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                     CONSUMER PRICE INDEX:  APRIL 2007
 
      The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased
 0.6 percent in April, before seasonal adjustment, the Bureau of Labor
 Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today.  The April
 level of 206.686 (1982-84=100) was 2.6 percent higher than in April 2006.
      
      The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers
 (CPI-W) increased 0.8 percent in April, prior to seasonal adjustment.  The
 April level of 202.130 (1982-84=100) was 2.5 percent higher than in April
 2006.
      
      The Chained Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-U)
 increased 0.5 percent in April on a not seasonally adjusted basis.  The
 April level of 119.543 (December 1999=100) was 2.3 percent higher than in
 April 2006.  Please note that the indexes for the post-2005 period are
 subject to revision.
 
 CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U)
      
      On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI-U advanced 0.4 percent in
 April, following a 0.6 percent increase in March.   The index for energy
 increased 2.4 percent after advancing 5.9 percent in March.  In April, the
 index for petroleum-based energy rose 4.6 percent versus a 10.1 percent
 increase in March.  The food index rose 0.4 percent in April, slightly
 more than in March.  The index for all items less food and energy advanced
 0.2 percent in April, following a 0.1 percent rise in March; the index for
 shelter rose 0.3 percent after advancing 0.1 percent in March, resulting
 from an upturn in the index for lodging away from home.
     

 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            2006              2007        3-mos. ended  ended
                     Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr.   Apr. '07  Apr. '07
 All Items           -.4    .0   .4   .2   .4   .6   .4    5.7       2.6
  Food and beverages  .3   -.1  -.1   .7   .8   .3   .4    6.1       3.7
  Housing             .0    .4   .4   .2   .4   .2   .2    3.4       3.4
  Apparel            -.5   -.1   .2   .3   .5 -1.0  -.3   -3.3       -.4
  Transportation    -3.0   -.8  1.7  -.8   .1  2.8  1.2   17.4        .6
  Medical care        .3    .2   .2   .8   .5   .1   .4    3.9       4.0
  Recreation          .1    .1  -.3   .1   .0   .0   .1     .1        .3
  Education and                                                         
    communication     .2   -.2   .2  -.1   .3   .5   .3    4.4       2.2
  Other goods and                                                     
    services          .2    .1   .6   .8   .2   .2   .3    2.5       3.7
  Special Indexes                                                       
    Energy          -6.7   -.2  4.2 -1.5   .9  5.9  2.4   43.3       2.9
    Food              .3   -.1   .0   .7   .8   .3   .4    6.1       3.7
    All Items less                                                       
      food and energy .1    .1   .1   .3   .2   .1   .2    1.9       2.3
    
     
      During the first four months of 2007, the CPI-U rose at a 4.8 percent
 seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR).  This compares with an increase of
 2.5 percent for all of 2006.  The acceleration thus far this year was due
 to larger increases in the energy and food components.  The index for
 energy advanced at a 25.3 percent SAAR in the first four months of 2007
 compared with 2.9 percent in 2006.  Petroleum-based energy costs increased
 at a 40.0 percent annual rate and charges for energy services rose at a
 9.4 percent annual rate.  The food index has increased at a 6.7 percent
 SAAR thus far this year, following a 2.1 percent rise for all of 2006.
 Excluding food and energy, the CPI-U advanced at a 2.2 percent SAAR in the
 first four months, following a 2.6 percent rise for all of 2006.
      
      The food and beverages index rose 0.4 percent in April.  The index
 for food at home increased 0.5 percent, following a 0.4 percent rise in
 March.  Upturns in the indexes for fruits and vegetables and for cereal
 and bakery products were partially offset by smaller increases or
 downturns in the other four major grocery store food groups.  The index
 for fruits and vegetables, which declined 1.4 percent in March, rose 0.4
 percent in April.  The indexes for fresh vegetables and for processed
 fruits and vegetables increased 1.6 and 0.6 percent, respectively, while
 the index for fresh fruits declined 0.9 percent.  The index for cereal and
 bakery products advanced 0.9 percent after declining 0.3 percent in March;
 bread prices rose 2.0 percent.  The index for meats, poultry, fish, and
 eggs, which increased 1.1 percent in March, advanced 0.9 percent in April.
 Prices for beef, and for poultry rose sharply for the second consecutive
 month--up 1.8 and 1.5 percent, respectively--while the indexes for pork
 and for other meats turned down after registering large increases in
 March.  The indexes for dairy products and for other food at home each
 rose 0.5 percent, while index for nonalcoholic beverages declined 0.8
 percent, largely as a result of a decline in prices for carbonated drinks.
 The other two components of the food and beverages index--food away from
 home and alcoholic beverages--increased 0.3 and 0.2 percent, respectively.
      
      The index for housing rose 0.2 percent in April, the same as in
 March.  The index for shelter increased 0.3 percent in April, following an
 increase of 0.1 percent in March.  Within shelter, the indexes for rent
 and owners' equivalent rent each increased 0.2 percent.  The index for
 lodging away from home, which declined 2.3 percent in March, advanced 1.9
 percent.  The index for household energy declined 0.1 percent as a 1.0
 percent decrease in the index for natural gas was partially offset by
 increases in the indexes for fuel oil and for electricity--up 2.1 and 0.1
 percent, respectively.  The index for household furnishings and operations
 declined 0.3 percent.
      
      The transportation index rose 1.2 percent in April, reflecting a 4.7
 percent increase in the index for motor fuels.   (Prior to seasonal
 adjustment, gasoline prices rose 10.2 percent in April, but were 5.0
 percent lower than their peak level recorded in July 2006.)  The index for
 new vehicles was virtually unchanged.  (Prior to seasonal adjustment, new
 vehicle prices declined 0.2 percent in April and were 1.0 percent lower
 than in April 2006.)  The index for used cars and trucks also was
 virtually unchanged in April.  The index for public transportation
 declined 0.4 percent in April, reflecting a 0.9 percent decrease in the
 index for airline fares.  (Prior to seasonal adjustment, airline fares
 rose 1.0 percent.)
      
      The index for apparel declined 0.3 percent in April, following a 1.0
 percent decrease in March.  (Prior to seasonal adjustment, apparel prices
 rose 0.3 percent.  Prices for men's and boys' apparel registered the
 largest advance--up 1.3 percent.)
      
      Medical care costs rose 0.4 percent in April and are 4.0 percent
 higher than a year ago.  The index for medical care commodities--
 prescription drugs, nonprescription drugs, and medical supplies--increased
 0.4 percent, as did the index for medical care services .  Within the
 later group, the index for professional services was virtually unchanged,
 while the index for hospital and related services increased 0.8 percent.
      
      The index for recreation rose 0.1 percent in April.  Increases in the
 indexes for club membership dues and fees for participant sports, for
 admissions to movies, theaters, concerts, and sporting events, and for
 fees for lessons and instructions--up 0.6, 0.6 and 0.5 percent,
 respectively--offset declines in the indexes for photography, for pets,
 pet products and services, and for other recreational goods.
      
      The index for education and communication increased 0.3 percent in
 April.  Educational costs rose 0.4 percent and the index for communication
 costs rose 0.1 percent.  Within the communication group, the index for
 telephone services rose 0.1 percent.  Land-line local service charges
 increased 0.5 percent, while long distance charges declined 0.2 percent
 and wireless telephone service charges were unchanged. The indexes for
 personal computers and peripheral equipment and for computer software and
 accessories declined 0.2 and 1.0 percent, respectively.  The index for
 internet services and electronic information providers advanced for the
 second consecutive month--up 0.6 percent in April--but was 23.5 percent
 lower than a year ago.
      
      The index for other goods and services increased 0.3 percent in
 April.  A 0.4 percent decline in the index for tobacco and smoking
 products was more than offset by an increase in the index for personal
 care.  Charges for laundry and dry cleaning services rose 1.5 percent.
      
      
 CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W)
 
      On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI for Urban Wage Earners and
 Clerical Workers increased 0.5 percent in April.
 

 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            2006              2007        3-mos. ended  ended
                     Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr.   Apr. '07  Apr.'07
 All Items           -.7    .1   .5   .1   .4   .8   .5    6.7       2.5
  Food and beverages  .3   -.1  -.1   .7   .8   .3   .4    6.4       3.7
  Housing            -.1    .4   .4   .3   .4   .3   .2    3.8       3.4
  Apparel            -.7   -.1   .2  -.1   .5  -.8  -.4   -2.7       -.5
  Transportation    -3.3   -.9  1.9 -1.0   .0  3.0  1.4   19.3        .6
  Medical care        .3    .2   .1   .8   .5   .1   .4    4.2       4.2
  Recreation          .1    .2  -.3   .1   .0  -.1   .0    -.3        .3
  Education and                                                         
    communication     .2   -.3   .1  -.1   .3   .4   .3    4.0       1.8
  Other goods and                                                     
    services          .2    .0   .8  1.0   .4   .2   .1    3.2       3.9
 Special Indexes                                                        
  Energy            -6.9   -.2  4.3 -1.5   .8  6.2  2.6   45.6       2.9
  Food                .3   -.1  -.1   .6   .8   .3   .4    6.4       3.7
  All Items less                                                        
    food and energy   .1    .0   .1   .2   .2   .1   .2    2.0       2.2
 

     Consumer Price Index data for May are scheduled for release on Friday,
 June 15, 2007, at 8:30 A.M. (EDT).
     
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 Consumer Price Index Levels to Three Decimal Places
      
      Effective with this release of the Consumer Price Index (CPI), the
 Bureau of Labor Statistics has begun computing percent changes based upon
 three decimal place indexes rather than one decimal place indexes.  This
 change applies to the All Items Consumer Price Index and all component
 indexes for the CPI-U, CPI-W, and C-CPI-U, for the U.S. City Average and
 for all other published areas.  In addition, CPI index values are
 displayed to three decimal places in all paper and electronic
 publications.  As in the past, percent changes are rounded to one decimal
 place.
      
      This change in procedure addresses a rounding issue that has resulted
 in published percent changes that are 0.1 percentage point higher or lower
 than the same percent changes based on unrounded index values (i.e.,
 indexes to three or more decimal places).  These differences can be
 particularly important when percent changes are very small.  Publishing
 the index values to three decimal places, and using these values to
 compute percent changes, essentially eliminates the rounding differences.
 This change only affects the presentation of the index data.  Index values
 continue to be calculated from underlying price data in the same manner as
 in the past, and no systematic upward or downward effect on the data is
 introduced.  The levels of future indexes will be affected only in that
 they will be published to three decimal places rather than one.  Official
 CPI data previously published will not be revised.
      
      For more information contact Patrick Jackman or Ken Stewart either by
 telephone at (202) 691-6952 and (202) 691-6966, respectively, or by
 electronic mail at Jackman.Patrick@bls.gov or Stewart.Ken@bls.gov

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 Note on Sampling Error in the Consumer Price Index
                                     
      The CPI is a statistical estimate that is subject to sampling error
 because it is based upon a sample of retail prices and not the complete
 universe of all prices.  BLS calculates and publishes estimates of the 1-
 month, 2-month, 6-month and 12-month percent change standard errors
 annually, for the CPI-U.  These standard error estimates can be used to
 construct confidence intervals for hypothesis testing.  For example, the
 estimated standard error of the 1 month percent change is 0.06 percent for
 the U.S. All Items Consumer Price Index.  This means that if we repeatedly
 sample from the universe of all retail prices using the same methodology,
 and estimate a percentage change for each sample, then 95% of these
 estimates would be within 0.12 percent of the 1 month percentage change
 based on all retail prices.  For a 1-month change of 0.2 percent in the
 All Items CPI for All Urban Consumers, we are 95 percent confident that
 the actual percent change based on all retail prices would fall between
 0.08 and 0.32 percent.  For the latest data, including information on how
 to use the estimates of standard error, see "Variance Estimates for
 Changes in the Consumer Price Index, January 2005- December 2005 in the
 CPI Detailed Report, February 2006.  These data are available on the CPI
 home page (http://www.bls.gov/cpi), using the following link
 http://www.bls.gov/cpi/cpivar2006.pdf
 
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 Brief Explanation of the CPI
      
      The Consumer Price Index (CPI) is a measure of the average change in
 prices over time of goods and services purchased by households.  The
 Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes CPIs for two population groups:  (1)
 the CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W), which covers
 households of wage earners and clerical workers that comprise
 approximately 32 percent of the total population and (2) the CPI for All
 Urban Consumers (CPI-U) and the Chained CPI for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-
 U), which cover approximately 87 percent of the total population and
 include in addition to wage earners and clerical worker households, groups
 such as professional, managerial, and technical workers, the self-
 employed, short-term workers, the unemployed, and retirees and others not
 in the labor force.
      
      The CPIs are based on prices of food, clothing, shelter, and fuels,
 transportation fares, charges for doctors' and dentists' services, drugs,
 and other goods and services that people buy for day-to-day living.
 Prices are collected in 87 urban areas across the country from about
 50,000 housing units and approximately 23,000 retail establishments-
 department stores, supermarkets, hospitals, filling stations, and other
 types of stores and service establishments.  All taxes directly associated
 with the purchase and use of items are included in the index.  Prices of
 fuels and a few other items are obtained every month in all 87 locations.
 Prices of most other commodities and services are collected every month in
 the three largest geographic areas and every other month in other areas.
 Prices of most goods and services are obtained by personal visits or
 telephone calls of the Bureau's trained representatives.
      
      In calculating the index, price changes for the various items in each
 location are averaged together with weights, which represent their
 importance in the spending of the appropriate population group.  Local
 data are then combined to obtain a U.S. city average.  For the CPI-U and
 CPI-W separate indexes are also published by size of city, by region of
 the country, for cross-classifications of regions and population-size
 classes, and for 27 local areas.  Area indexes do not measure differences
 in the level of prices among cities; they only measure the average change
 in prices for each area since the base period.  For the C-CPI-U data are
 issued only at the national level.  It is important to note that the CPI-U
 and CPI-W are considered final when released, but the C-CPI-U is issued in
 preliminary form and subject to two annual revisions.
      
      The index measures price change from a designed reference date.  For
 the CPI-U and the CPI-W the reference base is 1982-84 equals 100.0. The
 reference base for the C-CPI-U is December 1999 equals 100.
 An increase of 16.5 percent from the reference base, for example, is shown
 as 116.5.  This change can also be expressed in dollars as follows:  the
 price of a base period market basket of goods and services in the CPI has
 risen from $10 in 1982-84 to $11.65.
      
      For further details visit the CPI home page on the Internet at
 http://www.bls.gov/cpi/ or contact our CPI Information and Analysis
 Section on (202) 691-7000.

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 Calculating Index Changes
 
       Movements of the indexes from one month to another are usually
 expressed as percent changes rather than changes in index points, because
 index point changes are affected by the level of the index in relation to
 its base period while percent changes are not.  The example below illustrates
 the computation of index point and percent changes.
      
       Percent changes for 3-month and 6-month periods are expressed as
 annual rates and are computed according to the standard formula for
 compound growth rates.  These data indicate what the percent change would
 be if the current rate were maintained for a 12-month period.
 

 Index Point Change
 
 CPI 					202.416
 Less previous index			201.800
 Equals index point change	           .616	
 
 
 Percent Change
 
 Index point difference			   .616
 Divided by the previous index          201.800
 Equals 				  0.003
 Results multiplied by one hundred    0.003x100
 Equals percent change                      0.3

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 Regions Defined


 The states in the four regions shown in Tables 3 and 6 are listed below.
 
 The Northeast--Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York,
 New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont.

 The Midwest--Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota,
 Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin.

 The South--Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky,
 Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South
 Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of
 Columbia.

 The West--Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana,
 Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming. 

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 A Note on Seasonally Adjusted and Unadjusted Data
   
      Because price data are used for different purposes by different
 groups, the Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes seasonally adjusted as
 well as unadjusted changes each month.
      
      For analyzing general price trends in the economy, seasonally
 adjusted changes are usually preferred since they eliminate the effect of
 changes that normally occur at the same time and in about the same
 magnitude every year--such as price movements resulting from changing
 climatic conditions, production cycles, model changeovers, holidays, and
 sales.
      
      The unadjusted data are of primary interest to consumers concerned
 about the prices they actually pay.  Unadjusted data also are used
 extensively for escalation purposes.  Many collective bargaining contract
 agreements and pension plans, for example, tie compensation changes to the
 Consumer Price Index unadjusted for seasonal variation.
      
      Seasonal factors used in computing the seasonally adjusted indexes
 are derived by the X-12-ARIMA Seasonal Adjustment Method.  Seasonally
 adjusted indexes and seasonal factors are computed annually.  Each year,
 the last 5 years of seasonally adjusted data are revised.  Data from
 January 2002 through December 2006 were replaced in January 2007.
 Exceptions to the usual revision schedule were: the updated seasonal data
 at the end of 1977 replaced data from 1967 through 1977; and, in January
 2002, dependently seasonally adjusted series were revised for January 1987-
 December 2001 as a result of a change in the aggregation weights for
 dependently adjusted series. For further information, please see
 "Aggregation of Dependently Adjusted Seasonally Adjusted Series," in the
 October 2001 issue of the CPI Detailed Report.
      
      The seasonal movement of All items and 54 other aggregations is
 derived by combining the seasonal movement of 73 selected components.
 Each year the seasonal status of every series is reevaluated based upon
 certain statistical criteria.  If any of the 73 components change their
 seasonal adjustment status from seasonally adjusted to not seasonally
 adjusted, not seasonally adjusted data will be used in the aggregation of
 the dependent series for the last 5 years, but the seasonally adjusted
 indexes will be used before that period.  Note: 44 of the 73 components
 are seasonally adjusted for 2007.
      
      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.
   
      In January 2007, BLS adjusted 37 series using Intervention Analysis
 Seasonal Adjustment, including selected food and beverage items, fuel oil,
 motor fuels, vehicles, jewelry, admission to sporting events and
 educational books and supplies.  For example, this procedure was used for
 the Motor fuel series to offset the effects of damage to oil refineries
 from Hurricane Katrina, as well as the effects of implementing new fuel
 requirements in the United States.
      
      For a complete list of Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment
 series and explanations, please refer to the article "Intervention
 Analysis Seasonal Adjustment", located on our website at:
 http://www.bls.gov/cpi/cpisapage.htm.
      
      For additional information on seasonal adjustment in the CPI, please
 write to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Division of Consumer Prices and
 Price Indexes, Washington, DC 20212 or contact Jeff Wilson on (202) 691-
 6968 by e-mail at Wilson.Jeff@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                          
                                                             Unadjusted indexes   percent change   Seasonally adjusted  
                                                 Relative                          to Apr. 2007    percent change from- 
                     CPI-U                     importance,                            from-                             
                                                 December                                                               
                                                   2006       Mar.       Apr.                      Jan.    Feb.    Mar. 
                                                              2007       2007      Apr.    Mar.     to      to      to  
                                                                                   2006    2007    Feb.    Mar.    Apr. 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                        
             Expenditure category                                                                                       
                                                                                                                        
 All items....................................    100.000    205.352    206.686     2.6     0.6     0.4     0.6     0.4 
 All items (1967=100).........................          -    615.145    619.140       -       -       -       -       - 
                                                                                                                        
  Food and beverages..........................     14.992    200.869    201.292     3.7     0.2     0.8     0.3     0.4 
   Food.......................................     13.885    200.403    200.820     3.7     0.2     0.8     0.3     0.4 
    Food at home..............................      7.896    198.766    199.020     3.9     0.1     1.1     0.4     0.5 
     Cereals and bakery products..............      1.103    218.458    220.494     4.5     0.9     1.1    -0.3     0.9 
     Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs...........      2.112    192.508    193.665     4.4     0.6     0.4     1.1     0.9 
     Dairy and related products...............       .821    185.724    185.821     2.5     0.1     0.2     1.3     0.5 
     Fruits and vegetables....................      1.211    263.910    261.967     6.2    -0.7     4.7    -1.4     0.4 
     Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage                                                                                
         materials............................       .906    153.894    151.799     3.8    -1.4     0.2     1.7    -0.8 
     Other food at home.......................      1.743    171.819    172.633     2.3     0.5     0.3     0.2     0.5 
      Sugar and sweets........................       .302    174.633    175.932     2.9     0.7    -0.7     0.4     0.7 
      Fats and oils...........................       .227    170.851    169.817     2.9    -0.6     0.9    -0.3    -0.1 
      Other foods (1).........................      1.214    186.962    188.103     2.1     0.6     0.5     0.3     0.6 
       Other miscellaneous foods (1) (2)......       .327    114.331    115.310     1.9     0.9     0.2    -0.5     0.9 
    Food away from home (1)...................      5.989    204.082    204.725     3.4     0.3     0.4     0.1     0.3 
     Other food away from home (2)............       .281    141.366    143.155     5.4     1.3     0.3    -0.1     1.2 
   Alcoholic beverages (1)....................      1.107    205.663    206.166     3.0     0.2     0.7     0.6     0.2 
                                                                                                                        
  Housing.....................................     42.691    208.080    208.541     3.4     0.2     0.4     0.2     0.2 
   Shelter....................................     32.776    238.980    239.735     3.9     0.3     0.3     0.1     0.3 
    Rent of primary residence (3).............      5.930    232.495    232.980     4.5     0.2     0.4     0.3     0.2 
    Lodging away from home (2)................      2.648    142.247    144.832     3.2     1.8     0.1    -2.3     1.9 
    Owners' equivalent rent of primary                                                                                  
        residence (3) (4).....................     23.830    244.602    244.993     3.9     0.2     0.3     0.3     0.2 
    Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)..       .369    117.333    117.559     1.2     0.2    -0.1     0.0     0.2 
   Fuels and utilities........................      5.264    196.414    196.393     2.9     0.0     1.2     1.2     0.0 
    Household energy..........................      4.368    177.635    177.515     2.5    -0.1     1.4     1.4    -0.1 
     Fuel oil and other fuels.................       .338    236.863    240.090     1.6     1.4    -0.2     3.5     2.1 
     Gas (piped) and electricity (3)..........      4.029    182.624    182.283     2.6    -0.2     1.5     1.3    -0.2 
    Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                
        services (2)..........................       .897    141.806    142.184     5.0     0.3     0.5     0.3     0.3 
   Household furnishings and operations.......      4.651    127.655    127.423     0.4    -0.2     0.2     0.2    -0.3 
    Household operations (1) (2)..............       .792    139.861    140.252     3.7     0.3     0.1     0.1     0.3 
                                                                                                                        
  Apparel.....................................      3.726    122.582    122.934    -0.4     0.3     0.5    -1.0    -0.3 
   Men's and boys' apparel....................       .885    113.685    115.190    -2.4     1.3    -0.2    -0.6     0.6 
   Women's and girls' apparel.................      1.590    116.911    117.118     0.7     0.2     0.7    -1.4    -0.5 
   Infants' and toddlers' apparel.............       .177    117.996    115.489    -2.3    -2.1     0.9     0.2    -1.9 
   Footwear...................................       .749    123.505    123.672    -1.9     0.1     0.1    -0.7    -0.5 
                                                                                                                        
  Transportation..............................     17.249    180.346    185.231     0.6     2.7     0.1     2.8     1.2 
   Private transportation.....................     16.188    176.468    181.478     0.6     2.8     0.0     2.9     1.4 
    New and used motor vehicles (2)...........      7.581     94.493     94.307    -1.8    -0.2    -0.2     0.1    -0.1 
     New vehicles.............................      4.982    137.228    136.963    -1.0    -0.2    -0.1     0.3     0.0 
     Used cars and trucks (1).................      1.716    134.382    134.363    -4.3     0.0    -0.5    -0.2     0.0 
    Motor fuel................................      4.347    220.515    242.944     3.2    10.2     0.3    10.6     4.7 
     Gasoline (all types).....................      4.303    219.473    241.897     3.2    10.2     0.3    10.6     4.7 
    Motor vehicle parts and equipment (1).....       .370    120.485    120.714     4.2     0.2     0.4     0.2     0.2 
    Motor vehicle maintenance and repair......      1.145    221.160    221.508     3.6     0.2     0.6     0.4     0.3 
   Public transportation......................      1.060    225.893    227.567     1.0     0.7     0.3     0.1    -0.4 
                                                                                                                        
  Medical care................................      6.281    347.172    348.225     4.0     0.3     0.5     0.1     0.4 
   Medical care commodities...................      1.446    286.940    288.349     1.1     0.5    -0.3    -0.3     0.4 
   Medical care services......................      4.834    365.164    366.070     5.0     0.2     0.7     0.2     0.4 
    Professional services.....................      2.817    298.990    299.248     3.7     0.1     0.7     0.1     0.0 
    Hospital and related services (3).........      1.630    490.104    492.110     5.9     0.4     0.6     0.4     0.8 
                                                                                                                        
  Recreation (2)..............................      5.552    111.244    111.481     0.3     0.2     0.0     0.0     0.1 
   Video and audio (2)........................      1.719    102.886    103.181    -2.5     0.3    -0.1    -0.5     0.0 
                                                                                                                        
  Education and communication (2).............      6.034    118.231    118.301     2.2     0.1     0.3     0.5     0.3 
   Education (2)..............................      3.076    168.114    168.152     6.0     0.0     0.6     0.6     0.4 
    Educational books and supplies............       .204    413.665    414.217     8.1     0.1     0.1     1.7     0.5 
    Tuition, other school fees, and childcare       2.872    484.532    484.601     5.9     0.0     0.6     0.5     0.4 
   Communication (2)..........................      2.958     83.122     83.203    -1.5     0.1     0.1     0.3     0.1 
    Information and information processing (1)                                                                          
        (2)...................................      2.769     80.601     80.683    -1.7     0.1     0.1     0.4     0.1 
     Telephone services (1) (2)...............      2.225     97.514     97.617     2.3     0.1     0.2     0.4     0.1 
     Information technology, hardware and                                                                               
         services (1) (5).....................       .543     10.860     10.869   -15.7     0.1    -0.4     0.1     0.1 
      Personal computers and peripheral                                                                                 
          equipment (1) (2)...................       .203     10.191     10.172    -8.4    -0.2    -0.8     0.2    -0.2 
                                                                                                                        
  Other goods and services....................      3.476    331.144    331.743     3.7     0.2     0.2     0.2     0.3 
   Tobacco and smoking products (1)...........       .712    550.021    547.663     5.7    -0.4     1.0     0.2    -0.4 
   Personal care..............................      2.764    194.390    195.058     3.2     0.3     0.0     0.1     0.4 
    Personal care products (1)................       .708    158.592    158.657     2.4     0.0     0.2     0.4     0.0 
    Personal care services (1)................       .677    215.091    215.380     3.3     0.1     0.3     0.2     0.1 
    Miscellaneous personal services...........      1.188    321.299    323.321     3.9     0.6     0.0     0.1     0.7 
                                                                                                                        
          Commodity and service group                                                                                   
                                                                                                                        
 Commodities..................................     40.305    165.710    167.777     1.4     1.2     0.4     1.2     0.7 
  Food and beverages..........................     14.992    200.869    201.292     3.7     0.2     0.8     0.3     0.4 
  Commodities less food and beverages.........     25.313    146.037    148.749     0.1     1.9     0.1     1.8     0.8 
   Nondurables less food and beverages........     14.191    178.548    184.555     1.5     3.4    -0.2     2.9     1.0 
    Apparel...................................      3.726    122.582    122.934    -0.4     0.3     0.5    -1.0    -0.3 
    Nondurables less food, beverages, and                                                                               
        apparel...............................     10.465    217.451    227.113     2.2     4.4     0.2     4.9     2.3 
   Durables...................................     11.122    113.163    112.989    -1.8    -0.2    -0.1     0.1    -0.2 
 Services.....................................     59.695    244.671    245.265     3.4     0.2     0.4     0.2     0.3 
  Rent of shelter (4).........................     32.407    249.087    249.877     3.9     0.3     0.3     0.0     0.3 
  Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)....       .369    117.333    117.559     1.2     0.2    -0.1     0.0     0.2 
  Gas (piped) and electricity (3).............      4.029    182.624    182.283     2.6    -0.2     1.5     1.3    -0.2 
  Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                  
      services (2)............................       .897    141.806    142.184     5.0     0.3     0.5     0.3     0.3 
  Household operations (1) (2)................       .792    139.861    140.252     3.7     0.3     0.1     0.1     0.3 
  Transportation services.....................      5.638    232.200    232.217     1.1     0.0     0.1     0.0    -0.2 
  Medical care services.......................      4.834    365.164    366.070     5.0     0.2     0.7     0.2     0.4 
  Other services..............................     10.730    282.431    283.271     2.8     0.3     0.2     0.3     0.4 
                                                                                                                        
                Special indexes                                                                                         
                                                                                                                        
 All items less food..........................     86.115    206.195    207.680     2.4     0.7     0.3     0.7     0.4 
 All items less shelter.......................     67.224    194.482    196.062     2.0     0.8     0.4     0.9     0.5 
 All items less medical care..................     93.719    198.179    199.512     2.5     0.7     0.4     0.6     0.4 
 Commodities less food........................     26.420    148.240    150.894     0.2     1.8     0.2     1.7     0.8 
 Nondurables less food........................     15.299    180.197    185.861     1.6     3.1    -0.2     2.8     1.0 
 Nondurables less food and apparel............     11.572    215.400    224.126     2.2     4.1     0.2     4.5     2.1 
 Nondurables..................................     29.183    190.212    193.570     2.6     1.8     0.3     1.6     0.7 
 Services less rent of shelter (4)............     27.288    257.864    258.261     2.9     0.2     0.4     0.4     0.2 
 Services less medical care services..........     54.861    234.809    235.378     3.3     0.2     0.3     0.2     0.3 
 Energy.......................................      8.715    196.929    207.265     2.9     5.2     0.9     5.9     2.4 
 All items less energy........................     91.285    207.850    208.243     2.6     0.2     0.3     0.1     0.2 
  All items less food and energy..............     77.401    209.923    210.311     2.3     0.2     0.2     0.1     0.2 
   Commodities less food and energy                                                                                     
       commodities............................     21.735    141.056    140.995    -0.5     0.0     0.1    -0.1    -0.1 
    Energy commodities........................      4.685    222.620    243.957     3.1     9.6     0.3    10.1     4.6 
   Services less energy services..............     55.666    251.026    251.714     3.5     0.3     0.3     0.1     0.3 
 Purchasing power of the consumer dollar                                                                                
     (1982-84=$1.00)..........................          -     $ .487     $ .484       -       -       -       -       - 
 Purchasing power of the consumer dollar                                                                                
     (1967=$1.00).............................          -     $ .163     $ .162       -       -       -       -       - 

   1 Not seasonally adjusted.
   2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
   3 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator.  All other item stratum index series were calculated
 using a geometric means estimator.
   4 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.
   5 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.
   - Data not available.
 NOTE:  Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

 Table 2. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, by expenditure category and
 commodity and service group

 (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                   
                                                  Seasonally adjusted indexes        Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change
                                                                                                          for                      
                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                   
                   CPI-U                                                                    3 months ended--            6 months   
                                                                                                                        ended--    
                                               Jan.      Feb.      Mar.      Apr.                                                  
                                               2007      2007      2007      2007                                                  
                                                                                      July    Oct.    Jan.    Apr.    Oct.    Apr. 
                                                                                      2006    2006    2007    2007    2006    2007 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                   
            Expenditure category                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                   
 All items.................................  203.153   203.906   205.146   205.999     4.9    -2.7     2.7     5.7     1.0     4.2 
                                                                                                                                   
  Food and beverages.......................  198.604   200.150   200.756   201.562     2.5     3.5     2.5     6.1     3.0     4.3 
   Food....................................  198.173   199.728   200.281   201.111     2.7     3.7     2.4     6.1     3.2     4.2 
    Food at home...........................  195.562   197.721   198.554   199.525     1.9     4.4     1.2     8.4     3.1     4.7 
     Cereals and bakery products...........  216.642   219.067   218.512   220.386     5.4     2.1     3.7     7.1     3.7     5.4 
     Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs........  189.534   190.383   192.493   194.211    -2.1     6.4     3.3    10.2     2.1     6.7 
     Dairy and related products............  182.720   183.143   185.540   186.388    -1.1    -0.4     3.4     8.3    -0.8     5.8 
     Fruits and vegetables.................  255.519   267.426   263.665   264.641     5.1    16.1    -9.3    15.1    10.5     2.2 
     Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage                                                                                           
         materials.........................  150.136   150.507   153.069   151.879     0.3     5.0     5.0     4.7     2.6     4.9 
     Other food at home....................  170.708   171.243   171.658   172.566     5.3    -1.9     1.4     4.4     1.7     2.9 
      Sugar and sweets.....................  175.043   173.767   174.394   175.639     4.0     1.6     4.6     1.4     2.8     3.0 
      Fats and oils........................  169.010   170.528   169.938   169.685     6.5     1.9     1.7     1.6     4.2     1.7 
      Other foods (1)......................  185.499   186.358   186.962   188.103     5.8    -3.6     0.6     5.7     1.0     3.2 
       Other miscellaneous foods (1) (2)...  114.655   114.939   114.331   115.310     6.5    -4.4     3.4     2.3     0.9     2.9 
    Food away from home (1)................  203.171   203.909   204.082   204.725     3.5     2.8     4.2     3.1     3.2     3.6 
     Other food away from home (2).........  141.129   141.604   141.393   143.105     2.7     3.6     9.7     5.7     3.1     7.7 
   Alcoholic beverages (1).................  202.968   204.385   205.663   206.166     2.4     1.2     2.1     6.5     1.8     4.3 
                                                                                                                                   
  Housing..................................  206.799   207.616   208.072   208.547     3.4     2.4     4.4     3.4     2.9     3.9 
   Shelter.................................  237.350   238.043   238.176   238.981     4.8     3.8     4.2     2.8     4.3     3.5 
    Rent of primary residence (3)..........  230.670   231.642   232.437   233.001     4.6     4.7     4.8     4.1     4.6     4.4 
    Lodging away from home (2).............  139.802   139.913   136.702   139.332     3.9     1.8     8.4    -1.3     2.8     3.4 
    Owners' equivalent rent of primary                                                                                             
        residence (3) (4)..................  243.279   243.988   244.646   245.079     5.0     4.1     3.5     3.0     4.5     3.2 
    Tenants' and household insurance (1)                                                                                           
        (2)................................  117.417   117.320   117.333   117.559     0.7    -0.7     4.3     0.5     0.0     2.4 
   Fuels and utilities.....................  195.818   198.215   200.689   200.647    -3.2    -4.9    10.7    10.2    -4.1    10.5 
    Household energy.......................  177.287   179.714   182.293   182.151    -4.9    -6.7    11.6    11.4    -5.8    11.5 
     Fuel oil and other fuels..............  223.707   223.344   231.088   235.916    32.9   -28.9    -8.9    23.7    -2.8     6.1 
     Gas (piped) and electricity (3).......  183.084   185.812   188.185   187.716    -7.4    -4.4    13.4    10.5    -5.9    12.0 
    Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                           
        services (2).......................  140.634   141.349   141.806   142.184     5.1     4.4     6.0     4.5     4.8     5.2 
   Household furnishings and operations....  127.017   127.238   127.483   127.151     1.9     0.9    -1.5     0.4     1.4    -0.5 
    Household operations (1) (2)...........  139.526   139.733   139.861   140.252     4.2     6.0     2.7     2.1     5.1     2.4 
                                                                                                                                   
  Apparel..................................  120.180   120.805   119.541   119.165    -2.3     2.4     1.6    -3.3     0.0    -0.9 
   Men's and boys' apparel.................  112.492   112.314   111.598   112.218    -3.8     1.1    -5.8    -1.0    -1.4    -3.4 
   Women's and girls' apparel..............  112.856   113.628   112.077   111.548    -3.9     4.8     6.9    -4.6     0.4     1.0 
   Infants' and toddlers' apparel..........  114.536   115.619   115.794   113.572     4.9    -1.4    -8.8    -3.3     1.7    -6.1 
   Footwear................................  122.910   122.984   122.184   121.597    -3.8     1.0    -0.6    -4.2    -1.4    -2.4 
                                                                                                                                   
  Transportation...........................  175.661   175.749   180.584   182.835    15.3   -24.7     0.4    17.4    -6.8     8.5 
   Private transportation..................  171.516   171.567   176.599   178.995    15.9   -25.8     0.3    18.6    -7.3     9.1 
    New and used motor vehicles (2)........   94.328    94.141    94.273    94.193     0.8    -2.9    -4.4    -0.6    -1.0    -2.5 
     New vehicles..........................  136.360   136.204   136.601   136.633    -0.6    -1.7    -2.7     0.8    -1.2    -1.0 
     Used cars and trucks (1)..............  135.257   134.597   134.382   134.363     4.9    -7.7   -11.1    -2.6    -1.6    -7.0 
    Motor fuel.............................  200.234   200.921   222.136   232.663    57.5   -63.5     8.5    82.3   -24.2    40.6 
     Gasoline (all types)..................  199.170   199.842   221.080   231.531    57.5   -63.7     8.6    82.6   -24.4    40.8 
    Motor vehicle parts and equipment (1)..  119.759   120.196   120.485   120.714     7.5     3.4     2.9     3.2     5.4     3.1 
    Motor vehicle maintenance and repair...  219.001   220.213   221.071   221.683     5.1     2.8     1.3     5.0     4.0     3.1 
   Public transportation...................  227.138   227.931   228.152   227.233     7.7    -3.8     0.2     0.2     1.8     0.2 
                                                                                                                                   
  Medical care.............................  344.046   345.686   345.994   347.316     3.6     3.7     5.0     3.9     3.7     4.4 
   Medical care commodities................  288.720   287.830   286.925   288.197     2.3     1.5     1.3    -0.7     1.9     0.3 
   Medical care services...................  360.250   362.812   363.568   364.892     4.0     4.5     6.0     5.3     4.2     5.7 
    Professional services..................  295.956   297.958   298.146   298.225     2.8     3.4     5.7     3.1     3.1     4.4 
    Hospital and related services (3)......  481.795   484.918   486.910   490.706     5.7     5.7     4.6     7.6     5.7     6.1 
                                                                                                                                   
  Recreation (2)...........................  111.160   111.150   111.118   111.184     1.8     0.0    -0.5     0.1     0.9    -0.2 
   Video and audio (2).....................  103.160   103.065   102.541   102.512    -0.4    -3.0    -3.9    -2.5    -1.7    -3.2 
                                                                                                                                   
  Education and communication (2)..........  117.558   117.952   118.496   118.824     2.4     2.4    -0.5     4.4     2.4     1.9 
   Education (2)...........................  166.913   167.882   168.862   169.614     6.1     6.6     4.7     6.6     6.3     5.7 
    Educational books and supplies.........  404.984   405.288   412.206   414.225     6.2     8.0     8.8     9.4     7.1     9.1 
    Tuition, other school fees, and                                                                                                
        childcare..........................  481.562   484.536   486.972   489.125     6.3     6.3     4.5     6.4     6.3     5.5 
   Communication (2).......................   82.775    82.841    83.117    83.201    -0.9    -1.4    -5.7     2.1    -1.2    -1.9 
    Information and information processing                                                                                         
        (1) (2)............................   80.246    80.311    80.601    80.683    -1.0    -1.9    -6.0     2.2    -1.5    -2.0 
     Telephone services (1) (2)............   96.898    97.096    97.514    97.617     0.8     5.1     0.4     3.0     3.0     1.7 
     Information technology, hardware and                                                                                          
         services (1) (5)..................   10.900    10.853    10.860    10.869    -6.1   -22.9   -29.6    -1.1   -14.9   -16.6 
      Personal computers and peripheral                                                                                            
          equipment (1) (2)................   10.259    10.174    10.191    10.172   -16.8    -7.3    -5.3    -3.3   -12.2    -4.3 
                                                                                                                                   
  Other goods and services.................  329.378   330.076   330.604   331.436     1.9     4.0     6.3     2.5     3.0     4.4 
   Tobacco and smoking products (1)........  543.477   548.896   550.021   547.663     2.7    -0.3    18.3     3.1     1.2    10.5 
   Personal care...........................  193.694   193.702   193.988   194.830     1.7     5.2     3.4     2.4     3.4     2.9 
    Personal care products (1).............  157.699   158.038   158.592   158.657     0.0     4.2     2.8     2.5     2.1     2.6 
    Personal care services (1).............  214.045   214.616   215.091   215.380     1.9     4.3     4.5     2.5     3.1     3.5 
    Miscellaneous personal services........  320.287   320.360   320.565   322.914     2.5     7.0     2.8     3.3     4.7     3.0 
                                                                                                                                   
        Commodity and service group                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                   
 Commodities...............................  162.690   163.297   165.295   166.375     7.0   -10.8     1.0     9.4    -2.3     5.1 
  Food and beverages.......................  198.604   200.150   200.756   201.562     2.5     3.5     2.5     6.1     3.0     4.3 
  Commodities less food and beverages......  142.779   142.968   145.505   146.671     9.9   -18.3     0.2    11.4    -5.2     5.6 
   Nondurables less food and beverages.....  173.869   173.440   178.529   180.348    14.5   -29.5    13.6    15.8   -10.2    14.7 
    Apparel................................  120.180   120.805   119.541   119.165    -2.3     2.4     1.6    -3.3     0.0    -0.9 
    Nondurables less food, beverages, and                                                                                          
        apparel............................  207.739   208.104   218.217   223.233    24.5   -36.3     3.0    33.3   -10.9    17.2 
   Durables................................  112.933   112.806   112.900   112.714     0.0    -2.8    -3.7    -0.8    -1.4    -2.2 
 Services..................................  243.298   244.229   244.701   245.331     3.4     3.0     4.0     3.4     3.2     3.7 
  Rent of shelter (4)......................  247.426   248.104   248.206   249.045     4.9     3.8     4.4     2.6     4.4     3.5 
  Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)   117.417   117.320   117.333   117.559     0.7    -0.7     4.3     0.5     0.0     2.4 
  Gas (piped) and electricity (3)..........  183.084   185.812   188.185   187.716    -7.4    -4.4    13.4    10.5    -5.9    12.0 
  Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                             
      services (2).........................  140.634   141.349   141.806   142.184     5.1     4.4     6.0     4.5     4.8     5.2 
  Household operations (1) (2).............  139.526   139.733   139.861   140.252     4.2     6.0     2.7     2.1     5.1     2.4 
  Transportation services..................  232.384   232.643   232.641   232.243     2.8     1.2     0.7    -0.2     2.0     0.2 
  Medical care services....................  360.250   362.812   363.568   364.892     4.0     4.5     6.0     5.3     4.2     5.7 
  Other services...........................  281.091   281.756   282.570   283.650     3.5     3.1     1.1     3.7     3.3     2.4 
                                                                                                                                   
              Special indexes                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                   
 All items less food.......................  203.999   204.620   205.973   206.831     5.5    -3.9     2.8     5.7     0.7     4.2 
 All items less shelter....................  192.030   192.816   194.509   195.393     5.1    -6.0     2.2     7.2    -0.6     4.7 
 All items less medical care...............  196.033   196.746   198.011   198.840     5.0    -3.2     2.6     5.9     0.8     4.2 
 Commodities less food.....................  144.991   145.217   147.723   148.873     9.5   -17.4     0.3    11.1    -4.9     5.6 
 Nondurables less food.....................  175.707   175.288   180.116   181.876    13.9   -27.7    12.8    14.8    -9.3    13.8 
 Nondurables less food and apparel.........  206.407   206.835   216.051   220.611    22.2   -33.4     2.8    30.5    -9.8    15.8 
 Nondurables...............................  186.765   187.249   190.237   191.486     7.9   -13.7     7.5    10.5    -3.5     9.0 
 Services less rent of shelter (4).........  256.241   257.370   258.518   259.061     3.4     0.8     2.9     4.5     2.1     3.7 
 Services less medical care services.......  233.396   234.204   234.638   235.366     4.1     2.6     3.1     3.4     3.4     3.3 
 Energy....................................  187.340   188.952   200.164   204.969    24.9   -43.1    10.1    43.3   -15.7    25.6 
 All items less energy.....................  206.414   207.083   207.278   207.720     3.2     2.4     2.2     2.6     2.8     2.4 
  All items less food and energy...........  208.632   209.135   209.263   209.634     3.2     2.3     2.0     1.9     2.8     2.0 
   Commodities less food and energy                                                                                                
       commodities.........................  140.209   140.330   140.229   140.050     0.3    -0.6    -1.4    -0.5    -0.1    -0.9 
    Energy commodities.....................  202.686   203.310   223.786   234.008    55.8   -61.9     7.2    77.7   -22.9    38.0 
   Services less energy services...........  249.469   250.220   250.502   251.242     4.2     3.6     3.4     2.9     3.9     3.1 

   1 Not seasonally adjusted.
   2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
   3 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator.  All other item stratum index series were calculated using a
 geometric means estimator.
   4 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.
   5 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.
 NOTE:  Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

 Table 3. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Selected areas, all items index 

 (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                   All items                                      
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                       Indexes                 Percent change to Percent change to
                    CPI-U                      Pricing                                          Apr. 2007 from--   Mar. 2007 from-- 
                                              schedule                                                                            
                                                 (1)      Jan.      Feb.      Mar.      Apr.                                      
                                                          2007      2007      2007      2007    Apr.  Feb.  Mar.  Mar.  Jan.  Feb.
                                                                                                2006  2007  2007  2006  2007  2007
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                  
 U.S. city average...........................    M      202.416   203.499   205.352   206.686   2.6   1.6   0.6   2.8   1.5   0.9 
                                                                                                                                  
           Region and area size(2)                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
 Northeast urban.............................    M      215.813   216.651   218.334   219.501   2.2   1.3   0.5   2.6   1.2   0.8 
   Size A - More than 1,500,000..............    M      218.365   219.330   220.936   222.001   2.4   1.2   0.5   2.8   1.2   0.7 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3)........    M      127.237   127.546   128.691   129.563   1.8   1.6   0.7   2.1   1.1   0.9 
                                                                                                                                  
 Midwest urban...............................    M      193.068   194.458   196.389   197.405   2.3   1.5   0.5   2.3   1.7   1.0 
   Size A - More than 1,500,000..............    M      195.073   196.507   198.335   199.378   2.5   1.5   0.5   2.3   1.7   0.9 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3)........    M      122.861   123.854   125.151   125.724   2.0   1.5   0.5   2.3   1.9   1.0 
   Size D -  Nonmetropolitan  (less than                                                                                          
       50,000)...............................    M      187.587   188.122   190.365   191.685   2.1   1.9   0.7   2.0   1.5   1.2 
                                                                                                                                  
 South urban.................................    M      195.021   195.950   197.904   199.618   2.5   1.9   0.9   2.6   1.5   1.0 
   Size A - More than 1,500,000..............    M      197.650   198.516   200.538   201.818   2.7   1.7   0.6   3.1   1.5   1.0 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3)........    M      123.817   124.521   125.726   127.000   2.3   2.0   1.0   2.2   1.5   1.0 
   Size D -  Nonmetropolitan  (less than                                                                                          
       50,000)...............................    M      196.077   196.043   198.204   200.366   2.7   2.2   1.1   3.1   1.1   1.1 
                                                                                                                                  
 West urban..................................    M      207.790   208.995   210.778   212.036   3.3   1.5   0.6   3.4   1.4   0.9 
   Size A - More than 1,500,000..............    M      211.102   212.549   214.393   215.540   3.3   1.4   0.5   3.7   1.6   0.9 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3)........    M      126.244   126.805   127.848   128.843   3.2   1.6   0.8   2.9   1.3   0.8 
                                                                                                                                  
                 Size classes                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                  
   A (4).....................................    M      185.608   186.673   188.309   189.327   2.7   1.4   0.5   3.0   1.5   0.9 
   B/C (3)...................................    M      124.571   125.243   126.424   127.440   2.4   1.8   0.8   2.4   1.5   0.9 
   D.........................................    M      194.724   194.945   196.999   198.516   2.6   1.8   0.8   2.8   1.2   1.1 
                                                                                                                                  
           Selected local areas(5)                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI..............    M      199.401   200.630   202.483   204.019   3.2   1.7   0.8   2.5   1.5   0.9 
 Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA.....    M      212.584   214.760   216.500   217.845   3.5   1.4   0.6   3.8   1.8   0.8 
 New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island,                                                                                              
     NY-NJ-CT-PA.............................    M      221.767   223.066   224.551   225.780   2.5   1.2   0.5   2.9   1.3   0.7 
                                                                                                                                  
 Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT.........    1      224.432         -   226.427         -     -     -     -   2.3   0.9     - 
 Cleveland-Akron, OH.........................    1      191.610         -   194.244         -     -     -     -   1.9   1.4     - 
 Dallas-Fort Worth, TX.......................    1      188.890         -   190.156         -     -     -     -   0.9   0.7     - 
 Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV (6).......    1      129.956         -   131.945         -     -     -     -   4.1   1.5     - 
                                                                                                                                  
 Atlanta, GA.................................    2            -   194.886         -   199.039   2.7   2.1     -     -     -     - 
 Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI.................    2            -   198.064         -   200.418   1.6   1.2     -     -     -     - 
 Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX..............    2            -   181.217         -   184.140   1.6   1.6     -     -     -     - 
 Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL...................    2            -   207.989         -   210.904   3.5   1.4     -     -     -     - 
 Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City,                                                                                           
     PA-NJ-DE-MD.............................    2            -   213.152         -   215.270   1.7   1.0     -     -     -     - 
 San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA..........    2            -   213.688         -   215.842   3.3   1.0     -     -     -     - 
 Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA................    2            -   211.704         -   215.767   4.0   1.9     -     -     -     - 

   1 Areas on pricing schedule 2 (see Table 10) will appear next month. 
   2 Regions defined as the four Census regions.  See technical notes.
   3 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base.
   4 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.
   5 In addition, the following metropolitan areas are published semiannually and appear in Tables 34 and 39 of the January and
 July issues of the CPI Detailed Report: Anchorage, AK; Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN; Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO; Honolulu, HI;
 Kansas City, MO-KS; Milwaukee-Racine, WI; Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI; Phoenix-Mesa, AZ; Pittsburgh, PA; Portland-Salem, OR-WA;
 St. Louis, MO-IL; San Diego, CA; Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL.
   6 Indexes on a November 1996=100 base.
   - Data not available.
 NOTE:  Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

 Table 4. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by expenditure
 category and commodity and service group

 (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                    Unadjusted                          
                                                             Unadjusted indexes   percent change   Seasonally adjusted  
                                                 Relative                          to Apr. 2007    percent change from- 
                     CPI-W                     importance,                            from-                             
                                                 December                                                               
                                                   2006       Mar.       Apr.                      Jan.    Feb.    Mar. 
                                                              2007       2007      Apr.    Mar.     to      to      to  
                                                                                   2006    2007    Feb.    Mar.    Apr. 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                        
             Expenditure category                                                                                       
                                                                                                                        
 All items....................................    100.000    200.612    202.130     2.5     0.8     0.4     0.8     0.5 
 All items (1967=100).........................          -    597.561    602.083       -       -       -       -       - 
                                                                                                                        
  Food and beverages..........................     16.475    200.056    200.488     3.7     0.2     0.8     0.3     0.4 
   Food.......................................     15.457    199.589    200.009     3.7     0.2     0.8     0.3     0.4 
    Food at home..............................      9.244    197.735    197.989     3.9     0.1     1.1     0.5     0.5 
     Cereals and bakery products..............      1.285    218.799    220.926     4.6     1.0     1.1    -0.1     0.9 
     Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs...........      2.623    192.013    193.089     4.3     0.6     0.4     1.1     0.9 
     Dairy and related products...............       .928    185.095    185.326     2.5     0.1     0.3     1.3     0.5 
     Fruits and vegetables....................      1.332    261.627    260.068     6.6    -0.6     4.7    -1.3     0.6 
     Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage                                                                                
         materials............................      1.082    153.329    150.995     3.6    -1.5     0.1     1.8    -0.8 
     Other food at home.......................      1.993    171.183    171.898     2.2     0.4     0.3     0.2     0.5 
      Sugar and sweets........................       .337    173.248    174.459     2.7     0.7    -0.8     0.4     0.7 
      Fats and oils...........................       .283    172.005    170.574     2.9    -0.8     1.1    -0.2    -0.2 
      Other foods (1).........................      1.373    187.026    188.165     2.0     0.6     0.4     0.3     0.6 
       Other miscellaneous foods (1) (2)......       .368    114.402    115.432     1.8     0.9     0.3    -0.7     0.9 
    Food away from home (1)...................      6.213    203.838    204.519     3.4     0.3     0.4     0.1     0.3 
     Other food away from home (2)............       .279    141.119    142.991     5.5     1.3     0.4     0.0     1.2 
   Alcoholic beverages (1)....................      1.018    205.729    206.342     3.0     0.3     0.9     0.5     0.3 
                                                                                                                        
  Housing.....................................     40.463    203.203    203.588     3.4     0.2     0.4     0.3     0.2 
   Shelter....................................     30.570    231.315    231.957     4.0     0.3     0.3     0.2     0.3 
    Rent of primary residence (3).............      8.021    231.634    232.126     4.6     0.2     0.4     0.4     0.3 
    Lodging away from home (2)................      1.430    141.335    144.370     3.3     2.1    -0.4    -2.1     2.4 
    Owners' equivalent rent of primary                                                                                  
        residence (3) (4).....................     20.776    221.704    222.062     3.8     0.2     0.3     0.3     0.2 
    Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)..       .342    117.653    117.945     1.2     0.2    -0.1     0.0     0.2 
   Fuels and utilities........................      5.779    194.963    194.974     2.9     0.0     1.2     1.3     0.0 
    Household energy..........................      4.842    175.303    175.223     2.6     0.0     1.3     1.5    -0.1 
     Fuel oil and other fuels.................       .346    236.103    239.516     1.6     1.4     0.3     3.0     2.3 
     Gas (piped) and electricity (3)..........      4.496    181.092    180.803     2.7    -0.2     1.4     1.4    -0.2 
    Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                
        services (2)..........................       .937    142.070    142.451     4.9     0.3     0.5     0.3     0.3 
   Household furnishings and operations.......      4.114    123.134    122.881     0.3    -0.2     0.1     0.1    -0.2 
    Household operations (1) (2)..............       .368    142.069    142.471     3.5     0.3     0.1     0.1     0.3 
                                                                                                                        
  Apparel.....................................      4.041    122.021    122.475    -0.5     0.4     0.5    -0.8    -0.4 
   Men's and boys' apparel....................       .954    113.921    115.103    -2.0     1.0     0.0    -0.1     0.3 
   Women's and girls' apparel.................      1.680    116.275    116.826     0.8     0.5     0.5    -1.2    -0.5 
   Infants' and toddlers' apparel.............       .235    120.167    117.530    -2.3    -2.2     1.0    -0.5    -2.0 
   Footwear...................................       .954    122.870    123.339    -1.6     0.4     0.5    -0.8    -0.4 
                                                                                                                        
  Transportation..............................     19.515    179.541    184.930     0.6     3.0     0.0     3.0     1.4 
   Private transportation.....................     18.793    176.695    182.156     0.5     3.1     0.0     3.1     1.5 
    New and used motor vehicles (2)...........      8.626     93.365     93.234    -2.0    -0.1    -0.2     0.1     0.0 
     New vehicles.............................      5.210    138.315    138.077    -1.0    -0.2    -0.2     0.3     0.0 
     Used cars and trucks (1).................      2.675    135.203    135.192    -4.3     0.0    -0.5    -0.2     0.0 
    Motor fuel................................      5.441    221.011    243.574     3.2    10.2     0.4    10.5     4.8 
     Gasoline (all types).....................      5.388    220.052    242.613     3.2    10.3     0.4    10.5     4.8 
    Motor vehicle parts and equipment (1).....       .444    120.170    120.367     4.4     0.2     0.4     0.2     0.2 
    Motor vehicle maintenance and repair......      1.145    223.683    224.086     3.6     0.2     0.5     0.4     0.3 
   Public transportation......................       .723    224.973    226.521     1.1     0.7     0.4     0.1    -0.2 
                                                                                                                        
  Medical care................................      5.228    346.946    348.109     4.2     0.3     0.5     0.1     0.4 
   Medical care commodities...................      1.135    279.762    281.216     1.0     0.5    -0.4    -0.3     0.5 
   Medical care services......................      4.094    365.827    366.870     5.1     0.3     0.8     0.2     0.4 
    Professional services.....................      2.338    301.339    301.599     3.7     0.1     0.8     0.1     0.0 
    Hospital and related services (3).........      1.378    485.074    487.336     6.0     0.5     0.7     0.4     0.8 
                                                                                                                        
  Recreation (2)..............................      5.022    108.461    108.680     0.3     0.2     0.0    -0.1     0.0 
   Video and audio (2)........................      1.867    102.363    102.690    -2.1     0.3    -0.1    -0.6     0.1 
                                                                                                                        
  Education and communication (2).............      5.605    115.161    115.280     1.8     0.1     0.3     0.4     0.3 
   Education (2)..............................      2.329    166.341    166.441     6.1     0.1     0.5     0.6     0.5 
    Educational books and supplies............       .208    417.027    417.583     8.5     0.1     0.1     1.7     0.5 
    Tuition, other school fees, and childcare       2.121    469.224    469.472     5.9     0.1     0.6     0.5     0.5 
   Communication (2)..........................      3.276     85.408     85.523    -0.9     0.1     0.1     0.3     0.1 
    Information and information processing (1)                                                                          
        (2)...................................      3.124     83.645     83.760    -1.0     0.1     0.1     0.4     0.1 
     Telephone services (1) (2)...............      2.633     97.625     97.738     2.2     0.1     0.2     0.4     0.1 
     Information technology, hardware and                                                                               
         services (1) (5).....................       .492     11.292     11.322   -16.1     0.3    -0.4     0.2     0.3 
      Personal computers and peripheral                                                                                 
          equipment (1) (2)...................       .178     10.040     10.036    -8.8     0.0    -0.8     0.4     0.0 
                                                                                                                        
  Other goods and services....................      3.652    341.719    342.057     3.9     0.1     0.4     0.2     0.1 
   Tobacco and smoking products (1)...........      1.139    551.161    548.812     5.6    -0.4     1.0     0.2    -0.4 
   Personal care..............................      2.513    192.411    193.075     3.1     0.3     0.1     0.2     0.4 
    Personal care products (1)................       .771    158.528    158.578     2.3     0.0     0.3     0.3     0.0 
    Personal care services (1)................       .618    215.318    215.658     3.4     0.2     0.2     0.3     0.2 
    Miscellaneous personal services...........       .962    322.090    324.252     4.0     0.7     0.3     0.1     0.8 
                                                                                                                        
          Commodity and service group                                                                                   
                                                                                                                        
 Commodities..................................     44.175    167.350    169.746     1.5     1.4     0.4     1.4     0.7 
  Food and beverages..........................     16.475    200.056    200.488     3.7     0.2     0.8     0.3     0.4 
  Commodities less food and beverages.........     27.700    148.836    152.034     0.2     2.1     0.1     2.1     0.9 
   Nondurables less food and beverages........     15.699    184.604    191.650     1.7     3.8    -0.3     3.4     1.2 
    Apparel...................................      4.041    122.021    122.475    -0.5     0.4     0.5    -0.8    -0.4 
    Nondurables less food, beverages, and                                                                               
        apparel...............................     11.658    227.564    238.898     2.4     5.0     0.3     5.2     2.6 
   Durables...................................     12.001    113.107    112.945    -2.0    -0.1    -0.2     0.0    -0.2 
 Services.....................................     55.825    239.586    240.106     3.4     0.2     0.4     0.3     0.2 
  Rent of shelter (4).........................     30.227    222.970    223.590     4.0     0.3     0.2     0.2     0.3 
  Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)....       .342    117.653    117.945     1.2     0.2    -0.1     0.0     0.2 
  Gas (piped) and electricity (3).............      4.496    181.092    180.803     2.7    -0.2     1.4     1.4    -0.2 
  Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                  
      services (2)............................       .937    142.070    142.451     4.9     0.3     0.5     0.3     0.3 
  Household operations (1) (2)................       .368    142.069    142.471     3.5     0.3     0.1     0.1     0.3 
  Transportation services.....................      5.600    232.332    232.218     1.2     0.0     0.1     0.0    -0.1 
  Medical care services.......................      4.094    365.827    366.870     5.1     0.3     0.8     0.2     0.4 
  Other services..............................      9.761    272.474    273.342     2.5     0.3     0.2     0.3     0.4 
                                                                                                                        
                Special indexes                                                                                         
                                                                                                                        
 All items less food..........................     84.543    200.616    202.335     2.3     0.9     0.3     0.9     0.5 
 All items less shelter.......................     69.430    191.591    193.443     1.9     1.0     0.4     1.0     0.5 
 All items less medical care..................     94.772    194.481    195.998     2.5     0.8     0.4     0.8     0.5 
 Commodities less food........................     28.718    150.856    153.999     0.3     2.1     0.2     2.0     0.9 
 Nondurables less food........................     16.717    185.979    192.687     1.8     3.6    -0.2     3.2     1.1 
 Nondurables less food and apparel............     12.676    224.712    235.083     2.5     4.6     0.3     5.0     2.4 
 Nondurables..................................     32.174    193.028    196.887     2.7     2.0     0.3     1.9     0.8 
 Services less rent of shelter (4)............     25.598    228.479    228.811     2.7     0.1     0.4     0.5     0.2 
 Services less medical care services..........     51.732    230.221    230.708     3.3     0.2     0.3     0.3     0.3 
 Energy.......................................     10.282    196.940    207.932     2.9     5.6     0.8     6.2     2.6 
 All items less energy........................     89.718    201.948    202.300     2.5     0.2     0.3     0.1     0.2 
  All items less food and energy..............     74.261    202.816    203.154     2.2     0.2     0.2     0.1     0.2 
   Commodities less food and energy                                                                                     
       commodities............................     22.932    141.482    141.450    -0.5     0.0     0.1    -0.1    -0.1 
    Energy commodities........................      5.786    222.509    244.148     3.1     9.7     0.4    10.1     4.6 
   Services less energy services..............     51.329    245.923    246.539     3.5     0.3     0.3     0.2     0.3 
 Purchasing power of the consumer dollar                                                                                
     (1982-84=$1.00)..........................          -     $ .498     $ .495       -       -       -       -       - 
 Purchasing power of the consumer dollar                                                                                
     (1967=$1.00).............................          -     $ .167     $ .166       -       -       -       -       - 

   1 Not seasonally adjusted.
   2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
   3 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator.  All other item stratum index series were calculated
 using a geometric means estimator.
   4 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base
   5 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.
   - Data not available.
 NOTE:  Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

 Table 5. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, by
 expenditure category and commodity and service group

 (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                   
                                                  Seasonally adjusted indexes        Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change
                                                                                                          for                      
                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                   
                   CPI-W                                                                    3 months ended--            6 months   
                                                                                                                        ended--    
                                               Jan.      Feb.      Mar.      Apr.                                                  
                                               2007      2007      2007      2007                                                  
                                                                                      July    Oct.    Jan.    Apr.    Oct.    Apr. 
                                                                                      2006    2006    2007    2007    2006    2007 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                   
            Expenditure category                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                   
 All items.................................  198.225   198.984   200.527   201.449     5.2    -4.2     2.7     6.7     0.4     4.7 
                                                                                                                                   
  Food and beverages.......................  197.677   199.249   199.913   200.788     2.3     3.7     2.2     6.4     3.0     4.3 
   Food....................................  197.244   198.801   199.437   200.328     2.5     4.0     2.1     6.4     3.2     4.3 
    Food at home...........................  194.473   196.534   197.484   198.516     1.9     4.7     0.8     8.6     3.3     4.6 
     Cereals and bakery products...........  216.798   219.095   218.810   220.802     5.2     2.5     3.2     7.6     3.8     5.4 
     Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs........  189.036   189.882   191.953   193.636    -2.3     6.4     3.3    10.1     1.9     6.7 
     Dairy and related products............  181.898   182.501   184.953   185.923    -1.1    -0.9     3.1     9.1    -1.0     6.1 
     Fruits and vegetables.................  253.022   264.940   261.391   262.893     5.5    18.3   -11.3    16.5    11.7     1.7 
     Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage                                                                                           
         materials.........................  149.587   149.749   152.389   151.119     0.0     5.3     5.2     4.2     2.6     4.7 
     Other food at home....................  170.028   170.572   170.984   171.861     5.6    -2.1     1.3     4.4     1.7     2.8 
      Sugar and sweets.....................  173.813   172.484   173.102   174.315     4.3     0.7     4.5     1.2     2.5     2.8 
      Fats and oils........................  169.191   171.051   170.779   170.483     6.9     1.9     0.0     3.1     4.4     1.5 
      Other foods (1)......................  185.681   186.473   187.026   188.165     5.5    -3.6     0.8     5.5     0.9     3.1 
       Other miscellaneous foods (1) (2)...  114.759   115.151   114.402   115.432     6.5    -4.8     3.4     2.4     0.7     2.9 
    Food away from home (1)................  202.905   203.689   203.838   204.519     3.3     2.8     4.3     3.2     3.1     3.7 
     Other food away from home (2).........  140.765   141.338   141.285   142.978     2.1     3.0    10.5     6.4     2.5     8.4 
   Alcoholic beverages (1).................  202.821   204.616   205.729   206.342     1.0     2.0     2.0     7.1     1.5     4.6 
                                                                                                                                   
  Housing..................................  202.017   202.830   203.510   203.924     3.3     2.2     4.5     3.8     2.8     4.2 
   Shelter.................................  229.798   230.467   230.875   231.576     4.6     4.0     4.1     3.1     4.3     3.6 
    Rent of primary residence (3)..........  229.696   230.703   231.583   232.171     4.6     4.7     4.7     4.4     4.6     4.5 
    Lodging away from home (2).............  139.243   138.634   135.688   138.971     3.0     1.5     9.6    -0.8     2.2     4.3 
    Owners' equivalent rent of primary                                                                                             
        residence (3) (4)..................  220.518   221.169   221.773   222.148     4.9     3.9     3.4     3.0     4.4     3.2 
    Tenants' and household insurance (1)                                                                                           
        (2)................................  117.748   117.622   117.653   117.945     0.7    -0.3     4.0     0.7     0.2     2.3 
   Fuels and utilities.....................  194.362   196.694   199.210   199.188    -3.9    -5.1    11.8    10.3    -4.5    11.1 
    Household energy.......................  174.925   177.263   179.858   179.743    -5.6    -6.8    12.9    11.5    -6.2    12.2 
     Fuel oil and other fuels..............  222.684   223.337   230.061   235.366    33.6   -30.6    -8.0    24.8    -3.7     7.1 
     Gas (piped) and electricity (3).......  181.459   184.020   186.511   186.072    -8.1    -4.4    14.6    10.6    -6.3    12.5 
    Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                           
        services (2).......................  140.947   141.636   142.070   142.451     4.8     4.7     5.7     4.3     4.8     5.0 
   Household furnishings and operations....  122.595   122.719   122.902   122.617     2.3     0.0    -1.0     0.1     1.1    -0.5 
    Household operations (1) (2)...........  141.729   141.886   142.069   142.471     4.7     3.8     3.3     2.1     4.3     2.7 
                                                                                                                                   
  Apparel..................................  119.451   120.061   119.132   118.646    -3.3     4.5    -0.2    -2.7     0.5    -1.4 
   Men's and boys' apparel.................  111.883   111.899   111.739   112.055    -1.7     1.8    -8.5     0.6     0.0    -4.1 
   Women's and girls' apparel..............  112.603   113.167   111.805   111.258    -7.1     8.0     7.8    -4.7     0.2     1.4 
   Infants' and toddlers' apparel..........  117.148   118.322   117.687   115.362     4.5     1.0    -8.3    -6.0     2.7    -7.1 
   Footwear................................  122.250   122.846   121.891   121.393    -3.2     2.0    -2.4    -2.8    -0.6    -2.6 
                                                                                                                                   
  Transportation...........................  174.417   174.491   179.761   182.297    16.9   -26.7     0.0    19.3    -7.5     9.3 
   Private transportation..................  171.432   171.483   176.866   179.472    17.1   -27.6     0.1    20.1    -7.9     9.6 
    New and used motor vehicles (2)........   93.254    93.035    93.159    93.122     1.3    -3.7    -4.8    -0.6    -1.3    -2.7 
     New vehicles..........................  137.513   137.293   137.675   137.725    -0.6    -1.7    -2.3     0.6    -1.1    -0.8 
     Used cars and trucks (1)..............  136.063   135.411   135.203   135.192     4.9    -7.9   -11.0    -2.5    -1.7    -6.9 
    Motor fuel.............................  200.603   201.411   222.605   233.190    57.6   -63.5     8.0    82.6   -24.2    40.4 
     Gasoline (all types)..................  199.614   200.433   221.570   232.197    57.6   -63.7     8.0    83.1   -24.3    40.6 
    Motor vehicle parts and equipment (1)..  119.464   119.897   120.170   120.367     7.9     3.8     2.9     3.1     5.8     3.0 
    Motor vehicle maintenance and repair...  221.537   222.687   223.605   224.295     5.3     2.8     1.3     5.1     4.0     3.2 
   Public transportation...................  225.827   226.645   226.760   226.292     5.8    -2.1     0.0     0.8     1.8     0.4 
                                                                                                                                   
  Medical care.............................  343.619   345.415   345.778   347.186     3.8     3.9     4.8     4.2     3.8     4.5 
   Medical care commodities................  281.738   280.701   279.756   281.058     2.5     1.4     1.2    -1.0     2.0     0.1 
   Medical care services...................  360.670   363.443   364.265   365.689     4.1     4.6     5.8     5.7     4.4     5.8 
    Professional services..................  297.931   300.252   300.458   300.604     2.8     3.2     5.3     3.6     3.0     4.5 
    Hospital and related services (3)......  477.026   480.230   482.119   486.111     6.0     5.8     4.3     7.8     5.9     6.1 
                                                                                                                                   
  Recreation (2)...........................  108.456   108.489   108.351   108.379     2.2    -0.7    -0.2    -0.3     0.7    -0.2 
   Video and audio (2).....................  102.732   102.658   102.032   102.106     0.0    -2.7    -3.3    -2.4    -1.3    -2.9 
                                                                                                                                   
  Education and communication (2)..........  114.517   114.825   115.329   115.644     2.1     2.5    -1.0     4.0     2.3     1.5 
   Education (2)...........................  165.149   166.001   166.936   167.711     5.9     7.2     4.9     6.4     6.6     5.6 
    Educational books and supplies.........  408.325   408.597   415.361   417.479     6.1     9.2     9.7     9.3     7.6     9.5 
    Tuition, other school fees, and                                                                                                
        childcare..........................  466.513   469.130   471.264   473.429     6.1     6.9     4.4     6.1     6.5     5.2 
   Communication (2).......................   85.027    85.107    85.404    85.521    -0.5    -0.5    -4.9     2.3    -0.5    -1.3 
    Information and information processing                                                                                         
        (1) (2)............................   83.256    83.337    83.645    83.760    -0.5    -0.5    -5.3     2.4    -0.5    -1.5 
     Telephone services (1) (2)............   97.045    97.233    97.625    97.738     0.4     5.1     0.6     2.9     2.7     1.7 
     Information technology, hardware and                                                                                          
         services (1) (5)..................   11.321    11.272    11.292    11.322    -5.8   -24.4   -30.5     0.0   -15.6   -16.6 
      Personal computers and peripheral                                                                                            
          equipment (1) (2)................   10.081     9.997    10.040    10.036   -20.1    -7.5    -4.6    -1.8   -14.0    -3.2 
                                                                                                                                   
  Other goods and services.................  339.151   340.563   341.327   341.796     2.3     2.8     7.3     3.2     2.6     5.2 
   Tobacco and smoking products (1)........  544.568   550.097   551.161   548.812     2.6    -0.5    17.8     3.2     1.1    10.2 
   Personal care...........................  191.366   191.628   192.086   192.859     2.2     4.3     2.9     3.2     3.2     3.0 
    Personal care products (1).............  157.505   157.992   158.528   158.578     0.0     3.9     2.6     2.8     1.9     2.7 
    Personal care services (1).............  214.254   214.773   215.318   215.658     2.1     4.3     4.5     2.6     3.2     3.6 
    Miscellaneous personal services........  320.102   321.057   321.437   323.928     2.7     6.0     2.4     4.9     4.3     3.6 
                                                                                                                                   
        Commodity and service group                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                   
 Commodities...............................  164.009   164.641   166.963   168.201     7.9   -12.2     1.0    10.6    -2.6     5.7 
  Food and beverages.......................  197.677   199.249   199.913   200.788     2.3     3.7     2.2     6.4     3.0     4.3 
  Commodities less food and beverages......  145.155   145.360   148.351   149.718    11.1   -20.2     0.2    13.2    -5.8     6.5 
   Nondurables less food and beverages.....  179.125   178.618   184.774   187.019    16.4   -32.1    14.1    18.8   -11.1    16.5 
    Apparel................................  119.451   120.061   119.132   118.646    -3.3     4.5    -0.2    -2.7     0.5    -1.4 
    Nondurables less food, beverages, and                                                                                          
        apparel............................  216.359   217.028   228.357   234.256    27.2   -39.3     3.7    37.4   -12.1    19.4 
   Durables................................  113.096   112.926   112.934   112.746     0.0    -3.4    -3.1    -1.2    -1.7    -2.2 
 Services..................................  238.283   239.197   239.874   240.432     3.0     2.9     4.1     3.7     2.9     3.9 
  Rent of shelter (4)......................  221.587   222.103   222.481   223.171     4.7     4.1     4.2     2.9     4.4     3.6 
  Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)   117.748   117.622   117.653   117.945     0.7    -0.3     4.0     0.7     0.2     2.3 
  Gas (piped) and electricity (3)..........  181.459   184.020   186.511   186.072    -8.1    -4.4    14.6    10.6    -6.3    12.5 
  Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                             
      services (2).........................  140.947   141.636   142.070   142.451     4.8     4.7     5.7     4.3     4.8     5.0 
  Household operations (1) (2).............  141.729   141.886   142.069   142.471     4.7     3.8     3.3     2.1     4.3     2.7 
  Transportation services..................  232.262   232.505   232.557   232.280     2.1     2.3     0.5     0.0     2.2     0.2 
  Medical care services....................  360.670   363.443   364.265   365.689     4.1     4.6     5.8     5.7     4.4     5.8 
  Other services...........................  271.240   271.752   272.525   273.512     3.2     3.0     0.7     3.4     3.1     2.0 
                                                                                                                                   
              Special indexes                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                   
 All items less food.......................  198.224   198.835   200.544   201.471     5.8    -5.5     2.7     6.7     0.0     4.7 
 All items less shelter....................  188.864   189.663   191.634   192.646     5.6    -7.5     2.1     8.3    -1.2     5.1 
 All items less medical care...............  192.143   192.863   194.431   195.330     5.3    -4.7     2.6     6.8     0.2     4.7 
 Commodities less food.....................  147.182   147.428   150.381   151.734    11.0   -19.5     0.2    13.0    -5.5     6.4 
 Nondurables less food.....................  180.624   180.295   186.144   188.232    15.3   -30.4    13.5    17.9   -10.4    15.7 
 Nondurables less food and apparel.........  214.118   214.716   225.427   230.802    25.4   -36.9     3.3    35.0   -11.0    18.1 
 Nondurables...............................  189.104   189.616   193.124   194.614     8.5   -15.5     8.0    12.2    -4.3    10.1 
 Services less rent of shelter (4).........  227.051   228.013   229.109   229.610     2.9     0.4     3.1     4.6     1.6     3.9 
 Services less medical care services.......  228.855   229.602   230.290   230.911     3.8     2.3     3.3     3.6     3.1     3.5 
 Energy....................................  186.769   188.349   200.028   205.146    26.6   -44.7    10.2    45.6   -16.3    26.6 
 All items less energy.....................  200.516   201.176   201.470   201.876     2.9     2.4     1.8     2.7     2.7     2.3 
  All items less food and energy...........  201.575   202.045   202.268   202.572     2.9     2.2     1.8     2.0     2.5     1.9 
   Commodities less food and energy                                                                                                
       commodities.........................  140.610   140.753   140.665   140.479     0.3    -0.6    -1.4    -0.4    -0.1    -0.9 
    Energy commodities.....................  202.399   203.201   223.710   234.055    56.3   -62.2     7.0    78.8   -23.1    38.3 
   Services less energy services...........  244.423   245.136   245.594   246.269     4.1     3.5     3.2     3.1     3.8     3.1 

   1 Not seasonally adjusted.
   2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
   3 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator.  All other item stratum index series were calculated using a
 geometric means estimator.
   4 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base
   5 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.
 NOTE:  Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

 Table 6. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Selected areas, all items index 

 (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                   All items                                      
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                       Indexes                 Percent change to Percent change to
                    CPI-W                      Pricing                                          Apr. 2007 from--   Mar. 2007 from-- 
                                              schedule                                                                            
                                                 (1)      Jan.      Feb.      Mar.      Apr.                                      
                                                          2007      2007      2007      2007    Apr.  Feb.  Mar.  Mar.  Jan.  Feb.
                                                                                                2006  2007  2007  2006  2007  2007
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
 U.S. city average...........................    M      197.559   198.544   200.612   202.130   2.5   1.8   0.8   2.7   1.5   1.0 
                                                                                                                                  
           Region and area size(2)                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
 Northeast urban.............................    M      212.054   212.649   214.517   215.802   2.3   1.5   0.6   2.6   1.2   0.9 
   Size A - More than 1,500,000..............    M      213.163   213.892   215.629   216.766   2.5   1.3   0.5   2.8   1.2   0.8 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3)........    M      127.395   127.587   128.888   129.856   1.8   1.8   0.8   2.2   1.2   1.0 
                                                                                                                                  
 Midwest urban...............................    M      187.811   189.121   191.145   192.379   2.2   1.7   0.6   2.2   1.8   1.1 
   Size A - More than 1,500,000..............    M      188.802   190.087   192.051   193.403   2.3   1.7   0.7   2.2   1.7   1.0 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3)........    M      122.103   123.121   124.508   125.159   1.9   1.7   0.5   2.3   2.0   1.1 
   Size D -  Nonmetropolitan  (less than                                                                                          
       50,000)...............................    M      185.949   186.458   188.484   189.901   2.1   1.8   0.8   2.0   1.4   1.1 
                                                                                                                                  
 South urban.................................    M      191.671   192.574   194.734   196.730   2.4   2.2   1.0   2.5   1.6   1.1 
   Size A - More than 1,500,000..............    M      195.057   196.032   198.254   199.837   2.6   1.9   0.8   3.0   1.6   1.1 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3)........    M      122.204   122.842   124.185   125.598   2.2   2.2   1.1   2.1   1.6   1.1 
   Size D -  Nonmetropolitan  (less than                                                                                          
       50,000)...............................    M      195.466   195.444   197.902   200.520   2.7   2.6   1.3   2.9   1.2   1.3 
                                                                                                                                  
 West urban..................................    M      201.946   203.036   205.173   206.521   3.3   1.7   0.7   3.5   1.6   1.1 
   Size A - More than 1,500,000..............    M      203.537   204.885   207.180   208.393   3.3   1.7   0.6   3.7   1.8   1.1 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3)........    M      125.593   126.161   127.333   128.376   3.2   1.8   0.8   3.0   1.4   0.9 
                                                                                                                                  
                 Size classes                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                  
   A (4).....................................    M      183.443   184.447   186.331   187.531   2.7   1.7   0.6   2.9   1.6   1.0 
   B/C (3)...................................    M      123.578   124.203   125.513   126.624   2.3   1.9   0.9   2.4   1.6   1.1 
   D.........................................    M      192.985   193.060   195.247   197.059   2.5   2.1   0.9   2.7   1.2   1.1 
                                                                                                                                  
           Selected local areas(5)                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI..............    M      192.166   193.451   195.472   197.067   3.0   1.9   0.8   2.4   1.7   1.0 
 Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA.....    M      204.498   206.632   208.929   210.195   3.6   1.7   0.6   4.0   2.2   1.1 
 New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island,                                                                                              
     NY-NJ-CT-PA.............................    M      215.793   216.771   218.510   219.791   2.7   1.4   0.6   3.1   1.3   0.8 
                                                                                                                                  
 Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT.........    1      224.256         -   225.918         -     -     -     -   2.5   0.7     - 
 Cleveland-Akron, OH.........................    1      181.559         -   184.014         -     -     -     -   1.3   1.4     - 
 Dallas-Fort Worth, TX.......................    1      190.187         -   191.750         -     -     -     -   1.1   0.8     - 
 Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV (6).......    1      128.978         -   131.234         -     -     -     -   3.8   1.7     - 
                                                                                                                                  
 Atlanta, GA.................................    2            -   193.446         -   197.856   3.1   2.3     -     -     -     - 
 Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI.................    2            -   192.717         -   195.417   1.7   1.4     -     -     -     - 
 Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX..............    2            -   179.288         -   182.774   1.5   1.9     -     -     -     - 
 Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL...................    2            -   205.688         -   208.921   3.3   1.6     -     -     -     - 
 Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City,                                                                                           
     PA-NJ-DE-MD.............................    2            -   212.986         -   214.668   1.7   0.8     -     -     -     - 
 San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA..........    2            -   208.803         -   211.189   3.1   1.1     -     -     -     - 
 Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA................    2            -   205.746         -   210.388   3.9   2.3     -     -     -     - 

   1 Areas on pricing schedule 2 (see Table 10) will appear next month. 
   2 Regions defined as the four Census regions.  See technical notes.
   3 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base.
   4 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.
   5 In addition, the following metropolitan areas are published semiannually and appear in Tables 34 and 39 of the January and
 July issues of the CPI Detailed Report: Anchorage, AK; Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN; Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO; Honolulu, HI;
 Kansas City, MO-KS; Milwaukee-Racine, WI; Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI; Phoenix-Mesa, AZ; Pittsburgh, PA; Portland-Salem, OR-WA;
 St. Louis, MO-IL; San Diego, CA; Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL.
   6 Indexes on a November 1996=100 base.
   - Data not available.
 NOTE:  Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

 Table 7. Chained Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-U): U.S. city average, by
 expenditure category and commodity and service group

 (December 1999=100, unless otherwise noted)
                                                                                                  
                                                                                                  
                                                                                    Unadjusted    
                                                 Relative       Unadjusted      percent change to 
                                               importance,       indexes         Apr. 2007 from-  
                    C-CPI-U                     December                                          
                                                2003-2004                                         
                                                              Mar.      Apr.      Apr.      Mar.  
                                                              2007      2007      2006      2007  
                                                                                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                  
             Expenditure category                                                                 
                                                                                                  
 All items....................................    100.000   118.953   119.543       2.3       0.5 
                                                                                                  
  Food and beverages..........................     15.072   118.366   118.596       3.6       0.2 
   Food.......................................     13.943   118.359   118.584       3.6       0.2 
    Food at home..............................      8.029   115.435   115.552       3.7       0.1 
    Food away from home.......................      5.914   122.301   122.681       3.4       0.3 
   Alcoholic beverages........................      1.130   118.710   119.009       2.9       0.3 
                                                                                                  
  Housing.....................................     42.173   124.462   124.713       3.3       0.2 
   Shelter....................................     32.495   126.316   126.701       3.9       0.3 
   Fuels and utilities........................      4.702   147.974   147.904       3.2       0.0 
   Household furnishings and operations.......      4.977    96.629    96.400      -0.1      -0.2 
                                                                                                  
  Apparel.....................................      4.076    92.243    92.585      -0.8       0.4 
                                                                                                  
  Transportation..............................     17.095   118.479   120.770       0.2       1.9 
   Private transportation.....................     15.988   119.171   121.573       0.2       2.0 
   Public transportation......................      1.107   111.096   111.931       0.9       0.8 
                                                                                                  
  Medical care................................      6.055   135.269   135.687       3.7       0.3 
   Medical care commodities...................      1.458   121.296   121.932       0.9       0.5 
   Medical care services......................      4.597   140.149   140.486       4.7       0.2 
                                                                                                  
  Recreation..................................      5.863   105.266   105.393      -0.6       0.1 
                                                                                                  
  Education and communication.................      6.190   104.456   104.544       1.1       0.1 
   Education..................................      2.751   156.322   156.367       6.0       0.0 
   Communication..............................      3.439    74.462    74.557      -2.5       0.1 
                                                                                                  
  Other goods and services....................      3.475   123.167   123.411       3.5       0.2 
                                                                                                  
          Commodity and service group                                                             
                                                                                                  
 Services.....................................     58.763   127.328   127.634       3.3       0.2 
 Commodities..................................     41.237   108.594   109.528       0.9       0.9 
  Durables....................................     12.340    85.616    85.458      -2.3      -0.2 
 Nondurables..................................     28.897   120.452   122.030       2.3       1.3 
  All items less food and energy..............     78.707   114.870   115.068       2.0       0.2 
 Energy.......................................      7.351   169.314   177.158       3.1       4.6 

 Indexes for 2007 are initial estimates.  Indexes for 2006 are interim adjustments.
 NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.