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                    CONSUMER PRICE INDEX: NOVEMBER 2002
 
      The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) was
 unchanged in November, before seasonal adjustment, the Bureau of Labor
 Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today.  The November
 level of 181.3 (1982-84=100) was 2.2 percent higher than its level in
 November 2001.
      
      The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers
 (CPI-W) rose 0.1 percent in November, prior to seasonal adjustment.  The
 November level of 177.4 was 2.1 percent higher than the index in November
 2001.
      
 CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U)
      
      On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI-U rose 0.1 percent in
 November, following an increase of 0.3 percent in October.  The index for
 food rose 0.2 percent in November.  The index for food at home, which
 declined 0.1 percent in October, increased 0.3 percent, reflecting upturns
 in the indexes for fruits and vegetables and for meats, poultry, fish, and
 eggs.  Energy costs, which had increased in each of the four preceding
 months, declined 0.2 percent in November.  Within energy, the index for
 petroleum-based energy declined 0.2 percent and the index for energy
 services decreased 0.2 percent.  Excluding food and energy, the CPI-U rose
 0.2 percent in November, the same as in October.
 
 Table A.  Percent changes in CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U)
                                   Seasonally adjusted                Un-
                                                        Compound    adjusted
     Expenditure        Changes from preceding month  annual rate   12-mos.
      Category                      2002              3-mos. ended   ended
                     May  June July Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Nov. '02    Nov.'02
 All Items            .0    .1   .1   .3   .2   .3   .1    2.2       2.2
  Food and beverages -.2    .1   .2  -.1   .2   .1   .3    2.3       1.3
  Housing             .3    .1   .1   .3   .1   .3   .2    2.2       2.4
  Apparel            -.6   -.9 -1.0  1.1   .1   .0  -.4   -1.3      -2.0
  Transportation     -.4    .1   .3   .4   .3   .6  -.1    3.2       3.3
  Medical care        .5    .2   .7   .2   .3   .6   .6    6.1       5.0
  Recreation         -.1   -.3   .1   .1   .0   .3   .0    1.1        .9
  Education and                                                         
    communication     .6    .3   .7   .7  -.2   .0   .0    -.7       2.1
  Other goods and                                                     
    services         -.5   1.0   .0   .5   .4  -.5   .1    -.4       2.2
  Special Indexes                                                       
    Energy           -.7    .0   .4   .6   .7  1.9  -.2    9.8       8.0
    Food             -.2    .0   .2  -.1   .2   .1   .2    2.1       1.3
    All Items less                                                       
      food and energy .2    .1   .2   .3   .1   .2   .2    1.7       2.0


 See page 3 and table 7 for the release of the Chained Consumer Price Index
 for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-U), a new supplemental index of consumer
 price change.
    
       During the first 11 months of 2002, the CPI-U rose at a 2.6 percent
 seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR).  This compares with an increase of
 1.6 percent for all of 2001.  The index for energy, which declined 13.0
 percent in 2001, increased at a 12.5 percent SAAR in the first 11 months
 of 2002.  Petroleum-based energy costs increased at a 28.2 percent annual
 rate while charges for energy services showed no change.  The food index
 has increased at a 1.3 percent SAAR thus far this year, following a 2.8
 percent rise for all of 2001.  Excluding food and energy, the CPI-U
 advanced at a 2.1 percent SAAR in the first 11 months, following a 2.7
 percent rise in all of 2001.
      
      The food and beverages index increased 0.3 percent in November.  The
 index for food at home, which declined 0.1 percent in October, also
 increased 0.3 percent in November, reflecting upturns in the indexes for
 fruits and vegetables and for meats, poultry, fish, and eggs.  The index
 for fruits and vegetables increased 1.0 percent, following a 0.9 percent
 decline in October.  In November, the indexes for fresh vegetables and
 fresh fruits rose 2.1 and 1.4 percent, respectively, while the index for
 processed fruits and vegetables decreased 1.7 percent.   The index for
 meats, poultry, fish, and eggs, which declined 0.4 percent in October,
 increased 0.6 percent in November.  Within the index for meats, poultry,
 fish, and eggs, the indexes for pork, poultry, fish and seafood, and eggs
 each turned up in November.  The index for beef, which rose 0.1 percent in
 October, increased 0.4 percent in November.  Poultry prices advanced in
 November despite a large decline in prices for turkey.  The indexes for
 dairy products, for other food at home, and for cereal and bakery products
 rose 0.4, 0.3, and 0.1 percent, respectively.  The index for nonalcoholic
 beverages decreased 0.7 percent, reflecting a drop in prices for
 carbonated drinks and noncarbonated juices and drinks.  The other two
 components of the food and beverages index, food away from home and
 alcoholic beverages, increased 0.1 and 0.2 percent, respectively.
      
      The index for housing rose 0.2 percent in November.  Shelter costs
 increased 0.3 percent in November, following a 0.2 percent rise in
 October.  Within shelter, the index for rent rose 0.3 percent, owners'
 equivalent rent increased 0.1 percent, and the index for lodging away from
 home advanced 0.7 percent.  (Prior to seasonal adjustment, the index for
 lodging away from home declined 3.2 percent.)  The index for fuels and
 utilities was unchanged in November.  The index for fuel oil decreased 0.2
 percent in November, but prices for fuel oil have risen 10.9 percent in
 the first 11 months of 2002.  In November, the indexes for electricity and
 for natural gas declined 0.3 and 0.1 percent, respectively.  (Prior to
 seasonal adjustment, fuel oil prices rose 2.1 percent and charges for
 natural gas rose 4.5 percent, while charges for electricity fell 2.9
 percent.)  The index for household furnishings and operations declined 0.1
 percent in November.
      
      The transportation index, which increased 0.6 percent in October,
 declined 0.1 percent in November.  The index for gasoline registered its
 first decline since May--down 0.4 percent in November after increasing 3.8
 percent in October.  Gasoline prices have risen 29.8 percent thus far this
 year, but remain 15.2 percent below their peak level in May 2001.  The
 index for new vehicles turned down in November after registering increases
 of 0.5 and 0.4 percent in September and October, respectively.  During the
 last 12 months, new vehicle prices have declined 1.5 percent.  (As of
 November, about 55 percent of the new vehicle sample was represented by
 2003 models.  The 2003 models will continue to be phased in, with
 appropriate adjustments for quality change, over the next several months
 as they replace old models at dealerships. For a report on quality changes
 for the 2003 vehicles represented in the Producer Price Index sample, see
 news release USDL-02-634, dated November 15, 2002.)  The index for used
 cars and trucks declined 1.4 percent in November to a level 5.5 percent
 lower than in November 2001.  Airline fares declined for the third
 consecutive month--down 0.8 percent in November--and are 3.2 percent lower
 than a year ago.
      
      The index for apparel registered its first decline since July--down
 0.4 percent in November.  (Prior to seasonal adjustment, apparel prices
 fell 1.0 percent, reflecting discounting of prices for women's wear.)
      
      The medical care index rose 0.6 percent in November to a level 5.0
 percent above its level a year ago.  The index for medical care
 commodities--prescription drugs, nonprescription drugs, and medical
 supplies--increased 0.4 percent.  The index for medical care services rose
 0.6 percent in November.  Charges for professional services rose 0.3
 percent and those for hospital and related services increased 1.2 percent.
      
      The index for recreation, which rose 0.3 percent in October, was
 unchanged in November.  Continued declines in the indexes for pets and pet
 products, for photography, and for toys, coupled with a smaller increase
 in the index for admissions to movies, theaters, concerts, and sporting
 events, were responsible for the deceleration in this major group.
      
      In November, the index for education and communication was unchanged
 for the second consecutive month.  The education index rose 0.4 percent,
 reflecting an increase in the index for college textbooks.  The index for
 communication costs declined 0.4 percent, reflecting decreases in the
 indexes for telephone services and for personal computers and peripheral
 equipment--down 0.1 and 3.4 percent, respectively.
      
      The index for other goods and services, which declined 0.5 percent in
 October, increased 0.1 percent in November.  Prices for cigarettes were
 unchanged in November, following a 3.3 percent decline in October.
     
 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 0.1 percent in November.
 
 Table B.  Percent changes in CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical
           Workers  (CPI-W)
                        Seasonally adjusted                           Un-
                                                        Compound    adjusted
     Expenditure        Changes from preceding month  annual rate   12-mos.
      Category                      2002              3-mos. ended   ended
                     May  June July Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Nov. '02    Nov.'02                   
 All Items           -.1    .1   .2   .3   .2   .2   .1    2.1       2.1
  Food and beverages -.2    .1   .1  -.1   .2   .1   .2    2.1       1.2
  Housing             .3    .1   .2   .2   .2   .3   .2    2.5       2.4
  Apparel            -.8   -.9 -1.0  1.1   .1  -.2  -.2   -1.3      -2.0
  Transportation     -.6    .2   .4   .5   .3   .5  -.2    2.1       3.4
  Medical care        .5    .1   .8   .2   .3   .7   .6    6.4       5.1
  Recreation         -.2   -.3   .1   .0   .0   .3  -.1     .8        .6
  Education and                                                         
    communication     .7    .3   .7   .7  -.2   .0   .0    -.7       1.8
  Other goods and                                                     
    services         -.9   1.5   .0   .8   .6  -.9   .0   -1.3       2.6
  Special Indexes                                                       
    Energy          -1.3    .2   .4   .7   .7  1.9  -.2   10.5       8.7
    Food             -.2    .1   .2  -.1   .2   .1   .2    2.1       1.1
    All Items less                                                       
      food and energy .1    .1   .2   .3   .2   .1   .1    1.3       1.7


 Chained Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-U)
 
      The C-CPI-U declined 0.1 percent in November on a not seasonally
 adjusted basis.  The November level of 106.1  (December 1999=100) was 1.9
 percent higher than the index in November 2001.  Table 7 contains the most
 recent indexes for all items and the component series that are published.
 Data will be published monthly in the CPI Detailed Report and are
 available on the CPI home page:  http://www.bls.gov/cpi/. Please note that
 the indexes for the post-2000 period are subject to revision.
      
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     Consumer Price Index data for December are scheduled for release on
 Thursday, January 16, 2003, at 8:30 A.M. (EST). Releases for the remainder
 of 2003:
     
           Feb. 21   May  16   Aug. 15   Nov. 18
           Mar. 21   June 17   Sep. 16   Dec. 16
           Apr. 16   July 16   Oct. 16   Jan. 15, 2004
  
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                     NOTE ON A NEW, SUPPLEMENTAL INDEX
                          OF CONSUMER PRICE CHANGE
                                     
       The Bureau of Labor Statistics began publishing a consumer price
 index (CPI) called the Chained Consumer Price Index for All Urban
 Consumers, effective with release of July data on August 16, 2002.
 Designated the C-CPI-U, the index supplements the existing indexes already
 produced by the BLS: the CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) and the CPI
 for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W).
 
     The C-CPI-U employs a Tornqvist formula and utilizes expenditure data
 in adjacent time periods in order to reflect the effect of any
 substitution that consumers make across item categories in response to
 changes in relative prices.  The new measure, said to be a "superlative"
 index, is designed to be a closer approximation to a "cost-of-living"
 index than the CPI-U and CPI-W.  The use of expenditure data for both a
 base period and the current period in order to average price change across
 item categories distinguishes the C-CPI-U from the other CPI measures,
 which use only a single expenditure base period to compute the price
 change over time.  In 1999, the BLS introduced a geometric mean estimator
 for averaging prices within most of the index's item categories in order
 to approximate the effect of consumers' responses to changes in relative
 prices within these item categories.  The geometric mean estimator is used
 in the C-CPI-U in the same item categories in which it is now used in the
 CPI-U and CPI-W.  (See Monthly Labor Review, October 1998, pp. 3-7.)

      Expenditure data required for the calculation of the C-CPI-U are
 available only with a time lag.  Thus, the C-CPI-U is being issued first
 in preliminary form using the latest available expenditure data at this
 time and will be subject to two subsequent revisions.  Accordingly, with
 release of the July data, "final" values of the C-CPI-U have been issued
 for the 12 months of 2000, "interim" values have been issued for the 12
 months of 2001, and "initial" values have been issued for January-July 2of
 2002.  In February 2003, with release of the January 2003 index, revised
 interim indexes for the 12 months of 2002 will be published, and the index
 values for 2001 will be revised and will become final.  Then, in February
 2004, when the monthly expenditure data from calendar year 2002 become
 available, C-CPI-U indexes for the 12 months of 2002 will be issued in
 final form and values for the 12 months of 2003 will be revised and issued
 as interim. The C-CPI-U index revisions are expected to be small, but in
 principle each monthly index could be revised from its previously
 published level.
 
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 Brief Explanation of the CPI
 
     The Consumer Price Index (CPI) is a measure of the average change in
 prices over time of goods and services purchased by households.  The
 Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes CPIs for two population groups:  (1)
 the CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W), which covers
 households of wage earners and clerical workers that comprise
 approximately 32 percent of the total population and (2) the CPI for All
 Urban Consumers (CPI-U) and the Chained CPI for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-
 U), which cover approximately 87 percent of the total population and
 include in addition to wage earners and clerical worker households,
 groups such as professional, managerial, and technical workers, the self-
 employed, short-term workers, the unemployed, and retirees and others not
 in the labor force.
 
      The CPIs are based on prices of food, clothing, shelter, and fuels,
 transportation fares, charges for doctors' and dentists' services, drugs,
 and other goods and services that people buy for day-to-day living.
 Prices are collected in 87 urban areas across the country from about
 50,000 housing units and approximately 23,000 retail establishments-
 department stores, supermarkets, hospitals, filling stations, and other
 types of stores and service establishments.  All taxes directly associated
 with the purchase and use of items are included in the index.  Prices of
 fuels and a few other items are obtained every month in all 87 locations.
 Prices of most other commodities and services are collected every month in
 the three largest geographic areas and every other month in other areas.
 Prices of most goods and services are obtained by personal visits or
 telephone calls of the Bureau's trained representatives.
 
      In calculating the index, price changes for the various items in each
 location are averaged together with weights, which represent their
 importance in the spending of the appropriate population group.  Local
 data are then combined to obtain a U.S. city average.  For the CPI-U and
 CPI-W separate indexes are also published by size of city, by region of
 the country, for cross-classifications of regions and population-size
 classes, and for 27 local areas.  Area indexes do not measure differences
 in the level of prices among cities, they only measure the average change
 in prices for each area since the base period.  For the C-CPI-U data are
 issued only at the national level.  It is important to note that the CPI-U
 and CPI-W are considered final when released, but the C-CPI-U is issued in
 preliminary form and subject to two annual revisions.
 
      The index measures price change from a designed reference date.  For
 the CPI-U and the CPI-W the reference base is 1982-84 equals 100.0. The
 reference base for the C-CPI-U is December 1999 equals 100.
 An increase of 16.5 percent from the reference base, for example, is shown
 as 116.5.  This change can also be expressed in dollars as follows:  the
 price of a base period market basket of goods and services in the CPI has
 risen from $10 in 1982-84 to $11.65.
 
      For further details visit the CPI home page on the Internet at
 http://www.bls.gov/cpi/ or contact our CPI Information and Analysis
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       Calculating Index Changes
       
            Movements of the indexes from one month to another are
       usually expressed as percent changes rather than changes in index 
       points, because index point changes are affected by the level of 
       the index in relation to its base period while percent changes are 
       not.  The example below illustrates the computation of index point 
       and percent changes.
       
            Percent changes for 3-month and 6-month periods are expressed 
       as annual rates and are computed according to the standard formula 
       for compound growth rates.  These data indicate what the percent 
       change would be if the current rate were maintained for a 12-month 
       period.
       
         
                    Index Point Change
       
       CPI   					115.7
       Less previous index    			111.2
       Equals index point change  		4.5
       
       
                    Percent Change
       
    
 Table 1. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity
 and service group

 (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                   Unadjusted                           
                                                 Relative   Unadjusted indexes percent change to   Seasonally adjusted  
                                               importance,                      Nov. 2002 from-    percent change from- 
                     CPI-U                       December                                                               
                                                   2001       Oct.      Nov.                                            
                                                              2002      2002     Nov.     Oct.   Aug. to Sep. to Oct. to
                                                                                 2001     2002     Sep.    Oct.    Nov. 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                        
             Expenditure category                                                                                       
                                                                                                                        
 All items ...................................    100.000     181.3     181.3      2.2      0.0     0.2     0.3     0.1 
 All items (1967=100) ........................          -     543.2     543.1        -        -       -       -       - 
                                                                                                                        
  Food and beverages .........................     15.719     177.1     177.4      1.3      0.2     0.2     0.1     0.3 
   Food ......................................     14.688     176.5     176.8      1.3      0.2     0.2     0.1     0.2 
    Food at home .............................      8.468     175.1     175.5      0.5      0.2     0.3    -0.1     0.3 
     Cereals and bakery products .............      1.298     198.9     198.3      1.7     -0.3     0.4     0.4     0.1 
     Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ..........      2.271     161.3     162.1     -0.4      0.5    -0.2    -0.4     0.6 
     Dairy and related products (1)...........       .916     166.5     167.1     -2.4      0.4    -0.5     0.1     0.4 
     Fruits and vegetables ...................      1.204     217.4     219.8      3.2      1.1     0.0    -0.9     1.0 
     Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage                                                                                
         materials ...........................       .967     140.5     139.1     -0.3     -1.0     2.2     0.1    -0.7 
     Other food at home ......................      1.811     160.9     161.1      0.5      0.1     0.5     0.3     0.3 
      Sugar and sweets .......................       .315     159.9     158.5      2.3     -0.9    -0.3     0.4     0.1 
      Fats and oils ..........................       .265     155.9     153.4     -1.4     -1.6     1.1     0.1    -1.0 
      Other foods ............................      1.232     177.0     178.3      0.4      0.7     0.6     0.3     0.7 
       Other miscellaneous foods (1) (2)......       .289     109.8     110.3     -0.3      0.5     0.4     0.1     0.5 
    Food away from home (1)...................      6.220     179.6     179.8      2.3      0.1     0.2     0.2     0.1 
     Other food away from home (1) (2)........       .383     119.1     119.7      3.7      0.5     0.6     0.3     0.5 
   Alcoholic beverages .......................      1.031     184.7     185.1      2.2      0.2    -0.2     0.4     0.2 
                                                                                                                        
  Housing ....................................     40.873     181.4     181.2      2.4     -0.1     0.1     0.3     0.2 
   Shelter ...................................     31.522     209.7     209.6      3.3      0.0     0.1     0.2     0.3 
    Rent of primary residence (3).............      6.421     201.3     202.0      3.3      0.3     0.1     0.3     0.3 
    Lodging away from home (2) (3)............      2.702     117.0     113.2      1.4     -3.2    -0.6     0.0     0.7 
    Owners' equivalent rent of primary                                                                                  
        residence (3) (4).....................     22.046     216.8     217.3      3.4      0.2     0.2     0.3     0.1 
    Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)..       .353     110.0     111.4      4.2      1.3     0.4     0.0     1.3 
   Fuels and utilities .......................      4.511     144.4     143.6      0.1     -0.6     0.4     0.4     0.0 
    Fuels ....................................      3.654     127.9     127.0     -0.6     -0.7     0.4     0.5    -0.2 
     Fuel oil and other fuels ................       .188     119.3     121.8      3.0      2.1     1.2     1.7     0.8 
     Gas (piped) and electricity (3)..........      3.466     134.9     133.7     -0.7     -0.9     0.4     0.4    -0.2 
    Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                
        services (2)..........................       .857     113.9     114.3      3.3      0.4     0.2     0.4     0.4 
   Household furnishings and operations ......      4.840     128.0     127.8     -1.0     -0.2    -0.2     0.3    -0.1 
    Household operations (1) (2)..............       .820     119.7     119.9      2.6      0.2     0.4     0.0     0.2 
                                                                                                                        
  Apparel ....................................      4.399     126.8     125.5     -2.0     -1.0     0.1     0.0    -0.4 
   Men's and boys' apparel ...................      1.122     122.8     123.2     -3.3      0.3     0.1    -0.2     0.3 
   Women's and girls' apparel ................      1.807     120.5     118.0     -1.2     -2.1    -0.4     0.3    -0.8 
   Infants' and toddlers' apparel (1).........       .203     127.7     127.5     -3.7     -0.2     1.5     1.2    -0.2 
   Footwear ..................................       .874     123.0     122.7     -0.8     -0.2     0.6    -0.3    -0.1 
                                                                                                                        
  Transportation .............................     17.055     154.9     155.2      3.3      0.2     0.3     0.6    -0.1 
   Private transportation ....................     15.845     151.1     151.5      3.7      0.3     0.3     0.7    -0.1 
    New and used motor vehicles (2)...........      8.614      98.9      98.8     -2.5     -0.1     0.1    -0.2    -0.5 
     New vehicles ............................      5.083     139.5     140.4     -1.5      0.6     0.5     0.4    -0.1 
     Used cars and trucks ....................      2.195     150.7     148.8     -5.5     -1.3    -0.8    -1.6    -1.4 
    Motor fuel ...............................      2.564     124.5     124.4     19.0     -0.1     1.0     3.4    -0.2 
     Gasoline (all types) ....................      2.536     123.9     123.8     19.3     -0.1     1.0     3.8    -0.4 
    Motor vehicle parts and equipment (1).....       .421     106.9     107.2      1.3      0.3    -0.3    -0.5     0.3 
    Motor vehicle maintenance and repair .....      1.400     191.8     192.8      3.4      0.5     0.0     0.1     0.5 
   Public transportation .....................      1.211     203.4     202.3     -1.4     -0.5    -0.9    -1.6     0.9 
                                                                                                                        
  Medical care ...............................      5.810     289.2     290.5      5.0      0.4     0.3     0.6     0.6 
   Medical care commodities ..................      1.377     258.3     259.1      3.4      0.3     0.2     0.3     0.4 
   Medical care services .....................      4.434     297.1     298.5      5.5      0.5     0.4     0.7     0.6 
    Professional services (3).................      2.784     256.0     256.5      3.1      0.2     0.0     0.6     0.3 
    Hospital and related services (3).........      1.353     376.7     380.7      9.7      1.1     0.7     0.9     1.2 
                                                                                                                        
  Recreation (2)..............................      6.019     106.4     106.4      0.9      0.0     0.0     0.3     0.0 
   Video and audio (2)........................      1.645     102.6     103.0      1.6      0.4     0.3     0.4     0.4 
                                                                                                                        
  Education and communication (2).............      5.813     109.4     109.3      2.1     -0.1    -0.2     0.0     0.0 
   Education (2)..............................      2.726     129.9     130.0      6.3      0.1     0.6     0.3     0.4 
    Educational books and supplies ...........       .220     323.2     324.0      6.3      0.2    -0.1    -0.1     1.1 
    Tuition, other school fees, and childcare       2.506     373.8     374.1      6.3      0.1     0.7     0.4     0.4 
   Communication (1) (2)......................      3.087      92.2      91.8     -1.6     -0.4    -0.8    -0.3    -0.4 
    Information and information processing (1)                                                                          
        (2)...................................      2.903      90.4      90.0     -2.4     -0.4    -0.9    -0.3    -0.4 
     Telephone services (1) (2)...............      2.324      99.9      99.8      0.2     -0.1    -0.5    -0.2    -0.1 
     Information and information processing                                                                             
         other than telephone services (1) (5)       .580      17.7      17.3    -13.5     -2.3    -2.7    -0.6    -2.3 
      Personal computers and peripheral                                                                                 
          equipment (1) (2)...................       .275      20.7      20.0    -22.5     -3.4    -4.1    -1.9    -3.4 
                                                                                                                        
  Other goods and services ...................      4.312     295.4     295.6      2.2      0.1     0.4    -0.5     0.1 
   Tobacco and smoking products (1)...........       .928     470.6     470.4      5.3      0.0     1.6    -3.1     0.0 
   Personal care (1)..........................      3.384     175.3     175.5      1.7      0.1     0.0     0.2     0.1 
    Personal care products (1)................       .706     154.6     154.2     -0.8     -0.3     0.1     0.1    -0.3 
    Personal care services (1)................       .901     189.3     189.9      1.7      0.3     0.1     0.1     0.3 
    Miscellaneous personal services ..........      1.562     276.0     276.6      3.2      0.2    -0.1     0.3     0.3 
                                                                                                                        
          Commodity and service group                                                                                   
                                                                                                                        
 Commodities .................................     41.300     150.7     150.6      0.7     -0.1     0.2     0.1    -0.1 
  Food and beverages .........................     15.719     177.1     177.4      1.3      0.2     0.2     0.1     0.3 
  Commodities less food and beverages ........     25.582     135.5     135.2      0.4     -0.2     0.1     0.2    -0.3 
   Nondurables less food and beverages .......     13.493     148.4     148.0      3.6     -0.3    -0.6     0.8     0.5 
    Apparel ..................................      4.399     126.8     125.5     -2.0     -1.0     0.1     0.0    -0.4 
    Nondurables less food, beverages, and                                                                               
        apparel ..............................      9.094     166.0     166.0      6.3      0.0    -1.0     1.3     0.8 
   Durables ..................................     12.089     120.6     120.5     -3.0     -0.1    -0.2    -0.2    -0.5 
 Services ....................................     58.700     211.7     211.8      3.3      0.0     0.2     0.3     0.3 
  Rent of shelter (4).........................     31.169     218.4     218.2      3.3     -0.1     0.1     0.3     0.1 
  Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)....       .353     110.0     111.4      4.2      1.3     0.4     0.0     1.3 
  Gas (piped) and electricity (3).............      3.466     134.9     133.7     -0.7     -0.9     0.4     0.4    -0.2 
  Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                  
      services (2)............................       .857     113.9     114.3      3.3      0.4     0.2     0.4     0.4 
  Household operations (1) (2)................       .820     119.7     119.9      2.6      0.2     0.4     0.0     0.2 
  Transportation services ....................      6.638     210.9     212.0      3.8      0.5     0.1     0.1     0.6 
  Medical care services ......................      4.434     297.1     298.5      5.5      0.5     0.4     0.7     0.6 
  Other services .............................     10.963     249.7     249.9      3.3      0.1     0.1     0.3     0.2 
                                                                                                                        
                Special indexes                                                                                         
                                                                                                                        
 All items less food .........................     85.312     182.2     182.1      2.4     -0.1     0.2     0.3     0.1 
 All items less shelter ......................     68.478     172.2     172.3      1.8      0.1     0.2     0.2     0.1 
 All items less medical care .................     94.190     175.6     175.6      2.1      0.0     0.2     0.2     0.1 
 Commodities less food .......................     26.612     137.3     137.0      0.4     -0.2     0.1     0.2    -0.3 
 Nondurables less food .......................     14.524     150.6     150.2      3.5     -0.3    -0.6     0.7     0.5 
 Nondurables less food and apparel ...........     10.125     166.9     166.9      5.8      0.0    -0.9     1.3     0.7 
 Nondurables .................................     29.212     163.0     162.9      2.4     -0.1    -0.2     0.3     0.5 
 Services less rent of shelter (4)............     27.531     219.9     220.2      3.2      0.1     0.3     0.4     0.3 
 Services less medical care services .........     54.266     204.2     204.3      3.1      0.0     0.2     0.2     0.2 
 Energy ......................................      6.218     125.8     125.3      8.0     -0.4     0.7     1.9    -0.2 
 All items less energy .......................     93.782     188.8     188.9      1.9      0.1     0.1     0.2     0.2 
  All items less food and energy .............     79.094     191.8     191.8      2.0      0.0     0.1     0.2     0.2 
   Commodities less food and energy                                                                                     
       commodities ...........................     23.860     143.9     143.6     -1.6     -0.2     0.0    -0.1    -0.3 
    Energy commodities .......................      2.752     124.8     124.9     18.1      0.1     1.0     3.3    -0.2 
   Services less energy services .............     55.234     219.5     219.8      3.5      0.1     0.1     0.3     0.3 
 Purchasing power of the consumer dollar                                                                                
     (1982-84=$1.00) .........................          -    $ .552    $ .552        -        -       -       -       - 
 Purchasing power of the consumer dollar                                                                                
     (1967=$1.00) ............................          -    $ .184    $ .184        -        -       -       -       - 

   1 Not seasonally adjusted.
   2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
   3 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator.  All other item stratum index series converted to a
 geometric means estimator in January, 1999.
   4 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.
   5 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.
   - Data not available.
 NOTE:  Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

 Table 2. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, by expenditure
 category and commodity and service group

 (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                                 Seasonally adjusted indexes    Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent 
                                                                                               change for               
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                     CPI-U                                                           3 months ended--         6 months  
                                                                                                              ended--   
                                                 Aug.    Sep.    Oct.    Nov.                                           
                                                 2002    2002    2002    2002                                           
                                                                                Feb.    May   Aug.   Nov.    May   Nov. 
                                                                                2002   2002   2002   2002   2002   2002 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                        
             Expenditure category                                                                                       
                                                                                                                        
 All items ...................................  180.5   180.8   181.3   181.5    1.1    3.4    2.2    2.2    2.3    2.2 
                                                                                                                        
  Food and beverages .........................  176.6   177.0   177.1   177.6    2.3    0.0    0.7    2.3    1.1    1.5 
   Food ......................................  176.0   176.4   176.5   176.9    2.3    0.0    0.5    2.1    1.1    1.3 
    Food at home .............................  174.8   175.4   175.2   175.8    2.1   -1.1   -1.4    2.3    0.5    0.5 
     Cereals and bakery products .............  197.6   198.4   199.1   199.2    3.9    0.4   -0.8    3.3    2.2    1.2 
     Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ..........  161.7   161.4   160.7   161.7   -1.0    2.5   -2.9    0.0    0.7   -1.5 
     Dairy and related products (1)...........  167.2   166.3   166.5   167.1   -2.5   -2.6   -4.2   -0.2   -2.6   -2.2 
     Fruits and vegetables ...................  220.3   220.4   218.4   220.6   21.2   -8.8    2.4    0.5    5.1    1.5 
     Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage                                                                                
         materials ...........................  137.6   140.6   140.7   139.7   -3.9   -0.9   -2.0    6.2   -2.4    2.0 
     Other food at home ......................  159.9   160.7   161.2   161.7   -1.2   -1.2    0.0    4.6   -1.2    2.3 
      Sugar and sweets .......................  159.7   159.3   160.0   160.1    3.9   -0.5    5.2    1.0    1.7    3.1 
      Fats and oils ..........................  153.6   155.3   155.4   153.9    2.3   -3.0   -5.5    0.8   -0.4   -2.4 
      Other foods ............................  176.0   177.0   177.5   178.7   -3.3   -1.1    0.0    6.3   -2.2    3.1 
       Other miscellaneous foods (1) (2)......  109.3   109.7   109.8   110.3   -9.1    3.4    1.5    3.7   -3.1    2.6 
    Food away from home (1)...................  178.8   179.2   179.6   179.8    2.8    1.4    2.7    2.3    2.1    2.5 
     Other food away from home (1) (2)........  118.1   118.8   119.1   119.7    1.4    4.6    3.5    5.5    3.0    4.5 
   Alcoholic beverages .......................  184.2   183.9   184.7   185.1    2.7    2.0    2.0    2.0    2.3    2.0 
                                                                                                                        
  Housing ....................................  180.9   181.1   181.6   181.9    2.7    2.9    2.0    2.2    2.8    2.1 
   Shelter ...................................  209.0   209.3   209.8   210.4    5.0    3.1    2.7    2.7    4.1    2.7 
    Rent of primary residence (3).............  200.4   200.7   201.3   202.0    4.4    3.1    2.8    3.2    3.7    3.0 
    Lodging away from home (2) (3)............  118.9   118.2   118.2   119.0    6.6    1.0   -1.7    0.3    3.8   -0.7 
    Owners' equivalent rent of primary                                                                                  
        residence (3) (4).....................  215.7   216.2   216.8   217.1    4.5    3.2    3.4    2.6    3.8    3.0 
    Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)..  109.6   110.0   110.0   111.4   -0.4    3.0    7.6    6.7    1.3    7.2 
   Fuels and utilities .......................  143.7   144.3   144.9   144.9   -7.8    5.8    0.3    3.4   -1.2    1.8 
    Fuels ....................................  127.4   127.9   128.5   128.3  -10.4    6.5    0.0    2.9   -2.3    1.4 
     Fuel oil and other fuels ................  117.6   119.0   121.0   122.0  -31.3   24.6   13.2   15.8   -7.5   14.5 
     Gas (piped) and electricity (3)..........  134.4   134.9   135.5   135.2   -8.5    5.5   -0.9    2.4   -1.8    0.7 
    Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                
        services (2)..........................  113.3   113.5   113.9   114.3    3.7    3.3    2.1    3.6    3.5    2.9 
   Household furnishings and operations ......  128.1   127.8   128.2   128.1   -2.1    0.9   -2.5    0.0   -0.6   -1.2 
    Household operations (1) (2)..............  119.2   119.7   119.7   119.9    3.5    1.7    2.7    2.4    2.6    2.5 
                                                                                                                        
  Apparel ....................................  123.7   123.8   123.8   123.3   -3.5    0.3   -3.2   -1.3   -1.6   -2.2 
   Men's and boys' apparel ...................  120.6   120.7   120.4   120.8   -5.9   -3.2   -4.5    0.7   -4.6   -2.0 
   Women's and girls' apparel ................  116.3   115.8   116.1   115.2    1.7   -2.7    0.7   -3.7   -0.5   -1.5 
   Infants' and toddlers' apparel (1).........  124.3   126.2   127.7   127.5  -14.8    0.6   -9.4   10.7   -7.4    0.2 
   Footwear ..................................  120.9   121.6   121.2   121.1   -3.6    7.1   -7.0    0.7    1.6   -3.2 
                                                                                                                        
  Transportation .............................  153.9   154.3   155.2   155.1   -3.2   10.6    3.2    3.2    3.5    3.2 
   Private transportation ....................  149.8   150.3   151.4   151.3   -3.3   10.9    3.8    4.1    3.6    3.9 
    New and used motor vehicles (2)...........   99.2    99.3    99.1    98.6   -4.3   -3.6    0.8   -2.4   -3.9   -0.8 
     New vehicles ............................  139.2   139.9   140.4   140.3   -5.2   -2.8   -0.9    3.2   -4.0    1.2 
     Used cars and trucks ....................  153.7   152.4   149.9   147.8   -4.5   -6.3    4.5  -14.5   -5.4   -5.4 
    Motor fuel ...............................  119.7   120.9   125.0   124.7  -13.4   80.1    9.6   17.8   24.9   13.6 
     Gasoline (all types) ....................  119.0   120.2   124.8   124.3  -13.5   78.7   10.0   19.0   24.4   14.4 
    Motor vehicle parts and equipment (1).....  107.7   107.4   106.9   107.2    1.1    2.7    3.4   -1.8    1.9    0.8 
    Motor vehicle maintenance and repair .....  191.2   191.2   191.4   192.4    3.7    5.0    2.3    2.5    4.3    2.4 
   Public transportation .....................  208.2   206.3   203.1   205.0   -0.2    7.5   -6.1   -6.0    3.6   -6.1 
                                                                                                                        
  Medical care ...............................  287.1   288.0   289.8   291.4    4.2    5.2    4.4    6.1    4.7    5.3 
   Medical care commodities ..................  257.5   257.9   258.8   259.9    4.2    2.1    3.7    3.8    3.1    3.7 
   Medical care services .....................  294.4   295.5   297.7   299.4    4.3    6.3    4.5    7.0    5.3    5.7 
    Professional services (3).................  254.9   255.0   256.5   257.2    2.1    2.4    4.0    3.7    2.3    3.8 
    Hospital and related services (3).........  370.6   373.3   376.7   381.1    9.0   12.0    6.0   11.8   10.5    8.9 
                                                                                                                        
  Recreation (2)..............................  106.2   106.2   106.5   106.5    0.8    1.5   -0.4    1.1    1.1    0.4 
   Video and audio (1) (2)....................  102.2   102.5   102.9   103.3    3.2    0.8   -2.3    4.4    2.0    1.0 
                                                                                                                        
  Education and communication (2).............  109.0   108.8   108.8   108.8    2.7   -0.4    7.3   -0.7    1.1    3.2 
   Education (2)..............................  127.2   128.0   128.4   128.9    6.4    4.6    8.6    5.5    5.5    7.0 
    Educational books and supplies ...........  321.2   320.9   320.6   324.0   10.2    7.0    4.7    3.5    8.6    4.1 
    Tuition, other school fees, and childcare   365.6   368.0   369.4   370.8    5.9    4.5    9.0    5.8    5.2    7.4 
   Communication (1) (2)......................   93.2    92.5    92.2    91.8   -0.9   -5.1    5.8   -5.9   -3.0   -0.2 
    Information and information processing (1)                                                                          
        (2)...................................   91.5    90.7    90.4    90.0   -0.9   -5.5    3.6   -6.4   -3.2   -1.5 
     Telephone services (1) (2)...............  100.6   100.1    99.9    99.8    2.8   -3.9    5.3   -3.1   -0.6    1.0 
     Information and information processing                                                                             
         other than telephone services (1) (5)   18.3    17.8    17.7    17.3  -18.5  -10.1   -4.3  -20.1  -14.4  -12.6 
      Personal computers and peripheral                                                                                 
          equipment (1) (2)...................   22.0    21.1    20.7    20.0  -27.6  -12.8  -16.3  -31.7  -20.5  -24.4 
                                                                                                                        
  Other goods and services ...................  295.9   297.0   295.4   295.6    1.4    1.8    6.2   -0.4    1.6    2.8 
   Tobacco and smoking products (1)...........  478.2   485.8   470.6   470.4    2.3   -0.3   28.7   -6.4    1.0    9.8 
   Personal care (1)..........................  174.9   174.9   175.3   175.5    2.6    2.3    0.5    1.4    2.4    0.9 
    Personal care products (1)................  154.3   154.4   154.6   154.2    0.3   -1.8   -1.3   -0.3   -0.8   -0.8 
    Personal care services (1)................  189.1   189.2   189.3   189.9   -0.9    4.1    1.7    1.7    1.6    1.7 
    Miscellaneous personal services ..........  275.4   275.2   276.0   276.9    4.4    4.0    2.2    2.2    4.2    2.2 
                                                                                                                        
          Commodity and service group                                                                                   
                                                                                                                        
 Commodities .................................  150.0   150.3   150.5   150.4   -2.1    3.6    0.8    1.1    0.7    0.9 
  Food and beverages .........................  176.6   177.0   177.1   177.6    2.3    0.0    0.7    2.3    1.1    1.5 
  Commodities less food and beverages ........  134.6   134.8   135.1   134.7   -4.7    5.5    0.9    0.3    0.3    0.6 
   Nondurables less food and beverages .......  146.8   145.9   147.1   147.8   -4.7   12.8    4.5    2.8    3.7    3.6 
    Apparel ..................................  123.7   123.8   123.8   123.3   -3.5    0.3   -3.2   -1.3   -1.6   -2.2 
    Nondurables less food, beverages, and                                                                               
        apparel ..............................  165.2   163.6   165.7   167.1   -5.7   19.6    7.9    4.7    6.2    6.3 
   Durables ..................................  121.3   121.1   120.9   120.3   -5.1   -2.9   -0.7   -3.3   -4.0   -2.0 
 Services ....................................  210.8   211.2   211.8   212.4    3.5    3.5    3.1    3.1    3.5    3.1 
  Rent of shelter (4).........................  217.6   217.9   218.6   218.9    4.8    3.0    2.8    2.4    3.9    2.6 
  Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)....  109.6   110.0   110.0   111.4   -0.4    3.0    7.6    6.7    1.3    7.2 
  Gas (piped) and electricity (3).............  134.4   134.9   135.5   135.2   -8.5    5.5   -0.9    2.4   -1.8    0.7 
  Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                  
      services (2)............................  113.3   113.5   113.9   114.3    3.7    3.3    2.1    3.6    3.5    2.9 
  Household operations (1) (2)................  119.2   119.7   119.7   119.9    3.5    1.7    2.7    2.4    2.6    2.5 
  Transportation services ....................  210.3   210.6   210.8   212.0    4.0    5.1    2.7    3.3    4.6    3.0 
  Medical care services ......................  294.4   295.5   297.7   299.4    4.3    6.3    4.5    7.0    5.3    5.7 
  Other services .............................  248.1   248.4   249.1   249.7    3.0    2.5    5.3    2.6    2.8    4.0 
                                                                                                                        
                Special indexes                                                                                         
                                                                                                                        
 All items less food .........................  181.3   181.6   182.1   182.3    0.9    4.1    2.5    2.2    2.5    2.3 
 All items less shelter ......................  171.3   171.7   172.1   172.2   -0.5    3.8    1.7    2.1    1.7    1.9 
 All items less medical care .................  174.9   175.2   175.6   175.7    1.2    3.3    2.1    1.8    2.2    2.0 
 Commodities less food .......................  136.5   136.7   137.0   136.6   -4.3    5.5    0.9    0.3    0.4    0.6 
 Nondurables less food .......................  149.1   148.2   149.3   150.0   -4.6   11.9    4.7    2.4    3.3    3.6 
 Nondurables less food and apparel ...........  166.1   164.6   166.7   167.9   -4.9   17.4    7.6    4.4    5.6    6.0 
 Nondurables .................................  162.0   161.6   162.1   162.9   -1.5    6.2    2.8    2.2    2.3    2.5 
 Services less rent of shelter (4)............  218.7   219.3   220.1   220.7    1.1    4.2    4.1    3.7    2.6    3.9 
 Services less medical care services .........  203.4   203.9   204.4   204.9    3.1    3.6    2.8    3.0    3.3    2.9 
 Energy ......................................  123.2   124.1   126.4   126.1  -11.2   34.4    4.0    9.8    9.3    6.8 
 All items less energy .......................  188.2   188.4   188.7   189.0    2.2    1.5    2.2    1.7    1.8    1.9 
  All items less food and energy .............  191.1   191.3   191.6   191.9    2.1    2.1    2.1    1.7    2.1    1.9 
   Commodities less food and energy                                                                                     
       commodities ...........................  143.7   143.7   143.5   143.1   -3.0   -1.4   -0.3   -1.7   -2.2   -1.0 
    Energy commodities .......................  120.2   121.4   125.4   125.1  -14.3   75.5    9.9   17.3   22.7   13.5 
   Services less energy services .............  218.6   218.9   219.6   220.2    4.4    3.4    3.4    3.0    3.9    3.2 

   1 Not seasonally adjusted.
   2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
   3 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator.  All other item stratum index series converted to a
 geometric means estimator in January, 1999.
   4 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.
   5 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.
 NOTE:  Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

 Table 3. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Selected areas, all items index 

 (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                All items                                  
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
                                               Prici-           Indexes             Percent change to    Percent change to 
                     CPI-U                       ng                                  Nov.2002 from--      Oct.2002 from--  
                                               sched-                                                                      
                                                 ule   Aug.   Sep.   Oct.   Nov.                                           
                                                 (1)   2002   2002   2002   2002   Nov.   Sep.   Oct.   Oct.   Aug.   Sep. 
                                                                                   2001   2002   2002   2001   2002   2002 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                           
 U.S. city average ...........................   M    180.7  181.0  181.3  181.3    2.2    0.2    0.0    2.0    0.3    0.2 
                                                                                                                           
            Region and area size(2)                                                                                        
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
 Northeast urban .............................   M    189.3  189.5  189.9  190.1    2.8    0.3    0.1    2.6    0.3    0.2 
   Size A -  More than 1,500,000 .............   M    191.3  191.2  191.5  191.7    3.0    0.3    0.1    2.8    0.1    0.2 
   Size B/C  50,000 to 1,500,000 (3)..........   M    112.0  112.6  113.0  113.1    2.0    0.4    0.1    2.2    0.9    0.4 
                                                                                                                           
 Midwest urban ...............................   M    175.8  176.2  176.3  176.1    2.1   -0.1   -0.1    2.1    0.3    0.1 
   Size A   - More than 1,500,000 ............   M    178.2  178.8  178.7  178.3    2.4   -0.3   -0.2    2.4    0.3   -0.1 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).........   M    111.4  111.5  111.9  111.7    1.5    0.2   -0.2    1.7    0.4    0.4 
   Size D -  Nonmetropolitan  (less than                                                                                   
       50,000) ...............................   M    169.7  170.0  170.2  170.4    2.5    0.2    0.1    2.0    0.3    0.1 
                                                                                                                           
 South urban .................................   M    173.8  174.2  174.9  174.9    2.3    0.4    0.0    1.9    0.6    0.4 
   Size A -  More than 1,500,000 .............   M    175.4  175.7  176.5  176.1    2.3    0.2   -0.2    2.0    0.6    0.5 
   Size B/C -  50,000 to 1,500,000 (3)........   M    110.9  111.2  111.6  111.9    2.3    0.6    0.3    1.7    0.6    0.4 
   Size D -  Nonmetropolitan  (less than                                                                                   
       50,000) ...............................   M    172.7  172.6  172.9  173.0    2.4    0.2    0.1    1.8    0.1    0.2 
                                                                                                                           
 West urban ..................................   M    185.3  185.7  185.8  185.8    1.9    0.1    0.0    1.8    0.3    0.1 
   Size A   - More than 1,500,000 ............   M    187.9  188.2  188.4  188.4    2.2    0.1    0.0    2.1    0.3    0.1 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).........   M    113.0  113.1  113.3  113.1    1.0    0.0   -0.2    1.1    0.3    0.2 
                                                                                                                           
                 Size classes                                                                                              
                                                                                                                           
   A (4)......................................   M    165.3  165.5  165.8  165.7    2.5    0.1   -0.1    2.3    0.3    0.2 
   B/C (3)....................................   M    111.5  111.8  112.1  112.2    1.8    0.4    0.1    1.6    0.5    0.3 
   D .........................................   M    173.9  174.3  174.3  174.5    2.2    0.1    0.1    1.6    0.2    0.0 
                                                                                                                           
            Selected local areas(5)                                                                                        
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI ..............   M    181.6  182.1  182.8  183.2    3.3    0.6    0.2    2.6    0.7    0.4 
 Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA .....   M    183.0  183.4  183.7  184.0    3.3    0.3    0.2    3.0    0.4    0.2 
 New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island,                                                                                       
     NY-NJ-CT-PA .............................   M    193.1  193.3  193.7  193.4    3.0    0.1   -0.2    3.1    0.3    0.2 
                                                                                                                           
 Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT .........   1        -  199.1      -  200.4    4.0    0.7      -      -      -      - 
 Cleveland-Akron, OH .........................   1        -  174.6      -  173.4    0.6   -0.7      -      -      -      - 
 Dallas-Fort Worth, TX .......................   1        -  173.2      -  173.6    1.2    0.2      -      -      -      - 
 Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV (6)........   1        -  114.0      -  114.0    2.8    0.0      -      -      -      - 
                                                                                                                           
 Atlanta, GA .................................   2    179.7      -  179.4      -      -      -      -    1.5   -0.2      - 
 Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI .................   2    180.9      -  180.4      -      -      -      -    3.2   -0.3      - 
 Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX ..............   2    160.1      -  162.6      -      -      -      -    2.0    1.6      - 
 Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL ...................   2    175.2      -  177.0      -      -      -      -    1.6    1.0      - 
 Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City,                                                                                    
     PA-NJ-DE-MD .............................   2    188.3      -  185.8      -      -      -      -    1.6   -1.3      - 
 San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA ..........   2    193.5      -  194.3      -      -      -      -    1.4    0.4      - 
 Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA ................   2    190.3      -  190.9      -      -      -      -    1.6    0.3      - 

   1 Areas on pricing schedule 2 (see Table 10) will appear next month. 
   2 Regions defined as the four Census regions.  See technical notes.
   3 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base.
   4 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.
   5 In addition, the following metropolitan areas are published semiannually and appear in Tables 34 and 39 of the 
 January and July issues of the CPI Detailed Report: Anchorage, AK; Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN; Denver-Boulder-Greeley,
 CO; Honolulu, HI; Kansas City, MO-KS; Milwaukee-Racine, WI; Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI; Phoenix-Mesa, AZ; Pittsburgh, PA;
 Portland-Salem, OR-WA; St. Louis, MO-IL; San Diego, CA; Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL.
   6 Indexes on a November 1996=100 base.
   - Data not available.
 NOTE:  Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

 Table 4. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by expenditure
 category and commodity and service group

 (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                   Unadjusted                           
                                                 Relative   Unadjusted indexes percent change to   Seasonally adjusted  
                                               importance,                      Nov. 2002 from-    percent change from- 
                     CPI-W                       December                                                               
                                                   2001       Oct.      Nov.                                            
                                                              2002      2002     Nov.     Oct.   Aug. to Sep. to Oct. to
                                                                                 2001     2002     Sep.    Oct.    Nov. 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                        
             Expenditure category                                                                                       
                                                                                                                        
 All items ...................................    100.000     177.3     177.4      2.1      0.1     0.2     0.2     0.1 
 All items (1967=100) ........................          -     528.2     528.4        -        -       -       -       - 
                                                                                                                        
  Food and beverages .........................     17.229     176.3     176.6      1.2      0.2     0.2     0.1     0.2 
   Food ......................................     16.228     175.7     176.0      1.1      0.2     0.2     0.1     0.2 
    Food at home .............................      9.798     174.2     174.5      0.5      0.2     0.2    -0.1     0.3 
     Cereals and bakery products .............      1.468     198.9     198.2      1.8     -0.4     0.6     0.3     0.1 
     Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ..........      2.831     161.2     162.1     -0.3      0.6    -0.4    -0.3     0.6 
     Dairy and related products (1)...........      1.021     166.4     166.9     -2.5      0.3    -0.5     0.2     0.3 
     Fruits and vegetables ...................      1.307     216.2     218.0      3.1      0.8     0.0    -0.9     0.8 
     Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage                                                                                
         materials ...........................      1.132     139.9     138.6     -0.1     -0.9     2.3     0.1    -0.8 
     Other food at home ......................      2.038     160.3     160.7      0.6      0.2     0.5     0.2     0.5 
      Sugar and sweets .......................       .339     159.5     158.2      2.3     -0.8    -0.1     0.2     0.1 
      Fats and oils ..........................       .316     155.8     153.4     -1.1     -1.5     1.0     0.1    -0.9 
      Other foods ............................      1.383     177.2     178.8      0.6      0.9     0.5     0.3     0.9 
       Other miscellaneous foods (1) (2)......       .310     110.1     111.0      0.2      0.8     0.2     0.0     0.8 
    Food away from home (1)...................      6.430     179.4     179.7      2.2      0.2     0.2     0.2     0.2 
     Other food away from home (1) (2)........       .275     119.6     120.0      3.6      0.3     0.7     0.3     0.3 
   Alcoholic beverages .......................      1.001     184.3     184.6      2.1      0.2    -0.2     0.6     0.1 
                                                                                                                        
  Housing ....................................     38.141     176.9     176.9      2.4      0.0     0.2     0.3     0.2 
   Shelter ...................................     29.212     203.5     203.7      3.3      0.1     0.2     0.3     0.2 
    Rent of primary residence (3).............      8.395     200.6     201.3      3.3      0.3     0.1     0.3     0.2 
    Lodging away from home (2) (3)............      1.523     117.7     114.0      2.0     -3.1    -0.3     0.3     0.8 
    Owners' equivalent rent of primary                                                                                  
        residence (3) (4).....................     18.980     196.9     197.4      3.4      0.3     0.4     0.3     0.2 
    Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)..       .314     110.1     111.2      3.8      1.0     0.4     0.0     1.0 
   Fuels and utilities .......................      4.829     143.6     143.0      0.1     -0.4     0.3     0.5     0.1 
    Fuels ....................................      3.955     126.7     126.0     -0.6     -0.6     0.2     0.6     0.0 
     Fuel oil and other fuels ................       .177     118.6     121.0      2.1      2.0     1.6     2.1     0.9 
     Gas (piped) and electricity (3)..........      3.778     133.8     132.9     -0.6     -0.7     0.2     0.5    -0.1 
    Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                
        services (2)..........................       .873     114.0     114.3      3.2      0.3     0.3     0.3     0.4 
   Household furnishings and operations ......      4.101     123.9     123.7     -1.5     -0.2    -0.4     0.3    -0.2 
    Household operations (1) (2)..............       .357     120.4     120.8      2.5      0.3     0.2     0.2     0.3 
                                                                                                                        
  Apparel ....................................      4.831     125.5     124.6     -2.0     -0.7     0.1    -0.2    -0.2 
   Men's and boys' apparel ...................      1.243     122.3     122.7     -3.6      0.3    -0.2    -0.5     0.3 
   Women's and girls' apparel ................      1.864     119.3     117.2     -0.7     -1.8    -0.3     0.3    -0.8 
   Infants' and toddlers' apparel (1).........       .256     129.5     129.7     -3.4      0.2     1.3     0.9     0.2 
   Footwear ..................................      1.165     122.3     122.5     -1.4      0.2     0.4    -0.7     0.2 
                                                                                                                        
  Transportation .............................     19.393     154.0     154.2      3.4      0.1     0.3     0.5    -0.2 
   Private transportation ....................     18.452     151.4     151.6      3.6      0.1     0.3     0.6    -0.2 
    New and used motor vehicles (2)...........     10.145      99.0      98.7     -2.9     -0.3    -0.1    -0.4    -0.8 
     New vehicles ............................      4.897     140.7     141.5     -1.6      0.6     0.5     0.4    -0.2 
     Used cars and trucks ....................      4.099     151.5     149.7     -5.4     -1.2    -0.8    -1.6    -1.4 
    Motor fuel ...............................      3.153     124.9     124.8     19.5     -0.1     1.2     3.5    -0.5 
     Gasoline (all types) ....................      3.120     124.4     124.3     19.7     -0.1     1.3     3.4    -0.3 
    Motor vehicle parts and equipment (1).....       .530     106.2     106.5      1.4      0.3    -0.3    -0.5     0.3 
    Motor vehicle maintenance and repair .....      1.438     193.3     194.3      3.5      0.5    -0.1     0.1     0.6 
   Public transportation .....................       .941     199.2     198.5     -0.9     -0.4    -0.9    -1.2     0.8 
                                                                                                                        
  Medical care ...............................      4.620     288.3     289.6      5.1      0.5     0.3     0.7     0.6 
   Medical care commodities ..................      1.006     252.8     253.5      3.2      0.3     0.2     0.2     0.5 
   Medical care services .....................      3.614     296.9     298.4      5.6      0.5     0.3     0.8     0.6 
    Professional services (3).................      2.245     258.2     258.7      3.1      0.2     0.0     0.7     0.4 
    Hospital and related services (3).........      1.092     372.6     376.7      9.9      1.1     0.6     1.1     1.2 
                                                                                                                        
  Recreation (2)..............................      5.649     104.6     104.6      0.6      0.0     0.0     0.3    -0.1 
   Video and audio (2)........................      1.803     101.8     102.2      1.5      0.4     0.1     0.6     0.4 
                                                                                                                        
  Education and communication (2).............      5.637     109.0     108.8      1.8     -0.2    -0.2     0.0     0.0 
   Education (2)..............................      2.382     129.6     129.7      6.1      0.1     0.6     0.3     0.5 
    Educational books and supplies ...........       .203     324.2     325.0      5.2      0.2     0.0     0.2     1.2 
    Tuition, other school fees, and childcare       2.178     365.7     366.0      6.1      0.1     0.7     0.3     0.4 
   Communication (1) (2)......................      3.255      93.6      93.3     -1.3     -0.3    -0.7    -0.3    -0.3 
    Information and information processing (1)                                                                          
        (2)...................................      3.107      92.4      92.0     -1.9     -0.4    -0.7    -0.3    -0.4 
     Telephone services (1) (2)...............      2.591     100.2     100.1      0.4     -0.1    -0.5    -0.1    -0.1 
     Information and information processing                                                                             
         other than telephone services (1) (5)       .516      18.3      17.9    -13.9     -2.2    -2.1    -1.1    -2.2 
      Personal computers and peripheral                                                                                 
          equipment (1) (2)...................       .253      20.4      19.7    -22.7     -3.4    -4.1    -1.9    -3.4 
                                                                                                                        
  Other goods and services ...................      4.499     304.9     305.0      2.6      0.0     0.6    -0.9     0.0 
   Tobacco and smoking products (1)...........      1.441     473.1     472.8      5.5     -0.1     1.6    -3.1    -0.1 
   Personal care (1)..........................      3.059     174.8     174.9      1.5      0.1     0.1     0.2     0.1 
    Personal care products (1)................       .815     155.5     155.0     -0.7     -0.3     0.1     0.2    -0.3 
    Personal care services (1)................       .900     190.1     190.6      1.7      0.3     0.1     0.1     0.3 
    Miscellaneous personal services ..........      1.161     275.9     276.6      3.4      0.3     0.0     0.3     0.3 
                                                                                                                        
          Commodity and service group                                                                                   
                                                                                                                        
 Commodities .................................     45.559     151.4     151.3      0.8     -0.1     0.2     0.1    -0.1 
  Food and beverages .........................     17.229     176.3     176.6      1.2      0.2     0.2     0.1     0.2 
  Commodities less food and beverages ........     28.330     136.9     136.5      0.4     -0.3     0.1     0.1    -0.4 
   Nondurables less food and beverages .......     14.685     150.6     150.2      4.2     -0.3    -0.8     0.8     0.7 
    Apparel ..................................      4.831     125.5     124.6     -2.0     -0.7     0.1    -0.2    -0.2 
    Nondurables less food, beverages, and                                                                               
        apparel ..............................      9.854     169.7     169.6      7.2     -0.1    -1.1     1.3     0.9 
   Durables ..................................     13.645     121.0     120.6     -3.4     -0.3    -0.2    -0.3    -0.7 
 Services ....................................     54.441     207.8     208.1      3.3      0.1     0.2     0.3     0.2 
  Rent of shelter (4).........................     28.898     196.1     196.2      3.3      0.1     0.2     0.3     0.3 
  Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)....       .314     110.1     111.2      3.8      1.0     0.4     0.0     1.0 
  Gas (piped) and electricity (3).............      3.778     133.8     132.9     -0.6     -0.7     0.2     0.5    -0.1 
  Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                  
      services (2)............................       .873     114.0     114.3      3.2      0.3     0.3     0.3     0.4 
  Household operations (1) (2)................       .357     120.4     120.8      2.5      0.3     0.2     0.2     0.3 
  Transportation services ....................      6.573     210.0     211.4      4.5      0.7     0.2     0.2     0.6 
  Medical care services ......................      3.614     296.9     298.4      5.6      0.5     0.3     0.8     0.6 
  Other services .............................     10.033     244.6     244.8      3.2      0.1     0.1     0.2     0.2 
                                                                                                                        
                Special indexes                                                                                         
                                                                                                                        
 All items less food .........................     83.772     177.5     177.5      2.4      0.0     0.2     0.3     0.1 
 All items less shelter ......................     70.788     169.7     169.7      1.7      0.0     0.1     0.2     0.1 
 All items less medical care .................     95.380     172.5     172.5      2.0      0.0     0.2     0.2     0.1 
 Commodities less food .......................     29.331     138.6     138.3      0.5     -0.2     0.1     0.1    -0.4 
 Nondurables less food .......................     15.687     152.6     152.3      4.0     -0.2    -0.7     0.8     0.6 
 Nondurables less food and apparel ...........     10.855     170.3     170.2      6.7     -0.1    -1.1     1.3     0.8 
 Nondurables .................................     31.915     163.9     163.9      2.6      0.0    -0.2     0.3     0.5 
 Services less rent of shelter (4)............     25.543     195.2     195.6      3.3      0.2     0.2     0.4     0.3 
 Services less medical care services .........     50.827     200.7     200.9      3.1      0.1     0.4     0.2     0.2 
 Energy ......................................      7.109     125.2     124.8      8.7     -0.3     0.7     1.9    -0.2 
 All items less energy .......................     92.891     184.7     184.8      1.7      0.1     0.1     0.1     0.1 
  All items less food and energy .............     76.663     186.9     187.0      1.7      0.1     0.2     0.1     0.1 
   Commodities less food and energy                                                                                     
       commodities ...........................     26.001     144.5     144.1     -1.9     -0.3    -0.1    -0.3    -0.3 
    Energy commodities .......................      3.330     125.1     125.2     18.7      0.1     1.2     3.4    -0.4 
   Services less energy services .............     50.663     216.1     216.5      3.6      0.2     0.2     0.3     0.3 
 Purchasing power of the consumer dollar                                                                                
     (1982-84=$1.00) .........................          -    $ .564    $ .564        -        -       -       -       - 
 Purchasing power of the consumer dollar                                                                                
     (1967=$1.00) ............................          -    $ .189    $ .189        -        -       -       -       - 

   1 Not seasonally adjusted.
   2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
   3 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator.  All other item stratum index series converted to a
 geometric means estimator in January, 1999.
   4 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base
   5 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.
   - Data not available.
 NOTE:  Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

 Table 5. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city
 average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group

 (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                                 Seasonally adjusted indexes    Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent 
                                                                                               change for               
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                     CPI-W                                                           3 months ended--         6 months  
                                                                                                              ended--   
                                                 Aug.    Sep.    Oct.    Nov.                                           
                                                 2002    2002    2002    2002                                           
                                                                                Feb.    May   Aug.   Nov.    May   Nov. 
                                                                                2002   2002   2002   2002   2002   2002 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                        
             Expenditure category                                                                                       
                                                                                                                        
 All items ...................................  176.5   176.8   177.2   177.4    0.7    3.5    2.3    2.1    2.1    2.2 
                                                                                                                        
  Food and beverages .........................  175.9   176.3   176.4   176.8    2.3    0.0    0.5    2.1    1.1    1.3 
   Food ......................................  175.3   175.7   175.8   176.2    2.1   -0.2    0.5    2.1    0.9    1.3 
    Food at home .............................  174.0   174.4   174.2   174.8    2.1   -1.4   -0.9    1.9    0.3    0.5 
     Cereals and bakery products .............  197.5   198.6   199.1   199.2    3.7    1.0   -1.0    3.5    2.4    1.2 
     Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ..........  161.7   161.1   160.6   161.5   -0.7    2.0   -2.2   -0.5    0.6   -1.3 
     Dairy and related products (1)...........  167.0   166.1   166.4   166.9   -2.8   -3.0   -4.0   -0.2   -2.9   -2.1 
     Fruits and vegetables ...................  219.2   219.1   217.1   218.9   21.7   -9.8    3.5   -0.5    4.8    1.5 
     Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage                                                                                
         materials ...........................  137.0   140.1   140.2   139.1   -4.0   -1.2   -1.4    6.3   -2.6    2.3 
     Other food at home ......................  159.5   160.3   160.6   161.4   -1.0   -1.5    0.0    4.9   -1.2    2.4 
      Sugar and sweets .......................  159.4   159.3   159.6   159.8    4.2   -1.5    5.4    1.0    1.3    3.2 
      Fats and oils ..........................  153.6   155.2   155.4   154.0    2.6   -3.0   -4.8    1.0   -0.3   -1.9 
      Other foods ............................  176.4   177.2   177.7   179.3   -2.9   -1.1   -0.2    6.7   -2.0    3.2 
       Other miscellaneous foods (1) (2)......  109.9   110.1   110.1   111.0   -8.0    3.7    1.5    4.1   -2.3    2.8 
    Food away from home (1)...................  178.7   179.0   179.4   179.7    2.5    1.4    2.7    2.3    1.9    2.5 
     Other food away from home (1) (2)........  118.5   119.3   119.6   120.0    0.7    6.0    2.7    5.2    3.3    3.9 
   Alcoholic beverages .......................  183.8   183.4   184.5   184.6    2.5    2.7    1.5    1.8    2.6    1.6 
                                                                                                                        
  Housing ....................................  176.2   176.5   177.0   177.3    2.3    2.8    1.8    2.5    2.6    2.2 
   Shelter ...................................  202.5   203.0   203.6   204.1    4.7    3.0    2.4    3.2    3.9    2.8 
    Rent of primary residence (3).............  199.8   200.0   200.6   201.1    4.2    3.1    3.1    2.6    3.6    2.8 
    Lodging away from home (2) (3)............  118.4   118.1   118.5   119.4    9.5    0.3   -4.9    3.4    4.8   -0.8 
    Owners' equivalent rent of primary                                                                                  
        residence (3) (4).....................  195.7   196.4   196.9   197.3    4.5    3.1    2.7    3.3    3.8    3.0 
    Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)..  109.7   110.1   110.1   111.2   -1.1    3.0    8.0    5.6    0.9    6.8 
   Fuels and utilities .......................  143.0   143.4   144.1   144.2   -7.8    4.3    1.1    3.4   -1.9    2.3 
    Fuels ....................................  126.2   126.5   127.3   127.3  -10.2    4.9    0.6    3.5   -2.9    2.1 
     Fuel oil and other fuels ................  116.4   118.3   120.8   121.9  -32.8   21.1   11.0   20.3   -9.8   15.6 
     Gas (piped) and electricity (3)..........  133.4   133.7   134.4   134.3   -8.6    4.0    0.3    2.7   -2.5    1.5 
    Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                
        services (2)..........................  113.4   113.7   114.0   114.4    3.7    2.9    2.5    3.6    3.3    3.0 
   Household furnishings and operations ......  124.2   123.7   124.1   123.9   -2.5   -0.3   -2.2   -1.0   -1.4   -1.6 
    Household operations (1) (2)..............  120.0   120.2   120.4   120.8    3.8    0.7    3.1    2.7    2.2    2.9 
                                                                                                                        
  Apparel ....................................  122.8   122.9   122.7   122.4   -4.7    1.0   -3.2   -1.3   -1.9   -2.2 
   Men's and boys' apparel ...................  120.7   120.5   119.9   120.3   -5.3   -2.9   -4.8   -1.3   -4.1   -3.1 
   Women's and girls' apparel ................  115.0   114.7   115.1   114.2    0.3   -0.7    0.0   -2.8   -0.2   -1.4 
   Infants' and toddlers' apparel (1).........  126.8   128.4   129.5   129.7  -16.4    4.8   -9.2    9.5   -6.4   -0.3 
   Footwear ..................................  120.8   121.3   120.5   120.8   -4.8    6.8   -6.7    0.0    0.8   -3.4 
                                                                                                                        
  Transportation .............................  153.1   153.5   154.2   153.9   -3.7   11.0    4.3    2.1    3.4    3.2 
   Private transportation ....................  150.3   150.7   151.6   151.3   -3.8   11.2    4.7    2.7    3.5    3.7 
    New and used motor vehicles (2)...........   99.6    99.5    99.1    98.3   -4.7   -3.9    1.6   -5.1   -4.3   -1.8 
     New vehicles ............................  140.4   141.1   141.6   141.3   -5.7   -2.8   -0.6    2.6   -4.3    1.0 
     Used cars and trucks ....................  154.5   153.2   150.7   148.6   -5.0   -6.3    4.5  -14.4   -5.6   -5.4 
    Motor fuel ...............................  120.1   121.5   125.7   125.1  -12.7   80.0   10.6   17.7   25.3   14.1 
     Gasoline (all types) ....................  119.5   121.0   125.1   124.7  -12.8   80.5   10.3   18.6   25.5   14.4 
    Motor vehicle parts and equipment (1).....  107.0   106.7   106.2   106.5    1.1    2.7    3.8   -1.9    1.9    0.9 
    Motor vehicle maintenance and repair .....  192.9   192.7   192.9   194.1    3.9    4.9    2.7    2.5    4.4    2.6 
   Public transportation .....................  203.5   201.7   199.2   200.7    0.6    6.0   -4.6   -5.4    3.3   -5.0 
                                                                                                                        
  Medical care ...............................  286.0   286.9   288.8   290.5    4.1    5.4    4.5    6.4    4.8    5.4 
   Medical care commodities ..................  252.1   252.5   253.1   254.3    4.1    2.4    2.9    3.5    3.3    3.2 
   Medical care services .....................  294.2   295.2   297.5   299.3    4.2    6.1    5.0    7.1    5.1    6.1 
    Professional services (3).................  256.9   257.0   258.7   259.7    1.9    2.4    3.8    4.4    2.2    4.1 
    Hospital and related services (3).........  366.4   368.5   372.6   377.1    8.4   12.1    7.2   12.2   10.2    9.7 
                                                                                                                        
  Recreation (2)..............................  104.5   104.5   104.8   104.7    1.2    1.2   -0.8    0.8    1.2    0.0 
   Video and audio (1) (2)....................  101.4   101.5   102.1   102.5    3.6    0.8   -2.7    4.4    2.2    0.8 
                                                                                                                        
  Education and communication (2).............  108.7   108.5   108.5   108.5    2.3   -0.7    6.9   -0.7    0.8    3.0 
   Education (2)..............................  127.1   127.9   128.3   128.9    5.0    5.0    8.6    5.8    5.0    7.2 
    Educational books and supplies ...........  322.6   322.7   323.2   327.0    1.2    7.5    6.6    5.6    4.3    6.1 
    Tuition, other school fees, and childcare   358.0   360.6   361.8   363.1    5.5    4.5    8.8    5.8    5.0    7.3 
   Communication (1) (2)......................   94.6    93.9    93.6    93.3    0.0   -5.0    5.7   -5.4   -2.5    0.0 
    Information and information processing (1)                                                                          
        (2)...................................   93.4    92.7    92.4    92.0   -0.4   -5.0    3.9   -5.9   -2.8   -1.1 
     Telephone services (1) (2)...............  100.8   100.3   100.2   100.1    3.2   -4.3    5.8   -2.7   -0.6    1.4 
     Information and information processing                                                                             
         other than telephone services (1) (5)   18.9    18.5    18.3    17.9  -19.5   -9.8   -6.1  -19.5  -14.8  -13.1 
      Personal computers and peripheral                                                                                 
          equipment (1) (2)...................   21.7    20.8    20.4    19.7  -27.9  -12.9  -16.5  -32.1  -20.8  -24.7 
                                                                                                                        
  Other goods and services ...................  306.0   307.8   304.9   305.0    1.4    1.1    9.6   -1.3    1.2    4.0 
   Tobacco and smoking products (1)...........  480.7   488.4   473.1   472.8    2.2   -0.5   30.1   -6.4    0.8   10.3 
   Personal care (1)..........................  174.3   174.4   174.8   174.9    2.1    1.9    0.7    1.4    2.0    1.0 
    Personal care products (1)................  155.1   155.2   155.5   155.0    0.5   -2.3   -0.8   -0.3   -0.9   -0.5 
    Personal care services (1)................  189.8   190.0   190.1   190.6   -0.6    4.3    1.5    1.7    1.8    1.6 
    Miscellaneous personal services ..........  275.2   275.2   275.9   276.8    4.7    3.6    2.8    2.3    4.1    2.6 
                                                                                                                        
          Commodity and service group                                                                                   
                                                                                                                        
 Commodities .................................  150.8   151.1   151.2   151.0   -2.6    3.8    1.3    0.5    0.5    0.9 
  Food and beverages .........................  175.9   176.3   176.4   176.8    2.3    0.0    0.5    2.1    1.1    1.3 
  Commodities less food and beverages ........  136.3   136.4   136.6   136.0   -5.2    6.1    2.1   -0.9    0.3    0.6 
   Nondurables less food and beverages .......  149.2   148.0   149.2   150.2   -5.7   14.5    6.1    2.7    3.9    4.4 
    Apparel ..................................  122.8   122.9   122.7   122.4   -4.7    1.0   -3.2   -1.3   -1.9   -2.2 
    Nondurables less food, beverages, and                                                                               
        apparel ..............................  169.0   167.2   169.4   171.0   -5.9   22.3    9.8    4.8    7.3    7.3 
   Durables ..................................  121.8   121.6   121.2   120.4   -5.4   -2.6   -0.7   -4.5   -4.0   -2.6 
 Services ....................................  206.7   207.2   207.9   208.4    3.2    3.4    3.2    3.3    3.3    3.2 
  Rent of shelter (4).........................  195.1   195.5   196.1   196.6    4.9    2.9    2.5    3.1    3.9    2.8 
  Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)....  109.7   110.1   110.1   111.2   -1.1    3.0    8.0    5.6    0.9    6.8 
  Gas (piped) and electricity (3).............  133.4   133.7   134.4   134.3   -8.6    4.0    0.3    2.7   -2.5    1.5 
  Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                  
      services (2)............................  113.4   113.7   114.0   114.4    3.7    2.9    2.5    3.6    3.3    3.0 
  Household operations (1) (2)................  120.0   120.2   120.4   120.8    3.8    0.7    3.1    2.7    2.2    2.9 
  Transportation services ....................  209.0   209.5   210.0   211.2    4.6    5.4    3.7    4.3    5.0    4.0 
  Medical care services ......................  294.2   295.2   297.5   299.3    4.2    6.1    5.0    7.1    5.1    6.1 
  Other services .............................  243.3   243.5   244.1   244.6    3.2    2.0    5.6    2.2    2.6    3.9 
                                                                                                                        
                Special indexes                                                                                         
                                                                                                                        
 All items less food .........................  176.6   176.9   177.4   177.5    0.5    4.2    2.8    2.1    2.3    2.4 
 All items less shelter ......................  169.0   169.2   169.5   169.6   -1.0    3.9    2.4    1.4    1.4    1.9 
 All items less medical care .................  171.7   172.0   172.4   172.5    0.5    3.3    2.4    1.9    1.9    2.1 
 Commodities less food .......................  138.0   138.2   138.3   137.8   -5.1    6.0    2.1   -0.6    0.3    0.7 
 Nondurables less food .......................  151.2   150.2   151.4   152.3   -5.1   14.0    5.5    2.9    4.0    4.2 
 Nondurables less food and apparel ...........  169.7   167.9   170.1   171.4   -5.6   20.0    9.7    4.1    6.4    6.9 
 Nondurables .................................  163.0   162.6   163.1   163.9   -1.7    7.0    3.0    2.2    2.5    2.6 
 Services less rent of shelter (4)............  194.4   194.7   195.4   196.0    0.8    4.1    5.1    3.3    2.4    4.2 
 Services less medical care services .........  199.7   200.4   200.9   201.3    2.7    3.7    2.9    3.2    3.2    3.0 
 Energy ......................................  122.5   123.4   125.8   125.6  -11.0   35.3    5.4   10.5    9.8    7.9 
 All items less energy .......................  184.1   184.3   184.5   184.7    1.8    1.3    2.2    1.3    1.5    1.8 
  All items less food and energy .............  186.3   186.6   186.7   186.9    1.5    1.7    2.4    1.3    1.6    1.8 
   Commodities less food and energy                                                                                     
       commodities ...........................  144.6   144.5   144.0   143.5   -3.5   -1.6    0.6   -3.0   -2.6   -1.2 
    Energy commodities .......................  120.4   121.8   126.0   125.5  -13.6   76.2   10.6   18.1   23.4   14.3 
   Services less energy services .............  214.9   215.4   216.1   216.7    4.3    3.3    3.4    3.4    3.8    3.4 

   1 Not seasonally adjusted.
   2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
   3 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator.  All other item stratum index series converted to a
 geometric means estimator in January, 1999.
   4 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base
   5 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.
 NOTE:  Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

 Table 6. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Selected areas, all items index 

 (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                All items                                  
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
                                               Prici-           Indexes             Percent change to    Percent change to 
                     CPI-W                       ng                                  Nov.2002 from--      Oct.2002 from--  
                                               sched-                                                                      
                                                 ule   Aug.   Sep.   Oct.   Nov.                                           
                                                 (1)   2002   2002   2002   2002   Nov.   Sep.   Oct.   Oct.   Aug.   Sep. 
                                                                                   2001   2002   2002   2001   2002   2002 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                           
 U.S. city average ...........................   M    176.6  177.0  177.3  177.4    2.1    0.2    0.1    1.9    0.4    0.2 
                                                                                                                           
            Region and area size(2)                                                                                        
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
 Northeast urban .............................   M    185.7  186.2  186.5  186.9    2.8    0.4    0.2    2.6    0.4    0.2 
   Size A -  More than 1,500,000 .............   M    186.4  186.7  186.9  187.3    3.0    0.3    0.2    2.7    0.3    0.1 
   Size B/C  50,000 to 1,500,000 (3)..........   M    112.0  112.5  112.9  113.1    2.4    0.5    0.2    2.5    0.8    0.4 
                                                                                                                           
 Midwest urban ...............................   M    171.3  171.7  171.8  171.6    2.0   -0.1   -0.1    2.0    0.3    0.1 
   Size A   - More than 1,500,000 ............   M    172.8  173.4  173.3  173.0    2.3   -0.2   -0.2    2.3    0.3   -0.1 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).........   M    111.0  111.1  111.4  111.3    1.4    0.2   -0.1    1.5    0.4    0.3 
   Size D -  Nonmetropolitan  (less than                                                                                   
       50,000) ...............................   M    167.6  167.8  168.1  168.2    2.5    0.2    0.1    1.9    0.3    0.2 
                                                                                                                           
 South urban .................................   M    171.3  171.7  172.3  172.4    2.0    0.4    0.1    1.5    0.6    0.3 
   Size A -  More than 1,500,000 .............   M    172.7  172.9  173.7  173.3    2.2    0.2   -0.2    1.8    0.6    0.5 
   Size B/C -  50,000 to 1,500,000 (3)........   M    110.2  110.5  110.9  111.1    1.9    0.5    0.2    1.4    0.6    0.4 
   Size D -  Nonmetropolitan  (less than                                                                                   
       50,000) ...............................   M    172.8  173.0  173.2  173.4    2.1    0.2    0.1    1.4    0.2    0.1 
                                                                                                                           
 West urban ..................................   M    180.3  180.7  180.8  181.0    1.9    0.2    0.1    1.7    0.3    0.1 
   Size A   - More than 1,500,000 ............   M    181.3  181.7  181.7  181.9    2.4    0.1    0.1    2.1    0.2    0.0 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).........   M    112.5  112.7  112.9  112.9    1.0    0.2    0.0    1.0    0.4    0.2 
                                                                                                                           
                 Size classes                                                                                              
                                                                                                                           
   A (4)......................................   M    163.4  163.8  164.0  164.0    2.5    0.1    0.0    2.3    0.4    0.1 
   B/C (3)....................................   M    111.0  111.3  111.6  111.7    1.6    0.4    0.1    1.5    0.5    0.3 
   D .........................................   M    172.5  172.9  173.0  173.1    2.0    0.1    0.1    1.5    0.3    0.1 
                                                                                                                           
            Selected local areas(5)                                                                                        
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI ..............   M    175.5  175.8  176.5  176.9    3.3    0.6    0.2    2.7    0.6    0.4 
 Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA .....   M    175.6  176.3  176.5  177.0    3.7    0.4    0.3    3.2    0.5    0.1 
 New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island,                                                                                       
     NY-NJ-CT-PA .............................   M    188.1  188.6  188.8  188.8    3.0    0.1    0.0    3.0    0.4    0.1 
                                                                                                                           
 Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT .........   1        -  197.7      -  199.2    3.8    0.8      -      -      -      - 
 Cleveland-Akron, OH .........................   1        -  165.7      -  164.9    0.5   -0.5      -      -      -      - 
 Dallas-Fort Worth, TX .......................   1        -  172.9      -  173.0    1.1    0.1      -      -      -      - 
 Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV (6)........   1        -  113.7      -  113.5    2.5   -0.2      -      -      -      - 
                                                                                                                           
 Atlanta, GA .................................   2    176.8      -  176.3      -      -      -      -    1.3   -0.3      - 
 Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI .................   2    175.0      -  175.0      -      -      -      -    3.5    0.0      - 
 Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX ..............   2    158.0      -  160.3      -      -      -      -    1.6    1.5      - 
 Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL ...................   2    172.8      -  174.5      -      -      -      -    1.6    1.0      - 
 Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City,                                                                                    
     PA-NJ-DE-MD .............................   2    186.7      -  185.6      -      -      -      -    1.8   -0.6      - 
 San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA ..........   2    189.3      -  190.0      -      -      -      -    1.3    0.4      - 
 Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA ................   2    184.8      -  185.5      -      -      -      -    1.3    0.4      - 

   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         Nov. 2002 from-  
                    C-CPI-U                     December                                          
                                                1999-2000                                         
                                                              Oct.      Nov.      Nov.      Oct.  
                                                              2002      2002      2001      2002  
                                                                                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                  
             Expenditure category                                                                 
                                                                                                  
 All items ...................................    100.000     106.2     106.1       1.9      -0.1 
  Food and beverages .........................     15.451     106.3     106.5       1.2       0.2 
   Food ......................................     14.432     106.3     106.5       1.2       0.2 
    Food at home .............................      8.335     105.2     105.4       0.4       0.2 
    Food away from home ......................      6.096     107.8     107.9       2.3       0.1 
   Alcoholic beverages .......................      1.019     106.8     107.0       2.1       0.2 
  Housing ....................................     40.040     109.3     109.1       2.2      -0.2 
   Shelter ...................................     30.643     111.0     110.9       3.2      -0.1 
   Fuels and utilities (1)....................      4.376     111.4     110.7       0.3      -0.6 
   Household furnishings and operations ......      5.020      98.1      97.9      -1.5      -0.2 
  Apparel ....................................      4.819      96.5      95.5      -2.3      -1.0 
  Transportation .............................     17.770     103.6     103.8       3.3       0.2 
   Private transportation ....................     16.520     103.8     104.0       3.6       0.2 
   Public transportation .....................      1.250     100.7     100.2      -1.4      -0.5 
  Medical care ...............................      5.563     113.3     113.8       4.9       0.4 
   Medical care commodities ..................      1.330     109.7     110.1       3.3       0.4 
   Medical care services .....................      4.233     114.4     114.9       5.2       0.4 
  Recreation .................................      6.124     102.2     102.2       0.1       0.0 
  Education and communication ................      6.068      97.4      97.0      -0.1      -0.4 
   Education .................................      2.546     118.6     118.7       6.3       0.1 
   Communication .............................      3.522      84.2      83.6      -4.5      -0.7 
  Other goods and services ...................      4.164     110.8     110.9       2.2       0.1 
                                                                                                  
          Commodity and service group                                                             
                                                                                                  
 Services (2).................................     57.098     110.5     110.5       3.1       0.0 
 Commodities .................................     42.902     100.8     100.7       0.4      -0.1 
  Durables ...................................     12.953      91.7      91.6      -3.7      -0.1 
 Nondurables .................................     29.949     105.0     104.9       2.1      -0.1 
  All items less food and energy .............     78.851     105.7     105.7       1.5       0.0 
 Energy (3)...................................      6.717     111.3     110.8       8.3      -0.4 

   1  Revised index for U.S. city average: Aug. 2002=113.6.
   2  Revised index for U.S. city average: Aug. 2002=110.5.
   3  Revised index for U.S. city average: July 2002=111.2.
 Indexes for 2002 are initial estimates.  Indexes for 2001 are interim adjustments.
 NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.