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               CONSUMER PRICE INDEX:  DECEMBER 2006
 
      The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased
 0.1 percent in December, before seasonal adjustment, the Bureau of Labor
 Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today.  The December
 level of 201.8 (1982-84=100) was 2.5 percent higher than in December 2005.
      
      The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers
 (CPI-W) increased 0.2 percent in December, prior to seasonal adjustment.
 The December level of 197.2 (1982-84=100) was 2.4 percent higher than in
 December 2005.
      
      The Chained Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-U)
 increased 0.1 percent in December on a not seasonally adjusted basis.  The
 December level of 117.1 (December 1999=100) was 2.4 percent higher than in
 December 2005.  Please note that the indexes for the post-2004 period are
 subject to revision.
 
 CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U)
      
      On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI-U increased 0.5 percent in
 December, the first advance since August.  Energy prices, which had
 declined in each of the preceding three months, rose 4.6  (cont.)
     

 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                      2006                3-mos. ended   ended
                    June  July Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec.  Dec.'06      Dec.'06
 All Items            .2    .4   .2  -.5  -.5   .0  .5      .2       2.5
  Food and beverages  .3    .2   .3   .4   .3  -.1  .0      .8       2.2
  Housing             .2    .3   .2   .3   .0   .4  .4     3.2       3.3
  Apparel             .0  -1.2   .9   .6  -.7  -.3  .6    -1.7        .9      
  Transportation     -.2   1.6   .2 -4.1 -3.1  -.9 1.8    -8.6       1.6
  Medical care        .3    .2   .4   .3   .3   .2  .1     2.3       3.6
  Recreation          .1    .3  -.1   .0   .0   .1 -.3     -.7       1.0
  Education and                                                         
    communication     .3    .3   .3   .1   .2  -.2  .2      .7       2.3
  Other goods and                                                     
    services          .6   -.2   .3   .5   .3   .1  .8     4.7       3.0
  Special Indexes                                                       
   Energy            -.9   2.9   .3 -7.2 -7.0  -.2 4.6   -11.2       2.9
   Food               .3    .2   .4   .3   .3  -.1  .0     1.0       2.1
   All Items less                                                       
     food and energy  .3    .2   .2   .2   .1   .0  .2     1.4       2.6
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 Effective with the release of the January 2007 CPI, BLS will publish
 indexes to three decimal places.  Percent changes based on these indexes
 will continue to be published to one decimal place.  See page 5 for more
 details.
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 percent in December.  Within energy, the index for petroleum-based energy     increased 7.7 percent and the index for energy services increased 1.2
 percent.  The food index was unchanged in December.  The index for all items
 less food and energy, which was virtually unchanged in November, increased
 0.2 percent in December.  Upturns in the indexes for apparel and for tobacco  and smoking products werelargely responsible for the acceleration.  Shelter
 costs rose less than in November, but still accounted for about 80 percent
 of the December advance in the index for all items less food and energy.
      
      Consumer prices advanced at a seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR)
 of 0.2 percent in the fourth quarter of 2006.  This followed increases in
 the first three quarters at annual rates of 4.3, 5.1, and 0.8 percent,
 respectively.  For the 12 month period ended in December, the CPI rose 2.5
 percent.  This compares with an increase of 3.4 percent in 2005.  Energy
 costs, which rose sharply in both 2004 and 2005, advanced at a 22.8
 percent annual rate in the first half of 2006 before declining at a 13.4
 percent annual rate in the second half of the year.  Overall energy costs
 rose 2.9 percent in all of 2006 with the index for petroleum based energy
 advancing 6.1 percent, while the index for energy services declined 0.6
 percent.  The food index, which rose 2.3 percent in 2005, increased 2.1
 percent in 2006.  Food at home prices rose 1.4 percent in 2006; the index
 for dairy products declined 1.2 percent, while the other five major
 grocery store food groups registered increases of between 0.7 and 3.1
 percent.
      
       Excluding food and energy, the CPI-U advanced at a 1.4 percent SAAR
 in the fourth quarter, following increases at rates of 2.8, 3.6, and 2.7
 percent in the first three quarters of 2006.  The 2.6 percent advance for
 all of 2006 compares with increases of 2.2 percent in each of the
 preceding two years.  The index for shelter, which increased 2.6 percent
 in all of 2005, rose 4.2 percent in 2006 and was largely responsible for
 the acceleration in the index for all items less food and energy.  An
 upturn in the index for apparel also contributed to this acceleration.
 The annual rates for selected groups for the last eight years are shown
 below.

                         Percentage change 12 months		                              
                         ended in December                              

                     1999   2000    2001   2002   2003   2004   2005   2006
               
 All items            2.7    3.4     1.6    2.4    1.9    3.3    3.4    2.5
  Food and beverages  2.0    2.8     2.8    1.5    3.5    2.6    2.3    2.2
  Housing             2.2    4.3     2.9    2.4    2.2    3.0    4.0    3.3
  Apparel             -.5   -1.8    -3.2   -1.8   -2.1    -.2   -1.1     .9
  Transportation      5.4    4.1    -3.8    3.8     .3    6.5    4.8    1.6 
  Medical care        3.7    4.2     4.7    5.0    3.7    4.2    4.3    3.6
  Recreation           .8    1.7     1.5    1.1    1.1     .7    1.1    1.0
  Education and
    communication     1.6    1.3     3.2    2.2    1.6    1.5    2.4    2.3
  Other goods
    and services      5.1    4.2     4.5    3.3    1.5    2.5    3.1    3.0

 Special indexes
  Energy             13.4   14.2   -13.0   10.7    6.9   16.6   17.1    2.9
   Energy 
     commodities     29.5   15.7   -24.5   23.7    6.9   26.7   16.7    6.1
   Energy
     services         1.2   12.7    -1.5     .4    6.9    6.8   17.6    -.6
  All items less
     energy           2.0    2.6     2.8    1.8    1.5    2.2    2.2    2.5
   Food               1.9    2.8     2.8    1.5    3.6    2.7    2.3    2.1
  All items less
     food and energy  1.9    2.6     2.7    1.9    1.1    2.2    2.2    2.6

     
      The food and beverages index was unchanged in December.  The index
 for food at home declined 0.3 percent, reflecting a 1.5 percent decrease
 in the index for fruits and vegetables.  The indexes for fresh vegetables
 and for fresh fruits declined 3.8 and 0.6 percent, respectively, while the
 index for processed fruits and vegetables rose 0.8 percent.  The indexes
 for nonalcoholic beverages and for other food at home also contributed to
 the December decline in grocery store food prices, decreasing 0.3 and 0.2
 percent, respectively.  Partially offsetting these declines were increases
 in the indexes for cereal and bakery products, for dairy products, and for
 meats, poultry, fish, and eggs.  The index for cereal and bakery products
 rose 0.4 percent in December and 3.1 percent in the last 12 months.  The
 index for dairy products rose 0.1 percent in December, but declined 1.2
 percent in the last 12 months, reflecting a 4.3 percent drop in fresh
 whole milk prices.  The index for meats, poultry, fish, and eggs advanced
 0.1 percent.  Increases in the indexes for eggs, for poultry, and for pork-
 -up 6.9, 0.4, and 0.5 percent, respectively--more than offset price
 declines for beef, for other meats, and for fish and seafood.  During the
 12 month period ended in December 2006, prices for beef and pork increased
 0.5 and 0.7 percent, respectively, while poultry prices declined 0.7
 percent.  The other two components of the food and beverages index--food
 away from home and alcoholic beverages--increased 0.3 and declined 0.2
 percent, respectively, in December and rose 3.2 and 2.4 percent in 2006.
      
      The index for housing increased 0.4 percent in December, the same as
 in November.  The index for fuels and utilities increased 1.1 percent in
 December, following a 1.0 percent rise in November.  The index for natural
 gas rose substantially for the second consecutive month--up 3.9 percent in
 December--but has declined 14.2 percent over the last 12 months.  The
 index for fuel oil increased 4.3 percent in December and was 2.3 percent
 higher than a year ago.  The index for electricity was unchanged in
 December, but has increased 7.5 percent during the last 12 months.  The
 index for shelter rose 0.3 percent in December.  Within shelter, the
 indexes for rent and owners' equivalent rent rose 0.5 and 0.3 percent,
 respectively, and the index for lodging away from home rose 0.4 percent.
 (Prior to seasonal adjustment, the index for lodging away from home
 declined 2.3 percent.)  During the 12 month period ended in December, the
 indexes for rent and for owners' equivalent rent each rose 4.3 percent and
 the index for lodging away from home increased 4.0 percent.  The index for
 household furnishings and operations rose 0.1 percent in December and 0.5
 percent during the last 12 months.
      
      The transportation index increased 1.8 percent in December, following
 three consecutive declines.  The index for gasoline, which had declined in
 each of the preceding three months, rose 8.0 percent in December.  For the
 12 months ended in December, gasoline prices increased 6.4 percent,
 declining significantly in the second half of the year after advancing
 sharply in the first six months of 2006.  The index for new vehicles
 declined for the fifth consecutive month--down 0.2 percent in December.
 (As of December, about 71 percent of the new vehicle sample consisted of
 2007 models.  The 2007 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 2007 vehicles represented in the Producer Price Index sample, see
 news release USDL-06-1973, dated November 14, 2006.)  New vehicle prices
 were 0.9 percent lower than in December 2005.  The index for used cars and
 trucks decreased for the fourth consecutive month--down 0.8 percent in
 December-- and was 2.2 percent lower than in December 2005.  The index for
 public transportation declined 0.2 percent, reflecting a 2.4 percent drop
 in airline fares.  Airline fares fell 1.0 percent in 2006, advancing
 sharply in the first seven months of the year before declining 12.1
 percent in the last five months of the year.
      
      The index for apparel increased 0.6 percent in December.  (Prior to
 seasonal adjustment, apparel prices fell 2.5 percent, largely as a result
 of pre-holiday discounting.)   During the 12 month period ended in
 December, apparel prices advanced 0.9 percent, their first annual increase
 since 1997.  Prices for women's clothing rose 1.7 percent in 2006, more
 than offsetting price declines for men's, for boys', and for girls'
 apparel. A 5.2 percent increase in jewelry prices also contributed to the
 upturn in the apparel index.
      
      Medical care costs rose 0.1 percent in December.  The index for
 medical care commodities--prescription drugs, nonprescription drugs, and
 medical supplies--decreased 0.2 percent, reflecting a 0.5 percent decline
 in prescription drug prices.   The index for medical care services rose
 0.2 percent in December.  The indexes for professional services and for
 hospital and related services increased 0.3 and 0.1 percent, respectively.
 (Prior to seasonal adjustment, the index for hospital and related services
 decreased 0.1 percent.)  For the 12 months ended in December 2006, the
 index for medical care rose 3.6 percent after increasing 4.3 percent in
 2005.  The index for prescription drugs rose 1.9 percent during the 12
 months ended in December, following an increase of 4.4 percent in 2005.
 Charges for hospital and related services increased 6.1 percent in the 12
 month period ended in December 2006, following a 5.1 percent rise in 2005.
      
      The index for recreation declined 0.3 percent in December.  Price
 decreases were recorded for video and audio products and services, for
 pets, pet products and services, for sporting goods, for photography, and
 for toys.  Partially offsetting these decreases was a 0.7 percent increase
 in the index for admissions to movies, theaters, concerts, and sporting
 events.   During the 12 months ended in December the index for recreation
 rose 1.0 percent.  Increases in the indexes for admissions, for pets, pet
 products and services, and for cable and satellite television and radio
 services--up 5.2, 3.5, and 2.6 percent, respectively--more than offset
 declines in the indexes for televisions, for toys, and for photography--
 down 22.6, 4.8, and 4.8 percent, respectively.
      
      The index for education and communication rose 0.2 percent in
 December.  Educational costs increased 0.5 percent, while communication
 costs declined 0.2 percent.  During the 12 months ended in December,
 educational costs rose 6.3 percent, largely as a result of a 7.0 percent
 rise in the index for college tuition and fees.  The index for
 communication declined 1.4 percent during the last 12 months, reflecting
 declines in prices for personal computers and peripheral equipment, for
 computer software and accessories, and for internet services and
 electronic information providers--down 12.0, 7.4, and 18.3 percent,
 respectively. Partially offsetting these declines was a 1.7 percent
 increase in the index for telephone services.
      
      The index for other goods and services increased 0.8 percent in
 December to a level 3.0 percent higher than in December 2005.  The index
 for tobacco and smoking products rose 1.5 percent in December and 2.8
 percent during the last 12 months.
      
 CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W)
 
      On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI for Urban Wage Earners and
 Clerical Workers increased 0.6 percent in December.
 

 Table B.  Percent changes in CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical
           Workers (CPI-W)
                                  Seasonally adjusted                  Un-
                                                          Compound   adjusted
     Expenditure        Changes from preceding month    Annual rate   12-mos.
      Category                      2006                3-mos. ended   ended
                   June  July Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec.   Dec.'06      Dec.'06
 All Items           .2    .5   .4  -.7  -.7  -.1  .6      -.4       2.4
  Food and beverages .3    .2   .4   .3   .3   .0 -.1       .8       2.1
  Housing            .3    .3   .4   .3  -.1   .4  .4      3.0       3.2
  Apparel           -.2  -1.2  1.2   .8  -.7  -.3  .4     -2.3       1.2
  Transportation    -.2   1.8   .2 -4.4 -3.5  -.9 2.0     -9.2       1.6
  Medical care       .2    .3   .4   .3   .3   .2  .1      2.6       3.6
  Recreation         .2    .2  -.2   .0   .1   .1 -.4      -.7        .9
  Education and                                                         
    communication    .2    .3   .4   .1   .2  -.3  .1       .0       2.0
  Other goods and                                                     
    services         .6   -.1   .2   .3   .3  -.1  .8      4.3       2.8
  Special Indexes                                                       
   Energy           -.9   3.1   .3 -7.5 -7.3  -.2 4.9    -11.3       3.0
   Food              .3    .2   .4   .4   .3  -.1 -.1       .8       2.0
   All Items less                                                       
     food and energy .3    .2   .3   .1   .1   .0  .1      1.2       2.5
 

     Consumer Price Index data for January are scheduled for release on
 Wednesday, February 21, 2007, at 8:30 A.M. (EST).
     
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 Consumer Price Index Levels to be Published to Three Decimal Places
      
      Effective with the release of the January 2007 Consumer Price Index
 (CPI), the Bureau of Labor Statistics will display CPI index values to
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 for all other published areas.  In addition, percent changes will be
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      This change in procedure addresses a rounding issue that has resulted
 in published percent changes that are 0.1 percentage point higher or lower
 than the same percent changes based on unrounded index values (i.e.,
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 particularly important when percent changes are very small.  Publishing
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 Recalculated Seasonally Adjusted Indexes to be Available on February 16, 2007
 
 Each year with the release of the January CPI, seasonal adjustment factors
 are recalculated to reflect price movements from the just-completed
 calendar year.  This routine annual recalculation may result in revisions
 to seasonally adjusted indexes for the previous 5 years.  BLS will make
 available recalculated seasonally adjusted indexes, as well as
 recalculated seasonal adjustment factors, for the period January 2002
 through December 2006, on Friday, February 16, 2007.  This date is two
 working days before the scheduled release of the January 2007 CPI on
 Wednesday, February 21, 2007.
 
 The revised indexes and seasonal factors will be available on the
 internet.  The address is http://www.bls.gov/cpi.  Look under Tables
 Created by BLS and select Revised Seasonally Adjusted Data, 2006.
 
 For further information please contact Jeff Wilson by electronic mail at:
 Wilson.Jeff@bls.gov or by telephone at:  (202) 691-5382.

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 C-CPI-U Index Revisions

    As scheduled, effective with release of data for January 2007, the
 Chained Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-U) will
 undergo its fifth annual index revision.  C-CPI-U indexes for the 12
 months of 2005 will be issued in final form and values for the 12 months
 of 2006 will be revised and issued as interim.  Calculation of the
 preliminary versions of the C-CPI-U--the initial version for January and
 the subsequent months of 2007 and the interim (revised initial) indexes
 for 2006--will employ the 2003-04 expenditure weights also used in the CPI-
 U and CPI-W.  Note that the final values of the C-CPI-U employ monthly
 expenditure weights corresponding to the price collection period in their
 calculation.  Thus, in calculation of the final (revised interim) C-CPI-U
 values for the months of 2005, the biennial 2003-2004 expenditure weights
 will be replaced with separate monthly expenditure weights.

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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
       
       Index point difference			4.5
       Divided by the previous index		111.2
       Equals					0.040
       Results multiplied by one hundred	0.040 x 100
       Equals percent change			4.0


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 Regions Defined
 
 The states in the four regions shown in Tables 3 and 6 are listed below.
 
 The Northeast--Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York,
 New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont.

 The Midwest--Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota,
 Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin.

 The South--Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky,
 Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South
 Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of
 Columbia.

 The West--Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana,
 Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming.


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 A Note on Seasonally Adjusted and Unadjusted Data
   
   Because price data are used for different purposes by different groups,
 the Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes seasonally adjusted as well as
 unadjusted changes each month.
   
   For analyzing general price trends in the economy, seasonally adjusted
 changes are usually preferred since they eliminate the effect of changes
 that normally occur at the same time and in about the same magnitude every
 year--such as price movements resulting from changing climatic conditions,
 production cycles, model changeovers, holidays, and sales.
   
   The unadjusted data are of primary interest to consumers concerned about
 the prices they actually pay.  Unadjusted data also are used extensively
 for escalation purposes.  Many collective bargaining contract agreements
 and pension plans, for example, tie compensation changes to the Consumer
 Price Index unadjusted for seasonal variation.
   
   Seasonal factors used in computing the seasonally adjusted indexes are
 derived by the X-12-ARIMA Seasonal Adjustment Method.  Seasonally adjusted
 indexes and seasonal factors are computed annually.  Each year, the last 5
 years of seasonally adjusted data are revised.  Data from January 2001
 through December 2005 were replaced in January 2006.  Exceptions to the
 usual revision schedule were: the updated seasonal data at the end of 1977
 replaced data from 1967 through 1977; and, in January 2002, dependently
 seasonally adjusted series were revised for January 1987-December 2001 as
 a result of a change in the aggregation weights for dependently adjusted
 series. For further information, please see "Aggregation of Dependently
 Adjusted Seasonally Adjusted Series," in the October 2001 issue of the CPI
 Detailed Report.
   
   The seasonal movement of All items and 54 other aggregations is derived
 by combining the seasonal movement of 73 selected components.  Each year
 the seasonal status of every series is reevaluated based upon certain
 statistical criteria.  If any of the 73 components change their seasonal
 adjustment status from seasonally adjusted to not seasonally adjusted, not
 seasonally adjusted data will be used for the last 5 years, but the
 seasonally adjusted indexes will be used before that period.  Note: 43 of
 the 73 components are seasonally adjusted for 2006.
   
   Seasonally adjusted data, including the All items index levels, are
 subject to revision for up to five years after their original release.
 For this reason, BLS advises against the use of these data in escalation
 agreements.
   
        Effective with the calculation of the seasonal factors for 1990,
 the Bureau of Labor Statistics has used an enhanced seasonal adjustment
 procedure called Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment for some CPI
 series.  Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment allows for better
 estimates of seasonally adjusted data.  Extreme values and/or sharp
 movements which might distort the seasonal pattern are estimated and
 removed from the data prior to calculation of seasonal factors.  Beginning
 with the calculation of seasonal factors for 1996, X-12-ARIMA software was
 used for Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment.
   
        For the Fuel oil, Utility (piped) gas, Motor fuels, and Educational
 books and supplies indexes, this procedure was used to offset the effects
 that extreme price volatility would otherwise have had on the estimates of
 seasonally adjusted data for those series.   For the Nonalcoholic
 beverages index, the procedure was used to offset the effects of  sharp
 rises in the price of coffee futures.  The procedure was used to account
 for unusual butter fat supply reductions, changes in milk supply, and
 large swings in soybean oil inventories affecting the Fats and oils
 series.  For Dairy products, it mitigated the effects of significant
 changes in milk, butter and cheese production levels.  For Fresh vegetable
 series, the method was used to account for the effects of hurricane-
 related disruptions.  For Electricity, it was used to offset an increase
 in demand due to warmer than expected weather, increased rates to conserve
 supplies, and declining natural gas inventories.  For New vehicle series,
 the procedure was used to offset the effects of a model changeover
 combined with financing incentives.
   
        For additional information on seasonal adjustment in the CPI,
 please write to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Division of Consumer
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 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,                      Dec. 2006 from-    percent change from- 
                     CPI-U                       December                                                               
                                                   2005       Nov.      Dec.                                            
                                                              2006      2006     Dec.     Nov.   Sep. to Oct. to Nov. to
                                                                                 2005     2006     Oct.    Nov.    Dec. 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                        
             Expenditure category                                                                                       
                                                                                                                        
 All items....................................    100.000     201.5     201.8      2.5      0.1    -0.5     0.0     0.5 
 All items (1967=100).........................          -     603.6     604.5        -        -       -       -       - 
                                                                                                                        
  Food and beverages..........................     15.051     197.2     197.4      2.2      0.1     0.3    -0.1     0.0 
   Food.......................................     13.942     196.8     197.0      2.1      0.1     0.3    -0.1     0.0 
    Food at home..............................      7.988     194.3     194.3      1.4      0.0     0.3    -0.3    -0.3 
     Cereals and bakery products..............      1.098     214.5     214.8      3.1      0.1     0.3     0.4     0.4 
     Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs...........      2.133     188.4     188.6      1.6      0.1     0.2     0.2     0.1 
     Dairy and related products...............       .852     180.6     181.0     -1.2      0.2     0.7    -0.6     0.1 
     Fruits and vegetables....................      1.219     256.8     257.2      1.9      0.2     0.0    -2.2    -1.5 
     Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage                                                                                
         materials............................       .910     148.9     148.5      2.1     -0.3     0.3     0.9    -0.3 
     Other food at home.......................      1.777     169.2     168.7      0.7     -0.3     0.2    -0.3    -0.2 
      Sugar and sweets........................       .302     172.7     172.4      2.7     -0.2     0.5     0.3     0.1 
      Fats and oils...........................       .231     168.1     166.7      0.9     -0.8     0.5     0.9    -0.6 
      Other foods (1).........................      1.244     184.0     183.5      0.1     -0.3     0.1    -0.6    -0.3 
       Other miscellaneous foods (1) (2)......       .328     113.8     115.1      2.4      1.1    -0.4     0.1     1.1 
    Food away from home (1)...................      5.953     201.6     202.2      3.2      0.3     0.3     0.2     0.3 
     Other food away from home (2)............       .277     138.6     139.1      4.0      0.4     0.1     0.7     0.6 
   Alcoholic beverages (1)....................      1.109     201.6     201.1      2.4     -0.2     0.2    -0.1    -0.2 
                                                                                                                        
  Housing.....................................     42.380     204.5     204.8      3.3      0.1     0.0     0.4     0.4 
   Shelter....................................     32.260     234.9     235.1      4.2      0.1     0.3     0.4     0.3 
    Rent of primary residence (3).............      5.832     228.9     230.0      4.3      0.5     0.4     0.4     0.5 
    Lodging away from home (2)................      2.611     130.7     127.7      4.0     -2.3    -0.5     1.0     0.4 
    Owners' equivalent rent of primary                                                                                  
        residence (3) (4).....................     23.442     242.1     242.8      4.3      0.3     0.4     0.3     0.3 
    Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)..       .375     118.3     117.1      0.9     -1.0    -0.2     1.8    -1.0 
   Fuels and utilities........................      5.371     190.6     192.6      0.5      1.0    -2.2     1.0     1.1 
    Fuels.....................................      4.494     172.1     174.2     -0.3      1.2    -2.7     1.2     1.3 
     Fuel oil and other fuels.................       .339     227.2     233.2      2.4      2.6    -5.0     0.0     3.2 
     Gas (piped) and electricity (3)..........      4.155     177.0     179.0     -0.6      1.1    -2.5     1.2     1.2 
    Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                
        services (2)..........................       .877     139.0     139.3      4.8      0.2     0.4     0.3     0.3 
   Household furnishings and operations.......      4.749     127.2     127.0      0.5     -0.2     0.0    -0.2     0.1 
    Household operations (1) (2)..............       .779     138.9     139.1      4.4      0.1     0.9     0.2     0.1 
                                                                                                                        
  Apparel.....................................      3.786     121.7     118.6      0.9     -2.5    -0.7    -0.3     0.6 
   Men's and boys' apparel....................       .915     115.6     113.2     -0.8     -2.1    -1.0    -0.9     0.4 
   Women's and girls' apparel.................      1.612     113.9     110.2      1.2     -3.2    -1.2    -0.3     1.0 
   Infants' and toddlers' apparel.............       .183     117.6     114.1     -0.8     -3.0     1.4    -1.0    -2.0 
   Footwear...................................       .759     124.5     123.0      1.3     -1.2     0.5     0.0     0.7 
                                                                                                                        
  Transportation..............................     17.415     173.9     175.4      1.6      0.9    -3.1    -0.9     1.8 
   Private transportation.....................     16.329     170.0     171.8      1.7      1.1    -3.3    -0.8     2.0 
    New and used motor vehicles (2)...........      7.858      94.9      94.8     -1.0     -0.1    -0.3    -0.8    -0.3 
     New vehicles.............................      5.155     136.8     137.1     -0.9      0.2    -0.1    -0.7    -0.2 
     Used cars and trucks (1).................      1.799     137.3     136.2     -2.2     -0.8    -1.2    -1.4    -0.8 
    Motor fuel................................      4.191     191.4     199.3      6.4      4.1   -11.1    -1.6     8.1 
     Gasoline (all types).....................      4.148     190.3     198.1      6.4      4.1   -11.1    -1.6     8.0 
    Motor vehicle parts and equipment (1).....       .362     119.5     119.5      4.8      0.0     0.2     0.5     0.0 
    Motor vehicle maintenance and repair......      1.131     218.5     218.8      3.8      0.1     0.6     0.0     0.1 
   Public transportation......................      1.087     220.4     217.8      0.1     -1.2    -1.0    -1.9    -0.2 
                                                                                                                        
  Medical care................................      6.220     340.1     340.1      3.6      0.0     0.3     0.2     0.1 
   Medical care commodities...................      1.457     286.6     285.9      1.8     -0.2     0.0    -0.4    -0.2 
   Medical care services......................      4.764     355.6     356.0      4.1      0.1     0.4     0.3     0.2 
    Professional services.....................      2.815     291.9     292.4      2.6      0.2     0.3     0.4     0.3 
    Hospital and related services (3).........      1.576     477.7     477.2      6.1     -0.1     0.4     0.1     0.1 
                                                                                                                        
  Recreation (2)..............................      5.637     111.2     110.8      1.0     -0.4     0.0     0.1    -0.3 
   Video and audio (2)........................      1.783     103.7     102.8     -1.1     -0.9    -0.6    -0.3    -0.7 
                                                                                                                        
  Education and communication (2).............      6.047     118.1     118.0      2.3     -0.1     0.2    -0.2     0.2 
   Education (2)..............................      2.967     167.4     167.6      6.3      0.1     0.6     0.5     0.5 
    Educational books and supplies............       .196     398.5     399.5      6.7      0.3     1.1     0.8     0.5 
    Tuition, other school fees, and childcare.      2.771     483.7     484.0      6.3      0.1     0.5     0.6     0.5 
   Communication (2)..........................      3.080      83.3      83.1     -1.4     -0.2    -0.2    -0.8    -0.2 
    Information and information processing (1)                                                                          
        (2)...................................      2.895      80.8      80.6     -1.9     -0.2    -0.2    -0.9    -0.2 
     Telephone services (1) (2)...............      2.245      96.5      96.8      1.7      0.3     0.7    -0.3     0.3 
     Information technology, hardware and                                                                               
         services (1) (5).....................       .650      11.4      11.2    -14.5     -1.8    -3.3    -4.2    -1.8 
      Personal computers and peripheral                                                                                 
          equipment (1) (2)...................       .236      10.3      10.3    -12.0      0.0    -1.0    -1.0     0.0 
                                                                                                                        
  Other goods and services....................      3.463     324.3     326.7      3.0      0.7     0.3     0.1     0.8 
   Tobacco and smoking products (1)...........       .710     519.4     527.3      2.8      1.5     0.1    -0.3     1.5 
   Personal care..............................      2.752     192.2     193.3      3.0      0.6     0.4     0.2     0.6 
    Personal care products (1)................       .710     156.1     159.0      2.3      1.9     0.1    -0.3     1.9 
    Personal care services (1)................       .675     212.3     212.5      2.9      0.1     0.5     0.3     0.1 
    Miscellaneous personal services...........      1.172     318.2     318.7      3.9      0.2     0.5     0.2     0.2 
                                                                                                                        
          Commodity and service group                                                                                   
                                                                                                                        
 Commodities..................................     40.790     161.8     162.1      1.3      0.2    -1.4    -0.4     0.9 
  Food and beverages..........................     15.051     197.2     197.4      2.2      0.1     0.3    -0.1     0.0 
  Commodities less food and beverages.........     25.739     142.1     142.5      0.8      0.3    -2.3    -0.7     1.4 
   Nondurables less food and beverages........     14.163     169.7     170.9      2.8      0.7    -3.4     0.9     2.9 
    Apparel...................................      3.786     121.7     118.6      0.9     -2.5    -0.7    -0.3     0.6 
    Nondurables less food, beverages, and                                                                               
        apparel...............................     10.377     203.5     207.3      3.4      1.9    -4.8    -0.9     3.5 
   Durables...................................     11.576     113.5     113.3     -1.4     -0.2    -0.2    -0.5    -0.3 
 Services.....................................     59.210     240.9     241.2      3.4      0.1     0.1     0.3     0.3 
  Rent of shelter (4).........................     31.884     244.7     245.0      4.3      0.1     0.3     0.4     0.4 
  Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)....       .375     118.3     117.1      0.9     -1.0    -0.2     1.8    -1.0 
  Gas (piped) and electricity (3).............      4.155     177.0     179.0     -0.6      1.1    -2.5     1.2     1.2 
  Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                  
      services (2)............................       .877     139.0     139.3      4.8      0.2     0.4     0.3     0.3 
  Household operations (1) (2)................       .779     138.9     139.1      4.4      0.1     0.9     0.2     0.1 
  Transportation services.....................      5.707     231.5     230.8      1.3     -0.3     0.0    -0.5     0.0 
  Medical care services.......................      4.764     355.6     356.0      4.1      0.1     0.4     0.3     0.2 
  Other services..............................     10.669     281.1     280.9      3.2     -0.1     0.2     0.1     0.1 
                                                                                                                        
                Special indexes                                                                                         
                                                                                                                        
 All items less food..........................     86.058     202.3     202.6      2.6      0.1    -0.6     0.0     0.6 
 All items less shelter.......................     67.740     190.7     191.1      1.8      0.2    -0.9    -0.2     0.6 
 All items less medical care..................     93.780     194.5     194.8      2.5      0.2    -0.6     0.0     0.6 
 Commodities less food........................     26.848     144.3     144.7      1.0      0.3    -2.2    -0.7     1.3 
 Nondurables less food........................     15.272     171.7     172.7      2.7      0.6    -3.3     0.9     2.6 
 Nondurables less food and apparel............     11.486     202.5     205.8      3.3      1.6    -4.4    -0.8     3.2 
 Nondurables..................................     29.214     183.8     184.5      2.4      0.4    -1.7     0.4     1.3 
 Services less rent of shelter (4)............     27.325     254.6     254.9      2.5      0.1    -0.4     0.2     0.4 
 Services less medical care services..........     54.446     231.5     231.7      3.3      0.1     0.0     0.2     0.4 
 Energy.......................................      8.685     180.4     185.2      2.9      2.7    -7.0    -0.2     4.6 
 All items less energy........................     91.315     205.3     205.1      2.5     -0.1     0.1     0.0     0.1 
  All items less food and energy..............     77.373     207.6     207.3      2.6     -0.1     0.1     0.0     0.2 
   Commodities less food and energy                                                                                     
       commodities............................     22.319     140.6     139.9     -0.1     -0.5    -0.3    -0.4     0.0 
    Energy commodities........................      4.530     194.6     202.4      6.1      4.0   -10.7    -1.5     7.7 
   Services less energy services..............     55.055     247.5     247.5      3.7      0.0     0.3     0.2     0.2 
 Purchasing power of the consumer dollar                                                                                
     (1982-84=$1.00)..........................          -    $ .496    $ .496        -        -       -       -       - 
 Purchasing power of the consumer dollar                                                                                
     (1967=$1.00).............................          -    $ .166    $ .165        -        -       -       -       - 

   1 Not seasonally adjusted.
   2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
   3 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator.  All other item stratum index series were calculated
 using a geometric means estimator.
   4 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.
   5 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.
   - Data not available.
 NOTE:  Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

 Table 2. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, by expenditure
 category and commodity and service group

 (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                                 Seasonally adjusted indexes    Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent 
                                                                                               change for               
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                     CPI-U                                                           3 months ended--         6 months  
                                                                                                              ended--   
                                                 Sep.    Oct.    Nov.    Dec.                                           
                                                 2006    2006    2006    2006                                           
                                                                                Mar.   June   Sep.   Dec.   June   Dec. 
                                                                                2006   2006   2006   2006   2006   2006 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                        
             Expenditure category                                                                                       
                                                                                                                        
 All items....................................  202.7   201.7   201.7   202.8    4.3    5.1    0.8    0.2    4.7    0.5 
                                                                                                                        
  Food and beverages..........................  196.9   197.4   197.3   197.3    2.7    1.9    3.3    0.8    2.3    2.1 
   Food.......................................  196.4   197.0   196.9   196.9    2.5    1.7    3.5    1.0    2.1    2.3 
    Food at home..............................  194.5   195.0   194.5   194.0    1.7    0.6    4.2   -1.0    1.2    1.6 
     Cereals and bakery products..............  214.1   214.8   215.6   216.4    1.9    1.9    4.2    4.4    1.9    4.3 
     Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs...........  187.7   188.0   188.3   188.5    0.4    0.2    3.7    1.7    0.3    2.7 
     Dairy and related products...............  179.8   181.1   180.1   180.3    1.5   -4.3   -3.1    1.1   -1.4   -1.0 
     Fruits and vegetables....................  261.7   261.6   255.9   252.0    2.6    1.1   21.0  -14.0    1.9    2.0 
     Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage                                                                                
         materials............................  147.8   148.3   149.6   149.1    3.0   -0.3    1.9    3.6    1.4    2.7 
     Other food at home.......................  169.7   170.0   169.5   169.1    2.2    2.6   -0.9   -1.4    2.4   -1.2 
      Sugar and sweets........................  172.1   172.9   173.5   173.7    1.7    4.3    1.4    3.8    3.0    2.6 
      Fats and oils...........................  167.1   168.0   169.5   168.5    1.0    1.7   -2.6    3.4    1.3    0.4 
      Other foods (1).........................  185.0   185.2   184.0   183.5    2.6    2.4   -1.3   -3.2    2.5   -2.3 
       Other miscellaneous foods (1) (2)......  114.2   113.7   113.8   115.1    2.2    5.0   -0.7    3.2    3.6    1.2 
    Food away from home (1)...................  200.5   201.1   201.6   202.2    3.3    3.3    2.6    3.4    3.3    3.0 
     Other food away from home (2)............  137.5   137.7   138.6   139.4    3.9    3.3    3.6    5.6    3.6    4.6 
   Alcoholic beverages (1)....................  201.4   201.9   201.6   201.1    7.8    3.0   -0.4   -0.6    5.4   -0.5 
                                                                                                                        
  Housing.....................................  204.7   204.6   205.5   206.3    3.2    3.0    3.8    3.2    3.1    3.5 
   Shelter....................................  234.2   234.9   235.9   236.6    3.6    5.0    3.8    4.2    4.3    4.0 
    Rent of primary residence (3).............  227.1   228.0   228.9   230.0    3.5    4.2    4.5    5.2    3.8    4.9 
    Lodging away from home (2)................  137.1   136.4   137.7   138.3    7.7    1.5    3.9    3.5    4.6    3.7 
    Owners' equivalent rent of primary                                                                                  
        residence (3) (4).....................  240.4   241.3   242.1   242.8    3.8    5.6    3.9    4.1    4.7    4.0 
    Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)..  116.4   116.2   118.3   117.1    0.3    0.7    0.0    2.4    0.5    1.2 
   Fuels and utilities........................  195.2   191.0   192.9   195.1    5.5   -7.0    5.5   -0.2   -0.9    2.6 
    Fuels.....................................  177.2   172.5   174.5   176.8    5.3   -9.1    5.4   -0.9   -2.1    2.2 
     Fuel oil and other fuels.................  240.9   228.9   228.8   236.1  -13.6   39.0   -1.0   -7.7    9.6   -4.4 
     Gas (piped) and electricity (3)..........  181.9   177.4   179.6   181.8    7.0  -12.1    5.9   -0.2   -3.1    2.8 
    Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                
        services (2)..........................  138.1   138.7   139.1   139.5    5.2    4.8    5.1    4.1    5.0    4.6 
   Household furnishings and operations.......  127.5   127.5   127.3   127.4   -0.9    1.9    1.3   -0.3    0.5    0.5 
    Household operations (1) (2)..............  137.4   138.6   138.9   139.1    4.9    4.2    3.3    5.0    4.6    4.2 
                                                                                                                        
  Apparel.....................................  120.4   119.6   119.2   119.9    1.4    3.1    1.3   -1.7    2.2   -0.2 
   Men's and boys' apparel....................  115.4   114.3   113.3   113.8   -1.4   -1.7    6.1   -5.4   -1.6    0.2 
   Women's and girls' apparel.................  112.2   110.8   110.5   111.6    1.1    4.8    1.4   -2.1    2.9   -0.4 
   Infants' and toddlers' apparel.............  115.8   117.4   116.2   113.9    7.2   -1.4   -2.0   -6.4    2.8   -4.2 
   Footwear...................................  122.3   122.9   122.9   123.8    7.4   -1.9   -4.8    5.0    2.6    0.0 
                                                                                                                        
  Transportation..............................  180.8   175.2   173.6   176.8   10.5   15.9   -9.2   -8.6   13.2   -8.9 
   Private transportation.....................  176.8   171.0   169.6   173.0   10.7   16.3   -9.6   -8.3   13.5   -8.9 
    New and used motor vehicles (2)...........   95.8    95.5    94.7    94.4    1.3    0.8   -0.4   -5.7    1.1   -3.1 
     New vehicles.............................  137.5   137.3   136.4   136.1    2.3   -1.7   -0.3   -4.0    0.3   -2.2 
     Used cars and trucks (1).................  141.0   139.3   137.3   136.2    2.3    4.4   -1.4  -12.9    3.3   -7.4 
    Motor fuel................................  218.4   194.2   191.0   206.5   41.5   63.3  -30.6  -20.1   52.0  -25.5 
     Gasoline (all types).....................  217.3   193.1   190.1   205.3   41.8   63.1  -30.5  -20.3   52.1  -25.6 
    Motor vehicle parts and equipment (1).....  118.7   118.9   119.5   119.5    5.0    5.7    5.9    2.7    5.3    4.3 
    Motor vehicle maintenance and repair......  217.0   218.2   218.1   218.4    5.8    4.4    2.4    2.6    5.1    2.5 
   Public transportation......................  229.5   227.3   222.9   222.4    2.9   10.4    0.0  -11.8    6.6   -6.1 
                                                                                                                        
  Medical care................................  339.1   340.1   340.7   341.0    4.2    3.9    3.7    2.3    4.0    3.0 
   Medical care commodities...................  288.1   288.1   286.9   286.2    4.6    2.4    3.0   -2.6    3.5    0.1 
   Medical care services......................  353.8   355.1   356.3   357.1    4.0    4.3    4.1    3.8    4.2    3.9 
    Professional services.....................  291.2   292.0   293.1   293.9    1.0    2.2    3.7    3.8    1.6    3.7 
    Hospital and related services (3).........  474.4   476.1   476.8   477.2   10.0    7.1    5.1    2.4    8.5    3.7 
                                                                                                                        
  Recreation (2)..............................  111.3   111.3   111.4   111.1    1.8    2.2    0.7   -0.7    2.0    0.0 
   Video and audio (2)........................  104.8   104.2   103.9   103.2    1.9    1.1   -1.5   -6.0    1.5   -3.8 
                                                                                                                        
  Education and communication (2).............  117.5   117.7   117.5   117.7    3.2    2.4    3.1    0.7    2.8    1.9 
   Education (2)..............................  164.0   165.0   165.9   166.7    6.0    6.2    6.3    6.7    6.1    6.5 
    Educational books and supplies............  392.4   396.9   400.1   402.3    4.6    6.3    5.6   10.5    5.5    8.0 
    Tuition, other school fees, and childcare.  473.6   476.2   478.9   481.1    6.1    6.1    6.4    6.5    6.1    6.4 
   Communication (2)..........................   84.2    84.0    83.3    83.1    0.5   -0.5   -0.5   -5.1    0.0   -2.8 
    Information and information processing (1)                                                                          
        (2)...................................   81.7    81.5    80.8    80.6   -1.5   -0.5   -0.5   -5.3   -1.0   -2.9 
     Telephone services (1) (2)...............   96.1    96.8    96.5    96.8   -0.8    1.7    3.0    2.9    0.4    3.0 
     Information technology, hardware and                                                                               
         services (1) (5).....................   12.3    11.9    11.4    11.2   -3.0   -8.9  -12.0  -31.3   -6.0  -22.2 
      Personal computers and peripheral                                                                                 
          equipment (1) (2)...................   10.5    10.4    10.3    10.3   -9.9  -22.4   -7.3   -7.4  -16.4   -7.3 
                                                                                                                        
  Other goods and services....................  323.6   324.5   324.8   327.3    2.3    2.5    2.6    4.7    2.4    3.6 
   Tobacco and smoking products (1)...........  520.8   521.1   519.4   527.3    4.7    1.9   -0.5    5.1    3.3    2.2 
   Personal care..............................  191.5   192.2   192.5   193.6    1.7    2.6    3.4    4.5    2.1    3.9 
    Personal care products (1)................  156.4   156.6   156.1   159.0   -0.5    0.0    3.1    6.8   -0.3    5.0 
    Personal care services (1)................  210.7   211.7   212.3   212.5    3.7    1.2    3.1    3.5    2.4    3.3 
    Miscellaneous personal services...........  316.7   318.3   318.9   319.6    3.6    3.5    4.8    3.7    3.5    4.3 
                                                                                                                        
          Commodity and service group                                                                                   
                                                                                                                        
 Commodities..................................  164.4   162.1   161.4   162.8    5.3    7.3   -3.1   -3.8    6.3   -3.5 
  Food and beverages..........................  196.9   197.4   197.3   197.3    2.7    1.9    3.3    0.8    2.3    2.1 
  Commodities less food and beverages.........  145.9   142.5   141.5   143.5    6.9   10.9   -6.8   -6.4    8.9   -6.6 
   Nondurables less food and beverages........  174.2   168.2   169.7   174.7    5.0   29.2  -18.8    1.2   16.5   -9.4 
    Apparel...................................  120.4   119.6   119.2   119.9    1.4    3.1    1.3   -1.7    2.2   -0.2 
    Nondurables less food, beverages, and                                                                               
        apparel...............................  215.5   205.2   203.3   210.5   17.1   28.5  -16.3   -9.0   22.7  -12.7 
   Durables...................................  114.3   114.1   113.5   113.2    0.0   -0.7   -1.0   -3.8   -0.3   -2.4 
 Services.....................................  240.8   241.0   241.7   242.4    3.6    3.4    3.9    2.7    3.5    3.3 
  Rent of shelter (4).........................  244.0   244.7   245.7   246.7    3.4    5.0    4.2    4.5    4.2    4.4 
  Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)....  116.4   116.2   118.3   117.1    0.3    0.7    0.0    2.4    0.5    1.2 
  Gas (piped) and electricity (3).............  181.9   177.4   179.6   181.8    7.0  -12.1    5.9   -0.2   -3.1    2.8 
  Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                  
      services (2)............................  138.1   138.7   139.1   139.5    5.2    4.8    5.1    4.1    5.0    4.6 
  Household operations (1) (2)................  137.4   138.6   138.9   139.1    4.9    4.2    3.3    5.0    4.6    4.2 
  Transportation services.....................  232.5   232.6   231.4   231.4    0.9    3.9    2.6   -1.9    2.4    0.3 
  Medical care services.......................  353.8   355.1   356.3   357.1    4.0    4.3    4.1    3.8    4.2    3.9 
  Other services..............................  279.7   280.3   280.6   280.9    3.4    4.0    3.4    1.7    3.7    2.5 
                                                                                                                        
                Special indexes                                                                                         
                                                                                                                        
 All items less food..........................  203.8   202.5   202.6   203.8    4.5    5.5    0.6    0.0    5.0    0.3 
 All items less shelter.......................  192.7   191.0   190.6   191.8    4.8    4.9   -0.4   -1.9    4.8   -1.1 
 All items less medical care..................  195.8   194.7   194.7   195.8    4.3    5.1    0.8    0.0    4.7    0.4 
 Commodities less food........................  147.9   144.7   143.7   145.6    6.8   10.5   -6.7   -6.1    8.6   -6.4 
 Nondurables less food........................  176.0   170.2   171.8   176.3    5.2   27.0  -17.2    0.7   15.6   -8.7 
 Nondurables less food and apparel............  213.4   204.0   202.3   208.8   15.9   25.8  -14.6   -8.3   20.8  -11.5 
 Nondurables..................................  186.3   183.1   183.8   186.2    4.7   13.9   -7.6   -0.2    9.2   -4.0 
 Services less rent of shelter (4)............  255.2   254.2   254.6   255.6    3.1    3.2    2.9    0.6    3.2    1.7 
 Services less medical care services..........  231.4   231.5   231.9   232.8    3.1    4.3    3.4    2.4    3.7    2.9 
 Energy.......................................  195.7   182.0   181.6   190.0   21.8   23.8  -15.6  -11.2   22.8  -13.4 
 All items less energy........................  205.1   205.4   205.5   205.7    2.6    3.4    2.8    1.2    3.0    2.0 
  All items less food and energy..............  207.4   207.6   207.7   208.1    2.8    3.6    2.7    1.4    3.2    2.0 
   Commodities less food and energy                                                                                     
       commodities............................  141.0   140.6   140.0   140.0    1.4    0.9    0.0   -2.8    1.1   -1.4 
    Energy commodities........................  220.9   197.3   194.3   209.3   36.9   61.6  -28.9  -19.4   48.7  -24.3 
   Services less energy services..............  246.8   247.5   248.1   248.6    3.4    4.5    3.8    2.9    4.0    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 were calculated
 using a geometric means estimator.
   4 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.
   5 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.
 NOTE:  Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

 Table 3. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Selected areas, all items index 

 (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                All items                                  
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
                                               Prici-           Indexes             Percent change to    Percent change to 
                     CPI-U                       ng                                  Dec. 2006 from--      Nov. 2006 from--  
                                               sched-                                                                      
                                                 ule   Sep.   Oct.   Nov.   Dec.                                           
                                                 (1)   2006   2006   2006   2006   Dec.   Oct.   Nov.   Nov.   Sep.   Oct. 
                                                                                   2005   2006   2006   2005   2006   2006 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                           
 U.S. city average............................   M    202.9  201.8  201.5  201.8    2.5    0.0    0.1    2.0   -0.7   -0.1 
                                                                                                                           
            Region and area size(2)                                                                                        
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
 Northeast urban..............................   M    216.3  215.2  214.8  215.2    3.0    0.0    0.2    2.3   -0.7   -0.2 
   Size A - More than 1,500,000...............   M    219.1  217.7  217.4  217.8    3.1    0.0    0.2    2.5   -0.8   -0.1 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).........   M    127.2  126.9  126.4  126.7    2.5   -0.2    0.2    1.7   -0.6   -0.4 
                                                                                                                           
 Midwest urban................................   M    193.7  192.3  192.8  192.9    1.7    0.3    0.1    1.3   -0.5    0.3 
   Size A - More than 1,500,000...............   M    195.7  194.1  194.5  194.7    1.6    0.3    0.1    1.2   -0.6    0.2 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).........   M    123.2  122.6  123.1  123.0    1.7    0.3   -0.1    1.5   -0.1    0.4 
   Size D -  Nonmetropolitan  (less than                                                                                   
       50,000)................................   M    189.1  187.1  187.0  187.1    1.5    0.0    0.1    1.1   -1.1   -0.1 
                                                                                                                           
 South urban..................................   M    195.8  194.7  194.3  194.8    2.5    0.1    0.3    1.9   -0.8   -0.2 
   Size A - More than 1,500,000...............   M    198.3  197.2  196.6  197.3    2.8    0.1    0.4    1.9   -0.9   -0.3 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).........   M    124.4  123.7  123.4  123.8    2.1    0.1    0.3    1.6   -0.8   -0.2 
   Size D -  Nonmetropolitan  (less than                                                                                   
       50,000)................................   M    197.1  195.7  195.4  196.0    3.3    0.2    0.3    2.5   -0.9   -0.2 
                                                                                                                           
 West urban...................................   M    207.8  207.1  206.3  206.2    3.1   -0.4    0.0    2.4   -0.7   -0.4 
   Size A - More than 1,500,000...............   M    211.3  210.5  209.7  209.6    3.3   -0.4    0.0    2.7   -0.8   -0.4 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).........   M    125.9  125.5  125.1  125.0    2.6   -0.4   -0.1    1.9   -0.6   -0.3 
                                                                                                                           
                 Size classes                                                                                              
                                                                                                                           
   A (4)......................................   M    186.1  185.0  184.7  184.9    2.7   -0.1    0.1    2.2   -0.8   -0.2 
   B/C (3)....................................   M    124.8  124.2  124.1  124.3    2.2    0.1    0.2    1.7   -0.6   -0.1 
   D..........................................   M    195.6  194.3  194.2  194.6    2.8    0.2    0.2    2.1   -0.7   -0.1 
                                                                                                                           
            Selected local areas(5)                                                                                        
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI...............   M    199.6  197.5  197.9  197.8    0.7    0.2   -0.1    0.3   -0.9    0.2 
 Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA......   M    212.9  211.4  211.1  210.6    3.3   -0.4   -0.2    2.7   -0.8   -0.1 
 New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island,                                                                                       
     NY-NJ-CT-PA..............................   M    222.9  221.7  220.9  221.3    3.3   -0.2    0.2    2.6   -0.9   -0.4 
                                                                                                                           
 Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT..........   1    224.5      -  223.1      -      -      -      -    2.1   -0.6      - 
 Cleveland-Akron, OH..........................   1    190.7      -  189.4      -      -      -      -   -0.3   -0.7      - 
 Dallas-Fort Worth, TX........................   1    192.0      -  188.4      -      -      -      -    0.3   -1.9      - 
 Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV (6)........   1    130.2      -  129.3      -      -      -      -    3.1   -0.7      - 
                                                                                                                           
 Atlanta, GA..................................   2        -  192.7      -  194.8    3.2    1.1      -      -      -      - 
 Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI..................   2        -  196.6      -  196.4    2.1   -0.1      -      -      -      - 
 Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX...............   2        -  180.4      -  179.2    1.1   -0.7      -      -      -      - 
 Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL....................   2        -  204.8      -  205.4    4.1    0.3      -      -      -      - 
 Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City,                                                                                    
     PA-NJ-DE-MD..............................   2        -  211.6      -  211.6    3.3    0.0      -      -      -      - 
 San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA...........   2        -  211.0      -  210.4    3.4   -0.3      -      -      -      - 
 Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA.................   2        -  209.8      -  209.3    4.2   -0.2      -      -      -      - 

   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,                      Dec. 2006 from-    percent change from- 
                     CPI-W                       December                                                               
                                                   2005       Nov.      Dec.                                            
                                                              2006      2006     Dec.     Nov.   Sep. to Oct. to Nov. to
                                                                                 2005     2006     Oct.    Nov.    Dec. 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                        
             Expenditure category                                                                                       
                                                                                                                        
 All items....................................    100.000     196.8     197.2      2.4      0.2    -0.7    -0.1     0.6 
 All items (1967=100).........................          -     586.1     587.3        -        -       -       -       - 
                                                                                                                        
  Food and beverages..........................     16.537     196.5     196.5      2.1      0.0     0.3     0.0    -0.1 
   Food.......................................     15.519     196.0     196.1      2.0      0.1     0.3    -0.1    -0.1 
    Food at home..............................      9.347     193.4     193.2      1.3     -0.1     0.3    -0.2    -0.3 
     Cereals and bakery products..............      1.275     214.9     215.2      3.3      0.1     0.4     0.3     0.3 
     Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs...........      2.653     188.0     188.0      1.3      0.0     0.2     0.3     0.1 
     Dairy and related products...............       .965     179.9     180.3     -1.5      0.2     0.7    -0.7     0.2 
     Fruits and vegetables....................      1.338     255.1     254.7      2.0     -0.2     0.2    -2.3    -1.8 
     Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage                                                                                
         materials............................      1.087     148.3     147.8      2.0     -0.3     0.4     0.9    -0.4 
     Other food at home.......................      2.030     168.7     168.1      0.6     -0.4     0.2    -0.2    -0.3 
      Sugar and sweets........................       .337     171.3     171.3      2.6      0.0     0.3     0.3     0.2 
      Fats and oils...........................       .287     168.9     167.3      1.0     -0.9     0.5     0.9    -0.6 
      Other foods (1).........................      1.406     184.3     183.7      0.0     -0.3     0.0    -0.5    -0.3 
       Other miscellaneous foods (1) (2)......       .370     114.1     115.3      2.1      1.1    -0.6     0.3     1.1 
    Food away from home (1)...................      6.172     201.4     202.0      3.2      0.3     0.3     0.3     0.3 
     Other food away from home (2)............       .275     138.3     138.7      3.8      0.3     0.2     0.7     0.5 
   Alcoholic beverages (1)....................      1.018     201.9     201.1      2.4     -0.4     0.4     0.0    -0.4 
                                                                                                                        
  Housing.....................................     40.161     199.9     200.5      3.2      0.3    -0.1     0.4     0.4 
   Shelter....................................     30.069     227.8     228.3      4.2      0.2     0.3     0.3     0.4 
    Rent of primary residence (3).............      7.880     228.0     229.1      4.3      0.5     0.4     0.4     0.5 
    Lodging away from home (2)................      1.412     129.3     127.1      3.8     -1.7    -0.1     0.7     1.2 
    Owners' equivalent rent of primary                                                                                  
        residence (3) (4).....................     20.429     219.5     220.1      4.2      0.3     0.4     0.2     0.2 
    Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)..       .348     118.6     117.4      0.9     -1.0    -0.2     1.7    -1.0 
   Fuels and utilities........................      5.900     188.9     190.9      0.4      1.1    -2.2     1.1     1.2 
    Fuels.....................................      4.984     169.4     171.5     -0.5      1.2    -2.6     1.2     1.3 
     Fuel oil and other fuels.................       .347     226.3     232.2      2.1      2.6    -5.3     0.0     3.4 
     Gas (piped) and electricity (3)..........      4.637     175.1     177.1     -0.7      1.1    -2.4     1.4     1.2 
    Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                
        services (2)..........................       .916     139.3     139.6      4.8      0.2     0.4     0.3     0.2 
   Household furnishings and operations.......      4.193     122.8     122.6      0.6     -0.2    -0.2     0.0    -0.1 
    Household operations (1) (2)..............       .363     140.9     141.2      3.8      0.2     0.6     0.2     0.2 
                                                                                                                        
  Apparel.....................................      4.090     121.8     118.6      1.2     -2.6    -0.7    -0.3     0.4 
   Men's and boys' apparel....................       .982     115.8     113.0     -0.4     -2.4    -1.1    -1.0     0.2 
   Women's and girls' apparel.................      1.689     114.2     110.4      1.9     -3.3    -1.6     0.1     1.1 
   Infants' and toddlers' apparel.............       .242     120.5     116.8     -0.7     -3.1     1.7    -0.8    -2.1 
   Footwear...................................       .964     124.2     122.6      1.4     -1.3     0.3    -0.1     0.4 
                                                                                                                        
  Transportation..............................     19.669     172.7     174.4      1.6      1.0    -3.5    -0.9     2.0 
   Private transportation.....................     18.931     169.9     171.7      1.7      1.1    -3.6    -0.9     2.1 
    New and used motor vehicles (2)...........      8.944      93.9      93.7     -1.2     -0.2    -0.5    -0.8    -0.4 
     New vehicles.............................      5.380     137.9     138.2     -0.8      0.2    -0.2    -0.7    -0.2 
     Used cars and trucks (1).................      2.801     138.1     137.0     -2.1     -0.8    -1.3    -1.4    -0.8 
    Motor fuel................................      5.244     192.0     199.8      6.3      4.1   -11.1    -1.5     8.1 
     Gasoline (all types).....................      5.193     191.0     198.8      6.3      4.1   -11.1    -1.4     8.0 
    Motor vehicle parts and equipment (1).....       .434     119.2     119.2      4.9      0.0     0.2     0.5     0.0 
    Motor vehicle maintenance and repair......      1.130     221.1     221.4      3.8      0.1     0.7    -0.1     0.2 
   Public transportation......................       .738     219.7     217.4      0.4     -1.0    -0.7    -1.9    -0.2 
                                                                                                                        
  Medical care................................      5.171     339.8     340.0      3.6      0.1     0.3     0.2     0.1 
   Medical care commodities...................      1.140     279.7     279.1      1.9     -0.2     0.0    -0.4    -0.2 
   Medical care services......................      4.030     356.3     356.7      4.1      0.1     0.4     0.4     0.2 
    Professional services.....................      2.336     294.2     294.7      2.5      0.2     0.3     0.4     0.3 
    Hospital and related services (3).........      1.332     473.9     473.0      6.0     -0.2     0.4     0.2     0.0 
                                                                                                                        
  Recreation (2)..............................      5.097     108.5     108.1      0.9     -0.4     0.1     0.1    -0.4 
   Video and audio (2)........................      1.928     103.3     102.4     -0.8     -0.9    -0.6    -0.1    -0.7 
                                                                                                                        
  Education and communication (2).............      5.635     114.9     114.8      2.0     -0.1     0.2    -0.3     0.1 
   Education (2)..............................      2.243     165.4     165.5      6.4      0.1     0.6     0.6     0.4 
    Educational books and supplies............       .199     401.0     402.0      7.1      0.2     1.5     0.6     0.5 
    Tuition, other school fees, and childcare.      2.044     468.0     468.3      6.3      0.1     0.5     0.5     0.4 
   Communication (2)..........................      3.392      85.4      85.2     -1.2     -0.2    -0.1    -0.8    -0.2 
    Information and information processing (1)                                                                          
        (2)...................................      3.244      83.7      83.5     -1.3     -0.2     0.0    -0.8    -0.2 
     Telephone services (1) (2)...............      2.653      96.7      96.9      1.7      0.2     0.7    -0.2     0.2 
     Information technology, hardware and                                                                               
         services (1) (5).....................       .590      11.9      11.6    -14.7     -2.5    -3.9    -4.0    -2.5 
      Personal computers and peripheral                                                                                 
          equipment (1) (2)...................       .208      10.2      10.2    -12.1      0.0    -1.0     0.0     0.0 
                                                                                                                        
  Other goods and services....................      3.640     332.9     335.7      2.8      0.8     0.3    -0.1     0.8 
   Tobacco and smoking products (1)...........      1.137     521.1     528.6      2.6      1.4     0.1    -0.3     1.4 
   Personal care..............................      2.504     190.0     191.1      2.9      0.6     0.4     0.1     0.6 
    Personal care products (1)................       .774     156.0     158.6      2.1      1.7     0.1    -0.3     1.7 
    Personal care services (1)................       .616     212.5     212.7      2.8      0.1     0.5     0.3     0.1 
    Miscellaneous personal services...........       .949     318.5     318.7      3.8      0.1     0.5     0.2     0.2 
                                                                                                                        
          Commodity and service group                                                                                   
                                                                                                                        
 Commodities..................................     44.601     163.1     163.5      1.4      0.2    -1.6    -0.4     0.9 
  Food and beverages..........................     16.537     196.5     196.5      2.1      0.0     0.3     0.0    -0.1 
  Commodities less food and beverages.........     28.064     144.4     145.0      1.1      0.4    -2.7    -0.6     1.5 
   Nondurables less food and beverages........     15.599     174.6     176.1      3.1      0.9    -3.9     1.2     3.2 
    Apparel...................................      4.090     121.8     118.6      1.2     -2.6    -0.7    -0.3     0.4 
    Nondurables less food, beverages, and                                                                               
        apparel...............................     11.509     211.2     215.7      3.8      2.1    -5.1    -1.0     4.0 
   Durables...................................     12.465     113.6     113.3     -1.4     -0.3    -0.3    -0.4    -0.4 
 Services.....................................     55.399     236.2     236.6      3.2      0.2     0.1     0.3     0.3 
  Rent of shelter (4).........................     29.721     219.5     220.0      4.2      0.2     0.3     0.4     0.3 
  Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)....       .348     118.6     117.4      0.9     -1.0    -0.2     1.7    -1.0 
  Gas (piped) and electricity (3).............      4.637     175.1     177.1     -0.7      1.1    -2.4     1.4     1.2 
  Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                  
      services (2)............................       .916     139.3     139.6      4.8      0.2     0.4     0.3     0.2 
  Household operations (1) (2)................       .363     140.9     141.2      3.8      0.2     0.6     0.2     0.2 
  Transportation services.....................      5.659     231.9     231.4      1.4     -0.2     0.1    -0.4     0.0 
  Medical care services.......................      4.030     356.3     356.7      4.1      0.1     0.4     0.4     0.2 
  Other services..............................      9.726     271.2     270.9      2.8     -0.1     0.2     0.1     0.0 
                                                                                                                        
                Special indexes                                                                                         
                                                                                                                        
 All items less food..........................     84.481     196.7     197.2      2.5      0.3    -0.9     0.0     0.7 
 All items less shelter.......................     69.931     187.6     188.0      1.7      0.2    -1.1    -0.2     0.7 
 All items less medical care..................     94.829     190.8     191.2      2.4      0.2    -0.7    -0.1     0.6 
 Commodities less food........................     29.082     146.4     147.0      1.2      0.4    -2.6    -0.6     1.5 
 Nondurables less food........................     16.617     176.3     177.7      3.1      0.8    -3.5     1.0     2.9 
 Nondurables less food and apparel............     12.527     209.5     213.5      3.7      1.9    -4.9    -0.9     3.7 
 Nondurables..................................     32.136     186.1     186.9      2.6      0.4    -1.7     0.4     1.5 
 Services less rent of shelter (4)............     25.679     225.5     225.8      2.1      0.1    -0.5     0.2     0.4 
 Services less medical care services..........     51.369     227.1     227.6      3.2      0.2     0.0     0.3     0.3 
 Energy.......................................     10.228     179.8     184.7      3.0      2.7    -7.3    -0.2     4.9 
 All items less energy........................     89.772     199.7     199.6      2.4     -0.1     0.2    -0.1     0.2 
  All items less food and energy..............     74.253     200.9     200.7      2.5     -0.1     0.1     0.0     0.1 
   Commodities less food and energy                                                                                     
       commodities............................     23.491     141.1     140.4      0.0     -0.5    -0.4    -0.4     0.0 
    Energy commodities........................      5.591     194.4     202.1      6.0      4.0   -10.7    -1.4     7.8 
   Services less energy services..............     50.762     242.8     243.0      3.6      0.1     0.3     0.2     0.2 
 Purchasing power of the consumer dollar                                                                                
     (1982-84=$1.00)..........................          -    $ .508    $ .507        -        -       -       -       - 
 Purchasing power of the consumer dollar                                                                                
     (1967=$1.00).............................          -    $ .171    $ .170        -        -       -       -       - 

   1 Not seasonally adjusted.
   2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
   3 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator.  All other item stratum index series were calculated
 using a geometric means estimator.
   4 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base
   5 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.
   - Data not available.
 NOTE:  Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

 Table 5. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city
 average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group

 (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                                 Seasonally adjusted indexes    Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent 
                                                                                               change for               
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                     CPI-W                                                           3 months ended--         6 months  
                                                                                                              ended--   
                                                 Sep.    Oct.    Nov.    Dec.                                           
                                                 2006    2006    2006    2006                                           
                                                                                Mar.   June   Sep.   Dec.   June   Dec. 
                                                                                2006   2006   2006   2006   2006   2006 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                        
             Expenditure category                                                                                       
                                                                                                                        
 All items....................................  198.2   196.9   196.8   198.0    4.6    5.0    0.6   -0.4    4.8    0.1 
                                                                                                                        
  Food and beverages..........................  196.0   196.6   196.6   196.4    2.5    1.5    3.3    0.8    2.0    2.1 
   Food.......................................  195.6   196.2   196.1   196.0    2.3    1.5    3.6    0.8    1.9    2.2 
    Food at home..............................  193.5   194.0   193.6   193.1    1.5    0.4    4.2   -0.8    0.9    1.7 
     Cereals and bakery products..............  214.5   215.3   216.0   216.7    2.3    2.3    4.2    4.2    2.3    4.2 
     Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs...........  187.1   187.4   187.9   188.0    0.4   -0.9    3.7    1.9   -0.2    2.8 
     Dairy and related products...............  179.2   180.5   179.3   179.6    1.1   -4.1   -3.7    0.9   -1.5   -1.4 
     Fruits and vegetables....................  260.1   260.6   254.7   250.2    1.5    1.5   22.8  -14.4    1.5    2.5 
     Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage                                                                                
         materials............................  147.1   147.7   149.0   148.4    3.1   -0.3    1.6    3.6    1.4    2.6 
     Other food at home.......................  169.1   169.4   169.1   168.6    2.2    2.4   -0.9   -1.2    2.3   -1.1 
      Sugar and sweets........................  171.1   171.6   172.2   172.6    1.4    4.6    1.2    3.6    3.0    2.4 
      Fats and oils...........................  167.9   168.8   170.3   169.2    2.4    0.2   -1.4    3.1    1.3    0.8 
      Other foods (1).........................  185.3   185.3   184.3   183.7    2.4    2.4   -1.3   -3.4    2.4   -2.4 
       Other miscellaneous foods (1) (2)......  114.5   113.8   114.1   115.3    1.8    5.8   -1.7    2.8    3.8    0.5 
    Food away from home (1)...................  200.2   200.8   201.4   202.0    3.3    3.1    2.6    3.6    3.2    3.1 
     Other food away from home (2)............  136.9   137.2   138.2   138.9    3.9    3.0    2.7    6.0    3.5    4.3 
   Alcoholic beverages (1)....................  200.9   201.8   201.9   201.1    8.8    1.0   -0.2    0.4    4.8    0.1 
                                                                                                                        
  Housing.....................................  199.9   199.8   200.6   201.4    3.3    2.7    3.7    3.0    3.0    3.4 
   Shelter....................................  226.8   227.5   228.2   229.0    3.5    4.8    4.0    3.9    4.1    4.0 
    Rent of primary residence (3).............  226.2   227.1   228.0   229.1    3.3    4.2    4.5    5.2    3.8    4.9 
    Lodging away from home (2)................  135.7   135.5   136.5   138.1   10.3   -1.2    0.9    7.3    4.4    4.0 
    Owners' equivalent rent of primary                                                                                  
        residence (3) (4).....................  218.0   218.8   219.3   219.8    3.8    5.6    3.9    3.3    4.7    3.6 
    Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)..  116.8   116.6   118.6   117.4    0.3    0.7    0.3    2.1    0.5    1.2 
   Fuels and utilities........................  193.3   189.1   191.2   193.5    5.3   -7.6    5.1    0.4   -1.3    2.7 
    Fuels.....................................  174.4   169.8   171.9   174.2    4.9   -9.6    5.2   -0.5   -2.6    2.3 
     Fuel oil and other fuels.................  240.2   227.5   227.4   235.2  -14.7   39.7   -0.8   -8.1    9.1   -4.5 
     Gas (piped) and electricity (3)..........  179.8   175.4   177.8   180.0    6.6  -12.5    5.5    0.4   -3.4    3.0 
    Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                
        services (2)..........................  138.5   139.1   139.5   139.8    5.2    5.1    5.1    3.8    5.2    4.4 
   Household furnishings and operations.......  123.1   122.9   122.9   122.8    0.0    1.6    1.3   -1.0    0.8    0.2 
    Household operations (1) (2)..............  139.8   140.6   140.9   141.2    3.9    5.0    2.3    4.1    4.5    3.2 
                                                                                                                        
  Apparel.....................................  120.4   119.5   119.2   119.7    1.7    2.4    3.4   -2.3    2.0    0.5 
   Men's and boys' apparel....................  115.9   114.6   113.4   113.6   -2.4   -0.4    9.1   -7.7   -1.4    0.4 
   Women's and girls' apparel.................  112.3   110.5   110.6   111.8    0.0    5.6    4.4   -1.8    2.8    1.3 
   Infants' and toddlers' apparel.............  117.9   119.9   119.0   116.5    7.4   -4.3   -0.7   -4.7    1.4   -2.7 
   Footwear...................................  122.4   122.8   122.7   123.2    8.8   -2.6   -2.9    2.6    3.0   -0.2 
                                                                                                                        
  Transportation..............................  180.3   174.0   172.5   176.0   11.1   17.2   -9.8   -9.2   14.1   -9.5 
   Private transportation.....................  177.3   171.0   169.5   173.1   11.5   17.5  -10.3   -9.1   14.5   -9.7 
    New and used motor vehicles (2)...........   95.0    94.5    93.7    93.3    1.7    0.8   -0.4   -7.0    1.3   -3.7 
     New vehicles.............................  138.7   138.4   137.5   137.2    2.6   -1.7    0.0   -4.3    0.4   -2.2 
     Used cars and trucks (1).................  141.9   140.1   138.1   137.0    2.3    4.6   -1.4  -13.1    3.5   -7.4 
    Motor fuel................................  219.0   194.8   191.8   207.3   40.2   62.5  -30.3  -19.7   50.9  -25.2 
     Gasoline (all types).....................  218.0   193.8   191.0   206.2   40.4   62.9  -30.4  -20.0   51.2  -25.4 
    Motor vehicle parts and equipment (1).....  118.4   118.6   119.2   119.2    4.7    6.1    6.3    2.7    5.4    4.5 
    Motor vehicle maintenance and repair......  219.4   220.9   220.7   221.2    5.6    4.9    1.8    3.3    5.2    2.6 
   Public transportation......................  228.0   226.3   222.0   221.6    3.5    9.3    0.5  -10.8    6.3   -5.3 
                                                                                                                        
  Medical care................................  338.6   339.7   340.4   340.8    3.7    3.5    4.2    2.6    3.6    3.4 
   Medical care commodities...................  281.1   281.0   280.0   279.4    4.6    2.6    2.9   -2.4    3.6    0.2 
   Medical care services......................  354.2   355.7   357.0   357.8    3.4    3.9    4.6    4.1    3.6    4.4 
    Professional services.....................  293.4   294.2   295.3   296.2    0.8    2.2    3.5    3.9    1.5    3.7 
    Hospital and related services (3).........  469.9   471.8   472.9   473.0    8.7    7.3    5.5    2.7    8.0    4.1 
                                                                                                                        
  Recreation (2)..............................  108.5   108.6   108.7   108.3    1.9    2.6    0.0   -0.7    2.2   -0.4 
   Video and audio (2)........................  104.2   103.6   103.5   102.8    1.9    1.5   -1.1   -5.3    1.7   -3.2 
                                                                                                                        
  Education and communication (2).............  114.6   114.8   114.5   114.6    2.9    1.8    3.2    0.0    2.3    1.6 
   Education (2)..............................  162.3   163.2   164.1   164.8    6.1    5.7    7.2    6.3    5.9    6.8 
    Educational books and supplies............  393.9   399.7   402.2   404.4    5.4    6.0    5.7   11.1    5.7    8.4 
    Tuition, other school fees, and childcare.  459.2   461.4   463.9   465.9    6.2    5.7    7.4    6.0    5.9    6.7 
   Communication (2)..........................   86.2    86.1    85.4    85.2    0.0   -0.5    0.5   -4.6   -0.2   -2.1 
    Information and information processing (1)                                                                          
        (2)...................................   84.4    84.4    83.7    83.5   -0.5   -0.5    0.0   -4.2   -0.5   -2.1 
     Telephone services (1) (2)...............   96.2    96.9    96.7    96.9   -0.4    1.3    3.0    2.9    0.4    3.0 
     Information technology, hardware and                                                                               
         services (1) (5).....................   12.9    12.4    11.9    11.6    0.0   -8.5  -11.5  -34.6   -4.4  -23.9 
      Personal computers and peripheral                                                                                 
          equipment (1) (2)...................   10.3    10.2    10.2    10.2  -10.0  -25.5   -7.4   -3.8  -18.1   -5.6 
                                                                                                                        
  Other goods and services....................  332.4   333.3   333.1   335.9    3.0    2.0    1.9    4.3    2.5    3.1 
   Tobacco and smoking products (1)...........  522.4   522.7   521.1   528.6    4.7    2.0   -0.8    4.8    3.3    2.0 
   Personal care..............................  189.4   190.1   190.2   191.3    2.2    1.9    3.2    4.1    2.1    3.7 
    Personal care products (1)................  156.3   156.5   156.0   158.6   -0.5   -0.3    3.1    6.0   -0.4    4.6 
    Personal care services (1)................  210.8   211.9   212.5   212.7    3.1    1.3    3.1    3.7    2.2    3.4 
    Miscellaneous personal services...........  316.8   318.5   319.1   319.7    3.7    3.5    4.3    3.7    3.6    4.0 
                                                                                                                        
          Commodity and service group                                                                                   
                                                                                                                        
 Commodities..................................  166.0   163.4   162.8   164.3    6.1    8.3   -3.8   -4.0    7.2   -3.9 
  Food and beverages..........................  196.0   196.6   196.6   196.4    2.5    1.5    3.3    0.8    2.0    2.1 
  Commodities less food and beverages.........  148.8   144.8   143.9   146.1    8.0   12.2   -7.2   -7.1   10.1   -7.1 
   Nondurables less food and beverages........  179.8   172.7   174.8   180.4    5.8   33.0  -20.6    1.3   18.6  -10.3 
    Apparel...................................  120.4   119.5   119.2   119.7    1.7    2.4    3.4   -2.3    2.0    0.5 
    Nondurables less food, beverages, and                                                                               
        apparel...............................  224.7   213.2   211.0   219.4   18.6   30.5  -17.7   -9.1   24.4  -13.5 
   Durables...................................  114.4   114.1   113.6   113.2    0.7   -0.7   -1.4   -4.1    0.0   -2.8 
 Services.....................................  235.8   236.0   236.7   237.4    3.5    2.8    3.8    2.7    3.2    3.3 
  Rent of shelter (4).........................  218.6   219.3   220.2   220.9    3.4    4.6    4.3    4.3    4.0    4.3 
  Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)....  116.8   116.6   118.6   117.4    0.3    0.7    0.3    2.1    0.5    1.2 
  Gas (piped) and electricity (3).............  179.8   175.4   177.8   180.0    6.6  -12.5    5.5    0.4   -3.4    3.0 
  Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                  
      services (2)............................  138.5   139.1   139.5   139.8    5.2    5.1    5.1    3.8    5.2    4.4 
  Household operations (1) (2)................  139.8   140.6   140.9   141.2    3.9    5.0    2.3    4.1    4.5    3.2 
  Transportation services.....................  232.2   232.5   231.6   231.6    0.7    2.8    3.0   -1.0    1.8    1.0 
  Medical care services.......................  354.2   355.7   357.0   357.8    3.4    3.9    4.6    4.1    3.6    4.4 
  Other services..............................  270.2   270.8   271.0   271.0    3.2    3.7    3.2    1.2    3.4    2.2 
                                                                                                                        
                Special indexes                                                                                         
                                                                                                                        
 All items less food..........................  198.5   196.8   196.8   198.2    5.1    5.8    0.0   -0.6    5.5   -0.3 
 All items less shelter.......................  189.9   187.8   187.5   188.8    5.0    5.2   -0.8   -2.3    5.1   -1.6 
 All items less medical care..................  192.3   190.9   190.8   192.0    4.8    5.2    0.4   -0.6    5.0   -0.1 
 Commodities less food........................  150.7   146.8   145.9   148.1    8.2   11.7   -7.1   -6.7    9.9   -6.9 
 Nondurables less food........................  181.1   174.7   176.5   181.7    6.3   29.9  -19.3    1.3   17.5   -9.6 
 Nondurables less food and apparel............  222.0   211.1   209.3   217.0   17.5   29.2  -16.4   -8.7   23.2  -12.7 
 Nondurables..................................  188.6   185.3   186.1   188.8    4.9   15.7   -9.2    0.4   10.1   -4.5 
 Services less rent of shelter (4)............  226.2   225.0   225.5   226.5    2.9    2.3    2.9    0.5    2.6    1.7 
 Services less medical care services..........  227.0   226.9   227.6   228.2    2.9    3.8    3.4    2.1    3.4    2.8 
 Energy.......................................  195.5   181.3   180.9   189.7   22.1   25.3  -16.5  -11.3   23.7  -14.0 
 All items less energy........................  199.4   199.7   199.6   199.9    2.7    2.9    2.9    1.0    2.8    1.9 
  All items less food and energy..............  200.5   200.8   200.8   201.1    2.9    3.1    2.6    1.2    3.0    1.9 
   Commodities less food and energy                                                                                     
       commodities............................  141.6   141.1   140.5   140.5    1.7    0.9    0.6   -3.1    1.3   -1.3 
    Energy commodities........................  220.8   197.1   194.3   209.4   36.0   61.3  -29.0  -19.1   48.1  -24.2 
   Services less energy services..............  241.9   242.6   243.1   243.6    3.3    4.3    3.7    2.8    3.8    3.3 

   1 Not seasonally adjusted.
   2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
   3 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator.  All other item stratum index series were calculated
 using a geometric means estimator.
   4 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base
   5 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.
 NOTE:  Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

 Table 6. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Selected areas, all items index 

 (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                All items                                  
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
                                               Prici-           Indexes             Percent change to    Percent change to 
                     CPI-W                       ng                                  Dec. 2006 from--      Nov. 2006 from--  
                                               sched-                                                                      
                                                 ule   Sep.   Oct.   Nov.   Dec.                                           
                                                 (1)   2006   2006   2006   2006   Dec.   Oct.   Nov.   Nov.   Sep.   Oct. 
                                                                                   2005   2006   2006   2005   2006   2006 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                           
 U.S. city average............................   M    198.4  197.0  196.8  197.2    2.4    0.1    0.2    1.8   -0.8   -0.1 
                                                                                                                           
            Region and area size(2)                                                                                        
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
 Northeast urban..............................   M    212.7  211.1  210.9  211.5    2.9    0.2    0.3    2.1   -0.8   -0.1 
   Size A - More than 1,500,000...............   M    214.0  212.1  212.2  212.7    3.1    0.3    0.2    2.4   -0.8    0.0 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).........   M    127.5  127.0  126.5  126.9    2.6   -0.1    0.3    1.7   -0.8   -0.4 
                                                                                                                           
 Midwest urban................................   M    188.7  187.0  187.5  187.8    1.5    0.4    0.2    1.0   -0.6    0.3 
   Size A - More than 1,500,000...............   M    189.8  187.9  188.3  188.6    1.3    0.4    0.2    0.9   -0.8    0.2 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).........   M    122.5  121.7  122.2  122.3    1.7    0.5    0.1    1.3   -0.2    0.4 
   Size D -  Nonmetropolitan  (less than                                                                                   
       50,000)................................   M    187.3  185.1  185.2  185.5    1.7    0.2    0.2    1.2   -1.1    0.1 
                                                                                                                           
 South urban..................................   M    192.9  191.5  191.1  191.8    2.5    0.2    0.4    1.6   -0.9   -0.2 
   Size A - More than 1,500,000...............   M    196.4  195.0  194.4  195.1    2.8    0.1    0.4    1.7   -1.0   -0.3 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).........   M    122.9  122.1  121.8  122.3    2.1    0.2    0.4    1.5   -0.9   -0.2 
   Size D -  Nonmetropolitan  (less than                                                                                   
       50,000)................................   M    196.9  195.2  195.2  195.7    3.1    0.3    0.3    2.2   -0.9    0.0 
                                                                                                                           
 West urban...................................   M    202.4  201.3  200.6  200.8    3.0   -0.2    0.1    2.1   -0.9   -0.3 
   Size A - More than 1,500,000...............   M    204.3  203.0  202.2  202.4    3.2   -0.3    0.1    2.3   -1.0   -0.4 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).........   M    125.6  125.0  124.5  124.6    2.7   -0.3    0.1    1.7   -0.9   -0.4 
                                                                                                                           
                 Size classes                                                                                              
                                                                                                                           
   A (4)......................................   M    184.3  182.8  182.6  183.0    2.6    0.1    0.2    1.8   -0.9   -0.1 
   B/C (3)....................................   M    124.0  123.3  123.1  123.4    2.2    0.1    0.2    1.6   -0.7   -0.2 
   D..........................................   M    194.1  192.5  192.5  192.9    2.7    0.2    0.2    1.9   -0.8    0.0 
                                                                                                                           
            Selected local areas(5)                                                                                        
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI...............   M    192.8  190.3  190.8  190.9    0.4    0.3    0.1   -0.2   -1.0    0.3 
 Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA......   M    205.3  203.5  203.3  202.9    3.3   -0.3   -0.2    2.5   -1.0   -0.1 
 New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island,                                                                                       
     NY-NJ-CT-PA..............................   M    216.9  215.3  214.7  215.2    3.1    0.0    0.2    2.3   -1.0   -0.3 
                                                                                                                           
 Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT..........   1    224.3      -  223.4      -      -      -      -    2.6   -0.4      - 
 Cleveland-Akron, OH..........................   1    181.7      -  179.5      -      -      -      -   -0.7   -1.2      - 
 Dallas-Fort Worth, TX........................   1    193.7      -  189.6      -      -      -      -    0.4   -2.1      - 
 Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV (6)........   1    129.9      -  128.7      -      -      -      -    2.8   -0.9      - 
                                                                                                                           
 Atlanta, GA..................................   2        -  190.9      -  193.1    3.2    1.2      -      -      -      - 
 Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI..................   2        -  191.2      -  191.0    1.6   -0.1      -      -      -      - 
 Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX...............   2        -  178.9      -  177.5    1.4   -0.8      -      -      -      - 
 Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL....................   2        -  203.1      -  203.6    4.1    0.2      -      -      -      - 
 Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City,                                                                                    
     PA-NJ-DE-MD..............................   2        -  211.1      -  211.2    2.9    0.0      -      -      -      - 
 San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA...........   2        -  206.2      -  205.6    3.2   -0.3      -      -      -      - 
 Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA.................   2        -  203.9      -  204.3    4.2    0.2      -      -      -      - 

   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         Dec. 2006 from-  
                    C-CPI-U                     December                                          
                                                2003-2004                                         
                                                              Nov.      Dec.      Dec.      Nov.  
                                                              2006      2006      2005      2006  
                                                                                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                  
             Expenditure category                                                                 
                                                                                                  
 All items....................................    100.000     117.0     117.1       2.4       0.1 
                                                                                                  
  Food and beverages..........................     15.072     116.4     116.6       2.1       0.2 
   Food.......................................     13.943     116.5     116.6       2.0       0.1 
    Food at home..............................      8.029     113.3     113.3       1.3       0.0 
    Food away from home.......................      5.914     120.8     121.2       3.1       0.3 
   Alcoholic beverages........................      1.130     116.0     115.7       2.3      -0.3 
                                                                                                  
  Housing.....................................     42.173     122.8     123.0       3.3       0.2 
   Shelter....................................     32.495     124.2     124.2       4.1       0.0 
   Fuels and utilities........................      4.702     146.8     148.3       1.2       1.0 
   Household furnishings and operations.......      4.977      96.8      96.5      -0.2      -0.3 
                                                                                                  
  Apparel.....................................      4.076      91.2      88.9       0.5      -2.5 
                                                                                                  
  Transportation..............................     17.095     115.4     116.2       1.2       0.7 
   Private transportation.....................     15.988     116.0     117.0       1.4       0.9 
   Public transportation......................      1.107     108.3     107.0       0.0      -1.2 
                                                                                                  
  Medical care................................      6.055     132.8     132.8       3.4       0.0 
   Medical care commodities...................      1.458     121.2     120.9       1.7      -0.2 
   Medical care services......................      4.597     136.7     136.8       3.9       0.1 
                                                                                                  
  Recreation..................................      5.863     105.6     105.1       0.2      -0.5 
                                                                                                  
  Education and communication.................      6.190     104.0     103.9       1.4      -0.1 
   Education..................................      2.751     155.4     155.5       6.3       0.1 
   Communication..............................      3.439      74.7      74.5      -2.4      -0.3 
                                                                                                  
  Other goods and services....................      3.475     120.6     121.5       2.9       0.7 
                                                                                                  
          Commodity and service group                                                             
                                                                                                  
 Services.....................................     58.763     125.6     125.7       3.4       0.1 
 Commodities..................................     41.237     106.2     106.3       0.9       0.1 
  Durables....................................     12.340      86.3      86.1      -2.0      -0.2 
 Nondurables..................................     28.897     116.0     116.3       2.2       0.3 
  All items less food and energy..............     78.707     113.7     113.5       2.3      -0.2 
 Energy.......................................      7.351     157.0     161.1       3.3       2.6 

 Indexes for 2006 are initial estimates.  Indexes for 2005 are interim adjustments.
 NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

 Table 1A. 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)
                                                                                              
                                                                                              
                                                              Annual      Annual     Percent  
                           CPI-U                             average     average      change  
                                                               2005        2006     from 2005 
                                                                                     to 2006  
                                                                                                                                                                                           
                                                                                              
                   Expenditure category                                                       
                                                                                              
 All items................................................      195.3       201.6         3.2 
 All items (1967=100).....................................      585.0       603.9           - 
                                                                                              
  Food and beverages......................................      191.2       195.7         2.4 
   Food...................................................      190.7       195.2         2.4 
    Food at home..........................................      189.8       193.1         1.7 
     Cereals and bakery products..........................      209.0       212.8         1.8 
     Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs.......................      184.7       186.6         1.0 
     Dairy and related products...........................      182.4       181.4         -.5 
     Fruits and vegetables................................      241.4       252.9         4.8 
     Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials........      144.4       147.4         2.1 
     Other food at home...................................      167.0       169.6         1.6 
      Sugar and sweets....................................      165.2       171.5         3.8 
      Fats and oils.......................................      167.7       168.0          .2 
      Other foods.........................................      182.5       185.0         1.4 
       Other miscellaneous foods (1)......................      111.3       113.9         2.3 
    Food away from home...................................      193.4       199.4         3.1 
     Other food away from home (1)........................      131.3       136.6         4.0 
   Alcoholic beverages....................................      195.9       200.7         2.5 
                                                                                              
  Housing.................................................      195.7       203.2         3.8 
   Shelter................................................      224.4       232.1         3.4 
    Rent of primary residence.............................      217.3       225.1         3.6 
    Lodging away from home (1)............................      130.3       136.0         4.4 
    Owners' equivalent rent of primary residence (2)......      230.2       238.2         3.5 
    Tenants' and household insurance (1)..................      117.6       116.5         -.9 
   Fuels and utilities....................................      179.0       194.7         8.8 
    Fuels.................................................      161.6       177.1         9.6 
     Fuel oil and other fuels.............................      208.6       234.9        12.6 
     Gas (piped) and electricity..........................      166.5       182.1         9.4 
   Household furnishings and operations...................      126.1       127.0          .7 
                                                                                              
  Apparel.................................................      119.5       119.5          .0 
   Men's and boys' apparel................................      116.1       114.1        -1.7 
   Women's and girls' apparel.............................      110.8       110.7         -.1 
   Infants' and toddlers' apparel.........................      116.7       116.5         -.2 
   Footwear...............................................      122.6       123.5          .7 
                                                                                              
  Transportation..........................................      173.9       180.9         4.0 
   Private transportation.................................      170.2       177.0         4.0 
    New and used motor vehicles (1).......................       95.6        95.6          .0 
     New vehicles.........................................      137.9       137.6         -.2 
     Used cars and trucks.................................      139.4       140.0          .4 
    Motor fuel............................................      195.7       221.0        12.9 
     Gasoline (all types).................................      194.7       219.9        12.9 
    Motor vehicle parts and equipment.....................      111.9       117.3         4.8 
    Motor vehicle maintenance and repair..................      206.9       215.6         4.2 
   Public transportation..................................      217.3       226.6         4.3 
                                                                                              
  Medical care............................................      323.2       336.2         4.0 
   Medical care commodities...............................      276.0       285.9         3.6 
   Medical care services..................................      336.7       350.6         4.1 
    Professional services.................................      281.7       289.3         2.7 
    Hospital and related services.........................      439.9       468.1         6.4 
                                                                                              
  Recreation (1)..........................................      109.4       110.9         1.4 
   Video and audio (1)....................................      104.2       104.6          .4 
                                                                                              
  Education and communication (1).........................      113.7       116.8         2.7 
   Education (1)..........................................      152.7       162.1         6.2 
    Educational books and supplies........................      365.6       388.9         6.4 
    Tuition, other school fees, and childcare.............      440.9       468.1         6.2 
   Communication (1)......................................       84.7        84.1         -.7 
    Information and information processing (1)............       82.6        81.7        -1.1 
     Telephone services (1)...............................       94.9        95.8          .9 
     Information technology, hardware and services (3)....       13.6        12.5        -8.1 
      Personal computers and peripheral equipment (1).....       12.8        10.8       -15.6 
                                                                                              
  Other goods and services................................      313.4       321.7         2.6 
   Tobacco and smoking products...........................      502.8       519.9         3.4 
   Personal care..........................................      185.6       190.2         2.5 
    Personal care products................................      154.4       155.8          .9 
    Personal care services................................      203.9       209.7         2.8 
    Miscellaneous personal services.......................      303.0       313.6         3.5 
                                                                                              
                Commodity and service group                                                   
                                                                                              
 Commodities..............................................      160.2       164.0         2.4 
  Food and beverages......................................      191.2       195.7         2.4 
  Commodities less food and beverages.....................      142.5       145.9         2.4 
   Nondurables less food and beverages....................      168.4       176.7         4.9 
    Apparel...............................................      119.5       119.5          .0 
    Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel.........      202.6       216.3         6.8 
   Durables...............................................      115.3       114.5         -.7 
 Services.................................................      230.1       238.9         3.8 
  Rent of shelter (2).....................................      233.7       241.9         3.5 
  Transportation services.................................      225.7       230.8         2.3 
  Other services..........................................      268.4       277.5         3.4 
                                                                                              
                      Special indexes                                                         
                                                                                              
 All items less food......................................      196.0       202.7         3.4 
 All items less shelter...................................      186.1       191.9         3.1 
 All items less medical care..............................      188.7       194.7         3.2 
 Commodities less food....................................      144.5       148.0         2.4 
 Nondurables less food....................................      170.1       178.2         4.8 
 Nondurables less food and apparel........................      201.2       213.9         6.3 
 Nondurables..............................................      180.2       186.7         3.6 
 Services less rent of shelter (2)........................      243.2       253.3         4.2 
 Services less medical care services......................      221.2       229.6         3.8 
 Energy...................................................      177.1       196.9        11.2 
 All items less energy....................................      198.7       203.7         2.5 
  All items less food and energy..........................      200.9       205.9         2.5 
   Commodities less food and energy commodities...........      140.3       140.6          .2 
    Energy commodities....................................      197.4       223.0        13.0 
   Services less energy services..........................      236.6       244.7         3.4 
 Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1982-84=$1.00)..     $ .512      $ .496           - 
 Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1967=$1.00).....     $ .171      $ .166           - 

   1 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
   2 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.
   3 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.
   - Data not available.

 Table 4A. 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)
                                                                                              
                                                                                              
                                                              Annual      Annual     Percent  
                           CPI-W                             average     average      change  
                                                               2005        2006     from 2005 
                                                                                     to 2006  
                                                                                                                                                                                          
                                                                                              
                   Expenditure category                                                       
                                                                                              
 All items................................................      191.0       197.1         3.2 
 All items (1967=100).....................................      568.9       587.2           - 
                                                                                              
  Food and beverages......................................      190.5       194.9         2.3 
   Food...................................................      190.1       194.4         2.3 
    Food at home..........................................      188.9       192.2         1.7 
     Cereals and bakery products..........................      208.9       213.1         2.0 
     Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs.......................      184.7       186.1          .8 
     Dairy and related products...........................      182.2       180.9         -.7 
     Fruits and vegetables................................      238.9       251.0         5.1 
     Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials........      143.7       146.7         2.1 
     Other food at home...................................      166.5       169.1         1.6 
      Sugar and sweets....................................      164.3       170.5         3.8 
      Fats and oils.......................................      167.8       168.7          .5 
      Other foods.........................................      182.8       185.2         1.3 
       Other miscellaneous foods (1)......................      111.8       114.2         2.1 
    Food away from home...................................      193.3       199.1         3.0 
     Other food away from home (1)........................      131.1       136.2         3.9 
   Alcoholic beverages....................................      195.8       200.6         2.5 
                                                                                              
  Housing.................................................      191.2       198.5         3.8 
   Shelter................................................      217.5       224.8         3.4 
    Rent of primary residence.............................      216.5       224.2         3.6 
    Lodging away from home (1)............................      130.0       135.3         4.1 
    Owners' equivalent rent of primary residence (2)......      208.8       216.0         3.4 
    Tenants' and household insurance (1)..................      117.9       116.8         -.9 
   Fuels and utilities....................................      177.9       193.1         8.5 
    Fuels.................................................      159.7       174.4         9.2 
     Fuel oil and other fuels.............................      208.1       234.0        12.4 
     Gas (piped) and electricity..........................      165.4       180.2         8.9 
    Water and sewer and trash collection services (1).....      130.6       137.1         5.0 
   Household furnishings and operations...................      121.8       122.6          .7 
    Household operations (1)..............................      132.8       139.0         4.7 
                                                                                              
  Apparel.................................................      119.1       119.1          .0 
   Men's and boys' apparel................................      115.6       114.0        -1.4 
   Women's and girls' apparel.............................      110.4       110.3         -.1 
   Infants' and toddlers' apparel.........................      119.3       118.6         -.6 
   Footwear...............................................      121.8       123.1         1.1 
                                                                                              
  Transportation..........................................      173.0       180.3         4.2 
   Private transportation.................................      170.3       177.5         4.2 
    New and used motor vehicles (1).......................       94.7        94.7          .0 
     New vehicles.........................................      138.9       138.6         -.2 
     Used cars and trucks.................................      140.3       140.8          .4 
    Motor fuel............................................      196.3       221.6        12.9 
     Gasoline (all types).................................      195.4       220.7        12.9 
    Motor vehicle parts and equipment.....................      111.5       116.9         4.8 
    Motor vehicle maintenance and repair..................      209.3       218.1         4.2 
   Public transportation..................................      215.5       225.0         4.4 
                                                                                              
  Medical care............................................      322.8       335.7         4.0 
   Medical care commodities...............................      269.2       279.0         3.6 
   Medical care services..................................      337.3       351.1         4.1 
    Professional services.................................      284.3       291.7         2.6 
    Hospital and related services.........................      436.1       463.6         6.3 
                                                                                              
  Recreation (1)..........................................      106.8       108.2         1.3 
   Video and audio (1)....................................      103.4       103.9          .5 
                                                                                              
  Education and communication (1).........................      111.4       113.9         2.2 
   Education (1)..........................................      151.0       160.3         6.2 
    Educational books and supplies........................      367.1       390.7         6.4 
    Tuition, other school fees, and childcare.............      427.1       453.3         6.1 
   Communication (1)......................................       86.4        86.0         -.5 
    Information and information processing (1)............       84.9        84.3         -.7 
     Telephone services (1)...............................       95.0        95.9          .9 
     Information technology, hardware and services (3)....       14.2        13.0        -8.5 
      Personal computers and peripheral equipment (1).....       12.6        10.7       -15.1 
                                                                                              
  Other goods and services................................      322.2       330.9         2.7 
   Tobacco and smoking products...........................      504.2       521.6         3.5 
   Personal care..........................................      184.0       188.3         2.3 
    Personal care products................................      154.5       155.7          .8 
    Personal care services................................      204.2       209.8         2.7 
    Miscellaneous personal services.......................      303.4       314.1         3.5 
                                                                                              
                Commodity and service group                                                   
                                                                                              
 Commodities..............................................      161.4       165.7         2.7 
  Food and beverages......................................      190.5       194.9         2.3 
  Commodities less food and beverages.....................      144.7       148.7         2.8 
   Nondurables less food and beverages....................      173.2       182.6         5.4 
    Apparel...............................................      119.1       119.1          .0 
    Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel.........      210.6       226.1         7.4 
   Durables...............................................      115.1       114.6         -.4 
 Services.................................................      225.7       234.1         3.7 
  Rent of shelter (2).....................................      209.5       216.6         3.4 
  Tenants' and household insurance (1)....................      117.9       116.8         -.9 
  Gas (piped) and electricity.............................      165.4       180.2         8.9 
  Water and sewer and trash collection services (1).......      130.6       137.1         5.0 
  Household operations (1)................................      132.8       139.0         4.7 
  Transportation services.................................      225.9       230.6         2.1 
  Medical care services...................................      337.3       351.1         4.1 
  Other services..........................................      260.0       268.2         3.2 
                                                                                              
                      Special indexes                                                         
                                                                                              
 All items less food......................................      191.0       197.5         3.4 
 All items less shelter...................................      183.4       189.2         3.2 
 All items less medical care..............................      185.4       191.3         3.2 
 Commodities less food....................................      146.5       150.6         2.8 
 Nondurables less food....................................      174.6       183.8         5.3 
 Nondurables less food and apparel........................      208.4       223.0         7.0 
 Nondurables..............................................      182.5       189.5         3.8 
 Services less rent of shelter (2)........................      215.9       224.7         4.1 
 Services less medical care services......................      217.2       225.3         3.7 
 Energy...................................................      177.2       196.8        11.1 
 All items less energy....................................      193.5       198.0         2.3 
  All items less food and energy..........................      194.6       199.2         2.4 
   Commodities less food and energy commodities...........      140.6       141.1          .4 
    Energy commodities....................................      197.7       223.0        12.8 
   Services less energy services..........................      232.3       239.9         3.3 
 Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1982-84=$1.00)..     $ .524      $ .507           - 
 Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1967=$1.00).....     $ .176      $ .170           - 

   1 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
   2 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base
   3 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.
   - Data not available.