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                    CONSUMER PRICE INDEX:  JANUARY 2003
 
      The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased
 0.4 percent in January, before seasonal adjustment, the Bureau of Labor
 Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today.  The January
 level of 181.7 (1982-84=100) was 2.6 percent higher than in January 2002.
      
      The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers
 (CPI-W) also increased 0.4 percent in January, prior to seasonal
 adjustment.  The January level of 177.7 was 2.6 percent higher than in
 January 2002.
      
 CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U)
      
      On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI-U rose 0.3 percent in
 January, following increases of 0.1 percent each of the preceding two
 months.  Energy costs, which declined in November and December, increased
 4.0 percent in January.  Within energy, the index for petroleum-based
 energy advanced 6.6 percent and the index for energy services increased
 1.5 percent.  Meanwhile, the indexes for food and for all items less food
 and energy decelerated in January.  The index for food declined 0.2
 percent, following increases of 0.2 percent in each of the preceding two
 months.  The index for all items less food and energy, which increased 0.2
 percent in December, rose 0.1 percent in January.  A smaller increase in
 the index for medical care, coupled with declines in the indexes for
 apparel and public transportation, accounted for the smaller advance in
 January.
     
 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                    2002             2003 3-mos. ended  ended
                     July Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan.   Jan.'03   Jan.'03
 All Items            .2    .2   .2   .2   .1   .1   .3    2.2       2.6
  Food and beverages  .1   -.1   .2   .1   .2   .2  -.2    1.1       1.1
  Housing             .2    .2   .2   .3   .1   .2   .4    2.9       2.6
  Apparel            -.6    .8  -.2  -.2  -.2  -.2  -.9   -5.4      -1.9
  Transportation      .4    .3   .2   .5  -.2  -.3  1.1    2.6       4.6
  Medical care        .6    .2   .3   .6   .5   .4   .1    4.1       4.6
  Recreation          .0    .1   .1   .2   .0   .2   .2    1.5       1.1
  Education and                                                         
    communication     .7    .6  -.1   .0   .0   .2   .5    2.6       2.3
  Other goods and                                                    
    services          .0    .5   .4  -.5   .1   .1   .2    1.5       3.2
 Special indexes:                                                       
  Energy              .7    .2   .4  1.4  -.5  -.4  4.0   12.9      14.1
  Food                .1   -.1   .2   .1   .2   .2  -.2     .9       1.0
  All items less                                                        
    food and energy   .2    .3   .2   .1   .1   .2   .1    1.5       1.9

 Note:  Seasonal factors have been recalculated to reflect developments
 during 2002.  For this reason, some of the seasonally adjusted figures
 above and elsewhere in this report differ from those previously published.
 See the technical note on page 9 for details.
 
 See pages 4 and 5 regarding revisions to the Chained Consumer Price Index
 for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-U).
    
      The food and beverages index declined 0.2 percent in January.  The
 index for food at home, which rose 0.2 percent in December, declined 0.2
 percent in January, reflecting downturns in the indexes for fruits and
 vegetables, for meats, poultry, fish and eggs, for dairy products, and for
 nonalcoholic beverages.  The index for fruits and vegetables declined 1.2
 percent, following a 0.5 percent rise in December.  The indexes for fresh
 fruits, fresh vegetables, and processed fruits and vegetables all declined-
 -down 0.3, 1.5, and 2.1 percent, respectively.  (Prior to seasonal
 adjustment, fresh fruits and processed fruits and vegetables declined 0.8
 and 0.3 percent, respectively, while fresh vegetable prices rose 3.5
 percent.)  The index for meats, poultry, fish, and eggs, which rose 0.3
 percent in December, declined 0.3 percent in January, reflecting declines
 in prices for frankfurters and lunch meats.  The indexes for beef and for
 pork increased 0.1 and 0.6 percent, respectively.  Poultry prices fell for
 the second consecutive month--down 0.8 percent in January.  The index for
 dairy products, which rose slightly in December, declined 0.5 percent in
 January, largely as a result of a 1.1 percent drop in the index for cheese
 and related products.  A sharp turnaround in the index for carbonated
 drinks--down 1.1 percent in January after increasing 1.2 percent in
 December--was largely responsible for the 0.5 percent drop in the index
 for nonalcoholic beverages.  The remaining two major grocery store food
 groups--cereal and bakery products and other food at home--increased 1.0
 percent and were unchanged, respectively.  The index for food away from
 home declined 0.1 percent, while the index for alcoholic beverages
 increased 0.3 percent
      
      The index for housing rose 0.4 percent in January.  Shelter costs,
 which increased 0.2 percent in December, advanced 0.3 percent in January.
 Within shelter, the index for rent increased 0.4 percent, owners'
 equivalent rent increased 0.3 percent, and the index for lodging away from
 home rose 0.1 percent.  (Prior to seasonal adjustment, the index for
 lodging away from home rose 4.7 percent.)  The index for fuels and
 utilities rose 1.4 percent in January.  The index for fuel oil increased
 8.6 percent in January, and prices for fuel oil were 26.7 percent higher
 than in January 2002.  The index for natural gas rose 4.6 percent,
 bringing the increase in past 12 months to 10.7 percent.  The index for
 electricity increased 0.3 percent in January, but declined 0.8 percent in
 the last 12 months.  The index for household furnishings and operations
 rose 0.2 percent in January.
      
      The transportation index increased 1.1 percent in January after
 registering declines in each of the preceding two months.  The index for
 gasoline, which declined in November and December, rose 6.6 percent in
 January, accounting for the upturn in the transportation index.  The index
 for new vehicles decreased 0.9 percent in January and during the last 12
 months has fallen 2.1 percent.  (As of January, about 83 percent of the
 new vehicle sample was represented by 2003 models.  The 2003 models will
 continue to be phased in, with appropriate adjustments for quality change,
 over the next several months as they replace old models at dealerships.
 For a report on quality changes for the 2003 vehicles represented in the
 Producer Price Index sample, see news release USDL-02-634, dated November
 15, 2002.)  In January, the index for used cars and trucks turned up,
 advancing 0.2 percent, but this index has declined 4.7 percent in the last
 12 months.  Airline fares, which had turned up in December, declined 0.6
 percent in January and are 3.4 percent lower than a year earlier.
      
      The index for apparel declined 0.9 percent in January.  (Prior to
 seasonal adjustment, apparel prices fell 2.8 percent, reflecting post-
 holiday discounting.).
      
      Medical care costs rose 0.1 percent in January to a level 4.6 percent
 higher than a year ago.  The index for medical care commodities--
 prescription drugs, nonprescription drugs, and medical supplies--rose 0.2
 percent.  The index for medical care services rose 0.1 percent in January.
 Charges for professional services were unchanged, while charges for
 hospital and related services increased 0.4 percent.
      
      The index for recreation rose 0.2 percent in January, the same as in
 December.  Increases in the indexes for admissions to movies, theaters,
 concerts, and sporting events, for pets and pet products, for sporting
 goods, and for photography were partially offset by declines in the
 indexes for video and audio and for toys--down.0.4 and 0.6 percent,
 respectively.
      
      The index for education and communication increased 0.5 percent in
 January, following a 0.2 percent rise in December.  In January, the
 education index rose 0.6 percent, reflecting a 2.0 percent rise in prices
 for college textbooks.  The index for communication costs rose 0.2
 percent, reflecting a 0.5 percent increase in charges for telephone
 services.  Charges for interstate toll calls increased 1.5 percent.
 Partially offsetting this advance in communication costs was a 1.0 percent
 decline in the index for personal computers and peripheral equipment.
      
      The index for other goods and services rose 0.2 percent in January.
 The index for personal care rose 0.3 percent, reflecting increases of 1.0
 and 0.7 percent in charges for legal services and for funeral expenses,
 respectively.  The index for tobacco and smoking products was virtually
 unchanged in January, but has advanced 9.1 percent during the last 12
 months.
      
 CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W)
 
      On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI for Urban Wage Earners and
 Clerical Workers increased 0.3  percent in January.

 Table B.  Percent changes in CPI for Urban Wage Earners 
           and Clerical Workers (CPI-W)
                                          Seasonally adjusted          Un-
                                                          Compound  adjusted
     Expenditure        Changes from preceding month    annual rate  12-mos.
      Category                    2002             2003 3-mos. ended  ended
                     July Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan.   Jan.'03   Jan.'03 
 All Items           .2    .2   .2   .2   .1   .1   .3    2.0       2.6
  Food and beverages .2   -.1   .2   .1   .3   .2  -.1    1.4       1.0
  Housing            .1    .2   .2   .3   .2   .2   .4    3.2       2.6
  Apparel          -1.0   1.0  -.2  -.3  -.2  -.2 -1.0   -5.1      -1.9
  Transportation     .5    .2   .2   .5  -.3  -.3  1.2    2.4       4.8
  Medical care       .7    .3   .3   .6   .5   .4   .1    4.4       4.8
  Recreation         .1    .0  -.1   .2   .0   .3   .1    1.5        .9
  Education and                                                        
     communication   .7    .6  -.1  -.1   .0   .2   .4    2.2       2.0
  Other goods                                                    
     and services    .0    .8   .6  -.9   .0   .0   .2     .9       3.9
 Special indexes:                                                      
  Energy             .7    .2   .4  1.6  -.6  -.6  4.2   12.3      14.8
  Food               .1   -.1   .2   .1   .3   .2  -.2    1.4        .9
  All items less                                                       
     food and energy .2    .3   .1   .1   .1   .2   .1    1.3       1.8


 Chained Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-U)
 
     The C-CPI-U increased 0.4 percent in January on a not seasonally
 adjusted basis.  The January level of 106.4  (December 1999=100) was 2.2
 percent higher than in January 2002.  Table 7 contains the most recent
 indexes for all items and the component series that are published.   Data
 will be published monthly in the CPI Detailed Report and are available on
 the CPI home page:  http://www.bls.gov/cpi/. Please note that the indexes
 for 2002 and 2003 are subject to revision.  Previously published and
 revised data for 2001 and 2002 are shown on page 5.
 
     Consumer Price Index data for February are scheduled for release on
 Friday, March 21, 2003, at 8:30 A.M. (EST).

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                   NOTE ON REVISIONS TO C-CPI-U INDEXES
                                     
      In accordance with the previously-announced schedule, the Bureau of
 Labor Statistics is revising the 2001 and 2002 values of the Chained
 Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-U), effective with the
 release of January 2003 data.
     
      The C-CPI-U was introduced with release of July data on August 16,
 2002. The index in its final form employs a Tornqvist formula and utilizes
 expenditure data in adjacent time periods in order to reflect the effect
 of any substitution that consumers make across item categories in response
 to changes in relative prices.  The  C-CPI-U was designed to be a closer
 approximation to a "cost-of-living" index than the CPI-U and CPI-W.  The
 use of expenditure data for both a base period and a current period
 distinguishes the C-CPI-U from the other CPI measures, which use only a
 single expenditure base period to compute price change over time.
      
      Because the current expenditure data required for the calculation of
 the C-CPI-U are available only with a time lag, the index is issued first
 in preliminary form, using the latest available expenditure data at the
 time of publication, and is subject to two subsequent revisions.  The
 preliminary values for each month of the preceding two years are revised
 annually with release of the January index.  Expenditure data for the year
 2001 are now available, and the C-CPI-U indexes for that year are now in
 final form. The initial indexes for 2002 are now revised interim indexes.
 The C-CPI-U U.S All Items index values for 2001 and 2002 as originally
 published and revised are shown below.

 For more information on the C-CPI-U, write to:

 Bureau of Labor Statistics
 Division of Consumer Prices and Price Indexes
 2 Massachusetts Ave. NE, Room 3130
 Washington, DC 20212
 
 Or contact Patrick Jackman or Rob Cage either by telephone at (202) 691-
 6952 or by electronic mail at Jackman_P@bls.gov or Cage_R@bls.gov .

     
            U.S. City Average C-CPI-U All Items
                             
       2001                  Interim           Final
       January                 103.1           103.3
       February                103.6           103.7
       March                   103.8           103.9
       April                   104.2           104.2
       May                     104.5           104.6
       June                    104.7           104.8
       July                    104.4           104.5
       August                  104.4           104.6
       September               104.7           104.9
       October                 104.4           104.7
       November                104.1           104.4
       December                103.6           103.9
       Annual average          104.1           104.3
                                                    
       2002                  Initial         Interim
       January                 103.9           104.1
       February                104.3           104.5
       March                   104.8           105.1
       April                   105.5           105.7
       May                     105.4           105.7
       June                    105.5           105.7
       July                    105.5           105.7
       August                  105.8           106.0
       September               106.0           106.2
       October                 106.2           106.4
       November                106.1           106.3
       December                105.8           106.0
       Annual average           n.a.           105.6

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 Over-the-month percent changes in the U.S. City Average Consumer Price
 Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for All Items and for All Items less
 food and energy, seasonally adjusted, using former and recalculated
 seasonal factors for 2002.

                                 All Items

           2002           Former      Recalculated     Difference
                                              
       January              .2             .2              .0
       February             .2             .2              .0
       March                .3             .3              .0
       April                .5             .4             -.1
       May                  .0             .1              .1
       June                 .1             .2              .1
       July                 .1             .2              .1
       August               .3             .2             -.1
       September            .2             .2              .0
       October              .3             .2             -.1
       November             .1             .1              .0
       December             .1             .1              .0
                                                                                                 


                 All Items less food and energy

           2002           Former      Recalculated     Difference
                                              
       January              .2             .2              .0
       February             .3             .2             -.1
       March                .1             .1              .0
       April                .3             .3              .0
       May                  .2             .2              .0
       June                 .1             .1              .0
       July                 .2             .2              .0
       August               .3             .3              .0
       September            .1             .2              .1
       October              .2             .1             -.1
       November             .2             .1             -.1
       December             .1             .2              .1

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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 1998 through 2002 were replaced at the end of 2002.  In January
 2002, dependently seasonally adjusted series were revised for January 1987-
 December 2001 as a result of a change in the aggregation weights for
 dependently adjusted series. For further information, please see
 "Aggregation of Dependently Adjusted Seasonally Adjusted Series," in the
 October 2001 issue of the CPI Detailed Report.
   
   The seasonal movement of all items and 54 other aggregations is derived
 by combining the seasonal movement of 73 selected components.  Each year
 the seasonal status of every series is reevaluated based upon certain
 statistical criteria.  If any of the 73 components change their seasonal
 adjustment status from seasonally adjusted to not seasonally adjusted, not
 seasonally adjusted data will be used for the last 5 years, but the
 seasonally adjusted indexes will be used before that period.  Note: 44 of
 the 73 components are seasonally adjusted for 2003.
   
   Seasonally adjusted data, including the All items index levels, are
 subject to revision for up to five years after their original release.
 For this reason, BLS advises against the use of these data in escalation
 agreements.
 
   Effective with the calculation of the seasonal factors for 1990, the
 Bureau of Labor Statistics has used an enhanced seasonal adjustment
 procedure called Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment for some CPI
 series.  Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment allows for better
 estimates of seasonally adjusted data.  Extreme values and/or sharp
 movements which might distort the seasonal pattern are estimated and
 removed from the data prior to calculation of seasonal factors.  Beginning
 with the calculation of seasonal factors for 1996, X-12-ARIMA software was
 used for Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment.
 
   For the fuel oil, natural gas, motor fuels, and educational books and
 supplies indexes, this procedure was used to offset the effects that
 extreme price volatility would otherwise have had on the estimates of
 seasonally adjusted data for those series.   For the Nonalcoholic
 beverages index, the procedure was used to offset the effects of a large
 increase in coffee prices due to adverse weather.  The procedure was used
 to account for unusual butter fat supply reductions and decreases in milk
 supply affecting the Fats and oils series.  For the Water and sewerage
 maintenance index, the procedure was used to account for a data collection
 anomaly and dry weather in California.  It was used to offset an increase
 in demand due to warmer than expected weather and increased rates to
 conserve supplies for Electricity.  For New vehicles, New cars, and New
 trucks, the procedure was used to offset the effects of a model changeover
 combined with financing incentives.
 
   For a complete list of series that used Intervention Analysis
 Seasonal Adjustment, a list of unusual events modeled for them, or for a
 description of intervention analysis please write to the Bureau of Labor
 Statistics, Division of Consumer Prices and Price Indexes, Washington, DC
 20212 or by calling Daniel Chow on (202) 691-6968 or sending e-mail to
 Chow_Dan@BLS.GOV.  If you have general questions about the CPI, please
 call our information staff at (202) 691-7000.

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 Brief Explanation of the CPI
 
     The Consumer Price Index (CPI) is a measure of the average change in
 prices over time of goods and services purchased by households.  The
 Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes CPIs for two population groups:  (1)
 the CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W), which covers
 households of wage earners and clerical workers that comprise
 approximately 32 percent of the total population and (2) the CPI for All
 Urban Consumers (CPI-U) and the Chained CPI for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-
 U), which cover approximately 87 percent of the total population and
 include in addition to wage earners and clerical worker households,
 groups such as professional, managerial, and technical workers, the self-
 employed, short-term workers, the unemployed, and retirees and others not
 in the labor force.
 
      The CPIs are based on prices of food, clothing, shelter, and fuels,
 transportation fares, charges for doctors' and dentists' services, drugs,
 and other goods and services that people buy for day-to-day living.
 Prices are collected in 87 urban areas across the country from about
 50,000 housing units and approximately 23,000 retail establishments-
 department stores, supermarkets, hospitals, filling stations, and other
 types of stores and service establishments.  All taxes directly associated
 with the purchase and use of items are included in the index.  Prices of
 fuels and a few other items are obtained every month in all 87 locations.
 Prices of most other commodities and services are collected every month in
 the three largest geographic areas and every other month in other areas.
 Prices of most goods and services are obtained by personal visits or
 telephone calls of the Bureau's trained representatives.
 
      In calculating the index, price changes for the various items in each
 location are averaged together with weights, which represent their
 importance in the spending of the appropriate population group.  Local
 data are then combined to obtain a U.S. city average.  For the CPI-U and
 CPI-W separate indexes are also published by size of city, by region of
 the country, for cross-classifications of regions and population-size
 classes, and for 27 local areas.  Area indexes do not measure differences
 in the level of prices among cities, they only measure the average change
 in prices for each area since the base period.  For the C-CPI-U data are
 issued only at the national level.  It is important to note that the CPI-U
 and CPI-W are considered final when released, but the C-CPI-U is issued in
 preliminary form and subject to two annual revisions.
 
      The index measures price change from a designed reference date.  For
 the CPI-U and the CPI-W the reference base is 1982-84 equals 100.0. The
 reference base for the C-CPI-U is December 1999 equals 100.
 An increase of 16.5 percent from the reference base, for example, is shown
 as 116.5.  This change can also be expressed in dollars as follows:  the
 price of a base period market basket of goods and services in the CPI has
 risen from $10 in 1982-84 to $11.65.
 
      For further details visit the CPI home page on the Internet at
 http://www.bls.gov/cpi/ or contact our CPI Information and Analysis
 Section on (202) 691-7000.
  
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       Calculating Index Changes
       
            Movements of the indexes from one month to another are
       usually expressed as percent changes rather than changes in index 
       points, because index point changes are affected by the level of 
       the index in relation to its base period while percent changes are 
       not.  The example below illustrates the computation of index point 
       and percent changes.
       
            Percent changes for 3-month and 6-month periods are expressed 
       as annual rates and are computed according to the standard formula 
       for compound growth rates.  These data indicate what the percent 
       change would be if the current rate were maintained for a 12-month 
       period.
       
         
                    Index Point Change
       
       CPI   					115.7
       Less previous index    			111.2
       Equals index point change  		4.5
       
       
                    Percent Change
       
       Index point difference			4.5
       Divided by the previous index		111.2
       Equals					0.040
       Results multiplied by one hundred	0.040 x 100
       Equals percent change			4.0


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 Regions Defined
 
 The states in the four regions shown in Tables 3 and 6 are listed below.
 
 The Northeast--Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York,
 New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont.

 The Midwest--Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota,
 Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin.

 The South--Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky,
 Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South
 Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of
 Columbia.

 The West--Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana,
 Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming.


 Table 1. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity
 and service group

 (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                   Unadjusted                           
                                                 Relative   Unadjusted indexes percent change to   Seasonally adjusted  
                                               importance,                      Jan. 2003 from-    percent change from- 
                     CPI-U                       December                                                               
                                                   2002       Dec.      Jan.                                            
                                                              2002      2003     Jan.     Dec.   Oct. to Nov. to Dec. to
                                                                                 2002     2002     Nov.    Dec.    Jan. 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                        
             Expenditure category                                                                                       
                                                                                                                        
 All items ...................................    100.000     180.9     181.7      2.6      0.4     0.1     0.1     0.3 
 All items (1967=100) ........................          -     541.9     544.2        -        -       -       -       - 
                                                                                                                        
  Food and beverages .........................     15.583     177.8     178.1      1.1      0.2     0.2     0.2    -0.2 
   Food ......................................     14.554     177.3     177.5      1.0      0.1     0.2     0.2    -0.2 
    Food at home .............................      8.338     176.1     176.7      0.3      0.3     0.3     0.2    -0.2 
     Cereals and bakery products .............      1.281     197.3     199.8      1.6      1.3     0.1    -0.6     1.0 
     Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ..........      2.222     162.4     161.6     -0.3     -0.5     0.6     0.3    -0.3 
     Dairy and related products (1)...........       .876     167.3     166.4     -2.1     -0.5     0.4     0.1    -0.5 
     Fruits and vegetables ...................      1.234     224.9     227.1      1.0      1.0     1.0     0.5    -1.2 
     Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage                                                                                
         materials ...........................       .954     139.8     140.6      0.8      0.6    -0.7     1.0    -0.5 
     Other food at home ......................      1.771     161.1     161.8      0.3      0.4     0.1     0.2     0.0 
      Sugar and sweets .......................       .314     159.1     160.7      1.5      1.0     0.1     0.1    -0.4 
      Fats and oils ..........................       .252     152.8     155.8     -1.6      2.0    -0.6     0.1     1.0 
      Other foods ............................      1.205     178.2     178.2      0.5      0.0     0.3     0.2    -0.1 
       Other miscellaneous foods (1) (2)......       .287     110.2     109.7      0.7     -0.5     0.5    -0.1    -0.5 
    Food away from home (1)...................      6.216     180.1     179.9      2.0     -0.1     0.1     0.2    -0.1 
     Other food away from home (2)............       .388     119.8     119.9      3.8      0.1     0.6     0.3     0.3 
   Alcoholic beverages .......................      1.029     184.9     185.8      2.2      0.5     0.2     0.1     0.3 
                                                                                                                        
  Housing ....................................     40.854     181.1     182.3      2.6      0.7     0.1     0.2     0.4 
   Shelter ...................................     31.728     209.5     210.9      3.1      0.7     0.2     0.2     0.3 
    Rent of primary residence (3).............      6.467     202.5     203.3      3.2      0.4     0.3     0.2     0.4 
    Lodging away from home (2) (3)............      2.654     109.2     114.3      1.1      4.7     0.5     0.0     0.1 
    Owners' equivalent rent of primary                                                                                  
        residence (3) (4).....................     22.243     217.9     218.5      3.3      0.3     0.1     0.3     0.3 
    Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)..       .365     112.3     113.9      7.0      1.4     1.3     0.8     1.4 
   Fuels and utilities .......................      4.469     144.2     146.1      3.3      1.3     0.1     0.4     1.4 
    Fuels ....................................      3.604     127.5     129.5      3.4      1.6     0.0     0.5     1.8 
     Fuel oil and other fuels ................       .205     125.6     136.6     21.0      8.8     0.7     1.0     7.1 
     Gas (piped) and electricity (3)..........      3.399     134.1     135.6      2.4      1.1    -0.1     0.5     1.5 
    Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                
        services (2)..........................       .864     114.6     114.8      2.9      0.2     0.4     0.3     0.0 
   Household furnishings and operations ......      4.658     127.0     127.4     -1.0      0.3    -0.2    -0.3     0.2 
    Household operations (1) (2)..............       .820     119.9     120.8      2.5      0.8     0.2     0.0     0.8 
                                                                                                                        
  Apparel ....................................      4.220     121.5     118.1     -1.9     -2.8    -0.2    -0.2    -0.9 
   Men's and boys' apparel ...................      1.065     119.3     116.1     -3.9     -2.7     0.1    -0.6    -1.3 
   Women's and girls' apparel ................      1.738     113.1     107.6     -1.9     -4.9    -0.4    -0.3    -1.2 
   Infants' and toddlers' apparel ............       .193     125.3     121.1     -3.1     -3.4    -0.2    -0.2    -3.0 
   Footwear ..................................       .853     120.7     119.7      2.2     -0.8     0.1     0.2     0.7 
                                                                                                                        
  Transportation .............................     17.293     154.2     155.5      4.6      0.8    -0.2    -0.3     1.1 
   Private transportation ....................     16.121     150.4     151.8      5.1      0.9    -0.3    -0.3     1.2 
    New and used motor vehicles (2)...........      8.170      98.7      98.2     -2.8     -0.5    -0.5    -0.3    -0.5 
     New vehicles ............................      4.864     140.6     139.7     -2.1     -0.6    -0.1    -0.2    -0.9 
     Used cars and trucks ....................      2.025     148.5     148.3     -4.7     -0.1    -1.3    -0.1     0.2 
    Motor fuel ...............................      3.119     119.7     126.3     29.0      5.5    -1.0    -1.4     6.6 
     Gasoline (all types) ....................      3.091     119.1     125.7     29.3      5.5    -1.0    -1.4     6.6 
    Motor vehicle parts and equipment (1).....       .416     107.0     107.8      1.5      0.7     0.3    -0.2     0.7 
    Motor vehicle maintenance and repair .....      1.418     193.3     193.7      3.5      0.2     0.5     0.5     0.1 
   Public transportation .....................      1.172     203.0     202.2     -1.7     -0.4     0.5     0.4    -0.6 
                                                                                                                        
  Medical care ...............................      5.961     291.3     292.6      4.6      0.4     0.5     0.4     0.1 
   Medical care commodities ..................      1.387     259.5     260.3      3.0      0.3     0.4     0.1     0.2 
   Medical care services .....................      4.574     299.4     300.8      5.1      0.5     0.5     0.5     0.1 
    Professional services (3).................      2.808     257.0     257.8      2.9      0.3     0.3     0.3     0.0 
    Hospital and related services (3).........      1.451     382.4     385.7      9.2      0.9     1.0     0.8     0.4 
                                                                                                                        
  Recreation (2)..............................      5.943     106.5     106.9      1.1      0.4     0.0     0.2     0.2 
   Video and audio (2)........................      1.638     103.2     103.4      1.3      0.2     0.3     0.4    -0.4 
                                                                                                                        
  Education and communication (2).............      5.798     109.2     109.7      2.3      0.5     0.0     0.2     0.5 
   Education (2)..............................      2.835     130.0     130.6      6.5      0.5     0.5     0.4     0.6 
    Educational books and supplies ...........       .236     323.3     329.5      8.7      1.9     0.7     0.2     1.0 
    Tuition, other school fees, and childcare       2.599     374.0     375.5      6.3      0.4     0.4     0.4     0.6 
   Communication (1) (2)......................      2.963      91.8      92.0     -1.5      0.2    -0.4     0.0     0.2 
    Information and information processing (1)                                                                          
        (2)...................................      2.765      90.0      90.3     -2.1      0.3    -0.4     0.0     0.3 
     Telephone services (1) (2)...............      2.273      99.9     100.4      0.1      0.5    -0.1     0.1     0.5 
     Information and information processing                                                                             
         other than telephone services (1) (5)       .492      17.2      17.1    -11.9     -0.6    -2.3    -0.6    -0.6 
      Personal computers and peripheral                                                                                 
          equipment (1) (2)...................       .210      19.7      19.5    -20.7     -1.0    -3.4    -1.5    -1.0 
                                                                                                                        
  Other goods and services ...................      4.350     295.8     296.5      3.2      0.2     0.1     0.1     0.2 
   Tobacco and smoking products (1)...........       .992     472.5     472.4      9.1      0.0     0.0     0.4     0.0 
   Personal care (1)..........................      3.358     175.4     175.9      1.6      0.3     0.1    -0.1     0.3 
    Personal care products (1)................       .680     153.4     153.0     -1.4     -0.3    -0.3    -0.5    -0.3 
    Personal care services (1)................       .897     189.9     190.6      2.3      0.4     0.3     0.0     0.4 
    Miscellaneous personal services ..........      1.573     276.9     278.1      2.8      0.4     0.3     0.3     0.2 
                                                                                                                        
          Commodity and service group                                                                                   
                                                                                                                        
 Commodities .................................     40.822     149.7     150.0      1.5      0.2    -0.1    -0.2     0.3 
  Food and beverages .........................     15.583     177.8     178.1      1.1      0.2     0.2     0.2    -0.2 
  Commodities less food and beverages ........     25.239     133.6     133.9      1.7      0.2    -0.4    -0.4     0.7 
   Nondurables less food and beverages .......     13.824     145.2     146.1      5.9      0.6     0.5     0.2     0.9 
    Apparel ..................................      4.220     121.5     118.1     -1.9     -2.8    -0.2    -0.2    -0.9 
    Nondurables less food, beverages, and                                                                               
        apparel ..............................      9.604     163.9     167.4      9.7      2.1    -0.2    -0.7     1.6 
   Durables ..................................     11.416     120.2     119.9     -3.0     -0.2    -0.4    -0.4    -0.2 
 Services ....................................     59.178     211.9     213.1      3.3      0.6     0.2     0.3     0.3 
  Rent of shelter (4).........................     31.364     218.1     219.5      3.1      0.6     0.2     0.2     0.3 
  Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)....       .365     112.3     113.9      7.0      1.4     1.3     0.8     1.4 
  Gas (piped) and electricity (3).............      3.399     134.1     135.6      2.4      1.1    -0.1     0.5     1.5 
  Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                  
      services (2)............................       .864     114.6     114.8      2.9      0.2     0.4     0.3     0.0 
  Household operations (1) (2)................       .820     119.9     120.8      2.5      0.8     0.2     0.0     0.8 
  Transportation services ....................      6.722     212.0     212.3      3.5      0.1     0.4     0.1     0.1 
  Medical care services ......................      4.574     299.4     300.8      5.1      0.5     0.5     0.5     0.1 
  Other services .............................     11.071     250.2     251.4      3.5      0.5     0.2     0.3     0.4 
                                                                                                                        
                Special indexes                                                                                         
                                                                                                                        
 All items less food .........................     85.446     181.6     182.4      2.8      0.4     0.1     0.1     0.4 
 All items less shelter ......................     68.272     171.7     172.3      2.3      0.3     0.0     0.1     0.3 
 All items less medical care .................     94.039     175.1     175.9      2.4      0.5     0.1     0.1     0.3 
 Commodities less food .......................     26.268     135.6     135.8      1.7      0.1    -0.4    -0.4     0.7 
 Nondurables less food .......................     14.853     147.6     148.4      5.6      0.5     0.6     0.2     0.8 
 Nondurables less food and apparel ...........     10.633     165.0     168.2      8.9      1.9    -0.4    -0.4     1.6 
 Nondurables .................................     29.406     161.6     162.2      3.3      0.4     0.4     0.1     0.6 
 Services less rent of shelter (4)............     27.815     220.5     221.6      3.6      0.5     0.3     0.3     0.3 
 Services less medical care services .........     54.604     204.3     205.5      3.2      0.6     0.2     0.2     0.3 
 Energy ......................................      6.723     123.3     127.5     14.1      3.4    -0.5    -0.4     4.0 
 All items less energy .......................     93.277     188.6     189.0      1.8      0.2     0.1     0.2     0.1 
  All items less food and energy .............     78.724     191.4     191.8      1.9      0.2     0.1     0.2     0.1 
   Commodities less food and energy                                                                                     
       commodities ...........................     22.945     142.5     141.7     -1.4     -0.6    -0.3    -0.1    -0.3 
    Energy commodities .......................      3.324     120.7     127.5     28.4      5.6    -0.9    -1.2     6.6 
   Services less energy services .............     55.779     219.8     221.0      3.4      0.5     0.3     0.3     0.3 
 Purchasing power of the consumer dollar                                                                                
     (1982-84=$1.00) .........................          -    $ .553    $ .550        -        -       -       -       - 
 Purchasing power of the consumer dollar                                                                                
     (1967=$1.00) ............................          -    $ .185    $ .184        -        -       -       -       - 

   1 Not seasonally adjusted.
   2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
   3 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator.  All other item stratum index series converted to a
 geometric means estimator in January, 1999.
   4 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.
   5 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.
   - Data not available.
 NOTE:  Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

 Table 2. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, by expenditure
 category and commodity and service group

 (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                                 Seasonally adjusted indexes    Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent 
                                                                                               change for               
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                     CPI-U                                                           3 months ended--         6 months  
                                                                                                              ended--   
                                                 Oct.    Nov.    Dec.    Jan.                                           
                                                 2002    2002    2002    2003                                           
                                                                                Apr.   July   Oct.   Jan.   July   Jan. 
                                                                                2002   2002   2002   2003   2002   2003 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                        
             Expenditure category                                                                                       
                                                                                                                        
 All items ...................................  181.2   181.4   181.6   182.2    3.9    1.8    2.5    2.2    2.8    2.3 
                                                                                                                        
  Food and beverages .........................  177.2   177.6   178.0   177.7    1.8    0.2    1.1    1.1    1.0    1.1 
   Food ......................................  176.6   177.0   177.3   177.0    1.8    0.0    1.1    0.9    0.9    1.0 
    Food at home .............................  175.3   175.9   176.3   175.9    1.8   -1.8   -0.2    1.4    0.0    0.6 
     Cereals and bakery products .............  199.0   199.2   198.1   200.0    1.8    0.0    2.2    2.0    0.9    2.1 
     Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ..........  160.8   161.8   162.3   161.8    2.5   -2.4   -3.4    2.5    0.0   -0.5 
     Dairy and related products (1)...........  166.5   167.1   167.3   166.4   -2.8   -2.6   -2.6   -0.2   -2.7   -1.4 
     Fruits and vegetables ...................  219.9   222.2   223.3   220.6    6.0   -2.5   -0.4    1.3    1.7    0.5 
     Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage                                                                                
         materials ...........................  140.3   139.3   140.7   140.0    2.6   -2.6    4.1   -0.9    0.0    1.6 
     Other food at home ......................  161.2   161.4   161.7   161.7    0.2   -1.5    1.5    1.2   -0.6    1.4 
      Sugar and sweets .......................  160.1   160.2   160.3   159.7    5.7    0.8    0.5   -1.0    3.2   -0.2 
      Fats and oils ..........................  155.1   154.1   154.2   155.8   -5.0   -4.5    1.6    1.8   -4.7    1.7 
      Other foods ............................  177.6   178.2   178.5   178.4    0.0   -1.6    1.8    1.8   -0.8    1.8 
       Other miscellaneous foods (1) (2)......  109.8   110.3   110.2   109.7   -3.3    8.0   -1.1   -0.4    2.2   -0.7 
    Food away from home (1)...................  179.6   179.8   180.1   179.9    1.8    3.0    2.5    0.7    2.4    1.6 
     Other food away from home (2)............  118.6   119.3   119.6   119.9    6.0    2.1    2.7    4.5    4.0    3.6 
   Alcoholic beverages .......................  184.7   185.1   185.3   185.8    2.4    1.8    2.2    2.4    2.1    2.3 
                                                                                                                        
  Housing ....................................  181.6   181.8   182.2   182.9    2.5    2.2    2.7    2.9    2.4    2.8 
   Shelter ...................................  209.9   210.3   210.8   211.4    3.8    2.3    3.3    2.9    3.0    3.1 
    Rent of primary residence (3).............  201.3   201.9   202.3   203.1    3.5    3.1    2.6    3.6    3.3    3.1 
    Lodging away from home (2) (3)............  118.3   118.9   118.9   119.0    3.8   -5.3    3.8    2.4   -0.8    3.1 
    Owners' equivalent rent of primary                                                                                  
        residence (3) (4).....................  216.8   217.1   217.7   218.3    3.8    3.2    3.2    2.8    3.5    3.0 
    Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)..  110.0   111.4   112.3   113.9    3.0    5.3    5.3   15.0    4.2   10.0 
   Fuels and utilities .......................  144.6   144.7   145.3   147.4   -0.8    2.3    3.4    8.0    0.7    5.7 
    Fuels ....................................  128.1   128.1   128.7   131.0   -1.6    2.2    3.2    9.4    0.3    6.2 
     Fuel oil and other fuels ................  120.9   121.8   123.0   131.7   13.9   14.6   16.4   40.8   14.2   28.0 
     Gas (piped) and electricity (3)..........  135.0   134.9   135.6   137.6   -2.6    1.8    2.4    7.9   -0.4    5.1 
    Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                
        services (2)..........................  114.0   114.4   114.7   114.7    3.3    1.8    3.6    2.5    2.5    3.0 
   Household furnishings and operations ......  128.1   127.8   127.4   127.6   -0.9   -0.6   -0.9   -1.6   -0.8   -1.2 
    Household operations (1) (2)..............  119.7   119.9   119.9   120.8    2.1    2.0    2.4    3.7    2.0    3.0 
                                                                                                                        
  Apparel ....................................  123.5   123.2   122.9   121.8    2.9   -6.8    1.6   -5.4   -2.1   -1.9 
   Men's and boys' apparel ...................  120.3   120.4   119.7   118.2    3.0   -8.4   -3.3   -6.8   -2.9   -5.0 
   Women's and girls' apparel ................  115.8   115.3   114.9   113.5    2.8   -6.4    4.3   -7.7   -1.9   -1.9 
   Infants' and toddlers' apparel ............  125.8   125.5   125.3   121.5    6.5   -4.6    0.0  -13.0    0.8   -6.7 
   Footwear ..................................  121.1   121.2   121.4   122.3    9.7   -7.0    3.0    4.0    1.0    3.5 
                                                                                                                        
  Transportation .............................  155.2   154.9   154.5   156.2   10.3    2.6    3.7    2.6    6.4    3.1 
   Private transportation ....................  151.4   151.0   150.5   152.3   10.9    3.3    4.3    2.4    7.0    3.4 
    New and used motor vehicles (2)...........   99.1    98.6    98.3    97.8   -5.1   -0.8    0.4   -5.1   -3.0   -2.4 
     New vehicles ............................  140.2   140.1   139.8   138.6   -4.7   -1.4    2.3   -4.5   -3.1   -1.1 
     Used cars and trucks ....................  150.0   148.0   147.9   148.2   -7.0   -0.3   -6.6   -4.7   -3.7   -5.7 
    Motor fuel ...............................  125.0   123.8   122.1   130.2   86.4   10.6   14.3   17.7   43.6   16.0 
     Gasoline (all types) ....................  124.5   123.2   121.5   129.5   87.8   10.3   15.1   17.1   43.9   16.1 
    Motor vehicle parts and equipment (1).....  106.9   107.2   107.0   107.8    2.3    2.3   -1.8    3.4    2.3    0.7 
    Motor vehicle maintenance and repair .....  191.5   192.5   193.5   193.7    4.3    2.1    3.0    4.7    3.2    3.8 
   Public transportation .....................  204.6   205.7   206.5   205.3   -0.8   -4.7   -2.9    1.4   -2.8   -0.8 
                                                                                                                        
  Medical care ...............................  289.7   291.2   292.3   292.6    4.5    5.3    4.7    4.1    4.9    4.4 
   Medical care commodities ..................  258.7   259.7   260.0   260.5    2.7    3.8    2.7    2.8    3.3    2.7 
   Medical care services .....................  297.6   299.2   300.6   300.8    5.0    5.8    5.4    4.4    5.4    4.9 
    Professional services (3).................  256.4   257.2   258.0   258.0    1.8    4.7    2.5    2.5    3.2    2.5 
    Hospital and related services (3).........  377.2   381.0   383.9   385.3   11.0    7.3   10.0    8.9    9.1    9.4 
                                                                                                                        
  Recreation (2)..............................  106.5   106.5   106.7   106.9    2.3   -0.8    1.5    1.5    0.8    1.5 
   Video and audio (2)........................  103.1   103.4   103.8   103.4    2.0   -0.4    2.4    1.2    0.8    1.8 
                                                                                                                        
  Education and communication (2).............  108.8   108.8   109.0   109.5   -1.9    6.5    2.2    2.6    2.3    2.4 
   Education (2)..............................  128.3   128.9   129.4   130.2    6.7    6.9    6.5    6.1    6.8    6.3 
    Educational books and supplies ...........  321.9   324.1   324.8   327.9   19.0    7.3    1.9    7.7   13.0    4.7 
    Tuition, other school fees, and childcare   369.0   370.6   372.0   374.4    5.6    7.0    6.8    6.0    6.3    6.4 
   Communication (1) (2)......................   92.2    91.8    91.8    92.0   -9.1    6.3   -1.7   -0.9   -1.7   -1.3 
    Information and information processing (1)                                                                          
        (2)...................................   90.4    90.0    90.0    90.3   -9.2    3.6   -1.8   -0.4   -3.0   -1.1 
     Telephone services (1) (2)...............   99.9    99.8    99.9   100.4   -8.1    5.4    1.6    2.0   -1.6    1.8 
     Information and information processing                                                                             
         other than telephone services (1) (5)   17.7    17.3    17.2    17.1  -15.5   -4.2  -14.4  -12.9  -10.0  -13.6 
      Personal computers and peripheral                                                                                 
          equipment (1) (2)...................   20.7    20.0    19.7    19.5  -24.9  -10.1  -25.8  -21.2  -17.8  -23.5 
                                                                                                                        
  Other goods and services ...................  295.4   295.6   295.8   296.5    8.2    2.2    1.2    1.5    5.1    1.4 
   Tobacco and smoking products (1)...........  470.6   470.4   472.5   472.4   29.2    5.1    2.9    1.5   16.5    2.2 
   Personal care (1)..........................  175.3   175.5   175.4   175.9    2.8    1.4    0.7    1.4    2.1    1.0 
    Personal care products (1)................  154.6   154.2   153.4   153.0    0.5   -2.0    0.0   -4.1   -0.8   -2.1 
    Personal care services (1)................  189.3   189.9   189.9   190.6    3.5    1.7    1.3    2.8    2.6    2.0 
    Miscellaneous personal services ..........  276.1   277.0   277.8   278.4    3.3    3.4    1.5    3.4    3.4    2.4 
                                                                                                                        
          Commodity and service group                                                                                   
                                                                                                                        
 Commodities .................................  150.4   150.3   150.0   150.5    4.9   -0.3    1.1    0.3    2.3    0.7 
  Food and beverages .........................  177.2   177.6   178.0   177.7    1.8    0.2    1.1    1.1    1.0    1.1 
  Commodities less food and beverages ........  135.0   134.5   134.0   134.9    7.1   -0.6    1.2   -0.3    3.2    0.4 
   Nondurables less food and beverages .......  147.0   147.8   148.1   149.5   15.6   -3.8    5.9    7.0    5.5    6.4 
    Apparel ..................................  123.5   123.2   122.9   121.8    2.9   -6.8    1.6   -5.4   -2.1   -1.9 
    Nondurables less food, beverages, and                                                                               
        apparel ..............................  166.4   166.1   165.0   167.7   28.2    4.2    5.0    3.2   15.6    4.1 
   Durables ..................................  120.7   120.2   119.7   119.5   -4.5   -1.6   -2.0   -3.9   -3.1   -2.9 
 Services ....................................  211.8   212.3   212.9   213.6    3.1    3.1    3.5    3.4    3.1    3.5 
  Rent of shelter (4).........................  218.6   219.0   219.4   220.0    4.2    2.4    3.2    2.6    3.3    2.9 
  Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)....  110.0   111.4   112.3   113.9    3.0    5.3    5.3   15.0    4.2   10.0 
  Gas (piped) and electricity (3).............  135.0   134.9   135.6   137.6   -2.6    1.8    2.4    7.9   -0.4    5.1 
  Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                  
      services (2)............................  114.0   114.4   114.7   114.7    3.3    1.8    3.6    2.5    2.5    3.0 
  Household operations (1) (2)................  119.7   119.9   119.9   120.8    2.1    2.0    2.4    3.7    2.0    3.0 
  Transportation services ....................  211.3   212.1   212.4   212.7    3.9    3.1    4.1    2.7    3.5    3.4 
  Medical care services ......................  297.6   299.2   300.6   300.8    5.0    5.8    5.4    4.4    5.4    4.9 
  Other services .............................  249.1   249.6   250.3   251.3    1.8    5.2    3.4    3.6    3.5    3.5 
                                                                                                                        
                Special indexes                                                                                         
                                                                                                                        
 All items less food .........................  182.1   182.2   182.3   183.1    4.1    2.0    2.9    2.2    3.1    2.6 
 All items less shelter ......................  172.1   172.1   172.2   172.8    3.8    1.4    2.4    1.6    2.6    2.0 
 All items less medical care .................  175.5   175.7   175.8   176.4    3.8    1.6    2.3    2.1    2.7    2.2 
 Commodities less food .......................  136.9   136.4   135.9   136.8    7.0   -0.6    1.2   -0.3    3.1    0.4 
 Nondurables less food .......................  149.2   150.1   150.4   151.6   14.4   -3.5    5.5    6.6    5.1    6.1 
 Nondurables less food and apparel ...........  167.5   166.9   166.2   168.9   24.7    3.5    5.4    3.4   13.6    4.4 
 Nondurables .................................  162.2   162.9   163.0   163.9    8.1   -1.7    3.3    4.3    3.1    3.8 
 Services less rent of shelter (4)............  220.0   220.6   221.2   221.8    2.8    3.8    4.3    3.3    3.3    3.8 
 Services less medical care services .........  204.3   204.8   205.3   205.9    3.5    2.6    3.4    3.2    3.0    3.3 
 Energy ......................................  126.2   125.6   125.1   130.1   30.7    6.0    8.3   12.9   17.7   10.6 
 All items less energy .......................  188.7   188.9   189.2   189.3    2.2    1.5    2.1    1.3    1.8    1.7 
  All items less food and energy .............  191.6   191.8   192.1   192.3    2.1    1.7    2.3    1.5    1.9    1.9 
   Commodities less food and energy                                                                                     
       commodities ...........................  143.4   142.9   142.7   142.3   -0.3   -1.9   -0.3   -3.0   -1.1   -1.7 
    Energy commodities .......................  125.4   124.3   122.8   130.9   81.0   10.9   14.2   18.7   41.7   16.5 
   Services less energy services .............  219.6   220.2   220.8   221.4    3.4    3.4    3.3    3.3    3.4    3.3 

   1 Not seasonally adjusted.
   2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
   3 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator.  All other item stratum index series converted to a
 geometric means estimator in January, 1999.
   4 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.
   5 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.
 NOTE:  Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

 Table 3. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Selected areas, all items index 

 (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                All items                                  
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
                                               Prici-           Indexes             Percent change to    Percent change to 
                     CPI-U                       ng                                  Jan.2003 from--      Dec.2002 from--  
                                               sched-                                                                      
                                                 ule   Oct.   Nov.   Dec.   Jan.                                           
                                                 (1)   2002   2002   2002   2003   Jan.   Nov.   Dec.   Dec.   Oct.   Nov. 
                                                                                   2002   2002   2002   2001   2002   2002 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                           
 U.S. city average ...........................   M    181.3  181.3  180.9  181.7    2.6    0.2    0.4    2.4   -0.2   -0.2 
                                                                                                                           
            Region and area size(2)                                                                                        
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
 Northeast urban .............................   M    189.9  190.1  189.6  190.5    3.0    0.2    0.5    2.9   -0.2   -0.3 
   Size A -  More than 1,500,000 .............   M    191.5  191.7  191.4  192.2    3.2    0.3    0.4    3.2   -0.1   -0.2 
   Size B/C  50,000 to 1,500,000 (3)..........   M    113.0  113.1  112.6  113.1    2.4    0.0    0.4    2.1   -0.4   -0.4 
                                                                                                                           
 Midwest urban ...............................   M    176.3  176.1  175.5  176.2    2.4    0.1    0.4    2.1   -0.5   -0.3 
   Size A   - More than 1,500,000 ............   M    178.7  178.3  177.8  178.2    2.4   -0.1    0.2    2.3   -0.5   -0.3 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).........   M    111.9  111.7  111.4  112.0    2.3    0.3    0.5    1.6   -0.4   -0.3 
   Size D -  Nonmetropolitan  (less than                                                                                   
       50,000) ...............................   M    170.2  170.4  169.5  170.7    2.7    0.2    0.7    2.4   -0.4   -0.5 
                                                                                                                           
 South urban .................................   M    174.9  174.9  174.6  175.1    2.6    0.1    0.3    2.5   -0.2   -0.2 
   Size A -  More than 1,500,000 .............   M    176.5  176.1  175.9  176.7    2.9    0.3    0.5    2.4   -0.3   -0.1 
   Size B/C -  50,000 to 1,500,000 (3)........   M    111.6  111.9  111.6  111.7    2.3   -0.2    0.1    2.5    0.0   -0.3 
   Size D -  Nonmetropolitan  (less than                                                                                   
       50,000) ...............................   M    172.9  173.0  172.3  173.2    2.7    0.1    0.5    2.8   -0.3   -0.4 
                                                                                                                           
 West urban ..................................   M    185.8  185.8  185.5  186.6    2.3    0.4    0.6    2.1   -0.2   -0.2 
   Size A   - More than 1,500,000 ............   M    188.4  188.4  188.0  189.2    2.6    0.4    0.6    2.5   -0.2   -0.2 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).........   M    113.3  113.1  113.1  113.8    1.7    0.6    0.6    1.3   -0.2    0.0 
                                                                                                                           
                 Size classes                                                                                              
                                                                                                                           
   A (4)......................................   M    165.8  165.7  165.4  166.1    2.8    0.2    0.4    2.7   -0.2   -0.2 
   B/C (3)....................................   M    112.1  112.2  111.9  112.3    2.2    0.1    0.4    2.0   -0.2   -0.3 
   D .........................................   M    174.3  174.5  173.8  174.6    2.4    0.1    0.5    2.4   -0.3   -0.4 
                                                                                                                           
            Selected local areas(5)                                                                                        
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI ..............   M    182.8  183.2  182.4  182.7    2.7   -0.3    0.2    2.5   -0.2   -0.4 
 Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA .....   M    183.7  184.0  183.7  185.2    3.5    0.7    0.8    3.7    0.0   -0.2 
 New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island,                                                                                       
     NY-NJ-CT-PA .............................   M    193.7  193.4  193.1  194.7    3.3    0.7    0.8    3.1   -0.3   -0.2 
                                                                                                                           
 Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT .........   1        -  200.4      -  199.8    3.6   -0.3      -      -      -      - 
 Cleveland-Akron, OH .........................   1        -  173.4      -  173.5    1.2    0.1      -      -      -      - 
 Dallas-Fort Worth, TX .......................   1        -  173.6      -  174.0    2.0    0.2      -      -      -      - 
 Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV (6)........   1        -  114.0      -  114.6    3.3    0.5      -      -      -      - 
                                                                                                                           
 Atlanta, GA .................................   2    179.4      -  177.3      -      -      -      -    1.4   -1.2      - 
 Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI .................   2    180.4      -  179.7      -      -      -      -    3.6   -0.4      - 
 Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX ..............   2    162.6      -  159.8      -      -      -      -    1.7   -1.7      - 
 Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL ...................   2    177.0      -  177.9      -      -      -      -    2.8    0.5      - 
 Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City,                                                                                    
     PA-NJ-DE-MD .............................   2    185.8      -  185.3      -      -      -      -    3.0   -0.3      - 
 San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA ..........   2    194.3      -  193.2      -      -      -      -    1.4   -0.6      - 
 Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA ................   2    190.9      -  190.0      -      -      -      -    2.1   -0.5      - 

   1 Areas on pricing schedule 2 (see Table 10) will appear next month. 
   2 Regions defined as the four Census regions.  See technical notes.
   3 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base.
   4 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.
   5 In addition, the following metropolitan areas are published semiannually and appear in Tables 34 and 39 of the 
 January and July issues of the CPI Detailed Report: Anchorage, AK; Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN; Denver-Boulder-Greeley,
 CO; Honolulu, HI; Kansas City, MO-KS; Milwaukee-Racine, WI; Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI; Phoenix-Mesa, AZ; Pittsburgh, PA;
 Portland-Salem, OR-WA; St. Louis, MO-IL; San Diego, CA; Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL.
   6 Indexes on a November 1996=100 base.
   - Data not available.
 NOTE:  Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

 Table 4. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by expenditure
 category and commodity and service group

 (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                   Unadjusted                           
                                                 Relative   Unadjusted indexes percent change to   Seasonally adjusted  
                                               importance,                      Jan. 2003 from-    percent change from- 
                     CPI-W                       December                                                               
                                                   2002       Dec.      Jan.                                            
                                                              2002      2003     Jan.     Dec.   Oct. to Nov. to Dec. to
                                                                                 2002     2002     Nov.    Dec.    Jan. 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                        
             Expenditure category                                                                                       
                                                                                                                        
 All items ...................................    100.000     177.0     177.7      2.6      0.4     0.1     0.1     0.3 
 All items (1967=100) ........................          -     527.2     529.2        -        -       -       -       - 
                                                                                                                        
  Food and beverages .........................     17.072     177.1     177.4      1.0      0.2     0.3     0.2    -0.1 
   Food ......................................     16.071     176.5     176.8      0.9      0.2     0.3     0.2    -0.2 
    Food at home .............................      9.646     175.1     175.7      0.2      0.3     0.3     0.2    -0.2 
     Cereals and bakery products .............      1.449     197.1     199.9      1.6      1.4     0.1    -0.6     1.1 
     Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ..........      2.773     162.3     161.5     -0.3     -0.5     0.7     0.3    -0.4 
     Dairy and related products (1)...........       .977     167.2     166.3     -2.0     -0.5     0.3     0.2    -0.5 
     Fruits and vegetables ...................      1.337     222.9     225.7      1.1      1.3     0.9     0.5    -0.9 
     Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage                                                                                
         materials ...........................      1.118     139.1     139.9      0.8      0.6    -0.6     0.9    -0.6 
     Other food at home ......................      1.992     160.6     161.3      0.2      0.4     0.3     0.1    -0.1 
      Sugar and sweets .......................       .337     158.9     160.4      1.2      0.9     0.2     0.1    -0.6 
      Fats and oils ..........................       .302     152.9     155.7     -1.5      1.8    -0.6     0.1     0.9 
      Other foods ............................      1.353     178.5     178.5      0.3      0.0     0.6     0.0    -0.2 
       Other miscellaneous foods (1) (2)......       .308     110.7     110.1      0.7     -0.5     0.8    -0.3    -0.5 
    Food away from home (1)...................      6.425     180.0     179.8      1.9     -0.1     0.2     0.2    -0.1 
     Other food away from home (2)............       .278     120.1     120.2      3.8      0.1     0.4     0.3     0.2 
   Alcoholic beverages .......................      1.001     184.7     185.5      2.3      0.4     0.1     0.2     0.3 
                                                                                                                        
  Housing ....................................     38.134     176.9     177.9      2.6      0.6     0.2     0.2     0.4 
   Shelter ...................................     29.422     203.9     204.9      3.1      0.5     0.2     0.2     0.2 
    Rent of primary residence (3).............      8.456     201.9     202.6      3.2      0.3     0.2     0.2     0.3 
    Lodging away from home (2) (3)............      1.499     109.6     114.3      1.0      4.3     0.7    -0.3     0.0 
    Owners' equivalent rent of primary                                                                                  
        residence (3) (4).....................     19.144     198.0     198.5      3.2      0.3     0.2     0.3     0.3 
    Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)..       .323     112.3     113.7      6.9      1.2     1.0     1.0     1.2 
   Fuels and utilities .......................      4.783     143.5     145.3      3.2      1.3     0.1     0.4     1.5 
    Fuels ....................................      3.902     126.4     128.3      3.3      1.5     0.0     0.5     1.7 
     Fuel oil and other fuels ................       .192     125.0     135.8     20.2      8.6     0.7     1.3     6.2 
     Gas (piped) and electricity (3)..........      3.710     133.2     134.7      2.5      1.1     0.1     0.4     1.5 
    Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                
        services (2)..........................       .880     114.6     114.9      2.9      0.3     0.4     0.3     0.1 
   Household furnishings and operations ......      3.929     123.0     123.2     -1.4      0.2    -0.2    -0.2     0.1 
    Household operations (1) (2)..............       .357     120.8     121.7      2.7      0.7     0.3     0.0     0.7 
                                                                                                                        
  Apparel ....................................      4.638     120.9     117.3     -1.9     -3.0    -0.2    -0.2    -1.0 
   Men's and boys' apparel ...................      1.176     118.8     115.7     -4.4     -2.6     0.1    -0.5    -1.3 
   Women's and girls' apparel ................      1.801     112.3     106.7     -1.7     -5.0    -0.3    -0.3    -1.2 
   Infants' and toddlers' apparel ............       .244     127.2     122.4     -3.4     -3.8    -0.1    -0.2    -3.3 
   Footwear ..................................      1.136     120.8     119.5      1.5     -1.1     0.2     0.3     0.5 
                                                                                                                        
  Transportation .............................     19.666     153.0     154.6      4.8      1.0    -0.3    -0.3     1.2 
   Private transportation ....................     18.751     150.4     152.0      5.1      1.1    -0.4    -0.4     1.4 
    New and used motor vehicles (2)...........      9.568      98.5      98.2     -3.1     -0.3    -0.6    -0.3    -0.3 
     New vehicles ............................      4.682     141.7     140.9     -2.0     -0.6    -0.1    -0.2    -0.7 
     Used cars and trucks ....................      3.783     149.3     149.2     -4.7     -0.1    -1.3    -0.1     0.2 
    Motor fuel ...............................      3.836     120.0     126.7     29.0      5.6    -1.4    -1.5     6.7 
     Gasoline (all types) ....................      3.803     119.4     126.1     29.2      5.6    -1.4    -1.5     6.7 
    Motor vehicle parts and equipment (1).....       .524     106.3     107.1      1.7      0.8     0.3    -0.2     0.8 
    Motor vehicle maintenance and repair .....      1.458     195.0     195.4      3.6      0.2     0.6     0.5     0.2 
   Public transportation .....................       .915     199.2     198.5     -1.2     -0.4     0.6     0.3    -0.5 
                                                                                                                        
  Medical care ...............................      4.747     290.6     291.8      4.8      0.4     0.5     0.4     0.1 
   Medical care commodities ..................      1.012     254.0     254.8      2.9      0.3     0.4     0.2     0.2 
   Medical care services .....................      3.735     299.5     300.9      5.3      0.5     0.6     0.5     0.1 
    Professional services (3).................      2.265     259.2     260.0      2.8      0.3     0.3     0.3    -0.1 
    Hospital and related services (3).........      1.177     379.1     382.2      9.8      0.8     1.1     0.9     0.4 
                                                                                                                        
  Recreation (2)..............................      5.567     104.7     105.1      0.9      0.4     0.0     0.3     0.1 
   Video and audio (2)........................      1.795     102.4     102.7      1.3      0.3     0.4     0.4    -0.3 
                                                                                                                        
  Education and communication (2).............      5.604     108.8     109.2      2.0      0.4     0.0     0.2     0.4 
   Education (2)..............................      2.472     129.7     130.3      6.2      0.5     0.4     0.4     0.5 
    Educational books and supplies ...........       .217     324.5     330.6      8.3      1.9     0.8     0.3     0.9 
    Tuition, other school fees, and childcare       2.256     366.0     367.2      6.1      0.3     0.4     0.4     0.5 
   Communication (1) (2)......................      3.132      93.2      93.5     -1.3      0.3    -0.3    -0.1     0.3 
    Information and information processing (1)                                                                          
        (2)...................................      2.972      92.0      92.3     -1.8      0.3    -0.4     0.0     0.3 
     Telephone services (1) (2)...............      2.536     100.1     100.7      0.3      0.6    -0.1     0.0     0.6 
     Information and information processing                                                                             
         other than telephone services (1) (5)       .436      17.8      17.7    -11.9     -0.6    -2.2    -0.6    -0.6 
      Personal computers and peripheral                                                                                 
          equipment (1) (2)...................       .191      19.3      19.1    -21.4     -1.0    -3.4    -2.0    -1.0 
                                                                                                                        
  Other goods and services ...................      4.571     305.1     305.6      3.9      0.2     0.0     0.0     0.2 
   Tobacco and smoking products (1)...........      1.542     474.3     474.3      9.4      0.0    -0.1     0.3     0.0 
   Personal care (1)..........................      3.030     174.7     175.2      1.4      0.3     0.1    -0.1     0.3 
    Personal care products (1)................       .786     154.2     153.8     -1.3     -0.3    -0.3    -0.5    -0.3 
    Personal care services (1)................       .896     190.7     191.3      2.3      0.3     0.3     0.1     0.3 
    Miscellaneous personal services ..........      1.170     276.7     277.9      3.0      0.4     0.3     0.3     0.1 
                                                                                                                        
          Commodity and service group                                                                                   
                                                                                                                        
 Commodities .................................     45.066     150.3     150.7      1.6      0.3    -0.2    -0.2     0.5 
  Food and beverages .........................     17.072     177.1     177.4      1.0      0.2     0.3     0.2    -0.1 
  Commodities less food and beverages ........     27.994     135.0     135.3      2.0      0.2    -0.5    -0.4     0.8 
   Nondurables less food and beverages .......     15.152     147.3     148.3      6.8      0.7     0.6     0.4     0.9 
    Apparel ..................................      4.638     120.9     117.3     -1.9     -3.0    -0.2    -0.2    -1.0 
    Nondurables less food, beverages, and                                                                               
        apparel ..............................     10.514     167.2     171.0     10.9      2.3    -0.3    -0.7     1.8 
   Durables ..................................     12.842     120.4     120.1     -3.2     -0.2    -0.7    -0.2    -0.2 
 Services ....................................     54.934     208.3     209.4      3.4      0.5     0.3     0.3     0.3 
  Rent of shelter (4).........................     29.099     196.3     197.3      3.1      0.5     0.2     0.2     0.3 
  Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)....       .323     112.3     113.7      6.9      1.2     1.0     1.0     1.2 
  Gas (piped) and electricity (3).............      3.710     133.2     134.7      2.5      1.1     0.1     0.4     1.5 
  Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                  
      services (2)............................       .880     114.6     114.9      2.9      0.3     0.4     0.3     0.1 
  Household operations (1) (2)................       .357     120.8     121.7      2.7      0.7     0.3     0.0     0.7 
  Transportation services ....................      6.706     211.7     212.1      4.3      0.2     0.5     0.2     0.2 
  Medical care services ......................      3.735     299.5     300.9      5.3      0.5     0.6     0.5     0.1 
  Other services .............................     10.123     245.1     246.2      3.3      0.4     0.2     0.2     0.4 
                                                                                                                        
                Special indexes                                                                                         
                                                                                                                        
 All items less food .........................     83.929     177.0     177.7      2.9      0.4     0.1     0.1     0.5 
 All items less shelter ......................     70.578     169.1     169.7      2.4      0.4     0.0     0.0     0.5 
 All items less medical care .................     95.253     172.1     172.7      2.5      0.3     0.1     0.1     0.4 
 Commodities less food .......................     28.995     136.8     137.1      1.9      0.2    -0.4    -0.4     0.7 
 Nondurables less food .......................     16.153     149.6     150.5      6.4      0.6     0.6     0.4     0.7 
 Nondurables less food and apparel ...........     11.514     168.0     171.6     10.1      2.1    -0.4    -0.4     1.8 
 Nondurables .................................     32.224     162.6     163.2      3.6      0.4     0.5     0.2     0.4 
 Services less rent of shelter (4)............     25.835     195.9     196.9      3.7      0.5     0.3     0.3     0.3 
 Services less medical care services .........     51.199     201.1     202.1      3.3      0.5     0.2     0.2     0.2 
 Energy ......................................      7.738     122.6     126.9     14.8      3.5    -0.6    -0.6     4.2 
 All items less energy .......................     92.262     184.6     184.8      1.7      0.1     0.2     0.1     0.1 
  All items less food and energy .............     76.191     186.7     186.9      1.8      0.1     0.1     0.2     0.1 
   Commodities less food and energy                                                                                     
       commodities ...........................     24.967     143.1     142.2     -1.5     -0.6    -0.3    -0.1    -0.3 
    Energy commodities .......................      4.028     120.7     127.6     28.6      5.7    -1.3    -1.4     6.7 
   Services less energy services .............     51.224     216.7     217.7      3.5      0.5     0.3     0.3     0.2 
 Purchasing power of the consumer dollar                                                                                
     (1982-84=$1.00) .........................          -    $ .565    $ .563        -        -       -       -       - 
 Purchasing power of the consumer dollar                                                                                
     (1967=$1.00) ............................          -    $ .190    $ .189        -        -       -       -       - 

   1 Not seasonally adjusted.
   2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
   3 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator.  All other item stratum index series converted to a
 geometric means estimator in January, 1999.
   4 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base
   5 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.
   - Data not available.
 NOTE:  Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

 Table 5. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city
 average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group

 (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                                 Seasonally adjusted indexes    Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent 
                                                                                               change for               
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                     CPI-W                                                           3 months ended--         6 months  
                                                                                                              ended--   
                                                 Oct.    Nov.    Dec.    Jan.                                           
                                                 2002    2002    2002    2003                                           
                                                                                Apr.   July   Oct.   Jan.   July   Jan. 
                                                                                2002   2002   2002   2003   2002   2003 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                        
             Expenditure category                                                                                       
                                                                                                                        
 All items ...................................  177.2   177.3   177.5   178.1    4.2    1.8    2.3    2.0    3.0    2.2 
                                                                                                                        
  Food and beverages .........................  176.4   176.9   177.2   177.0    1.6    0.2    0.7    1.4    0.9    1.0 
   Food ......................................  175.8   176.3   176.7   176.4    1.6    0.0    0.7    1.4    0.8    1.0 
    Food at home .............................  174.3   174.9   175.3   175.0    1.6   -1.6   -0.5    1.6    0.0    0.6 
     Cereals and bakery products .............  198.9   199.0   197.9   200.1    1.8    0.4    1.8    2.4    1.1    2.1 
     Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ..........  160.6   161.7   162.2   161.6    2.0   -1.9   -3.7    2.5    0.0   -0.6 
     Dairy and related products (1)...........  166.4   166.9   167.2   166.3   -2.3   -3.0   -2.4   -0.2   -2.7   -1.3 
     Fruits and vegetables ...................  218.6   220.6   221.7   219.7    5.3   -2.2   -0.4    2.0    1.5    0.8 
     Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage                                                                                
         materials ...........................  139.7   138.8   140.1   139.3    2.6   -2.3    4.1   -1.1    0.1    1.5 
     Other food at home ......................  160.6   161.1   161.2   161.1   -0.5   -1.5    1.3    1.3   -1.0    1.3 
      Sugar and sweets .......................  159.7   160.0   160.1   159.2    4.9    0.3    0.5   -1.2    2.6   -0.4 
      Fats and oils ..........................  155.1   154.1   154.3   155.7   -5.0   -4.3    2.1    1.6   -4.6    1.8 
      Other foods ............................  177.8   178.8   178.8   178.5   -0.4   -1.3    1.4    1.6   -0.9    1.5 
       Other miscellaneous foods (1) (2)......  110.1   111.0   110.7   110.1   -2.9    8.8   -2.5    0.0    2.8   -1.3 
    Food away from home (1)...................  179.4   179.7   180.0   179.8    1.6    3.0    2.3    0.9    2.3    1.6 
     Other food away from home (2)............  119.1   119.6   120.0   120.2    6.0    2.7    2.4    3.7    4.4    3.1 
   Alcoholic beverages .......................  184.4   184.6   185.0   185.5    2.9    1.5    2.2    2.4    2.2    2.3 
                                                                                                                        
  Housing ....................................  177.0   177.3   177.7   178.4    2.6    2.1    2.8    3.2    2.3    3.0 
   Shelter ...................................  203.6   204.1   204.6   205.1    3.7    2.6    3.2    3.0    3.1    3.1 
    Rent of primary residence (3).............  200.7   201.2   201.7   202.4    3.5    3.3    2.6    3.4    3.4    3.0 
    Lodging away from home (2) (3)............  118.5   119.3   118.9   118.9    3.8   -6.9    5.6    1.4   -1.7    3.5 
    Owners' equivalent rent of primary                                                                                  
        residence (3) (4).....................  196.9   197.3   197.8   198.3    3.8    3.1    3.1    2.9    3.5    3.0 
    Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)..  110.1   111.2   112.3   113.7    3.0    5.7    5.3   13.7    4.4    9.4 
   Fuels and utilities .......................  143.9   144.0   144.6   146.7   -1.1    2.3    3.4    8.0    0.6    5.7 
    Fuels ....................................  127.0   127.0   127.6   129.8   -2.2    2.3    3.5    9.1    0.0    6.3 
     Fuel oil and other fuels ................  120.6   121.4   123.0   130.6   12.7   14.7   17.6   37.5   13.7   27.2 
     Gas (piped) and electricity (3)..........  134.0   134.1   134.6   136.6   -2.7    1.5    2.7    8.0   -0.6    5.3 
    Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                
        services (2)..........................  114.0   114.4   114.7   114.8    3.3    2.5    2.9    2.8    2.9    2.8 
   Household furnishings and operations ......  124.0   123.7   123.4   123.5   -1.6   -1.0   -1.6   -1.6   -1.3   -1.6 
    Household operations (1) (2)..............  120.4   120.8   120.8   121.7    1.7    2.4    2.4    4.4    2.0    3.4 
                                                                                                                        
  Apparel ....................................  122.4   122.2   122.0   120.8    4.0   -7.8    1.7   -5.1   -2.1   -1.8 
   Men's and boys' apparel ...................  119.9   120.0   119.4   117.8    3.6   -9.3   -4.5   -6.8   -3.1   -5.7 
   Women's and girls' apparel ................  114.7   114.3   113.9   112.5    3.2   -7.7    6.2   -7.5   -2.4   -0.9 
   Infants' and toddlers' apparel ............  127.6   127.5   127.2   123.0    8.1   -4.5   -2.2  -13.7    1.6   -8.1 
   Footwear ..................................  120.6   120.8   121.2   121.8    7.5   -7.6    2.7    4.0   -0.3    3.4 
                                                                                                                        
  Transportation .............................  154.3   153.8   153.3   155.2   10.7    3.5    3.4    2.4    7.0    2.9 
   Private transportation ....................  151.7   151.1   150.5   152.6   11.2    3.5    4.1    2.4    7.3    3.2 
    New and used motor vehicles (2)...........   99.0    98.4    98.1    97.8   -5.4   -0.8   -1.2   -4.8   -3.1   -3.0 
     New vehicles ............................  141.3   141.2   140.9   139.9   -4.7   -1.4    2.3   -3.9   -3.1   -0.9 
     Used cars and trucks ....................  150.8   148.9   148.7   149.0   -7.0   -0.3   -6.9   -4.7   -3.7   -5.8 
    Motor fuel ...............................  125.9   124.2   122.3   130.5   85.6   12.0   15.7   15.4   44.2   15.6 
     Gasoline (all types) ....................  125.4   123.7   121.8   130.0   86.7   11.3   16.1   15.5   44.2   15.8 
    Motor vehicle parts and equipment (1).....  106.2   106.5   106.3   107.1    2.7    2.7   -1.9    3.4    2.7    0.8 
    Motor vehicle maintenance and repair .....  193.0   194.1   195.1   195.4    4.5    2.3    2.7    5.1    3.4    3.9 
   Public transportation .....................  200.3   201.5   202.2   201.1   -0.4   -3.7   -2.6    1.6   -2.1   -0.5 
                                                                                                                        
  Medical care ...............................  288.8   290.3   291.6   291.9    4.4    5.7    5.0    4.4    5.0    4.7 
   Medical care commodities ..................  253.2   254.1   254.5   255.1    2.6    3.7    2.4    3.0    3.2    2.7 
   Medical care services .....................  297.4   299.1   300.7   300.9    4.8    6.2    5.6    4.8    5.5    5.2 
    Professional services (3).................  258.7   259.4   260.3   260.0    1.9    4.8    2.7    2.0    3.4    2.3 
    Hospital and related services (3).........  373.0   377.0   380.4   381.8   10.4    8.3   10.5    9.8    9.3   10.1 
                                                                                                                        
  Recreation (2)..............................  104.7   104.7   105.0   105.1    2.3   -0.8    0.4    1.5    0.8    1.0 
   Video and audio (2)........................  102.2   102.6   103.0   102.7    2.0   -0.4    1.6    2.0    0.8    1.8 
                                                                                                                        
  Education and communication (2).............  108.4   108.4   108.6   109.0   -3.0    6.6    1.9    2.2    1.7    2.0 
   Education (2)..............................  128.2   128.7   129.2   129.9    6.0    6.9    6.5    5.4    6.5    5.9 
    Educational books and supplies ...........  322.7   325.2   326.1   328.9   16.9    6.9    2.0    7.9   11.8    4.9 
    Tuition, other school fees, and childcare   361.4   362.8   364.2   366.1    5.2    7.0    6.7    5.3    6.1    6.0 
   Communication (1) (2)......................   93.6    93.3    93.2    93.5   -8.6    5.7   -1.3   -0.4   -1.7   -0.9 
    Information and information processing (1)                                                                          
        (2)...................................   92.4    92.0    92.0    92.3   -9.4    4.4   -1.3   -0.4   -2.7   -0.9 
     Telephone services (1) (2)...............  100.2   100.1   100.1   100.7   -7.7    5.4    2.0    2.0   -1.4    2.0 
     Information and information processing                                                                             
         other than telephone services (1) (5)   18.3    17.9    17.8    17.7  -15.0   -4.1  -15.7  -12.5   -9.7  -14.1 
      Personal computers and peripheral                                                                                 
          equipment (1) (2)...................   20.4    19.7    19.3    19.1  -26.5   -6.9  -27.4  -23.2  -17.3  -25.3 
                                                                                                                        
  Other goods and services ...................  304.9   305.0   305.1   305.6   10.9    2.4    1.9    0.9    6.6    1.4 
   Tobacco and smoking products (1)...........  473.1   472.8   474.3   474.3   29.8    5.4    3.7    1.0   16.9    2.4 
   Personal care (1)..........................  174.8   174.9   174.7   175.2    2.8    1.2    0.9    0.9    2.0    0.9 
    Personal care products (1)................  155.5   155.0   154.2   153.8    0.8   -2.3    0.5   -4.3   -0.8   -1.9 
    Personal care services (1)................  190.1   190.6   190.7   191.3    3.7    1.5    1.5    2.5    2.6    2.0 
    Miscellaneous personal services ..........  276.1   277.0   277.7   277.9    3.5    3.7    2.1    2.6    3.6    2.3 
                                                                                                                        
          Commodity and service group                                                                                   
                                                                                                                        
 Commodities .................................  151.2   150.9   150.6   151.3    5.8   -0.3    1.1    0.3    2.7    0.7 
  Food and beverages .........................  176.4   176.9   177.2   177.0    1.6    0.2    0.7    1.4    0.9    1.0 
  Commodities less food and beverages ........  136.5   135.8   135.3   136.4    8.0   -0.3    1.2   -0.3    3.8    0.4 
   Nondurables less food and beverages .......  149.2   150.1   150.7   152.0   18.3   -4.5    7.0    7.7    6.3    7.4 
    Apparel ..................................  122.4   122.2   122.0   120.8    4.0   -7.8    1.7   -5.1   -2.1   -1.8 
    Nondurables less food, beverages, and                                                                               
        apparel ..............................  170.2   169.7   168.5   171.6   32.3    4.7    5.8    3.3   17.7    4.6 
   Durables ..................................  121.0   120.2   119.9   119.7   -5.1   -1.3   -2.3   -4.2   -3.2   -3.3 
 Services ....................................  207.8   208.4   209.0   209.7    3.0    3.6    3.3    3.7    3.3    3.5 
  Rent of shelter (4).........................  196.2   196.6   197.0   197.5    4.0    2.3    3.3    2.7    3.2    3.0 
  Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)....  110.1   111.2   112.3   113.7    3.0    5.7    5.3   13.7    4.4    9.4 
  Gas (piped) and electricity (3).............  134.0   134.1   134.6   136.6   -2.7    1.5    2.7    8.0   -0.6    5.3 
  Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                  
      services (2)............................  114.0   114.4   114.7   114.8    3.3    2.5    2.9    2.8    2.9    2.8 
  Household operations (1) (2)................  120.4   120.8   120.8   121.7    1.7    2.4    2.4    4.4    2.0    3.4 
  Transportation services ....................  210.3   211.3   211.8   212.2    4.4    4.1    4.7    3.7    4.3    4.2 
  Medical care services ......................  297.4   299.1   300.7   300.9    4.8    6.2    5.6    4.8    5.5    5.2 
  Other services .............................  244.1   244.6   245.2   246.2    1.4    5.3    3.3    3.5    3.3    3.4 
                                                                                                                        
                Special indexes                                                                                         
                                                                                                                        
 All items less food .........................  177.3   177.4   177.5   178.3    4.5    2.3    2.5    2.3    3.4    2.4 
 All items less shelter ......................  169.5   169.5   169.5   170.3    4.2    1.4    2.2    1.9    2.8    2.0 
 All items less medical care .................  172.3   172.4   172.5   173.2    4.1    1.7    2.1    2.1    2.9    2.1 
 Commodities less food .......................  138.2   137.6   137.1   138.1    8.2   -0.6    1.2   -0.3    3.7    0.4 
 Nondurables less food .......................  151.3   152.2   152.8   153.9   17.4   -3.9    6.6    7.1    6.2    6.8 
 Nondurables less food and apparel ...........  170.9   170.2   169.5   172.5   28.7    3.9    6.1    3.8   15.6    4.9 
 Nondurables .................................  163.2   164.0   164.3   164.9    8.8   -2.0    3.8    4.2    3.3    4.0 
 Services less rent of shelter (4)............  195.3   195.9   196.5   197.1    2.8    4.0    4.4    3.7    3.4    4.1 
 Services less medical care services .........  200.8   201.3   201.8   202.3    3.5    2.9    3.7    3.0    3.2    3.3 
 Energy ......................................  125.8   125.0   124.3   129.5   32.9    6.8    9.4   12.3   19.1   10.8 
 All items less energy .......................  184.4   184.7   184.9   185.0    2.0    1.3    1.8    1.3    1.7    1.5 
  All items less food and energy .............  186.7   186.8   187.1   187.3    2.2    1.5    2.2    1.3    1.9    1.7 
   Commodities less food and energy                                                                                     
       commodities ...........................  143.9   143.4   143.2   142.8    0.0   -2.2   -0.8   -3.0   -1.1   -1.9 
    Energy commodities .......................  126.2   124.6   122.8   131.0   81.0   12.0   16.0   16.1   42.4   16.1 
   Services less energy services .............  216.1   216.7   217.3   217.8    3.3    3.6    3.6    3.2    3.4    3.4 

   1 Not seasonally adjusted.
   2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
   3 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator.  All other item stratum index series converted to a
 geometric means estimator in January, 1999.
   4 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base
   5 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.
 NOTE:  Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

 Table 6. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Selected areas, all items index 

 (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                All items                                  
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
                                               Prici-           Indexes             Percent change to    Percent change to 
                     CPI-W                       ng                                  Jan.2003 from--      Dec.2002 from--  
                                               sched-                                                                      
                                                 ule   Oct.   Nov.   Dec.   Jan.                                           
                                                 (1)   2002   2002   2002   2003   Jan.   Nov.   Dec.   Dec.   Oct.   Nov. 
                                                                                   2002   2002   2002   2001   2002   2002 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                           
 U.S. city average ...........................   M    177.3  177.4  177.0  177.7    2.6    0.2    0.4    2.4   -0.2   -0.2 
                                                                                                                           
            Region and area size(2)                                                                                        
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
 Northeast urban .............................   M    186.5  186.9  186.6  187.2    3.2    0.2    0.3    3.1    0.1   -0.2 
   Size A -  More than 1,500,000 .............   M    186.9  187.3  187.1  187.7    3.4    0.2    0.3    3.3    0.1   -0.1 
   Size B/C  50,000 to 1,500,000 (3)..........   M    112.9  113.1  112.7  113.2    2.8    0.1    0.4    2.5   -0.2   -0.4 
                                                                                                                           
 Midwest urban ...............................   M    171.8  171.6  171.0  171.8    2.4    0.1    0.5    2.0   -0.5   -0.3 
   Size A   - More than 1,500,000 ............   M    173.3  173.0  172.4  172.9    2.4   -0.1    0.3    2.2   -0.5   -0.3 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).........   M    111.4  111.3  111.0  111.7    2.3    0.4    0.6    1.6   -0.4   -0.3 
   Size D -  Nonmetropolitan  (less than                                                                                   
       50,000) ...............................   M    168.1  168.2  167.2  168.4    2.7    0.1    0.7    2.4   -0.5   -0.6 
                                                                                                                           
 South urban .................................   M    172.3  172.4  172.0  172.5    2.5    0.1    0.3    2.3   -0.2   -0.2 
   Size A -  More than 1,500,000 .............   M    173.7  173.3  173.1  174.0    3.0    0.4    0.5    2.4   -0.3   -0.1 
   Size B/C -  50,000 to 1,500,000 (3)........   M    110.9  111.1  110.8  110.9    2.1   -0.2    0.1    2.1   -0.1   -0.3 
   Size D -  Nonmetropolitan  (less than                                                                                   
       50,000) ...............................   M    173.2  173.4  172.6  173.2    2.4   -0.1    0.3    2.6   -0.3   -0.5 
                                                                                                                           
 West urban ..................................   M    180.8  181.0  180.8  181.5    2.3    0.3    0.4    2.3    0.0   -0.1 
   Size A   - More than 1,500,000 ............   M    181.7  181.9  181.6  182.5    2.7    0.3    0.5    2.7   -0.1   -0.2 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).........   M    112.9  112.9  112.9  113.2    1.6    0.3    0.3    1.5    0.0    0.0 
                                                                                                                           
                 Size classes                                                                                              
                                                                                                                           
   A (4)......................................   M    164.0  164.0  163.7  164.3    2.9    0.2    0.4    2.7   -0.2   -0.2 
   B/C (3)....................................   M    111.6  111.7  111.4  111.8    2.2    0.1    0.4    1.9   -0.2   -0.3 
   D .........................................   M    173.0  173.1  172.5  173.2    2.4    0.1    0.4    2.4   -0.3   -0.3 
                                                                                                                           
            Selected local areas(5)                                                                                        
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI ..............   M    176.5  176.9  176.0  176.4    2.8   -0.3    0.2    2.5   -0.3   -0.5 
 Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA .....   M    176.5  177.0  176.7  177.8    3.7    0.5    0.6    4.1    0.1   -0.2 
 New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island,                                                                                       
     NY-NJ-CT-PA .............................   M    188.8  188.8  188.7  189.7    3.4    0.5    0.5    3.2   -0.1   -0.1 
                                                                                                                           
 Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT .........   1        -  199.2      -  199.3    3.9    0.1      -      -      -      - 
 Cleveland-Akron, OH .........................   1        -  164.9      -  165.3    1.5    0.2      -      -      -      - 
 Dallas-Fort Worth, TX .......................   1        -  173.0      -  173.3    1.9    0.2      -      -      -      - 
 Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV (6)........   1        -  113.5      -  114.1    3.3    0.5      -      -      -      - 
                                                                                                                           
 Atlanta, GA .................................   2    176.3      -  174.6      -      -      -      -    1.5   -1.0      - 
 Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI .................   2    175.0      -  174.4      -      -      -      -    3.9   -0.3      - 
 Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX ..............   2    160.3      -  158.0      -      -      -      -    1.8   -1.4      - 
 Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL ...................   2    174.5      -  175.3      -      -      -      -    2.8    0.5      - 
 Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City,                                                                                    
     PA-NJ-DE-MD .............................   2    185.6      -  184.9      -      -      -      -    3.2   -0.4      - 
 San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA ..........   2    190.0      -  189.6      -      -      -      -    1.7   -0.2      - 
 Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA ................   2    185.5      -  184.6      -      -      -      -    1.9   -0.5      - 

   1 Areas on pricing schedule 2 (see Table 10) will appear next month. 
   2 Regions defined as the four Census regions.  See technical notes.
   3 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base.
   4 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.
   5 In addition, the following metropolitan areas are published semiannually and appear in Tables 34 and 39 of the 
 January and July issues of the CPI Detailed Report: Anchorage, AK; Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN; Denver-Boulder-Greeley,
 CO; Honolulu, HI; Kansas City, MO-KS; Milwaukee-Racine, WI; Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI; Phoenix-Mesa, AZ; Pittsburgh, PA;
 Portland-Salem, OR-WA; St. Louis, MO-IL; San Diego, CA; Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL.
   6 Indexes on a November 1996=100 base.
   - Data not available.
 NOTE:  Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

 Table 7. Chained Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-U): U.S. city average, by
 expenditure category and commodity and service group

 (December 1999=100, unless otherwise noted)
                                                                                                  
                                                                                                  
                                                                                    Unadjusted    
                                                 Relative       Unadjusted      percent change to 
                                               importance,       indexes         Jan. 2003 from-  
                    C-CPI-U                     December                                          
                                                1999-2000                                         
                                                              Dec.      Jan.      Jan.      Dec.  
                                                              2002      2003      2002      2002  
                                                                                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                  
             Expenditure category                                                                 
                                                                                                  
 All items ...................................    100.000     106.0     106.4       2.2       0.4 
  Food and beverages .........................     15.451     106.5     106.7       1.0       0.2 
   Food ......................................     14.432     106.4     106.6       0.9       0.2 
    Food at home .............................      8.335     105.2     105.6       0.1       0.4 
    Food away from home ......................      6.096     108.0     107.9       1.9      -0.1 
   Alcoholic beverages .......................      1.019     107.1     107.6       2.1       0.5 
  Housing ....................................     40.040     109.1     109.9       2.4       0.7 
   Shelter ...................................     30.643     110.7     111.5       3.0       0.7 
   Fuels and utilities .......................      4.376     111.5     112.8       3.1       1.2 
   Household furnishings and operations ......      5.020      97.4      97.6      -1.4       0.2 
  Apparel ....................................      4.819      93.0      90.2      -2.5      -3.0 
  Transportation .............................     17.770     103.6     104.4       4.5       0.8 
   Private transportation ....................     16.520     103.8     104.7       5.1       0.9 
   Public transportation .....................      1.250     100.8     100.4      -1.8      -0.4 
  Medical care ...............................      5.563     114.1     114.6       4.5       0.4 
   Medical care commodities ..................      1.330     110.6     110.9       2.9       0.3 
   Medical care services .....................      4.233     115.2     115.8       4.9       0.5 
  Recreation .................................      6.124     102.4     102.7       0.2       0.3 
  Education and communication ................      6.068      98.0      98.3       0.4       0.3 
   Education .................................      2.546     119.4     120.0       6.5       0.5 
   Communication .............................      3.522      84.3      84.4      -3.9       0.1 
  Other goods and services ...................      4.164     110.8     111.1       2.9       0.3 
                                                                                                  
          Commodity and service group                                                             
                                                                                                  
 Services ....................................     57.098     110.6     111.3       3.2       0.6 
 Commodities .................................     42.902     100.2     100.2       1.0       0.0 
  Durables ...................................     12.953      91.5      91.2      -3.7      -0.3 
 Nondurables .................................     29.949     104.0     104.2       3.1       0.2 
  All items less food and energy .............     78.851     105.6     105.8       1.5       0.2 
 Energy ......................................      6.717     109.7     113.3      14.7       3.3 

 NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.
 Indexes for 2003 are initial estimates.  Indexes for 2002 are interim adjustments.