food and energy..............      73.864    196.3    197.2      2.0      0.5 
   Commodities less food and energy                                                            
       commodities............................      23.026    140.2    140.8      0.2      0.4 
    Energy commodities........................       5.780    202.1    201.0     20.6     -0.5 
   Services less energy services..............      50.838    235.5    236.7      2.9      0.5 
 Purchasing power of the consumer dollar                                                       
     (1982-84=$1.00)..........................           -   $ .515   $ .515        -        - 
 Purchasing power of the consumer dollar                                                       
     (1967=$1.00).............................           -   $ .173   $ .173        -        - 

   1 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
   2 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator.  All other item stratum
 index series were calculated using a geometric means estimator.
   3 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base
   4 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.
   - Data not available.
 NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

 Table 3 (OW). Old Weight Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Selected areas, all items index 

 (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                All items                                  
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
                                               Prici-           Indexes             Percent change to    Percent change to 
                     Area                        ng                                  Feb. 2006 from-       Jan. 2006 from-   
                                               sched-                                                                      
                                                 ule                                                                       
                                                 (1)   Nov.   Dec.   Jan.   Feb.   Feb.   Dec.   Jan.   Jan.   Nov.   Dec. 
                                                       2005   2005   2006   2006   2005   2005   2006   2005   2005   2005 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                           
 U.S. city average............................   M    197.6  196.8  198.3  198.7    3.6    1.0    0.2    4.0    0.4    0.8 
                                                                                                                           
            Region and area size(2)                                                                                        
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
 Northeast urban..............................   M    210.0  209.0  211.1  211.8    4.0    1.3    0.3    4.2    0.5    1.0 
   Size A - More than 1,500,000...............   M    212.2  211.3  213.3  214.1    3.9    1.3    0.4    4.0    0.5    0.9 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).........   M    124.3  123.6  124.9  125.3    4.3    1.4    0.3    4.6    0.5    1.1 
                                                                                                                           
 Midwest urban................................   M    190.3  189.7  190.8  190.7    3.0    0.5   -0.1    3.6    0.3    0.6 
   Size A - More than 1,500,000...............   M    192.1  191.6  192.7  192.5    2.9    0.5   -0.1    3.7    0.3    0.6 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).........   M    121.3  120.9  121.6  121.6    3.0    0.6    0.0    3.7    0.2    0.6 
   Size D -  Nonmetropolitan  (less than                                                                                   
       50,000)................................   M    185.0  184.4  185.4  185.3    3.4    0.5   -0.1    4.0    0.2    0.5 
                                                                                                                           
 South urban..................................   M    190.7  190.1  191.6  191.8    3.8    0.9    0.1    4.4    0.5    0.8 
   Size A - More than 1,500,000...............   M    192.9  191.9  193.7  193.8    3.9    1.0    0.1    4.6    0.4    0.9 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).........   M    121.4  121.2  122.0  122.1    3.7    0.7    0.1    4.2    0.5    0.7 
   Size D -  Nonmetropolitan  (less than                                                                                   
       50,000)................................   M    190.7  189.7  191.1  191.3    4.5    0.8    0.1    4.8    0.2    0.7 
                                                                                                                           
 West urban...................................   M    201.4  200.0  201.6  202.7    3.6    1.4    0.5    3.7    0.1    0.8 
   Size A - More than 1,500,000...............   M    204.2  203.0  204.6  205.7    3.7    1.3    0.5    4.0    0.2    0.8 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).........   M    122.8  121.8  122.9  123.7    3.4    1.6    0.7    2.8    0.1    0.9 
                                                                                                                           
                 Size classes                                                                                              
                                                                                                                           
   A (4)......................................   M    180.8  180.0  181.5  181.9    3.6    1.1    0.2    4.1    0.4    0.8 
   B/C (3)....................................   M    122.0  121.6  122.5  122.8    3.6    1.0    0.2    3.9    0.4    0.7 
   D..........................................   M    190.2  189.3  190.2  190.2    3.5    0.5    0.0    3.9    0.0    0.5 
                                                                                                                           
            Selected local areas(5)                                                                                        
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI...............   M    197.3  196.4  197.6  197.2    3.5    0.4   -0.2    4.1    0.2    0.6 
 Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA......   M    205.6  203.9  205.9  207.6    5.2    1.8    0.8    5.4    0.1    1.0 
 New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island,                                                                                       
     NY-NJ-CT-PA..............................   M    215.3  214.2  215.9  216.6    3.7    1.1    0.3    3.7    0.3    0.8 
                                                                                                                           
 Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT..........   1    218.6      -  221.0      -      -      -      -    4.6    1.1      - 
 Cleveland-Akron, OH..........................   1    189.9      -  190.3      -      -      -      -    3.8    0.2      - 
 Dallas-Fort Worth, TX........................   1    187.8      -  188.7      -      -      -      -    4.8    0.5      - 
 Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV (6)........   1    125.4      -  126.3      -      -      -      -    4.1    0.7      - 
                                                                                                                           
 Atlanta, GA..................................   2        -  188.7      -  189.8    2.4    0.6      -      -      -      - 
 Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI..................   2        -  192.4      -  194.8    3.7    1.2      -      -      -      - 
 Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX...............   2        -  177.2      -  178.9    2.5    1.0      -      -      -      - 
 Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL....................   2        -  197.4      -  201.2    5.6    1.9      -      -      -      - 
 Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City,                                                                                    
     PA-NJ-DE-MD..............................   2        -  204.9      -  209.5    4.7    2.2      -      -      -      - 
 San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA...........   2        -  203.4      -  206.8    2.8    1.7      -      -      -      - 
 Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA.................   2        -  200.9      -  203.6    3.0    1.3      -      -      -      - 

   1 Foods, fuels, and several other items priced every month in all areas;  
   most other goods and services priced as indicated:                      
        M - Every month.                                                   
         1 - January, March, May, July, September, and November.            
         2 - February, April, June, August, October, and December.          
   2 Regions defined as the four Census regions.  See technical notes.
   3 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base.
   4 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.
   5 In addition, the following metropolitan areas are published semiannually and appear in Tables 34 and 39 of the 
 January and July issues of the CPI Detailed Report: Anchorage, AK; Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN; Denver-Boulder-Greeley,
 CO; Honolulu, HI; Kansas City, MO-KS; Milwaukee-Racine, WI; Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI; Phoenix-Mesa, AZ; Pittsburgh, PA;
 Portland-Salem, OR-WA; St. Louis, MO-IL; San Diego, CA; Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL.
   6 Indexes on a November 1996=100 base.
   - Data not available.
   
 NOTE: Local area indexes are byproducts of the national CPI program.  Each local index has a smaller sample size than the
 national index and is, therefore, subject to substantially more sampling and other measurement error. As a result, local
 area indexes show greater volatility than the national index, although their long-term trends are similar.  Therefore, the
 Bureau of Labor Statistics strongly urges users to consider adopting the national average CPI for use in their escalator
 clauses. 
 
 NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

 Table 4 (OW). Old Weight Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Selected areas, all
 items index 

 (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                All items                                  
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
                                               Prici-           Indexes             Percent change to    Percent change to 
                     Area                        ng                                  Feb. 2006 from-       Jan. 2006 from-   
                                               sched-                                                                      
                                                 ule                                                                       
                                                 (1)   Nov.   Dec.   Jan.   Feb.   Feb.   Dec.   Jan.   Jan.   Nov.   Dec. 
                                                       2005   2005   2006   2006   2005   2005   2006   2005   2005   2005 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                           
 U.S. city average............................   M    193.4  192.5  194.0  194.3    3.7    0.9    0.2    4.1    0.3    0.8 
                                                                                                                           
            Region and area size(2)                                                                                        
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
 Northeast urban..............................   M    206.5  205.5  207.6  208.1    4.1    1.3    0.2    4.3    0.5    1.0 
   Size A - More than 1,500,000...............   M    207.3  206.4  208.4  208.9    3.9    1.2    0.2    4.1    0.5    1.0 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).........   M    124.4  123.7  125.1  125.4    4.4    1.4    0.2    4.6    0.6    1.1 
                                                                                                                           
 Midwest urban................................   M    185.6  185.1  186.2  185.9    3.2    0.4   -0.2    4.0    0.3    0.6 
   Size A - More than 1,500,000...............   M    186.7  186.2  187.4  187.0    3.1    0.4   -0.2    3.9    0.4    0.6 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).........   M    120.6  120.3  121.0  121.0    3.2    0.6    0.0    4.0    0.3    0.6 
   Size D -  Nonmetropolitan  (less than                                                                                   
       50,000)................................   M    183.0  182.4  183.5  183.2    3.8    0.4   -0.2    4.4    0.3    0.6 
                                                                                                                           
 South urban..................................   M    188.0  187.2  188.9  188.9    4.1    0.9    0.0    4.7    0.5    0.9 
   Size A - More than 1,500,000...............   M    191.1  189.7  191.8  191.9    4.3    1.2    0.1    5.0    0.4    1.1 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).........   M    120.0  119.8  120.7  120.7    3.8    0.8    0.0    4.3    0.6    0.8 
   Size D -  Nonmetropolitan  (less than                                                                                   
       50,000)................................   M    191.0  189.8  191.3  191.3    4.7    0.8    0.0    5.2    0.2    0.8 
                                                                                                                           
 West urban...................................   M    196.4  194.9  196.4  197.4    3.6    1.3    0.5    3.6    0.0    0.8 
   Size A - More than 1,500,000...............   M    197.7  196.2  197.8  198.7    3.7    1.3    0.5    4.1    0.1    0.8 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).........   M    122.4  121.3  122.4  123.1    3.4    1.5    0.6    2.9    0.0    0.9 
                                                                                                                           
                 Size classes                                                                                              
                                                                                                                           
   A (4)......................................   M    179.3  178.4  179.9  180.2    3.7    1.0    0.2    4.2    0.3    0.8 
   B/C (3)....................................   M    121.2  120.7  121.7  121.9    3.7    1.0    0.2    4.0    0.4    0.8 
   D..........................................   M    189.0  187.9  188.9  188.8    3.9    0.5   -0.1    4.4   -0.1    0.5 
                                                                                                                           
            Selected local areas(5)                                                                                        
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI...............   M    191.1  190.2  191.4  190.7    3.5    0.3   -0.4    4.3    0.2    0.6 
 Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA......   M    198.4  196.5  198.4  200.1    5.1    1.8    0.9    5.3    0.0    1.0 
 New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island,                                                                                       
     NY-NJ-CT-PA..............................   M    209.9  208.7  210.2  210.8    3.7    1.0    0.3    3.8    0.1    0.7 
                                                                                                                           
 Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT..........   1    217.7      -  219.9      -      -      -      -    4.6    1.0      - 
 Cleveland-Akron, OH..........................   1    180.8      -  181.5      -      -      -      -    4.0    0.4      - 
 Dallas-Fort Worth, TX........................   1    188.9      -  190.1      -      -      -      -    5.4    0.6      - 
 Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV (6)........   1    125.2      -  126.2      -      -      -      -    4.6    0.8      - 
                                                                                                                           
 Atlanta, GA..................................   2        -  187.2      -  188.6    2.8    0.7      -      -      -      - 
 Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI..................   2        -  187.9      -  190.0    4.1    1.1      -      -      -      - 
 Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX...............   2        -  175.1      -  176.8    2.9    1.0      -      -      -      - 
 Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL....................   2        -  195.5      -  199.3    5.8    1.9      -      -      -      - 
 Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City,                                                                                    
     PA-NJ-DE-MD..............................   2        -  205.2      -  209.2    4.6    1.9      -      -      -      - 
 San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA...........   2        -  199.3      -  202.6    2.7    1.7      -      -      -      - 
 Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA.................   2        -  196.1      -  198.5    3.2    1.2      -      -      -      - 

   1 Foods, fuels, and several other items priced every month in all areas;  
   most other goods and services priced as indicated:                      
        M - Every month.                                                   
         1 - January, March, May, July, September, and November.            
         2 - February, April, June, August, October, and December.          
   2 Regions defined as the four Census regions.  See technical notes.
   3 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base.
   4 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.
   5 In addition, the following metropolitan areas are published semiannually and appear in Tables 34 and 39 of the 
 January and July issues of the CPI Detailed Report: Anchorage, AK; Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN; Denver-Boulder-Greeley,
 CO; Honolulu, HI; Kansas City, MO-KS; Milwaukee-Racine, WI; Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI; Phoenix-Mesa, AZ; Pittsburgh, PA;
 Portland-Salem, OR-WA; St. Louis, MO-IL; San Diego, CA; Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL.
   6 Indexes on a November 1996=100 base.
   - Data not available.
   
 NOTE: Local area indexes are byproducts of the national CPI program.  Each local index has a smaller sample size than the
 national index and is, therefore, subject to substantially more sampling and other measurement error. As a result, local
 area indexes show greater volatility than the national index, although their long-term trends are similar.  Therefore, the
 Bureau of Labor Statistics strongly urges users to consider adopting the national average CPI for use in their escalator
 clauses. 
 
 NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.