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                  CONSUMER PRICE INDEX:  SEPTEMBER 2000
 
      The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased
 0.5 percent in September, before seasonal adjustment, to a level of 173.7
 (1982-84=100), the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of
 Labor reported today.  For the 12-month period ended in September, the CPI-
 U increased 3.5 percent.
      
      The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers
 (CPI-W) rose 0.6 percent in September, prior to seasonal adjustment.  The
 September level of 170.4 was 3.5 percent higher than the index in
 September 1999.
      
 CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U)
      
      On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI-U rose 0.5 percent in
 September, following a 0.1 percent decline in August.  The upturn reflects
 a sharp turnaround in the energy index, which increased 3.8 percent in
 September after declining 2.9 percent in August.  In September, the
 indexes for petroleum-based energy and for energy services increased 5.9
 and 1.7 percent, respectively.  The food index rose 0.2 percent.  The
 index for food at home increased 0.1 percent after advancing 0.3 percent in August.
 An increase in the index for fruits and vegetables more than offset
 declines in the indexes for cereal and bakery products, for meats,
 poultry, fish, and eggs, and for nonalcoholic beverages.  Excluding food
 and energy, the CPI-U rose 0.3 percent in September, following five
 consecutive monthly increases of 0.2 percent.  A sharp increase in apparel
 prices and an upturn in the tobacco index were principally responsible for
 the larger advance in September.


 Table A.  Percent changes in CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U)
                                   Seasonally adjusted                 Un-
                                                          Compound   adjusted
     Expenditure        Changes from preceding month    annual rate   12-mos.
      Category                      2000                3-mos. ended   ended
                     Mar. Apr.  May June July Aug. Sep.   Sep. '00   Sep. '00
   All Items          .7    .0   .1  .5r   .2  -.1   .5    2.8       3.5
  Food and beverages  .1    .1   .5   .1   .5   .2   .1    3.6       2.6
  Housing             .4    .1   .2   .5   .3r  .2   .4    3.8       3.8
  Apparel             .3   -.5  -.2  -.6 -1.0   .2  1.6    2.8      -1.1
  Transportation     2.5   -.7  -.5  1.8  -.3 -1.1  1.0   -1.3       5.6
  Medical care        .5    .3   .3   .4   .3   .4   .4    4.7       4.3
  Recreation          .4    .0   .3   .3   .3   .1   .1    2.0       2.1
  Education and                                                         
    communication     .0    .0   .1  -.1   .6   .2  -.7     .4       1.0
  Other goods and                                                     
    services          .5   1.4  -.6  -.2  1.0  -.3  1.1    7.6       4.6
  Special Indexes                                                       
    Energy           4.9  -1.9 -1.9  5.6   .1 -2.9  3.8    3.5      15.4
    Food              .1    .1   .5   .1   .5   .2   .2    3.9       2.6
    All Items less                                                       
      food and energy .4    .2   .2   .2   .2   .2   .3    2.7       2.6

 r = Revised percent changes based on indexes recalculated to correct for
 an error in the residential rent and owners' equivalent rent components of
 the index.  For this reason, some of the figures above and elsewhere in
 this report differ from those previously published.  Information on the
 error and all corrected index values were made available on September 28.
 For details, see Revisions in January to August 2000 CPI Data on the BLS
 website  (http://stats.bls.gov/cpihome.htm) or contact (202) 691-7000.
 
 See page 6 for a note on the use of hedonic models to adjust prices of
 selected products in the CPI for changes in quality.
  
      Consumer prices rose at a seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR) of
 2.8 percent in the third quarter.  This followed increases in the first
 and second quarters at annual rates of 6.1 and 2.6 percent rate,
 respectively, and brings the year-to-date annual rate to 3.8 percent.
 This compares with an increase of 2.7 percent for all of 1999.  Energy
 prices, which turned up sharply in 1999, have continued their advance thus
 far in 2000.  The energy index, which increased 13.4 percent in 1999, has
 risen at a 18.4 percent SAAR thus far in 2000.  In the first nine months
 of 2000, petroleum-based energy costs increased at a 25.2 percent SAAR,
 and charges for energy services rose at a 11.7 percent annual rate.  The
 food index has risen at a 2.7 percent SAAR thus far in 2000, following a
 1.9 percent increase for all of 1999.  The index for food at home, which
 advanced 1.7 percent in 1999, has risen at a 2.8 percent rate thus far in
 2000.  Among the major grocery store food groups, the index for meats,
 poultry, fish, and eggs, has shown the sharpest advance.  In particular,
 meat prices, which began to rise in mid-1999, have continued to increase
 throughout most of the first 9 months of 2000, advancing at a 7.1 percent
 SAAR after increasing 3.6 percent in all of 1999.
      
       Excluding food and energy, the CPI-U advanced at a 2.7 percent SAAR
 in the third quarter, following increases of 3.4 and 2.2 percent,
 respectively, in the first two quarters of 2000.  The 2.8 percent SAAR in
 the first nine months of 2000 compares with a 1.9 percent rise for all of
 1999.  Shelter costs, which have risen at a 3.6 percent SAAR thus far this
 year after increasing 2.5 percent in all of 1999, and medical care costs
 have been largely responsible for the acceleration thus far in 2000.  The
 rates for selected groups for the last five and three-quarter years are
 shown below.


  		           Percentage change 12 months     SAAR 9        
                               ended in December           mos. ended           
						           in Sep.
                        1995   1996   1997   1998   1999   2000
 All items               2.5    3.3    1.7    1.6    2.7    3.8
  Food and beverages     2.1    4.2    1.6    2.3    2.0    2.7
  Housing                3.0    2.9    2.4    2.3    2.2    4.4
  Apparel                0.1   -0.2    1.0   -0.7    -.5   -1.7
  Transportation         1.5    4.4   -1.4   -1.7    5.4    5.8
  Medical care           3.9    3.0    2.8    3.4    3.7    4.5
  Recreation             2.8    3.0    1.5    1.2     .8    2.2
  Education and
   communication         4.0    3.4    3.0    0.7    1.6    0.1
  Other goods and
   services              4.3    3.6    5.2    8.8    5.1    6.0                                                              

 Special indexes                                                        
  Energy                -1.3    8.6   -3.4   -8.8   13.4   18.4
   Energy commodities   -3.3   13.8   -6.9  -15.1   29.5   25.2
   Energy services       0.8    3.8    0.2   -3.3    1.2   11.7
  All items less energy  2.9    2.9    2.1    2.4    2.0    2.7
   Food                  2.1    4.3    1.5    2.3    1.9    2.7
  All items less food                        
   and energy		 3.0    2.6    2.2    2.4    1.9    2.8 

     
      The food and beverages index increased 0.1 percent in September.  The
 index for food at home, which rose 0.3 percent in August, increased 0.1
 percent in September.  The index for fruits and vegetables rose 0.8
 percent in September, following increases of 1.0 and 1.2 percent in July
 and August, respectively.  Over the past 12 months, however, fruit and
 vegetable prices have risen 1.0 percent.  In September, within the fruits
 and vegetables group, the indexes for fresh fruits and for fresh
 vegetables rose 0.9 and 1.7 percent, respectively.  The index for
 processed fruits and vegetables declined 0.7 percent.  The indexes for
 cereals and bakery products, for nonalcoholic beverages, and for meats,
 poultry, fish, and eggs, each declined in September.  Meat prices turned
 down in September; the indexes for beef and for pork declined 0.4 and 0.8
 percent, respectively.  However, over the past 12 months beef and pork
 prices are up 7.1 and 7.8 percent, respectively.  Poultry prices declined
 for the second consecutive month--down 0.2 percent in September--but have
 risen 0.7 percent since September 1999.  The index for dairy products rose
 0.4 percent and the index for other food at home increased 0.1 percent in
 September.  The other two components of the food and beverages index--food
 away from home and alcoholic beverages--increased 0.3 and declined 0.2
 percent, respectively.
      
      The housing index increased 0.4 percent in September, following a 0.2
 percent rise in August.  The index for fuels and utilities, which declined
 0.1 percent in August, increased 2.0 percent in September.  The index for
 fuel oil increased 12.2 percent in September after declining 0.1 percent
 in August, and has advanced 35.1 percent over the past nine months.  The
 index for natural gas, which declined 0.7 percent in August, rose 5.1
 percent in September and has risen 25.4 percent thus far in 2000.  The
 index for electricity, which was unchanged in August, increased 0.1
 percent in September and has risen 2.0 percent in the first nine months of
 the year.  Shelter costs increased 0.2 percent in September.  Within
 shelter, the indexes for rent and for owners' equivalent rent increased
 0.4 percent and 0.3 percent, respectively, while the index for lodging
 away from home fell 0.1 percent.  The index for household furnishings and
 operations rose 0.2 percent in September.
      
      The transportation component, which declined in each of the preceding
 two months, turned back up in September, advancing 1.0 percent.  Gasoline
 prices resumed their upward trend in September--increasing 5.4 percent--
 after registering declines in each of the preceding two months.  Gasoline
 prices have advanced 20.4 percent since December after advancing 30.1
 percent in all of 1999.  The index for new vehicles declined 0.2 percent
 in September, the same as in August.  Price declines on 2000 models more
 than offset price increases associated with the 2001 models.  (About 10
 percent of the new vehicle sample in September was represented by 2001
 models.)  The index for used cars and trucks increased 0.6 percent in
 September, following declines in each of the preceding two months.  Public
 transportation costs decreased 1.3 percent, largely as a result of a 2.2
 percent decline in airline fares.  Despite the September drop, airline
 fares have risen 8.9 percent thus far in 2000.
      
      The index for apparel rose 1.6 percent in September after advancing
 0.2 percent in August.  (Prior to seasonal adjustment, apparel prices rose
 4.1 percent, reflecting the introduction of higher-priced fall-winter
 wear.)
      
      Medical care costs rose 0.4 percent in September to a level 4.3
 percent higher than a year ago.  In September, the index for medical care
 commodities--prescription and nonprescription drugs and medical supplies--
 rose 0.2 percent.  The index for medical care services rose 0.4 percent.
 Charges for professional services and for hospital and related services
 increased 0.3 and 0.6 percent, respectively.
      
      The index for recreation costs increased 0.1 percent in September,
 the same as in August.
      
      The index for education and communication declined 0.7 percent in
 September.  Educational costs rose 0.4 percent, partially offsetting a 1.7
 percent decrease in the index for communication.  The index for tuition,
 other school fees, and child care increased 0.4 percent.  (Prior to
 seasonal adjustment, this index rose 1.7 percent.)  Within the index for
 communication, the indexes for telephone services and for personal
 computers and peripheral equipment fell 1.9 and 1.5 percent, respectively.
      
      The index for other goods and services increased 1.1 percent in
 September, following a 0.3 percent decrease in August.  Cigarette prices,
 which declined 1.7 percent in August, increased 3.8 percent in September,
 accounting for about 85 percent of the overall September advance in this
 major group.
 
 
 CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W)
      
      On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI for Urban Wage Earners and
 Clerical Workers rose 0.6 percent in September.


 Table B.  Percent changes in CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical
 Workers (CPI-W)
                                 Seasonally adjusted                   Un-
                                                          Compound   adjusted
     Expenditure        Changes from preceding month    annual rate   12-mos.
      Category                      2000                3-mos. ended   ended
                     Mar. Apr.  May June July Aug. Sep.   Sep. '00   Sep. '00
 All Items          .8r    .0   .1   .6   .2 -.2r   .6    2.6       3.5
  Food and           .2    .1   .5   .1   .5   .2   .2    3.6       2.7
 beverages
  Housing            .2    .2   .2   .5   .4r  .1   .5    4.2       3.7
  Apparel            .2   -.5  -.2  -.5 -1.2   .1  1.4    1.3      -1.4
  Transportation    2.6   -.8  -.5  2.0  -.5 -1.3  1.3   -1.8       5.6
  Medical care       .5    .4   .3   .4   .3   .4   .4    4.5       4.3
  Recreation         .4    .0   .4   .3   .1   .1   .1    1.2       1.8
  Education and                                                        
    communication   -.1    .0   .2  -.3   .6   .2  -.7     .4        .8
  Other goods and                                                    
    services         .6   1.8 -1.0  -.3  1.2  -.4  1.5    9.6       5.1
 Special Indexes                                                       
  Energy            5.5  -2.4 -1.9  6.2  -.5 -3.4  4.2     .9      15.7
  Food               .2    .1   .5   .1   .5   .2   .2    3.6       2.7
  All Items less                                                       
    food and energy  .3    .2   .2   .1   .2  .2r   .3    2.7       2.4

 r = Revised

 Consumer Price Index data for October are scheduled for release on
 Thursday, November 16, 2000, at 8:30 A.M. (EST).

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 Extending  the use of hedonic models  to
 adjust prices for changes in quality
 
   The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) is continuing to expand the use  in
 the Consumer Price Index (CPI) of quality adjustments derived from hedonic
 models.   As  first  announced at the time of the July 2000  CPI  release,
 effective  with the CPI for October 2000, BLS will extend hedonic  quality
 adjustment to Washing machines and Clothes dryers.  These items  are  both
 part of the Major appliances stratum.

   A  hedonic  model  decomposes  the price  of  a  consumer  product  into
 implicit prices for each of its important features and components, thereby
 providing  an  estimate of the value of each feature  and  component.  BLS
 plans  to extend this method to additional items in the CPI.  As BLS  does
 so,  it will give CPI users notice at least three months before the  first
 use  of hedonic quality adjustment for each additional item and will  have
 detailed  papers on the models to be employed available  by  the  time  of
 first use.

   The  relative importance (share of weight), as of December 1999, of  the
 Major  appliances  stratum was 0.205 percent in  the  CPI  for  all  Urban
 Consumers (CPI-U) and 0.236 percent in the CPI for Urban Wage Earners  and
 Clerical  Workers (CPI-W). Within Major appliances, Washing  machines  are
 estimated  to represent 18 percent of the weight and Clothes dryers  about
 13 percent.

   The  hedonic models that BLS analysts developed for Washing machines and
 Clothes  dryers use observations collected for the CPI, supplemented  with
 additional  observations  that  the BLS collected  specifically  for  this
 purpose.  Papers  describing  this work are in  preparation  and  will  be
 available before release of the October 2000 CPI.

   Additional work on hedonic quality adjustment is underway at BLS.
 
  For more information on these changes, write to
          Bureau of Labor Statistics
          Division of Consumer Prices and Price Indexes
          2 Massachusetts Ave. NE, Room 3260
          Washington, DC 20212

 or  contact  Paul  Liegey  either by telephone at  (202) 691-5394  or  by
 electronic mail at Liegey_P@bls.gov.

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       Brief Explanation of the CPI

            The Consumer Price Index (CPI) is a measure of the
       average change in prices over time in a market basket of
       goods and services.  The Bureau of Labor Statistics
       publishes CPIs for two population groups:  (1) a CPI for All
       Urban Consumers (CPI-U) which covers approximately 87
       percent of the total population and (2) a CPI for Urban Wage
       Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) which covers 32 percent
       of the total population.  The CPI-U includes, in addition to
       wage earners and clerical workers, groups such as
       professional, managerial, and technical workers, the self-
       employed, short-term workers, the unemployed, and retirees
       and others not in the labor force.
       
            The CPI is based on prices of food, clothing, shelter,
       and fuels, transportation fares, charges for doctors' and
       dentists' services, drugs, and other goods and services that
       people buy for day-to-day living.  Prices are collected in
       87 urban areas across the country from about 50,000 housing
       units and approximately 23,000 retail establishments-
       department stores, supermarkets, hospitals, filling
       stations, and other types of stores and service
       establishments.  All taxes directly associated with the
       purchase and use of items are included in the index.  Prices
       of fuels and a few other items are obtained every month in
       all 87 locations.  Prices of most other commodities and
       services are collected every month in the three largest
       geographic areas and every other month in other areas.
       Prices of most goods and services are obtained by personal
       visits or telephone calls of the Bureau's trained
       representatives.
       
            In calculating the index, price changes for the various
       items in each location are averaged together with weights
       which represent their importance in the spending of the
       appropriate population group.  Local data are then combined
       to obtain a U.S. city average.  Separate indexes are also
       published by size of city, by region of the country, for
       cross-classifications of regions and population-size
       classes, and for 26 local areas.  Area indexes do not
       measure differences in the level of prices among cities,
       they only measure the average change in prices for each area
       since the base period.
       
            The index measures price change from a designed
       reference date-1982-84 which equals 100.0.  An increase of
       16.5 percent, for example, is shown as 116.5.  This change
       can also be expressed in dollars as follows:  the price of a
       base period market basket of goods and services in the CPI
       has risen from $10 in 1982-84 to $11.65.
       
            For further details visit the CPI home page on the
       Internet at http://stats.bls.gov/cpihome.htm or contact our
       CPI Information and Analysis Section on (202) 691-7000.
       
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       Calculating Index Changes
       
            Movements of the indexes from one month to another are
       usually expressed as percent changes rather than changes in index 
       points, because index point changes are affected by the level of 
       the index in relation to its base period while percent changes are 
       not.  The example below illustrates the computation of index point 
       and percent changes.
       
            Percent changes for 3-month and 6-month periods are expressed 
       as annual rates and are computed according to the standard formula 
       for compound growth rates.  These data indicate what the percent 
       change would be if the current rate were maintained for a 12-month 
       period.
       
         
                    Index Point Change
       
       CPI   					115.7
       Less previous index    			111.2
       Equals index point change  		4.5
       
       
                    Percent Change
       
       Index point difference			4.5
       Divided by the previous index		111.2
       Equals					0.040
       Results multiplied by one hundred	0.040x100
       Equals percent change			4.0
       
       
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       A Note on Seasonally Adjusted and Unadjusted Data

            Because price data are used for different purposes by
       different groups, the Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes
       seasonally adjusted as well as unadjusted changes each
       month.
       
            For analyzing general price trends in the economy,
       seasonally adjusted changes are usually preferred since they
       eliminate the effect of changes that normally occur at the
       same time and in about the same magnitude every year--such
       as price movements resulting from changing climatic
       conditions, production cycles, model changeovers, holidays,
       and sales.
       
            The unadjusted data are of primary interest to
       consumers concerned about the prices they actually pay.
       Unadjusted data also are used extensively for escalation
       purposes.  Many collective bargaining contract agreements
       and pension plans, for example, tie compensation changes to
       the Consumer Price Index unadjusted for seasonal variation.
       
            Seasonal factors used in computing the seasonally
       adjusted indexes are derived by the X-12-ARIMA Seasonal
       Adjustment Method.  The updated seasonal data at the end of
       1977 replaced data from 1967 through 1977.  Subsequent
       annual updates have replaced 5 years of seasonal data, e.g.,
       data from 1995 through 1999 were replaced at the end of
       1999.  The seasonal movement of all items and 54 other
       aggregations is derived by combining the seasonal movement
       of 73 selected components.  Each year the seasonal status of
       every series is reevaluated based upon certain statistical
       criteria.  If any of the 73 components change their seasonal
       adjustment status from seasonally adjusted to not seasonally
       adjusted, not seasonally adjusted data will be used for the
       last 5 years, but the seasonally adjusted indexes will be
       used before that period.
       
            Seasonally adjusted data, including the All items index
       levels, are subject to revision for up to five years after
       their original release.  For this reason, BLS advises
       against the use of these data in escalation agreements.
       
            Effective with the calculation of the seasonal factors
       for 1990, the Bureau of Labor Statistics has used an
       enhanced seasonal adjustment procedure called Intervention
       Analysis Seasonal Adjustment for some CPI series.
       Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment allows for better
       estimates of seasonally adjusted data.  Extreme values
       and/or sharp movements which might distort the seasonal
       pattern are estimated and removed from the data prior to
       calculation of seasonal factors.  Beginning with the
       calculation of seasonal factors for 1996, X-12-ARIMA
       software was used for Intervention Analysis Seasonal
       Adjustment.
       
            For the fuel oil and the motor fuels indexes, this
       procedure was used to offset the effects that extreme price
       volatility would otherwise have had on the estimates of
       seasonally adjusted data for those series.  For the
       breakfast cereal index, the procedure was used to offset the
       effects of price-cutting among cereal manufacturers.  For
       the educational books and supplies index, the procedure was
       used to account for greater than normal sale prices on
       educational reference books.  For some alcoholic beverage
       series, Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment was used
       to offset the effects of increased brewer's costs along with
       increased demand for specialty beers.  For the nonalcoholic
       beverages index, the procedure was used to offset the
       effects of a large increase in coffee prices due to adverse
       weather.  For the fats and oils series, the procedure was
       used to account for lower domestic butter stocks, lower cold
       storage supplies, and anticipation of a bumper soybean crop.
       For the new trucks index, the procedure was applied to
       account for loyalty rebates offered to customers by American
       automakers.   For the water and sewerage maintenance index, 
       the procedure was used to account for a data collection anomaly.
       
            A description of Intervention Analysis Seasonal
       Adjustment, as well as a list of unusual events modeled and
       seasonal factors for these items may be obtained by writing
       the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Division of Consumer Prices
       and Price Indexes, Washington, DC 20212 or by calling Claire
       McAnaw Gallagher on (202) 691-6968 or sending e-mail to
       Gallagher_C@BLS.GOV.
    



 Table 1. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity
 and service group

 (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                   Unadjusted                           
                                                 Relative   Unadjusted indexes percent change to   Seasonally adjusted  
                                               importance,                      Sep. 2000 from-    percent change from- 
                     CPI-U                       December                                                               
                                                   1999       Aug.      Sep.                                            
                                                              2000      2000     Sep.     Aug.   June to July to Aug. to
                                                                                 1999     2000     July    Aug.    Sep. 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                        
             Expenditure category                                                                                       
                                                                                                                        
 All items ...................................    100.000    R172.8     173.7      3.5      0.5     0.2    -0.1     0.5 
 All items (1967=100) ........................          -    R517.6     520.3        -        -       -       -       - 
                                                                                                                        
  Food and beverages .........................     16.302     169.2     169.4      2.6      0.1     0.5     0.2     0.1 
   Food ......................................     15.315     168.7     168.9      2.6      0.1     0.5     0.2     0.2 
    Food at home .............................      9.603     168.9     169.0      2.7      0.1     0.7     0.3     0.1 
     Cereals and bakery products .............      1.534     189.9     188.6      1.8     -0.7     1.0     0.3    -0.3 
     Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ..........      2.543     156.8     156.9      5.2      0.1     0.5     0.2    -0.1 
     Dairy and related products (1)...........      1.090     161.0     161.6      1.8      0.4     0.6     0.3     0.4 
     Fruits and vegetables ...................      1.429     202.5     204.6      1.0      1.0     1.0     1.2     0.8 
     Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage                                                                                
         materials ...........................      1.045     138.2     138.0      2.8     -0.1     1.0    -0.3    -0.2 
     Other food at home ......................      1.962     156.9     156.7      1.8     -0.1     0.2     0.1     0.1 
      Sugar and sweets .......................       .373     154.6     154.6      0.7      0.0     0.3     0.4    -0.3 
      Fats and oils ..........................       .288     148.9     148.7      0.1     -0.1     0.7     0.6    -0.1 
      Other foods ............................      1.301     173.7     173.4      2.5     -0.2     0.1    -0.1     0.2 
       Other miscellaneous foods (1) (2)......       .314     109.5     107.7      2.3     -1.6     0.4     0.6    -1.6 
    Food away from home (1)...................      5.712     169.5     170.0      2.5      0.3     0.3     0.2     0.3 
     Other food away from home (1) (2)........       .176     109.3     110.0      3.4      0.6     0.6     0.6     0.6 
   Alcoholic beverages .......................       .987     175.6     175.5      2.8     -0.1     0.6     0.2    -0.2 
                                                                                                                        
  Housing ....................................     39.636    R170.9     171.4      3.8      0.3     0.3     0.2     0.4 
   Shelter ...................................     30.235    R194.7     194.6      3.3     -0.1     0.2     0.3     0.2 
    Rent of primary residence (3) ............      7.036    R184.6     185.3      3.9      0.4     0.4     0.3     0.4 
    Lodging away from home (2) (3)............      2.359     123.0     118.1      3.8     -4.0    -0.5     0.0    -0.1 
    Owners' equivalent rent of primary                                                                                  
        residence (3) (4) ....................     20.470    R199.2     199.9      3.1      0.4     0.1     0.3     0.3 
    Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)..       .370     104.0     104.2      1.9      0.2     0.3    -0.2     0.2 
   Fuels and utilities .......................      4.722     140.9     143.8      8.4      2.1     1.6    -0.1     2.0 
    Fuels ....................................      3.794     125.9     129.1      9.8      2.5     1.9    -0.2     2.4 
     Fuel oil and other fuels ................       .273     120.8     133.7     42.4     10.7     1.6     0.2    10.3 
     Gas (piped) and electricity (3)..........      3.521     132.4     134.8      7.6      1.8     2.0    -0.2     1.7 
    Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                
        services (2)..........................       .928     107.0     107.2      2.6      0.2     0.2     0.2     0.3 
   Household furnishings and operations ......      4.680     128.6     129.0      1.6      0.3     0.5     0.1     0.2 
    Household operations (1) (2)..............       .910     111.5     111.9      6.4      0.4     0.5     0.4     0.4 
                                                                                                                        
  Apparel ....................................      4.684     125.3     130.4     -1.1      4.1    -1.0     0.2     1.6 
   Men's and boys' apparel ...................      1.335     126.8     129.1     -1.1      1.8    -0.9    -0.3     0.5 
   Women's and girls' apparel ................      1.879     115.6     124.2     -1.0      7.4    -0.8     0.9     2.2 
   Infants' and toddlers' apparel (1).........       .272     126.7     127.4     -1.9      0.6    -1.8    -1.1     0.6 
   Footwear ..................................       .828     120.7     124.9      0.2      3.5    -2.3     0.4     2.5 
                                                                                                                        
  Transportation .............................     17.450     153.2     154.7      5.6      1.0    -0.3    -1.1     1.0 
   Private transportation ....................     16.050     148.6     150.4      5.2      1.2    -0.3    -1.3     1.3 
    New and used motor vehicles (2)...........      7.652     100.4     100.4      0.3      0.0     0.1    -0.1     0.1 
     New vehicles ............................      4.835     141.9     141.4     -0.1     -0.4     0.2    -0.2    -0.2 
     Used cars and trucks (1).................      1.888     155.2     156.2      0.3      0.6    -0.3    -0.1     0.6 
    Motor fuel ...............................      3.160     128.4     135.2     22.6      5.3    -1.9    -5.9     5.4 
     Gasoline (all types) ....................      3.140     127.7     134.3     22.4      5.2    -2.0    -6.0     5.4 
    Motor vehicle parts and equipment ........       .533     101.5     101.7      1.1      0.2     0.3    -0.1     0.0 
    Motor vehicle maintenance and repair (1)..      1.622     178.2     178.7      3.4      0.3     0.2     0.6     0.3 
   Public transportation (1)..................      1.400     215.7     213.0      9.4     -1.3     0.5     0.9    -1.3 
                                                                                                                        
  Medical care ...............................      5.768     262.6     263.1      4.3      0.2     0.3     0.4     0.4 
   Medical care commodities ..................      1.268     239.2     239.4      2.7      0.1     0.2     0.3     0.2 
   Medical care services .....................      4.501     268.0     268.7      4.7      0.3     0.4     0.4     0.4 
    Professional services (3).................      2.867     238.9     239.3      3.9      0.2     0.2     0.4     0.3 
    Hospital and related services (3).........      1.386     321.3     322.5      6.8      0.4     0.6     0.8     0.6 
                                                                                                                        
  Recreation (2)..............................      6.008     103.9     103.8      2.1     -0.1     0.3     0.1     0.1 
   Video and audio (1) (2)....................      1.691     101.6     101.5      1.4     -0.1    -0.1     0.2     0.3 
                                                                                                                        
  Education and communication (2).............      5.419     102.8     102.9      1.0      0.1     0.6     0.2    -0.7 
   Education (2)..............................      2.741     113.0     114.9      5.0      1.7     0.5    -0.2     0.4 
    Educational books and supplies ...........       .196     280.2     284.8      6.7      1.6     0.5     0.4     1.1 
    Tuition, other school fees, and childcare       2.544     325.4     330.8      4.9      1.7     0.5    -0.2     0.4 
   Communication (1) (2)......................      2.679      93.7      92.1     -3.4     -1.7     0.8     0.4    -1.7 
    Information and information processing (1)                                                                          
        (2)...................................      2.474      93.0      91.3     -3.6     -1.8     0.8     0.5    -1.8 
     Telephone services (1) (2)...............      2.274      98.9      97.0     -2.6     -1.9     1.0     0.7    -1.9 
     Information and information processing                                                                             
         other than telephone services (1) (5)       .200      25.2      25.0    -14.7     -0.8    -1.2    -1.9    -0.8 
      Personal computers and peripheral                                                                                 
          equipment (1) (2)...................       .106      39.5      38.9    -21.7     -1.5    -2.2    -2.0    -1.5 
                                                                                                                        
  Other goods and services ...................      4.733     271.6     274.7      4.6      1.1     1.0    -0.3     1.1 
   Tobacco and smoking products (1)...........      1.258     394.1     408.0      9.1      3.5     3.1    -1.6     3.5 
   Personal care (1)..........................      3.475     166.2     166.6      3.0      0.2     0.2     0.3     0.2 
    Personal care products (1)................       .741     154.3     154.3      0.8      0.0     0.1     0.4     0.0 
    Personal care services (1)................       .982     179.3     179.9      4.5      0.3     0.2     0.6     0.3 
    Miscellaneous personal services ..........      1.506     253.6     254.0      3.8      0.2     0.4     0.3     0.3 
                                                                                                                        
          Commodity and service group                                                                                   
                                                                                                                        
 Commodities .................................     42.141     148.6     150.3      3.1      1.1     0.1    -0.5     0.9 
  Food and beverages .........................     16.302     169.2     169.4      2.6      0.1     0.5     0.2     0.1 
  Commodities less food and beverages ........     25.840     136.4     138.8      3.4      1.8    -0.3    -0.9     1.4 
   Nondurables less food and beverages .......     14.906     145.6     149.9      6.3      3.0    -0.1    -1.6     2.1 
    Apparel ..................................      4.684     125.3     130.4     -1.1      4.1    -1.0     0.2     1.6 
    Nondurables less food, beverages, and                                                                               
        apparel ..............................     10.222     162.0     165.9      9.7      2.4    -0.1    -2.1     2.4 
   Durables ..................................     10.934     124.7     124.8     -0.7      0.1    -0.1    -0.2     0.0 
 Services ....................................     57.859    R197.0     197.2      3.7      0.1     0.4     0.3     0.3 
  Rent of shelter (4) ........................     29.865    R202.7     202.6      3.3      0.0     0.2     0.2     0.2 
  Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)....       .370     104.0     104.2      1.9      0.2     0.3    -0.2     0.2 
  Gas (piped) and electricity (3).............      3.521     132.4     134.8      7.6      1.8     2.0    -0.2     1.7 
  Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                  
      services (2)............................       .928     107.0     107.2      2.6      0.2     0.2     0.2     0.3 
  Household operations (1) (2)................       .910     111.5     111.9      6.4      0.4     0.5     0.4     0.4 
  Transportation services ....................      6.940     197.4     197.2      3.8     -0.1     0.3     0.5    -0.1 
  Medical care services ......................      4.501     268.0     268.7      4.7      0.3     0.4     0.4     0.4 
  Other services .............................     10.825     231.3     231.5      3.1      0.1     0.6     0.3    -0.2 
                                                                                                                        
                Special indexes                                                                                         
                                                                                                                        
 All items less food .........................     84.685    R173.5     174.6      3.6      0.6     0.2    -0.1     0.5 
 All items less shelter ......................     69.765     166.0     167.4      3.6      0.8     0.2    -0.1     0.6 
 All items less medical care .................     94.232    R167.9     168.8      3.4      0.5     0.2    -0.1     0.5 
 Commodities less food .......................     26.827     138.0     140.3      3.3      1.7    -0.2    -0.9     1.3 
 Nondurables less food .......................     15.893     147.5     151.5      6.1      2.7    -0.3    -1.4     1.8 
 Nondurables less food and apparel ...........     11.209     162.6     166.2      9.1      2.2     0.1    -1.9     2.0 
 Nondurables .................................     31.208     157.6     160.0      4.4      1.5     0.1    -0.7     1.2 
 Services less rent of shelter (4)............     27.994     205.0     205.7      4.3      0.3     0.4     0.5     0.2 
 Services less medical care services .........     53.358    R190.5     190.7      3.7      0.1     0.3     0.3     0.2 
 Energy ......................................      6.954     125.9     130.6     15.4      3.7     0.1    -2.9     3.8 
 All items less energy .......................     93.046    R179.1     179.6      2.6      0.3     0.3     0.2     0.2 
  All items less food and energy .............     77.731    R181.7     182.3      2.6      0.3     0.2     0.2     0.3 
   Commodities less food and energy                                                                                     
       commodities ...........................     23.393     143.7     145.1      0.3      1.0     0.0    -0.1     0.5 
    Energy commodities .......................      3.433     127.9     135.2     23.9      5.7    -1.6    -5.5     5.9 
   Services less energy services .............     54.338    R203.5     203.5      3.5      0.0     0.3     0.3     0.1 
 Purchasing power of the consumer dollar                                                                                
     (1982-84=$1.00) .........................          -    $ .579    $ .576        -        -       -       -       - 
 Purchasing power of the consumer dollar                                                                                
     (1967=$1.00) ............................          -    $ .193    $ .192        -        -       -       -       - 

   1 Not seasonally adjusted.
   2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
   3 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator.  All other item stratum index series converted to a
 geometric means estimator in January, 1999.
   4 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.
   5 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.
   R Revised.
   - 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--   
                                                 June    July    Aug.    Sep.                                           
                                                 2000    2000    2000    2000                                           
                                                                                Dec.   Mar.   June   Sep.   Mar.   Sep. 
                                                                                1999   2000   2000   2000   2000   2000 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                        
             Expenditure category                                                                                       
                                                                                                                        
 All items ................................... R172.4  R172.8  R172.7   173.6    2.4    6.1    2.6    2.8    4.2    2.7 
                                                                                                                        
  Food and beverages .........................  168.0   168.9   169.3   169.5    2.2    1.9    2.7    3.6    2.1    3.1 
   Food ......................................  167.6   168.5   168.9   169.2    2.2    1.7    2.7    3.9    1.9    3.3 
    Food at home .............................  167.4   168.5   169.0   169.1    2.2    1.2    3.2    4.1    1.7    3.6 
     Cereals and bakery products .............  187.0   188.8   189.3   188.8    2.6   -0.4    1.3    3.9    1.1    2.6 
     Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ..........  155.3   156.0   156.3   156.2    1.4    9.2    7.8    2.3    5.2    5.0 
     Dairy and related products (1)...........  159.5   160.5   161.0   161.6    8.8   -7.2    1.0    5.4    0.5    3.2 
     Fruits and vegetables ...................  201.8   203.8   206.3   207.9   -1.2   -7.9    1.8   12.7   -4.6    7.1 
     Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage                                                                                
         materials ...........................  137.5   138.9   138.5   138.2    4.8    5.1   -0.6    2.1    5.0    0.7 
     Other food at home ......................  156.3   156.6   156.7   156.9    0.3    2.6    2.9    1.5    1.4    2.2 
      Sugar and sweets .......................  153.7   154.1   154.7   154.2    0.5    2.6   -1.8    1.3    1.6   -0.3 
      Fats and oils ..........................  146.9   147.9   148.8   148.7   -6.3   -1.4    3.6    5.0   -3.9    4.3 
      Other foods ............................  173.2   173.4   173.2   173.6    1.4    3.8    3.8    0.9    2.6    2.3 
       Other miscellaneous foods (1) (2)......  108.4   108.8   109.5   107.7    1.5    5.0    5.3   -2.6    3.3    1.3 
    Food away from home (1)...................  168.6   169.1   169.5   170.0    2.4    2.7    1.7    3.4    2.5    2.5 
     Other food away from home (1) (2)........  108.1   108.7   109.3   110.0    1.9    3.8    0.7    7.2    2.8    3.9 
   Alcoholic beverages .......................  174.4   175.4   175.8   175.5    2.8    3.1    2.6    2.5    2.9    2.6 
                                                                                                                        
  Housing .................................... R169.2  R169.7  R170.1   170.8    1.7    5.7    3.6    3.8    3.7    3.7 
   Shelter ................................... R193.0  R193.3  R193.8   194.2    2.1    5.2    3.2    2.5    3.6    2.8 
    Rent of primary residence (3) ............ R183.3  R184.1  R184.6   185.3    3.9    4.3    2.9    4.4    4.1    3.7 
    Lodging away from home (2) (3)............  111.7   111.1   111.1   111.0   -4.0   14.7    7.9   -2.5    4.9    2.6 
    Owners' equivalent rent of primary                                                                                  
        residence (3) (4) .................... R198.4  R198.6  R199.2   199.7    2.5    4.4    2.7    2.6    3.4    2.7 
    Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)..  103.9   104.2   104.0   104.2   -0.4    1.6    5.2    1.2    0.6    3.1 
   Fuels and utilities .......................  136.3   138.5   138.3   141.1   -0.3   11.2    9.3   14.8    5.3   12.0 
    Fuels ....................................  120.3   122.6   122.4   125.3   -0.7   12.9   11.4   17.7    5.9   14.5 
     Fuel oil and other fuels ................  122.4   124.4   124.6   137.4   38.0  121.5  -15.3   58.8   74.8   16.0 
     Gas (piped) and electricity (3)..........  126.2   128.7   128.4   130.6   -2.9    6.8   13.8   14.7    1.8   14.2 
    Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                
        services (2)..........................  106.2   106.4   106.6   106.9    1.9    3.9    1.9    2.7    2.9    2.3 
   Household furnishings and operations ......  127.9   128.5   128.6   128.8   -0.3    3.2    0.3    2.8    1.4    1.6 
    Household operations (1) (2)..............  110.6   111.1   111.5   111.9    3.1   10.2    7.6    4.8    6.6    6.2 
                                                                                                                        
  Apparel ....................................  128.9   127.6   127.8   129.8    0.9   -2.7   -5.1    2.8   -0.9   -1.2 
   Men's and boys' apparel ...................  130.1   128.9   128.5   129.2    4.0   -3.6   -2.1   -2.7    0.2   -2.4 
   Women's and girls' apparel ................  120.0   119.1   120.2   122.9   -1.0   -5.1   -7.0   10.0   -3.0    1.1 
   Infants' and toddlers' apparel (1).........  130.5   128.1   126.7   127.4    9.9    2.7   -9.8   -9.2    6.3   -9.5 
   Footwear ..................................  124.3   121.4   121.9   124.9   -1.9    3.6   -2.8    1.9    0.8   -0.5 
                                                                                                                        
  Transportation .............................  155.3   154.9   153.2   154.8    4.7   16.9    2.6   -1.3   10.6    0.6 
   Private transportation ....................  151.2   150.7   148.8   150.7    4.0   16.7    2.4   -1.3   10.2    0.5 
    New and used motor vehicles (2)...........  101.2   101.3   101.2   101.3    0.4   -2.7    3.2    0.4   -1.2    1.8 
     New vehicles ............................  143.0   143.3   143.0   142.7    0.0   -1.1    1.4   -0.8   -0.6    0.3 
     Used cars and trucks (1).................  155.7   155.3   155.2   156.2   -1.8   -5.1    7.2    1.3   -3.4    4.2 
    Motor fuel ...............................  136.7   134.1   126.2   133.0   18.9  106.9    2.1  -10.4   56.8   -4.4 
     Gasoline (all types) ....................  136.0   133.3   125.3   132.1   19.0  107.1    2.4  -11.0   57.0   -4.5 
    Motor vehicle parts and equipment ........  101.4   101.7   101.6   101.6    0.4    3.2    0.0    0.8    1.8    0.4 
    Motor vehicle maintenance and repair (1)..  176.8   177.2   178.2   178.7    2.3    4.4    2.5    4.4    3.4    3.4 
   Public transportation (1)..................  212.6   213.7   215.7   213.0   14.0   18.2    5.4    0.8   16.1    3.1 
                                                                                                                        
  Medical care ...............................  260.6   261.5   262.6   263.6    3.5    4.8    4.1    4.7    4.2    4.4 
   Medical care commodities ..................  237.7   238.2   239.0   239.4    3.1    2.4    2.4    2.9    2.8    2.6 
   Medical care services .....................  265.6   266.7   267.8   269.0    3.6    5.4    4.6    5.2    4.5    4.9 
    Professional services (3).................  237.6   238.0   238.9   239.5    3.5    5.3    3.4    3.2    4.4    3.3 
    Hospital and related services (3).........  316.6   318.4   321.0   322.8    5.5    5.3    8.0    8.1    5.4    8.0 
                                                                                                                        
  Recreation (2)..............................  103.2   103.5   103.6   103.7    1.6    2.4    2.4    2.0    2.0    2.2 
   Video and audio (1) (2)....................  101.4   101.3   101.5   101.8    0.8   -0.4    3.6    1.6    0.2    2.6 
                                                                                                                        
  Education and communication (2).............  102.3   102.9   103.1   102.4    3.2    0.0    0.0    0.4    1.6    0.2 
   Education (2)..............................  113.1   113.7   113.5   114.0    3.4    7.1    6.6    3.2    5.2    4.9 
    Educational books and supplies ...........  278.9   280.4   281.6   284.6  -14.4   33.7    4.6    8.4    6.9    6.5 
    Tuition, other school fees, and childcare   324.4   326.0   325.4   326.6    5.0    5.4    6.7    2.7    5.2    4.7 
   Communication (1) (2)......................   92.6    93.3    93.7    92.1    2.5   -6.5   -7.0   -2.1   -2.1   -4.6 
    Information and information processing (1)                                                                          
        (2)...................................   91.8    92.5    93.0    91.3    3.0   -7.3   -7.5   -2.2   -2.3   -4.9 
     Telephone services (1) (2)...............   97.2    98.2    98.9    97.0    4.5   -7.0   -6.7   -0.8   -1.4   -3.8 
     Information and information processing                                                                             
         other than telephone services (1) (5)   26.0    25.7    25.2    25.0  -14.2  -13.4  -16.5  -14.5  -13.8  -15.5 
      Personal computers and peripheral                                                                                 
          equipment (1) (2)...................   41.2    40.3    39.5    38.9  -18.7  -23.1  -24.5  -20.5  -20.9  -22.5 
                                                                                                                        
  Other goods and services ...................  270.3   272.9   272.2   275.3    0.6    8.0    2.4    7.6    4.2    5.0 
   Tobacco and smoking products (1)...........  388.5   400.7   394.1   408.0   -4.9   21.2    1.2   21.6    7.4   11.0 
   Personal care (1)..........................  165.4   165.7   166.2   166.6    2.7    3.5    2.7    2.9    3.1    2.8 
    Personal care products (1)................  153.6   153.7   154.3   154.3   -1.3    2.6    0.3    1.8    0.7    1.0 
    Personal care services (1)................  177.9   178.2   179.3   179.9    5.2    4.4    3.9    4.6    4.8    4.2 
    Miscellaneous personal services ..........  251.8   252.9   253.6   254.3    4.3    2.4    4.7    4.0    3.4    4.4 
                                                                                                                        
          Commodity and service group                                                                                   
                                                                                                                        
 Commodities .................................  149.6   149.7   149.0   150.3    1.9    7.9    0.8    1.9    4.9    1.3 
  Food and beverages .........................  168.0   168.9   169.3   169.5    2.2    1.9    2.7    3.6    2.1    3.1 
  Commodities less food and beverages ........  138.6   138.2   136.9   138.8    1.5   11.8    0.0    0.6    6.5    0.3 
   Nondurables less food and beverages .......  148.9   148.7   146.3   149.3    3.2   22.6   -0.3    1.1   12.5    0.4 
    Apparel ..................................  128.9   127.6   127.8   129.8    0.9   -2.7   -5.1    2.8   -0.9   -1.2 
    Nondurables less food, beverages, and                                                                               
        apparel ..............................  165.0   164.9   161.5   165.3    5.1   35.7    1.2    0.7   19.5    1.0 
   Durables ..................................  125.6   125.5   125.2   125.2   -1.9    0.0    0.3   -1.3   -0.9   -0.5 
 Services .................................... R195.1  R195.9  R196.4   196.9    2.8    4.7    3.8    3.7    3.7    3.8 
  Rent of shelter (4) ........................ R201.2  R201.7  R202.1   202.6    2.3    5.2    3.0    2.8    3.7    2.9 
  Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)....  103.9   104.2   104.0   104.2   -0.4    1.6    5.2    1.2    0.6    3.1 
  Gas (piped) and electricity (3).............  126.2   128.7   128.4   130.6   -2.9    6.8   13.8   14.7    1.8   14.2 
  Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                  
      services (2)............................  106.2   106.4   106.6   106.9    1.9    3.9    1.9    2.7    2.9    2.3 
  Household operations (1) (2)................  110.6   111.1   111.5   111.9    3.1   10.2    7.6    4.8    6.6    6.2 
  Transportation services ....................  196.3   196.8   197.8   197.7    4.3    5.1    2.9    2.9    4.7    2.9 
  Medical care services ......................  265.6   266.7   267.8   269.0    3.6    5.4    4.6    5.2    4.5    4.9 
  Other services .............................  229.6   230.9   231.7   231.3    4.7    2.3    2.5    3.0    3.5    2.7 
                                                                                                                        
                Special indexes                                                                                         
                                                                                                                        
 All items less food ......................... R173.1  R173.4  R173.3   174.2    2.4    6.8    2.6    2.6    4.6    2.6 
 All items less shelter ......................  165.9   166.3   166.1   167.1    2.5    6.3    2.4    2.9    4.4    2.7 
 All items less medical care ................. R167.3  R167.7  R167.6   168.4    2.2    6.2    2.4    2.7    4.2    2.5 
 Commodities less food .......................  140.2   139.9   138.6   140.4    1.5   11.6    0.0    0.6    6.4    0.3 
 Nondurables less food .......................  150.7   150.3   148.2   150.9    3.7   20.7    0.8    0.5   11.9    0.7 
 Nondurables less food and apparel ...........  165.3   165.4   162.3   165.5    4.8   32.5    1.5    0.5   17.9    1.0 
 Nondurables .................................  159.0   159.2   158.1   160.0    2.1   11.4    2.3    2.5    6.6    2.4 
 Services less rent of shelter (4)............  202.7   203.6   204.6   205.0    3.3    3.5    5.3    4.6    3.4    5.0 
 Services less medical care services ......... R188.7  R189.3  R189.9   190.3    2.9    4.0    4.4    3.4    3.4    3.9 
 Energy ......................................  126.6   126.7   123.0   127.7    7.8   50.5    6.6    3.5   27.4    5.0 
 All items less energy ....................... R178.6  R179.1  R179.5   179.9    2.1    3.2    2.0    2.9    2.6    2.5 
  All items less food and energy ............. R181.4  R181.8  R182.1   182.6    1.8    3.4    2.2    2.7    2.6    2.5 
   Commodities less food and energy                                                                                     
       commodities ...........................  144.7   144.7   144.6   145.3   -0.6    0.3    0.0    1.7   -0.1    0.8 
    Energy commodities .......................  135.4   133.2   125.9   133.3   20.4  107.9    0.6   -6.1   58.2   -2.8 
   Services less energy services ............. R202.1  R202.7  R203.3   203.6    3.1    4.7    3.0    3.0    3.9    3.0 

   1 Not seasonally adjusted.
   2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
   3 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator.  All other item stratum index series converted to a
 geometric means estimator in January, 1999.
   4 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.
   5 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.
   R Revised.
 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                                  Sep.2000 from--      Aug.2000 from--  
                                               sched-                                                                      
                                                 ule   June   July   Aug.   Sep.                                           
                                                 (1)   2000   2000   2000   2000   Sep.   July   Aug.   Aug.   June   July 
                                                                                   1999   2000   2000   1999   2000   2000 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                           
 U.S. city average ...........................   M    R172.4 R172.8 R172.8 173.7    3.5    0.5    0.5    3.4    0.2    0.0 
                                                                                                                           
            Region and area size(2)                                                                                        
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
 Northeast urban .............................   M    R179.0 R179.8 R179.9 180.7    3.4    0.5    0.4    3.3    0.5    0.1 
   Size A -  More than 1,500,000 .............   M    R179.7 R180.5 R180.8 181.7    3.4    0.7    0.5    3.3    0.6    0.2 
   Size B/C  50,000 to 1,500,000 (3)..........   M    R107.7 R108.2 R108.0 108.3    3.0    0.1    0.3    3.5    0.3   -0.2 
                                                                                                                           
 Midwest urban ...............................   M    R169.7 R168.8 R168.2 170.0    3.5    0.7    1.1    3.1   -0.9   -0.4 
   Size A   - More than 1,500,000 ............   M    R171.3 R170.5 R170.0 171.5    3.5    0.6    0.9    3.2   -0.8   -0.3 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).........   M    R108.4 R107.7 R107.1 108.6    3.3    0.8    1.4    2.8   -1.2   -0.6 
   Size D -  Nonmetropolitan  (less than                                                                                   
       50,000) ...............................   M    163.1  R163.2 R162.5 164.5    3.7    0.8    1.2    3.0   -0.4   -0.4 
                                                                                                                           
 South urban .................................   M    R167.5 R168.0 R168.0 168.5    3.2    0.3    0.3    3.3    0.3    0.0 
   Size A -  More than 1,500,000 .............   M    R167.2 R167.9 R167.9 168.4    3.5    0.3    0.3    3.7    0.4    0.0 
   Size B/C -  50,000 to 1,500,000 (3)........   M    107.6  R107.8 R107.8 108.1    3.1    0.3    0.3    3.3    0.2    0.0 
   Size D -  Nonmetropolitan  (less than                                                                                   
       50,000) ...............................   M    R167.1 R167.7 R167.8 168.2    2.5    0.3    0.2    2.5    0.4    0.1 
                                                                                                                           
 West urban ..................................   M    174.3  175.2  R175.9 176.6    3.9    0.8    0.4    3.8    0.9    0.4 
   Size A   - More than 1,500,000 ............   M    R175.8 R176.8 177.6  178.4    4.2    0.9    0.5    4.2    1.0    0.5 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).........   M    R107.7 108.1  108.3  108.8    3.4    0.6    0.5    2.9    0.6    0.2 
                                                                                                                           
                 Size classes                                                                                              
                                                                                                                           
   A (4)......................................   M    R156.4 R156.8 R157.0 157.8    3.7    0.6    0.5    3.6    0.4    0.1 
   B/C (3)....................................   M    R107.8 R107.9 R107.8 108.3    3.1    0.4    0.5    3.2    0.0   -0.1 
   D .........................................   M    R167.5 R167.8 167.6  168.7    3.1    0.5    0.7    2.8    0.1   -0.1 
                                                                                                                           
            Selected local areas(5)                                                                                        
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI ..............   M    R176.0 R174.6 R173.7 174.8    3.0    0.1    0.6    2.6   -1.3   -0.5 
 Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA .....   M    R171.0 171.7  172.2  173.3    3.6    0.9    0.6    3.5    0.7    0.3 
 New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island,                                                                                       
     NY-NJ-CT-PA .............................   M    R182.0 R182.8 R183.1 184.4    3.5    0.9    0.7    3.1    0.6    0.2 
                                                                                                                           
 Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT .........   1        -  183.2      -  184.3    4.2    0.6      -      -      -      - 
 Cleveland-Akron, OH .........................   1        -  R168.3     -  170.5    3.8    1.3      -      -      -      - 
 Dallas-Fort Worth, TX .......................   1        -  166.2      -  166.9    4.4    0.4      -      -      -      - 
 Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV (6)........   1        -  108.4      -  108.7    3.1    0.3      -      -      -      - 
                                                                                                                           
 Atlanta, GA .................................   2    R171.3     -  R172.1     -      -      -      -    3.7    0.5      - 
 Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI .................   2    R170.9     -  R170.1     -      -      -      -    3.6   -0.5      - 
 Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX ..............   2    R154.1     -  R154.4     -      -      -      -    3.7    0.2      - 
 Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL ...................   2    168.0      -  168.4      -      -      -      -    3.8    0.2      - 
 Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City,                                                                                    
     PA-NJ-DE-MD .............................   2    R176.6     -  R177.5     -      -      -      -    2.5    0.5      - 
 San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA ..........   2    R179.1     -  181.7      -      -      -      -    4.7    1.5      - 
 Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA ................   2    R179.2     -  R180.3     -      -      -      -    4.0    0.6      - 

   1 Areas on pricing schedule 2 (see Table 10) will appear next month. 
   2 Regions defined as the four Census regions.  See map in technical notes.
   3 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base.
   4 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.
   5 In addition, the following metropolitan areas are published semiannually and appear in Tables 34 and 39 of the 
 January and July issues of the CPI Detailed Report: Anchorage, AK; Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN; Denver-Boulder-Greeley,
 CO; Honolulu, HI; Kansas City, MO-KS; Milwaukee-Racine, WI; Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI; Pittsburgh, PA; Portland-Salem,
 OR-WA; St. Louis, MO-IL; San Diego, CA; Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL.
   6 Indexes on a November 1996=100 base.
   - Data not available.
 NOTE:  Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

 Table 4. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by expenditure
 category and commodity and service group

 (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                   Unadjusted                           
                                                 Relative   Unadjusted indexes percent change to   Seasonally adjusted  
                                               importance,                      Sep. 2000 from-    percent change from- 
                     CPI-W                       December                                                               
                                                   1999       Aug.      Sep.                                            
                                                              2000      2000     Sep.     Aug.   June to July to Aug. to
                                                                                 1999     2000     July    Aug.    Sep. 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                        
             Expenditure category                                                                                       
                                                                                                                        
 All items ...................................    100.000    R169.3     170.4      3.5      0.6     0.2    -0.2     0.6 
 All items (1967=100) ........................          -    R504.2     507.6        -        -       -       -       - 
                                                                                                                        
  Food and beverages .........................     17.879     168.6     168.8      2.7      0.1     0.5     0.2     0.2 
   Food ......................................     16.832     168.1     168.3      2.7      0.1     0.5     0.2     0.2 
    Food at home .............................     10.725     167.9     168.1      2.8      0.1     0.6     0.2     0.2 
     Cereals and bakery products .............      1.676     189.5     188.4      1.8     -0.6     1.1     0.2    -0.2 
     Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ..........      3.022     156.5     156.6      5.2      0.1     0.4     0.2     0.0 
     Dairy and related products (1)...........      1.195     160.9     161.6      2.0      0.4     0.7     0.2     0.4 
     Fruits and vegetables ...................      1.479     201.5     203.6      1.0      1.0     0.8     0.9     0.9 
     Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage                                                                                
         materials ...........................      1.180     137.4     137.1      3.1     -0.2     1.0    -0.1    -0.2 
     Other food at home ......................      2.173     156.2     156.1      1.8     -0.1     0.2     0.1     0.1 
      Sugar and sweets .......................       .415     154.4     154.4      0.7      0.0     0.4     0.1    -0.2 
      Fats and oils ..........................       .329     148.6     148.5      0.3     -0.1     0.7     0.5    -0.1 
      Other foods ............................      1.429     173.6     173.5      2.5     -0.1     0.0    -0.1     0.3 
       Other miscellaneous foods (1) (2)......       .347     109.0     107.5      2.3     -1.4     0.4     0.6    -1.4 
    Food away from home (1)...................      6.107     169.5     170.0      2.5      0.3     0.3     0.2     0.3 
     Other food away from home (1) (2)........       .217     109.6     110.4      4.0      0.7     0.4     0.7     0.7 
   Alcoholic beverages .......................      1.047     174.7     174.4      2.7     -0.2     0.6     0.3    -0.3 
                                                                                                                        
  Housing ....................................     36.452    R166.6     167.3      3.7      0.4     0.4     0.1     0.5 
   Shelter ...................................     27.425    R188.4     188.7      3.3      0.2     0.3     0.2     0.3 
    Rent of primary residence (3) ............      8.523    R184.1     184.8      3.8      0.4     0.4     0.3     0.4 
    Lodging away from home (2) (3)............      1.364     122.5     118.3      4.0     -3.4    -0.3    -0.6     0.3 
    Owners' equivalent rent of primary                                                                                  
        residence (3) (4) ....................     17.221    R181.3     181.9      3.1      0.3     0.2     0.2     0.2 
    Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)..       .318     104.2     104.4      1.9      0.2     0.3    -0.2     0.2 
   Fuels and utilities .......................      4.825     140.4     143.4      8.1      2.1     1.5    -0.2     2.1 
    Fuels ....................................      3.911     125.0     128.2      9.4      2.6     1.8    -0.2     2.4 
     Fuel oil and other fuels ................       .240     120.1     133.1     41.7     10.8     1.6     0.3    10.4 
     Gas (piped) and electricity (3)..........      3.671     131.8     134.4      7.6      2.0     1.8    -0.3     1.9 
    Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                
        services (2)..........................       .914     107.0     107.2      2.6      0.2     0.2     0.2     0.3 
   Household furnishings and operations ......      4.202     125.7     126.1      1.0      0.3     0.3     0.1     0.2 
    Household operations (1) (2)..............       .401     112.2     112.6      6.5      0.4     0.5     0.3     0.4 
                                                                                                                        
  Apparel ....................................      5.026     124.0     128.7     -1.4      3.8    -1.2     0.1     1.4 
   Men's and boys' apparel ...................      1.450     126.8     128.8     -1.2      1.6    -1.0    -0.2     0.5 
   Women's and girls' apparel ................      1.875     113.2     121.5     -1.5      7.3    -0.8     0.4     2.5 
   Infants' and toddlers' apparel (1).........       .345     128.4     129.0     -1.8      0.5    -1.7    -1.1     0.5 
   Footwear ..................................       .997     121.5     124.8     -0.2      2.7    -2.4     0.4     1.8 
                                                                                                                        
  Transportation .............................     19.716     152.3     154.2      5.6      1.2    -0.5    -1.3     1.3 
   Private transportation ....................     18.628     149.3     151.4      5.4      1.4    -0.5    -1.5     1.5 
    New and used motor vehicles (2)...........      9.030     100.9     101.0      0.3      0.1     0.0     0.0     0.0 
     New vehicles ............................      5.063     143.1     142.5     -0.2     -0.4     0.1    -0.2    -0.3 
     Used cars and trucks (1).................      3.170     156.5     157.5      0.3      0.6    -0.3    -0.1     0.6 
    Motor fuel ...............................      3.896     128.0     135.3     22.3      5.7    -2.5    -6.1     6.0 
     Gasoline (all types) ....................      3.872     127.3     134.6     22.4      5.7    -2.6    -6.2     5.9 
    Motor vehicle parts and equipment ........       .661     100.7     100.9      1.0      0.2     0.3    -0.2     0.1 
    Motor vehicle maintenance and repair (1)..      1.687     179.6     180.2      3.4      0.3     0.2     0.5     0.3 
   Public transportation (1)..................      1.088     208.7     206.4      8.2     -1.1     0.7     0.9    -1.1 
                                                                                                                        
  Medical care ...............................      4.711     261.7     262.2      4.3      0.2     0.3     0.4     0.4 
   Medical care commodities ..................       .934     234.6     235.0      2.6      0.2     0.3     0.4     0.3 
   Medical care services .....................      3.776     267.9     268.5      4.7      0.2     0.4     0.4     0.4 
    Professional services (3).................      2.425     240.9     241.3      4.0      0.2     0.3     0.3     0.2 
    Hospital and related services (3).........      1.139     317.1     318.2      6.7      0.3     0.5     0.7     0.6 
                                                                                                                        
  Recreation (2)..............................      5.787     102.9     102.8      1.8     -0.1     0.1     0.1     0.1 
   Video and audio (1) (2)....................      1.882     101.3     101.1      1.3     -0.2    -0.3     0.3     0.2 
                                                                                                                        
  Education and communication (2).............      5.300     103.0     102.9      0.8     -0.1     0.6     0.2    -0.7 
   Education (2)..............................      2.519     113.2     115.1      5.1      1.7     0.4    -0.1     0.4 
    Educational books and supplies ...........       .192     283.6     288.6      6.9      1.8     0.5     0.5     1.0 
    Tuition, other school fees, and childcare       2.327     319.2     324.7      4.9      1.7     0.3    -0.1     0.3 
   Communication (1) (2)......................      2.781      94.8      93.1     -3.2     -1.8     0.7     0.5    -1.8 
    Information and information processing (1)                                                                          
        (2)...................................      2.631      94.4      92.6     -3.3     -1.9     1.0     0.5    -1.9 
     Telephone services (1) (2)...............      2.462      99.1      97.1     -2.6     -2.0     1.0     0.7    -2.0 
     Information and information processing                                                                             
         other than telephone services (1) (5)       .169      26.1      25.9    -14.5     -0.8    -1.5    -1.9    -0.8 
      Personal computers and peripheral                                                                                 
          equipment (1) (2)...................       .086      39.1      38.5    -22.1     -1.5    -2.2    -1.8    -1.5 
                                                                                                                        
  Other goods and services ...................      5.129     276.8     280.9      5.1      1.5     1.2    -0.4     1.5 
   Tobacco and smoking products (1)...........      1.836     394.2     408.2      9.0      3.6     3.1    -1.7     3.6 
   Personal care (1)..........................      3.293     166.1     166.5      2.8      0.2     0.1     0.4     0.2 
    Personal care products (1)................       .835     155.0     155.1      0.9      0.1     0.1     0.6     0.1 
    Personal care services (1)................       .984     179.7     180.3      4.6      0.3     0.2     0.6     0.3 
    Miscellaneous personal services ..........      1.266     253.0     253.4      3.6      0.2     0.5     0.3     0.2 
                                                                                                                        
          Commodity and service group                                                                                   
                                                                                                                        
 Commodities .................................     46.879     149.3     151.0      3.2      1.1    -0.1    -0.6     1.0 
  Food and beverages .........................     17.879     168.6     168.8      2.7      0.1     0.5     0.2     0.2 
  Commodities less food and beverages ........     29.000     137.7     140.2      3.5      1.8    -0.4    -1.1     1.5 
   Nondurables less food and beverages .......     16.279     147.2     151.8      6.8      3.1    -0.3    -1.9     2.2 
    Apparel ..................................      5.026     124.0     128.7     -1.4      3.8    -1.2     0.1     1.4 
    Nondurables less food, beverages, and                                                                               
        apparel ..............................     11.253     164.6     169.3     10.5      2.9    -0.3    -2.4     2.7 
   Durables ..................................     12.721     125.2     125.3     -0.6      0.1    -0.2    -0.1     0.1 
 Services ....................................     53.121    R193.0     193.4      3.6      0.2     0.4     0.2     0.3 
  Rent of shelter (4) ........................     27.107    R181.5     181.7      3.4      0.1     0.2     0.3     0.3 
  Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)....       .318     104.2     104.4      1.9      0.2     0.3    -0.2     0.2 
  Gas (piped) and electricity (3).............      3.671     131.8     134.4      7.6      2.0     1.8    -0.3     1.9 
  Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                  
      services (2)............................       .914     107.0     107.2      2.6      0.2     0.2     0.2     0.3 
  Household operations (1) (2)................       .401     112.2     112.6      6.5      0.4     0.5     0.3     0.4 
  Transportation services ....................      6.751     193.8     193.7      3.4     -0.1     0.3     0.5     0.1 
  Medical care services ......................      3.776     267.9     268.5      4.7      0.2     0.4     0.4     0.4 
  Other services .............................     10.181     227.3     227.3      2.9      0.0     0.6     0.4    -0.3 
                                                                                                                        
                Special indexes                                                                                         
                                                                                                                        
 All items less food .........................     83.168    R169.4     170.7      3.6      0.8     0.1    -0.2     0.7 
 All items less shelter ......................     72.575     163.9     165.4      3.6      0.9     0.2    -0.2     0.7 
 All items less medical care .................     95.289    R165.0     166.2      3.4      0.7     0.2    -0.2     0.6 
 Commodities less food .......................     30.047     139.1     141.6      3.6      1.8    -0.4    -1.1     1.4 
 Nondurables less food .......................     17.326     148.9     153.3      6.6      3.0    -0.3    -1.8     2.2 
 Nondurables less food and apparel ...........     12.300     164.9     169.2      9.9      2.6    -0.2    -2.1     2.4 
 Nondurables .................................     34.158     158.3     160.8      4.7      1.6     0.1    -0.8     1.1 
 Services less rent of shelter (4)............     26.014     181.9     182.5      4.0      0.3     0.6     0.4     0.2 
 Services less medical care services .........     49.345    R186.8     187.2      3.6      0.2     0.4     0.3     0.3 
 Energy ......................................      7.807     125.7     130.9     15.7      4.1    -0.5    -3.4     4.2 
 All items less energy .......................     92.193    R175.4     176.0      2.4      0.3     0.3     0.2     0.2 
  All items less food and energy .............     75.361    R177.3     178.0      2.4      0.4     0.2     0.2     0.3 
   Commodities less food and energy                                                                                     
       commodities ...........................     25.911     144.2     145.7      0.5      1.0     0.0    -0.1     0.6 
    Energy commodities .......................      4.136     127.7     135.4     23.4      6.0    -2.3    -5.8     6.3 
   Services less energy services .............     49.450    R199.8     200.0      3.4      0.1     0.3     0.3     0.1 
 Purchasing power of the consumer dollar                                                                                
     (1982-84=$1.00) .........................          -    $ .591    $ .587        -        -       -       -       - 
 Purchasing power of the consumer dollar                                                                                
     (1967=$1.00) ............................          -    $ .198    $ .197        -        -       -       -       - 

   1 Not seasonally adjusted.
   2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
   3 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator.  All other item stratum index series converted to a
 geometric means estimator in January, 1999.
   4 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base
   5 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.
   R Revised.
   - 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--   
                                                 June    July    Aug.    Sep.                                           
                                                 2000    2000    2000    2000                                           
                                                                                Dec.   Mar.   June   Sep.   Mar.   Sep. 
                                                                                1999   2000   2000   2000   2000   2000 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                        
             Expenditure category                                                                                       
                                                                                                                        
 All items ................................... R169.1  R169.5  R169.2   170.2    2.5    6.2    2.6    2.6    4.3    2.6 
                                                                                                                        
  Food and beverages .........................  167.5   168.4   168.7   169.0    2.5    2.2    2.7    3.6    2.3    3.1 
   Food ......................................  167.0   167.8   168.2   168.5    2.2    2.2    2.7    3.6    2.2    3.2 
    Food at home .............................  166.6   167.6   167.9   168.2    2.2    1.7    3.4    3.9    2.0    3.7 
     Cereals and bakery products .............  186.6   188.6   188.9   188.6    2.4   -0.2    0.9    4.4    1.1    2.6 
     Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ..........  155.0   155.6   155.9   155.9    1.1    9.2    8.1    2.3    5.1    5.2 
     Dairy and related products (1)...........  159.4   160.5   160.9   161.6    9.1   -7.7    1.8    5.6    0.4    3.7 
     Fruits and vegetables ...................  201.6   203.2   205.0   206.9   -0.2   -7.2    1.6   10.9   -3.8    6.2 
     Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage                                                                                
         materials ...........................  136.7   138.0   137.8   137.5    4.6    6.1   -0.3    2.4    5.3    1.0 
     Other food at home ......................  155.6   155.9   156.0   156.2    0.3    2.6    2.9    1.6    1.4    2.2 
      Sugar and sweets .......................  153.6   154.2   154.4   154.1    1.0    2.1   -1.8    1.3    1.6   -0.3 
      Fats and oils ..........................  146.7   147.7   148.5   148.4   -6.1   -1.1    3.9    4.7   -3.6    4.3 
      Other foods ............................  173.3   173.3   173.1   173.7    1.7    3.8    4.0    0.9    2.7    2.5 
       Other miscellaneous foods (1) (2)......  108.0   108.4   109.0   107.5    0.4    5.8    5.0   -1.8    3.1    1.5 
    Food away from home (1)...................  168.6   169.1   169.5   170.0    2.4    2.7    1.7    3.4    2.5    2.5 
     Other food away from home (1) (2)........  108.4   108.8   109.6   110.4    2.7    3.4    2.2    7.6    3.0    4.9 
   Alcoholic beverages .......................  173.6   174.6   175.1   174.6    2.9    3.3    2.6    2.3    3.1    2.4 
                                                                                                                        
  Housing .................................... R164.9  R165.6  R165.8   166.6    2.0    4.5    4.0    4.2    3.3    4.1 
   Shelter ................................... R187.2  R187.7  R188.0   188.5    2.7    4.4    3.3    2.8    3.5    3.0 
    Rent of primary residence (3) ............ R182.9  R183.6  R184.1   184.8    3.9    4.1    3.1    4.2    4.0    3.7 
    Lodging away from home (2) (3)............  111.8   111.5   110.8   111.1   -4.1   11.8   11.5   -2.5    3.6    4.3 
    Owners' equivalent rent of primary                                                                                  
        residence (3) (4) .................... R180.6  R181.0  R181.3   181.7    2.7    3.7    3.2    2.5    3.2    2.8 
    Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)..  104.1   104.4   104.2   104.4   -0.4    1.6    5.2    1.2    0.6    3.1 
   Fuels and utilities .......................  135.7   137.7   137.4   140.3    0.0    9.6   10.0   14.3    4.7   12.1 
    Fuels ....................................  119.3   121.4   121.1   124.0   -0.4   11.0   11.9   16.7    5.2   14.3 
     Fuel oil and other fuels ................  121.8   123.7   124.1   137.0   35.9  119.8  -15.4   60.1   72.8   16.4 
     Gas (piped) and electricity (3)..........  125.6   127.8   127.4   129.8   -2.3    6.2   14.2   14.1    1.8   14.1 
    Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                
        services (2)..........................  106.2   106.4   106.6   106.9    1.9    3.9    1.9    2.7    2.9    2.3 
   Household furnishings and operations ......  125.2   125.6   125.7   126.0   -0.3    1.9    0.0    2.6    0.8    1.3 
    Household operations (1) (2)..............  111.3   111.9   112.2   112.6    1.9   11.8    7.9    4.8    6.7    6.3 
                                                                                                                        
  Apparel ....................................  127.8   126.3   126.4   128.2    0.6   -2.7   -4.6    1.3   -1.1   -1.7 
   Men's and boys' apparel ...................  130.2   128.9   128.6   129.2    5.0   -4.5   -1.5   -3.0    0.2   -2.3 
   Women's and girls' apparel ................  118.1   117.1   117.6   120.5   -2.3   -4.5   -7.1    8.4   -3.4    0.3 
   Infants' and toddlers' apparel (1).........  132.0   129.8   128.4   129.0   10.8    2.7  -10.5   -8.8    6.7   -9.6 
   Footwear ..................................  125.1   122.1   122.6   124.8   -1.9    2.9   -1.0   -1.0    0.5   -1.0 
                                                                                                                        
  Transportation .............................  154.9   154.2   152.2   154.2    4.5   17.6    2.9   -1.8   10.8    0.5 
   Private transportation ....................  152.2   151.4   149.2   151.4    4.0   17.9    2.7   -2.1   10.7    0.3 
    New and used motor vehicles (2)...........  101.7   101.7   101.7   101.7    0.0   -2.3    3.2    0.0   -1.2    1.6 
     New vehicles ............................  144.3   144.5   144.2   143.7    0.0   -0.3    1.1   -1.7   -0.1   -0.3 
     Used cars and trucks (1).................  157.1   156.6   156.5   157.5   -1.8   -4.8    7.2    1.0   -3.3    4.1 
    Motor fuel ...............................  137.5   134.0   125.8   133.3   18.4  106.5    3.6  -11.7   56.4   -4.4 
     Gasoline (all types) ....................  136.7   133.2   125.0   132.4   19.4  105.9    3.3  -12.0   56.8   -4.7 
    Motor vehicle parts and equipment ........  100.7   101.0   100.8   100.9    0.4    3.2   -0.4    0.8    1.8    0.2 
    Motor vehicle maintenance and repair (1)..  178.3   178.7   179.6   180.2    2.1    4.6    2.5    4.3    3.4    3.4 
   Public transportation (1)..................  205.5   206.9   208.7   206.4   11.6   16.0    4.2    1.8   13.8    3.0 
                                                                                                                        
  Medical care ...............................  259.7   260.6   261.6   262.6    3.4    4.8    4.3    4.5    4.1    4.4 
   Medical care commodities ..................  233.0   233.7   234.6   235.2    2.3    1.7    2.4    3.8    2.0    3.1 
   Medical care services .....................  265.6   266.6   267.6   268.7    3.8    5.5    4.6    4.8    4.6    4.7 
    Professional services (3).................  239.4   240.1   240.9   241.5    3.5    6.3    2.7    3.6    4.9    3.1 
    Hospital and related services (3).........  312.9   314.5   316.7   318.5    5.2    5.7    8.5    7.4    5.4    7.9 
                                                                                                                        
  Recreation (2)..............................  102.4   102.5   102.6   102.7    1.2    2.0    2.8    1.2    1.6    2.0 
   Video and audio (1) (2)....................  101.2   100.9   101.2   101.4    0.4    0.0    4.1    0.8    0.2    2.4 
                                                                                                                        
  Education and communication (2).............  102.4   103.0   103.2   102.5    3.2    0.0   -0.4    0.4    1.6    0.0 
   Education (2)..............................  113.4   113.9   113.8   114.2    3.0    7.9    6.6    2.9    5.4    4.7 
    Educational books and supplies ...........  282.4   283.8   285.1   288.0  -16.8   37.8    5.1    8.2    7.1    6.6 
    Tuition, other school fees, and childcare   318.9   320.0   319.6   320.6    4.8    5.7    7.1    2.1    5.2    4.6 
   Communication (1) (2)......................   93.6    94.3    94.8    93.1    3.4   -6.8   -6.9   -2.1   -1.9   -4.6 
    Information and information processing (1)                                                                          
        (2)...................................   93.0    93.9    94.4    92.6    3.4   -7.2   -7.4   -1.7   -2.1   -4.6 
     Telephone services (1) (2)...............   97.4    98.4    99.1    97.1    4.9   -6.9   -6.7   -1.2   -1.2   -4.0 
     Information and information processing                                                                             
         other than telephone services (1) (5)   27.0    26.6    26.1    25.9  -12.6  -14.2  -16.0  -15.3  -13.4  -15.6 
      Personal computers and peripheral                                                                                 
          equipment (1) (2)...................   40.7    39.8    39.1    38.5  -18.8  -25.3  -24.1  -19.9  -22.1  -22.0 
                                                                                                                        
  Other goods and services ...................  274.8   278.2   277.1   281.2    0.0    9.3    1.8    9.6    4.5    5.6 
   Tobacco and smoking products (1)...........  388.7   400.9   394.2   408.2   -4.9   21.1    0.9   21.6    7.3   10.8 
   Personal care (1)..........................  165.3   165.5   166.1   166.5    3.0    3.0    2.5    2.9    3.0    2.7 
    Personal care products (1)................  154.0   154.1   155.0   155.1   -1.6    2.6   -0.3    2.9    0.5    1.3 
    Personal care services (1)................  178.3   178.6   179.7   180.3    5.4    4.4    3.9    4.6    4.9    4.2 
    Miscellaneous personal services ..........  251.2   252.4   253.2   253.7    4.8    2.1    3.7    4.0    3.5    3.9 
                                                                                                                        
          Commodity and service group                                                                                   
                                                                                                                        
 Commodities .................................  150.5   150.4   149.5   151.0    1.9    8.4    1.3    1.3    5.1    1.3 
  Food and beverages .........................  167.5   168.4   168.7   169.0    2.5    2.2    2.7    3.6    2.3    3.1 
  Commodities less food and beverages ........  140.0   139.5   137.9   140.0    1.2   13.0    0.3    0.0    6.9    0.1 
   Nondurables less food and beverages .......  151.2   150.7   147.9   151.2    3.4   25.4    0.5    0.0   13.9    0.3 
    Apparel ..................................  127.8   126.3   126.4   128.2    0.6   -2.7   -4.6    1.3   -1.1   -1.7 
    Nondurables less food, beverages, and                                                                               
        apparel ..............................  168.7   168.2   164.1   168.5    4.3   40.6    2.2   -0.5   21.1    0.8 
   Durables ..................................  126.0   125.7   125.6   125.7   -1.9    0.3    0.3   -0.9   -0.8   -0.3 
 Services .................................... R191.3  R192.1  R192.5   193.0    2.8    4.1    4.1    3.6    3.5    3.8 
  Rent of shelter (4) ........................ R180.3  R180.6  R181.1   181.7    2.8    4.4    3.2    3.1    3.6    3.2 
  Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)....  104.1   104.4   104.2   104.4   -0.4    1.6    5.2    1.2    0.6    3.1 
  Gas (piped) and electricity (3).............  125.6   127.8   127.4   129.8   -2.3    6.2   14.2   14.1    1.8   14.1 
  Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                  
      services (2)............................  106.2   106.4   106.6   106.9    1.9    3.9    1.9    2.7    2.9    2.3 
  Household operations (1) (2)................  111.3   111.9   112.2   112.6    1.9   11.8    7.9    4.8    6.7    6.3 
  Transportation services ....................  192.8   193.3   194.2   194.3    3.4    4.7    2.3    3.1    4.1    2.7 
  Medical care services ......................  265.6   266.6   267.6   268.7    3.8    5.5    4.6    4.8    4.6    4.7 
  Other services .............................  225.5   226.8   227.6   227.0    4.6    2.0    2.2    2.7    3.3    2.4 
                                                                                                                        
                Special indexes                                                                                         
                                                                                                                        
 All items less food ......................... R169.2  R169.4  R169.0   170.2    2.5    6.9    2.6    2.4    4.7    2.5 
 All items less shelter ......................  164.0   164.3   163.9   165.1    2.3    6.9    2.2    2.7    4.6    2.5 
 All items less medical care ................. R164.8  R165.2  R164.9   165.9    2.3    6.3    2.5    2.7    4.3    2.6 
 Commodities less food .......................  141.6   141.1   139.6   141.6    1.5   12.2    0.6    0.0    6.7    0.3 
 Nondurables less food .......................  152.6   152.2   149.5   152.8    3.1   23.7    0.8    0.5   13.0    0.7 
 Nondurables less food and apparel ...........  168.5   168.1   164.5   168.5    4.0   37.4    1.9    0.0   19.5    1.0 
 Nondurables .................................  159.9   160.0   158.8   160.6    2.4   12.8    2.3    1.8    7.4    2.0 
 Services less rent of shelter (4)............  179.8   180.8   181.6   182.0    3.0    3.0    5.0    5.0    3.0    5.0 
 Services less medical care services ......... R185.1  R185.9  R186.4   186.9    2.7    3.8    4.0    3.9    3.2    4.0 
 Energy ......................................  127.7   127.1   122.8   128.0    8.6   53.2    7.2    0.9   29.0    4.0 
 All items less energy ....................... R175.0  R175.5  R175.8   176.2    1.9    2.6    2.3    2.8    2.2    2.5 
  All items less food and energy ............. R177.2  R177.6  R177.9   178.4    1.8    2.8    2.1    2.7    2.3    2.4 
   Commodities less food and energy                                                                                     
       commodities ...........................  145.3   145.3   145.1   145.9   -0.8    0.6    0.3    1.7   -0.1    1.0 
    Energy commodities .......................  136.6   133.4   125.7   133.6   19.4  107.1    2.4   -8.5   57.2   -3.2 
   Services less energy services ............. R198.8  R199.4  R200.0   200.2    3.1    3.9    3.3    2.8    3.5    3.1 

   1 Not seasonally adjusted.
   2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
   3 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator.  All other item stratum index series converted to a
 geometric means estimator in January, 1999.
   4 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base
   5 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.
   R Revised.
 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                                  Sep.2000 from--      Aug.2000 from--  
                                               sched-                                                                      
                                                 ule   June   July   Aug.   Sep.                                           
                                                 (1)   2000   2000   2000   2000   Sep.   July   Aug.   Aug.   June   July 
                                                                                   1999   2000   2000   1999   2000   2000 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                           
 U.S. city average ...........................   M    R169.2 R169.4 R169.3 170.4    3.5    0.6    0.6    3.4    0.1   -0.1 
                                                                                                                           
            Region and area size(2)                                                                                        
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
 Northeast urban .............................   M    R175.9 R176.7 R176.6 177.6    3.3    0.5    0.6    3.3    0.4   -0.1 
   Size A -  More than 1,500,000 .............   M    R175.7 R176.5 R176.7 177.7    3.4    0.7    0.6    3.3    0.6    0.1 
   Size B/C  50,000 to 1,500,000 (3)..........   M    R107.3 R107.7 R107.4 107.9    3.1    0.2    0.5    3.5    0.1   -0.3 
                                                                                                                           
 Midwest urban ...............................   M    R166.2 R165.1 R164.3 166.4    3.6    0.8    1.3    3.1   -1.1   -0.5 
   Size A   - More than 1,500,000 ............   M    R166.9 R165.9 R165.3 167.0    3.7    0.7    1.0    3.2   -1.0   -0.4 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).........   M    R108.7 R107.7 R106.9 108.7    3.4    0.9    1.7    2.8   -1.7   -0.7 
   Size D -  Nonmetropolitan  (less than                                                                                   
       50,000) ...............................   M    R161.8 R161.7 160.9  163.0    3.8    0.8    1.3    3.1   -0.6   -0.5 
                                                                                                                           
 South urban .................................   M    R165.8 R166.3 R166.1 166.8    3.3    0.3    0.4    3.4    0.2   -0.1 
   Size A -  More than 1,500,000 .............   M    R165.0 R165.7 R165.5 166.1    3.6    0.2    0.4    3.8    0.3   -0.1 
   Size B/C -  50,000 to 1,500,000 (3)........   M    107.4  107.6  107.5  107.9    3.2    0.3    0.4    3.4    0.1   -0.1 
   Size D -  Nonmetropolitan  (less than                                                                                   
       50,000) ...............................   M    R168.1 R168.6 R168.7 169.2    2.7    0.4    0.3    2.8    0.4    0.1 
                                                                                                                           
 West urban ..................................   M    169.9  R170.8 171.2  172.1    3.8    0.8    0.5    3.6    0.8    0.2 
   Size A   - More than 1,500,000 ............   M    169.6  170.6  171.2  172.1    4.1    0.9    0.5    3.9    0.9    0.4 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).........   M    107.4  107.9  108.0  108.6    3.3    0.6    0.6    2.8    0.6    0.1 
                                                                                                                           
                 Size classes                                                                                              
                                                                                                                           
   A (4)......................................   M    R155.1 R155.4 R155.4 156.4    3.7    0.6    0.6    3.5    0.2    0.0 
   B/C (3)....................................   M    R107.7 R107.7 R107.4 108.2    3.2    0.5    0.7    3.2   -0.3   -0.3 
   D .........................................   M    166.8  R167.0 R166.8 167.9    3.0    0.5    0.7    2.9    0.0   -0.1 
                                                                                                                           
            Selected local areas(5)                                                                                        
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI ..............   M    R170.4 R168.9 R168.0 169.2    3.1    0.2    0.7    2.8   -1.4   -0.5 
 Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA .....   M    R164.3 R165.0 R165.3 166.3    3.5    0.8    0.6    3.4    0.6    0.2 
 New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island,                                                                                       
     NY-NJ-CT-PA .............................   M    R177.6 R178.4 R178.5 179.9    3.5    0.8    0.8    3.1    0.5    0.1 
                                                                                                                           
 Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT .........   1        -  R182.3     -  183.2    4.6    0.5      -      -      -      - 
 Cleveland-Akron, OH .........................   1        -  R160.5     -  162.8    4.1    1.4      -      -      -      - 
 Dallas-Fort Worth, TX .......................   1        -  166.2      -  166.8    4.5    0.4      -      -      -      - 
 Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV (6)........   1        -  108.2      -  108.7    3.2    0.5      -      -      -      - 
                                                                                                                           
 Atlanta, GA .................................   2    R168.9     -  R169.6     -      -      -      -    3.9    0.4      - 
 Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI .................   2    R165.8     -  R164.6     -      -      -      -    3.7   -0.7      - 
 Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX ..............   2    R153.1     -  R153.1     -      -      -      -    3.5    0.0      - 
 Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL ...................   2    165.7      -  R165.8     -      -      -      -    3.6    0.1      - 
 Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City,                                                                                    
     PA-NJ-DE-MD .............................   2    R176.1     -  R177.1     -      -      -      -    2.6    0.6      - 
 San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA ..........   2    175.2      -  R177.8     -      -      -      -    4.6    1.5      - 
 Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA ................   2    R174.5     -  R175.4     -      -      -      -    3.9    0.5      - 

   1 Areas on pricing schedule 2 (see Table 10) will appear next month. 
   2 Regions defined as the four Census regions.  See map in technical notes.
   3 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base.
   4 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.
   5 In addition, the following metropolitan areas are published semiannually and appear in Tables 34 and 39 of the 
 January and July issues of the CPI Detailed Report: Anchorage, AK; Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN; Denver-Boulder-Greeley,
 CO; Honolulu, HI; Kansas City, MO-KS; Milwaukee-Racine, WI; Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI; Pittsburgh, PA; Portland-Salem,
 OR-WA; St. Louis, MO-IL; San Diego, CA; Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL.
   6 Indexes on a November 1996=100 base.
   - Data not available.
 NOTE:  Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.