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                   CONSUMER PRICE INDEX:  FEBRUARY 2001
 
      The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased
 0.4 percent in February, before seasonal adjustment, to a level of 175.8
 (1982-84=100), the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of
 Labor reported today.  For the 12-month period ended in February, the CPI-
 U increased 3.5 percent.
      
      The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers
 (CPI-W) also rose 0.4 percent in February, prior to seasonal adjustment.
 The February level of 172.4 was 3.5 percent higher than the index in
 February 2000.
      
 CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U)
      
      On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI-U increased 0.3 percent in
 February, following a 0.6 percent rise in January.  The energy index,
 which rose 3.9 percent in January and accounted for over one-half of the
 overall January CPI-U increase, declined 0.2 percent in February.  The
 index for energy services fell 1.0 percent, largely as a result of a
 downturn in the index for utility natural gas--down 2.4 percent after
 increasing 17.4 percent in January.  The index for petroleum-based energy
 rose 0.7 percent in February.  The food index, which rose 0.3 percent in
 January, increased 0.5 percent in February, reflecting a sharp turnaround
 in the index for fruits and vegetables.  Excluding food and energy, the
 CPI-U rose 0.3 percent in February, the same as in January.


 Table A.  Percent changes in CPI for Urban Consumers (CPI-U)
                                   Seasonally adjusted                Un-
                                                          Compound  adjusted
     Expenditure        Changes from preceding month    annual rate  12-mos.
      Category                 2000              2001   3-mos. ended  ended
                     Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb.   Feb.'01   Feb.'01
 All Items            .1    .5   .2   .2   .2   .6   .3    4.4       3.5
  Food and beverages  .2    .2   .2  -.1   .5   .2   .5    4.8       3.0
  Housing             .2    .5   .4   .3   .3  1.0   .2    6.2       4.5
  Apparel             .1   1.2   .2  -.5  -.3  -.2   .8     .9       -.6
  Transportation     -.8   1.2  -.3   .3  -.1   .3   .4    2.6       3.5
  Medical care        .4    .4   .3   .3   .3   .6   .5    5.9       4.6
  Recreation          .2   -.1   .1   .0   .0   .3   .1    1.6       1.8
  Education and                                                         
     communication    .3   -.7   .9  -.2   .5   .4   .1    3.9       1.8
  Other goods and                                                     
     services        -.3   1.1  -.6  1.2  -.8   .7   .5    1.6       3.9
 Special indexes:                                                       
  Energy             -2.5  4.1   .5   .2   .3  3.9  -.2   16.8      13.1
  Food                .2    .2   .1  -.1   .5   .3   .5    5.1       3.0
  All items less                                                        
     food and energy  .2    .3   .1   .3   .1   .3   .3    3.1       2.7
 

 See page 4 for a note on planned changes in the CPI in 2002.
      
      
      The food and beverages index rose 0.5 percent in February.  The index
 for food at home, which rose 0.2 percent in January, advanced 0.6 percent
 in February.  A sharp turnaround in the index for fruits and vegetables
 more than offset smaller increases in most other food at home groups.  The
 index for fruits and vegetables, which declined 2.7 percent in January,
 increased 2.6 percent in February.  Within the fruits and vegetables
 group, the index for fresh vegetables increased 8.0 percent, while the
 indexes for fresh fruits and for processed fruits and vegetables declined
 0.9 and 0.3 percent, respectively.  (Prior to seasonal adjustment, prices
 for fresh vegetables rose 2.0 percent, while prices for fresh fruits
 declined 3.2 percent.)  The index for cereal and bakery products, which
 rose 0.1 percent in January, advanced 0.4 percent in February.  The index
 for meats, poultry, fish, and eggs increased substantially for the third
 consecutive month--up 0.9 percent in February.  Beef prices rose an
 additional 2.5 percent in February, following a 2.6 percent increase in
 January.  As of February, beef prices are 9.9 percent higher than a year
 ago. Prices for lamb and organ meats and for pork also increased in
 February--up 2.0 and 0.7 percent, respectively--and have risen 8.1 and 4.8
 percent over the past 12 months.  Poultry prices increased 0.6 percent in
 February and are 2.5 percent higher than in February 2000.  The indexes
 for dairy products and for other food at home were unchanged in February
 and the index for nonalcoholic beverages declined 0.3 percent.  The other
 two components of the food and beverages index--food away from home and
 alcoholic beverages--increased 0.2 and 0.1 percent, respectively.
      
      The housing index rose 0.2 percent in February, following an increase
 of 1.0 percent in January.  The index for fuels and utilities, which rose
 5.9 percent in January, declined 1.0 percent in February.  Charges for
 natural gas and for electricity declined 2.4 and 0.3 percent,
 respectively, after advancing 17.4 and 2.6 percent in January.  Fuel oil
 prices, which turned down in January, declined 2.9 percent in February.
 Shelter costs, which increased 0.3 percent in January, advanced 0.4
 percent in February.  Within shelter, the indexes for rent and for owners'
 equivalent rent each rose 0.3 percent and the index for lodging away from
 home rose 0.8 percent.  (Prior to seasonal adjustment, charges for lodging
 away from home rose 4.4 percent.)  The index for household furnishings and
 operations increased 0.1 percent in February after declining 0.1 percent
 in both December and January.
      
      The transportation component rose 0.4 percent in February after
 increasing 0.3 percent in January.  Gasoline prices turned up in February,
 registering their first increase since September.  The index for gasoline
 increased 1.2 percent and accounted for over three-fifths of the overall
 February transportation increase.  The index for new vehicles declined 0.3
 percent in February.  (As of February, about 85 percent of the new vehicle
 sample was represented by 2001 models.  The 2001 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 2001 vehicles represented in the
 Producer Price Index sample, see news release USDL-00-331, dated November
 9, 2000.)  The index for used cars and trucks increased for the sixth
 consecutive month--up 0.5 percent in February.  Among motor vehicle
 accessories, the index for motor oil, coolant, and fluids rose 1.7
 percent.  Within public transportation, the index for airline fares rose
 1.3 percent.
      
      The index for apparel increased 0.8 percent in February, following
 declines in each of the preceding three months.  (Prior to seasonal
 adjustment, apparel prices rose 2.4 percent, reflecting the introduction
 of higher-priced spring-summer wear.)
      
      Medical care costs rose 0.5 percent in February to a level 4.6
 percent higher than a year ago.  In February, the index for medical care
 commodities--prescription drugs, nonprescription drugs, and medical
 supplies--increased 0.7 percent.  The index for medical care services rose
 0.5 percent in February.  Charges for physicians' services and for
 hospital services increased 0.2 and 0.8 percent, respectively.
      
      The index for recreation costs, which increased 0.3 percent in
 January, rose 0.1 percent in February.  Increases in the indexes for cable
 television and for admissions to sporting events more than offset price
 declines in the indexes for toys, for sporting goods, and for photography.
      
      The index for education and communication increased 0.1 percent in
 February.  Educational costs rose 0.3 percent, while the index for
 communication declined 0.1 percent.  Within the latter category, a 1.2
 percent increase in the index for postage and delivery services was more
 than offset by declines in the indexes for telephone services and personal
 computers and peripheral equipment--down 0.1 and 3.1 percent,
 respectively.
      
      The index for other goods and services advanced 0.5 percent in
 February, following a 0.7 percent rise in January.    The index for
 cigarettes, which rose 2.0 percent in January, advanced 1.1 percent in
 February, accounting for about three-fifths of the February advance in
 this major group.

 CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W)
 
      On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI for Urban Wage Earners and
 Clerical Workers rose 0.3 percent in February.
 

 Table B.  Percent changes in CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical
 Workers (CPI-W)
                                   Seasonally adjusted                Un-
                                                          Compound  adjusted
     Expenditure        Changes from preceding month    annual rate  12-mos.
      Category                 2000              2001   3-mos. ended  ended
                     Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb.   Feb.'01   Feb.'01
 All Items            .0    .5   .2   .2   .2   .6   .3    4.3       3.5
  Food and beverages  .3    .2   .1   .0   .5   .3   .5    5.1       3.1
  Housing             .2    .5   .4   .3   .4  1.1   .1    6.3       4.7
  Apparel             .1   1.0   .4  -.5  -.3  -.5   .9     .6       -.7
  Transportation    -1.0   1.3  -.3   .4  -.1   .4   .4    2.6       3.6
  Medical care        .4    .4   .3   .3   .3   .7   .5    5.9       4.6
  Recreation          .1    .0   .0  -.1   .1   .2  -.1     .8       1.5
  Education and                                                         
     communication    .4   -.8   .9  -.3   .6   .3   .1    3.9       1.6
  Other goods and                                                     
     services        -.4   1.5 -1.0  1.5 -1.1   .9   .6    1.3       4.2
 Special indexes                                                       
   Energy           -2.8   4.6   .4   .2   .1  3.6  -.2   14.7      12.5
   Food               .3    .2   .1   .0   .5   .2   .5    5.1       3.1
   All items less                                                         
     food and energy  .2    .2   .1   .3   .1   .3   .3    3.2       2.6


     Consumer Price Index data for March are scheduled for release on
 Tuesday, April 17, 2001, at 8:30 A.M. (EDT).

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 Planned Changes in the Consumer Price Index in 2002
                                     

 Expenditure Weight Update
 
      As announced in December 1998, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
 will update the consumption expenditure weights in the Consumer Price
 Index for all Urban Consumers (CPI-U) and in the Consumer Price Index for
 Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) to the 1999-2000 period,
 effective with release of data for January 2002.  The newer weights will
 replace the 1993-95 weights, which were first used in the index effective
 with January 1998 data.  Additionally, CPI expenditure weights will be
 updated at two-year intervals subsequent to the 2002 updating.  Thus, for
 example, CPI expenditure weights will be updated to the 2001-02 period
 effective with release of CPI data for January 2004.
      
      Historically, the introduction of a comprehensive new set of
 expenditure weights attached to the categories of goods and services in
 the CPI "market basket" has taken place in the context of the periodic
 major revisions of the index.  Such major revisions have taken place
 approximately once each decade-in 1940, 1953, 1964, 1978, 1987 and, most
 recently, in 1998.
      
      The goal in employing more current expenditure weights is to have the
 CPI reflect, as much as possible, the inflation currently experienced by
 consumers.  More specifically, the use of more current weights will help
 to ensure that the relative importance of CPI item categories, such as
 food away from home, college tuition, or medical care services, more
 accurately reflects how consumers are allocating their spending.
      
 Publication of Overlap CPIs
      
      For the first six months of 2002, BLS will continue to calculate and
 publish selected CPI-U and CPI-W "overlap" indexes on a not seasonally
 adjusted basis.  These indexes will be compiled using the 1993-95
 expenditure pattern that was introduced into the CPI in 1998.  Comparison
 of these index series to the corresponding updated series will enable
 users of the CPI to observe the effects of the expenditure weight change.
 The subsequent expenditure updates scheduled in 2004 and every two years
 thereafter also will be accompanied by the publication of overlap indexes
 for a six-month period using the previous expenditure pattern.
      
 Publication of CPI for the Phoenix Area
      
      Effective with release of the July 2002 Consumer Price Index (CPI),
 BLS will initiate publication of consumer price data specific to the
 Phoenix-Mesa, Arizona, Metropolitan Statistical Area.  As with the
 national CPI and other local area CPIs, data will be published for each of
 two population groups, that for all urban consumers (CPI-U) and that for
 urban wage earners and clerical workers (CPI-W).  The Phoenix-Mesa CPI
 will be published on a semi-annual basis with a reference base of December
 2001 = 100.  The same amount of item detail will be available for Phoenix-
 Mesa as is presently available for all other areas published on a semi-
 annual basis.
      
 Change to Published Item Structure
      
      Effective with release of the January 2002 CPI, BLS will begin
 publishing an item index for leased cars and trucks.  This index series
 will be available monthly at the U.S. City Average area level for both the
 CPI-U and CPI-W with a December 2001 = 100 reference base.

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 Brief Explanation of the CPI

      The Consumer Price Index (CPI) is a measure of the average
 change in prices over time in a market basket of goods and
 services.  The Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes CPIs for two
 population groups:  (1) a CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U)
 which covers approximately 87 percent of the total population and
 (2) a CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W)
 which covers 32 percent of the total population.  The CPI-U
 includes, in addition to wage earners and clerical workers, groups
 such as professional, managerial, and technical workers, the self-
 employed, short-term workers, the unemployed, and retirees and
 others not in the labor force.
 
      The CPI is based on prices of food, clothing, shelter, and
 fuels, transportation fares, charges for doctors' and dentists'
 services, drugs, and other goods and services that people buy for
 day-to-day living.  Prices are collected in 87 urban areas across
 the country from about 50,000 housing units and approximately
 23,000 retail establishments-department stores, supermarkets,
 hospitals, filling stations, and other types of stores and service
 establishments.  All taxes directly associated with the purchase
 and use of items are included in the index.  Prices of fuels and a
 few other items are obtained every month in all 87 locations.
 Prices of most other commodities and services are collected every
 month in the three largest geographic areas and every other month
 in other areas.  Prices of most goods and services are obtained by
 personal visits or telephone calls of the Bureau's trained
 representatives.
 
      In calculating the index, price changes for the various items
 in each location are averaged together with weights, which
 represent their importance in the spending of the appropriate
 population group.  Local data are then combined to obtain a U.S.
 city average.  Separate indexes are also published by size of
 city, by region of the country, for cross-classifications of
 regions and population-size classes, and for 26 local areas.  Area
 indexes do not measure differences in the level of prices among
 cities, they only measure the average change in prices for each
 area since the base period.
 
      The index measures price change from a designed reference
 date-1982-84 which equals 100.0.  An increase of 16.5 percent, for
 example, is shown as 116.5.  This change can also be expressed in
 dollars as follows:  the price of a base period market basket of
 goods and services in the CPI has risen from $10 in 1982-84 to
 $11.65.
 
      For further details visit the CPI home page on the Internet
 at http://stats.bls.gov/cpihome.htm or contact our CPI Information
 and Analysis Section on (202) 691-7000.
 
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       Calculating Index Changes
       
            Movements of the indexes from one month to another are
       usually expressed as percent changes rather than changes in index 
       points, because index point changes are affected by the level of 
       the index in relation to its base period while percent changes are 
       not.  The example below illustrates the computation of index point 
       and percent changes.
       
            Percent changes for 3-month and 6-month periods are expressed 
       as annual rates and are computed according to the standard formula 
       for compound growth rates.  These data indicate what the percent 
       change would be if the current rate were maintained for a 12-month 
       period.
       
         
                    Index Point Change
       
       CPI   					115.7
       Less previous index    			111.2
       Equals index point change  		4.5
       
       
                    Percent Change
       
       Index point difference			4.5
       Divided by the previous index		111.2
       Equals					0.040
       Results multiplied by one hundred	0.040 x 100
       Equals percent change			4.0
       
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 A Note on Seasonally Adjusted and Unadjusted Data
 
      Because price data are used for different purposes by
 different groups, the Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes
 seasonally adjusted as well as unadjusted changes each month.
 
      For analyzing general price trends in the economy, seasonally
 adjusted changes are usually preferred since they eliminate the
 effect of changes that normally occur at the same time and in
 about the same magnitude every year--such as price movements
 resulting from changing climatic conditions, production cycles,
 model changeovers, holidays, and sales.
 
      The unadjusted data are of primary interest to consumers
 concerned about the prices they actually pay.  Unadjusted data
 also are used extensively for escalation purposes.  Many
 collective bargaining contract agreements and pension plans, for
 example, tie compensation changes to the Consumer Price Index
 unadjusted for seasonal variation.
 
      Seasonal factors used in computing the seasonally adjusted
 indexes are derived by the X-12-ARIMA Seasonal Adjustment Method.
 The updated seasonal data at the end of 1977 replaced data from
 1967 through 1977.  Subsequent annual updates have replaced 5
 years of seasonal data, e.g., data from 1996 through 2000 were
 replaced at the end of 2000.  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: 38 of the 73 components are seasonally
 adjusted for 2001.
 
   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 affecting the Fats and oils series.  For the
 Water and sewerage maintenance index, the procedure was used to
 account for a data collection anomaly.
 
      A description of Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment,
 as well as a list of unusual events modeled and seasonal factors
 for these items may be obtained by writing the Bureau of Labor
 Statistics, Division of Consumer Prices and Price Indexes,
 Washington, DC 20212 or by calling 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.

 Table 1. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity
 and service group

 (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                   Unadjusted                           
                                                 Relative   Unadjusted indexes percent change to   Seasonally adjusted  
                                               importance,                      Feb. 2001 from-    percent change from- 
                     CPI-U                       December                                                               
                                                   2000       Jan.      Feb.                                            
                                                              2001      2001     Feb.     Jan.   Nov. to Dec. to Jan. to
                                                                                 2000     2001     Dec.    Jan.    Feb. 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                        
             Expenditure category                                                                                       
                                                                                                                        
 All items ...................................    100.000     175.1     175.8      3.5      0.4     0.2     0.6     0.3 
 All items (1967=100) ........................          -     524.5     526.7        -        -       -       -       - 
                                                                                                                        
  Food and beverages .........................     16.198     171.4     171.8      3.0      0.2     0.5     0.2     0.5 
   Food ......................................     15.217     170.9     171.3      3.0      0.2     0.5     0.3     0.5 
    Food at home .............................      9.560     171.3     171.8      3.3      0.3     0.7     0.2     0.6 
     Cereals and bakery products .............      1.522     191.1     191.9      3.2      0.4     0.6     0.1     0.4 
     Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ..........      2.573     158.0     159.5      5.4      0.9     0.9     1.0     0.9 
     Dairy and related products (1)...........      1.050     163.6     163.6      1.7      0.0     0.1     1.3     0.0 
     Fruits and vegetables ...................      1.454     212.6     211.5      4.2     -0.5     1.7    -2.7     2.6 
     Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage                                                                                
         materials ...........................      1.026     139.4     139.9      1.1      0.4    -0.1     0.7    -0.3 
     Other food at home ......................      1.935     157.8     157.9      2.3      0.1     0.3     0.5     0.0 
      Sugar and sweets .......................       .363     155.7     155.8      0.9      0.1     0.1     0.2     0.5 
      Fats and oils ..........................       .288     153.0     152.6      4.8     -0.3     2.7     1.0    -0.2 
      Other foods ............................      1.283     173.8     174.0      2.1      0.1    -0.2     0.5    -0.1 
       Other miscellaneous foods (1) (2)......       .312     109.0     108.7      2.2     -0.3    -1.0     0.1    -0.3 
    Food away from home (1)...................      5.658     171.4     171.8      2.5      0.2     0.2     0.4     0.2 
     Other food away from home (1) (2)........       .177     111.3     111.4      3.2      0.1     0.1     0.2     0.1 
   Alcoholic beverages .......................       .981     177.2     177.7      2.7      0.3     0.1     0.3     0.1 
                                                                                                                        
  Housing ....................................     39.980     174.1     174.7      4.5      0.3     0.3     1.0     0.2 
   Shelter ...................................     30.251     196.4     197.6      3.5      0.6     0.2     0.3     0.4 
    Rent of primary residence (3).............      7.079     188.2     188.9      4.1      0.4     0.4     0.4     0.3 
    Lodging away from home (2) (3)............      2.346     114.1     119.1      3.5      4.4    -1.4     0.3     0.8 
    Owners' equivalent rent of primary                                                                                  
        residence (3) (4).....................     20.460     202.4     202.9      3.2      0.2     0.3     0.3     0.3 
    Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)..       .366     105.0     105.1      2.6      0.1     0.2     0.3     0.1 
   Fuels and utilities .......................      5.123     153.8     152.3     14.6     -1.0     1.7     5.9    -1.0 
    Fuels ....................................      4.199     139.8     138.0     17.3     -1.3     2.1     7.1    -1.3 
     Fuel oil and other fuels ................       .361     149.1     144.6     -1.8     -3.0     1.7     0.2    -3.4 
     Gas (piped) and electricity (3)..........      3.838     145.7     144.0     19.4     -1.2     2.2     7.7    -1.0 
    Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                
        services (2)..........................       .924     108.1     108.4      2.7      0.3     0.4     0.0     0.4 
   Household furnishings and operations ......      4.605     128.8     129.1      1.5      0.2    -0.1    -0.1     0.1 
    Household operations (1) (2)..............       .935     113.6     114.2      5.4      0.5     0.3     1.0     0.5 
                                                                                                                        
  Apparel ....................................      4.453     125.4     128.4     -0.6      2.4    -0.3    -0.2     0.8 
   Men's and boys' apparel ...................      1.257     125.5     126.6     -2.6      0.9    -0.5    -0.5     0.0 
   Women's and girls' apparel ................      1.787     115.5     121.0      0.8      4.8    -0.3    -0.6     2.0 
   Infants' and toddlers' apparel (1).........       .254     127.4     129.3     -2.9      1.5    -1.9    -0.6     1.5 
   Footwear ..................................       .801     121.4     122.6      0.4      1.0     0.4    -0.8     0.9 
                                                                                                                        
  Transportation .............................     17.567     154.4     154.9      3.5      0.3    -0.1     0.3     0.4 
   Private transportation ....................     16.157     150.3     150.7      3.5      0.3    -0.1     0.3     0.4 
    New and used motor vehicles (2)...........      7.477     102.3     102.2      1.9     -0.1     0.4     0.5    -0.1 
     New vehicles ............................      4.677     143.7     143.3      0.2     -0.3     0.2     0.1    -0.3 
     Used cars and trucks ....................      1.887     160.4     160.4      4.8      0.0     0.9     0.9     0.5 
    Motor fuel ...............................      3.482     126.6     127.5      8.0      0.7    -1.8     0.0     1.1 
     Gasoline (all types) ....................      3.458     125.8     126.8      8.1      0.8    -1.7    -0.1     1.2 
    Motor vehicle parts and equipment ........       .527     103.6     104.0      3.1      0.4     0.6     0.4     0.5 
    Motor vehicle maintenance and repair .....      1.623     180.6     181.5      3.6      0.5     0.2     0.4     0.4 
   Public transportation .....................      1.410     210.2     212.1      3.9      0.9     0.9     0.4    -0.7 
                                                                                                                        
  Medical care ...............................      5.813     267.1     268.9      4.6      0.7     0.3     0.6     0.5 
   Medical care commodities ..................      1.261     242.3     243.8      3.5      0.6     0.3     0.5     0.7 
   Medical care services .....................      4.552     273.0     274.9      4.9      0.7     0.3     0.6     0.5 
    Professional services (3).................      2.876     242.6     244.1      3.9      0.6     0.3     0.6     0.5 
    Hospital and related services (3).........      1.424     328.5     331.0      6.6      0.8     0.3     0.6     0.5 
                                                                                                                        
  Recreation (2)..............................      5.908     104.1     104.3      1.8      0.2     0.0     0.3     0.1 
   Video and audio (2)........................      1.646     101.2     101.6      0.8      0.4    -0.1     0.1     0.0 
                                                                                                                        
  Education and communication (2).............      5.311     103.9     104.0      1.8      0.1     0.5     0.4     0.1 
   Education (2)..............................      2.801     115.8     116.0      4.9      0.2     0.4     0.3     0.3 
    Educational books and supplies ...........       .212     289.2     290.4      4.3      0.4     0.4     0.7     0.0 
    Tuition, other school fees, and childcare       2.589     333.3     333.7      4.9      0.1     0.4     0.3     0.3 
   Communication (1) (2)......................      2.510      93.3      93.2     -1.6     -0.1     0.8     0.3    -0.1 
    Information and information processing (1)                                                                          
        (2)...................................      2.312      92.4      92.2     -2.0     -0.2     0.8     0.2    -0.2 
     Telephone services (1) (2)...............      2.150      98.8      98.7     -0.7     -0.1     0.9     0.4    -0.1 
     Information and information processing                                                                             
         other than telephone services (1) (5)       .163      23.2      22.9    -17.0     -1.3    -1.7    -2.5    -1.3 
      Personal computers and peripheral                                                                                 
          equipment (1) (2)...................       .079      35.0      33.9    -24.8     -3.1    -2.1    -4.1    -3.1 
                                                                                                                        
  Other goods and services ...................      4.769     275.9     277.2      3.9      0.5    -0.8     0.7     0.5 
   Tobacco and smoking products (1)...........      1.308     404.3     408.5      6.7      1.0    -3.5     1.9     1.0 
   Personal care (1)..........................      3.461     168.2     168.6      2.9      0.2     0.2     0.2     0.2 
    Personal care products (1)................       .731     155.3     155.3      1.8      0.0     1.0    -0.1     0.0 
    Personal care services (1)................       .987     181.6     181.9      3.6      0.2     0.4     0.2     0.2 
    Miscellaneous personal services ..........      1.510     257.3     258.6      3.9      0.5     0.2     0.5     0.1 
                                                                                                                        
          Commodity and service group                                                                                   
                                                                                                                        
 Commodities .................................     41.828     150.0     150.6      2.2      0.4     0.0     0.1     0.4 
  Food and beverages .........................     16.198     171.4     171.8      3.0      0.2     0.5     0.2     0.5 
  Commodities less food and beverages ........     25.629     137.4     138.1      1.8      0.5    -0.4     0.1     0.3 
   Nondurables less food and beverages .......     15.056     146.4     147.7      2.6      0.9    -0.7    -0.3     0.5 
    Apparel ..................................      4.453     125.4     128.4     -0.6      2.4    -0.3    -0.2     0.8 
    Nondurables less food, beverages, and                                                                               
        apparel ..............................     10.603     163.2     163.7      4.1      0.3    -0.8    -0.2     0.4 
   Durables ..................................     10.573     125.9     125.9      0.5      0.0     0.2     0.0     0.2 
 Services ....................................     58.172     200.2     201.0      4.5      0.4     0.4     0.9     0.2 
  Rent of shelter (4).........................     29.885     204.5     205.7      3.4      0.6     0.2     0.2     0.4 
  Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)....       .366     105.0     105.1      2.6      0.1     0.2     0.3     0.1 
  Gas (piped) and electricity (3).............      3.838     145.7     144.0     19.4     -1.2     2.2     7.7    -1.0 
  Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                  
      services (2)............................       .924     108.1     108.4      2.7      0.3     0.4     0.0     0.4 
  Household operations (1) (2)................       .935     113.6     114.2      5.4      0.5     0.3     1.0     0.5 
  Transportation services ....................      6.903     199.1     200.3      3.4      0.6     0.4     0.5     0.3 
  Medical care services ......................      4.552     273.0     274.9      4.9      0.7     0.3     0.6     0.5 
  Other services .............................     10.768     234.1     234.8      3.3      0.3     0.4     0.4     0.2 
                                                                                                                        
                Special indexes                                                                                         
                                                                                                                        
 All items less food .........................     84.783     175.9     176.6      3.6      0.4     0.1     0.6     0.3 
 All items less shelter ......................     69.749     168.6     169.1      3.6      0.3     0.2     0.7     0.2 
 All items less medical care .................     94.187     170.1     170.8      3.5      0.4     0.2     0.6     0.3 
 Commodities less food .......................     26.610     139.0     139.7      1.8      0.5    -0.4     0.1     0.3 
 Nondurables less food .......................     16.037     148.3     149.6      2.7      0.9    -0.5    -0.2     0.4 
 Nondurables less food and apparel ...........     11.584     163.9     164.3      4.0      0.2    -0.8    -0.2     0.5 
 Nondurables .................................     31.255     159.1     160.0      2.8      0.6    -0.1    -0.1     0.6 
 Services less rent of shelter (4)............     28.287     210.0     210.5      5.7      0.2     0.6     1.4     0.2 
 Services less medical care services .........     53.620     193.6     194.3      4.5      0.4     0.4     0.9     0.3 
 Energy ......................................      7.681     132.5     132.0     13.1     -0.4     0.3     3.9    -0.2 
 All items less energy .......................     92.319     181.0     181.8      2.8      0.4     0.2     0.3     0.3 
  All items less food and energy .............     77.102     183.5     184.4      2.7      0.5     0.1     0.3     0.3 
   Commodities less food and energy                                                                                     
       commodities ...........................     22.768     144.8     145.5      0.9      0.5    -0.1     0.1     0.3 
    Energy commodities .......................      3.843     128.6     129.1      7.0      0.4    -1.5     0.0     0.7 
   Services less energy services .............     54.334     205.7     206.8      3.6      0.5     0.2     0.4     0.3 
 Purchasing power of the consumer dollar                                                                                
     (1982-84=$1.00) .........................          -    $ .571    $ .569        -        -       -       -       - 
 Purchasing power of the consumer dollar                                                                                
     (1967=$1.00) ............................          -    $ .191    $ .190        -        -       -       -       - 

   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--   
                                                 Nov.    Dec.    Jan.    Feb.                                           
                                                 2000    2000    2001    2001                                           
                                                                                 May   Aug.   Nov.   Feb.   Aug.   Feb. 
                                                                                2000   2000   2000   2001   2000   2001 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                        
             Expenditure category                                                                                       
                                                                                                                        
 All items ...................................  174.3   174.6   175.7   176.2    2.6    3.5    3.5    4.4    3.1    4.0 
                                                                                                                        
  Food and beverages .........................  169.7   170.5   170.9   171.7    2.4    3.6    1.2    4.8    3.0    3.0 
   Food ......................................  169.3   170.1   170.6   171.4    2.4    3.4    1.2    5.1    2.9    3.1 
    Food at home .............................  169.1   170.2   170.5   171.6    2.7    3.9    0.7    6.0    3.3    3.3 
     Cereals and bakery products .............  189.9   191.1   191.3   192.1    4.8    1.3    1.9    4.7    3.0    3.3 
     Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ..........  155.0   156.4   157.9   159.3    8.5    5.0   -2.8   11.6    6.7    4.1 
     Dairy and related products (1)...........  161.4   161.5   163.6   163.6   -3.2    3.6    1.0    5.6    0.1    3.3 
     Fruits and vegetables ...................  209.4   212.9   207.2   212.5   -3.1    7.7    6.1    6.1    2.2    6.1 
     Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage                                                                                
         materials ...........................  138.3   138.2   139.1   138.7    0.0    3.5   -0.3    1.2    1.8    0.4 
     Other food at home ......................  156.8   157.2   158.0   158.0    2.9    2.6    0.5    3.1    2.7    1.8 
      Sugar and sweets .......................  154.3   154.5   154.8   155.5   -1.0    2.4   -0.5    3.1    0.7    1.3 
      Fats and oils ..........................  147.0   151.0   152.5   152.2    5.1    4.7   -4.5   14.9    4.9    4.8 
      Other foods ............................  173.8   173.4   174.2   174.0    3.8    2.1    1.9    0.5    3.0    1.2 
       Other miscellaneous foods (1) (2)......  110.0   108.9   109.0   108.7    0.0   12.2    1.8   -4.6    5.9   -1.5 
    Food away from home (1)...................  170.4   170.8   171.4   171.8    1.7    2.9    2.1    3.3    2.3    2.7 
     Other food away from home (1) (2)........  111.0   111.1   111.3   111.4    0.7    4.5    6.4    1.4    2.6    3.9 
   Alcoholic beverages .......................  176.6   176.7   177.2   177.3    2.3    4.7    2.1    1.6    3.5    1.8 
                                                                                                                        
  Housing ....................................  172.0   172.6   174.3   174.6    2.7    4.6    4.8    6.2    3.6    5.5 
   Shelter ...................................  195.4   195.7   196.3   197.1    3.6    3.2    3.6    3.5    3.4    3.5 
    Rent of primary residence (3).............  186.7   187.4   188.1   188.7    3.3    4.0    4.4    4.4    3.7    4.4 
    Lodging away from home (2) (3)............  110.7   109.1   109.4   110.3   10.1    4.1    1.8   -1.4    7.1    0.2 
    Owners' equivalent rent of primary                                                                                  
        residence (3) (4).....................  201.0   201.6   202.2   202.9    2.7    3.1    3.5    3.8    2.9    3.6 
    Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)..  104.5   104.7   105.0   105.1    5.6    0.8    1.9    2.3    3.1    2.1 
   Fuels and utilities .......................  143.3   145.8   154.4   152.8   -1.8   16.2   15.6   29.3    6.8   22.2 
    Fuels ....................................  127.7   130.4   139.7   137.9   -2.7   19.8   18.5   36.0    8.0   26.9 
     Fuel oil and other fuels ................  141.5   143.9   144.2   139.3  -46.6   17.9   57.5   -6.1  -20.7   21.6 
     Gas (piped) and electricity (3)..........  132.9   135.8   146.3   144.8    2.7   20.0   15.5   40.9   11.0   27.6 
    Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                
        services (2)..........................  107.5   107.9   107.9   108.3    2.3    2.7    3.0    3.0    2.5    3.0 
   Household furnishings and operations ......  129.2   129.1   129.0   129.1    2.5    1.6    2.2   -0.3    2.1    0.9 
    Household operations (1) (2)..............  112.2   112.5   113.6   114.2    6.4    5.2    2.5    7.3    5.8    4.9 
                                                                                                                        
  Apparel ....................................  129.4   129.0   128.7   129.7   -2.4   -4.8    4.1    0.9   -3.6    2.5 
   Men's and boys' apparel ...................  129.0   128.4   127.7   127.7   -2.7   -5.1    1.2   -4.0   -3.9   -1.4 
   Women's and girls' apparel ................  121.7   121.3   120.6   123.0   -3.6   -1.0    3.7    4.3   -2.3    4.0 
   Infants' and toddlers' apparel (1).........  130.7   128.2   127.4   129.3   -4.1  -14.3   13.2   -4.2   -9.4    4.1 
   Footwear ..................................  123.7   124.2   123.2   124.3    2.9   -8.1    5.3    2.0   -2.7    3.6 
                                                                                                                        
  Transportation .............................  155.1   155.0   155.5   156.1    3.8    3.2    4.8    2.6    3.5    3.7 
   Private transportation ....................  151.0   150.8   151.3   151.9    3.0    2.7    5.8    2.4    2.9    4.1 
    New and used motor vehicles (2)...........  101.6   102.0   102.5   102.4    2.8    0.4    0.8    3.2    1.6    2.0 
     New vehicles ............................  142.5   142.8   143.0   142.6    2.3   -0.3   -1.4    0.3    1.0   -0.6 
     Used cars and trucks ....................  157.7   159.1   160.6   161.4    4.5   -1.0    6.6    9.7    1.7    8.1 
    Motor fuel ...............................  133.1   130.7   130.7   132.2    4.7    8.3   23.3   -2.7    6.5    9.6 
     Gasoline (all types) ....................  132.3   130.0   129.9   131.5    4.3    8.4   23.5   -2.4    6.3    9.8 
    Motor vehicle parts and equipment ........  102.3   102.9   103.3   103.8    2.8    1.2    2.4    6.0    2.0    4.2 
    Motor vehicle maintenance and repair .....  179.6   179.9   180.6   181.3    3.5    4.4    2.7    3.8    3.9    3.3 
   Public transportation .....................  211.1   213.0   213.9   212.5    9.3   13.2   -8.4    2.7   11.2   -3.0 
                                                                                                                        
  Medical care ...............................  265.0   265.8   267.4   268.8    4.3    4.5    3.9    5.9    4.4    4.9 
   Medical care commodities ..................  240.6   241.3   242.5   244.1    2.7    2.7    2.9    5.9    2.7    4.4 
   Medical care services .....................  270.5   271.3   273.0   274.4    4.7    5.1    4.2    5.9    4.9    5.1 
    Professional services (3).................  240.5   241.3   242.8   243.9    3.6    3.6    2.9    5.8    3.6    4.3 
    Hospital and related services (3).........  325.2   326.1   327.9   329.6    6.9    8.3    5.9    5.5    7.6    5.7 
                                                                                                                        
  Recreation (2)..............................  103.7   103.7   104.0   104.1    2.4    3.1    0.0    1.6    2.8    0.8 
   Video and audio (1) (2)....................  101.3   101.2   101.3   101.3    2.4    1.2   -0.4    0.0    1.8   -0.2 
                                                                                                                        
  Education and communication (2).............  103.1   103.6   104.0   104.1    0.8    2.4    0.0    3.9    1.6    1.9 
   Education (2)..............................  115.1   115.6   115.9   116.3    4.8    5.1    5.4    4.2    4.9    4.8 
    Educational books and supplies ...........  284.7   285.9   288.0   288.1    2.3    5.7    4.6    4.9    4.0    4.7 
    Tuition, other school fees, and childcare   330.0   331.4   332.3   333.3    5.3    5.1    5.3    4.1    5.2    4.7 
   Communication (1) (2)......................   92.3    93.0    93.3    93.2   -4.2    0.0   -5.8    4.0   -2.1   -1.1 
    Information and information processing (1)                                                                          
        (2)...................................   91.5    92.2    92.4    92.2   -4.6    0.0   -6.3    3.1   -2.3   -1.7 
     Telephone services (1) (2)...............   97.5    98.4    98.8    98.7   -3.6    1.6   -5.5    5.0   -1.0   -0.4 
     Information and information processing                                                                             
         other than telephone services (1) (5)   24.2    23.8    23.2    22.9  -13.7  -19.4  -15.0  -19.8  -16.6  -17.4 
      Personal computers and peripheral                                                                                 
          equipment (1) (2)...................   37.3    36.5    35.0    33.9  -21.9  -24.7  -20.5  -31.8  -23.3  -26.3 
                                                                                                                        
  Other goods and services ...................  276.8   274.6   276.5   277.9    5.3    2.1    6.9    1.6    3.7    4.2 
   Tobacco and smoking products (1)...........  411.0   396.6   404.3   408.5   11.4    0.6   18.3   -2.4    5.9    7.4 
   Personal care (1)..........................  167.4   167.8   168.2   168.6    3.2    2.7    2.9    2.9    3.0    2.9 
    Personal care products (1)................  153.9   155.5   155.3   155.3    1.1    3.4   -1.0    3.7    2.2    1.3 
    Personal care services (1)................  180.6   181.3   181.6   181.9    3.9    4.6    2.9    2.9    4.3    2.9 
    Miscellaneous personal services ..........  256.1   256.5   257.8   258.1    4.4    3.9    4.0    3.2    4.1    3.6 
                                                                                                                        
          Commodity and service group                                                                                   
                                                                                                                        
 Commodities .................................  150.4   150.4   150.6   151.2    1.6    1.4    3.8    2.1    1.5    3.0 
  Food and beverages .........................  169.7   170.5   170.9   171.7    2.4    3.6    1.2    4.8    3.0    3.0 
  Commodities less food and beverages ........  138.9   138.4   138.6   139.0    1.2    0.3    5.4    0.3    0.7    2.8 
   Nondurables less food and beverages .......  149.8   148.8   148.4   149.1    1.1    1.7    9.9   -1.9    1.4    3.9 
    Apparel ..................................  129.4   129.0   128.7   129.7   -2.4   -4.8    4.1    0.9   -3.6    2.5 
    Nondurables less food, beverages, and                                                                               
        apparel ..............................  166.4   165.0   164.6   165.3    2.5    3.8   13.3   -2.6    3.2    5.0 
   Durables ..................................  125.3   125.5   125.5   125.7    1.6   -1.3    0.0    1.3    0.2    0.6 
 Services ....................................  198.1   198.8   200.5   201.0    3.6    4.8    3.5    6.0    4.2    4.7 
  Rent of shelter (4).........................  203.8   204.2   204.7   205.5    3.7    3.2    3.4    3.4    3.5    3.4 
  Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)....  104.5   104.7   105.0   105.1    5.6    0.8    1.9    2.3    3.1    2.1 
  Gas (piped) and electricity (3).............  132.9   135.8   146.3   144.8    2.7   20.0   15.5   40.9   11.0   27.6 
  Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                  
      services (2)............................  107.5   107.9   107.9   108.3    2.3    2.7    3.0    3.0    2.5    3.0 
  Household operations (1) (2)................  112.2   112.5   113.6   114.2    6.4    5.2    2.5    7.3    5.8    4.9 
  Transportation services ....................  198.0   198.7   199.6   200.2    4.2    5.0    0.0    4.5    4.6    2.2 
  Medical care services ......................  270.5   271.3   273.0   274.4    4.7    5.1    4.2    5.9    4.9    5.1 
  Other services .............................  232.5   233.4   234.4   234.9    2.8    4.8    1.2    4.2    3.8    2.7 
                                                                                                                        
                Special indexes                                                                                         
                                                                                                                        
 All items less food .........................  175.1   175.3   176.4   176.9    2.6    3.5    4.2    4.2    3.1    4.2 
 All items less shelter ......................  167.6   168.0   169.2   169.6    2.5    3.4    3.7    4.9    3.0    4.3 
 All items less medical care .................  169.1   169.4   170.4   170.9    2.4    3.4    3.6    4.3    2.9    4.0 
 Commodities less food .......................  140.6   140.1   140.3   140.7    1.2    0.3    5.6    0.3    0.7    2.9 
 Nondurables less food .......................  151.4   150.6   150.3   150.9    1.4    1.9    8.9   -1.3    1.6    3.7 
 Nondurables less food and apparel ...........  166.6   165.3   165.0   165.8    2.5    4.1   11.9   -1.9    3.3    4.7 
 Nondurables .................................  160.0   159.9   159.8   160.7    2.3    2.3    5.2    1.8    2.3    3.4 
 Services less rent of shelter (4)............  206.0   207.3   210.2   210.7    4.1    6.1    3.2    9.4    5.1    6.3 
 Services less medical care services .........  191.4   192.2   194.0   194.5    3.5    4.8    3.2    6.6    4.1    4.9 
 Energy ......................................  129.0   129.4   134.4   134.1    0.7   14.5   20.6   16.8    7.4   18.7 
 All items less energy .......................  180.5   180.9   181.4   182.0    2.7    2.7    2.2    3.4    2.7    2.8 
  All items less food and energy .............  183.3   183.5   184.1   184.7    2.9    2.5    2.7    3.1    2.7    2.9 
   Commodities less food and energy                                                                                     
       commodities ...........................  145.5   145.3   145.5   145.9    1.4   -0.8    2.2    1.1    0.3    1.7 
    Energy commodities .......................  133.7   131.7   131.7   132.6   -1.3    9.0   26.0   -3.3    3.7   10.4 
   Services less energy services .............  204.7   205.2   206.0   206.7    3.5    4.0    2.8    4.0    3.7    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 1982=100 base.
   5 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.
 NOTE:  Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

 Table 3. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Selected areas, all items index 

 (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                All items                                  
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
                                               Prici-           Indexes             Percent change to    Percent change to 
                     CPI-U                       ng                                  Feb.2001 from--      Jan.2001 from--  
                                               sched-                                                                      
                                                 ule   Nov.   Dec.   Jan.   Feb.                                           
                                                 (1)   2000   2000   2001   2001   Feb.   Dec.   Jan.   Jan.   Nov.   Dec. 
                                                                                   2000   2000   2001   2000   2000   2000 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                           
 U.S. city average ...........................   M    174.1  174.0  175.1  175.8    3.5    1.0    0.4    3.7    0.6    0.6 
                                                                                                                           
            Region and area size(2)                                                                                        
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
 Northeast urban .............................   M    181.5  181.3  182.2  182.8    2.9    0.8    0.3    3.4    0.4    0.5 
   Size A -  More than 1,500,000 .............   M    182.4  182.3  183.0  183.7    3.0    0.8    0.4    3.4    0.3    0.4 
   Size B/C  50,000 to 1,500,000 (3)..........   M    108.9  108.8  109.6  109.8    2.8    0.9    0.2    3.5    0.6    0.7 
                                                                                                                           
 Midwest urban ...............................   M    170.3  170.2  171.9  172.1    3.7    1.1    0.1    4.2    0.9    1.0 
   Size A   - More than 1,500,000 ............   M    171.7  171.6  173.5  173.8    3.9    1.3    0.2    4.3    1.0    1.1 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).........   M    108.9  108.7  109.6  109.8    3.5    1.0    0.2    3.8    0.6    0.8 
   Size D -  Nonmetropolitan  (less than                                                                                   
       50,000) ...............................   M    165.0  164.9  167.2  166.3    4.0    0.8   -0.5    5.1    1.3    1.4 
                                                                                                                           
 South urban .................................   M    168.6  168.4  169.3  170.2    3.3    1.1    0.5    3.2    0.4    0.5 
   Size A -  More than 1,500,000 .............   M    168.5  168.4  169.3  170.4    3.8    1.2    0.6    3.5    0.5    0.5 
   Size B/C -  50,000 to 1,500,000 (3)........   M    108.2  108.1  108.6  109.2    3.0    1.0    0.6    3.0    0.4    0.5 
   Size D -  Nonmetropolitan  (less than                                                                                   
       50,000) ...............................   M    167.3  167.1  168.2  169.1    2.4    1.2    0.5    2.2    0.5    0.7 
                                                                                                                           
 West urban ..................................   M    177.2  177.1  178.3  179.3    4.2    1.2    0.6    4.3    0.6    0.7 
   Size A   - More than 1,500,000 ............   M    178.8  179.0  180.1  181.3    4.6    1.3    0.7    4.5    0.7    0.6 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).........   M    109.2  108.9  109.8  110.1    3.7    1.1    0.3    3.9    0.5    0.8 
                                                                                                                           
                 Size classes                                                                                              
                                                                                                                           
   A (4)......................................   M    158.2  158.1  159.2  159.9    3.8    1.1    0.4    4.0    0.6    0.7 
   B/C (3)....................................   M    108.7  108.5  109.2  109.6    3.2    1.0    0.4    3.4    0.5    0.6 
   D .........................................   M    168.6  168.5  169.8  170.1    3.1    0.9    0.2    3.3    0.7    0.8 
                                                                                                                           
            Selected local areas(5)                                                                                        
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI ..............   M    176.0  175.8  178.1  178.5    4.1    1.5    0.2    4.6    1.2    1.3 
 Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA .....   M    173.5  173.5  174.2  175.4    3.6    1.1    0.7    3.8    0.4    0.4 
 New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island,                                                                                       
     NY-NJ-CT-PA .............................   M    184.6  184.2  184.9  185.3    2.7    0.6    0.2    3.1    0.2    0.4 
                                                                                                                           
 Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT .........   1    187.4      -  189.0      -      -      -      -    4.9    0.9      - 
 Cleveland-Akron, OH .........................   1    169.4      -  171.3      -      -      -      -    4.1    1.1      - 
 Dallas-Fort Worth, TX .......................   1    166.8      -  167.3      -      -      -      -    4.3    0.3      - 
 Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV (6)........   1    108.5      -  108.9      -      -      -      -    3.3    0.4      - 
                                                                                                                           
 Atlanta, GA .................................   2        -  171.9      -  175.3    4.7    2.0      -      -      -      - 
 Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI .................   2        -  171.7      -  173.2    3.5    0.9      -      -      -      - 
 Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX ..............   2        -  156.2      -  158.6    4.3    1.5      -      -      -      - 
 Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL ...................   2        -  169.5      -  171.9    3.6    1.4      -      -      -      - 
 Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City,                                                                                    
     PA-NJ-DE-MD .............................   2        -  177.5      -  179.0    2.4    0.8      -      -      -      - 
 San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA ..........   2        -  184.1      -  187.9    6.5    2.1      -      -      -      - 
 Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA ................   2        -  181.5      -  184.0    4.5    1.4      -      -      -      - 

   1 Areas on pricing schedule 2 (see Table 10) will appear next month. 
   2 Regions defined as the four Census regions.  See map in technical notes.
   3 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base.
   4 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.
   5 In addition, the following metropolitan areas are published semiannually and appear in Tables 34 and 39 of the 
 January and July issues of the CPI Detailed Report: Anchorage, AK; Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN; Denver-Boulder-Greeley,
 CO; Honolulu, HI; Kansas City, MO-KS; Milwaukee-Racine, WI; Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI; Pittsburgh, PA; Portland-Salem,
 OR-WA; St. Louis, MO-IL; San Diego, CA; Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL.
   6 Indexes on a November 1996=100 base.
   - Data not available.
 NOTE:  Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

 Table 4. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by expenditure
 category and commodity and service group

 (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                   Unadjusted                           
                                                 Relative   Unadjusted indexes percent change to   Seasonally adjusted  
                                               importance,                      Feb. 2001 from-    percent change from- 
                     CPI-W                       December                                                               
                                                   2000       Jan.      Feb.                                            
                                                              2001      2001     Feb.     Jan.   Nov. to Dec. to Jan. to
                                                                                 2000     2001     Dec.    Jan.    Feb. 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                        
             Expenditure category                                                                                       
                                                                                                                        
 All items ...................................    100.000     171.7     172.4      3.5      0.4     0.2     0.6     0.3 
 All items (1967=100) ........................          -     511.6     513.4        -        -       -       -       - 
                                                                                                                        
  Food and beverages .........................     17.777     170.8     171.2      3.1      0.2     0.5     0.3     0.5 
   Food ......................................     16.736     170.3     170.8      3.1      0.3     0.5     0.2     0.5 
    Food at home .............................     10.686     170.3     170.8      3.5      0.3     0.7     0.2     0.6 
     Cereals and bakery products .............      1.663     190.9     191.7      3.2      0.4     0.7     0.2     0.4 
     Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ..........      3.059     157.9     159.2      5.6      0.8     0.8     1.0     0.9 
     Dairy and related products (1)...........      1.152     163.8     163.5      1.9     -0.2     0.1     1.4    -0.2 
     Fruits and vegetables ...................      1.505     210.9     210.1      4.2     -0.4     1.7    -2.8     2.8 
     Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage                                                                                
         materials ...........................      1.161     138.7     139.3      1.2      0.4    -0.1     0.8    -0.4 
     Other food at home ......................      2.146     157.3     157.3      2.3      0.0     0.3     0.4     0.0 
      Sugar and sweets .......................       .404     155.4     155.6      0.8      0.1     0.2     0.1     0.5 
      Fats and oils ..........................       .330     152.8     152.4      5.0     -0.3     2.7     1.1    -0.4 
      Other foods ............................      1.411     174.0     174.1      2.1      0.1    -0.2     0.2     0.0 
       Other miscellaneous foods (1) (2)......       .346     108.5     108.5      2.2      0.0    -0.9    -0.1     0.0 
    Food away from home (1)...................      6.050     171.4     171.8      2.5      0.2     0.2     0.4     0.2 
     Other food away from home (1) (2)........       .219     111.5     111.6      3.5      0.1     0.2     0.1     0.1 
   Alcoholic beverages .......................      1.041     176.5     177.0      2.8      0.3     0.1     0.3     0.1 
                                                                                                                        
  Housing ....................................     36.775     170.2     170.5      4.7      0.2     0.4     1.1     0.1 
   Shelter ...................................     27.442     190.6     191.5      3.4      0.5     0.2     0.4     0.4 
    Rent of primary residence (3).............      8.571     187.7     188.3      4.0      0.3     0.4     0.4     0.3 
    Lodging away from home (2) (3)............      1.356     113.8     118.5      3.5      4.1    -1.7     0.5     0.9 
    Owners' equivalent rent of primary                                                                                  
        residence (3) (4).....................     17.199     184.1     184.5      3.1      0.2     0.3     0.3     0.3 
    Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)..       .315     105.2     105.3      2.6      0.1     0.2     0.3     0.1 
   Fuels and utilities .......................      5.222     153.2     151.5     14.8     -1.1     1.8     5.9    -1.1 
    Fuels ....................................      4.311     138.6     136.6     17.5     -1.4     2.1     7.2    -1.4 
     Fuel oil and other fuels ................       .315     150.1     145.0      0.3     -3.4     1.9     1.5    -3.8 
     Gas (piped) and electricity (3)..........      3.996     144.8     143.0     19.1     -1.2     2.2     7.6    -1.2 
    Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                
        services (2)..........................       .911     108.2     108.5      2.8      0.3     0.3     0.1     0.3 
   Household furnishings and operations ......      4.111     125.7     125.9      1.0      0.2    -0.2    -0.2     0.1 
    Household operations (1) (2)..............       .414     114.0     114.3      5.2      0.3     0.3     0.7     0.3 
                                                                                                                        
  Apparel ....................................      4.773     124.1     127.0     -0.7      2.3    -0.3    -0.5     0.9 
   Men's and boys' apparel ...................      1.364     125.8     126.9     -2.3      0.9    -0.4    -0.6     0.2 
   Women's and girls' apparel ................      1.780     113.2     118.4      0.3      4.6    -0.3    -0.8     1.9 
   Infants' and toddlers' apparel (1).........       .321     129.0     131.0     -2.7      1.6    -2.0    -0.8     1.6 
   Footwear ..................................       .963     121.5     122.4     -0.2      0.7     0.3    -0.8     0.7 
                                                                                                                        
  Transportation .............................     19.881     154.0     154.5      3.6      0.3    -0.1     0.4     0.4 
   Private transportation ....................     18.788     151.2     151.7      3.6      0.3    -0.2     0.4     0.5 
    New and used motor vehicles (2)...........      8.845     102.9     102.8      2.1     -0.1     0.5     0.4     0.2 
     New vehicles ............................      4.893     144.8     144.5      0.2     -0.2     0.2     0.1    -0.1 
     Used cars and trucks ....................      3.168     161.7     161.7      4.7      0.0     0.8     0.8     0.6 
    Motor fuel ...............................      4.283     126.9     127.8      7.8      0.7    -1.9     0.2     0.9 
     Gasoline (all types) ....................      4.254     126.2     127.1      7.8      0.7    -2.0     0.2     1.0 
    Motor vehicle parts and equipment ........       .653     103.0     103.4      2.9      0.4     0.5     0.5     0.5 
    Motor vehicle maintenance and repair .....      1.689     182.1     183.1      3.7      0.5     0.2     0.3     0.4 
   Public transportation .....................      1.094     204.3     205.8      3.5      0.7     0.8     0.3    -0.5 
                                                                                                                        
  Medical care ...............................      4.746     266.3     268.1      4.6      0.7     0.3     0.7     0.5 
   Medical care commodities ..................       .928     237.8     239.1      3.5      0.5     0.3     0.5     0.6 
   Medical care services .....................      3.818     272.8     274.7      4.9      0.7     0.3     0.7     0.5 
    Professional services (3).................      2.435     244.9     246.4      4.1      0.6     0.4     0.8     0.3 
    Hospital and related services (3).........      1.170     323.9     326.6      6.6      0.8     0.2     0.5     0.6 
                                                                                                                        
  Recreation (2)..............................      5.679     103.0     103.1      1.5      0.1     0.1     0.2    -0.1 
   Video and audio (2)........................      1.830     100.8     101.2      0.8      0.4    -0.1     0.1     0.0 
                                                                                                                        
  Education and communication (2).............      5.186     104.0     104.1      1.6      0.1     0.6     0.3     0.1 
   Education (2)..............................      2.576     116.0     116.2      4.8      0.2     0.4     0.3     0.2 
    Educational books and supplies ...........       .209     292.9     294.1      4.6      0.4     0.4     0.8    -0.1 
    Tuition, other school fees, and childcare       2.367     327.0     327.4      4.7      0.1     0.5     0.2     0.2 
   Communication (1) (2)......................      2.610      94.4      94.4     -1.4      0.0     0.9     0.3     0.0 
    Information and information processing (1)                                                                          
        (2)...................................      2.464      93.8      93.7     -1.7     -0.1     0.9     0.2    -0.1 
     Telephone services (1) (2)...............      2.327      99.0      98.9     -0.7     -0.1     1.0     0.4    -0.1 
     Information and information processing                                                                             
         other than telephone services (1) (5)       .137      24.0      23.8    -16.8     -0.8    -2.0    -2.4    -0.8 
      Personal computers and peripheral                                                                                 
          equipment (1) (2)...................       .064      34.3      33.4    -24.9     -2.6    -2.2    -4.5    -2.6 
                                                                                                                        
  Other goods and services ...................      5.182     281.5     283.2      4.2      0.6    -1.1     0.9     0.6 
   Tobacco and smoking products (1)...........      1.906     404.6     409.2      6.7      1.1    -3.5     1.9     1.1 
   Personal care (1)..........................      3.276     168.1     168.5      2.8      0.2     0.4     0.2     0.2 
    Personal care products (1)................       .822     155.7     155.7      1.6      0.0     1.0    -0.1     0.0 
    Personal care services (1)................       .989     182.1     182.4      3.6      0.2     0.3     0.2     0.2 
    Miscellaneous personal services ..........      1.268     257.0     258.4      3.8      0.5     0.2     0.4     0.2 
                                                                                                                        
          Commodity and service group                                                                                   
                                                                                                                        
 Commodities .................................     46.594     150.8     151.4      2.4      0.4    -0.1     0.2     0.4 
  Food and beverages .........................     17.777     170.8     171.2      3.1      0.2     0.5     0.3     0.5 
  Commodities less food and beverages ........     28.817     138.8     139.5      2.0      0.5    -0.4     0.2     0.4 
   Nondurables less food and beverages .......     16.480     148.1     149.4      3.0      0.9    -0.9     0.0     0.5 
    Apparel ..................................      4.773     124.1     127.0     -0.7      2.3    -0.3    -0.5     0.9 
    Nondurables less food, beverages, and                                                                               
        apparel ..............................     11.707     166.0     166.5      4.5      0.3    -1.1     0.3     0.2 
   Durables ..................................     12.337     126.6     126.6      0.8      0.0     0.2     0.2     0.2 
 Services ....................................     53.406     196.6     197.2      4.5      0.3     0.4     0.9     0.3 
  Rent of shelter (4).........................     27.126     183.6     184.4      3.4      0.4     0.2     0.3     0.2 
  Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)....       .315     105.2     105.3      2.6      0.1     0.2     0.3     0.1 
  Gas (piped) and electricity (3).............      3.996     144.8     143.0     19.1     -1.2     2.2     7.6    -1.2 
  Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                  
      services (2)............................       .911     108.2     108.5      2.8      0.3     0.3     0.1     0.3 
  Household operations (1) (2)................       .414     114.0     114.3      5.2      0.3     0.3     0.7     0.3 
  Transportation services ....................      6.714     196.0     197.2      3.4      0.6     0.3     0.4     0.5 
  Medical care services ......................      3.818     272.8     274.7      4.9      0.7     0.3     0.7     0.5 
  Other services .............................     10.112     229.9     230.6      3.1      0.3     0.4     0.3     0.2 
                                                                                                                        
                Special indexes                                                                                         
                                                                                                                        
 All items less food .........................     83.264     171.9     172.5      3.6      0.3     0.1     0.6     0.3 
 All items less shelter ......................     72.558     166.5     167.0      3.5      0.3     0.2     0.7     0.3 
 All items less medical care .................     95.254     167.4     168.0      3.4      0.4     0.2     0.6     0.3 
 Commodities less food .......................     29.858     140.3     141.0      2.0      0.5    -0.4     0.2     0.4 
 Nondurables less food .......................     17.521     149.9     151.1      2.9      0.8    -0.8    -0.1     0.5 
 Nondurables less food and apparel ...........     12.748     166.3     166.8      4.4      0.3    -0.9    -0.1     0.6 
 Nondurables .................................     34.257     159.9     160.8      3.1      0.6    -0.3    -0.1     0.7 
 Services less rent of shelter (4)............     26.280     186.6     186.9      5.7      0.2     0.6     1.6     0.1 
 Services less medical care services .........     49.589     190.3     190.8      4.5      0.3     0.5     0.9     0.2 
 Energy ......................................      8.595     131.8     131.3     12.5     -0.4     0.1     3.6    -0.2 
 All items less energy .......................     91.405     177.4     178.2      2.8      0.5     0.2     0.3     0.4 
  All items less food and energy .............     74.669     179.3     180.1      2.6      0.4     0.1     0.3     0.3 
   Commodities less food and energy                                                                                     
       commodities ...........................     25.259     145.5     146.2      1.1      0.5    -0.1     0.1     0.3 
    Energy commodities .......................      4.598     128.5     129.1      7.2      0.5    -1.7     0.3     0.6 
   Services less energy services .............     49.410     202.2     203.1      3.4      0.4     0.2     0.4     0.3 
 Purchasing power of the consumer dollar                                                                                
     (1982-84=$1.00) .........................          -    $ .582    $ .580        -        -       -       -       - 
 Purchasing power of the consumer dollar                                                                                
     (1967=$1.00) ............................          -    $ .195    $ .195        -        -       -       -       - 

   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--   
                                                 Nov.    Dec.    Jan.    Feb.                                           
                                                 2000    2000    2001    2001                                           
                                                                                 May   Aug.   Nov.   Feb.   Aug.   Feb. 
                                                                                2000   2000   2000   2001   2000   2001 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
             Expenditure category                                                                                       
                                                                                                                        
 All items ...................................  170.9   171.2   172.2   172.7    2.7    3.4    3.8    4.3    3.0    4.1 
                                                                                                                        
  Food and beverages .........................  169.2   170.0   170.5   171.3    2.7    3.6    1.2    5.1    3.2    3.1 
   Food ......................................  168.7   169.5   169.9   170.8    2.7    3.6    1.2    5.1    3.2    3.1 
    Food at home .............................  168.1   169.2   169.6   170.7    3.2    3.9    0.5    6.3    3.5    3.4 
     Cereals and bakery products .............  189.4   190.7   191.1   191.9    4.6    0.9    1.7    5.4    2.7    3.5 
     Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ..........  154.8   156.1   157.7   159.1    8.8    5.0   -2.5   11.6    6.9    4.3 
     Dairy and related products (1)...........  161.4   161.5   163.8   163.5   -2.7    4.1    1.2    5.3    0.6    3.3 
     Fruits and vegetables ...................  208.7   212.3   206.3   212.1   -2.9    7.1    6.2    6.7    2.0    6.4 
     Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage                                                                                
         materials ...........................  137.6   137.4   138.5   138.0   -0.3    4.2   -0.3    1.2    1.9    0.4 
     Other food at home ......................  156.2   156.7   157.3   157.3    3.4    2.3    0.8    2.8    2.9    1.8 
      Sugar and sweets .......................  154.0   154.3   154.4   155.1   -1.0    2.1   -0.8    2.9    0.5    1.0 
      Fats and oils ..........................  146.9   150.9   152.5   151.9    5.6    4.2   -3.7   14.3    4.9    4.9 
      Other foods ............................  174.0   173.7   174.1   174.1    4.3    1.9    2.3    0.2    3.1    1.3 
       Other miscellaneous foods (1) (2)......  109.6   108.6   108.5   108.5   -0.4   11.4    2.2   -4.0    5.3   -0.9 
    Food away from home (1)...................  170.5   170.8   171.4   171.8    1.7    2.9    2.4    3.1    2.3    2.7 
     Other food away from home (1) (2)........  111.2   111.4   111.5   111.6    2.6    4.1    6.0    1.4    3.4    3.7 
   Alcoholic beverages .......................  175.8   176.0   176.5   176.6    1.9    5.2    2.1    1.8    3.5    2.0 
                                                                                                                        
  Housing ....................................  167.8   168.4   170.3   170.4    2.5    4.7    4.9    6.3    3.6    5.6 
   Shelter ...................................  189.6   190.0   190.7   191.4    3.5    3.3    3.2    3.9    3.4    3.5 
    Rent of primary residence (3).............  186.0   186.7   187.5   188.1    3.4    4.2    3.7    4.6    3.8    4.2 
    Lodging away from home (2) (3)............  110.9   109.0   109.5   110.5   10.1    3.0    2.9   -1.4    6.5    0.7 
    Owners' equivalent rent of primary                                                                                  
        residence (3) (4).....................  182.8   183.3   183.9   184.5    2.7    2.9    3.1    3.8    2.8    3.4 
    Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)..  104.7   104.9   105.2   105.3    5.6    0.8    1.9    2.3    3.1    2.1 
   Fuels and utilities .......................  142.4   145.0   153.6   151.9   -0.6   16.0   15.4   29.5    7.4   22.2 
    Fuels ....................................  126.3   129.0   138.3   136.3   -1.0   19.2   17.9   35.6    8.6   26.5 
     Fuel oil and other fuels ................  140.5   143.1   145.2   139.7  -43.7   17.6   56.6   -2.3  -18.6   23.7 
     Gas (piped) and electricity (3)..........  132.1   135.0   145.2   143.4    3.0   19.3   15.6   38.9   10.9   26.7 
    Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                
        services (2)..........................  107.6   107.9   108.0   108.3    2.3    2.7    3.4    2.6    2.5    3.0 
   Household furnishings and operations ......  126.3   126.1   125.9   126.0    1.9    1.3    1.9   -0.9    1.6    0.5 
    Household operations (1) (2)..............  112.9   113.2   114.0   114.3    8.4    5.2    2.5    5.1    6.7    3.8 
                                                                                                                        
  Apparel ....................................  128.0   127.6   127.0   128.2   -2.5   -4.6    3.8    0.6   -3.5    2.2 
   Men's and boys' apparel ...................  129.0   128.5   127.7   127.9   -2.1   -4.2    0.3   -3.4   -3.2   -1.5 
   Women's and girls' apparel ................  119.5   119.1   118.1   120.4   -3.9   -2.0    4.5    3.0   -3.0    3.8 
   Infants' and toddlers' apparel (1).........  132.7   130.0   129.0   131.0   -3.8  -14.2   14.1   -5.0   -9.1    4.1 
   Footwear ..................................  123.9   124.3   123.3   124.2    2.6   -6.9    3.3    1.0   -2.2    2.1 
                                                                                                                        
  Transportation .............................  154.6   154.4   155.0   155.6    3.2    2.9    5.9    2.6    3.1    4.2 
   Private transportation ....................  151.9   151.6   152.2   152.9    2.7    2.4    6.9    2.7    2.6    4.7 
    New and used motor vehicles (2)...........  102.2   102.7   103.1   103.3    3.2   -0.4    1.6    4.4    1.4    3.0 
     New vehicles ............................  143.6   143.9   144.1   143.9    2.0   -0.3   -1.7    0.8    0.8   -0.4 
     Used cars and trucks ....................  159.1   160.4   161.7   162.6    4.7   -1.3    6.5    9.1    1.7    7.8 
    Motor fuel ...............................  133.4   130.8   131.1   132.3    3.3    7.3   26.0   -3.3    5.3   10.4 
     Gasoline (all types) ....................  132.6   130.0   130.3   131.6    3.0    7.0   26.2   -3.0    5.0   10.7 
    Motor vehicle parts and equipment ........  101.6   102.1   102.6   103.1    2.4    0.4    2.8    6.0    1.4    4.4 
    Motor vehicle maintenance and repair .....  181.2   181.6   182.1   182.9    3.7    4.3    2.9    3.8    4.0    3.4 
   Public transportation .....................  204.8   206.5   207.2   206.2    7.2   15.0   -9.4    2.8   11.0   -3.5 
                                                                                                                        
  Medical care ...............................  264.0   264.7   266.5   267.8    4.4    4.4    3.9    5.9    4.4    4.9 
   Medical care commodities ..................  236.1   236.7   238.0   239.4    2.6    3.0    2.9    5.7    2.8    4.3 
   Medical care services .....................  270.2   271.0   272.8   274.2    4.8    4.9    3.9    6.1    4.9    5.0 
    Professional services (3).................  242.4   243.3   245.3   246.1    3.8    3.7    2.7    6.2    3.8    4.5 
    Hospital and related services (3).........  320.8   321.6   323.3   325.3    7.0    8.1    5.7    5.7    7.5    5.7 
                                                                                                                        
  Recreation (2)..............................  102.6   102.7   102.9   102.8    2.8    2.4   -0.4    0.8    2.6    0.2 
   Video and audio (1) (2)....................  100.9   100.8   100.9   100.9    3.2    0.8   -0.8    0.0    2.0   -0.4 
                                                                                                                        
  Education and communication (2).............  103.1   103.7   104.0   104.1    0.0    2.8   -0.8    3.9    1.4    1.6 
   Education (2)..............................  115.3   115.8   116.1   116.3    5.1    4.7    5.4    3.5    4.9    4.4 
    Educational books and supplies ...........  288.5   289.7   292.1   291.7    2.8    6.1    4.9    4.5    4.4    4.7 
    Tuition, other school fees, and childcare   324.0   325.5   326.1   326.8    5.2    4.8    5.2    3.5    5.0    4.4 
   Communication (1) (2)......................   93.3    94.1    94.4    94.4   -4.1    0.4   -6.2    4.8   -1.9   -0.8 
    Information and information processing (1)                                                                          
        (2)...................................   92.8    93.6    93.8    93.7   -4.1    0.4   -6.6    3.9   -1.9   -1.5 
     Telephone services (1) (2)...............   97.6    98.6    99.0    98.9   -3.6    1.6   -5.9    5.4   -1.0   -0.4 
     Information and information processing                                                                             
         other than telephone services (1) (5)   25.1    24.6    24.0    23.8  -14.5  -18.9  -14.5  -19.2  -16.7  -16.8 
      Personal computers and peripheral                                                                                 
          equipment (1) (2)...................   36.7    35.9    34.3    33.4  -22.1  -23.4  -22.4  -31.4  -22.8  -27.0 
                                                                                                                        
  Other goods and services ...................  282.6   279.5   281.9   283.5    5.6    2.0    8.2    1.3    3.8    4.7 
   Tobacco and smoking products (1)...........  411.3   396.9   404.6   409.2   11.0    0.5   18.5   -2.0    5.6    7.8 
   Personal care (1)..........................  167.1   167.7   168.1   168.5    2.5    2.9    2.4    3.4    2.7    2.9 
    Personal care products (1)................  154.2   155.8   155.7   155.7    0.5    4.2   -2.0    3.9    2.4    0.9 
    Personal care services (1)................  181.1   181.7   182.1   182.4    3.7    4.6    3.2    2.9    4.1    3.0 
    Miscellaneous personal services ..........  255.5   256.1   257.2   257.7    4.1    3.7    3.8    3.5    3.9    3.7 
                                                                                                                        
          Commodity and service group                                                                                   
                                                                                                                        
 Commodities .................................  151.2   151.1   151.4   152.0    1.9    1.3    4.3    2.1    1.6    3.2 
  Food and beverages .........................  169.2   170.0   170.5   171.3    2.7    3.6    1.2    5.1    3.2    3.1 
  Commodities less food and beverages ........  140.2   139.6   139.9   140.4    1.5    0.0    6.2    0.6    0.7    3.4 
   Nondurables less food and beverages .......  151.6   150.3   150.3   151.0    1.6    1.4   10.7   -1.6    1.5    4.4 
    Apparel ..................................  128.0   127.6   127.0   128.2   -2.5   -4.6    3.8    0.6   -3.5    2.2 
    Nondurables less food, beverages, and                                                                               
        apparel ..............................  169.3   167.5   168.0   168.3    2.8    3.8   14.4   -2.3    3.3    5.7 
   Durables ..................................  125.9   126.1   126.4   126.6    1.9   -1.9    1.0    2.2    0.0    1.6 
 Services ....................................  194.2   195.0   196.8   197.3    3.2    4.9    3.4    6.5    4.1    4.9 
  Rent of shelter (4).........................  182.8   183.2   183.8   184.2    3.4    3.4    3.6    3.1    3.4    3.3 
  Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)....  104.7   104.9   105.2   105.3    5.6    0.8    1.9    2.3    3.1    2.1 
  Gas (piped) and electricity (3).............  132.1   135.0   145.2   143.4    3.0   19.3   15.6   38.9   10.9   26.7 
  Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                  
      services (2)............................  107.6   107.9   108.0   108.3    2.3    2.7    3.4    2.6    2.5    3.0 
  Household operations (1) (2)................  112.9   113.2   114.0   114.3    8.4    5.2    2.5    5.1    6.7    3.8 
  Transportation services ....................  194.8   195.3   196.1   197.0    3.4    4.9    0.4    4.6    4.1    2.5 
  Medical care services ......................  270.2   271.0   272.8   274.2    4.8    4.9    3.9    6.1    4.9    5.0 
  Other services .............................  228.3   229.3   230.1   230.5    2.7    4.3    1.2    3.9    3.5    2.6 
                                                                                                                        
                Special indexes                                                                                         
                                                                                                                        
 All items less food .........................  171.0   171.2   172.3   172.8    2.7    3.1    4.6    4.3    2.9    4.4 
 All items less shelter ......................  165.6   165.9   167.0   167.5    2.5    3.2    4.0    4.7    2.9    4.3 
 All items less medical care .................  166.5   166.8   167.8   168.3    2.5    3.2    3.9    4.4    2.8    4.2 
 Commodities less food .......................  141.9   141.3   141.6   142.1    1.4    0.3    6.1    0.6    0.9    3.3 
 Nondurables less food .......................  153.2   152.0   151.8   152.6    1.6    1.6   10.3   -1.6    1.6    4.2 
 Nondurables less food and apparel ...........  169.4   167.8   167.6   168.6    2.8    4.0   13.3   -1.9    3.4    5.4 
 Nondurables .................................  160.8   160.3   160.2   161.4    3.1    2.6    5.1    1.5    2.8    3.3 
 Services less rent of shelter (4)............  182.9   184.0   187.0   187.1    3.7    5.9    3.6    9.5    4.8    6.5 
 Services less medical care services .........  187.9   188.8   190.5   190.8    3.3    4.9    3.3    6.3    4.1    4.8 
 Energy ......................................  129.2   129.3   134.0   133.7    1.0   13.0   22.1   14.7    6.8   18.3 
 All items less energy .......................  176.8   177.2   177.7   178.4    2.8    2.3    2.3    3.7    2.6    3.0 
  All items less food and energy .............  179.1   179.3   179.9   180.5    2.8    2.3    2.5    3.2    2.5    2.8 
   Commodities less food and energy                                                                                     
       commodities ...........................  146.2   146.0   146.2   146.7    1.7   -1.1    2.8    1.4    0.3    2.1 
    Energy commodities .......................  133.9   131.6   132.0   132.8   -0.6    8.0   27.9   -3.2    3.6   11.3 
   Services less energy services .............  201.3   201.8   202.6   203.3    3.5    3.7    2.6    4.0    3.6    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 1984=100 base
   5 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.
 NOTE:  Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

 Table 6. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Selected areas, all items index 

 (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                All items                                  
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
                                               Prici-           Indexes             Percent change to    Percent change to 
                     CPI-W                       ng                                  Feb.2001 from--      Jan.2001 from--  
                                               sched-                                                                      
                                                 ule   Nov.   Dec.   Jan.   Feb.                                           
                                                 (1)   2000   2000   2001   2001   Feb.   Dec.   Jan.   Jan.   Nov.   Dec. 
                                                                                   2000   2000   2001   2000   2000   2000 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                           
 U.S. city average ...........................   M    170.9  170.7  171.7  172.4    3.5    1.0    0.4    3.7    0.5    0.6 
                                                                                                                           
            Region and area size(2)                                                                                        
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
 Northeast urban .............................   M    178.4  178.3  179.0  179.5    2.9    0.7    0.3    3.4    0.3    0.4 
   Size A -  More than 1,500,000 .............   M    178.3  178.2  178.8  179.4    3.0    0.7    0.3    3.4    0.3    0.3 
   Size B/C  50,000 to 1,500,000 (3)..........   M    108.6  108.6  109.2  109.4    2.8    0.7    0.2    3.4    0.6    0.6 
                                                                                                                           
 Midwest urban ...............................   M    166.8  166.5  168.2  168.4    3.8    1.1    0.1    4.3    0.8    1.0 
   Size A   - More than 1,500,000 ............   M    167.2  167.0  168.8  169.1    3.9    1.3    0.2    4.4    1.0    1.1 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).........   M    109.1  108.8  109.7  109.9    3.5    1.0    0.2    3.9    0.5    0.8 
   Size D -  Nonmetropolitan  (less than                                                                                   
       50,000) ...............................   M    163.7  163.5  165.8  165.0    4.2    0.9   -0.5    5.2    1.3    1.4 
                                                                                                                           
 South urban .................................   M    166.9  166.7  167.5  168.3    3.2    1.0    0.5    3.2    0.4    0.5 
   Size A -  More than 1,500,000 .............   M    166.2  166.2  166.9  167.9    3.8    1.0    0.6    3.5    0.4    0.4 
   Size B/C -  50,000 to 1,500,000 (3)........   M    108.1  108.0  108.4  109.0    3.0    0.9    0.6    3.0    0.3    0.4 
   Size D -  Nonmetropolitan  (less than                                                                                   
       50,000) ...............................   M    168.6  168.4  169.4  170.0    2.5    1.0    0.4    2.5    0.5    0.6 
                                                                                                                           
 West urban ..................................   M    172.8  172.8  173.7  174.6    4.2    1.0    0.5    4.2    0.5    0.5 
   Size A   - More than 1,500,000 ............   M    172.7  172.9  173.8  174.8    4.6    1.1    0.6    4.5    0.6    0.5 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).........   M    109.1  108.7  109.5  109.8    3.7    1.0    0.3    3.8    0.4    0.7 
                                                                                                                           
                 Size classes                                                                                              
                                                                                                                           
   A (4)......................................   M    156.8  156.8  157.7  158.3    3.8    1.0    0.4    4.0    0.6    0.6 
   B/C (3)....................................   M    108.6  108.4  109.0  109.4    3.2    0.9    0.4    3.4    0.4    0.6 
   D .........................................   M    168.1  167.9  169.2  169.4    3.2    0.9    0.1    3.4    0.7    0.8 
                                                                                                                           
            Selected local areas(5)                                                                                        
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI ..............   M    170.4  170.3  172.6  172.9    4.3    1.5    0.2    4.9    1.3    1.4 
 Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA .....   M    166.6  166.7  167.3  168.3    3.6    1.0    0.6    3.7    0.4    0.4 
 New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island,                                                                                       
     NY-NJ-CT-PA .............................   M    180.1  180.0  180.6  180.8    2.7    0.4    0.1    3.4    0.3    0.3 
                                                                                                                           
 Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT .........   1    186.2      -  187.4      -      -      -      -    4.9    0.6      - 
 Cleveland-Akron, OH .........................   1    161.6      -  163.3      -      -      -      -    4.1    1.1      - 
 Dallas-Fort Worth, TX .......................   1    166.6      -  166.8      -      -      -      -    4.1    0.1      - 
 Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV (6)........   1    108.4      -  108.6      -      -      -      -    3.1    0.2      - 
                                                                                                                           
 Atlanta, GA .................................   2        -  169.7      -  172.7    4.7    1.8      -      -      -      - 
 Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI .................   2        -  166.2      -  167.7    3.5    0.9      -      -      -      - 
 Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX ..............   2        -  154.9      -  156.7    4.1    1.2      -      -      -      - 
 Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL ...................   2        -  167.2      -  169.3    3.5    1.3      -      -      -      - 
 Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City,                                                                                    
     PA-NJ-DE-MD .............................   2        -  177.0      -  178.2    2.1    0.7      -      -      -      - 
 San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA ..........   2        -  180.2      -  183.5    6.3    1.8      -      -      -      - 
 Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA ................   2        -  177.0      -  179.2    4.4    1.2      -      -      -      - 

   1 Areas on pricing schedule 2 (see Table 10) will appear next month. 
   2 Regions defined as the four Census regions.  See map in technical notes.
   3 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base.
   4 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.
   5 In addition, the following metropolitan areas are published semiannually and appear in Tables 34 and 39 of the 
 January and July issues of the CPI Detailed Report: Anchorage, AK; Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN; Denver-Boulder-Greeley,
 CO; Honolulu, HI; Kansas City, MO-KS; Milwaukee-Racine, WI; Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI; Pittsburgh, PA; Portland-Salem,
 OR-WA; St. Louis, MO-IL; San Diego, CA; Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL.
   6 Indexes on a November 1996=100 base.
   - Data not available.
 NOTE:  Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.